Tonight on Impact Wrestling, TNA commentator Josh Matthews announced a Knockouts title match for TNA’s special One Night Only: Live! PPV event tomorrow night. In her first title defense in TNA, current Knockouts Champion Rosemary will take on Sienna – who won a number one contendership match against ODB during TNA’s Total Nonstop Deletion episode of … Read more
TNA continue to ring 2017 with surprises! Pro Wrestling Sheet reports that one of TNA’s founder, Jeff Jarrett, will be returning to TNA as an “Executive Consultant”. Jeff Jarrett, along with his wife Karen Jarrett and former TNA creative consultant Dutch Mantel (aka WWE’s Zen Colter) are all reportedly backstage for TNA’s first set of … Read more
TNA is ringing in the New Year under new management! In a press release, courtesy of PWInsider, Canadian based broadcast company Anthem Sports & Entertainment announced they have purchased TNA, forming Anthem Wrestling Exhibitions, LLC. Under this new ownership, Dixie Carter has resigned from her position as Chairman of Impact Venues and will join the Advisory … Read more
Diva Dirt presents its sixth annual Writers’ Choice Awards, as decided by the Diva Dirt team. As we come to the end of 2016, we have picked the best of the best to be awarded our Writers’ Choice trophies. TNA Knockout of the Year: Gail Kim She may have lost the award for Writer’s Choice … Read more
Diva Dirt presents its sixth annual Writers’ Choice Awards, as decided by the Diva Dirt team. As we come to the end of 2016, we have picked the best of the best to be awarded our Writers’ Choice trophies. Best Gimmick: Rosemary The year 2016 was the year that saw a wave of new names … Read more
The results are in! Over the past few days you have been voting in for the winners of the 2016 Diva Dirt Fan Awards. Now it’s time to reveal who you’ve picked! TNA Knockout of the Year: Gail Kim (29%) View the full results below: Who did you vote for?
Tonight on TNA’s special ‘Hardy New Year’ themed episode of Impact Wrestling, Matt and Reby Hardy revealed the gender of their baby in a very unique way. Caving in on his “broken brilliance”, ‘Broken’ Matt Hardy foresaw a vision in which a volcano eruption would reveal the gender of their baby. When the volcano exploded, … Read more
TNA continue to look and steam ahead for the year of 2017! As previously reported, TNA have planned a marathon of tapings for the first week of 2017 and have since announced that they will indeed return to the Impact Zone beginning January 5th, with a semi-live episode of Impact Wrestling, through January 8th, 2017. … Read more
This Thursday, TNA will present their special Total Nonstop Deletion episode of Impact. Though no official Knockouts match has been announced for the show, TNA have announced that former Knockouts champion Sienna will make an appearance at the show from the Hardy Compound. ImpactWrestling.com details Sienna’s appearance and teases a chance of more Knockouts being … Read more
In the latest episode of TNA’s “My First Day” YouTube series, McKenzie Mitchell sits down with Brandi Rhodes to discuss her current TNA run, transitioning from ring announcer to wrestler, future aspirations and more. Highlights of the interview below. On how it feels to be in TNA: “It feels very different but different in a … Read more
Former TNA Knockouts Champion Allie recently spoke with A Music Blog, Yea? (AMBY for short) to discuss women’s wrestling, signing with TNA after her collarbone injury and thoughts on why TNA fans have been so behind her Allie persona. Highlights below: On the rise of women’s wrestling: “I’m so so proud of not only the … Read more
After a whirlwind year that saw a shift in power, non-stop lawsuits and legal settlements, TNA (and new partner Anthem Sports) are looking ahead to the upcoming year with plans for new televised material. PWInsider reports the company has informed talents that they plan to have a marathon week of tapings from January 4th through January … Read more
Taryn Terrell isn’t the only former Knockout to have been interviewed by ImpactWrestling.com this week. Former Knockouts Champion and Knockouts Tag Team Champion Taylor Wilde also briefly spoke with ImpactWrestling.com to discuss her TNA run and thoughts on tonight’s big Six Sides of Steel cage main event match between Jade and Rosemary. Thoughts on first signing … Read more
Former TNA Knockouts Champion Taryn Terrell recently caught up ImpactWrestling.com to briefly discuss her experience as a Knockout, intense feud with TNA Hall of Famer Gail Kim and hyping this week’s Six Sides of Steel main event match between Rosemary and former Dollhouse associate Jade. On her favorite part being a Knockout: “There are not … Read more
TNA has announced a new partnership with Anthem Sports & Entertainment, which will allow TNA to continue to operate. Details of this new partnership, being labeled a “credit relationship”, were released in a joint press release: Announce Credit Relationship Toronto, Canada (November 3, 2016) – Anthem Sports & Entertainment Corp. and Impact Ventures, parent company … Read more
TNA’s UK television partner Challenge TV has announced that as of January 2017, it will be dropping all TNA programming. The network issued the following statement: We know that many TNA fans will be disappointed to hear this, but we wanted to let you all know that as of January 2017, Challenge will no longer … Read more
Former TNA Knockouts Champion Maria Kanellis has announced via Twitter that she will be leaving behind the wrestling business in order to continue her education: https://twitter.com/MariaLKanellis/status/793242751961862145 https://twitter.com/MariaLKanellis/status/793243837074374656 https://twitter.com/MariaLKanellis/status/793244585803804672 Maria worked for the WWE from 2004 to 2010, debuting as part of the first televised Diva Search. She would then joined Ring of Honor, making her … Read more
In the latest in a series of unfavorable news for TNA, PWInsider is reporting that TNA President Billy Corgan has filed a lawsuit against the company’s Chairman Dixie Carter, as well as her husband Serg Salinas, TNA Chief Financial Officer Dean Brodhead, Impact Wrestling and it’s parent company Impact Ventures LLC. Currently, there are little … Read more
TNA has taped upcoming episodes of TNA Xplosion, Impact Wrestling and an unnamed One Night Only PPV. Spoilers below.
In the words of Maria Kanellis: “Do you believe in miracles?”. Well, whether it was a miracle or a carefully thought out plan, TNA were able to go forward with this year’s Bound for Glory as planned. Wonder where Dixie Carter got that last minute funding from? In any event, we’re going to put TNA’s … Read more
After being inducted to the TNA Hall of Fame, Gail Kim would end her Bound for Glory night by winning the Knockouts title for a record setting six times, tying the most reigns with Angelina Love. Prior to the match, defending Knockouts Champion Maria Kanellis stated that her hand was still broken and could not … Read more
Tonight at Bound for Glory, Gail Kim took her rightful place in the TNA Hall of Fame. Making surprise appearances to the ceremony were former TNA Knockouts Christy Hemme (who thanked Gail for fighting hard to build the Knockouts division) and (a pregnant) Taryn Terrell who credited Gail for giving her a chance to be part and have a career in … Read more
Tonight at Bound for Glory, Maria Kanellis defends her Knockouts Championship against Gail Kim. Can Gail Kim go on to become a six time Knockouts Champion? The Diva Dirt team weighs in: Abir: As much as I adore both women, I feel like the ending won’t be a good one (creatively speaking). As she is being … Read more
Gail Kim has been in the wrestling business for sixteen years now and for much of that time, she has devoted her talent to TNA and their Knockouts division. As the inaugural TNA Knockouts champion, a ring veteran and leader in women’s wrestling, it should come to no surprise that Gail Kim would have the … Read more
Five-time Knockouts Champion and 2016 TNA Hall of Fame inductee Gail Kim recently spoke with Ring Rust Radio to discuss the honors of being the first female to be inducted to the TNA Hall of Fame, fans appreciation for women’s wrestling, opponents she’d would still like to work with and more. Thoughts on being honored … Read more
Just a few days after word got out that Brandi Rhodes had inked a new deal with TNA, things are now official: Brandi Rhodes will make her way to TNA as a competing Knockout! The announcement was officially made via TNA’s Twitter account and included Brandi’s first TNA interview with Josh Matthews on what fans … Read more