Details on who got Hogan/Bischoff into TNA Posted by Mark Virginia on 01/14/2010 at 09:58 PM
Credit: F4WOnline.com
Spike TV played a big part in TNA bringing Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff in. Spike reportedly earmarked money and helped out with the contracts as they have done in the past with other major TNA signings such as Mick Foley. Kevin Kay and Brian Diamond of Spike are long-term looking to use Hulk Hogan to challenge RAW on Monday nights.
Primo & Gail Kim def. Chavo Guerrero & Jillian Chris Masters def. Carlito Jimmy Wang Yang & Slam Master J def. Mike Knox & Charlie Haas ECW Champion Christian def. William Regal
This weeks WWE Superstars was home to not only four fantastic matches, but also several ring warriors succeeding even when the deck was stacked against them. Fans cheered as ECW Champion Christian defeated William Regal in spite of interference from the massive Ezekiel Jackson and were delighted to see the team of Jimmy Wang Yang & Slam Master J get a win over Mike Knox & Charlie Haas.
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ECW Champion Christian def. William Regal (PHOTOS | WATCH) At Royal Rumble Christian will defend his ECW Title against the winner of the ECW Homecoming Finale, Ezekiel Jackson. Before that happens however, Captain Charisma had to face Big Zekes associate, William Regal, on WWE Superstars. As usual, The British Brawler was accompanied by The Guyanese Goliath, who attempted to become involved in the match-up. Luckily for Christian, however, the ring official caught Jackson and ejected him from ringside. With the match strictly one-on-one, the ECW Champion pinned Regal for the win, sending a clear message to his Royal Rumble opponent.
Jimmy Wang Yang & Slam Master J def. Mike Knox & Charlie Haas (PHOTOS | WATCH) Jimmy Wang Yang and his partner Slam Master J, two Superstars with two very different very unorthodox styles, make for a strange looking tag team, and on WWE Superstars, they faced off against fellow SmackDown ring warriors, Mike Knox & Charlie Haas. Though their opponents boasted both a powerhouse in the form of Big Mike Knox and a technical expert in Haas, Yang & J persevered, with the self-proclaimed Asian redneck picking up the win.
Chris Masters def. Carlito (PHOTOS | WATCH) Accompanied by Eve, Chris Masters appeared on WWE Superstars to take on the churlish Carlito. The Southpaw from San Juan threw everything he had at The Masterpiece, but like so many other ring warriors, found himself powerless in the face of the massive strength and power of The Masterpiece. With his win over Carlito, Masters continued to impress both the WWE Universe and the lovely Eve.
Primo & Gail Kim def. Chavo Guerrero & Jillian (PHOTOS | WATCH) WWE Superstars, opened with a mixed tag team match pitting Primo & Gail Kim against Chavo Guerrero & Jillian. She may be Raws tone-deaf songstress, but Jillian had very little to sing about after watching her partner get pinned by the high-flying Primo.
In a battle of former ROH World Champions, Kaval (Low Ki) defeated Bryan Danielson with a double stomp at last night's Florida Championship Wrestling television taping in Tampa. Danielson is expected to stay in developmental for only a few weeks before being called up to the main roster.
The January 14th edition of TNA iMPACT! scored a 1.26 cable rating (rounded up to a 1.3), down from the 3-hour live show's 1.5 rating but up from the previous Thursday's 0.7 average (for the 4-hour New Year's Eve show).
TNA officials are VERY happy with the 1.3 for this week.
Generation Me (The Young Bucks) defeated The Motor City Machine Guns with More Bang for Your Buck.
Kurt Angle comes out to the ring and he says that A.J. has proven that his title victory was not a fluke after their match last week. Angle says that A.J. has earned everything on his own and that A.J. was the better man that night. Angle says that at Genesis, he will be the better man and he will win his title back. A.J. Styles comes out and says that he appreciates what Angle said about him and that Genesis will be the last time that Angle gets a shot at his title in 2010. Angle says that is fine because he will only need one more match against A.J.
A.J. leaves the ring and walks up the ramp but he is attacked by the masked man again. The masked man lays out Styles and then he unmasks to reveal that it was Tomko. Tomko laughs at what he has done.
Angelina Love is sitting in the front row in the crowd.
The Beautiful People come to the ring for their match and they see Angelina in the crowd and they have a group hug.
TNA Knockout Tag Team Champions Hamada and Awesome Kong defeat Madison Rayne and Velvet Sky (with Lacey von Erich) when Kong pinned Madison after an Awesome Bomb.
After the match, Angelina goes over the rail and enters the ring and attacks Velvet, Madison, and Lacey.
They show a video of A.J. Styles confronting Eric Bischoff about Tomkos attacks on him. Styles tells Bischoff that he wants a match against Tomko tonight. Bischoff wants to know if A.J. is willing to put the title on the line. A.J. agrees to put his title on the line against Tomko.
Jeremy Borash is shown on the video screen with Eric Bischoff. They are talking about Mick Foley and Borash defending him. Jeremy says that he needs to talk to Foley and he leaves.
Beer Money enter to talk to Bischoff and they say that they want to face Hall and Nash at Genesis. Bischoff takes Storms beer and he says that he will think about it.
Your Feature Presentation Sean Morley comes to the ring and he says that him and TNA were made for each other. He mentions that he used to work with a different type of T&A, but those days are over. Morley says that TNA was poised to explode and he says that he will make TNA films that are works of art. Daniels comes to the ring and he shakes Morleys hand. Daniels welcomes Morley to TNA and then he wants to pitch a screenplay to Morley. Daniels attacks Morley and then hits the Best Moonsault Ever. Daniels says that he wants to show how they eliminate scum in TNA. They brawl and Morley gets the upper hand and he throws Daniels out of the ring.
Hernandez and Matt Morgan defeat Beer Money by disqualification when Rob Terry attacks Hernandez. Terry and Morgan fight up the ramp. Hall, Waltman, and Nash come out and they attack Beer Money. Bischoff comes out and he watches things from the ramp. Bischoff says something to Beer Money that cannot be heard in the Impact Zone.
Bischoff comes out and he says that the fans bring a smile to his face. He brings out Hall, Nash, and Waltman and Bischoff tells them that he doesnt know what to do with them. He then announces that Beer Money will face Hall and Nash at Genesis.
DAngelo Dinero joins Taz and Tenay at the announce table for the next match.
Desmond Wolfe defeats Samoa Joe with the Tower of London after countering Joes choke on the turnbuckles. After the match, Desmond and Dinero had some words.
Lethal Consequences are attacked by Bobby Lashley before their match.
Team 3D defeated Lethal Consequences after Team 3D hit the 3D on Creed. After the match, Ray addressed the Nasty Boys while holding an axe. He says that they heard about what the Nasty Boys did to their locker room while they were in Japan. Ray says that they are coming after The Nasty Boys.
They show a video of Jeff Jarrett confronting Bischoff and Hogan. Jarrett talks about who built TNA and then Bischoff tells Jarrett that the company was saved by Dixie Carter. He tells Jarrett that the company will turn around because of Hogan and him. Hogan tells Jarrett to get out.
Ric Flair joins Mike and Taz on commentary.
A.J. Styles defeats Tomko with a pele kick. After the match, Tomko attacks Styles and then Kurt Angle comes out to make the save for Styles. Angle offers his hand to Styles but Styles refuses to shake it and the refusal pleases Flair. Angle and Flair stare at each other.
EXCLUSIVELY that former WWE performer Ken Anderson (a/k/a Mr. Kennedy) will be debuting with TNA Wrestling next week, according to company sources.
According to our source, Anderson will either debut at Sunday's Genesis as the 'Major TNA Wrestling Superstar Acquisition' teased on Thursday's iMPACT!, or he will debut at the following night's television taping.
Current plans call for Anderson to debut at Genesis, but should the company decide to hold out, he will debut at the following evening's television tapings.
Either way, Anderson will debut with TNA next week.
Bischoff says he's "better" than McMahon Posted by Mark Virginia on 01/14/2010 at 04:01 PM
The following is an excerpt from an interview with Eric Bischoff from ScrippsNews.com:
"I have a tremendous respect for Vince [McMahon] and, in a perverse way, like him," [Eric] Bischoff said. "But at the end of the day, I think I'm better than him. I'm more creative than him and have a better feel for the business."
Bischoff then laughed.
"It's just that he happens to be a lot more successful than I am."
Bischoff now has another chance to compete with McMahon, although this challenge will be much tougher. WWE is a multimillion juggernaut while TNA lacks the deep pockets that WCW had with AOL/Time Warner backing.
TNA, though, does have the chance to establish itself as a successful secondary U.S. promotion. After the ratings success of last week's special, Spike is expected to ultimately give TNA a Monday-night time slot opposite "Raw."
Bischoff said he has watched the Jan. 4 "Impact" between "50 to 75 times" looking for ways to make the show better. While not happy with some of the production values and a disastrous finish to the opening X-Division cage match, Bischoff said he was happy with a product that featured the TNA debuts of Hogan as well as former WWE stars like Ric Flair and Jeff Hardy.
"Think of WWE as a giant aircraft carrier and TNA as an 18-foot speedboat," said Bischoff, 54. "There's a lot the aircraft carrier can do, but it's also big and slow. We can bring a more flexible, aggressive and nimble approach. There is an open-mindedness and risk-taking mentality that exists here. That's one thing I really like about this company."
Report: Scott Hall wants Sid in TNA Posted by Mark Virginia on 01/13/2010 at 08:09 PM
Credit: prowrestling.net
Scott Hall is pushing company officials to hire his friend, Sid Eudy (a/k/a Sid Vicious).
The two apparently became real close friends in the past year as just before his return to the organization, Hall had been working on the independent circuit with the multi-time world champion. Furthermore, Sid's son Gunnar made his wrestling debut alongside Hall this past summer in a tag match. There were also videos posted online of the duo "shooting" on the wrestling business.
It's also interesting to note that the TNA logo was recently posted on Sid's MySpace page.
Update on the status of Scott Hall/Sean Waltman Posted by Mark Virginia on 01/13/2010 at 04:46 PM
According to F4WOnline.com, both Scott Hall and Sean Waltman are both are working on short term deals and are working on somewhat of a day-by-day basis. So far, TNA has been pleased with both wrestlers, and Scott Hall is said to be in much better shape now than he was when TNA last used him. Additionally, there is said to be little heat on Sean Waltman for arriving late to last week's Impact tapings.
Update on the status of Bobby Lashley Posted by Mark Virginia on 01/13/2010 at 04:45 PM
F4WOnline.com is reporting that although Bobby Lashley has signed an MMA deal with Strikeforce, he is still under contract to TNA and will continue working for the company. At this point, Lashley feels that if he only has to work 4-5 dates a month with TNA, then he can manage both wrestling and MMA. However, he does feel that as he starts to climb the MMA ladder, and faces higher profile fighters, then he will have less and less time to devote to pro wrestling.
Zack Ryder def. The Hurricane Trent Barreta def. Goldust Ezekiel Jackson wins the ECW Homecoming Finales Over-the-Top-Rope Challenge
GREEN BAY, Wisc. Ezekiel Jackson is one step closer to achieving his goal of dominating ECW. Big Zeke won Tuesday nights eight-man Over-The-Top-Rope Challenge on the ECW Homecoming Finale, becoming the new No. 1 contender to the ECW Championship.
Ezekiel Jackson wins the ECW Homecoming Finales Over-the-Top-Rope Challenge (PHOTOS | WATCH) Ezekiel Jackson was crowned homecoming king in the Land of the Extreme on Tuesday. The Guyanese Goliath bulldozed through his competition, eliminating seven Superstars to win the ECW Homecoming Finales Over-the-Top-Rope Challenge. Big Zeke earned himself No. 1 contendership, and will go on to face ECW Champion Christian at Royal Rumble. (MATCH PREVIEW)
Captain Charisma provided commentary at the ECW announce table as Jackson defeated former ECW Champions CM Punk, Matt Hardy and Kane, as well as Evan Bourne, Shelton Benjamin, Yoshi Tatsu and Vance Archer. Jackson even single-handedly eliminated the three former ECW Titleholders himself. But will Jackson prove to be as dominant a force on Jan. 31 when he faces ECW Champion Christian at Royal Rumble? (ROYAL RUMBLE MICROSITE)
The Hurricane confronts Zack Ryder (PHOTOS | WATCH) Zack Ryder kicked off ECW on Syfy proclaiming he is the new Heart and Soul of ECW. The cocky Long Islander said he has the looks, skills and the hottest Diva in WWE Rosa Mendes. Ryder said he is ECW. But after a Woo Woo Woo, you know it, he was interrupted by The Hurricane. The masked Superstar said the WWE Universe is sick of listening to Ryder, and after being slapped by Rosa, The Hurricane forced a stunned Ryder from the ring.
Zack Ryder def. The Hurricane (PHOTOS | WATCH) After their confrontation, ECW General Manager Tiffany emerged to order a match immediately between The Hurricane and Ryder. ECWs masked hero wasnt able to quiet the Long Islander this time, as Ryder was victorious after a devastating Zack Attack. How will The Hurricane seek retribution? Will Ryder continue to brag that hes the new Heart and Soul of ECW?
Trent Barreta def. Goldust (PHOTOS | WATCH) ECW newcomer Trent Barreta earned his first singles win this week, impressively defeating Goldust. Barretas victory also brought a bit of revenge for his tag team partner, Caylen Croft, who was defeated by Goldusts associate, Yoshi Tatsu, last week on WWE Superstars. Will the rivalry continue between the video game playing buddies Barreta & Croft and the odd duo of Tatsu & Goldust?
The following is a possible spoiler for Sunday's TNA Genesis PPV It is believed that a "name" talent will be making their debut with the company at Sunday's Genesis PPV. The three leading candidates would be Tommy Dreamer, RVD and Ken Anderson. Due to Dreamer's 90-day no-compete clause with WWE, it's unlikely to be him. Anderson is a good possibility, especially due to his recent involvement with Hulk Hogan in the Hulkamania tour. As of now, there is no confirmation on who it will be.
In regards to the earlier report that TNA iMPACT! could be moving to Monday's, while it still could happen, it won't happen soon according to a source. TNA will be taping four shows over three days (January 18th, 19th and 20th) after Sunday's Genesis PPV. The company will be heading on their tour of the UK, and if they moved to Monday nights, many changes would have to be made, including canceling that tour. Stay tuned! UPDATE FROM RYAN CLARK: I can now confirm that TNA iMPACT! will NOT air live next week. Brooke Hogan will be at next week's TV taping on Monday. She thought it was live and that is not the case.
WWE has signed masked Mexican star Super Nova to a developmental deal. He will be heading to FCW to train. Nova wrestled on ECW a few weeks back, without his mask, in a tag match against Trent Baretta and Caylen Croft.
On today's Bubba The Love Sponge radio show, Hulk Hogan's daughter Brooke Hogan mistakenly mentioned how she would be in Orlando next Monday night for "the live broadcast." Bubba responded by saying she made the announcement too early.
According to a source, it is confirmed that another live Monday date is on the Spike schedule, although what exact date that is has yet to be revealed. If Brooke was right in accidentally spilling the beans, it could be next Monday night. Bret Hart's return again versus TNA live as opposition again.
In an interview with Canada's Slam.Canoe.ca, former WWE superstar THE Brian Kendrick Kendrick speaks out against the "backstabbers, power hungry people, suck ups, weak people" in World Wrestling Entertainment. Kendrick told SLAM! that his time on the RAW brand, his final run with the company, was miserable.
"I am a good wrestler, I did a good job. I also know that certain behavior was encouraged, some actions were frowned upon, and I didn't care. TV sucked because you saw a circus, backstabbers, power hungry people, suck ups, weak people," Kendrick said. "Also lots of really great, nice, funny people. But I felt like a tool sitting in the bleachers waiting in case they need my skills for something."
Kendrick suspects his marijuana use was part of the reason he was underutilized and says WWE Executive Vice President of Talent Relations John Laurinaitis acted "cowardly" by firing him over the phone.
"Is it the pot fines?' I had a script for it, I had heated discussions with Dr. Black, I had to refuse a test to get him to call me at one point. He wouldn't admit to that. I wanted honesty, maybe I got it, but I think more likely I am dealing with a coward. He did fire me over the phone after all."
Kendrick also spoke about his tag team with Paul London, what he's doing now and his future in the wrestling business.
What you didn't see on RAW Posted by Chris Kaufman on 01/11/2010 at 11:59 PM
Thanks to Shane Carter for the following:
After RAW ended, John Cena defeated Sheamus in a WWE title match via count out. The match didn't even go close to 5 minutes. Cena thanked the fans and cut a promo on the Minnesota Vikings after the match. Sheamus tried to come back in but Cena laid him out and hits the "you can't see me" deal to send everyone home happy.
March 15, 2010: "Stone Cold" Steve Austin Less than two weeks before WrestleMania XXVI, WWE Hall of Famer "Stone Cold" Steve Austin hosts Raw on March 15. The WWE Universe should certainly mark their calendars for the legendary Rattlesnake's return, as it is sure to turn WWEs flagship show upside down. Though its uncertain what will happen when Stone Cold takes his place at the head of Raw for one night only, there's no doubt that he'll be looked at as one of Raws most controversial special guest hosts.
Be sure to tune in every Monday night when the biggest stars from all over the world take over as Raws special guest host.
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