Today's News

TNA exodus?:

Austin Aries says he was saddened, but not surprised about Samoa Joe's departure, and anyone could be next...

"Hey, man. It could possibly happen with any of us at any time. As far as guys contracts and their deals, I don't try to stick my nose in too much. Obviously, we all kind of have an idea of what's going on behind the scenes, but I always feel those things are best kept behind the scenes and not out there for general consumption unless that person decides to put it out there."

WWE vs CM Punk:

WWE have released the results of their investigation into CM Punk's accusations against them...

• CM Punk did not discuss this alleged condition with WWE's team of physicians and trainers, nor did he discuss it with anyone in our Talent Relations department.
• Subsequently, WWE has no medical records documenting this alleged condition.
• The first time WWE was made aware of this alleged condition was when we received a letter from CM Punk's attorney on August 22, 2014 after WWE terminated his contract.
• There is clear video evidence from the 2014 Royal Rumble, which allows all to decide whether there is any appearance of a baseball-sized growth on CM Punk's back.

They also released a video of his time in the 2014 Royal Rumble match, slowed down and focused in on his waist, backing up, they say, their retort, as no bruise or lump can be seen.

Jake The Snake Roberts:

Here is the official trailer, and release information for Jake The Snake's award winning movie...

Scott Steiner:

TNA and Scott Steiner will meet in court to settle their long feud on June 5th.

WWE tease next Hall Of Fame announcement:

"The mystery pair of legends will join "Macho Man" Randy Savage, celebrity inductee Arnold Schwarzenegger and Rikishi in the elite class. Who will enter the WWE Hall of Fame the night before WrestleMania 31? Could it be a team famous for their camouflage gear? Could it be an ultra-popular pair of brothers or family members? How many tag team championships have they held? Is it possible that we will see a current Hall of Famer earn a second nod and join Ric Flair as a two-time inductee?."

This is apparently referring to The Bushwhackers, who will join Kevin Nash, as he is now locked in for induction.

Larry Zbyszko though will have to wait, WWE have been finalising this years class in recent days, and they could not get the deal done for Zbyszko to go in this year, he will likely join the 2016 class instead.

Samoa Joe:

Samoa Joe is considering offers from ROH, HOH and Japan.

Victoria:

WWE Alum Victoria has put her Chicago restaurant up for sale for $875,000.

Shawn Michaels to consider one more match:

Shawn Michaels says he would consider one more match should Triple H ask him to be a part of his retirement match, but that he knows that his response would still be no. He said Triple H knows him well enough not to ask, as he is done with wrestling, but that his friendship with HHH would mean he would at least have to consider a request, out of loyalty.

ROH leak to deflect:

ROH officials released, what turned out to be false reports that they are working on a TV deal with Spike. They did this to try to deflect people from looking into their deepening financial issues.

Bird Man interview:

On his parrot, Frankie...

"A bad tragic thing happened a few years ago. I do have Frankie Jr now… the original Frankie was caught in my original house that caught fire. Every time I go home, the new Frankie Jr. is like a carbon copy of the original Frankie."

On training Hulk Hogan...

"I worked out with Hogan and [Brutus] Beefcake, they were Terry Boulder and Eddie Boulder at the time. I worked out with both of them, because Hogan wanted to do some things. He wanted to learn to dropkick and all this stuff. I told him, 'you're too big to do a dropkick, it's OK if Beefcake does it.' I took them to a little old barn in Tennessee - this man had a little ring behind his house - and worked with them. See, Hogan's not going to ever tell this story because he don't want people to know another African American helped train him."

On saving one of the all time great careers (He says The Rock almost quit the business, before he even started)...

"I knew the Rock since he was a little itty bitty kid, he used to ride in the backseat when me and his dad [Rocky Johnson] would go around the Memphis territory. When the Rock came down here from Miami he was a big, pretty, good looking young man and he was so depressed about not making no money in the wrestling business. When they had him down there in Memphis, Tennessee, he was starving to death and one night he was stretched out on the couch and said, 'I'm going to go get me a real job.' I told him, "keep working out and go to New York (WWE)." He said, 'I know but my dad already been up there and burnt all bridges.' And I told him, 'You get a change. Go up there, you ain't like your dad... go up there and keep your mouth closed."