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Posted: Jan 8th 2007 By: mikeiles

TNA did sign Sting for another year, which some have questioned as he hasn't meant much in terms of pay-per-view buy numbers.

It was previously reported that TNA's recent cost cutting measures have lowered morale within TNA. It now appears that top tier talent (such as Kurt Angle and Sting) have it written into their contracts that they will have their rental cars and hotels paid for by the company. Apparently B. G. James threatened to quit TNA when he learned of the new policy, but it appears things have been smoothed over.

TNAwrestling.com has announced that A. J. Styles vs Rhino at Final Resolution will now be a Last Man Standing Match.

Speaking of Styles, he tried to work a match as a heel against Brother Runt at a recent TNA house show in Raleigh, NC but the fans would not boo him.

Jim Cornette was asked by TNA to help produce interviews, but he is not involved in the creative process.

Simon Diamond, Jerry Lynn, and Shane Douglas were suspended as agents from the last set of tapings for turning in their agent reports late and being to easy on the talent. The tapings were said to have gone smoother without them in charge.

There are reports that Nattie Neidhart, the granddaughter of Stu Hart and daughter of Jim Neidhart, was signed to a WWE developmental contract. Nattie was evaluated down in Deep South in 2006 and that is most likely where she will be sent. If you are unfamiliar with Nattie, who is the first third generation female wrestler in WWE history, you can check out her website at http://www.nattieneidhart.cjb.net/.

Harley Race's World League Wrestling stars Daniel Cross, Ace Steel, Ty Dalton and Mike DiBiase, the son of the "Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase are all scheduled to appear at the January 8th WWE RAW taping in St. Louis, MO. and at the January 9th Smackdown/ECW tapings in Peoria, IL.

The Ultimate Warrior is trying to sell the normal and variant versions of his Classic Superstars series 12 figure on ebay for $300.00. The same figures can be purchased in any store or online for between $10 and $15 each.

Bam Bam Bigelow was mentioned in PRWeb.com's recent story entitled "Hottest Drunk Drivers of the Year: 2006 the Year of the Celebrity DUI?"

- Yukes upcoming Japanese wrestling game "Wrestle Kingdom 2" for the Playstation 2 will feature former WWE wrestlers TAKA Michinoku, D'Lo Brown, Bull Buchanan, Rosie and Tajiri. The rest of the games current confirmed roster is as follows: Masahiro Chono, Shinsuke Nakamura, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Yuji Nagata, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Kohji Kanemoto, Jado, Gedo, "brother" YASSHI, Taiyo Kea, Kazu Hayashi, Satoshi Kojima, Keiji Muto, Toshiaki Kawada, Jumbo Tsuruta, Shinya Hashimoto, Great Muta, Atsushi Onita, Hayabusa, Masakatsu Funaki, Stan Hansen and Razor Ramon HG. The game is due out in Japan during the 3rd quarter of 2007.

Texas based River City Wrestling recently released its first Top 10 ranking of the new year and current IZW Cruiserweight Champion J. T. LaMotta is ranked #9.


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Recent Results:

December 10th
SPW Champion Adam Thornstowe pinned El Chupacabra to retain his title in a Fatal Four Way Match that also included Virgil Flynn and Vinnie Massaro at the Supreme Pro Wrestling show in Sacramento, CA

December 29th
USWO Champion Chase Stevens def. Chris Michaels for United States Wrestling Organization in Nashville, TN

January 4th
Koko B. Ware & Gypsy Joe defeated Tracy Smothers & Scotty McKeever for NWA Mid-South in West Memphis, AR. In other matches, Matt Riviera (w/ Boyd Bradford) defeated Gary Gram

January 5th
Rhino defeated A. J. Styles for NWA-TNA in Lisbon, Portugal

The Family (Necro Butcher, Seth Shai, & Louie the Hand) defeated the IPC (Matthews, McKenzie, & Greg Symmonds) for Xtreme Championship Wrestling in Arlington, TX. In other matches, The Texas Treats defeated B. J. Turner & J. T. LaMotta

January 6th
A. J. Styles defeated Rhino for NWA-TNA in Oporto, Portugal

Jake Hager defeated Atlas DaBone for Ohio Valley Wrestling in Cincinnati, OH. In other matches, Katie Lea & Victoria Crawford defeated Beth Phoenix & ODB

Wally Darkmon defeated J. T. LaMotta for River City Wrestling in San Antonio, TX

Randall Shane defeated ICW Light Heavyweight Champion Anthony Wayne (w/ Lekeisha) for the title at the Independent Championship Wrestling show in Bowling Green, KY

TTW Heavyweight Champion John O'Malley defeated Rexx Reed in the main event for Total Texas Wrestling in Graham, TX. In other matches, Marco Rivera defeated Matt Garza, Ryan Davidson defeated Sam Haul, Cade Sydal defeated Shawn Vexx to become the #1 contender to the TTW T-X Division Title, and Texas Red defeated Doink the Clown.

January 7th
At WWE's "New Years? Revolution" pay-per-view, The World's Greatest Tag Team (Charlie Haas & Shelton Benjamin) def. The Highlanders (Rory & Robbie McAllister) and Jim Duggan & Super Crazy in a Tag Team Turmoil Match, but then were eliminated from the match by Lance Cade & Trevor Murdoch. The match was eventually won by Cryme Tyme (Shad & J. T. G.). In other matches, Kenny Dykstra defeated Ric Flair.
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Upcoming Matches:

January 12th
Brent Albright will face Erick Stevens for Full Impact Pro in Inverness, FL

January 13th
Brent Albright is scheduled for Ring of Honor in Crystal River, FL

AWA-BCW Champion Dinn T. Moore will defend his title against Abdullah the Butcher at the AWA Brew City Wrestling show in Waukesha, WI

Mark Youngblood is scheduled to face Widowmaker at the West Texas Legends show in Amarillo, TX

SPW Champion Fuel defends against SPW Tag Team Champion Running Wolf and The Trench Coat Mafia vs. Terry Cage & Anarchy 2nd are signed for Sooner Pro Wrestling in Lincoln, AR. Also appearing on the card: Matt Emerald & SPW Tag Team Champion Bobby Burns

Spoiler 2000 vs Khan is scheduled for American Championship Wrestling in Marshall, TX

January 14th
CAPW Champion Tracy Smothers defends his title against Bane for Cleveland All-Pro Wrestling in Cleveland, OH

NWA World Champion Abyss will defend his title against Christian Cage and Sting in a Triple Threat Elimination Match at the NWA-TNA PPV "Final Resolution". Also on the card, A. J. Styles will take on Rhino in a Last Man Standing Match

January 18th
Kishi is scheduled for New Wrestling Nation in Prince George, British Columbia, Canada

January 19th
Tracy Smothers and Baby Doll and among the talent scheduled for the debut show for Feature Championship Wrestling in Hazard, KY

IWC Champion Ricky Reyes will defend his title against Brent Albright at the International Wrestling Cartel show in Elizabeth, PA

Kraig Keesaman vs. Mark Sterling vs. Dingo vs. Jeremy Wyatt (w/ Steve Girthy) in a Four Corner Survival Match for the vacant NWA Missouri Heavyweight Title has been signed for the Central States Wrestling show in St. Joseph, MO

January 20th
A. J. Styles and The Naturals (Andy Douglas & Chase Stevens) are among the talent scheduled for the TNA house show at the Zamora Shine Temple in Birmingham, AL

SPW Tag Team Champion Bobby Burns is among the talent scheduled for Sooner Pro Wrestling's first show in Siloam Springs, AR for 2007

Kraig Kessaman will face Darrien Sanders in a First Blood Match at the Central States Wrestling show in Lawrence, KS

January 25th
The World's Greatest Tag Team (Charlie Haas & Shelton Benjamin) will take on La Resistance (Rob Conway & Rene Dupree) at the Pro Wrestling Alliance show in Pasadena, TX

January 26th
Colt Cabana, B. J. Whitmer, & Daizee Haze will face Jimmy Jacobs, Brent Albright, & Lacey in a No DQ Match at the Ring of Honor show in Braintree, MA

Adam Thornstowe is among the stars scheduled for Ground Zero Wrestling in Modesto, CA

January 27th
Brent Albright is scheduled for Ring of Honor in Edison, NJ

February 10th
Ted DiBiase is scheduled for NWA Upstate

King Kong Bundy is scheduled when Stars & Stripes Wrestling returns to Clifton, NJ

February 16th
Brent Albright is scheduled for Ring of Honor in New York, NY

February 17th
Asylum Championship Wrestling will present its first card in their new home in Colorado Springs, CO. Matches set so far include a 4-Way Elimination Match for the newly reinstated ACW Cruiserweight Title. Particpants will include J. T. LaMotta, Matt Garza, Cade Sydal, and Rob Ryzin. Plus ACW Hardcore Champion Rexx Reed will face Carnage with the Pike's Peak Roller Derby Dames serving as Lumberjacks. Also on the card, a 10-Man New Blood Asylum Royals where there winner gets a shot at ACW Heavyweight Champion John O'Malley.

February 23rd
Brent Albright is scheduled for Ring of Honor in Dayton, OH

February 24th
All-Star Wrestling & Mid-States Wrestling Unified Heavyweight Champion Kevin Lovejones will defend the title against Michael Barry in the main event of MSW's first show of the new year in Harrison, AR. Also on the card Jack Dalton teams with Lexington Starr to take on Bubba Hall & Sassy Merlot in an Intergender Tag Team Match. Also scheduled to appear are Jason Jones, Jake Boulder, Cast-Iron Cothern (w/ Boss Campbell), Gary Gram, Kenny Campbell, Mike Iles, and many more

Brent Albright is scheduled for Ring of Honor in Chicago, IL

March 16th
A. J. Styles will face Samoa Joe at the Northeast Wrestling show in Danbury, CT

March 24th
NWA World Champion Abyss will face A. J. Styles at the International Wrestling Cartel show in Franklin, PA. Plus, Greg Valentine will face Tito Santana in a match with special referee Ivan Putski.

March 31st
A. J. Styles is scheduled for 1PW in Doncaster, Engalnd

April 13th through 15th
All American Pro Wrestling Fanfare & Supershow in Waynesboro, NC. Signed so far: Jim Cornette & The Midnight Express (Dennis Condrey & Bobby Eaton), Bill Watts, Ricky Morton , Missy Hyatt, Barry Darsow, Ted DiBiase, Phil Hickerson, Buddy Roberts, John Tatum, Lanny Poffo, The Missing Link , Skandar Akbar, Steve Williams, Koko B. Ware & Hector Guerrero. More names to be announced later.

World Impact Wrestling & XXXChurch.com are teaming together for a professional wrestling event in April 2007 at the legendary Center Stage Theatre in Atlanta, GA. The event will feature porn star Ron Jeremy along with Jimmy Snuka, Greg Valentine, Ted DiBiase, Brutus Beefcake, Johnny Ova and Bobby Riedel, and many more. Tickets will be on sale via Ticketmaster in early February. Need more info? Visit www.Unscripted2007.com


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Autographs & Appearances:

January 13th
Sgt. Slaughter will be signing autographs at Omega Sports in Summit Park Mall in Niagara Falls, NY from 6 to 8 PM. Call 716-605-0985

January 20th
Greg Valentine and The Honky Tonk Man will be appearing at Woodbridge Center, Center Court in Woodbridge, NJ 07095 from 2-4pm. Call 732-636-4600

January 26th through 29th
Terry Taylor will be one of the stars hosting a training seminar for Federation X Entertainment in Orlando, FL. The cost of this training seminar is only $500 and applicants will need to send a $250 deposit to secure their position. Limited space is available for this once in a lifetime opportunity. Availability will be on a first-come, first-serve basis. For your training seminar information on how to get signed up, contact aj@fxewrestling.com or matt@fxewrestling.com or call the FXE office at (407) 816-1045

January 27th
Carson's Pro Wrestling World along with ESS Promotions is proud to announce that from 12:00-2:00 PM, Jim Neidhart will be signing autographs and taking Polaroid's and telling stories. Yes, Mail orders are welcome and usual prices apply. Carson's Pro Wrestling World is located in Allentown, PA. Call (610) 770-7314 or E-mail prowrestling1@aol.com. Later that same day, George's Cards & Collectibles also presents Jim Neidhart from 3pm-5pm appearing at George's Cards & Collectibles in Levittown, PA. For more info call (215)943-2475 or visit www.georgescollectibles.com

January 28th
Bill Paley Promotions & MVP Collectibles Proudly Presents Jim Neidhart from 1-3 PM appearing at MVP Collectibles in Little Ferry, NJ. For more information contact MVP Collectibles at (201) 994-0700 or Bill Paley at (908) 377-8199.

February 2nd
Sgt. Slaughter will be signing autographs during Military Night at the Arizona Sundogs hockey game at the Prescott Valley Convention & Events Center in Prescott Valley, AZ. Call 928-772-5555

February 3rd
Sgt. Slaughter will be signing autographs at the RICOH Coliseum in Toronto, Ontario, Canada during the Toronto Marlies hockey game

February 10th
Ted DiBiase will be conducting a camp on 2/10 in Henrietta, NY before the NWA Upstate show at Minnett Hall. It will be 3-4 hours and you can sign up at hellcat@kayfabedojo.com

February 17th
Mick Foley will be signing autographs at the RICOH Coliseum in Toronto, Ontario, Canada during the Toronto Marlies hockey game

Sgt. Slaughter will be signing autographs at Lee & Woo Optometry in San Francisco, CA from 2 to 4 PM. Call (415) 452-8320 for more information

Kamala the Ugandan Giant will be appearing at the Eschelon Mall in Voorhees, NJ from 2-4 pm. Call 856-772-1950 for more information.

February 24th & 25th - Johnny Lee Clary (AKA Johnny Angel) will be preaching at Erindale Christian Centre in Canberra, Australia

March 23rd through 25th
Roddy Piper will be signing autographs and will be on a panel for his new movie "Sin-Jin Smyth" at the "Texas Fear-Fest 2007" (Texas Largest Horror Convention) to be held at the Mesquite Hampton Inn in Mesquite, TX

April 28th
"Legends of the Ring IV" Pro Wrestling Fanfest,Autograph,and Merchandise show. Co-promoted by 3 Count Promotions, Legends of the ring returns on April 28th 2007 at 9:00 am to The Radisson Hotel and Conference Center in Carteret, NJ. A Star-Studded lineup of wrestlers and wrestling merchandise dealers featuring many Jakks Classic Superstar figures to get signed that day! Confirmed Guests Include: The Voodoo Kin Mafia (B. G. James & Kip James), Mike Barton (aka Bart Gunn), Sherri Martel, Jacques Rougeau (aka The Mountie), Steve Lombardi (aka The Brooklyn Brawler), Harvey Wippleman, Ernie Ladd, Bad News Brown, Corporal Kirchner, Bill Eadie (aka Demolition Ax), Barry Darsow, Big Bully Busick and many more to be announced in the weeks and months ahead. For More Info please visit www.LegendsOfTheRing.com

May 18th
Mick Foley will be signing autographs at Nutley High School in Nutley, NJ at an evening appearance. It is a charity event for the Senior Class.

May 19th
Sgt. Slaughter will be signing autographs on Armed Forces Day at Susquehanna Valley Harley-Davidson in Harrisburg, PA. from 12 Noon to 2 PM. Call 717-810-1993 for more information.

June 16th
Sgt. Slaughter will be signing autographs at Military Appreciation Night at the Arkansas Twisters Arena Football game at the Alltel Arena in North Little Rock, AR. Call (501) 975-5425 for more information

July 4th through 8th
Sting will be one of the guest speakers on board Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines' Sovereign of the Seas during the "Cruise With a Cause" Bahamas Missions Cruise sponsored by PraiseFest Ministries

July 7th
Mick Foley will be signing autographs at the Binghamton Mets baseball game at NYSEG Stadium in Binghampton, NY. Call (607) 723-6387 for more information.

October 5th through 7th
Steve Williams, The War Machines, Tommy Rich, Chavo Guerrero Sr., Bobcat, Koko B. Ware, Pat Tanaka, Dylan Knight, Tito Santana, and many more are among the talent scheduled for a Dream Reunion "Return of the Legends #2" in Kokomo, IN


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Upcoming Birthdays:
January 8th - Bobby Jaggers, Bushwacker Luke
January 10th - Major DeBeers
January 12th - Brian Blair, Michael Barry
January 13th - Buddy Colt
January 14th - Jim Duggan, Matt Emerald, Ramon Torres