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House Of Hardcore 3 Results (11/9): Poughkeepsie, New York

The following are results from the House Of Hardcore 3 event in Poughkeepsie, New York. The event was held on Saturday, November 9, 2013.

– Sonjay Dutt def. Ben Ortiz via a back-flip into a double-stomp for the pin in the opening match.

– Matt Striker def. Lance Anoa’i when Striker rolled up Anoa’i and held the tights for the 1-2-3.

– Carlito & Rosita def. Stevie Richards & Tara when Rosita nailed Richards with a moonsault, which led to the pin.

– Vik Dalishus won a Hardcore Rules Battle Royal that featured pinfalls, submissions and over-the-top-rope eliminations.

– MVP def. Luke Gallows via the shining wizard.

– Devon & Matt Hardy def. Homicide & Eddie Kingston in tag-team action. The finish came when Devon set up a ladder with Hardy and nailed a double-uranage through a table.

– Rhino def. Kevin Steen via the gore for the 1-2-3.

– Tony Nese def. Alex Reynolds and Petey Williams via a 450 splash on Reynolds for the pinfall victory.

– Tommy Dreamer & Terry Funk def. Sean Waltman & Lance Storm when Funk hit the airplane spin with the ladder on Waltman and Storm.

– Former TNA World Heavyweight Champion Bully Ray came out after the main event finish and beat up both Funk and Dreamer. Ray challenged Dreamer to a match on December 30th for TNA’s “One Night Only: Old School” event. Ray said the match would be an “Old School Street Fight” where falls count anywhere. Devon came out and joined Bully Ray, as both hit the 3D on Dreamer. After that, The Sandman came out and beat everyone up with his cane.

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  • VIDEO: Bully Ray Crashes House Of Hardcore 3, Challenges Tommy Dreamer

    The official TNA Twitter account recently posted a tweet with a link to the above video of Bully Ray’s appearance at Tommy Dreamer’s House Of Hardcore 3 event from Saturday night:

    TNA Promises “Major Breaking News” & Bully Ray At House Of Hardcore 3

    – The official Twitter account for Impact Wrestling recently posted the following tweet:

    – TNA star Bully Ray appeared at the House Of Hardcore 3 event in Poughkeepsie, New York on Saturday night. Ray showed up during the tag-team main event match featuring Tommy Dreamer & Terry Funk vs. Sean Waltman & Lance Storm. Ray came to the ring after Dreamer and Funk won the match and beat both guys up with his chain. We will have a complete House Of Hardcore 3 report up on Sunday morning.

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  • Dixie Carter Orders TNA World Title Match For Impact, Gail Kim Responds To Brooke’s “Ghetto Language”

    – In a re-match from Bound For Glory, AJ Styles will defend the TNA World Heavyweight Championship against Bully Ray this Thursday on Impact Wrestling.

    Infuriated, TNA Wrestling President Dixie Carter ordered the match in response to Styles capturing the strap at Sunday’s pay-per-view event.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tvx7-rkTqSw

    – Sunday at Bound For Glory, Gail Kim captured the TNA Women’s Knockout Championship for a third time by defeating ODB and Brooke, with assistance from Lei’D Tapa. Upset, Brooke remarked following the match on Twitter: “I dragged each of you @TheODBBAM @gailkimITSME! I was completely robbed by @LeiD_Tapa!! This isn’t over, it’s just began! #FirstLady.”

    Kim responded to Brooke on Monday, stating, “I don’t understand your ghetto language. I’m classy and intelligent and so is @LeiD_Tapa. She knew what team to be on #teamgail.”

    – Hernandez is scheduled to appear at the Alamo City Comic Con at the Henry B Gonzalez Convention Center 200 E. Market St. San Antonio, Texas, this Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Former TNA Wrestling talent Kevin Nash, Scott Hall, Scott Steiner, Sean Waltman, Scott Hall, Buff Bagwell, as well as WWE Hall of Famer Bret Hart and Virgil are also advertised to appear at the event.

    TNA Posts Injury Updates On Kurt Angle, AJ Styles, Bully Ray & Bobby Roode

    TNA’s official website posted the following medical update on some of the superstars injured during Sunday’s Bound For Glory PPV.

    AJ Styles: Sustained rib cartilage damage and will be evaluated by his home doctor in Georgia later this week

    Bully Ray: No concussion, but sustained a bruised sternum

    Kurt Angle: Left the arena with his family and refused to be evaluated on-site by medical personnel

    Bobby Roode: Cervical swelling (vertebrae/back), triceps hematoma

    Bound For Glory Injury Updates On AJ Styles, Bully Ray, Kurt Angle & Bobby Roode

    The official TNA Impact Wrestling website posted an update on injuries sustained to performers involved in Sunday’s “Bound For Glory” pay-per-view. The official website posted the following regarding the condition of some of their top stars following the big event.

    AJ Styles: Sustained rib cartilage damage and will be evaluated by his home doctor in Georgia later this week

    Bully Ray: No concussion, but sustained a bruised sternum

    Kurt Angle: Left the arena with his family and refused to be evaluated on-site by medical personnel

    Bobby Roode: Cervical swelling (vertebrae/back), triceps hematoma

    Tons Of Backstage News & Notes From Bound For Glory — CLICK HERE!

    AJ Styles On Stars He’d Like TNA To Sign, Hulk Hogan, Bound For Glory & More

    The following are highlights from a new TSN interview with TNA Impact Wrestling star AJ Styles

    On people he would like to see signed by TNA: “They’re overlooking the guys who deserve a shot at the world title, who have the talent to be a world champion. They don’t have to come from that other place [WWE], they can come from the independents. But we have to leave the door open for young guys to come in and get a chance. Let them be their own guy instead of a cookie cutter like they get at that other place. From the independents, Delirious has been one of my favorites for a long time. I’d like to see him signed. I also miss Alex Shelley. He and [Chris] Sabin, as the Motor City Machine Guns were a great tag team. I would love to see him back.”

    On the change in his personality over the past year: “I think it’s a personality that everyone has. You reach a breaking point, you push the right buttons, and you see this guy come out that you never knew you had in you. I got pushed over the ledge and it turned me on, turned me into this new guy. A little more aggressive and a lot more drive.”

    On his thoughts on working with Hulk Hogan: “[Hulk] Hogan can open up doors that we normally wouldn’t be able to open without that. He adds experience and it’s been an experience working for him.”

    On his match with Bully Ray at Bound For Glory: “I’m going to leave it all out in the ring. These people paid their hard earned money to see two people beat the crap out of each other in the ring. Be ready to be entertained and maybe even have your breath taken away. Hard-hitting and a match that you’re going to remember. I have to be more focused than ever. Bully Ray will have to kill me if he wants to beat me. And I just don’t think that’s going to happen.”

    Check out the complete interview online at TSN.ca.

    TNA BOUND FOR GLORY RESULTS

    Bully Ray On Whether TNA Should Re-sign Hulk Hogan, How TNA Can Improve Its Product, His Prime, More

    Promoting tomorrow night’s Bound For Glory pay-per-view evemt, TNA World Heavyweight Champion Bully Ray appeared as a guest on Busted Open Radio, hosted by Doug Mortman and Dave LaGreca (Busted Open Radio airs every Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. on Sirius 94 and XM 208), where he discussed a number of TNA-related topics. Highlights from the interview are as follows:

    Whether Bound For Glory is the biggest pay-per-view in TNA history: “I don’t know, is it? When we go out there as wrestlers and we see seats in the arena not full, it worries us also but all we can do is go out there and deliver the best possible in-ring product we can. Once we go through that curtain, that’s when our jobs really start. I’m not the promoter of TNA, I don’t work in the front office of TNA, I’m not responsible for the advertising of TNA, I’m not responsible for the product awareness of TNA, that’s where TNA needs to grow and move forward as a company with bringing their product to the masses so people will want to come to the shows. Yes, there are empty seats but still if you concentrate on the in-ring product and you concentrate on what you see, it’s still entertaining.”

    Coming into his prime: “No. I never think that far ahead. Not that I take things day-to-day, my success in the wrestling business never really shocked me. I’m not going to sit here and tell you that I always knew that I was going to be successful and be part of one of the greatest tag teams and this and that, I just knew that I loved professional wrestling so much that I would have enough passion to make myself successful. I would have enough passion to do this for a long time and I’m going on my twenty second year now in the business. I’m proud of myself getting into the shape that I have got into, I’m proud of myself for doing something that not a lot of other guys can do which is come out of a tag team and have a successful singles career. I’m also proud of my ability to go in there which just about anybody on the roster and have a great match, great fight, a great speaking segment and proud for being able to entertain people for this long. I’m only stepping on the gas half way. I have so much more that I can bring to the table but it’s a different world we live in and its different time with wrestling and sports-entertainment these days. I think I can go further, I can be a lot more physical. There are a lot of things that I can do and I try to wait until the right time to do them. From the newest kid on the block to the guys that have been there forever and I have said this before, TNA has the best locker room in pro wrestling, best bunch of pro wrestlers slash sports entertainers out there. These guys are capable of so much. You want icons? We got (Hulk) Hogan and Sting. You want guys that are still in their prime? You can go with me or Jeff Hardy or Kurt Angle and then you got the work horses. The guys that carried the company from TV to house shows like A.J. Styles, Bobby Roode, James Storm, Gunner, (Frank) Kazarian, (Christopher)Daniels. You have the hottest women in the business that can wrestle. You got great X-Division stars. Anything you are looking for, you can find it.”

    How can TNA improve its standing in the wrestling industry: “I have my opinion on that. I know as a wrestling fan what I would like to see TNA become. It’s strictly my opinion. I think the professional wrestling world is primed and ready for a more edgy product. An in your face, very realistic brand of pro wrestling. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying ECW all over again. It’s not what I mean. However, I am talking about bringing in bits and pieces of the greatest eras of pro wrestling. The NWA in the 80’s, ECW in the late 90’s, Attitude Era, the best times of TNA. Let’s cut and paste from the best times and let’s incorporate that into our product now, because I think people want a more mature product.”

    Should TNA re-sign Hulk Hogan: “I would like to see Hulk stay with TNA. Two reasons: First for selfish reasons, I want to get him in the ring in the worst way, and kick him in his face. Secondly, Hulk is a great ambassador for pro wrestling and he can be a great ambassador for TNA. Do I see Hulk on TV every single week? No. Do I see Hulk in major storylines? No. But I think there is a place for the Babe Ruth in our industry. There is a place in the locker room as a part of this company. Mainstream media loves Hulk Hogan. You start saying Hulk’s name, people get interested. So I definitely think he would be a great person to keep around for those reasons. For the amount of money Hulk makes, he brings a lot of exposure. People are going to sit back and say “wait the ratings haven’t gone any higher and there is low attendance at house shows”. That’s not Hulk Hogan’s fault, that’s product awareness. That’s where I think our money can be spent a little better. Only in my opinion and my opinion comes from being behind the scenes at all the companies that I have wrestled in. Product awareness is number one. You can build a better mousetrap but if no one knows you have it, nobody is going to buy it. So I think if TNA can get their brand to the masses better, that’s when you will see the real change.”

    His thoughts on the current Aces and Eights angle: “This has been the hand that was dealt. This is the way it is. I look at this situation like I look at any other situation in this business. You have two choices, you can fold or you can play it to the max. No matter what the situation is, I’m going to play it and I’m going to play it to win. What you see is me, Knux and Garrett. Everybody has been talking about how the Aces and Eights are folding. There is trouble in the Aces and Eights. They are imploding from within. Maybe that’s what I want you to think. Maybe on Sunday you’re going to see something completely different. I can make you believe what you want to believe. That is one of my gifts. Everybody thinks they know what’s going on. Everybody knows how the story is going to end. Everybody thinks they have seen the last of Aces and Eights. I would call the cable company and order Bound For Glory because you just might be shocked at what you see.”

    Crazy New TNA Podcast With Bully Ray & Jeremy Borash In Las Vegas Now Online

    -In what is being described as one of the most chaotic TNA Podcast’s in history, Bully Ray took Jeremy Borash to Las Vegas from a storyline standpoint on this week’s show.

    Speaking of the podcast, Jeremy Borash promoted it by writing the following on his official Twitter account on Monday:

    A debaucherous trip to Vegas with @REALBully5150, Dixie/AJ feedback, Bad Influence and more on the next #ImpactPodcast coming tomorrow!

    Fans interested in checking out the latest TNA Podcast can do so online at TNA2Go.com.

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    Spoiler: Possible Stipulation Being Added To TNA Bound For Glory Main Event

    According to a fan who attended the TNA Impact Wrestling television tapings in Little Rock, Arkansas on Thursday night, a stipulation for the main event of the promotion’s upcoming “Bound For Glory” pay-per-view may have been hinted at during a verbal exchange between the two wrestlers involved in the scheduled match.

    Apparently, TNA World Heavyweight Champion Bully Ray hinted at the possibility of AJ Styles either winning the TNA title at the pay-per-view, or leaving the company if he loses. While Ray did not officially announce that as the stipulation for the match, it would make a lot of sense given the contract situation involving Styles and TNA, and the fact that the short-term deal he signed with the promotion is set to expire immediately after the Bound For Glory show.

    Fans interested in checking out the full spoilers from Thursday’s Impact Wrestling television tapings for the October 3rd edition of the show, can check those out on the main page.

    HUGE TNA Bound For Glory PPV *SPOILERS* Revealed — CLICK HERE!

    Confirmed Matches & Big Segments For Next Week’s Live Impact Wrestling

    TNA has released the following preview for next week’s live edition of Impact Wrestling from Little Rock, Arkansas:

    IMPACT Preview: Hulk Hogan to address Dixie/AJ, Manik vs. Chris Sabin, Aces & Eights dissention

    Preview Thursday’s IMPACT WRESTLING broadcast, LIVE on SpikeTV at 9/8c from Little Rock, Arkansas! If you can’t catch all the action on Thursday, make sure to set your DVR!

    Thursday’s IMPACT takes place in Little Rock, Arkansas at the Verizon Arena – tickets are on sale at ticketmaster.com or by phone at 800-745-3000 or 501-975-9000

    – What will be the fallout from the heated confrontation between TNA President Dixie Carter and “The Phenomenal” AJ Styles? The wrestling world is buzzing over what happened – and no one knows exactly what the aftermath will be! Are AJ’s days numbered in TNA after what he said to the President of the company? How will IMPACT General Manager Hulk Hogan react? We’ll hear from The Hulkster on Thursday! Don’t miss it!

    – With ‘Bound For Glory” less than a month away, World Heavyweight Champion Bully Ray is preparing for his biggest match of the year against AJ Styles! However, will friction within the ranks of the Aces and Eights work against Bully Ray? Can the gang’s leader rule with an iron fist and re-establish order – or are we witnessing the implosion of the group, along with Bully Ray’s dominance in TNA?

    – Also on IMPACT, the X Division Championship will be on the line as Manik defends against Chris Sabin! Sabin shocked the wrestling world this past week when he attacked Manik, leading to the match between the two X Division superstars. Will Sabin regret his attitude change, or is he set to once again reclaim the gold and dominate the X Division?

    – It will six-person action on Thursday as Eric Young, new Knockouts champion ODB and Joseph Park team up to take on The Bro Mans (Robbie E and Jessie Godderz). BUT – the Bro Mans need a Knockout to join them in the match with ODB involved! Who will Robbie and Jessie recruit to team up with them on Thursday night? Tune in and find out!

    All this and much more on Thursday’s LIVE IMPACT on SpikeTV at 9/8c from Little Rock, Arkansas!

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    TNA Cancels Two Live Events, Bully Ray Talks About His Health & More

    -TNA has posted two Impact Wrestling non-televised live events in Kansas due to what the company is calling “scheduling conflicts.” The shows were originally scheduled for October 4th in Wichita, Kansas and October 5th in Topeka, Kansas.

    -TNA Impact Wrestling World Heavyweight Champion Bully Ray recently appeared on Mix 106.1 out of Philadelphia for an interview. During the conversation, Bully Ray talked about his health and how much longer he can continue wrestling. Ray said, “I have a lot of ‘go’ left in me. I’m very fortunate – I have taken care of myself despite being a heavier dude. I don’t have any vices – addictions or anything like that.Yes, I have taken a pounding. … But, I’m still going strong. Taking great care of myself now allows me to go out there at a high level and entertain. There are not many guys in wrestling who have taken the abuse that I have taken and continue to do this at the level that I’m doing it at.”

    You can check out the complete interview online at MixPhiladelphia.com.

    Huge *SPOILERS* Revealed For TNA Bound For Glory PPV — Click Here!

    Hulk Hogan/America’s Got Talent, New TNA Podcast, TNA TV Taping In Cincinnati

    -TNA will be taping Impact Wrestling on November 7th in Cincinnati, Ohio. Tickets for the television taping will officially go on sale to the public this Friday, September 20th.

    -TNA has posted the latest edition of their Impact Wrestling podcast. This week’s podcast features TNA World Heavyweight Champion Bully Ray, as well as TNA television commentator Taz. You can check the latest podcast out online at TNA2Go.com.

    -Taylor Williamson, one of the finalists in the current season of America’s Got Talent, used the old Hulk Hogan entrance music for one of his performances during AGT Finals week, which aired on Tuesday night (with the results show airing on Wednesday night.) Williamson, a standup comedian, tweeted the legendary “Hulkster” to inform him of his entrance music selection, as well as to encourage him to get his “Hulkamaniacs” to vote for him. Williamson wrote (and Hogan re-tweeted):

    Dear @HulkHogan, I’m using your entrance music in the America’s Got Talent Finals tonight. Will you plz ask Hulkamaniacs 2 vote 4 me? #AGT

    Huge TNA Bound For Glory *SPOILERS* + Hulk Hogan’s TNA Future In Question?

    Details On Tonight’s TNA Event In Joplin, Bully Ray Defending Title In Triple-Threat Match

    TNA Impact Wrestling runs a live event in Joplin, Missouri tonight with Bully Ray defending the TNA World Heavyweight Championship against Magnus and Austin Aries in a three-way match.

    The full card for tonight’s live event is as follows:

    –Bully Ray (c) vs. Magnus vs. Austin Aries [TNA World Heavyweight Championship]
    –James Storm vs. Christopher Daniels
    –AJ Styles vs. Knux
    –Gunner vs. Frankie Kazarian
    –Gail Kim vs. ODB
    –Manik (c) vs. Rockstar Spud [TNA X-Division Championship]

    Anyone attending tonight’s event, feel free to send in a live report to be published here on the website.

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    Hogan Talks No Surrender, 500th Impact Wrestling Episode, Bully Ray’s “Divorce Party”

    -The milestone 500th edition of TNA Impact Wrestling will air on Spike TV on November 7th.

    -Take this for what it’s worth, but TNA World Heavyweight Champion Bully Ray has been teasing in recent local promotional interviews that he will be having a “big divorce party.”

    -TNA Impact Wrestling star Hulk Hogan recently spoke with the local FOX News crew in St. Louis as part of his promotional duties for this week’s TNA No Surrender edition of Impact Wrestling on Spike TV. You can check that interview out online at FOX2Now.com.

    TNA NO SURRENDER SPOILERS FOR THIS WEEK

    Kurt Angle, Hulk Hogan, Dixie Carter & More TNA Stars Remember 9/11

    -TNA Impact Wrestling president Dixie Carter posted her 9/11 remembrance on Twitter today. Dixie wrote:

    Today will always be a day of rememberance.Thoughts & prayers are w/all affected by #September11, especially @TheaTrinidadTMT #NeverForget

    -TNA Impact Wrestling star Hulk Hogan also tweeted about the 9/11 tragedy, writing:

    9/11 Prayers for our nation,families and friends,we will never forget. HH

    -TNA’s Kurt Angle tweeted this one:

    To All Who Died and Were Affected from 9/11. It’s Patriot Day. My Prayers Are With You!

    -TNA’s Bully Ray tweeted this one:

    To the #NYPD, #FDNY and all who gave or lost on 9/11…WE SALUTE YOU. To the #2MBikers in DC…STAY HARDCORE!

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    Hulk Hogan & Team 3D Unite To Fight Breast Cancer This Weekend

    The following press release was issued today:

    Team 3D Academy, “Hope for a Single Mom” and Hulk Hogan Fight to End Breast Cancer

    Melbourne, Florida – September 14, 2013 – The Team 3D Academy of Professional Wrestling and Sports Entertainment, lead by Former WWE/TNA Superstar Devon Hughes, p/k/a Brother Devon, is proud to announce that they will be teaming with the “Hope for a Single Mom” charity for a second consecutive year.

    This year’s event will be held on September 14, 2013 at the Melbourne Auditorium in Melbourne, FL. The event’s festivities will kick off at 5:00 PM with shopping, face
    painting, a meet and greet with the famous Hooters girls, plus Hooters wings and beer provided by World of Beer Viera and Live music featuring the band Funpipe and JAM Masters DJs.

    Then at 7:00 PM, the bell will sound for fast paced, family friendly professional wrestling action. Alongside Devon Hughes for the event will be fellow Aces and 8’s members Garret Bischoff, Wes Brisco and Mike Knox.

    Also on hand will be TNA Impact Wrestling Stars Samoa Joe, Sam Shaw, SoCal Val, Olympic Gold Medalist Kurt Angle, former TNA/Current ROH Star Jay Lethal and WWE Hall of Famer/TNA Star “The Immortal” Hulk Hogan. The card will also showcase the abilities of several of Team 3D Academy’s students.

    Tickets for this event are available in advance by contacting Premiere Medical Aesthetics (321)-608-8160, by visiting the Hooters restaurant locations in Melbourne & Merritt Island or UNOs Chicago Grill Viera. For VIP Tickets call 321-759-3409

    On September 8, 2012, Devon Hughes, teamed with “Hope for a Single Mom” in order to put on a family friendly wrestling show at Viera High School in Melbourne, FL. All proceeds from the show went towards the “Hope for a Single Mom” charity. The show which featured many of the Team 3D academy students was able to raise over $7,000. This year’s event has grown in size and hopes to be even more of a success than last year.

    The “Hope for a Single Mom” charity was started 3 years ago. Every year, the two founders and the people at Breast Friends of Florida choose a single mother to raise money for in order to help with medical and other expenses that have been incurred to lost income while battling cancer.

    Devon is a former TNA Television Champion and 23 time World Tag Team champion along with his long time tag team partner, Bubba/Bully Ray, holding championships in every major organization in North America, including TNA, WWE, ECW, WCW, NWA as well as Japan. They are the most decorated team in the history of Professional Wrestling.

    The Team 3D Academy was opened in May of 2007 and prides itself on having trained some of the best young talent in professional wrestling today, having students signed to WWE Developmental contracts, TNA Gut Check, Ring of Honor (ROH), and Zero-1 Japan.

    The Team 3D Academy, located in Kissimmee, FL, is under an open enrollment policy and is always accepting new students. All interested in joining the Team 3D Academy may visit www.team3dacademy.com and also on Facebook at www.facebook.com/pages/Team-3D-Academy-of-Professional-Wrestling/.

    All SERIOUS applicants may schedule a preliminary appointment by calling (407) 390-9005.

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    Dixie Carter Speaks On Recent TNA Firings, Signing Too Many MMA Stars, Bully Ray

    The following are highlights from TNA Impact Wrestling president Dixie Carter’s recent interview with The Ministry Of Slam:

    On criticism over signing too many MMA fighters to TNA deals: “I’ve gotten criticism for bringing these guys in but when you’re looking for talent and there’s only two teams, where do you go to get your star players from? You’re going to mostly look to each other and then every once in a while, you’ve got to build your own talent which takes a lot of time.

    So here are two guys that are major superstars. Both come from wrestling backgrounds, and both are training their butts off right now to be in the ring. I think it’s a great way of trying to find some superstar talent and not having to take so many years to try to grow somebody’s stardom. Both of these guys are so well-known and they love professional wrestling. They’re committed and they’re training, and I’m excited for people to see their potential. I think it’s a great way of looking for new talent, and talent that have never been seen before in our world.”

    On recent TNA talent releases: “Well, I think the fact that you let talent go is not any indication whatsoever of any problems. I think part of our problem is that we didn’t turn the roster often enough. We only have one show so if we don’t have people on the show all the time. we are not in the position to have them sitting at home and being paid and not working. I think we have to get some more programming.

    We have to be able to do that to where we can shift and make talent appear fresh, but going to another show versus sitting people at home. I think it’s been a long time coming. I know that our competitor lets people go constantly. We had not done it in a long time, and I think because we had not done it in a long time, that it raised some eyebrows.

    It’s time for us to bring in some new faces, and we’ve got some exciting faces that will be appearing in the next several months. It’ll freshen things up somewhat. It’ll freshen up the people who are still on the roster and it’ll give the fans new and unique matches that they’ve never seen before. Like always, I’m sure some of the people that are no longer with us will return at some point – I’m hopeful for that. I think it’s a good healthy state of where we’re going and how we need to grow.”

    On Bully Ray and the Aces & 8’s: “Bully Ray in my opinion has really stepped up and become a formidable singles champion. He’s done outstanding work. A lot of the young guys have come along under the Aces & Eights banner very quickly. I love the reformation of the Main Event Mafia; I love the younger members in there stepping up to represent our company. I think there’s going to be some interesting TV in the coming weeks.”

    Check out the complete interview online at MinistryOfSlam.com.

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    Anniversary Of Debut Of World Heavyweight Championship, WWE On Demand Content, More

    -For those who keep track of this kind of stuff, today marks the 11th year anniversary of the day Eric Bischoff, as WWE General Manager, debuted a replica NWA title belt as the new “World Heavyweight Championship.”

    -The Ministry Of Slam show is doing a 24-hour Cystic Fibrosis benefit podcast today, featuring tons of pro wrestling merchandise being auctioned off, as well as taped interviews from such wrestling greats as Chris Jericho, Bully Ray, “The Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase, Jake “The Snake” Roberts, Dixie Carter, Gail Kim, Diamond Dallas Page and Nigel McGuinness.

    -The latest edition of Entertainment Weekly features an article on the new exhibit that opened in Los Angeles at Project Gallery that features a lot of pro wrestling and boxing photos.

    -The following content will be available this week to those with WWE 24/7 Classics On Demand:

    –Capital Carnage 1998
    –Raw 12/1/97
    –Nitro 12/1/97
    –SummerSlam 1992 from Wembley Stadium
    –TNT 2/7/86
    –World Tour 1991
    –Bob Backlund vs. Bobby Duncum 12/12/79 Madison Square Garden
    –Cactus Jack vs. Jimmy Jack Funk 3/8/89 Wild West Wrestling
    –Bruno Sammartino vs. Spyros Arion 8/17/75 Madison Square Garden
    –Trish Stratus & Lita vs. Mighty Molly & Ivory 10/22/01 Raw
    –Smoking Gunns vs. Owen Hart & Davey Boy Smith 9/22/96 Mind Games PPV
    –Chris Adams vs. Steve Austin USWA 5/25/90
    –Dynamite Kid vs. Bret Hart boxing match 2/13/81 Calgary
    –Roddy Piper vs. The Mountie 2/2/92 IC title match from
    –Al Snow vs. William Regal European title 10/16/00 Raw
    –Raw 4/5/99
    –Worldwide Wrestling 7/31/93

    Huge *SPOILER* For MAJOR Segment Planned For Tonight’s RAW! **CLICK HERE**

    Tonight’s Live Impact Wrestling: Hulk Hogan’s Return, Confirmed Matches, BFG Series

    TNA Impact Wrestling emanates from the Wolstein Center in Cleveland, Ohio for a live broadcast tonight on Spike TV. The company will also tape next week’s edition of Impact Wrestling tonight in Cleveland.

    On tap for the live Impact Wrestling broadcast tonight is the return of Hulk Hogan, as well as a follow-up to the storyline of Bully Ray dropping Brooke Hogan in favor of Brooke Tessmacher, the fallout to Devon leaving TNA following the Aces & 8’s loss to Main Event Mafia and AJ Styles explaining why he dropped his loner gimmick.

    TNA will also wrap up their Bound For Glory Series “regular season” tonight, with the following matches:

    -AJ Styles vs. Bobby Roode
    -Austin Aries vs. Christopher Daniels
    -Kazarian vs. Hernandez

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    Wrestler Officially Gone From TNA, Knockout Returns To Impact, Hulk Hogan Returning Next Week

    – Devon is officially gone from TNA Wrestling as Thursday’s episode of Impact Wrestling concluded with the accomplished tag team wrestler being forced out of the organization. He was pinned in a 10-man tag team match between the Main Event Mafia and Aces and Eights carrying a stipulation that the wrestler who took the fall would be prohibited from appearing on television.

    Following the show, Devon wrote on Twitter: “I would like to thank the TNA wrestlers for 8 great years. You guys are truly my family.”

    – Brooke Tessmacher was re-introduced on Thursday’s episode of Impact Wrestling as the girlfriend of TNA World Heavyweight Champion Bully Ray. Ray teased Brooke Hogan appearing, but Tessmacher instead appeared on-stage and subsequently made out with Ray.

    The official YouTube account of TNA Wrestling has released this video of Ray and Tessmacher touting their relationship.

    – TNA Wrestling has announced that General Manager Hulk Hogan will return to television on next week’s episode of Impact Wrestling emanating from Cleveland State University’s Wolstein Center in Cleveland, Ohio. The storyline explanation for his absence from television in recent weeks is that he was immersed in meetings regarding legal matters.

    Latest PWI Top 500 List Revealed, Update On Hulk Hogan’s Potential Movie

    -The website ContactMusic.com has an article up with an update on the Hulk Hogan movie idea. They note that Hogan thinks the actor that played Thor would actually be a better fit as the person to play him, instead of his son Nick. You can read the full article online at ContactMusic.com.

    -Pro Wrestling Illustrated has released their latest PWI 500 list, which you can check out at PWI-Online.com. The top ten, in order, for 2013 are: John Cena, CM Punk, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Bully Ray, Kazuchika Okada, Sheamus, Jeff Hardy, Alberto Del Rio, Dolph Ziggler and Kevin Steen.

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    TNA Posts Clip Of Post-Hardcore Justice Happening, Updated BFG Series Standings

    -Following the Hardcore Justice edition of TNA Impact Wrestling on Thursday night, here is your updated standings for the Bound For Glory Series tournament:

    Magnus – 39 points (3-1-0) (+1 gauntlet)
    Roode – 27 points (1-3-0) (+1 tables)
    Joe – 26 points (3-2-1)
    Anderson – 24 points (4-1-0)
    Hardy – 24 points (4-1-0)
    Daniels – 23 points (3-0-1)
    Kazarian – 22 points (0-3-1) (+1 ladder)
    Styles – 22 points (2-2-1)
    Aries – 21 points (3-1-0)
    Hernandez – 7 points (1-4-0)
    Bradley – 0 points (0-4-0)
    Park – (-3 points) (1-3-0)

    -TNA has posted the following clip on their official YouTube channel of what happened immediately after Hardcore Justice went off the air:

    http://youtu.be/tkFF7fFpZsU

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    Bully Ray Continues To Taunt Chris Sabin, New TNA Podcast, TNA Stars At Hooters

    -The newest edition of the Impact Wrestling podcast is now online. This week’s guests on the Impact Wrestling podcast are Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian. Check out the podcast online at iTunes.com and Stitcher.com.

    -TNA Impact Wrestling stars Magnus, Mickie James and Jeremy Borash will be making an appearance at the Hooters establishment on Wednesday, August 14th from 7:30pm – 9pm. You can meet the aforementioned wrestlers at Hooter’s 1105 Merchant’s Way in Chesapeake, Virginia 23320.

    -TNA Impact Wrestling star Bully Ray continues to taunt TNA World Champion Chris Sabin on Twitter. Ray, who challenges Sabin for the title at TNA’s Hardcore Justice edition of Impact Wrestling on Spike TV this Thursday, wrote the following on Twitter on Tuesday afternoon:

    “Wanna dedicate 1 of my fave AC/DC songs to @ProjectSabin “If you want BLOOD, you got it”. See ya in the cage kid. #HardcoreJustice”

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    Bully Ray & Rampage Engage In Twitter War, Video Of Sorensen’s In-Ring Return

    -TNA Impact Wrestling stars Quinton “Rampage” Jackson and Bully Ray have begun to engage in the always-popular “Twitter war.”

    Things kicked off on Sunday afternoon, when former TNA World Heavyweight Champion Bully Ray sent a tweet to Rampage that read:

    @Rampage4real. Next time you get close enough, Im gonna take my New York fist and punch ya in yo Memphis mouth. #Bully4Real

    Never one to back down, the former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion replied with a tweet of his own.

    @REALBully5150 the Difference Between u and me is that I don’t mind getting punched.. How r u gonna feel when I punch u back n yo mouth?

    Bully Ray replied to that with the following tweet:

    @Rampage4real. I’ll take the shot…laugh at you…spit in yo face and knock you out. Why?…CAUSE I CAN.

    And finally, the “Twitter war” left off late Sunday night with one more response from Rampage:

    @REALBully5150 I don’t talk much over twitter and I don’t like bullys.After I hurt u don’t run 2 your attorney,bring your boys! See u soon.

    Following the final response from Rampage, TNA has re-tweeted the back-and-forth exchange between the two.

    You can follow the fun between Rampage and Bully Ray at the following Twitter pages: @impactwrestling, @Rampage4real and @REALBully5150.

    -Recently released TNA Impact Wrestling star Jesse Sorensen controversially returned to the ring to wrestle this weekend for the first time since suffering a broken neck during a TNA match with Zema Ion in 2012.

    The following is a YouTube video of Sorensen’s return to the ring for NWA Underground Florida. Sorensen tags with Nick Fame to take on the duo of MDK and Angel in tag-team action.

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