— Treasure Coast, Florida news website TCPalm.com published a wedding announcement concerning TNA Wrestling talent James Cox (a/k/a James Storm) and Dani McEntee, who got married on March 30 in Nashville, Tennessee.

The wedding announcement is available here.

— TNA Women’s Knockouts Champion Mickie James is hosting a wrestling event at the May 27 Springfest Festival in Carrier Mills, Illinois. More information on the event is available here.

— Mick Foley is advertised to appear at this Saturday’s Richmond Flying Squirrels minor league baseball game in Richmond, Virginia. as part of the Celebrity Picnic Series. The picnic zone includes a two-hour, all you can eat buffet, a reserved Diamond Club seat, and autographs with the TNA Star for $28. More information is available here.

— Mick Foley is scheduled to return to TNA Wrestling programming at next Monday’s iMPACT! taping in Orlando, Florida.

He was originally scheduled to appear at the April 20 iMPACT! taping, but it was canceled due to miscommunication. Company officials thought he would unavailable to make the show due to his appearance at the Cauliflower Alley Club Annual Reunion in Las Vegas, Nevada. He flew to Orlando, Florida for the iMPACT! taping, but the script had already been finalized.

Foley indicated last week on Twitter that he would like to appear at Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s birthday celebration, which takes place this Monday night on Raw. It is said that TNA officials were okay with him appearing at the event, but WWE declined.

— Kurt Angle has a role in Dylan Dog Dead of Night, which hits theaters tomorrow.

— The Jeff Hardy video package that aired during the UK telecast of TNA Impact on Tuesday was likely used a filler because the program features less commericials and therefore needs additional content to pad out the two hour time slot.

source: F4WOnline.com

— It was reported earlier that Ric Flair underwent rotator cuff surgery on his shoulder last Thursday after being written off television at TNA Lockdown. Jim Ross clarified the WWE Hall of Famer’s health status by stating that he did not undergo surgery. JR tweeted over the weekend:

“While @ the gym yesterday got a text from ‘Naitch’ who was checking on my ‘wrestling’ status. BTW Ric has a horrid shoulder but no surgery.”

Taz, who stated on Thursday’s episode of TNA iMPACT! that Flair underwent surgery earlier that day, wrote on Twitter,

“For those whom have asked, Mike & I were either given BAD info on RF Shoulder issue or RF status changed from Tues (TV), to this weekend.”

— Mick Foley is scheduled to return to television imminently.

— TNA Knockout Tara has been announced for AdventureCon, Tennessee’s Largest Pop Culture Collectors Show. The annual event takes place June 10-12 at the Knoxville Expo Center in Knoxville.

source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter

— Hulk Hogan addressed Desmond Wolfe’s status with TNA Wrestling last week on Twitter, writing, “Desmond’s situation is beyond TNA’s control, the ball is completely in his court.” However, the latest issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter indicates otherwise.

Wolfe was scheduled to reform his partnership with Magnus late last year, but Douglas Williams was given the spot instead. Company officials have had plans for the former ROH World Champion to return, including this week, but they have yet to materialize.

Wolfe is currently appearing for various community theaters in Central Florida and working on writing projects.

— Melanie Cruise of Shimmer Women Athletes participated in a tryout match prior to Wednesday’s TNA iMPACT! taping in Orlando, Florida. The six foot tall wrestler lost to TNA Knockout Tag Team Champion Sarita.

— Mick Foley appears at Center Island Sports, 101 Union Avenue, Ronkonkoma, New York on Saturday, June 4 beginning at 7:00 p.m. This will followed by the Fight The World Wrestling event “Have A Nice Day” at 8:00 p.m., which will also feature Foley. Visit www.ftwprowrestling.com for more information.

source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter

– It was announced over the weekend that The Rock will be returning to Monday Night RAW on his birthday, May 2nd, when RAW returns to his home town of Miami. The Rock tweeted over the weekend:

“It’s official: I’m celebrating my birthday on RAW! In my home town Miami on May 2nd. THE PEOPLE’S BIRTHDAY! A historic ROCK RAW…”

– Speaking of The Rock, he’ll be making the late-night television rounds this week to promote his new movie Fast Five. Rock will appear on ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel show Tuesday night (4/19) and on TBS’ Lopez Tonight on Wednesday (4/20).

– Regarding The Rock’s return to WWE RAW on 5/2, Mick Foley teased on twitter that he might ask TNA for permission to appear on the show. In response to fans asking him if he’d appear at The Rock’s upcoming birthday celebration – Foley tweeted:

“Is @therock really having a birthday party on Raw? Maybe they’ll show a clip of th pardookie I threw him in ’99. Think Yurple will show up?”

“I just received 57 messages in the last 2 min -The people WANT the Mick @therock ‘s party, they NEED the Mick @therock ‘s party!”

Foley added moments later, “And 62 new ones in the last two minutes as well. Guess it couldn’t hurt to ask for a one day furlough from TNA to help @therock celebrate.”

-Foley also announced on Twitter that he has raised $30,000 for the RAINN charity.

— Mick Foley is disappointed with the lack of donations from wrestling fans for his #10forRAINN Campaign, which combats sexual violence. Though he has over 75,000 followers on Twitter, he has only garnered 200 donations so far — and the majority of them were from non-wrestling fans.

“Have to admit to ABC World News on Monday that we’ve had only 200 donations – and that a good % of those are coming from non-wrestling fans,” he wrote this morning on Twitter. “Had hoped #10forRAINN would be a way of showing people what good the wrestling world could do.”

— TNA Knockout Sarita’s persona in Mexico, Dark Angel, will be featured in a comic book series.

“I am very excited to announce that I am involved in the very early stages of developing a comic book starring Dark Angel,” she wrote on her official website. “It’s a three-issue, action-horror story entitled Dark Legacy. Posted are some sample pages from the book and it looks just awesome! We will keep you updated as things progress.”

— Former TNA Knockout Traci Brooks worked this weekend’s TNA Wrestling live event tour, answering TNA Women’s Knockout Champion Madison Rayne’s “Open Challenge” on three consecutive shows.

Rayne beat Brooks in Erie, PA and Cleveland, OH, but came up short Saturday night in Pittsburgh, PA.

— Mick Foley appears tomorrow on CNN Headline News from 4 to 5 p.m. to discuss RAINN, as well as his #10forRAINN Twitter Campaign to raise donations and awareness for the anti-sexual violence organization. More details are available here.

— Mexican America member Anarquia has been added to TNAWrestling.com’s roster page.

source: Pro Wrestling Torch

— Daffney was removed from TNAWrestling.com’s roster page today, which would likely indicate that she has parted ways with the organization. Reportedly, she has been used sparingly in recent months because organization officials were waiting for her contract to expire.

— The Amazing Red and his cousin Joel Maximo are running the House Of Glory Wrestling School located in Ridgewood, New York.

— Mick Foley was spotted at a Boston University basketball game on Saturday.

— Former TNA personality Jonny Fairplay is scheduled to appear at Dragon Gate USA’s upcoming show in Burlington, North Carolina.

source: PWInsider.com

— The TNA Wrestling website removed Sting from their roster page Monday night.

— Mick Foley appears on tonight’s episode of Red Eye. The program airs at 3:00 a.m. Eastern/12:00 Midnight Pacific on the Fox News Channel.

— James Storm announced he will be marrying his fiancée Dani March 20 in Nashville, Tennessee.

— TNA Knockout Winter has been announced for WrestleReunion’s event at the Downtown Marriott in Atlanta, Georgia on April 3, 2011.

source: PWInsider.com

— TNA Wrestling President Dixie Carter announced on Twitter that a “Best of Mick Foley” DVD is scheduled for release in April. She advertised that it will feature great bonus features from the Hardcore Legend.

— Magnus, who returned to TNA iMPACT! during Thursday’s broadcast, mentioned to Douglas Williams that his manager, Chelsea, is “done.” He added that women in wrestling don’t work. No word yet if she is legitimately through with the company.

— The Dec. 16 episode of TNA ReACTION, which was bumped a half hour by Phowned, drew a 0.34 cable rating, with 343,000 viewers. Phowned scored a 0.57.

source: PWInsider.com

— According to sources within TNA Wrestling, Taylor Wilde is through with the company. However, officials are open to bringing her back in the future.

— Ric Flair didn’t appear at Sunday’s Final Resolution pay-per-view because TNA Wrestling were already over his allotted dates for the year and didn’t feel it was necessary that he work the event.

— Mick Foley appears on Last Call with Carson Daly this Friday night on NBC. The show airs at 1:35 a.m.

source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter

– Jeff Hardy is due back in a North Carolina Superior Court on December 8th for another hearing on his drug charges from September 2009. TNA will tape the last four iMPACT episodes of 2010 from December 6th through the 9th, so Hardy might miss those tapings.

VIEW HERE: Jeff Hardy’s Mugshot Picture From 2009

– Mick Foley will be returning to Comedy Central’s The Daily Show on Wednesday night.

– TNA has announced the card for the company’s 11/12 return to “The Asylum” in Nashville, TN. The following matches are scheduled to take place:

* TNA World Champion Jeff Hardy will be in action

* AJ Styles vs. Raven

* The Motor City Machineguns vs. Ink Inc. vs. Beer Money

* The Pope vs. Abyss, Jeff Jarrett vs. Samoa Joe

* Madison Rayne vs. Velvet Sky

Also, Mr. Anderson will be in action

— Mick Foley was bumped from his scheduled appearance on the syndicated radio show The Steve Harvey Morning Show Friday due to an appearance by United States President Barack Obama.

— Former WWE star Hardcore Holly was on hand for Saturday’s TNA Wrestling live event in Dubuque, Iowa as he was spotted sitting amongst the crowd.

— It appears that Rhino is still affiliated with TNA Wrestling after working this past weekend’s live events. “The War Machine” lost to Matt Morgan at Friday’s show in Racine, Wisconsin, but scored a victory the next night in Dubuque, Iowa.

sources: pwinsider.com, prowrestling,net

— During an interview with the Daily Star, TNA World Heavyweight Champion Jeff Hardy railed World Wrestling Entertainment for their treatment of his brother Matt.

“I’m not going to give WWE their props for the way they’ve dealt with Matt. He is such a giving talent, ready to do anything for them, and he’s been given the run-around. They’ve treated him like sh*t.

“I think if he came here, you would see the happiest, most dangerous and exciting Matt Hardy you’ve ever seen. I hope that they let him leave and he shows up here any day now.”

— The official WWE website has removed both Mick Foley and Mickie James from its Alumni site. Foley was recently added back to the section while James debuted last week for TNA Wrestling. It is company protocol to remove former WWE performers who appear for the rival promotion.

— The premiere of WWE SmackDown on Syfy scored a 1.7 cable rating, with 2.5 million viewers, making it the most watched Friday night on the network in two years.

The program’s debut was considerably less than what it drew on MyNetworkTV, where it often garnered more than 3 million viewers on a weekly basis. The 2.5 million figure is down from the last released SmackDown viewership number, as the September 17 episode averaged 2.77 million viewers. (source: Pro Wrestling Torch)

— The WWE website announced today that Rey Mysterio will square off against Alberto Del Rio this Friday on SmackDown.

— The WWE website has added Mick Foley to its Alumni section.

TNA star Mick Foley was interviewed by The Huffington Post this week about his new book, Countdown to Lockdown. Here are some highlights of what Foley said about:

Linda McMahon’s Senate Campaign: “I was really kind of worried about seeing her because I hadn’t seen anybody since I’d left the WWE. I think she makes a good candidate, a very interesting candidate, and I know that her opponents want to make the issue about wrestling itself, and I think that’s a losing argument but it’s their only argument because it’s hard to refute somebody who’s been so successful in a really rough economic climate. I think she’s a good candidate because I think it’s less likely that she’ll participate in the partisan bickering that makes politics so frustrating for me to watch. She’s not looking to be a career politician, she doesn’t need the money, so she’ll probably be rushing back to the grandchildren instead of political fundraisers, and I just don’t think the McMahon in her is going to allow her to simply fall in line with party politics. Although she is running as a Republican, I don’t think she thrived in the busuness she was in without a fierce independent streak.”

Concussions & Wellness: “I think things are constantly changing for the better. Everybody in wrestling is looking at the information coming in on concussions. Everyone from the NFL to the WWE to TNA to the youth soccer groups around the country are realizing that there are dangers that weren’t previously known. I think the environment is better, and I think people are more willing to admit when they’re hurt so they won’t be injured again.”

Drugs In Wrestling & Andrew Martin’s Death: “I did like Test, and he was a guy I kept in touch with for years after we stopped working together. One of my regrets is that he left me a message a few weeks before he died and I guess at the time I thought I was too busy to return the call. To tell you the truth I did not even know he had a problem with pills. I think that’s by far the biggest problem facing wrestling, the painkillers and muscle relaxers, and because they are legal it’s much more difficult to crack down on them.”

– Mick Foley had the following to say regarding WWE plugging his book Monday night..

“I guess you could call it the plug heard ’round the world. I actually almost missed it when Michael Cole first said my name, and didn’t really catch on until the King followed up on the Cole mention of the new book. Certainly, it was surreal; I don’t think there has ever been an instance of someone on an opposing show getting a shoutout from WWE. I guess there are alot of people speculating as to what Vince’s motives might be. I’m leaning toward the idea that Vince sometimes does things just to be nice, and that the winds must have been blowing in a favorable direction on Monday morning. I think Vince deep down genuinely likes me and respects me and was just trying to do what felt right to him.”

– “Stone Cold” Steve Austin and Stacy Keibler will be appearing on NBC’s Chuck on Monday at 8 PM ET. Austin returns as mercenary Hugo Panzer, while Keibler will play the undercover CIA operative Greta. Batista is also set to appear on the show later next month.

– Radio host Howard Stern and the National Federation of Independent Business announced on Thursday that they are endorsing Linda McMahon in Connecticut’s US Senate race.

– Sheamus will be at the FCW show on October 29th in Gainesville for a meet and greet. The show features a ladders and chairs match and a Halloween costume contest for fans.

– The amateur wrestling movie Vision Quest and movie Over the Top starring Terry Funk are both currently available on Netflix Instant Watch.

— Regarding Michael Cole plugging Mick Foley’s new book over commentary during last night’s Raw, it was said to be a decision made by Vince McMahon out of respect for all Foley did for World Wrestling Entertainment during his time with the organization.

— A video Matt Hardy posted over the weekend on YouTube where he offered to give away $500 cash to a random fan commenting on his entries was deleted by the video sharing website for “Terms of Service” violations.

— The Bella Twins and Kelly Kelly will be appearing at the Lucky Star Casino (located at 7777 North Highway 81 Concho, Oklahoma) this Thursday from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. For more information, call 405-262-761.

source: PWInsider.com

— Mick Foley announced on his Twitter page Monday that a movie will be made on his life story.

“I am thrilled to announce that I will be teaming up with Union Square Media to do a major movie based on my life story,” he wrote.

According to IGN.com, Foley will co-write the film, which will tell the story of his rise to fame during ‘The Attitude Era’ of World Wrestling Entertainment.

— TNA Knockouts Angelina Love and Taylor Wilde are scheduled to appear on TSN’s Off The Record Wednesday night. The program airs at 6:00 p.m. and is also available via TSN.ca.

— Michael Cole plugged Mick Foley’s “Countdown to Lockdown: A Hardcore Journal” book during tonight’s taped edition of WWE Raw when The Great Khali entered. Cole called Foley a “good friend” and said the book includes several good stories from Foley’s time as a commentator in WWE. Jerry Lawler acknowledged him as well.

— Matt Hardy posted the following videos on YouTube. In the first video he discusses taking part in the WWE storyline at Royal Rumble where he “burned” Jeff Hardy’s house down. He then questions how WWE treated him for the rest of the year. You can watch it embedded below:

In the second video, Hardy is giving away $500 after it reaches 100,000 views and 5,000 comments. You can watch it embedded below:

— While Mick Foley is expected to return to the squared circle in October at TNA Wrestling’s Bound for Glory pay-per-view event, he is no longer considered a long-term in-ring option by those within the organization.

On the night of the company’s big angle where Fortune assaulted EV2.0, the former TNA World Heavyweight Champion was instructed to lie down when the lights went out to give the audience the impression that he was laid out during the sequence. While it’s possible this will play into the storyline, there aren’t many people within TNA who feel they can count on him to put on a good match at this point.

— A new TNA Knockouts-themed pay-per-view broadcast featuring previously aired matches is scheduled to debut Saturday, October 2.

Entitled TNA Wrestling Knockouts: Mad Sexy Vol. 1, its description reads: “TNA Wrestling Knockouts: Mad Sexy Volume 1, hosted by Playboy centerfold and TNA Knockout Christy Hemme, will feature top matches from the past between TNA Knockouts like Angelina Love, Velvet Sky and Gail Kim.”

— A few weeks ago on Twitter, Jeff Jarrett was posting hints concerning a “surprise” that was to be announced by TNA Wrestling. In an update on the matter, he wrote yesterday that he stopped posting the hints due a non-disclosure agreement being signed.

“And I will state this again, the reason no hints for a while…a NDA was signed,” Jarrett wrote.

— Mick Foley has joined Twitter. His account can be reached twitter.com/realMickFoley.

— James Storm is scheduled to appear at the 101st Special Troops Battalion, 101st Sustainment Brigade Organization Day tomorrow in Clarksville, Tennessee.

(source: www.prowrestling.net)

Mick Foley is backstage at tonight’s iMPACT! television taping in Orlando, Florida and expected to appear on television this week.

The former TNA World Heavyweight Champion is expected to join the “ECW” faction.

Foley last appeared on TNA programming on the March 22, 2010 edition of iMPACT!. Foley lost to Jarrett in a No Disqualification Career vs. Career match set up by Eric Bischoff, forcing him to leave TNA (kayfabe).

– TNA’s push to bring in Paul Heyman continues, as TNA President Dixie Carter has been in regular contact with Heyman in recent weeks. Carter wants Heyman to take over the TNA creative team as well as be an on-air character as part of the ECW originals storyline.

Heyman has made it clear that he won’t be involved in the creative process if Vince Russo is involved, which wouldn’t be a problem, since Russo is looking to take a different role in the company. Heyman is said to have no problem working with Eric Bischoff.

– Regarding Heyman coming to TNA, Spike TV has been involved in the negotiations with Heyman, as they were with guys like Sting, Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair and Mick Foley. Heyman is currently serving as one of Brock Lesnar’s agents and has two book projects in development.

– Mick Foley will be returning to TNA in the next month or two, with TNA planning to use him at Bound For Glory.

– Former TNA Knockout Roxxi is training to compete in the fitness competition at the NPC Jay Cutler Classic in Boston, MA.

Credit: Wrestling Observer Newsletter

— TNA president Dixie Carter revealed on her Twitter page that Eric Young recently asked his girlfriend her hand in marriage.

She wrote: “Congrats to Eric Young & his fiance Sarah on their recent engagement. He asked her to marry him on the beach in Miami. Congrats guys!”

— Jersey All Pro Wrestling announced Tuesday that reigning JAPW Women’s Champion Sara Del Rey will compete against a Knockout at TNA’s July 3rd live event at Asbury Park Convention Hall in Asbury Park, New Jersey. JAPW alum Homicide and Jay Lethal will also be on hand for the show.

— It was Mick Foley’s birthday on Monday as he turned 45 years old.