– TNA posted the following video of Samoa Joe being injured during the TNA Tag-Team tournament on this past Wednesday’s edition of Impact Wrestling:
http://youtu.be/X0K4YgSz_jw
– Below is an excerpt of a new Brooke Tessmacher interview where she talks about her goals and desire to have a shot against Havok:
“I have been gone this past year and can’t wait to prove myself again. It was something that I wanted to be was [a wrestler]. I wanted a chance to prove myself. I think I‘ve done that very well. Every time I wake up I think, ‘Wow, I’m a two-time champion. I did that. I know if I wanted to do it again, I could.’ It’s a dream come true.”
“I hope in January to be on the U.K. tour. I’m looking forward to working with Jessicka Havok. I would love to see what I can do in the ring against her. She is quite scary, obviously. I think I have mental prep from Gail Kim and Lisa [Marie Varon, a.k.a. Tara]. I also would love to have a few matches with Taryn Terrell. She is doing great and a good friend of mine, but I would love to see how we would do in the ring together. I think we could put on something amazing together.”
Check out the complete interview at MiamiHerald.com.
– Speaking of Tessmacher, she and Robbie E. finished fourth place on this week’s edition of “The Amazing Race” on CBS, which allows them to advance to next week.
The following are highlights of a new Sports Vibe interview with TNA Knockout Gail Kim:
When you began your first stint with TNA back in 2005, did you imagine there would be such a great Knockouts division seven years later?
I just knew I wanted to wrestle and I wanted the company to have a women’s division. Never did I imagine that we would have such a great and talented amount of girls. I love our division now because everybody has something different to offer.
Who has been the toughest opponent you’ve come up against in TNA?
The toughest physically I would say is Taryn Terrell. I worked with Taryn in WWE and there we never really got to showcase what we could do. We never really developed a women’s division to what we have here. I never knew what to expect from her. She told me she loved physicality but I’ve never met anybody who wanted to go to that level. That was the first time in fourteen years that I was blown away. We’ve had a great chemistry since we started wrestling each other regularly.
TNA is putting heavy emphasis on expanding its international image. What was your view on taking Bound For Glory to Tokyo?
I think it was a great idea. We’ve never done a pay-per-view in Japan before. I know from my experience that the fans are different because they clap more and are less rowdy than in the United States. So it’s always interesting and it translated different on television. I think real true wrestling fans appreciated the idea. Wrestling is huge in Japan so to see a different style matched with the American style was great.
The likes of Ethan Carter III, James Storm and Austin Aries have all publicly opposed the return of the six-sided ring. What are your thoughts on bringing it back?
People don’t like change. I was fortunate enough to wrestle in that ring before so I knew it was going to take time to get used to. We’re still getting used to it. But honestly, we left it to the fans and it was certainly an overwhelming decision. I think it makes us different but at the beginning when we got it back, we could feel it physically on our bodies. Luckily, we have a great ring crew and we addressed the issue by working on it for us. It’s great now and it’s just a matter of getting used to where you are in the ring. I honestly think in a couple months nobody will realise.
Check out the complete interview at SportsVibe.co.uk.
Kurt Angle has announced that Angelina Love, Taryn Terrell and Madison Rayne will square off in a triple-threat match on this Wednesday’s edition of TNA Impact Wrestling to determine a new number one contender to Havok’s TNA Knockouts Championship.
It’s also worth noting that Velvet Sky vs. Havok for the Knockouts Championship has been confirmed for this Sunday’s TNA Bound For Glory pay-per-view, which means there will only be two title matches on the company’s biggest show of the year, as Kaz Hayashi vs. Low Ki vs. Samoa Joe for the X-Division Championship is also confirmed.
The following are highlights of a new Sports Vibe UK interview with TNA Knockout Taryn Terrell:
On how she got started in the business: “In 2007, my friend who is a huge wrestling fan took me to a show. I was at a point in my life where I was done with university and at a dead end. I remember watching a match between Candice Michelle and Beth Phoenix. I figured that’s what I wanted to do. So I started researching and found out about the Diva Search. Although I didn’t win, I bothered the hell out of WWE for a job. Now it’s become my passion and my world.”
On who she looked up to early in her career: “At the time, Beth Phoenix was an incredible worker and there’s women like Trish Stratus who I aspired to be like. When I first started out, they were who I looked up to. There was also Natalya who is such an incredible wrestler and worked so hard with the girls. She taught me so much of what I know today. She’s somebody who I have so much respect for.”
On the differences between being a WWE Diva and a TNA Knockout: “I think at the end of the day, it’s a different company with a different schedule but we’re all after the same goal to become incredible female athletes and entertainers. Whether you’re here or there, we all want to get in the ring to do our best. There is a difference. It’s a total different company. There are girls who have obviously come over. I worked with Gail Kim in WWE and now we’re both in TNA.”
On TNA Bound For Glory in Japan: “Being able to take something like Bound For Glory to Japan is such a cool opportunity. Sometimes, we forget there aren’t just people in the United States watching us but also in Japan. We’re connecting with all those people, so to go over there to meet them and perform in person is a wonderful opportunity for them and for us.”
Check out the complete interview at SportsVibe.co.uk.
Samoa Joe vacated the TNA X-Division Championship at the Impact Wrestling television taping tonight in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania because he was reportedly not medically cleared to compete. As a result, a fatal four way was held later on in the taping to crown a new X-Division Champion, which Low Ki won.
Also at tonight’s TNA tapings, Taryn Terrell defeated Havok and Gail Kim in a triple-threat match to become the new Knockouts Champion.
Finally, James Storm and Abyss defeated The Wolves to become the new TNA Tag-Team Champions.
We will have a full spoiler report from the taping up tomorrow morning.
– TJ “Manik” Perkins has signed a contract extension with TNA.
– Taryn Terrell vs. Gail Kim for the Knockouts Championship and Bobby Roode vs. Eric Young in a number one contender’s match has been announced for next Wednesday’s edition of TNA Impact Wrestling.
– Below is a video of Team 3D reacting to their victory over The Hardy Boys and The Wolves from this week’s edition of Impact Wrestling.
The following is an excerpt from a new shoot interview that former WWE Superstar Evan Bourne did with Kayfabe Commentaries. In the following excerpt, Bourne reveals the most embarrassing Diva-related story that he could come up with.
“I’m gonna have to say the most embarrassing Diva moment happened while I was at FCW (now known as NXT). While I was there, there was a new Diva fresh off modeling. Her name was Taryn Terrell. You may have heard of her, people may know her. This lovely young blonde was very, very new to wrestling. They get her in the ring, she trained, she’s athletic, so put her in the ring and have her do matches. We did matches I think on Tuesday nights at this bar called Bourbon Street. We had a little 16 foot ring set up in the building and there would be shows weekly.
This particular night, Taryn Terrell is in a mixed tag match. It was a God awful match. At the end, I believe she did a facebuster. The girl of course lands down, that’s the finish, you go to cover. She (Taryn) basically grabbed the leg, tried to pin her while she was face down, trying to get that 1-2-3 on a face down opponent. My brain exploded. At the time I was much more cynical about people who weren’t awesome at wrestling. I had a good laugh at that too. I think she just went for the pin, she didn’t know the difference. She was that fresh to it.”
You can check out the complete interview for $15.99 at WWNLive.com.
– In addition to the Samoa Joe vs. Low Ki and Hardys vs. Team 3D vs. The Wolves, TNA has announced a match for the Knockouts Championship with Velvet Sky vs. Angelina Love vs. Taryn Terrell vs. Gail Kim at their Impact Wrestling tapings in New York City next week.
– It has been revealed that the person TNA is teasing joining the company soon is female wrestler Jessika Havok. Below is the teaser video that the company is running on television.
The following are highlights of a Daily Record interview with former WWE Superstar Drew McIntyre:
On his WWE departure and inevitable return: “I guess I was annoyed, now I’m just fired up. I have an opportunity to be the biggest wrestler outside of the WWE and I won’t be happy unless I’m a big brand. It’s not a case of if I’ll be back with the WWE, it’s a case of when. It was a shock because I was already booked to continue performing on TV and touring all over the world.”
On if the problems with his ex-wife Taryn Terrell hurt his standing with WWE: “There are always behind-the-scenes politics in any job. I pride myself on being a nice guy and hope the things that have been blown way out of proportion didn’t hurt me and my career. A lot of what you hear and see on the internet is nonsense. A lot of people are really vocal about my talent – and that’s what’s most important.”
TNA taped part of next week’s edition of Impact Wrestling on Thursday evening. The rest of next week’s show, as well as the show that will air on July 3rd, will be taped tonight at the Sands Resort in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Below is what has been taped thus far for the June 26th episode.
– Gail Kim & Taryn Terrell def. The Beautiful People in Knockouts tag-team action.
– Sanada retained the X-Division Championship in a four-way match that also featured Crazzy Steve, Manik and Zema Ion.
– An in-ring segment took place featuring MVP, Bobby Lashley and Kenny King, as well as Eric Young and Bobby Roode. Ultimately, MVP tried to fire Young and Roode, however the TNA Board of Directors came out and rescinded the firings, telling MVP that he is no longer the Director of Wrestling Operations for TNA.
– James Storm def. Mr. Anderson in a one-on-one bout.
– An in-ring segment took place with Dixie Carter bragging about MVP no longer being the Director of Wrestling Operations, assuming that she is again in control until the same member of the Board of Directors from earlier in the evening came out and informed her that she wasn’t in charge either. Dixie threw a fit and demanded to know who was in charge, but the man refused to tell her. Eventually, Bully Ray came out and threatened again to put Dixie through a table until Ethan Carter III and Rockstar Spud came out to make the save. Tommy Dreamer and Ethan Carter III ended up getting into a big brawl as well.
– Magnus & Bram def. Willow & Abyss in a Monster’s Ball match.
– The announcement is made as to who the new TNA Director of Wrestling Operations is, which turned out to be Kurt Angle. This led to MVP, Lashley and King coming out to threaten Angle until Young and Roode came down to the make the save.
TNA has announced that former Knockout Taryn Terrell will be making her return at this Thursday night’s edition of Impact Wrestling.
Speaking of this week’s Impact Wrestling, above is the official preview for the post-Slammiversary edition of the show, which airs this Thursday night on Spike TV:
– Davey Richards noted in a recent interview that he and Eddie Edwards will be defending the TNA Tag-Team Championships at the Slammiversary pay-per-view this Sunday. While he wouldn’t announce who their opponents will be, he did say that fans would “dig it.” You can check out the interview at FightNetwork.com.
– TNA stars Velvet Sky, Taryn Terrell, Jessie Godderz and Bully Ray were in attendance on behalf of the company at the Spike TV “Guys Choice Awards,” which airs tonight at 9pm EST.
– The following is the ninth installment of Kurt Angle’s “#MyComeback” video series:
– TNA Knockout ODB is scheduled to appear on former N’SYNC member Joey Fatone’s “My Family Recipe Rocks” television show on the Live Well Network. The episode featuring ODB is set to be taped next week.
– Two TNA talents recently noted on Twitter that they are ready to make their returns. TNA Knockout Taryn Terrell, who just recently had a baby, noted that she’s ready to return to in-ring action on a full-time basis for the Knockouts division.
Additionally, TNA X-Division standout Manik noted that he will be back on TNA television soon, likely at one of the Impact Wrestling tapings later this month.
TNA will be taping two “One Night Only” pay-per-views today in Orlando, Florida. The theme for the 1pm PPV taping is rumored to be “Victory Road.” The 7pm PPV taping is confirmed to be an all-Knockouts themed show.
Names expected for the Knockouts PPV taping include Mia Yim, Scarlett Brodeaux, Jessika Havok, Brooke Tessmacher and Taryn Terrell. It’s also rumored that former Knockout Tara (Lisa Marie Varon) will be making a one-night return at the show, but that has yet to be confirmed.
We should have a spoiler report for both shows up on the website before the end of the night.
For those curious, Brooke Tessmacher is still signed with TNA and is scheduled to return at some point. Much like Nikki Bella, Tessmacher is working on getting her real estate license.
Additionally, Taryn Terrell, who gave birth seven weeks ago, is also scheduled to make her TNA return in the near future.
The following are highlights of a new Smartasses Radio interview with Gail Kim:
On her thoughts on the TNA product: “Impact Wrestling has really shaken things up. You see a lot of new young talent that they’re trying like Ethan Carter and The Wolves who are really great additions. Ethan, I’ve worked with in WWE when he was in NXT and I remember thinking, ‘Wow, this guy has a lot of charisma.’ I was shocked to see him be released, but that was a blessing in disguise for us because we got a hell of a talent. I think people are going to see us invest in younger talent and new faces and really just try things and see what works.”
On recent changes to the TNA Knockouts division: “I feel like for the longest time we’ve been hearing from fans, ‘Oh, we need more Knockouts. It’s getting stale with the same girls.’ It’s been a struggle for us, but I think we’ve done a great job so far. I wanted everyone to be patient because we pride ourselves on the Knockouts division having talented girls. You can’t hire girls just because we need new girls. We were looking for quality, and now we’ve brought back Angelina Love and they’re going with the Beautiful People which is a proven success. We’ve brought in Santana who plays Brittany now and she’s already debuted. We have a bright future. I think there’s going to be a lot more changes and it’s going to be for the best.”
On plans for her character going forward: “Alpha Female was just a temporary thing over in the UK. Who knows for her in the future? She’s got a great look and presence, but she’s not part of our regular roster right now, just to clear that up. For me, there are plans for everyone so that’s about as much as I can say. My storyline has pretty much wrapped up with Madison (Rayne) as everyone can tell. So, yeah, things are going to happen. I’m not worried. I’ve got so much more to show.”
On her thoughts on Lei’D Tapa leaving TNA: “She’s a great girl. She has passion and she has determination. She honestly was just very inexperienced. She only had three years of experience under her belt and it just wasn’t enough right now. I had two years of experience when I got hired by WWE and I got fired, and that was the best thing that ever happened to me. I didn’t know it at that time, but it just motivated me even more and I think she’s the same type of person that’s going to go out and get better. She just needs more experience and I don’t see this pulling her down in any way. All of us are rooting for her because we all loved her. She has such a great look, such a great presence, and she’s got it in her blood. I have no doubt that she’s going to be a big star one day. It just takes time.”
“Wrestling is an art. I’ve been wrestling now for 14 years or so, and I’ve told her that for me to feel totally confident to where I could lead in the ring and give it my all and be a veteran, it took me eight solid years. People don’t realize how much time it can take, and I’m still learning every day. I don’t want people to be discouraged; a lot of people make assumptions when people are gone. Just remember that nobody really knows what’s going on behind the scenes. I just think that things happen for a reason, and she’s such a good human being that I really feel like good things will happen for her.”
On improving her promo skills: “All of us have to work at it. I guess some people just have natural talent. I would say my strength is being in the ring and having matches. For me to have a promo, it takes a while for me to prepare. I feel like Impact Wrestling has given me so many opportunities to talk. Pat Kenney, or Simon Diamond, he normally works with us girls on our matches. He was put with us also to develop our characters, and that’s one thing Pat has really worked on with me. When we’re at live events or anything like that, he wants me to cut promos and he wants me to get better. He wants me to get as much practice as I can, especially during that run when I was doing the open challenge with some of those indie girls. I had talking segments every week and that’s not my comfort zone. He really helped me a lot, so I thank him for that.”
On her past feuds with Taryn Terrell and Awesome Kong: “Kong was my first, I call it magical feud because we had pure magical chemistry. I honestly never thought that something like that would happen again where people really recognized our hard work and we got their respect and it made a name for us. I’m very fortunate that it happened again, with Taryn last year. For me to have those opportunities in my career twice, I’m so grateful, and I just want to make even more magical moments going forward. The day that I start moving slower is the day that I’m going to retire. I just want to keep on making more magic and blowing people away with my matches – that’s what I want to be remembered for.”
Check out the complete interview at SmartMarkRadio.com.
TNA Knockout Taryn Terrell announced the birth of her daughter Emerson earlier today. “Today is the best day in my life,” wrote Terrell. “Welcome to the world, Emerson. Mommy loves you.”
Terrell tweeted the following photo of her daughter:
– Thursday’s episode of Impact Wrestling drew a 0.96 cable rating, up from 0.90 last week.
The program averaged 1.139 million viewers over the course of two hours, up 12 percent from 1.019 million viewers last week.
Thus far in 2013, Impact Wrestling has averaged 1.270 million viewers. The program, however, has not topped the yearly average since the most-recent special, No Surrender, on September 12.
– AJ Styles, who is planning to defend the TNA World Heavyweight Championship at an event presented by Wrestle-1, a promotion in Japan being run by Great Muta, is shown arriving to the country in this “#IMPACT365” video.
Styles is in possession of the belt that he took with him when he left TNA Wrestling, but has been technically stripped of the title.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IohFt0Qqa5Y
– ShopTNA.com has released its 2014 TNA Knockouts Calendar, which features Brooke, Christy Hemme, Gail Kim, Taryn Terrell and Velvet Sky on the cover. Mickie James, who has since parted ways with TNA Wrestling, is also featured in the calendar.
TNA Knockout Taryn Terrell recently revealed via her official Twitter account that she is pregnant with a baby girl. The following is the tweet she posted on Saturday evening:
-The general consensus within TNA right now is that the creative direction of the company will not change much following the recent departure of Bruce Prichard. Eric Bischoff is currently in charge of the creative direction of the company, while David Lagana and Matt Conway handle the majority of the actual writing.
-As previously noted, TNA Knockout Taryn Terrell has not been released from the company, she is merely dealing with personal issues which has kept her off of television. Apparently, Terrell is not expected to return anytime in the immediate future. At one point, prior to Terrell taking time off, she was scheduled to defeat Mickie James at Bound For Glory for the TNA Knockouts Championship. Obviously with Terrell temporarily sidelined, those plans have been scrapped.
-The TNA Impact Wrestling live event in Tyler, Texas on August 2nd drew a reported 400 fans. The TNA live event the next night, August 3rd, in Thibodaux, Louisiana, drew a reported 1,200 fans.
– Sunday at Slammiversary, Jeff Hardy made his return to the squared circle as he teamed with Magnus and Samoa Joe to beat The Aces and Eights in a Six-Man Tag Team Match. Hardy is scheduled to appear on tonight’s episode of Impact Wrestling, which TNA Wrestling is promoting by highlighting his artistic side.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4yxOkOBoFc
– Following Taryn Terrell’s dynamic performance in a Last Knockout Standing Match this past Sunday at Slammiversary, TNA Wrestling executive producer Eric Bischoff offered a ringing endorsement for the New Orleans native.
He wrote on Twitter on Wednesday evening, “Fan of Taryn Terrell. One of the best acquisitions to the talent roster in the last year. Heart, passion, charisma, skills and commitment.”
– In Shark Boy’s return match for TNA Wrestling, he lost to Robbie E on this week’s episode of TNA Xplosion on Challenge in the United Kingdom.
– Three wrestlers and one announcer have been removed from the official TNA Wrestling website’s roster page: Alex Silva, Douglas Williams, Jesse Sorensen, and Todd Keneley.
It was reported earlier this week that Keneley was removed from the lead announce position, reverting the announce team to Mike Tenay and Taz. Keneley addressed reports of his dismissal from the organization in a Twitter post on Tuesday: “Thank you so much for all of the support and compliments on my work. Can’t tell you how much I appreciate it. Really making my day!”
Williams was sparingly used after being shifted to a trainer position in developmental promotion Ohio Valley Wrestling last year. Silva was sparingly used as well after becoming the inaugural Gut Check winner last year. He had been sidelined in recent months due to a concussion.
Sorensen continues to work for TNA Wrestling in the production department.
– The official YouTube account of TNA Wrestling has released this Inside IMPACT video of Taryn Terrell reacting to her Last Knockout Standing Match against Gail Kim at Slammiversary.
– Hyping this summer’s slate of Impact Wrestling episodes on Spike TV as “the biggest summer ever” in the history of the nine-year program, TNA Wrestling President Dixie Carter touted via Twitter on Thursday a “big free agent signing” arriving during this time frame. On the micro-blogging service, former WWE champion Dave Bautista responded to a question asking whether he is the individual in question.
“Seriously? I am a @WWE guy to the core,” he wrote.
When asked whether he has anything against the promotion, he wrote, “no of course not.”
– Tomorrow night at Slammiversary, Taryn Terrell will face Gail Kim in a Last Knockout Standing Match. In this video interview, Terrell says she has a lot to prove when she faces Kim.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AF5cMPnDsM4
– ShopTNA.com has released a new AJ Styles T-Shirt promoting the multi-time champion’s rebellious character. It reads “No One.”
– TNA Wrestling has announced that they will hold an Impact Wrestling taping in Jonesboro, Arkansas on March 28 at the ASU Convocation Center. Tickets for the event go on sale next Tuesday at the box office, www.tickets.astate.edu and at 870-972-ASU1.
The Mayor of Jonesboro, Harold Perrin is holding a special event on Tuesday, Feb. 26 at the Comfort Suites, 3404 Access Road at 6 p.m. with Matt Morgan.
– Taryn Terrell, who Robbie E has dubbed the “hottest Knockout ever,” attempts to make “The List.” She must answer three difficult questions to get the chance to hang out with E.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pagtmOCVRUQ
– According to WrestlingFigs.com, Rob Van Dam will appear at Hollywood Book & Poster table at the Los Angeles Comic Book & Science Fiction Convention at the Shrine Auditorium Expo Center 700 West 32nd St. Los Angeles, California, this Sunday from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
– Kurt Angle, who suffered a groin injury Sunday at Final Resolution, offered an update on his health status Wednesday.
“Injury Will take a few Weeks,” Angle noted of his recovery time from the injury to a follower. He later wrote, “Hey my friends. Got a little Injury. But, I Will Be Back Very Soon. Thanks for Your tweets. Much Love. TNA! God Bless.”
– Official Knockouts referee Taryn Terrell is now officiating matches featuring men. This week’s featured match on TNA Xplosion features the former WWE Diva as the referee for match pitting Hernandez against Joey Ryan.
– TNA Wrestling has released a video previewing this Thursday’s live Impact Wrestling on SpikeTV.