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Originally Posted by WWE Wyoming: Parts Unknown Across 50 nifty United States — from 13 original colonies — only one state can claim all of WWE’s strangest Superstars, from The Ultimate Warrior to Demolition. With no competitor hailing from Wyoming, it’s clear the Cowboy State is home to Parts Unknown.

Part of a recent WWE article on which wrestler was the best or most well known from each state in the US. www.wwe.com/article/50-superstars-50-states

Originally Posted by PWI Since January 2016, TNA has been working with Aroluxe, a marketing and production company based in Tennessee that has taken over TNA's production as part of a deal that, according to multiple sources, sees Aroluxe handle all of the expenditures for TNA tapings and then sees TNA reimburse them for expenses as well as pay them for their services. Aroluxe is the company that former pro wrestlers Ron and Don Harris (then known as The Bruise Brothers) have been involved with. It provides TV Production, social media management, media buying, web management and other services to clients. The word that has made the way around TNA performers in the past week is that a payment to Aroluxe is due imminently (one version of the story is that the payment is due today, another is that it is due Wednesday) and that based on TNA's contract with Aroluxe, if the payment is not made, Aroluxe would then be able to claim majority ownership of TNA Wrestling, leaving Dixie Carter a minority owner. We have not been able to 100% confirm that but that version of the story has made it's way around a big portion of the company's roster over the last seven days. So, where things stand based on what we have heard appear to be going in one of two directions - TNA reimburses Aroluxe and things remain at their status quo or Aroluxe takes over the reigns of the company. It would appear that should the latter happen, Dixie Carter would remain in some capacity, although what this would mean for the remainder of the TNA officials, staff, roster, etc. remains up in the air. It should be noted that there have been others interested in TNA in the past and even in recent weeks, there's been talk of multiple interested parties), but Carter has previously turned down all sale offers. Depending on how the week goes, she may no longer be in that position.

According to the Observer, if TNA can pay off the money owed in the terms, Dixie will still keep majority ownership and control of the company (51%). Also her even having a chance to remain as majority owner is all dependent on if an investor will either allow it to happen or not change their mind whenever official paperwork starts. At the moment, Harris Bros would only act as temporary majority owners from whenever a failed payment happens till TNA pays it off.

Originally Posted by PWTorch “My Oklahoma friend Toby Keith had a legit interest in buying TNA in the past and he and I discussed my potential involvement, of which I was interested working with Toby,” Ross revealed. “He was ready to write a check, but he had to have full control with no restrictions regarding creative, etc. and that was not on the table.” Now, Ross believes that TNA is at a critical spot where certain members of management have to give up control in order for the company to stay afloat. “Apparently a new investor or buyer is at play for the struggling company,” Ross said. “Without significant, live event revenue, and a viable, PPV component in the revenue mix it will not be surprising to hear of any pro wrestling company being in financial peril. I hope that the eventual fate of TNA is much different than those within the company and others close to the matter are saying. Nonetheless, it is somewhat obvious that the next few months are going to be crucial in determining the future of the company.” Ross added that he thinks a complete overhaul of the company’s brand and image would be necessary to be successful in the U.S. wrestling industry. “As I’ve said before, it may be best for the company to re-brand themselves and move on from the public perception that the brand currently has in the marketplace. New name..new philosophy..new approach to their presentation based on the talents that they have to work with on a regular basis,” Ross wrote.

http://www.pwtorch.com/site/2016/04/...ed-investment/

Originally Posted by Observer Going against the NBA playoffs and with a taped show, Raw last night broke a new record for the least watched episode on its regular night outside of football season with 3.32 million viewers. The show fell victim to a big third hour drop which led to it falling below the previous low mark set on 2/1 at 3.37 million viewers ... The first two hours were in the same range as last week, so the record low was entirely due to the big third hour drop. The three hours were: 8 p.m. 3.49 million viewers 9 p.m. 3.54 million viewers 10 p.m. 2.98 million viewers

Taped or not, really bad sign for the sub-3 million hour numbers to happen this early after Mania week.

Originally Posted by Observer A new show from the E! Network called Total Bellas is coming. The show will feature not only Nikki and Brie and their romantic interests, John Cena and Bryan Danielson respectively, but also the Bellas' mother who is married to former WWE talent "Big" John Laurinitis, as well as their brother and his wife. Not to worry, Total Divas isn't going anywhere as they are currently filming the sixth season of the show, and the Bellas will in fact be a part of both shows.

Originally Posted by Observer On Monday, Ring of Honor and The Fight Network announced a new deal that would give ROH weekly exposure throughout Canada. The Canadian based combat sports network will begin airing ROH starting on Tuesday, April 26 at 11 PM EST with repeat showings throughout the week. ROH will be part of a Tuesday night wrestling block with TNA Impact at 9 PM EST, ROH at 11 PM EST, and AAA at midnight EST. The Fight Network is carried nationally on all major cable, satellite and telecom systems in Canada.

Originally Posted by Observer ROH and New Japan Pro Wrestling bring join up on Sunday May 8th for GLOBAL WARS, LIVE on pay-per-view from Chicago Ridge. This massive event kicks off a busy week for the stars of ROH and NJPW, who are hitting the road from there to Dearborn, Toronto, and New York City ... ROH announced Jay Lethal vs. Colt Cabana as the main event for Global Wars on 5/8 in Chicago. They also announced Tama Tonga & Tanga Roa, the IWGP tag team champions, as well as Jushin Liger and Gedo to the previous list of New Japan talent for the show including IWGP champion Tetsuya Naito, ROH TV champion Tomohiro Ishii, IWGP jr. champion Kushida, and former IWGP champions Hiroshi Tanahashi and Kazuchika Okada.

WWE Hall of Famer Scott Hall recently spoke with Title Match Wrestling about former New Japan Pro Wrestling stars Karl Anderson and Doc Gallows, who worked with Hall's son Cody Hall in the Bullet Club, defecting to WWE. "I'm happy for Anderson and Gallows. Anderson is kind of like Arn, the mannerisms in the ring. Gallows was Festus before, and he did that pretty cool. He's talented, I like him. Anybody who shows love for my kid, I got love for. Cody told me that a lot of time sponsors take them out and he holds court, he's so funny." Hall also spoke about how he's happy that his son is around top guys, such as AJ Styles, who don't drink or do drugs, something he points out wasn't the same when he was coming up in the business. "I'm really happy that Cody got to hang out with (AJ Styles). AJ's one of those guys that don't drink, don't do drugs. Like the Young Bucks. I'm just happy that my son is around guys on top who do that. They still go out and have fun, but I came up in an era where all the top guys drank and did drugs."

"It was way too long. That match should have been 15 minutes. I mean, from bell to bell, 15 minutes, and, that being said, all the bells and whistles and action that needed to happen within that 15 minutes. And just, this is a deal where, okay, if it's Bret Hart and Shawn Michaels and you're out there, hey, give them 30 [minutes] because they can go 30 [minutes]. But here's a case, and Triple H can go any amount of time you want him to go. But what needed to happen on this, just to make Roman, because if you're going to let Roman go over clean in the middle of the ring, shine him up like a million bucks. Let him bounce Triple H all over kingdom come. Finally, let Triple H just get a frog's hair of heat on him. And then boom, big finish, bam, 1-2-3. Make an impact with that match. Make an impact with the finish. And make a statement for the kid! It's about getting this kid over and at least within the confines of the 20 x 20, being the ring, and then you've got all the other things to deal with, whether it's people resent him or this, that, or they think he [has] been pushed too hard too soon. You're trying to make Roman Reigns. I don't think you make him in a 28-minute chess match. This match needed to be all about excitement, explosion, and testosterone out of Roman and that's how I think they should have booked it. Making Roman Reigns work this long exposed more holes in his game than we've already known that exist."

Austin's views on Mania's main event from a recent Stone Cold podcast episode.


Some other sheet news includes:

• Renee Young recently revealed she will not be traveling with the rest of the WWE on their current European tour due to visa issues.
• Due to a recent major earthquake in Japan, NJPW announced they have canceled an upcoming event originally planned to occur at the end of this month. http://www.f4wonline.com/japan/njpw-...hquakes-211231
• NJPW also announced money earned from the now canceled event related merchandise will be donated to the Kumamoto earthquake relief fund.
• During a recent interview, Sasha Banks revealed she has no desire to ever be a cast member for Total Divas and rather be focused on her in-ring career instead. https://www.instagram.com/p/BEYwv4ZyWDd/
• WWE's website had a recent interview with Carmella with some highlights including her reaction to Enzo & Big Cass main roster debut and her plans in NXT for the near future. http://www.wwe.com/shows/wwenxt/arti...w?sf24593376=1
• In a "WWE Did You Know" type fact, Kofi Kingston recently broke a WWE record for most days combined as a WWE tag team champion with 574+ days although the record itself only goes back to 2002 and not to the original World Tag Team belts (1971). Needs around another 358 days to break the all-time tag team record for days held by Mr Fuiji.