The following are highlights of a new Ring Rust Radio interview with TNA President Dixie Carter:

On the transition to Destination America: “Well I think it is critical for the company. We were in a position where in negotiations I went to every network saying, ‘Look, we are not interested in just licensing our two hour show Impact for your network. I am interested in a partner, someone who will help build our brand, give us more exposure, provide new programming for us’, and that’s exactly what we have gotten and more with the support of Discovery and Destination America. We are very, very excited about all that they are giving us across all ten Discovery networks; support, print advertising, PR, radio, digital. It is everything we had hoped it would be.”

On re-signing Kurt Angle: “Well, I think Kurt was a game changer for us when we first signed him. I think it is important at such a new beginning for us to still have him as a corner stone for our company. Kurt looks at all the positive changes that are happening. Our signing with Destination America out in Los Angeles, the new network deal, the commitment from them, he sees the big picture and he gets it. He is a joy to work with and a real leader for us. We are thrilled to have him.”

On the atmosphere in TNA: “Unfortunately, I’m not even going to see what the atmosphere is like Wednesday. I will be in Los Angeles while they are going live in New York. I am representing Discovery and Destination America at the Television and Critics Association. Again, that’s just part of what they are asking us to do. Ken Anderson, Chris Melendez and I will be there. We will be representing our show and network in front of hundreds of media representatives. Just the whole vibe from the locker room, everyone was so supportive. They realize that this is what we have all been wanting and hoping for. This is going to be a great fresh start for us.”

On rebooting storylines or sticking with past storylines: “I think it’s a little bit of both quite honestly. The momentum we had in New York for those shows this past year we want to continue that on and kick it up a notch. We got some surprises planned and we’ve got some changes planned. You won’t see it as much at the live shows but there’s only so much you can do with a live television production. The shows afterwards you are going to start to see a transformation of some new technologies that we are going to use. From new productions and some new and exciting ways in which we want to showcase the show. Things we have talked about for a long time, but quite honestly, technology wasn’t where we needed it to be to fit in to how we have to shoot a wrestling show. I am really, really excited for things to start taking shape in the coming weeks.”

On TNA pay-per-view plans: “We will still have several live ones a year, but when we have them they will mean something and be worth people’s hard earned money. I think that the creative team really wanted to start the year off with a bang and something special on the network. So we decided to take the Lockdown theme live and free on Destination America. I was supportive of that and we will have a couple of live pay-per-views a year and then we will still do some of the One Night Only specials that have been really successful for us.”

– Bully Ray is the latest pro wrestler getting into the online podcast business. As things stand now, there’s no information on what his show will be, just that he’s going to begin doing one in the near future.

– Scott Hall’s son Cody Hall, wearing an old Razor Ramon vest, was announced earlier today as the newest member of The Bullet Club faction in New Japan Pro Wrestling.

– It’s expected that the ratings for this week’s edition of WWE RAW will take a hit in Canada because the World Junior Hockey Championships will take place with China vs. Russia.

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TNA has announced the re-signing of former TNA Tag-Team Champion Jessie Godderz. Godderz joins Kurt Angle, Abyss and Ethan Carter III as talents that have re-signed with the promotion this week.

Speaking of TNA talents, the company has moved Bully Ray, Devon, Brittany, Quinton Jackson and Shark Boy to the alumni section of their official website.

In the case of Bully Ray, his deal with TNA expired and it remains to be seen whether or not he will be re-signing with the company for their return to cable television on Destination America later this month.

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Bully Ray spoke to Alex Obert of Journeyofafrontman.com about life after TNA, taking time off from the wrestling industry for the first time in 25 years, working with the Hardy Boyz in TNA and much more.

Here’s what Bully said about what’s next for him and the possibility of returning to WWE and a feud with Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman:

“What’s next or who’s next? (laughs) I don’t know what’s next, I’m just gonna let it happen. I am so happy with my career and what I have accomplished that if my career ended tomorrow, I could walk off into the sunset with a huge smile on my face. However, because of the success of the Bully Ray character, I’m hearing a lot of people clamoring for me to go back to the WWE to try to see if Bully Ray could do something over there.

Personally, I think I could. I think it’d be a lot of fun. If I were to go back to WWE either as Bully Ray by myself or to finish out my career with D-Von as Team 3D, I think both things could work. I think the fans, first and foremost, want to see it. They have been very active on Twitter and social media saying “We want Bully Ray in WWE” or “We want Team 3D back in WWE”. Like I said, if it’s right, maybe it’ll happen. But if it didn’t, I still go out with a huge smile on my face.

I tweeted last week that “I’m the 1 who can defeat the 1 who put the 1 in 21-1.” I’m confident in my ability in the ring and I’m confident in my ability on the mic. So from a physical standpoint, Bully versus Brock would be very interesting. And a verbal battle on the microphone, could you imagine Bully Ray and Paul Heyman?”

– Former WWE & TNA star Bully Ray tweeted the following on Monday night, calling out WWE World Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar:

I'm the 1 who can defeat the 1 who put the 1 in 21-1. @HeymanHustle @WWE #RawTulsa

— Bully Ray (@bullyray5150) December 2, 2014

Paul Heyman, the 1 behind the 1 who put the 1 in 21-1, responded:

Easy, @REALBully5150. The idea is to work WITH fellow #PaulHeymanGuy s … dissension amongst the ranks defeats the purpose!

— Paul Heyman (@HeymanHustle) December 2, 2014

. @REALBully5150 Of course, though, we can discuss over 2am sushi. Meet me at da joint. You know the one. As in the 1 in 21-1. Ahem.

— Paul Heyman (@HeymanHustle) December 2, 2014

– Mr. Money in the Bank Seth Rollins tweeted the following late Monday night, perhaps in response to Vince McMahon talking about today’s WWE locker room not being as ambitious as the Superstars of the Attitude Era:

No better way to grab the brass ring then to take out the so-called last guy to do just that. #WWETLC #TablesMatch How's that for ambition?

— Seth Rollins (@WWERollins) December 2, 2014

Bully Ray, who is currently a free agent, recently spoke with legendary wrestling journalist Bill Apter last weekend about his future in the business. Bully said he and Devon are currently working the independent scene, something they haven’t done in almost 20 years. They’re open to working in Japan or any of the larger wrestling promotions out there.

When asked about a potential return to WWE, Bully Ray said he listens to the fans when they say he could have a successful singles run with the company.

When asked who he’d want to work with in WWE, Bully said that’s up to the fans. Apter mentioned Brock Lesnar. Bully said that he wrestled Brock when Brock first started in WWE and was his first singles opponent at the live events and on TV. He seemed open to working with Lesnar, as well as John Cena.

E-C-W! E-C-W! E-C-W!

The chants can still be heard today. In fact, WWE still capitalizes on those three letters to this very day.

For example, last Monday night after RAW, WWE premiered “ECW Exposed” on the WWE Network as part of a full “ECW Week” theme for their digital subscription service.

Next Tuesday night, a second edition of “ECW Exposed” is scheduled to air on the WWE Network.

Hell, this weekend, Tommy Dreamer will be presenting the seventh “House Of Hardcore” event, which is considered by many to be a show with the old “ECW feel” to it.

My question is this, why do we see so many ECW reunion shows, but no WCW reunion shows? I’m assuming it has a lot to do with dollars and cents.

For an ECW reunion show to be held, you need at least some of the following guys: Paul Heyman, Sabu, Tommy Dreamer, Taz, Bully Ray, Devon, Terry Funk, The Sandman, Rob Van Dam, Raven and Shane Douglas. Sure, there are many other names you can go with, but you need at least a few of those guys on the event for it to feel like a legitimate ECW reunion show.

For a WCW reunion show to be held, you need at least some of the following guys: Eric Bischoff, Ric Flair, Sting, Hulk Hogan, Goldberg, Kevin Nash, Scott Hall, Diamond Dallas Page, Lex Luger, Sid Vicious, Jeff Jarrett, Scott Steiner and Rick Steiner. Again, many names are missing, but the fact remains, the price tags of the key guys needed for an ECW reunion show versus the price tags for a WCW reunion show are world’s apart.

WWE has at different points in time had enough of the aforementioned WCW names under contract, and certainly has enough money to secure the stars they didn’t have at a particular point in time, to put together a legitimate WCW reunion show.

Outside of the financial side of putting together a reunion show for the former two biggest rival promotions to WWE, there is the financial side of how much these shows would generate.

When you compare the amount of DVDs sold between “The Rise & Fall Of ECW” and “The Rise & Fall Of WCW,” again you will notice that they are world’s apart.

When ECW went out of business in 2001 they were still a beloved promotion that just didn’t have the financial backing or television exposure to stay afloat. When WCW went out of business in 2001 they barely had a pulse.

The fan-base for ECW was a rabid, cult-like fan-base that loved their home-promotion dearly. The fan-base for WCW by the time the company folded in 2001 was practically nonexistent.

Still, it feels like there is enough WCW nostalgia for a reunion show to work. Anytime rumors circulate that claim WWE is in negotiations with Goldberg, Sting, or any of the other major names wrestling fans associate with WCW, there is a huge buzz. Fans are excited at the prospect of these guys coming into the current fold and squaring off against today’s crop of WWE Superstars.

Currently, there is a lot of interest in a Sting vs. Undertaker match at WrestleMania. There has been buzz in the recent past about a possible showdown between Goldberg and his modern-day carbon-copy Ryback. There’s even been a lot of interest in “The Hulkster” lacing up his red and yellow boots once more.

If WWE were to sign all of these guys, or ever considered the idea at any point in time, why is it out of the realm of possibility that a WCW reunion show would be a success? Personally, I think it would work, however, I think WWE wants the WCW legacy buried and forgotten, and wants the fans of today to only remember history the way Vince McMahon and company choose to portray it.

Ever watched the “Monday Night War” documentary series on the WWE Network? Right there is a perfect example of the WWE-version of history being told.

The fact is, ECW was never a close second to WWE. They definitely provided a template on how to change the wrestling product into something more modern that fans of that generation soaked up in droves. The fact remains, however, that WCW was kicking WWE’s ass for a lengthy period of time.

Prior to that, when WWE was the top dog, WCW was always nipping at their heels. NWA before WCW was at times a close-second to WWE, and for a long period of time was considered to have the better talent roster. Additionally, NWA would beat WWE in television ratings on a somewhat regular basis before fans really paid attention to TV ratings or considered them any legitimate measure of success, as was the case when the ratings became the focal point of the WWE vs. WCW “Monday Night Wars.”

Outside of WrestleMania once a year, WWE puts on pay-per-views that for the most part feel the same. Nothing seems special or different about them anymore, and the entire idea behind a pay-per-view is to put on an event that feels bigger and more unique than a typical weekly wrestling television program.

Unfortunately, current WWE pay-per-views just feel like a slightly better version of a solid edition of WWE RAW and/or WWE SmackDown, when the company should be striving to put on pay-per-views that feel like “must see” or “can’t miss” programming.

Something tells me if WWE were to book a WCW reunion pay-per-view, if they booked the right guys, it would generate a ton of interest and likely draw a solid buyrate. It would garner interest from fans who escaped the wrestling bubble and moved on with their lives back in 2001 when the only alternative to the WWE-style of wrestling went out of business.

Picture it guys — WCW One Night Stand!

I’d fork out $44.95 and spend three hours of a Sunday evening to watch it.

And something tells me many others would as well.

How about you? Would you be interested in buying a “WCW Reunion” pay-per-view event? Let us know by posting your feedback in the “Comments” section below. You can also connect with me directly on Facebook at Facebook.com/MattBooneWZR and/or on Twitter @MBoone420.

– WWE has added WWE World Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar to the advertising for the February 9th edition of WWE RAW in Columbus, Ohio.

– WWE Hall Of Famer Booker T was scheduled to appear at the Northeast Wrestling event in Danbury, Connecticut this Friday, however WWE reportedly pulled him from the appearance so he could appear at their WrestleMania 31 ticket party at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California. Replacing Booker at the independent event will be Bully Ray.

Earlier today, we ran a report that TNA talent is “freaking out” over the lack of communication from management regarding the direction of the company and the ongoing negotiations to land a new TV deal for Impact Wrestling in 2015.

On Wednesday afternoon, TNA star Bully Ray took a not-so-subtle shot at “generals” who do not properly communicate with their “soldiers” –

When Generals do not properly communicate with their soldiers, consider the war lost and the soldiers dead.

— Bully Ray (@bullyray5150) November 12, 2014

Bully Ray tweeted the following on Wednesday night, teasing that he’ll be appearing on one of his favorite shows live next Monday night – with the Dudley Boyz’ WWE theme music (“Bombshell”) blasting. This was the latest cryptic tweet from Bully, who has been saying it’s time for him and Devon to go after another set of their favorite tag team titles – leading many to believe he’ll be showing up in WWE sooner than later.

https://twitter.com/REALBully5150/status/525092614002204672

As it turns out, Bully was just ribbing the fans, revealing after Impact that the big appearance he was teasing is actually Eddie Trunk’s Sirius XM radio show.

Attn fellow ROCKERS! Next Mon night, I will be live on @EddieTrunk show on @SXMHairnation 9EST talkin Rock n Roll. Call in!! \m/ \m/

— Bully Ray (@bullyray5150) October 23, 2014

It appears as though we have yet to see the last of Team 3D, formerly known as The Dudley Boyz, in WWE.

Recent reports suggest that there has been some movement on both ends to get both Bully Ray, formerly known as Bubba Ray Dudley, as well as Devon (formerly known as, well, D-Von) back into the biggest sports entertainment company on the planet.

Both Team 3D members were set to finish up with TNA after the Bound For Glory event, which aired this past weekend. Due to TNA’s budget limitations, it appears that even if the company lands a new cable television home, one of their biggest tag-teams (and in Bully Ray, one of the top individual stars) could be on their way out.

At the aforementioned Bound For Glory show, Bully Ray declared war on the “Bullet Club,” which is the top faction in the New Japan Pro Wrestling promotion. Additionally, he declared his interest in going after “another” set of titles, which many believe to be the NJPW belts.

If the two were to return to WWE, according to rumors circulating on the internet, it would likely take place after the two finish up their planned run in Japan. However, it does appear that there is strong interest from both WWE, as well as Bully Ray and Devon, to see the Dudley Boyz finally make their way back to WWE.

RONDA ROUSEY Gets PHYSICALLY INVOLVED At Pro Wrestling Show — PHOTOS INCLUDED!!

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Below are some tweets posted by Bully Ray over the weekend, which includes a post-Bound For Glory tease on the future of Team 3D:

I get inducted into HOF every night I go through the curtain and get to perform for the fans. Thnx for Cheering and Booing for past 20yrs!!

— Bully Ray (@REALBully5150) October 11, 2014

THANK YOU to EVERY wrestling fan we have ever performed for . YOU are the reason we were inducted into HOF. #RESPECT pic.twitter.com/mdHNnFktBj

— Bully Ray (@REALBully5150) October 12, 2014

I would also like to THANK "the boys." You are only as good as the guys you're workin with. THANKS to EVERY wrestler who ever worked with us

— Bully Ray (@REALBully5150) October 12, 2014

Its true what they say…"When 1 door closes, another 1 opens." And sometimes it's a door you least expect.

— Bully Ray (@REALBully5150) October 12, 2014

Team 3D Japan facts: Undefeated…All Japan Tag League Champs…Hustle Champs…NJPW Tag Champs for 1 year. 4 Tokyo Dome appearances. NEXT?

— Bully Ray (@REALBully5150) October 13, 2014

Bully Ray tweeted the following on Wednesday night after Impact, teasing that he and Devon are indeed finishing up with TNA soon.

Despite not winning tonight, me and @TestifyDevon #Team3D have decided to go after 1 of our other favorite sets of Tag titles…stay tuned.

— Bully Ray (@bullyray5150) October 9, 2014

As we’ve been reporting in recent weeks, Bully Ray is one of the high-profile stars that’s leaving TNA. Initially, he was not even scheduled for Sunday’s Bound For Glory pay-per-view, but was later added to the show.

EC3 Talks Bully Ray Possibly Leaving TNA

Apparently many people within TNA are confident that the company will continue to operate after their Spike TV deal expires heading into 2015. The main issue right now is what kind of company they will be. Some are under the impression that they will become a bare-bones skeleton company, while others feel they will be a top-level indie style company such as Ring Of Honor. There are others, however, who feel TNA will continue running as they have been, budget-wise.

There is some talk that claims more permanent budget cuts will be brought on by TNA’s new deal, some that could really change TNA as we know it.

The fact that top-level talents such as Bully Ray and Samoa Joe were not offered any kind of significant deals is considered a strong sign that TNA is not willing to bank on the idea that next year with a new network is a guarantee.

Bully Ray is at the TNA Impact Wrestling television tapings tonight in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania for the shows that are being taped to air as the final two shows leading into this year’s Bound For Glory pay-per-view.

Davey Richards is also working the tapings, meaning his leg injury has healed enough to the point that he can work again.

The impression given right now is that The Wolves vs. The Hardy Boys vs. Team 3D will be taking place as a “Full Metal Mayhem” match either at tonight’s tapings or at the Bound For Glory show.

– Although the original belief was that due to his felony conviction, Jeff Hardy would not be allowed into Japan for this year’s TNA Bound For Glory pay-per-view. Apparently that is not the case and that if both TNA and Hardy were interested in having him work the Bound For Glory show, he should be able to.

– There’s a belief among some of TNA talent that the company have made an offer to get Bully Ray to return and finish out the tag-team series with The Wolves and The Hardy Boys. As we noted on Sunday, Bully Ray is now being advertised to appear at Bound For Glory.

TNA World Heavyweight Champion Bobby Lashley and Bully Ray are now being advertised for TNA Bound For Glory, which takes place in Tokyo, Japan this year.

With Bully Ray being added to the Bound For Glory advertisements, many are speculating that this is another possible sign that he will be staying with the promotion.

Former WWE Diva Trish Stratus recently spoke with Slam! Wrestling and revealed that Bully Ray was one of the people considered as the person who would induct her into the WWE Hall Of Fame.

“I think fans would be surprised to know that Bubba Ray Dudley [TNA’s Bully Ray] was on the list,” said Trish. “He’s on it because he was kind of giving me a trust/tough love when I first came in. But once I proved myself to him, he really opened up and was really kind and giving and would advise me on a lot of things.”

Stratus continued, “So when we finally worked together, once he saw that I was willing to take the table and I used to tell him: ‘Don’t protect me, don’t go easy on me, I just want to do it and do it good and make the fans proud,’ and he appreciated that. So we’ve became really close friends and we had a great relationship and he really helped me a lot.”

Check out the complete interview at Canoe.ca.

The Team 3D Academy issued the following press release today …

Team 3D Academy and “Hope for a Single Mom” Fight To End Breast Cancer

Melbourne, Florida – September 13, 2014 – 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 third consecutive year.

This year’s event will be held on September 13, 2014 at the Melbourne Auditorium in Melbourne, FL. The event’s festivities will kick off at 5:00 PM, 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 TNA Stars Jeff Hardy, Samoa Joe, Former TNA stars Matt Morgan, Garret Bischoff, SoCal Val and ROH Star Jay Lethal. Also the card will showcase the abilities of several of Team 3D Academy’s students.

On September 14, 2013, Devon Hughes, teamed with “Hope for a Single Mom” in order to put on a family friendly wrestling show at the Melbourne Auditorium 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 along with WWE Legend and Hall of Famer, Hulk Hogan, was able to raise over $30,000. This year’s event has grown in size and hopes to be even more of a success than previous years.

The “Hope for a Single Mom” charity was started 4 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.

– There has been backstage talk within TNA that there were some additional cuts made to office employees last week.

– TNA will be airing the Best Of Ultimate X “Unfinished Business” pay-per-view special this month.

– Debuting this Friday on pay-per-view will be a “TNA One Night Only: World Cup of Wrestling” event with teams captained by Ethan Carter III, Eric Young, Kurt Angle and Bobby Roode competing to win the TNA World Cup. The show, which was taped in April at the old Impact Zone, will feature the following lineup:

*Eddie Edwards vs. James Storm
*Jessie Godderz and Robbie E vs. Mr. Anderson and Sanada
*Gail Kim vs. Madison Rayne
*Eric Young vs. Bobby Roode
*Kurt Angle vs. Magnus
*Angelina Love vs. ODB
*Ethan Carter III vs. Davey Richards
*Bully Ray and Gunner vs. Samuel Shaw and Kenny King
*Finals for World Cup

The following are highlights of a new Alternative Nation interview with TNA star Rockstar Spud:

On Bully Ray telling the TNA locker room that he’s leaving the company: “Well I wasn’t personally there, because I was in England filming British Boot Camp 2, and helping out with that process. If someone like Bully Ray has to depart from the company, that really does suck, because he brings a tremendous amount to the company, in a backstage role and an on screen role. I’ve said this in interviews before, if Hulk Hogan was around in the 80?s and so was Bully Ray, there wouldn’t be a Hulk Hogan because Bully Ray would have knocked him out of the park.”

On what a loss it is to TNA for Bully Ray to go: “Because Bubba has that connection with the audience, whether you love or hate him, he can connect, and get inside your soul (chuckles), you know what I mean? It would be a tremendous loss if Bully Ray had to depart from TNA, but let’s see who is going to step up and take that place. This is the wrestling business, when one opportunity falls away, it’s another opportunity for somebody else. So it would be good to see who steps up from there, but if he leaves the company, would I be disappointed? Absolutely, but like I said, it would be interesting to see who stepped into that role.”

Check out the complete interview at AlternativeNation.net.

– As of today, Bully Ray’s contract with TNA has officially expired. There has been no new details regarding his status with the company since our previous reports.

– Speaking of rumored TNA departures, despite previous reports to the contrary, TNA Knockout Velvet Sky is reportedly booked to appear on some upcoming TNA events. Whether or not that means she is going to remain with the company in a long-term fashion remains to be seen.

In a video filled with tips of the hat to WWE Hall Of Famer “Stone Cold” Steve Austin, as well as a few for Mick Foley, TNA talents Velvet Sky and Bully Ray took part in the ALS “Ice Bucket Challenge.”

Sky, answering the challenge from Rosita, extended the challenge to Austin, Foley and Bully Ray.

Seconds after getting a bucket of ice water dumped on herself, Sky did the same to Ray. The two then celebrated, in “Stone Cold” fashion, with some beers.

Check out the Velvet Sky and Bully Ray ALS “Ice Bucket Challenge” video above.

Ethan Carter III did an interview with AlternativeNation.net to promote TNA Impact Wrestling moving to Wednesday Nights on Spike. Here are some highlights of what he said about:

Bully Ray’s Rumored Farewell Speech To The TNA Locker Room:

“There was a talk, it wasn’t that he’s leaving, it was more of: ‘If I don’t see you guys in a minute.’ But who is to say? I think it was more, [of a] precautionary [talk], who knows?”

When He Found Out About Vince Russo Being A Consultant For TNA:

“I never knew he was working as a consultant, so I can’t really answer that. But I do appreciate his kind words, as a guy who has seen a bunch of stars, especially guys like Austin and The Rock, rise [to the top]. To have him say anything kind about me is a compliment, but compliments are compliments, and that helps your confidence grow, but you just got to keep doing what you’re doing. I wish I had time to talk to him, because who knows what I could learn from him.”

Bound For Glory From Japan:

“It’s going to be a different kind of audience, that’s maybe not as invested story wise as they will be with the action in the ring. We have that benefit that we can just go out there and have 8 to 9 killer matches in front of a respectful Japanese crowd. It will be a very different presentation from what we’ve seen in the past, so that will be interesting.”

The Locker Room Leaders In TNA:

“Bobby Roode, Samoa Joe, Eric Young, guys like that, that have been tenured here. James Storm, Mr. Anderson, guys of that nature. People who have been in the industry for awhile, but have contributed here very successfully.”

Apparently people close to Bully Ray were caught off guard and had no idea that his contract with TNA was expiring. His deal with the company is up this coming weekend, making him free to negotiate with anyone he chooses.

As noted recently, Ray held a meeting backstage at a TNA event to basically say his “goodbyes” to friends and co-workers, as he expected that he wouldn’t be re-signing with the company.