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A few days ago, Eric Bischoff commented on Scott Steiner's Twitter rants:

 "Scott is a 50-year-old man and is at a stage of his life where in his mind he is a much bigger star than in reality and he is having a hard time adjusting to that. It is sad to see, especially with people at one time you thought were friends become so bitter because their identities are so diluted in this wrestling character that they think it is their life. When that chapter of their life closes they can no longer per...
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During an interview with Rodolfo Roman, former WCW TV champion Alex Wright explained that MMA is taking away viewers from wrestling, which is why the WWE went PG, to attract new fans.

He said: "I understand the business. Wrestling is a tough sport. The reason I think they went PG was to get a new group of fan base. The UFC is taking away fans. They might lose the hardcore fans."

He said he still watches wrestling from his home in Germany. He added: "It brings back memories when I watch wrestlin...
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TNA Impact Wrestling  24.5.2012
Gail Kim & Madison Rayne Vs Eric Young & ODB
Rob Van Dam Vs Gunner
TV Title: Devon Vs Garett Bischoff
Bully Ray / Joseph Park in-ring segment
TNA Gut Check: Joey Ryan Vs Austin Aries
World Championship: Robert Roode Vs AJ Styles


Hogan is backstage with Hardy, Bully Ray, Angle and Styles and he asks them to each explain why they should get a chance to beat Roode for the TNA World Championship tonight on impact.
Everyone pleads their case for being the most deserving of ...
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William Regal:

"My tips on becoming a Pro Wrestler/Sports Entertainer. It takes a lot more work to being a WWE superstar than an few Pro Wrestling holds and throws. You must develop all your skills and that usually comes from help from more experienced pro's. I never had to be told to ask for help and guidance and never to this day stop working on my skills. Sitting round texting, playing games and whining will get you know where. No one owes you a living.
 
So that I don't come across like a mi...
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WWE and TNA had a court conference last week about TNA's lawsuit against the company over confidential information that Brian Wittenstein provided to WWE.

WWE requested the hearing because of the deadlines set by the court for expedited discovery, which put them in a position where "they will be unable to adequately prepare" themselves for a planned June 11 hearing. WWE claimed they would not be able to comply with the Discovery Order "without considerable inconvenience and expense".
 
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Sting was part of a conference call today to promote this Sunday's Slammiversary and talked about his retirement, who he thinks is TNA's next star and more. Check out the highlights:
 
-Lizzy Bynum opened the call with a preview of this Thursday's Impact Wrestling and then ran down the Slammiversary card. She opened the call for questions
 
-Sting was asked to compare TNA now to what it was when he joined TNA and asked when he bought in and placed his stamp of approval on it. Sting said he bought...
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Rory McAllister talks about how he and tag team partner Robbie became The Highlanders in the WWE:

"Robbie and I were trained by the Hart family out of Canada, and we weren't the biggest guys, so we decided to make our work a lot more aggressive, very old-school, so people were afraid to work with us.

We had been working with WWE for years before we signed our contracts and guys like Arn Anderson, Dave FInlay, and Steamboat loved us. They seen us as the new 'Sheepherders.' As a matter of fact, o...
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Chyna says she has recovered after collapsing on three consecutive days at an adult convention in Miami, Florida last month.

"I want to thank all my fans for their concern @ my health," she wrote on Twitter. "I am almost recovered from sinus infection and out of bed ready for travel again."

She was appearing at the 2012 Exxxotica Expo on behalf of Vivid Entertainment to promote their adult film parody of "Avengers." A Vivid representative told TMZ.com that Chyna continued to appear at the event...
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Highlights of a recent interview with Daniel Bryan:

Dealing With Physical Pain from Wrestling: "Well, for right now, I'm not in any pain whatsoever. It's just times when you have a nagging injury and you don't have any time off, that's when that nagging injury can become something like, 'Oh, it's hard to sleep because this is bothering me.'"

How He Deals With The Demanding WWE Schedule: "I don't really feel like it's that grueling. The most grueling part to me is waking up at 6 a.m. to take a f...
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Joey Ryan during an interview with Busted Open radio about his TNA Gut Check experience.....

On the feedback he has received from the fans: "The support that everyone has showed me has been tremendous. It has been much more than I thought. Having this place to vent, where everyone kind of felt the same way and sympathize with me because they are not happy with the product that they are getting. It's just been overwhelming."

On whether he felt he did enough to sway the judges on Gut Check: "I de...
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TNA Television Champion Devon was a guest this past week on The LAW promoting 'Slammiversary' this Sunday night and Impact Wrestling's move to 8pm EST on Thursday nights. Here are some highlights from the interview:

On TNA's failed move to Monday nights in 2010: I know a lot of people would consider it taking a step back, because we did it for a little bit of time, and then we went back to being taped. I look at it as getting our feet wet, and experimenting with it like any other th...

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Paul Roma spoke with ClubWWI.com's James Guttman and here are some highlights of the interview:

On Brooke Hogan's debut and being presented as above the Knockouts: "It's always about who you know and really not much about what you know. So, you know, Hogan obviously has a lot of pull. He knows what kind of business the business is. One of the things was always that you never bring family members into professional wrestling in any nature whether announcers, ring girls, valets, or whatev...

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Douglas Williams had an interview with Wrestle Shark and here are the highlights:

Talent in the UK: "Generally the talent in the UK has improved a lot, I put that down to the major companies (not just America, Japan too) signing a lot more guys from the UK, so people are starting to work on their characters, wrestling ability, their look, just everything has improved over the last three years."

On how he got started with TNA: "They always did the World X Cup, and they wanted a Team ...

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Tully Blanchard had an interview with Kayfabe Wrestling Radio's Alan Wojcik and here are the highlights:

On being a heel and not being a babyface: "No, not ever. I started in this business as a babyface ‘cause I was a promoter's kid and that lasted about a year, maybe two years. I wasn't a babyface, I wasn't a good babyface. There was 500 guys equal to me or better than me as a babyface; but as a heel that's where I was at my best and I could make others around me be at their best."

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Christopher Daniels recently spoke about the TNA Hall of Fame, TNA, going live and much more. Here are the highlights…

On the new era of Impact Wrestling: "As someone who's been around from the very beginning, watching this company grow from the weekly pay-per views, to moving down to Orlando, to doing the Fox Sports Net and then finally getting on Spike, every step we've taken has been a step forward. It may not have been a big step, but it's been a step forward. That's what I thin...

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WWE has acquired the Bill Watts video library. The library includes Mid-South Wrestling, Mid-South's Power Pro Wrestling TV and the original Universal Wrestling Federation.

The library was one of the largest known video collections not owned by WWE, and was owned by Bill Watts' ex-wife Ene as part of a divorce settlement. There had been numerous meetings and attempts to purchase the library by WWE but the two sides had been unable to come to terms. With the WWE planning the launch of...

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Sting on the Busted Open Radio show on the rating of the first Thursday Live TNA Impact Wrestling:

"It wasn't fairly low. It completely sucked. From what I heard it was one of the worst ones we have had in a long time. That's fuel for the fire for you guys. I know it is. It's one of those times when you have to go 'oh my god!' You can't win for losing. I believe no one really knew that we were eight o'clock instead of nine o'clock. We were up against the NBA. I'm sorry but it was a dou...

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Paul Heyman:

"I know how much hard work goes into it, and how you have to SCORE with your opportunities. The next generation in this (or any other business) doesn't just need to 'Step Up,' they need to 'Stand Up' and 'Get Noticed!'
 
Think it was easy for C.M. Punk? Think it was easy for Daniel Bryan? They had to scratch and claw and fight for every inch of turf they could pry away from the previous generation, who made them f---in' earn it!!!
 
It's not about backstabbing. It's not about kissing ...
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Kurt Angle (@RealKurtAngle) on Twitter:

"@y2jackbringit: I Will Not Wrestle Past 46 Yrs Old. I Love U All GOD Bless."


Kurt Angle is 44 right now.

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NWA Legends fanfest promotor Greg Price announced this afternoon that the annual NWA Legends Fanfest has been postponed for this year and will return in 2013.

Price contacted VIP ticket holders for the event and explained that he had been dealing with a medical issue for the last 4-5 months and was instructed that he needed to undergo a procedure that could not be delayed. He also stated that he procedure and recovery would prevent him from properly promoting and running the event.

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Shannon Moore:

"For you asking I will not be back on Impact. Got some injuries to take care of and a project me and @AnJewelsBrand are working on.

My health and family come first. Nothing but good things coming in the future. Even tho i cant be in the ring I got stuff popn away from wrestling.

Working on having a Baby is first on my list with @AnJewelsBrand . Very important to us right now.

GCI has done over a Million Dollars in biz since we opened. I'm very proud of that.I want to help the shop ...
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During a recent interview on Busted Open, "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan spoke about why he wrote his book, his relationship with Steve Austin, his thoughts on Vince Russo and more. Here are some highlights:
 
Why he wrote his book: "There has been so many negative things said about professional wrestling and professional wrestlers. The movie 'The Wrestler' with that jerk Mickey Rourke, with all the stories about Scott Hall and Jake 'The Snake' Roberts, I just wanted to put a positive spin on wrestling. ...
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Boris Zhukov appeared on World Wrestling Insanity with James Guttman (interview available at WorldWrestlingInsanity.comvia ClubWWI).

Boris Zhukov wins the award for the most unexpected voice from a ClubWWI.com guest. A good ol’ boy, Boris talks to James Guttman about his talent for doing impressions and changing his voice. The difference is so startling that JG asks if there was ever a consideration to work an angle with Zhukov suddenly speaking with his southern drawl. Unfortunately, WWF ne...
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Ted DiBiase Jr. during a recent interview....
 
On Recovering From Injury:

"I got that (ankle surgery) done, shoulder was good, just orthopedics. I was just in and out. I was probably out four weeks or so, so I was ready to go. I'm back in the gym, [the] ankle is probably 85 percent and I'm looking at maybe another month out, I think. If I had to, I think I could probably go today, but I think WWE is giving me some time to make sure it's healed, which has been a godsend because now I have more ...
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Konnan, 48, and Chavo Guerrero, Sr, 63, had a war of words on Twitter....

 
Guerrero, Sr. wrote May 19 on the website, "QUESTION FOR KONAN, DID U EVER TAKE STEROIDS?
 
"JUST A QUESTION SINCE KONAN TALKS A LOT OF TRASH AND BULLSHIT ESPECIALLY ABT HIMSELF DID HE EVER CONSUME STEROIDS I FOR ONE KNOW THE TRUTH
 
Responding to Guerrero, Sr.'s remarks, Konnan wrote May 21, "i have alot of respect for u, i dont know what your problem is with me but if u want to start talking shit about me in public forum ...
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Andy Leavine, who won the last season of Tough Enough, recently spoke with the Full Nelson about his release from his WWE contract and more. Here are the highlights:
 
On how his release went down: "To be honest, man, I wish I knew the whole story of why I was released. It was one of those things where (John) Laurinaitus called me up and told me I wasn't progressing enough down there at FCW. So, they released me to go out on the independent scene and gain a little experience. ... Yeah (I was re...
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Tensai failed to impress WWE officials in his pinfall victory over John Cena on the April 16 Raw SuperShow in London, England and was deemed "a flop" backstage as a result.

Tensai was brought into the company to face Cena and put him over, at the company's Over the Limit and No Way Out PPV events but his poor showing in the match on Raw led to his push being stopped and Big Show was moved into his place.

WWE have also changed their summer live events which were advertised to be he...

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This week on MLW's Konnan Show presented by Masked Republic's LuchaShop.com, Konnan had a lot to say about the erratic nature of many of wrestling's top stars over the years. He even revealed for the first time that he himself suffers from Manic Depressive Disorder.

"When I was 16 years old, I had gotten arrested and they sent me to a psychologist to see what my problem was. They said that I was a manic depressive and I got scared because I heard the word 'manic.' What am I, a maniac or someth...
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Randy Orton was suspended for his second Wellness program violation (failed drug test).

Orton has been suspended three times, but this is only his second suspension for violating the Wellness guidelines. The third suspension was for behavior issues - from taking dumps in the bags of women in the company, to wrecking hotel rooms and other issues.

Three violations of the Wellness policy results in termination from the company, so if he fails one more drug test, then he's terminated accor...

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Full details have been revealed on TNA's lawsuit against World Wrestling Entertainment and Brian Wittenstein. The details look at what exactly TNA thinks Wittenstein gave to the company, why they are suing and why they think WWE tampered with Ric Flair's TNA deal.

The lawsuit itself is 37 pages. TNA says that Wittenstein signed a "severance agreement" in August 2011, which means he was fired in spite of his claims to the contrary. He agreed to a severance package in exchange for not...

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