Daily Archives: January 2, 2021

TNA Partnering With YouTube For Paid Subscription Channel

On Thursday afternoon, YouTube announced the debut of a new Subscription Channel Service, featuring content from a select number of YouTube partners. It was rumored earlier this week that WWE’s “WWE Fan Nation” channel would be one of the launch partners for the new subscription service, however WWE declined Google’s offer and TNA stepped in. […]

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Tonight's Opening Segment For Impact, Preview Christian York vs. Jay Bradley

– TNA Wrestling President Dixie Carter announced on Twitter that tonight’s episode of Impact Wrestling will kick off with Hulk Hogan revealing the opponent AJ Styles will face at Slammiversary. “Right at 8pm tonight on @SpikeTV @HulkHogan will name @AJStylesOrg #Slammiversary opponent! Plus Hulk calls out @TherealAbyss!” she wrote. – ODB revealed on Twitter that […]

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R-Truth Reveals How He Got Into Wrestling, Legendary Rocker Talks Wrestling

– During a recent interview with The National, R-Truth revealed how he got into wrestling: “I originally wanted to be a rapper and musician. But a guy called Jackie Crockett, who was a senior cameraman for WWE, saw me and convinced me I had a lot more talent than this. He said: ‘You do music, […]

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SD! Backstage Fallout, JR On Oklahoma Tornado, Bret Hart, Ryback

– Below is Backstage Fallout from Friday’s WWE Smackdown where Ryback delivered a message to WWE Superstar John Cena: – Jim Ross sent a message out to his followers on Twitter letting everyone know all was fine after the tornadoes that swept through Oklahoma. Ross tweeted, “Tornadoes moving out of Norman. Now dealing w/ flooding, […]

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SmackDown Preview, Indy Wrestler Gets WWE Tryout, Nash On Test-Alumni

– Indy wrestler The Big O, who made a few appearances on Zack Ryder’s old YouTube series, received a WWE tryout before this week’s TV tapings. – Earlier this week, WWE added a profile for Andrew “Test” Martin to the Alumni section of the company’s official website. Kevin Nash tweeted the following about the move: […]

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Final 6/13 TNA Impact Wrestling Rating Up From Last Week

The Thursday, June 13th edition of TNA Impact Wrestling on Spike TV scored a final cable rating of 1.03, according to Nielsen Media Research. The 1.03 number marks an increase from the 0.92 final draw the show scored last week. Impact Wrestling this week averaged 1.203 million viewers, up from the 1.1 million viewers the […]

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Breaking News: Matt Striker Released From WWE

WWE broadcaster Matt Striker recently posted a new tweet to inform fans that World Wrestling Entertainment would not be renewing his contract. Striker wrote, “Was just informed by @WWE that my contract will not be renewed. I am now available for appearances, signings, seminars, and wrestling. Deep breath.” Follow more Striker tweets on Twitter @Matt_Striker_. […]

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Backstage News On Mark Henry's Retirement Swerve, WWE TV Scripts

According to one source, good luck, not the WWE writers or even the McMahon’s, should be credited for the recent quality of the current WWE television product. The source claims the Mark Henry “retirement swerve,” as it was scripted, was good but not as great as it turned out. The credit in that situation goes […]

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Destination X Impact Rating, Hardcore Justice Impact On 8/15 With Cage Match

-The Destination X themed edition of TNA Impact Wrestling on Thursday, July 18th scored a final cable rating of 1.16, according to Nielsen Media Research. The 7/18 show on Spike TV drew 1.494 million viewers, up from last week’s show. -The Destination X TV special ranked number seven on cable television in social media activity […]

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