Impact Wrestling goes three hours beginning this Thursday. Well…kind of.

TNA’s Impact Wrestling announced their wrestling program on Spike TV will be adding an extra hour every Thursday night. Starting at 7pm EST, Impact Wrestling will air a recap show called Impact Wrestling Rewind which will begin this Thursday on Spike TV. The program will recap for viewers what transpired the week before on Impact LIVE. This week the program will take a look back at the happenings from TNA’s pay per view Destination X.

Following Rewind, Impact LIVE will air at 8pm and will give viewers nonstop wrestling action for the next 2 hours. TNA Impact Wrestling airs LIVE each week from the Impact Zone at Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida.

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This week’s Impact Wrestling kicked off with Bully Ray coming out to the ring and making a huge announcement, which was he was going LIVE on Twitter and that garnered a lot of boos from the audience in the Impact Zone.

After the announcement he called out Joseph Park, who last week came out to the ring during Bully Ray’s match and slapped Bully Ray. Park issued a challenge to Bully Ray to a match on Impact, next week. Park came out to the ring and stated again he was not afraid of Bully Ray and it was time that Ray’s bullying came to an end. Bully Ray accepted Park’s challenge and told him it would be an ‘anything goes’ match, which Park agreed with. Bully Ray proceeded to show Park a restraining order against Park’s brother Abyss. If Abyss came anywhere near the arena next week, he’d be arrested. After handing the papers to Park, Bully went to leave the ring, but before he did, he hit Park from behind, knocking Park to the mat.

As stipulated in the agreement with Aries and Hogan, Aries was to turn over his X Division title before the match at Destination X for the Heavy Weight title against Roode. Aries thinking he’d keep the X Division title until Sunday, but Hogan wanted him to turn it over before the end of the show.

Because of the X Division tournament, Hogan had put the Television title weekly defense on hold, and last night was the first time in a couple weeks it was defended by the champion, Devon. Devon faced Crimson for the TV title and it was Devon who was victorious to retain his belt. After the match, Madison Rayne came down to the ring and planted a kiss on referee Earl Hebner, revealing he was the man she has been crushing on for weeks.

Chris Sabine, who was injured a few weeks ago in a match, hobbled out to the ring with a brace on his left knee. As he explained to the crowd that his family and doctors believe he should hang up his wrestling boots, Bobby Roode emerged and interrupted. Roode calling Sabine and the X Division wrestlers pathetic and how Aries was not going to beat him on Sunday for the title. Roode proceeded to attack Sabine’s left knee taking him down to the mat. Austin Aries rushed out to the ring and saved Sabine from Roode, who quickly exited the ring when Aries arrived.

The X Division tournament continued this week with Dakota Darsow, son of Barry Darsow, faced Flip Cassanova for a spot in the X Division match on Sunday at Destination X. Darsow tried to keep the high flyer Cassanova grounded, but to no avail. It was Flip who came out on top and pinned Darsow to earn his spot.

TNA Knockouts had a tag team match with Gail Kim and Madison Rayne taking on Tara and Miss Tessmacher, the Knockout champion. Kim was suppose to have a championship match with Miss Tessmacher, but apparently Kim called in her lawyers and the match was postponed. Kim and Madison didn’t fair too well in the tag team match, when Tara gave Madison the Widow’s Peak and allowed Miss Tessmacher to get the pin and the win.

Last week, AJ Styles and Kurt Angle lost the tag team championship belts to Kazarian and Christopher Daniels, and it was Daniels who then accused AJ Styles of being the father of Claire Lynch’s unborn child. This week, AJ came out to the ring to dispute the allegations against him. Kaz and Daniels emerged and interrupted AJ saying they have proof which AJ laughed at. AJ then claimed that this all started last year at Destination X when he beat Daniels and Daniels is jealous because of it. AJ says he’s going to beat him again this Sunday at Destination X in a Last Man Standing match.

During an interview with Hogan regarding Austin Aries and the X Division title, Hogan was handed an envelope from a mystery man. The man claimed ‘they’ were not afraid of Hogan and he would find out soon enough who ‘they’ were. Inside the envelope was a piece of paper showing a hand of playing cards, a pair of Ace’s, a pair of 8’s and unknown card. For those who don’t know, that hand of playing cards is what they call ‘The Deadman’s Hand’. It also included a message that Hogan would see them next week.

The X Division matches continued with Kenny King facing Lars Only. It was Kenny King who earned his spot when he pinned Lars Only.

As promised by Hogan last week, the main event of the night was James Storm facing Jeff Hardy in a Bound for Glory series match. This main event did not disappoint, as it was the best match of the night. Both Hardy and Storm pulling out all the stops and attempting their finishing moves numerous times throughout the match. It was the Twist of Fate by Hardy that finally put Storm out. Hardy gained 7 points in the Bound for Glory series pushing him up to 3rd place, with 14 points. Storm still holds the lead with 36 points.

The big announcement was also made regarding the Bound for Glory pay per view. The big event will be held at the Grand Canyon University Arena in Phoenix, AZ on Sunday October 14th.

The show closed with Hogan coming out to the ring expecting Aries to hand over the X Division title, but was surprised when Bobby Roode showed up instead. Roode, again, whined about his match with Aries on Sunday and telling Hogan it will be his fault when all fails and Aries loses the match leaving Aries with nothing. Aries came out to the ring and confronted Roode and wanting to start their match right there and now. Roode playing like he would take on Aries quickly turned and said Aries wasn’t worth his time. Roode attempted to knock out Aries with the Heavy Weight title but missed, but Aries came back and connected to Roode’s head with the X Division belt, throwing Roode out of the ring through the ropes. Hogan standing by against the corner of the ring watching Roode and Aries go at each other and looking quite pleased with himself.

Be sure to tune in this Sunday for TNA’s next big pay per view, Destination X, which will spotlight TNA’s X Division.

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It’s a few days until the Destination X pay-per-view, and last Thursday’s LIVE Impact kicked off an X Division Tournament to crown a new X Division champion. The tournament will be taking place at Destination X and there will be three matches taking place to find the competitors for the championship match, two of those matches were scheduled for last night’s LIVE Impact.

Throughout the evening, Claire Lynch told her side of the story regarding Kaz & Daniels and the truth behind Dixie & AJ helping her turn her life around. She said Daniels had misconstrued and manipulated everyone into thinking that AJ and Dixie were having a secret affair, and the truth was that Dixe and AJ helped her beat her addictions. There was no affair and the proof that Daniels had showed to the world was not all that it seemed to be.

The show kicked off with a Bound for Glory match with Mr. Anderson vs. RVD. After several attempts at a pin with both men, it was RVD who came out on top by gaining 7 points with a pinfall on Anderson.

The X Division champion, Austin Aries came out to the ring and boasted about the X Division and how he was given the opportunity to face Bobby Roode at Destination X for the World Heavy Weight Championship. Roode, not liking what he was hearing from Aries, came out to the ring to confront him. The two almost came to blows but it was Roode who backed off saying that Aries wasn’t worth his time and left the ring area with his World title raised high.

The first of the qualifying matches for a spot in the X Division tournament faced off Rubix and Sonjay Dutt. At the end of the fast paced and high flying match, it was Sonjay Dutt who earned his spot in the tournament by pinning Rubix.

The Gut Check judges were introduced and a decision had been made about Taeler Hendrix, who faced Tara last week for a contract as a TNA Knockout. Taz, Al Snow and Bruce Pritchard made the decision to give Taeler a contract, though not unanimous in their decision, Taeler will be the first female to gain a TNA contract from the newly implemented Gut Check series.

Bully Ray and Samoe Joe faced off in a Bound for Glory match up, but the match was disrupted by Joseph Park who came out to the ring and distracted Bully Ray. Park slapping Bully gave the advantage to Samoe Joe who picked up 10 points in the Bound for Glory series. After the match, Park challenged Bully Ray to a match in 2 weeks, saying that he will be bringing the fight to Bully and for him to be ready to fight.

Brooke Hogan displayed a new Direct Auto Insurance campaign featuring the TNA Knockouts champion, Miss Tessmacher. Gail Kim though was not pleased with Brooke’s leadership of the division and wanted her re-match for the Knockout title. Brooke made the match for next week on LIVE Impact and telling Kim she better be focused and ready for Miss Tessmacher.

Rashad Cameron faced Mason Andrews for a spot in the X Division tournament, and it was Rashad who advanced by pinning Mason Andrews.

Hulk Hogan met with Jeff Hardy and James Storm regarding their position and physical condition, and telling them they would be in a Bound for Glory match up, next week on LIVE Impact as its main event.

The main event of the evening was a Tag Team Championship match between Angle & Styles and Kazarian & Christopher Daniels. It seemed Angle & Styles were working on the same page and were focused on the match, whereas Kaz and Daniels, were not. Tension between the two was apparent throughout the match and it was obvious Kaz had issues with Daniels regarding the Dixie & AJ drama. After a grueling match, it was Angle who collided with the referee, taking both out and down to the floor, and a metal chair being introduced that ultimately won the match for Daniels and Kaz. New tag team champions were crowned but Daniels wasn’t finished yet. After the match was over, Daniels claimed that the daddy of Claire’s unborn child was none other than AJ Styles.

POST-IMPACT THOUGHTS:

After the cluster F of last week’s reveal, a ‘who’s the Daddy’ angle is the best these writers can come up with? Really? Lord, this storyline has turned into a mess and a half! Not sure where this is all going, but I would of rather seen it scrapped then to be exposed to a who’s the daddy story. I’ll say it again, this is like watching a bad soap opera. Pretty soon we’ll find out that Claire is Dixie’s long lost daughter!

Other than the Dixie/AJ mess, the show has been pretty decent. Some really great matches and I love the X Division; it’s probably my favorite part of the show.

I also hope the story with Sting doesn’t get lost in the background, but as long as Hogan keeps mentioning it, it should keep the story going for as long as it needs to, but there needs to be some action taken and soon. They can’t let it drag on and on, or viewers will certainly lose interest.

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Star of Anger Management, Charlie Sheen will be joining WWE’s celebration of their 1000th episode on Monday, July 23 as the Social Media Ambassador. Sheen will be giving 140 characters or less commentary to his 7.5 million Twitter followers and the WWE Universe during the history making 1000th episode.

Sheen’s new series Anger Management premieres on FX on Thursday June 28 with back to back episodes starting at 9pm EST. The show will find a permanent home on Thursdays at 9:30pm EST.

To learn more about Sheen’s new series you can check out FX’s website. http://www.fxnetworks.com/angermanagement/

WWE RAW’s 1000th episode will air on Monday, July 23 at 8pm EST on the USA Network.

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The WWE announced today they will be launching a new TV series called WWE Main Event on the ION Network, a network who will reach approximately 100 million homes. The new series will debut on Wednesday, October 3, 2012 at 9pm/EST and feature WWE Divas and Superstars from RAW and SmackDown rosters.

“ION Television is delighted to begin a new partnership with such a successful and well-recognized franchise as WWE,” said Brandon Burgess, CEO, ION Media Networks. “As a general entertainment network with a solid foundation, WWE Main Event is a great addition to our lineup that features something for everyone. We look forward to introducing our ION audience to all of the excitement and drama WWE has to offer as well as welcoming a passionate new fan base to the network.”

“WWE looks forward to this new partnership with ION Television,” said Vince McMahon, WWE Chairman and CEO. “We are excited about producing this new television show, WWE Main Event, and bringing our fans to ION Television every Wednesday.”

WWE Main Event will have in-ring action and air storylines from WWE RAW and SmackDown. It will offer the big arena experience with a live audience just as WWE’s other television programs currently airing on USA and SYFY.

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WWE Superstar John Cena announced via Twitter today that WWE Monday Night RAW will expand to a three-hour series starting with the shows’ 1000th episode on July 23, 2012.

Cena tweeted: “STARTING Monday Night July 23 @USA_NETWORK WILL BE ADDING A 3RD HOUR TO @WWE MONDAY NIGHT RAW – PERMANENTLY. #3hourRaw”

During the 1000th episode, the WWE fans will have the opportunity to get involved in deciding matches, add stipulations to matches and more, via WWE.com and social media.

“The WWE Universe is one of the most socially active and passionate fan bases in all of television,” Chris McCumber and Jeff Wachtel, co-presidents USA Network, said. “The powerful three-hour block of live TV truly makes USA the year-round destination for young male viewers on Monday nights.”

“WWE is proud to celebrate this historic milestone with our partners at USA Network,” WWE Chairman and CEO Vince McMahon said. “Our new three-hour Raw represents the next generation in interactive television where our fans won’t just watch the show, they will help create it.”

The expanded WWE Monday Night Raw will transform television to an unprecedented level of viewer interaction. Fans will have new ways to get involved in the show through WWE.com and social media by deciding matches, stipulations and new character development. WWE will brand this unprecedented fan interaction as “#RAWactive.”

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TNA Impact Wrestling announced it would air live episodes of its weekly “Impact Wrestling” show throughout the summer beginning Thursday, May 31.

Not content with just airing at an earlier time (As previously announced, TNA Impact Wrestling will be moving to an hour earlier time slot ) , the company also plans to air live episodes of its weekly program as well. Announced today by TNA President Dixie Carter and SPIKE TV’s President Kevin Kay, the highly rated SPIKE TV wrestling program will be going LIVE from Universal Studios, Orlando, Florida, starting on May 31.

“We are excited to take IMPACT WRESTLING Live! all summer long, and have our first Live! summer show launch our new 8:00pm/ET time slot,” says TNA President Dixie Carter. “Summer of 2012 is going to be remembered as the most momentous time in our company’s history-to-date. Stay tuned.”

This is the second time the company has done as series of live TV shows. In 2010, TNA iMPACT! (as the show was then called), aired a special live episode on Monday, January 4, 2010. It was the first time since March 2001 that featured two major wrestling promotions airing opposite each other. The 1/4/10 episode drew the largest ratings ever for TNA, and that March, the company would move the show permanently to Mondays, airing live shows every other week. Unfortunately for TNA, they were no match for WWE’s flagship program, Monday Night RAW. Less than two months later, iMPACT! returned to its Thursday night timeslot.

It is unclear for just how long (summer is kind of vague) the live shows will last, and it remains to be seen if the live concept will continue into the fall.

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The Wrestlemania Reading Challenge is sponsored by the WWE and the Young Adult Library Services Association and encourages teens and tweens to read with the incentive of winning prizes as their reward for their efforts.

Details for those who wish to participate:

Participation by youth is open to legal residents of all 50 United States and the District of Columbia, as well as legal residents of Canada excluding Quebec. Participants must be in grades 5-12.  Participants will compete in three grade categories: grades 5-6, grades 7-8 and grades 9-12.

Eighteen finalists will be chosen in January 2013 and will win transportation, hotel, tickets and spending money to attend WrestleMania 29 in East Rutherford on April 7, 2013 (a $5,000 value). Their sponsoring library will win $2,000. Finalists will compete in the WrestleMania Reading Challenge Championships on April 6, where they can win ringside tickets to WrestleMania 29 and other prizes.

Schools and libraries can sign up for the Reading Challenge by July 31, 2012 by completeing the online form at http://www.ala.org/yalsa/teenreading/wrmc/wrmc

Those schools and libraries participating in the challenge will receive promotional posters in September and will be able to download pledge forms and other informative materials from YALSA and WWE.com

Reading Challenge updates can be found at WWE.com’s Teachers’ Corner and can be found here – http://www.wwe.com/inside/overtheropes/wweinyourcorner/teacherscorner

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