On his newly launched Facebook fan page, Eric Bischoff commented on the chances of certain former WCW talent joining TNA Wrestling.
When asked if TNA could hire Vampiro, Bischoff wrote, “No talent, gimmick come lately.”
Another reader noted that Bischoff previously said there was no chance of Diamond Dallas Page showing up in TNA. However, the reader wanted to know whether there was a possibility of Kimberly Page surfacing in Orlando.
“Double no,” Bischoff wrote.
When asked about former WCW Cruiserweight Champion Juventud Guerrera, Bischoff called him “a world class screw up.” A reader …

- Eric Bischoff posted a message on his Facebook.com page yesterday saying, “I REALLY am having more fun here @ TNA than I have had in the wrestling business in a LONG LONG time. Very grateful.”
- Speaking of Bischoff, he appears to be getting along quite well with TNA writers Vince Russo, Ed Ferrara and Matt Conway. He wrote on Twitter:
“Now I know I am really back in the wrestling business. Vince, Ed and Matt just stopped by my hotel and invited me out to a late night meal at….THE …

Ric Flair was in the hospital this afternoon recovering from injuries suffered in the recent domestic dispute with wife Jacqueline Beems. No weapons were used in the attack, but at the time when police arrived, Flair refused treatment. Flair’s agent Melinda Morris Zanoni, offered up the following statement…
“Ric and his wife had an unfortunate disagreement late last night, which led to his wife being arrested and charged with assault. Ric has done nothing wrong. The important thing to remember here is that we have some very exciting professional announcements in …

Orlando Jordan’s new female valet is independent worker Santana G.
As noted by TNAWrestlingNews.com last Friday, his male valet is his real-life boyfriend from outside of the wrestling business.
The angle was actually something pitched when Jordan was with WWE, and Trinity was to play the female role. It was dropped when the decision was made to release Jordan.
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On Ric Flair’s Recent Drama: Sorry to hear of the firestorm that my pal Ric Flair found himself in Sunday night. “Naitch” and I have been friends for over a quarter of a century and I choose to remain steadfastly behind him. We don’t know all the details of this unfortunate matter nor do we need to know all the details. What we all should do is to hope that this matter is resolved to everyone’s happiness and all involved parties can proceed with their lives.
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Undertaker suffered burns to his chest as a result of a pyrotechnic malfunction during his entrance when flames reached and burned his jacket as he made his way ringside for his match at tonight’s Elimination Chamber pay-per-view.
Upon catching on fire, he immediately ripped off his coat and sprinted towards the ring. He then doused himself with bottles of water before and during his scheduled match in the Elimination Chamber.
Company sources indicate Taker was extremely upset about the situation upon returning to the locker room, though officials tried calming him down.
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A representative of Ric Flair issued the following statement to TMZ.com in regards to Flair’s wife being arrested last night:
“Ric and his wife had an unfortunate disagreement late last night, which led to his wife being arrested and charged with assault. Ric has done nothing wrong.”
As previously reported, Flair and his wife Jacqueline had a domestic dispute on Sunday night after arriving home from dinner. Flair suffered minor injuries and Jacqueline was arrested and charged with allegedly assaulting Flair with “personal weapons such as hands, feet, and teeth.” The incident …

» Eric Bischoff is still intent on bringing Jim Ross into TNA as an announcer. After many months of speculation as to what he’d do when his WWE contract expired, Ross signed a short-term extension back in December and is expected to be with WWE through mid-2010. That said, the face of the pro wrestling industry is sure to change this year, with TNA going to Monday nights on March 8th, so who knows what the future holds. It should also be noted that TNA pushed hard to recruit the …

– This week’s TNA iMPACT! scored a 1.2 cable rating. Sources say that TNA higher-ups are viewing this as a solid number as the winter Olympics did a 17.0 cable rating from 9-11 PM Thursday night. Many shows including this past week’s WWE RAW have been hurt by the huge Olympics ratings. The show scored a .9 in M18-49, a .6 in P18-49, a .82 in M18-34, and an average audience of 1.7 million viewers. Qtr hours: 1.16, 1.28, 1.28, 1.25, 1.29, 1.17, 1.24, and 1.15.
– The decision was made …

Vince Russo Interview – 2/18/2010
Wrestling Elite
Detroit Sports Talk – 1130AM WDFN
Recap by Marty Hotts
Russo talked about Rope Opera and said the perfect time to end “Rope Opera”, his new book that is out, at the point where Hogan and Bischoff came to TNA because there’s no doubt that the Russo/Bischoff/Hogan era is a new one. Russo says he sees a 3rd book coming out and that he likes writing as things happen due to there always being things happening in wrestling.
Russo talks about David Arquette winning the belt again and …

Results from TNA’s house show in Plattsburgh, NY. Report courtesy of Tim Winters and Wrestling Observer:
Don West was selling merchandise at the table. Before the event started, Beer Money signed autographs next to the merchandise table. During intermission, ODB signed autographs, and after the show was done, ” The Pope” D’ Angelo Dinero signed.
1. X Division Title: champ Doug Williams vs Suicide. Winner by pin: X Division champ Doug Williams
2. Angelina Love vs ODB. Winner by pin: Angelina Love
3. Desmond Wolf vs Abyss. winner by pin: Abyss
4.TNA Heavyweight Championship(yes in …

Partial Source: Prowrestling.net
According to a source, there were major rewrites before the TNA iMPACT! TV tapings this past Tuesday in Orlando.
We’re told the agents meetings also ran longer than usual. The changes were expected to be made on the last set of tapings set to air in two weeks (March 4th). That will be the last Thursday night TNA iMPACT! broadcast as the following week (March 8th) they go to Monday from 9-11EST full-time.
TNAWrestlingNews.com can also report that Eric Bischoff has been working extremely hard backstage. According to our source, …

– Episode No.3 of TNA Epics featuring the X-Division has been removed from Spike’s schedule for Mar. 18, 2010. No word yet on when the show will air. (Thanks to Devin Cutting)
– TNA Wrestling has plans to release DVD set highlighting Beer Money, Inc. and The Motor City Machine Guns’ greatest matches. The company website is running a poll asking fans to decide what matches make the cut, and which ones get left behind. You can take part in the poll at TNAWrestling.com.
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