- TNA Champion Rob Van Dam will wrestle at the Hardcore Justice pay-per-view on Aug. 8, but he will not be defending his title, according to a story on the TNA website. “Dreamer confirmed that Van Dam will compete at the pay-per-view event, but will not defend his title,” reads the story. - As of [...]
- This past Thursday’s episode of TNA iMPACT on Spike TV scored a 1.06 cable rating. - Kevin Nash noted on Twitter that Scott Hall is out of the hospital and has been clean for 20-plus days. - There is talk of TNA holding some shows with former ECW talents in the Northeast part of [...]
- The security guards who wrestled at last night’s TNA tapings were independent wrestlers Mikael Judas and Phil Shatter. They have worked on camera as TNA security for about a year now. - Former ECW Champion Jerry Lynn is backstage for tonight’s TNA iMPACT tapings. At last word, Lynn was the only former ECW star [...]
- As noted before, former ECW Champion Jerry Lynn is backstage for tonight’s TNA iMPACT tapings. Another former ECW Champion that is backstage would be The Sandman. Sandman is also expected to take part in an angle tonight. - The main event of tonight’s tapings, which will air the final Thursday before Hardcore Justice, is [...]
- Thanks to John Benoit and PWInsider.com for these live TNA spoilers, to air next Thursday night: *Tommy Dreamer calls out Raven to explain his actions last week. Dreamer asks why he attacked him last week and said that his kids call him “Uncle Scotty” and now he has to explain to them what happened. [...]
According to The National Enquirer, Hulk Hogan’s ex-wife Linda, 50, is engaged to wed boyfriend Charlie Hill, 29 years her junior. She met Hill two years ago following her divorce from the wrestling superstar. It would appear that the former married couple have buried the hatchet as the wrestler added his well wishes regarding Linda’s [...]
- Hulk Hogan will be taping a Comedy Central roast on David Hasselhoff on August 1st in Los Angeles. The roast will air on August 15th. Other names appearing include Pamela Anderson, Jerry Springer and George Hamilton, among others. - Mick Foley will be appearing in a new movie called Savage Hot Babe Massacre, a [...]
- TNA offered Ring of Honor star Delirious a deal but it wasn’t for much money and he turned them down since he runs the ROH wrestling school and still performs for them. - Homicide is out of action with a groin pull and is trying to rehab the injury. Homicide doesn’t want to have [...]
- The following matches are confirmed for TNA’s iMPACT special, The Whole F’N Show, on August 12th. The show will be taped the night after Hardcore Justice and reports are that it will feature no promos and just in-ring action. * Rob Van Dam vs. Abyss. Abyss’ nail board Janice will be suspended above the [...]
Below are some spoiler notes from Tuesday’s iMPACT tapings… - The team of Taylor Wilde and Hamada defeated Velvet Sky and Lacey Von Erich at Tuesday’s iMPACT tapings to become the new Knockout Tag Team Champions. Madison Rayne and the mystery woman showed up to cause a distraction. - It appears AJ Styles’ Global Title [...]
Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - One of the great aspects of mixed martial arts is that a fight is never truly over until the final bell rings. It's a claim that few sports can make, as there are no 20-point touchdowns in football, a nine point shot in basketball, or a goal in hockey or soccer that awards five points. In other words, when it gets to a certain point, it's time to pack it in and accept your defeat.
With the city of Boston buzzing about the arrival of the UFC® Fan Expo™ at the John B. Hynes Convention Center on August 27 and 28, the Ultimate Fighting Championship® turned up the heat today by announcing the list of fighters that will participate in the weekend of festivities.
Martins Denis, UFC - If you had your eyes on nearly every Pride FC event since April of 2002, you would have seen the same tough guy in Mirko Cro Cop's corner - current UFC light heavyweight Igor Pokrajac.
Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - It was a fairly innocuous question, but when UFC middleweight contender Mark Munoz responded to a query about his readiness for the 185-pound title picture should he defeat Yushin Okami this weekend in San Diego, one word in his response told you everything you need to know about the competitor dubbed 'The Filipino Wrecking Machine.'
Martins Denis, UFC - The history of Brazilian MMA athletes who come from difficult beginnings in the sport due to the lack of proper training conditions is well known. Struggling all the time, eventually there comes a moment where they decide if it's time to change things up and get a full-time job or stay the course in the hopes of achieving their fighting dreams.
