WWE Hires Indie Wrestler As New Seamstress

We noted before that longtime WWE seamstress Sandra Gray left the company a few weeks ago. She has been replaced by indie wrestler Sarath Ton, who is also the fiance of NXT Women's Champion Sasha Banks. He has been making ring gear for wrestlers for some time now, even doing gear for some of the NXT talents. He's on the road with WWE for the next three months and will be working with the main roster.

Rumor Mill - Dixie Carter Holds Talent Meeting at Impact Tapings, Instructs Talent to “Pay No Mind” to Viewership Information

According to PWInsider.com, TNA President Dixie Carter held a meeting at this past weekend’s Impact Wrestling tapings and instructed talent not to believe what they might read on internet websites where it concerns ratings and viewership information.

Dixie claimed ratings data exists which internet sites are not privy to, but are available to people like her. She claimed when websites publish TNA ratings data, the sites are not including the information with the West Coast numbers, but rather we post the data that comes from Nielsen. Dixie also pointed out that websites don’t report on the +.3 or +.7 DVR numbers, as some fans watch Impact broadcasts on days other than Friday.

Dixie added the numbers are better than they appear to be, and instructed talent to “pay no mind” to what the internet reports.

Daniel Bryan Vacates WWE Intercontinental Title, Gives Update on His Health

WWE Intercontinental Champion Daniel Bryan announced on last night's RAW from Cincinnati that he is relinquishing the title. Bryan said he had a MRI last week and doctors do not know how long he will be out - it could be weeks, months or Bryan may never wrestle again.

Bryan noted that he has spent the past few weeks in and out of doctors offices and requested to come out on RAW to vacate the title.

WWE Announces Elimination Chamber for This Month

WWE has announced a second pay-pr-view for the month of May and it will be a WWE Network exclusive event. The event will see the return of the Elimination Chamber on Sunday, May 31st from Corpus Christi, Texas. This was previously a live event.

WWE officials made the decision to bring back the Elimination Chamber pay-per-view for a WWE Network exclusive event within the last few days. Talents backstage at last night's RAW were surprised to hear the announcement.

One of the reasons WWE did away with the Chamber was due to the lack of arenas that would allow the set up of the heavy Chamber when renovations to older arenas made it impossible for them to handle the structure. The American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, Texas has not had renovations done that would prevent the Chamber from being assembled so it will be able to handle the structure.

WWE will be running a live event that same night, May 31st, in Greenville, South Carolina. King Barrett, Rusev and John Cena are advertised for that event but the card is subject to change.

WWE's website has confirmed that the WWE Tag Team Titles and the newly vacant WWE Intercontinental Title will be decided inside the Chamber.

ROH TV Now Airing on NESN Nationally

According to PWInsider.com, Ring of Honor TV will start airing on the national NESN feed tonight at midnight EST. The episode will be the one which aired over the weekend.

ROH has yet to officially announce the deal, and might not be picked up by all NESN affiliates, so be sure to check your local listings to make sure the show is airing in your area.

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TNA Airing a Three-Hour Episode of Impact Wrestling

Destination America is advertising a three-hour episode of TNA Impact Wrestling for Friday, May 22nd. This is the episode taped last night and that explains why there were so many matches.

The episode is scheduled to begin at 8pm EST and run until 11pm EST. A three-hour replay will air immediately after.

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Samoa Joe Talks About Being Interested In Signing With WWE, Proving Himself There, More

Former TNA World Heavyweight Champion Samoa Joe recently spoke with Jim Ross on his Ross Report podcast. The full interview can be heard at this link. Ross asked Joe about signing with WWE and Joe said he is very much interested in joining the company. He called it the "unchallenged challenge of his career."

It should be noted that the interview was recorded before WrestleMania 31. Joe confirmed people from WWE had reached out but called it informal and said nothing was set in stone. Since then, we've heard that Joe actually met with Triple H in Orlando and could be starting with NXT as early as June. Joe did not confirm this in the interview.

Joe said he would be open to a trial in NXT or a straight shot to the main roster. Joe talked about how he's never been wanted in any company he worked for but got work by proving himself. He added that if he has to start in WWE as an unwanted entity and prove himself, then that is what he's going to do.

WWE Working on a DVD and Blu-ray for Owen Hart

WrestlingDVDNews.com reports that WWE is currently working on a DVD about the life and career of the late Owen Hart, who would have celebrated his 50th birthday today.

The release is going forward with the full backing and support of Owen's widow Martha Hart and his family. The issues between WWE and Martha have been well-documented over the years.

WWE Performance Center Morale Update Since Coaching Change

It is being said that the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida been a much better environment since former head trainer Bill DeMott left the company. It’s also been noted that new head coach Jason Albert (Matt Bloom) has had positive reports since taking over.