– TNA World Heavyweight champion Bully Ray will defend against Sting at the upcoming Slamiversary pay-per-view on Sunday, June 2nd. Sting defeated Matt Morgan in the main event of Thursday’s Impact to earn the title shot. Morgan passed out while locked in the Scorpion Death Lock, which led to referee Earl Hebner calling the match.

– Former X Division wrestler Suicide will be returning to Impact Wrestling on Thursday, May 23rd and will attempt to earn a shot at Kenny King’s X Division Championship. Suicide, a character spawned from a TNA video game, was previously portrayed by tag team partners Christopher Daniels and Kazarian.

– TNA Knockout Brooke Tessmacher has been feuding with Angelina Love via Twitter, writing:

It’s not about tattoos.. I don’t mind them. Just don’t care 4 @ActualALove I’m a very positive person & she’s been nothing but negative 2me

— Brooke Adams (@RealBrookeAdams) March 19, 2013

She also re-tweeted the following message from a fan:

https://twitter.com/xanderwho/status/313823681979768835

– TNA will soon be releasing a Dixie Carter action figure exclusively at ShopTNA.com.

– TNA will be running live vents this weekend from Concord, NC (2/22) and Roanoke Rapids, NC (2/23). Top names advertised to appear include TNA champion Bully Ray, Jeff Hardy, Kurt Angle, Bobby Roode, Austin Aries, James Storm and Velvet Sky.

– TNA has published the following video of Austin Aries “shooting” on Sting:

TNA star Sting was recently interviewed by Brandon Baxter of Jonesboro, Arkansas’ 101.7 Kiss FM. Here are some highlights of what Sting said about:

Why He Has Stayed With TNA:

“It’s the same answer every time and that is the brand, just love the brand,” Sting said. “It reminded me of the old school WCW and actually launching Monday Nitro and becoming the talk of the town and then talk of the whole wide world, and I saw the same potential here with this group of guys and everyone behind the scenes as well.”

What Has Kept Him Wrestling This Long:

“Man, the crowd,” he said. “The crowd is always the ticket, always the key there. I have always had a relationship with the crowd for so many years and, man, any wrestler who denies that is lying to you. The crowd matters. It’s also the guys and the group of people we have and trying to accomplish something, to get the name and brand out there.”

Other topics include his toughest opponent, working with Ric Flair, the origins of his face paint and more. Here’s audio the full interview:

TNA star Sting was a guest on the WrestleShark radio this past week and spoke about why he’s stayed with the company year after year, his loyalty to Dixie Carter and more. Here are some highlights of what The Icon said about:

Being Loyal To TNA: “The group of men and women under the TNA roof, the fans, the brand, I just feel content here. The home has been good here; Dixie Carter, the Carter family have been great to work with over the years and Dixie is very persuasive.”

Staying With TNA Year After Year: “Dixie was very persuasive, being willing to make it right in terms of scheduling, the time on the road, of course money is an issue, it just all came together. And I love the brand…that’s all there is to it. It was like a now or never moment for me.”

Impact Going On The Road:: “I think if we go out on the road there is a lot of potential for that to happen.”

His TNA Hall of Fame Induction: “Very humbling…because there are so many other guys, the Samoa Joes, the A.J. Styles, Bobby Roode, James Storm, Jeff Jarrett, who were here before I was. They helped build a foundation for this company,” Sting said. “I was kind of like ‘am I being put out to pasture here or what?’ [laughs] plus I’m an active wrestler. So it seems kind of weird to be inducted into the Hall of Fame while you’re still working.”

– Following the departure of Sarita from TNA Wrestling this week after the organization elected not to renew her contract, Rosita may be gone as well.

According to PWInsider.com, multiple TNA sources say the New York native is gone from the promotion. The same website, however, says she has not been released, according to another source. Unlike Sarita, her profile remains on the company website.

Rosita, whose real name is Thea Trinidad, has yet to confirm whether she has parted ways with TNA. Rather, she posted the following on Twitter after rumors of her departure surfaced online, “Wow.. The love and support I’ve received from you all is so heartwarming ? thank you! So grateful to have such passionate fans! #TEAMTMT.”

– TNA Wrestling has released a video previewing tomorrow night’s Genesis match featuring “The Icon” Sting vs. D.O.C. from Aces and Eights.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MI_tICuvuo

– A match for an upcoming episode of TNA Xplosion was taped following Thursday’s live Impact Wrestling as TNA World Tag Team Champions Chavo Guerrero and Hernandez faced Joey Ryan and Matt Morgan.

– Kevin Nash tweeted the following about TNA star Sting having an Alumni profile on WWE.com, despite the fact that Sting has never stepped foot in a WWE ring:

https://twitter.com/RealKevinNash/status/290032013816233984

https://twitter.com/RealKevinNash/status/290036076029046784

– Thursday’s episode of Impact Wrestling drew a 1.02 rating and averaged 1,290,000. Impact ranked #42 on cable for Thursday night and viewership was down a sharp 25% from last week’s impressive showing.

– TNA released the following video preview for the Genesis main event on Sunday:

– Jeff Hardy was named TNA’s Wrestler of the Year on Thursday’s Impact Wrestling, beating out Bobby Roode, Austin Aries, James Storm and Bully Ray.

– Hulk Hogan “suspended” Bully Ray in the latest chapter of the Bully/Brooke Hogan drama.

– Sting returned at the very end of Thursday’s Impact Wrestling an unmasked one of the members of Aces & Eights – revealing him to be former WWE superstar Mike Knox. Knox was referred to as “Mike Knox from the WWE” – and last wrestled for WWE back in April 2010, nearly 3 years ago.

– The main event for next week’s Impact Wrestling will see Austin Aries & Bobby Roode vs. Jeff Hardy & a mystery partner. Hardy will defend the TNA World title against Aries & Roode in a triple threat elimination match at Genesis.

* JEFF HARDY Shares His Thoughts On WWE Champion CM Punk

– TNA star Kurt Angle announced on Twitter today that he has reached a legal settlement with Wafi Wahidi, the man Angle claims scammed him out of thousands of dollars in connection to the development of various mobile apps for his Angle Foods company:

A fair Settlement Has Been Completed With @WabaSocial. The Settlement Ends Any Dispute With @WafiWahidi and @RealKurtAngle

— Kurt Angle (@RealKurtAngle) December 21, 2012

– TNA’s official website is running a Wrestler of the Year poll, with the winner to be announced on the next live Impact on January 3rd. The five nominees are:

* Jeff Hardy
* Austin Aries
* Bobby Roode
* James Storm
* Bully Ray

You can vote for TNA Wrestler of the Year at ImpactWrestling.com.

– On Thursday’s Impact Wrestling, it was revealed that the 1/3/13 promos that have been airing on TNA television are indeed for the return of Sting. Here’s the latest video:

– USA Today is reporting that Steven Borden, the son of TNA star Sting, has signed with the University of Kentucky to play Division I college football.

– TNA will be taping 4 episodes of Impact Wrestling when the company heads overseas next month for the annual UK Tour. Orlando’s Universal Studios, home of the Impact Zone, issued the following statement this week regarding TNA’s taping schedule:

“There are no IMPACT WRESTLING events at Universal Studios for the month of February 2013 due to the stars of IMPACT WRESTLING entertaining fans in the United Kingdom.”

– Early estimates for this month’s TNA 2012 Final Resolution event show that the event did around 11,000 pay-per-view buys. This is on par with the average TNA PPV.

* Listen To Music From JEFF HARDY’s New Music Album

(Partial Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter)

– TNA Wrestling President Dixie Carter announced Wednesday that Mickie James will face Gail Kim on tomorrow night’s live Impact Wrestling broadcast.

She wrote, “Just spoke w/Brooke (@MizzHogan). Knockouts match for tomorrows #ImpactLIVE on @SpikeTV is @MickieJames v @GailKimItsMe. 2 of the best ever!”

James is the No. 1 Contender to the TNA Women’s Knockout Championship held by Tara after winning a battle royal two weeks ago. The two will face off at Final Resolution on Dec. 9.

– On the latest edition of TNA Today, SoCal Val sits down with Kid Kash as he looks back at TNA’s initial days in the Asylum. He discusses the differences between the promotion today and then.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttavF2uDL4k

– ShopTNA.com has released a new Sting hat.

MDI Secures IMPACT WRESTLING Superstars and Experiential Prizes for Exciting New Instant Games

MDI Entertainment, LLC, a subsidiary of Scientific Games Corporation, has signed an agreement with TNA Entertainment, LLC, dba IMPACT WRESTLING, to offer lotteries branded instant games featuring some of the biggest names and most recognizable imagery in professional wrestling today.

The agreement makes the names and likenesses of more than a dozen wrestling superstars, as well as the logos, marks and artwork of IMPACT WRESTLING, available to lotteries worldwide.

Stars like Hulk Hogan, Kurt Angle, Sting, Jeff Hardy, Matt Morgan and Bobby Roode are included, and can be used on instant tickets and promotional materials, as well as in television and radio commercials. They also are available for personal appearances and public service announcements to promote the good causes lottery games support.

“We are extremely pleased to have secured this license, and to be able to give lotteries so many noteworthy options to promote games associated with it,” said Steve Saferin, President, Properties Group and Chief Creative Officer for Scientific Games.

“In addition to providing the biggest names in wrestling today, IMPACT WRESTLING is offering extraordinary marketing support and incredible prize opportunities. This gives lotteries a chance to reach and inspire wrestling fans – including the often elusive 18-34 age group – in very powerful ways.”

IMPACT WRESTLING President Dixie Carter stated, “Working with MDI provides a new marketing platform for IMPACT WRESTLING to connect with our fans through the state lottery programs. Our fans avidly invest in our superstars as they appear on SPIKE TV every Thursday and travel the country on the IMPACT WRESTLING LIVE WORLD TOUR.”

IMPACT WRESTLING will work with MDI and lotteries to create 2nd Chance prizes that can include merchandise and trips where winners will be treated to a live taping of the IMPACT WRESTLING television show, a backstage tour and a chance to meet wrestling talent. “IMPACT WRESTLING” is a weekly, two-hour show appearing during prime time on SPIKE TV.

A “Contract-for-a-Day” prize also can be created, in which the winner will be given the trip, plus an on-camera cameo role to be included in an IMPACT WRESTLING pay-per-view live show.

The content listing for WWE’s “The Attitude Era” three-disc DVD and two-disc Blu-Ray scheduled for release on Nov. 20 has been released.

The synopsis for the title reads: “In the late-90s, WWE was struggling for ratings survival while a cultural shift in the viewing audience’s taste was occurring. “Saying your prayers and taking your vitamins” had lost its luster amongst the rebellious masses who preferred “flipping the bird” and “laying the smackdown”… Enter Stone Cold Steve Austin, The Rock, Triple H and Mankind and the notorious crop of edge and fearless Superstars who ushered in The Attitude Era. Now in this 3DVD set fans can own all the infamous moments from this controversial and revolutionary era that redefined sports entertainment for an entire generation. Over 8-hours of envelope-pushing content includes all the agression, antics and innuendos that proved to be the perfect cocktail for an explosion of popularity.”

Here is the listing, courtesy of WWEDVDNews.com.

DISC 1

Documentary:

The Birth of Attitude

Entrance Music

D-Generation X

Austin vs. McMahon

Long-Arching Stories

Innovations

New Demographic

Critics

Expansion

Comedy

Wealth of Talent

The World Was Watching

Watershed Period
Jim Ross interviews Goldust & Marlena
Raw – Nov 3, 1997

Steve Austin Throws the InterContinental Championship Off A Bridge
Raw – Dec 15, 1997

Soldier of Love
Raw – May 4, 1998

Mr McMahon Presents Mankind with the WWE Hardcore Championship
Raw – Nov 2, 1998

Jim Ross Interviews Triple H
Sunday Night Heat – July 25, 1999

An Evening At The Friendly Tap
SmackDown! – Jan 20, 2000

Mae Young and the Acolyte Protection Agency
SmackDown! – Jan 27, 2000

“The Jug Band”
Judgment Day 2000

Triple H Trains Trish Stratus
SmackDown! – July 27, 2000

Edges Totally Awesome Birthday
Raw – Oct 30, 2000

The Rocks Message to His Hell in a Cell Opponents
Raw – Dec 4, 2000

GTV

DISC 2

Mike Tyson Joins DX
Raw – Mar 2, 1998

A New Beginning For D-Generation X
Raw – March 30, 1998

Sable vs. “Marvelous” Marc Mero
Raw – May 11, 1998

Nation of Degeneration
Raw – July 6, 1998

Brawl for All Match
Bart Gunn vs. “Dr Death” Steve Williams
Raw – July 27, 1998

Four Corners Match for the WWE Tag Team Championship
The Undertaker & Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. Kane & Mankind vs. The New Age Outlaws vs. The Rock & Owen Hart
Raw – Aug 10, 1998

Lions Den Match
Ken Shamrock vs. Owen Hart
SummerSlam 1998

Finals of WWE Championship Tournament
The Rock vs. Mankind
Survivor Series 1998

The Rock & The Undertaker vs. Mankind & Stone Cold Steve Austin
Raw – Dec 7, 1998

Austin Gives The Corporation A Beer Bath
Raw – March 22, 1999

The Undertaker vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin
Raw – June 28, 1999

The Debut of Y2J
Raw – Aug 9, 1999

DISC 3

Content still to be confirmed.

Special Features

(Expected Best Buy Exclusive)

GTV – Al Snow & Head

Mae Young Gives Birth
Raw – Feb 28, 2000

WWE Womens Championship Match
Lita vs. Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley
Raw – June 12, 2000

The Dudley Boyz vs. The Hardy Boyz
Raw – July 17, 2000

BLU-RAY EXCLUSIVES

King of Kings Match
Ken Shamrock vs. Triple H vs. Owen Hart
Raw – June 29, 1998

The Oddities w/ Insane Clown Posse vs. The Headbangers
Raw – Sept 28, 1998

The Truth About Sammy
Raw – Jan 18, 1999

The Unholy Union of Stephanie McMahon & The Undertaker
Raw – April 26, 1999

The Rock vs. Val Venis
SmackDown – Oct 7, 1999

Survivor Series Elimination Match
Stone Cold Steve Austin, The Rock, Kane & Shane McMahon vs. Triple H, X-Pac & The New Age Outlaws
SmackDown – Nov 4, 1999

WWE Hardcore Championship Match
Al Snow vs. Crash Holly
SmackDown – June 29, 2000

The Hardy Boyz & Lita vs. Perry Saturn, Eddie Guerrero & Dean Malenko
SmackDown – Nov 30, 2000

Chris Jericho & The Dudley Boyz vs. Kurt Angle, Edge & Christian
Raw – Dec 25, 2000

– TNA Wrestling President Dixie Carter announced via Twitter that Kurt Angle and Sting will face two members of Aces & Eights Thursday night on Impact Wrestling. This is the final show before Turning Point, which will see Kurt Angle take on Aces & Eights rep Devon.

– In the following video, Robbie E and Robbie T bring in Miss Tessmacher to take a shot at getting on “The List”.

– This week’s featured match on TNA Xplosion on Challenge pits AJ Styles against Robbie T.

– Joey Ryan turned 33-years-old Wednesday.

ImpactWrestling.com has released the official preview for next week’s “Championship Thursday” edition of Impact Wrestling and it is noted that Rob Van Dam will defend the X Division Championship against Zema Ion in a Bound For Glory re-match.

IMPACT Preview: Championship Thursday Returns – Jeff Hardy Defends The World Title

Preview Thursday’s IMPACT WRESTLING broadcast LIVE at 8/7c on SpikeTV as “Championship Thursday” returns and the road to the November “Turning Point” event continues! If you can’t watch on Thursday, make sure to set your DVR to record all the action.

– “Championship Thursday” is back, and the World Heavyweight
Championship will be on the line as new titleholder “The Charismatic Enigma” Jeff Hardy defends the gold against an opponent to be select by “The Immortal” Hulk Hogan! The contenders that Hogan will pick from are: Mr. Anderson, James Storm, Bully Ray, and Kurt Angle

– What do The Aces & 8s and Devon have planned next after their assault last week? Can Hulk Hogan, Sting, Bully Ray and the TNA roster find a way to turn the tide against the biker gang? The war continues on Thursday’s broadcast on SpikeTV!

– In a “Bound For Glory” rematch, new Knockouts Champion Tara (with her Hollywood boyfriend Jessie Godderz) will defend the gold against Miss Tessmacher on Thursday’s broadcast

– Also as part of “Championship Thursday”, new X Division Champion Rob Van Dam will put his title on the line against former champ Zema Ion!

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

– TNA Wrestling officials reached out to Ric Flair to speak about Sting at Saturday’s Hall of Fame ceremony, but he declined the invitation.

Though Flair remains listed as a member of the TNA roster on the company’s official website, his contract was terminated in May after he failed to appear at events he was scheduled for.

– TNA Wrestling has released a video preview Thursday’s live episode of Impact Wrestling on Spike TV, which will feature the aftermath of the Bound For Glory pay-per-view event.

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

– Knoxville, Tennessee will host the Impact Wrestling World Tour on Friday, November 16 at the Knoxville Civic Coliseum at 7:30 p.m. Tickets go on sale Friday, October 19 at the Coliseum Box Office and through Knoxville Tickets (865-656-4444 or 877-995-9961).

(source: PWInsider.com)

Check out this video footage of Sting’s TNA Hall of Fame induction ceremony from this past Saturday night:

– Sunday at Bound for Glory, Devon returned to TNA Wrestling and attacked Bully Ray and Sting, costing them their tag team match against the villainous Aces & 8s stable. As a result, they have earned full access to TNA venues.

With Devon’s surprise attack, many fans have speculated that he is the leader of the nefarious group. According to PWInsider.com, he is not the leader of Aces & 8s and “that there is more to come with the storyline.”

– TNA Wrestling has released its promotional video for Turning Point, which takes place Sunday, November 11 from Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida. The advertisement is centered on Aces and 8s.

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

– To celebrate “The Icon” Sting’s induction into the TNA Hall Of Fame and 27 years in professional wrestling, every order on ShopTNA.com will get 27% off throughout the month.

– Thursday’s Impact Wrestling drew a 0.86 cable rating and averaged 1.12 million viewers. Both numbers are up slightly from last week’s year-low of 0.84 and 1.06 million.

The show ranked #44 among cable shows in overall viewers for the night, #26 among males 18-34 and #27 among males 18-49.

Last year’s go-home show 3 days before Bound For Glory drew a 1.05 rating with 1.44 million viewers.

– Saturday will see a Fan Interaction event at the Pointe Hilton Tapatio Cliffs Resort Highland Center with the following stars appearing:

AJ Styles, Austin Aries, Chavo Guerrero, Jr., Hector Guerrero, Willie Urbina, Hernandez, James Storm, Kurt Angle, Magnus, Miss Tessmacher, Zema Ion, Bobby Roode, Christopher Daniels, Earl Hebner, Brian Hebner, Kazarian, Jeff Hardy, Mike Tenay, Taz, RVD, Samoa Joe, Tara and Taryn Terrell.

For an additional cost, there will be a “Main Event” signing session with Hulk Hogan.

– Tonight marks the first ever TNA Hall of Fame ceremony with Sting being inducted. Jeremy Borash will host the ceremony.

*SPOILERS* For Sunday’s TNA Bound For Glory PPV

TNA star Sting recently spoke with the Phoenix New Times to promote Sunday’s Bound for Glory PPV and discussed the Aces and 8s angle, TNA’s overall creative direction and more. Here are some highlights of what Sting said about:

On the segment where he and Hulk Hogan were kidnapped by Aces and 8s: “Yeah…I do have a lot to say about that but, you know, I just need to play it safe for right now. I can say that we were real close to needing S.A.G. cards, you know? (laughs) We need to be with the guild here if we keep going like this.”

On whether fans will be satisfied with the Aces and 8s payoff: “That is always a concern and I’ve been on both sides of the fence when there’s been a big build-up happening and there was not a payoff and there’s nothing worse, believe me. But, man, when the payoff is there and delivery is made, it’s awesome. Only time will tell. My hands have not really been around this one like in the past because it’s not about me. I just want to try to make it as good as I possibly can.”

On TNA’s creative direction: “I’m glad that the storylines are what they are now…eh, I don’t agree with everything happening, but, again, whatever is put before me, I will always just try to enhance or tweak or make changes that I think will make it better for everybody,” Sting said. “And I’m not just talking about for myself, I’m talking about for everybody.”

On who he would like to work with: “Magnus is somebody who I’m watching and going, ‘Man, there’s definitely that could be done with him.’ He just needs to find his niche. There are few others that I’m interested in working with and I want to do that.”

On how much longer he’ll wrestle: “That question comes (up) about once a year and its a legitimate question. Every year I think, ‘How long am I going to do this?’ And it’s one of those play it by ear and see what happens kind of things.”

On a potential WWE jump: “I know every year there seems to be talk of it. There’s rumors that always fly. It was all over the Internet pretty big last year or the year before. So, I don’t know, especially now that I will be inducted into the TNA Hall of Fame. They may just turn the page at that point. I have no idea.”

On what he would be looking for in a potential WWE leap: “It’s too tough of a question to answer because its not just what they would do. It would have to depend on what the dynamics of that particular time would be. What’s going on? What’s the context? For example, right here with TNA. What are my choices? You just never say never.”

On wanting to be able to use his WCW footage (which WWE owns): “There have been times over the years where I wanted to have some footage to use for other personal things in life and I don’t have it. Although I did call once and they were great. They gave me whatever I needed and it was nice.”

– During a conference call promoting Bound For Glory, Jeff Hardy addressed the topic of tag team wrestling.

“Tag wrestling is crazy important to me, and it’s just fun y’know. Going back to the days of all the classic TLC matches, working with The Dudley Boys and Edge & Christian, those matches were so special to me. It could be the year 2060 and those matches would still be cool,” he told Fighting Spirit Magazine.

“I’m waiting on tag-team wrestling to spark again, for something else to come along and I kinda’ sensed it back when Beer Money and The Motor City Machine Guns were having an awesome feud. That was phenomenal, and totally awesome. It’d be nice if tag-teams could become as special now as they were back then, and who knows if that’ll happen or not.”

More comments from Hardy on the subject are available here.

– TNA Wrestling has released a video previewing this Sunday’s Sting and Bully Ray vs. Aces & 8s match at Bound For Glory.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNx-kCpIWgw

TNA Impact Wrestling announced Friday that Lex Luger will be one of the featured guests as part of the inaugural TNA Hall Of Fame Celebration on Saturday, Oct. 13 in Phoenix, Arizona inducting “The Icon” Sting. Their official statement reads:

Lex Luger To Attend Sting’s TNA Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony

TNA IMPACT WRESTLING announces Lex Luger to be one of the featured guests as part of the inaugural TNA Hall Of Fame Celebration inducting “The Icon” Sting. The TNA Hall Of Fame Celebration will be held Saturday, Oct. 13 at the Pointe Hilton Tapatio Cliffs Resort at 8pm local time and will profile the iconic career of Sting. Featured guests include Hulk Hogan, Dixie Carter, AJ Styles, Mike Tenay and Lex Luger.

Multi-time World Champion Luger is a long-time friend to “The Icon” Sting. Even in fierce competition the two remained friends while competing against each other in multiple championship matches.

The TNA Hall Of Fame Celebration will be part of the biggest weekend in TNA history as the stars of IMPACT WRESTLING set for “Bound For Glory” on Sunday, Oct. 14 live worldwide on Pay-Per-View. On Saturday, TNA will also host the popular Fan InterAction event giving fans the once in a lifetime opportunity to meet many of their favorite IMPACT WRESTLING Superstars.

TNA Wrestling’s biggest Pay-Per-View event, “Bound For Glory”, is LIVE from the new Grand Canyon University Arena on Sunday, Oct. 14. TNA’s Inaugural Hall Of Fame Celebration will be Saturday, Oct. 13 “Bound For Glory” will feature the stars of IMPACT WRESTLING as seen Thursday’s LIVE on Spike TV.

Tickets for the TNA Hall Of Fame are available at ShopTNA.com.

Ticket for Sunday’s Bound For Glory are on sale now at Grand Canyon University Arena box office, gcuarena.com or charge by phone at 602-639-8999.

The Hall of Fame Celebration & Dinner will feature the Induction of “The Icon” Sting. Be part of history as one of the greatest wrestling superstars of all time is honored with the induction as the very first member of TNA Wrestling’s Hall of Fame. This once-in-a-lifetime opportunity will never happen again. The event includes an intimate dinner setting along with special guests Hulk Hogan, Dixie Carter, AJ Styles, Mike Tenay, & Multi-time World Champion Lex Luger! Additionally, each banquet table at the TNA Wrestling Hall of Fame Ceremony will be hosted by a TNA Impact Wrestling superstar!

– TNA Wrestling has been removed Devon from its roster page on ImpactWrestling.com. The organization announced Wednesday that he had parted ways with the organization after negotiations between both parties reached an impasse.

– On this edition of the “Spin Cycle” with Sting, James Storm, Austin Aries and Kurt Angle, “The Icon” talks about being the first inductee into the TNA Hall of Fame and the panel weighs in who should be the second inductee. The group also discuss their personal favorite British wrestlers of all time. (Watch)

– Robbie E has has posted a blog on Spike.com explaining why he should be made the face of Impact Wrestling.

Noting his speaking ability, he remarks, “Ever hear me talk? I’m on point. I’m loud and clear and always to the point. I’m quick-witted and never can be played out. I am the verbal champ.”

– The 2012 TNA Hall of Fame ceremony featuring Sting’s induction will take place on Saturday night, October 13th (the night before Bound For Glory) from a TNA fan convention in Phoenix. Lex Luger will be appearing at the event and is rumored to be inducting Sting.

– A recent audit of TNA’s Twitter account found that out of their 189,000 twitter followers, only 27,639 are legitimate. The rest were likely purchased from a marketing company and are not actual followers.

– Former Major League Baseball star Jose Canseco tweeted Dixie Carter this past week:

“Still waiting for Bruce Prichard’s phone call. I’m ready.”

* News On JEFF HARDY & BATISTA Returning To WWE Before WRESTLEMANIA

(Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter)

– Madison Rayne teased a surprise for Thursday’s episode of Impact Wrestling. She tweeted Tuesday afternoon, “I’ve got a little surprise for everyone this Thursday on @IMPACTWRESTLING :)) tune in to find out more :)) @SpikeTV 8pm!!!”

– Rob Van Dam talks about his standing in the Bound for Glory Series and what he does to prepare for a match to help prevent injury and give himself the edge in the ring. He also talks about life in California. They also take some time to talk about former TNA wrestler Sabu and what he has been up to. (

http://youtu.be/rplrFbKRic0

– ImpactWrestling.com has published photos of Sting attending the annual Jimmy V Golf Classic at NC State in Raleigh, North Carolina over the weekend.

– ABC News has an interview up with TNA star Hulk Hogan, who talks about his home town of Tampa, Florida. The interview is mostly Hulk Hogan talking about why he loves Tampa and the best local spots for tourists to visit. Hogan was asked if he’s voting for Barack Obama or Mitt Romney and said, “I’m going to keep that a secret.”

– The TNA website has posted a batch of pictures of Sting and Mickie James from this weekend’s Jimmy V Golf Classic in Raleigh, North Carolina

– TNA President Dixie Carter continues to tease a big announcement for the upcoming TNA UK Fan Party in London, UK, tweeting the following image on Tuesday (click to enlarge):

As noted earlier, Dixie Carter teased a big announcement at their TNA fan party on September 1st in London. She posted this graphic for “TNA Gutcheck UK” as a “little hint” about the announcement.