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Less than a year later, Lethal would win his first championship (JAPW Television Championship) and go on to a 16+ year wrestling career that would see him earn numerous championships and accomplishments around the world. RING OF HONOR / Scott Finkelstein Two of Lethal's biggest runs during his career were with with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA)[...]

That's a lot of star power to appear in last night's Canadian facsimile of the Impact Zone! That's right, Santino Marella was in the crowd for last night's event, as captured by Twitter user Heel By Nature: No cobras needed @milanmiracle #BFG2017 pic.twitter.com/dBXkDuOvCG — HeelByNature.com (@HeelByNatureYT) November 6, 2017 Does this mean that we should expect the retired grappler[...]

TNA Wrestling co-founder Jeff Jarrett has been gone from Impact Wrestling for less than two hours, and he's already feuding with the company in the pro wrestling media Earlier today, Impact announced via Twitter that they were severing ties with Jarrett, who they placed on a forced leave of absence back in September Shortly afterward,[...]

Impact Wrestling has severed its business ties with Jeff Jarrett and Jarrett's Global Force Wrestling via a tweet today. The beleaguered pro wrestling

Beleaguered wrestling organization Impact Wrestling, formerly known as Global Force Wrestling, formerly known as Impact Wrestling, formerly known as TNA, has been doing its best to right the ship after their last big shakeup, which was… *checks watch*… getting rid of TNA co-founder Jeff Jarrett after his short return to the company earlier this year[...]

For months, WWE superstar Matt Hardy has been involved in a storied legal feud with Anthem Sports & Entertainment, the new owners of his former employer, TNA Wrestling Hardy claims the trademark rights to his "Broken" storyline and gimmick that both helped to revitalize his career and provided one of the few bright spots during TNA's rough 2016,[...]

Kazarian left TNA Wrestling in 2014, before Corgan's creative and financial run with the company, and failed takeover We asked his thoughts on these recent events. "I've kept up through hearing about what's going on obviously," he said "I left in June of 2014, and I hadn't watched TNA since November of 2013 if that gives[...]

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[...]

If you've been following Bleeding Cool's wrestling coverage over the past few weeks, you're well versed in the ongoing legal dispute between TNA Wrestling and wrestlers Matt and Jeff Hardy over the trademark to the "BROKEN" gimmick that served as one of TNA's few bright spots in a dismal year that saw them almost taken[...]

Pro wrestling organization TNA is currently involved in a battle with its former talent, pro wrestlers Matt and Jeff Hardy, over their BROKEN gimmick The gimmick was one of the few bright spots of an otherwise dismal 2016 that saw the company almost taken over by Smashing Pumpkins vocalist Billy Corgan before finally being actually taken over by Anthem Sports[...]

Bleeding Cool recently reported on the legal feud between TNA Wrestling and pro wrestlers Matt Hardy and Jeff Hardy over the "BROKEN" gimmick. In case you didn't read that, let us catch you up: While working for TNA, it's widely believed that the Hardys were allowed free reign to create and run with the Broken storyline, which[...]

The latest salacious story, as usual, involves TNA Wrestling, who all the wrestling dirt sheets are reporting has sent rival promotion Ring of Honor, PPV distributors carrying Ring of Honor's 15th Anniversary show, which aired last night, and wrestlers Matt and Jeff Hardy cease and desist notices over the Hardys' "Broken" gimmick. While working for TNA, it's widely believed[...]

The deal reportedly gives the Hardys creative control over their characters and the ability to freely do indie bookings, two of the sticking points that reportedly caused their deal with TNA to fall apart. The Hardys appeared over the weekend at ROH's Manhattan Mayhem event, challenging ROH Tag Team Champions The Young Bucks for an immediate tag[...]

Beleaguered pro wrestling organization TNA will be making its triumphant return to the airwaves in the UK in April, as the company has signed a new deal with Spike UK, according to a press release. Beginning April 21, episodes of Impact Wrestling will air on Friday nights, a day after they're originally broadcast in the US[...]

Yesterday, we reported on Matt Hardy and Jeff Hardy's departure from beleaguered TNA Wrestling, which could potentially lead to a WWE return The Hardys followed the departure of Drew Galloway from the company earlier in the week, and now, reports from yesterday say that Mike Bennett and Maria Kanellis-Bennett have also departed, and a new report this morning[...]

Confirming yesterday's reports that negotiations between Matt and Jeff Hardy and TNA Wrestling had broken down, Matt Hardy confirmed his departure from the company on Twitter last night: My stint with @IMPACTWRESTLING was DELIGHTFUL EXCEPTIONAL talent & locker room A great, respectful team that worked hard in tough times. — #BROKEN Matt Hardy (@MATTHARDYBRAND) February 28, 2017 My stint[...]

Following months of speculation that Matt and Jeff Hardy would leave beleaguered TNA Wrestling and return to WWE when their contracts are up in March, it's heavily rumored that it's going to happen For a long time, though it's been known that the wrestling brothers have had the option of returning to WWE, it was[...]

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,[...]

Bleeding Cool has reported many times on the saga of pro wrestling organization TNA and attempts to take it over by aging musicians First, there was Smashing Pumpkins vocalist Billy Corgan, who bailed the company out of some difficult financial straights and then tried to oust owner Dixie Carter and take control for himself Corgan[...]

Bleeding Cool has given a lot of coverage to Smashing Pumpkins vocalist Billy Corgan's failed attempt to take over TNA Wrestling, even though, quite frankly, you've all been very rude about the pictures Corgan was thwarted by Dixie Carter, who has survived, cockroach-like, on top of TNA despite numerous takeover attempts and implosions of the[...]

The second most interesting thing going on in TNA wrestling, after the company's ongoing internal power struggles, has been the bizarre antics of Matt and Jeff Hardy, who have seemingly been given complete freedom to do whatever the hell they want, resulting in what can only be described as both the epitome of Wrestlecrap while[...]

Bleeding Cool has previously reported on the saga of Smashing Pumpkins vocalist Billy Corgan and his attempt, and subsequent failure, to gain control of professional wrestling company TNA Now, it looks like another aging musician may be looking to take over the promotion: Jeff Jarrett. Jarrett isn't quite as familiar to music fans as Corgan, as[...]

For the past month, Bleeding Cool has been keeping you up to date on the ongoing dispute between Smashing Pumpkins vocalist Billy Corgan and pro wrestling organization TNA Corgan, a financial backer, on-air personality, and creative contributor to TNA attempted to take control of it in October, citing a contract that would allow him to[...]

This is former WWE champion, current TNA wrestler Jeff Hardy: Take a moment and imagine what kind of music you think he makes, based solely on that photograph with no other context Really picture it. Got it? Okay, now check out this video from 2013: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyepjOy-19IVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Music Video: "Every Other Day"[...]

On Twitter yesterday, TNA wrestler Broken Matt Hardy revealed: A government agency just contacted & informed me that I've received 1000s of votes for President of the USA. How flattering & delightful! — #BROKEN Matt Hardy (@MATTHARDYBRAND) November 8, 2016 Later that night, filling his newfound role as a national political figure, Hardy felt compelled to give a speech to heal[...]

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[...]

Unfortunately for him, in the universe we live in, Dixie Carter always wins in the end. After investing in the ailing company and funding TV tapings with his Smashing Pumpkins millions, as well as starring in an on-screen role as an an authority figure, Corgan became president of the beleaguered TNA wrestling organization in August of this[...]