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– On TNAWrestling.com, Bill Banks has his latest “Bank Shot” column — found here — in which he talks about the latest TNA news and notes. Included in the column are assorted health updates on Abyss (he had over 80 stitches after Turning Point!), AJ, Joe, James Storm; comments on the PPV; and the new TNA PPV naming schedule:

January: Final Resolution
February: Against All Odds
March: Destination X
April: Lockdown
May: Sacrifice
June: Slammiversary
July: Victory Road
August: Hard Justice
September: No Surrender
October: Bound for Glory
November: Genesis
December: Turning Point

– On his MySpace and LiveJournal blogs, Samoa Joe posted the following:

I’m Back

Well I’m back for a much delayed journal update.

For all the people who sent kind words about the PPV match, thank you. I am glad you enjoyed it and I really am (along with guys like AJ, Daniels, hell damn near everyone in TNA) trying to deliver the best action for your PPV buck.

On the injury side yes I did dislocate my Jaw but thanks to TNA’s awesome resident Chiropractic/Kinisiology/Fix your broken down ass expert Dr. Craig Aaron he was able to reset my jaw after the match and it is suprisingly comfortably today sans some limited motion and a occasional head ache.

You should have seen how absolutly ridiculous AJ and I looked at Chipoltle the next morning staring at our giant burritos that we really had no ability to even begin to bite into. Especially since we where both starving and did not have the ability to eat the night before.

Fortunatly I have a short respite tommorrow before I am back on the job for PWG and ROH. I guess I will see you all there.

Stay Frosty.

– The following is from WrestleMag.com:

The Wrestling Channel (TWC) has brought viewers the perfect Christmas gift by signing a deal to broadcast up-to-date TNA Wrestling shows just seven days after their original US airdates.

The deal takes effect from Saturday 21 January 2006 with TNA Impact, while the Final Resolution pay-per-view airs the following evening, both on just a one-week delay. All Impact shows and pay-per-views from that point on will continue to air just a week after their original US broadcast.

Although TNA programming currently airs on a five-week delay on TWC, viewers need not worry about missing any shows because of the new deal. TWC will broadcast a double-bill of Impact on Saturday 7 January, while the usual Sunday Supercard slot on Sunday 15 January will feature four episodes to bring viewers up to date.

Sean Herbert, director of programming at TWC, said viewer response was the driving force behind the deal. “When we ask viewers what changes they’d like to see at the channel, the most common response is up-to-date TNA. This deal means fans will now find it far easier to avoid reading results or reports from the shows before they air on TWC, meaning they can enjoy TNA programming with an ‘as live’ feel.”

TWC broadcasts on Sky Digital channel 427 and is available without charge to all satellite viewers, regardless of their viewing package.

The full timetable for the changeover to the new schedule is as follows:

Saturday 17th December 2005 @ 9pm: TNA iMPACT Ep #107 (5-week delay from US).
Sunday 18th December 2005 @ 8pm: TNA Genesis Supercard (5-week delay from US).
Saturday 24th December 2005 @ 9pm: TNA iMPACT Ep #108 (5-week delay from US).
Saturday 31st December 2005 @ 9pm: TNA iMPACT Ep #109 (5-week delay from US).
Saturday 7th January 2006 @ 9pm: TNA iMPACT Ep #110 & Ep #111 (2hr DOUBLE-BILL).
Sunday 8th January 2006 @ 8pm: TNA Turning Point Supercard (4-week delay from US).
Saturday 14th January 2006 @ 9pm: TNA iMPACT Ep #112 (4-week delay from US).
Sunday 15th January 2006 @ 8pm: TNA iMPACT Episodes #112, #113, #114, #115 – 4hr “Catch-Up” Marathon Special
Saturday 21st January 2006 @ 9pm: TNA iMPACT Ep #116 (1-week delay from US).
Sunday 22nd January 2006 @ 8pm: TNA Final Resolution Supercard (1-week delay from US).
Saturday 28th January 2006 @ 9pm: TNA iMPACT Ep #117 (1-week delay from US).

Matthew Michaels is editor emeritus of Pulse Wrestling, and has been since the site launched.