Inside Pulse launched on August 9, 2004, and has covered the world of wrestling for over a decade. Every day, we take a look back at what was happening in the world of wrestling 10 years ago, as reported right here at Inside Pulse!
Puroresu Pulse, Issue 15
Section 1- Important results & Title matches
All Japan: TARU of Toryumon (now Dragon’s Gate) debuted on their Sunday show.
New Japan: Nagai & Naruse retained the All Asian tag titles against the team of Iizuka & Kakihara on 12/23.
Zero-One: They ‘set up’ Takaiwa’s upcoming loss to Kanemaru by having him drop their junior title to Super Crazy on 12/18.
Section 2- Other news & Upcoming matches
TNA Wrestlers Jumping Ship
Abyss quit TNA last night and rumor has it he’s heading north. His TNA contract had expired and for some reason it slipped up on people without a renewal. Johnny Swinger also asked for his release. It’s not known if he got it or not, as Jeff Jarrett had turned down everyone under contract that had asked for a release up to this point.
TNA iMPACT Get Additional Time Slot
Viewers will now have three opportunities per week to see “iMPACT!” on FSN – the original broadcast on Fridays at 4:00 p.m.; Friday night at 2:00 a.m.; and Saturdays at midnight.
Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic will also add the debut broadcast of “iMPACT!” to Friday 4PM. The show had previously been airing in a late night timeslot on Saturday, which will continue to air.
Update On New WWE Developmental Area
TNA official Bill Behrens is at WWE Headquarters today, discussing the possibility of his NWA Wildside promotion becoming the Atlanta, Georgia developmental territory WWE has been looking into creating. WWE officials inspected the NWA Wildside school a few months ago to make sure it would be up to the standards of what they were looking for.
InsidePulse’s WWE Byte This Report: 1.5.05
I want to jump! I want to party! Woo! It’s a new year, and we’ve got my first Byte This of 2005. Now I know what you’re thinking: “Brad, you were a sardonic jerk wad in 2004, why are you so excited by a new year of Marc Loyd’s fluffy corporate interviews?” Because I’m a glutton for punishment my friends, I even listened to old Byte This episodes while doing the dishes during the winter break. Kill me.
We open the show with classic footage of Bobby Heenan and Gorilla Monsoon finding the Bushwhackers at Busch Gardens in Florida. Heenan throws out some of the funniest one liners I’ve heard in ages, cracking up even the unbreakable Monsoon. Now that’s the kind of announcers they need these days.
