Backstage Talk On TNA Impact Wrestling Airing On Another Cable Network In 2016 #MMBTNA

There is talk within the company of TNA Impact Wrestling airing on another cable TV network in early 2016. No word yet on which network they are more likely to sign with but there is still a very real possibility that TNA will be off TV in the United States, even if it's just for a few weeks or a month.

When asked by people in TNA, some executives are saying that they will be on Destination America through the end of the year and then a new cable network in early 2016.

We do not know if WGN America is one of the networks TNA is talking to but WGN was interested in working with them before the Destination America deal was signed. One of the reasons TNA did not go with WGN is because the network wanted to push the Impact premiere back a few months into 2015. TNA may be talking to four different networks.


CREDIT / SOURCE: PWInsider

TNA Bound For Glory 2015 Results #MMBTNA

The 2015 TNA Bound For Glory pay-per-view kicks off with a video package. We're live from Charlotte, North Carolina with The Pope and Josh Mathews. 

Click READ MORE for results.

David Angle, Brother Of Kurt Angle Charged With Murder Of His Wife #MMBTNA

David Angle, 62, is being held in the Allegheny County Jail after being charged with homicide in the death of his wife, who was found dead in their home Sunday, police said.

More Details on TNA Star Getting Arrested and Suspended #MMBTNA

As noted, TNA announced today that Bram, ex-husband to WWE Diva Charlotte, has been arrested for domestic battery & false imprisonment and suspended indefinitely until the situation is resolved.

Bram was arrested on Sunday in Gulfport, Florida at 8:30am and charged with one count of domestic battery by strangulation and one count of false imprisonment. He was arrested at a condo in the area.

He's currently in jail and awaiting his court date. No word yet on bond. We'll keep you updated.

TNA Announces Wrestler Has Been Arrested #MMBTNA

TNA issued the following on Bram, who was previously married to WWE Diva Charlotte:


Bram Arrested in Florida, Suspended Indefinitely

TNA has been advised by the Gulfport, Florida Police Department that Thomas Latimer, known as Bram, has been arrested and charged with two felony counts of domestic battery and false imprisonment. TNA is working to gather facts and obtain additional information related to the arrest.

“The charges against Thomas Latimer are serious, and he is immediately and indefinitely suspended from any future TNA-sanctioned events awaiting the outcome of the case,” said TNA Executive Vice President of Television and Talent John Gaburick.

Apparently Charlotte and Bram split earlier this summer.

TNA Removes All Hogan Related Mentions From Site #MMBTNA

TNA has removed Hogan from their Alumni roster and pulled his merchandise from the Shop TNA website. Everything was still up earlier before The National Enquirer's story first broke, including their new "Best Of" DVD on Hogan.

Reports Bully Ray Is Gone From TNA After Just Returning #MMBTNA

Bully Ray, who just returned to TNA as the new authority figure, is already gone from the company, according to PWInsider. Bully was not used at this week's TV tapings and rumors started going around when people asked about why he wasn't being used.

Bully reportedly wanted to distance himself from TNA as he wasn't happy with the current state of affairs within the company.

However, another TNA source told PWInsider that Bully could not have quit as he wasn't under contract. Their side of things was that because Bully wasn't signed to a deal, the new authority figure angle was never a long-term plan.

TNA Slammiversary King of The Mountain - What Will They be Competing For? #MMBTNA

The twists and turns continue as it relates to Slammiversary and the return of The King of The Mountain Match. Last night we announced who will be competing and you heard from Bobby Roode, Matt Hardy, Eric Young, Drew Galloway and even Jeff Jarrett. Now we can announce that those competing Sunday will be competing for The BRAND New King of The Mountain Championship!

  What does this mean for the future? What does it mean if, Jeff Jarrett, The Founder of Global Force Wrestling wins The King of The Mountain Championship?

  Don’t miss Slammiversary on Sunday, exclusively on Pay Per View to find out.

**Original Story**  
Sunday at Slammiversary it is the highly anticipated return of The King of Mountain Match featuring The TNA Return of Jeff Jarrett. Jeff and his wife Karen shocked the world Wednesday night by returning to Impact Wrestling and Jeff announced he will be competing in the match he created..

Why Former TNA Champion Turned Down Hall of Fame Induction #MMBTNA

Former TNA World Heavyweight Champion and current IWGP Heavyweight Champion AJ Styles turned down a significant deal to enter the TNA Hall of Fame and wrestle a match at this month's Slammiversary pay-per-view because his priorities are with Ring of Honor and New Japan Pro Wrestling right now.

The Wrestling Observer Newsletter notes that a multi-date deal was discussed several months ago, which would have had Styles wrestle at the Slammiversary and Bound For Glory pay-per-views, plus the Hall of Fame induction.

CREDIT / SROUCE - Wrestling Observer Newsletter

Details On The TNA Conference Call With Talent #MMBTNA

TNA officials said they couldn't address the Destination America reports during their conference call with talents. However, TNA President Dixie Carter did tell the company that TNA has a good relationship with Destination America.

Dixie added that they are planning for 2016 but would not comment on reports of Destination America having an "out clause" in September due to legal advice and confidentiality clauses. Dixie did add that out clauses in TV deals are common.

The call reportedly went over 90 minutes with Dixie giving a 10 minute introduction. Talents spoke for about 30 minutes and needless to say, there were some angry talents on the call.

Official Press Release For Ring Of Honor & TNA On Destination America #MMBROH #MMBTNA

(Silver Spring, Md.) –Destination America announced today that it has signed a national broadcast deal with professional wrestling league RING OF HONOR, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., bringing one of the most respected wrestling organizations to the only network dedicated to all-American entertainment. Destination America is now the one-two-punch to professional wrestling, adding RING OF HONOR (ROH) to its line-up after launching IMPACT WRESTLING in early 2015. RING OF HONOR has been delivering top wrestling matches for ten years with captivating hard-hitting stars such as Jay & Mark Briscoe, AJ Styles, Samoa Joe, The Young Bucks, Maria Kanellis, Adam Cole and Jay Lethal. Destination America will pack on the action beginning Wednesday June 3 with the series premiere of RING OF HONOR at 8/7c leading into brand new premieres of IMPACT WRESTLING at 9/8c.

Destination America Airing TNA and Ring of Honor Next Month #MMBTNA #MMBROH

Destination America has announced that Ring of Honor will premiere on their network Wednesday, June 3rd and will be followed by a new episode of TNA Impact Wrestling.

TNA Officials Update Talent On Status #MMBTNA

TNA officials have reportedly sent an e-mail to all talents saying the reports of Destination America dropping TNA programming are defamatory and detrimental to TNA's business, adding that the company will be seeking legal action.

Regarding TNA programming being dropped, F4Wonline.com reports that the term being used internally at the Discovery Network, Destination America's parent company, is "not renewing."

TNA talents were previously told that officials will be addressing the rumors at the next set of tapings in late June.

TNA Knockout Disses Vince McMahon On Twitter #MMBTNA #MMBWWE

In a response on twitter to a fan mentioning about women headlining an NXT live event. 

At least @TripleH has a clue on how to book women. @VinceMcMahon needs a clue. #sexist #WomenCanMainEventAnyDay https://t.co/oPoB05B9kl

— Gail Kim-Irvine (@gailkimITSME) May 21, 2015

Fans Leave IMPACT Tapings Early; Update On Billy Corgan's First Day On The Job #MMBTNA

Friday's TNA Impact Wrestling tapings in Orlando were packed but many fans left after the Destination America airing was over, before the second taping began. It was said to be hard for the wrestlers to get big reactions from the crowd.

Regarding Billy Corgan being backstage at Friday's tapings, he's receiving high marks for his interactions with the TNA wrestlers and how he approached them with ideas or suggestions.

Former WWE NXT star Chris Hero (Kassius Ohno) was backstage for Friday's tapings. He was there visiting friends with former NXT employee Rob Naylor.

CREDIT / SOURCE - LOP

TNA Airing a Three-Hour Episode of Impact Wrestling #MMBTNA

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.

Veteran TNA Announcer Leaving the Company #MMBTNA

TNA's Spanish announcer Hector Guerrero announced on Twitter that he's leaving the company after 8 years. His profile has been moved to TNA's Alumni roster. Guerrero tweeted the following:

Want to thank TNA for 8 yrs. of memories As of today I'm available for ministry, hire, bookings, consulting & you get the real deal & truth!
— Hector Guerrero (@Lazortron) April 27, 2015

Taz & TNA Wrestling Said To Be On Bad Terms #MMBTNA

Taz missed the recent set of TNA Impact Wrestling tapings and that repercussions could be coming for him. It wasn't the actual TV tapings he missed but a voice-over session in Nashville to record commentary for the Impact episodes that have been taped.

PWInsider reports that there are issues between TNA and Taz, who has removed all references to TNA from his Twitter page. The reported TNA pay issues apparently led to Taz refusing to get on his flight from New York to

Triple H Said To Be Interested In Having Samoa Joe Apart Of NXT #MMBWWE #MMBTNA

There is said to be a good amount of interest from Triple H in giving Samoa Joe a WWE tryout for a potential run in NXT, according to MetsFan4Ever, who has broke several WWE stories in the past year.

According to the report, Vince McMahon isn't as interested in Joe as Triple H is but there could be a push within WWE over the next few weeks to give Joe at least a tryout run.

No word yet if Joe is even interested in coming to WWE and working NXT. We've reached out to WWE for comment on the rumor and will keep you updated.

CREDIT / SOURCE - METSFAN4EVER

TNA Leaves Door Open For Samoa Joe Return #MMBTNA

Regarding Samoa Joe leaving TNA, word is that the two sides negotiated and tried to come to terms on a new deal up until the end and things remained friendly between Joe and the company. The situation was described as similar to the one that led to AJ Styles leaving in 2013 where TNA was not going to be able to match what Joe had been making. TNA made their final offer and left things up to Joe.

When he decided to leave, TNA officials made it clear to Joe that there was no heat on him and that the door would be open for a future return. 

Another lesser factor that had to do with Joe's departure is the company looking to invest more in newer talents coming in.

CREDIT / SOURCE - PWInsider