Madison Rayne - The Best Knockout Right Now?

From the category of "We have her...what do we do with her?" we have TNA Knockout Madison Rayne.
Madison has been wrestling for over seven years, she has been the TNA Women's Knockout Champion three times (and has the second longest combined reign with that title right behind Awesome Kong) and has held the TNA Knockouts Tag Team Championship twice (once with Lacey Von Erich and Velvet Sky once with Gail Kim).

 Not to mention that PWI ranked her #5 of the best 50 female singles wrestlers in the PWI Female Top 50 in 2011.
But with all these credentials, you'd think she would have a major storyline in TNA.
Well maybe now with Angelina Love and Velvet Sky having left (and with Rosita, Sarita and Winter seemingly missing in action), we will see much more of Madison.

The TNA Knockouts - Tara punishes Taeler Hendrix

Eric Young and ODB-TNA Knockouts Tag Team Champions

Do you realize that Eric Young and ODB have been the TNA Knockouts Tag Team Champions since February 28th, 2012?
I still don't understand how that works...but they have had the titles for 102+ days.

Former TNA Women's Knockout Champion Madison Rayne

Three time TNA Women's Knockout Champion Madison Rayne (Ashley Nichole Simmons) and her tiara.

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TNA News, Samoa Joe, TNAtion, UK Tour and More

Not only does Samoa Joe have broken fingers, now it appears he also has a torn tricep.

TNA has renamed their "TNA University" program to "TNAtion".
The new slogan is "Why get lost in a Universe...when you can join a Nation."
Lost in a Universe?
Yes, thats a shot at the "WWE Universe".
Of course WWE will probably respond with "The Universe is bigger than a Nation".

And of course the rumors are floating around that Mr.Kennedy will hit TNA as soon as his 90 day no compete clause is over.
I wonder if WWE has "Mr.Kennedy" trademarked?
I hope not, because I really mark out for " MR. KENNNNNEDY!" or even the "KENNEDY!" shouts.

TNA will be in the UK for their 2010 Maximum iMPACT! Tour, starting in January 2010.
Here's the promo video package:



Total Nonstop Action (TNA) Wrestling has launched TNAsearch.com, a fan-oriented search engine which rewards users with official TNA Wrestling merchandise and memorabilia.
You can get more info on it here:
http://www.tnawrestling.com/content/view/1487/84/

TNA News: Victoria, Raven, Kurt Angle and More

Shane Douglas and Raven are both scheduled to be on this Thursday's TNA Impact.
Former WWE Diva Victoria is also scheduled to appear.
Look for Victoria to be a face. And I think she will be using her real name, Lisa Marie Varon.

UPDATE: Tara?
They're calling her Tara?

The show will also feature Dr. Stevie Richards, AJ Styles, Amazing Red, Eric Young, Beer Money, Chris Sabin, Consequences Creed, Angelina Love, Sojourner Bolt and Mick Foley.

TNA.com has a page of special appearances by their stars here:
http://www.tnawrestling.com/content/view/981/84/
See where “The Icon” Sting, Kurt Angle, Mick Foley, Angelina Love & Velvet Sky and Traci Brooks will be showing up in the coming months.

There is also a link on their homepage leading to the TNA YouTube videos.

AND there is also a countdown clock about mid screen that says " TNA Wrestling Delivers A Powerful Shot In:...."

TNA News: The Amazing Red, Team 3D and More

The Amazing Red has been working shows for TNA, but as of yet, no contract has been signed.
He will be at the upcoming TNA Sacrifice PPV as a tag team partner with Suicide going against Team 3D.

Taz will be going to TNA as the on-air "mentor" of Samoa Joe.
Now THAT will be a team.
And there is talk of maybe using Taz in the future at the announce table.

Team 3D will be going to Japan on June 20th to face Giant Bernard(Ex WWE star Albert) and "Machine Gun" Karl Anderson (Chad Allegra) in a defense of Team 3D's IWGP Tag Titles.
Bubba Ray and Devon are undefeated in Japan.

And while TNA promotion maybe going strong, TNA ticket sales and attendance are not.
I know a lot of this has to do with the economy, but I hope TNA gets their sales up, because I would hate to see the WWE standing alone as the only promotion.
Every business needs competition.
TNA is more of a spotlight for Indy wrestlers to get exposure than WWE is. Their entire Knockout division is almost all Indy wrestlers.
And for the most part, TNA seems to favor substance over style.

TNA Wrestling to Simulcast 'Lockdown Countdown,' New Live Pay-Per-View Preshow Free On Internet

NASHVILLE, Tenn., April 16 /PRNewswire/

Total Nonstop Action (TNA) Wrestling will simulcast the "Lockdown Countdown 2009" pay-per-view pre-show event free of charge this Sunday, April 19 at 7:30 p.m. ET / 4:30 p.m. PT live from the Liacouras Center in Philadelphia on www.tnawrestling.com and www.mycontent.com/TNA. The preshow will also air on cable and satellite systems carrying the "Lockdown 2009" pay-per-view.

The special "Lockdown Countdown 2009" pre-show will feature an exclusive live match between reality television star and Philadelphia radio personality Danny Bonaduce and TNA Superstar "Showtime" Eric Young, as well as the debut pay-per-view appearance by TNA President Dixie Carter. The show will also feature the most up-to-the minute news on the biggest and most brutal wrestling pay-per-view event of the year.

TNA Wrestling has partnered with Internet broadcasters MyContent.com to simulcast the preshow live for the first time in TNA history. The "Lockdown Countdown 2009" live preshow will also be available in Spanish.

You can get more into here:
http://www.tnawrestling.com/

The Punisher Andrew Martin

I'm sure everyone has already heard about the passing of Andrew "Test" Martin this weekend.
While a large part of Test's work was for the WWE, he is also known for the time he spent in TNA.
Of course in TNA he wasnt known as Test, but as "'The Punisher' Andrew Martin".
Test was released from TNA in 2007 due to concerns over his physical size, and TNA being investigated by the United States Congress.
Read into that what you will.
Test officially retired from wrestling that year, stating that he didnt want to be one of those guys that quit, then kept coming back.
Sadly, Test was only four days from his 34th birthday.

Besides wrestling for TNA and WWE, Test appeared in "18 Wheels of Justice","Kim Possible","Fear Factor" and "Grindhouse".

I would like to express my condolences to the fans, friends, family and loved ones of Andrew Martin in this time of distress.

New TNA Knockouts, Madison Rayne and Sarah Stock

Okay, as has been reported here and everywhere else, Madison Rayne has been signed as a new TNA Knockout.
Heres some footage of Madison wrestling as Ashley Lane from YouTube:


And Canadian Luchadora Sarah Stock (aka Dark Angel) is another addition to the TNA Roster.
Here is a little taste of what you can expect from Sarah in TNA:

Former TNA Stars. part four

Several Indy female wrestlers also appeared in TNA back when they were first starting out.

Elizabeth Miklosi (Cheerleader Valentina) appeared with them in 2003. She teamed up with Traci Brooks and Nurse Veronica.

And Veronica Stevens (Nurse Veronica) is better known in the Indy circles as Simply Luscious. She was offered a two year contract with TNA, but turned it down.

The famous April Hunter worked for TNA, appearing on August 28, 2002 at their weekly pay-per-view.

Leilani Kai won the NWA World Women's Championship from Madison on the March 12, 2003 pay-per-view in a dark match. She was later stripped of the title by NWA President Bill Behrens for no showing several matches.

On June 18, 2003, Malia Hosaka competed in a losing effort against Trinity.

Indy star Mercedes Martinez wrestled at least one match for TNA in 2003. Rumor has it that she recently had a tryout match for them again. They should grab her up. TNA has a good rep for using Indy wrestlers and she is one of the best.

Former TNA Stars

A few short lived runs here......

Tony Mamaluke (Charles John Spencer) wrestled for TNA briefly in 2002 before going to the WWE.

Ace Steel (Chris Guy) also wrestled for TNA in 2002, and he also later went to the WWE. In TNA He wrestled as one half of a tag team with his former student, CM Punk, as "Hatebreed".

Alicia Webb (Alicia Nicole Webb) better known as Ryan Shamrock in the WWF was in TNA as "Aleesha" for a short time.

Donna Adamo (ECW's Elektra) only made one appearance for TNA at their first pay per view on June 19, 2002.

Cathy Dingman (WWF's B.B.) appeared in TNA as Taylor Vaughn in 2002. Did you know that Cathy is the ex-wife of Hardcore Holly?

Cynthia Lynch (Bobcat) was in TNA in 2002 as David Young's valet.

Ken Shamrock, "The World's Most Dangerous Man", showed up in TNA in 2002 and 2004. On TNA's first pay-per-view he won the NWA World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship in a Gauntlet for the Gold match.

TNA - Crimson

Anthony Gregory Mayweather was born on February 21, 1985.
Better known to wrestling fans by the ring name Crimson, he started out wrestling in 2007 working under the ring name Tommy Mercer.
As Mercer he worked for several Indy promotions including Absolute Intense Wrestling (AIW), NWA Main Event and Showtime All-Star Wrestling (SAW).

In 2010, he signed with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) and started a 470-day undefeated streak, which lasted until June 2012.
After that he went to Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW), where he was the OVW Heavyweight Champion and also a two-time OVW Southern Tag Team Champion.
Since then he has returned several times to TNA (Impact Wrestling), most recently in April 2017, under the name Mayweather.

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The Latin American Xchange, LAX

I really like LAX (even with Salinas gone).
Their gimmick reminds me a lot of the nWo and DX heydays.
And it is SO much better than the " Mexicools".
The Latin American Xchange (The Latin American Exchange, The Latin American X-Change or my favorite, The LAX) is a Hispanic professional wrestling tag team in TNA Wrestling, consisting of Homicide and Hernandez.
Their original gimmick denounced the repression of ethnic minorities by the NWA Championship Committee and TNA Management.
They were supposed to be street thugs, and they did it so well!
After they turned face, the group continued to stand as proud street Latin Americans, but dropped its militant focus.

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TNA Knockouts: The Beautiful People

The Beautiful People is a professional wrestling female tag team consisting of Angelina Love and Velvet Sky.
They have been joined by their associate "the Fashionist" Cute Kip. (The ghost of Billy and Chuck is never far away is it?)
The Beautiful People's gimmick is that they are far more talented and beautiful than anyone else on the TNA Roster.
They actually started out in TNA as faces, coming to the aid of Gail Kim in a couple of matches.
But when Roxxi Laveaux turned down their offer for beauty tips, they attacked her and started their heel turn.
The two of them later started placing brown paper bags over their opponents' heads, and began harrassing backstage interviewer Lauren Brooke.

TNA Knockout: SoCal Val

Valerie Elizabeth Wyndham was born March 27, 1986 in Beverly Hills, California.
She is a model, professional wrestling valet, manager and sometimes wrestler better known by her ring name, SoCal Val.
Currently she is working for TNA Wrestling as a valet.

SoCal Val has been all over the wrestling industry since she debuted in 2002. She worked for Golden State Championship Wrestling and several other promotions in Southern California as a manager, WEW (Women Extreme Wrestling), Southern Championship Wrestling, NWA Florida, Ring girl for TNA in 2005, Full Impact Pro, WWE Smackdown!, MXPW, FPWA, Ring Divas and others I'm sure I've missed.

During her career, she has managed over 70 wrestlers, yes 70!

SoCal officially signed with TNA in August of 2006.

Probably the best SoCal Val site on the net:
http://www.socalval.org/

TNA Knockout: Mercedes Steele

Lexxus is an American female pro wrestler, who is currently working for TNA Wrestling using the name Mercedes Steele. Outside of TNA with Chaotic Wrestling and New England Championship Wrestling, she wrestles as Lexxus. I guess she really likes car names.

In Chaotic Wrestling, Lexxus was the third member of The Blowout Boys along with Danny E. and Tommy T. She was referred to as the "Double X Diva". Her most memorable matches involved feuding with Nikki Roxx.

In World Women's Wrestling, Lexxus won the WWW Championship in a four way match, defeating then champion Tanya Lee, Natalia and Jana on August 12, 2007.

On September 18, 2008, it was revealed that Lexxus signed a contract for TNA Wrestling. She was recommended for the position by TNA Knockout Roxxi, the same Roxxi she used to feud with in Chaotic Wrestling.
Mercedes Steele's first televised match was against Awesome Kong on the September 25, 2008 edition of TNA Impact!, where she, lost to Kong.

TNA Knockout: Trenesha Biggers, Rhaka Khan

Trenesha Biggers was born December 25, 1981 in Champaign, Illinois.
She is a model and pro female wrestler who is currently working for TNA Wrestling under the ring name Rhaka Khan.
Trenesha was in the final top 25 in the 2005 WWE Diva Search.

Before she began her wrestling career, Biggers played college basketball.
At 6'3" it's no wonder.
She also played volleyball at Florida State University.
She eventually began work as a model and entered the WWE Diva Search, but was eliminated during the top 25. But WWE later expressed interest in Trenesha and signed her to a developmental contract. Biggers trained with Marty Jannetty for two months and was assigned to Deep South Wrestling.

Trenesha made her debut in Deep South Wrestling as the valet of The Regulators.
Later, she and Angel Williams began a feud with Kristal Marshall, Tracy Taylor, and Michelle McCool.
On February 9, 2006, Biggers participated in a bikini contest; however, there was no winner due to an interruption by Palmer Canon.
Trenesha and Williams later accompanied Canon in a match against Tommy Dreamer, who had McCool, Taylor, Marshall in his corner.

Then on May 4, 2006, WWE released Biggers from her development contract.

After WWE released Trenesha from her development contract, she began wrestling for Japan's Pro Wrestling ZERO1-MAX promotion as Panther Claw.
She has also worked for Florida's Full Impact Pro and Philadelphia's Women's Extreme Wrestling promotions under the name Black Barbie.

On February 10, 2008, she debuted on TNA at the Against All Odds 2008 pay-per-view. She distracted Petey Williams during his match against Scott Steiner, helping Steiner to win. On the following edition of Impact!, Steiner introduced Biggers as Rhaka Khan (the name is a homage to soul singer Chaka Khan). Since then she has also began to manage Petey Williams in his matches. She made her in-ring debut against LAX and Salinas. Her team would lose after Homicide applied Da Gringo Killa to Petey Williams. At Lockdown, Rhaka participated in the first ever "Queen of the Cage" match which was won by Roxxi Laveaux. Rhaka also participated in the first ever Knockouts "Make Over Battle Royal" at Sacrifice, won by Gail Kim.

TNA Knockout: Christy Hemme

Christina Lee "Christy" Hemme was born October 28, 1980, in Poway, California.
She is an American actress, singer, model and pro wrestler and valet.
Hemme is currently signed to TNA Wrestling, and is also known for her appearances with WWE.
Christy grew up in Temecula, California, where she enjoyed racing street bikes and dirt bikes and was a "self-described" tomboy.
She grew up watching wrestling, and favored The Undertaker.
Hemme was a cheerleader for two years at Temecula Valley High. She graduated in 1998 at age seventeen. Hemme attended Mount San Jacinto College, where she majored in dance.

Hemme has a brother, David, and a sister, Deena Hemme, who is also a model.
Her father, Robert, owns an insurance agency in her hometown of Temecula.
Her mother Susan died in 2002. Christy stated in the DVD Viva Las Divas of the WWE that the week she won the WWE Raw Diva Search was on the anniversary of her mom's death.
Also her hair is naturally blonde but she dyes it red in honor of her mother, whose hair was red.

Christy is an avid motorcyclist. She owns a Harley Davidson Dyna Glide Low Rider.

Hemme's tattoos include an eagle on her left wrist, a heart on her right wrist, a star with a heart in the middle on the back of her neck, a linking design running down her right side, matching loop triangles on the outsides of both wrists, a small heart on her lower back, and a heart with the same loop triangle in the middle on her left shoulder, which has since been expanded. Hemme also has several piercings: in her ears, tongue, bellybutton, and two in her nostril.

In her blogs, she regularly professed a love of music and interest in songwriting. She cites musical influences such as AC/DC, The Doors, Mother Love Bone, Nine Inch Nails, and Pink Floyd.


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Alex Shelley

Patrick Martin was born May 23, 1983 in Detroit, Michigan.
He is better known by the ring name Alex Shelley.
Alex is an American pro wrestler currently wrestling for TNA Wrestling.
He previously gained fame on the independent circuit, working most notably for Ring of Honor, as well as in Japan, for Pro Wrestling ZERO1-MAX, where he currently holds the AAW Tag Team Championship with Chris Sabin, whom he currently teams with in TNA as the Motor City Machine Guns.

In July 25, 2008, Shelley and five other TNA wrestlers ( Sonjay Dutt, AJ Styles, Jay Lethal, Johnny Devine and Chris Sabin ) traveled to Mexico to compete in the Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre Grand Prix International tournament, where Shelley came out victorious in the finals against Ultimo Guerrero.