Today's News

TNA:

TNA aired the recent King Of The Mountain match on Impact this week as they had to remove footage of Hernandez that would have aired during the episode. They have brought some talent, including Austin Aries and James Storm, back to record some new footage to cover other gaps in their episodes as a result of losing the Mexican.

They have also removed their talent from an upcoming fan convention in Indiana, due to scheduling conflicts.

Hulk Hogan leaves WWE:

Hulk Hogan has been terminated by WWE, deleted from their website, including from the Hall Of Fame page, and had all of his merch removed from sale, with all future projects cancelled with immediate effect. This is because of revelations leaked from the court papers in his case against website Gawker over his sex tape. The National Enquirer and Radar have acquired a transcript of the audio of the tape, and despite the case being pending have decided to release the content, which was full of racial insults. WWE were made aware of the transcript last night, and were said to be so appalled with what they heard that they fired him on the spot, and demanded all mention of him be removed from their website, this was done, and he is now gone from .Com.

Warning that the following comments attributed to Hogan are graphic...

"I guess we're all a little racist."

"She is making some real bad decisions now. My daughter Brooke jumped sides on me. I spent $2-3 million on her music career, I've done everything like a jackass for her."

"The one option Brooke had, Brooke's career besides me, is to sell beach records. (Apart from that) black billionaire guy (That) had offered to fund Brooke's music career.''

"I don't know if Brooke was f*cking the black guy's son."

"I mean, I don't have double standards. I mean, I am a racist, to a point, f*cking n***ers. But then when it comes to nice people and sh*t, and whatever."

"I mean, I'd rather if she was going to f*ck some n***er, I'd rather have her marry an 8-foot-tall n***er worth a hundred million dollars! Like a basketball player! I guess we're all a little racist. f--king n***er."

WWE explained why they released him in this statement...

"WWE terminated its contract with Terry Bollea (aka Hulk Hogan). WWE is committed to embracing and celebrating individuals from all backgrounds as demonstrated by the diversity of our employees, performers and fans worldwide."

Hogan has released a statement of apology...

 "Eight years ago I used offensive language during a conversation. It was unacceptable for me to have used that offensive language; there is no excuse for it; and I apologize for having done it. This is not who I am. I believe very strongly that every person in the world is important and should not be treated differently based on race, gender, orientation, religious beliefs or otherwise. I am disappointed with myself that I used language that is offensive and inconsistent with my own beliefs."

He has also, via his lawyer, claimed he was not fired, but chose to leave, hoping to avoid any problems for WWE, and because he wanted to see this storm out with his family.

A friend of Hogan says they have known this would come out eventually, and that it will be damaging for a while, but he will rebound from it.

The situation has been further worsened by a website claiming to have heard the tape and releasing alleged comments about The Rock, his views on working against ''Black'' wrestlers, and more, none of which was substantiated when the audio was released today.

In other notes, he has also been dropped from Tough Enough, Ric Flair is expected to take his spot on the panel, and Curtis Axel has had his AxelMania gimmick dropped, and will return to his original character.

WWE have not come out of this unscathed. They have been blasted as hypocrites due to the widely reported racist culture backstage in WWE, and Vince McMahon's use of the word Hogan has been sacked for using, at a live PPV event. Booker T has also been getting some attention after he too once used the word on TV, and of course the infamous DX promo, where the members, including Triple H, blacked up to mock their rivals.

GFW:

GFW will tape their first TV shows tonight.

TNA lose top star:

Bubba Dudley has reportedly left TNA saying he is not happy with the current state of affairs with the promotion. His hopes of a WWE return may also have something to do with it.

TNA spat back that Bully did not quit, as he never had a contract to quit from, he was working a per night deal, and the angle they used him for was shot and wrapped.

SummerSlam:

Dolph Ziggler vs Rusev will be confirmed the final week before the event, after Dolph returns from making his movie.

John Cena:

Two women were shot and killed in a movie theatre in Louisiana last night, at a showing of John Cena's movie ''Trainwreck.''

Singers to feud at SummerSlam?:

Stephanie McMahon stepped into an online spat between Ed Sheeran and Bruno Mars to offer them the chance to settle their differences in the ring at SummerSlam.