TNA announced that TNA President Dixie Carter would be holding a storyline “sensitive” talent meeting this afternoon.
They noted that Dixie has not been at the company’s office in Nashville since Lockdown, and that all of her communication has been done via phone or email. They added that “Dixie’s assistant requested that staff work from the TV Production offices from 12pm to 3pm to allow privacy for the meeting.”
TNA World Heavyweight Championship Match: TNA World Heavyweight Champion Magnus VS Samoa Joe: Abyss will be chained to Eric Young at ringside.
Bobby Lashley VS Ethan Carter III:
TNA World Tag Team Championship 3-Way Match: TNA World Tag Team Champions The BroMans VS The Wolves VS Sanada & Tigre Uno:
MVP makes the Tag Team championship Match official in the video below:
Will Velvet Sky agree to reform the Beautiful People with Angelina Love?
Hey guys,
Thanks to my best friend I just found out some pretty awesome news and it’s even more fitting that the news broke today (the same day of my shayna Baszler interview)
Remember when I mentioned the possibility of the 4Horsewomen invading WWE? Well guess what folks it might ACTUALLY happen.
http://www.givemesport.com/443890-wwe-ronda-rousey-wants-to-fight-at-wrestlemania
Even if we might have to wait till next year I think it would totally be worth it. It would be away to generate new fans for the WWE and the same can be said for the UFC. It truly is a win win situation for wwe and WMMA fans alike.
So now here’s the question if Ronda Rousey and or the 4Horsewomen were to invade the WWE and have a mania match what do you guys think would be the perfect set up and the perfect opponent/opponents?
Lets discuss
-Vanessa (@GreatLove91)
Ps I know you guys are eagerly awaiting my “Total Divas review” hopefully that’ll be up later tonight or early tomarrow morning at the latest
Flash back to January 26th – you know the night well. The 2014 Royal Rumble with the winner going on to headline Wrestlemania XXX. Now picture this soundbite in your mind.
And the winner of the Royal Rumble – BATISTA!!!!
That makes it Randy Orton vs. Batista HEADLINING THE SUPERBOWL OF PROFESSIONAL WRESTLING?????. No, the cap lock didn’t stick – I was yelling at the preposterous idea of having such a lame match headlining what should be a historic event. I mean this the 30th Anniversary of where PPV Wrestling originated and they are giving us Orton vs Batista???
Now flash forward to March 10th on RAW. The #YesMovement, along with the most over Superstar in the WWE, Daniel Bryan takes over the ring and surrounding area, and The Authority makes their arrival. Before Bryan hands the show back over to Mr. and Mrs. The Game, he has his Wrestlemania match verse Triple H AND if he wins = the main event that night becomes a Triple Threat Match with Bryan joining Orton and Batista.
There is lots of talk and debate going on over whether or not this was the WWE’s plan all along (to that I’m calling BS) or whether the #YesMovement, meaning the fans, made it impossible for The McMahon’s to ignore there demands.
This part is a certainty, the fans have spoken! The WWE has heard them! And now we have a chance for Wrestlemania XXX to truly be a monumental event. Oh yeah, there’s the other recently added items, ie Hulk Hogan’s return, Taker vs Lesner, The Andre the Giant Battle Royal, and the fantastic Hall of Fame inductees.
However, I have to ask this question. Did giving in to Daniel Bryan make that much difference???
Give me a Hell Yeah!
If you watched this past week’s live broadcast of TNA Impact, you should have noticed something that was missing – Dixie Carter. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you, Dixie for deciding to do what you do best. What’s that, you might ask? Being the behind the scene’s face of TNA.
With MVP firmly in charge of TNA now that his team defeated Team Dixie at Lockdown last Sunday, Thursday’s show was a huge improvement over the recent past in my opinion. Backstage, I don’t know how much input MVP actually has (in a Busted Open interview he said he has no contract and is working on a handshake and has creative input), but whether it be MVP, TNA Creative Head Dave Lagana, Dixie, or whoever but the pace was fast, the storylines were good and the crowd was hot all night long.
Now back to Dixie. I’m a huge fan of hers. I saved a short Direct Message on Twitter from Dixie that thanked me for a positive comment I sent to her about a show back in July of 2013. I want to see her succeed and I think having more than one major promotion is great for the business, so I want to see TNA succeed.
That said, I think the best way for TNA to move forward is to let Dixie do what she does best and that is behind the scenes and not in the ring (well and backstage since so much of the storyline parts are filmed backstage). Let the wrestlers, do what they do best – let MVP, Lagana and TNA Creative do what they do best (hold them accountable though) – and keep putting out the product you did this past week.
Do that, and those people up in the North East part of the country will have to take notice and when that happens, they have to step up their game. And the domino effect there makes it great for the fans. Don’t believe me? Do a little research on the Monday Night Wars. The fans were the winners in that war.
To read our very own John Bass’ TNA Recap, click here.
You can also read my live coverage from this last week that I now do each Thursday at Wrestling Inc.com by clicking here. Based on the comments on this post, I think that most people agree with my assessment of Thursday’s show.
The show was dedicated to Donovan Hill 2005-2014.
EC3, Rockstar Spud, The BroMans &DJ Z was walking backstage. EC3 was talking about Dixie Carter losing control of TNA. EC3 said there is one person to blame. They saw Bobby Roode & they blamed him. Roode said Dixie is to be blamed because it was her insurance policy that double-crossed all of them. Roode said since Dixie isn’t here they should blame Bully Ray. Roode said the minute Bully gets here they should kick his ass. They all agreed.
MVP came to the ring & said Dixieland is officially closed. MVP talked about the victory at Lockdown & Bully Ray. MVP said Bully will be given an opportunity to compete on equal footing just like everybody else. MVP said he has a MVP Principle – Motivate, Validate & Participate. MVP said he will attempt to motivate all the talent to do what is right & if they have a beef, he will validate the beef by giving them an opportunity to square the beef in the ring & if they are still out of line, since he is a hands on owner he will participate in the disciplinary action. Magnus interrupted & came to the ring & said the MVP Principle is the most ridiculous thing he has ever heard. MVP said even more ridiculous than your title reign. Magnus talked about beating Samoa Joe & remaining the World Heavyweight Champion & continuing the Reign of Magnus. Magnus said he is more powerful than ever & is about to show why. Magnus introduced his new associate Abyss. Fans chanted you sold out. Magnus said he agrees with the fans. Magnus said he doesn’t see Abyss as a freak to be exploited for his own personal gain. Magnus said Abyss is only part monster & that he is a machine. He said Abyss is not only motivated by destruction & devastation, he is motivated by money. Magnus said as the Champion he has money & he is sharing it with Abyss & that makes them the strongest force than anything MVP has dealt with. MVP said Magnus was getting his English ass kicked by Joe until he literally pulled a monster out of his ass so he could get the victory. MVP said he is going to do what is right & called out Samoa Joe. MVP said Joe is calm & not ripping out Magnus’s throat because he believes Joe went right after Abyss & took him down & hammered away on him.
Samoa Joe VS Abyss: Abyss pulled out Janice from underneath the ring & before he could use it on Joe, Eric Young came in & attacked Abyss. Abyss won by DQ.
Jeremy Borash in the back waiting for Bully Ray to arrive. Angelina Love came in & asked JB if he missed her & gave a wink toward the camera.
JB in the back & Willow appeared.
Brittany VS Gail Kim: Lei’D Tapa interfered but Brittany moved & Tapa hit Gail by mistake. Brittany got the win. After the match, Gail & Tapa got in a fight. Gail left the ring & told Tapa that she will be sorry.
Bully Ray arrived & was confronted by Rockstar Spud. Spud said Bully is going to pay. Bully was attacked from behind by EC3, The BroMans, DJ Z & Bobby Roode. EC3 told Bully that he embarrassed his family at Lockdown. Spud choked Bully with his own chain. Roode said Bully screwed him & he is going to find out why it pays to be Roode. Roode hit Bully over the head with a sign. Roode told Bully that you don’t screw with Bobby Roode.
DJ Z introduced The BroMans to the ring.
Footage was shown of The Great Muta giving some advice to Sanada.
The BroMans VS Sanada & Tigre Uno: Sanada & Tigre Uno got the win.
Velvet Sky & Madison Rayne talking in the back. Madison told Velvet that Angelina Love is back.
The BroMans & DJ Z got attacked in the locker room by Bully Ray. Bully took them out.
Samuel Shaw was in the back & appeared to be talking to Christy Hemme but couldn’t see who he was talking to. Shaw said he isn’t a creepy bastard & talked about winning at Lockdown. He asked Christy to accompany him to the ringside & watch him end Ken Anderson & then the world will see & understand the true meaning of their relationship. Shaw seen the camera & yelled at the cameraman & asked if he/she has a problem.
Willow was seen hanging out somewhere up in the building.
Rockstar Spud talked to EC3 in the back about paying tribute to Dixie Carter.
Samoa Joe talked to Eric Young in the back. Joe said EY’s revenge is crossing over into his business. Joe said he understands & is going to give EY a pass but if he gets in his business again there will be a problem. EY said he doesn’t care about threats & that it’s not about revenge. it’s about a mistake he made turning Abyss into this & he has to fix it. EY said he is sorry he got in Joe’s business but Abyss is his problem. EY said he talked to MVP & Joe will face Magnus for the World Title next week & that Abyss will be there & he will be there also chained to Abyss.
Rockstar Spud & EC3 came to the ring with a huge picture of Dixie Carter & placed it on a easel. Spud said they are in mourning of Dixie losing control of TNA operations & now it is in MVP’s hands. Fans chanted boring. Spud was crying. Spud said tonight is about Dixie. Spud said he is the big man that he is because of Dixie. Spud said thank you Dixie & a Dixie tribute video was showed. Spud pulled out a speech he wrote & begin reading. MVP came out & said this ridiculousness is over. MVP said Spud hads kind of grown on him & talked about Spud being loyal to Dixie. MVP said if Spud can be loyal to her then he could be loyal to him & this company. Spud said he is the Chief of Staff. MVP said they no longer need a Chief of Staff & that Spud needs to fulfill his TNA contract as a wrestler. Spud said he can’t wrestle. MVP mentioned that Spud won British Bootcamp. Spud said the wrestlers are bigger than him including some of the Knockouts. MVP motivated Spud & got he pumped up & wanting to fight. MVP said Spud will face Willow. Spud said no. EC3 laughed at Spud. MVP referred to EC3 as EC3PO & said he should laugh because next week he will face this man & Bobby Lashley came out. EC3 said MVP can’t motivate him to participate against a man who is not on the roster. MVP said his first act as director of wrestling operations in TNA was to sign Lashley. Spud got started yelling at Lashley & poking him in the chest. Lashley took the picture of Dixie & hit Spud over the head with it. Spud curled up on the mat with the picture & caressed it. Fans chanted Dixie’s lapdog. EC3 & Lashley stared at each other & EC3 bailed from the ring.
JB talked to EC3 in the back. EC3 said he is going to tear Bobby Lashley’s knee to shreds just like he did to Kurt Angle. Bully Ray attacked EC3 & laid him out.
Samuel Shaw came to the ring with the upper half of a mannequin that looked like Christy Hemme.
Street Fight: Samuel Shaw VS Mr. Anderson: Anderson took advantage of Shaw’s obsession with the mannequin. Anderson got the win.
Angelina Love in the back, she said that she is back for one simple reason & one special person & to not go anywhere if you want to find out who & what.
Promo for Kenny King.
Angelina Love came to the ring & said her life has changed a lot since she has been gone & she has grown wiser. She talked about her Dad & that he told her, you don’t really realize what you have until you don’t have it anymore. She said she missed the fans. Angelina called Velvet Sky out to the ring. They hugged. Angelina said if it wasn’t for Velvet she wouldn’t have the success that she had. Angelina talked about The Beautiful People & that it’s time to put the team back together. Velvet said that she has moved on. Angelina said The Beautiful People has unfinished business & now they could be great. Velvet said she loves Angelina but needs more time to think.
Rockstar Spud VS Willow: Willow has Spud tied upside down in the corner & nailed him with his umbrella. Spud won by DQ. After the match, Willow laid out the ref with a Twist of Fate. Willow set up a ladder in the ring. Willow placed Spud’s leg in a chair & stomped on it. Willow climbed the ladder & hit a big splash on Spud. Spud was screaming in pain. Fans chanted they want more. Bully Ray made his way to the ring as Willow was leaving.
Fans chanted Bully Ray. Bully said he didn’t think he would here them chanting his name. Bully said they say that when you die your life flashes right before you. Bully said when Ken Anderson Mic Checked him into the coffin his career flashed before his face. Bully said he intended on coming out here & give a good reason for doing what he did at Lockdown but the minute he got here Bobby Roode, EC3, The BroMans & that lapdog made this physical. Bully said he saved Roode from himself because if Roode would have won that match, Roode would have taken control of the company & would have turned into another Dixie Carter. Bully said the last thing the wrestling business needs is another Dixie. Bully said he’s taken out all of Roode’s guys & he wants to do what he does best & fight Roode right now. Roode came out & they went at it. Bully took Roode down with a big elbow. Bully got a table & set it up in the ring. Roode hit Bully with a spinebuster. Roode tried to put Bully through the table with a Roode Bomb but Bully escaped & hit Roode with a cutter. Bully powerbombed Roode through the table.
Keiji Mutoh aka The Great Muta gives some advice to the new TNA X-Division Champion Sanada.
Last night on Impact Wrestling live from Universal Studios, Angelina Love returned to IMPACT after a two year run on the independent circuit which included a short stint with the all-female wrestling promotion “SHINE wrestling”. You can watch the segment below.
We have learned that Mickie James is pregnant. She has reportedly been accepting more signing gigs as of late and telling promoters that want to book her that she is unable to take bumps in the ring.
The father of Mickie’s child is reportedly TNA star Magnus. We noted earlier that Mickie revealed in a recent radio interview that she and Magnus got back together after splitting up for some time
The Fallout from Lockdown!
How will Samoa Joe react to “The Monster” Abyss costing him his chance of becoming the TNA World Heavyweight Champion? Will all hell break loose? Why did Abyss do it?
What will happen on Impact now that MVP has full control of wrestling operations?
Dixie Carter has not been heard from since after losing control of wrestling operations. Her “Chief of Staff” Rockstar Spud will host a special Thank You Dixie tribute.
Why did Bully Ray double-cross Dixie? Bully will explain why tonight on Impact.
Bobby Lashley made his surprise return at Lockdown, answering EC3’s Open Challenge! What’s next for Lashley? Will we hear from Lashley tonight on Impact?
The bizarre masked superstar Willow will appear on Impact.
Plus, the Impact debuts of new X-Division Champion Sanada, the high-flying luchadore Tigre Uno & new TNA Knockout Brittany.
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