Mark Henry tweeted last night that he is "100% healthy." Here is his full tweet: "Twitter nation it is I Mr hall of pain himself. All that oppose will suffer! Today I say to you I AM 100%. Let the wig splitting began."
* Kurt Angle cuts a promo in the ring, he wrote himself several cue cards filled with reasons why he hates Jeff Hardy. Most of them had to do with the way Hardy dresses and how his own son idolizes Hardy over his own dad. He calls out Hardy, and they set up a match for Victory Road. Hardy slaps Angle and they do a agents/ref pull-apart brawl.
* Backstage, Roode talks about Stings attack last week. Austin Aries approaches Roode and makes a passing reference to his recent Twitter messages. They both complain about Sting and want to talk about something in private.
(1) AJ Styles loses a Gauntlet Match against Christopher Daniels and Kazarian.Styles gets on the mic before the match and proposes that if he wins the gauntlet match he wants whatever Daniels has over Kazarian out in the open. Kazarian interferes while Styles and Daniels were wrestling and causes Daniels to lose via disqualification after delivering his finisher on Styles. But Styles was immediately pinned by Kazarian.
* Backstage, Bully Ray is talking with some random woman about Brandon Jacobs. Roode and Aries approach him and they insinuate that the real menace and the root of his problems is Sting.
(2) ODB w/ Eric Young defeated Madison Rayne w/ Gail Kim. ODB wins via pinfall after a TKO. While the ref was distracted by Eric Young, Madison tried to get Gail to interfere but as Gail tried to climb the apron, she fumbled her title belt and was unable to pick it back up in time. This allowed ODB to regain control and she planted Madison into the canvas with a TKO.
* Bobby Roode, Bully Ray, and Austin Aries In-Ring Promo. All three of them complained about Sting and say that "they're done". After they each get some time on the mic, they all sit down in the middle of the ring and stretch out as if they were lounging on the beach, claiming that they're going to sit there all night long. The lights in the Impact Zone go out and Sting appears inside the ring. Sting asks them if they are playing mind games like he was when he tweeted that he was "done." If not, and if they're really done then that would mean that he would have to strip Aries and Roode of their championship belts and Bully Ray would be out of a paycheck. They all change their minds and Sting books them in the main event tonight against Joe, Magnus, & Storm.
(3) Zema Ion defeated Shannon Moore. Ion wins after avoiding a top rope moonsault and executing his back suplex into a knee-to-the-face buster.
(4) Mickie James & Velvet Sky defeated Angelina Love & Sarita. Sky pins Love with a sitout double underhook facebuster
(5) James Storm, Samoa Joe, & Magnus defeated Bobby Roode, Bully Ray, & Austin Aries. Roode tries to avoid Storm the entire match. Storm picks up the pinfall after a Last Call superkick. Bully Ray attacks Magnus with a steel chair. He then tosses the chair at James Storm. Storm catches it but Bully Ray whacks it into his face with a big boot. Ray stands tall to close the show.
TNA Impact Wrestling Quarter Hour Ratings For March 1 2012
Q1: 1.08 rating - Kurt Angle promo, Jeff Hardy attacks Angle and accepts his pay-per-view challenge, Bobby Roode and Austin Aries talk backstage
Q2: 1.03 rating - A.J. Styles vs. Kazarian and Christopher Daniels
Q3: 1.01 rating - Gail Kim and Madison Rayne backstage, ODB vs. Madison Rayne, Bully Ray talks with Aries and Roode backstage, two commercial breaks
Q4: 0.97 rating - Video with Velvet Sky being attacked by Angelina Love and Sarita with Mickie James making the save, Ric Flair talks with Garett Bischoff while Eric Bischoff and Gunner stand by, Roode, Aries, and Ray promo
Q5: 1.04 rating - Sting confronts Roode, Ray, and Aries, Jesse Sorensen video package, Zema Ion pre-tape
Q6: 0.99 rating - Announcers discuss Ion's promo, Ion vs. Shannon Moore, TNA fans video, Velvet Sky and Mickie James vs. Velvet Sky and Angelina Love
Q7: 0.93 rating - James Storm, Samoa Joe, and Magnus talk backstage, Tenay says Abyss is missing, Storm, Joe, and Magnus vs. Roode, Aries, and Ray
Q8: 0.90 rating - Storm, Joe, and Magnus vs. Roode, Aries, and Ray
According to PWTorch, TNA Impact Wrestling on Thursday, March 1 scored a 0.99 (1.0) rating, down 17 percent from a 1.19 (1.2) rating last week. Impact Wrestling went from a near-year-high last week to a year-low this week.
Impact Wrestling averaged 1.33 million viewers, which was down 250,000 viewers (16 percent) from last week's show. Average viewership was the lowest in over one year dating back to Thanksgiving 2010. Other than Thanksgiving, it was the fewest viewers since September 2010.
Impact Wrestling was hit hardest in the males 18-34 demographic. Impact Wrestling declined 37 percent from a 1.02 rating to a 0.64 rating this week in m18-34. Among males 18-49, Impact Wrestling declined 19 percent from a 1.00 rating to a 0.81 rating.
Also of concern was Impact Wrestling declining from a 1.02 first hour rating to a 0.97 second hour rating, highlighted by a 0.90 eighth quarter-hour rating. The second hour rating was also the lowest since Thanksgiving 2010.
TNA President Dixie Carter Wrote the following on her official twitter account regarding the recovery time X-division star Jesse Sorensen will face following his injury:
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@TNASorenson met w/doctors this wk & is out for up to a yr. We're blessed he will be back at all. He's staying positive. No comment on Zima.
Chicago hosts Monday Nitro in the build up to War Games!
Hogan and Bischoff on the mic, Mike Enos vs. Wrath, Kaz Hayashi vs. Dean Malenko, NWO Wolfpac on the mic, Jim Neidhart vs. Konnan, Stevie Ray on the mic, Diamond Dallas Page brings out Roddy Piper, Steve 'Mongo' McMichael vs. Riggs, Rick Fuller vs. Scott Norton, Scott Steiner calls out Rick Steiner, Brian Adams vs. Lex Luger, Warrior on the mic, Curt Hennig vs. Chris Jericho(c) - TV Title, Bret Hart(c) vs. Booker T - US Title, Hollywood Hogan and Giant vs. Kevin Nash and Goldberg
Latest on The Undertaker's in-ring future Posted by Roscoe De Soto on 02/29/2012 at 06:05 PM
According to F4WOnline.com, The Undertaker's time away from the ring has included surgeries on both his shoulder and hip. He was lighter than ever before when he showed up backstage at last week's RAW, estimated at 275 to 280 pounds. The belief that he would retire following his WrestleMania 28 encounter with Triple H is largely gone since it's not being hinted. Peers expect him to continue wrestling for a few more years if he's able to compete once annually.
- Kelly Kelly wrote the following on Twitter last night in response to the Twitter video from Eve Torres:
"We see you've done whoever and whatever it takes @EveMarieTorres, 1st of all maxim never wanted you 2nd nickelodeon has no idea who you are. And 3rd your not getting any younger,looks are fading fast so use as many people as u can now because your starting to look like Joan rivers"
RAW rating drops despite Rock's return Posted by Roscoe De Soto on 02/28/2012 at 08:56 PM
Monday's RAW SuperShow featuring the much anticipated return of The Rock garnered a 3.1 cable rating with 4.65 million viewers. The rating is down from 3.24 the week before.
Viewership was nearly identical to last week's post-Elimination Chamber program. RAW averaged 4.65 million viewers compared to 4.63 million last week. The first hour averaged 4.70 million viewers before declining to 4.59 million viewers.
WWE Makes Announcement Regarding Next Week's RAW Posted by Marc Middleton on 02/28/2012 at 09:54 AM
- WWE announced the following today:
"Both Raw and SmackDown are about to get extreme makeovers. In an effort to help determine which General Manager should control both shows, the WWE Board of Directors has decided to switch control of each show next week. SmackDown GM Theodore Long will take control of Monday nights Raw while Raw GM John Laurinaitis takes the reins of next Fridays SmackDown.
The decision comes one week after Laurinaitis announced at Elimination Chamber that he will seek control over both shows, bolstered by flattering testimonials by Superstars Mark Henry, Christian and Alberto Del Rio. A perturbed Long made it clear to Laurinaitis that hes not about to take the threat to his position lying down."
Darren Young & Titus O'Neil def. Percy Watson & Alex Riley (PHOTOS | WATCH) Kaitlyn, Justin Gabriel and Alicia Fox staged an intervention to try and save Derrick Bateman from Maxine (PHOTOS | WATCH) Michael McGillicutty def. Tyson Kidd (PHOTOS | WATCH) Matt Striker announces that William Regal is WWE NXT's new Match Coordinator (PHOTOS | WATCH) Kaitlyn def. Maxine (PHOTOS | WATCH)
WWE NXT results: Dueling Divas February 29, 2012 Tags: WWE NXT: Feb. 29, 2012, Percy Watson, Alex Riley
WWE Universe, watch WWE NXT highlights and the complete episode each Wednesday on WWE.com. The complete episode is also available Wednesdays on YouTube.com/wwe and Hulu.com.
Former TNA Wrestler Brian Kendrick Interview. Talks TNA, His Release, Shocking Russo Allegation And More
Former TNA Wrestler Brian Kendrick spoke with Unlimited Wrestling Radio about his release from TNA, how his release came to be, what is he doing now and and much more. This week's guest host was none other than former WWE star and Ring Ka King wrestler Chavo Guerrero. Below is a quick recap of some of Kendricks comments.
On his departure from TNA. "I no longer work for TNA. Ive been for the longest time pitching ideas. One was to bring in Paul London to rejuvenate the tag team division. Another, Shelly Martinez pitched an idea to be more or less a Courtney Love to my Kurt Cobain. I would be the shy bashful guy and she would dress me up and put me on twitter and stuff. Both ideas i pitched and really liked and a lot of times i wasn't getting responses to emails."
"There's also a lot of changes going on in TNA right now. New guys coming on board, Vince Russo leaving. So it all sort of got lost in the shuffle i suppose. About a month ago i asked if i could pursue other options. I dealt with Bruce Prichard and he spoke with whoever he needed to speak to. As of Tuesday of last week I signed the papers i needed to sign. It was something i initiated but i think it was something they were all to happy to please me in that sense."
"It was my fault in signing the contract that i signed. I really had a good time there. I really like the people there. I signed a pay per appearance deal. My wife just went from working a job she really liked to a job working six days a week. She's going to school for comedy stuff so it is putting a real stress on her."
On What he does in his spare time: "On my spare time ive been doing cartoons. Thats what ive ben doing. I've had, i don't I guess the last 120 days off or so Ive been making stop motion animation. It's called Fun Time Pro Wrestling. I draw them out and paste them to a little poster board i have. I take a picture then move it over just a bit and take another picture. Anywhere between 500-800 pictures. I actually had to go out and purchase a real tripod and cannon camera to get this going."
Chavo comments on how all wrestling contracts are one sided deals, this leads to Kendrick talking about the time Vince Russo Spoke with the TNA undercard: "Yeah and they can release you at any time but i cant release them at any time. It's funny, Russo had a meeting with us about 8 months ago, maybe more. He was explaining that we have 60 guys on the roster and that certain guys have ridiculous contracts and some of you have contracts that I don't know why you signed them. You guys must really love wrestling that much to prostitute yourself out like that."
"He told us this in a meeting we are prostituting ourselves out and he is right. So i asked him, in front of everybody, are you suggesting or do you endorse starting a union, is that what you are saying? Russo answered by saying well you are going to get me in alot of hot water but yeah thats exactly what you guys need and we all know it. Its you know it would be easy for the lower card guys to start it but you would need some of the upper card guys to say yes, I am willing to lose a bit of my salary to all have retirement and treated justly."
His thoughts On Dixie Carter: "I like her. The thing is, as soon as i got my (release) paperwork sent in, i got a text right from her. It was her thanking me for my time and hoping we could work together in the future. I thanked her for the time. I think they gave me a place to work; I got to do what i love for a living and truthfully I couldn't have asked for a nicer boss. She is so nice, the company is so nice."
"I'm going to miss the crew, I loved sitting out and drinking with my red river saloon buddies. All of the guys who work behind the scenes in the stage. We would hang out at the double tree and get drunk."
On The backstage feel in TNA: "It was different from the respect i guess that not so much locker room enforcers and intimidation. If you are a young guy in the WWE, you better know who's in charge. If the undertaker tells you to do something, you better fucking do it."
"In TNA we got separate trailers where we dress in. Everybody gets along with Kurt or Bubba but there isnt so much of the passing on of knowledge as there is in the WWE. There isn't much of that locker room enforcement. The locker room its looser."
"All of the guys who came up through Nashville who had been there for a long time, your James storms Bobby Roodes, AJ Styles, Frankie Kazarian, Christopher Daniels, Abyss all great guys, would dress in their locker room. Then what we would call the X-division, the people of color, anyone who wasn't "white" under 250 pounds would dress in another locker room. It never felt cliqy but nobody bounced around from locker rooms. The main event guys would just dress in the offices."
Kendrick also spoke candidly about his drug habits and mentioned he has been clean for some time now. Brian mentioned that it was simply a health choice that he had to face and that he feels much better physically and emotionally since being clean.
TNA Announcer Suffers Wardrobe Malfunction During Impact Tapings
TNA ring announcer Christy Hemme apparently suffered a wardrobe malfunction at last nights Impact Wrestling tapings. Hemme commented on the mishap on her Twitter account shortly after last nights taping.
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Dear front row at IMPACT, I publicly apologize for my wardrobe malfunction. My battery pack was too heavy for the string that held it on!
There was high praise for CM Punk and Chris Jericho after their segment on last night's RAW Supershow. Here are some comments:
Jim Ross: "It's going to be hard for anyone to follow the pure wrestling match that @CMPunk & @IAmJericho will have at WM28 Trust me on that"
Bret Hart: "That was probably the best promo I've seen in months & I'm not saying that bc of the shoutout. Punk & Jericho were on the top of their game"
Meanwhile, Chris Jericho commented:
"And THAT is how you prove a point.... @CMPunk #raw"
After suffering a nasty gash at the Elimination Chamber pay-per-view, Kofi Kingston had staples removed from his head before yesterday's RAW in Portland.
Former TNA Stars Release Cryptic Video Regarding Their Departures
Former TNA Knockout Shelly "Salinas" Martinez has uploaded a new video on her official youtube channel. The video features a worked segment where she finds former TNA star Brian Kendrick. Kendrick begins a cryptic rant about his release.
We can report that Kendrick did indeed pitch an idea to have Salinas return as his manager. I'm assuming this was a sort of visual representation of what could have come from that angle. We will have more on the departure of Brian Kendrick from TNA soon.
WWE is advertising Randy Orton for tonight's RAW Supershow from Portland, Oregon. It will be interesting to see what happens with Orton as today is February 27th, the day when WWE says Orton is to be re-evaluated after suffering a concussion in his match against Big Show a few weeks back.
Orton has been out of action since then and was forced to be pulled from the Elimination Chamber match. WWE Dr. Michael Sampson told WWE's website that Orton was evaluated that night but would undergo more testing on February 27th to see how Orton is going to do short term vs. long term.
- Ricardo Rodriguez indicated that he was not on the road with the RAW crew in Portland, Oregon for tonight's Supershow. This could be a sign that Alberto Del Rio isn't scheduled for tonight's RAW but when Del Rio returned at the Elimination Chamber pay-per-view, Ricardo was not with him.
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WWE is advertising Randy Orton for tonight's RAW Supershow from Portland, Oregon. It will be interesting to see what happens with Orton as today is February 27th, the day when WWE says Orton is to be re-evaluated after suffering a concussion in his match against Big Show a few weeks back. 
