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  • Kurt Angle Comments On “#August1Warning,” Shannon Moore Rants About TNA’s Future

    -Former TNA Impact Wrestling star Shannon Moore recently posted a rant on Twitter regarding TNA’s future following several recent roster cuts, and the fact that so many established stars are sitting home right now, as opposed to being utilized by a top wrestling promotion.

    Below is Moore’s rant from Twitter (multiple tweets combined):

    People ask me my thoughts on TNA. I don’t know what the game plan is but would hate to see a company come to a cross roads. However I feel it’s time to capitalize on the house hold names that are sitting home right now. Carlito, Morrison, Helms, Masters, etc. These guys are hard workers that have name value that people still want to see. Sometimes the mixture of home grown and household names is a good thing. Just my opinion but so much talent that have a following should be put to use by someone. It’s a waste and this day and age it’s hard to build new talent unless you have the following already paying attention to your product!! That’s my thoughts but its not my answer at the end of the day that will help. Hopefully the game plan will pan out.

    Follow Shannon Moore on Twitter @TheShannonBrand.

    -TNA Impact Wrestling star Kurt Angle is the latest to take to Twitter to address the “#August1Warning” mystery-man angle. Angle tweeted the following:

    ImpactWrestling Thursday Night Spike TV. 9 pm est. who is Aug 1st Warning? Tune In to See Who. I’m Curious!!

    Follow Kurt Angle on Twitter @RealKurtAngle.

    *SPOILER* On “#August1Warning” Mystery-Man? + More SHOCKING TNA Cuts Expected!

  • New Main Event Mafia Member Revealed, New Knockouts Title Contender, More

    -TNA Knockout Gail Kim became the new number one contender to the TNA Knockouts Championship by defeating Taryn Terrell in a ladder match on Thursday’s edition of TNA Impact Wrestling on Spike TV.

    -Also on this week’s edition of TNA Impact Wrestling, former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Quinton “Rampage” Jackson was revealed as the latest addition to the new Main Event Mafia. The new group now consists of Sting, Kurt Angle, Samoa Joe, Magnus and Rampage.

    Shocking Development In Negotiations Between Sting And WWE

  • New Main Event Mafia Members Revealed, Lashley Wins MMA Fight

    -As was revealed during the latest set of TNA Impact Wrestling television tapings, you can officially pencil in Quinton “Rampage” Jackson and Magnus as members of the new Main Event Mafia, which already features Kurt Angle and Sting.

    Read our full TNA Impact Wrestling Spoilers.

    -Former WWE and TNA wrestler Bobby Lashley improved his professional MMA record to 9-2 with a 98 second submission victory over Matthew Larson at the Global Warrior Challenge pay-per-view from Kansas City, MO.

    More Main Event Mafia Members, Major TNA Star Jumping-Ship To WWE

  • Main Event Mafia Member Revealed, Matches For Impact Next Week, BFG Series

    It was revealed by TNA Hall Of Famer Sting during Thursday night’s TNA Impact Wrestling broadcast on Spike TV that the first member of his newly formed Main Event Mafia will be none other than fellow TNA Hall Of Famer Kurt Angle.

    TNA confirmed Suicide vs. Kenny King vs. Chris Sabin for the TNA X-Title and Mickie James vs. Velvet Sky for the TNA Knockouts Title for next week’s Impact Wrestling broadcast.

    Following Thursday’s Impact Wrestling show, below are the current Bound For Glory Series standings:

    -Magnus – 10 points
    -Jeff Hardy – 7 points
    -Austin Aries – 7 points
    -Daniels – 7 points
    -Mr. Anderson – 7 points
    -Samoa Joe – 2 points
    -AJ Styles – 2 points
    -Jay Bradley – 0 points
    -Bobby Roode – 0 points
    -Hernandez – 0 points
    -Kazarian – 0 points
    -Joseph Park – 0 points

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  • Sting Speaks On How Long He’s Got Left In Wrestling, Steroids, Hogan, Angle

    TNA Hall Of Famer and wrestling icon Sting was recently interviewed by Muscle & Fitness. Below are highlights from the interview.

    Sting on his toughest competitors: “The best and most memorable feuds were with Rick -sic] and Hulk Hogan. One of the toughest opponents was Kurt Angle. He’s an Olympic gold medalist and they call him “the Wrestling Machine” and that’s exactly what he is. His pace and work ethic in the ring is top notch. There’s nothing he can’t do… Lex Luger, aesthetically he trained to look good like I was doing, but he had freakish strength as well. I saw him squat 500 easily. I saw him bench 405 for reps. It was easy for him. I saw him incline 405. He was just a really strong guy.”

    Sting on his workouts: “I trained for size. That’s all I was training for. My knees are arthritic now. I don’t have a whole lot of flexibility left. Thankfully, I got smart somehow or another in 1990 and stopped taking steroids – totally stopped. A lot of the guys I ran with all those years continued to take steroids year after year – those guys are having their knees and their hips replaced. I’m not saying everybody who gets their knees and their hips replaced took steroids. I just noticed that the guys who did that were too big, too bulky, too heavy, and the body couldn’t handle it and it took its toll. So that was my one saving grace, but I would train differently now. I’m actually doing pretty good for a guy my age – I just turned 54 – and I’m still hanging in there. I can move a little bit in the ring.”

    Sting on how long he’ll wrestle: “I’ve learned not to give a time. I can’t go on wrestling much longer. I’m taking it, literally, one month at a time. I’m under contract until January of next year, so we’ll see what’s happening. I do want to do more movies. I’m looking at a few different things, reality shows being one of them. I’m just trying to move onto the next season of my life. As far as wrestling goes, I’ve stayed away from the creative part of it all these years, I just don’t want to sit in on the meetings and babysit wrestlers and personalities and all that. But, there are things I’d like to see happen in pro wrestling and I may try to make it materialize. I don’t know. ”

    Check out the complete interview online at MuscleAndFitness.com.

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  • Sting Bringing Back The Main Event Mafia, TNA HOF Ceremony Location

    – The 2013 TNA Hall of Fame ceremony for Kurt Angle will be October 19th at the San Diego Marriott Mission Valley.

    – On Thursday’s Impact Wrestling, TNA Hall of Famer Sting revealed that he’ll be bringing back the Main Event Mafia. Here’s a preview for next week’s Impact Wrestling:

    * The Latest on HULK HOGAN Wrestling Again & The Planned BOUND FOR GLORY Main Event

  • Kurt Angle Wants To Be In The WWE HOF, WWE’s Top “Leaps Of Faith” Video

    – 2013 TNA Hall of Fame member Kurt Angle recently tweeted about the honor – noting that WWE really needs to “give him his props” and induct him into their Hall of Fame:

    – In the latest Top 10 countdown video, WWE looks at some of the greatest “leaps of faith” in WWE history, including high spots from Brock Lesnar, Rey Mysterio, Jeff Hardy and Bully Ray.

  • Sting Assisted To The Back After Slammiversary (Video), Jeff Jarrett Congratulates Kurt Angle

    – The official YouTube account of TNA Wrestling has released post-Slammiversary footage, which features Sting being assisted to the backstage area by two referees after being struck with a hammer by Bully Ray to conclude the No Holds Barred World Heavyweight Championship main event.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaYotgWp8Ks

    – At Slammiversary, it was announced that Kurt Angle would be the second inductee into the TNA Wrestling Hall Of Fame taking place during Bound For Glory weekend in October. Through Twitter, fellow TNA legend Jeff Jarrett congratulated the Olympic Gold medalist on the honor.

    “Congratulations to the 1 n only @RealKurtAngle 4 being inducted n 2 the #TNAHallofFame!” Jarrett wrote. “Inside the ring, there’s never been anybody better!”

    – Two TNA stars celebrated birthdays at Slammiversary as “Cowboy” James Storm turned 36-years-old while Velvet Sky turned 32.

  • Kurt Angle Reacts To His TNA Hall Of Fame Induction Announcement

    TNA star Kurt Angle tweeted the following messages in response to the announcement that he will be inducted into the TNA Hall of Fame this October during Bound For Glory weekend:

    Kurt Angle’s ex-wife Karen Jarrett also congratulated Kurt:

  • Kurt Angle To Be Inducted Into The TNA Hall Of Fame

    At Sunday’s TNA Slammiversary pay-per-view, it was revealed that Olympic gold medalist Kurt Angle will be the second inductee into the TNA Hall of Fame.

    Angle is a 5-time TNA World Heavyweight Champion, a former X-Division Champion, King of the Mountain and the second Triple Crown Champion in TNA history.

    Kurt Angle will be inducteed during Bound For Glory weekend in October and joins Sting as the only members of the TNA Hall of Fame.

    * MAJOR Spoiler On TNA’s “BIG” Free Agent Signing

  • Bret Hart Apologizes For Pat Patterson Gay Joke, Angle On Austin’s Podcast

    – “Stone Cold” Steve Austin announced on Twitter that he’ll be in the studio today interviewing Olympic Gold Medalist & TNA star Kurt Angle for a new episode of his Steve Austin Show podcast.

    – WWE Hall of Famer Bret Hart has apologized for a joke he made about Pat Patterson during the Bret Hart Appreciation celebration that took place after Monday’s WWE RAW. While Pat Patterson was calling Bret the greatest Canadian wrestler in history, he got on one knee to salute him. Bret said something to the effect of, he gets scared when Pat, an open homosexual, gets on his knees.

    Apparently Bret got some backlash for the joke, as he tweeted today:

    “I sincerely apologize to anyone that was in any way offended by my in-ring joke to Pat Patterson on Monday, especially to Pat … whom I hold in the highest regard. I was only trying to take some of the edge off an emotionally challenging moment and I failed. The comment does not in any way reflect my feelings toward the gay and lesbian community. B”

    VIDEO: Watch Bret Hart’s Gay Joke Here

  • Kurt Angle Says He’s Open To A WWE Return Before Retiring

    TNA star Kurt Angle was interviewed by Alfonso Castillo of Newsday.com and spoke about returning to TNA’s main event picture soon:

    “This is a nice little break, but I’m getting ready to step and get back in the front seat. By no means am I ready to retire. I’m doing this to help the company. But pretty soon, I’ll be back in the main event mix.”

    Angle also spoke about the possibility of returning to WWE before he reties, saying that anything’s possible:

    “Since these guys wrestle part-time, obviously it’s appealing. But that’s what I do in Impact Wrestling now,” Angle said. “My loyalty is with Impact Wrestling right now. I can’t think about it yet until my contract is up. But is there a possibility (of returning to WWE)? You can’t throw anything off the table.”

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  • Dixie Carter Hypes Tonight’s Impact, Kurt Angle Attends Amateur Wrestling Event, More

    – Tonight on Impact Wrestling, it will be revealed whether TNA Wrestling cornerstone AJ Styles has turned his back on the company and the fans. The Aces and Eights have announced that on the show, they will hold a “Patching In” ceremony to officially welcome Styles intoto the gang.

    TNA Wrestling President Dixie Carter posted a message on Twitter hyping the show, and hopes Styles will come to his senses. She wrote, “In Tampa for our 1st TNA Show EVER in that great city. #ImpactLIVE! going to be big tonight. @AJStylesOrg needs to make the right choice.”

    – Last week at Grand Central Terminal in New York City, Kurt Angle attended “The Rumble On The Rails,” an amateur wrestling event where three of the world’s top powers joined forces in solidarity to promote the sport. The event was broadcast on the NBC Sports Network, with the multi-time wrestling champion and Olympic gold medalist being shown in attendance during ESPN coverage. Here is video footage of Angle attending the event.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQpdmQsQf_4

    – This week’s featured match on TNA Xplosion on Challenge UK features Mickie James squaring off against Tara.

  • Kurt Angle Heading To New York To Help Save Olympic Wrestling

    TNA sent out the following press release today today:

    Kurt Angle To Attend “The Rumble On The Rails” | USA vs. Iran vs. Russia | NYC May 15

    Olympic Gold Medalist, multi-time World Heavyweight Champion and TNA IMPACT WRESTLING superstar Kurt Angle will attend “The Rumble On The Rails” – USA vs. IRAN vs. RUSSIA – on May 15 at Grand Central Terminal in New York City.

    Three of the world’s top powers will come together in solidarity in this historic wrestling event, which is a showcase competition as part of World Wrestling Month, declared by the international wrestling federation (FILA).

    Each year, the United States, Iran and Russia are among the world’s best wrestling nations. Since the IOC Executive Board recommendation that wrestling not be a core sport at the 2020 Olympic Games, these three nations have worked closely together to help support Olympic wrestling. Although their governments do not always agree, the wrestling leaders in these nations have a strong working relationship.

    TNA’s Kurt Angle joins other celebrated USA Olympians attending the event including Dan Gable, Bruce Baumgartner, John Smith, Tom Brand and Rulon Gardner.

    TNA’s Television Production team will be on hand to film Kurt’s involvement at the historic competition, which will air here on our website, ImpactWrestling.com

    For more information on “The Rumble On The Rails” event, visit TheMat.com, the official website of USA Wrestling

  • Kurt Angle Talks About Retiring In WWE, Hogan Being Featured Over Him In TNA

    TNA star Kurt Angle appeared on Mark Madden’s Pittsburgh radio show this week to promote tonight’s live episode of Impact Wrestling. Here are some highlights of what Angle said about:

    Why Hogan Is Battling Aces & Eights, Not Him:

    “You know what, I’ve had talks with Creative and, yeah, we’ve been going back and forth. I’ve been the staple of the company the last five years until, I would say, the last year. I believe they’ve been trying to use the younger talent.”

    “[It’s] a touchy subject. I love Terry, but you’re right, it is about bringing up the younger talent. And the way to do it is having them wrestle veterans like me in the main events. Hopefully in the future they’ll start doing that more often.”

    Focusing Back On TNA After Considering Another Olympic Run:

    “I believe that was probably the beginning of my demise in TNA as far as where they wanted me,” Angle said. “They were expecting me to try out for the Olympics and go to the Olympics, so they kind of wrote me off. Then, they didn’t have a lot for me. But, I said, ‘Hey, it’s over. What are we going to do now?’ And they said, ‘We’re going to have plans for you and start writing you back in.’ So, we’ll see here in the future.”

    Loving TNA But Possibly Ending His Career In WWE:

    “I love it in TNA. I’ve been very, very happy here. They treat me very well. You just never know,” Angle said. “The way I want to retire, I want to go out with a bang. I’m hoping to God that within the next three years, we can have somewhat of a PPV that is minutely close to WrestleMania. But, we don’t. Not yet. But, you know, everyone always wants to retire at WrestleMania.”

    “It’s a hard thing because I want to stay in TNA – I love it there – but when you have the opportunity to go back and perform in front of millions of people on PPV and 100,000 fans in the stadium, it’s kind of hard not to. But, like I said, I am happy in TNA and this is where I want to stay.”

  • Kurt Angle Talks About His Career Winding Down & Working A Reduced Schedule

    TNA star Kurt Angle was recently interviewed by The Sun and had this to say about his career winding down:

    “When I do retire, I won’t be coming back. But I do see myself, after my contract is up, going on a reduced schedule where I will be part-time and only doing particular PPVs and TVs.

    “I definitely am going to still be involved in wrestling because even though, thank God, I’m financially set, I love what I do.

    “It’s hard to walk away from it when you can still do it. I’m still kicking hard and in my prime, I haven’t lost a step.

    “If this happens in TNA, then great. I’ll be there for the big shows and represent them the best way I can. Hopefully they’ll get a lot more success out of it, more PPV buys and more attendance.

    Angle also stated that he wants to start working a reduced schedule when his current contract expires, working just TV and pay per view events.

  • Hogan Puts Over TNA Writers, Angle Promotes Olympic Wrestling & More

    – Hulk Hogan tweeted the following about TNA’s writing team:

    Hogan also noted that he’ll be at his Hogan’s Beach Shop on Easter Sunday at 4PM for a “no prisoners” Easter egg hunt.

    – TNA star Kurt Angle was recently interviewed by the Boston Globe about saving Olympic Wrestling.

    – TNA has released the following promo video for the 4/11 Corpus Christi, TX Impact Wrestling tapings:

  • Jim Ross Blog: WM29 Match He’s Most Looking Forward To, Fandango, Kurt Angle-HOF

    WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross has updated his blog, which you can read in its entirety at JRsBarBQ.com. Here are some highlights of what JR said about:

    Which WM29 Match He’s Most Looking Forward To:

    “What match am I looking forward to the most at WM29? Several have my interest and ALL are important for those involved on a variety of levels. I certainly look forward to the Shield’s 6 man tag in their debut at the ‘Big Event.’ Very curious to see how @TripleH and Brock Lesnar engage. I love these physical, hellbent for leather type of matches. The Streak is a WM highlight and no element in WrestleMania history has been more significant than the Undertaker going 20-0 at the Super Bowl of WWE. As one who had a hand in signing both @JohnCena and @TheRock I am proud that they are going to close the show, again, but also am nervously anxious to see how they follow all that precedes them. Big time players step up and play when the game’s on the line and closing a WrestleMania event is akin to the game being on the line.”

    How He Think Fandango Will Do At WrestleMania:

    “I honestly feel that he will do well & have a surprisingly good match with the great Chris Jericho, @IAmJericho. I know that Fandango can wrestle because I’ve seen him pre-Fandango in NXT and it is unfortunate that some fans have already indicted this young man before they’ve see the new persona in action. Just because one doesn’t like the gift wrapping doesn’t mean that the package inside, inside the ropes in this case, won’t be a pleasant surprise.”

    Kurt Angle In The WWE Hall Of Fame:

    “Do I think that Sting or Kurt Angle will ever be inducted into the WWE HOF? Absolutely, is my best educated guess. When? I have no idea but I hope I’m around to see both inductions.”

  • Kurt Angle Talks Retirement & Teases Working For A Company Other Than TNA

    TNA star Kurt Angle commented on whether he’ll be retiring any time soon – and teases that his final matches could be for a company other than TNA:

    Angle has stated publicly that he plans to retire by age 46 (he’ll be 45 on December 9th) – and responds to reports from a “wrestling site” that says he’ll be retired in 6 months:

  • New WWE Head Writer, Angle Added To WWE.com, Payback PPV Ticket Presale, Foley DVD Preview

    – Former WWE creative team member Court Bauer revealed on Twitter that David Kreizman, who started with WWE months ago, is now a WWE head writer. He is a Daytime Emmy award winning soap opera writer.

    – TNA star Kurt Angle has been added to the Alumni section of WWE.com. It’s true.

    – WWE is holding a ticket pre-sale this week for the new Payback pay-per-view. The event takes place on Sunday, June 16th from the Allstate Arena in Chicago, Illinois. The online pre-sale begins Thursday morning with the password PUNKPPV. Tickets will be on sale for $500, $300, $90, $70, $50 and $25 and go on sale to the general public this Saturday.

    – WWEDVDNews.com has released the following video preview for the new “Life and Times Of Mick Foley” DVD release, in stores April 16th:

  • Kurt Angle Talks About Where TNA Will Be In 5 Years, Retirement & More

    TNA star Kurt Angle was recently interviewed by ChicagoNow.com to promote Thursday’s live edition of Impact Wrestling from the Windy City. Here are some highlights of what Angle said about:

    Where TNA Will Be In 5 Years: It continues to grow no doubt worldwide. We are on the road for good and we are taking little steps to improve the overall product. I believe in 5 years if things are done right we could be competing with the monster (WWE). They have amazing programming and Vince McMahon has done wonders for his product. I have been in Impact Wrestling for 7 years and I thought by now we would be up in the ratings. I believe that’s going to take a little more time.

    Retirement: I might be involved in some way but not in the ring. I might have a part time schedule where I do some selected shows, which I can handle. If I decide to do that I won’t announce my retirement. But I’m going to give TNA the next 3 years of my absolute best and see what happens.

    He also spoke about the International Olympic Committee’s decision to pull wrestling from the 2020 Olympic games, the Attitude Era and more.

  • TNA Lockdown Match Announced, Kurt Angle On Bellator Recap

    – TNA star Kurt Angle appeared on Bellator MMA on Thursday night to discuss the International Olympic Committee’s decision to drop wrestling from the Olympics in 2020.

    “It’s very frustrating. I can tell you that there a lot of kids out there who want to go to the Olympics. Now it’s been taken away from them.”

    Angle argued that amateur wrestling has the highest participation since 1980 is one of the most popular spots in the world.

    – On Thursday’s Impact Wrestling, the first match was announced for TNA’s upcoming Lockdown pay-per-view on Sunday, March 10th. Team TNA, captained by Sting will face Team Aces & Eights, captained by TNA TV Champion Devon. The three other members of each team will be announced in the coming weeks.

    The other big match on the card will be TNA World champion Jeff Hardy defending his title against a challenger to be named on an upcoming episode of Impact. Hulk Hogan was going to name the challenger at the end of Thursday’s Impact, but Aces & Eights came down to attack him. Hogan was saved by Sting and Bully Ray to end the show.

  • Kurt Angle On Bellator Tonight, Bully Ray’s Injury Legit, Gut Check & More

    – Bully Ray’s quadriceps tear is reportedly a legitimate injury, according to PWInsider.com.

    – TNA has announced that the the Wing House in Orlando, Florida (3789 S. Kirkman) will host a Lockdown viewing party on Sunday, March 10th.

    – TNA Gut Check comes to the February 23rd TNA live event from Grand Rapids, Michigan. For more details, visit TNAGutcheck.com.

    – After tonight’s Impact Wrestling, TNA star Kurt Angle will be live on Bellator MMA on SpikeTV to discuss the Olympic wrestling controversy.

    * SPOILERS For Thursday’s IMPACT WRESTLING From London

  • Kurt Angle Comments On The Olympics Dropping Wrestling In 2020

    TNA wrestler Kurt Angle spoke to Fox Sports today about the about the International Olympic Committee’s decision to drop wrestling from the Olympics, starting in 2020. Angle, who won a gold medal for wrestling in 1996, told Fox:

    “We’re going to fight this. They can’t just drop it. They’re keeping badminton and that sport where you jump on a trampoline, and they’re dropping wrestling. It’s just crazy. I don’t know what this world is coming to. Things are changing.”

    Angle also tweeted today:

    The Fox Sports report also notes that fellow gold medalist Dan Gable, who is the name-sake to the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum in Waterloo, Iowa, plans to fight the decision. 2012 Olympic gold medalist Jordan Burroughs tweeted:

    “It’s not over yet. We will keep fighting to save the sport we love. Don’t stop dreaming and don’t stop believing

    Bruce Braley, a congressman from the prominent wrestling state of Iowa, tweeted:

    “Outrageous decision by @IOCMedia @Olympics to drop Wrestling from the Olympics. One of @Olympics oldest sports — absurd.”

    Even Scott Blackmun, the CEO of the United States Olympic Committee, said Tuesday he was surprised about the decision, given the “history and tradition of wrestling, and its popularity and universality.”

    A final vote by the IOC to eliminate wrestling from the Olympics will take place in September.

    * KURT ANGLE Responds To CM PUNK Calling The Pope A Nazi (He’s Pissed)

  • Kurt Angle Responds To CM Punk Calling The Pope A Nazi, Del Rio & Henry Hype Elimination Chamber

    – WWE.com has published a photo gallery of R-Truth’s recent promotional tour of Qatar.

    – World Heavyweight champion Alberto Del Rio tweeted the following on Monday afternoon hyping his match with the Big Show this Sunday at WWE Elimination Chamber:

    – Mark Henry tweeted the following about his plan to win the SmackDown brand’s Elimination Chamber match this weekend and challenge the World Heavyweight champion at WrestleMania:

    – In response to CM Punk calling the Pope a Nazi on Twitter, TNA star Kurt Angle has responded to Punk:

    * Exclusive Pictures of THE MIZ Dumping CM PUNK On His Head Saturday Night