TNA iMPACT! Recap 07/08/10

Update Regarding Triple H's Surgery

According to the Wrestling Observer, Triple H underwent surgery to repair a torn muscle tendon in the arm. Apparently this is an injury sustained outside of the squared circle. The recovery time is a few months, which would prevent his planned Summerslam return to face Sheamus.

WWE Superstars Results: Double Trouble

Kelly Kelly has scored victories over Layla and Michelle McCool in recent weeks, but tonight she took on both of the self-proclaimed co-Women’s Champions with her pal Tiffany watching her back. As expected, both the SmackDown beauties brought all of their spunk and athleticism to the ring, but Team Lay-Cool’s mean streak was too much for the beautiful Divas to overcome. With the referee distracted, McCool illegally nailed Kelly with a brutal kick to the head, allowing Layla to score a tainted victory for Simply Flawless. Full results.

source: wwe.com

TLC's Chilli on Possibility of Hosting WWE Raw

Chilli joined The Big Mosh, Jimmy Noonan, & "The Chairman of the Board" Todd Vincent for an exclusive interview on "Your Home of Wrestling Radio":

Whether Chili has been approached to guest host WWE's Monday Night RAW and the relationship that her & her son have with World Wrestling Entertainment:

"That could happen. I would love for that to happen, and if I was to guest host, I'm telling you it would be so much fun. The matches would be very exciting & fun, and the WWE Universe would absolutely love it. Because I see some people on there, and I'm like 'How did this happen?' You could tell they're not true fans, and I am a true fan, and people are so surprised, but I love my wrestling. When they (the WWE) come to Atlanta, my son & I are always there. We even travel sometimes to go to some of the Pay-Per-Views."

Does Batista Deserve Lesnar Comparisons?

Assuming the reports are right, UFC 116's viewership pattern provides all the explanation needed for Strikeforce's interest in former pro wrestler Dave Batista.

Strikeforce met last month with Batista about the possibility of an mixed martial arts bout. CEO Scott Coker sees a parallel between Batista and Brock Lesnar, the Ultimate Fighting Championship's heavyweight titleholder.

"Look at Brock Lesnar," Coker told Sherdog.com last week. "He made the crossover. Why not Batista?"

Like Lesnar, Batista became a marquee name in World Wrestling Entertainment's choreographed shows. And like Lesnar, he wants to try his hand at real fighting.

But the similarity ends there...More?

source: usa today

Hayhurst Updates Triple H Story

After his story was picked up by various wrestling sites, Dirk Hayhurst has backed away from his reports concerning Triple H having surgery:

Thanks for supporting me Garfooslings, but if I wake tonight via a steel chair to the face, & a top rope take down, I might not feel so good

I saw a cool yet mysterious figure in the training room. I signed a book for him. It was cool. That is all. This message will self destruct

Folks I feel terrible. Social Media just bit me in the @ss. Almost wish I hadn't seen a celeb today. Gosh I hate this feeling. Sorry all.

He has deleted his previous tweets.

Rumor Mill - Triple H's Status

Dirk Hayhurst, injured pitcher for the Toronto Bluejays, posted the following on his twitter account:

Guess who I just singed a book for... Triple H of the WWE. Seriously, I just found myself next to him on a training table. Wow, Surreal

Actually, I didn't ask him anything. He look tired and it's best to leave large, powerful men alone when they are tired. I wish him well.

HHH was alert enough for me to ask him a question. I gave him the most important one I could think of: "Where do you think Lebron will go?"

I did not get a pic, he was a tad out of it, fresh out of surgery so I didn't want to hassle him. Besides, photo's in hospitals are no no's.

Dirk said he was on a training table next to Hunter, and then he implied that Hunter had just gotten out of surgery. Doesn't make sense to me...

Rumor Mill - Triple H & The Undertaker SummerSlam Plans

This year's SummerSlam pay-per-view is scheduled to be built around the returns of Triple H and The Undertaker with Triple H facing Sheamus and Taker facing Kane in a casket match.

source: wrestling observer newsletter

This Day in Wrestling History

Ric Flair defeats Buddy Rogers in a battle of the "Nature Boy's." Flair uses the figure four leg lock to win the match.
July 8, 1979

Update On Triple H

Triple H is on the cover of the August 2010 WWE Magazine with the caption: "Triple H Lays Siege to WWE! The King Returns.

Also in the magazine are pictures from the beginning of his career to present day.

Triple H Supporting the MDA

Public service announcements featuring Triple H have begun airing in support of the Muscular Dystrophy Association.

Carlito: "I Am Not Addicted to Pills"

The Puerto Rican grappler was axed in May after failing a drug test and subsequently refusing to attend rehab.

But the 31-year-old insists he had been keen to call time on his professional wrestling career long before his dismissal.

Carlito said: "I had been trying to leave for about three years. For the last year, I was just miserable. I wasn't even myself. I was dying just to get away...More?

source: the sun

I thought he was trying to get fired when he said the following in 2008:

"I may get in trouble, but that's why I'm here. My opinion is that it was a smart move by [HHH]. I think that's why he's champion now and has been champion in the past, it's easier to him. We, the real wrestlers, don't depend on people in the business. We don't have that benefit. We have to deliver the maximum in the ring. Others are given championships in a plate of gold or platinum, I'm happy for him."

Carlito Trash Ttalks Triple H's Marriage