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With eric bn gone chant 609 when garrett is in the ring

Instead of getting rid of the guys who are the problem they keep paying hogan n b-tchoff n try

To save money else where,they no longer fly Taz n Tenay in for the tapings they

Do voice overs in nashville..i betcha eric will try n replace them/one bn himself/

Saying hes saving the company money

As i tweeted 3 wks ago jeremy Borash was the other guy that b-tchoff ripped on social

Media which alot of guys came to his defense and called eric a piec...
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Hulk Hogan has claimed that he likes Scott Steiner and is surprised at his recent Twitter rants. Speaking to the One Wrestling Show, Hogan also claimed that he had no idea Steiner was told to leave by TNA management until after it had happened and that he believes Steiner is angry because he isn’t working for TNA anymore.
 
Hogan said on his relationship with Steiner, “Every time I’ve ever seen him, he’s always been nice to me. Last time I saw him, he shook my hand, he was asking how my...
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Eric Bischoff was recently on the One Wrestling Show podcast, here are the highlights…
 
On Scott Steiner's Twitter Rants:

"I know that Scott has been saying some pretty negative things about a lot of different people. I haven't read them, so I don't know. I've seen a couple of them, some of them have been forwarded to me by people that think that I care. [Laughs.] So, I can't really comment on all of it, because honest to God, I don't know everything that he said or the vast majority of it. ...
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The class of 2012 of the Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame has been revealed. Names include Kurt Angle, JBL, Road Warrior Animal, Dan Severn and Bill Apter.

All inductees are scheduled to appear at the ceremony. Other names include Baron Von Raschke, Gerry Brisco, Danny Hodge, Larry Hennig, Mad Dog Vachon, Fritz Von Goering, and Dan Gable. The event takes place in Waterloo, Iowa. For ticket information, visit http://nwhof.org/waterloo/
 
The events include a celebrity golf tournament, a pro wrestling ...
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Scott Steiner continues on Twitter....


Everytime hogan talks to the media without a script he sounds like a F'n idiot

Now hogan is sayin hes going to give more power to the fans get them more involved

Make them more important,BUT,thats all he can speak on it right now,FUCK

R U kidding me no other business in the world would allow 2 assholes to come into a company

Drive it to the lowest ratings EVER continue the low ratings for 2 1/2 cut down most employees

In the media,and still have a job,what is ...
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WWE held a conference call this morning to discuss their earnings for the first quarter of 2012.  Vince McMahon and George Barrios, the company CFO, were on the call.

Vince McMahon welcomed everyone and noted that they were up 19% from this time last year, but it wasn't "as rosy" as it appears.  He said that their key metrics, live events and TV, were up. 

He said live events are his barometer in interest and they've increased profits.  He said said that some of this was due to expansion into ...
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WWE® Reports 2012 First Quarter Results

 
STAMFORD, Conn.- WWE (NYSE: WWEtoday announced financial results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2012. Revenues totaled $123.1 million as compared to $119.9 million in the prior year quarter. Operating income was $16.0 million as compared to $13.2 million in the prior year quarter. Net income was $15.3 million, or $0.20 per share, as compared to $8.6 million, or $0.11 per share, in the prior year quarter. There were several items that impacted co...
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In today's WWE press release, which discussed the 2012 first quarter results, Vince McMahon addressed the WrestleMania 28 buyrate. Here is what he had to say…

"We are very pleased that our positive first quarter execution continued in April with the successful staging of WrestleMania, which is expected to deliver nearly 1.3 million pay-per-view buys globally."

Also in today's WWE press release, they released the PPV numbers for the quarter. They are as follows…

* Royal Rumble: 443,000 (-3,00...
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Eric Bischoff finally responds to Scott Steiner's Twitter rants....


Its hard for some guys to move over and let the younger talent rise. Irony? One of Scotts bitches in his 20's and 30's.
 
@ScottSteiner @HulkHogan @EBischoff Steiner's bitter. He'd be there tomorrow if he were called upon. His matches were slow and boring anyway.
 
@ScottSteiner U must have a sad fuckin life if all u do is waffle on about @HulkHogan and @EBischoff all day on this #steroidjunkie.
 
@ScottSteiner You're tweets make as...
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Ex-pro wrestler branches out from books to comedy

Mick Foley and “Reverend” Bob Levy will appear at 7:30 and 10:15 tonight at
Woodlands Tavern, 1200 W. 3rd Ave. Tickets cost $25, including a meet-and-greet
session with both comics. Call 614-299-4987 or visit www.woodlandstavern.com

Mick Foley took plenty of risks inside the wrestling ring, but he might be trying more daring moves outside it.

During a professional wrestling career of almost 30 years, Foley — best-known as 'Mankind' — lost s...
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Vince McMahon is furious at the WWE.com staff, and there is a chance that WWE's upcoming releases will include several members of the website staff.

There are issues with soft website traffic, but there is also more to it than that. Vince was very upset that nobody from the WWE.com staff was at the WrestleMania 29 press conference several weeks ago. This is when Vince met with New Jersey Governor Chris Christie.

Also, Vince has told live event coordinators that they have to be pl...

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Linda Hogan (52 years old) had an interview with Access Hollywood Live, reported by Yahoo! in which she revealed intimate details about her relationship with 23-year-old Charlie Hill. The two appear on VH1's Couples Therapy.

She was asked if she would consider marrying him. She said: "We're just taking it a day at a time, we're like everyone else. It's exclusive, it has been ever since we met. We're not really ready to take the plunge yet for marriage... it's something we have talke...

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CNN is reporting new details on a federal appeals court siding with Hustler magazine against Nancy Benoit's family in a lawsuit filed by the family over nude photos that the magazine published. The site reports that the three-judge appeals panel decided that the magazine operated "under an innocent mistake" by publishing the photos of Nancy following her death at the hands of Chris Benoit. The judges stated that a defendant, such as Hustler, who operates under such a mistake "cannot be held l...
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Konnan spoke on a recent podcast about a rant by Kurt Angle directed at him. Konnan has launched his own podcast at MLW.com and in this week's episode responded to accusations by Angle on Twitter that he lied. Konnan had previously told a story about how Kurt Angle claimed that Vince McMahon sends flowers to Angle every week with a note asking him to return to WWE. When Angle got wind of it he went off on Konnan on the social media site, calling the story a lie.

Konnan said, "All I ...

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Scott Steiner on Twitter:
 
With eric bn gone chant 609 when garrett is in the ring
 
Instead of getting rid of the guys who are the problem they keep paying hogan n b-tchoff n try
 
To save money else where,they no longer fly Taz n Tenay in for the tapings they
 
Do voice overs in nashville..i betcha eric will try n replace them/one bn himself/
 
Saying hes saving the company money

As i tweeted 3 wks ago jeremy Borash was the other guy that b-tchoff ripped on social
 
Media which alot of guys came to hi...
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Hulk Hogan was interviewed by The New York Post that if his latest idea for TNA doesn't work, he will leave the company.

The article refers to Hogan as "as one of the premier minds in wrestling". He talked about the Open Fight Night and the Gutcheck ideas, as well as a brand new concept he's helping the company with.

On his new idea: "We are going to give more power to the fans, make them more involved and more important. I can't say much more, but I can say this, I'm either going to be reall...
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Cody Rhodes recently spoke with the Toledo Free Press about growing up as Dusty Rhodes' kid, his career and more. Check out the highlights:

On growing up with Dusty as a dad: "For me, I didn't really pick up on the fact that he was, like, Dusty Rhodes, until about the time that I was in middle school. For me, he was always just dad. He was retired, not really as heavily involved. We got outside of the suburbs a little bit, and through other friends of mine's parents I figured out how much that...
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WWE CEO Vince McMahon spoke with shareholders about the poor performances of WWE Studios last year, which was given the brunt of the blame for WWE's annual performance "not looking good" on paper. He discussed how the company plans to correct the problem and make money with the films division.

He said the TV Rights Revenue and movie division were the key areas to look at. Studios head Michael Luisi then attempted to sell the shareholders on why movies are still a worthwhile investment for the...
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Dixie Carter recently spoke with Busted Open about a variety of topics. Check out the highlights:
 
On Open Fight Night: "I'm excited about where we're gonna go with it. I think it will just continue to get better week after week. I love the concept. As we're continuing to grow our developmental league, this was just a great opportunity for us to take something that we do on an ongoing basis and let the people see it. About six or seven months ago, we were having some guys try out, and somebody...
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Spike TV announced today that Scott Fishman has been promoted to senior vice president, executive producer. His duties include overseeing TNA Wrestling and Bellator Fighting Championships. Fishman has worked as a VP and producer for Spike since 2003, in a resident of Orlando, FL and reportedly dedicates a lot of time to TNA.
 
Here is the press release they sent out today...
 
SCOTT FISHMAN PROMOTED TO SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER, SPIKE TV
 
New York, NY – April 30, 2012 – Scott F...
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According to the official Facebook page of Maine based independent wrestling promotion Live Pro Wrestling (Facebook.com/prowrestlingmaine), Tammy "Sunny" Sytch no-showed the promotion's Thursday show after having paid for her flight and half of her appearance fee. She was replaced on short notice with fellow WWE Hall of Famer Tony Atlas.

Sytch has no-showed several advertised appearances in the past year including four scheduled bookings since March. She was recently scheduled to appear for Am...
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Rey Mysterio was suspended for 60 days last week for violating the WWE Wellness Policy for a second time after he failed a drug test back on February 13th but wasn’t suspended until this month.

Rey tested positive for amphetamines.

Rey showed up to the RAW Supershow on February 13th in San Diego but before he could get settled in and say hello to everyone, he was informed that he had to go right in for drug testing. A week later, Vince McMahon was upset with Rey but at the time, nobody knew w...
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Sabu was found unresponsive in a Pennsylvania area hotel room by Extreme Reunion staff on Saturday, which led to the hardcore wrestling icon being rushed to a nearby hospital before his scheduled match for the promotion. Extreme Reunion officials told TMZ.com Sabu had an allergic reaction to a medication he had been taking. That is what the promotion is telling people as a "cover-up". The real reason for the hospitalization was a drug overdose combined with alcohol.
 
"Sabu was found unresponsi...
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"Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff was a guest on Inside The Ropes' 15th episode, where he talked about several topics and slammed a few legendary wrestlers. His interview stars 42 minutes, 20 seconds in.
 
On facing Ric Flair for the NWA World Title in 1982: "He was just another body. Some are better than others. I believed in making it look real. I was probably hard to work with because I wanted it to make real and I knew how to wrestle."
 
On working the first Wrestlemania in the main event: "It wa...
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Extreme Reunion Results (Source: Pwinsider.com)
 
Pre-Show Notes: The live crowd is HUGE. There is a line around the building for the show....There will be a pre-show before the Reunion event...Backstage are Homicide, Ruckus, Jeez, The Maximos, DJ Hyde, Matt Tremont and Rory Mondo. Some will be working the show. Some are visiting....They are using CZW's ring and production team for the event....They are selling several different t-shirt designs....
 
Pre-Show Notes #2: The show is officially sold...
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Transcript credit worldwrestlinginsanity.com

Ever since former WCW star and TNA agent Ray "Glacier" Lloyd froze over ClubWWI.com with his new audio show, listeners know to expect a mix of stories, insight, and plain talk about the business. The latest 45 minute edition of "Breaking The Ice" is no exception as Ray talks to James Guttman about everything from Brock Lesnar's WWE return to attending WrestleMania to the original secret WCW Power Plant to his reunion with Stan Hansen in Florida to ...
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TNA Impact Wrestling 19th April 2012

Bobby Roode comes to the ring with a new haircut and talks about beating Storm at Lockdown.
Mr Anderson comes to the ring to challenge Roode before Jeff Hardy comes to the ring to also challenge Roode.  Hogan appears on the screen and tells them that he wants all the champions in the ring later tonight. He also books Mr Anderson Vs Jeff Hardy for the main event tonight.
I liked this segment until Hogan popped up on the screen, but at least we didn’t have to...
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Bill Goldberg recently spoke with 106.7 The Fan about Brock Lesnar's WWE return and more. Check out the highlights:
 
On Brock Lesnar: "Brock, as a young kid, he succeeded in every single thing that he did. To venture out and try to play professional football without having college experience — LaVar will tell you how hard that is. Big pat on the back to him for that. And then going to MMA and succeeding and becoming the World Heavyweight Champion. . . Whatever Brock wants to do, I'm in his c...
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Daniel Bryan recently spoke to The Baltimore Sun and said he figured people would enjoy his eighteen-second loss to Sheamus at WrestleMania. Check out the highlights of the interview:
 
On the WrestleMania Match: "I actually thought the people might enjoy [the quick match]. It was something really different, [to start WrestleMania like that]. The whole situation is very unusual. I'm just happy that the people have gotten behind me. It's really incredible."
 
On the 'YES!' chants: "It's one of tho...
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Interview highlights with "Mean" Gene Okerlund:

Being undefeated in his "pro wrestling" career:

I'm 5-0 and I am very proud of it. As a matter of fact I asked Vince McMahon, the chairman and CEO of the WWE to book me in the main event of Wrestlemania 29. I want someone big (Laughs)"

Speaks about how he reacted when he found out he was gonna be in the tag team match with Sheamus. Did it take him by surprise ?:

"That was kinda a last minute deal. When he picked me I thought this had to be a rib."

Ho...
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