[MISC] TNA Backstage Notes Including Champ Injured, SD Ratings, Legend Hospitalized & More

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PWInsider has posted quite a few notes from last night’s TNA iMPACT! tapings (spoilers will be written in invisible text, so highlight at your own risk). During the tapings, a fan hopped the railing (not part of teh show) and went after Jeff Jarrett, but he was taken care of quickly by security. Also, Sehshi was wearing a neck brace backstage due to whiplash from his strong style of wrestling, but he says he’ll be ready to go by the September 24 No Surrender PPV, during which he will face X Division #1 contender Chris Sabin. Finally, two WWE Hall of Famers were at the tapings — Bobby Heenan and Sherri Martel — to be part of the Bobby Roode storyline.

In other random wrestling news:

– WWE’s No Mercy poster has been released, with a potential spoiler for this week’s Smackdown, and you can see it here. Yes, that dragon matches Batista’s tattoo.

– Friday’s Smackdown did a low 1.9 broadcast rating, with a 3 share, in the first week of “flux” between UPN’s end and The CW’s launch. (PWInsider)

– Bobby Eaton is hospitalized in Tennessee after a heart attack and surgery this past week. We of course wish him the best. (WrestlingObserver.com)

– WWE.com has posted a video on the new RAW tag team Cryme Tyme here and an interview with Armando Alejandro Estrada, who talks about Kane here. (WWE.com)

– ECW.com has posted Tommy Dreamer’s latest commentary here. (ECW.com)

– There’s a story on Kurt Angle here. (BaltimoreSun.com)

– And finally, there’s a story on King Booker here. (Ledger-Enquirer.com)

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