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  • Kurt Angle Interview – Whether Austin Aries Is Too Small To Be TNA Champion, Is He Still Interested In MMA?

    Speaking to ChadDukesWrestlingShow.com, Kurt Angle discussed his movie career, various stars of TNA Wrestling talents, wrestlers small in stature being involved in the heavyweight championship scene and whether he still aspires to compete in mixed martial arts. Highlights from the interview are as follows:

    Whether he’s still interested in competing in mixed martial arts: “The last time I talked was two and a half years ago with Dana White, I took the UFC physical. We just couldn’t come to terms on a starting time. I wanted it 3-6 months, Dana needed me in four and a half weeks and I understand he wanted me to be ready and he needed me at that point and it just wasn’t gonna work out.”

    When asked whether White had an opponent in mind for Angle, he responded, “Well, they wanted me to be on Ultimate Fighter but I told them I wouldn’t do it for free. So he came up with a very nice deal, that being I would get paid very well for that, thank god, and a 6 fight deal. I didn’t want to go in there half prepared. I wanted to go in there full blown. I’m 43 now, I tried out for the Olympics or I was going to and I got injured five different times last year. So my body’s just not holding up the way I want it to so I don’t think it’s going to be a possibility.”

    On being the go-to guy in assisting new talent in getting over: “I really enjoyed it, I took it as a compliment. At TNA they did the same thing. They’d bring in somebody like the Pope or Mr. Anderson or whoever else that was coming in that was coming from WWE or had somewhat of a name, the first program they’d do would be with me. I’ve always enjoyed that it’s a good challenge and Desmond Wolfe was another one that came from Ring of Honor. So I like that and I know that the company has faith in me. Both WWE did and TNA had the faith in me to make the guys look as good as I could.”

    Whether Austin Aries is too small to be TNA World Heavyweight Champion: “No. I think Austin Aries as champion, I think he deserves it, he’s an awesome talent. Chris Benoit and Eddie Guerrero, unfortunately their tragedies really damaged the ability for smaller guys to step up and become champions. I don’t know why but I think they were just unfortunate. I don’t think it was because of their size, I think they were just terrible tragedies that happened with both those families and it’s gotten a little bit of a bad reputation now, the under 6 foot club and I don’t think it should be that way. I think any size is a good size.”

    The full interview is available here.

  • Kurt Angle Addresses Status For TNA No Surrender, Opening For Tonight’s Pay-Per-View, Sarita

    – Despite a nagging leg injury, Kurt Angle says he will compete at tonight’s No Surrender pay-per-view event.

    “Getting Ready for tag title Match tonight at No Surrender Ppv. My Injury Will Not Hinder My Ability to Wrestle. I Won’t Let It!!!” he wrote on Twitter this afternoon.

    Angle and AJ Styles will face Christopher Daniels and Kazarian in a TNA World Tag Team Championship Match.

    – TNA Wrestling has released the music video that will kick off tonight’s No Surrender pay-per-view event featuring the semifinals and finals of the Bound For Glory Series.

    http://youtu.be/Va2I2I_rp1c

    – Sarita, who competes internationally as Dark Angel, is featured on the cover of the latest issue of Super Luchas. She is currently on a two-month wrestling tour of Japan for all-women’s league STARDOM’s 5 STAR Grand Prix Tournament.

    Video – Sarita takes huge face first fall onto hardwood floor

  • Kurt Angle To Announce For NBC Sports Network, Former TNA Knockout Gives Birth, Xplosion

    – TNA Wrestling star Kurt Angle will serve as a member of the broadcast team for the debut event of mixed martial arts organization World Series of Fighting airing Nov. 3 on NBC Sports Network, MMAJunkie.com reported Friday.

    The legendary grappler will serve as an analyst alongside veteran combat-sports broadcaster Michael Schiavello and mixed martial arts legend Bas Rutten. The event, which takes place at Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, will feature former WWE and TNA Wrestling star Bobby Lashley in action.

    Angle wanted to announced for NBC for the wrestling competition in the 2012 Olympics but wasn’t chosen.

    – Former TNA Knockout Lacey Von Erich gave birth to a boy last week following twenty hours of labor. She tweeted, “My beautiful baby boy was born 8/30/12 at 5:32pm! 20 hours of labor! Ouch! Home, happy, and healthy now! ;) pic.twitter.com/30YOrPBG.”

    – This week’s featured match on TNA Xplosion on Challenge pits Christopher Daniels against Garett Bischoff.

  • Kurt Angle Rips CM Punk: ‘He’s Not The Best In The World, He’s Not Even Top 10’

    Kurt Angle is back at it again on Twitter. WWE Champion CM Punk calls himself the “Best in the World” – and Pro Wrestling Illustrated magazine recently gave Punk their endorsement by ranking him at #1 on this year’s PWI Top 500 list.

    Kurt Angle, a vocal critic of Punk in recent months, doesn’t agree with Punk being ranked at #1 – or him being in the top 10 at all. Angle tweeted on Tuesday:

    What do you guys think – is CM Punk deserving of being called the Best In the World? If he’s not #1, is he in the Top 10?

  • Kurt Angle Working Injured, Devon Tweets Picture Wearing WWE Shirt & More

    – TNA star Kurt Angle has been working with a pulled hamstring. TNA booked 6-man tag matches over the weekend to take some of the workload off Angle.

    – Former WWE star Luke Gallows was on the road with TNA over the weekend and appeared as one of the masked members of Aces & Eights, so it’s believed he’s signed a TNA contract.

    – In another sign that Devon is done with TNA, he tweeted a picture of himself at the gym wearing a WWE “RAW Is War” t-shirt.

    It’s expected that TNA will be quietly eliminating Devon’s Television championship.

  • King Mo Reveals When He Will Debut In TNA, Hulk Hogan Appearing On “Fox and Friends”, Kurt Angle

    – During an interview with Steven Muehlhausen of The Fight Club Chicago, mixed martial artist and recent TNA Wrestling signee “King Mo” Lawal revealed that he will be making his debut for the promotion this fall.

    “I’m going to pro wrestling school starting next month. I will be making my TNA debut this October,” he said.

    Lawal offered more thoughts on TNA in the interview, as well as thoughts on Brock Lesnar. It is available here.

    – TNA Wrestling President Dixie Carter announced on Twitter that Hulk Hogan will appear on Fox News Channel program Fox & Friends Thursday morning during the 8:00 a.m. hour.

    – Kurt Angle announced on Twitter that he has concluded filming scenes for Lighthouse, which will be released early 2013. Danny Glover appears in the film, who the TNA Wrestling star dubbed “amazing.”

  • Chris Benoit and WWF Logo Featured In New WWE DVD Release, PBS Profiles Mick Foley’s Charity Work

    – Silvervision, WWE’s European video distributer, has released a four-pack DVD package featuring “Attitude Era” titles Austin 3:16 Uncensored, Three Faces of Foley, Chris Jericho – Break Down the Walls and Kurt Angle – It’s True! It’s True. According to reader Dan, the titles are unedited as the WWF logo is not blurred and WWF references are not cut out. Chris Benoit is also not edited from the titles; he’s featured in the Jericho and Angle pieces, and appears in bonus matches featured in both sets.

    – PBS program My Generation featured a piece on Mick Foley’s work with Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN). The segment also features former WWE talent Sean “X-Pac” Waltman recalling being sexually abused as a child.

    – Check into Raw tonight on GetGlue.com for a free Kofi Kingston Night of Champions Series sticker.

  • Kurt Angle Opens Healthy Cafe In Pittsburgh, Video Message From TNA Star

    TNA Impact Wrestling Superstar Kurt Angle has opened a healthy Cafe located in the heart of Pittsburgh.

    The Health Up Cafe is a place to unwind and have a healthy meal. Guaranteed to be made fresh everyday we offer made to order breakfast and lunch, the healthy way. Whether you’re a business person with a deadline that takes precedence over a balanced meal, a mom juggling kids, work, and fitness, or a student in need of a quick meal on the way to class. Health Up Cafe has a meal or snack that fits your on the go lifestyle.

    For more information on The Health Up Cafe, visit www.healthupusa.com. It is located at 707 Grant Street Pittsburgh, Pa 15219 (Entrance is on 7th Ave in the Gulf Building.

    Here is a short video of Kurt promoting the cafe.

    http://youtu.be/xdrXamhq__o

  • Brooke Hogan’s In-Ring Debut, Kurt Angle’s Baby To Be Born Tuesday & More

    – Brooke Hogan might make her in-ring debut at TNA Bound For Glory, according to a report at f4wonline.com. TNA officials are currently discussing the possibility of Brooke Hogan wrestling Madison Rayne at Bound For Glory in October. If Brooke does wrestle at Bound For Glory, the company could use her for media appearances to generate some mainstream press in the days leading up to the show.

    – Members of Aces & Eights, TNA’s masked group of attackers, are now appearing at TNA live events. A member of the group attacked James Storm on Friday night and Jeff Hardy on Saturday night.

    – Kurt Angle tweeted on Monday that his new baby will be born on Tuesday:

  • Kurt Angle Clarifies His Tweet About Only Staying With TNA If He’s The Top Star

    In the early hours of Sunday morning, TNA star Kurt Angle’s Twitter account posted a message that has a lot of people talking:

    “If Tna Uses Me as the top Guy I Will Stay. I Love Tna. If Not, I Will Make A Business Decision.”

    After other websites picked up the story and reported “Angle is leaving TNA,” the Olympic gold medalist followed up with this update:

    “I’m not Considering leaving Tna. My Business Decision would Be a Different Contractual Agreement With Tna.”

  • Kurt Angle Considering Leaving TNA Wrestling, Impact Dark Match, Beautiful People

    – Kurt Angle suggested on Twitter late Saturday night that he will leave TNA Wrestling if the organization does meet his ultimatum to remain a “top guy.”

    He wrote, “If Tna Uses Me as the top Guy I Will Stay. I Love Tna. If Not, I Will Make A Business Decision.”

    Angle stated during an interview last year with MovieLine.com promoting his appearance in the movie Warrior that he is under cotract to TNA through 2015.

    – Shaun Ricker of NWA Hollywood defeated Sam Shaw in a dark match before Thursday’s Impact Wrestling broadcast in Orlando, Florida.

    – Former TNA Knockouts Angelina Love and Velvet Sky will be featured on the cover of an upcoming issue of ModelsMania Magazine.

  • Kurt Angle talks WWE Return & TNA Gaining Momentum, Impact Viewership Up

    – Thursday’s Impact Wrestling averaged 1.46 million viewers, way up from last week (1,210,000) but up from the previous week. Impact went up against an NFL pre-season game, which drew an audience more than 3 times larger than TNA.

    – Kurt Angle told the UK’s Daily Star that he does not plan to go back to WWE, but anything is possible:

    “I’m really happy. It’s why I signed a long-term deal a year ago. The number one question I get asked is: ‘When are you going back to WWE?’ I don’t plan on it but I never say no. I am treated well. I have more freedom to do other things too, so it’s a win-win for me and for Impact Wrestling.”

    The Olympic gold medalist also talked about TNA gaining momentum and the new faces rising to the top:

    “Lots of good things have happened this year. A lot of talent has risen up – Bobby Storm and Aries. Now it’s not just Kurt Angle, Sting, and A.J. Styles. There are young guys. The revival of Samoa Joe is amazing.”

    * Picture of RYBACK With Long Blonde Hair (WTF?)

    (Partial Source: PWInsider.com)

  • Kurt Angle Talks About His Funny Or Die Video (View Here) & 2016 Olympics

    TNA star Kurt Angle spoke with Thomas Alexander of ZooToday.com and spoke about his recent Funny or Die comedy video and whether he’d consider competing at the 2016 Olympics. Here’s what Angle said about:

    Would He Try Out For The 2016 Olympics? “No! By that time I’d be 47, that’s definitely not an option for me. As I said I, found out that the requirements of the training was too much for my body to handle at this point in my career. When you make the Olympic team, that’s a milestone in itself and the training is unimaginable. The training you need to do is borderline abuse.”

    Dealing With Injuries As He Gets Older: “You know when you get older it takes longer to recover. Even with the injuries that I’ve had in the past they never really kept me on the side line very long. I always thought I was invincible. This past year made me realize that I am not invincible anymore. That was something I learned the hard way.”

    His Recent Funny or Die Comedy Video With RVD: “They actually contacted me after hearing I was training for the Olympics, but got injured, they said they would like me to do it and then air it just before the start of the games,” he said. “I thought it was quite an honor to have guys such as Will Ferrell and Adam McKay want me for a project. So they asked me to pick a partner and I chose RVD as my coach. I knew he’d do an excellent job and people don’t know him like I do, he’s a really funny guy.”

    In case you haven’t seen it yet, here’s Kurt Angle’s Funny of Die video with RVD:

  • Kurt Angle Continues To Trash Talk CM Punk & Also John Cena

    After apologizing to CM Punk on Tuesday night for threatening CM Punk over the weekend and calling him a b*tch (in response to Punk calling TNA an “indy league”), TNA star Kurt Angle then posted a few more tweets talking trash about Punk and also John Cena.

    Kurt Angle Apologizes For Threatening CM Punk

    Angle tweeted on Tuesday night that he could “take out” John Cena in 45 seconds and that a match with CM Punk would only last 30 seconds. He later deleted those tweets.

    “Who Wants to See Angle vs. Punk?” Angle wrote. “It would Last 30 Secs. Lol. Just Kidding. I’m not Mad anymore. Punk, Ur Safe Now… Put It to Rest. Angle vs. Punk will Happen. Tna or Wwe. I Hope Tna. We’ll See. U tough Punk?

    Angle then took one more parting shot at Punk, claiming he makes more money:

    “If Tna is an Indy Company, then Why Do I Make More $ than Punk Does in Wwe? I’m just Saying.”

  • Kurt Angle Apologizes For Threatening CM Punk

    TNA star Kurt Angle has apologized for threatening WWE Champion CM Punk after Punk called TNA an “indy” promotion during a weekend interview. Angle tweeted on Tuesday night:

    In response to Punk calling TNA an indy promotion, Angle originally said, Punk wants to say TNA is an indy league? I was on top in WWE when you were trying to get a job anywhere. It was my choice to go to TNA. If I ever see you, Punk, hide, bitch.”

    Behind-The-Scenes Pictures From CM Punk’s New DVD Project

  • Kurt Angle Talks About His New Part-Time TNA Contract, Working Smaler Crowds

    TNA star Kurt Angle recently spoke to the Kirksville Daily Express to promote Saturday night’s TNA live event from the Bridge View Center in Ottumwa, Iowa. During the interview, Angle revealed that his new contract with TNA only requires him to work part-time so he can continue acting. Here are some highlights of what Angle said about:

    Wrestling In Front Of Smaller Crowds: “In a lot of ways it’s better, they are more passionate and I get to meet a lot of them… It’s more fan friendly, we take pictures in the ring and have more meet and greets. There’s a better opportunity for fans to get five to 10 autographs from each of the wrestlers.”

    TNA vs. WWE & His New Part-Time Schedule: “At the beginning there wasn’t much of a difference… I came down here with hopes of building the program, which TNA has done an amazing job of doing, but having a lighter schedule, and that didn’t occur for four or five years. It kind of blossomed after I got here and we went from doing 25 house shows to 125 and one hour on TV to two hours. With the timing of me coming in and what was going on, they needed me to be full-time. My new contract is part-time.”

    Angle also spoke about whether he would have signed with UFC over WWE if he was just breaking into the business today and more.

    * KURT ANGLE Threatens CM PUNK & Calls Him A B*tch

  • Kurt Angle Slams CM Punk For Referring To TNA As Indy

    During a Q&A session with fans on Saturday at the Chicago Comic Con in Rosemont, Illinois, WWE Champion CM Punk implied that TNA Wrestling is a minor league wrestling company.

    When asked who he would work with if it could be any single wrestler, Punk replied “Samoa Joe.” He was then asked which independent wrestler he would like to see in WWE. Punk again replied, “Samoa Joe.” When the fan noted that Samoa Joe works for TNA Wrestling, Punk remarked, “I know. You said indy, didn’t you?”

    Kurt Angle, who competes for TNA Wrestling, was not pleased with Punk’s statements. He tweeted:

  • Chris Jericho Talks About TNA Stars He’d Like To Face, Madison Rayne Dedicating Match

    – WWE Superstar Chris Jericho was asked on Twitter which TNA Wrestling talents he’d like to have a match with and responded, “Roode, Angle, Samoa Joe, AJ.”

    Though Jericho has publicly said that he keeps tabs on TNA and wants them to flourish, it is unlikely that he will ever join the promotion. He has repeatedly stated in interviews that when he wrestles, it will only be for WWE since they are the top wrestling promotion in the world.

    – Madison Rayne noted on Twitter that she is dedicating her TNA Women’s Championship Match against Miss Tessmacher tonight at Hardcore Justice to her best friend from high school: “My wrist tattoo says “watched over” in memory of my bff from h/s who passed away. Tonight, on her 27th bday, I’m dedicating my match to her.”

    – Magnus faces Mr. Anderson, Rob Van Dam and “The Pope” D’Angelo Dinero tonight at Hardcore Justice in a Falls Count Anywhere Match. Though RVD is familiar with the specialty bout, Magnus feels he will have the advantage. He tweeted, “Ppl keep saying “this match is RVD’s wheel house”… I know what RVD will do, but they have no idea how to prepare for me tonight…”

  • Impact Rating, Help Fund Angle’s Movie, New Bischoff-Baio Show

    – Thursday’s episode of TNA Impact Wrestling drew a 1.01 rating with 1.40 million viewers. Viewership was down 13% from the previous week. This week’s show had tough competition from the 2012 Olympic games.

    – Kurt Angle announced on Twitter that he will ‘follow’ anybody who donates $15 towards the making of his new movie, “Singlet: The Dana Kelly Story,” about the world of Olympic weightlifting:

    – Nick at Nite has announced via press release that “See Dad Run,” a new comedy starring Scott Baio and executive produced by Eric Bischoff & Jason Harvey, will premiere on the network on October 6th.

    Baio stars as David Hobbs, an actor who after ten years of starring as America’s favorite TV dad becomes a stay-at-home father to honor the deal he made with his soap star ex-wife (Alanna Ubach, Meet the Fockers) so that she may return to the limelight. Mark Curry (“Hanging With Mr. Cooper”) will co-star as David’s friend, Marcus.

  • Three “Bound For Glory Series” Matches Set For Hardcore Justice

    TNA Wrestling President Dixie Carter announced via Twitter Thursday that three Four-Way “Bound For Glory Series” matches will take place at Hardcore Justice. Each match will feature a different stipulation with the winner receiving 20 points.

    * AJ Styles vs. Christopher Daniels vs. Kurt Angle vs. Samoa Joe

    * Bully Ray vs. James Storm vs. Jeff Hardy vs. Robbie E

    * Rob Van Dam vs. Magnus vs. Mr. Anderson vs. “The Pope” D’Angelo Dinero

    Stipulations for all three matches will be announced during tonight’s live Impact Wrestling broadcast at 8:00 p.m. on Spike TV.

    Also scheduled for Hardcore Justice is Austin Aries defending the TNA World Heavyweight Championship against Bobby Roode in a singles match. The pay-per-view event takes place August 12, 2012 at the Impact Wrestling Zone in Orlando, Florida.

  • Promotional Poster For TNA No Surrender, Shaw Added To Roster

    – TNA Wrestling has released the promotional poster for No Surrender, which takes place September 9, 2012 at the Impact Wrestling Zone in Orlando, Florida. The twelve wrestlers participating in the “Bound For Glory” series are featured on the poster: AJ Styles, Bully Ray, Christopher Daniels, D’Angelo Dinero, James Storm, Jeff Hardy, Kurt Angle, Magnus, Mr. Anderson, Rob Van Dam, Robbie E and Samoa Joe.

    TNA No Surrender

    – Sam Shaw has been added to TNA’s roster index on ImpactWrestling.com after being awarded a contract last week on Impact Wrestling in the “Gut Check” challenge.

    – Tara has changed her Twitter handle to taralisamarie.

  • Angle Addresses Failed Olympic Bid At Show, BFG Series Update

    – After defeating Magnus to earn seven points in the Bound For Glory Series at TNA Wrestling’s BaseBrawl event in Washington, Pennsylvania on Saturday, Kurt Angle addressed the audience about his failed attempt to make this year’s United States Olympic wrestling team.

    http://youtu.be/XuRumAU_UkA

    In another Bound For Glory Series match result, Mr. Anderson defeated Magnus today in Akron, Ohio via submission to earn ten additional points, according to TNA Wrestling Dixie Carter’s Twitter account.

    – Rarely used TNA wrestler Mark Haskins recently got engaged to fellow British wrestler Vicky Skeeles. Skeeles was briefly under developmental contract to WWE in 2010.

    (source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter)

  • Impact Preview – Kurt Angle vs. James Storm, Knockouts In Action

    Don’t miss TNA IMPACT WRESTLING every Thursday night LIVE at 8/7c on SpikeTV! If you can’t watch Thursday, don’t forget to set your DVR to record it! It’s two hours of Total Nonstop Action featuring your favorite wrestling superstars – including “The Immortal” Hulk Hogan, “The Icon” Sting, Olympic Gold Medalist Kurt Angle, “The Charismatic Enigma” Jeff Hardy, Bobby Roode, “The Phenomenal” AJ Styles, Mr. Anderson, Rob Van Dam, “Cowboy” James Storm, the lovely and lethal Knockouts, the high-flying X Division athletes and many more! TNA IMPACT WRESTLING takes place from the Impact Zone at Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida! IMPACT WRESTLING is the world’s most innovative experience in professional wrestling, airing in over 120 countries worldwide!

    Preview Thursday’s huge LIVE broadcast as the road to the August 12 “Hardcore Justice” Pay-Per-View event continues:

    -Last week accusations flew that James Storm may be involved with Aces and 8s. Could there possibly be any truth to these rumors?

    – IMPACT will feature a HUGE Bound For Glory Series main event match as Olympic Gold Medalist Kurt Angle battles “Cowboy” James Storm! The competition for a shot at the World Title at “Bound For Glory” continues with two former World Champions battling on Thursday night on SpikeTV!

    – In tag team action, World Heavyweight Champion Austin Aries teams with newcomer Kenny King against Bobby Roode and X Division Champion Zema Ion

    – TNA Knockouts executive Brooke Hogan makes her return to IMPACT for the first time since the brutal attack by The Aces & 8s gang on her legendary father, “The Immortal” Hulk Hogan

    – In Knockouts action, it will be Mickie James vs. Gail Kim vs. Madison Rayne vs. Tara in a four-way #1 Contenders match for a shot at the Knockouts Championship

    All this and much more on Thursday’s IMPACT WRESTLING broadcast LIVE at 8/7c on SpikeTV

    (source: ImpactWrestling.com)

  • Punk’s Heel Turn, Angle Tweets RAW 1,000, Backstage Fallout

    – WWE.com has an article up looking at WWE Champion CM Punk’s heel turn at the end of Monday’s RAW and whether it was justified.

    – Vickie Guerrero tweeted the following about the news that AJ Lee is the new General Manager of RAW:

    https://twitter.com/excusemewwe/status/227775132976943105

    – TNA star Kurt Angle tweeted the following about RAW 1,000:

    – Here’s WWE’s latest Backstage Fallout video featuring footage from Monday’s RAW:

  • Angle Gets Married And Announces Big News, BFG Series Match

    – Twelve-time world champion and Olympic gold medalist Kurt Angle, 43, wed his girlfriend of two years, actress Giovanna Yannotti, 25, Friday. It is his second marriage after divorcing Karen Smedley, now known as Karen Jarrett, in 2008. He also announced big news.

    “I’m Married! Kyra Kody Giuliana @ Guess What? We’re Due to Have Another Baby. Life is Awesome!” Angle tweeted.

    The couple already have one child together; on January 22, 2011, Yannotti gave birth to a daughter named Giuliana Marie Angle.

    – A “Bound For Glory Series” match featuring Christopher Daniels versus Robbie E was taped Thursday before Thursday’s live Impact Wrestling broadcast.

    – Sam Shaw, who was assaulted by the “Aces and Eights” gang before his scheduled “Gut Check” match on Thursday’s live Impact Wrestling broadcast, has appeared on TNA Wrestling programming in the past. The Florida-based independent wrestler portrayed the character “Lupus” at the ECW-themed pay-per-view, Hardcore Justice, in August 2010. He is a product of the Team 3D Academy of Professional Wrestling.