— Rosita posted several messages on her Twitter account Wednesday mocking an Asian woman she rudely encountered the night before at a Fuddruckers restaurant in Connecticut following her twenty-first birthday party. The TNA Knockout claims the woman tried to cut in line. She then posted a picture of her, calling her “Kung Foo Panda.”

She tweeted, “THIS IS KUNG FOO PANDA.. PERFECT PICTURE TO DESCRIBE HER IGNORANCE. http://yfrog.com/kicpkdzj.”

She then wrote to Velvet Sky, “You sooo shoulda been there! King foo panda was allllllll ready! Offered to order the bitch bamboo sticks but she wasn’t having it..”

— Samoa Joe faces Kazarian in a Maximum Impact tournament match on this week’s episode of TNA Xplosion (video available here). The winner of the eight-man tournament will receive a shot at the World Heavyweight Championship during TNA’s tour of the U.K. in January.

— Bobby Roode and Mickie James appear at the Poughkeepsie Galleria (located at 2001 South Road Poughkeepsie, New York 12601) this Friday from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.

— PWInsider.com confirms Jesse Neal has parted ways with TNA Wrestling. He worked one final match for the organization at Monday’s Impact Wrestling taping in Orlando, Florida.

The founding member of Ink Inc. decided to leave TNA Wrestling after declining their request to relocate to Louisville, Kentucky to work out of developmental league Ohio Valley Wrestling.

— Matches taped Monday and Tuesday in Orlando, Florida for upcoming episodes of TNA Xplosion are as follows: Christopher Daniels vs. Devon; Kazarian vs. Samoa Joe; Christopher Daniels vs. Samoa Joe.

— To celebrate TNA Wrestling’s upcoming tour of the United Kingdom, Challenge have teamed up with the wrestling organization to run a competition which includes a first place prize of dinner with Velvet Sky. Details are available here.

source: PWInsider.com

— Gail Kim, who returned to TNA Wrestling on Thursday’s episode of Impact Wrestling as a heel aligned with Knockouts VP Karen Jarrett and Madison Rayne, commented on the event.

She wrote on Twitter, “Thanks every1 4 getting me trending worldwide!@karenjarrett I think this is the start of a beautiful friendship :)))

“@MRayneTNA can’t forget the other piece of the puzzle some1 said the “A”team sounds about right.”

— The following matches were taped Tuesday and Wednesday in Orlando, Florida for upcoming episodes of TNA Xplosion: Jesse Sorensen vs. Robbie E, Brooke Tessmacher vs. Madison Rayne, Eric Young vs. Rob Terry, Gunner vs. Kazarian.

— Both James Storm and Gail Kim trended Thursday night on Twitter.

source: PWInsider.com

— Ric Flair appears as an animated version of himself on the season premiere of The Cleveland Show taking place September 25 on FOX.

The plot for the episode reads: “Cleveland is upset when he finds out that his best friend Peter Griffin came to Stoolbend and did not call him to hang out. In an effort to bond with the guys, Cleveland takes them on a camping trip hosted by guest star Ric Flair.”

— Matches taped last night in Orlando, Florida for upcoming episodes of TNA Xplosion were Mickie James vs. Madison Rayne and Magnus vs. Jesse Sorensen.

— Velvet Sky said on Twitter that she has a Women’s Shirt coming out soon. The only other Knockout TNA has released apparel of is Mickie James.

— 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.

source: PWInsider.com

— “The Pope” ‘Angelo Dinero appeared on 540 ESPN Radio’s Pro Wrestling Report last night and said he’s not leaving TNA. It was speculated that he would leave the organization due to cryptic comments he made last week on Twitter about “moving on.”

— Desmond Wolfe returned to TNA Wrestling at last night’s television taping in Orlando, Florida as the commissioner of Xplosion.

He still not has been cleared to wrestle.

— Okada worked New Japan Wrestling’s tour over the weekend.

— The May 26 episode of iMPACT! Wrestling is being taped tonight in Orlando, Florida.

source: PWInsider.com

— Multiple sources have confirmed that Jay Lethal has parted ways with TNA Wrestling. His profile was removed from the company’s website Wednesday night.

In a new bit of information, many within TNA are saying that organization officials opted to release the former X Division Champion.

— Abyss will be undergoing dental surgery to repair the bottom row of his teeth, which were badly damaged during a misplaced springboard kick from Rob Van Dam at Tuesday’s iMPACT! taping

Abyss received a lot of praise within the company for working Wednesday’s taping despite being in severe pain.

— Brother Devon, Eric Young, Orlando Jordan and Tommy Dreamer vs. Douglas Williams, Magnus, Murphy and Rob Terry was taped for the May 3 episode of TNA Xplosion on Challenge TV last night in Orlando, Florida.

source: PWInsider.com

— Kurt Angle, who was found apparently intoxicated behind the wheel of his vehicle in a ditch in Grand Forks, North Dakota on March 25, has been sentenced for reckless driving.

The TNA Wrestling Superstar was sentenced Friday to a year’s probation, fines, and a 10 day jail sentence, which was suspended.

More information on the case is available here.

— Sunday’s TNA Lockdown pay-per-view at the U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio drew 3,500 to 4,000 fans. It was speculated that the event drew 6,000 fans, but F4WOnline.com confirmed the number as incorrect.

— Brother Devon and Tommy Dreamer vs. The British Invasion was taped Tuesday in Orlando, Florida for next week’s episode of TNA Xplosion.

sources: PWInsider.com, F4WOnline.com

— Kevin Nash has reportedly signed a new deal with TNA Wrestling, thus ending his contract dispute with the organization.

The former World Champion last appeared for TNA on the Oct. 14 episode of iMPACT! where he and Sting announced they were walking away from the company rather than join Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff’s regime.

— Matches taped yesterday in Orlando, Florida for an upcoming edition of Xplosion were Sarita vs. Taylor Wilde and Rob Terry vs. Okada.

— TNA Wrestling’s Director of Public Relations, Steven Godfrey, recently got married in Monroe, Louisiana. An article on his marriage can be read here.

source: PWInsider.com

TOTAL NONSTOP ACTION (TNA) WRESTLING RELAUNCHES ‘TNA XPLOSION’ FOR INTERNATIONAL AUDIENCES

Total Nonstop Action (TNA) Wrestling has re-launched its one-hour weekly program “TNA Xplosion”.

Currently seen internationally, the re-fitted show will feature new and exclusive matches with the TNA Superstars, as well as updates on everything TNA, including coverage of its flagship series “iMPACT!”

“TNA features more talented superstars than ever before in company history, so it made sense to refresh “Xplosion” and make it a more important part of the TNA brand,” said TNA Wrestling President Dixie Carter.

In addition to the format changes, “Xplosion” will feature a new announce team, a new logo, graphics and theme music performed by Victory Records recording artist “Taproot”.

— There will eventually be a four-hour block of TNA programming every Thursday evening on Spike as Xplosion, which is taped for international markets, has been picked up by the network. The debut date for Xplosion has yet to be decided on.

The four-hour block would consist of Xplosion at 8 p.m., iMPACT! from 9 to 11 p.m., and ReACTION at 11 p.m. (source: www.f4wonline.com)

— TNA will announce the location for this year’s Bound For Glory pay-per-view this Thursday night on iMPACT!. TNA president Dixie Carter noted the following on her Twitter account on Friday: “Will announce Bound for Glory PPV location on next week’s iMPACT! Can you say destination location?”

— TNA Wrestling is eight years old as Saturday marked the eighth anniversary of the thriving wrestling promotion. Its first event was held on June 19, 2002 in Huntsville, Alabama.