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Live Destination X coverage tonight. Match-by-match commentary, results, updates...everything but a stream.
click here starting at 8:00 PM ET for the play-by-play.
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Match results and commentary updated as they happen?
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Well, on that last one we can't help you. However, tonight we at combat-hooligans.com have 2 different reports for you to check out on the show.
report one and if that isn't your style
report 2 . Why 2 reports? Think of it as a DVD with 2 audio commentaries, each report will have a different perspective and will cover different aspects of the show.
Report 1 is mostly going to talk about booking decisions while report 2 will be more play-by-play oriented.
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If you can't watch tonight's show, don't want to spend the money on the PPV, but still want to know what is going on then combat-hooligans.com is your place to be.
You can get live match-by-match updates, results and play-by-play simply by clicking here .
It isn't a stream of the show but it is better than most.
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Our audio interview with Austin Creed, AKA Rasheed Lucius Consequences Creed, is available here
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TNA iMPACT TWO HOUR WEEK 6 TAPING REPORT
by David Tuthill/ Wrestling Observer
-TNA returned tonight for Week 6 of their two hour iMPACT show. Scott Hall was announced last night as being here tonight.
-Christian Cage and Kaz went to a No Contest in the finals of the #1 Contender tournament. Cage at first scored the pinfall after interference from Tomko
and AJ Styles, but Matt Morgan came out and changed the decision and announced a rematch in a Ladder match at Genesis.
-Gail Kim d. Alexis ?. Name was very hard to hear but she looked very good. After the match, VKM comes out on the ramp and distracts Gail, who turns into
an attack by Roxxi Lavaugh. Angel Williams comes out and lays out Roxxi, followed by ODB who lays out Williams. Finally, Gail comes off the top with a
missile dropkick onto ODB.
-Team 3D d. Jay Lethal & Abyss. I'm not sure why Lethal and Abyss are teaming. Black Reign came out and brawled with Abyss to the back, enabling DVon to
lowblow Lethal, who then got hit with a 3D for the pin. 3D lays Lethal on a table (which starts coming hilariously close to breaking) and whips him with
their belts until he is saved by the Motor City Machine Guns.
-Kurt Angle comes out. He calls out Scott Hall. He doesn't come out, so Angle leaves. That was it. 30 seconds, tops.
-The ropes came down for a "Takedown Challenge" between AJ Styles and Scott Steiner. Styles came out wearing a "Gainesville Vocational" singlet, which
was very funny. Steiner kept blocking AJ's attempts at takedowns to the point where AJ threw a fit. As he was doing so, he grabbed someone out of his headpiece
and threw it at Steiner's eyes to blind him. He scored three quick takedowns. Steiner came back with four of his own and was about to win until Tomko ran
out. They brawled until Rick Steiner made the save.
The ringcrew then put the ropes back up and had a hell of a time doing it. A Comedy of Errors.
-Sting, Eric Young, and Samoa Joe d. Kurt Angle, James Storm, and Bobby Roode. Good match. Traci and the Roode plant had a very long staredown. Standard
six man match. Roode and Joe brawled to the back and Sting made Storm tapout clean with the Scorpion Deathlock.
-Kevin Nash came out and called out Scott Hall. He came out and the two bantered back and forth for a little while. Gray hair jokes, etc. Nash said he
had to stop living life the way Hall did since he didn't want to lose his family. Hall says that he is not Sting's partner, and never will be, but will
always be partners with Nash. The two hug and pose as Angle comes out. He demands to know who Sting's partner is. Sting comes out from the other ramp and
tells Angle that he will "find out Sunday."
Xplosion match: LAX & Sonjay Dutt d. XXX. By far the best match of the night. Finish was Daniels on Hernandez's shoulders, Homicide coming off the top
with an Ace Crusher, and Dutt landing a 450 Splash for the pin.
Quick Thoughts: It's a bummer the best match on the show will be the match nobody ever sees. Where does Xplosion even air nowadays? Very little in-ring
action this taping. Hopefully the Angle comedy stuff backstage is good, because there's going to be a whole lot of it.
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I don't even know where to begin. The interview is done, and Euan will upload it on Wednesday if he knows what's good for him.
Topics covered, not necessarily in order because we jumped around:
All that and I'm sure i'm forgetting a lot.
It was a fun time. You can check out Austin's MySpace here and look for the show on Wednesday.
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Scott Hall (who if you read yesterday's spoilers was teased for tonight's set of tapings) and former WWE champion and 5 time WCW Champion, sucka Booker T are in the iMPACTZone.
Credit:
Wrestling Observer
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Warning: A bit of a spoiler follows...
Christian Cage Vs. Kaz in the Fight for the Right Finals in a ladder match. This takes place as a result of an incident at the iMPACT tapings for 11/8 which are currently on going.
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Big in stature anyway. Junior Fatu is gone from the company due to money issues.
He wanted more than they wanted to pay.
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That's how much he's being sued for in a case stemming back from a night club incident in Octoberof 2006 The criminal case against him from the spitting incident was thrown out bya judge months ago.
In the article, thewoman's attorney mentions that his client hasbeen insulted by people who say thatnext he's going to slam her because he's a wrestler now.
She and I have something in common then. We were both insulted as a result of Pacman's wrestling involvement
Thanks to Mike Informer.
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send them here
The interview is scheduled to be taped tonight.
Check out Austin's MySpace here
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by David Tuthill /
Wrestling Observer
Two hour iMPACT Week Five Spoilers
TNA returned to Orlando to tape Week Five and Six of their two hour show. The line outside of soundstage was pretty packed. They had TV's on above us that
had the Genesis logo with "This Sunday" underneath it.
-Kurt Angle w/ Karen came out for a promo. He talked and hyped the PPV and said by the end of the night he will find out who Sting's partner is. Sting
comes out and says his partner is a former WWE and WCW champion. Kevin Nash came out and said that Angle should worry about him too. Angle tells him to
bring it and bails when Nash hits the ring, however Sting throws him back in and him and Nash play pingpong with Angle until he bails.
Kaz d. James Storm w/ Jackie Moore in about 3 minutes to advance to the finals of the #1 Contender tournament. The finish was a very unique looking rollup
that looked very cool. Eric Young came out after the match and he and Storm shared a six-pack of beer together.
-Team 3D came out. They cut a promo on internet marks and the like and say they will destroy the X Division. Motor City Machine Guns come out and made
fun of Team 3D for being fat. D'Von goes looking for tables and can't find them. XXX and Havoc come out holding the tables. While they're distracted, Shark
Boy, Petey Williams and Sonjay Dutt come from behind and attack 3D. The rest of the X Division guys beat down 3D and go to put them through the tables,
but Team 3D escapes. Shelley came across like a big star in doing most of the talking during the promo.
-Awesome Kong d. Christy Hemme w/ Jimmy Rave & Lance Hoyt. Quick squash. Kong wins with a sitout powerbomb.
-Dave Penzer announces that Junior Fatu could not make the tapings and Christian will wrestle a replacement.
-Samoa Joe & Gail Kim d. Bobby Roode & Traci. Good match. Kim pins Traci with a rollup. Roode starts yelling at Traci for losing and Kim grabs the mic
and tells him she's tired of him treating Traci poorly and slaps him. Roode grabs her and Joe makes the save. The guys brawl up through the stands. Joe
gains the upperhand until the plant from the last two week's of tapings (Rain from SHIMMER) starts going crazy screaming at him. Security takes her away.
Roode throws Joe into the ringsteps and Joe starts bleeding HEAVILY. A lot of heat for this.
-Christian Cage d. Chris Harris to advance to the finals of the #1 Contender tournament. Cage came out with a ladder. Short but good match. Cage wins with
a rollup and grabs the ropes. After the match, Harris is arguing with the ref and Cage nails him with the ladder. He then comes off one of the top rungs
with a frog splash. The second he hit the frog splash, his music began to play.
-Black Reign is shown backstage challenging Abyss to some type of match.
-Kurt shown backstage with Borash smoking a cigar while Kurt interrogates Karen about who Sting's partner is. Nash shows up and says the partner is Scott
Hall, and that he'll be there next week.
-AJ Styles & Tomko d. LAX to retain the TNA World Tag Team Titles. Match went about 8 minutes and was very good. Styles got the pin with a springboard
450 Splash. The Steiners attacked LAX after the match and the two teams brawled to the back.
Xplosion Match: Motor City Machine Guns d. Voodoo Kin Mafia. The voodoo manager went to blow mist in the eyes of Sabin, missed and hit B.G., who got rolled
up for the pin.
Quick Thoughts: Fairly solid tapings. Too many rollups. Who would've ever thought that in 2007, one of the best tag teams in wrestling would be AJ Styles
and Tyson Tomko? If anyone who keeps track of the lineage of the WWE and WCW world titles can email me some info about Scott Hall's world title reigns,
I would greatly appreciate it and will be sure to forward it to Kevin Nash.
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Jay Reso a.k.a Christian Cage joined Mauro Ranallo on Fight Network Radio this past week. Catch Fight Network Radio everyday on Hardcore Sports Radio at
3pm EST and archived at
www.hardcoresportsradio.com
Mauro: I’m very happy to have live and in living color the original man of the peeps, the head of the Christian Coalition now known as Instant Classic,
Jay Reso aka Christian Cage. The former NWA world heavyweight champion from TNA who’s in Toronto to promote a movie, Christian welcome to Fight Network
radio my friend.
Christian: Hey thanks for having me, I appreciate it.
Mauro: Wow, first off here I am been a long time fan of yours but you come in the studio and blow me away recalling the days of Moron Renerdo what was that
all about?
Christian: Mauro the mouth Ranallo. It’s like I told you, one day I was, a few years back when I was sitting back watching some Pride fighting and I saw
you pop up on the screen and they put your name on the bottom. I said “Mauro Ranallo, where do I know that name from?” Then it hit me, Mauro the mouth
Ranallo, B.C. All Star Wrestling. Can you get me Mojo the B.C. Hulks autograph?
Mauro: See there we go, this is the beauty about professional wrestling, no matter if your in front of 25 people or 25 000 people there’s that 6 degrees
of separation. What’s it like to be back in Hogtown?
Christian: It’s always great to be back, you know, I love Canada. I love the people, you know so anytime I get to come back its special and its fun. I always
get a chance to come back and see family and friends and some things like that but it is always never long enough.
Mauro: Yea, definitely and obviously you’re here for business reasons, you’re appearing in a new movie called Dark Rising. It’s gonna be screened tonight
at the Scotia Bank theater in Toronto at 7pm, it will be available on DVD on Tuesday October 30th. Tell us a little bit about this movie. Can wrestling
fans expect a super dose of Captain Charisma?
Christian: Yea, you know it’s basically my first; it’s my second movie that I had a chance to do but my first sort of big role. I basically play the best
friend of a lead character, it’s kind of, it was a real fun character to pay. It’s a fun movie you know, like I said it’s a smaller budget movie but I
think everything was kind of magical about this movie. From the casting to the way the cats gelled to the way the director put the film together. There
was something about this movie right from the start and we al had a blast doing it and I am really proud of it. Like I said it’s just one of those movies,
you go in there and it is what it is. You go in there and it’s a fun movie and everyone will laugh and I think will enjoy it.
Mauro: Are you a protagonist or antagonist in the flick?
Christian: I’m a little bit of both, I’m kind of the guy that always, the best friend that everyone always has. You should hate him but there’s something
about him that makes you like him and he always puts his foot in his mouth so it was real fun to play.
Mauro: Is it a romantic comedy, an action flick, what is it?
Christian: It’s sort of, it’s more, it’s kind of….Sort of a campy kind of horror movie and comedy all rolled in to one. It’s a fun movie for sure.
Mauro: Alright well it is going to be screened tonight at the Scotia Bank Theater in Toronto. A lot of people say that professional wrestling is the worlds
biggest acting school. How did you find going from what is really live theater in a way to being on a movie set? How much did it help you and how much
is it different?
Christian: It’s different in the sense that you don’t get the immediate reaction that you get from fans; like you said it’s more of a live theater, like
a stage production. Where you’re in the ring you get that immediate feedback. Where as with movie acting, your on the set and there are long days or long
nights, as we did for this movie. We were 7 at night till 7 in the morning some times. It was all outside in September so it was freezing. Sometimes you
have to do the same scene but you have to do different camera angles and different takes and “Oh maybe that didn’t work so well, try it this way.” So there’s
more of a net to work with in the respect and it’s more tedious as far as getting the right camera angles and the right shots the director is looking for
so. They have their similarities but they have their differences and I definitely think that wrestling is a great platform to learn acting. Especially
add libbing and that sort of thing so in that respect it helped me out a lot. I don’t think wrestling gets enough credit for being, you know you see a
lot of basketball players or other athletes or baseball players having a chance to do movies, even rappers and things like that, I don’t think any of those
are as good of a training ground as being in the ring and being in front of a live audience wrestling and doing the back stage vignettes and things like
that. I don’t think that platform is as good as the one we have to train to act.
Mauro: You have always had unique chemistry with anyone you’ve worked with. I know you and Edge of course, your long time Canadian friend Adam Copeland,
you grew up near each other.
Christian: Saw him last night, had coffee last night.
Mauro: Oh really, obviously he is scheduled to make a return to the WWE, do you know when?
Christian: Yea, I think if he’s not cleared he’s about to be cleared.
Mauro: He’s looking good?
Christian: Yea, he looks great and he’s chomping at the bit to get back for sure.
Mauro: Now you went from WWE where you held many tag team titles with Edge to, TNA. Talk, just quickly about the reason you left, you were involved in what
I thought was going to be a great feud with John Cena. At the time there were some very incredible promos going back and forth, what happened? Why did
the rug get pulled out from under you there?
Christian: I’m not sure. You know I have speculated about it a lot and tried to play it over a bunch of times in my head and I can never figure it out.
You know I just didn’t see my role there changing and I think I have always been under the belief that you let the people decide what they want. I think
it was pretty apparent that they wanted to see me at another level and stay at another level, not moved up or down or stay at certain level. I think at
the time I just didn’t see that changing. You know I was kind of worn out and burnt out from eight years straight on the road. With all that factoring
in and other things and my contract coming up I just decided that maybe it’s time for a fresh start somewhere else. There are no hard feelings; I have
nothing but good things to say about WWE. I know a lot of people that work there; I mean I don’t want to be the bitter guy. “Oh I hate that place, I hate
everybody there, blah, blah, blah.” I don’t wanna be that guy because when it comes right down to it I had a great career there, made a lot of money so
I mean what really do I have to complain about? You know it was just time for me to move on and I saw an opportunity in TNA to be able to step in right
away and when we talked about the possibility about working together that is what they made me feel. That I could step in right away, be a factor, be one
of the main guys and to really help this company to grow. Since I have been there the 2 years it has grown leaps and bounds so it’s exciting to be a part
of something that’s growing.
Mauro: Were you ever cognizant of the fact that the so called smart marks in the pro wrestling media thought that when Edge and Christian would end that
Edge would become Shawn Michaels and Christian would become Marty Jannetty. You really, obviously have grabbed the bull by the horns and become a huge
commodity in the business but was there ever that danger, even being in WWE, did you feel that you were not going to be given the respect?
Christian: Sometimes you hear rumblings or people say stuff like that but I mean I always knew….
Mauro: Did that motivate you more?
Christian: Everything motivates me; I mean my biggest fear as a performer is failing. I never want to put myself in a position to fail and that is more
than anything else I’m scared to have a bad match. I’m scared to have a bad promo, that’s the things that drives me most to be the best is that I don’t
want to fail.
Mauro: I think that’s why you are successful because of that fear of failure. Once you become complacent, once you say “I’m the man, I’ve made it.” That’s
when shit starts to happen.
Christian: Yea, I mean I still right before I go through the curtain no matter where it is, I still get nervous and to me that’s a sign that hey I don’t
want this to go bad. You know what I mean? Once those butterflies and that nervousness goes away maybe it’s time to hang it up. But the thing is if I did
hear any of those things, yea I heard it a little bit here and there but I mean I always knew what I could do. There was never a doubt, I never doubted
my own abilities or the confidence I had in myself. I always knew if you’re going to open the door a crack for me, I’m gonna kick it open.
Mauro: TNA obviously gave you that opportunity, here we are 2 years later and the show has expanded to a 2 hour time slot on Spike TV Thursday nights. You
guys are coming off probably one of the best pay per views the company’s delivered in a long, long time, everyone raving about your match with Samoa Joe.
What was morale like before that pay per view and what’s it been like since? Has there been a big change? I mean you guys hit a home run and I’m going
to be honest with you Christian, I’m one of the guys, I love the business, I love the product when it’s good but I’m one of the guys who’s been bashing
the booking in TNA because frankly I don’t understand, at times, where it’s going.
Christian: Yea, I think the feeling before, I mean anytime we get a big pay per view especially one like Bound For Glory which is our biggest pay per view
of the year, you know guys obviously want to be on the show. That’s the goal to be on that show and to be able to perform on the biggest stage in the company.
So I think everybody was pretty excited leading up to it and I mean anytime at this point we can get that pay per view outside of Orlando, nothing against
Orlando or the people in Orlando or anything like that. It’s just that they’ve seen so much there, I mean they see every pay per view, they see the TV
2, 3 times a month and they’ve seen everything so in that sense maybe a little bit spoiled. So now that we’re on the national television, we have a national
television deal, we’re on Spike TV every Thursday night at 9. It’s nice to be able to get that product out there and take it live. Whether it’s a live
event, a house show or a pay per view and the crowd in
Atlanta was unbelievable. They were up for everything, I definitely think, honestly since I have been there that’s the best show we have had.
Mauro: I was going to say the same thing. That crowd, I mean it was an 8 out of 10, that crowd made it a 9 and a half.
Christian: I think personally, that’s the, that’s the kind of show we can deliver. That’s the kind of show we need to deliver and that’s how I feel about
it.
Mauro: We talk many times here on this show that there’s WWE and what Vince McMahon’s vision of what professional wrestling is, there is Ring Of Honor which
is the niche audience which has tremendous workers and a lot of TNA talent comes from Ring Of Honor. I always thought TNA could be an amalgam of both.
Like the tremendous workers you guys have, like yourself, the tremendous promos, with that sports entertainment but not overly focusing on the gimmicks
and storylines.. It seems to me and I know his name has come up and you can talk about him if you want but since Vince Russo has arrived ,I find the talent
hasn’t been utilized properly, for the most part. Like look at we just saw with 3D coming in and destroying Sabin and Shelley.
Christian: Ya that’s true but also it‘s looking probably at the first piece of a puzzle. We will have to wait and see what happens with it and the way it
unfolds before everyone is quick top pass judgment on it. It’s a hard job; I don’t think I would want to be in it.
Mauro: I was gonna ask you would you ever want to be a booker or writer?
Christian: I’m not sure, you know I think I would be more apt to help guys with their matches and things like that I think.
Mauro: You’ve been around the business a long time, what’s the job of a booker nowa days? What’s the difference between a booker and a writer and what should
they be looking at?
Christian: I guess they should be booking the shows in a sense to build up the pay per views, I mean that’s what it’s all about right now right? Is building
your TVs to sell a pay per view and that basically what a bookers job is, is to build the television, to build your television to sell your pay per view.
That’s jist of it.
Mauro: How much do politics dominate TNA backstage?
Christian: I think politics are around in any form of job, entertainment especially. They’re there I’m sure but it’s not bad I don’t think. I know I’ve
heard these rumors lately about different things happening Jarrett and Kurt but I haven’t seen any of that. I think those things get blown out of proportion,
people take maybe a pebble and make a mountian out of it.
Mauro: We’re talking with Christian Cage, TNA superstar. He’s in Toronto for the screening of his new movie Dark Rising. Christian you guys have done some
entertaining things, you Tomko and A.J. Styles. A.J. Styles has really come into his own as the group’s goofy heel sidekick, how impressed have you been
with his performance lately?
Christian: I think A.J.s ability is second to none. The guys just an unbelievable athlete, I can only dream of doing the things that guys does in the ring.
He just an unbelievable talent as far as in ring performance goes but I think as everybody knows if you want to get to a certtian level you have to have
a little bit of everything. You have to have personality, you have to be able to talk and I think he has really come out of his shell. Not that maybe he
was in a little bit of a shell but needed to find himself and I think that he’s doing a great job of it. I think you’re going to see him evolve from here
in to something really special. I think that he’s going to take this, what he’s doing now, like you said being the goofy sidekick and he’s going to kind
of over come that at some point and become what everyone really thinks he could be and that’s top star in the business. I mean he already his but he’s
going to be one of the futures of this business for a long time.
Mauro: Someone who has impressed a lot of us and in a way maybe surprised us is obviously a friend of yours, your problem solver in WWE, Travis Tomko. We
had Samoa Joe on the show not long ago and he said that he’s probably the most improved guy in the organization and wanting to do a program with him. Where
is it do you think Travis has improved the most? I think time in Japan has helped but where do you see Travis Tomko going in this business?
Christian: I think Tomko, the skys the limit for him. He’s got everything, he’s got size, he’s got the look and he’s got the right attitude. His attitude
was that he just wanted to get better and he knew that he had to get better and that’s one of the reasons he went to Japan. He’s one of my best friends
in the business, one of the closest guys; he’s one of my closest friends so I am rooting for him. They were a bit leery of it at first with him going in,
going off of what they saw on WWE TV but he came in and he just impressed the hell out of everybody. So I think Japan really helped him and I think the
turning point was, funny things happen when you realize that your 6 foot 7 and close to 300 pounds. When you finally realize that things start to happen
so he using everything he has to his advantage and he’s doing a great job.
Mauro: Why do you think Andrew “Test” Martin never panned out? I mean another Canadian and obviously you know him well. What happened with Test?
Christian: I’m not exactly sure what exactly happen. I don’t think the doors closed on him, I just think right now I don’t think on either side they really
know what was best to be done with him. So I don’t think the doors been closed on Andrew by any means and I think he’s a tremendous talent and he’s a good
friend of mine also. I wouldn’t be surprised if you saw him there again at some point.
Mauro: Kurt Angle, what has he meant to TNA and what has it been like working with him?
Christian: Kurt’s a great guy, you know Kurt and I go way back and a lot of people don’t even know this but Kurt stood up in my wedding.
So ya, he’s a friend. I think that anytime you get a legitimate athlete like Kurt Angle, Olympic gold medalist, multi time world champion, coming to your
company I think that adds legitimacy right away and credibility to your company and that’s what he’s brought.
Mauro: Obviously you know that the internet is rife with a lot of bullshit, with a lot of rumors and conjecture. We’ve heard the stories about Kurt Angle,
the demons he’s possessed, the pain pill problems. He was arrested for DUI, I mean when I see him on TV I’m like is this guy some kind of magician, how
does he do it? Has he been the model employee so to speak?
Christian: He has, he has been perfectly healthy since he’s been there and I say that with all honesty. He’s been terrific so, I mean I don’t know where
all these rumors and all these things are coming from but he’s been a model citizen.
Mauro: Where do you want to see that character of Christian Cage go? How much more evolution are we going to see in your onscreen persona?
Christian: In this business I like to stay fresh and I kind of attribute that to Madonna, the way she is constantly changing and growing and evolving. You
have to do it, you never want to become stagnant and that’s one thing. So I’m always trying to find something new, whether it’s a new nickname or a new
little phrase to say or something kind of catchy. I’m always looking for something to do that will kind of keep refreshing myself. I am always thinking,
I think wrestling all the time so sometimes things just come to me when I’m out there. I don’t even think about it, I just do it and that’s what you get
and that’s one of the great things of being in front of live audience.
Mauro: That’s the key, the ability to ad lib like you said. Des in California, you’re on with TNA superstar Christian Cage, Fight Network Radio, what’s
up?
Caller: Hey Mauro and Christian, Christian I just wanna say I’m one of your peeps, you really rule man. I wanna ask you I had read that you wrestled with
Kurt Angle in his first ever match in the developmental tone. Can you just give me a like a detail of what he was like when he first started out in pro
wrestling?
Mauro: Alright Des, thank you for your question. Sorry Christian couldn’t hear that. He said that you wrestled Kurt Angle in his first professional match
or one of his first matches and what was he like when he first started?
Christian: Ya, you have a guy like Kurt he’s just a natural athlete; you know he picks up things real quick. Yea I did have his first match with him; I
believe it was at an armory in Massachusetts and a few hundred people there, I think he may have been training for maybe 4 or 5 days at the time.
Mauro: He was a natural though right?
Christian: He was a natural. A natural from day one, he went out there, that match that we had you have thought he had been wrestling for 2 or 3 years professionally
at the time. That’s how quick he picked it up.
Mauro: Allen Calgary, a great wrestling city, joining us on Fight Network Radio, you’re on with TNA superstar Christian Cage, what’s up Allen?
Caller: Guys how ya doing today?
Mauro: Good buddy. Ok, just give me the question for some reason Christian can’t hear you.
Christian: Sorry.
Mauro: No problem but what’s the question you have for Christian, Allen?
Caller: I am wondering who thinks the new up and coming star will be as a major headliner in the next couple of years?
Mauro: Within the business or within TNA?
Caller: Either one.
Mauro: Ok, thanks a lot Allen. Allen of course from Calgary, Stampede Wrestling city and I know we’re quickly running out of time but he wants to know who
do you the next big thing in the business whether TNA or the entire sport, who do you see becoming a major player?
Christian: You know something; I think that as far as TNA goes I think that Robert Roode is going to step up here. He’s an unbelievable talent and he’s
kind of untapped at this point. Anytime you see this guy on a live event or house show, he really goes out there and he really goes. He’s a great, great,
great talent and I think that you’re really going to see him come up here in the next year or so. Like I said I can’t say enough about his in ring ability
and I think he’s at the same stage like we were talking about with A.J. before, as long as he keeps developing his, he can talk but he really needs to
develop his personality and keep going with that. I think that he will really find his groove in the next year or so.
Mauro: Christian, obviously you know this, you seem to know a lot about my family, as we’re wrapping things up, involved with Stampede Wrestling. I’m sure
you followed the great years of Stampede wrestling as well, some of the biggest names coming from the sport. Teddy Hart recently axed again, I think it’s
his 4th time with WWE. You’ve had dealings; I mean this kid has all the talent in the world, what’s the story with Teddy Hart, why is he not getting it
together?
Christian: I don’t know, to be honest with you, I haven’t seen Teddy in a couple of years but every time I see him he is very pleasant to me and we always
have good conversations so I don’t know what the deal is but I hope, he has a lot of raw talent for you. I don’t know what the deal is, I hope that he
can get it together and things work out for him.
Mauro: Alright, it’s a special screening tonight at the Scotia Bank Theater in Toronto, its Dark Rising staring Christian Cage available on DVD October
30th. Christian it has been a pleasure my friend and best of luck to you.
Christian: It’s been my pleasure.
Mauro: I hope to have you on the show again sometime my friend.
Christian: Thank you
Mauro: Christian Cage, TNA wrestling, you can see it of course, 2 hours now, 9 o’clock, Spike TV every Thursday.
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Devin Cutting sent the following note: Sci-Fi has added ECW to it's schedule for the final week of December. ECW will air on Thursday, December 27th at 10 PM (no show on Tuesday, December 25th).
This means that ECW will go head-to-head with TNA Impact twice that month (December 6th & 27th).
A sadder head-to-head battle you'll never find.
BTW, I predict a ratings win for ECW.
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If you wish to see where things stood after September, Click here
Now for the October results.
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CARE Standings
Casey Trowbridge: 21 contest wins in 55 events
Cage Rage: 2 E, 17 W, 6 L, 73.9%
EXC: 7 E, 39 W, 24 L, 61.9%
IFL: 2 E, 16 W, 8 L, 1 NC 64.0%
Pride: 2 E, 6 W, 10 L,, 1 NC 37.5%
UFC: 16 E, 85 W, 56 L, 2 NC 59.4%
WEC: 3 E, 20 W, 8 L, 71.4%
MMA: 32 E, 183 W, 112 L, 4 NC 61.2%
TNA: 10 E, 51 W, 36 L, 58.6%
WWE: 13 E, 63 W, 35 L, 2 NC 63.0%
Wrestling: 23 E, 114 W, 71 L, 1 NC 61.0%
Overall: 55 E, 297 W, 183 L, 6 NC 61.1%
Contests Won/Tied: New Year’s Revolution, No Way Out, Pride 33, Destination X, UFC 69, Sacrifice, UFC 71, One Night Stand, WEC 28 on Versus, Strikeforce/EXC, TUF 5 Finale, Vengeance, Cage Rage 22, Great American Bash, ShoXC-1, WEC 29, WEC 30, No Surrender, Cage Rage 23, UFC 77, ShoXC 3
Euan Taylor: 12 contest wins in 51 events
Cage Rage: 2 E, 11 W, 12 L, 47.8%
EXC: 7 E, 32 W, 31 L, 50.8%
IFL: 1 E, 13 W, 3 L, 81.3%
Pride: 2 E, 9 W, 7 L, 1, NC 52.9%
UFC: 14 E, 71 W, 52 L, 2 NC 56.8%
WEC: 3 E, 14 W, 14 L, 50.0%
MMA: 29 E, 150 W, 119 L, 3 NC 55.1%
TNA: 10 E, 47 W, 39 L, 54.7%
WWE: 12 E, 55 W, 34 L, 2 NC 60.4%
Wrestling: 22 E, 102 W, 73 L, 2 NC 57.6%
Overall: 51 E, 252 W, 192 L, 5 NC 56.1%
Contests Won/Tied: EXC Destany, Destination X, Wrestlemania 23, Pride 34, UFC 70, Sacrifice, WEC 28 on Versus, IFL Semifinals, Unforgiven 2007, UFC 76, No Mercy 2007, WWE Cyber Sunday 2007
Art Shimko: 10 contest wins in 39 events
Cage Rage: 1 E, 6 W, 6 L, 50.0%
EXC: 4 E, 23 W, 15 L, 60.5%
IFL: 0 E, 0 W, 0 L, 0%
Pride: 0 E, 0 W, 0 L, 0%
UFC: 13 E, 67 W, 47 L, 2 NC 57.8%
WEC: 2 e, 11 W, 8 L, 57.9%
MMA: 20 E, 107 W, 76 L, 2 NC 57.8%
TNA: 7 E, 32 W, 28 L, 53.3%
WWE: 12 E, 55 W, 31 L, 2 NC 62.5%
Wrestling: 19 E, 87 W, 59 L, 2 NC 58.8%
Overall: 39 E, 194 W, 135 L, 4 NC 58.3%
Contests Won/Tied: UFC 71, Dynamite USA, One Night Stand and WEC 28 on Versus, Vengeance, Victory Road, Great American Bash, UFC 74, SummerSlam 2007, No Mercy 2007
Mark Danger: 8 Contest Wins in 25 Events
Cage Rage: 2 E, 11 W, 12 L, 47.8%
EXC: 4 E, 14 W, 16 L, 46.7%
IFL: 2 E, 19 W, 5 L, 1 NC 76.0%
Pride: 0 E, 0 W, 0 L, 0%
UFC: 5 E, 27 W, 17 L, 1 NC 60.0%
WEC: 2 E, 11 W, 8 L, 57.9%
MMA: 15 E, 82 W, 58 L, 2 NC 57.7%
TNA: 4 E, 16 W, 17 L, 48.5%
WWE: 6 E, 30 W, 18 L, 2 NC 60.0%
Wrestling: 10 E, 46 W, 35 L, 2 NC 55.4%
Overall: 25 E, 128 W, 93 L, 4 NC 56.9%
Contests Won/Tied: Vengeance, Victory Road, WEC 30, UFC 75, EXC Uprising, IFL Finals, UFC 76, Bound for Glory 2007
Scott Liedle: 8 contest wins in 41 events
Cage Rage: 0 E, 0 W, 0 L, 0%
EXC: 3 events, 17 W, 16 L, 51.5%
IFL: 0 E, 0 W, 0 L, 0%
Pride: 2 E, 5 W, 11 L,, 1 NC 29.4%
UFC: 15 E, 74 W, 58 L,2 NC 55.2%
WEC: 0 E, 0 W, 0 L, 0%
MMA: 20 E, 96 W, 85 L, 3 NC 52.2%
TNA: 9 E, 42 W, 36 L, 53.8%
WWE: 12 E, 60 W, 31 L, 2 NC 64.5%
Wrestling: 21 E, 102 W, 67 L, 2 NC 59.6%
Overall: 41 E, 198 W, 152 L, 5 NC 55.8%
Contests Won/Tied: No Way Out, Wrestlemania 23, Fight Night 10, TNA Slammiversary, Vengeance, Victory Road, Fight Night 11, No Mercy 2007
Wade Wallenstein: 13 Contest wins in 29 events
Cage Rage: 0 E, 0 W, 0 L, 0%
EXC: 3 E, 15 W, 13 L, 53.6%
IFL: 0 E, 0 W, 0 L, 0%
Pride: 1 event, 2 W, 6 L,, 1 NC 22.2%
UFC: 8 E, 46 W, 23 L, 1 NC 65.7%
WEC: 0 E, 0 W, 0 L, 0%
MMA: 12 E, 63 W, 42 L,, 2 NC 58.9%
TNA: 8 E, 47 W, 25 L, 65.3%
WWE: 9 E, 46 W, 22 L, 1 NC 66.7%
Wrestling: 17 E, 93 W, 47 L, 1 NC 66.0%
Overall: 29 E, 156 W, 89 L, 3 NC 62.9%
Contests Won/Tied: Royal Rumble, UFC 67, Against All Odds, Destination X, Lockdown, Sacrifice, Judgment Day, One Night Stand, Vengeance, Hard Justice, ShoXC 2, SummerSlam, Bound for Glory 2007
Ric Gillespie: 9 contest wins in 25 events
Cage Rage: 0 E, 0 W, 0 L, 0%
EXC: 3 E, 15 W, 18 L, 45.5%
IFL: 0 E, 0 W, 0 L, 0%
Pride: 1 event, 4 W, 4 L,, 1 NC 44.4%
UFC: 12 E, 70 W, 30 L, 2 NC 68.6%
WEC: 0 E, 0 W, 0 L, 0%
MMA: 16 E, 89 W, 50 L, 3 NC 62.6%
TNA: 2 E, 9 W, 8 L, 52.9%
WWE: 7 E, 30 W, 19 L, 61.2%
Wrestling: 9 E, 39 W, 27 L, 59.1%
Overall: 25 E, 128 W, 77 L, 3 NC 61.5%
Contests Won/Tied: Fight Night 8, No Way Out, Pride 33, Fight Night 9, Backlash, UFC 71, UFC 72, UFC 73, UFC 77
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1.0, viva la 2 hours!!
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Yes, I posted the press release for this new venture earlier today, and now as a result of a high level source in a low level place, I have obtained a partial list of the rules for the TNA DVD Board game.
There you have it, a partial list of rules for the upcoming board game for TNA.
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Special development blog to host all the action as Total Nonstop Action (TNA) Wrestling fans go online to vote, brainstorm and win!
Nashville, Tennessee (October 19, 2007) – Wrestling fans are finally getting a chance to step into the ring – virtually speaking – and make their voice
heard to help Total Nonstop Action (TNA) Wrestling develop its first DVD Board Game. Fans can participate in online voting for the box cover, brainstorming
game ideas and have access to exclusive sneak peaks.
TNA and Game Development Company Ltd. (“GDC”), the developers of the new game, are giving fans the access and influence that only the TNA superstars are
used to getting. A specially designed development blog at
www.tnadvdgame.com
will serve as the hub for wrestling fans to get involved in making the TNA DVD Board Game a distinct and exciting experience for all.
“Partnering with GDC to create a DVD board game is an unprecedented opportunity for us to interact with the best fans in professional wrestling in developing
a unique product while leveraging our significant online presence,” said Dixie Carter, TNA President. Fans can immediately start posting game play
ideas on the blog. Fans are also encouraged to submit a name for the game, from which TNA and GDC will choose three finalists for a final vote by fans.
The winner will receive an exclusive prize pack and bragging rights.
In addition fans will be able to participate in: − voting for their favorite TNA stars to be featured on the box cover; − polling to choose the cover art
for the game; − submit game play ideas; − exclusive sneak peeks and screen shots; − following the development of the game; − and chances to win exclusive
prize packs.
“Engaging fans online in developing a DVD Board Game is a radical new approach,” said Vatche Torossian, President, GDC. “TNA is putting fans first and
letting them tell us how they want to play and experience TNA excitement at home.”
Promotion for getting fans to participate in the development of the game will take place through TNA Today, one of the world’s most viewed Internet programs,
the TNA iMPACT! TV show and the TNA website.
About TNA DVD Board Game
Get ready to enter the world of TNA Total Nonstop Action Wrestling! Use your favorite TNA superstars to have iMPACT!, Pay-Per-View and Specialty Matches
for Cash Rewards and Championships! You’ll encounter audio/visual challenges testing your observational skills and your TNA knowledge in this Total Nonstop
Action DVD Board Game featuring unlimited game play. The game will be available for Spring 2008 with an MSRP of $24.99-$29.99. About TNA
TNA Wrestling delivers a distinct brand of high-risk, athletic entertainment, featured weekly on “Thursday Night iMPACT!” at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Spike TV.
Spike TV is available in 93.6 million homes and is a division of MTV Networks.
TNA’s roster includes such legendary stars as Kurt Angle, Sting and Christian Cage, as well as hot new talent like A.J. Styles, Samoa Joe and “Black Machismo”
Jay Lethal. TNA features the innovative six-sided ring and the high-flying "X Division," as well as concept matches such as "Ultimate X," "King of the
Mountain," and "Six Sides of Steel."
About GDC
GDC is a privately owned Canadian game development company which was formed by leading game designers, producers, marketers, and players with an extensive
network of leading industry partners. The GDC team has developed games for top entertainment brands. GDC develops DVD games, DVD board games, board games,
card games and interactive puzzles. GDC prides itself on making unique games that are easy and fun to play. The company is positioning itself to launch
several licensed and house branded products in 2008. Several of GDC’s titles will be ported onto wireless, online, on-demand and console platforms in the
near future.
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Huge news coming out of this past weekend’s events in Allentown and Palmer, as it was announced by new WXW Commissioner MAVEN BENTLEY that WXW Heavyweight
Champion THE GREAT SAMU had been suspended following a physical altercation with WXW official Rob Lick that was caught on video. You can see the controversial
footage of that attack on this week’s WXW RAGE TV (check local listings, or log onto WXWwrestling.com for the netcast). After the recent treachery of
former friend SUGAA and subsequent wars with the “Daniels Dynasty”, will Samu be even MORE enraged when he returns from suspension this Saturday in Coplay,
PA as part of WXW’s gigantic “Halloween Nightmare” event? Also this past Saturday, a brand-new WXW Cruiserweight Champion was crowned. After a faced-paced,
hard-fought battle, SABIAN upended DEVON MOORE to capture the gold. Congratulations to Sabian oh his title victory. In sad news, WXW sends their well-wishes
to SAMOAN DRAGON, who incurred a potentially severe concussion after hitting his head while attempting a dive onto Devon Moore moments prior to their
scheduled match in Palmer. Dragon, the youngest (and perhaps most fearless) member of the Samoan family, was knocked unconscious for several minutes
from the bad landing. Unbelievably, he actually demanded to compete once he regained consciousness, but was denied permission by the doctor in attendance.
He will be out of action for an undetermined length of time. This past Sunday in Palmer, WXW fans were treated to the return of several favorites from
WXW’s past, including the fiery GUAPO and the dynamic duo of ALL MONEY IS LEGAL. What other superstars may be on their way back to WXW in the very near
future? In other news and notes from this past weekend’s events… the “Hollywood Street Fight” between BILLY DREAM and ERIC COBIAN will go down as one
of the wildest, most out-of-control brawls in WXW history, featuring tables, chairs…even thumbtacks! WXW officials are feverishly trying to finalize
permission to air this spectacle on RAGE TV this week. Congratulations to former WXW Women’s Champion TALIA MADISON on her recent signing with TNA Wrestling.
A featured attraction at several ELITE 8 events, she will now join the roster of TNA “Knockouts” that also includes former “Elite 8” competitors such
as MS. TRACY BROOKS, ANGEL WILLIAMS, and NIKKI “Roxy Laveaux” ROXX. Here are some comments from Talia herself, taken from her website:"Just want to
say THANK YOU to all of my fans who have supported me thus far! You guys are the greatest and I appreciate you all! Also thanks to everyone in the wrestling
business who has guided me and helped me be who I am today. Special thanks to Jason Knight, (my official trainer) and Afa The Wild Samoan and his family
as well! Thank you to all of my friends as well for always believing in me."We wish Talia the best of luck as she now enters the next phase of her career
as a TNA/Spike TV superstar.
WXW proudly announces that ERICA PORTER has been added to this year’s star-studded 2007 ELITE 8 women’s event, taking place on Saturday night, November
10th in Coplay, PA (elite8.wxwwrestling.com). Born in Guatemala, Porter relocated to the United States, dedicating her life to personal fitness training,
dance instruction and pro wrestling. An awesome physical specimen, Porter has competed all over the world as “Junglegrrl”, captured numerous championships,
and even appeared in the “Spiderman” movie. Porter comes to this year’s Elite 8 to promote her new lifestyle and wellness book, “Eat That Monkey: Now
Is the Time to Change Your Life.”
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Thanks to Mike Informer for the following info:
Billboard Video Sales - Recreational Sports DVD
This Wk/Last Wk
1/1 - WWE: SummerSlam 2007
WWE Home Video | 94600
2/3 - 2001 FedEx Orange Bowl National Championship
3/16 - TNA: Hard Justice 2007
TNA Home Video | 150
4/2 - UFC 70: Nations Collide
5/4 - Ultimate Fighter: Season 1
6/5
UFC Presents: The Ultimate Fighter 2
5/7
Pride Fighting Championships: Pride Fighting Legacy: Volume 5
8/6
UFC 69: Shootout
9/7 - WWE: Wrestlemania 23
10/8 - WWE: The Ladder Match
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