TNA Wrestling News (Page 3)

The next TNA Wrestling pay-per-view, Destination X, takes place on March 9. Here's a preview of it:

The following results will air on Thursday, February 14 for TNA iMPACT:

- The show opens with Jim Cornette trying to sign Samoa Joe to his new contract when Christian Cage shows up. Cage asks Joe to team with him tonight against AJ Styles and Tomko. Joe agrees and leaves without signing his new contract.

- Team 3D vs. Shark Boy & Curry Man is up next. The referee forces 3D to weigh-in before the match. Devon weighs in under 275, but Ray can't make weight and has to sit out.

- Devon defeated Curry Man & Shark Boy in a Handicap Match

- Abyss vs. Scott Steiner never went down as Abyss walked to the ring, turned around and walked to the back still hurt from the Barbed Wire Massacre match. He took his mask off with his back to the crowd. Steiner demanded a match anyway and out came Petey Williams.

- Scott Steiner defeated Petey Williams.

- An angle was shot backstage where Christian Cage was attacked, so Kevin Nash will team with Samoa Joe tonight instead.

- TNA World Tag Team Champions AJ Styles & Tomko defeated Samoa Joe & Kevin Nash. Kurt Angle interfered helping Tomko to pin Joe.

- Rellik defeated Eric Young.

- Homicide defeated Chris Sabin & Jimmy Rave in a Triple Threat.

- Rhino came out and challenged James Storm to an Elevation X match at the Destination X PPV in March.

- TNA Women's Champion Awesome Kong defeated ODB in a non-title Street Fight. Gail Kim interefered trying to help ODB, but it backfired. ODB and Kim shoved each other after the match.

- Kurt and Karen Angle came out to renew their wedding vows. When the preacher asked if anyone objected, Samoa Joe and Kevin Nash came out. Joe and Nash brawled with Angle. During the brawl, the preacher's glasses fell off and he pronounced AJ Styles and Karen husband and wife. AJ kissed Karen and she freaked out. Angle looked on in disbelief.

SOURCE: PWInsider.com

- AJ Styles & Tomko defeated BG James & "Bullet" Bob Armstrong to retain the TNA World Tag Team Championships.
After the match, Kip James hits the ring to check on BG James. Bob Armstrong joins them checking on BG as well. BG is favoring his knee in pain. We see a shot of AJ Styles celebrating, but Tomko gets in his face telling him to focus. Kip and Bob then help BG out of the ring.

- Backstage, Karen Angle said she is sick of doing all of Kurt's dirty work. She said all he cares about is making people like AJ Styles and Tomko happy. Karen asks Kurt when was the last time they did something romantic together. Kurt asks why she is doing this right now of all times. Karen walks off and Kurt calls her a bitch.

- Traci Brooks defeated Payton Banks.

- Scott Steiner defeated Petey Williams in a "Case vs. Case" Match.

- Eric Young defeated James Storm to retain the TNA Drinking Championship.

- Awesome Kong defeated ODB to retain the TNA Women's Championship.

- Abyss defeated Judas Mesias in Barbed Wire Massacre 2.

- Booker T vs. Robert Roode ended in a Double Countout.

- "Black Machismo" Jay Lethal & The Motor City Machineguns defeated Team 3D & Johnny Devine in a Six Man Street Fight; Lethal captures the TNA X Division Title.

- TNA World Title Match with Special Enforcer Samoa Joe: Kurt Angle defeated Christian Cage.
Match ends when Tomko comes out and takes a chair from Angle. Kurt goes to punch Tomko, but he holds up. Tomko pushes Angle off and then Grabs Cage, and Death Valley Drivers Christian Cage to the mat, and slides out of the ring, walking away. Angle looks with shock, crawls over Cage and covers him. 1…2….3.

Here is the scheduled card for TNA Against All Odds. It airs this Sunday night, February 10.

TNA World Heavyweight Championship Match
- Kurt Angle (c) vs. Christian Cage.

TNA World Tag Team Championship Match
- AJ Styles & Tomko (c's) vs. BG James & "Bullet" Bob Armstrong.

TNA Women's Championship Match
- Awesome Kong (c) vs. ODB.

Barbed Wire Massacre 2
- Abyss vs. Judas Mesias.

Six Man Hardcore Street Fight
- Team 3D & TNA X Division Champion Johnny Devine vs. The Motor City Machineguns & "Black Machismo" Jay Lethal.

- Booker T vs. Robert Roode.

Drinking Championship Match
- James Storm vs. Eric Young.

Case vs. Case Match
- Scott Steiner vs. Petey Williams.

- Traci Brooks vs. Peyton Banks.

A top TNA Wrestling official has responded to the news that iMPACT overtoom ECW in the ratings last week.

"This week's Impact on Spike TV set a TNA viewership record with 1.623 million viewers, translating to a rating of 1.22. ECW on Sci Fi drew a 1.1 rating, so Impact outdrew ECW by 10 percent. Impact had never beaten ECW before."

The official added: "TNA wrestling would like to thank all of our loyal fans for helping to make this happen. It's just one of many milestones we hope to accomplish in 2008!"

Would Rob Van Dam ever join TNA Wrestling?

That question was asked of the former WWE star in a recent long chat with The Baltimore Sun. Here is RVD's reply:

I definitely would consider them. I would weigh out everything and decide what really is the best thing to do. When I knew that I wasn’t going to re-sign with WWE, which was around WrestleMania time when I knew for sure that I was going to stick to that plan, my first thoughts were, “OK, well there’s this TNA. I could go there to continue my career, still on television, but with a much-lighter schedule.”

Towards the end I was so burned out on wrestling that I didn’t even want to do that. So, I said, “Well, I’ll travel around and sign autographs,” because I’ve always enjoyed doing that. I do that at comic conventions, sporting conventions, gaming conventions, celebrity signing conventions, whatever. I can always keep busy doing that, but towards the end, I was so burned out on travel that I didn’t want to do that either.

I just wanted to stay home in California and not fly, with the exception of a few dates. I went to England, Australia and New Zealand because they were good trips and I was able to bring my wife, and they were good financial deals.

Read the full interview with RVD now.

Tapings for TNA iMPACT - set to air this Thursday - took place last night. Here's a rundown of the results:

- An in-ring segment with Samoe Joe and his new contract started us off. It involves Jim Cornette and Matt Morgan. Kevin Nash joins Joe in the ring. The segment ends with Joe putting Morgan through the table and ripping up the contract.

- Jim Cornette announces that AJ Styles will be the special guest referee between Tomko and Kurt Angle later tonight.

- Robert Roode comes out for a match, but Booker T chases him off.

- TNA Women's Champion Awesome Kong defeated Ms. Brooks. Peyton Banks attacks Brooks after the match.

- In a four corners pole match with three poles having rat traps and one pole containing Misty the Rat, Kaz defeated Black Reign. After the match, Reign attacked Kaz and took back Misty.

- Homicide defeated TNA X Division Champion Johnny Devine via DQ when Team 3D interfered. Hernandez took out Devine with the Border Toss.

- Another attempted contract signing with Samoa Joe takes place. Kurt Angle comes out and ends up getting put through the table. Still no contract signing.

- Shark Boy & Curry Man defeated Lance Hoyt & Jimmy Rave.

- TNA World Tag Team Champion Tomko defeated TNA World Champion Kurt Angle in a Non-Title Match following interference from Christian Cage.

WrestleZone.com is reporting that The Rock and Rave Infection will start a feud with LAX in order to keep the Christy Hemme angle going.

Rumors are strong that the team will be split up after putting LAX over.

Remember, Rave is not under contract and is unlikely to remain with TNA much longer. Where does this leave Hoyt? It's unknown right now. But TNA is dropping most of their male/female partnerships and reserving those storylines for Booker/Sharmel and the Kurt and Karen Angle.

Here are the results for TNA iMPACT, set to air December 13:

- Christian Cage opens the show with a promo in the ring announcing a tag team match for later tonight - Kurt Angle & Robert Roode vs. Cage and a partner of his choosing. Angle and Roode are also involved in the promo.

- Scott Steiner defeated Petey Williams, BG James & Christopher Daniels in a Four Way Match.

- Jeremy Borash comes to the ring and offers Steiner two options: a $50,000 check or any briefcase of his choice from the "Feast or Fired" match. Steiner takes Petey Williams' briefcase. As a result, Williams turns his briefcase over to Steiner. Petey's breifcase had a shot at the TNA World Title in it.

- Kaz defeated Rellik. After the match, Black Reign attacked Kaz.

- Angelina Love & Velvet Sky defeated Jackie Moore & Ms. Brooks. After the match, Robert Roode comes out and yells at Brooks for losing. Sharmell came out and Roode yelled at her causing Booker T to run out.

- An in-ring confrontation took place between Abyss and James Mitchell. Judas Mesias returns and attacks Abyss.

- Booker T defeated Chris Harris.

- BG James was allowed to open his briefcase from the "Feast or Fired" match and it had a shot at the TNA Tag Team Titles in it.

- Jay "Black Machismo" Lethal defeated Johnny Devine in an X Divison Lumberjack Match.

- Scott Steiner and Christopher Daniels opened up their briefcases from the "Feast or Fired" match. Steiner got the shot at the X Division Title, while Daniels got fired. Daniels shook hands with Borash and Steiner before leaving.

- TNA World Champion Kurt Angle & Robert Roode defeated Christian Cage. Cage didn't get a partner since the idea was that no one wanted to team with him. Angle and Roode beat down Cage after the match. AJ Styles came out and teased helping Cage, but left to the back.

Ron Killings announced in a bulletin through has MySpace page that he and TNA Wresting have come to a mutual agreement on his release:

Ron "The Truth" Killings and TNA Wrestling have come to a mutual agreement on his release. Killings wishes TNA Wrestling the best. Killings is looking forward to continue his wrestling career and looking to go back to his original stomping grounds.