Jeremy Borash said this morning during an appearance on the Pain Clinic radio show that TNA is expected to debut a big-name wrestler at the Genesis pay-per-view, which takes place on Jan. 17. He indicated it would be a "big surprise."
Gail Kim def. Jillian Ted DiBiase def. Chris Masters Yoshi Tatsu def. Caylen Croft Finlay def. Mike Knox
The first WWE Superstars of 2010 rang in the new year in the best way possible: With four hard-hitting matches! Boasting a match from the Divas Championship Tournament and a knock-down drag-out fight between two of SmackDowns toughest bruisers, even after the first episode this year promises to be another explosive one for WWE Superstars.
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Finlay def. Mike Knox (PHOTOS | WATCH) The WWE Universe knows to expect exciting matches whenever two Superstars step into the ring, but when two hardened ring warriors like Finlay and Mike Knox collide, our fans know to look for fireworks. Though the hulking Knox possessed the definitive size advantage, The Belfast Brawler would not be slowed down as he took the fight to his opponent in his trademark smashmouth style. Ultimately, Finlay felled his massive opponent, proving once again that he is one of the toughest Superstars on SmackDown or any other shows roster.
Yoshi Tatsu def. Caylen Croft (PHOTOS | WATCH) On ECW Yoshi Tatsu has proven himself to be one of the brands most promising young stars, catching the attention of ECW Champion Christian and the WWE Universe alike. But recently The Land of the Extreme has been host to an equally impressive tag team in the form of Caylen Croft & Trent Barreta. In his first singles outing, Croft went head-to-head with Tatsu on WWE Superstars. To the dismay of Crofts partner Baretta and the delight of Tatsus associate Goldust, the Japanese sensation pinned his opponent for the win.
Ted DiBiase def. Chris Masters (PHOTOS | WATCH) Since the inception of Legacy, Randy Ortons protégés, Ted DiBiase and Cody Rhodes have terrorized the Raw roster, going to any lengths to achieve victory over their opponents. But on WWE Superstars, DiBiase went one-on-one with his opponent, the impressive Chris Masters who was accompanied to the ring by the lovely Eve. Though The Masterpieces physique might be flawless, his Priceless rival found a chink in the armor, enabling DiBiase to walk away the victor.
Gail Kim def. Jillian (PHOTOS | WATCH) With the injury of reigning Divas Champion Melina, the title was vacated, leaving many of WWEs most talented Divas clamoring for the coveted prize. On WWE Superstars, two of those competitors, Gail Kim and Jillian squared off. Though both Divas competed fiercely, it was Gail who was victorious, moving one step closer to her first ever Divas Title.
Speaking of Hardy, his brother Matt continues to post teases on Twitter that he and Shane Helms are possibly going to TNA. Hardy has a history of trying to work the Internet although there have been rumors about Matt and Shane leaving WWE for TNA although they are unconfirmed.
It was announced during last night's Florida Championship Wrestling event that "International Superstar" Bryan Danielson will make his FCW debut at next week's television taping.
Danielson was reportedly rusty in his dark match with Chavo Guerrero this past Monday in Dayton, Ohio and asked to head to developmental in order to sharpen his skills.
In an interview with the UK Sun, WWE's Big Show says that with all the talk of young talent being elevated in WWE, it's not going ot be handed to them.
"I want to let you know flat out there's not anybody good enough to take my position," Show said. "And I'm certainly not going to give my position up just because I've been on top for a while, and nor would anyone else.
If there's another giant that can walk in and take my position, then good for him. He can run with it and I'll retire. Until then I'm going to work on top as long as I can, make as much money as I can and entertain the fans as much as I can. It's up to the younger generation to come to the locker room, step up and be leaders."
On the official Twitter of Beth Britt, Jeff Hardy's real-life girlfriend, she posted a tweet saying "I have no idea where these reports are coming from saying Jeff 'had a verbal agreement to return to WWE by a certain date.' That's 100% false".
Scott Steiner and Kip James were backstage at Tuesday's iMPACT tapings. While Steiner was expected to wrestle, he did not. Both stars were set to meet with TNA talent relations director Terry Taylor to talk about their futures with the company. It's said that Steiner's future with TNA has been in question for months. There were conflicting reports about Kip being released late last year but it appears he is still around.
PREVIEW FOR THURSDAY'S HUGE TNA "iMPACT!" ON SPIKE TV: HULK HOGAN, RIC FLAIR, SCOTT HALL, KEVIN NASH, SEAN WALTMAN AND MORE
On Thursday, TNA Wrestling returns to SpikeTV at 9/8c for two hours of Total Nonstop Action as the road to the January 17 "Genesis' Pay-per-View continues!
- "The Band" is reunited with Scott Hall, Kevin Nash and Sean Waltman - what's next for the controversial group?
- The legendary "Nature Boy" Ric Flair will be at TNA "iMPACT!" on Thursday night! Will we find out why he met with TNA World Heavyweight Champion "The Phenomenal" AJ Styles?
- TNA Wrestling Founder Jeff Jarrett will react to Hulk Hogan's comments last week!
Plus...
Desmond Wolfe vs. Samoa Joe Beer Money vs. Matt Morgan & Hernandez
And news on the upcoming "Genesis" Pay-Per-View! All this and much more on Thursday's "iMPACT!"
* ECW champion Christian came to the ring to talk about the Homecoming Tournament. CM Punk and Luke Gallows come out and Punk says he's going to win the tournament, title and fans the Straightedge way. Christian asked if Straightedge means looking like you haven't showered in two weeks. Christian tells Punk he's going to be squashed by Mark Henry and won't be facing him for the title at the Royal Rumble.
* In a ECW Homecoming tournament bout, Shelton Benjamin pinned Chavo Guerrero to advance.
* Zack Ryder and Rosa Mendes come out. Ryder cuts a promo saying last week he stopped the heart of ECW and 2010 will be the year of the Ryder.
* Ezekiel Jackson defeated Vladimir Kozlov.
* Backstage, Tony Atlas reminds Mark Henry of all the good times they had in the past on the road and offers to be in his corner tonight. Henry turns him down and walks away, leaving Atlas there laughing.
* CM Punk defeated Mark Henry after interference from Luke Gallows. Next week will be the Homecoming Finale to set up the Rumble title bout.
Update on Mickie James moving to Smackdown Posted by Chris Kaufman on 01/06/2010 at 05:04 PM
Credit: F4WOnline.com
Dave Meltzer said this past week on Wrestling Observer Radio that the other reason Mickie James was moved to Smackdown besides an apparent weight issue was that she was annoying certain people backstage on RAW by being too emotional about a relationship she had just broken up from. Company officials felt it was best to move her "to get her out of their hair."
Jeff Hardy removed from WWE opening Posted by Chris Kaufman on 01/06/2010 at 12:05 PM
Thanks to PWInsider.com for the following:
As seen at the beginning of the January 5th edition of ECW, WWE has again edited the opening to its television programming. Recently, Hulk Hogan was removed from the opening and replaced with the "Million Dollar Man" Ted Dibiase, and Mick Foley was removed and replaced with Jeff Hardy. Following his return to TNA on Monday, Hardy himself has now been replaced with Kofi Kingston. Surprisingly, "Nature Boy" Ric Flair, who also appeared on TNA programming this past Monday, and who is more prominently featured than Hardy in the opening, has not been removed... at least not yet.
According to a new report by Dave Meltzer, Ric Flair signed his deal with TNA Wrestling just a few days before the big Monday night event on January 4th in Orlando, FL. According to Meltzer, Flair's deal with TNA is allegedly for 65 appearances over a one year period. The belief at this time is that he will be working on a guaranteed money deal and he would still be able to book his own outside appearances (either involving public appearances or business deals). Any reports suggesting that Flair's deal with TNA was through Panda Energy if anything were to happen with TNA long-term have not been confirmed at this time.
Team 3D lost the IWGP Tag Team championships to Tetsuya Naito and Yujiro in a three-way hardcore tag match yesterday. The other team involved was Giant Bernard & Karl Anderson. Also Chris Kanyon turned 40 years old yesterday.
TNA officials had low expectations for the ratings on Monday night. The main goal amongst those within the company was just to carry the normal Impact audience and do at least a 1.0 cable rating. All expectations were exceeded with the company setting their rating record with a 1.5 and I'm told it's very likely TNA will permanently move to Monday nights in the 9 to 11 PM timeslot on Spike TV.
Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff have been adamant about the show airing live on Monday nights to compete with WWE Raw.
WWE officials are unhappy with this week's Raw rating. Though TNA provided competition, they felt Bret Hart's return to the company would have garnered at least a 4.0. The show finished with a 3.6 cable rating, the same number as last week. The show drew hours of 3.51 and 3.73 with the first hour scoring 5,441,000 viewers and hour two pulling in 5,773,000. Raw averaged 5,600,000 for the broadcast.
WWE sources were reportedly caught off guard by Jeff Hardy's appearance on Impact, as there was been a rumor floating around that Hardy had verbally agreed to return to WWE.
There is also word that Vince McMahon "no-sold" the news of Hardy going to TNA.
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