TNA News Bytes
September
17, 2007
by Sassy
Note
To TNA Management
If
you aren’t reading the Internet recaps of weekly iMPACT shows and monthly pay
per views, it would be a good time to start paying attention.
I’m not the only one doing a lot of complaining about Jones and the
Angle bunch. I go into great detail
when I recap a TNA show but it’s getting more and more difficult with more and
more b.s. to cover in each show. Two hours won’t help iMPACT if the show
doesn’t improve. That means less
crap, more actual wrestlers.
TNA
History
You
can find a timeline on the ownership of TNA here: http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/promotions/tna.html.
We now how Dixie Carter got her position with the company.
For
What It’s Worth
Jeremy
Borash interviewed Dixie Carter, current President of TNA Entertainment, on a
recent edition of TNA Today, TNA’s Internet Show. She promises fans longer matches when the show expands to two
hours. She also says that Bound For Glory is going to be TNA’s biggest pay per
view ever and discusses a new TNA game that is presently in development.
That
Low Down Dirty Rotten Christian Cage
He
is SUCH a great creep in front of the camera and now his wonderful work ethic
and reported “nice guy on the job” is blowing his image. We hear he stays
out of backstage politics, spends hours on his promos and is very well liked by
his peers. Source: www.lordsofpain.net.
His hard work shows up in what he does for the fans every week.
He is one of the guys you just love to hate.
Meet
Judas Mesias
If
you saw last week's iMPACT, you had to have noticed him. Judas Mesias is a
Puerto Rican wrestler who has previously wrestled under the name of Ricky
Banderas. He is 6’4”, 240 lb.
Judas Mesias’ hand debuted at No Surrender, Judas' entire body debuted at
iMPACT on September 13, 2007. Sorry female wrestling fans. I couldn’t find any personals on him but I tried!
Meet
Junior Fatu
We
all grew to love him as Rikishi, but unfortunately WWE owns the name.
We’ll take him as Junior Fatu or whatever name he wants to use.
The latest stats I could find for him: 6’3”, 510 lbs., but I thought
he looked lighter than that when we
first saw him September 13 on
iMPACT. He is a Samoan-American
wrestler, the brother of Umaga who currently with WWE (and recently suspended
for drug use), and is related to The Rock, Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka, Jimmy
Snuka, Jr. “Deuce” of Deuce & Domino, Rosey and the
Wild Samoans. Sorry girls. Junior Fatu is happily married with five children.
We
checked the TNA official website and found that Judas and Junior Fatu bios have
not yet been added to the TNA roster
Leticia
Cline Rumors
The
Internet has been full of rumors for the last week that Leticia’s days with
TNA may be numbered. As everyone
knows, Leticia took time off from TNA to work on other projects and rumors are
that TNA loves her replacement. No
one with TNA has confirmed that Leticia will not return to TNA. In Leticia’s
absence, Crystal Loutham has been handling backstage interviews. I liked
Leticia, but Crystal has been doing a great job.
Bound
For Glory Poster Released
The
Bound For Glory Poster has been released. You can see it here: www.gerweck.net
or www.tnawrestling.com.
Bound
For Glory Confirmed Matches
TNA World Heavyweight Championship
Kurt
Angle, Current World Heavyweight Champion
vs.
Sting
TNA X Division Championship
Black
Machismo Jay Lethal, Current X Division Champion
vs.
Fallen Angel Christopher Daniels
TNA
World Tag Team Championship
Team
Pacman, Current World Tag Team Champions
vs.
The Phenomenal AJ Styles & Tomko
The Return of the Ultimate X Match
LAX
(Homicide & Hernandez) vs. Triple X (Senshi & Elix Skipper)
There Must Be A Winner
Samoan
Submission Machine Samoa Joe vs.
The
Instant Classic Christian Cage
Special
Enforcer: Matt Morgan
Tables Match
The
Steiner Brothers (Rick & Scott) vs.Team 3D (Brother Devon & Brother Ray)
Knockouts Gauntlet Match
To
Determine the First TNA Women’s World Champion
Scheduled
as of this date: Christy Hemme,
Gail Kim, Miss Brooks, The Pride of Tennessee Miss Jackie Moore, and Roxxy
Laveaux .
There
will be a total of ten women in the match, the five additional are unknown at
this time.
**As
for the other five contestants, rumors are they will professional wrestlers from
Shimmer Wrestling. Outside of Shimmer, other candidates are Lita, Nidia, and
Shelly “Ariel” Martinez, all former WWE talent. If you are not familiar with
Shimmer wrestling, you can read all about at Shimmer’s official website: www.visuex.com/shimmer.
Fight For The Right
TNA
stars battling for a shot at the TNA World Heavyweight Championship.
Wrestlers
not yet announced.
Rumored
Monster’s Ball Match at Bound For Glory
The
match would be between Abyss and Judas Mesias with Rhino perhaps added as a
third contestant.
There
is also talk of working Kevin Nash into the Sting/Kurt Angle match.
Source:
www.tnawrestlingnews.com.
TNA
PPV Auction
TNA
and Ticketmaster are hosting a Bound For Glory PPV VIP package auction that will
run until October 5, 2007. Check
the Ticketmaster website for further information:
www.ticketmaster.com/event/0E003F1CD560CA52?artistid=1159536&majorcatid=10004&minorcatid=27
Purchase
your tickets for Bound For Glory or click on the Bid on Auction tab to place
bids. Heads up on the bidding side: The
minimum bid is $500.00 per ticket.
Current
TNA Events
TNA Travels to Tel Aviv!
TNA house show at Zamora Shrine Temple, Birmingham/Rondale, AL, October 11. Tickets are on sale now.
Information on Bound For Glory Fanfest, starting October 13, can be found here:
www.slamline.com/news/190513149.shtml or www.tnawrestling.com.
Bound For Glory, Atlanta, GA, October 14.
Instant Classic: The Best of Christian Cage DVD available October 16. See TNA's official website for details.
Genesis pay per view is November 11.
Thursday, November 15, 2007
and Saturday, November 17, TNA will be in Israel at the Nokia Arena!
Mark your calendars and get your tickets at any ticket company box office
or online: www.tiket.co.il.
As of today’s date, the following talent is scheduled to appear: The Samoan Submission Machine Samoa Joe, The Instant Classic Christian Cage, The Phenomenal AJ Styles, Black Machismo Jay Lethal, The Guru Sonjay Dutt, Kurt Angle, Cowboy James Storm, The Pride of Tennessee Miss Jackie Moore, Team 3D, Gail Kim, Wildcat Chris Harris, Eric Young, Robert Roode, VKM, and Petey Williams.
Source: Andy Stevens, ProWrestlingFans.com.
TNA:
Year 1 DVD to be released November 20. See TNA's official website for
details.
Find
out more about TNA house shows in your area by logging on to www.tnawrestling.com.
Don’t forget to watch
iMPACT every Thursday night on Spike TV. IMPACT
is taped at Universal Studios, Orlando, FL.
Information on all TNA pay
per views, house shows, merchandise and ticket information can be found at www.tnawrestling.com.
Current TNA Talent Events
UFW Capital Punishment II Event, September 21, 2007, go to www.uwfusa.com for more information. TNA talent include AJ Styles, Gail Kim, LAX and Senshi. Following is information on bidding to manage a wrestler:
Auction for Autism
http://www.sadlerfoundation.org/news/currentnews11.shtml
Fans will be bidding to manage their favorite wrestlers. There are many talents up for bid. The TNA talent list: Scott & Rick Steiner, Elix Skipper, Hernandez, Homicide, AJ Sytles, Abyss, Senshi, Gail Kim and Earl Hebner. You can also Bid to Guest Ring Announce a Match.
The auction ends September 18!
Team 3D will be at IWS
Blood, Sweat and Beers in Montreal on September 22, 2007.
For more information: www.syndicatewrestling.com.
Chris Sabin and Alex
Shelley are scheduled to appear at AAW’s Rise of the Machine Guns, September
29, 2007, in Berwyn, IL. Go to www.aawrestling.com
for further information.
Scott D’Amore and Gail Kim will be at The Funking Conservatory, !BANG! TV October 28. Follow this link for further information: www.dory-funk.com.
Samoa Joe is scheduled to be working with Pro Wrestling NOAH in Japan on October 25 and 27th.
Don't forget to see Christian Cage, billed as Jayson Reso, in the movie "Shoot 'Em Up". It is reported to be a small part.
Is
there a current TNA event or TNA talent event that we have missed? If so,
please send an email to the Webmaster with full details so we can spread the
word!
Players
Behaving Badly
A few Bytes ago I was
looking for websites dedicated to ridding the sports world – and sports
entertainment world – of criminals. I
found the following site:
I thought
our readers might want to stop by and take a look.
Be forewarned. There is also a page for Stupid Fans.
You can find your
favorite…or not… Adam Pacman Jones along with a list of his off the field
activities. The players on this
site make the tantrum throwing Billy Martin look like a saint.
Austin
Aries aka Austin Starr
If you are missing Austin
in action, you can find him working with ROH and PWG. His official website www.austinaries.com
contains wrestling engagement dates, times and places. I like him not only for
his ring work, but he is a vegetarian! How
many of macho men do you think would admit to that?
FYI Austin does NOT have a MySpace page.
Anyone on MySpace claiming to be Austin Aries or Austin Starr is not the
real thing.
More on
Chris Benoit’s Diary
You can read about it here:
http://www.wrestlezone.com/article.php?articleid=191755935.
From the description of
Benoit’s actions, he was having memory problems and suffering from paranoia.
No one noticed he was suffering from depression, paranoia and memory loss?
I don't know why no one saw the signs, perhaps Chris really was that
private a person. If you or anyone you know is suffering from any of the
above signs or symptoms, get help. Don't wait until someone asks you if
you need help.
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