This Day in Wrestling History

Chyna becomes the first and only woman to ever win the WWF(E) Intercontinental title. She defeated Jeff Jarrett at No Mercy.
October 17, 1999

TNA to Launch New International Brand

TNA hired Dave Lagana not to work on the existing Impact Wrestling series, but to take part in a brand new project the company will be launching later this year in India. The new project will be a weekly series for the Indian market that will not be utilizing the TNA brand name, PWInsider.com has exclusively learned.

Sources indicate that the project, which has been spearheaded by Jeff Jarrett, will be taping for a week in December with an additional week of tapings also scheduled for January 2012.

The project will be a completely separate entity from TNA - both in terms of the creative team and the roster of talents. Joining Lagana and Jarrett on the creative end of things will be Dutch Mantel.

Former TNA referee Rudy Charles has also been very involved in the development of the project's roster. The word we are getting is that they have cultivated a potential roster of former WWE/TNA/WCW/ECW types as well as independent talents that have not had major television exposure. I do not know if any talents have been signed as of this writing.

Sonjay Dutt, who was in India last week with BG James to scout talent, will also be a major part of the project. The project had well over 100 potential Indian talents try out and of those, ten were selected and will be brought to the United States to train as pro wrestlers and be part of the new series. Obviously, James will not be involved as he has taken a position as a WWE Producer on a probationary basis.

The new series will air in India on The Colors Network (known here in the United States as Aapka Colors in the U.S), a Viacom-owned network that launched in 2008. Endemol, a major international television production and distribution company, is also involved with the project.

One would think the series would find its way to the United States and other markets as well in some fashion, but nothing is confirmed in that regard. Colors is, however, carried on a number of satellite systems, including the Dish Network.

This Day in Wrestling History

Happy Birthday to Jeff Jarrett
July 14, 1967

Happy Birthday to Bubba Ray Dudley
July 14, 1971

NWA's air time on the Atlanta based Superstation, WTBS is taken over by WWF(E). After several complaints from NWA fans, Vince McMahon responds by saying "We'll show those complainers the difference between a major league and minor league production, given time." NWA wrestling was quickly reinstated on WTBS.
July 14, 1984

Lex Luger defeated Barry Windham for the WCW Heavyweight title.
July 14, 1991

D-Lo Brown defeated Hunter Hearst Helmsley for the WWF(E) European Heavyweight title.
July 14, 1998

This Day in Wrestling History

Happy Birthday to Kevin Nash.
July 9, 1959

The Crusher defeated Verne Gagne for the AWA Heavyweight title.
July 9, 1963

Happy Birthday to Marc Mero.
July 9, 1965

Fabulous Moolah defeated Velvet McIntyre for the WWF(E) Women's title.
July 9, 1986

The infamous Vince Russo/Hulk Hogan shoot took place at WCW's Bash at the Beach PPV. This marked Hulk Hogan's last WCW appearance.
July 9, 2000

AAA TripleMania 19 Results

Update on the WWE/Road Warrior Animal Situation

Wrestlezone.com is reporting that at TNA's house show event in Amsterdam, NY, Road Warrior Animal and Paul Ellering made a surprise appearance as inductees into the 10th annual Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame along with Nick Bockwinkel, Billy Robinson, JJ Dillon, Dick Whoerle, Larry Sharpe, Ray Apollo, (yes, dressed as Doink, surprisingly) Butcher Vachon, Pete Sanchez, Intelligent Sensational Destroyer and Dominick DeNucci.

As previously reported, Animal was pulled from this weekend's WWE House Show events in Canada due to the perception that he took a shot at the WWE Wellness Policy during a recent interview.

According to several backstage sources in TNA, Jeff Jarrett and other officials were elated that they "stole" Animal and Ellering away from WWE and feel that they've "one-upped the competition."

Road Warrior Animal, real name Joe Laurinaitis, is the brother of WWE Vice President of Talent Relations Johnny "Ace" Laurinaitis, and news of Animal appearing at a TNA live event surely will not sit well with WWE management.

The move by TNA to bring in Animal and Ellering is the second of two recent shots the company has taken at WWE, with the first being the move to purchase billboard space in Stamford, CT, the home of WWE headquarters.

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Rumor Mill - Kurt Angle's 'Mistress' Revealed

As seen on TNA iMPACT! in recent weeks, the company has added a new twist to the ongoing Kurt Angle, Jeff Jarrett, and Karen Jarrett storyline following the TNA Lockdown pay-per-view.

According to a source, current plans call Isis The Amazon, or Aloisia, to be revealed as Angle’s “mistress” in the coming weeks. This is the same woman who tried out for WWE several months ago. WWE opted not to sign her after several photos surfaced online showing her nearly nude.

Isis The Amazon recently made an appearance in a dark match prior to an iMPACT! taping in Orlando, FL. TNA sources described her as 'sloppy' and 'green' but obviously liked her look.

source: allwrestling.com

Karen Jarrett Allegedly a Victim of Sexual Harassment in TNA

Former WWE Intercontinental Champion The Honky Tonk Man posted the following Tweet on Monday: "Anyone who missed HTM's announcement on TNA tonight. Karen Angle vs Dixie Carter's husband is the sexual harassment lawsuit going down! That's why Dixie is off TV and Karen is now back with the company as part of the settlement."

His Tweet was in reference to statements he made during his weekly podcast this past Monday night where he claimed that Karen Jarrett is the victim of a sexual harassment lawsuit which she filed against TNA Wrestling.

According to Honky Tonk Man, Jarrett was sexually harassed by TNA President Dixie Carter's husband Serge Salinas, and part of the lawsuit settlement was that Jarrett be given her TNA job back, which is why she rejoined the company and returned to TV. Furthermore, HTM claimed that Dixie Carter was taken off TNA TV earlier this year due to the lawsuit. You can check out HTM's podcast if you click here.

source: wrestlezone.com

This Day in Wrestling History

In a very surprising move by WCW, David Arquette pinned Eric Bischoff in a tag team match to become the new WCW Champion that saw Arquette team with DDP against Bischoff & Jeff Jarrett. He vacated the title six days later on May 1.
April 25, 2000

Q&A with Jeff Jarrett

This Day in Wrestling History

Chyna becomes the first and only woman to ever win the WWF(E) Intercontinental title. She defeated Jeff Jarrett at No Mercy.
October 17, 1999

Interview with Jeff Jarrett

This Day in Wrestling History

Happy Birthday to Kevin Nash.
July 9, 1959

The Crusher defeated Verne Gagne for the AWA Heavyweight title.
July 9, 1963

Happy Birthday to Marc Mero.
July 9, 1965

Fabulous Moolah defeated Velvet McIntyre for the WWF(E) Women's title.
July 9, 1986

The infamous Vince Russo/Hulk Hogan shoot took place at WCW's Bash at the Beach PPV. This marked Hulk Hogan's last WCW appearance.
July 9, 2000

Owen Hart Tribute

Owen James Hart
May 7, 1965 – May 23, 1999

Jeff Jarrett: "This Is Not An Actual War"

TNA wrestler/founder Jeff Jarrett acknowledges the playing field is vastly different in 2010 with TNA Impact opposing WWE Raw on Monday nights compared to WCW Nitro going up against Raw in 1995...More?

source: pwtorch.com

Returns and Debuts at TNA iMPACT!

The following are a full list of returns and debuts from the three-hour TNA special on Spike TV this past Monday, January 4th:

Hulk Hogan
Eric Bischoff
Ric Flair
Jeff Hardy
Shannon Moore
Scott Hall
Sean Waltman
The Nasty Boys
Val Venis
Orlando Jordan
Jeff Jarrett
Sting
Bubba The Love Sponge

This Day in Wrestling History

Chyna becomes the first and only woman to ever win the WWF(E) Intercontinental title. She defeated Jeff Jarrett at No Mercy.
October 17, 1999

Update on Jeff Jarrett's Current TNA Status & TV Return

The Wrestling Observer is reporting that Jeff Jarrett's TNA future is still being debated, and that TNA President Dixie Carter is expected to be the one that makes the final decision as to what is going to happen with Jarrett. At this point, Jarrett is working from home, helping to promote TNA events such as the Australian tour coming up in 2010/

Wrestlezone.com is reporting that it appears as if things between Jarrett and Kurt Angle have smoothed over considerably with sources claiming that both Jarrett and Karen Angle were very supportive of Kurt during his recent situation with Trenesha Biggers, aka Rhaka Khan. In light of this, it seems inevitable that Jarrett will return to TNA TV at some point down the line.

Q&A with Dixie Carter

Q. Can you talk about the decision to keep the TNA world title on Kurt Angle at the pay-per-view a day after his arrest?

A. I can talk about it to some degree because it’s an ongoing legal case. I was briefed on the details of what happened, and I also know that people are innocent until proven guilty. And I think just like most sports franchises these days, they let the legal system do what they do best and you await the outcome. And that’s what we did.

Q. Is Rhaka Khan still with the company?

A. Yes, she is currently a TNA talent...More?

source: baltimore sun

TNA Releases Longtime Creative Team Member and Road Agent

It has been confirmed that TNA Wrestling cut tenured creative team member Dutch Mantel and road agent Savio Vega this past week.

The releases are said to be no coincidence as Mantel and Vega were both considered allies of Jeff Jarrett. While nothing official has been announced regarding Jarrett's role with TNA, many feel he would be stripped of all power if he were brought back.

source: prowrestling.net