AJ Styles has a contract with TNA through the end of December. AJ & TNA won’t likely start negotiations until after Bound For Glory.
Hulk Hogan’s TNA Contract Has Expired
Hulk Hogan’s TNA contract expired on Monday. Both sides are still in negotiations. TNA wants to keep Hogan but it will come down to money.
Could There Be Changes On The Way For Antonio Cesaro & Drew McIntyre?
WWE creative is looking at breaking up the team of Antonio Cesaro & Jack Swagger & turning Cesaro babyface because of the giant swing move he has been using lately.
There has also been some talk that Drew McIntyre might be repackaged & broken away from 3MB.
Ken Shamrock Has Strong Remarks On Triple H ( Big Ego)
Ken Shamrock recently called into Sirius XM’s “Busted Open” radio broadcast. He didn’t hold back his feeling on Triple H’s position and creative influence on television production. Listen to a clip below.
Stephanie McMahon Being Called Owner
WWE has recently been introducing Stephanie McMahon as WWE Owner. Word is this is being done to set up a future angle between her & her father Vince McMahon.
RAW Recap: September 30, 2013
CM Punk came to the ring & talked about happened last week with him, Paul Heyman, Ryback & Curtis Axel. Punk said he is going to get his hands on Axel & make him go to sleep. Punk said he is going to show Ryback what does happen to bullies. Punk said this story ends when he gets his hands on Heyman & Heyman realizes that nobody is coming to save him. Punk said this story ends when he puts an end to Heyman. Punk said he wants to fight & he isn’t leaving the ring until he does & he don’t care if it’s Axel, Ryback or Heyman. Punk said he is going to put Heyman out of his misery. Raw GM Brad Maddox came out & said Punk getting a showdown with Ryback or Heyman right now is not what’s best for business. Big E Langston came down to the ring & attacked Punk. Maddox called for a referee.
CM Punk VS Big E Langston: Punk got the win.
Fandango VS Kofi Kingston: Kofi got the win. After the match The Wyatt Family came out. Kofi got a steel chair as they made their way toward the ring. Bray Wyatt gave a weird speech about his nightmares & said he now knows what to do. Wyatt said “one by one they will all fall down, follow the buzzards.”
Bella Twins backstage talking about Brie being the Divas #1 contender. Randy Orton appeared, he brought up that Brie & Daniel Bryan got engaged. Orton asked when the big day was. Orton said if the wedding is after this Sunday then Bryan might not be able to make it down the isle because he wont be able to walk.
Renee Young backstage with Paul Heyman. Heyman said CM Punk is so obsessed with getting his hands on him. Heyman said Punk wont be able to bully him again because Punk is a nobody. Renee mentioned that Ryback & Curis Axel are hiding & asked Heyman if he has another trap planned for Punk. Heyman said his mere existence is a trap for Punk. Heyman said he has a huge night planned & said for Punk to do something about it if he has the manhood to make a move & try.
Promo for Los Matadores.
Heath Slater & Jinder Mahal of 3MB VS Los Matadores with El Torito in their corner: Los Matadores got the win.
Triple H & Stephanie McMahon came to the ring. Triple H invited the Rhodes Family to the ring. Dusty, Cody & Goldust came down. Triple H asked why they look angry & talked about the opportunities they have gave them to get Cody’s job back but have failed. Stephanie mentioned that Dusty has a job with the WWE training young wrestlers. Stephanie said they would like to give Cody his job back & give Goldust a job if they can beat the WWE Tag Team Champions Seth Rollins & Roman Reigns this Sunday at Battleground. Triple H said but if they lose they will never work in the WWE again & Dusty will join them in the unemployment line. Dusty got in Triple H’s face & accepted the match & said he will be in their corner. Triple H & Stephanie left the ring. Dusty left the ring & Cody & Goldust was attacked from behind by The Shield. Dusty rolled back into the ring but was stomped on by The Shield. The Shield delivered a triple powerbomb to Cody.
R-Truth VS Curtis Axel: During the match CM Punk’s music played & R-Truth took advantage of the distraction & got the win.
Breaking News: Trish Stratus gave birth to a son named Maximus.
Alicia Fox VS Brie Bella: Nikki was at ringside. AJ Lee & Tamina Snuka was watching on a monitor backstage. Brie got the win.
Paul Heyman & Curis Axel in the locker room. Heyman said CM Punk is playing right into their hands. Ryback appeared & said if Punk wants us lets give him what he wants. Heyman sent Ryback away. Heyman told Axel that he is going to go to the ring & propose to Ryback.
Renee Young backstage with Big Show. He said he is being forced to chose between the lesser of 2 evils. Big Show said if it was up to him he wouldn’t chose evil at all because he’s a good person trying to do what’s best for his family. Bid Show talked about being forced to knock out Dusty Rhodes & said he can’t look Dusty in the eye. Big Show said there is only so much he can take & said he can’t take it anymore. Big Show said he is going to go find Triple H & show him exactly how he feels & is going to knock him the hell out.
R-Truth was Raw GM Maddox in his office. R-Truth was wanting a Intercontinental Championship match. Maddox said he will take it under advisement. Big Show came in looking for Triple H. Big Show picked up Maddox & held him against the wall & told Maddox to go find Triple H & that he will wait here.
Alberto Del Rio VS Zack Ryder: Del Rio got the win.
Ryback & Paul Heyman came to the ring. Heyman said he had to put down CM Punk last week in Chicago in front of Punk’s fans, friends & family. Heyman said he is only able to be here because of Ryback. Ryback said he hates bullies. Ryback said there is nothing he wouldn’t do for Heyman. Heyman said he wants something more meaningful for the two of them. Heyman said he want to make a honest man out of Ryback & took Ryback by the hand & got down on one knee & asked Ryback if he will become a Paul Heyman guy. CM Punk’s music played & Punk came through the crowd & hopped over the barricade & fell to the ground clutching his knee. Punk tried to climb in the ring but couldn’t. A WWE doctor came to check on Punk. Heyman came over to the ropes & Punk pulled a Kendo Stick from under the ring & nailed Heyman & Ryback with it. Punk got in the ring went after Ryback. Curtis Axel came tot he ring & Punk hit him also with the Kendo stick. Ryback bailed from the ring. Punk unloaded on Axel with the Kendo stick & nailed him with a GTS.
The Shield VS Dolph Ziggler & The Uso’s: The Shield got the win.
Big Show waiting in the back for Triple H. The police came in & questioned him about threatening a WWE employee. They told Big Show to come with them. Stephanie came in & said they got it under control & she will vouch for him. Stephanie told Big Show that she has spoken to his wife & that she said at home he hasn’t been measuring up to her expectations either. Stephanie & the police left the room. Big Show punched a Triple H poster on the wall putting his fist right through the wall.
Renee Young backstage with Rob Van Dam. RVD showed some Youtube clips of how he excels when it’s hardcore rules. RVD said Alberto Del Rio has no clue what hardcore rules means. RVD said the perfect translation for hardcore rules is Rob Van Dam.
Antonio Cesaro VS Santino Marella: Zeb Colter & Jack Swagger was at ringside with Cesaro & The Great Khali & Hornswaggle was with Santino. Santino got the win.
Jerry “The King” Lawler in the ring. He brought out to the ring Daniel Bryan & Randy Orton. Lawler said this will be verbal confrontation only. Orton said at the time when Triple H stripped Bryan of the WWE Title he wanted Triple H to give it to him, but he realized holding the Title up has motivated & inspired him. Orton talked about the beating he gave The Miz in front of The Miz’s parents. Orton said he will win this Sunday because he is genetically superior to Bryan. He called Bryan a weak B+, goat face troll. Bryan said Orton talks a good game. Bryan said why did Triple H feel the need to motivate Orton. Bryan said maybe it’s because he knew Orton can’t reach his full potential without it. Bryan said he has never needed anybody elses motivation to reach his full potential. Bryan said this Sunday he will regain the WWE Championship, Yes! Yes! Yes! Orton said No! No! No! The fans chanted Yes! Orton said what could be so wrong with Brie Bella that she would settle for Bryan. Orton said one day Brie will wake up & realize she is in sleeping with a barnyard animal. Bryan hit Orton & took the fight to Orton. They brawled on the outside. Orton put Bryan back in the ring & set him up for a DDT off the ring apron onto the floor. Brie ran down to the ring & begged Orton to not do it. Orton nailed Bryan with the DDT. Orton then gave Bryan an RKO through the announce table. Brie begged Orton to stop.
Update On Ken Anderson’s TNA Status
Ken Anderson who is not currently under contract with TNA, stated in an interview with 4th & Pain that he expects to sign a new contract with TNA within a week. Anderson said that his agent & lawyer are working on finishing up a deal with TNA. Anderson said that he has enjoyed the way he was being used creatively before his TNA contract expired.
RAW Preview
The Rhodes family have accepted an offer from Triple H for a sit-down tonight on Raw. What turn will the family drama take?
The new tag team, Los Matadores finally will make their arrival in the WWE.
Now that Randy Orton has taken Stephanie McMahon’s command to unleash his remorseless side, the Viper has beaten both The Miz & RVD to within an inch of the injured reserve list. Can Daniel Bryan withstand Orton at his most brutally efficient?
With each passing week, Big Show continues to sink further into the subservience of the McMahon family. How long & hard can the corporate power continue to push the giant until he snaps?
CM Punk will meet Ryback at Battleground, but can Punk keep his animosity in check until then? Or will he be goaded into another ambush?
Daniel Bryan And Brie Bella Engaged
E! / Raj Giri
Daniel Bryan and Brie Bella, who have been dating for the past three years, got engaged this past Wednesday. Bryan popped the question while they were hiking in Big Sur, California.
“I have never in my life seen him so nervous. I’ve been by him when he’s gone out for WrestleMania and some really big things,” Brie told E!. “He got really, really nervous and he started talking about how long we’ve been together. He got down on one knee and compared our love. He said he’ll love me forever like the ocean goes on.”
Footage of Bryan popping the question will air on an upcoming episode ofTotal Divas. Brie noted that that they are hoping to tie the knot between April and June of next year.
Daniel Bryan tweeted the photo below following the engagement:
TNA Impact Wrestling Recap: September 26 2013
Dixie Carter arrived to the arena, Sting stopped her as she came in & asked her why she is doing what she is doing to AJ Styles. Sting said that this is not the Dixie he knows. Dixie told Sting not to worry because she has got this one handled.
Bully Ray with Brooke Tessmacher came to the ring. Bully said Dixie Carter shocked the Hell out of him the way she put AJ Styles in his place. Bully said he doesn’t have to worry about how he is going to beat AJ now because Dixie is so far inside AJ’s head. Bully said AJ should kiss the ground Dixie walks on & that Dixie is the one who made AJ phenomenal & if it weren’t for Dixie AJ couldn’t perform in this ring. Bully fellow Aces & Eights brothers, Knux, Garett Bischoff & Wes Briscoe interrupted & came down to the ring. Knux said Bully is more worried about his ho & protecting his Title than he is the club. Bully said don’t call her a ho. Fans chanted ho. Knux said the 3 of them are going to take care of club business tonight against the Main Event Mafia, not Bully. Bully said he makes the rules around here & threaten to kick them out of the club if they don’t fall in line. Bully said if they lose tonight it will be lights out for one of them.
Joseph Park was in the back shaving. Eric Young & ODB came in & EY got on to Park for shaving because he might cut himself. EY told Park to not shave no more on wrestling day.
Bro Man’s & Gail Kim VS Joseph Park, Eric Young & ODB: Park, EY & ODB got the win.
Backstage Hulk Hogan was asked about the Dixie & AJ situation. Hogan said it’s out of control & he is here to fix this crap.
Austin Aries came to the ring. Aries said when he steps in the ring he is the main event. Aries said his future looks fine. Kenny King interrupted & came down to the ring. King brought up when Aries put on the Suicide/Manik mask & it cost him the X-Division Title. King said he is the future. Aries said King is full of bull. Aries challenge King to a match. King said he isn’t fighting him today. King sucker punched Aries & when Aries fought back King bailed from the ring. Aries said King isn’t going to sucker punch him & then tuck tail & run because he isn’t a sucker. Aries called for a referee & a referee came down & Aries went after King.
Austin Aries VS Kenny King: King got busted open on the steel steps. Aries got the win.
Promo for Lei’d Tapa.
Backstage Chris Sabin with Velvet Sky confronted Austin Aries. Sabin said he is going to become the X-Division Champion & will go on to be remembered as greater than the greatest man that ever lived. Sabin & Velvet walked off. Aries said he thinks he is going to test that theory.
Main Event Mafia in the back getting ready. Magnus was frustrated about E.G.O. Samoa Joe said they will get theirs & there will be a time but tonight they need to get focused. Sting reminded Magnus why they formed the Mafia, it was to get rid of Aces & Eights & they are real close to pushing them al the way over the edge. Sting told Magnus to not let people get in his head so easily because he is better than that.
Hulk Hogan came out to the ring. Hogan talked about Dixie Carter bringing him to TNA & making him the GM. Hogan talked about what happened last week between Dixie & AJ Styles. Hogan said airing their dirty laundry in the ring shouldn’t happen. Hogan asked the fans if they want to see AJ stay with the company. The fans cheered. Hogan said he is going to bring AJ out to the ring later & fix this thing.
Promo for the return of Kurt Angle at Bound For Glory.
Promo for Ethan.
In the back AJ was asked about what Hogan said. AJ said he will here Hogan out.
X-Division Championship Match: Chris Sabin VS X-Division Champ Manik: Velvet Sky was at ringside in Sabin’s corner. During the match Sabin kept using Velvet to try to get an edge. Velvet didn’t seem to be happy about it. Manik got the win. After the match Sabin attacked Manik & Austin Aries came down to the ring & Sabin retreated.
Knux, Bischoff & Briscoe was backstage talking about their match with the Main Event Mafia. They said they can’t afford to lose another brother.
E.G.O. was backstage talking about Kurt Angle being inducted into the Hall of Fame & the Main Event Mafia.
Aces & Eights(Knux, Garett Bischoff & Wes Briscoe) VS Main Event Mafia(Sting, Samoa Joe & Magnus): During the match Daniels & Kazarian came down & attacked Magnus taking him out of the match then they retreated to the back. Briscoe tapped out to Joe. Main Event Mafia got the win. After the match Bully Ray came down to the ring with Brooke. Bully said Briscoe is a disgrace to his colors & asked for his cut. Briscoe said no. Bully ordered Knux & Bischoff to take the cut from Briscoe but they refused. Bully clotheslined Briscoe & asked Knux & Bischoff what happened to them. Bully nailed Briscoe with a piledriver. Again Bully ordered them to take the cut from Briscoe. They took the cut off of Briscoe. Bully ordered Knux to give it to him. Knux reluctantly handed the cut to Bully.
Hogan in the ring. Hogan brought out AJ Styles. Hogan had a TNA contract for AJ to sign. Hogan said they are all betting on AJ to bring the World Heavyweight Title home. AJ signed the contract & said I’m yours. Dixie Carter came down to the ring. Dixie said she brought Hogan to TNA to bring big opportunities & to open doors for the company. Dixie told Hogan that he is just an employee & that she is here to make him the best he can be. Dixie said doesn’t see any value in AJ & ripped up the contract. AJ told Dixie that she just made the biggest mistake of her life. Dixie told AJ to get out of her ring. AJ left. Hogan asked Dixie if she hears what is going on out here as the fans boo her. Dixie said the fans don’t know what it is like to live in her world & the decisions she has to make. Dixie said she isn’t going to say what Hogan did was a mistake but she wished he would have run the idea by her first. Dixie told Hogan that he has a decision to make, get in line & get on team Dixie or be like AJ & watch from the sidelines. Dixie gave Hogan one week to think about it.
