TNA Sale News: WWE Loses Interest Again, Huge Dixie Carter Heat, TNA Executive Contacted WWE, More

Regarding the TNA sale, Aroluxe and Billy Corgan are still involved in trying to make the purchase but one unidentified party that was previously involved is no longer interested as they do not feel a deal is worth it. WWE has also apparently lost interest as they have backed out.

The most recent set of Impact Wrestling tapings were the first that saw Billy Corgan have the final say in creative decisions. However, nothing long-term has been decided on, according to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, but changes have to happen imminently. We noted before that Dixie Carter was in attendance for the tapings and did hold a talent meeting but she wasn’t there for the final days of the tapings and was reportedly having meetings with The Fight Network, which also owns a small stake in TNA.

Things between Dixie and Corgan have reportedly gone really bad and things are said to be “super heated” between Dixie, Corgan, Aroluxe and John Gaburick. It was noted on Wrestling Observer Radio that Dixie has made a real mess of the company between borrowing money and putting up various stakes in the company just to get quick funding. It was said that the company is in a “disastrous position” right now. There is also heat on Dixie for deals not getting done and nearly falling apart.

TNA still owes money to many people and continues to deal with other financial issues but right now they’re not faced with another deadline for money until January and that’s when they have some international TV revenue coming from.

There’s still no word yet on where TNA got the money for the most recent tapings but it was not WWE, which has been rumored. Some higher-ups in TNA still don’t know who funded the tapings but speculation is that it was one of the three minority owners – Corgan, Aroluxe or The Fight Network.

Regarding WWE no longer being interested in the tape library, Gaburick did go to WWE’s Kevin Dunn with the idea of a package where WWE would hire Gaburick if he got them the tape library deal. Dunn reportedly went to Vince McMahon with the idea but it looks like the deal won’t be happening. The Observer notes that WWE’s involvement has been up and down for weeks.

Source: WrestlingINC

TNA Impact Wrestling Preview 10/13/16

Cody Rhodes vs “The Miracle” Mike Bennett

Knockouts Championship – Title vs Power – No DQ: (C) Gail Kim vs Maria Kanellis-Bennett

Impact Grand Championship: (C) Aron Rex vs Jessie Godderz

X-Division Championship: (C) DJ Z vs Marshe Rockett

Matt Hardy Offers A Deal To WWE And ROH, The Young Bucks Respond

Source: WrestlingInc

The final Impact Wrestling tapings of the year will take place at Matt Hardy’s compound in North Carolina and will feature a tag team “Apocalypto” match that will include tag teams outside of TNA.

Hardy publicly extended invites to The New Day and The Young Bucks on Twitter:

Hardy later noted that they have a few teams booked for the show:

The Young Bucks responded to Hardy’s invite:

Matt Hardy Wants To Buy TNA Wrestling

“Broken” Matt Hardy is the hottest thing in TNA night but it looks like “Big Money” Matt is interested in buying TNA Wrestling…at least according to his recent tweets. He certainly has the money do so. Hardy said that he would be interested in buying the company and the first thing he would do is rename the company because of the stigma that comes with the “TNA” name.

For those of you that don’t know, the TNA acronym was thought up by Vince Russo and it was meant to be a play on words for T*** N’ A** when the company was presenting an adult product on their weekly pay-per-views. Many critics have said that the acronym hurts the perception of the company and Billy Corgan has also said that he would change the name if he ended up purchasing the company.

As of now, no sale has taken place with Aroluxe Marketing, Billy Corgan or WWE and they have time since they will be caught up with all of their tapings through December. Jeremy Borash told the fans in Orlando that they are looking forward to the next set of tapings in January so hopefully, the ownership situation gets resolved by then. Honestly, Matt Hardy as the owner of TNA sounds like a good thing.

Source: WrestlingNews.Co

Check out his tweets below:

Alberto El Patron Teases ROH & TNA Appearances

During a recent interview with ESPN, Alberto El Patron (Alberto Del Rio) teased some appearances for both ROH and TNA. Here is what he had to say…

“I already talked to my friends from Ring of Honor, and I’m a big fan of that company and their talent. I had a blast a few years ago, and I’m going to have fun with all those guys again pretty soon, as well as doing something with my friends in TNA, especially because my friend Drew McIntyre [Galloway] works for them. I have other friends like Damien [Sandow, a.k.a Aron Rex] and Cody Rhodes. I’m just looking forward to doing an appearance with them pretty soon.”

Source: 411 Mania

TNA Impact Wrestling Preview 10/6/16

The following is scheduled for tonight’s 10/6 TNA Impact Wrestling on Pop TV:

The fallout from Bound For Glory

Eli Drake’s “Fact of Life” segment with EC3

Eddie Edwards vs TNA World Champion Lashley

Knockouts Champion Gail Kim vs Sienna

Impact Grand Champion Aron Rex vs Baron Dax

Appearance by Cody & Brandi Rhodes

Today’s TNA Impact Wrestling Tapings Canceled Due To Hurricane Warnings

Due to Hurricane Matthew, TNA has canceled today’s Impact Wrestling tapings. TNA issued the following announcement:

The Stars of Impact Wrestling are currently in Orlando, FL for scheduled Television Tapings at Universal Studios in Orlando, FL. Hurricane warnings have been issued for Florida and the Orlando region. Impact and Universal, as a precautionary measure, have made the decision to adjust our taping schedule. Saturday October 8th 2016, IMPACT Wrestling will feature an evening show starting at 6 PM EST. The doors will open at 5PM EST.

On Sunday, October 9th 2016, we will have two shows, a matinee and an evening session. The matinee starts at 1 PM EST with doors at 12 PM EST, and the evening show will begin at 7 PM EST with doors opening at 6 PM EST.

Don’t miss your chance to see your favorite Impact Wrestlers and Knockouts LIVE at Universal Studios in Orlando, FL. See Broken Matt and Brother Nero, EC3, Gail Kim, Brandi Rhodes, Eddie Edwards and more! Saturday and Sunday!

Dixie Carter Holds Backstage Talent Meeting At TNA Tapings, Talks WWE Sale Rumors And More

Source: WrestlingINC

Dixie Carter, who remains TNA majority owner, held a meeting backstage at last night’s TNA Impact Wrestling tapings in Orlando, discussing various issues and allowing talents to ask questions. President Billy Corgan was at the meeting but did not speak, according to PWInsider.

Dixie was asked about rumors of WWE possibly buying the company and she acknowledged WWE did want to purchase but stated she would not let that happen, but she could have. Dixie also stated that the company still owns their tape library in regards to rumors of WWE looking to purchase just the library.

Another issue discussed was late payments to talents. Dixie stated that there are times when late payments were made and that is because the company is waiting for owed money to come in.

Regarding rumors of Bound For Glory being canceled last week, she said the show was never not going to happen but admitted that the company scrambled to make things happen leading up to this past Sunday’s pay-per-view.

Dixie made it clear that she’s still the majority owner but admitted that there has been in-fighting and a power struggle among other owners. Dixie was said to be surprised that everyone was so worried about the status of the company. She also apologized to everyone for the amount of worry and concern that was going around. After the meeting, some talents felt like she helped to ease some of their concerns and there was respect for her stepping up to address the locker room but there’s still a lot of worry about what the future holds.

Did Dixie Carter Meeting With TNA Talent At Bound For Glory Take Place?

Source: PWInsider

The expected meeting with Dixie Carter and the TNA talent at yesterday’s Bound For Glory pay-per-view didn’t take place. She did not address anything regarding the status of the company, ownership, etc. with the talent yesterday.  There was no meeting with the roster or anything of that nature.  So, she has not, as of yet, addressed the talent and did not give any indication, that we know of, if and when she will.

2016 TNA Bound For Glory Results

TNA X-Division Championship: (C) DJ Z vs Trevor Lee – Winner: DJ Z

Bound for Gold Gauntlet Match – winner gets a future TNA Title shot of their choosingJessie Godderz, Rockstar Spud, Braxton Sutter, Eli Drake, Robbie E, Baron Dax, Grado, Basile Baruka, Tyrus and Mahabali Shera – Winner: Eli Drake

“The Miracle” Mike Bennett vs Moose – Winner: Moose

TNA Impact Grand Championship (Rule change for a special event made by Billy Corgan. The rounds are 5 minutes rather than 3)Aron Rex vs Eddie Edwards – Round One Scorecard- The 3 judges all score the round 10-9 for Eddie Edwards – Round Two Scorecard- All 3 judges score the round 10-9 for Aron Rex – Round Three Scorecard- Judge 1 scores the bout 2 rounds to 1 for Aron Rex. Judge 2 scores the bout 2 rounds to 1 for Eddie Edwards. Judge 3 scores the bout 2 rounds to 1 for Arron Rex – Winner by split decision to become The 1st ever Impact Grand Champion Aron Rex

Gail Kim Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (transcript from WrestlingINC)

Christy Hemme gets in the ring dressed in a gown. She puts over Gail’s toughness, courage, commitment and passion. Hemme credits Kim with helping build The Knockouts division. Christy Hemme then introduces former TNA Knockouts Champ, Taryn Terrell. Taryn calls herself lucky for having Kim as a teacher when she first came into TNA. How she was a novice and Gail showed her the ropes and helped her. Puts Gail over as the greatest female wrestler ever. Introduced next to help induct Gail Kim is Awesome Kong.

Awesome Kong gets a real nice response. Kong talks about how proud she is of Gail and how deserving she is. Tells everyone how much she loves Gail Kim. Next up is Dixie Carter, who doesn’t quite get the warm response that Kong did. Dixie calls this the biggest night in TNA’s history. She lists all of Gail Kim’s title accomplishments in her company. Gail Kim is now introduced. She heads to the ring in an orange gown and kisses her husband at ringside. She then hugs all the women in the ring. The crowd starts a Thank You Kim chant. Before handing over the mic to Gail Kim. Dixie calls TNA’s Knockout Division, the greatest women’s wrestling of all time. She then intros a nice history video piece of Gail Kim’s career. Her peers are in the video complimenting her. The video ends with a list of all of Gail’s accomplishments and congrats from The TNA roster and crew.

Gail Kim gets on the mic. She gets a nice ovation. She says she is not known for her speaking ability so she wrote a speech. Kim talks about her 16 years as a wrestler. How she appreciates all the highs and lows. She talks about how the business exposed all her insecurities but also how it ended up giving her confidence. She thanks all the people that have helped her over the years. She talks about how much she loves her life. She thanks TNA, Dixie, Dutch and Jeff Jarrett for believing in her. She thanks her family. She thanks female wrestlers from the past that helped her like Trish Stratus, Lita and Victoria. She also gives a shout out to Molly Holly. Says that she is the reason that she is in the business and how she taught her how to be a good person. She thanks the fans to end the speech. Dixie presents her with a hall of fame gift. A rolex watch.

TNA Tag Team Championship – The Great War: (C) Decay w/Rosemary vs The Hardy’s w/Reby Hardy – (transcript of the match from WrestlingINC) –

Reby Hardy is on the stage area with a piano. The lights dim in the arena as she starts playing it. Broken Matt appears to the delight of the crowd. Out next is Jeff. He starts singing The “Obsolete” sing. The crowd chants Obsolete during the song. The Hardy’s enter the ring and the crowd chants Delete along with them. Reby joins them. Fans are holding Deleted Section signs in the crowd. Next out are The Decay. Standard entrance by comparison.

The Hardy’s and Decay square off in the ring. The Decay spew mist in Reby’s eyes all at the same time. The action starts. An all out brawl. Tables and other various weapons set around the ring. Rosemary sets up a table on the outside, and her and Steve try to suplex Matt though it but he blocks it. A trash can gets thrown in the ring. Steve uses it on Matt. Rosemary goes to the top rope and in tandem with Steve. She performs a Van Daminator off the top rope and into the trash can and Matt Hardy.

Abyss is now in the ring with Jeff. He’s a stapler and he staples Jeff in the head. The brawl continues on the outside between both teams. Matt and Abyss battle to the back area. They end up in the interview area. Abyss throws Matt through some chairs. Abyss knocks out the ref that was following them. Meanwhile, Jeff and Crazzy Steve are in another part of the arena. Battling near what looks like a construction area. They start using ladders against each other. There is a bucket on the ground that says Lake of Reincarnation on it. It eventually comes into play. Steve pours it on a fallen Jeff and he disappears. Meanwhile, Matt and Abyss are outside battling near Universal Studios Park, I assume….. Now back to Steve and Jeff. Steve is yelling to Jeff to show himself as objects are being thrown at him. Jeff appears and is dressed in some type of Jester type outfit with goggles. He starts speaking in a southern tone and saying that he is Jeff’s friend as he beats on Crazzy Steve. Drops an S bomb in the process of trash talking. Rosemary comes over and slaps Jeff. Jeff puts a pumpkin mask over her head. Rosemary spews mist into Jeff’s face.

Meanwhile, Matt is beating down Abyss and repeatedly yelling delete. They are fighting near a truck. Abyss fights back and starts choking Matt against it. Rosemary comes over and gives Abyss his Barb Wired Bat. All of a sudden, some redneck type character pulls up in a truck. He gets out. He has a Delete shirt on. He tells Abyss that he used his scanner to find them. Rosemary grabs him and throws him into the ground. Back to Jeff and Steve…… Jeff has now transformed into Willow. He beats on Steve…. Back to Matt, Rosemary gets in the pickup truck. Abyss is frightened by Matt, who now has fire in his hands. Matt starts chanting and throws the fire at Abyss’s barbwired bat. As Rosemary goes to drive away, Matt and Abyss are on the back of the pick up truck with her. They are fighting as the car drives down the road. VanGuard One is on he scene and confronts Rosemary. She gets out of the truck. VG1 enters Poison Mist Protocol and blinds her.

Finally a pinfall attempt as Willow gets a 2 count on Crazzy Steve backstage. They start battling back to the ring. Where the hell is Senor Benjamin when you need him?………… Willow gets a ladder and sets it up at ringside. Meanwhile, Matt and Abyss have made their way back to the arena and head to the ringside area.
Abyss suplexes Matt on the rampway. The action heads to the ring. Abyss gets his bag of tacks and sets in on the apron. Jeff is back to being Jeff again or Brother Nero, I forget. Anyway, The Hardy’s do some vintage Hardy tandem moves like Poetry in Motion followed by a twist of fate and senton bomb. The Decay battles back. Steve helps even the odds. Jeff and Steve hit a double clothesline and knock each other down. Abyss goes under the ring and pulls out Barb Wired Boards and throws them into the ring.

Abyss tries to chokeslam Matt through it but he counters. Matt drops all the thumbtacks onto the board and gives Abyss a side effect on it. Matt then sandwiches Abyss between two barb wired boards and drops an elbow on him. Rosemary comes out of nowhere and breaks up the pin attempt. Reby returns and grabs Rosemary and power bombs her off the apron and through a table at ringside. Tables are set in the ring. A giant ladder as well. Matt gets on the mic and instructs Jeff to the top of the ladder. They set Steve on top of two tables. Matt tells Jeff to jump off the ladder and cure his demons forever. Jeff does it and swanton dives onto Steve and pins him.

Winners and new TNA Tag Team Champion The Hardy’s – Post match. The Hardy’s show unity in their title celebration. Reby brings in Maxell. He gets a nice chant from the crowd. The crowd gives the Hardy’s a great ovation after the match.

TNA Knockouts Championship: (C) Maria Kanellis-Bennett w/Allie vs Gail Kim – Winner and new TNA Knockouts Champion: Gail Kim

 Gail celebrates with her family and friends after as Mike Bennett checks on Maria. Bennett grabs the mic and whines about how this was not supposed to go down. Bennett rips on the crowd and says he is shutting this show down and there is no one who can stop me! The lights go out and music plays for the debut of Cody and Brandi Rhodes, who make their way to the ring. Cody and Bennett stare each other down in the ring. Loud chant for Cody in Orlando. Maria gets in Cody’s face, but then Brandi gets in Maria’s face. Maria slaps Brandi, but Brandi nails Maria. Cody and Bennett trade strikes, but then Cody wipes him out with Beautiful Disaster! The Bennetts go fleeing as the Rhodes stand tall in the ring.

TNA World Championship – No Holds Barred: (C) Lashley vs EC3 – Winner: Lashley