Posted by David Damage on Wednesday, June 15, 2011 In : Archive Interviews
Batista recently answered some questions for ESPN and here are the highlights: On Why He Left WWE: "I didn't agree with the direction the company was going in. It was geared more toward the PG rating. I fell in love with wrestling again in the late '90s with 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin and 'The Rock' Dwayne Johnson … It was edgy, and that was the kind of wrestling I knew and loved. It wasn't like that anymore, and my passion for it died a little bit." On What He Tells People He Does Now: "I just ... Continue reading...
Posted by David Damage on Wednesday, June 15, 2011 In : Archive News
Here is the latest on the lawsuit between the WWE and Martha Hart. Attorneys representing Martha Hart have been granted an extension until October 25th to respond to the WWE's motion to dismiss the case. They were originally supposed to respond by October 11th. A hearing to hear the dismissal motion has been set for January 28th in Bridgeport, CT. Hart's lawsuit claims the following: * WWE violated their original Settlement Agreement in the wake of Owen Hart's death. * WWE violated the family's ... Continue reading...
Posted by David Damage on Wednesday, June 15, 2011 In : Archive Interviews
The "Geek to Me" blog over on ChicagoNow.com is featuring an interview with current Ring of Honor and former TNA star Christopher Daniels where he talks about what makes ROH different compared to the WWE and TNA products in wrestling. "Well, Ring of Honor has always put a premium on the in-ring action. And I feel that ROH in terms of bell-to-bell action is one of the best wrestling organizations in the world today. They pattern their style a lot after the Japanese style. There's a lot of mixtu... Continue reading...
Posted by David Damage on Wednesday, June 15, 2011 In : Archive Interviews
Bobby Lashley spoke to Sherdog this week about his future in MMA. Lashley, who suffered his first MMA defeat this summer at the hands of relative unknown Chad Grigg, says he's planning to fight again in December whether its for Strikeforce or another company: "This year has been tough with the injuries I've had; plus I got mono. I've started back with my training and there have been a couple of fights come up that I've given a thumbs up to, and I've tentatively got a fight scheduled. It's Dece... Continue reading...
Posted by David Damage on Wednesday, June 15, 2011 In : PPV Recaps
TNA Bound For Glory 2010 Results MCMG defeated Generation Me (& Retained their Titles) Jay Lethal pinned Doug Williams (& Retained his Title) Tera won The Knockout Title Ink Inc beat Eric Young & Orlando Jordan Rob Van Dam defeated Abyss Team 3D announced their retirement.... After 1 more match against MCMG EV 2.0 beat Fortune Jeff Hardy is the new TNA World Champion!!! Jeff Hardy sides with Hogan and Bischoff and turns heel! Continue reading...
Posted by David Damage on Tuesday, June 7, 2011 In : Archive Interviews
He's the WWE Hall of Famer who bleed red, white, and blue with a set of biceps that has taken out foes for decades, now ClubWWI.com is honored to welcome Tony Atlas for an uncut shoot with James Guttman that lasts nearly an hour and will give you insight into this business like never before. From his time as Samba Simba to being the only one on hand to help Bruiser Brody following his fatal stabbing to Mark Henry in ECW, Tony Atlas has tons to talk about. Preparing his new book "Too Much Too S... Continue reading...
Posted by David Damage on Tuesday, June 7, 2011 In : Archive Interviews
Paul Heyman On Why TNA Deal Fell Through It was announced on Friday that Paul Heyman’s advertising and marketing company, Looking for Larry, will has signed a deal with EA Sports to promote the new EA Sports MMA game. In an interview with MMAFighting.com to promote the game, Paul Heyman revealed exactly what happened with his TNA negotiations, why the fell apart and why it’s highly unlikely he’ll ever work with the company: “It came real close with TNA. To me, it was more of a deal with... Continue reading...
Posted by David Damage on Tuesday, June 7, 2011 In : Superstar Blogs
Former WWE talent Tammy Sytch (a/k/a Sunny) explained during an interview with Women’s Wrestling Today that she loathes TNA Wrestling because when her longtime boyfriend died, Chris Candido, they refused to forward her his last paycheck (for the final shows he appeared, including the show he broke his ankle in, which led to the surgery in which he got an infection and ultimately died from) so she could pay off his outstanding bills. “They refused, because we weren’t legally married. So b... Continue reading...
Posted by David Damage on Tuesday, June 7, 2011 In : Archive Interviews
Ric Flair recently spoke to FanHouse.com about TNA, Shawn Michaels and more. Here are the highlights… On Product Awareness: "I'm actually not involved in that equation. Obviously, I hear conversations and people talking about it. But it's going to take a year or two and it takes effort from Spike as much as from the wrestlers. The biggest problem is one key word: it's called awareness. I hear more and more about TNA every day but when I first started six months ago, people had no idea I was ... Continue reading...
Posted by David Damage on Tuesday, June 7, 2011 In : Archive News
The following press release was sent out today… Jesse Ventura is Back on the Case in truTV's Hit Series Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura NEW YORK, Sept. 27 /-- Last year, Jesse Ventura hit the road to uncover plots and schemes of the powerful. Now he's back for a new set of in-depth, edgy investigations in the second season of truTV's hit series CONSPIRACY THEORY WITH JESSE VENTURA, premiering Friday, Oct. 15, at 10 p.m. (ET/PT). Ventura has taken on some of the most dangerous missions ... Continue reading...
Posted by David Damage on Saturday, June 4, 2011 In : Archive Interviews
Dixie Carter: When the "Major Changes" Will Be Revealed TNA President Dixie Carter appeared on the “Bound For Glory Kickoff Show” on the TNA website and revealed that the “Major Changes” coming to TNA will be revealed on the October 7th live edition of TNA iMPACT!. Carter said she couldn’t believe the response she got after she originally broke the news about the “major changes” earlier this summer, when she said she was so excited that she couldn’t sleep. “I sent out a Tweet ... Continue reading...
Posted by David Damage on Saturday, June 4, 2011 In : Superstar Blogs
Tara / Victoria MySpace Message To Fans Hey MySpacers, Long time, no blog. I have been tweeting a lot. But this is way too long for a tweet. First, the PWI Women's Top 50 Wrestlers came out. I was 11th. I'm a fan of PWI Magazine, but 11th? I understand that this is based on who holds a belt, and who you have beaten, and I may have been retired at the time and blah blah blah...Top wrestlers should be about who shines in the ring and who puts on good matches with their opponents. You know who was ... Continue reading...
Posted by David Damage on Saturday, June 4, 2011 In : Superstar Blogs
Paul Bearer posted on his blog about his WWE return, going into detail about what he's been up to since leaving in 2004, when the WWE asked him to come back and more. Here are some highlights: On where he went after leaving the WWE: "Since my departure from WWE at the GREAT AMERICAN BASH on June 24, 2004, I had virtually divorced myself from professional wrestling completely and returned fulltime to Funeral Service, which some may not realize that I have a degree in Mortuary Science and I am a... Continue reading...
Posted by David Damage on Saturday, May 28, 2011 In : Archive Interviews
Former WWE wrestler Hurricane Helms railed on WWE's independent contractor classification for wrestlers and claims that talent averages $550,000 annual salary during an interview recently. "I can see both sides of it to a degree. The way they treat us - the restrictions they place aren't restrictions you give to an independent contractor," said Helms. "WWE places all these other rules on you. You can't work for anybody else, you can't do this, you can't do that, which are rules that really sho... Continue reading...
Posted by David Damage on Saturday, May 28, 2011 In : Archive News
Former WWE performer Jorge González (Giant González) passed away Wednesday in San Martin, Argentina, reports Argentinian news outlet Impulso Baires. He was 44 years old. Sources from González' hometown, El Colorado, confirm that he was taken to San Martin after "suffering a decompensation." González had been suffering from poor health for years as he was confined to a wheelchair and used a dialysis machine to treat kidney failure. It was announced last year that González would return to th... Continue reading...
Posted by David Damage on Saturday, May 28, 2011 In : Archive Interviews
Trish Stratus Speaks On Unification Of Womens Title Trish Stratus is the latest former Diva to talk about WWE eliminating its Women's Championship and using the Divas title moving forward. Stratus, who is currently filming a new action movie called "Bail Encforcers," made the following comments to DivaDirt.com this week about the news: "I have mixed feelings. It's one of these, 'Is the glass half full or half empty?' [situations]. Instead of looking at it as the belt is being retired or put to ... Continue reading...
Posted by David Damage on Saturday, May 28, 2011 In : Superstar Blogs
Melina Comments On Losing WWE Womens Title Melina made the following comments regarding WWE dropping the Women's Title… Maybe I will get in trouble 4 saying this but it never stopped me before,right? A lovely friend once told me, whenever u feel down about yourself & your career, just look at this http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/women/ . I did. From Fabulous Moolah to this year.... So many incredible women who are true Champions.... Hall of Famers!!! Pioneers held that title! When I lo... Continue reading...
Posted by David Damage on Saturday, May 28, 2011 In : Archive Interviews
Trevor Murdoch recently discussed the passing of Lance Cade. His First Words On Cade's Passing: "My partner's been gone three and a half weeks now, and you're really the first person I've spoken to just for the simple fact that I don't want anybody thinking that I'm trying to capitalize on my best friend's tragedy, and my best friend not being here," Murdoch said. "Because I would trade anything in this world besides my wife and children to bring that man back here, and for him to be here with... Continue reading...
Posted by David Damage on Saturday, May 28, 2011 In : Archive Interviews
Eric Bischoff was interviewed by Brian Fritz on the latest edition of Between The Ropes Radio. Here are some highlights. On the rumors of Paul Heyman coming to TNA: "Yeah, it didn't really surprise me. Look, Paul's first and foremost a great promoter in the old-school sense and Paul got some attention, he got his name out there, he created some controversy, created some awareness. I believe that Paul believed every word he said but I also knew what was going on behind the scenes and I didn't r... Continue reading...
Posted by David Damage on Saturday, May 28, 2011 In : Archive Interviews
Source: Pro Wrestling Insanity The longest reigning WWE Tag Champion ever Paul London joined James Guttman for a one hour shoot interview that is going to leave many cages rattled across the wrestling industry! Few wrestlers have the following that Paul London does. From his amazing work in Ring of Honor to his time with Pro Wrestling Guerrilla to his big success in WWE, Paul has always been an Internet favorite. When he's out of the ring, though, no one shoots like London. Straight forward. Ha... Continue reading...
Posted by David Damage on Friday, May 27, 2011 In : Archive News
The “PWI Female 50″ from Pro Wrestling Illustrated Magazine are: 1. Michelle McCool 2. Angelina Love 3. Mercedes Martinez 4. Cheerleader Melissa 5. Eve Torres 6. Madison Rayne 7. Beth Phoenix 8. Mickie James 9. MsChif 10. Maryse 11. Tara 12. Sara Del Rey 13. Gail Kim 14. Awesome Kong 15. Madison Eagles 16. Sarita 17. Alicia Fox 18. Taylor Wilde 19. Daffney 20. Hamada 21. Velvet Sky 22. ODB 23. Nikki Roxx 24. Jillian 25. Portia Perez 26. Kelly Kelly 27. Rain 28. Angel Orsini 29. Natalya 30. Serena Deeb 31. Nicole Matthe... Continue reading...
Posted by David Damage on Friday, May 27, 2011 In : Superstar Blogs
Kevin Nash on Twitter (twitter.com/realkevinnash) "you can say what you want about me I don't give a F**K ,but to ever question my integrity we no longer have a business relationship." "and to the person that said every September I go to work for my self ,f**k you you didn't even see it. mid card bullshit neverbeens f**k you. " You want to go to war with the best, hope you f**kers don't live in glass houses. sorry to the 33′276 that have no idea what I'm ranting 4. 10- 10- 10 shit 1099. Jason H... Continue reading...
Posted by David Damage on Friday, May 27, 2011 In : Archive Interviews
Amy "Lita" Dumas Interview Recap For full audio please visit http://www.inyourheadonline.com/ Jack, OIB and Barbie Richards are joined by Amy Dumas formerly known as Lita from WWE fame! Jack mentions that Lita is shooting a pilot later this month. Lita mentions that her show "Silver Scream Spook Show" has aired one hundred episodes and has been planning to shoot a pilot episode. Lita describes the show as being Pee Wee Adventure meeting the Munsters. Lita is told about the WWE retiring the WWE Wo... Continue reading...
Posted by David Damage on Friday, May 27, 2011 In : Archive Interviews
Eric Bischoff Interview TNA’s Eric Bischoff was the featured guest on this week’s live edition (10/04/09) of the award-winning Monday Night Mayhem. You can feel the “MNM Fall Tour ’10″ every Monday evening (at 7PM ET/6PM CT), exclusively on The Monday Night Mayhem Radio Network. Eric joined The Big Mosh & “The Chairman of the Board” Todd Vincent for his return to “Your Home of Wrestling Radio” & for another installment of his exclusive monthly interactive segment on Monday Nig... Continue reading...
Posted by David Damage on Friday, May 27, 2011 In : Archive Interviews
Mick Foley Interview From Huffington Post TNA star Mick Foley was interviewed by The Huffington Post this week about his new book, Countdown to Lockdown. Here are some highlights of what Foley said about: Linda McMahon’s Senate Campaign: “I was really kind of worried about seeing her because I hadn’t seen anybody since I’d left the WWE. I think she makes a good candidate, a very interesting candidate, and I know that her opponents want to make the issue about wrestling itself, and I thi... Continue reading...
Posted by David Damage on Friday, May 27, 2011 In : Archive Interviews
“Countdown" with Mick Foley Written: October 1, 2010 In "Countdown to Lockdown" - in bookstores now - WWE Alumnus Mick Foley discusses a myriad of substantial topics, including his difficult transition into a WWE commentator with a dress code to follow. Related Content * "Countdown" with Mick Foley interview, page 2 * Read Mick Foley's blog at mickfoley.typepad.com * Follow Foley at Twitter.com/realmickfoley Hardcore Legend. Former three-time WWE Champion and commentator. New York Times bestsellin... Continue reading...
Posted by David Damage on Friday, May 27, 2011 In : Archive Interviews
Ryan Rider recently caught up with Shane “The Hurricane” Helms to talk about his WWE departure. Here are the highlights from the interview from Main Event Radio (www.maineventradio.com, CJLO 1690AM in Montreal): Thoughts on his WWE departure: “I would say that my career was 95% positive. I had some of the best times of my life. I wasn’t really too thrilled with my last run. In WWE/ECW, I wasn’t too happy with that show; I wasn’t a fan of that show. I’m the type of person where I ... Continue reading...
Posted by David Damage on Friday, May 27, 2011 In : Archive Interviews
Dolph Ziggler was interviewed by Phil Strum of the Poughkeepsie Journal this week to promote Sunday’s Hell in a Cell pay-per-view. Below are the highlights of what Ziggler said about: Being Satisfied With His Career: “Actually, I’m a bit of a perfectionist. I’ve worked really hard to get where I am today. On my own personal schedule, I am a little behind schedule. I think I’ve dealt with things really well in my career and I’m on track.” Being Sent Back To FCW After The Spirit Squ... Continue reading...
Posted by David Damage on Friday, May 27, 2011 In : Superstar Blogs
TNA star Hulk Hogan is back in the hospital for his chronic back pain and is going to have an “electrical spinal cord stimulator” inserted in his back. Hogan calls the procedure a “make it or break it Hail Mary” and is praying it works. “Going for the make it or break it hail Mary.at4:00pm having an electrical spinal cord stimulator inserted for a test run,praying it works.” “[I've] had 6 small back surgeries,everything was fine,then for 4hrs I was picking up shells on the beach,m... Continue reading...
Posted by David Damage on Friday, May 27, 2011 In : Archive News
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart, father of WWE Diva Natalya & formerly one-half of the Hart Foundation, was arrested on Sunday morning after causing a commotion at a gas station parking lot in Thonotosassa, Florida. He was apparently loud and unruly while pumping gas & trying to open a pill bottle. When the police arrived, Neidhart argued with them, leading to them patting him down and finding twenty-eight methodone tablets and ninety-five oxycotin pills on him. It turns out that several pill bottle... Continue reading...
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