Category: Impact

TNA Knockout Jade Talks Being A Victim Of Domestic Abuse

Source: WrestlingINC

TNA Knockout Jade has been speaking out about domestic abuse. She penned a column on Time.com discussing being a victim of domestic abuse, and noting that she would stay silent because she didn’t want to be known as a victim.

“In order to be a top female wrestler, I needed to be perceived as a strong woman, not a victim,” Jade wrote. “Besides, I was working with World Wrestling Entertainment’s (WWE) NXT program, and my ex and I were both working with TNA Impact Wrestling at the time, so I felt I had to protect both of our careers.”

She said that her boyfriend at the time would choke her, and once kicked her in her injured knee and locked her in a closet, amongst other incidents. She is urging people to join Safe Horizon’s #PutTheNailinIt campaign to end domestic violence. You can get more details about the campaign at PutTheNailInIt.org/.

TNA Impact Wrestling Preview: 8/4/16

Tonight on Impact Wrestling on Pop TV 8/7c.

Bound For Glory Playoffs Final – EC3 vs “The Miracle” Mike Bennett w/Maria

King of the Mountain Championship: (C) Eli Drake vs James Storm

What’s next for Gail Kim

TNA Impact Wrestling Preview: 7/28/16

The following is set for tonight’s 7/28 TNA Impact Wrestling on Pop TV:

BFG Playoffs Semi-Finals: Broken Matt Hardy vs. EC3.

 BFG Playoffs Semi-Finals: Mike Bennett w/Maria vs. Drew Galloway.

Gail Kim vs. Madison Rayne.

TNA World Tag Team Championship – Monster’s Ball: (C) Decay w/Rosemary vs. The Bromans w/Raquel.

Moose makes his TNA in-ring debut.

WWE PPV Vs. TNA PPV In September

Source: WrestlingINC

The 2016 WWE Backlash pay-per-view will take place on September 11th from the Richmond Coliseum in Richmond, VA. Tickets go on sale via Ticketmaster pre-sale on Wednesday, July 27th. This is the same day TNA has their Bound For Glory pay-per-view scheduled.

TNA Impact Wrestling Preview: 7/21/16

TNA Impact Wrestling on Pop TV new day and star time. Thursday at 8/7c.

Fallout form last week’s main event Title vs Title match.

TNA World Champion Lashley to kick off Impact.

Title vs Title – 6 Sides of Steel: TNA World Champion Lashley vs X-Division Champion Eddie Edwards

 

Bound for Glory Playoffs:

Bram vs Drew Galloway

EC3 vs Eli Drake

 

Bray Wyatt Comments On Wyatt Family – Final Deletion Controversy, Matt Hardy Issues A Challenge

Source: WrestlingINC

There is social media drama over The Wyatt Family’s compound segment from this week’s WWE RAW as it had obvious similarities with TNA’s “Final Deletion” match with Matt Hardy vs. Jeff Hardy.

Matt and his wife Reby Sky tweeted shots at the compound segment on Monday night. Wyatt then tweeted a response to Matt, which led to Matt issuing a challenge. You can check out their tweets below, and comments from the Senor Benjamin Twitter account:

Moose Makes TNA Debut

Former ROH star made his TNA debut last night on the Destination X episode of Impact Wrestling on Pop TV.

“The Miracle” Mike Bennett along with his wife Maria was promising to ruin Destination X. Bennett said he wasn’t going to do it alone. During the main event match. Title vs Title: TNA World Champion Lashley vs X-Division Champion Eddie Edwards, Bennett interfered but wasn’t alone. Moose made his way to the ring and took out both Lashley and Edwards.

TNA Impact Wrestling Preview: Destination X – 7/12/16

The following is scheduled for tonight’s 7/12 “Destination X” edition of TNA IMPACT Wrestling on POP TV:

* Title vs. Title: TNA Champion Lashley vs. TNA X-Division Champion Eddie Edwards

* #1 Contenders Ladder Match: Trevor Lee vs. Andrew Everett vs. DJ Z vs. Braxton Sutter vs. Rockstar Spud vs. Mandrews

 * Broken Matt Hardy begins the “Public Deletion” of his brother, Jeff Hardy

* Drew Galloway vs. EC3

* Fatal 4-Way, TNA Knockouts Title: Sienna (c) vs. Gail Kim vs. Jade vs. Marti Belle

News On TNA’s Future & A Possible Sale, Situation ‘Is Coming To A Head’

Source: WrestlingINC

Dave Meltzer noted on Wrestling Observer Radio that the situation regarding the future of TNA “is coming to a head.”

As noted, TNA has been trying to sell a stake in the company for a while, and have been looking for a deal that would allow Dixie Carter to remain on as President. Aroluxe Marketing, which former wrestlers The Harris Twins are involved with, have been working with the company on the production side and are minority owners.

Meltzer said that TNA is in a situation where some sort of sale could be close. He added that while it’s not known who the buyer is, “people in the know have been saying that it’s closer than it’s been in awhile.”

Backstage News On Billy Corgan & TNA, Dixie Carter Thanks Fans For Final Deletion Success

Source: WrestlingINC

Regarding Billy Corgan being TNA’s new minority owner, Wrestling Observer Newsletter reports that the Smashing Pumpkins frontman gave TNA money for their last set of TV tapings in exchange for a percentage of ownership, instead of a loan.

TNA has TV tapings at Universal Studios next week and then will return in mid-August. Those will be the final tapings before the September 11th Bound For Glory pay-per-view, which will also mark 15 years since the 9/11 terror attacks. As noted, a #1 contender for the World Heavyweight Champion at Bound For Glory will be determined via a “BFG Playoff” match featuring 8 former World Champions. That match will take place on the Thursday, July 21st Impact episode.

TNA and President Dixie Carter tweeted this graphic to thank fans for making “The Final Deletion” with Matt Hardy vs. Jeff Hardy a success. As noted, this week’s Impact Wrestling episode drew 410,000 viewers, a new record for TNA on POP TV.