– As previously reported, TNA star Jessie Godderz will be hosting an upcoming ESPN arm-wrestling show called “CAWL To Arms,” which will feature a co-ed college arm wrestling tournament. The first three parts of the show will air on ESPNU at 7pm EST on May 13th, 20th and 27th. The last part of the show is scheduled to air in July.
– For those who missed it in the June 15th Impact Wrestling taping report up on the site, Jeremy Borash opened the show by announcing that TNA is not sure when they will be returning to Universal Studios after last night’s event.
– TNA will be taping the May 1st edition of Impact Wrestling tonight in Orlando, Florida. Also, the company will tape portions of the May 8th edition of the show tonight as well. On Tuesday night, also in Orlando, Florida, TNA will tape the remainder of the 5/8 edition of Impact Wrestling, as well as the May 15th edition of the show.
– The following is the “#IMPACT365” post-show wrap-up with Jeremy Borash for last night’s TNA Sacrifice pay-per-view.
TNA has added the latest edition of their “Spin Cycle” web series to their official YouTube channel. The latest edition of the show features a “Wet and Wild Trivia Showdown” contest.
The official preview for the show, which can be seen above, reads as follows:
Ethan Carter III, Rockstar Spud, ODB and Zema Ion all take place in the Wet and Wild Trivia Showdown. If you answer correctly you are safe… however.. if they answer incorrectly… you’ll have to watch! Jeremy Borash Hosts. For more information and to find out where you can watch Xplosion go to http://www.impactwrestling.com
– ECW original Tommy Dreamer worked as an agent at the TNA Impact Wrestling television taping on Thursday. Dreamer filled the position left open by Jeff Jarrett when he resigned from the company.
– TNA personality Jeremy Borash appeared on the “Restaurant Impossible” show on the Food Network on Friday night. Borash appeared with Gail Kim’s husband, Chef Robert Irvine, in Santa Rosa, California.
-The TNA Impact Wrestling Glory trading cards will be released by Tristar on November 13th. TNA photographer Lee South shot the photos that were used for the cards. TNA has launched an official Twitter page for the trading cards, which you can check out at Twitter.com/TNACards.
-The latest edition of the Impact Wrestling podcast is now online, featuring guests Kurt Angle, Mike Tenay and Taz joining regular show-hosts Jeremy Borash and Christy Hemme. You can check out the latest Impact Wrestling podcast below:
As previously reported, TNA executive producer Eric Bischoff was not at the company’s Bound For Glory pay-per-view last Sunday night, nor was he at the Impact Wrestling television taping on Thursday.
Jason Hervey, the partner of Bischoff’s production company, was at both Bound For Glory and Impact Wrestling performing his usual duties. Additionally, Garett Bischoff was at both events.
During the recent TNA talent meeting, Dixie Carter and executive John Gaburick informed the staff that Bischoff will be working from home.
At the same meeting, Jeremy Borash spoke and offered a demonstration on how to film on camera phones for the company’s upcoming 24/7 project.
-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.
-Former TNA Impact Wrestling wrestler Jesse Sorensen is selling some of his old TNA gear on eBay. You can check that out online at eBay.com.
-Dr. Tom Prichard has a new blog up on his official website where he discusses, among other topics, “The American Dream” Dusty Rhodes. You can check that out online at DrTomPrichard.com.
-The following is a video of TNA’s Jeremy Borash on The John Boy & Billy Show from this past Thursday:
– 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.
-The latest edition of the TNA Impact Wrestling podcast is now available online. The podcast, which is hosted by Jeremy Borash and Christy Hemme, features special guest Eric Young this week. Additionally, the teaser for the podcast notes that Howard Stern responded to TNA wrestler Bobby Roode’s recent remarks. Check it out online at iTunes.com.
-As noted previously, WWE Hall Of Famer Jerry “The King” Lawler has booked himself in a match on the one-year anniversary of his heart attack on WWE RAW. Before he works that match, however, Lawler is scheduled to wrestle Mike Rapada on September 7th in Covington, Tennessee.
-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”
-You can officially pencil in the TNA World Heavyweight Championship rematch between Chris Sabin and Bully Ray for the August 15th edition of TNA Impact Wrestling.
The Sabin/Ray rematch will be held inside of a steel cage, and will serve as the main event for the 8/15 show, which will be a “Hardcore Justice” themed event, much like the “Destination X” edition of Impact Wrestling that aired recently.
-Speaking of Sabin, he along with TNA Knockout Velvet Sky and TNA announcer Jeremy Borash will be signing autographs at 2pm E.T. today at Direct Auto Insurance (3907 Victory Drive) in Columbus, Georgia to promote tonight’s live event at the Columbus Civic Center.
Borash tweeted the following about the personal appearance:
Come meet @ProjectSabin @VelVelHoller & @JeremyBorash from 2-4pm today at @DirectAutoIns in Columbus, GA!!
– TNA Wrestling producer Eric Bischoff is denying Marcus “Buff” Bagwell’s claim in an interview this week that the two have been in talks regarding a potential return to the promotion.
Bischoff tweeted Friday, “FYI, havent had a conversation with Marc Bagwell in 15 years or more. Not sure what conversations he “thinks” hes had with me.”
When asked of a potential return to TNA Wrestling during an interview with the Shining Wizards podcast, Bagwell stated, “Me and Eric are talking. Sting wants me to come down there and work for TNA. So we are in talks, we are waiting for me to get back to 100%. We are about 2 weeks out. I just spoke to Sting yesterday. So Eric is gonna bring me down and talk to me and just see what happens, so I am in the mix with maybe going back to TNA now.”
– TNA Wrestling has released a video of Joey Ryan starring in “The Sleaziest ShopTNA Commercial Ever.”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXLUNA3rJ7M
– TNA Wrestling President Dixie Carter sat down with Jeremy Borash Friday for a video interview “to talk 2013 and more.” It will be released via ImpactWrestling.com next week.
– The main event of TNA’s Turning Point PPV on Sunday, 11/11 will be TNA World Champion Jeff Hardy defending against Austin Aries in a rematch from Bound For Glory.
– The UK’s Challenge TV is said to be very satisfied with the TNA British Bootcamp reality series.
– Thursday’s Impact featured a new announcing team of Jeremy Borash and Todd Kenely working the first hour of the show. According to PWInsider.com, it was Eric Bischoff’s call to use Borash and Kenely to freshen up the first hour. Kenely previously did commentary for Hulk Hogan’s Celebrity Championship Wrestling.
– Scott Rechsteiner, famously known as Scott Steiner, and legal representatives of TNA Wrestling are scheduled for a court hearing in Nashville, Tennessee on October 26, according to court records on nashvillechanceryinfo.org.
The hearing stems from Rechsteiner filing a Counter Claim against TNA in Nashville Chancery Court on September 10, which initially filed a formal complaint against the grappler to prevent him from making “disparaging remarks” about the organization and its employees on Twitter. TNA complains that Steiner’s comments breached a contract he signed in December 2010 stating that he is “forbidden from making public statements, including messages online, concerning TNA or any of its employees without prior approval.”
TNA filed a motion to dismiss Steiner’s claim on October 9.
– Jeremy Borash noted on Twitter that the finalists of British Boot Camp are in Phoenix, Arizona for this weekend’s Bound For Glory festivities. The program, which has been commissioned by Challenge TV and will air in December, will follow four Brits attempting to win a full-time TNA contact.
The finalists are wrestling twins Hannah and Holly Blossom, Marty Scurll and Rockstar Spud.
– Hulk Hogan tweeted the following regarding Bound For Glory: “It up to Sting and Bully Ray To stop this and save the day,BFG this Sunday is a game changer,I know Sting and Bully r gonna win it all.
“Phoenix and our Bound For Glory PPV is gonna be crazy this Sunday,please do t miss it,aces&8’s have one shot to get in our company TNA and Looking foward to HOF with TNA IMPACT WRESTLING,STING is a real Icon,in the ring with him last Thursday reminded just how big he really is.”
— It would appear that Scott Steiner has parted ways with TNA Wrestling as his profile has been deleted from ImpactWrestling.com. This is a general indication that a talent is no longer affiliated with the organization. “Big Poppa Pump” has not appeared for TNA since December.
— TNA Wrestling conducted a fan poll regarding format changes to the international program TNA Xplosion and Jeremy Borash revealed on Twitter that viewers want longer Spin Cycles, more matches and house show footage. Jeremy Borash said he was going to collaborate with Kevin Sullivan, the program’s executive producer, to “make that happen.”
— ShopTNA.com has released new T-Shirts featuring Jeff Hardy, Velvet Sky and one that reads “Wrestling No Season.”
— Sarita, who competes as Dark Angel in Mexico, will compete at a CMLL event tonight in Tlaxcala, Mexico as she teams up with Marcela to take on Amapola and Princesa Sugheit.
TNA executive Eric Bischoff posted the following on his Facebook page late Monday night ripping TNA employee Jeremy Borash:
“Just had a beer here in Nashville. Bartender asked me I worked for the boss ‘Jeremy Borash.’ When I asked ‘WTF’ that was supposed to mean, I was told emphatically that Jeremy has represented himself as an ‘owner’ of TNA. Jeremy is a low rent bit player who should be fortunate he has a job.”
In response to Bischoff’s burial of Jeremy Borash, TNA star Brutus Magnus tweeted the following:
@JeremyBorash is 1 of the hardest working & loyal people TNA has ever had. Aren’t ppl supposed to be MORE mature as time goes on, not less?
– Sources have confirmed that the current plan is for Drew McIntyre to make his return to SmackDown this week after being fired last week. RAW GM John Lauranaitis is set to be in charge of SmackDown as part of this week’s GM switch, and he is expected to rehire McIntyre.
There has been talk that McIntyre will be getting a new “playboy” gimmick soon.
– WWE announcer Scott Stanford took a few shots at TNA announcer Jeremy Borash on Twitter over the weekend. When a fan told Stanford, “You’re no Jeremy Borash!”- Stanford replied:
“Thats insulting, hurtful and…wait, who is that?”
After getting some backlash from Borash fans, Stanford later followed up with:
“Im sure Jeremy is better than me in whatever he does.. I dont know who he is or what he does! I know he cant out rap me!!”
“Apparently my not knowing who someone on a tv show has caused a little stir. I dont know who this season’s Bachelor is either!! Whoops”
– WWE has updated the latest “Are You Serious” video, featuring “Road Dogg” BG James and Josh Matthews making fun of wacky WWE clips. In this week’s show, they look at Shawn Michaels’ various wardrobe malfunctions, Marc Mero’s flamboyant Johnny B. Badd gimmick and the infamous Ultimate Warrior – Jake Roberts “Trust Me” storyline.
— After a deal fell through for Jason Pierre-Paul of the Super Bowl champions New York Giants to appear on this Thursday’s episode of Impact Wrestling, TNA Wrestling has secured another player for the event.
TNA Wrestling president Dixie Carter announced this afternoon on Twitter, “New York Giants star running back and Super Bowl champion Brandon Jacobs will appear on Thursday’s IMPACT.”
— Jeremy Borash filled in for Taz on commentary at Sunday’s Against All Odds pay-per-view. Taz stated on Twitter that his wife’s brother passed away on Saturday.
He wrote, “My wifes brother passed on Sat’ night, great man. I wouldve NEVER had a career if it wasn’t for him. Gave me the $ to go to wrestling school when I had nothing. RIP Joe.”
— Gunner appears for Action Packed Wrestling on February 24, 2012 at the APW Arena in Chester, South Carolina. Click here for event information.
Knockouts VP Karen Jarrett is livid over the Knockouts disobeying her orders to show more skin on last Thursday’s episode of IMPACT Wrestling and is now planning some major punishment for the ladies on next week’s show. She stopped by the IMPACT Wrestling Post Show to address her plans for next week’s show and how she has taken matters into her own hands with the Knockouts.
She vents to Jeremy Borash, “These stupid little bitches think they’re going to continue to mess with me? I tell’em to cover up, they won’t cover up. Then I tell ’em to take it off and they put on more than what they normally wear!
“Well, you know what? They have messed with the wrong lady! One thing that they continue to forget is I’m running the show around here! They answer to me! So next week, I’m going shopping—one of my favorite things to do—and I’m gonna provide the outfits that they’re going to wear in the ring.
“They wanna play games? Game freaking on, bitches!”
Jeremy Borash announced at Thursday’s TNA Wrestling live event in San Francisco, California that Bobby Roode defeated James Storm at the previous night’s Impact Wrestling taping to capture the TNA World Heavyweight Championship. Roode then appeared and stated on the microphone that Beer Money is dead because he killed it. Storm came out and challenged Roode to a match for the strap.
In the main event, Roode defeated Storm to retain the championship. Roode won after hitting Storm with the title belt while the referee was accidentally knocked out.
Roode defeated Storm at Wednesday’s Impact Wrestling taping by striking “The Tennessee Cowboy” with a beer bottle, turning heel in the process and effectively dissolving Beer Money. The angle airs next Thursday on Impact Wrestling.
— Kazarian took a shot at Sin Cara, who was suspended yesterday for 30 days due to a violation of WWE’s Talent Wellness Program.
“The Flux Capacitor is what makes time travel possible,” Kazarian wrote regarding the name of his finisher. “If you STEAL it, you violate the Wellness Policy and get suspended 30 days. Just sayin’.”
— Matt Morgan underwent MRIs on his lower back yesterday. The TNA star has been dealing with spasms of late that have been increasingly painful.
He is expected to receive the results within the next few days.
— Jeremy Borash celebrates his 37th birthday today.
— Abyss is advertised to appear for Pro Wrestling Destination on Saturday, August 20 in Reno, Nevada. Visit www.pwdwrestling.com for event information.
— TNA Wrestling color commentator Taz announced on his Twitter account that he won’t be on hand for Destination X due to a family obligation. He will, however, be at the subsequent television tapings.
Jeremy Borash will fill in for Taz. He wrote on Twitter: “Looking forward to joining the announce table for Destination X this Sunday. This is going to be a fun PPV! Don’t miss it!”
— TNA Wrestling’s “BaseBrawl” event scheduled for Saturday, August 27 at Regions Park in Birmingham, Alabama has been canceled. Refunds can be made at point of purchase.
— Devon and Jack Evans appear on this week’s Impact Wrestling Post Show. (Video Link)
— “The Pope” D’Angelo Dinero and Mickie James are advertised to appear at Direct Auto Insurance 530-J Joseph E Lowery Blvd Atlanta, Georgia on Saturday, August 20 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
— Mick Foley was not TNA’s original choice for the role of Network Consultant. Company officials had a nineties star in mind for the role but couldn’t come to terms on an agreement—it was not Bill Goldberg.
— Scott Steiner has apparently resolved his financial dispute with TNA Wrestling as he appeared at last night’s iMPACT! Wrestling taping in Orlando, Florida.
After building up a match between Matt Morgan and Scott Steiner for TNA Sacrifice, company officials stopped pushing it just prior to the event since “Big Poppa Pump” accepted a booking for an independent show in Port Colborne, Ontario on the same night.
He was also scheduled to participate in a TNA vs. AAA match at TripleManía XIX (Mr. Anderson and Scott Steiner vs. Jack Evans and Extreme Tiger), which takes place on Saturday, June 18 at Palacio de los Deportes in Mexico City. However, his issues with TNA may prevent the booking from being finalized. AJ Styles has been discussed for the role in case Steiner is unable to compete.
— Jeremy Borash will be hosting a TNA UK Fan Party in Manchester, England on May 26 at a “secret location.” More details are available here.