TNA will air a special edition of Impact Wrestling tonight exclusively on Youtube at 9/8 C titled Thanksgiving Throwdown. Jeremy Borash will host and take you through the most memorable Turkey bowl matches and Thanksgiving moments.
Borash will reveal a special code that will allow viewers to start Black Friday early. All orders placed at ShopTNA starting Wednesday will receive special free prizes in their packages. One grand prize winner will receive a replica TNA World Heavyweight Championship belt ($500 value).
New Japan Pro Wrestling has reached a television deal with AXS TV ( formerly known as HDNet). The deal was announced in a highlight package previewing AXS TV’s 2015 lineup. NJPW is seen at the 1:34 mark in the video above. The show will debut on Friday, January 16, at 9 P.M. ET.
Reportedly the show will initially feature content from 2013. This will follow NJPW’s foray into American pay-per-view in January, as they’ll co-promote with Jeff Jarrett’s Global Force Wrestling. The first episode is said to feature the 2013 Hiroshi Tanahashi VS Kazuchika Okada match from the Tokyo Dome. They’re also set to run the 2013 G1 Climax Tournament.
Former UFC Heavyweight Champion Josh Barnett and Mauro Ranallo will handle the commentary. Barnett has performed as a pro wrestler for both IGF and NJPW in the past. Barnett and Ranallo will record audio for the series starting next week.
AXS TV is owned by a consortium consisting of Mark Cuban, Ryan Seacrest, Anschutz Entertainment Group, Creative Artist Agency and CBS Corporation ( this info came from Wikipedia).
It is being reported on various wrestling sites that sting will make an appearance at WWE’s Survivor Series tomorrow night. This news has gotten many people talking and one has to assume with the rumor being heavily reported the “WWE network” subscriber numbers should be sky rocketing. Especially since the month of November is free with no commitment plan.
If these rumors are true and we do see the LEGAND that is sting appear at one of the WWE’s biggest PPV’s of the year we have to ask ourselves what kind of roll will he play? Maybe he’ll be there to make sure the authority is out of power for good? Or perhaps the complete opposite?
It should be noted though that there is talks of pairing him up with the “cerebral assassin” Triple H because officials believe HHH has what it takes to work at Sting’s pace in the ring further more putting him over while making it believable.
So does this mean we’ll eventually get HHH vs Sting at Wrestlemania 31? If that’s the case I’m sure it’ll be a barn burner and a moment we’ll be taking about for ages.
I’m sure all these questions and more will be answered very soon, so stay excited and STAY TUNED!!
A recurring segment that has been seen on WWE television recently is that of the Adam Rose Bunny. Without spoiling, there has been a lot of speculation about who exactly is playing the Bunny. Like many hot topics in the WWE, this one can be seen as under debate. Some may think the gimmick is silly and childish while others love the idea of it being fun and a key part of the “Entertainment” aspect of the WWE. Has it run its course or are you looking forward for more? Remember, there were even “childish” moments in the WWE prior to the PG era. Story lines with Doink the Clown, anyone? Here’s to many more fun times with the Bunny and Adam Rose. Like every story line, it’ll be interesting to see where one like this goes.
Jim Ross is featured in the latest promo for the New Japan Pro Wrestling January 4th pay-per-view Wrestle Kingdom 9 from the Tokyo Dome being presented by Global Force Wrestling. The video focuses on The Bullet Club and JR notes that they group is very good as a unit.
JR noted on Twitter that his GFW – NJPW announcing gig is for one night only.
TNA officials are said to be extremely happy with the new Destination America TV deal. The feeling within TNA is now that the TV deal is done, they can begin working on new talent deals, creative plans for next year and more internal changes, which John Gaburick has been working on.
One of the selling points of Destination America for TNA was that TNA will be an important cornerstone for the network. The deal opens up the possibility for more TNA programming. During negotiations Dixie Carter made it clear that she didn’t want just another 2 hours of Impact Wrestling.
TNA has a hold on the Manhattan Center in New York City for the week of January 6th but they may decide to tape in December and let those holds go. If they tape in December it may be in Michigan. TNA is working out details right now before making a decision whether to tape in December or January.
TNA plans are for a complete reboot of the look and feel of Impact Wrestling from the bottom up when it debuts in January. An official launch date is still being locked in but it could air on Tuesday or Wednesday.
Fans have been speculating that TNA Impact Wrestling may see a major reboot when it premieres on Destination in January 2015. TNA Producer Bryan Edwards fueled the speculation with the following tweets:
Low Ki won the TNA X-Division Championship in a 4-Way match against Tigre Uno, Manik & DJ Z. The match to crown a new X-Division Champion came about because Samoa Jo had to relinquish the title last week on Impact due to injury.
Taryn Terrell pinned Gail Kim to win the TNA Knockouts Championship in a 3-Way Title match after they both neutralized the defending champion HAVOK. This is the first Knockouts Championship for Taryn Terrell.
Today is a huge day for TNA. It’s a new milestone that Dixie Carter and company have reached. It deserves to be celebrated. Further more everyone should be excited about this news: here are a few tweets from TNA employees expressing their excitement on the new deal with Destination America
ALL of these tweets are making me super excited for the future. Who’s with me? TNA is here to stay ladies and gents. For more tweets like this be sure to be following @IMPACTWRESTLING on twitter 🙂
As noted earlier the big announcement we had all been waiting for from Dixie Carter was revealed moments ago. The announcement was that TNA officially has a new home. The new home is none other then Destination America. Destination America is a channel known for celebrating and highlighting what makes the good o’l USA unique and what better way to do it then with wrestling?
Looks like Christmas has come early because this announcement is awesome. As someone who’s only been watching TNA for nearly 3 months I am thrilled that they’ll still be able to showcase what they have to offer, and I’m sure when I say that I’m speaking for long time fans as well
There’s a lot of people out there who think TNA is a 2nd rate show but really that’s not the case. Their in ring action is miles better then the stuff you see on Raw and their talent is filled with individuals who have wrestling in their veins.
Now I’m not saying WWE doesn’t have that. What I’m saying is the TNA roster does what they do for the LOVE of wrestling and nothing more, and that’s something that shows in the “6 sided ring”
So here’s to a bright future for TNA. Maybe now with this new tv deal people will wake up and see that it’s not just about the WWE. TNA is scheduled to air on Destination America stating January 2015. Talk about starting off the year with a bang
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