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« Reply #1000 on: August 11, 2011, 04:29:38 PM » |
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Here is the latest regarding Matt and Jeff Hardy, those at TNA are trying to get them to check into rehab, but they have both refused, and that’s why they haven’t been brought back, reports Wrestling Observer Newsletter.
According to Wrestling Observer Newsletter, those close to the situation note that Samoa Joe has been talking seriously about looking at joining WWE when his contract expires in several months.
You might recall, Steve Austin’s tweet: WWE should sign Samoa Joe as soon as his TNA contract is up. One of my favorite workers in today’s game. Needs a full green light push.
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« Reply #1001 on: August 12, 2011, 06:30:45 PM » |
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Jimmy Yang wrote on Twitter that TNA owes him money for a television taping he worked back in June. He also wrote that the check they sent him bounced.
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« Reply #1002 on: August 13, 2011, 10:47:29 PM » |
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Jimmy Yang wrote on Twitter that TNA owes him money for a television taping he worked back in June. He also wrote that the check they sent him bounced.
This is highly suspect. If a check to Jimmy Yang bounced, then I'm quite certain the checks written to guys like Hogan, Bischoff, Sting, and Angle would be bouncing like a trampoline. |
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« Reply #1003 on: August 14, 2011, 05:19:18 AM » |
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This is highly suspect.
If a check to Jimmy Yang bounced, then I'm quite certain the checks written to guys like Hogan, Bischoff, Sting, and Angle would be bouncing like a trampoline.
Not if they're shorting the "lower-card" guys to keep the big dogs happy. I really hope that's not the case. |
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« Reply #1004 on: August 14, 2011, 12:18:06 PM » |
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Not if they're shorting the "lower-card" guys to keep the big dogs happy.
I really hope that's not the case.
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« Reply #1005 on: August 15, 2011, 09:39:32 AM » |
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TNA Wrestling head writer Vince Russo and Hulk Hogan engaged in a heated argument last Sunday at Hardcore Justice regarding the finish to the World Heavyweight Championship Match between Sting and Kurt Angle. Hogan later grumbled to colleagues that Russo doesn't know anything because he was never a wrestler.
The two former World Heavyweight Champions made up at the following day's iMPACT! Wrestling tapings. There was, however, noticeable tension among the organization's high ranking officials in the days that followed. Several employees feel it did more damage to a locker room already low in morale.
There has also been internal complaints regarding Eric Bischoff as many wrestlers feel he's arrogant and snobbish. His criticisms over in-ring performances fall on deaf ears because some wrestlers don't respect his opinion regarding their craft. An Eight-Man X Division Gauntlet Match that was originally taped on Tuesday was re-shot the following day because Bischoff didn't like it.
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« Reply #1006 on: August 15, 2011, 09:41:43 AM » |
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Matt Hardy posted the following to his Twitter:
The time off from Impact Wrestling has been a blessing in disguise-it's allowed me enough time at home to physically & mentally heal & completely clean up my life. It was needed. I feel great, & the old Matt Hardy feels alive & fresh! And BTW, rumors will always circulate.. But I know the real deal about myself & Jeff when I look in the mirror, & I'm ecstatic about where we're both at. Thanks to everyone who has always supported me-you guys are amazing & I love ya!
Matt denies that they turned down TNA's rehab request. We can confirm our original report is indeed true.
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« Reply #1007 on: August 17, 2011, 10:12:36 AM » |
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Brooke Hogan commented yesterday on her Twitter account (@MizzHogan) regarding the media reports that Hulk Hogan posing in front of a picture of his naked daughter was a bit disturbing:
"Im SO sick of people saying me and my dad are in some perverted relationship! Go home and do your own thing! Stop picking on me!"
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« Reply #1008 on: August 17, 2011, 10:33:30 AM » |
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Brooke Hogan commented yesterday on her Twitter account (@MizzHogan) regarding the media reports that Hulk Hogan posing in front of a picture of his naked daughter was a bit disturbing:
"Im SO sick of people saying me and my dad are in some perverted relationship! Go home and do your own thing! Stop picking on me!"
Yeah, lots of dads are very comfortable posing with their nude daughter.....  |
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« Reply #1009 on: August 17, 2011, 03:16:43 PM » |
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Brooke Hogan commented yesterday on her Twitter account (@MizzHogan) regarding the media reports that Hulk Hogan posing in front of a picture of his naked daughter was a bit disturbing:
"Im SO sick of people saying me and my dad are in some perverted relationship! Go home and do your own thing! Stop picking on me!"
If she doesn't want criticism (she DOES), then she should opt out of the celebrity spotlight (she won't).What skills do you think anybody from the original Bollea household have? Think about it... If it wasn't for being a public spectacle, what kind of jobs do you think they would have? I'm not knocking Hulk's success; I'm just stating that the public life has been extremely good to him, and without it, he probably would have moved furniture for a living with a side job as a bouncer at the local boobie bar. His brat daughter doesn't seem to understand or appreciate that concept. The celebrity life with its perks is the only life she's ever known. |
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« Reply #1010 on: August 20, 2011, 01:39:08 AM » |
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Apparently their last 2 PPV's have only sold 7,500 units each and they answer it by having Eric Young wrestle Scott Baio?! Terrible, terrible writing by a desperate group of men trying to salvage the corruption created by a clique of OAP's desperate to hold onto the limelight.
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« Reply #1011 on: August 22, 2011, 01:43:20 PM » |
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Jimmy Wang Yang via Twitter:
“finally got paid i guess better late then never”
Yang had made it public via his official Twitter account in the last few weeks that a check sent to him by TNA had bounced when he attempted to cash it. He was called “unprofessional” by TNA staff for making the news public.
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« Reply #1012 on: August 22, 2011, 02:02:11 PM » |
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During a recent interview conducted for PostandCourier.com, TNA co-founder and Father of Jeff Jarrett, Jerry Jarrett, had the following to say about the future of TNA:
“Until they make radical surgical changes in creative, and unless they get some people who comprehend the wrestling business, they are doomed to be the financial drain on Panda (majority owner Panda Energy) that they are now and have been since inception,” said TNA co-founder Jerry Jarrett. “The core of their problems is the creative development of their product. They have to cut the cancer out.”
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« Reply #1013 on: August 23, 2011, 09:14:43 AM » |
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Jeff Hardy announced on his Twitter his return to TNA.
Ok it's official...time to go back2work!I will be in Huntsville,AL this Thursday with ImpactWrestling!!!!
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« Reply #1014 on: August 24, 2011, 07:09:15 PM » |
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Regarding an update on the return of Jeff Hardy to TNA Wrestling, the word is that he will be returning to the company as a babyface once again, and not as a heel which he left as
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« Reply #1015 on: August 26, 2011, 05:54:47 AM » |
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The August 2011 issue of the UK based wrestling magazine Power Slam reports that there is a sizable pay discrepancy among the female performers of TNA Wrestling.
The magazine states that Christy Hemme and Mickie James are the highest-paid female talent in the organization: each earn more than $100,000 per year. Meanwhile, the rest of TNA's female wrestlers and personalities (Angelina Love, Brooke Tessmacher, Cookie, Jackie, Madison Rayne, ODB, Rosita, Sarita, SoCal Val, Tara, Traci Brooks, Velvet Sky and Winter) earn far less: $600 per appearance at most.
Karen Jarrett's salary is not stated, but the magazine indicates that she commands an above average appearance fee.
Hemme and James command the highest salaries because both were high-profile performers in WWE and thus are more valuable than the other women due to their name recognition. Though the magazine does not indicate which female talent earns more, it is noted that both make a similar low six-figure amount per year. Hemme, however, solely works televised events whereas James additionally appears on the company's live event tour.
Hemme's reported salary has drawn criticism from fans and colleagues who feel it's exorbitant for a non-wrestling female personality. The Honky Tonk Man claimed last year that her contract renewal with TNA last year was for three years at an annual rate of $175,000. He also said that Eric Bischoff, a huge supporter of the former WWE Diva and Playboy cover girl, helped Hemme obtain the high-end deal. Wrestling Observer editor Dave Meltzer would not confirm the veracity of the former WWE star's claim, however, he did say that the deal made her the highest paid female performer in the company.
Reports of Hemme's salary last year reportedly upset some of her female co-workers.
At the maximum second-tier rate, a TNA Knockout who appeared on every single television and pay-per-view event over the course of a calender year, 64 in all, would garner $38,400 at most. TNA solely covers airfare, leaving talent to cover all other expenses including lodging, wardrobe and medical. There is also no downside guarantee, thus meaning talent only get paid when they are used. And while the company holds numerous non-televised events, each tour features a rotation of two to five female performers.
Velvet Sky, who is arguably the organization's top homegrown female star, is believed to be earning the maximum rate of the second-tier salary cap. Her contract renewal with TNA last year reportedly called for her salary to be bumped from $300 per appearance to $600. However, she is an exception to the rule on salary hikes for female talent. Gail Kim, Awesome Kong and Shelly Martinez (a/k/a Salinas) have all publicly stated that they left TNA because organization officials denied their requests for a pay raise.
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« Reply #1016 on: August 26, 2011, 06:05:40 AM » |
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PWInsider.com is reporting that although Jeff Hardy is backstage at tonight's Impact Wrestling tapings in Hunstville, Alabama, TNA only plans to use him on the second set of tapings which will air on September 8th.
The first set of tapings, which airs next week, September 1st, will be used to advertise and hype Hardy's return to TV the following week.
On a related note, September 8th is also the day Jeff Hardy is due back in court to continue his case.
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« Reply #1017 on: August 26, 2011, 06:16:20 AM » |
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In a brand new, extremely candid article posted over at Grantland.com, the subsite of ESPN's Bill Simmons, many claims are made about WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair, including him wrestling with a heart condition & more. Below are highlights from the article, which you can read in full by clicking on the above link. -The article claims that Flair currently wrestles with a heart condition known as alcoholic cardiomyopathy. -As far as why he continues to wrestle, the article claims that it's because Flair was recently evicted from his home due to non-payment of his rent, and that he is in serious need of money. The following topics are also addressed: -Flair using the NWA title belt for collateral for different loans. -Nonpayment of taxes throughout the 1980s. -The lawsuit filed against him for allegedly flashing his genitals to flight attendants. -Domestic and physical issues with several of his ex-wives. It should be noted that this is not an interview, as Flair reportedly declined the interview offer. http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/6891795/the-wrestler-real-life |
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« Reply #1018 on: August 26, 2011, 02:06:16 PM » |
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Becky Bayless aka Cookie appears to be done with TNA after tweeting an update today.
Good morning booskis! New day & new twitter name...A big thank you to my TNA fam & fans, but it's time to move on...excited for what's next
wrestlezone.com.
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« Reply #1019 on: August 26, 2011, 04:49:35 PM » |
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Ric Flair is threatening to sue over a claim by ESPN.com-affiliated website Grantland.com that he has a heart condition caused by years of drinking.
A representative for Flair claimed to TMZ that Flair does not suffer from "alcoholic cardiomyopathy," which was reported in the expose by columnist Shane Ryan on Flair's troubled personal and professional life.
"While the information gleaned from courthouse records may be credible, Mr. Fliehr is currently evaluating his legal options with respect to falsehoods in the story, specifically the untrue statement that he suffers from alcoholic cardiomyopathy," Flair's rep said.
Flair is reportedly "furious" over the article, specifically the claim that years of alcohol consumption has caused a heart problem.
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« Reply #1020 on: August 29, 2011, 04:50:05 PM » |
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Ric Flair is threatening to sue over a claim by Grantland.com reporter Shane Ryan that Flair has a heart condition - Alcoholic Cardiomyopathy - due to years of excessive drinking. Through a representative, Flair claimed the reported condition is not true and he's "evaluating his legal options."
In his 2004 autobiography, "To Be The Man," Flair writes about being diagnosed with alcoholic cardiomyopathy around the time of his return to WWE in 2002.
On pg. 304/427, Flair writes, "Through my many years of partying, I also developed something called 'alcoholic cardiomyopathy, a weakening of the heart muscles. I first detected that there was something wrong when my heart began skipping beats. I went to a cardiologist friend who told me that when your heart pumps, it expands like a rubber band. But mine was doing it too much. Initially, I thought that steroids might be responsible, but the doctor dismissed this theory. My heart was fluttering from thirty-five years of hitting it hard."
The next part of Flair's statement in his autobiography gets to the heart of the Grantland story. Flair writes, "It's part of the price I've paid for being Ric Flair. In exchange for the glory and good times, I acquired a heart condition, self-esteem issues, and cataracts from tanning beds - and very nearly wrecked my marriage to a great woman."
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« Reply #1021 on: August 29, 2011, 04:51:48 PM » |
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James Storm announced via his Twitter page that he's been diagnosed with a partial separation of his shoulder. While he's been working through the pain, he's been told he needs to take it easy or he'll be out of the ring for 4-6 weeks, which would put him out of TNA's biggest PPV event of the year, Bound for Glory.
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« Reply #1022 on: August 29, 2011, 04:56:35 PM » |
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Ric Flair is threatening to sue over a claim by Grantland.com reporter Shane Ryan that Flair has a heart condition - Alcoholic Cardiomyopathy - due to years of excessive drinking. Through a representative, Flair claimed the reported condition is not true and he's "evaluating his legal options."
In his 2004 autobiography, "To Be The Man," Flair writes about being diagnosed with alcoholic cardiomyopathy around the time of his return to WWE in 2002.
On pg. 304/427, Flair writes, "Through my many years of partying, I also developed something called 'alcoholic cardiomyopathy, a weakening of the heart muscles. I first detected that there was something wrong when my heart began skipping beats. I went to a cardiologist friend who told me that when your heart pumps, it expands like a rubber band. But mine was doing it too much. Initially, I thought that steroids might be responsible, but the doctor dismissed this theory. My heart was fluttering from thirty-five years of hitting it hard."
The next part of Flair's statement in his autobiography gets to the heart of the Grantland story. Flair writes, "It's part of the price I've paid for being Ric Flair. In exchange for the glory and good times, I acquired a heart condition, self-esteem issues, and cataracts from tanning beds - and very nearly wrecked my marriage to a great woman."
Sorry, it was a long day... So, Flair is suing someone for claiming something that he, himself, admitted in his own book? |
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« Reply #1023 on: August 29, 2011, 05:00:45 PM » |
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Sorry, it was a long day...
So, Flair is suing someone for claiming something that he, himself, admitted in his own book?
Yeah, that is what it looks like. I've never read his book, but pwtorch is a pretty reliable site. |
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