- The NXT non-televised live event yesterday in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, was a special one for two particular NXT stars as for the
first time it was two Divas who headlined the show. While the NXT champion
Kevin Owens was in attendance and wrestled, his match did not close the
show, but Sasha Banks and Charlotte did. The two Divas stole the show as
Sasha Banks defended her NXT Women’s title against the daughter of the
Nature Boy Ric Flair. Both Banks and Charlotte were given a standing
ovation after the match from the Philly fans.
> MYSTERY ECW ORIGINAL TO WRESTLE BARON CORBIN IN PHILLY TONIGHT
- During last night’s NXT live event in Philadelphia, Baron Corbin
challenged any ECW Original for tonight’s second live event after he
defeated Rhyno during the show. Joey Styles accepted the challenge on
behalf of whoever will be and “shopped” around on Twitter looking for
volunteers. He said he will officially be a manager for the first time
ever in his wrestling career as he will accompany his ECW Original to take
on Corbin. Styles joked that he asked Taz but he’s retired and he could
not afford him anyway and when a fan asked him about Cactus Jack, Styles
said Foley is retired as well and needs someone who still wrestles. Bully
Ray, who appeared at the Rumble in Philly in January, replied to Styles’
tweet saying “Is that so…” Ray dropped a hint a few days ago saying it’s
not about who’s next, but it’s where’s NXT. This tweet was sent after he
appeared on Impact as the guest referee. In a separate tweet to Corbin,
Ray told him to “be careful what you wish for.”
IMPACT MOVING PERMANENTLY TO WEDNESDAY NIGHTS IN JUNE
- TNA is moving away from the Friday night television slot as Destination
America announced that Impact will be moving permanently to Wednesday
nights at 9PM EST starting June 3. Impact moved to Destination America in
January of this year and was given the Friday night slot which many in the
television industry consider as the death slot since it’s one of the least
watched nights on television. The show aired on Wednesdays during the
final few months on Spike TV after moving from Thursdays, the show’s old
time slot.
> TNA ADDS MORE IMPACT TAPINGS AT UNIVERSAL STUDIOS
- TNA will be recording four days of Impact Wrestling next month as the
company returns to Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida. The free tapings
start on June 26 and continue on June 29, June 30, and July 1 with doors
opening at 6PM and show kicking off at 7PM. On June 28 TNA will present
Slammiversary live on pay-per-view and since it’s held inside Universal
Studios, admission is free as well.
> SLAMMIVERSARY 2014 TO AIR INSTEAD OF NEW IMPACT NEXT WEEK
- Next Friday’s TNA Impact on Destination America will be pre-empted and
no new episode will air during Memorial Day weekend. Instead, Destination
America will be airing the Slammiversary 2014 pay-per-view in full. TNA
was supposed to air the Destination X themed episode of Impact on May 22
but will now air at a later date. It’s not known why the episode was
pulled from next Friday’s schedule but the fact that it is a holiday
weekend it might explain the reason why.
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