Pwtorch.com and Submission Radio are reporting that WWE star Christian became unhappy in TNA less than a month into joining the promotion in late 2005, according to ROH wrestler, Jerry Lynn. Christian joined the company when Lynn was a backstage agent and he says Christian soon disliked the company’s politics.
“It didn’t take very long until Christian wasn’t happy in TNA,” Lynn recently said on the Submission Radio show. “It was two weeks to a month. He wasn’t happy there.”
Lynn says he wasn’t surprised when Christian decided not to renew his TNA contract after three years with the company and return to WWE. There are plenty of wrestlers not happy in TNA, according to Lynn.
“There’s a tremendous amount of talent that’s not happy there, but they don’t say anything because they have nowhere else to go,” Lynn said.
March 23, 2009
Rumor Mill - Christian was Unhappy Shortly after his TNA Debut
Kid Rock and Nicole Scherzinger to perform at WrestleMania
WWE has announced that Kid Rock and lead Pussycat Doll, Nicole Scherzinger, will perform at the 25th Anniversary of WrestleMania on April 5 at Reliant Stadium in Houston...More?
WWE to "Rebrand" ECW on Sci Fi
Variety.com has an article up at this link looking at the strong ratings among males for WWE television on the USA Network, Sci Fi, MyNetworkTV and soon on WGN America with the forthcoming "WWE Superstars" show that begins in April. The article quotes WWE's VP of marketing Kevin Dunn who notes that WWE is working closely with Sci Fi executives to develop a rebranding plan for the weekly ECW program.
Movies Not Just a Hobby for John Cena
John Cena said he won't leave WWE for Hollywood during a Miami Herald interview. "I'm going to be the first guy to work two full-time jobs,'' Cena said. "I'm certainly not going to leave wrestling anytime soon, but I'm not going to do movies as a hobby. I really want to devote 100-percent effort into any project I get involved with."...More?
Piper States Pro Wrestling Needs a Union
"As someone who has been in the business for a long time, I don't mind saying that the movie really got to me," Piper said. "I had the chance to speak to Mickey, and I told him, 'I don't know what kinda research you did, but you hit the nail right on the head.' What stood out to me as a wrestler was that at no time did that character ever get physical outside the ring. And that's very typical; most of us are pretty soft outside of the ring.
"But even moreso than that, the thing that probably grabbed me the hardest was the way it ended. All my brothers (wrestling peers) are dead, man. So, at the end, it caught me because it just went to black, and that's how it happens in our world. Look at Curt Hennig (who died in 2003 due to cocaine intoxication) -- he was the picture of health. And boom! Black. Not fade to black, just black. I've been to so many funerals."
"The WWE have done some wonderful things for wrestlers. But we can't keep on dying. The wrestlers give their hearts -- they give the best part of their lives. So as the success goes on, why aren't they being taken care of?"...More?
source: slam wrestling
Update on Indy Wrestling Show Featuring Former DX & NWO Members
It was recently reported that the WWE sent a cease & desist order to wrestling promoter David Herro for a Great Lakes Championship Wrestling show he was promoting featuring Kevin Nash and Scott Hall vs. Kip James and BG James. The show was held this past Saturday night in Waukesha, WI and drew about 1,500 fans. A fan in attendance noted that Scott Hall was totally out of shape and appeared to be intoxicated. Nash even had to help Hall up the ring steps. The fan noted that while Hall's hair is quite gray, he has dyed it a blue/black color that looks more blue than black. Nash worked the match with a hockey elbow pad covering his staph infection that he has been recovering from. Hall could barely work and wore blue jeans and an ICP jersey.
The finish of their match came when Hall went for a tag but Nash jumped off the apron and Kip James hit the Fameasser on Hall for the win. According to the fan, Nash cut a promo on Hall after the match saying he knows how it feels to be left out in the cold but at least give him credit for showing up.
source: impactwrestling.com
This Day in Wrestling History - The End of WCW
The WWF(E) buys WCW for 2.5 million dollars
March 23, 2001
March 22, 2009
Q&A with Champion Wrestler Triple H
Highlights from an interview Hunter did with USA Today:
You're the best but who is the guy closest to you?
Shawn Michaels. I know he’s been my tag team partner but he’s the best guy I’ve ever been in the ring with. He’s incredible. He can do anything in the ring.
What is the one Man Law you never violate?
Don’t drink so much in a room alone with your friends that you pass out.
Are you mad that you were a vampire years ago in the Blade movies and now vampires are cool?
That has gotten me a little steamed up. I do a vampire movie and a year later all of a sudden vampires are hot. I think I could have made a very sexy vampire in one of those movies but I guess they don’t want to typecast me now. My wife loves that True Blood, she is addicted to it. She couldn’t have cared less when I was a vampire.
What comes with being Teen Mr. New Hampshire?
(Laughs): At the time, absolutely nothing.
Last kid's flick you saw?
Peter Pan. I enjoyed it actually.
