— Saturday night in Mexico City, Jeff Jarrett made history by becoming the new AAA World Heavyweight Champion at TripleManía XIX. Jarrett, who was accompanied by his wife Karen, defeated El Zorro to win the prestigious title after throwing powder in his face and assaulting him with a kendo stick.
The TripleMania event also featured Mr. Anderson, Rob Van Dam, Abyss, Velvet Sky, Mickie James and Angelina Love in action. Jack Evans and Extreme Tiger beat Mr. Anderson and Abyss in a Steel Cage Match to retain the AAA Tag Team Championship. Sexy Star, Angelina Love, Mickie James and Velvet Sky beat Mari, Fabi Apache, Lolita and Cynthia Moreno in an Eight Women Tag Team Match. Dr. Wagner, Jr. beat Rob Van Dam to retain the AAA Latin American Championship.
— Matt Morgan beat “The Pope” D’Angelo Dinero via pinfall in a “Bound for Glory Series” match at Saturday’s Impact Wrestling live event in Buffalo, New York.
It was announced at the show that the match would air this Thursday on Impact Wrestling.
— Madison Rayne’s scheduled appearance at Redd’s Restaurant and Bar today in Carlstadt, New Jersey has been canceled due to a personal issue she is dealing with. She will, however, appear at the Middletown Market today from 11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Rayne asked for prayers earlier this week on her Twitter account. She added today:
“PRAYING for a smooth travel day so I can get home in time tonight…. US Airways pleeeease be on my side today :*)
— Former WWE Women’s Champion Trish Stratus was backstage at last night’s TNA Wrestling live event at the Ricoh Coliseum in Toronto, Ontario. Stratus lives nearby and was visiting former WWE peers who now work for the organization.
Stratus indicated on her Twitter account that Mickie James, Tara and Winter slept over at her house.
Trish also posted this picture on Facebook of her with several TNA knockouts:
— Desmond Wolfe has been removed from ImpactWrestling.com’s roster page. This is often an indication that a wrestler has parted ways with TNA Wrestling.
Wolfe has been sidelined from in-ring competition since September due to medical leave. He resurfaced on TNA programming last month as the commissioner of Xplosion.
— For the second consecutive year, TNA Women’s Knockout Champion Mickie James will be wrestling at the World Wrestling Council (WWC) Anniversary show in Bayamon, Puerto Rico, which takes place Saturday, July 16. Event information is available at superestrellaswwc.com.
— Impact Wrestling’s Facebook page is advertising the following match for tonight’s Impact Wrestling broadcast: “Tune in to tonight’s IMPACT on Spike to see the return of Austin Aries, Kid Kash and Jimmy Rave in a 3-way match as the countdown begins to Destination X on July 10!”
— Mickie James will be wrestling in an Impact Wrestling match at the San Diego Comic Con on Friday, July 22. The event takes place at the San Diego Convention Center 111 W. Harbor Drive, San Diego, California 92101. Visit Comic-Con.org for event information.
— Scott Steiner is featured in Impact Wrestling’s latest “Why Wrestling Matters” video. “Big Poppa Pump” discusses what drives his passion and dedication for professional wrestling.
“On Impact Wrestling, the handcuffs are off. I can say what I want,” he says in his regular voice. “I’ve been getting a lot of leeway, a lot of freedom to say what I want, cause what I say is pretty much what I believe. I don’t really try to stray too much from that. Other places, I was kind of like, handcuffed.
“People want to escape, people wanted to be entertained and that’s really the bottom line. Why won’t you let me say what I want to say? Everybody’s got a voice, let me speak it.”
— Former TNA X Division Champion Jerry Lynn is backstage at the Impact! Wrestling Zone in Orlando, Florida for tonight’s Impact Wrestling taping.
Lynn appears to be one of the former wrestlers TNA is bringing back for Destination X.
— TNA Wrestling will be holding Impact Wrestling tapings at the Impact! Wrestling Zone in Orlando, Florida on August 8, 9, 22, 23 and 24.
Previously announced taping dates include: June 27, June 28, July 10 (Destination X), July 11, July 12, July 25, July 26 and August 7 (Hardcore Justice).
— For the second consecutive year, Mickie James will be performing at the K95 Countryfest hometown of Richmond, Virginia. For more information on the show, which features Miranda Lambert as the headline act, click here.
— Hours prior to Mr. Anderson’s victory over Sting last night at Slammiversary, the official Impact Wrestling website had Anderson listed as the World Champion since June 12, 2011.
— TNA Knockout Angelina Love’s alter-ego Angel Williams is advertised to shoot footage next month for the custom wrestling match website SlamminLadies.com.
For prices starting as low as $250, the website allows fans to draw an outline of a 10 to 15 minute pro-style match between any two women wrestlers featured on the site. Photo sets are also offered.
— TNA Women’s Knockout Champion Mickie James will be the opening act for Daris Rucker’s concert on Saturday, July 8 in Fredericksburg, Virginia during the “Celebrate Virginia Live” tour. Visit CelebrateVirginiaLive.com for more information.
— Matches scheduled for tonight’s episode of IMPACT WRESTLING are as follows:
* TNA World Heavyweight Champion Sting and TNA Television Champion Eric Young vs. Mr. Anderson and Gunner
* TNA Women’s Knockout Champion Mickie James and Tara vs. Angelina Love and Winter
* Hernandez and Anarquia vs. TNA World Tag Team Championship James Storm and Alex Shelley
* Rob Van Dam vs. Bully Ray
* Velvet Sky vs. ODB
— Today at 4:00 p.m. ET, Mickie James will be a guest of TNAOnDemand.com IMPACT WRESTLING Chat for an online chat session.
— TNA Knockout Tag Team Champion Rosita is advertised to appear at Pro Championship Wrestling’s event on Saturday, June 18 at The Oak Lawn Pavilion in Oak Law, Illinois. Visit PCWWrestling.net for more information.
— The June 2 episode of IMPACT WRESTLING scored a 1.08 cable rating, down from 1.20 last week.
The program averaged 1.4 million viewers over the course of two hours, down from the recent average of 1.7 million viewers. TNA went up against the Game 2 of the NBA Finals, which averaged 15 million viewers.
— Mickie James will be making five appearances at CMA Fest in Nashville from June 7-11 including four singing performances. Fans will be able to hear her sing songs from her album Strangers & Angels and she will also take part in meet & greets for photos and autograph opportunities. For all the details visit here. Please check out mickiejames.com for more updates and announcements.
— This past Thursday’s episode of IMPACT WRESTLING featured 28 minutes and 6 seconds of in-ring action, up from recent weeks.
— TNA Wrestling kicked off a tournament at last night’s Xplosion taping for the Xplosion Championship. The premise of the title is that it’s holder would be able to challenge any champion on iMPACT! Wrestling.
“The Pope” D’Angelo Dinero squared off against Suicide in the opening match of the tournament.
— Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA) announced last Thursday that Mickie James, Angelina Love, Velvet Sky and Sexy Star will face Faby Apache, Mari Apache, Lolita and Cinthia Moreno at the organization’s biggest show of the year, TripleManía XIX, which takes place on Saturday, June 18 at Palacio de los Deportes in Mexico City.
— The new TNA Wrestling Mobile Video Game from NAMCO BANDAI will be released this Thursday. It will be available on the iPhone, iPad and Android.
— 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.
— 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.
— Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA) vice president Dorian Roldan announced on his Twitter account that TNA Women’s Knockout Champion Mickie James will be competing at the organization’s biggest show of the year, TripleManía XIX, which takes place on Saturday, June 18 at Palacio de los Deportes in Mexico City.
Roldan held a poll on his Twitter account on which women’s wrestler AAA fans wanted for the show, and James garnered the most votes.
— In the latest edition of the Spin Cycle, host Jeremy Borash welcomes panelists Bully Ray, Immortal member Matt Hardy, Mexican America member Rosita, and Beer Money, Inc. member James Storm.
Topics discussed on this edition of the Spin Cycle include Sunday’s Sacrifice, Osama Bin Laden, the royal wedding, and surprising revelations.
— MLB Network program Intentional Talk featured a discussion of which baseball players would make the best professional wrestlers. Footage was displayed of Chicago White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen delivering a steel chair shot to the back of Simon Diamond in 2006 after the former wrestling talent arrived at their spring training facility in Tucson, Arizona.
— TNAWrestling.com has posted a video previewing tomorrow night’s episode of TNA iMPACT!. It is labeled: “Who Is Kurt Angle’s Mistress? And What Will She Do To Karen Jarrett?!”
A preview for tomorrow night’s show was also posted: “Plus, Will Mr. Anderson finally get his title shot one-on-one in the ring with TNA World Champion Sting? Who at the network is the match maker? And the road continues to the May “Sacrifice” Pay-Per-View event!”
— Jay Lethal’s release from TNA Wrestling last week surprised a lot of people within the organization because he performed well when given prominence, not to mention that Eric Bischoff considered him a future star.
Wrestling Observer Newsletter editor Dave Meltzer speculates that TNA released Lethal in response to some X Division wrestlers complaining heavily at Lockdown about nothing being done with them when it was heavily discussed a few months ago that they would be spotlighted.
— TNA Women’s Knockout Champion Mickie James is scheduled for a radio interview tomorrow on 92.9 FM in Berkeley Springs, West Virginia between 9 and 10 a.m. The station can also be accessed at www.wdhc.com.
— Sangriento, a masked wrestler hailing from Tijuana, Mexico, made his TNA Wrestling debut on last night’s episode of TNA Xplosion on Challenge TV.
Sangriento participated in a Three-Way Match against Chris Sabin and Jay Lethal. The masked luchador pinned Lethal after hitting the former X Division Champion with a springboard cutter.
Jeremy Borash stated over commentary that Sangriento means “Blood Sport” in Spanish.
— A doctor has diagnosed Jeff Jarrett with badly bruised ribs, not broken as originally stated by Kurt Angle on Twitter following their “Ultra Male Rules” Two Out Of Three Falls Steel Cage Match at TNA Lockdown.
— TNA Women’s Knockout Champion Mickie James is advertised to appear for Covey Promotions’ “All or Nothing 5” event on Saturday, April 30 in Berkeley Springs, West Virginia (located at BSHS Gym, 149 Concorde Avenue, Berkeley Springs, West Virginia 25411).
— Former WWE Diva Serena worked a dark match prior to tonight’s TNA iMPACT! taping.
Mickie James wrote the following on Twitter, “Bout to watch my siz @SerenaDeeb in a Lil TNA Knockout action! I can’t wait!”
— Mickie James, who won the TNA Women’s Knockout Championship at TNA Lockdown, is expected to resume wrestling at the next set of TNA iMPACT! tapings in two weeks.
James separated her shoulder last month at a house show in Jacksonville, Florida during a match against Madison Rayne. It was explained on television that the injury was caused by Rayne and Tara running over her with a motorcycle.
— Christy Hemme and her band HEMME are playing at the Revolution Night Club in Orlando, Florida on Thursday from 9:00 to 10:00 p.m. The club is located on 375 South Bumby Avenue.
— The TNA Wrestling website is teasing that the person driving “The Network” will be revealed on this Thursday’s episode of TNA iMPACT!. Many fans are speculating that person to be Dixie Carter. F4WOnline.com, however, reports that the individual in question will ultimately not be her.
— Matt Hardy claimed last night on Twitter that he believed he fractured his arm during the Lethal Lockdown Match at TNA Lockdown. People who flew on the plane to Orlando, Florida with Hardy did not believe him to be hurt. When his girlfriend, Reby Sky, was asked about the matter during her show on SIRIUS, she claimed to be unaware and laughed it off.
Hardy posted an update on the situation this evening. He wrote, “It’s extremely sore, but fortunately not broken. It will be braced & taped tomorrow.”
— Despite winning the TNA Women’s Knockout Championship last night at TNA Lockdown, Mickie James is still weeks away from being cleared to wrestle.
James separated her shoulder last month at a house show in Jacksonville, Florida during a match against Madison Rayne. It was explained on television that the injury was caused by Rayne and Tara running over her with a motorcycle.
— Jeff Jarrett beat Kurt Angle in a two-out-of-three falls at TNA Lockdown. Angle used the RKO during the match, and then went on Twitter to comment on his use of the maneuver. Angle wrote:
“Orton, I used Your Finish as a sign of Respect. Not to get back at U. Respect!”
Angle complained two weeks ago via the social networking website about WWE performers using his trademark maneuvers at WrestleMania. Orton responded without mentioning Angle by name, and stated that people should be flattered when people use their moves.
— Mickie James captured the TNA Women’s Knockouts Championship from Madison Rayne at TNA Lockdown in a match that lasted approximately 35 seconds. It was the lone title change of the event.
As a result of her victory, James became the first woman to have held the WWE Women’s Championship, WWE Divas Championship, and the TNA Women’s Knockouts Championship.
Trish Stratus congratulated James on her victory, writing on Twitter, “Congrats to my girl new TNA Knockout Champ @mickiejames!”
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James on her match at Lockdown and wrestling with a separated shoulder: “I’m really excited about it. I’m going in there with a separated shoulder and hopefully be able to tough through the match. I’m feeling better every day honestly and trying to get more range of motion back and I definitely hope physically to be 100 percent. I don’t think my shoulder will be 100 percent but luckily it’s my left shoulder and I’m a righty, so that kind of helps.”
James reflects on the tremendous cage match she had with Tara on Impact a few months back: “That match with Tara was the first cage match I’ve ever been in. That was definitely a very scary thing. I don’t think I thought about it beforehand how high the cage actually is and how scary it is. You see the guys do the crazy stuff like that all the time and its like they think nothing of it…..or maybe the same things running through their mind when actually they get up there and they go ‘Oh God, this is really high!’. There definitely is a lot of pressure because it was such an amazing match in itself…..to be able to compete against myself in the same kind of match and going in kind of injured anyways, it’s definitely one of those things that I have to be aware of and be careful of.”
James thoughts on Edge’s retirement due to injury: “He’s really just a genuinely nice guy. I have nothing but the upmost respect for him and what he’s done in this industry and the legacy he has built for himself. Before him, the whole ladders match thing with him and the Hardys and that Edge and Christian phase….that was really a raising the bar level on that whole deal and just everything he’s done since then.
“It’s sad that due to injured he has to retire due to the fact that it has taken a huge toll on his body but at least I think it’s very intelligent of him and it’s a huge pride swallowing thing to recognize the fact that ‘I can’t physically do this, I’m putting my life on the line, it’s not just my body anymore.’. And for him to have to do that and I’m sure its not something that he wanted to do at this moment in time and it was something that we all have to come to terms with, we all can’t wrestle forever…..but I think that he is so talented that theres many other things that he can do that’s gonna continue to keep him out and about and doing things.”
James on Kurt Angle re-signing with TNA: “I love Kurt. He’s awesome. He’s got so much going for him with the Angle Foods thing and that’s starting to take off and it’s a really cool thing. He has such a name for himself anyways and to be the only male to hold an Olympic gold medal, everything he’s already done……I’m sure he doesn’t have to continue to wrestle but he just loves it so much. He has such a huge passion and love for this business. It’s just amazing. I think we’re very honored to have him as a part of the roster.”
James’ mid-term report card on TNA (with her being on the roster for about six months or so now): “I’m having a blast. It was definitely something that I was still on the fence whether or not I should go or not and what I was going to be able to bring or do that is different than anybody else has already done. It’s been a fun journey, a cool locker room, I’ve made some cool friends and I’ve been able to do some really compelling stuff and raise the bar even for myself. To be able to main event Impact, and do my first cage match, and have a cool storyline with Tara go on to Madison and have a compelling storyline with her as well…..I think it’s really…..brought a different spice to the show. Hopefully, they (TNA) feel the same.”
— Former WWE Intercontinental Champion Honky Tonk Man mentioned on his Twitter account last Friday that he will be releasing information regarding changes being made to upper management in TNA Wrestling on his “Shake Rattle & Roll” podcast.
He wrote, “Don’t miss Shake, Rattle & Roll this Monday night fans! We have huge breaking news about upper management changes in TNA.”
The podcast airs Monday night at 7:30 p.m. on www.htmradio.com.
— Mickie James battles Rosita on the latest episode of TNA Xplosion. The match is available here. Rosita is accompanied by TNA Knockout Tag Team Champion Sarita, who cuts a promo prior to the match.
— TNA Knockout Tara was on hand for the world premiere of Bail Enforcers yesterday in Ashville, North Carolina, which stars former WWE colleague Trish Stratus.
— The March 24 episode of TNA iMPACT! drew a 1.22 cable rating, down from the previous week’s 1.27. This week’s show scored 1.7 million viewers compared to 1.8 million last week.
The first hour scored a 1.19 rating before increasing to a 1.26 rating in the second hour.
— Mickie James has pulled out of her scheduled match on April 2 with Sara Del Rey for Remix Pro Wrestling in Marietta, Ohio due to a shoulder injury she suffered last Friday at a TNA Wrestling live event. She will still appear at the event to sign autographs. Fellow TNA Knockout Madison Rayne will instead face Del Rey.
— Bill Banks, TNA Wrestling’s Director of New Media, stated on his Twitter account that the organization has finalized October West Coast touring dates in San Francisco, Sacramento and Reno.
— It is believed that Mickie James suffered a slightly separated shoulder during a match against Madison Rayne at Friday’s TNA Wrestling live event in Jacksonville, Florida. According to an observer, Rayne botched a spot, which led to the injury.
James appeared at last night’s show in Savannah, Georgia with her shoulder in a sling. She acknowledged the injury on her Twitter account today, writing, “In a one wing sling and still kicking doing the damn thing! Lol. =)”
— Hulk Hogan thanked fans for last Thursday’s iMPACT! again drawing ‘great numbers’.
“Thank you TNAMANIACS for the great numbers again this week.slowly but surely were gettin bigger,” he wrote on Twitter. “Much love HH”
— TNA World Heavyweight Champion Sting celebrates his 52nd birthday today.
It was announced on iMPACT! that Sting would defend the TNA World Heavyweight Championship at next month’s Lockdown pay-per-view against a challenger to be determined. A No. 1 Contender’s Match between AJ Styles, Bully Ray, Mr. Anderson and Rob Van Dam to determine who would face Sting at the pay-per-view event resulted in a No Decision.
Earlier in the show, Madison Rayne said she would defend the TNA Women’s Knockouts Championship against Mickie James on the condition that James put her hair on the line. The multi-time WWE Women’s Champion accepted the challenge.
Also announced was a Lockdown Cage Match between Kurt Angle and Jeff Jarrett.
Lockdown Cage Match – TNA World Heavyweight Championship Match
Sting (c) vs. (challenger to be determined)
Lockdown Cage Match
Kurt Angle vs. Jeff Jarrett
Lockdown Cage Match – TNA Women’s Knockout Championship Match
Madison Rayne (c) vs. Mickie James (James’ hair is on the line)
— Hulk Hogan responded to a fan on Twitter who suggested that TNA Wrestling get rid of Jeff Hardy because he has a “problem that needs to be sorted out.”
“Brother, we’re trying to get everything straightened out,” Hogan replied. “I feel bad about some of the situations that have to be dealt with.”
— Following this week’s iMPACT! tapings in Orlando, Florida TNA Wrestling is back on tour on Friday in Jacksonville, Florida, and Saturday in Savannah, Georgia. Jeff Hardy is billed as the top star for the event. Other talent scheduled to appear include Jeff Jarrett, Matt Hardy, Mick Foley, AJ Styles and Scott Steiner, among others.
— Mickie James is scheduled to appear at the CMA Music Festival in Nashville, Tennessee in June, according to her official website, MickieJames.com.
— Many within TNA believe they need to take iMPACT! on the road more often. Company officials were pleased with the recent tapings in Fayetteville, North Carolina and the feeling of just about everyone is that they need to go on the road as frequently as possible, providing it’s cost effective. Many feel the Impact! Zone fans are overexposed, not to mention that the venue makes the promotion appear minor league on television.
— Preview this Sunday’s Victory Road pay-per-view event in Orlando, Florida with Before The Bell. (Video link)
— Mickie James appears for Covey Promotions on Saturday, April 30 in Glenville, West Virginia to crown the first ever Covey Pro Women’s Champion. Visit CoveyPro.com for more information.
— TNA Wrestling has announced tour dates for April 29 in Biloxi, Mississippi at The Mississippi Coast Coliseum and on April 30 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana at The Baton Rouge River Center Arena. Talent advertised to appear include: Mr. Anderson, Mick Foley, Jeff Jarrett, Matt Hardy, Matt Morgan, and Beer Money, Inc. Tickets go on sale Friday, March 18 via www.TicketMaster.com or charge by phone at 800-745-3000.
— Mickie James is advertised to appear for Northeast Wrestling in Newburgh, New York on Friday April 15. Visit www.NortheastWrestling.com for more information.
— Brian Kendrick appeared on this morning’s episode of The Price Is Right. He made it on stage and his prizes were theater chairs and a plasma television. He played the Secret X game, but did not win. He also failed to make to the Showcase. Check out this video of the appearance: