After well over a decade with WWE and playing a crucial role in the company’s success during that period (on and off camera), Jim Ross’ WWE contract expires today and he very well could become a free agent at midnight.
Ross met with TNA President Dixie Carter and her father Bob earlier this month and has several other options on his plate outside of wrestling.
With days until he’s eligible to make some major career path changes, Ross wrote the following on Twitter earlier this week:
“I’ve had a blessed and amazing career …

Abu Dhabi PRO Jiu-Jitsu and ADCC Submission Fighting Held Together for the First Time
APRIL 14, 2010 – TORONTO – Mixed Martial Arts Expo, Inc., the company behind MMA Expo – The Original MMA Expo (since 2005) – announced today that its upcoming June 12-13 event in Toronto will play host to two of the most prestigious grappling tournaments in the world. This will mark the first time ever that the ADCC Submission Fighting and the Abu Dhabi Pro Jiu-Jitsu Series will be held on the same weekend at the same …

Spike presents TNA Reaction, a never-before-seen look at the combustible world of TNA Wrestling with exclusive backstage access and candid interviews featuring the biggest names in wrestling. Fans will experience all the unseen drama as rivals speak openly about their plans to destroy their most hated foes. TNA superstars featured include Hulk Hogan, Kurt Angle, Jeff Hardy, AJ Styles, and more.
TNA Reaction premieres this Monday night on SpikeTV at 7/6c, one hour before TNA Wrestling “iMPACT!” at the new start time of 8/7c
On Monday morning, fans can log onto Spike.com …

UFC heavyweight and “The Ultimate Fighter” season 10 winner Roy “Big Country” Nelson (15-4) understands just how much talent there is in the UFC heavyweight division, knowing that there are others ahead of him when it comes to a title shot.
“I don’t really make those choices. I was saying I’d rather be fighting for the belt and be done with it. It’s the UFC and there’s so many great guys, there’s so many great fights to match up with.”
Nelson has won back-to-back fights in the UFC, earning first round knock …

“The Ultimate Fighter” season 10 winner Roy “Big Country” Nelson (15-4) spoke about former “TUF” cast members Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson and Matt Mitrione, both of whom will face off-against one another at UFC 113.
If the fight between the two men goes to the ground, Neslon gives the edge to “Slice” saying the former street fighter has the better ground game.
“It’s kind of hard to say. Matt has quick hands, Kimbo has power in his hands. It’s going to be a fun fight to watch. Personally you know it’s not …

The weigh-ins have taken place for tomorrow night’s UFC Fight Night 21 event that will serve as a lead-in to the debut episode of The Ultimate Fighter’s eleventh season on Spike TV and after the event held earlier today at the Bojangles Coliseum at Charlotte, NC, all eleven fights are official after all twenty-two fighters have made weight for their respective bouts.
That includes former two-time UFC Lightweight Championship challenger Kenny Florian and former PRIDE Lightweight Champion Takanori Gomi, who will meet in the evening’s main event, as well as Ultimate …

This year’s edition of the Royal Rumble arrives amidst a curious period within the wrestling business. At this stage of the year, we’re usually waist-deep in discussion about Mania, and grumbling about how HHH is being set up in a title match at the big event.

However, the beginning of 2010 has seen enormous changes behind the scenes in TNA that have made that company, the main talking point of insiders, while the WWE’s biggest coup has been to bring Bret Hart back to the fold, following an absence that he had maintained since 1997.

That said, the 2010 Rumble has been built up…

Martin Smith takes a look at the DVD release of UFC 98, featuring a great main event for the UFC light heavyweight title between Rashad Evans and Brazilian challenger Lyoto Machida!

Martin Smith recaps UFC 97 on DVD featuring Anderson Silva vs. Thales Leites and Chuck Liddell vs. Mauricio Rua!

Martin Smith reviews the DVD release of UFC 96 featuring a main event between Keith Jardine and Quinton Jackson.

I didn’t intend on writing this until after Lockdown for the simple reason that I didn’t think there’d be much to talk about but the last three weeks have given me more than enough to talk about.

Hulk Hogan has been on every media outlet that’d take him and he said a lot of the right things in relation to TNA. Less talk, less scripting of promos, ‘breathing life’ into TNA’s…

Ever since October 27th people have been wondering what effect Hulk Hogan will have on TNA. Will he be involved in creative? Will he wrestle? And most importantly will TNA as we knew it change forever? Over the following…

TNA is quickly becoming Hulk Hogan’s personal little playground, says Garrett Kidney. Check out his recap of TNA’s Genesis PPV.

A solid main event and an intriguing undercard helps UFC 94 to remain one of the most memorable UFC PPV’s in recent times, says Martin Smith.