– As we reported here last week, Rob Van Dam will be taking some time off from TNA due to the company using up most of his contracted appearances. It’s worth noting that RVD is still advertised for the September 23rd TNA house show event in New York City’s Hammerstein Ballroom. Aside from that show, […]
— Cable provider iNDEMAND has released the promotional posters for WWE’s October pay-per-view events, Hell in a Cell (10/3) and Bragging Rights (10/24). The posters are different from the unofficial posters that have been circulating online in recent weeks, which were fan creations. The Hell in a Cell poster features The Undertaker (view here) and […]
John: Welcome to the TJR preview of WWE Night of Champions To help me with this preview I’ve enlisted my buddy crazy David K., who writes at thejohnreport.net as well. We talk often and we’re good friends. David’s actually going to the show on Sunday, so he has a lot of interest in this one […]
WWE Hall of Famer “Stone Cold” Steve Austin appeared on the Wresting Voice podcast this week and spoke about a number of topics. Here are some highlights of what Austin said about: Hosting RAW In December: “I heard those rumors. I started hearing them last night and I started hearing them this morning on the […]
— TNA president Dixie Carter’s most recent teased talent acquisition failed to generate much buzz amongst the locker room. “Nobody talked about it because nobody cared,” a TNA source told the Pro Wrestling Torch. “No one is big enough to make a splash in our ratings.” Others in the company echoed similar thoughts as the […]
— According to today’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Sting is “expected to be gone” from TNA Wrestling following this week’s set of television tapings, which were completed yesterday in Orlando, Florida. The multi-time champion is limited by an injury to his shoulder and has not signed a new contract, so he’s only committed to the organization […]
— The WWE website has announced that Goldust will square off against Ted DiBiase at tonight’s Bragging Rights pay-per-view. Both Aksana and Maryse will be in their respective man’s corners. — WWE has ceased referencing the Divas Championship as the “Unified Divas Championship.” The championship went under the latter name after Michelle McCool won a […]
Eric Bischoff appeared on Monday Night Mayhem last night and confirmed that TNA ReACTION was renewed for an additional 10 episodes by Spike. While discussing Jeff Hardy, he said that the reigning TNA World Heavyweight Champion was not originally tapped for “They”. Though he wouldn’t say whose place Hardy took, he said that Hardy got […]
Click:zhibo NBA — English women’s wrestler Britani “The Norfolk Doll” Knight, who is 18 years old, participated in a tryout match for WWE prior to last Wednesday’s Raw live event at the O2 Arena in London. Knight’s brother, Zak Zodiac, also took part in a tryout. Knight’s parents are also professional wrestlers and she has […]
— Tony Smith, a referee in Florida Championship Wrestling, worked this week’s set of WWE televised events. — It was reported over the weekend that WWE axed the mascot character accompanying Jack Swagger ringside in recent weeks, the Swagger Soaring Eagle. The mascot’s fate will be revealed on this Friday’s episode of SmackDown. — Among […]