Dark Match: Tons of Funk (Brodus Clay & Sweet T) beat Prime Time Players (Titus O'Neil & Darren Young) in tag action. Lots of back and forth. The first nearfall was Brodus on D-Young, but Titus made the save. Tensai then cleaned house. Double splash. Brodus with the pin in about three minutes.
Cody Rhodes and Josh Mathews were on commentary.
To start the show, the blue Money in the Bank briefcase was hanging above the ring.
Damien Sandow opened the show with a heel promo, calling the fans ignorant, etc.
(1) Christian beat Damien Sandow in about 20 minutes. Lots of heat on Sandow early on. The match contained numerous nearfalls and a near-count-out. For the finish, Sandow pushed off the corner DDT and hit a big elbow for a two count, then Christian slow-clapped into another comeback, attempted the Killswitch, Sandow blocked and went for a neckbreaker, but Christian reversed with the Killswitch for three.
Next was Zeb Colter delivering a heel promo on Sin Cara and on the importance of the Fourth of July.
(2) Jack Swagger beat Sin Cara via submission in about 10 minutes. Cara delivered early offense until Swagger took over. Vader Bomb to continue working Cara's mid-section, then Swagger shut down some of Cara's offense. Swagger missed a leg drop to give Cara some offense, but Swagger came back with the gutwrench powerbomb and Anklelock for the win. Overall, Cara wasn't able to get the crowd behind him. There were a few "Let's Go Cara" chants, but there were also some "We The People" chants.
(3) Big E. Langston (w/A.J. Lee) beat Curt Hawkinsin about 5 minutes. A.J. was on commentary and Curt was doing a biker gimmick. Throughout the match, Curt tried offense, but Big E. cut him off. Big Ending for the three count and A.J. celebrated with Langston.
July 3, 2013
WWE Main Event Results 7/03/13
ROH World Title Update
Ring of Honor officially announced today that for the first time since their first champion was crowned in 2002, the ROH championship is officially vacant.
As noted by PWInsider.com, Jay Briscoe has departed the company contractually as planned with his final appearance at the most recent ROH TV taping in Baltimore.
The tournament to crown the new champion will take place over the following dates and cities:
7/27 in Providence, Rhode Island
8/3 in Toronto, Ontario
8/17 in New York City
9/20 in Philadelphia, PA
9/21 in Philadelphia, PA
The first competitor announced is Michael Elgin, who was scheduled for a ROH title bout on 8/3.
Reason For TNA Releases
The ongoing TNA releases are due to budget cuts within the company, something that has been ongoing.
The talents released were being paid a monthly guarantee with an additional fee when they were booked for TNA events. The feeling was that with the talents not being used regularly by the promotion, there was no need to keep them held under contract.
There's been a lot of talk of cost-cutting of late in the company with the added expenses of producing Impact on the road, including the departures of different executives, including execs in the marketing and public relations end of the company.
There has also been increased grumbling among some wrestlers about pay coming late, with one talent claiming he has heard stories of talents being two months behind and others confirming they are behind but not wanting to confirm how far behind they are.
source: pwinsider.com
Multiple Names Rumored To Have Been Released From TNA
TNAInsider.com is reporting that multiple names may have possibly been released from the company in the past few days. The names being mentioned are Crimson, Joey Ryan, Christian York, Sam Shaw and Taeler Hendrix.
Behind The Scenes Problems In TNA; Two Talents Request Release, More Releases Expected, OVW Issues
Sources have informed WZ of some behind the scenes news and chaos at TNA Impact wrestling.
We've been told Christian York got released Tuesday and Taeler Hendrix did not sign a new contract to stay with the company. More departures are expected soon that vary from cuts or talents requesting their release.
The relationship with OVW as a training center seems to be "in shambles" as one source described it. Problems have came up particularly with former head trainer Rip Rodgers concerning money.
It seems many internally are questioning TNA's direction and if they know what they're doing or want to do. In addition, sources are saying Al Snow, who is working as a road agent for the company, has been making promises to wrestlers which he can't fulfill because he doesn't have the power that he acts like he has.
July 2, 2013
Rumor Mill - WWE Reportedly Confident That TNA Star Sting Will Be Joining Their Roster Soon
As seen on last night’s RAW, WWE included current TNA star Sting in their video packages looking back at former World Heavyweight Champions. F4Wonline.com reports that Sting was included in those video packages for a reason. Word is that Sting is once again interested in joining WWE. While he hasn’t opened direct negotiations with the company, he has sent feelers to WWE about joining them. There is said to be a lot of confidence on WWE’s side that Sting will be on their roster eventually.
WWE Suspends Ricardo Rodriguez
In accordance with its Talent Wellness Program, WWE (NYSE:WWE) has suspended Jesús RodrÃguez (Ricardo Rodriguez) for 30 days effective immediately for his first violation of the company’s policy.
