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When the world ends in nuclear destruction (which could happen as soon as next week), there will be two things left living on Earth: cockroaches, and whatever the hell TNA Wrestling is calling itself at that time. In the most shocking thing to happen in wrestling since the last time the pro wrestling company formerly[...]
In what is surely a sign of the coming apocalypse, former TNA owner Dixie Carter will appear for the first time ever on WWE programming for a WWE 24 Kurt Angle special airing on the WWE Network after RAW on Monday. Carter, who "competed" for years with WWE while bankrolling TNA was forced out at […]
Last week, we told you that Impact Wrestling parent company Anthem Sports and Entertainment had officially purchased the Global Force Wrestling Brand from Jeff Jarrett. At the time, we were slightly confused as to what Anthem intended to do with the wrestling company, whose chief assets appeared to be a stockpile of gold karatbars, credit-card […]
When Matt and Jeff Hardy left Impact Wrestling (formerly known as TNA) back in February, it kicked off a feud over the rights to the Broken gimmick which was one of the bright spots of an otherwise miserable 2016 for the company, which barely survived a corporate takeover by Smashing Pumpkins vocalist Billy Corgan and […]
Beleaguered pro wrestling company Impact Wrestling (formerly known as TNA Wrestling) was taping in India last week, and tickets didn't come cheap! And by that, we mean they didn't come cheap for Impact and their partners, Indian sports channel Sony Six According to Dave Meltzer's Wrestling Observer Newsletter, fans were paid 250-400 rupees for attending[...]
For months, the battle between pro wrestlers Matt and Reby Hardy and their former employer, Impact Wrestling, has largely played out on Twitter, with Matt and Reby feuding with various TNA bosses like President Ed Nordholm as well as Jeff Jarrett and Dutch Mantell. But Nordholm has reportedly just taken things to another level, emailing the wrestling […]
The legal battle over the rights to Matt Hardy's Broken gimmick continued yesterday the wake of statements from Impact Wrestling president Ed Nordhom claiming that Impact owns the full rights to the characters and that WWE is not interested in buying the gimmick from them. The news didn't sit well with either Hardy, causing Reby Hardy to […]
Impact Wrestling president Ed Nordholm appeared on the Live Audio Wrestling podcast recently (transcription via 411 Wrestling), and he opened up about the Broken gimmick, currently the subject of a legal rights dispute between Impact and the Hardys, playing out mainly via twitter feuds involving Matt Hardy, Matt Hardy's wife, Reby Hardy, and TNA official Dutch […]
[caption id="attachment_645816" align="aligncenter" width="600"] NWA Owner Billy Corgan[/caption]It's been a few months since Smashing Pumpkins vocalist Billy Corgan failed to execute a hostile takeover of TNA Wrestling, with TNA investor Anthem Sports & Entertainment taking over the company instead It looks like Corgan is ready to get back into the pro wrestling game, however, as[...]
Former Impact Wrestling stars Mike Bennett and Maria Kanellis are close to signing with WWE, according to a report from Sportskeeda which has also been confirmed by PWTorch. The real-life married couple left Impact as part of a talent exodus earlier this year that also saw The Hardys and Drew Galloway eventually return to WWE. Both […]
The Hardys are currently embroiled in a legal feud with former employers TNA Wrestling over the use of their Broken gimmick, and other than the millisecond of the DELETE arm sign, WWE made sure that the Hardys did not portray the gimmick on their broadcast It looks like WWE isn't willing to challenge TNA owners Anthem[...]
The wrestling promotion formerly known as TNA has had a rough couple of months. Late last year, the company was nearly taken over by Smashing Pumpkins vocalist Billy Corgan and was saved only because their finances were so screwed up, a judge determined there was no way to figure out if they had become more […]
Last year, pro wrestling company TNA Wrestling saw a creative resurgence fueled largely by the bat@#$% crazy antics of Matt and Jeff Hardy, but, at the same time, went through a tumultuous period from a business perspective, even by TNA standards The company's dire financial straights led to a failed takeover by 90s rock star Billy Corgan,[...]
On Monday, the first entrant into the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2017 was announced and it was a doozy. Olympic Gold Medal winner Kurt Angle will be honored this year. From the WWE: It's true, it's true! Kurt Angle will be taking his rightful place in the WWE Hall of Fame's Class of […]
For the past few weeks, Bleeding Cool has been keeping you up to date on the ongoing feud between Smashing Pumpkins vocalist Billy Corgan and pro wrestling organization TNA. If you need a refresher, Corgan funded TV taping and invested in the company before being named president, but later tried to seize power by filing […]
Taking to the medium most suited for conveying important, nuanced information about his ongoing legal battle with pro wrestling company TNA, Smashing Pumpkins vocalist Billy Corgan blasted TNA and business partner Anthem Sports & Entertainment over $1.8 – $2.7 million allegedly owed to Corgan by TNA. Former TNA President Corgan recently tried to gain control of the […]