TNA Impact Wrestling Phasing Out ‘TNA’

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As you may have noticed recently, Anthem Sports & Entertainment have been phasing out the initials “TNA” and just going with Impact Wrestling. “TNA” hasn’t been used on Impact Wrestling for the last several weeks, and mentions of those initials have been removed from their social media accounts and from their website, with the exception of links to ShopTNA.com and Total Access TNA Wrestling (which don’t work in many browsers). While the TNA logo still appears on their title belts, they are simply referred to as the “World Heavyweight Championship”, “X Division Championship” and “World Tag Team Championship” on their website.

Source: WrestlingINC

Kenny Omega Says He Will Not Be At The WWE Royal Rumble, He’s Re-Signing With NJPW

Kenny Omega appeared on Wrestling Observer Radio today and revealed that he is close to re-signing with New Japan Pro Wrestling for another year and will not be appearing at this Sunday’s WWE Royal Rumble pay-per-view.

“I will not be at the Royal Rumble,” Omega said. “I don’t want people to have this false hope of me showing up in the Royal Rumble and then not being there and being disappointed when there’s a fantastic match happening with fantastic competitors. I don’t want the lack of me being in that to disappoint people.”

Omega noted that he hasn’t finalized terms for a new contract with New Japan, however he will be flying out to Japan in mid-February to re-negotiate and “it’s looking positive.” He admitted that while there’s a small chance that the deal could fall through, it’s looking like he will be staying with New Japan for one more year. He said that he still feels like there are things in Japan that are unfinished. He added that WWE’s roster is stacked and he feels like he can make more of an impact in New Japan rather than WWE.

You can listen to the full episode by clicking here.

Source: WrestlingINC

In the latest episode of the Elite, which you can watch below, Kenny sent a message to The Young Bucks about staying with New Japan:

TNA Genesis 1/26/17

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The following is set for tonight’s 1/26 special “Genesis” episode of IMPACT Wrestling on POP TV:

The Broken Hardy’s will kickoff the show.

TNA World Championship – 30-Minute Iron Man Match: (C) Eddie Edwards vs Lashley

TNA Knockouts Championship – Monsters Ball Match: (C) Rosemary vs Jade

X-Division Championship – Fatal 5 Way: (C) DJZ vs Trevor Lee vs Andrew Everett vs Marshe Rockett vs Caleb Konley

Drew Galloway will defend his Impact Grand Championship

WWE NXT Star Shane Thorne Out For 7-9 Months

Shane Thorne of TM-61 recently suffered a knee injury and underwent surgery. An injury angle was done with The Revival last week to write him off TV but it was announced on last night’s WWE NXT that he will be out of action for 7-9 months.

Source: WrestlingINC

WWE Makes Announcement About 2018 Royal Rumble

WWE announced that the 2018 WWE Royal Rumble will take place on Sunday, January 28, 2018 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, PA.

Philadelphia to host 30th anniversary of WWE Royal Rumble in 2018

WWE has announced that the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia will host the 30th anniversary of WWE Royal Rumble on Sunday, Jan. 28, 2018. The story was first reported by Philly.com.

As part of Royal Rumble Weekend, WWE will host four consecutive action-packed nights at Wells Fargo Center, including NXT TakeOver on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2018; WWE Royal Rumble on Sunday, Jan. 28, 2018; WWE Monday Night Raw on Monday, Jan. 29, 2018; and WWE SmackDown LIVE on Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018. Additional information about these events will be announced in the future at wwe.com.

“We are very happy to continue Philadelphia’s amazing relationship with WWE by bringing Royal Rumble back to our city,” said Larry Needle, Executive Director of PHL Sports, a division of the Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau. “We look to forward to working closely with WWE to build a great fan experience for all those attending from around the world.”

“We have had a longstanding relationship with WWE that dates back to 1974 at the Spectrum,” said Comcast Spectacor’s John Page, President, Wells Fargo Complex. “The Wells Fargo Center has hosted many incredible WWE events over the past 20 years, including WrestleMania XV. Royal Rumble 2018 will build on that success as we will welcome WWE fans from all over the world to Philadelphia.”

“We are excited to have Philadelphia serve as host to one of WWE’s biggest events of 2018,” John Saboor, WWE Executive Vice President, Special Events, said. “We look forward to an unprecedented four consecutive nights of WWE action at Wells Fargo Center, as we celebrate the 30th anniversary of Royal Rumble.”

Royal Rumble officially kicks off The Road to WrestleMania. The event is highlighted by a 30-man Royal Rumble Match featuring Superstars from both Raw and SmackDown LIVE, with the winner receiving a World Championship opportunity at WrestleMania. The event will be broadcast around the world live on WWE Network. The 2018 Royal Rumble marks the 30th anniversary of the prestigious event, which was first held in January 1988 at the Copps Coliseum in Hamilton, Ontario.

This year’s Royal Rumble takes place this Sunday, Jan. 29, live at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.

Source: WWE.com

Kenny Omega — Royal Rumble Appearance Unlikely, But He’s Not Ruling It Out (VIDEO)

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NJPW wrestler Kenny Omega has commented on rumors that he’ll appear in the Royal Rumble this weekend … and while it sounds unlikely, The Cleaner didn’t rule anything out.

Omega took part in a Q&A with 4 Front Wrestling and when asked about the Rumble said, “If some of you guys are subscribers to the Network and you’re looking forward to something happening, or not happening, on the 29th … I’m not sure if I can pull a rabbit out of a hat by that date.”

He adds, “But that doesn’t mean it’s impossible. I’m not saying anything. I’m just … that might be asking too much at this point in time.”

For the record though, Kenny says he’ll win the whole thing if entered into the match.

He added that he would love to work a match with AJ Styles at WrestleMania.

Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet

Xavier Woods To Co-Host SXSW Gaming Awards

WWE issued the following

Xavier Woods is heading to the SXSW Gaming Awards!

Woods, the host of WWE’s YouTube gaming channel UpUpDownDown, has been announced as a co-host for the event, along with popular Twitch personality “OMGitsfirefoxx,” aka Sonja Reed.

The 2017 SXSW Gaming Awards will award 100 nominees in 23 different categories. New categories this year include Trending Game of the Year, Fan Creation of the Year and Esports Game of the Year. The SXSW Gaming Conference & Festival is a gaming and geek culture experience and Woods will bring the WWE touch to it this year!

Woods, an avid gamer, is the perfect choice as co-host. His own YouTube gaming channel, UpUpDownDown, where he’s known by his gamer tag Austin Creed, is the home to popular shows like Gamer Gauntlet and Superstar Savepoint, and continues to be a must-watch channel for gamers around the world.

Catch Woods and Reed host the 2017 SXSW Gaming Awards on March 18 at 8 p.m. in Austin, Texas!

Source: WWE.com

 

Woods makes the announcement in this “UpUpDownDown” video:

NXT Preview 1/25/17

It’s the go-home show for TakeOver: San Antonio:

Ember Moon vs. Liv Morgan

No Way Jose vs. Kona Reeves

Eric Young vs. Chris Atkins

Face off with Peyton Royce, Billie Kay, Nikki Cross and NXT Women’s Champion Asuka

ROH Preview 1/25/17

Proving Ground Match: TV Champion Marty Scurll vs. Jonathon Gresham

Decade of Excellence Tournament Semifinal Match: Christopher Daniels vs. Chris Sabin

KUSHIDA vs. Dragon Lee vs. Will Ospreay

Finn Balor Possibly Returning To WWE Soon?

PWInsider reports that Balor, who has been out of action since suffering a shoulder injury during his SummerSlam match with Seth Rollins last August, will be undergoing medical testing this week that could clear him to return to the ring.

Source: WrestlingINC

Finn Balor posted the video below of himself doing a set of 30 restriction TRX curls.