-- WWE tapes SmackDown tonight in Austin, Texas at the Frank Erwin center. Daniel Bryan vs. Kane headlines. The match is a no DQ match, and if Bryan loses, he is out of the Royal Rumble match.
-- WWE also tapes Main Event tonight, but that will no longer air on the WWE Network due to a contractual issue with Sky TV in the UK.
-- Roman Reigns and Dean Ambrose vs. Seth Rollins and Big Show is tonight’s dark match.
Here are a few **SPOILER** photos making their way around Twitter from last night’s TNA iMPACT! TV tapings in London:
Birthdate: 04/15/1978 (age 36) Height: 5'9" Weight: 202 Ib He's a five-time TNA X Division Champion (his f... Congratulations to @RealKurtAngle on becoming the new tna world heavy weight champion #IMPACTLondon pic.twitter.com/Ctkkx7L46S
— David Michel (@dawgfatheruk) February 1, 2015
@RealKurtAngle @fightbobby thanks for a fantastic match. Congrats NEW heavyweight world champ kurt angle! pic.twitter.com/SdY4rWCd1J
— Emma knight (@HopwoodroadEmma) February 1, 2015
Photos: Kurt Angle just defeated Bobby Lashley to become the NEW #TNA World Champion #TNALondon #TNAUK #IMPACTLondon pic.twitter.com/QmD6hYG7Ru
— Jorge Romero (@Jromer0) February 1, 2015
-- WWE NXT will hold the next set of TV tapings on January 5. Four episodes were taped last night, which means there may not be a new episode on December 25 and January 1.
-- WWE has posted the latest SmackDown Backstage Fallout, with The New Day talking about their match with Gold and Star Dust on the TLC pre-show.
The New Day is Pumped for Sun Day - SmackDown Fallout - Dec.12, 2014TNA announced today, via press release, that they will have their first TV tapings for the move to Destination America on January 7th, 8th and 9th. They will tape at the Manhattan Center in New York City. Here is the full announcement…
IMPACT WRESTLING’S DESTINATION AMERICA TELEVISION DEBUT TO TAKE PLACE AT NEW YORK CITY’S MANHATTAN CENTER
TICKETS FOR THREE NIGHT RUN, JANUARY 7 – 9, ON SALE DECEMBER 5
Also read: Press Release: TNA Officially Announces 3 More Tapings For NYCNASHVILLE, Tenn. (Nov. 25, 2014) – TNA Entertainment today announced tickets will be on sale beginning Dec. 5 for three consecutive televised events, Jan. 7 – 9, emanating from the legendary Manhattan Center in New York City for IMPACT WRESTLING’s debut on Destination America.
“With the explosive sold-out crowds in New York City this past summer, returning to the Manhattan Center for three huge events as IMPACT WRESTLING debuts on Destination America was an easy decision,” said Dixie Carter.
Tickets for the Jan. 7 – 9 televised events will go on sale beginning Friday, Dec. 5 at all Ticketmaster outlets, online at ticketmaster.com and by phone at 800.745.3000. Starting at just $20, tickets make great holiday gifts.
For an exclusive pre-sale code follow TNA President Dixie Carter on twitter @TNADixie.
For more information about IMPACT WRESTLING, including Manhattan Center event details, visit www.impactwrestling.com and click on Tickets. And be sure to follow IMPACT WRESTLING on twitter @impactwrestling.
Tessa Blanchard, the daughter of WWE Hall of Famer Tully Blanchard and a wrestler herself, was backstage at the Smackdown tapings. She took the following picture with Natalya at the show:
Partial Source: Pwinsider.com
Also read: ?More On TNA Trying To 'Raid' ROH Talent - Big Update-- There has been no change in the ROH contract situation in regards to their talents’ ability to work independent events. Some of the wrestlers have exclusive deals and are getting paid a full-time salary. ROH has the final say on if they work any indy dates outside of ROH (similar to TNA’s contracts). Other talents have deals in which they can work independent dates. There’s no word on which talents are full-time.
-- ROH will hold a TV taping this Saturday in Baltimore at the William J. Myers Pavillion. It includes Adam Cole vs. Brian Kendrick, a No DQ Grudge Match with Tommaso Ciampa vs. Cedric Alexander and “Tag Wars 2014?, a tournament featuring Matt Sydal & ACH vs. The Young Bucks, Jay Lethal & J. Diesel w/ Truth Martini vs. Mark & Jay Briscoe and The Addiction (Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian) vs. The Decade (BJ Whitmer & Jimmy Jacobs). All three winners will fight ROH Tag Team champions ReDragon in a four way that night.
Here is a picture from fitness trainer Chelsea Hagan backstage at SmackDown on Tuesday night. Hagan received a tryout before the SmackDown taping.
- William Regal was not at and did not work Thursday night's WWE NXT TV tapings.
- Colt Cabana appeared on the Low Blows podcast with host Rick Nash and he spoke briefly about being released from WWE:
"It was a bummer. I was having lunch with Trent Berreta & Tyson Kidd when I got the call. It was awkward for them I think when I told them. I definitely saw it coming as they weren't really using me that well, but the reality of the situation was a total bummer."
- WWE RAW Slam of the Week
Also read: William Regal Absent From Last Week's WWE NXT TV Tapings, Jericho's Latest Podcast Online- SmackDown Slam of the Week
Source: PWInsider
WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair was originally scheduled to be at Tuesday’s WWE SmackDown tapings in Fayetteville, North Carolina. However, plans were changed and the show was re-written on Tuesday morning that did not include him.
Also read: ?**SPOILER** - Big Return Set For Next Week's RAWAs we reported earlier here on the site, WWE was planning on using Flair on a weekly basis. It's said that WWE Creative has nothing for him right now.
Flair has signed a new deal with the company that will see on him on WWE TV from now until Summerslam. It's possible he could stay longer.
-- William Regal was reportedly absent from the last set of NXT tapings on July 17. There is no word as of yet on why he was not there.
-- As noted earlier, The Rock and former WCW wrestler Buff Bagwell were both in attendance at the ESPY Awards earlier this week.
Also read: ?Jake Roberts Joins Roddy Piper's Podcast, NXT Changes, More-- The latest episode of Chris Jericho's podcast, Talk Is Jericho, on Podcastone.com features Jake Roberts and Diamond Dallas Page as his guests. Below is an official description of the episode:
"DDP & Jake The Snake Roberts together in-person with Y2J. They sat down at DDP's Accountability Crib in Atlanta, and talked about EVERYTHING! Jake's descent into drugs & alcohol, his resurrection, his WWE comeback & Hall of Fame induction, working the sober program with Scott Hall, and how Jake really feels about all those snakes!"
-- Jonny Vandal and Aaron Solow worked last night's NXT TV tapings in a match against The Ascension.
-- Jacques Rougeau, Jr. turns 54 years old today.
Also read: ?Notes From Last Night's NXT TV Tapings, Hardy/Briscoe-- Virgil turns 52 years old today.
-- As noted earlier, Frankie Kazarian's TNA contract has officially expired. He is now being advertised for the ROH Best in the World PPV on June 22nd.
-- TNA has taken out a lot of local advertising in the New York area to promote the upcoming tapings. They are working with a NYC-based public relations company and have been running a lot of radio adds.
Also read: ?Confirmed - Frankie Kazarian Returning To ROH-- TNA tapes iMPACT! on June 19th and 20th in Bethlehem, PA. As previously reported, Taryn Terrell is expected to return at this set of TV tapings.
UPDATE: Scott Hall will shoot footage for the WWE Network this Tuesday in Atlanta, Georgia. He'll be shooting the footage backstage at Tuesday night's WWE SmackDown TV tapings.
ORIGINAL: WWE Hall of Famer Scott Hall tweeted the following today:
@berlinsweetie Cant I've been invited to SmackDown by @TripleH it's filming here in Atlanta Tuesday...
— Scott Hall (@SCOTTHALLNWO) May 23, 2014
-- WWE Hall of Famer Scott Hall tweeted the following today:
@berlinsweetie Cant I've been invited to SmackDown by @TripleH it's filming here in Atlanta Tuesday...
— Scott Hall (@SCOTTHALLNWO) May 23, 2014
-- The Road Dogg tweeted the following regarding his crazy travel day on Friday:
Crazy travel day! Missed my connection, thanks LaGuardia, now on standby for the rest of the night! @Delta and @DeltaAssist I could use help
— Brian G. James (@WWERoadDogg) May 23, 2014
-- TNA continues their big week of TV tapings tonight at Universal Studios in Orlando, FL. Unless something changes, these will be the last tapings at Universal Studios for 2014…
* Thursday May 8th - iMPACT! Tapings
* Friday May 9th - iMPACT! Tapings
* Saturday May 10th – Taping Two One Night Only PPVs
-- Here are tonight's confirmed TNA iMPACT! matches:
* Kazarian vs. Knux
* Kurt Angle vs. Ethan Carter III
* Willow vs. Magnus
* Evening Gown Match: Angelina Love and Velvet Sky vs. Madison Rayne and Brittany
* Tag Team Title Ladder Match: The Wolves (c) vs. The BroMans
Partial Source: PWinsider.com
- WWE NXT stars Jason Jordan and Baron Corbin are being brought in for Extreme Rules and this week's WWE TV tapings. No word on if they will be used or not.
- WWE will return to the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada on July 7th for a live RAW TV Taping.
The next night, WWE will travel to Ottawa, Ontario, Canada at the Canadian Tire Centre for Main Event and SmackDown TV tapings.
Partial Source: Pwinsider.com
-- Yesterday's TNA Sacrifice pay-per-view is available for purchase via Youtube for $39.99. You can check that out at this link.
-- As Andy noted earlier today here on eWrestlingNews.com, TNA will tape Thursday's iMPACT! Wrestling tonight in Orlando, Florida at Universal Studios. They will tape next week's show tomorrow. They will return to Orlando on May 7 for more tapings of iMPACTs that will be aired in the next few weeks. We'll have live **SPOILERS** of all the TV tapings here on the website.
-- According to sources, several new TNA talent signings will be completed soon. Several contracts are also being extended and will be announced via social media.
-- TNA tapes TV in New York at The Grand Ballroom at Manhattan Center on June 25th and 26th. There are also talks that the company will also tape in the New York area in August.
-- The TNA Sacrifice pay-per-view was a legit sellout as they turned away numerous people at the door last night.
-- In case you missed it earlier, the following is the "#iMPACT365" post-show wrap-up with Jeremy Borash for last night's TNA Sacrifice pay-per-view.
