SEScoops

Tag: Dixie Carter

  • Breaking News: Spike TV Cancels TNA Impact Wrestling

    Spike TV is dropping Impact Wrestling, according to a report at TMZ.com.

    Network executives informed Dixie Carter over the weekend that they will NOT be renewing TNA’s contract, which is currently scheduled to run until October.

    According to TMZ, multiple sources with direct knowledge of the deal say Dixie Carter was informed about the decision late last week and she told her staff about the news the following day.

    Impact Wrestling premiered on Spike TV back in October 2005.

    TNA did not provide a statement when contacted.

    Story developing.

  • Dixie Carter, Spike TV Hype Return Of Six-Sided Ring To Impact Wrestling

    Both TNA president Dixie Carter and the official Spike TV Twitter account posted tweets on Friday to hype up the return of the six-sided ring to Impact Wrestling.

  • MMANEWS.COM: HUGE UFC Star To JUMP-SHIP To WWE? + Ronda Rousey/WM31 Update! [>>]

  • Tommy Dreamer’s TNA Status, Spoiler On TNA’s London Announcement & More

    As previously reported, TNA is hyping up a “major announcement” that will be revealed in London later this month. It has since been confirmed that the announcement is related to a new TNA television series that will air in the British market.

    As noted, TNA wrote the Dixie Carter character off of television with the big table bump at the Impact Wrestling taping in New York City. The same angle was also designed to be Tommy Dreamer’s exit from the current TNA story lines.

    It is believed that Dreamer will remain working with the company in an agent role, however the NYC taping was said to be his last television appearance for the time being.

  • Steve Austin Calls TOP UFC Champion A “Hypocrite,” Says He’s ANNOYING! [Read »]

    (Credit: PWInsider.com)

  • *Spoiler* Dixie Carter’s Future As a TV Character

    TNA President Dixie Carter, the most prominent character on Impact Wrestling over the past several months, is being written off television.

    This is the latest significant change to TNA’s television product, along with the 6-sided ring returning at the Manhattan Center tapings.

    At last week’s Impact tapings from New York City (airing in July & August), Dixie Carter was powerbombed through a table by Bully Ray.

    Dixie was injured during the spot, reportedly fracturing two small bones in her back. Despite how it sounds, it’s being described as a “minor” injury.

    Video: Bully Ray Powerbombs Dixie Carter Through A Table

    (Source: PWInsider.com)

  • Spoiler: Future Of Dixie Carter’s TV Character In TNA Revealed

    There are some in TNA who claim Dixie Carter suffered a back injury as a result of the power bomb she took from Bully Ray through a table on Impact Wrestling.

    Regardless of her physical condition following the table spot, the point of Dixie going through a table was reportedly done by design as a way to write her character off of television for the time being.

  • * Video: BULLY RAY Puts DIXIE CARTER Through A TABLE At The #TNANYC Tapings

    (Credit: F4WOnline.com)

  • Video: Bully Ray Puts Dixie Carter Through A Table At #TNANYC

    At Thursday night’s Impact Wrestling tapings from the Manhattan Center in New York City, Bully Ray put Dixie Carter through a table.

  • TNA Holds Big Meeting, Hardy Boyz vs. The Wolves Announced For NYC Taping

    – TNA’s official website is reporting that the company’s Board of Directors called an “emergency meeting” in Dallas, Texas on Wednesday morning. Neither TNA President Dixie Carter or Director of Wrestling Operations were in attendance at the meeting.

    “Speculation began this morning that something major was in the works and, sources revealed, that a board meeting was called early this morning – with many top executives being unreachable all day.

    This is not the first emergency meeting of the past two weeks. As we revealed earlier this week, the TNA Board of Directors has held several meetings since Slammiversary – one of which resulted in the return of the 6-sided ring.”

    – TNA has announced that Thursday night’s Impact Wrestling tapings from New York City will feature Matt and Jeff Hardy vs. The Wolves, Davey Richards and Eddie Edwards:

  • First Look At TNA’s 6-Sided Ring, Former WWE Stars Backstage At Impact

    – Former WWE Superstars Ezekiel Jackson and Gene Snitsky are backstage at the site of tonight’s Impact Wrestling taping from New York City.

    Both men live in the tri-state area, it’s unknown whether they will be appearing as part of the show tonight.

    – Friday night’s Impact Wrestling tapings from the Manhattan Center in New York City is officially sold out:

    – TNA President Dixie Carter just posted the following picture of the 6-sided ring that will be used for tonight’s Impact Wrestling tapings:

    * 5 REASONS Why WWE Won’t Fire Zack Ryder

    (Partial Source: PWInsider.com)

  • Dixie Carter & Great Muta To Make Announcement In NYC On Wednesday

    TNA will be holding a press conference this Wednesday in New York City, where Dixie Carter and Wrestle-1’s The Great Muta will be on-hand to make an announcement together.

    There is no concrete word as to what the announcement is, although some are speculating that it could be another joint-show between TNA and W-1, or possibly something planned for TNA’s upcoming Bound For Glory pay-per-view.

  • Huge *SPOILERS* For Tonight’s Edition Of WWE RAW — CLICK HERE!

    (Credit: PWInsider.com)

  • Tommy Dreamer Talks About Celebrating His “Pipe Bomb” On Dixie Carter, More

    Tommy Dreamer was banged up after working a CCW independent wrestling event in Coral Springs, Florida on Saturday night. The ECW legend wrote the following on his official Twitter account the next day:

    He also wrote this one, where he talks about celebrating his “extreme pipe bomb” promo on Dixie Carter:

  • Huge *SPOILERS* For Tonight’s Edition Of WWE RAW — CLICK HERE!

  • (Spoilers) Partial Taping Results For 6/26 Edition Of TNA Impact Wrestling

    TNA taped part of next week’s edition of Impact Wrestling on Thursday evening. The rest of next week’s show, as well as the show that will air on July 3rd, will be taped tonight at the Sands Resort in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Below is what has been taped thus far for the June 26th episode.

    – Gail Kim & Taryn Terrell def. The Beautiful People in Knockouts tag-team action.

    – Sanada retained the X-Division Championship in a four-way match that also featured Crazzy Steve, Manik and Zema Ion.

    – An in-ring segment took place featuring MVP, Bobby Lashley and Kenny King, as well as Eric Young and Bobby Roode. Ultimately, MVP tried to fire Young and Roode, however the TNA Board of Directors came out and rescinded the firings, telling MVP that he is no longer the Director of Wrestling Operations for TNA.

    – James Storm def. Mr. Anderson in a one-on-one bout.

    – An in-ring segment took place with Dixie Carter bragging about MVP no longer being the Director of Wrestling Operations, assuming that she is again in control until the same member of the Board of Directors from earlier in the evening came out and informed her that she wasn’t in charge either. Dixie threw a fit and demanded to know who was in charge, but the man refused to tell her. Eventually, Bully Ray came out and threatened again to put Dixie through a table until Ethan Carter III and Rockstar Spud came out to make the save. Tommy Dreamer and Ethan Carter III ended up getting into a big brawl as well.

    – Magnus & Bram def. Willow & Abyss in a Monster’s Ball match.

    – The announcement is made as to who the new TNA Director of Wrestling Operations is, which turned out to be Kurt Angle. This led to MVP, Lashley and King coming out to threaten Angle until Young and Roode came down to the make the save.

  • Huge SummerSlam SPOILERS: Cesaro To Turn BABYFACE!! (No Lie) — DETAILS HERE!

  • Bully Ray Talks 6-Sided Ring, Fans Bashing TNA, Team 3D In The TNA Hall Of Fame

    Busted Open Satellite Radio Show with Bully Ray
    Host: Dave Lagreca, Doug Mortman, and Mike Riker

    Being inducted into the TNA Hall Of Fame: “First and foremost it’s cool to be inducted into any Hall Of Fame, whether it’s TNA or any other wrestling federation. The response we got in Dallas was really cool. Those people were really happy to see me and Devon back together again and it was the longest and loudest ‘We want tables’ chants I ever heard. When you have a cool moment like that, you need to stop and smell the roses for a minute, then move on.”

    His friendship and partnership with D-Von: “Me and D-Von have had a great partnership and friendship for close to 15 years. In 15 years, how many fights or arguments do you think D-Von have I have been in? One. That’s what makes D-Von and I so special. We balance each other out whether it’s in the ring or out of the ring. Team 3D/Dudleys would never have worked with 2 Buh Buhs or 2 D-vons. Booker T gave us a great compliment and said he wished he could get along with his brother as well as me and D-Von get along. That’s what kept us together. I was very happy to see D-Von back in the ring both personally and professionally. I think D-Von is worth a lot to the TNA roster whether he wants to wrestle again or not. I really don’t know if he wants to wrestle again or not. I think he’s really content on running our school in Florida, the Team 3D Academy. It was a great moment and I was really happy for him.”

    How He & Devon Lasted So Long As A Team: “If you ask most people, they would say that I’m the hot head and D-Von is the easy going guy. That’s personally. In business, it’s more like I’m Gene Simmons and he’s Paul Stanley. Both playing equal parts, but Gene a little more vocal. In real life though, D-Von would kick your ass faster than I would. We’ve always been friends. That’s what made us successful. We know the history of tag team wrestlers. A lot of them didn’t like each other personally and always had a problem sharing the spotlight. We were never like that. We always knew that we were worth more together than by ourselves.”

    Tommy Dreamer’s Feud With Dixie Carter: “It’s no secret that Dreamer and I are best friends in the wrestling business. He will always be my best friend. He booked HOH 4 and 5 in Poughkeepsie and Philly. He wanted D-Von and I to be in the main event of both shows. He was already advertising us, it was a big deal that D-Von and I were gonna be back together. It was all over Twitter and social media and the very night before I get a phone call from a representative of TNA telling me that I have been pulled from both shows and I am now being sent to California to go to the Spike TV Guys Choice Awards. Now a couple of people are gonna say that I’m a bitch and should have just gone to the event. Contractually I can’t because they would have sued me for every dollar I’m worth because my first obligation is TNA contractually, so I have to do what they tell me to do in that way. It wasn’t like they were pulling me off those shows and I was just gonna sit home, which they could not do. They pulled me off to do an obligation for them, and she knew exactly what she was doing. She was gonna screw me over, screw Dreamer over and screw every fan over. Tommy Dreamer would never deliberately screw his fans over. House Of Hardcore has something special and unique going on and he isn’t going to advertise me on his show for two months knowing I was gonna get pulled. That’s really F’ing the people over, and she is responsible for screwing everyone over.”

    If The Dreamer-Dixie Carter Social Media Feud Is A Work: “Just because it plays out on TV doesn’t mean it’s a ‘work’. Dreamer stood the most to lose from this, and he did, and he and I are doing everything we can to make it right for the fans. We’ve told people to hang on to their HOH tickets and if they come to the shows in Bethlehem or New York, I’m gonna stay after these shows and I’m gonna meet every fan that comes. I don’t care how long I have to stay. They will get any photos, autographs, meet and greets. I’m gonna do the right thing because she screwed them over. I know you guys look at things where everything is part of the show. This goes a lot farther. There are a couple things I can’t even talk about because I know the ramifications. The bottom line is this was a scumbag move on her part, and she knew what she was doing.”

    Losing to EC3: “Listen, say what you want about the kid. He is doing a pretty damn good job. Plenty of room for improvement, but he is lightyears ahead of where I was when I was his age. He’s got the look. He’s getting better on the mic, his physicality, he was able to hang at Slammiversary. You love him, you hate him, from a business standpoint he is an upcoming rising star.”

    His Love Life: “My love life is flourishing. Velvety smooth. It’s all good. I’m currently working on a post-show Bully Ray fan appreciation party that I am throwing myself. It’s not sponsored by TNA, it’s all me. I don’t know whether it’s going to be Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, but I’m working on a party I want to throw for the wrestling fans just to show them that I appreciate their support over the years. I don’t know any other wrestler who threw a party for fans, and everything is going to be on me.”

    TNA Possibly Bringing Back The 6-Sided Ring: “I sent out a tweet an hour ago asking the fans what they want to see. 33 Retweets for the 4 side, 262 favorites for the 6 sided, so it looks like the fans that follow me want to see that 6 sided ring back. I think that’s one of the cool things about TNA how they will listen to fans opinions. I don’t know if it’s going to be set in stone, but I do know that TNA looks for fans opinions. I’m more of a traditionalist with the 4 sided ring, it’s just my opinion. If they brought back the 6 sided ring, I would fully embrace it and continue to do what I do. I know some guys that said it was a little more challenging to perform in the 6 sided ring and that it was more difficult to come off the top rope and how the ropes are tighter, so they bruise your body a lot more.”

    Fans Bashing TNA & The Future Of The Wrestling Business: “It’s ok if people are opinionated, but at the end of the day we only have two major companies, we have Ring Of Honor and House of Hardcore on the horizon. We need to band together. There’s very little wrestling left. We need to come together and be very positive about the wrestling business because there might not be a business in the future for all of us. TNA is still a relatively young company. The WWE wasn’t a huge company in the first 12 years of business when Vince Sr started it. TNA still has some growing pains and trying to get over the hurdles that many other companies had and we need to find the right mix of people on the team. From a locker room point of view I think we’re there. I think we have the best performers out there. We just need to fire on all cylinders and if Slammiversary is any indication on where this company can go, I think there’s a bright future for us.”

  • Tommy Dreamer Blogs On His Angle With Dixie Carter, TNA & House Of Hardcore

    Tommy Dreamer wrote the following blog on his official Facebook page regarding Dixie Carter, TNA and House Of Hardcore:

    “I want to follow up from my official statement of last week (my last post) . I don’t understand the confusion. I read things on the internet or people send me messages here or on Twitter. When I post something that’s it. When I respond to people that’s it. I have no agenda.

    However when I am wrong I gladly admit it. The social media contoversy between myself & Dixie Carter got a lot of attention. Which as I found out on Sunday was unintentionally cause by me. Friday evening after my House of Hardcore 4 show I was thanking all the fans that were hitting me up on Twitter. I was favouring & RTing everything positive about the show(putting myself & the show over isn’t that what we do on there) a fan said what a great time he had and attached a picture of my crowd. It had her name attached w/a curse towards her. Thats ok she & I have thick skin however this came to my phone. I was informed Sunday the picture also included a photo of their show the same night. I checked my laptop & they were right. I have no clue how that happened but I would never do that intentionally. I wouldn’t gloat over my show over theirs.I would never throw it in somebodys face To be honest if she would have Tweeted Sundays PPV over 4000 attendence compared to my Sat West Coast House of Hardcore show I would have been pissed as well.

    So here are the facts

    1.Bully Ray was pulled from my show I was pissed. I feel petty politics played a part

    2.I called her a b*tch at my show I was mad & feel the past business relationship we had it was bad for my & her buisness

    3.I APOLOGIZE for the tweet. & when you hit me up on Twitter that Monday I didn’t know you were mad but when someone fires a shot at me I go back at them. That’s who I am.

    4.I would have loved to telll her this to her face I asked to speak w/her on Sunday it didnt happen. Whether she was busy or didn’t want to it is what it is.

    5.saw her later after the show in the restraunt. Wasn’t the place to talk. Hopefully everything is fine.

    Bottom line I want WWE TNA ROH HOUSE OF HARDCORE NEW JAPAN & EVERY INDEPENDENT COMPANY TO DO WELL. I was as proud of Sundays PPV like it was my own show & my own money on the line. I love helping out there The people mean everything to me. The wrestling buisness is a better place without politics being a factor. If everyone strives the industry & most importantly the wrestlers & wrestling fans benefit. (And yes I’m doing this on a Monday because of the high level of wrestler traffic derr remember the Monday Night wars i had 2 VCRs rolling at once)

    Social Media has definitely changed how we watch tv (hell it changed the Main Event of WrestleMania) Everyone can post their opinion. You need to be accountable for your actions & statements. So there is my accountabilty & statement.”

  • Huge SummerSlam SPOILERS: Cesaro To Turn BABYFACE!! (No Lie) — DETAILS HERE!

  • Sean Waltman Blasts TNA For Considering Bringing Back The 6-Sided Ring

    Sean “X-Pac” Waltman is the latest wrestler to speak out against TNA’s announcement that the 6-sided ring might be returning next week at TNA’s Impact Wrestling tapings from NYC.

    Two Top TNA Stars Speak Out Against The Six-Sided Ring Returning

    Waltman tweeted on Wednesday night:

    https://twitter.com/therealxpac/status/479413615313702913

    https://twitter.com/therealxpac/status/479413931790716928

    https://twitter.com/therealxpac/status/479414608948502531

    Vote Here: Should TNA Bring Back The 6-Sided Ring?

  • Tommy Dreamer Accepts Dixie Carter’s Offer To Appear On Thursday’s Impact

    Over the past few weeks, Tommy Dreamer vented on Twitter about TNA Wrestling President Dixie Carter pulling Bully Ray from the the recent House of Hardcore live events.

    Dixie called out Dreamer on Twitter and invited the “Innovator of Violence” to appear at Thursday’s live episode of Impact Wrestling from Bethlehem, PA, just an hour away from Philadelphia.

    Tommy Dreamer responded, saying that he’ll be there this Thursday:

  • Dixie Has Dinner With WWE Hall Of Famer, Late Addition To TNA Slammiversary?

    – TNA is still heavily pushing the idea of a Slammiversary appearance by former Dallas Cowboys cheerleader Rebel. The Menagerie does not have a match announced for tonight’s show, outside of Crazzy Steve’s involvement in the X-Division Title match, so it’s possible that they have another segment on tonight’s pay-per-view.

    – TNA president Dixie Carter tweeted the following about having dinner with WWE Hall Of Famer Kevin Von Erich this weekend:

  • Huge *SPOILERS* For This Monday’s RAW + MAJOR CHANGE To MITB Lineup! [Details >>]

  • Tommy Dreamer Blogs On Bully Ray/Dixie Carter/House Of Hardcore Controversy

    Tommy Dreamer posted the following blog on his official Facebook page regarding the situation surrounding Bully Ray, Dixie Carter and the latest House of Hardcore show:

    “I never wanted a publicist I don’t feel the need. So here is my OFFICIAL STATEMENT In todays society with social media being the way it is I laugh every time a celebrity says something that is not poltically correct and they apologize for it. The only reason why they apologize is because they got caught or it could hurt their image. The wrestling community is all a buzz over my recent House of Hardcore events. It was so much work, but so happy it worked out for me, the wrestlers & importantly the fans. The biggest controversy is Bully Ray being pulled from my show. Here is how it all went down. I have 1 of my best friends calling me & saying I can’t believe I have to even make this call. Bubba tells me TNA is pulling me from your show. I have to do an apperance for them in LA. I say ok. I had no apperance contracts like Ive had in the past. I put my thinking cap on & I remembered so many times in the original ECW stuff like this happened before. In doing my best Paul Heyman I didn’t lie to my audience. I gave the fans 2 matches told them they can leave now get those 2 matches for free & get a refund but if they stayed I had surprises & promised a solid show. I advertised a Main Event & didnt have 1 player I felt it was the right thing to do.It worked out in the end maybe better than I had hoped for. Not 1 person left. I also told the audience this part of show won’t be on DVD it was just for them. It was. I did call Dixie Carter a b*tch & im not apologizing for it.(the crowd said way worse things about her) It was a bad buisness move. Which I see being made all the time. I am all buisness. I have helped TNA wrestling before & did very good buisness for them drawing 3 times the amount of people from the last show they did at Mid Hudson Civic Center from something I put together at HOH 3

    >To TNA’s credit John Gubrick Head of Talent Relations who has always been straight with me offered to help anyway possible. I at first wanted Bobby Roode & Eric Young both agreed to help even tho they had personal stuff then I just went with my gut(no fat jokes)

    Bully Ray & I came up w/if any fan that bought an HOH ticket & brings it to the TNA upcoming tvs in PA or NY he will have a free meet n greet. Because he feels like sh*t & wants to make good. TNA Agreed which is just good buisness for both. I turned a negative into a positive. (Thats what I do) It benefits HOH TNA & importantly the wrestling fans. I help out behind the scenes in TNA. I’m not under contract, I don’t know if I will be brought back & if not that’s ok.

    I will continue to support Impact Wrestling. I love the men & women there & want there buisness to grow.

    If WWE, ROH or any indy asks me to help I would do the same. I love wrestling & just want to see it continue to strive & get better. I am a 43yr old man & don’t need to take peoples petty issues, especially If something effects my shows & hard work. I have an issue with that & I will voice my opinion. I feel there are way too many hypocrites that only voice their grievences after the company stops paying them. To me that is just BS

    My House of Hardcore slogan is No Politics No BS JUST WRESTLING I strive to continue to have that in my locker room & w/the paying customers. Hardcore is a strong work ethic.

    So when people talk about what’s going on go or start rumors direct them here or my Twitter. Thanks look fwd to continued progress this Sat HOH 6 West Coast Invasion www.houseofhardcore.net”

    You can follow Dreamer at Facebook.com/TheTommyDreamer.

  • DIRECT LINK: WWE Reveals Possible Candidates To Replace Seth Rollins In The Shield!

  • Bully Ray Comments On Dixie Carter Pulling Him From House Of Hardcore Event

    Bully Ray commented via Twitter about TNA president Dixie Carter pulling him from Tommy Dreamer’s “House of Hardcore” event on Saturday night. The former TNA Champion tweeted the following:

  • BACKSTAGE NEWS: Is The Undertaker RETIRED?! Find Out HERE! [Read >>]

  • TNA 10 Year Anniversary On Cable, Impact Wrestling Preview (Video)

    – TNA president Dixie Carter tweeted the following regarding the company’s ten year anniversary since they landed their first television deal with FOX Sports Net:

    – The following is a preview video for this week’s edition of Impact Wrestling, which airs this Thursday on Spike TV:

    http://youtu.be/bYHwb2wY_N8

  • Press Release: TNA Announces New Family-Friendly Television Show

    TNA recently issued the following press release:

    Challenge and TNA Entertainment have joined forces for a historic announcement – teaming up to deliver TNA’s first ever wrestling programming specifically designed for a family audience.

    An all-new version of TNA Xplosion will air weekly on Challenge from Saturday May 31 at 9am. The show has been reformatted with families in mind and to purposely differentiate itself from TNA’s flagship post-watershed programme IMPACT WRESTLING.

    Xplosion – which is hosted by Jeremy Borash and features a mix of new matches, classic bouts and the hilarious ‘Spin Cycle’ panel debates – will also continue to be shown in its current late night timeslot of 11pm on Wednesday evenings. TNA IMPACT WRESTLING is broadcast every Sunday at 9pm.

    Challenge can be viewed across the UK and Ireland on Sky (145), Freeview (46), Virgin Media (139) and Freesat (145).

    TNA President Dixie Carter said: “Xplosion moving to Saturday morning on Challenge is a strategic and natural evolution of TNA programming, as our product resonates with fans of all ages.

    “Families with young children are always strongly represented during TNA’s annual MAXIMUM IMPACT Tour. I am confident with the new format and time slot of Xplosion we will continue to attract new fans, particularly kids.

    “Ask any TNA Superstar and they will tell you, there is no greater feeling than seeing the eyes of a child light up when he sees his favourite wrestler in action.

    “Through TNA’s flagship IMPACT WRESTLING programme and the all-new Xplosion, combined with innovative and engaging content delivered daily through our digital and social channels, there are more ways than ever to engage fans with the TNA brand.”

    Stephen Ladlow, Director of Challenge, commented: “As the exclusive home of TNA in the UK and Ireland, it’s great to be able to bring TNA to a whole new audience with our new family friendly show.

    “We know that the TNA UK Tour attracts fans of all ages, so it seems fitting that Challenge can now cater for them whether young or old with this new Saturday morning Xplosion show.”

    Jeremy Borash added: “TNA’s awesome fans across the UK and Ireland can expect Xplosion to showcase their favourite TNA Superstars each week, with an emphasis on two of the most popular types of matches, X-Division and the Knockouts.

    “With exciting competition in the ring and the popular ‘Spin Cycle’ panel, the new Xplosion will be must-see Saturday morning TV!”

    TNA also have a special Family Package for all those wanting to attend the MAXIMUM IMPACT 7 Tour, which comes to Glasgow, Manchester and London in January 2015. Anyone buying four tickets together (maximum of two adults) can enjoy a 20 per cent discount on the standard ticket price.

    Full details on the TNA UK Tour – including dates, venues, roster and ticket prices – can be found by visiting www.impactwrestling.com/uktour

  • BACKSTAGE NEWS: Daniel Bryan May Be Out MUCH LONGER Than Expected! [READ >>]

  • TNA Part-Timers Win At Bellator PPV, Dixie/DDP Attend; TMZ Covers ROH iPPV

    – TNA president Dixie Carter and wrestling legend Diamond Dallas Page were shown sitting cage-side at the Bellator 120 pay-per-view in Memphis, Tennessee on Saturday night.

    The two wrestling personalities were showing their support of the event, as well as for the three TNA part-timers: Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, Muhammad “King Mo” Lawal and Tito Ortiz.

    Rampage defeated Mo in a controversial three-round decision, while Ortiz defeated Bellator Middleweight Champion Alexander Shlemenko by way of first-round submission.

    – In other pro wrestling and MMA news, UFC fighter “Filthy” Tom Lawler’s appearance at the Ring Of Honor & New Japan Pro Wrestling “War of the Worlds” iPPV this weekend drew some coverage from TMZ Sports. You can check out the article online at TMZ.com.

  • CM PUNK CONFIRMS Wedding Plans With AJ LEE + NEW Video Of Him SINGING!!

  • Dixie Carter To Attend MMA PPV On Saturday, TNA’s Recent Ratings Decline

    – TNA president Dixie Carter will be in attendance at the Bellator pay-per-view this weekend, as Quinton “Rampage” Jackson and Muhammad “King Mo” Lawal, both of whom are still under contract to TNA, will be competing against each other in the main event.

    – TNA was doing a 1.08 average cable rating with an average of 1.37 million viewers back in March of 2013. That is compared to a 0.93 average cable rating with an average of 1.13 million viewers in March of 2014. That is a 13.9 percent drop in ratings and a 17.5 percent drop in viewership.

  • VIDEO & PHOTO Of Roman Reigns Suffering A BRUTAL Injury Overseas — VIEW HERE!

  • TNA Runs “Elevator Assault” Angle Parody Of Jay-Z & Solange

    TNA has released a “CRAY-Z” video of Dixie Carter attacking her Chief of Staff Rockstar Spud in an elevator – a parody of Beyonce’s sister Solange attacking rapper Jay-Z in an elevator at the Met Gala after party at the Standard Hotel in New York City, which has been a major celebrity tabloid story this week.

    View Here: Footage of Solange Attacking Jay-Z While Beyonce Watches Calmly

    An article at TNA’s official website states:

    “IMPACT announcer Jeremy Borash was getting Dixie’s thoughts on MVP but things begin to get interesting when Spud shows up and mentions that Dixie has been ignoring him this week.”

    “Loud screams and an unmistakable thud caught our attention and we were able to get our hands on the security footage from inside the elevator. As you will see, the TNA President wildly attacks Spud on the elevator before an intervention by Borash.”

    The article adds that “repeated attempts” to reach Dixie Carter and Rockstar Spud for comment have been refused.

  • Christopher Daniels Talks About Dixie Carter, Bad Booking In TNA

    Former TNA star Christopher Daniels appeared on this week’s episode of The Shoot podcast, around the 1-hour mark.  the May 11th edition of The Shoot. Here are some highlights of what he said about:

    Dixie Carter & If She’s Changed Since Becoming TNA’s Top Heel: “My opinion is that she’s always been the same. I mean i feel like because she’s taken on the responsibility of being a character on the show, she’s a little more stressed out maybe cause there’s a little more responsibility rather than just her going out there and sort of being herself like she’s going out there and portraying a character. There’s a lot of effort, a lot of stuff going around when she became this character and there’s a lot of pressure for her to perform, so i think that effects you in certain ways. But she hasn’t changed in a negative way in that respect. She’s just got a lot of pressure on her now to perform and sort of hang with guys who have been doing this for a lot longer than her. It’s a lot of pressure to put on yourself, to go in there and sort of get some story lines across with a lot of the big guys. I think she’s got a good group of people working for her and she’s working hard to get as much done for the company as she can.”

    TNA World Title Matches Often Ending With Screwy Finishes: “I don’t think it’s an idea where oh well here’s a world title match lets dilute it down with wacky finishes. I think whenever they use it the mentality is that there’s a reason they’re trying to get a specific response from the fan base at that point. They have their reasons for doing these things. Do they always translate to the viewers? Maybe not. But i mean like i said before they’re making their decisions and they have a certain mindset, they have a certain goal that they’re trying to reach and the message that they’re trying to reach that goal with, whether they reach it or not is i guess up to the fan base. If the fan base is turning off the television when they see these things going on i mean that’s the message to send. But that’s up to the fans at that point to say well we’re not going to put up with this, we want to see something different. Let your voices be heard.”