After losing her Knockouts Title two weeks ago and pulling a no-show last week, Madison Rayne is teasing a “surprise” for this week’s Impact. Earlier today she tweeted: “I’ve got a little surprise for everyone this Thursday on @IMPACTWRESTLING :)) tune in to find out more :)) @SpikeTV 8pm!!!” This could have something to do … Read more
Don’t expect to see Mickie James on this week’s live Impact. Chances are, she’ll be busy preparing to perform outside the ring. Friday, August 31st marks the former Knockouts Champion’s 33rd birthday, and she’ll be celebrating it by singing with her live band at her official birthday party. The good news is, though you’ll miss … Read more
PWInsider is reporting that Claire Lynch‘s recent TNA departure was driven by fans’ overwhelmingly negative reaction to her storyline with AJ Styles. According to the report, Lynch gave immediate notice that she was quitting after fans “began bombarding her professional website, LinkedIn.com and Youtube.com accounts with derogatory and hateful messages about her acting, her character’s … Read more
Former TNA Knockout, Angelina Love, aka Angel Williams, has discussed for the first time her departure from TNA revealing that there was “no big scandal” regarding her leaving the company. Love tells Monday Night Mayhem: “There’s no big fancy story, there’s no scandal. It’s nothing too big. I spoke to all the appropriate people. It … Read more
Lacey Von Erich is expecting! The former TNA Knockout tweeted today that she is “due anyday” to give birth to a boy, making the child her second son. Lacey competed in TNA for almost a year, debuting in October 2009 and departing the company in November 2010. In that time, she held the TNA Knockouts … Read more
After her surprising debut on last week’s Impact, Taryn Terrell‘s profile has been added to ImpactWrestling.com. The profile describes her as “the newest TNA Knockout and referee for the Knockouts Division matches”, lending to speculation that she may become the official referee for Knockouts competition. View her profile by clicking here. RELATED: Taryn Terrell Talks … Read more
Saturday night the Food Network aired Wedding: Impossible, a behind-the-scenes look at TNA Knockout Gail Kim‘s May nuptials to celebrity chef and Restaurant: Impossible star, Robert Irvine. Contrary to the title, the program did not portray the wedding as “impossible” in any sense of the word. Instead, it was a heartfelt display of the love … Read more
It looks like 2012’s best wrestling discovery (yes, that is sarcasm), Claire Lynch, will be leaving TNA following next week’s episode of Impact Wrestling. F4WOnline.com reports on the latest Observer Radio that Lynch, played by a local Orlando actress named Julia Reilly, will wrap up her storyline with AJ Styles. For those who haven’t been … Read more
Following her surprise debut on last night’s episode of Impact Wrestling, Taryn Terrell gave an interview to SoCal Val on the Impact Post-Show talking about her joining TNA. Taryn admitted that she was nervous, but was happy to be there. RELATED: Former WWE Diva Makes TNA Debut The former WWE Diva, who competed as Tiffany, … Read more
Former TNA Knockouts Champion, Gail Kim‘s wedding to celebrity chef Robert Irvine will be featured in a television special on Food Network, where Irvine fronts several programs. Wedding Impossible, a special spin-off episode of his TV shows Restaurant Impossible and Dinner Impossible, will air Saturday, August 18th at 10pm on Food Network. The synopsis for … Read more
Fans hoping to see Sarita back in TNA (we sure do!) may have to hold out a while longer — she’s heading to Japan for two months. The sorely underutilized Knockout announced via Facebook that she will be taking part in a two-month stay in Japan while competing for STARDOM. She wrote: I’m very excited … Read more
TNA may not have seen the last of Velvet Sky yet, this according to a new report from PWInsider. They claim that shortly after Velvet received her release paperwork from the company, she received a call from TNA President Dixie Carter, querying her as to what it would take to bring her back to TNA. … Read more
TNA Knockout Rosita, real name Thea Trinidad, will make her film debut in a movie called “Self Storage” it’s been announced. Rosita joins fellow wrestler Tommy Dreamer in the movie which stars Eric Roberts (The Dark Knight). Full details on the movie below: [notice]Rhode Island Filmmaker Chad A. Verdi Attaches Professional Wrestling Legend Tommy Dreamer, … Read more
Hola everyone… yes let out your groans that I am the one taking over the redux this week while your Khaleesi gets her Olympics on. Okay, now if you didn’t automatically X out, first of all thank you. Second of all, let’s get down to business! Last night brought my personal favorite, AJ, into her … Read more
Welcome to another edition of your Impact Write-Up. This week’s might suffer a little in enthusiasm because I’ve overslept and am entering Cranky Vince level territory of rage right now, but I’ll try my best to be the perky person some of you love and some of you hate so much. All right, this week … Read more
Velvet Sky has officially confirmed that she has indeed parted ways with Impact Wrestling. In a tweet sent out earlier today, Sky responded to the rumors circulating surrounding her status with the company: “I have been granted my release by TNA at this time. It’s what’s best for me right now and I wanted to … Read more
Wow. That’s all I can really say right now. It takes a lot to truly leave me speechless, but the 1,000th episode of Raw did a damn good job of doing just that. From top to bottom, this episode was stacked with delightful surprises that never in a million years could I have predicted. Honestly, … Read more
Hot on the heels of Angelina Love recently departing TNA, a report suggests that her former Beautiful People partner Velvet Sky could soon be following suit. PWInsider reports that Sky “has either finished or will be finishing up with TNA shortly”, describing her status with the company as “tenuous”. The report states that Sky has … Read more
TNA Knockout ODB‘s appearances on Impact Wrestling have been scarce as of late, leading some fans to speculate about her future with the company. In response to such a question on Twitter, ODB confirmed on Friday that she has signed a new deal with TNA: “@scousewrestling: @TheODBBAM do you still wrestle in tna have not … Read more
TNA President Dixie Carter is reportedly being courted to star in Bravo’s latest Real Housewives offshoot, Real Housewives of Nashville. According to the report, securing Carter is a high priority. The highly popular franchise has become a key part of Bravo’s programming with versions set in New York, New Jersey, Orange County, Atlanta, and this … Read more
Warning: When I started writing this, I had no idea it would turn out this way. I was simply going to do a recap like always, but then personal feelings and opinions poured out, and there we go. I just want to state that this is just MY opinion and it DOES NOT necessarily reflect … Read more
Former five-time TNA Knockouts Champion Angelina Love has announced on Twitter that she has been granted her release from TNA, and cites her departure as “completely amicable”. “To all my wonderful fans, just want to let you know I have been granted my release from TNA. It was completely amicable parting of ways and I … Read more
Almost a month after Impact Wrestling went off the air with Dixie Carter effing-and-blinding over a secret phone call between her and AJ Styles being played for the world to hear, TNA is now continuing the story via its website, revealing that Styles’ rival Christopher Daniels doctored the phone call played on the show to … Read more
Former NCW Femmes Fatales Champion LuFisto celebrated fifteen years in professional wrestling by participating in TNA’s most recent “Gut Check” alongside Courtney Rush. For those who don’t know, Gut Check is a two-hour seminar that covers “multiple aspects of professional wrestling… prospective professional wrestlers, announcers, managers, valets and referees will be evaluated through promos, drills, … Read more
Former TNA Knockout Rosie Lottalove, aka Betsy Ruth, has announced her retirement from professional wrestling. In a short statement on Twitter, she wrote: Been out of Twitter world 4ever. Had a lot going on. Medical probs have forced me to retire from wrestling :-( Thanks 4 all the support! She also confirmed that she would … Read more
Details have surfaced on former TNA star Daffney‘s — real name Shannon Spruill — lawsuit against TNA stemming from injuries sustained during her time as a TNA Knockout. Daffney announced that she had filed a workers’ compensation claim against the company last year following her departure from the company. The suit is largely to do … Read more