TNA Project Crowns Champions, Steiner Gets Heat Posted by Steve Carrier on 12/22/2011 at 11:17 AM
- Hulk Hogan was filming a new commercial for Rent-A-Center today.
- Matt Morgan was crowned the first Heavyweight Champion of TNA's new Ring Ka King promotion in India after he defeated top heel Scott Steiner in the finals of an eight-man tournament.
Chavo Guerrero and David Hart Smith were crowned the promotion's first Tag Team Champions.
It's being reported that Steiner caused a near-riot with fans during a six-man match that was taped this week. The match saw Smith, Guerrero and Morgan take on Steiner, Magnus and Sonjay Dutt.
Jeremy Borash wrote the following this week regarding the India project:
"Great 2nd day of TV in India just wrapped. Tonight's crowd was insane, most seeing wrestling for the first time. Enthusiasm off the charts."
"The most heel heat I've seen in 15 years tonight in India. This will be amazing TV. Congrats to the team. Forgot how fun this can be."
This edition of Thunder airs LIVE from the state of Michigan. Crowbar vs. 'Above Average' Mike Sanders, Lance Storm on the mic, Lenny Lane vs. The Wall - Tables match, David Flair vs. Lt. Loco(c) - Cruiserweight Title, Great Muta vs. Tank Abbott, The Filthy Animals vs. Kronic, The Franchise on the mic, The Artist vs. Big Vito - Hardcore match, 'Positively' Kanyon and Lance Storm vs. Mike Awesome and Buff Bagwell, Kevin Nash Shoot Interview, Jeff Jarrett and Rick Steiner vs. Harlem Heat
More TNA India Ring Ka King News. Long Term Plans, Thousands Denied Entrance, Near Riots
According to PWInsider.com, there are indeed long term plans for the TNA India Project, now known as Ring Ka King going forward. Indian wrestlers have been signed to long term deals while their North American counterparts have not. This could likely indicate that North American talent are currently being used as a stepping stone in order to help build up a fan base.
The fan reaction and heat some wrestlers have received is said to have been incredible. Most notably Scott Steiner who actually caused a near riot when he began to antagonize some fans in the front row. Former WWE Wrestler Chavo Guerrero wrote the following on his twitter page regarding a near riot outside after thousands of fans were refused entry at the door of the venue.
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Unbelievable night in India. Turned away 5000 ppl. Cars overturned & barricades broken.Police regained control but awesome to be wanted!
TNAInsider forum member TNAmarkFromIndia also posted that the tapings are being held at the Balewadi Sports Complex in Pune, India.
Eden Stiles Parts Ways With WWE Posted by Steve Carrier on 12/21/2011 at 10:52 AM
Ring announcer Eden Stiles announced late Tuesday night on Twitter that she has parted ways with WWE after asking to be released from her contract three weeks ago.
She wrote, "This was it! 3 weeks ago I asked to be released from my WWE contract. Today was my last day. Sure enjoyed it!! More on the horizon for me."
Stiles also revealed she is dating Cody Rhodes.
"And...now that I no longer work here I'm glad to finally not "hint" and say that I am 100% Cody's girl ."
After being a successful model for a few years, Stiles wanted to get back to athletics and found herself at WWE's development facility, Florida Championship Wrestling in March, where she began training to become a WWE Diva. Stiles, however, was made the ring announcer for Superstars.
- Kevin Nash said on Twitter that he will have surgery on his nose the 27th of this month and has a concussion after the match with Triple H at TLC. He wrote:
"Went to nose quack today. surgery 27th. decent concussion. seeing ortho on left elbow. love or hate me, i gave it all i had."
Last night's WWE RAW Supershow with the fallout from TLC scored a 2.9 cable rating with 4.3 million viewers. The first hour averaged 4.42 million viewers while the second hour averaged 4.1 million viewers.
Like previous weeks, the trend continued where RAW lost viewers as the show went on.
1. Ted DiBiase defeated Dean Ambrose. DiBiase got a great reaction. Ambrose cut a typical heel promo about how we should respect him even though we suck. Ted won with Dream Street.
WWE NXT Taping:
1. The Uso Brothers defeated Derrick Bateman and Johnny Curtis.
2. Trent Barreta defeated Curt Hawkins (w/Tyler Reks). Reks and Hawkins locked Yoshi Tatsu in a storage closet before the match. The crowd didn't really know how to root for or simply didn't care.
3. Kaitlyn defeated Maxine. Kaityln got the win after Derrick Bateman distracted Maxine.
4. Tyson Kidd beat Percy Watson. The match was pretty good. Kidd won in about five minutes.
5. Titus O'Neil defeated JTG (w/Tamina). Darren Young was at ringside and attacked Titus after the match. This concluded the NXT tapings.
-- Alicia Fox has commented on the damage she did to Beth Phoenix's face during their match on RAW last night. After Phoenix tweeted pictures of a nasty looking bump on her right temple, Fox followed up with a tweet of her own on Tuesday afternoon:
"@TheBethPhoenix wow!!!! I think your face looks better than ever!!!! Next one I'll put more STANk on it!!!! Kiss kiss"
Alberto Del Rio and Beth Phoenix were both injured at Monday's WWE RAW Supershow from Philadelphia.
Del Rio was carried out of the building by trainers after Raw went off the air. There was some fear that he may have suffered a groin injury, but after being checked out by WWE trainers, he's said to be doing alright. He's not expected to miss any ring time, despite some soreness.
Beth Phoenix has a nasty lump on the side of her face folowing her match with Alicia Fox. At this time, it's unclear at what point in the match the injury takes place, but it looks like she has a golf ball sticking out of her right temple. She tweeted:
@AliciaFoxy tried her hardest to destroy my face. There will be hell to pay for trying to tarnish my beauty."
"After hours in the trainers room, I broke a lot of mirrors with my fists.
Phoenix's partner Natalya tweeted a message of support:
"@TheBethPhoenix i am sorry to see what happened on Raw...But we are still UNBREAKABLE."
Beth Phoenix Takes Nasty Bump at Raw Last Night Posted by Steve Carrier on 12/19/2011 at 11:45 PM
After Raw went off the air, Beth Phoenix took to her Twitter account and posted what appears to be a photo of the outcome of a vicious bump that she suffered in her match with Alica Fox. Here is what she had to say:
Another angle of @AliciaFoxy 's damage. After hours in the trainers room, I broke a lot of mirrors with my fists.
TNA's India Promotion Named, TNA Stars Comment Posted by Steve Carrier on 12/20/2011 at 12:24 PM
Matt Morgan stated on Twitter that TNA Wrestling's offshoot India promotion is named Ring Ka King, which means King of the Ring. He, as well as several other talents including Mickie James, Magnus, Harry Smith, Luke Gallows, Chavo Guerrero and Shawn Daivari, are in Mumbai this week taping the first footage for their planned debut on the television network Colors.
Regarding the experience, Morgan said, "Ring Ka King's first TV show went really well and these fans are getting one helluva wrestling product! Roster is a great one and Endemol has done a superb job creating a different tv look altogether. What's really cool is getting the chance to work with guys that I started in the business with at same time in OVW with on this tour!"
Magnus added, "The setup blew me away, it looks great! Atmosphere was incredible too."
Jeremy Borash is also on hand for the festivities. He commented, "The crowd in India was f'n nuts and the set is sick."
Randy Orton def. Wade Barrett by Disqualification (PHOTOS) Alicia Fox def. Divas Champion Beth Phoenix in a Title-Free Match (PHOTOS) Sheamus def. Jinder Mahal (PHOTOS) Primo & Epico def. The Usos (PHOTOS) Intercontinental Champion Cody Rhodes def. Santino Marella (PHOTOS) WWE Champion CM Punk, World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan & United States Champion Zack Ryder def. The Miz, Alberto Del Rio & Dolph Ziggler (PHOTOS)
WWE Raw SuperShow results: Punk, Bryan, Ryder start a revolution By: Ryan Murphy December 19, 2011 Tags: WWE Raw SuperShow: December 19, 2011
Philadelphia Philly is no stranger to revolutions, so it was the perfect city to play host to a trio of new titleholders who are turning WWE in a different direction WWE Champion CM Punk, World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan and United States Champion Zack Ryder. This revolution will be televised.
WWE Champion CM Punk, World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan & United States Champion Zack Ryder def. The Miz, Alberto Del Rio & Dolph Ziggler (WATCH | PHOTOS) It looks like the change The Straight Edge Superstar promised is finally coming to fruition. Entering the ring through a raucous Philly crowd, WWE Champion CM Punk, World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan & United States Champion Zack Ryder showed how they were leading WWE into 2012 by blasting their way through a veritable rogues gallery with blunt force. The exciting young Superstars each got their fill of action before Bryan made Del Rio tap out to the LeBell Lock.
If it wasnt clear at WWE TLC, it should be after this bout the future is now.
Intercontinental Champion Cody Rhodes def. Santino Marella (WATCH | PHOTOS) Still pleased with himself over the previous nights underhanded victory over Booker T, Cody Rhodes took some leftover aggression out on the Italian Superstar. This Intercontinental Champion needs either a padded room or a some serious counseling.
Primo & Epico def. The Usos (WATCH | PHOTOS) They may have fallen to WWE Tag Team Champions Air Boom at WWE TLC, but the dangerous team of Primo & Epico has not lost direction. Looking to earn another title match, the duo bashed their way through the skilled team of Jey & Jimmy Uso with more than a little inspiration from their spicy manager, Rosa Mendes.
Kane attacked John Cena (WATCH) Hell has come back. One week after he shocked the WWE Universe by assaulting John Cena, Kane stomped into Philadelphia and did it all over again.
Hitting the ring to admit that hes willing to fight if thats what The Big Red Monster wants, Cena was surprised when Mark Henry appeared instead of Kane. The Worlds Strongest Man and the former WWE Champion were ready to come to blows when the deafening pyro of The Devils Favorite Demon exploded. The masked monster ignored Henry and went right for the Cenation leader, but Cena was ready and clotheslined him over the ropes. Still, the fiery giant fought back, dragging his target from the squared circle before throwing him around the ringside area and tearing off his Rise Above Hate shirt in a frightening display of rage.
Sheamus def. Jinder Mahal (WATCH | PHOTOS) Give Jinder Mahal some credit. Frustrated after getting obliterated by The Celtic Warrior last week, the Punjabi Superstar wanted to face The Great White to prove he could beat him. Instead, Sheamus wiped the floor with Mahal before putting him away with The Celtic Cross. Okay, so don't give him too much credit.
Alicia Fox def. Divas Champion Beth Phoenix in a Title-Free Match (WATCH | PHOTOS) The Glamazon just got outfoxed. A day after she smashed Kelly Kelly at WWE TLC, the Divas Champion locked up with the leggy Alicia Fox and found herself staring at the lights when it was all over. Smart, spunky and beautiful, its no wonder Alicia is now blogging for internet sensation Perez Hilton alongside her pals Kelly and Eve at FitPerez.com/WWEDivas.
Randy Orton def. Wade Barrett by Disqualification (WATCH | PHOTOS) Still wearing the scars of his brutal Tables Match with Randy Orton, the villainous Wade Barrett didn't bother trying to have a legitimate match with The Viper he just wanted to hurt him. And thats exactly what the British Thug did as he got himself disqualified by driving his thumb into Orton's eye before ruthlessly slamming his opponent through a table. Clearly, this rivalry is far from over.
Six-Man Tag Team Match set for main event (PHOTOS | WATCH) The trio of WWE Champion CM Punk, World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan and United States Champion Zack Ryder had reason to celebrate. Lifelong sports-entertainment fans, the three Superstars overcame some serious odds to walk away from WWE TLC with their respective titles in hand. But the mutual admiration society didn't have much time to pat each other on the back in Philadelphia. Soon besieged by the tyrannical trio of The Miz, Alberto Del Rio and Dolph Ziggler, the three champions fought off their attackers before receiving word from Interim Raw General Manager John Laurinaitis that they would face those three Superstars in tonights main event.
Batista Rants About Bryan's Title Win Posted by Dave Mitchell on 12/19/2011 at 10:16 AM
Former WWE superstar Batista tweeted the following about Daniel Bryan's World Heavyweight title win on Sunday night:
"excuse me! did i hear that right? Daniel Bryan World Heavyweight Champ. ummmmmmm.....ok."
After Batista's tweet set off a firestorm of responses from people calling him a hater for apparently not sounding pleased with WWE's decision to put the World title on Bryan, he replied:
"man did that comment bring the tough guy haters out. well i'm at Gracie Fighter Tampa daily. 6333 s. dale mabry hwy Tampa FL. stop on by"
Shortly thereafter, Batista followed up with the following statement, explaining his relationship with Daniel Bryan and why tweets from haters mean nothing to him:
"so to clear up any misunderstanding about me hating on Daniel Bryan...actually i've been a supporter of his for years,unlike most of you Johnny come lately smart mark supporters. we actually had a hell of a match together that was originally supposed to be a squash match until this old broken down ex bodybuilder who never deserved to be champion and only had it handed to me because HHH was my boy...refused to job the kid out because i knew how good he was and wanted to have a f*cking match with him before i left the company. and a hell of a match we had considering where our respective places in the company were at the time. so yes im aware of all of his accomplishments and hard work through out the years and i'm thrilled to death for him....but still...World Heavyweight champ???ummmmmmm...ok. opinions are like *ssholes. my Twitter account,my opinion. and to all the bitch ass haters who just dogged me out and bitched about how horrible i was.....i've worked with HHH, the Undertaker,Rey Mysterio,Randy Orton Stone Cold,Edge,John Cena,Chris Benoit,Ric f***ing Flair!!etc.etc.. and they all respected me and my work. Eddie Guerrero respected my work. so don't expect your little bullsh*t remarks to actually carry any weight. in your b*tch ass faces!! "
John Cena Says WWE Is Disrespecting Him Posted by Dave Mitchell on 12/19/2011 at 10:02 AM
Over the weekend, pictures were posted online of new anti-John Cena merchandise, including t-shirts that read "Cena SUCKS" and "We Can't See You" with a picture of Cena's face crossed out.
Cena has been responding to tweets about the new merchandise and revealed that WWE has wanted to capitalize on Cena haters for many years now:
They have wanted too since 2008. I told them no. Finally I just said I dont care. Im fine with the way things are. Some like me. Some dont.
A fan asked Cena if WWE was disrespecting him by profiting off people taunting him. Cena said:
Agreed. But WTF. Ignore it no longer. Its out there so those that wanna be like that should be able to voice their opinion. Like I said doesnt change me one bit. Stay true..always have.. always will
Another fan asked Cena when WWE was going to release anti-Rock shirts. Cena says there's a double standard and we'll never see merchandise disrespecting his WrestleMania 28 opponent:
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