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« Reply #925 on: May 31, 2011, 07:35:01 AM » |
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TNA Wrestling’s announcement on May 23 that Terry Taylor, Director of Talent Relations, made the decision to leave the organization, is reportedly a cover excuse.
According to a source, Taylor was fired by the organization on May 20. It is believed that he was let go due to allegations made against him in a lawsuit filed by a former performer.
The source notes that it may not necessarily be Shannon Spruill’s (a/k/a Daffney) lawsuit against the organization, although his name was implicated.
Taylor and creative writer Vince Russo pressured Daffney into performing a spot at the October 18, 2009 pay-per-view event Bound for Glory in which she would go through a board covered with barbed wire, reasoning that it was important for the ongoing feud between Abyss and Mick Foley. Daffney, who was hesitant on the idea, was assured that she would be fine and taken care of. She agreed to perform the spot, which resulted in her being chokeslammed from the ring apron by Abyss onto a board covered with barbed wire. She suffered a concussion taking the maneuver and was taken to an Orlando area hospital via ambulance. Furthermore, Spike TV wouldn’t allow TNA to air the spot during iMPACT! due to their policy on men-on-women violence.
Daffney’s trip to the emergency room resulted in a substantial medical bill, which Taylor stalled TNA from paying and ultimately was not. The lawsuit also claims she was pressured to continue performing after suffering two additional concussions. She suffered a concussion after being hit on the head with a toolbox by Tara following their match on the February 18, 2010 episode of iMPACT!. On April 20, 2010, she was injured in a dark match against an obese green worker by the name of Miss Betsy and was taken to an Orlando area hospital, where she was diagnosed with a concussion, as well as a deeply bruised sternum and a severe stinger.
Chief Financial Officer Dean Broadhead will oversee contractual matters while former WWE executive Bruce Prichard will handle Taylor’s remaining duties.
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« Reply #926 on: May 31, 2011, 08:24:47 AM » |
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I agree.
I don’t think he would have developed/evolved much more simply because he didn’t “have to.”
He was pushed all the way with limited ability AND a limited understanding of the business.
Like Hellwig, Bill thought he “knew” everything; he was just nicer about it.
But, several guys tried to make suggestions to him during his run, and the reasoning just never clicked.
Although he wasn’t a dick, I suspect BG still had the mentality: “Why should I listen to you? I became the biggest star in the company doing things my way.”
Things probably would have been a little different had he been an underneath guy who was looking to improve.
In that instance, I suspect he would’ve been willing & eager to develop.
Scott Vick spoke very highly of Greenturd when I used to talk to him. He talked him into doing the spear where he came off the rope the first time. He was worried about hurting him, but Vick talked him into doing it. Goldberg gave Vick a long two count that was neither planned or known to anybody but him. He was very appreciative of that. |
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« Reply #927 on: May 31, 2011, 10:22:56 AM » |
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Scott Vick spoke very highly of Greenturd when I used to talk to him. He talked him into doing the spear where he came off the rope the first time. He was worried about hurting him, but Vick talked him into doing it.
Goldberg gave Vick a long two count that was neither planned or known to anybody but him. He was very appreciative of that.
That may be Goldberg's biggest attribute: he was NOT an asshole. Being a nice dude goes a long way sometimes. If Bill had the personality of a Hellwig, I suspect that guys who worked with him would be a lot more critical of him. Even Bret "went easy" on him in his book...and look what BG did to him!! |
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« Reply #928 on: June 02, 2011, 06:16:07 PM » |
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Chris Sabin will be sidelined until 2012 after tearing both the ACL and MCL in his knee during a match last month on iMPACT!. He underwent surgery on his injured knee earlier this month.
Sabin suffered the injury during a match against Anarquia at the April 20 iMPACT! taping. He went for a springboard clothesline and tweaked his knee when the Mexican America member was out-of-position to receive the maneuver. The referee was instructed to end the match when it appeared Sabin was injured
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« Reply #929 on: June 02, 2011, 06:37:18 PM » |
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According to Wrestle Zone, TNA/Impact superstar Mick Foley was fired at the end of taping for this week’s episode of Impact Wrestling.
It was obviously a gimmick and Foley is still part of the TNA team, but we could be seeing a change in the guards at TNA.
Foley was helping to control the show as a network executive, but it looks like that all has changed with the recent firing
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According to Meltzer, TNA is upset about his "empty arena" joke.
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« Reply #930 on: June 02, 2011, 06:45:32 PM » |
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According to Meltzer, TNA is upset about his "empty arena" joke.
It was a pretty stupid thing to post. I believe that, in his books, he made similar jabs regarding WCW shows, but it might not be a good idea to say that about the company you're currently working for.  |
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« Reply #931 on: June 03, 2011, 05:38:04 AM » |
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It was a pretty stupid thing to post. I believe that, in his books, he made similar jabs regarding WCW shows, but it might not be a good idea to say that about the company you're currently working for. Ya that wasn't to bright on Foley's part. |
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« Reply #932 on: June 03, 2011, 01:43:33 PM » |
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Perhaps his jabs are just a part of the "work" of him being fired?
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« Reply #933 on: June 04, 2011, 10:05:20 AM » |
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All signs point to the announcement that Mick Foley had been "fired" on Impact Wrestling as his storyline exit from TNA. I am told that while Foley's deal with the company expires in September, internally, he was pretty much considered done and wouldn't be back.
It was pretty obvious based on Foley's Twitter comments (referring to TNA house shows as "Empty Arena Matches", among others) that he likely knew he was towards the end of that run.
While it was never spoken publicly, there was a sense of disenchantment and frustration from both sides about the relationship. TNA never really tapped into or promoted many of Foley's outside passion projects, while some within the company dismissed him as being hard to work with.
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« Reply #934 on: June 04, 2011, 06:51:39 PM » |
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...some within the company dismissed him as being hard to work with. I can believe that. |
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« Reply #935 on: June 04, 2011, 09:02:17 PM » |
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Mick Foley asked for his TNA release, due to creative differences. That is the reason he was written out of the network angle on Thursday's Impact.
Credit: WrestlingObserver.com
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« Reply #936 on: June 04, 2011, 09:05:32 PM » |
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suprise, suprise.....
Jeff Hardy's drug case has been continued yet again. Hardy's lawyers were in court earlier this week and it was revealed that a new date of June 27th has been set.
During the April 21st court hearing, Moore County Sentencing Services program administrator Becky Carlson told the court she needed until June 1st to finish Hardy's evaluation. She apparently missed that deadline so they'll be back in court on June 27th.
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« Reply #937 on: June 06, 2011, 05:30:34 PM » |
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Tommy Dreamer is still appearing on the TNA house show Basebrawl events this weekend, but after that he is done with the company. Dreamer posted the following on his twitter…
"If u need a reason 2 go 2 TNA shows on 6/10 Marion, Ill & 6/11 Memphis TN. They will b my last 2 appearances for TNA. Come say goodbye. Thnx"
Word is that the two sides could not come to an agreement on terms for a new contract. Dreamer debuted with TNA in June of 2010, and besides working as a wrestler, he worked as a producer/agent for the company. You can go to Dreamer's official website for information on booking him.
Credit: Pwinsider.com
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« Reply #938 on: June 06, 2011, 07:39:41 PM » |
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As previously reported, Mick Foley is indeed finished with TNA as an on-air character, having requested his release from the company. While his contract is not set to expire until September, WZ has learned some exclusive details on Foley's possible future after TNA.
According to a key WWE insider, there have been talks of bringing Foley back to the company as an "ambassador" for WWE. Over the past few weeks, Foley has been Tweeting with several WWE stars such as The Rock, hinting that he'd be at Raw for Rock's birthday celebration, and he even took at shot at TNA not too long ago when he compared an empty arena to a TNA house show.
The key insider told us this evening, "the feeling in the company is that Foley will be brought back to WWE as an ambassador, and I would be very surprised if he's not in that role by the end of the year, after his TNA deal expires."
WZ will keep you updated as this story continues to develop.
credit: wrestlezone.com
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« Reply #939 on: June 06, 2011, 07:55:45 PM » |
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There has been some controversy and debate over Hulk Hogan's official Facebook account. The following was posted to a fan on Sunday
"That's good to know brother. But in reality it was a lot of you idiot fans that killed wcw with your lack of appreciation and support for everything we did for you. Funny enough a lot of you morons like TNA too. Go figure. HH"
That quote was later taken down off of his Facebook page as Hogan then made posts claiming his account was hacked.
"Something so evil to hurt me or my fans.I assure you I would never say anything so evil about the great fans that I love and have made my career. I have nothing but love and respect for each and every HH fan.maby somebody that knows the INS and outs of computers can get to the Bottom of this and find out who is trying to hurt my fans and my career,thank you HULKAMANIACS nothing but love and respect. HH"
Hogan later posted:
"Hulkamaniacs - I have verified that my account was not hacked, and the posted screen shot was made by a person who was banned from this page due to abusive behavior. The screen shot was photo shopped, and the statement was NEVER made by me. You all make what we do worthwhile. HH"
credit: wrestlezone.com
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« Reply #940 on: June 09, 2011, 09:24:44 AM » |
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Source: RealXPac.com
About a week or two ago, Sean Waltman (a.k.a. X-Pac, Syxx, and Syxx-Pac) opened up his own website and, along with it, a personal blog. The blog is one of the better professional wrestling blogs that I’ve read because Waltman is totally honest in his assessment of certain individuals and companies.
For example, after a heart-wrenching revelation where Waltman revealed some details about his personal life, he went on to criticize iMPACT Wrestling on a variety of fronts. Here is the text from the portion of that blog entry which deals specifically with iMPACT Wrestling:
Mick has been in the headlines a lot in the last few days regarding Impact(TNA)Wrestling. I hear that some of the higher ups in that company describe Mick as hard to work with. That sounds like code for “Mick is too smart for us to bamboozle & is a threat to all of us who are failing miserably at producing a quality product that people want to watch” if you ask me. Mick has been misused & treated like s*** by that company, considering his accomplishments inside & outside of our industry. For instance, when Scott Hall & I came back last January to reunite the Wolfpac in the lamest attempt at picking a fight with WWE I’ve ever seen, they had us get to Mick in a pre taped backstage segment. I thought “Sweet, obviously we’re going to work with Mick in some way, or this makes no sense at all” Well, sure as the sun sets in the west, Mick got absolutely no payback on us & the integrity of his character on tv would have really been damaged if anyone had actually been watching the product. That company has shown Mick Foley no respect in my opinion & are totally unworthy of even having him associated with them. I promise 100 times more people know who Mick Foley is than have ever heard of TNA. Oh, I mean “Impact Wrestling”. So they finally decided to change the name. Another example of how pathetic they are. People with a brain have been telling them since the time they signed with Spike that if they are ever going to change the name, it should happen with the move to Spike network. Now it’s just confusing. But back to Mick. Mick has also been a proponent of actually giving the people watching the show (who have to be die hard “wrestling” fans to even tolerate watching that shiz) some “wrestling”. After all, the one thing TNA (I’m not even bothering to call them Impact for the rest of this blog, if ever) is rich in, is talent that can put on great matches in the ring. Keep s***ting on your fan base and your talent TNA. You don’t deserve Mick Foley, or a lot of the other great guys you have there & one day you will simply exist in WWE’s vast tape library. Mick, you are too good for them & although WWE is far from perfect & it sucked doing commentary with Vince yelling in your ear, you are a future Hall of Fame’r & I would personally love to see you back there. Thanks for reading my blog everyone. Bare with me on typos & the like. Remember, I never got past the 8th grade.
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« Reply #941 on: June 09, 2011, 10:21:01 AM » |
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That is pretty good considering the source. I am not a Foley fan, but I suspect he is correct. That almost gives me a little respect for the guy. I said almost, Show.
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« Reply #942 on: June 09, 2011, 12:59:38 PM » |
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That is pretty good considering the source. I am not a Foley fan, but I suspect he is correct. That almost gives me a little respect for the guy. I said almost, Show.
Foley is a glorified stuntman. Flair was right on the money with that one. |
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« Reply #943 on: June 09, 2011, 01:22:38 PM » |
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Foley is a glorified stuntman. Flair was right on the money with that one.
I agree... I am not saying he's not a nice guy... He is... The couple of times i met him, he was like a big kid and lots of fun, but he's not really very skillful in the ring. |
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« Reply #944 on: June 09, 2011, 03:02:49 PM » |
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Foley is a glorified stuntman. Flair was right on the money with that one.
Absolutely. I said that a long time ago and it was cool to hear Natch say the same thing. OF course, he said he would be done by 35 and it was actually 33, so he was off a little. |
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« Reply #945 on: June 13, 2011, 09:09:47 AM » |
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TNA has just confirmed that Mick Foley will be leaving the company.
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« Reply #946 on: June 13, 2011, 04:50:33 PM » |
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yeah i heard bischoff and hogan announce that in a in ring interview.
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« Reply #947 on: June 13, 2011, 06:44:11 PM » |
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Slammiversary results
Shelley and Storm def British Invasion
Morgan def Steiner
Abyss retains x division title
Mickie James retains
Bully Ray def Styles Last Man Standing
Anderson wins title
Angle def Jarrett
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« Reply #948 on: June 13, 2011, 10:05:47 PM » |
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TNA has just confirmed that Mick Foley will be leaving the company.
We welcome you back to the Federation with open arms Mick. Looking forward to seeing You vs. Taker Hell in the Cell II for Takers 20th win. |
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« Reply #949 on: June 14, 2011, 04:46:01 AM » |
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We welcome you back to the Federation with open arms Mick. Looking forward to seeing You vs. Taker Hell in the Cell II for Takers 20th win. I doubt it. He cannot even bend down to tie his shoes he is so broken from the years of ring abuse. |
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