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Mick Foley Launches Twitter Campaign
Posted by: | CommentsRAINN’s Newest Board Member is also Dedicated Online Hotline Volunteer and Donor
April 5, 2011 – (Washington, DC) – RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network), the nation’s largest anti-sexual violence organization, announced today that Mick Foley, RAINN’s newest board member, National Sexual Assault Online Hotline volunteer, professional wrestler, and bestselling author is launching a unique Twitter Campaign, #10forRAINN.
Using his Twitter feed (@realmickfoley), Mick seeks to mobilize his supporters and others who care about fighting sexual violence to contribute to RAINN through #10forRAINN. He will match every donation, dollar for dollar, up to $10,000 throughout the month of April, Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month.
In addition to matching donations, Mick is offering novel incentives to people to give to #10forRAINN. In a brief new web video, Mick, accompanied by his puppy Randall, says, “If you want to help survivors of sexual assault, or just want to see a big guy with long hair mowing your lawn in front of your friends, please take part in Mick Foley’s #10forRAINN Campaign!”
Donors to the #10forRAINN campaign who give $100 or more will receive an autographed photo of Mick; those who give $250 or more will receive a personal phone call; and Mick will personally visit any donor who gives $5,000 or more – and he will also mow that donor’s lawn. More details are available through Mick’s web video, and www.rainn.org/mickfoley.
“Maybe I’m a father and a husband first, but I feel like I’m a RAINN volunteer before I’m a wrestler and before I’m a writer; it’s become that important to me,” says Mick. “I hope for RAINN to be able to help even more victims and their families.”
Before volunteering for the Online Hotline, Foley was a newcomer to computers. Now, just over a year later, Foley has logged more than 550 hours helping victims of sexual assault through RAINN’s Online Hotline. In addition to giving his time and energy, Foley donated 100% of the royalties from his most recent memoir, “Countdown to Lockdown,” with 50% going to RAINN and 50% going to help survivors of sexual violence in Sierra Leone.
“Mick is an integral part of RAINN’s mission to help survivors get the help they need and deserve,” said Scott Berkowitz, president and founder of RAINN. “I am constantly amazed by his generosity, both in time and financial support. Thanks to his compassion and dedication, more survivors are able to take that first step toward recovery through RAINN’s National Sexual Assault Hotlines.”
For more information on the #10forRAINN campaign, visit www.rainn.org/mickfoley and follow Mick on Twitter @realmickfoley
About RAINN
RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network) is the nation’s largest anti-sexual violence organization and was named one of “America’s 100 Best Charities” by Worth magazine. RAINN created and operates the National Sexual Assault Hotlines (800.656.HOPE and rainn.org) in partnership with more than 1,100 local rape crisis centers across the country. The hotlines have helped more than 1.5 million people since 1994. RAINN also carries out programs to prevent sexual violence, help victims and ensure that rapists are brought to justice.
TNA Impact TV report
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by Jeff Hamlin ( hamlin37@hotmail.com)
The Big News: Mr. Anderson appeared to join Immortal, only to swerve them at the end.
Fortune came out with Christopher Daniels, who got “Welcome Back” chants. Daniels, who had dark eyes apparently from the rough landing he had from a recent Ring of Honor PPV, admitted to having a revolving door relationship with TNA, but it can’t replace the importance of relationships. Especially the one he’s built with A.J. Styles, who he loves like a brother. Daniels decided to return to the company after he saw what Bully Ray power bomb Styles off the ramp. He asked James Storm, Robert Roode and Kazarian to be the fourth man for the Fortune team at Lethal Lockdown. Ric Flair, Ray, Abyss and Matt Hardy showed up. Flair said he didn’t even know who Daniels was. Great way to get over someone who’s started in the company when it ran out of money in four weeks. Flair offered Daniels a chance to leave TNA forever. Daniels told Flair to stick the offer up his ass. Flair said Daniels didn’t even have a contract to wrestle in TNA. Well, not without a mask on. So he ordered him to leave. Daniels said the Network wanted him here, again bringing up the latest mystery authority figure. I guess this one doesn’t have a laptop computer to chime in anonymously. This brought out Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff. Hogan said if the Network wanted to give Daniels a contract, he would get one. But he would have to wrestle Ray tonight. For some reason, it was announced later that it would be a lumberjack match. Ray threatened to take Daniels out just like he did Styles. He offered him a chance to go home and watch Oprah. Daniels slugged him, and the faces cleared the ring of the heels.
Mr. Anderson was in the back and pulled out a laptop computer. I thought we were going to get the culmination of the angle where Pope D’Angelo Dinero stole that stagehand’s laptop from January that was forgotten about. No such luck. Anderson found a note addressed to him. It was from Sting, who told him that last week was just the trailer and tonight would be showtime.
Hogan was upset over whoever the mystery Network authority figure overriding his authority and ordered Bischoff to find out what was going on.
1. Mexican America defeated Tommy Dreamer and Devon in 2:00. Tommy Dreamer and Devon did the Team 3-D Wazzup on Anarchia before Hernandez ran in. Dreamer and Anarchia brawled to the floor, where Dreamer got posted. Devon was about to give Hernandez the Saving Grace when Rosita ran in. Devon kissed her. Sarita distracted referee Brian Hebner while Anarchia hit Devon in the back with a chair and Hernandez got the pin. It’s a shame Jeff Hardy’s situation has led to Ray getting the heel push, which has left Devon out in the cold. 1/4*
Postmatch, Sarita and Rosita lifted the mats up off the floor. I guess they thought Bill Watts was booking. Hernandez teased giving Dreamer the Border Toss to the floor, but Matt Morgan ran in for the save. Morgan teased a confrontation with Hernandez, who backed off. Anarchia tried to jump Morgan, who delivered a choke slam as Hernandez ran out.
Winter was upset with Angelina Love over Love agreeing to be Velvet Sky’s tag team partner tonight. The problem is, Love is still sedated. She can’t even talk. Winter kept giving her something to drink, which would apparently leave her more numb.
2. Samoa Joe defeated Murphy in :48 via submission. Dinero came out for commentary. For a 48 second match, no less. Joe clamped on the Kokina Clutch and Murphy tapped. Actually, it was reminiscent of the early UFCs when guys would tap out but the referees didn’t know what it meant because no one knew what they were doing. So the fighter would keep getting choked out until the ref finally caught on, damn near allowing the Art Jimmerson’s of this world to suffocate in the process. In this case, Murphy must’ve been tapping for 10 seconds. Joe chased Dinero to the back afterwards. DUD
Anderson went to get coffee in the back where he found another note from Sting, telling him to finish what they started tonight.
3. Sarita and Rosita defeated The Beautiful People to retain the TNA Knockouts titles in 1:57. Love was still glassy eyed in the trance, which left her unable to participate in the standard Beautiful People entrance. Sarita jumped Sky as she was checking on Love, and it was pretty much a handicap match. Winter came out as Sky went to tag Love. Winter made a sign to Love, who turned around and jumped Sky, punching her out from the mount. Rosita got the pin, which at least made sense after Sky lost to Sarita for weeks before getting her win back. Love then calmly walked to the back with Winter, who appeared proud of having Love under her control. My guess is even though she’s sedated, Love can still drive better than Jalen Rose. DUD
Anderson was looking for Sting backstage when he found Eric Young and Orlando Jordan, who told Anderson he was really into his asshole gimmick. Some of these Russo lines are straight from the worst of the Porky’s movies from the 1980s. Young told Anderson that Sting was in the rafters.
Anderson searched for Sting in the rafters with a lead pipe. As he looked around, a figure with a black leather jacket was lurking behind him. Instead of it being Sting, it turned out to be Rob Van Dam, who beat up Anderson for several minutes with an array of punches and kicks. Van Dam told him the time was 4:20, so Anderson was about to get smoked. Great, let’s use catchphrases that couldn’t get Kronik over in 2000 for Van Dam. Van Dam wound up choking out Anderson with the lead pipe. Don’t ask me who the heel is here, or why Van Dam would jump Anderson after he did the exact same thing to end last week’s show.
Sting came out and wanted to talk to Van Dam. Sting apologized for hitting Van Dam with the baseball bat repeatedly during his horrid debut last March. Sting wanted to know why Van Dam was using his identity to play games with Anderson. Somehow, that led Van Dam to launch into a rant over his days in WCW when he was just starting and and Sting was a main eventer. Van Dam said he wasn’t that way anymore and ready to trump the champion at Lockdown. Hogan and Bischoff came out and arranged a match between Van Dam and Sting tonight. The crowd reaction to this entire segment was shockingly tepid. It just came off like they were watching two guys who have worn out their welcome.
Madison Rayne and Tara were screaming at each other backstage. Rayne reminded Tara that the only reason she has a job in TNA is because of her. Rayne said that Tara had a job to do and ordered her to get on a motorcycle, presumably to jump Mickie James.
4. Brian Kendrick, Suicide and Chris Sabin defeated Generation Me and Robbie E in 4:41. First match on the show to have any reasonable time. Max and Jeremy Buck were still unhappy with each other after wrestling against each other last week. Have no clue why they were teaming this week. Again, Max was the heel and Jeremy the face. Suicide gave Robbie E. the Final Cut. Max Buck tugged at Suicide’s mask, and Robbie gave him a Side Russian Leg Sweep. Brian Kendrick got the hot tag and threw all sorts of kicks on Max. Chris Sabin and Suicide attempted stereo pescados on Jeremy and Robbie, but Suicide missed Jeremy, who ran back in the ring and gave Kendrick a spin kick. Jeremy went to the top rope, but Max turned on his brother and crotched him, then gave him a high angle DDT. Kendrick, looking wary, got the pin on Jeremy. Max took off his Generation Me armband and threw it on Jeremy after the match, so another tag team has turned on each other. **
Hogan laid into Murphy and Rob Terry after their respective losses over the last two weeks. Gunner, the new TV champion, was ordered by Hogan to slap some sense into them. Gunner was all to eager to and leveled Murphy, who was furious. Before they went at it, Anderson walked in and asked to see Hogan. Anderson asked to be the referee for the match with Sting and Van Dam tonight. Anderson acted like he was turning heel and shook hands with Hogan, who smiled thinking that Anderson had joined Immortal. Hogan asked Anderson to bring his lead pipe to the ring with him during the match.
Backstage, James was down, while Tara and Rayne fled away from the scene on the motorcycle. Apparently, we were supposed to believe that they dumped the motorcycle on top of Rayne. Al Snow and other agents attended to her in another injury scene that’s getting repetitive.
5. Bully Ray defeated Christopher Daniels in a lumberjack match in 5:31. Lumberjacks were the respective entourages of each wrestler. Ray is great in his role of the big brawling heel. His offense mainly consisted of stiff chops and kicks, and Daniels did a great job selling for him. Daniels made his comeback with an enzuigiri, a flying huracanrana and the BME before Ric Flair pulled referee Jackson James out of the ring. That led to the predictable lumberjack brawl. Hulk Hogan ran out and hit Daniels with a chain allowing Ray to get the pin. **3/4
Jeff Jarrett came out with the steel cage set up around him. He accused Kurt Angle of intentionally violating the restraining order that Karen Jarrett had set up against him to avoid facing Jeff at Lockdown. Jarrett was pretty funny mentioning that he and Karen had agreed to not let the kids visit Kurt in prison because they didn’t feel like it would set the right example for them. It also cuts too close to home in real life. Jarrett arranged for Karen to make a special appearance, but instead Angle’s music hit and Kurt came sailing in on Suicide’s bungee cord. They were about to square off in the cage when Jeff simply climbed up the cage and left. So what’s the point of having a cage when someone can just climb over so easily and escape? Why should we buy the PPV when that’s the case? Karen came running out to help her husband to safety.
Angle explained afterwards that he got released from jail after the police saw the footage of Karen calling in the phony battering charge. We’ve now established that the Orlando police now watch Impact more than the wrestlers within the company do. Angle said there was going to be a special stipulation for his match at Lockdown.
6. Rob Van Dam defeated Sting with Mr. Anderson as the special referee in 3:14 in a nontitle match. Van Dam and Anderson were alone in the ring together, yet Anderson didn’t jump him even though he had been choked out earlier. Taz tried to explain the unexplainable by saying that Anderson was just picking his spots. Sting is basically limited now to just doing his trademark finishers. After he gave Van Dam a Stinger splash and Scorpion Death Drop, Anderson delivered a Mic Check. Van Dam, who “didn’t see it,” got the pin after a Five Star Frog Splash. *
Anderson railroaded Van Dam after the match with the TNA championship belt and screamed at Van Dam that he was the real champion. Terry and Murphy came out to raise Anderson on their shoulders while Hogan applauded from the ramp, thinking that Anderson had officially joined Immortal. Instead, Anderson hit both Terry and Murphy with the lead pipe and gave them both the mic check. Anderson screamed that Hogan was next while Hogan seethed.
SUMMARY: This program with Anderson is successfully making him less over. The final segment crammed in one month’s worth of angles within five minutes. The crowd isn’t as taken with Anderson as they once were, but with this booking how can you blame them?
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Hulk Hogan To Train Little People To Wrestle
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Hulk Hogan – The one the only – the King of Hulkamania, Hollywood Hulk Hogan, the Immortal Hulk Hogan, the Mega-Power, the multi-world champion Hulk Hogan is apparently set to train, with no disrespect, ‘midgets’ – but now a-days we’re not really able to use that word – as if it’s some sort of dirty word…I mean it’s really not a dirty word..it’s more like a more literal description of what they really….which is….
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According to several news outlets, the TruTV channel reality show tentatively called Micro Wrestling, will center around the wrestling world of little people.
“He’s the guy who inspires, recruits, trains and mentors them. He’s been involved in every step — only this time it’s on a smaller scale,” Hulk Hogan’s attorney David Houston tells RadarOnline.com exclusively.
“It will explore the fascinating world of wrestling on the scale of little people,” he adds. “It will show their extraordinary physical capabilities and the true strength of people of that stature.”
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TNA TV Report 3-17-11
Posted by: | CommentsThe Big News: The Countdown to Lockdown is underway with a major angle where A.J. Styles was left incapacitated after getting power bombed off a ramp by Bully Ray in an angle played up as big as any in recent company history. It was one of the best executed segments in quite sometime on Impact. It also came after one of the worst ever. As for Jeff Hardy, he was an afterthought, never to be mentioned after the first segment, where he was buried.
Sting came out with a new TNA Heavyweight title belt, and it does indeed appear this is the third new TNA championship belt in five months. How a company can afford three new top title belts when they’re supposedly losing money is beyond me. Sting called out Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff. He handed Hogan the purple title belt and said “this is all that’s left of Jeff Hardy.” Sting brought up how Hardy came into the company eager and enthusiastic, but it was Hogan’s influence that twisted his mind into not giving a damn. Actually, I think I could say that about half the guys who have come from WWE to TNA, and Hogan and Bischoff aren’t the reason why they feel that way. Sting did another good interview saying there’s nothing he could do to save Hardy, but he can save 50 other wrestlers in the back. Hogan pretty much buried Hardy as well, saying he let Immortal down and spoke of him in the past tense. Hogan said Sting needs to worry about his own ass, not the other wrestlers in the back. He said his cell phone rings off the hook from wrestlers all around the world trying to join Immortal. Sting wondered who he was talking about. Bully Ray came out and said he had been calling Hogan and put him over as the man who made wrestling. Ray said the only reason why Sting came back was because he could never escape Hogan’s shadow. He asked Hogan if he could join Immortal so he could face Sting for the TNA Heavyweight title. Hogan looked like he was about to give him the title shot when Fortune came out with new music. A.J. Styles said they have Sting’s back. Styles said that Ray started out aspiring to be a singles star, but he had to find a partner who carried the load. He said without Brother Devon, there would be no tag team titles and no one would have heard of him. Ray said if it wasn’t for Dixie wiping Styles’ ass for the last eight years, he would be out in the street. Ray said if it wasn’t for Devon, he would be a 23-time World Heavyweight Champion. That elicited visible laughter from the crowd. Ray was about to ask Hogan for his title shot when Styles slapped him. Then Mr. Anderson came out for his weekly interview about demanding a title shot. He called himself an asshole, and Hogan said “you really are an asshole.” This whole gimmick now is directly lifted from a Dennis Leary stand-up routine from 1992. Anderson called Hogan “Terrence,” which got a brief “Terrence” chant. Bischoff ordered a four-way match for tonight between Anderson, Ray, Styles and Rob Van Dam. Anderson didn’t want any part of it saying he earned the title shot, but Hogan overruled him and the four-way was on.
Backstage, Kurt Angle came into the building with a big gift for Karen and Jeff Jarrett as a newlywed present.
Styles walked to Van Dam’s locker room and asked him to watch his back. Van Dam said he would go out and try to win the match for himself while Styles would do what he does.
1. Madison Rayne defeated Alyssa Flash in :16 to retain the TNA Knockouts Championship. Alyssa Flash was jumped before the ring entrance, depriving us of what would have been the best part of the match. She looked in great shape. Madison Rayne pinned her after the Rayne Drop. Flash looked so delighted over the finish, she simply got up and walked directly to the back. This was the only 16 seconds of wrestling in the first hour of the show.
DUD
Mickey James ran in demanding a title shot, and Rayne turned it down. James offered anything for a title shot, and Rayne said she wanted her hair at Lockdown. James agreed.
Pope D’Angelo Dinero was rehearsing his miracles with his three subjects backstage to let us all know in advance that the upcoming segment where he was supposed to form magical miracles was all a sham. He had a man who pretended to be blind, a man in a wheelchair who he taught to jump up and start dancing, and a fat woman who was, well, fat.
Anderson was screaming at Hogan about wrestling for a title shot that he already owns. Hogan reminded him that he couldn’t beat Van Dam at Victory Road. Anderson ordered the cameraman out of the room.
Next segment will be firmly enshrined in the WCW/TNA bad angle Hall of Fame someday. Dinero said this was a time where miracles need to be performed. Why didn’t he start Sunday by making Victory Road a decent show? In the ring was the blind man, the fat woman and the man in the wheelchair. The blind man couldn’t see until Dinero spit into his hands, rubbed them together and pushed them against the man’s forehead. Suddenly, the blind man could see. Then he rubbed his hands on the handicapped man’s legs, and the man could suddenly walk again. Then he approached the fat girl and rubbed against her body to no avail. Dinero said not even Jesus could help her lose weight. This brought out Samoa Joe and Okada. Dinero bailed at first, then tripped Okada, dragged him out of the ring and held what appeared to be a knife to his throat. Ugh. As if they didn’t get the message years ago when Joe was doing that lame “Nation of Violence” gimmick where he carried around a serrated blade. Even worse, you could hear the audience openly laughing at this. It was painful to watch Joe have to overact. Then Dinero tossed Makato to the back, took the knife and pushed it against his own throat to show it was a fake blade and laughed about toying with Joe’s head. I know it’s only March, but I’ll be surprised if there’s a worse feud program in wrestling this year.
Within minutes, Dinero somehow had Makato tied up in chains to the roof of the building, where he hit him with a cane. Dinero ripped off his mask and vowed to take him to the streets. He tossed in several more cane shots to the groin before Joe, screaming like a banshee, rescued him. Even worse, Joe had to act concerned over his friend. This program is career suicide for just about everyone involved.
Van Dam approached Anderson and accused him of joining Immortal. Anderson acted like he didn’t know what he was talking about and said for all he knows, Van Dam may have joined Immortal.
Velvet Sky was talking to Angelina Love thinking they were teaming together in a street fight against Sarita and Rosita. Then Winter walked in and said that Love was teaming with her, not Sky. Winter reminded Love that Sky costs them the TNA Knockouts titles on Sunday. Sky denied doing that intentionally. Love reluctantly left with Winter while Sky was left to wonder what was going on.
The Jarretts came out with Jeff calling himself the “Ultra Male.” Jarrett said now that he’s beaten Angle, he wants to offer a truce. Jarrett said they have to co-exist for the sake of his kids. Angle came out with his gift and admitted that Jarrett was the husband and father that he could never be. He brought the gift as a symbol of forgiveness. Jarrett looked uncertain and asked him if he was being sincere. Jarrett opened the gift to find a guitar painted with American flag colors. The three raised their hands together until Angle grabbed the guitar and walloped Jeff with it. Karen immediately tried to give Angle a low blow, but he just laughed and pulled out a cup he was wearing. Jeff had a nasty gash over his head and it appeared to be hardway blood. It actually made for an awesome visual as Jarrett had a ring of crimson around his eyes. Karen ran off to the corner in fear while an enraged Angle screamed at Jeff to face him in a cage match at Lockdown. Karen begged Jeff not to, but Angle warned them both that if Jeff didn’t, he would make their lives into a living hell everyday. Finally, Jeff said yes. Angle was great here, and it had the right intensity.
Bischoff talked with Gunner, Murphy and Rob Terry about the importance of claiming all of the championships for Immortal. Bischoff announced that Abyss had been stripped of the TV title after Crimson buried Janis in his back. Tonight, Bischoff told the three of them that they would face each other for the vacant title.
Karen freaked out and called the police about Kurt. Jeff came out looking like he had a two-inch cut in his head from the guitar shot.
2. Gunner defeated Murphy to win the vacant TNA TV title in a three-way match that also included Rob Terry in 1:45. Hulk Hogan’s wife Jennifer and daughter Brooke were shown at ringside. As the match started, the cops were shown pulling up to the building. That Orlando police is prompt. Gunner and Murphy acted like they weren’t getting along. Gunner speared Terry, and pinned Murphy with a TKO. Bischoff came out to applaud Gunner following the victory. Not long, but that was probably a good thing. DUD.
Styles did a promo saying he had been in the backseat too long. Then Ric Flair walked up and said he had three other guys to deal with. Styles decked Flair with one punch, then talked about how good that felt.
Karen demanded to an officer that Angle be arrested. Jeff tried to calm her down, then started screaming. He demanded that Karen be put in protective custody while he vowed to take care of it himself.
Hernandez did a pro-Mexico interview before the intergender trios match saying America was once the white man’s land, but now it’s “their” land.
3. Matt Morgan, Winter and Angelina Love defeated Hernandez, Rosita and Sarita in 1:20. Hernandez loosened a turnbuckle, but Matt Morgan rammed him into it in the opening minute. Rosita and Sarita jumped on Morgan’s back, but Morgan dumped them onto the mat. Winter then pinned Rosita following a Catatonic into a backbreaker. DUD
Postmatch, an unknown man ran out of the crowd to jump Morgan. Mike Tenay and Taz didn’t know who he was, saying he was a fan who jumped the rail last week. Morgan recovered and chased them all off.
4. Rob Van Dam and Mr. Anderson pinned each other in the four-way match that also included A.J. Styles and Bully Ray in 5:52. All four men were in the ring at the same time. A good portion of the match was spent trying to make Ray into a singles star. Styles got a great near fall following the springboard forearm. Van Dam gave Styles a Rider Kick for a near fall, which Anderson followed with a swinging neckbreaker on Van Dam. Styles missed a pescado on Ray, who pulled out a chair. As he was about to swing it, referee Earl Hebner grabbed it and pulled it down inside the ring. At that point, Anderson gave Van Dam a back suplex on the chair, and while both men shoulders were down, Hebner counted both men down. **1/4
Hebner looked indecisive and was about to tell ring announcer Jeremy Borash who won. But Ray hit Hebner, then decked Borash as well. Styles and Ray continued to brawl on the floor after the match ended, including Styles hitting Ray with a lighting kit. Styles threatened to hit Ray with a chair on the stage when Flair ran up from behind and gave Styles a low blow. Why didn’t Styles have his cup on? Ray threatened to hit Styles with the chair, then thought better of it and power bombed him off the ramp onto a table, just like the one he gave Mae Young during the Attitude era. Both men sold it like they were dead, with Al Snow among the agents running out to check on them. They sold this more than any angle in years. The last ten minutes of the show consisted of Ray screaming at Styles that he hopes that he never wrestles again, while Snow and Pat Kenney pulled him backstage. Meanwhile, Styles was lifted onto a stretcher while close-up shots of individual crowd members with concerned looks on their faces punctuated the scene. It was well done because it was given time to breathe. The rest of Fortune came out, with Robert Roode asking James Storm and Kazarian which one of them should call Styles’ wife Wendy. Kazarian did the honors, identifying himself as Frankie, and the ambulance pulled away.
SUMMARY: The final segment was the best executed angle TNA has done in several years. Hopefully, the follow up won’t be disappointing. Styles should return a bigger star than before. It’s amazing that angle took place one hour after that atrocity with Dinero and Joe. All that from the same company. The angle with Ray-Styles and the Kurt Angle-Jeff Jarrett segments were the only highlights of an otherwise bad show.
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Victory Road 2011 Complete Results!
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Bully Ray vs. Tommy Dreamer now falls count anywhere no DQDevon’s sons Terrence and Terrell came out after Ray had laid Dreamer out. Ray was distracted and behind his back, Devon ran into the ring. Devon & Dreamer did a 3-D on Ray through a table and Dreamer got the pin.
Beautiful People and Winter came out. Winter said she doesn’t have an isuse with Velvet Sky, Velvet Sky has an issue with her. Winter said Angelina is seeing through Sky and when Sky confronted her, Love simply walked away.
Angelina Love & Winter vs. Sarita & Rosita for the Knockouts tag titles
Sarita vowed to win the titles for Mexico.
Rosita & Sarita won the titles. The match had no heat and wasn’t good. Rosita went to hit Winter with a belt shot but Velvet Sky grabbed the belt away. Winter then used a rolling reverse cradle on Rosita, but Sarita jumped into the ring and rolled them one more time over putting Rosita on top for the pin.
Jeff took Karen on her honeymoon to a ride park. The kids all loved it while Karen can’t stand being at a theme park. The kids love Jeff while Karen isn’t having any fun at all and completely overdressed in a gown at a theme park.
Matt Morgan blamed Hernandez for costing him the TNA title.
Matt Morgan vs. Hernandez first blood match
They had a fake fan do a run-in and as ref Brian Hebner grabbed him to take him to security, apparently the fan must have laid out Hebner. Hernandez brought in a chain but Morgan got the chain away, hit Hernandez, and Hernandez bladed. However, Hernandez grabbed a can of some red coloring and sprayed it on Morgan’s chest. Ref Jackson James ran in, saw the red coloring on Morgan’s chest and ruled he was bleeding and gave the match to Hernandez. What a horrible finish.
Some interviews with the Ultimate X guys, you knowm since they didn’t bother to promote this on television. Max Buck said that he and Jeremy have an agreement that since it’s his birthday, he wins the title tonight and said it’s Generation Max and he’s going to have the belt on his vanilla birthday cake. Jeremy didn’t seem happy about it, but hey what can you do.
Ultimate X for the title: Kazarian defends agianst Robbie E, Max Buck and Jeremy Buck
Kazarian retained walking on the top of the cable while holding onto a structure on the top. Kazarian stomped his hands and got the belt and jumped down to win. Right before the finish Max and Jeremy were fighting over the belt.
The kids were eating. Karen is getting stick of this and complaing about the honeymoon. Karen thinks Jeff is going to get her champagne, but it was actually a pizza.
Beer Money vs. Ink Inc. for tag titles
Storm superkicked Jesse Neal and then gave Moore a backstabber and Beer Money used the DWI on Roode pinned Moore to win. After the match, Neal shook hands with Beer Money, but Moore grabbed one of Storm’s beers and spit it in Beer Money’s face. Crowd turned on Moore
A.J. Styles vs. Matt Hardy managed by Ric FlairFlair interfered included once drawing a claw to the groin. Styles kicked out of a moonsault. The finish saw Styles hit Hardy witht he Pele kick when Hardy was sitting on the top rope. Styles then used the spiral tap off the top rope for the pin. Styles then gave Flair a low blow as he was leaving. Matt did a good job here.
Back to the hoeymoon. Karen is throwing a fit. Jeff thought this was a great honeymoon and Karen said it was a family vacation, not a honeymoon. Jeff said that he now misses Kurt. He said Thursday he wants to call for a truce with Kurt. Karen wants to go back to the hotel. They all got sprayed with water. Karen blew a gasket. If that’s the climax of these skits, I don’t want to say it’s lame, but it’s a lot less than you’d expect.
Mr. Anderson vs. RVD for the no. 1 contendership
Anderson gave RVD a mic check on the floor and both ended up counted out. They teased that this double count out sets up a rematch on TV on Thursday. They must be trying to make sure people stop buying their PPVs.
Sting vs. Jeff Hardy for the TNA titleEric Bischoff announced he’s changed it to a no DQ match and that Jeff knew ahead of time but Sting didn’t to make it fair because Sting knew he was wrestling Hardy and Hardy didn’t in Fayetteville. Sting won with the scorpion death drop in 1:00, the first move of the match. Ok then.
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Kurt Angle Talks Contracts, Kids, Angle
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Interview highlights courtesy of The Mayhem’s official correspondent, Paterson from New Jersey:
The experience of filming “River of Darkness” & how he is trying to mirror what Sylvester Stallone has done in the movie industry: “The movie (‘River of Darkness’), a lot of people will look at it, watch it, and think ‘Wow they put a lot of money into that movie.’ In reality, we only put $30,000 into this movie. North Shore Pictures is growing. What I wanted to do is 15-20 Hollywood films and do my own films. Right now, I’ve done three films in Hollywood, but I also wanted to do is what Sylvester Stallone has done in the movie industry, which is take on his own films, his production company, and come up with great films people would like to watch.”
What fears he had about heading into his current feud with Jeff Jarrett & his ex-wife Karen (especially with his children being seen on national television), if he has been comfortable in everything to this point, & why he credits Hulk Hogan for helping him through this point in his TNA career: “I never wanted to get the kids involved. I know that we have a little bit, but the kids are not allowed to watch the program. We’re going to continue to have them involved. I”m not all for it. There have been a few things I have been uncomfortable with in the storyline & the writing, but I’ve been a trooper, and I’m trying to be a team player. The one person who has really helped me out is Hulk Hogan. He’s really protecting me and making sure nothing gets out of hand. I have to give him a lot of credit, because he’s the one guy I really trust. Dixie Carter is a great woman, and I trust her too, but Hulk Hogan has been the guy. He’s kind of my buffer. I have a lot of respect for him.” His reaction to those that feel it’s a foregone conclusion that he will return to the WWE when his TNA contract expires this August, the importance of him transitioning into wrestling part-time, & why that could be the determining factor if he stays with TNA or leaves for the WWE: “I love TNA. I love the way they treat me, I love the way they take care of me. My contract is up in August, and a lot of people think ‘Hey, Kurt Angle is going over to the WWE.’ I can’t really tell you where I’m going, but I do want to say that I am very happy in TNA. We just have to work out our new contract, and God willing, we do it the right way, and I won’t have to worry about coming back to the WWE, but I don’t want to count that out. I love WWE, but I love TNA even more. Hopefully, God willing, Dixie Carter & I can come to an agreement, and I can start wrestling on a part-time basis. I’m forty-two years old right now. Some days I feel like I’m sixty-two. It really comes down to how they use me. my job in the company is to have the best match on the card every Pay-Per-View. In order to do that, I have to be well-rested. I like to do house shows, I love to do TV’s, but I do have to make sure that I am ready for the Pay-Per-Views, because that’s the most important thing. Dixie Carter has been very good about making sure that I will be ready. I do want to sign a deal with TNA with Dixie Carter for the next three years, and I do want to retire in TNA, but I can’t guarantee that I will do that.”
JR’s Blog Update – March
Posted by: | CommentsJim Ross updated his blog on jrsbarbq.com where he talks about many topics including UFC’s purchase of StrikeForce. Some of the wrestling-related highlights:
- It is still a head scratcher to me as to what role @TheRock will play, if any, in the WWE Title Bout at WM27. A good piece of road has been traveled in that vehicle to not deliver the good in some fashion, or so it would seem. This mater alone makes this Wrestlemania hard to definitively predict.
- WM27 ticket sales are well north of 50,000 paid for well over a $5M gate and I’m predicting that the event will do between 65-75,000 fans for a gate of over $6M and perhaps getting close to $7M. When I broadcast the first event ever in the Georgia Dome, an Atlanta Falcon exhibition football game, in 1992, never in my wildest dream did I ever imagine that I would be attending a wrestling event in the house that Deion Sanders used to electrify that it would be packed.
- The St. Louis Raw this Monday is an important stop on the road to Wrestlemania especially after following the Dallas show last Monday when @steveaustinBSR returned to pop a terrific TV rating. If history holds true, the final three Monday night Raw’s going into a Wrestlemania PPV are generally hot shows. St. Louis has significant advance ticket sales and the long time hotbed of pro wrestling from the Promoter Sam Muchnick days will likely be a hot, loud crowd which makes any show better. It is crunch time for all involved in MNR as its like needing three wins over three weeks to make it to the championship game at the Final Four.
TNA Victory Road Results
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Bully Ray vs. Tommy Dreamer now falls count anywhere no DQ
Devon’s sons Terrence and Terrell came out after Ray had laid Dreamer out. Ray was distracted and behind his back, Devon ran into the ring. Devon & Dreamer did a 3-D on Ray through a table and Dreamer got the pin.
Beautiful People and Winter came out. Winter said she doesn’t have an isuse with Velvet Sky, Velvet Sky has an issue with her. Winter said Angelina is seeing through Sky and when Sky confronted her, Love simply walked away.
Angelina Love & Winter vs. Sarita & Rosita for the Knockouts tag titles
Sarita vowed to win the titles for Mexico.
Rosita & Sarita won the titles. The match had no heat and wasn’t good. Rosita went to hit Winter with a belt shot but Velvet Sky grabbed the belt away. Winter then used a rolling reverse cradle on Rosita, but Sarita jumped into the ring and rolled them one more time over putting Rosita on top for the pin.
Jeff took Karen on her honeymoon to a ride park. The kids all loved it while Karen can’t stand being at a theme park. The kids love Jeff while Karen isn’t having any fun at all and completely overdressed in a gown at a theme park.
Matt Morgan blamed Hernandez for costing him the TNA title.
Matt Morgan vs. Hernandez first blood match
They had a fake fan do a run-in and as ref Brian Hebner grabbed him to take him to security, apparently the fan must have laid out Hebner. Hernandez brought in a chain but Morgan got the chain away, hit Hernandez, and Hernandez bladed. However, Hernandez grabbed a can of some red coloring and sprayed it on Morgan’s chest. Ref Jackson James ran in, saw the red coloring on Morgan’s chest and ruled he was bleeding and gave the match to Hernandez. What a horrible finish.
Some interviews with the Ultimate X guys, you knowm since they didn’t bother to promote this on television. Max Buck said that he and Jeremy have an agreement that since it’s his birthday, he wins the title tonight and said it’s Generation Max and he’s going to have the belt on his vanilla birthday cake. Jeremy didn’t seem happy about it, but hey what can you do.
Ultimate X for the title: Kazarian defends agianst Robbie E, Max Buck and Jeremy Buck
Kazarian retained walking on the top of the cable while holding onto a structure on the top. Kazarian stomped his hands and got the belt and jumped down to win. Right before the finish Max and Jeremy were fighting over the belt.
The kids were eating. Karen is getting stick of this and complaing about the honeymoon. Karen thinks Jeff is going to get her champagne, but it was actually a pizza.
Beer Money vs. Ink Inc. for tag titles
Storm superkicked Jesse Neal and then gave Moore a backstabber and Beer Money used the DWI on Roode pinned Moore to win. After the match, Neal shook hands with Beer Money, but Moore grabbed one of Storm’s beers and spit it in Beer Money’s face. Crowd turned on Moore
A.J. Styles vs. Matt Hardy managed by Ric Flair
Flair interfered included once drawing a claw to the groin. Styles kicked out of a moonsault. The finish saw Styles hit Hardy witht he Pele kick when Hardy was sitting on the top rope. Styles then used the spiral tap off the top rope for the pin. Styles then gave Flair a low blow as he was leaving. Matt did a good job here.
Back to the hoeymoon. Karen is throwing a fit. Jeff thought this was a great honeymoon and Karen said it was a family vacation, not a honeymoon. Jeff said that he now misses Kurt. He said Thursday he wants to call for a truce with Kurt. Karen wants to go back to the hotel. They all got sprayed with water. Karen blew a gasket. If that’s the climax of these skits, I don’t want to say it’s lame, but it’s a lot less than you’d expect.
Mr. Anderson vs. RVD for the no. 1 contendership
Anderson gave RVD a mic check on the floor and both ended up counted out. They teased that this double count out sets up a rematch on TV on Thursday. They must be trying to make sure people stop buying their PPVs.
Sting vs. Jeff Hardy for the TNA title
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Eric Bischoff announced he’s changed it to a no DQ match and that Jeff knew ahead of time but Sting didn’t to make it fair because Sting knew he was wrestling Hardy and Hardy didn’t in Fayetteville. Sting won with the scorpion death drop in 1:00, the first move of the match. Ok then.
