It’s rumored that Hardy is temporarily being written off television in part because he won’t be attending the upcoming TNA Maximum Impact tour of the UK in late January.
Hardy’s actual TNA contract status is unclear. The former TNA World Champion signed a new deal with the company last January, which was believed to be for two years. It’s possible the second year was optional, which could make him a free agent next month.
In a match taped for TNA’s “Final Resolution” edition of Impact Wrestling on Tuesday night, Magnus defeated Jeff Hardy in a “Steel Cage Dixieland” match to become the new TNA World Heavyweight Champion.
The rules of the match stated that the wrestler must escape the cape and advance to the TNA stage where a ladder was set up. The wrestler must then climb the ladder to retrieve the belt. As Hardy was going to do exactly that, Rockstar Spud came out and knocked the ladder over, which allowed Magnus to pick up the win.
With the victory, Magnus is now set up for a unification match against fellow TNA Champion AJ Styles whenever TNA decides to pull the trigger.
For those interested, full TNA Impact Wrestling taping results are available on the newsboard.
– TNA wrestler Austin Aries (@AustinAries) was recently interviewed by “Go Vegan Radio,” where he discussed, among other topics, his vegan lifestyle. You can listen to the audio from that interview online at GoVeganRadio.com. (Thanks to Mark Kruskol for sending along the link.)
– The official TNA YouTube channel has added a music video for the new Jeff Hardy single, “Every Other Day” off of his new album, “Plurality Of World’s.” You can watch the new music video directly below:
TNA Superstar and World Heavyweight Champion many times over, “The Charismatic Enigma” Jeff Hardy unveiled his sophomore solo album, “Plurality of Worlds,” today. Featuring 10 original songs written and performed by Hardy, and packaged along with lyrics and one-of-a-kind art by Hardy, the record is available for $9.99 as a download/$12.99 hard CD on www.shoptna.com, iTunes and select online retailers today. This album follows Hardy’s first album titled “Similar Creatures.”
A must-have for industrial rock music and wrestling fans around the world, “Plurality of Worlds” offers listeners an other-worldly experience. With haunting tracks such as the standout “EveryOtherDay,” Hardy delivers a soulful, artistic album that defies convention, much like his signature in-ring high-risk wrestling technique.
“The songs on my new album represent my personal therapy sessions,” Hardy shares. “This collection is a combination of my soul and personal journal entries all put to music. It is the Plurality of Worlds.”
Junior Merrill, a longtime friend of Hardy’s, musician and songwriter, co-wrote all of the songs in the album. Additionally, TNA Wrestling Music Producer Dale Oliver co-wrote three of the tracks including “None of a Kind,” “EveryOtherDay,” and “Time and Fate.”
“Plurality of Worlds,” along with limited-edition, numbered, signed and framed lithographs created from Hardy artwork are the key features of Shoptna.com’s “Black November” sale. An ideal holiday gift for dedicated Hardy followers, fans will not want to miss this one-time chance to own or gift three different Jeff Hardy merchandise bundles featuring items such as Hardy t-shirts, arm bands, dog tags and slap bands.
About Jeff Hardy: Known as “The Charismatic Enigma,” Jeff Hardy is one of the most popular superstars in professional wrestling. Famous for his exciting, high-flying daredevil acts, Hardy is considered a pioneer of high-risk wrestling. This former World Champion has once again revolutionized his career with TNA. Hardy is best known for his work in tables, ladders and chairs matches where he regularly pushes the limits of professional wrestling. Fans are truly amazed by his undying resilience and commitment to his craft. Hardy famously competed in the second ever Monster’s Ball Match. During this contest at Bound for Glory 2005, Hardy performed his notorious Swanton. From the top of the arena entrance, Hardy landed onto Abyss, who was lying on a table 30 feet below. This is just one of the many examples portraying Hardy’s dangerous wrestling style and disregard for his own personal safety.
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– Former WWE developmental wrestler Marcus Anthony will be on hand for tonight’s Impact Wrestling taping in Cincinnati, Ohio at Cincinnati Gardens. Without indicating whether he will he wrestle on the show, Anthony wrote on Facebook this afternoon, “On my way to Cincinnati gardens #TNA #Tonight #Sga #Gammapunch.”
Meanwhile, Anthony stated on Sunday that a person pulled a gun on him.
Anthony had been teaming with Rob Terry in Ohio Valley Wrestling until TNA Wrestling ceased its affiliation with the Louisville, Kentucky-based promotion. He was under a developmental contract to WWE last year, and sparingly competed at NXT events as Lincoln Broderick. He was one of five developmental wrestlers released in November 2012.
– The official YouTube account of TNA Wrestling has released footage from Jeff Hardy’s CD release party last night at Dave & Buster’s in Cincinnati, Ohio.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ar4ahKzUAoE
– Cincinnati Bengals cornerback and former TNA World Tag Team Champion Adam “Pacman” Jones is scheduled for tonight’s Impact Wrestling taping in Cincinnati, Ohio at Cincinnati Gardens. Promoting the former World Title Holder’s appearance, TNA Wrestling President Dixie Carter wrote on Twitter, “Great having dinner with @RealPacman24 last night. See you at the @CincyGardens for #ImpactLIVE tonight. Welcome home darlin!!!”
-TNA has added a non-televised live event to their schedule. The promotion will run the NYCB Theater in Westbury, New York on December 28th. Tickets go on sale on Friday for the show with Kurt Angle, Bully Ray and Magnus advertised to appear. The pre-sale password for tickets to the event is TNALONGISLAND.
-TNA has added some new “#IMPACT365” videos to their official YouTube channel. One of the updates features Jeff Hardy explaining the origins of the name “Peroxwhy?gen,” which is what his new music CD is titled. You can watch that video below:
http://youtu.be/KkgcNNkxx-A
-Another one of the #IMPACT365″ videos features TNA trainer Scott Wheeler providing a medical update on the condition of Kurt Angle. You can watch that video below:
-TNA is running a “One Night Only” pay-per-view tonight called, “TNA One Night Only: Tournament Of Champions.” The event will feature a “King Of The Ring” style tournament with former TNA World Heavyweight Champions Sting, Kurt Angle, Jeff Hardy, Samoa Joe, Bully Ray, Mr. Anderson, James Storm, Bobby Roode and Austin Aries. For more information, visit InDemand.com.
-Jeff Hardy is releasing his new music CD, “Plurality of Words,” through the Shop TNA website next week. TNA launched an official pre-sale on Friday. For more information, visit ShopTNA.com.
-TNA has added a live event in Long Island, New York to their schedule. The event is scheduled for December 28th, with top TNA stars such as Kurt Angle, Bully Ray and Mr. Anderson advertised to appear. For more information, visit ImpactWrestling.com.
-TNA announced that there next pay-per-view themed edition of Impact Wrestling on Spike TV will be on November 21st. TNA will present a “Turning Point” themed edition of their weekly television show, which will emanate from the Impact Zone in Orlando, Florida.
-TNA announced the following brackets for their eight-man tournament to determine the new TNA World Heavyweight Champion:
–Jeff Hardy vs. Chris Sabin
–Bobby Roode vs. James Storm (winner faces the winner of Hardy vs. Sabin)
–Magnus vs. Samoa Joe
–Kurt Angle vs. Austin Aries (winner faces the winner of Magnus vs. Joe)
The matches will carry stipulations which will be determined by the “Wheel of Dixie.” The Hardy vs. Sabin match will be a Full Metal Mayhem match. While Styles is still technically the owner of the TNA title, the tournament will decide the new TNA World Heavyweight Champion. Basically, it looks as if TNA is setting up a future “Champion vs. Champion” match between Styles and the winner of the tournament.
-The following is a new tweet from the official Twitter page of Matt Hardy, where he comments on his brother Jeff not appearing on Thursday’s live edition of TNA Impact Wrestling:
Not cuz he's my brother, but Jeff Hardy is an integral part of TNA succeeding, IMO.. Jeff should be on all the "live" episodes-HE IS A STAR.
-Mr. Anderson returned at the TNA Impact Wrestling show on Thursday. Anderson, who appeared early in the show and was taken away in handcuffs, was “bailed out of jail” later in the show to ruin Bully Ray’s chances of recapturing the TNA World Heavyweight Championship from AJ Styles.
-Speaking of Hardy and Anderson, the two are set to work a match for Triple Threat Wrestling this Friday night. The following is a video promo from Matt Hardy about the match:
TNA president Dixie Carter posted a new tweet on her official Twitter account on Sunday afternoon to reveal the opening match for tonight’s “Bound For Glory” pay-per-view event. Dixie wrote:
-The next TNA “One Night Only” pay-per-view theme will be that of a tournament among past TNA champions to determine the “best champion in TNA history.” Matches include: James Storm vs. Mr. Anderson, Samoa Joe vs. Jeff Hardy, Austin Aries vs. Kurt Angle, Bobby Roode vs. Sting and Bully Ray vs. James Storm in the first round.
-The latest edition of the TNA Podcast is now online and features Jeff Hardy, Kazarian, Taz, Mike Tenay and more. Fans interested in checking that out can do so online at TNA2Go.com.
-Following the TNA Bound For Glory pay-per-view on October 20th, the next TNA Impact Wrestling television taping will be held on October 24th at the Maverik Center in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Former WWE Superstar and longtime girlfriend, herself a pro wrestling personality, Reby Sky, were officially married on Saturday.
Hardy’s brother, Jeff Hardy, was the best man at the wedding and former WWE Superstar and longtime friend, Shane “Hurricane” Helms, was one of the groomsmen.
Among those in attendance at the wedding were Marty Garner, Jason Ahrndt (aka Joey Abs of the Mean Street Possee), MVP, Scotty 2 Hotty, Drew Hankinson, Amber O’Neal, former WWE referee Kevin Keenan, Gunner, Jayme Jameson, Steve Corino, Jordan Corino, Larry Dallas, Thomas Simpson, Nigel Sherrod and Andrew Wright.
Congratulations to both Hardy and Sky and best of luck on their journey through life together from this point forward.
For photos from the wedding, check out this 24Wrestling.COM article:
– In June, inactive TNA Wrestling star Zema Ion’s fundraising campaign following an emergency appendectomy was futile as it failed to raise the needed $30,000 he was hoping to raise—it only raised $6,648, which he did not receive. Ion recently appeared on The Pain Clinic (listen here) and revealed that he became depressed after being informed he may have cancer, not to mention that he owes thousands of dollars in medical bills. He dubbed the ordeal “a really dark time,” but says he’s feeling better these days.
– In the latest edition of the “Impact Wrestling Podcast” hosted by Jeremy Borash and Christy Hemme, Breaking Bad fans Bad Influence, Mike Tenay, Taz, Jeff Hardy and Gunner offer their predictions on tomorrow night’s season finale on AMC.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QO2h1D7EMeY
– According to WrestlingFigs.com, TNA Women’s Champion ODB will participate in an autograph signing at Wrestling Universe 34-29 Francis Lewis Blvd. Flushing, New York, on Sunday, October 6 from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.
-Current TNA Impact Wrestling Knockout Gail Kim, who was recently selected as TNA’s “Knockout Of The Month,” was interviewed by The Miami Herald. Fans interested in checking out that interview can do so online at MiamiHerald.com.
-The following are some recent additions to TNA Impact Wrestling’s official YouTube channel:
TNA Wrestling issued a statement this afternoon through its company website concerning tonight’s Bound For Glory Series matches on Impact Wrestling since tournament leader Magnus will be not be appearing on the show “due to an unforeseen issue.”
The British grappler was scheduled to compete against Jeff Hardy and as a result of his absence, they have announced the following changes to the show.
“Magnus, due to an unforeseen issue, will not be appearing on tonight’s Impact Wrestling on Spike TV. Magnus currently has competed in 5 matches and was scheduled to face Kazarian on Xplosion this week and Jeff Hardy on Spike TV tonight. Due to the circumstances, TNA officials have met and made the following decision:
“Magnus will stand with his current total of 39 points. Jeff Hardy and Kazarian will face each other tonight on Impact Wrestling on Spike TV to make up their originally scheduled match with Magnus. Also the originally scheduled Kazarian vs. Hernandez match will move to Xplosion this week.
“Must Win Thursday“ tonight will now feature three matches with serious implications on the BFG Series Final Four scheduled for No Surrender in St. Louis; Austin Aries vs. Christopher Daniels, Jeff Hardy vs. Frankie Kazarian, and AJ Styles vs. Bobby Roode. Tune in tonight at 9/8c for all this and the return of Hulk Hogan on Spike TV.”
-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.
TNA Impact Wrestling star Sting recently sat down with the folks at Wrestle Talk TV for the latest edition of their online “Wrestle Talk TV Extra” program.
In this edition of the show, “The Icon” talked to host Patrick Lennon about his infamous match at the TNA “Victory Road” pay-per-view against a badly inebriated Jeff Hardy.
The video, which can be seen below, is accompanied by the following description: “In this edition of Wrestle Talk TV Extra ‘The Icon’ Sting talks to Patrick Lennon about his feelings over the infamous Jeff Hardy incident, when Hardy was in no fit state to perform against him live on Pay-Per-View.”
The TNA Impact Wrestling live event in Cape Giradeau, Missouri on Saturday night turned into a complete disaster when the card had to be drastically altered due to six wrestlers being unable to compete as scheduled.
The Missouri Athletic Commission would not allow Chris Sabin, Garrett Bischoff, Jay Bradley, Wes Brisco, Gail Kim and Miss Tessmacher to work matches because they did not have current licenses to wrestle.
As a result, the event in Cape Giradeau on Saturday night opened with a TNA agent coming out to the ring to announce that the aforementioned six wrestlers would not be wrestling on the show as advertised. Instead, the following card took place across approximately 90 mins in front of 500 fans, with five total matches (three of which featured double-duty performances):
-Bully Ray vs. James Storm
-Devon vs. Gunner
-Samoa Joe vs. Bobby Roode
-Gunner & James Storm vs. Bully Ray & Devon
-Jeff Hardy vs. Kurt Angle
TNA attempted to save face with the fans in attendance by inviting them backstage after the show to meet the stars for free. That too fell apart in a sense, as Jeff Hardy, arguably the biggest star available, charged $20 for a photo and reportedly would not sign autographs.
– Sunday at Slammiversary, Jeff Hardy made his return to the squared circle as he teamed with Magnus and Samoa Joe to beat The Aces and Eights in a Six-Man Tag Team Match. Hardy is scheduled to appear on tonight’s episode of Impact Wrestling, which TNA Wrestling is promoting by highlighting his artistic side.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4yxOkOBoFc
– Following Taryn Terrell’s dynamic performance in a Last Knockout Standing Match this past Sunday at Slammiversary, TNA Wrestling executive producer Eric Bischoff offered a ringing endorsement for the New Orleans native.
He wrote on Twitter on Wednesday evening, “Fan of Taryn Terrell. One of the best acquisitions to the talent roster in the last year. Heart, passion, charisma, skills and commitment.”
– In Shark Boy’s return match for TNA Wrestling, he lost to Robbie E on this week’s episode of TNA Xplosion on Challenge in the United Kingdom.
– TNA Wrestling President Dixie Carter announced Wednesday afternoon that Jeff Hardy will return to action at this Sunday’s Slammiversary pay-per-view event.
“Spoke w/@JeffHardyBrand & he’s ready to return to action. Happy to announce he’ll be back at #Slammivesary. Tune in Thurs (9-11pm) to hear,” she wrote.
Hardy has not appeared on TNA Wrestling programming since the April 11 episode of Impact Wrestling, where he was defeated by Bully Ray in a Full Metal Mayhem Match for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship.
– Infrequently seen TNA Wrestling Superstar Sam Shaw appears on the latest edition of The List with Robbie E. The synopsis reads, “After some time off the list is back with Gut Check Winner Sam Shaw and Robbie E is willing to give his a chance to get on the list… Granted he doesn’t seem to care to much for the list it seems.”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXiUjs5sPt8
– According to WrestlingFigs.com, Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian will appear at Comicazi 407 Highland Ave. Somerville, Massachusetts this Friday from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m.
Newsday.com has published a recent interview with Jeff Hardy, which was conducted in Westbury, New York earlier this month over WrestleMania weekend. Here are some of the highlights of what Hardy said about:
Why He’s With TNA Instead Of WWE:
“I was in TNA years ago, and it’s just more alternative, and more different, and I’m a different kind of cat. I can be more of the enigma I want to be with the music and art and just a professional wrestler in general. The WWE kind of limits it with what you can do, and here I can express my spirit more.”
What Inspired Him to Become a Wrestler:
“Back in the day when I’d see Hulk Hogan, The Ultimate Warrior, Sting — especially The Ultimate Warrior and Sting — with the face paint and the larger than life characters, I was obsessed with it. And then I learned more about professional wrestling and the beauty that does exist in it. It truly is an art, and I became obsessed with it and I said, ‘this is what I have to do'”.
His Relationship with Matt:
“We have a great relationship. He is working some Ring of Honor shows and working a lot of independent shows. So he’s staying busy. He’s prretty much his own boss. But yeah, we still stay in touch.”
Thursday’s episode of Impact Wrestling drew a 1.07 cable rating, the same figure as week’s show. The first hour drew a 1.01 before growing to 1.14 in the second.
Viewership declined slightly from last week, to 1.39 million viewers from 1.41 million. Two weeks ago, the program drew 1.43 million viewers. Three weeks ago, the show drew 1.49 million viewers.
Viewership peaked in the second hour during a match between Matt Morgan and Joseph Park, drawing a 1.16 cable rating.
Velvet Sky Meets “Back To The Future” Actress
Velvet Sky appeared on Charlotte Today, where she appeared alongside actress Leah Thompson from Back to the Future and tweeted this picture:
Exclusive Video Of Jeff Hardy After Becoming #1 Contender:
TNA has released the following video featuring exclusive comments from Jeff Hardy following Thursday’s Impact Wrestling, where he became the No. 1 Contender to the World Heavyweight Championship held by Bully Ray: