Enzo Amore And Colin Cassady On Their In-Ring Debuts, WWE Tag Team Contenders Tournament Update

As seen on last night's WWE SmackDown, Enzo Amore and Colin Cassady made their in-ring main roster debuts last night and defeated The Ascension in the Tag Team Contenders Tournament. In this Fallout video above, Cass talks about going for the WWE Tag Team Titles while Enzo talks about Rich Brennan's bad breath.

Last night's show also saw The Vaudevillains defeat Goldust and R-Truth to advance in the tournament.

Confirmed second round matches include Enzo and Cass vs. The Dudley Boyz and The Vaudevillains vs. The Usos. It looks like the new #1 contenders will face WWE Tag Team Champions The New Day at the May 1st Payback pay-per-view.

Details on TNA Being Evicted From Their Headquarters, Investors Reportedly Already Backing Impact Wrestling

As noted, TNA has moved its headquarters from Cummins Station in Nashville to a 25,000 foot warehouse which the company has been using as ShopTNA.com. TNA production will be moving to NorthStar Productions, which is a top production facility in the same city as the new company headquarters.

According to The Wrestling Observer, TNA had been falling behind on payments at the Cummins Station location, and at one point had moved into the basement of the facility where TV production was done as a cost cutting maneuver. TNA reportedly continued to fall behind on payments, and was basically evicted from the Cummins Station offices, effective at the end of April. TNA has known about the move for several months now, and had been preparing to move to the ShopTNA warehouse.

With regards to TNA seeking investors for Impact Wrestling, investors are reportedly already in play, and have been backing Impact Wrestling to keep the show on TV, but have not purchased any kind of interest in TNA Wrestling.

One of the current deals on the table centers around the controlling power of TNA, something Dixie Carter does not want to give up, but is something potential investors are interested in. It’s being said TNA might have to proceed with the deal to stay afloat, and that could give investors a leg up in terms of gaining controlling power of the company.

Triple H, Stephanie & the Girls After WrestleMania

Family over everything.. 👪 @TripleH @StephMcMahon pic.twitter.com/TKOG0VA5Pt

— Riz. (@johncenaAm) April 14, 2016

Triple H & Stephanie with Retro WWE Titles

#FBF #ThenNowForever pic.twitter.com/hDnx60O5sn

— Stephanie McMahon (@StephMcMahon) April 15, 2016

Total Divas Recap 04/12/16

ECW Original Balls Mahoney Passes Away At Age 44

From WWE.com:

WWE is saddened to learn of reports that Jonathan Rechner, best known for competing in ECW as Balls Mahoney, has passed away. WWE extends its condolences to Rechner's family, friends and fans.

According to PWInsider.com, while the details of Balls Mahoney’s death are still scarce, he reportedly suffered a bad fall days ago and injured his hip. The report adds Mahoney was using a walker following the fall, then he became ill, and earlier today passed away. It’s unknown at this time whether or not the fall and subsequent sickness lead to Mahoney’s death.

The Game-Changer: Triple H Is On Top of the World

On paper, Paul Levesque appears to be just another busy businessman with a family living in the burbs. He’s 46 years old, wears a suit to the office, works late hours, lives in Connecticut, and is happily married with three kids. He even finds the time to exercise. But Levesque isn’t your ordinary paper-pushing number cruncher. At 6'4", 255 pounds, he’s kind of a big deal—literally—that’s because Levesque, World Wrestling Entertainment’s Executive Vice President of Talent, Live Events & Creative, is also Triple H, former WWE World Heavyweight Champion. We spoke with the King of Kings covering topics that include his upcoming title bout, dealing with prematch jitters, his family life, retirement, and craving macaroni and cheese. Click here for the full interview.

source: muscleandfitness.com

Shane McMahon Sued Over SEC Violations

Shane McMahon and the You On Demand company are listed as defendants in a lawsuit filed by attorney David Lopez on behalf of the plaintiff Deborah Donoghue on March 14. Donoghue is seeking recovery of “short swing profits.” The lawsuit claims that McMahon disposed for value of 7.010.000 shares of the YOU On Demand stock on January 31, 2014, and then purchased 24,6000 shares of YOU On Demand stock on May 22, 2015. Read the full lawsuit at Scribd.com/doc/308052456/YOD-Shane-McMahon-Lawsuit.

Shane is the founder and co-chairman of the YOU On Demand company. Shane is being sued for violating SEC Rules that limits people who have close access to information about company from making short term sales that will net them quick profits. Owners and operators of a company are not supposed to make multiple transactions within a six month period. Donoghue estimates the profits made by Shane to be roughly $17,700.

WWE Performance Center Welcomes New Class of Recruits

WWE today announced that a new class of 10 recruits, including a former NFL player, All-American collegiate wrestler, U.S. Marine Corps veteran and talent from independent wrestling circuits have begun training at the state-of-the-art WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida.

“With support from our world-class coaching staff at the WWE Performance Center these men and women will have the chance to hone their skills and fulfill their dream of becoming a WWE Superstar,” said Paul “Triple H” Levesque, WWE Executive Vice President, Talent, Live Events & Creative. “Our state-of-the-art training facility gives our talent every opportunity to succeed and grow, and I’m pleased to welcome this new class to WWE.”

The new training class includes:

• Babatunde Aiyegbusi (Olesnica, Poland) – Standing 6 feet 9 inches and weighing 350 pounds, Aiyegbusi is a former professional football player who had stints in Poland and Germany. Most recently, he spent the 2015 pre-season with the Minnesota Vikings as an offensive lineman.

• Bianca Blair (Knoxville, Tennessee) – Blair was an All-American and All-SEC track & field performer in hurdles at the University of Tennessee, and was named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll in 2011 and 2012. A CrossFit competitor and powerlifter, Blair has been featured in RX Magazine, Femme Rouge Magazine and CrossFit.com.

• Nikola Bogojevic (Superior, Wisconsin) – World-class Greco Roman Wrestler who was the National Champion in Greco Roman Wrestling at the Junior Pan-American Games in 2011. Bogojevic also won bronze at the Pan-American Games in Greco Roman Wrestling in 2014 and has extensive experience training at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

• Carolyn Dunning (Las Vegas, Nevada) – Dunning is a former Air Force ROTC member and nationally ranked bodybuilding bikini competitor by The National Physique Committee (NPC).

• Macey Estrella (Parris Island, South Carolina) – Trained with Tom Caiazzo of American Premier Wrestling, Estrella is a former U.S. Marine and member of the Marine Corps SWAT Team.

• Nicola Glencross (Glasgow, Scotland) – Also known as Nikki Storm, Glencross has eight years of experience wrestling on the independent circuit for Japanese Women Pro-Wrestling (JWP), Pro Wrestling Eve, Scottish Wrestling Alliance, Insane Championship Wrestling, Pro Wrestling Elite, Stardom and Shine.

• Terrance Jean-Jacques (Boston, Massachusetts) – Standing 6 feet 3 inches and weighing 265 pounds, Jean-Jacques was an All-American wrestler at the University of Rhode Island in 2015. Prior to that, he accumulated a 32-2 record in wrestling at the University of Iowa.

• Daniella Kamela (Los Angeles, California) – Trained with Rikishi Fatu and David Gangrel Heath at Knokx Pro Entertainment, Kamela was an on-air talent for FOX Sports Arizona, Phoenix Suns dancer and Arizona Cardinals cheerleader.

• Michael Nicholls (Perth, Australia) – Also known as Mickey, Nicholls has 10 years of experience wrestling on the independent circuit for multiple organizations, including Pro Wrestling NOAH, where he was two-time Heavyweight Tag Team Champion with Shane Veryzer, New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) and Explosive Pro Wrestling.

• Shane Veryzer (Perth, Australia) – Also known as Shane Haste, Veryzer has 11 years of experience wrestling on the independent circuit for multiple organizations, including Pro Wrestling NOAH, where he was two-time Heavyweight Tag Team Champion with Michael Nicholls, and Explosive Pro Wrestling.

The new class will join a group of 69 men and women training out of the state-of-the-art, 26,000 square-foot WWE Performance Center

Doc Gallows And Karl Anderson Debut On WWE RAW Tonight In Los Angeles

The Usos defeated Curtis Axel and Heath Slater on tonight's WWE RAW to advance to the second round of the new tag team tournament. After the match, they were attacked by a debuting Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson. The former IWGP Tag Team Champions destroyed The Usos in and out of the ring as fans cheered them on. Gallows and Anderson came through the crowd and left over the barrier, taunting The Usos.

As noted, The Dudley Boyz defeated The Lucha Dragons to advance tonight as well. The winners of the tournament will face WWE Tag Team Champions The New Day, apparently at WWE Payback. The Dudleyz will face the winners of Enzo Amore and Colin Cassady vs. The Ascension while The Usos will face the winners of The Vaudevillains vs. Goldust and R-Truth.

WWE Tag Team Tournament Announced, Winners To Face The New Day

Shane McMahon announced on tonight's WWE RAW that there will be an eight-team tag team tournament to crown new #1 contenders for WWE Tag Team Champions The New Day.

The participants are The Ascension, Goldust and R-Truth, Curtis Axel and Heath Slater, The Lucha Dragons, The Dudley Boyz, The Vaudevillains, Enzo Amore and Colin Cassady and The Usos.

The first match took place tonight and saw The Dudley Boyz defeat Sin Cara and WWE United States Champion Kalisto.

TNA Wrestling Moving Their Headquarters In Downsizing Operation

TNA Wrestling will be moving their corporate headquarters later this month in a move which has been planned for some time.

The company has for a while been planning to downsize their operations and are in the process of packing up their offices at Cummins Station in Nashville, according to PWInsider. The offices have been part of TNA since Dixie Carter and Panda Energy took over.

Going forward the company will have their offices located to the warehouse which the company uses for ShopTNA.com.