TNA Recap: January 31 2013

It was Open Fight Night in the UK.

(Bad Influence)Daniels & Kazarian came to the ring wearing Scottish kilts & face paint like Braveheart. They insulted England. Magnus came to the ring & called Daniels & Kazarian disrespectful Muppet’s who are in need of a good slap. Magnus challenged them to a fight & they brawled & Magnus tossed them from the ring. Magnus got a mic & talked about Aces & Eights injuring him awhile back & he called out Devon.

Magnus vs Devon: Magnus won by DQ when Aces & Eights members D.O.C. & Mike Knox interfered in the match but Magnus tossed them out of the ring.

Backstage Bully Ray with Brooke Hogan & Sting. Bully asked Sting if he has heard from Hulk Hogan. Sting said Hogan left him a short message that said he will be there. Brooke said her dad has always pulled through & he always does the right thing. Brooke gave Bully her phone for him to try to reach Hogan.

Joseph Park already in the ring. He said it was a stressful week of deliberations for picking who he will call out. Robbie E. with Robbie T. interrupted. Park said he didn’t pick him. Robbie E. said a wrestler is the last thing that Park is & Park is just a hamster like everybody else in the UK. Robbie T. who is from Whales didn’t like what Robbie E. said. Robbie E. then told Robbie T. everybody else except you bigger Rob & that since you live in America now you are basically an American anyway. Robbie took Park’s notebook & wiped it across his butt & said it is Open Bro Night why don’t you(Park) fight me bro & through the notebook at Park. Park said your on lets do this.

Joseph Park vs Robbie E.: Park got the win.

Hogan arrived at backstage at the arena.

Austin Aries & Bobby Roode already in the ring. Aries said that him & Roode are the 2 most valuable members on the TNA roster & they continually get robbed. Aries said that him & Roode are going to collect all of the gold one by one & they are going to start with the easiest titles to capture here in TNA the World Tag Team Championship. Roode called Chavo & Hernandez & the fans a bunch of wankers. Chavo & Hernandez came out & Chavo said  in order for them to get a title shot that they have to be a tag team. Aries said they are a tag team. Chavo said since it is Open Fight Night why don’t we fight. Aries said we will fight & if one of us beats one of you we will get a tag team title shot. Chavo agreed to the stipulation.

Austin Aries vs Chavo: Aries got the win & earned a World Tag Team Championship match for him & Roode vs Chavo & Hernandez.

Backstage Brooke told Bully that her dad is here. Bully said lets go & took Brooke by the hand & they headed toward the ring.

Backstage Kurt Angle was talking with Samoa Joe, Wes Briscoe & Garett Bischoff about wanting Mr. Anderson one on one inside the steel cage. Joe guaranteed Angle that he will get what he wants. Briscoe & Bischoff told Angle that they got his back. Joe told Briscoe & Bischoff that nobody needs their help & that he will handle it & walked off. Briscoe asked Angle what’s Joe’s deal. Angle said that Joe is just being Joe but he is exactly the guy he needs.

Bully & Brooke came to the ring. Bully said it was his love for Brooke that got him suspended. Bully told Hogan that they are family now & have a common enemy in the Aces & Eights. Bully said that they got to bury all of their problems & needs him to lift his suspension. Bully said he & Brooke couldn’t get Hogan to lift his suspension  but their is one person who can & that is Sting. Bully got the fans to chant Sting. Sting came to the ring & said to forget about the Sting chant lets get a Hogan chant going. Sting lead the fans in a Hogan chant. Hogan came to the ring. Sting said he couldn’t think of a better place for Hogan to make things right with Bully than right here right now. Hogan said that he always does the right thing & he did the right thing when he waked his daughter down the wedding isle & Sting was right about that. Hogan said as far as his family goes he always does the right thing & that is why Bully is reinstated. Hogan said that he is going to make a match for next week for 2 members of Aces & Eight vs Sting & Bully & that the match will be a tables match.

Dixie Carter announced that the Impact television tapping’s is going on the road permanently starting March 14 live from Chicago.

Velvet Sky called out Tara & told her to bring he Hollywood girlfriend Jesse with her. Tara & Jesse came to the ring. Velvet said it isn’t a handicap match. Velvet said she has something up her sleeve & said while Tara & Jesse where in the back drinking their protein shakes that she went & got herself a partner. Velvet said he drinks but it ain’t protein baby, boom! James Storm’s music hit & Storm came to the ring.

Velvet Sky & James Storm vs Tara & Jesse: Velvet & Storm got the win.

Backstage Hogan with Brooke said that after Bully took a beat down for him & his daughter that Bully is o.k. in his book. Hogan said he thought he would give his son in-law a wedding present by letting him kill some of the Aces & Eights guys in a table match & Sting can follow his lead quite well. Brooke said giving Bully a tables match is like giving candy to a child.

Mr. Anderson in a promo for his steel cage match vs Kurt Angle said that Aces & Eights have showed him more brotherhood in the last few weeks than he was showed in the last 2 or 3 years in TNA. Anderson said that Angle wont be leaving the steel cage the same way that he came here.

Backstage Samoa Joe is laid out on the floor from an apparent attack. Briscoe, Bischoff & Angle are there. Angle told Bischoff to stay & get Joe some help & told Briscoe to come with him because his match is next.

Steel Cage Match: Mr. Anderson vs Kurt Angle: Wes Briscoe was at ringside & Briscoe locked the cage door after Angle entered. Angle got the win by making Anderson tap out to the ankle lock. After the match a masked member of Aces & Eights climbed the cage & into the ring. Briscoe unlocked the cage door & entered then locked the cage door behind him. The masked member took off his mask & it was Garett Bischoff. Angle asked Briscoe if he knew about this & Briscoe said no. Angle went after Bischoff & Briscoe attacked Angle from behind. Briscoe took of his jacket & shirt to reveal his Aces & Eights vest. Briscoe & Bischoff gave Angle a beat down.

 

 

A Message From TNA President Dixie Carter – IMPACT Goes On The Road

TNA’s IMPACT WRESTLING announced that it will begin filming all “IMPACT WRESTLING” programming on the road as part of their 2013 television programming strategy. “IMPACT WRESTLING” airs every Thursday on Spike TV (8/7 CT), and is regularly one of the network’s top-rated shows. The first live televised show will be March 14 from the Sears Centre Arena in Chicago.

TNA: Major Announcement This Thursday

TNA Wrestling president Dixie Carter took to social media on Wednesday afternoon teasing a “major announcement” in which she promised would effect the company, it’s wrestlers and the audience. Dixie Carter is set to break the news during TNA’s flagship broadcast “IMPACT” which airs on Thursday nights on Spike TV.

Early online reports say the announcement could have to do with the company branching out to do more broadcasts on the road. Whatever the announcement TNA isn’t saying a word leaving fans to wait until Thursday night for find out the news.

Promotional Poster Released For TNA Lockdown 2013

TNA president Dixie Carter has shared the official poster for TNA’s annual pay-per-view “Lockdown”. The event will be held in San Antonio on March 10th

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TNA Set To Film Two “Impact” Episodes In UK Tonight

TNA Wrestling president Dixie Carter posted a photo to her social media accounts this morning and shared information regarding how the Impact wrestling tapings will be done.

Pictured here with television producer Jason Harvey from Bischoff / Hervey Entertainment the production company which helps produce TNA television (yes it’s co-owned by Eric Bischoff)

On a train to Manchester w/the talented & handsome @JasonHervey. Taping 2 big Impacts tonight at the MEN Arena.

DCJH

TNA Recap: January 24 2013

Show opened with footage from last weeks wedding including post show footage of the wedding party being helped to the back.

Aces & Eights arrived in the parking lot &  where making a lot of noise on their motorcycles. They were in a good mood.

Aces & Eights came to the ring lead by Taz. Taz said he couldn’t pass up the opportunity to be apart of the machine known as Aces & Eights that has an agenda of revenge & redemption & take direction & live by the vision of a higher power. Taz said that Brooke Hogan & Bully Ray’s wedding was a opportunity to stand on their faces & make their presence known to a higher level. Taz said that Bully was just another victim. Taz said that according to his contract he is bulletproof & if someone puts their hands on him he will own this place. Taz called himself “Teflon Taz.” He said that Aces & Eights are driven to run over you & we will. he said that Brooke & Bully where just collateral damage. Taz said good luck dealing with Aces & Eights & the higher power.

Backstage Jesse was trying to motivate Tara for her Knockout Title defense against Velvet Sky.

Daniels & Kazarian in the locker room. Kazarian showed of his credentials as license manager extraordinaire. Daniels said that his World Title match against Jeff Hardy isn’t a big match. He said it is a turning point for TNA & they need him.

TNA Knockouts Championship Match: Velvet Sky vs Knockouts Champ Tara with Jesse in her corner: Jesse interfered in the match & held Velvet’s foot as Tara got the 3 count to retain the Knockouts Championship.

Backstage Sting was asked about the wedding. Sting said that he will say what he has to say in the ring.

Backstage Kenny King was talking to Zema Ion about their tag match against RVD & Christian York. King told Ion to set on the apron let him do the heavy lifting. King leaves & Ion sprays his hair with hairspray looking into a mirror & said that he is the greatest X-Division Champion ever & he will show King how to look good.

Joseph Park came to the ring. Park said that his place here is of a member of the Impact Wrestling roster. He said his first match didn’t go as expected & he didn’t get the W but he fought hard. He said he is here to be the best he can be. Park said that he will be at next weeks Open Fight Night & is going to take the week studying tapes so he can decide who he calls out. Park said he is going to get his W.

Zema Ion & Kenny King vs RVD & Christian York: Ion & King got the win. King was upset that Ion got the pin fall instead of him.

Bully Ray & Brooke Hogan arrived at the Impact Zone & was asked about the wedding. Bully said that he will do his talking in the ring.

Backstage Samoa Joe was talking with Wes Briscoe & Garett Bischoff about Kurt Angle’s condition. Angle came in & said that he isn’t 100% but he knows what he has to do & tonight the whole world will find out what that is. Joe left & Angle told Briscoe & Bischoff that he isn’t 100% but he still can kick some *ss.

Bully & Brooke came to the ring. Taz had left the announce table before they came out. Bully said that last week should have been the greatest night of their lives but it turned into a nightmare. He said that he expected that from Devon but not from Taz. Bully called Taz a scum bag & a coward & asked where Taz was. Bully said that he didn’t care so much that he got hurt but it was the people around him that got hurt.. Bully said that you hurt Sting, you hurt Hulk Hogan but most of important you hurt Brooke the one he loves. He said how dare you ruin our day. He said the things he is going to do to Devon, Taz & every single member of Aces & Eights he can’t talk about & even can’t say it on national television. He said that every member of Aces & Eights better sleep with one eye open. Bully guaranteed that he he wont sleep one wink until he kicks every single one of Aces & eights *sses. Bully said but he can’t do that until Hogan lifts his suspension. Bully that he knows that Hogan isn’t here & that he is home resting up & taking care of Impact business & asked Hogan to lift his suspension. Sting came to the ring & said that Hogan doesn’t do anything halfway & that Hogan goes all the way to the top no matter what he does. Sting said that Hogan has come only halfway by walking his daughter down the isle & giving her away to his new son in- law Bully Ray. Sting said now is the time for Hogan to go all the way. Sting said he believes next week at Open Fight Night that Hogan will reinstate Bully.

Backstage Austin Aries & Bobby Roode try to decide which one of them will face Hernandez tonight. Neither one wants to face Hernandez. Aries says for Roode to take care of Hernandez & that he will clean up the mess.

Backstage Jeff Hardy talked about his Title match against Daniels.

Bobby Roode vs Hernandez: Aries came down & saved Roode from a dive from Hernandez. Roode argued with Aries saying he didn’t need to be saved. Chavo went after Aries & they brawled. Roode took advantage of a distracted Hernandez & got the win.

Kurt Angle came to the ring. He said he thought Aces & eights where going to be temporary but obviously their in it for the long haul. Angle said that he sick & tired of their cheap shots, sneak attacks & the injuries they have laid upon the Impact wrestlers. Angle said Taz doesn’t even know what revenge is. He said next week is Open Fight Night & he will get his revenge at the hands of Mr. Anderson & only Mr. Anderson. Angle called Anderson to the ring so he can tell him something personally. Anderson came to the ring & said that he doesn’t want to fight Angle next week because he wants to do it now & Anderson attacked Angle. Angle fought back & Anderson escaped from the ring & headed up the ramp. Angle said that next week it is going to be Angle vs Anderson one on one inside a steel cage.

Aces & Eight in their clubhouse. Anderson told the hookers to shut up. Devon told Anderson to relax & enjoy. Devon said that he wont let Anderson go in there without a battle plan.

TNA World Championship Match: Daniels vs TNA World Champ Jeff Hardy: Kazarian was at ringside as Daniels’s manager. Hardy got the win to retain the World Title. After the match Taz came down to ringside & asked Hardy a question. Taz asked what are you going to do when Aces & Eights destroys everything around here & What are you going to do when your Worlds Title is gone. A masked member of Aces & Eights attacked Hardy from behind with a ball-peen hammer to the back of his knee.

 

 

 

 

Paramore Meets Hulk Hogan

Hulk Hogan and TNA president Dixie Carter are in the United Kingdom doing promotion for TNA wrestling and filming a episode of Impact scheduled to air next Thursday. Also in London are the members of the music group Paramore Hayley Williams, Jeremy Davis, and Taylor York.

While on BBC Radio One promoting their new single “NOW” from the upcoming self-titled album “Paramore” Hayley Williams who is known to be a wrestling fan totally gets starstruck when she learns that the hulkster is in the same building as the band

Listen to Paramore’s latest single “NOW”

TNA Signs Deal To Air iMPACT! & PPVs In Japan

Source: TNAWrestlingNews.com

TNA announced via press release that they have signed a deal with Nippon Television which will see Impact and PPVs air on the G+ cable channel. The shows will air at 7:30 PM on Saturdays. This will include iMPACT!, the four early PPV shows and the monthly “PPV specials.”

This will be the first time that the promotion has been aired in Japan. TNA executive Andy Barton commented, saying, “This agreement with Nippon Television’s G+ will allow TNA to deliver its exciting brand of professional wrestling to our ever growing Japanese fanbase. The history of wrestling in Japan is very long and very rich and everyone at TNA is thrilled that we’re now a full part of it.”

TNA Recap: January 17 2013

Bully Ray in his dressing room getting prepared for his wedding to Brooke Hogan. His brother Spike & Tommy Dreamer came in to the room. Spike & Dreamer will be his groomsmen. Brooke was in her dressing room getting her hair done. Brooke said she didn’t know if her dad is going to be at the wedding.

Jeff Hardy came to the ring. He talked about how he prevailed in defended his World Title at Genesis over Bobby Roode & Austin Aries. Hardy said that he is always ready to fight. Kazarian & Daniels interrupted. Kazarian said Daniels will take Hardy’s title. Daniels mentioned his win over James Storm at Genesis in which he earned a World Title match with Hardy next week on Impact Wrestling. Hardy brawled with Daniles & Kazarian & James Storm came to the ring & Daniels & Kazarian fled the ring. Storm challenged them to a fight against him & Hardy.

Jeff Hardy & James Storm vs Bad Influence(Daniels & Kazarian): Hardy & Storm got the win. After the match Daniels attacked Hardy from behind & laid Hardy out with his Angel Wings move onto Hardy’s custom title belt. Daniels draped the World Title belt over his shoulder & laid across Hardy & talked trash to him.

Taz, Bruce Prichard & Al Snow deliberated over the Gut Check match from last week.

Bully with Spike & Dreamer getting dressed for the wedding. Joseph Park came in & congratulated Bully & gave him a box of cigars.

Gut Check Results for Brian Cage & Jay Bradley: Cage was eliminated. Decision for Bradley: Taz voted no, Prichard voted yes, & Snow voted yes. Bradley gets a TNA contract.

Christian York vs Kenny King: King got the win.

Bully talked to Sting backstage. Bully wants Brooke to be happy. Bully asked Sting to talk to Hogan to convince him to be by Brooke’s side at the wedding. Sting agreed to talk to Hogan.

Austin Aries & Bobby Roode in the locker room. They talked about going to the wedding even though they are not invited.

Hogan arrived at the Impact Zone. He was asked if he is going to the wedding. Hogan told him to get the camera out of his face.

Bully, Spike & Dreamer in the dressing room. Taz who is Bully’s best man came in & joined them. Bully said Brooke is a wreck & wants her dad at the wedding.

Sting came to the ring & called Hogan out to talk to him. Hogan told Sting that he isn’t going to pull the wool over his eyes. Sting made his case to Hogan for Bully. Hogan said that there is something not right about Bully & he doesn’t trust him. Sting told Hogan that he needs to do this for himself & for Brooke tonight. Hogan said he always does the right thing.

Backstage Gail Kim confronted the Knockouts referee Taryn Terrell about the end to the Knockouts #1 contender match at Genesis. Gail showed her the footage from the match where she made the 3 count even though Gail’s foot was under the rope. Gail mentioned that Brooke granted her a rematch against Velvet Sky tonight. Terrell said she will call it right down the middle.

Footage was showed from Bully’s bachelor party.

Knockouts #1 Contender Match: Gail Kim vs Velvet Sky: Velvet got the win to become the #1 contender.

Backstage Dixie Carter talked to Brooke. Dixie told her that whatever happens tonight her dad loves her.

Booby Roode & Austin Aries came to the ring. They talked about how great they are & said that they don;t get any respect & are not appreciated. They put down all of the current TNA champions. They said that they object to the wedding. Chavo & Hernandez came to the ring & said that they object to the statements Roode & Aries made about the TNA champions. Roode & Aries called Chavo & Hernandez wedding caterers. Chavo & Hernandez attacked them & Roode & Aries managed to escape the ring.

Hogan in his office talking to Sting about the wedding. Sting said that maybe Brooke can see something in Bully that he can’t. Sting told Hogan that he is wrong about Bully & that he needs to walk Brooke down the isle. Hogan said he is going to pack his bags & leave.

Brooke Hogan & Bully Ray’s Wedding: Tommy Dreamer came out with Miss Tessmacher, Spike came out with Mickie James & Taz came out with Christy Hemme. Hogan showed up & walked Brooke down the isle & gave her away. Brooke & Bully both said I Do. Taz interrupted before the minister pronounced them husband & wife. Taz asked Bully if he sure that he wants do this. Taz said it is hot in here & takes off his jacket & reveals himself to be a member of Aces & Eights. Aces & Eights attacked the wedding party. D.O.C. & Mike Knox held Brooke & made her watch her dad & Bully get beat up. Brooke checked on her dad & he told her to check on Bully. Hogan, Bully, Spike, Dreamer & Sting who apparently came to the ring during the attack where all laid out by Aces & Eights.