- According to PWInsider.com, Scott Steiner was backstage at tonight's TNA Impact in Orlando. Steiner was released from TNA a few weeks back. No word yet if they are bringing him back or not.
Eve, Kelly Kelly & Gail Kim def. Divas Champion Maryse, Alicia Fox & Katie Lea
Unified Tag Team Champions Big Show & The Miz vs. John Morrison & R-Truth ended in a No Contest
Cody Rhodes & Ted DiBiase def. Randy Orton in a 2-on-1 Handicap Match
Evan Bourne def. William Regal in a Money in the Bank Qualifying Match
Mr. McMahon def. John Cena in a No Disqualification Handicap Gauntlet Match
PORTLAND, Ore. Master illusionist Criss Angel may have acted as special guest host of Monday Night Raw, but it was Mr. McMahon who employed trickery and a host of hired hands to punish John Cena on The Road to WrestleMania.
Mr. McMahon def. John Cena in a No Disqualification Handicap Gauntlet Match It took deception, dishonesty and, oh, about five or so Superstars, but Mr. McMahon finally managed to beat John Cena. The Chairman, hoping to prove a point to his WrestleMania rival Bret Hart, had arranged a match between himself and Cena. Perhaps realizing the odds stacked against him, Mr. McMahon changed the rules of engagement, setting up a Gauntlet-Style bout.
Cenas first hurdle was Vladimir Kozlov followed by Intercontinental Champion Drew McIntyre, Jack Swagger and a conflicted Mark Henry. When none of these Superstars managed to wear down Cena enough, The Chairman stipulated that the bout was now a No Disqualification Match. After failing to enlist The Worlds Strongest Man to nail Cena with the ring bell, WWE Champion Batista entered the fray and laid out Henry. Before The Chairman could clock Cena with the bell, though, Kofi Kingston ran out for the save. Batista seemed prepared as he attacked Kingston and even battled Cena at that point.
With Cena incapacitated, his WrestleMania foe took advantage and Batista Bombed the exhausted Superstar in the ring. Mr. McMahon then quickly pinned him for the win.
Stone Cold Steve Austin to act as Raws special guest host next week Quick, somebody hide the beer! Stone Cold Steve Austin returns to Raw next week as special guest host. Not only will The Texas Rattlesnake preside over the contract signing between Mr. McMahon and Bret Hart, hes even announced that next Monday will be WrestleMania Rewind night, featuring rematches from years past including John Cena vs. Big Show (WrestleMania XX), Shawn Michaels vs. Chris Jericho (WrestleMania XIX) and Triple H vs. Randy Orton (25th Anniversary of WrestleMania).
Evan Bourne def. William Regal in a Money in the Bank Qualifying Match The line-up for the Money in the Bank Ladder Match is all set. With the inclusion of Evan Bourne, the eight-man field in the WrestleMania showdown has been established. Air Bourne managed to secure the final eighth position by bombarding William Regal as the Englishmans NXT Rookie Skip Sheffield looked on with his patented aerial assault and now joins Kane, MVP, Christian, Dolph Ziggler, Shelton Benjamin, Jack Swagger and Matt Hardy to vie for the coveted Money in the Bank briefcase.
Sheamus challenged Triple H to a WrestleMania Match The tension between Triple H and Sheamus all started when The Game effectively ended The Celtic Warriors reign as WWE Champion inside of Satans Structure. Fitting since a clash between the two should be hell on earth for each man. After suffering a devastating attack by Sheamus last week, Triple H declared that his nemesis would lose his first match ever at WrestleMania to him! Before the tension became overwhelming, the two collided both inside and outside of the ring.
Cody Rhodes & Ted DiBiase def. Randy Orton Randy Orton couldnt wait. As his opponents in a 2-on-1 Handicap Match, Cody Rhodes & Ted DiBiase, made their way to the ring, their ringleader-turned-rival attacked, leaving the duo dazed before the bout even started. The ambush proved reminiscent of the punishment The Viper dished out to his protégés the week prior.
The Viper, however, would need more than a surprise strike to defeat the two. DiBiase managed to pin the former mentor for an especially satisfying victory. Afterward, Rhodes joined in the fun, also pummeling the impaired Orton with glee.
Unified Tag Team Champions Big Show & The Miz vs. John Morrison & R-Truth ended in a No Contest Having earned their status as No. 1 contenders to the Unified Tag Team Championships, John Morrison & R-Truth dropped by Raw to battle current champions Big Show & The Miz. The match got underway after one of The Mizs typically bombastic rants. In response, his former tag team partner Morrison and R-Truth double-teamed The Cleveland Screamer and sent him over the top rope. The SmackDown duo then punished The Worlds Largest Athlete before heading up the entrance ramp after having put Show-Miz squarely in their place.
Eve, Kelly Kelly & Gail Kim def. Divas Champion Maryse, Alicia Fox & Katie Lea A week after the Diva Pajama Pillow Fight Match, the winner of that feather-filled fracas, Eve, managed to make it two in a row when she forced Divas Champion Maryse to tap out. This week, the gorgeous grappler teamed with Kelly Kelly & Gail Kim to tackle the challenge of the conceited Canadian, who hooked up with Alicia Fox and Raw's newest Diva, Katie Lea.
Shawn Michaels confronted The Undertaker In a rare Raw appearance, The Undertaker took the mic to address the WWE Universe about his upcoming WrestleMania rematch with Shawn Michaels. The Deadman vowed that, despite HBKs protestations, he will prevail and bury his opponents storied career once and for all.
For his part, HBK begged to differ. Mr. WrestleMania confronted his tormentor, insisting that The Undertakers 17-0 streak will end and that his rival knows deep inside his being that he will be defeated. HBK even proposed a new match stipulation, to which The Deadman readily agreed: The only way either Superstar can win will be by pinfall or submission.
RESULTS FROM THURSDAY'S HISTORIC MONDAY NIGHT "IMPACT!" BROADCAST ON SPIKE TV
Missed the epic event? Watch the replay on Thursday night on SpikeTV! Check back to TNAwrestling.com shortly for exclusive ringside photos!
- The opening match of Hulk Hogan and Abyss vs. AJ Styles and Ric Flair ended in a no contest after Sting made his return and shocked the world by attacking Hogan and Abyss! Hogan promised Flair and Styles that the match would be restarted later, under NO DQ rules.
- Later, cameras found Sting backstage, who was confronted by TNA President Dixie Carter. Sting shoved Carter out of the way and told her he didn't owe her anything!
- X Division Champion Doug Williams defeated Kazarian and Daniels in a 3-Way Match. The bout was made by Eric Bischoff. After the match, Shannon Moore made his TNA return and attacked Doug Williams! Bischoff then announced that Williams would defend the X Title against Shannon Moore at Destination X!
- Backstage, a very serious TNA President Dixie Carter announced that Sting would be competing on the broadcast against an opponent of her choosing!
- The Beautiful People defeated Taylor Wilde and Sarita and the tandem of Angelina Love and Tara to win the vacant TNA Knockouts Tag Team Championship when Daffney interfered and cost Tara the bout
- Sting came out for his match...and his opponent was the debuting ROB VAN DAM!! Van Dam surprised Sting by coming in through the crowd and hitting The Icon with a dropkick off the top followed by his rolling thunder for the quick pin and win! After the bout, an irate Sting battered RVD with his black bat until a bloodied Hulk Hogan came out to confront his longtime nemesis! Hulk was held back by Bubba The Love Sponge and TNA security. However, Sting went after Hogan and nailed him with the bat on the stage before leaving the arena! Complete chaos! RVD won his surprise TNA debut, but Sting cut short the celebration with the attack.
- Kevin Nash and Eric Young came out to talk about Scott Hall and Sean Waltman. Nash said he got Hulk Hogan to agree to let Nash and Waltman face Nash and Young at Destination X! Nash called them out to accept the challenge. After security hit the ring, Hall and Waltman came out to give their answer - they accepted, and said if they won, they wanted big TNA contracts! Eric Bischoff appeared on the big screen and made the match official at the PPV - and after some brawling between both sides, announced Eric Young vs. Waltman on the broadcast! In the impromptu match, Eric Young beat Waltman!
- A U.S. Army humvee pulled up in the backstage area, with members of the Army lining the ringside entrance ramp - followed by the entrance of Kurt Angle! Angle spoke candidly about his ongoing war with Mr. Anderson, promising to annihilate Mr. Anderson at Destination X! Anderson interrupted on the big screen, but Angle ran to the backstage area and attacked him. The fight went to the ring, where Angle fought off Anderson and even let the troops get some shots in before hitting the Angle Slam on Anderson and waving the U.S. flag over him. The troops then lifted Angle on their shoulders in celebration.
- In a handicap match made by Eric Bischoff, Beer Money faced Jeff Jarrett with Mick Foley as special referee! During the bout, Foley tried to help Jarrett even the odds by bringing out the barbed wire bat, but another referee took it away. allowing Beer Money to get the win on Jarrett!
- The main event was the restart of Hulk Hogan and Abyss vs. Ric Flair and AJ Styles! While a bloodied Hogan and Flair went after each other, Styles and Abyss faced off! After some major brawling, Hogan sent Styles into Abyss, who hit the Black Hole Slam for the win!
- After the bout, Desmond Wolfe hit the ring and attacked Hogan and Abyss with a steel chair, allowing Flair and Styles to restart their attack. However, in a huge surprise, "The Charismatic Enigma" Jeff Hardy made his TNA return to save Hogan and Abyss as "iMPACT!" went off the air! What an amazing night!
TONIGHT (MONDAY): TNA iMPACT! MAKES HISTORY ON SPIKE TV
Total Nonstop Action Wrestlings Flagship Series Will Air Live Every Other Week From Universal Studios In Orlando, Fl.
TNA iMPACT!, Spike TVs highly-rated two-hour weekly series, is moving from Thursday nights to Monday nights beginning Monday, March 8 (9:00-11:00pm ET/PT), it was announced by TNA President Dixie Carter and legendary pop culture icon Hulk Hogan at a press conference at the TNA iMPACT! Zone at Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida.
Tonight, March 8, the huge main event of the epic broadcast will feature Hulk Hogan's return to the ring as he teams with Abyss to face TNA World Heavyweight Champion "The Phenomenal" AJ Styles and the legendary "Nature Boy" Ric Flair!
Plus, "The Icon" Sting has signed a new contract with TNA Wrestling and will be at Monday's historic broadcast on SpikeTV!
TNA iMPACT! will air live on March 8, with subsequent telecasts live every other week. The series features many of the biggest names in wrestling including Hogan, Ric Flair, Mick Foley and Olympic Gold Medalist Kurt Angle, as well as the hottest young talent in the industry: TNA World Heavyweight Champion The Phenomenal AJ Styles, The Samoan Submission Machine Samoa Joe and The Blueprint Matt Morgan.
The first ever Monday live TNA iMPACT broadcast on Spike TV, ran as a three-hour special head-to-head against WWE RAW on Monday, January 4, 2010, and drew a franchise-record 2.2 million viewers. Two wrestling companies have not broadcast head-to-head weekly since the Monday Night Wars in the late 1990s between WWE and WCW.
On January 4 wrestling fans showed us theyre ready for a new professional wrestling alternative on Monday nights, and were answering that call. Bringing iMPACT! to Mondays is our most exciting move yet in a year thats already been filled with huge milestones for TNA said Carter.
"Monday nights are now officially the best night of the week to be a fan of professional wrestling," Hogan said. "My mantra has been 'change is coming' since partnering with Dixie Carter and TNA Wrestling. This change is great for the business and all fans of professional wrestling will benefit because of it."
"TNA iMPACT! has emerged as one of cable's top performers with young men, said Spike TV President Kevin Kay. "With NFL Football off the television schedule and with "TNA iMPACTs" expanding roster of top wrestling talent, we see this as an opportunity to tap into the millions of wrestling fans on Monday nights."
Since its founding in 2002, Total Nonstop Action (TNA) Wrestling has become the worlds fastest growing professional wrestling company, currently airing in over 120 countries worldwide.
RVD posts a new blog and teases fans Posted by Mark Virginia on 03/08/2010 at 10:29 AM
Rob Van Dam posted a new blog on his website RobVanDam.com yesterday titled "Mr. Monday Night." Van Dam started the blog out by teasing fans and went into plugging his new DVD. He wrote:
Its not often that the world as you know it, calls for you. When this happens, you must be ready to hear it. You may have to do the right thing, for those who rely on you. You may need to step up. You may be... The Whole f***ing Show.
What up bitches and bitchetts? Heard any good rumors lately? Theres a pretty big one one out right now about me, Rob Van Dam, and Im officially confirming that the exciting talk is all true! Here it is...
WRONG SIDE OF TOWN is out! Go get the DVD and be ready to see Stormy Daniels boobies!
Van Dam wrote more about various subjects and ended the blog with the following:
All right readers, I got some packing to do. Big plans over the next couple of days. Big, world-changing plans!
See you back here soon, and anywhere else in the mean time.
Mr. Monday Night, RVD- Proud to be a non-conformist!
- Prowrestling.net is reporting that Jeff Hardy has arrived in Orlando at the Impact Zone. Much like Janurary 4th, he expected to appear but not wrestle a match.
Quite like TNA's first live Monday telecast two months ago, tomorrow night's TNA iMPACT! will see the debuts of a few familiar faces.
According to a reliable source, "at least three surprise names" are set to debut on tomorrow night's live show.
Rob Van Dam is one of those names that we can now confirm will be debuting this Monday night on TNA iMPACT!.
As noted before, Jeff Hardy is possible to appear on tonight's live iMPACT. Hardy filmed sitdown interviews for TNA in Orlando a few weeks back for a video package that is supposed to air on TV soon.
There's a rumor going around that Sabu will be appearing as a surprise on tonight's live iMPACT. Considering his friendship with Rob Van Dam, it would be possible. Sabu recently appeared for the XICW promotion in Michigan and is scheduled to wrestle for them on March 21st.
Gail Kim posted the following message on her website:
! Im home for once and getting a lot of emails and messages from people asking if im alive .obviously yes Thanks for the birthday wishes and gifts to the thoughtful people who sent them. its truly appreciated so wrestlemania is around the corner and im so excited that its in phoenix!! hopefully much warmer than this long winter we have been experiencing. I hate winter. Im mainly writing a message because Im getting concerned emails about an injury??? I am not injured. I dont know where that came from?? oh well . thanks for the concern everyone. Off for the road once again, so tune in monday and check out those smart, sexy and powerful DIVAS .!!!!
Matt Hardy def. Intercontinental Champion Drew McIntyre (Money In The Bank Qualifying Match) Shelton Benjamin def. Dolph Ziggler Ezekiel Jackson def. Jimmy Wang Yang Rey Mysterio def. Luke Gallows R-Truth & John Morrison def. Cryme Tyme and The Hart Dynasty (WrestleMania Unified Tag Title Qualifying Triple Threat Tag Match) Edge def. Unified Tag Team Champion Big Show
WICHITA, Kan. He came. He saw. He Speared.
Ever since winning the 2010 Royal Rumble Match, Edge has shown no signs of slowing down on The Road to WrestleMania. And on this night, both Big Show and World Heavyweight Champion Chris Jericho felt his wrath.
Also shining on this night were R-Truth, John Morrison and Matt Hardy who all qualified for WrestleMania!
Edge def. Unified Tag Team Champion Big Show (PHOTOS | WATCH) The Worlds Largest Athlete is one of the most formidable foes for anyone in WWE. However, Edge proved he was up to the challenge by cleverly avoiding a chokeslam with a DDT, then downing the 500-pounder with a devastating Spear. After the match, World Heavyweight Champion Chris Jericho tried to attack Edge from behind, but he too was met with the Spear. Afterward, The Ultimate Opportunist led the WWE Universe in chants of Spear, Spear, Spear
The night ended for Big Show the same way it began with Edge getting the better of him. At the start of the night, Edge, avoided a charging Big Show, who ended up toppling out of the ring and falling hard onto the arena floor. (PHOTOS | WATCH)
Matt Hardy def. Intercontinental Drew McIntyre in a Money in the Bank Qualifying Match (PHOTOS | WATCH) Just before the first match of the night, SmackDown General Manager Theodore Long delivered shocking news. By order of The Chairman, Drew McIntyres loss to Kane last week was expunged. Given a second chance, the champion took on Matt Hardy in another Money in the Bank Qualifier. But after reversing an attempted cover by McIntyre, Hardy punched his ticket to WrestleMania, while the champion was left pondering his first official loss.
Shelton Benjamin def. Dolph Ziggler (PHOTOS | WATCH) Both looking to make a strong showing before they meet in the Money in the Bank Ladder Match at WrestleMania, Shelton Benjamin and Dolph Ziggler battled it out. In the end, it was The Gold Standard who came up money when he stopped the Zig Zag and crushed Ziggler with Paydirt.
Ezekiel Jackson def. Jimmy Wang Yang (PHOTOS | WATCH) In his SmackDown debut, the massive 309-pound Ezekiel Jackson absolutely obliterated Jimmy Wang Yang. The shape of things to come on Friday nights is sure to change, now that Big Zeke is in the house!
Rey Mysterio def. Luke Gallows (PHOTOS | WATCH) Before the match, CM Punk encouraged Luke Gallows to get the win and earn some payback for Mysterio keeping Punk out of WrestleMania for interfering in his Money in the Bank Qualifying Match last week. (PHOTOS) Despite Punks words, Gallows failed his Straight Edge savior by getting pinned by Mysterio. After the bout, Punk tried to hit Mysterio with the Go to Sleep. But he too failed to get the better of The Master of the 619. Punk was seething at the outcome.
R-Truth & John Morrison def. Cryme Tyme and The Hart Dynasty in a Unified Tag Team Title Qualifying Match (PHOTOS | WATCH) In an exhibition of true teamwork, R-Truth and John Morrison won a Triple Threat Tag Team Match against Cryme Tyme and The Hart Dynasty when Truth dropped Tyson Kidd with the Lie Detector. Now, the duo will take on Unified Tag Team Champions Big Show and The Miz at WrestleMania. (Match preview)
The word going around Florida Championship Wrestling is that Jillian Beyor has already parted ways with WWE. Beyor, who was named Playboy's 2008 Model of the Year and was one of ten finalists for Playboy's 2009 Model of the Year, signed on as a developmental talent with WWE this past November.
WWE has signed OVW wrestler Asher Knight to a developmental deal. Knight was in the news last year as WWE's John Laurinaitis asked him to change his hairstyle before signing. Knight debuted at Thursday night's FCW show under the name Adam Atherton, losing a match to Titus O'Neal.
Top WWE Diva undergoes surgery Posted by Chris Kaufman on 03/05/2010 at 12:00 PM
WWE Diva Mickie James had surgical procedures yesterday and today in an attempt to clear out a bad staph infection.
The location of the staph infection has not been revealed as this point (looks like lower leg), but it's bad enough that doctors advised James to undergo the surgery immediately which she has done.
James confirmed this story on her Twitter account. She posted a photo of her leg wrapped up in a large cast.
Sorry Ive been mia the last few days James Gang! Fact is your leader has taken a bad hit. Surgery Monday & t
Being laid up in the hospital is no fun but I didnt want u all to worry. So now we show just how tough we r! How we cant be stopped!
Nothing ever worth fighting for is ever easy So we ride! To glory To Wrestlemania Embracing Strangers & Angels Are you with me?!
Chris Jericho called Goldust "very underrated" Posted by Chris Kaufman on 03/05/2010 at 11:57 AM
Chris Jericho posted the following message on Twitter page following the airing of his match with Goldust on Superstars last night:
"I really dug the match with Goldust last night," Jericho wrote. "He is in the best shape of his life and is as good as anybody in WWE. Very underrated."
More WWE releases coming in the near future? Posted by Chris Kaufman on 03/03/2010 at 05:16 PM
F4WOnline.com is reporting that more WWE cuts are expected, and they could come as soon as the end of this week. With the recent release of Charlie Haas, Maria Kanellis, Gregory Helms, Paul Burchill and Scott Armstrong, it appears as if WWE is performing its annual spring cleaning of talent as is generally the case every year. There have been several people within WWE management who are attempting to save certain talents from being released, and it's being said an attempt was made to spare Gregory Helms, however it did not pan out.
Sean Morley says he is done with TNA Posted by Mark Virginia on 03/05/2010 at 02:23 PM
Sean Morley posted the following message on his Facebook page today:
"Yes, folks, I am through with TNA as I want to wrestle in Mexico," he wrote. "I was going to perform in both TNA and CMLL, but now the switch to Mondays for TNA, and the fact that TNA had nothing solid yet, Mexico here I come."
Sean Morley and Roxxi gone from TNA? Posted by Mark Virginia on 03/05/2010 at 10:59 AM
TNA has removed Sean Morley and Knockout Roxxi from the company's online roster page. Morley appeared on Thursdays Impact show, and Roxxi has been sidelined by an ankle injury she suffered in the ring last year. Theres no official word yet on whether Morley and/or Roxxi have been released. Roxxi noted on her Twitter page that she is returning to action on Saturday for the WSU promotion as Nikki Roxx. The show takes place in Union City, N.J. at The Ace Arena. For more info, check out Nikki-Roxx.org.
RVD comments on signing with TNA Posted by Mark Virginia on 03/05/2010 at 10:53 AM
The big news yesterday came from a radio appearance by Hulk Hogan where he talked about a major name that just signed with TNA and strongly implied that the major name is Rob Van Dam. RVD posted a message on his official website (robvandam.com) stating:
"Wow, my phone has been buzzing all day, and not just because the room's been smokey. Ever have one of those days where you can't send out a text before two texts interrupt you. My attention span has been so distracted, I forget who I've called by the time the phone stops ringing and someone answers all the time. And not just because the room is smokey either."
Van Dam stated that he'll be making a number of radio appearances this morning (Friday) to address the TNA rumors. Van Dam appeared on Greenville, South Carolina's New Rock 93.3 station this morning and said the following about signing with TNA:
"I would say there is a high probability that that's going to happen. The official word is that it's still rumor and I haven't officially signed anything. It's been well-publicized news that I've been talking to both WWE and TNA. But, talks with TNA are sounding really good lately."
Spike TV posts message about RVD in TNA Posted by Mark Virginia on 03/04/2010 at 02:22 PM
Spike TV's official Twitter page posted the following message:
"RT @TNA_FANS: HULK HOGAN confirms "Mr. Monday Night" RVD has signed with TNA Wrestling! http://bit.ly/cZ9HmK @SPIKE_TV"
According to prowrestling.net, TNA is not pleased with this news being leaked. It's possible that Hogan did the radio interview, not realizing that the video being shot of him would end up on YouTube immediately.
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The word going around Florida Championship Wrestling is that Jillian Beyor has already parted ways with WWE. Beyor, who was named Playboy's 2008 Model of the Year and was one of ten finalists for Playboy's 2009 Model of the Year, signed on as a developmental talent with WWE this past November.
More WWE releases coming in the near future?
