— TNA Wrestling officials were understanding of the travel issues that prevented Generation Me from making their scheduled appearance at last week’s Against All Odds pay-per-view. However, they were not pleased with the duo relaying their predicament on Twitter. Management feel Max and Jeremy should have allowed them to come up with a replacement plan and announce it at once rather than sharing details of their travel problems online.

The next day, Max took a shot at Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson while watching his WWE return, writing on Twitter: “The Rock would not pass a wellness policy test.” The comment was later deleted.

— Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s return to WWE garnered a rave review from Tommy Dreamer. He wrote yesterday on Twitter: “I just saw the Rock’s return & the 2/21/11 video. AMAZING. If anyone wants 2 know why wrestling is the best. Watch that. Gave me goosebumps!”

— Angelina Love is auctioning off a wrestling outfit worn at Genesis 2007 and on episodes of iMPACT!. To view the auction, click here.

source: Pro Wrestling Torch

— TNA Knockout Mickie James has been announced for the WrestleReunion event taking place WrestleMania XXVII morning (April 3) at the Downtown Marriott in Atlanta, Georgia. Other talent scheduled to appear include Winter, Christy Hemme, Tommy Dreamer, Scott Steiner, Bruno Sammartino, Carlito and “Cowboy” Bob Orton.

— Tommy Dreamer celebrated his 40th birthday yesterday. Regarding this, he wrote on Twitter: “Thanks to all 4 the happy birthday wishes. 40 yrs old & I realized I have been wrestling 4 more than half my life. God bless everyone.”

— Taz mistakenly referred to Tara by her WWE ring name Victoria last night during Against All Odds.

— The TNA Wrestling website has removed Chelsea from their roster page, likely indicating that she has parted ways with the organization.

— Matt Hardy is denying online reports that he wants to bring Lita to TNA Wrestling.

He wrote on Twitter, “IWC Rumor Killer-I HAVEN’T asked 4 Lita to come 2 TNA. I wish her happiness & the best in life, but I am not interested in workin with her.”

— Tommy Dreamer is off television now because creative team has nothing for him. He is limited to a backstage role at television tapings, albeit he worked this week’s live events tour.

source: PWInsider.com

— Three months after Kevin Nash’s last appearance for TNA Wrestling, his profile page has been removed from the company website’s roster page.

— The January 27 episode of TNA iMPACT! scored a 1.28 cable rating, the program’s highest mark since October 14.

iMPACT! averaged 1.93 million viewers over the course of two hours, which is the third largest average audience in the program’s history

The first hour drew a 1.34 rating before dipping to a 1.23 in the second hour.

— Tommy Dreamer is now working as a producer backstage.

source: Pro Wrestling Torch

— AJ Styles was forced to pull out of competing at tonight’s TNA Genesis pay-per-view due to injury. He said on his Twitter account that he tore his hip flexor and hip labrum. He promised to be back wrestling “real soon,” but will miss the company’s upcoming tour of the United Kingdom.

F4WOnline.com reports that he is expected to be sidelined for four to six weeks.

— Tommy Dreamer was not on hand for tonight’s Genesis, which is apparently the first television taping he’s missed since joining the organization in June. It’s considered a surprise that he missed the show because he’s been working as a producer and has been involved in all of the company’s production meetings in recent months.

— There are tentative plans for a TNA live event in New York City in March.

sources: F4WOnline.com, PWInsider.com

— Tommy Dreamer wrote on Twitter that he is scheduled to see a doctor today to diagnose his wrist injury from last night’s Turning Point pay-per-view, as the bone is sticking out. He also suffered a black eye during his match with Rob Van Dam.

— Taylor Wilde announced on her Twitter page that she will be on hand for this week’s iMPACT! television tapings in Orlando, Florida. She last appeared on iMPACT! on Sept. 23.

— The official theme song for TNA Wrestling’s Final Resolution pay-per-view is “Make Your Move,” by The Product. The event takes place on Dec. 5.

Luna Vachon, who passed away last Friday, was asked to appear at last month’s Hardcore Justice pay-per-view.

When Mick Foley learned that her home had burned down, he suggested that TNA Wrestling utilize her to manage Tommy Dreamer against Raven, since in 1995, she was used as Dreamer’s second to counteract Stevie Richards.

Vachon declined the offer, citing that she had retired.

source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter

– Despite his illness, Tommy Dreamer worked last night’s TNA iMPACT tapings in Orlando and appeared on camera. Dreamer has been suffering from flu-like symptoms and has had a fever and vomiting.

– As noted before, former WWE Diva Katie Lea Burchill wrestled a tryout match with TNA at last night’s tapings, losing to Madison Rayne. Jeremy Borash wrote the following on Twitter regarding her tryout: “The fmr Katie Lee Burchill did great in her TNA dark match tonight. Future KO?”

– Independent women’s wrestler Christina Von Eerie was backstage at last night’s TNA iMPACT tapings but did not wrestle in front of the crowd, according to live reports. There’s talk of using her as the new valet of Ink Inc.

– TNA Knockout Christy Hemme is now on Twitter at @chemme.

Former two-time ECW World Heavyweight Champion, Tommy Dreamer, was one of the special guests on this week’s edition (08/02/10) of the award-winning Monday Night Mayhem radio show. Dreamer Says “There Is An Invitation Out There” To Paul Heyman For This Sunday Night’s HardCORE Justice PPV, Discusses The Reaction From Hulk Hogan & Eric Bischoff At The Revival Of ECW (And Getting “The Rub From “The Hulkster” On Last Thursday’s IMPACT), The Reaction By Critics (Who Feel That ECW Is Once Again Being Prostituted & Bastardized), Those In The WWE, & Several Former ECW Stars (Who Chose Not To Participate), How Long He Has Been Planning This Pay-Per-View Concept, The Importance Of Authenticity For This Show, Just How Close We Were To Seeing the PPV At The Former ECW Arena Or The Hammerstein Ballroom, What The Fans Can Expect From Him In TNA After His “Final Showdown” With Raven, & The Legacy Of ECW.

Click Here to listen to an MP3 of the entire interview.

Interview highlights courtesy of The Mayhem’s official correspondent, Paterson from New Jersey:

How supportive has Hulk Hogan & Eric Bischoff been about the ECW revival in TNA/the concept of the Hardcore Justice Pay-Per-View & the Hardcore Originals getting “the rub” from “The Hulkster” in the ring on last Thursday night’s iMPACT: “I was at WrestleMania with my dad. I was at WrestleMania II. For anyone to say anything about Hulk Hogan, he walks slowly and has a bit of a limp from all the surgeries. He has given so much to this business. To be in the ring with him, and the fan in me & the kid in me, they kept showing me & D-Von, and we were flexing, almost doing the Hulk Hogan pose as Hulk was coming to the ring. In regards to Dixie Carter giving us her 100% blessing, I don’t really know the guys’ personal feelings towards it, but I don’t think if Hulk Hogan didn’t like what he saw, I don’t think he would be out there. He has that stroke to say ‘No, I don’t wanna do something.’ I don’t know Eric Bischoff’s personal feelings towards it. Obviously, they are going forward and giving whatever Pay-Per-View matches they were gonna do for Hard Justice; they are gonna do the following Thursday, which is great.”

The Paul Heyman/TNA rumors & the “invitation” being extended to Paul for this Sunday night’s Pay-Per-View: “I have spoken to Paul, and there is an invitation out there. I would love for him to be there, but I understand if he’s not. He’s also doing stuff for Brock Lesnar. Paul is Paul, and if he does come in, I think he could definitely help. If he doesn’t, the business moves on without him. He’s very, very talented, and I think it would be cool to get people to drink his Kool-Aid again. If he does come to terms, I think it would be a good deal for Paul, and hopefully it would be a good deal for TNA as well.”

His thoughts on the refusal of several former ECW stars (such as “The Franchise” Shane Douglas, Mikey Whipwreck, & Lance Storm) choosing not to appear at HardCORE Justice: “Number one, there are only so many matches that you can truly have. I also don’t wanna throw a bunch of people into Battle Royals just for the sake of throwing people into the show. Yes, I did reach out to Lance Storm, and he said ‘Thanks for thinking of me, but I had my closure in 2005, and it was the perfect scenario for me.’ He had some personal issues with TNA, but that didn’t affect our friendship. Mikey Whipwreck has some serious health issues, and talking to Mikey he said ‘Hey, when I sneeze, my fingers go numb, and I gotta get my neck worked on.’ He also did not want to go out there and embarrass himself, and to me, if you can’t go out to that ring, you shouldn’t go out there anymore. If you’re there, you’re there. If you’re not there, I respect that.”

His reaction to the critics who think this PPV is being done to only make money for TNA & those that feel that the ECW legacy is being bastardized/prostituted yet again and the response he has received from World Wrestling Entertainment (including his long-time friends & colleagues who still work there): “I’ve gotten so many texts & phone calls from people who do work in the WWE congratulating me and wishing me tons of success. This was never about bashing the WWE, or we’re better…that’s not the case. My plan was to create a buzz for TNA. I’ve done that, and created some ratings for TNA, and we’ve done that too. After this, my goal is to help all that in TNA. I do have a different perspective, not saying that it’s 100% right, but these are ways I could prove to other people that if this is a success, that we are on the right track here. Bastardizing it and all that stuff, no. Bottom line, this is a television show. If you don’t like it, you don’t have to watch it. Everything I have tried to do in my short time I’ve been in TNA, and trust me when I tell you: this is for TNA & for the future of this business. I wish I could have Joey Styles call the Pay-Per-View, but I can’t, because he’s under contract. If Chris Jericho was available, I would have Chris Jericho vs. Rey Mysterio, but I can’t. The surprises I have in store I hope are good surprises for people, and I look at this as a celebration of guys who are getting another shot, and you’ll never see us together again.”

What can the fans can expect from him in TNA (both inside the squared circle and/or behind the scenes) after his “Final Showdown” with Raven at HardCORE Justice: “My goal is to contribute to TNA in any role given to me and to continue to contribute in the wrestling business that I love so much. I have a list of men & women that I have seen on the indies that are television ready, and I have a list of people that should go to a developmental system that I’ve seen them work live, and if I have the opportunity to introduce these new people to the world, I would love to do that. It’s going out there and having to wrestle AJ Styles, finding a partner and wrestling Beer Money, wrestling Samoa Joe, or helping with a promo in the background behind the scenes, or helping on creative. Giving my experiences that I learned to show what I feel to help you take it to the next level. Just continue to contribute to the TNA product, as well as contribute to the business that I love.”

More is contained in Tommy Dreamer’s highly anticipated/first-ever appearance on the award-winning Monday Night Mayhem Radio Network, including the actual origins of the HardCORE Justice Pay-Per-View concept, the importance of authenticity for this show, just how close we could have been to seeing the PPV at the former ECW Arena or The Hammerstein Ballroom, & so much more! Call your local cable or satellite provider and demand HardCORE Justice: The Final Stand! While counting down the days until Sunday night’s PPV, we strongly encourage you to check out Tommy’s official website (located at www.TheTommyDreamer.com), and follow “The Innovator of Violence” right now on his Twitter page (located at www.Twitter.com/TheTommyDreamer).

— A promotional advertisement for next month’s Hardcore Justice pay-per-view features footage of Sabu, Jerry Lynn and The Sandman, which should confirm the three former ECW World Heavyweight Champions’ involvement with the show.

— TNA Wrestling’s Before the Bell preview of Hardcore Justice has been posted online. The 15-minute video can be viewed here.

— Tommy Dreamer’s heartfelt speech at the conclusion of last night’s iMPACT! is online at the following link.

-If you thought the guest host concept was dead, think again. WWE has announced two new hosts, both appearing on Raw this October. Actor Bobb’e J. Thompson will host Monday Night Raw on October 18th in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Thompson stars in the upcoming WWE Film’s release Knucklehead with Big Show, set for release October 22nd.

In addition, WWE also announced that country singer Toby Keith will guest host on October 25th, the night after the Bragging Rights pay-per-view, in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Keith is a huge wrestling fan who has appeared on TNA television in the past.

-Tommy Dreamer, presently entrenched in the ECW invasion storyline with TNA, posted a message of congratulations on his Twitter page yesterday to the new World Heavyweight champion, Kane: “Congrats to Kane. If anyone ever deserved being a world champion it is him. Even without knees. He is 1 of the best.”

(credit f4wonline.com)

At the end of tonight’s Impact taping for the 7/22 show, TNA announced the 8/8 Hard Justice PPV will be essentially a remake of the ECW One Night Stand shows from several years ago. Tommy Dreamer even referenced how the 2005 show was supposed to be the end, but Vince McMahon brought it back and ruined it. He got emotional, asking Dixie Carter to give them one last night and she consented, saying the former ECW guys will have full control of the PPV. Dreamer then promised people would see ECW as it should be seen and not what Vince McMahon turned it into.

(credit: prowrestling.net)

-Once Raw went off the air last night, John Cena and Randy Orton defeated Edge and Sheamus in the dark match.  Following the match, with the two babyfaces celebrating, a female fan hopped the barricade and got into the ring at John Cena.  Security quickly grabbed her, though she grabbed hold of the ropes, held on tight and it took several bodies to get her out.

-(SPOILER ALERT) TNA stars Tommy Dreamer and Brother Ray of Team 3D were responsible for leading all the wrestlers involved through a walkthrough of the “invasion” angle that closes out this Thursday’s Impact show.  There was a belief that Dreamer may have suffered some sort of knee injury during the angle, but we have not gotten confirmation of this as of yet.

– TNA is planning for Velvet Sky to turn on Madison Rayne at Victory Road Rayne defends her Knockouts Title against Angelina Love at the event.  There’s talk that Velvet will team back up with Angelina for The Beautiful People. No word yet what will happen to Lacey Von Erich.

– Hulk Hogan was not at Tuesday’s TNA iMPACT tapings because he is scheduled to undergo back surgery today, Wednesday. Dixie Carter, Eric Bischoff and Jason Hervey were also absent from the tapings, according to a backstage source. Dixie doesn’t always attend the second tapings and Jason Hervey is reportedly working on a movie. No word on why Bischoff wasn’t there.

– At the TNA iMPACT tapings two weeks ago, Tommy Dreamer was showing off a potential new look backstage. Dreamer was wearing a singlet top, shorts and kick pads that gave him an MMA-style look. The potential new look for Dreamer received mixed reviews from those backstage.

Partial Source: prowrestling.net

– Former WWE superstar Daniel Bryan posted a message on Twitter.com stating that it’s “still not the right time” to speak freely about his situation, but that he’s available for independent bookings. For those wondering, -anielson won’t be free to work for TNA until September.

Update: EVOLVE Wrestling has announced that Bryan Danielson will be appearing at their EVOLVE 4 event on 7/23 from Union City, NJ

The following night (7/24), Danielson will appearing at Dragon Gate USA’s anniversary show from the ECW Arena in Philadelphia, PA.

– TNA star Tommy Dreamer wrote this on Twitter about his first week in TNA:

“The Impact Zone is really cool Great atmosphere live. A very fan friendly place. This could be the beginning of a beautiful relationship.”

– Deadline.com reports that Eric Bischoff & Jason Hervey’s production company have signed an international distribution deal with Shine International, which already widely distributed the Hulk Hogan’s Celebrity Championship Wrestling show. The article notes that Bischoff & Harvey have several other projects in development and production with VH1, Spike TV,  TruTV, A&E & Fuse.

– To follow up TNA Knockout ODB leaving the company, her departure comes as no surprise, as she had a lot of heat from company management over the past few months.  Following the 4/12 episode of TNA iMPACT!, ODB annoyed management with the following  Twitter post:

“Just watched from my DVR the Knockouts match. Wow, WTF is happening to our division?”

ODB has been vocal about the way the Knockouts division has been handled since Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff came. She had not been used on television or at TNA live events in recent weeks prior to her leaving.

– TNA is planning to return to the New York City market in the fall with several big live events planned.

– After Tommy Dreamer’s debut at TNA Slammiversary on Sunday night, tThe WWE website removed Dreamer from the Alumni section.

– The latest edition of TNA Today featured Tommy Dreamer’s first comments since joining TNA:

– Tommy Dreamer, who made his TNA debut at Sunday’s Slammiversary pay-per-view,  wrote the following on Twitter following his appearance:

“TNA THANKS SO MUCH I AM ON A MISSION HOPE WE ALL ENJOY THE RIDE”

– There was no dark match before last night’s TNA Slammiversary in Orlando.

– TNA star Brutus Magnus will return to action at this week’s iMPACT tapings.

– TNA will tape three weeks of iMPACT from Orlando tonight, tomorrow night and Wednesday night.

At tonight’s tapings, Ric Flair has an announcement that is “sure to make history.” TNA will also announce a new Top 10 Contender’s Rankings and three new title contenders will be named for Rob Van Dam’s TNA World Title. Here’s a video preview for Thursday:

(source: www.f4wonline.com)

— Daffney (Shannon Spruill), 34, may be dropped by TNA. Her contract expires later this year and there is talk it may not be renewed.

Other Knockout contracts expiring this year including Hamada, ODB and Taylor Wilde.

— Regarding speculation of Tommy Dreamer joining TNA, he says he has yet to be asked to join the promotion. For the time being, wrestling in Japan is his top priority.

— Eric Bischoff made the hasty decision to turn Mr. Anderson baby as he was impressed with his crowd reactions in recent weeks. Long-term plans called for Anderson to remain heel, but the crowd reaction was too much to ignore.

It appears that former WWE Superstar and ECW original Tommy Dreamer is TNA bound and could show up on television as soon as tonight’s live broadcast.

On Monday, TNA star Jeff Hardy wrote on Twitter:

“Impact…tonight at8:00pm..on Spike…I’m aDreamer&I know I’m not the only one!”

Jeff capitalizing the word “Dreamer” led many to speculate that the ECW original, who was released from WWE earlier this year, would be appearing on this week’s iMPACT!

Tommy Dreamer responded to Jeff Hardy’s message, writing:

“Since Jeff Hardy is a Dreamer and I was part of Team Extreme, I will retweet his message that TNA Impact airs at 8:00 p.m. EST.”

Dreamer didn’t appear on this week’s iMPACT!, but it seems he’s hinting that he might be visiting the iMPACT! zone in the near future.

Last month, Taz noted that he and Paul Heyman had dinner in New York City with TNA’s Brother Ray and Taz.

UPDATE: Tommy Dreamer’s 90-day no-compete clause with WWE expires next Monday according to PWInsider.com. Next week’s show is being taped tonight, so the first live show where Dreamer would be free to appear is TNA Lockdown on April 18.

— Tommy Dreamer has launched an official website at www.TheTommyDreamer.com. In his first blog post he comments on his recent departure from World Wrestling Entertainment, saying it was “the hardest thing” he’s ever done in his life.

“I worked almost 10 years there. I truly liked all the people associated with the company. I miss them and the fans every day. I left for many reasons, which I will not discuss here. ECW was my world and all that I have is because of ECW,” Dreamer wrote. “That is a hard pill to swallow, when you hear of the failing ratings of ECW. Networks wanting to change the show because of ratings. If you want to read into my leaving ECW, you can relate it to the Conan O’Brien saga with his show.”

— Former WWE star Al Snow recently took part in an interview German wrestling magazine Power Wrestling. You can read the translated interview at the following link.

— In a correction from an earlier report, former WWE ring announcer Lilian Garcia will actually be performing at tonight’s Big East Tournament Semi-Final game rather than Saturday’s championship game. The game is being held at Madison Square Garden.

— While this has not been confirmed, www.f4wonline.com is reporting that Iron Sheik (real name Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri) was arrested last week after boarding a flight with AirTran.

Apparently, the WWE Hall of Famer got belligerent on his flight and personnel discovered alcohol in his bag. Sheik was in Las Vegas “for a bong connection,” which is where the incident supposedly took place.

— For the second consecutive year, former WWE ring announcer Lilian Garcia will be performing at the Big East Championship Tournament, more specifically, the championship game. The game is being held this Saturday night at Madison Square Garden.

— Tommy Dreamer is now accepting personal appearance and wrestling bookings through Bill Behrens at www.SBIBookings.com. The former ECW star flies out of LaGuardia Airport in New York City.

— Last night’s episode of Raw drew a 3.4 cable rating with 4.9 million viewers, down 7.2 percent compared to 5.34 million viewers last week. The show scored hours of 3.29 and 3.5.

The last time an entire episode of Raw averaged fewer than 5.00 million viewers was on Dec. 21.

— Tommy Dreamer posted a blog on the WWE Universe site concerning the end of ECW, specifically noting how the wrestlers tried to make WWE’s version work, but over-riding factors made its demise inevitable.

“No matter how hard we all worked, it could never be what it was, for so many reasons, I do not want to get into,” Dreamer wrote.

He then compared WWE’s version of ECW to the XFL, which folded after one season.

“Well lets look at what the world likes to call the WWE’s greatest blunder the XFL. It looked like a great idea on paper. It had great network support but after the first week and great ratings, those ratings started to fall. Why? I feel the level of play. Many die hard football fans realized that there was a reason the players were not in the NFL. Maybe they just did not belong.”

— WWE returns to the Halifax Metro Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada on May 15th, 2010 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets go on sale March 20th, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. (Thanks to Devin Cutting)

— Tommy Dreamer will be taking part in his first wrestling match since parting ways tonight in Union City, New Jersey for ACE Pro Wrestling. He will be squaring off against Mo Sexton in an Extreme Rules match. Visit ACEprowrestling.com for more information.

— Ricky Ortiz will be making his first stateside wrestling appearance since being released by World Wrestling Entertainment for Combat Championship Wrestling on Friday, Feb. 26 at the Advantage Village Academy Gym located at 1201 22nd St. South St. Petersburg, Florida. Other stars scheduled to appear include Eric Escobar, Bam Bam Nealy, Jesse Neal, NWA Champion The Shiek, Shawn Gavin Spears, ‘KiZarny’ SiNN Bodhi & dYNAMITE dEATH mONKIEZ, The Original Cuban Assassin, and more. For more information, call 727-520-3537. Doors open at 7:00 p.m. with the show starting at 8:00. To view the event poster, click here.

— Former WWE Diva Terri Runnels has a reality show in the works as cameras were on hand shooting the prospective program two weeks ago at the WrestleReunion convention in Los Angeles. She interviewed The Iron Sheik for her planned show.

— SportsTownChicago.com’s weekly wrestling internet radio show Inside the Squared Circle recently conducted interviews with Diamond Dallas Page and Road Dogg. To listen to the interviews, click here.

– WWE officials are impressed with Vance Archer as his push is expected to continue.

– Former WCW World Heavyweight Champion Ron Simmons’s name has been discussed for induction into this year’s WWE Hall of Fame class. He worked what was billed as his retirement match this past weekend in Cedartown, Georgia. The standout collegiate athlete will be inducted into the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame on Feb. 20.

– Tommy Dreamer posted a blog on WWE Universe in which he offered additional comments on ECW’s final television shows:

“Some people are happy, some people are sad about ECW going off the air,” Dreamer wrote. “The Original die hard ECW fans knew it wasn’t the same. That Original ECW was a magical time in wrestling and can never be duplicated. If you go back in the archives of my blogs,you can read many opinions of those days.

“I think the new ECW had some great expectations, but had some extreme shoes to fill in. Let us not pass negative judgement on the show. As a fan I have enjoyed many moments of ECW TV( except for anything involving Abraham Washington or (Vladimir) Koslov no offense). To read the full blog, visit WWE.com.

Last night on ECW, WWE Chairman Vince McMahon announced that the ECW brand is being put to rest once and for all this month. WWE will be introducing a new brand, dubbed WWE NXT, which will feature the “next generation” of WWE superstars.

ECW originals Taz and Tommy Dreamer have posted messages on Twitter about McMahon’s announcement and neither sounds happy with how it was handled.

Tommy Dreamer was vague with his comments, but expressed general frustration:

“Many people have asked me why I left WWE. If you watched ECW tonight, a piece of the puzzle was revealed for my actions. Stay tuned.”

Taz on the other hand criticized Vince McMahon for not giving credit to the people who actually made ECW the force it once was. He wrote:

“So, WWE ending their ‘vision’ of ECW (thank god). ANY ORIG ECW wrestlers get a thanks? How about Paul Heyman did he get a thanks? Classy move!”

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