Backstage News on Why WWE Is Pushing Big Show Posted by Steve Carrier on 11/08/2013 at 09:26 AM Big Show is main eventing WWE's Survivor Series pay-per-view with Randy Orton because there's a renewed effort within WWE to put larger or bigger wrestlers in the spotlight. This is the reason for Show being pushed and why we've seen more of Luke Harper and The Great Khali lately.
There's a feeling that Daniel Bryan was on top for a few months and WWE's pay-per-view buyrates have been down during that period. The feeling among upper management is that Bryan isn't a larger than life wrestler and that's what fans want. They feel a guy like Bryan should be on the mid-card having great matches.
WWE releases a top NXT star Posted by Aaron Rift on 11/09/2013 at 12:58 AM
According to PWInsider.com, WWE has released Chris Spradlin from his developmental deal this week. He was known as Kassius Ohno on NXT and Chris Hero before joining WWE.
Hes already been announced to face Hurricane Helms on November 16th for Pro Wrestling Syndicate in Rahway, NJ.
- "Director of Operations" Kane had his first day on the job at Friday's WWE live event in Brussels. He came out wearing a suit and interfered in the Big Show vs. Randy Orton match, allowing Orton to get the win. After the match, Kane shook Orton's hand and called out The Shield to give Big Show a beatdown. Show ended up making a comeback and challenging Kane to come in the ring. Kane ended up leaving without a fight. He later tweeted:
According to Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Jeff Jarrett is responsible for making the deals with outside promotions for AJ Styles to defend the TNA World Heavyweight Title. Jarrett is also now working as the agent for most of TNA's big matches, such as the recent Kurt Angle vs. Bobby Roode match on Impact
AJ Styles Rumor Roundup: WWE Made Lowball Offer, Quietly ReSigns Or All Just A Work?
The Wrestling Observer is reporting that AJ Styles did get the opportunity to jump to WWE but for a very low price . WWE reportedly did make an offer a few weeks ago, but for about 20% of what he currently makes in TNA.
Meanwhile PWInsider is reporting that there is speculation that he and TNA have quietly signed a new long-term deal. Styles had initially signed an extension through December.
Last but not least, there is deep speculation that all of the TNA/AJ Styles contract rumors was just a work in order to spur interest in the recent storyline between TNA, Dixie Carter and AJ Styles.
Independent Wrestler Santana Garrett Alludes To Good News
Independent wrestler Santana Garrett tweeted that she received some good news today but was not able to elaborate on it.
Santana was one of the three women who received a tryout at TNA's developmental territory OVW. She faced former TNA developmental talent Taeler Hendrix in a losing effort.
Santana did not only receive a TNA tryout, but in September got a WWE tryout in their developmental territory NXT, losing to Ric Flair's daughter Charlotte.
If the name seems familiar, Santana has appeared for TNA on two different occasions. The first being in March of 2010 as the valet of the re-debuting Orlando Jordan where he debut a new look and started the bisexual angle. After training Santana returned to TNA at the Knockouts Knockdown on March 17, 2013, where she competed as a villain in a losing effort against Brooke Tessmacher.
Other women who recently received TNA Tryouts include Candice LaRae (twice), Veda Scott, and Marti Belle. I can confirm that Christy Hemme was looking into ROH and former OVW star Scarlett, but I don't know if she ever did get the tryout.
- Another source has confirmed that WWE decided to remove Kane's mask so he can be more identifiable when WWE Studios' begins promoting See No Evil 2 on TV. Kane will be working without the mask going forward.
Matt Hardy recently spoke with VOC Nation. Here are some highlights:
Being part of the birth of extreme wrestling: You can go back to the first TLC ladder match with Edge and Christian or even before that to the original Omega. Myself and my brother were two of the guys who wrote the dictionary definition of extreme wrestling. Once we got to the WWE and we got the chance to have the ladder matches and the cage matches, we took them to a different level. We opened up a lot of doors for a lot of smaller guys to do more athletic, interesting, and entertaining stuff.
Working for Tommy Dreamer at House of Hardcore: Tommy Dreamer is a genius promoter. He (does) truly what is best for business. He makes smart business decisions and he gives the fans what they want. House of Hardcore will blow away any of the other promotions on November 9.
Meeting and working with his wife, Reby Sky: Reby and I first spoke online after a fan introduced us via Twitter. Were having a blast together. Were newly married, we travel together, and were big on promoting ourselves and branding ourselves as SkyHard. Were enjoying being our own boss. Were very public people. Were both big tweeters, we love social media; we mesh very well. When it comes to oversharing, were both on the same page.
His future in wrestling: For so long, I felt like I was in a wrestling bubble. You (always fight) to move up a level, to be on tv, to be a champ, etc. Ive dropped all that right now, and I truly enjoy what Im doing right now. I dont want to be under contract. I dont deal with politics, I dont deal with stress, and Im having fun again. If it leads me back to Ring of Honor, or TNA, or WWE, then so be it; but thats not my end game.
The state of the wrestling business: Nothings extremely red hot or extremely stable right now. WWE is set; its not going anywhere its always going to be around. People will always complain, but they have so many corporate sponsors and nothing is going to happen with them. There is a lot of speculation about TNA right now, there are a lot of rumors going around; I dont know anything personally. In my opinion, the better TNA does, the better it is for business. Wrestling is a little hokey nowadays compared to what it should be, but thats because TV is so advanced. You cant insult viewers intelligence; you can go online and find out anything.
Guys that can carry the torch: John Cena is the modern day Hulk Hogan in many ways. He takes someones finish, he kicks out, and is almost indestructible. Its always the right guy, in the right place, at the right time. Take Stone Cold Steve Austin: He was an (average guy) in WCW, and he went to the WWE and was the right guy in the right place at the right time to become Stone Cold Steve Austin. Wrestling is still waiting for that next guy to change the direction, to change the business, and make things white hot again.
What will make wrestling boom again: The content needs to be more sophisticated stories that dont insult the viewers intelligence. The stories need to be more consistent. You cant insult the fans intelligence. With the power of the Internet, people know everything. If you insult peoples intelligence, theyll hit the off button on the remote and that will be it.
- Regarding TNA being for sale, Prowrestling.net is now reporting that there is indeed a person who has serious interest in TNA. This person is described as someone fans would know and someone that may surprise us. The party who is interested in buying TNA reportedly has money behind them and was described as intelligent. TNA doesn't necessarily have a "for sale" sign up but they are listening to this potential buyer and others. There are also rumors that a major celebrity may be interested in purchasing TNA.
- With Eric Bischoff out of the picture, TNA creative going forward will be in the hands of writers Matt Conway and Dave Lagana. The guys maneuvering the creative direction will be John Gaburick and Jeff Jarrett, who has had a lot more and more input as of late.
Former TNA knockout Roxxi announced that she will be retiring from professional wrestling. Her last match is scheduled to take place on December 6th, 2013 at the Lucky Promotions Pro Wrestling show in Clinton Massachusetts.
Serious potential candidate to purchase TNA Wrestling?
There are serious sale talks going on behind the scenes. After we reported it over the weekend, a lot of places ran with borderline ridiculous stories. What I can say at this point is that there is a potential buyer that has been looking at the company. Reps for the potential new ownership group have been at the offices. Talk of a potential sale has been going on for months, but has reached a serious enough point where things are at a significant stage. It is not entirely clear who will end up in power and run the company if and when the deal being negotiated goes through, and what percentage of the company, or if the entire company, is what is being negotiated.
One source with significant knowledge of what is going down said the new group is unlikely to get involved without owning a controlling interest. Also, regarding speculation in various media of names involved, all of the speculation is way off, that much I know. It doesn't appear Viacom has any interest in buying the company (even though TNA gets far better ratings than Bellator, it's not as valuable because it can't get the corporate sponsors or ad revenue) and the parties involved come from outside the pro wrestling industry. The people who have at least been negotiating the most seriously are not from Viacom. The people involved have been successful in a number of other businesses. Just my gut says they are buying it more as a television property with the idea that future rights fees as those number escalate for sports will make it valuable.
Title Change & Return at Tonight's WWE HIAC Posted by Steve Carrier on 10/27/2013 at 10:26 PM
- Kane returned to action at tonight's WWE Hell In a Cell pay-per-view, making the save for The Miz while Erick Rowan and Luke Harper of The Wyatt Family beat him down. Kane ended the segment by laying The Miz out with a chokeslam. Here is a photo:
- John Cena became the new World Heavyweight Champion at tonight's Hell In a Cell pay-per-view by defeating Alberto Del Rio.
Eric Bischoff Being Paid to Sit at Home Posted by Steve Carrier on 10/29/2013 at 01:37 PM
Dave Meltzer mentioned on the latest installment of Wrestling Observer Radio that Eric Bischoff was sent home and will get paid for the remainder of his contract, which is expires early next year. Meltzer also noted that Bischoff is out of power and is "gone."
"He wasn't at the PPV, [he] wasn't at the last TV, [he] won't be around," Meltzer said. "A lot of people are really happy on that one, Eric was not very well liked there. Eric got exposed... Eric was very lucky that he had some very smart people propping him up in the WCW days and those people aren't there now, and he got exposed on this run real bad."
- Originally the scheduled main event for Monday's Raw was to have Cody Rhodes and Goldust vs. The Shield in a Handicap Match. Vince McMahon changed creative plans over the course of the day, as a Triple Threat Match for the WWE Tag Team Championship was instead announced for this Sunday at Hell in a Cell (Cody Rhodes and Goldust will defend their belts against The Shield and the Uso brothers) and United States Champion Dean Ambrose vs. Daniel Bryan was added to the show at the last minute.
- Dean Ambrose appeared to have tweaked his knee after being tossed out of the ring during his match against Daniel Bryan. He was limping slightly backstage following the match, but it is not considered serious.
- There was a lot of talk backstage of CM Punk appearing hurt after his tag-team match on Raw.
- Regarding why Dolph Ziggler seems to be stuck in the midcard right now, he has the reputation backstage for being someone with a bad attitude. It's said that WWE officials don't like the way he represents himself backstage, the way he speaks to people and the way he speaks to the media. While Ziggler tries to make it sound like he's keeping with the storylines, there are people within WWE that don't like how he speaks out about the company.
Alex Shelly Reflects on Several Injuries Suffered Posted by Steve Carrier on 10/21/2013 at 03:24 PM
Former TNA Wrestler Alex Shelly reflected on Twitter the various injuries he has suffered since joining NJPW with the following Tweets:
September 2012, my first @njpw1972 tour. 4 broken front teeth via rabbit clothesline from Rocky Romero. I could hear my teeth "Ping!" when they hit the guard rail and spit chunks out as I finished the match. Later, I could smell the burning and taste the dust when they ground down the shards to bond them when I went back to Detroit after the tour.
April 2013, partially paralyzed vocal cord via Prince Devitt lariat. Had to change some of the songs at band practice and now I sound like a full time smoker. Not counting the damage from the brutal dropkicks to the face.
June 2013, slightly fractured skull via Plancha from Taka Michinoku. Spinal fluid actually leaked out my nose for a week after and I had I idea of the severity until I went to the doctor weeks later. Wrestled again that night against Devitt in a dream come true.
Finally, September 2013, severe sciatica via Liger Bomb from @taichi0319. Bad enough injury that I had to let a bunch of people down and forego my chance to become a 3 time IWGP Jr. Tag Champion. Had a hard time walking, couldn't workout, and totally rethought my life."
Shelly also questioned to himself whether he should retire from professional wrestling or carry on.
"I don't consider myself tough, persay. I just really love wrestling. And @njpw1972 is wrestling. I was "orphaned", by my choice, and NJPW gave me a home. So while I waited in the doc's office, I really thought that 2012-2013 was my favorite year of my career. I grew the most as a wrestler, I (hopefully) won over @njpw1972 fans and proved to everyone I could adapt and learn and go in the ring. This was the first time I thought "Maybe I need to get out." So, understandably, I was pretty scared when I went in again last week. But nope. I am supposed to continue wrestling, I think. Cleared to lift weights, burnout on cardio, and should make a full recovery. :)"
Former TNA Knockout Mickie James Says She Will Be Back On Television
Former TNA knockout Mickie James recently spoke to The Temple News regarding her departure from TNA, her music career and the possibility of returning to televised wrestling soon.
On returning to wrestling:
Its certainly not the last time youll see me on television in a wrestling ring, James said. Im far from done. When I retire, I want to retire the right way. Thats what we all hope for, right?
On balancing her music and pro wrestling:
"Its one of those things where you have to make time and work around your schedule. Coming from the WWE where I was on the road 200 to 250 days of the year and then crossing over to TNA where the schedule was much lighter gave me some time to work on the music. But its not easy cash, I will say that."
The seating plan for the Impact Wrestling World Tour live event at the Kansas Expocentre in Topeka, KS scheduled for 17 September, 2015 shows the ramp leading up to a six-sided ring instead of the traditional four-sided ring. This may be a sign of the six-sided ring returning to TNA.
Keep in mind that this is a very preliminary seating plan for an event two years away and the event has yet to be officially announced.
PWinsider.com is reporting that Ring of Honor's Veda Scott worked a tryout match for TNA officials at Bound for Glory before the crowd was let into the venue in San Diego, she faced Pro Wrestling Guerrilla's Candice LaRae.
This is Candice's second TNA tryout, she wrestled a dark match in TNA's developmental territory OVW awhile back
Ik ben Boon Kenneth, en gebruik soms ook wel de schuilnaam Sting.
Ik ben een man en woon in Dworp (Belgie) en mijn beroep is .
Ik ben geboren op 05/06/1989 en ben nu dus 36 jaar jong.
Mijn hobby's zijn: Worstelen en films.
Gastenboek
Druk op onderstaande knop om een berichtje achter te laten in mijn gastenboek
Independent wrestler Santana Garrett tweeted that she received some good news today but was not able to elaborate on it.
PWinsider.com is reporting that Ring of Honor's Veda Scott worked a tryout match for TNA officials at Bound for Glory before the crowd was let into the venue in San Diego, she faced Pro Wrestling Guerrilla's Candice LaRae.
