Jeff Jarrett made a decision recently to get longer matches back onto TV. A lot of people were complaining about how rushed the matches on Impact have been in recent months.
Konnan is back in need of a kidney donor after it was determined that his mother is not compatible. Various fans have volunteered and are undergoing full medical testing to see if they are healthy and compatible.
Jay Lethal’s Macho Man impression was not a one-time deal. He is going to have the gimmick of being a Randy Savage impersonator.
Management are trying to get Vince Russo to move from Atlanta to Nashville. He is reluctant to do so because he doesn’t want to uproot his family given the tenuous nature of the business.
Samoa Joe is working with a torn MCL and putting off getting the surgery.
During the Christian vs. Kurt Angle match on PPV, Angle had called a spot where he would do ten German suplexes but stopped after seven. He appeared to be in pain after the match but wouldn’t let on if anybody noticed.
Several people have been noticing the heat between Konnan and Brother Ray, which is said to be genuine hatred. Also, after the LAX vs. Team 3-D TV match, Ray made a beeline for a group of five or six LAX fans about four or five rows in the crowd behind the announcers. Ray got in their faces and they backed down. There had been nights when LAX fans outnumbered the 3-D fans in the building but this was not the case then. Several people said if someone who wasn’t an established star tried that then they would have gotten into a lot of trouble for it.
Chris Jericho had a recent interview about watching the current wrestling TV scene and perhaps returning. He said “The bigger TNA gets, the better it is for everyone in this business. ECW, on the other hand, I think is pointless. Really, I don’t thikn ECW will be around this time next year. It’s already becoming a forgotten zone for wrestlers to go to. Unless Vince is making a lot of money off it, I don’t think he’ll keep running with ECW… I always had input on what WWE did with my character, and for that, I love Vince McMahon. Well, I don’t love him – he was my boss, and sure there were times when he was the biggest son of a bitch out there – but I have a lot of respect for him. I made him a lot of money, he made me a lot of money, and he made me the first WWE Undisputed Champion. For that, I have respect for Vince McMahon.”
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