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A short documentary about LDN wrestler Alan Lee Travis. If you ever see someone in a hoodie buying a protein bar or fruit juice before a wrestling event, it may well be the 4 time....I mean 5 time LDN Champion Travis~~

 

I know interest in TNA is low, but here is the opening to tonight's Bound For Glory ppv:

 

https://youtu.be/SL_OBvgqeUo

 

The card doesn't look too bad, to be honest.

That's awesome. Thanks for posting!

I am sure it has been mentioned already, but Paige is really bad at calling spots. In her match with the Bellas last night, it was almost every other move she was shouting, including the "roll me up" at the end.

That Ron Killings is amazing.

 

In other news... At least Spud is still having fun:https://youtu.be/gDLY6SNwyAg

Did Adam Rose actually ever turn heel? I remember him gobbing off 

This thread has led to me searching loads of ECW related stuff on Youtube. I have just watched the trailer for Balls Mahoney's YouShoot. It looks hilarious: https://youtu.be/SnO7IIZgvrg

So I have just had a quick look at the TNA website, and noticed that they have 4 Impact taping dates before Slammiversary? Does this mean that they will be taping the TV shows that are being broadcast after the PPV??

TNA have 3-4 tapings next week, with the first one being on Friday (which will be shown on Destination America later that evening), so I assume these will be the first shows Corgan will be working on?

I've always been a big fan of the heroic and charitable work of WWE superstar Tony Cena

It does seem mad that he'd be on that much per appearance, so it probably is the total sum of x amounts of appearances. Didn't they tape 6-8 shows over a few days in March? Perhaps it's the total pay for that?

The thing is though, Ian, is that the $4000 cheque photo on Twitter is from Manik, not Hardy! So how much must he be on??

Agree about both ECIII and the new Eli guy. Impact has been much better recently, actually. The 'new' Impact Zone looks even more small time then the old Impact Zone, but the show quality has been decent, with some nice matches (Angle v Lashley in particular).

Very minor observation..... When looking on the roster page over at WWE.com, Hulk Hogan is listed on the 'WCW Alumni' section, but not on the 'Current Roster' or 'WWE Alumni' section, which I find a little odd?

Davey Richards- Life Saver....

 

"TNA Superstars come from all walks of life and with all different experiences. The stars of IMPACT WRESTLING have backgrounds ranging from military veterans to professional stunt women. Davey Richards is certainly best known as a ring technician, but did you know that he is also a firefighter and Critical Care Flight Paramedic? 

The former TNA World Tag Team Champion headed to the UK in-order to practice one of those skill sets during the Maximum IMPACT Tour but had to use more by the time the trip was over. The Wolves boarded their return flight from the UK when a medical emergency occurred and Richards sprung to action!

Richards responded to the pilot's call for any trained medical personnel and successfully treated an elderly woman experiencing heart problems. Richards was commended by the flight staff, the patient and the patient's family.

After hearing about the story, IMPACTWRESTLING.com reached Davey for comment:

Put that down as your feel good story of the day! Way to go, Davey!"

I am pretty sure that this is the 'Stinger' I saw wrestling on the holiday camp circuit a few years ago......

 

 

It was nice to see Paige and JBL pay tribute to Drew McDonald. 

Chyna has just uploaded the following video, "hyping" an interview with Vince Russo after RAW on Monday (and announcing that she is getting married to a Japanese wrester who can't speak much English, and she can't speak Japanese....):

 

http://youtu.be/UpCXil2i_9Q

Joel Redman just been on The Hotel, on channel 4. Was on screen for about 60 seconds and came across like a right knob

 

I saw this as well. Hilarious. Everything about it was so cringe-y (and that is saying something, when it was on the cringe-fest that is The Hotel). The initial meeting with Joel and the manager set the scene...http://www.channel4.com/programmes/the-hotel/videos/all/s4-ep6-big-lad

 

Then we skip to the day of the show. From the wrestlers turning up in a limo (the Britwres version of the Four Horsemen, perhaps? Or judging by their cheap suits and lack of athletic physique, maybe they could be called 'The Four Estate Agents'? Arriving in style for their big event inside a tiny hotel function room), to them telling the manager that they wouldn't degrade themselves by having a arm wrestling match (yet were happy to play fight in their hotel room for the cameras), it was just yuck. At least Joel Redman looks like a wrestler.

Good show so far, with some pretty big matches taking place already. Spud just bled a bucket full in his match just now. Only downer is some of the smellies running to ringside every 5 mins, blocking everyone else's view!

Al Snow and Grado are in training for their big match on Thursday....

 

TNA have started a new, weekly Impact preview webshow:

 

Tickets were $20-$95.

 

300 fans at $20 a ticket is a joke, but you could argue the bigger concern is the fact they only had 500 fans for the relaunch show which featured the World Title rematch..

Completely agree. Whoever is in charge of pr/marketing at TNA needs a rocket up their arse. Whilst not the best, the TV really isn't that bad (in my opinion), but there is no buzz about it at all.

Ian, you seem to watch and follow everything TNA related, and you are by far the most frequent poster in this thread, so I somehow doubt that....

This may have been happening for years, but I've only just noticed it, and it is starting to irritate me. People working for WWE struggle to pronounce 'W W E' clearly, so that it almost sounds like 'W E'. Even Vinny Mac on the recent 'UK getting the network' announcement video.

Update regarding Wednesday's ratings:

 

TV By the Numbers, the same source that weekly WWE Raw, Smackdown and, in general, most TV ratings information comes from, Impact Wrestling actually did 359,000 viewers in its jump to the new network. 

 

Their official statement was that “Impact Wrestling earned a 0.1 adults 18-49 rating and 359,00 viewers.” The website did not indicate whether or not this number included the replay in the 11 p.m. ET timeslot, but given TNA’s frustration over preliminary reports, we would speculate the final number (including the addition 105,000 reported) came in around 464,000 for both the live airing and the replay.