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TNA Victory Road Results, 7-13-08

matt@iscribelimited.com (Rock Bottoms) — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 08:34:05 EST

Here's a rundown of last night's TNA Victory Road pay-per-view...

The Motor City Machine Guns and Curry Man (Team TNA) defeated Doug Williams and Alex Kozlov and Tyson Dux (Team International) and Milano Collection A.T. and Masato Yoshino and Puma (Team Japan) and Ultimo Guerrero and Rey Bucanero and Averno (Team Mexico) in a World X Cup elimination match. Yoshino forced Kozlov to tap at 20:30, leaving Yoshino and Shelley as the last two entrants. After a series of nearfalls, Shelly pinned Yoshino.

Gail Kim pinned Angelina Love (w/Velvet Sky). Sky got involved early by breaking up Kim's attempted figure-four around the ringpost. Love's top came undone, but she had a sports bra underneath. Kim scored the clean pin. Sky attacked Kim after the match. The Beautiful People tried to put a brown paper bag over Kim's head, but she rolled out of the ring.

Sonjay Dutt beat Jay Lethal (w/SoCal Val). As Lethal and Dutt battled back inside the ring, Valclimbed onto the ring apron. Lethal ordered her to get back down to ringside. She obeyed. Moments later, Sonjay crawled over and told Val that he loves her. She climbed back onto the ring apron and Lethal walked over to talk to her. Sonjay took advantage of the distraction by rolling up Lethal and using the ropes for leverage while scoring the pin.

LAX (w/Hector Guerrero, Salinas) defeated Robert Roode and James Storm in a fans' revenge match to retain the TNA Tag Titles. At 8:45, Hernandez performed a top rope splash on Roode, but Storm broke up the pin attempt. Still impressive for a man his size. Less than a minute later, Hernandez hoisted Roode onto his shoulders and Hernandez performed a Gringo Cutter off the top rope for the win.

Taylor Wilde pinned Awesome Kong (w/Raisha Saeed) to retain the TNA Knockouts Title. Taylor caught Kong on the ropes and then armdragged her onto the mat. Cool spot and a big bump from Kong. Taylor went for the cover, but Kong kicked out and Taylor overacted as she tried to sell Kong kicking out of the move. A short time later, Kong went for a chokeslam, but Taylor rolled her up and scored the pin.

Volador Jr. defeated Kaz and Daivari and Naruki Doi in an Ultimate X match in the World X Cup Finals. Some insane spots in this one. The craziest came at the end when Daivari was climbing the ropes toward the center of the X. Kaz jumped from the top of the scaffolding and performed a leg drop on Daivari. Amazing spot. With the other wrestlers down, Volador Jr. climbed to the enter and retrieved the X to win the match for his team.

Kurt Angle and Team 3D pinned A.J. Styles and Christian Cage and Rhino in a full metal mayhem match. The ring was litter with tables and ladders when Kurt Angle pushed referee Earl Hebner over one the tables that was lying on its top. Hebner fell to the ground and clutched his ankle. A.J. placed Styles on a table and then started to climb a ladder.

"Enough of this crap," Trigg said. Trigg grab Devine's kendo stick and hit Styles with it. Angle recovered, climbed the ladder, and performed the Olympic Slam off the middle of the ladder and through a table on Styles for the win.

Booker T beat Samoa Joe when his wife made the three count in a TNA Title match. With one ref bumped, Slick Johnson ran out in his silly little shorts. Joe attacked both refs. Security guards ran in and Joe beat them up too. Sharmell entered the ring and pleaded with Booker again. "Somebody help," she pleaded. Booker was out. Joe locked him in a submission hold. Sharmell continued to plead for someone to help. Sting walked to ringside.

Joe looked down at him from the ring. Sting said something to Joe and he walked away and beat up Booker. Joe walked back toward Sting, who told him he made his point and enough was enough. Sting left and Joe slowly followed. Then he turned around and headed back to the ring. Joe attacked Booker again. Sting returned to the ring and got in Joe's face. "You made your point." Joe flipped him off and said, "Fuck you."

Great moment. Joe went back to Booker, but Sting spun him around and jabbed the baseball bat into Joe's gut and then slammed him over the head. Booker recovered and rolled on top of Joe. Sharmell slowly counted to three. West said her count doesn't mean anything.

Sharmell and Booker rolled out of the ring together. Booker took the title from the announcers' table and walked to the back with Sharmell. Sting left the ring and looked back at Joe, who was still lying in the ring. "How the hell can Booker T be TNA Champion," Mike Tenay asked to close out the live broadcast.

Kevin Nash Comments on Samoa Joe

matt@iscribelimited.com (Rock Bottoms) — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 07:42:49 EST

Kevin Nash was recently interviewed by UK's The Sun. Here's his response to a question about Samoa Joe:

Do you think Samoa Joe is ready to carry the ball?
Yeah. But the thing is, being in that position myself, it takes a while for the fans to build that love affair with you as champion.

Theyâre in love with you as the underdog, but once you take that next step and become the champion all of a sudden the perspective is different. A lot of times youâll get an initial pop but then thereâll be a bit of a lull.

But it just takes fans time to adjust. And as a company, if you make that decision you have to stick with it.

Kevin Nash is a fan of Samoa Joe.

TNA Wrestling Spoilers: iMPACT Results, 5-29-08

matt@iscribelimited.com (Rock Bottoms) — Tue, 27 May 2008 13:57:40 EST

The following TNA iMPACT results will air this Thursday, May 29:

- Team 3D and Booker T come out. They talk about being considered the "bad guys" in TNA, but wonder if AJ Styles really is the bad guy for what he did with Karen Angle. Booker complains about not being given what he is promised since arriving in TNA.

LAX comes out and Hector Guerrero announces that Jim Cornette has signed LAX vs. Team 3D at Slammiversary for the TNA Tag Team Titles. Christian Cage and Rhino come out. Cage says Booker can't live off his past anymore and that they will qualify for the King of the Mountain tonight. TNA World Champion Samoa Joe appears in the crowd and informs Booker that he isn't hard to find and that he will remain champion after Slammiversary. AJ Styles then appears and attacks Team 3D with a steel chair.

- Sonjay Dutt and Jay Lethal defeated The Rock N Rave Infection. After the match, Lethal asks Dutt to be his best man and he accepts.

- Angelina Love w/Velvet Sky defeated Roxxi Laveaux. After the match, Love and Sky put a brown bag over Roxxi's head. ODB and Gail Kim (on crutches) come out to make the save.

- Cornette comes to the ring and announces the following matches for Slammiversary: Samoa Joe vs. Robert Roode vs. Booker T and two more challengers, AJ Styles vs. Kurt Angle, Team 3D vs. LAX for the TNA Tag Team Titles and Petey Williams vs. Kaz for the TNA X Division Title. Kevin Nash asks to be involved in King of the Mountain as a special enforcer and Cornette agrees.

- Awesome Kong defeated Leva Bates in an open challenge for $25,000.

- Rhino defeated James Storm to qualify for the King of the Mountain Match.

- Kevin Nash is now working as Cornette's backstage enforcer.

- Christian Cage defeated Tomko to qualify for the King of the Mountain Match.

- Karen Angle comes out to the Impact Zone. AJ Styles' music plays but he doesn't come out. In the back, Kurt Angle is beating up AJ. Kurt enters the Impact Zone and tells Karen to leave. She slaps him and Kurt grabs her. AJ Styles runs out and he brawls with Kurt. Team 3D, Booker T and Tomko run out and attack AJ. Christian Cage runs out to make the save, but he gets taken out. Team 3D, Booker, Tomko and Angle all celebrate.

Bobby Lashley to TNA Wrestling?

matt@iscribelimited.com (Rock Bottoms) — Thu, 15 May 2008 14:10:34 EST

TNA officials are hopeful that former WWE star Bobby Lashley signs with the company because they see him as another big name with star power.

Kurt Angle and Booker T have been in touch with Lashley a lot recently, trying to recruit him to their side. Most sources believe that it's only a matter of time before Lashley joins TNA.

Do you think Lashley would be a good fit in TNA?

TNA Wrestling Results: Sacrifice, 5-11-08

matt@iscribelimited.com (Rock Bottoms) — Mon, 12 May 2008 07:40:20 EST

Here are the results from last night's TNA Wrestling pay-per-view, Sacrifice...

Deuces Wild Tag Team Tournament - Quarterfinal Match #1: Sting & James Storm vs. Team 3D
Devon with a series of elbow drops over Sting and then a big stomp over the chest. Devon with a snapmare into a headlock. They show a shot of Storm sitting on the ring apron and drinking some beer while Devon has a headlock still applied on Sting. Sting fights back with some elbows on Devon, but Devon rakes the eyes and gets a scoop slam. Devon off the top rope with a flying headbutt, cover, but only a two count. Devon with another headbutt attempt, but Sting rolls out of the way. Sting with some right hands on Devon and a Stinger Splash in the corner. Sting launches Ray into Devon, but misses a Stinger Splash. Ray with a scoop slam, Devon goes up to the top rope and connects with the headbutt to the groin. Devon leaves the ring and pulls a table out. 3D sets up the table, but Sting takes them both out with a double-clothesline. Storm talks trash behind 3D as they look at Sting. 3D then shrugs their shoulders and walk away. Sting then grabs Storm, throws him off the top rope and right through the table! Devon covers Storm and gets the pinfall.
Winners, advancing in the Deuces Wild Tag Team Tournament: Team 3D

- Backstage, Lauren is with Frank Trigg. Trigg talks about Kurt Angle suffering an injury competing overseas. Trigg talked about working with Angle and doing some drills and how Angle just didn't feel right. He said Angle just can't do it tonight because his neck is so bad. Lauren asks his take on Samoa Joe vs. Scott Steiner. Trigg said Joe looked so quick at Lockdown, while Steiner has a really respected background in wrestling. His pick tonight is Samoa Joe and doesn't think Steiner can keep up with him.

Deuces Wild Tag Team Tournament - Quarterfinal Match #2: Robert Roode & Booker T vs. Christian Cage & Rhino
Roode with some rights on Cage. Cage fights back with some boots in the corner. Cage is up on the top and takes out Roode with a big tornado DDT! Booker tags himself in when Roode crawls to the corner. Booker with some big chest chops and right hands on Cage in the corner. Booker with a big high back body drop on Cage. Booker with a kick to the gut, attempts an Axe Kick, Cage moves and drops Booker in an inverted DDT. Rhino gets the tag and he levels Booker. Rhino with a charge in the corner on Booker. Booker comes back with a spinning back kick on Rhino. Roode tags himself in when Booker comes off the ropes. Roode yells at Booker that he will take care of this. Rhino clotheslines Booker out of the ring. Roode with a knee to the head on Rhino, kick to the gut, attempts the Payoff, but Rhino levels him with a Gore! Rhino hooks the leg and gets the pinfall.
Winners, advancing in the Deuces Wild Tag Team Tournament: Christian Cage & Rhino

After the match, Booker T returns to the ring and shakes the hands of Christian Cage and Rhino. Booker raises their hands and claps for them as the fans in Orlando cheer. Booker T then leaves the ring, grabs a steel chair, returns to the ring and takes out both Cage and Rhino with a steel chair!

Deuces Wild Tag Team Tournament - Quarterfinal Match #3: Kip James & Matt Morgan vs. LAX w/ Hector Guerrero
Morgan gets the tag and he goes after Hernandez. Hernandez hits two shoulder blocks on Morgan and Morgan won't go down. He finally takes down Morgan with a flying shoulder block, but Kip takes him out. Morgan goes for a big boot, but takes out Kip instead. Hernandez with a big boot of his own on Kip, covers and gets the pinfall.
Winners, advancing in the Deuces Wild Tag Team Tournament: LAX

Deuces Wild Tag Team Tournament - Quarterfinal Match #4: AJ Styles & Super Eric vs. BG James & TNA Women's Champion Awesome Kong
BG applies a headlock, but AJ Styles fights out of it. BG sets up Styles for a series of rights, but Styles hits the Pele Kick out of no where! Super Eric gets the tag and takes out BG with a few clotheslines. Super Eric with a big right, goes up to the top rope and barely connects with a modified swanton bomb. Kong comes in and Super Eric gives her a scoop slam over BG! Super Eric then does a suicide dive through the ropes to take out Kong. Styles attempts a springboard Corkscrew from the top rope, but Styles catches the ropes and hits his face pretty hard botching the finish. BG picks up Styles, but Styles gets in a small package and gets the pinfall.
Winners, advancing in the Deuces Wild Tag Team Tournament: AJ Styles & Super Eric

TerrorDome Match - #1 Contendership for the TNA X Division Title: Curry Man vs. Sonjay Dutt vs. Consequences Creed vs. Shark Boy vs. Jimmy Rave vs. Kaz vs. Alex Shelley vs. Chris Sabin vs. Johnny Devine vs. "Black Machismo" Jay Lethal
The top of the TerrorDome is raised over the cage sides and the bell rings. Everyone begins climbing up the structure on the sides to try and climb out. Curry Man takes out Jimmy Rave with a jawbreaker and big right hand. Referee Rudy Charles is all the way at the top of the cage near the opening. Lots of action and brawling going on in the ring. Kaz with a modified piledriver on Devine. Shark Boy then takes out Kaz and kicks him in the corner. Shelley and Sabin double-team Shark Boy. Sonjay Dutt then takes out Shelley. Shelley fires back dropping Dutt on his face. Lethal goes for the Lethal Combination on Shelley, but Sabin breaks it up and The Machineguns double-team Lethal. Consequences Creed is up top hanging by his legs.

Kaz tries to pull him down, but Kaz takes out Lethal with a leg drop. Creed jumps down and takes out Kaz. Machineguns with a double-kick on Curry Man. Tons of fast action with The Machinguns, Lethal and Dutt. Kaz goes up to the top rope and he is followed up with Rave and Creed. Devine is up and hits a huracanranna on Kaz bringing everyone down in a big tower of doom!

Dutt with a huge flipping inverted DDT on Curry Man. Rave nails Lethal off the side of the steel. Rave with a flipping takedown on Lethal. Dutt is up on the top rope by himself as everyone continues brawling. Curry Man comes up top with Dutt. Dutt lands a few shots on Curry Man. Creed with a huge DDT on Rave. Shelley with a big flipping inverted DDT on Creed. Shark Boy with a Stunner on Shelley. Sabin leaps up and goes after Shark Boy. Shark Boy with a Stunner off the top on Sabin. Kaz then takes out Shark Boy with a facebuster. Huge spot saw Curry Man throw Dutt off the side of the Dome and Dutt took out everyone in the ring! Rave with a big clothesline takedown on Curry Man.

Rave begins climbing up the Dome. Curry Man comes up with Rave and hits the Spice Rack off the side of the Dome into the ring! Kaz comes up with Curry Man, but Curry Man knocks him down. Kaz jumps right back up and hits a reverse Flux Capacitor! Kaz is back up, but Devine is close by. Devine with a modified backcracker on Kaz and then the Devine Intervention on Creed.

Devine climbs up the Dome and gets close to the opening. Kaz gets a hold of him and Devine falls from the top taking everyone out! Kaz is still up, begins climbing towards the opening, a few jump up trying to get him, but they can't and Kaz gets out of the top.
Winner, #1 Contender for the TNA X Division Title & advancing to tonight's Main Event: Kaz

Deuces Wild Tag Team Tournament - Semifinal Match #1: Team 3D vs. Christian Cage & Rhino
Cage hits Ray and Rhino with a spinebuster on Ray. Rhino with a flying clothesline off the top on Devon. Johnny Devine appears at ringside with a kendo stick. In the ring, 3D takes out Cage with a modified 3D Drop. Rhino with a double clothesline on Ray and Devon. Devine hands the kendo stick to Ray, while in the ring Rhino takes out Devon with a powerslam. Rhino with a Gore on Devon, cover, but Devine distracts the referee. This allows Ray to level Rhino with the kendo stick, Devon covers and gets the pinfall.
Winners, advancing in the Deuces Wild Tag Team Tournament: Team 3D

After the match, Brother Ray grabs the TNA World Tag Team Titles and said they mine as well give them to Team 3D right now as they celebrate.

Deuces Wild Tag Team Tournament - Semifinal Match #2: AJ Styles & Super Eric vs. LAX w/ Hector Guerrero
Super Eric with the tag, scoop slam and elbow drop on Hernandez. Super Eric with a cover, but only gets a two count. Styles gets the tag, kicks Hernandez, snapmare takedown and then drops a knee over the head of Hernandez. Cover, but Hernandez kicks out. Styles with a modified camel clutch on Hernandez. Hernandez counters that into an electric chair on Styles. Homicide gets the tag. Super Eric gets the tag as well. Super Eric slides under Homicide, but Homicide hits an overhead belly-to-belly suplex on Super Eric. Hernandez comes in and catapults Super Eric into a clothesline from Homicide. Hernandez holds Super Eric up in a vertical suplex. Homicide then applies an STF on Styles. Hernandez drops Super Eric, Homicide covers, but only gets a two count.

Styles gets the tag, attempts a Styles Clash, but Homicide counters into a Gringo Stunner. Gringo Killer attempt, but Super Eric breaks it up. Hernandez takes Super Eric out over the top rope. Styles with a small package on Homicide, Salinas distracts the referee, Hector Guerrero runs in and reverses it allowing Homicide to pin Styles. Hector runs out, the referee drops down and counts the pinfall.

Winners, advancing in the Deuces Wild Tag Team Tournament: LAX

TNA Knockouts Makeover Battle Royal: Gail Kim vs. ODB vs. Traci Brooks vs. Velvet Sky vs. Angelina Love vs. Jacqueline vs. Christy Hemme vs. Roxxi Laveaux vs. Rhaka Khan vs. Salinas
The bell rings and all the ladies begin brawling. The action is everywhere in the ring. Roxxi throws Salinas out of the ring.

Salinas is eliminated.

Angelina Love starts pouring the contents of ODB's flask right in her face. Traci Brooks knocks Velvet Sky off the ring apron.

Velvet Sky is eliminated.
Traci Brooks is eliminated.

Christy Hemme with a dive on Rhaka Khan, but Khan throws her over the top rope.

Christy Hemme is eliminated.

Lots of double-team action on Rhaka Khan in the corner. ODB with a big charge on Khan. Jacqueline with a huge dropkick on Khan from the top rope. ODB, Jacqueline and Angelina Love all toss Rhaka Khan over the top rope.

Rhaka Kahn is eliminated.
Jacquelien is eliminated.
ODB is eliminated.
Angelina Love is eliminated.

We are down to the final two - Roxxi and Gail Kim. We have to keep in mind that Gail Kim is immune from getting her head shaved, so Angelina Love will be the next in line if Kim comes in second. TNA referees drag Angelina back to ringside and sit her in the barber chair if Roxxi is to win the Ladder Match portion of this match.

The bell rings again and Roxxi heads outside to get the ladder. Roxxi takes out Angelina Love with the ladder, but Gail Kim takes her out with a baseball slide into the ladder! Kim then leaves the ring and grabs another ladder setting it up under the contract. Kim starts climbing up the ladder, but Roxxi goes under her and attempts a powerbomb. Kim counters a powerbomb into a huracanranna takedown. Kim then tosses the ladder on top of Roxxi. Kim sets the ladder up in the corner and Roxxi tosses her into it. Roxxi with a charge on Kim in the corner against the ladder! Kim then flips Roxxi into the ladder as well.

Angelina Love then brings the other ladder into the ring and tells Gail to climb up. Gail sets it up, starts climbing and Roxxi appears up the other side. Kim then flips over Roxxi and hits a sunset flip off the ladder! Roxxi appears to be busted open on the side of her face. Angelina Love comes up on the ring apron and Roxxi takes her out. Roxxi with a spinebuster on Kim right on the ladder in the corner! Velvet Sky runs out and Roxxi levels her with a clothesline. Roxxi starts climbing up the ladder and Angelina Love pushes it over sending Roxxi into the ropes. Kim sets the ladder back up, climbs it and gets the contract for the winner.
Winner & #1 Contender for the TNA Women's Title: Gail Kim

Deuces Wild Tag Team Tournament - Finals Match: Team 3D vs. LAX w/ Hector Guerrero
In the ring, Hernandez is on the top rope. Ray chops him a few times, gets up with him, hooks an arm and connects with a big superplex. Devon then leaps off the other top rope and connects with a flying headbutt. Cover by Devon, but Hernandez gets a shoulder up. Ray and Devon with a modified 3D on Homicide. They realize Hernandez is the legal man and go after him. Hernandez with a double clothesline on 3D and Homicide with a huracanranna takedown on Ray. Hernandez with a spinebuster takedown on Ray, but Devon takes out Hernandez. Devon has Homicide up on the top rope. Hernandez goes behind Devon and connects with the Border Toss. Homicide with a Frog Splash off the top rope on Devon, hooks the leg and gets the pinfall!
Winners & NEW TNA World Tag Team Champions: LAX

TNA World Heavyweight Championship Match: Samoa Joe (c) vs. Scott Steiner vs. Kaz
Joe goes off the ropes, Steiner trips him up, pulls him out and sends Joe into the ring barricade. Kaz jumps out and Steiner clotheslines him on the outside. Steiner chops Joe in the chest, walks up the heel ramp and gives Joe a suplex at the end of the ramp. Joe favors his head after taking the suplex. Steiner breaks the count rolling in and out of the ring. Steiner rolls Kaz back in the ring.

Joe is still favoring his head on the ramp. In the ring, Steiner has Kaz up on the top rope and launches him off with a huge overhead belly-to-belly suplex. Joe tries getting up on the ring apron and Steiner knocks him off. Steiner takes out Kaz, goes to the ring apron, Joe gets to his feet and Steiner levels him with a flying clothesline. Steiner returns to the ring, chops Kaz, puts him up on the top rope, puts Kaz on his shoulders and falls back with force. Steiner covers Kaz, but Joe breaks up the pinfall. Steiner with a belly-to-belly suplex on Joe. Steiner with an overhead belly-to-belly on Kaz.

Another belly-to-belly by Steiner on Joe. Steiner kicks Kaz in the gut, gets him up on his shoulder, drops him over the top rope and yells it is over. Steiner applies the Steiner Recliner on Joe. Kaz is still up on the top rope as Joe reaches for the ropes. Kaz gets to his feet on the top rope, Joe puts Steiner on his shoulders and Kaz dropkicks Steiner off Joe's shoulders! All three men are down. Kaz is up first and takes out Steiner with a spin kick followed by a springboard leg drop. Kaz with a cover, but Steiner kicks out. Kaz hits Joe and then elbows Steiner. Joe with a huge overhead german suplex on Kaz. Joe slams Steiner with force in the corner. Steiner rolls to the outside and grabs a steel pipe.

Joe hits a suicide dive through the ropes, but Steiner gets the pipe up hitting Joe in the face. Kaz then takes out Steiner jumping over the top rope. Kaz throws Steiner in the ring, slingshots in, covers, but only gets a two count. Kaz with a leaping DDT on Steiner from the ring apron, cover, but only a two count. Steiner catches Kaz with an elbow to the gut when Kaz leaps off the top rope. Kaz levels Steiner with a huge dropkick.

Kaz is up on the top rope, Steiner is holding the referee and Petey Williams trips up Kaz crotching him. Steiner goes up top and hits the Frankensteiner on Kaz! Steiner covers Kaz...1...2...Joe breaks it up at the last second. Joe with an elbow to Steiner, boot to the face and a huge body splash in the air. Joe with a huge dropkick and back splash on Kaz. Powerslam by Joe on Steiner, cover, but Steiner kicks out. Joe attempts a rear naked choke, Joe breaks it to dodge an attack from Kaz and takes out Kaz with a big kick. Steiner and Joe are on the ring apron.

Joe puts Steiner on the top rope. Joe with elbows to Steiner. Kaz dropkicks Steiner off the ring apron. Kaz elbows Steiner, goes up top, but Steiner powers Kaz back down to the mat. Steiner covers Kaz, but only gets a two count. Kaz puts Steiner back up top, but Steiner throws him away. Joe then runs up, kicks Steiner in the head and connects with the Muscle Buster. Joe covers and gets the pinfall.
Winner & STILL TNA World Champion: Samoa Joe

TNA Knockout Update: Angelina Love, Gail Kim, Christy Hemme

matt@iscribelimited.com (Rock Bottoms) — Fri, 02 May 2008 08:51:56 EST

Forgive us, fans of TNA Wrestling beauties, we do spend far more time talking about WWE Divas than TNA Knockouts. We'll try to remedy that imbalance with the following news and notes:

- According to her MySpace page, Angelina Love is dating Jared Weeks of the rock band Saving Abel.

- Gail Kim is featured on the cover of the next issue of Pro Wrestling Illustrated, which is their special "Report Cards of the Stars" issue. Kim is featured alongside WWE stars Undertaker and Randy Orton.

- Christy Hemme's rock band HEMME is taking a short break. Hemme released the following message on her MySpace page regarding the status of the group:

Don't worry the band is not breaking up but just like any marriage or team effort you need a break to reflect on certain issues and even personal issues among the people at play. We just need a short time to get some stuff back on track and our minds back together to rule as HEMME with one solid mind.

The BB Kings show this Saturday will be canceled and we hope to get things back together before the Michigan show which most likely will happen. So this is not goodbye, just see you in a few. We love your support and couldn't give it up for anything in the world. Thank you very much and we hope you all understand, we are 1, us and you.

Here's a photo array of these three beauties. Click on any of the shots below for enlarged pictures of Angelina Love, Gail Kim and Christy Hemme:

TNA Wrestling Spoilers: iMPACT, 5-1-08

matt@iscribelimited.com (Rock Bottoms) — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 13:14:14 EST

Here are the results for TNA iMPACT, set to air tomorrow night...

- The Motor City Machineguns vs. Shark Boy & Curry Man ended in a No Contest when Scott Steiner and Petey Williams attacked all four men. Steiner then cut a promo on Kurt Angle and Angle came out. They started to brawl with Steiner putting Angle in the Steiner Recliner. Samoa Joe ran out and made the save.

- Backstage, Jeremy Borash was with AJ Styles. Styles has to find a new partner since Tomko is away in Japan.

- Mike Tenay did an in-ring interview with Velvet Sky and Angelina Love. They made fun of Gail Kim and ODB. Kim and OB ran out and they all brawled.

- LAX defeated Kaz & Eric Young. After the match, Homicide asked Hector Guerrero to be in their corner at Sacrifice and Hector accepts.

- Gail Kim & ODB defeated Velvet Sky & Angelina Love.

- AJ Styles & Super Eric defeated The Rock N' Rave Infection.

- TNA World Champion Samoa Joe & Kurt Angle defeated Scott Steiner & TNA X Division Champion Petey Williams. After the match, Angle attacked Joe and then Steiner attacked Angle. Steiner then took out Joe and posed with the TNA Title.

Paul Heyman Rips TNA Wrestling

matt@iscribelimited.com (Rock Bottoms) — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 08:13:26 EST

Paul Heyman was far from pleased with the way TNA Wrestling has marketed Samoa Joe since he won the TNA Title earlier this month.

"The live crowd, for the most part, loved the (Joe vs. Kurt Angle pay-per-view) match," Heyman wrote in his UK Sun blog. "Customer satisfaction with the TNA product probably reached an all time high with this match. And yet, NOTHING CHANGED!

"Why? Because TNA had no marketing campaign behind their new champion. 'Crossing the Line' was done by ECW in 1994. David Sahadi is a genius whose videos deserve massive praise, but the theme is the same as what he did for WWE a half decade ago. What public relations firm was hired to make Samoa Joe 'the IT guy' in today's pop culture? What marketing firm was retained to get the TNA name out there?"

Do you agree with Heyman's assessment?

TNA Wrestling Results: iMPACT, 4-24-08

matt@iscribelimited.com (Rock Bottoms) — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 07:50:25 EST

Here's what went down on TNA Wrestling's feature show last night...

Booker T walked to the ring and said he wanted to speak with Sting about last week. Booker said he was wrong to disrespect Sting last week. They shook hands. James Storm, Robert Roode, and Jacqueline walked onto the stage. Storm said Sting and Booker should get married. Roode said everyone, including the fans, want to see Sting and Booker fight.

Jim Cornette walked out and took a shot at how the heels were dressed. Cornette announced the "Deuces Wild Tag Team Tournament." He said there would be a tag team tournament on Impact. The winner of the matches advance to the pay-per-view and will face four teams that consist of randomly drawn singles wrestlers. Cornette announced Sting and Booker vs. Roode and Storm for later in the show..

Backstage, Jeremy Broash interviewed A.J. Styles about the tag title tournament. A distraught Karen Angle showed up and said she doesn't belong in TNA because of what Kurt did to her at the pay-per-view. A.J. took her hand and led her away to console her.

Team 3D defeated Black Reign and Rellik in a tournament match in 8:30.

Christian and Rhino defeated The Motor City Machine Guns in 11:15 in a tournament match.

Sting and Booker T beat Robert Roode and James Storm in 11:00.

Samoa Joe defeated Kurt Angle to retain the TNA Title in 23:00.

After the match, Steiner stood over Samoa Joe and said, "Don't ever disrespect me." He was pissed because Kurt forgot his name earlier in the show. Steiner got in Joe's face. Joe slapped Steiner. Cornette came out (because we haven't had enough of him tonight) and booked Joe vs. Angle vs. Steiner in a three-way for the TNA Title at the Sacrifice pay-per-view.

TNA Wrestling Issues Press Release on Slammiversary Location

matt@iscribelimited.com (Rock Bottoms) — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 07:21:43 EST

TNA's Slammiversay pay-per-view will take place on June 8. Just where will it be located? A recent press release from the company will answer that question:

TNA Wrestling is proud to announce that its worldwide Pay-Per-View spectacular âSlammiversary 2008â will be held live in the Memphis area at the DeSoto County Civic Center in Southaven, Mississippi at 7 p.m., Sunday, June 8, airing exclusively on Pay-Per-View.

TNA President Dixie Carter made the âSlammiversaryâ announcement on the âOff The Ropesâ ESPN radio show (KQPN 730 AM) in Memphis. The city of Memphis is the top-rated television market in the United States for âTNA iMPACTâ on Spike TV (Thursdays at 9 p.m. ET/PT).

âMemphis and the Mid-South know wrestling as well as anyone in the world, and weâre excited to show some of the best fans in the world that TNA has become the new king of professional wrestling action, both in the ring and with our unique fan experience,â Carter said.

âSlammiversaryâ will celebrate TNAâs sixth anniversary, a feat industry insiders thought impossible when the company debuted in Nashville in 2002. TNA, once labeled as a promotion that wouldnât last more than a few months, will come to the Memphis to celebrate a worldwide promotion spanning over 110 countries in six years.