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[Will E Worm]

One reason Hogan is not going to retire any time soon is because he needs money. He had money and blew it. Like many celebrities.

Hogan lost 'hundreds of millions'

Lavish lifestyle to near bankruptcy

Wrestler Hulk Hogan is fighting his way back from the brink of bankruptcy after losing "hundreds of millions" of dollars.

The fighter has been struggling with financial problems for some time after maintaining a lavish lifestyle with his now ex-wife Linda Bollea and their two children, Brooke and Nick, for years.

In a pre-taped interview on U.S. breakfast show Good Morning America, which aired on Thursday, he said, "(I lost) hundreds of millions. There were houses being bought, cars being bought, vacations for family members ... There were eight, nine, 10, 11 of them moving into our house."

He has since offloaded the excess material goods and is now living a more modest life with his new wife Jennifer McDaniel, who he wed in December 2010.

Hogan is slowly recovering from his money troubles with new projects such as his latest reality TV show, Hulk Hogan's Micro Championship Wrestling, and he claims his personal difficulties have shown him that money can't buy happiness.

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[Will E Worm]

Ex-TNA Knockout Wins SHIMMER Title

Cheerleader Melissa, who performed as Alissa Flash and Raisha Saeed for TNA, defeated Madison Eagles Sunday in Berwyn, Illinois to capture the SHIMMER Championship.

She defeated Kana earlier in the day to become the number one contender to the strap. During her title celebration, she was attacked from behind by Nicole Matthews.

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[pluggs999]

TNA really dropped the ball with Alissa Flash. Making her do the mouthpiece for Kong bit when she proved she was one of (if not the) best female wrestlers in the company when she would tag with Kong.

 

[alexpnz]

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SHIMMER has the best women wrestlers in the world! :clap:

 

[ThatRedWing]

Is it wrong that I'm jealous of Winter having the thighs of Mickie James wrapped around her head?

 

[Tittyman5000]

How Much Is TNA Paying Hulk Hogan?

Source: The Wrestling Observer Newsletter

Though he may no longer actively compete, Hulk Hogan still commands among the highest salaries in the professional wrestling industry.

According to a source, the organization pays the wrestling legend $35,000 per television appearance—potentially totaling over $2 million per year.

 

[Will E Worm]

Multiple Wrestlers Removed From TNA Roster

Four profiles have been removed from ImpactWrestling.com's roster page: Murphy, Okada, Sangriento and Suicide.

On the May 5 edition of iMPACT!, Murphy was kicked out of Immortal after losing a "Loser Leaves Immortal" match against Rob Terry. He has not appeared for the organization since.

Okada briefly resurfaced on Xplosion after his role as Samoa Joe's henchman concluded. He had not competed since June.

Sangriento was portrayed by Amazing Red, who announced on August 4, 2011 via Twitter that he had parted ways with TNA.

Suicide sparingly appeared for TNA after resurfacing in April. He last competed at the May 16, 2011 Xplosion taping, losing to "The Pope" D'Angelo Dinero in the opening match of the Xplosion Championship Tournament.

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[Will E Worm]

Velvet Sky - What Should Change In The Knockouts Division?

Velvet Sky appeared on Monday Night Mayhem, which airs every Monday night at 7:00 p.m. via MondayNightMayhem.com. Highlights from the interview are as follows:

The feeling of competing for the Knockouts Championship at TNA's biggest Pay-Per-View of the year, the special meaning of Bound for Glory to her, and the importance of returning to Philadelphia: "It did take a while to sink in, but there's two cool things about this Pay-Per-View: Bound For Glory was where I made my debut with TNA four years ago, so that in itself means a lot to me, and what better place to do it than Philadelphia, my old stomping grounds for the independent scene. I absolutely love the Philadelphia crowd, and I'm proud to compete in a match in front of them. It's like my hometown."

Her thoughts on the evolution of the Knockouts division since its inception/her TNA debut four years ago: "I feel like when the Knockouts division first formed in 2007, it was the first chance for TNA to have women on the roster, to prove themselves and shine. When you're introducing a whole bunch of women wrestlers that the TV public doesn't know about, I feel like at first you want to leave a good impression. You want to show them what you can do in the ring and not just be some floozy character. I feel like you change with the times, so once they know you and know what you could do, then you could turn it up a notch with your character."

What she believes should change in the TNA Knockouts division: "I kind of wish there were more women tag teams in TNA. We have the (Knockout) Tag Team Titles, and there's not really that many women tag teams, so the Tag Team Title matches are not very often. In order to do that, we would have to get more Knockouts on the roster. That's one of things that doesn't shine that if given the opportunity can shine, because there are a lot of talented women in TNA. I feel that the tag teams could make it higher than where it is already."

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[lame_excuse]

LOL Dirt sheet rumors.

Anyways, I am stoked for Bound For Glory. Although I'm still not convinced that Bobby Roode is main event material; it's probably due to the way Impact has been building up the feud.

 

[Will E Worm]

LOL Dirt sheet rumors.

What rumors? :dunno:

The last post was from a Velvet Sky interview. No rumors there.

 

[lame_excuse]

I mean rumors in general. When I first started posting here I took most of 'em with a grain of salt.

I also believe pro wrestling is starting to work us through many different mediums such as Twitter. It's the future of this business to help keep kayfabe alive.

 

[Will E Worm]

Gail Kim: I'll Never Go Back To WWE, TNA Return?

In her first free interview since parting ways with WWE, Gail Kim told SunSport that she has no plans on returning to the sports entertainment empire.

"I've experienced WWE twice now, and I know that I do not enjoy that place," she says. "The second time I really had optimistic hopes and dreams, but I know I would never go back there."

Kim informed WWE's Executive Vice President of Talent Relations, John Laurinaitis that she was quitting the company ten minutes before the infamous battle royal in which she eliminated herself from the match.

"It was a very controversial thing," she said. "A lot of people said that they lost respect for me because I was unprofessional. But unless anyone walks in your shoes they do not what you feel.

"I can admit that maybe it was a childish thing to do. But I would not take it back. I was disrespected many times by the company, and when you get disrespected that many times there is only so much you can take.

"I'm not one to just lay there and take it – at least not now – and they didn't even notice.

"I was fed up that day."

Now that she is free, many people believe Kim will return TNA Wrestling, where she achieved her greatest success. She feels that it is likely, but she is in no rush.

"Right now I'm on a little hiatus," Kim said, "I told myself I'd take a little break. They didn't let me quit so I was forced to take a break!

"I'm not retiring from wrestling, I can say that. I always said – I said it in my last interview with TNA on a Knockout's DVD – that I always felt like I would return there one day. I'd love to finish up my career there."

The full interview can be accessed at http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/wrestling/3873411/Gail-Kim-Ill-never-go-back-to-WWE.html

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[Target 02]

Gail was treated poorly in her second stint in WWE. Good for her if she returns to TNA. At least there it isn't the Kelly Kelly Show.

 

[Moonchild22]

How Much Is TNA Paying Hulk Hogan?

Source: The Wrestling Observer Newsletter

Though he may no longer actively compete, Hulk Hogan still commands among the highest salaries in the professional wrestling industry.

According to a source, the organization pays the wrestling legend $35,000 per television appearance—potentially totaling over $2 million per year.

So that's, essentially, money that they company could be spending more wisely. Like on new talent (such as more women who can fill the tag team division), and also creative talent (TNA is in desperate need of that).
While I understand the weight that Hogan's name holds, they've been squeezing blood from a stone for too long. They need to get the final face-turn over with so he can leave the company on a good note and call it a day.

 

[PJpenny]

I hope Gail Kim is counting her lucky stars shes in ENTERTAINMENT and not in the real work force, cause she would be blacklisted from that forever for what she did. Only entertainers can walk out in with the lack of class she did and get another job still. None of us on this board could do what she did and hope we get employed again. This is also why i have a distaste for people in showbiz who bitch and moan about how bad they have it when theyre not treated the way they want to be.

 

[whalers90]

has anyone watched this Hulk Hogan midget wrestling show on bravo?
i saw one episode and it was terrible. if he thinks he is going to make money running that then i don't know what hogan thinks.
its almost like he just tries 100 different company/business schemes hoping 1 will hit the jackpot and make him millions. i don't think it works like that

 

[Will E Worm]

Kurt Angle Reveals When He Will Retire From Wrestling

“Sports Axxess” on PW 24/7
Hosts: Jerry Sorrentino, James Jefferson, and Joey Image
Full episode available at http://www.pw247radio.com/

Kurt Angle on his return to collegiate Olympic wrestling:
“I’ve been training for the last six months. The training has gone phenomenally well. I didn’t realize I was going catch on this quickly, but you know it’s like getting on a bicycle and riding again. That’s not to say it didn’t go without any injuries here and there. I’ve hurt my Achilles tendon and my hamstring but I’ve been hanging on tightly and training very hard. I’m on schedule so thank God, I have a very good chance of making the team. A lot of it has to do with me beating a guy named Jake Barter, who is a world silver and bronze medalist. He hasn’t had quite the success I have had when I was there but when I was there I was very young. I was in my mid-twenties and I didn’t have a game plan. Now I’m a lot older and wiser; I look at my training, I look at my game plan, I look at the way I’m going to wrestle. I know I’ll make a lot less mistakes and I know I’ll train more properly. The thing was that I had over-trained in the past. I was training nine or ten hours a day, and at some point it became counterproductive. I think I could have been a much better wrestler if I had done things the right way.”


On his line of food products:
“You know, a lot of people have been counting calories, carbohydrates, fats, proteins, but never count fiber. I’m going to say this now: fiber is the best kept secret in the world. It can really make or break your body. Fiber can help you lose fat, body weight, lower cholesterol, blood pressure and sugar. Basically it is the healthiest product on the market. There are a lot of fiber products that are one or two layer fibers. UltraFiber DX from Angle Foods is and eight layer fiber developed by a doctor in Germany. It was intended to help obese and diabetic patients to get off medication and help improve quality and longevity of life. You can purchase it at anglefoods.com. This is what you should be feeding your kids. The powder works as a cooking agent. You can make it into pancakes, pizza and bread dough, and so many other things.”

On the current direction of Impact Wrestling and “passing the torch”:“God willing, we have more wrestling and less talk. I’ve been pushing for that. Sometimes we have people there on the show that don’t wrestle. They take up a lot of the show with only promos. The young guys need to step up and be the guys cutting the promos. It’s kind of a catch 22. We need to realize who we are and we need to fix the problem. The young talent needs the opportunity to shine. I’m one of the top guys in the company and I don’t want to remain there. I don’t know who it will be but I am more than willing to find somebody in the company to hand to torch over to and say ‘hey, you take the lead and I’ll follow you.’

“I’m near the end of my career. I’ve got three more years left with TNA Wrestling and then I’m done. I signed that deal with TNA so I can help the company. I want them to compete with WWE. It will take some time, but it will happen.”

In the remainder of this 20 minute interview, Kurt Angle also discusses his thoughts on Bobby Roode and why he considers Randy Orton to be one of the top guys in all of professional wrestling. This interview, along with many others, can be heard in its entirety exclusively on PW 24/7 Radio

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[NateWolf]

He got to be completely clean if he is going to go back into amateur wrestling. I remember a few years back he was arrested for steriods and other illegal drugs.

 

[alexpnz]

Kurt is right, Randy Orton is the best in the business! :clap:

 

[darkwarrior3007]

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