TNA's roster looks like it may be in for some shaking up in the coming months....

Biggest news....
This fall's Bound for Glory may mark the end of Sting's wrestling career.
Rumor has it that The Icon may be done after that PPV.
He originally planned to leave last year, but TNA officials talked him into giving one more year.
You gotta admit, the thirteen-time world champion, (two-time NWA World Heavyweight Champion, six-time WCW World Heavyweight Champion, two-time WCW International World Heavyweight Champion, two-time TNA World Heavyweight Champion and former WWA World Heavyweight Champion) has put in a long and colorful career since his debut in 1985.
And he has maintained his integrity over those 24 years, never working for the WWE.

The WWE has released Umaga.
Do I even need to say "I wonder if he'll show up on TNA in 90 days?"
I think Umaga would be a nice fit in TNA.

So far Raven and Shane Douglas have not signed long term contracts with TNA.
They are only in for Impact tapings and the Slammiversary PPV.
They might go forward from there, but it's not a lock.

Canadian Luchadora Sarah Stock (Dark Angel) has had her official TNA wrestling debut bumped back a bit because of Former WWE Diva Victoria (Tara) showing up.
Sarah was originally slated to fill the top TNA Knockout babyface position left open by Gail Kim, but with Tara showing up, that's been pulled for the moment.
Did TNA not know Victoria was signing?

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 News: Lance Hoyt, Kurt Angle and More

Former TNA star Lance Hoyt has signed a developmental contract with WWE and there are rumors that WWE may be looking at getting Kurt Angle back after his contract with TNA expires later this year.

I can't really see the Kurt Angle thing happening, he looks like he's having too much fun at TNA.
And now with Lashley there, TNA is trying to build up a Bobby Lashley / Main Event Mafia angle.
And speaking of Lashley, has this short term contract he signed with TNA damaged his future in MMA?

TNA also looks to be starting up a Jeff Jarrett / Mick Foley storyline as well.

TNA: Xbox Live, Zune and Danny Bonaduce

In the last entry I reported that TNA's wrestling library was now available on iTunes.
Now TNA has added another outlet, and the library will also be available in the Xbox Live Video Marketplace and Zune Marketplace.
"TNA fans can access a variety of TNA multimedia, including 13 TNA Home Video titles available immediately on the Xbox Live video marketplace, each retailing for 800 Microsoft points apiece. All 12 of TNA's 2008 pay-per-view events, including "Lockdown" and "Bound For Glory" are currently available exclusively on Xbox Live."
You can get more info on this at tnawrestling.com here:
http://www.tnawrestling.com/content/view/357/84/

TNA has canceled their March 20 house show in Hato Rey, Puerto Rico.

And while the WWE is dancing around with Mickey Rourke at Wrestlemania 25, TNA has scheduled a media star for their Lockdown pay-per-view on April 19.
Danny Bonaduce.
Yes that's right Danny Bonaduce.
Hey, the guy might not be as big a name as Mickey Rourke, but he's always entertaining.
And he can fight.

TNA Wrestling’s Lockdown Info

It looks like Mick Foley is going to get his wish.
Mick wrote in his first book, Have A Nice Day: A Tale of Blood and Sweatsocks that he wanted to get into the wrestling ring with Sting one more time.
And at the TNA pay per view TNA Lockdown, that just might happen.

Also tentatively scheduled is Jeff Jarrett taking on Kurt Angle, Booker T facing A.J. Styles and Samoa Joe against Scott Steiner.

And TNA's professional wrestling library is now available via Apple’s iTunes store.
You can download episodes of TNA’s weekly Spike TV show “TNA iMPACT!,”select TNA home video titles and pay-per-view events.
You can purchase a single show for each week or get a year-long “season pass.”
TNA’s music releases are also available.
You can see more info in the video below.



And here is more info on the PPV from TNAwrestling.com
"TNA Wrestling’s “Lockdown” epic event will be held live at the Liacouras Center in Philadelphia, on Sunday, April 19, starting at 8 p.m. ET, and will air worldwide on Pay-Per-View. This is TNA’s first-ever Pay-Per-View held in Philadelphia and the company’s most dangerous event of the year, where all matches are held inside a steel cage, dubbed “The Six Sides Of Steel”.
Tickets for “Lockdown” will go on sale this Saturday, February 28, at the Liacouras Center box office and online at ComcastTix.com. Also on Feb. 28, Kurt Angle will be signing free autographs, starting at 11 a.m. ET, at the FYE (100 South Broad Street) in Philadelphia."
http://www.tnawrestling.com/content/view/1305/84/

Sonjay Dutt has left TNA

Sonjay Dutt has left TNA and may be headed to the WWE.
Kinda like the Gail Kim situation from what I can see, TNA and Sonjay just couldn't come to terms on a new contract.
So Sonjay left.
Some reports say that his profile has been removed from TNAwrestling.com.
But it's still here:
http://www.tnawrestling.com/content/view/233/37/
Now whats gonna happen to his on air manager and love interest SoCal Val?
And will the WWE really hire the former X Division wrestler?
I mean the WWE usually goes after the behemoths.
Not normally sized people that can actually wrestle.
And doesn't TNA seem to be losing a lot of talent here lately?

TNA Wrestling News and Rumors

Petey Williams, TNA no more

Is it strange to anyone else that TNA just let Petey Williams, Lance Hoyt and Jimmy Rave go?
Is their current roster that good?

TNA has officially signed Madison Rayne as a new knockout.
Madison wrestles for SHIMMER as Ashley Lane.

TNA Wrestling’s “Lockdown” Pay-Per-View event will be held live at the Liacouras Center in Philadelphia, on Sunday, April 19.

The Creators of the TNA Impact! game, Midway Games Inc., has filed for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code.

Former WWE/ECW talent Stevie Richards will be joining TNA, maybe starting out as Aybss' therapist.
That looks like a good job for one of the ECW originals.

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.

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.

New Hub Page:
http://hubpages.com/hub/TNA-Knockouts

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.

James Guffey / Jimmy Rave

James Guffey was born December 8, 1982 in Atlanta, Georgia. He is an American professional wrestler, better known by his wrestling name, Jimmy Rave. He is currently employed by TNA Wrestling.

Rave wrestled for numerous professional wrestling promotions on the independent circuit, among them Combat Zone Wrestling, Full Impact Pro and NWA Wildside and toured Japan with the Dragon Gate promotion on two occasions.

In August 2007 it was announced that Rave had signed a contract with TNA Wrestling. He returned to the promotion at No Surrender on September 9, 2007, where he appeared alongside Christy Hemme and Lance Hoyt (later known as Lance Rock). The trio was subsequently named the Rock 'n Rave Infection, with Hemme, Rock and Rave adopting the mannerisms of a rock band and carrying Guitar Hero game controllers to the ring.

TNA Wrestling: Kevin Nash, part 4

Kevin Nash then engaged in a small program with TNA Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Kurt Angle, which eventually resulted in Nash aiding Angle. Kevin warned the Angles about how dangerous Sting can be based on Nash's experience feuding with Sting in WCW and claimed that "the man's a demon".

At Bound for Glory, Nash interfered on Kurt Angle's behalf during his World Title defense against Sting. However, it was pointless, as Sting captured the title from Angle via Scorpion Death Drop after fending off Nash and Angle's wife, Karen. The following Thursday on Impact!, Nash and Angle had an altercation because Angle blamed Nash for him losing the World Wrestling Title. Angle would eventually attack Nash but Nash would have the last laugh, jackknife powerbombing Angle in the middle of the ring.

The following week, Sting would defend the TNA World Wrestling Title against Angle in a rematch from Bound For Glory, and Nash would have a ringside seat. Near the conclusion, Angle pushed Sting into Nash, and Sting punched Nash after landing in his lap. Nash would eventually recover, and jump onto the apron, only to be met by Sting. The referee attempted to break up the fight, but Angle caused the ref to be knocked out, and at the same time, was able to hit the Olympic Slam to gain the victory, and the World Title. Following the match, Nash offered a hand shake to Angle only to be "flipped off" by the new champ. An enraged Nash demanded a match with Angle, but TNA Management's public face, Jim Cornette, instead booked Nash into a tag team match as Angle's partner against Sting and a partner of his choosing, with the stipulation being that the person that gains the pinfall or submission would be crowned the new TNA World Heavyweight Champion. After a red herring that Scott Hall was the mystery partner, it was revealed to be Booker T.

At Final Resolution Nash and his partner Samoa Joe lost in a title match to TNA World Tag Team Champions Tomko and A.J. Styles after Nash abandoned and seemingly betrayed Joe. But the following Impact, when Joe stormed into Nash's locker room looking for a fight, Nash was actually able to persuade Joe into accepting his mentorship.
Kevin Nash lost to Kurt Angle in a one on one match on TNA Impact! on the 28th February. Nash currently sides with Joe and accompanies him to the ring as a manager and occasionally as a tag team partner, offering his experience and opinions to the Heavyweight Champion.

TNA Wrestling: Kevin Nash, part 3

Around this time, Kevin Nash and Alex Shelley formed a stable known as Paparazzi Productions, with Johnny Devine as a cameraman. Nash then decided to go for the X Division championship. He got penciled into a Number One Contendership match for the title against Chris Sabin at Hard Justice. He claimed that he had developed an 840° somersault splash that he would unveil in the match. However, over the weekend, he suffered a mysterious neck injury, supposedly while practicing it with Tito Ortiz, and named Alex Shelley to replace him in the match. Confined to a wheelchair, Nash was helpless as he watched Shelley lose the match to Chris Sabin.

Nash remained out of action due to the injury (Nash was actually re-negotiating his contract with TNA), but returned prior to Bound for Glory, and announced The Kevin Nash Open Invitational X Division Gauntlet Battle Royal. Austin Starr won the match. Nash took an interest in Starr, which seemed to be at the behest of Alex Shelley.

Kevin Nash then worked with the X Division stars in a weekly segment known as the Paparazzi Championship Series (a play on the "Bowl Championship Series"). Despite being portrayed as a heel, Nash's amusing appearances in the PCS and occasional guest commentary turned him into a face. He also began continuing these skits along with Dutt and Lethal, in a segment called "Paparazzi Idol". Nash became a manager of sorts for Jay Lethal, helping him adopt a gimmick where he impersonates "Macho Man" Randy Savage. At Sacrifice 2007, Jay Lethal and Sonjay Dutt had an altercation. Nash broke it up, but Sonjay kicked him. Sonjay apologized, and Nash forgave him. Dutt then became the "Guru" with Nash humming mantras backstage. Since then, he announced his intentions to begin managing the Motor City Machine Guns, but would actually next appear in the role of Dr. Nash, "psychiatrist" and adviser to Kurt and Karen Angle.