In an interview with the Ringside Rap radio show this week, Mike Mooneyham of The Post and Courier noted that Flair is owed a “considerable amount” of backpay by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, which may have resulted in Flair’s dispute with the company in Ireland on last week’s tour of Europe.
Mooneyham, who is a long-time friend of Ric Flair, said that earlier this week, Ric Flair asked for advanced pay based on Total Nonstop Action Wrestling owing him money for future dates on the tour and for money unrelated to the tour and that Ric Flair isn’t the only one that is owed money from Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. “They owe him what I would consider a considerable amount of pay,” Mooneyham said.
Mooneyham noted that Flair isn’t blaming anyone that coordinated the tour and says the big thing with Ric Flair is respect and that Flair doesn’t want to be treated like Joe Jabroni and that was pretty much how he was treated by the company.
Mooneyham goes on to note that Flair intended to sit out one of Total Nonstop Action Wrestling’s European tour dates, when they were in Germany, to make a point to the company about how he felt he was treated and that Flair has only sat out three dates in his entire career in professional wrestling.
Mooneyham said stories that Flair was asking the guys for money at bars are untrue. Mooneyham said Flair’s response to stories he was asking wrestlers for money is, “Those guys don’t have any money anyways.”
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source: wrestlingpronews.com
February 6, 2011
Update on Ric Flair's Money Issues with TNA
February 5, 2011
Who is the Best Villian in Wrestling?
CM Punk responded to Jim Ross recently calling him the best villain. Punk wrote on Twitter: "When somebody I respect offers me glowing compliments, it's better than any payday. Harley Race, Pat Patterson, Blackjack Lanza and now Jim Ross say I'm the best villain? Who am I to argue?"
Zack Ryder & Method Man
Zack Ryder noted on Twitter that he met rapper Method Man in an airport yesterday and he offered to record a rap version of Ryder's entrance theme. Method recorded a theme for The Rock years ago.
Chili Attending WMXXVII; Connection to John Morrison
Actress and singer Chili of TLC fame revealed on the Monday Night Mayhem show recently that she will be at WrestleMania 27 in Atlanta, where she lives. Chili and her family have been at several WWE shows over the past few years.
Chili also revealed that John Morrison was scheduled to appear on her What Chili Wants reality TV show during the second season but didn't. She said: “He was actually going to be on my show, but he got back with his ex. I totally had a crush on him, and he thought I was kind of cute too, so we were really going to date. Then he & ‘Miss Thing’ got back together.” Presumably she is referring to Melina.
source: impactwrestling.com
February 3rd TNA iMPACT! Rating Highest So Far in 2011
The Feb. 3rd edition of iMPACT! drew a 1.31 cable rating with 1.9 million viewers, making it the highest rating so far in 2011 and the highest since October of 2010. Based on overall viewership, it was the highest rated edition of the show on a Thursday night according to TNA President Dixie Carter.
This Day in Wrestling History
Andre The Giant defeated Hulk Hogan for the WWF(E) title on NBC's Friday Night's Main Event.
February 5, 1998
February 4, 2011
SmackDown Results: Flame War
To celebrate earning a match at WrestleMania – where he will challenge the World Heavyweight Champion – Alberto Del Rio drove into the arena in a 2010 BMW M6 convertible. To kick the party off, Del Rio invited Hornswoggle to whack a piñata with a wooden stick. But when plans went awry and the Mexican aristocrat ended up on the receiving end of Hornswoggle’s swing, Del Rio assaulted him with no remorse. Next, Intercontinental Champion Kofi Kingston came to Hornswoggle’s aid, but the champion ended up receiving a brutal beating with the piñata stick and a session in Del Rio’s devastating cross armbreaker. The No. 1 contender showed no mercy, requiring WWE officials to free Kingston from his hold. Full results.
source: wwe.com
Details on New "DX: One Last Stand" DVD
WWE will be releasing a new DX DVD titled "DX: One Last Stand" on April 5, 2011. Here is a description of the release along with scheduled matches to be featured courtesy of Amazon.com:
"They are perhaps the most influential duo in sports entertainment with crazy antics outside the ring backed up with dominant performances inside. Both Shawn Michaels and Triple H were highly successful on their own, but when they came together as D-Generation X, they were nearly unstoppable. Now fans can relive their final run as a team from late 2009 and 2010."...More?
Kevin Nash Comments on Why Triple H Didn't Work the Rumble
“Paul had no desire at that point [to get in the ring]. He is working in the office and walking around with a clipboard. Vince and Steph feel the company needs his mind more than his body right now. Whenever he comes back though, it’s a game changer. When I found out he [HHH] wasn’t working, I asked if it was the buddy system [not wanting to steal pop from Booker or Nash] and that’s how I took it”.
source: the o show
First Trainer Announced for WWE Tough Enough
According to pwinsider.com, Booker T is the first trainer announced for the revival of Tough Enough.
