TNA Wrestling News (Page 4)

Karen Angle recently spoke with The Miami Herald about her involvement with TNA Wrestling.

''[TNA] was talking about different storylines, things to do with Kurt,'' she said. "I came up with a couple of ideas using my daughter which then turned into something with our family. It was supposed to be a temporary thing. Obviously, it took off, and it went well.''

So far, it's gone incredibly well. Who knew she'd be a natural in front of the camera?

''I surprised myself, and I think I surprised everybody here,'' Karen said. "Now, it's turned into I'm under contract with [TNA], and it's an amazing, amazing opportunity.''

Karen debuted in July in an angle where she duped Samoa Joe.

''Kurt's so proud of me. He's very proud of me,'' she said. "And he's pushing me, and he wants me to do more and more. He's so supportive, but I definitely shocked the #%@& out of him. I don't think he thought I would be able to do what I'm doing.''

Read the full article here.

According to The Pro Wrestling Torch, Scott Hall no-showed the Turning Point PPV last night because he had "food poisoning" and couldn't make the show. Does anyone believe that?

Considering the circumstances involved, there were strong negative feelings toward him backstage within TNA for not at least attempting to show up when the company invested time building up the six-man main event.

Team 3D & Johnny Devine defeated The Motor City Machineguns & TNA X Division Champion Jay "Black Machismo" Lethal in a Six Man Tag Team Tables Match. There are lots of tables setup at ringside. Big spot early on saw Shelley, Sabin and Lethal all dive over the top rope and take out Team 3D and Devine. 3D slid a table into the ring and it hit Lethal who was standing at ringside. Shelley and Sabin responded by dropkicking the table into the face of 3D. Shelley and Sabin also went after Devine with some double-team moves. Ray moved a table that was setup when Sabin and Lethal hit Brother Devon with a suplex. 3D took out Shelley and Sabin later on with a big double-team slam and leg drop.

They did a referee bump when Lethal charged at Ray, but Ray moved and Lethal took out the referee. Lethal got a kendo stick and started hitting Devine with it, but Devine on a table and then connected with the flying elbow from the top to break the table. The finish saw 3D take out Lethal, Shelley and Sabin with the X Title and 3D put Devine on top of Lethal over the broken table when the referee came to, so the referee gave the win to 3D and Devine.

- Backstage, Crystal was with Kevin Nash and Scott Hall. Hall hasn't arrived to the PPV yet. Nash assured Samoa Joe that Hall would be there. He then started joking about how the only reason he was hanging out with Kurt Angle was to be around his wife Karen. Joe took the mic and said the critics of Nash are true. He said when Hall shows up and he wants to get serious, he can find him in his locker room. Nash called Joe a super serious Samoan.

- Angelina Love & Velvet Sky defeated ODB & Roxxi Laveaux. During the match, Sky gave ODB a wedgy. ODB gave the referee a wedgy as well. ODB put Sky in a tree of woe in the corner and stepped on her. Sky and Love give Roxxi a double Russian Leg Sweep to get the win. The finish saw Love kick Roxxi as Sky held her to get the win.

- Backstage, Jeremy Borash is with Kurt Angle as Angle goes to confront Christian Cage. Borash tries to get Angle to calm down by doing a breathing technique. He said he learned it from Karen. Kurt tells him to stay away from his wife. Angle goes in and talks with Cage, saying he and Roode can join the Alliance. Angle talked about how they don't have to like each other, but that they could co-exist and that he would be the leader of the group. Cage said that all sounds good except for the last part. Cage left and told Roode to follow his lead. Roode called Cage an asshole when he left, to which Ms. Brooks said that it takes one to know one.

- Eric Young defeated James Storm. They worked an angle before the match where Jackie Moore didn't allow Storm to have any beer before the match. When Young got in a series of offense on Storm during the match, Tenay and West wondered if it had to do with Storm not getting his usual dose of beer. The action spilled to the outside of the ring and Storm worked on Young's shoulder against the ring post. Storm then continued to work on Young's shoulder for the rest of the match. Storm attempted a superkick, but Young countered and hit a powerslam.

The finish saw Jackie try to spit beer in the face of Young, but Young dodged it and she spit it in Storm's face instead. Storm then took the beer bottle, drank some of it and then tried to hit Young, but the referee took it away and Young rolled up Storm for the win. Orlando crowd was really into the match.

- The "Feast or Fired" match is up next. Four briefcases will be hanging from four corners of the ring and the winner must get the briefcase and have possession by having their feet planted on the floor. The TNA stars involved include: Senshi, Elix Skipper, Christopher Daniels, Sonjay Dutt, Shark Boy, Lance Hoyt, Jimmy Rave, Petey Williams, Chris Harris, BG James, Kip James, Homicide, Hernandez and Scott Steiner. They are going to reveal whats inside of the briefcases this Thursday on iMPACT.

- Petey Williams, BG James, Senshi & Scott Steiner won the "Feast or Fired" Match. TNA described this as an anything-goes brawl. Petey Williams got the first case. Kip James took down the next case and tossed it to BG James on the outside of the ring. Senshi got the third case after he was launched into the corner by Hernandez. Christopher Daniels got the last case, but dropped it before he could reach the floor. Kip James took down Daniels and then Scott Steiner grabed the case and got to the outside to get the win. As noted earlier, the Pay Per View paying audience has to wait until Thursday on Impact to find out what is inside of the cases - being either title shots or a pink slip.

Continue Reading...

• Good news for TNA Wrestling officials: last week’s special edition of TNA iMPACT on Thanksgiving scored a 1.0 cable rating.

• TNA Mobile announced that the Against All Odds 2008 pay-per-view will take place in Greenville, South Carolina February 10. Tickets will go on sale December 7.

• Angelina Love & Velvet Sky will face Roxy LeVeaux & ODB in a TNA Knockout Tag Team match at this Sunday’s PPV.

• Gail Kim will defend her Knockout Championship against Kong this Sunday at Turning Point.

• There are currently no plans to bring back Jeff Jarrett as an on-air performer. He'll eventually come back when the feeling is right to maximize his character. Right now, with Booker T, Scott Hall and Kevin Nash starting out in the main event mix, he doesn't feel it's the proper time to come back.

• TNA Wrestling hasn't made a decision on using Scott Hall for the long-term, but the company will soon. He'll work a few more dates and then they'll decide from there.

SOURCE: Wrestling Observer Newsletter

- Abyss defeated Black Reign in a Shop of Horrors Match. TNA placed weapons around the ringside area as the announcers remind us that anything goes. Abyss cracked a big board over the head of Reign followed by sending him through a wall. They brawled to the entrance ramp area and Reign gave Abyss a quick suplex over a few trash cans. Abyss got a barbed wire bat and hit Reign with it a few times. They did a big spot where Abyss chokeslammed Reign off the stage. Believe it or not, a board full of rap traps was revealed and put in the ring by Abyss. The finish saw James Mitchell try to interfere, but Abyss put Reign's rat down his clothes and Abyss took a shot on the board full of rat traps. Abyss then dodged a brass knucks shot and hit a Black Hole Slam for the win. After the match, Abyss unlocked a black box at ringside. Inside was a wrestler with a red mask on. The wrestler beat up Abyss, put him in a box and pushed it off the entrance ramp.

- The Motor City Machine Guns (Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley) defeated Team 3D. Very solid tag team match between these two teams. Sabin and Shelley attacked 3D during their entrance. The action spilled to the ring and 3D bailed from the ring early on when MCMG got in some offense. Sabin got taken out later on with some 3D double team moves. Brother Ray crotched both Sabin and Shelley on the turnbuckles when they were posing. Tons of quick offense by MCMG on Brother Devon at this point in the match. Ray pulled the referee out of the ring when Sabin had a pinfall on Devon. Ray then took off his belt and started whipping Sabin with it. Doomsday Device by 3D on Sabin, but Sabin kicked out during the close pinfall. 3D brought a table into the ring and put it in the corner despite the referee trying to prevent them from doing so. The finish saw Sabin run up the table, flip back and then send Devon through the table. MCMG then hit a double enziguiri kick on Ray to get the pinfall.

- Gail Kim defeated ODB, Roxxi Laveaux & Angel Williams in a Four Way Women's Match to retain the TNA Women's Title. Not much here as it was a fairly quick match. ODB was acting crazy throughout the match and the fans in Orlando seemed confused. The referee sent VKM to the back early on. ODB then continued the crazy and started slapping the ass of all the women in the ring. The finish saw Roxxi spit mist into the eyes of ODB allowing Kim to hit a modified neckbreaker on ODB to get the pinfall. After the match, Awesome Kong appeared and stared down Gail Kim.

- Jay "Black Machismo" Lethal defeated Sonjay Dutt to retain the TNA X Division Title. Dutt took out Lethal early on with a quick flip dive over the top rope to the outside. Lots of quick back and forth action between the two early on as well. Dutt grounded the action by applying a body scissors submission on Lethal. Another quick spot saw Lethal hit a suicide dive through the ropes on Dutt on the outside. Dutt responded with a Camel Clutch on Lethal in the ring. The finish saw Lethal hit the Lethal Combination followed by a flying elbow off the top rope to get the pinfall on Dutt to retain the title. After the match, Lethal and Dutt hugged and then So Cal Val was invited in. Team 3D then ran out and started attacking Lethal and Dutt. Ray got on the mic and said Sabin and Shelley cheated. Ray said they were taking the X Division Title hostage and left with the belt.

- AJ Styles & Tomko defeated The Steiner Brothers to retain the TNA World Tag Team Titles. The match started off early on with AJ Styles and Scott Steiner. Scott kept taking out out Styles, causing Tomko and Rick to get tags. Scary moment saw Rick hit Tomko with a botched Death Valley Driver. Tomko looked a bit dazed, but responded with a quick clothesline on Rick. Scott got the tag and Styles and Tomko did some double-teaming. Tomko broke up a pinfall attempt on AJ after a top rope bulldog by Rick went down. The finish saw the referee get bumped allowing Styles to hit a low blow on Rick followed by a steel chair shot. Styles got the pinfall on Rick to retain the tag titles.

Continue Reading...

It appears as though that former WWE/WCW star Booker T is heading to TNA Wrestling.

According to sources within the company, Booker began talking with TNA over the summer, while he was still under contract to WWE. TNA hoped to debut him in the company alongside Chris Jericho on the first two-hour edition of Impact in October.

However, everyone knew that Jericho was leaning towards WWE, although he did have at least a few serious discussions with TNA officials.

It's now evident that Booker T will be Sting's mystery partner at tonight's TNA Genesis pay-per-view.

Here is the updated card for TNA Genesis this Sunday:

TNA World Heavyweight Championship Match
- Kurt Angle (c) & Kevin Nash vs. Sting & mystery partner

TNA X Division Championship Match
- Jay "Black Machismo" Lethal (c) vs. Sonjay Dutt

TNA World Tag Team Championship Match
- AJ Styles & Tomko (c's) vs. The Steiner Brothers

"Fight for the Right" Tournament Final - Ladder Match
- Christian Cage vs. Kaz

- Samoa Joe vs. Robert Roode

- Team 3D vs. The Motor City Machineguns

Shop of Horrors Match
- Abyss vs. Black Reign

TNA Women's Championship Match
- Gail Kim (c) vs. Roxxi Laveaux vs. ODB vs. Angel Williams

TNA iMPACT! Tapings for November 8:

- Christian Cage defeated Kaz in the "Fight for the Right" Tournament Final. AJ Styles and Tomko interfered to help Cage get the win. After the match, Matt Morgan came down and announced the match a No Contest. Morgan said since he is in charge with Jim Cornette away, as he announced a rematch between Cage and Kaz to take place at Genesis with a Ladder Match stipulation.

- TNA Women's Champion Gail Kim defeated Alexis James.

- Team 3D defeated Abyss & TNA X Division Champion Jay "Black Machismo" Lethal. Black Reign came out to distract Abyss to the back. After the match, 3D beat down Lethal with belts.

- Takedown Challenge: Scott Steiner vs. AJ Styles. They took the ropes down for this contest. Steiner was beating Styles 4 to 3 until Tomko hit the ring and attacked Steiner. Rick Steiner hit the ring to make the save.

- Sting, Samoa Joe & Eric Young defeated TNA World Champion Kurt Angle, James Storm & Robert Roode.

- An in-ring promo with Kevin Nash and Scott Hall took place. They talked about the Kliq. Hall revealed that he isn't going to be Sting's partner at Genesis. Kurt Angle came out and demanded to know who it was. Sting came out and told Angle that he had to wait until Sunday like everyone else.

LAX and the Steiners vs VKM and Tomko/AJ Styles
A nice little 8-man tag that ended with Homicide receiving a weapon from a member of the Latino Nation. Hernandez gets the pin.
Winners: LAX and Steiners

Kurt Angle tells Karen to go have sex with Nash. Well, okay then.

Fight For the Right Quarter Finals: James Storm vs Eric Young
A pretty decent match that had a bad ending. Storm stops Jackie down and Young goes to check on her but gets hit with The Last Call superkick for his troubles.
Winner: James Storm

JB is with Karen in the back as she goes to Nash’s lockerroom. She tries to seduce him. But he’s not interested. She’s an Angle. She leaves. Nash says a cold shower will take care of that.

Sonjay Dutt vs Shark Boy vs Havoc vs Petey Williams
Cut short by 3D. Team 3D beats down all four men.
No Contest

Robert Roode and Brooks are in the back with Crystal. Roode wants his title shot. He’s tired of seeing the same guys having the top spots. Last week he took down Samoa Joe, and tonight in his match with Fatu, he will be one step closer to being heavyweight champion.

World Title Match: Kurt Angle vs Sting
A few minutes in, Nash comes to ringside and sits, watching the match. Sting hits Nash. Nash interferes, there’s a ref bump, Angle hits the Angle Slam and Hebner comes out to count the 3.
Winner and New World Champion: Kurt Angle

The refs argue and Cornette comes to the ring. Cornette is taking the refs to the back and they are going to watch the tape and decide on the outcome.

In Cornette’s office Nash is yelling at Cornette, demanding a match with Angle.

Fight For The Right Quarter Finals: Robert Roode vs Junior Fatu
Christian Cage comes out and does commentary with Don West. Fatu wins after the interference from Joe
Winner: Fatu

Cornette says Kurt Angle is the champion. But at Genesis there will be a tag team match for the World Title. Nash and Kurt vs Sting and… Sting comes out and says he will find his own partner. Whoever gets the win in the match is the new champ.