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Busted Open Interview: James Storm
Hosts: Doug Mortman and Dave Lagreca
Busted Open can be heard Monday, Wednesday and Friday on Sirius 94 XM 208

Storm's on his short TNA Title reign: "Like you said, it was a little bitter sweet, but it kind of makes me want it more now to go after it. I wasn’t really after the world title to say. It was kind of Bobby Roode’s spotlight moment with him and Kurt Angle and all this. I wasn’t told that I was actually getting a heavyweight title until like 2 hours before the show started. So, and to become the new world champion, it was a great moment, and one that I’ll never forget."

Storm vs. Bobby Roode's character: "My character…I have character. I have a character that a lot of people can relate to. A guy who drinks beer, and goes out hunting, and fishing, and just hangs out at the bar, and has a good time. Like you said, Walmart, Nascar, it’s all that character fit into one, which looking at Bobby Roode, who is Bobby Roode? What exactly is Bobby Roode besides being jacked? I mean, I don’t know what definition of a character you’d give him? Growing up, wrestling had characters, and I think that’s what wrestling today is missing. They don’t really have the flashy characters they did back then. You had the Jake Roberts, and you had The Macho Man. Even Hulk Hogan, Ultimate Warrior. All of those guys were different characters. It seems like today all the wrestlers are almost the same. They’re like the same build, and they wrestle the same, and all this. So, it’s kind of hard to find a unique character."

Storm on Kurt Angle: "To me, without a doubt, Kurt Angle is the greatest wrestler to ever set foot in a ring, in a wrestling ring. I mean, there’s no one in professional wrestling that can out-wrestle Kurt, and always when I’m trying to put a story together, that’s one of the things that I put in there; that I cannot out-wrestle Kurt. I’m not gonna’ try it. I won’t go in there and try to take my fist and stick it to the back of his head as hard as I can. So, if it’s done right, I think me and Kurt can definitely be one of the feuds of the year."

Storm on tweeting: "To me, it’s one of those things that I really wasn’t thinking I guess because I was so overwhelmed of me winning the world title that I don’t think…I don’t want to say that didn’t care that I got in trouble. But at the time,, that was my moment, and already you had all kinds of spoilers out saying that I won the world title, and all this. So, they already knew that I won the world title basically. So, I’m going to just say, "Hey, tune in this Thursday to see me win the world title, and enjoy this moment with me." Instead of saying, "Hey, tune in to see if I win the world title." It was the biggest ratings, and that’s kind of what I was trying to get at is, yeah I Tweeted, I won the world title, but I didn’t Tweet out how I won it, what happened during, after the match or anything like that. It was Tweeted, "Hey, tune in because I won the world title." Even though I kind of ruined the surprise for some people, but like you said, I think people wanted to tune in to see it happen."

Machismo Fan

https://twitter.com/TNADixie

I've just put pen to paper on something BIG for our great fans in the UK and Ireland. Full details in the morning...

GTR63

Machismo Fan wrote: »

https://twitter.com/TNADixie

Madison Rayne for Playboy pleez

Headshot

Machismo Fan wrote: »

https://twitter.com/TNADixie

Live broadcasts ?

GTR63

Headshot wrote: »

Live broadcasts ?

i'd love live and FREE ppv's. It better be good and not a big letdown.

CMpunked

Maybe this is it:

the groutch

they should have had used someone who's actually single for that competition

GTR63

the groutch wrote: »

they should have had used someone who's actually single for that competition

Yeah and I was thinking if anybody entered from over here since they ain't coming over to Ireland this time you'd have to get across to the England if you won the competition.

rovert

the groutch wrote: »

they should have had used someone who's actually single for that competition

Who do you suggest?

CMpunked

rovert wrote: »

Who do you suggest?

Chyna.

You'd get more than just dinner.

GTR63

CMpunked wrote: »

Chyna.

You'd get more than just dinner.

Dinner, a Show and a STD.

Machismo Fan

It's an extension of their current TV deal until the end of 2013, no scheduling changes.

Machismo Fan

The two highlights of iMPACT!, James Storm being awesome and Devon throwing Pope into a wall:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mm7fAG4IPpI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNH8zmVpzLk

GTR63

Machismo Fan wrote: »

The two highlights of iMPACT!, James Storm being awesome and Devon throwing Pope into a wall:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mm7fAG4IPpI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNH8zmVpzLk

No Knockouts(in particular M.rayne and Velvet) in Bikini's i'm gutted. Looking forward to final resolution though

Machismo Fan

GTR63 wrote: »

Looking forward to final resolution though

It's a stacked line-up alright.

GTR63

Machismo Fan wrote: »

It's a stacked line-up alright.

Storm vs Angle should be great. I'm assuming both have recovered and are good to go sunday. Knockout, Ironman and Cage match should be great too. But i'm dreading the tag match I HATE Crimson & Morgan and couldn't care less about Pope,Devon and his two sons(who remind me of thomson and thompson in TinTin). Where is Devon's Wife now?

Machismo Fan

GTR63 wrote: »

Storm vs Angle should be great. I'm assuming both have recovered and are good to go sunday. Knockout, Ironman and Cage match should be great too. But i'm dreading the tag match I HATE Crimson & Morgan and couldn't care less about Pope,Devon and his two sons(who remind me of thomson and thompson in TinTin). Where is Devon's Wife now?

Plus Aries/Kash, RVD/Daniels and even Robbie E/EY should range from great to fun. I'd have a little more faith if the show were outside Orlando but it should be a very good show nonetheless.

GTR63

Machismo Fan wrote: »

Plus Aries/Kash, RVD/Daniels and even Robbie E/EY should range from great to fun. I'd have a little more faith if the show were outside Orlando but it should be a very good show nonetheless.

The impact zone has no atmosphere alrite and hasn't for a long time. Fingers crossed Daniels beats Rvd who i'm completly sick of with his 10+ year old spots. I'm really enjoying Robbie E lately too, he has somehow made Rob Terry bareable.

gnfnrhead

Has RVD lost ANY of his TNA matches 100% cleanly? As in no interference, no weapons used on him and no Abyss killing him backstage with Janice. I seriously cant think of one time.

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Wrestler Hulk Hogan has filed a lawsuit against former spouse Linda Bollea, claiming she lied and defamed him in her new autobiography.

According to the St. Petersburg Times, the lawsuit alleges that Linda wrote Wrestling the Hulk—My Life Against the Ropes in an effort to revive her career.
In the book, Linda accuses Hogan (real name Terry Bollea), of abusing her during their marriage, which ended in 2009. She also claims that her ex had homosexual encounters as well.
The 18-page lawsuit states that such allegations are not only false but have "harmed the reputation of Mr. Bollea, exposed him to distrust, hatred, contempt and ridicule."
Hogan is demanding a jury trial and a halt to his ex-wife's comments, which have also been broadcast and published while Linda has been out promoting the book.
News of the suit comes just a couple of weeks after it was revealed that Linda received a little more than 70 percent of the couple's liquid assets as part of their divorce settlement.

jaykhunter

gnfnrhead wrote: »

Has RVD lost ANY of his TNA matches 100% cleanly? As in no interference, no weapons used on him and no Abyss killing him backstage with Janice. I seriously cant think of one time.

No Job Bob actually did job clean to Hardy last year. Really sure about it, as I was shocked he lost straight up

Machismo Fan

http://www.prowrestling.net/artman/publish/TNA/article10022202.shtml

The TNA India projected is backed by a major production company known as Endemol. The TNA offshoot promotion will be taping television this month and again in January that will air on the Colors network in India.

The point man for the project is Jeff Jarrett. Former TNA creative team member Dutch Mantell is involved in the creative end of the project, and former WWE creative team member Dave Lagana is in charge of the actual writing and formatting of the series. Former WWE wrestler Savio Vega, who also worked as a TNA agent, is helping train some of the Indian talent at Ohio Valley Wrestling.

The talent pool for the project is said to include Chris Masters, Chavo Guerrero, MVP, Cliff Compton, Nick Dinsmore (a/k/a Eugene), Sonjay Dutt, Shawn Daivari, and Arya Daivari. Plus, the show will also feature the Indian talent that is being trained by Vega.

There was a notable Indian celebrity that was attached to the project, but the man had to back out due to medical reasons. With the celebrity out of the picture, the decision was made to bring in Matt Morgan and Abyss to add more star power to the roster.

Powell's POV: Mantell and Lagana were backstage at the Impact Wrestling tapings last week. Lagana was said to be adamant with those he spoke with that he is not involved in the Impact Wrestling creative process. The original plan was to use a lot of TNA undercard talent on this project. While some undercard wrestlers may still be used, it appears that the addition of Morgan and Abyss may have led to a change in plans for some of the undercard talent.

Masters announced his involvement on Twitter, and Shawn Daivari noted that he and his younger brother Arya would be involved when I interviewed him recently. Former WWE wrestler Carlito Colon is rumored to be involved with the project, but sources could not confirm that he will be working the tapings. The project is merely an offshoot of TNA, so there's no guarantee that the former WWE wrestlers who are working the tour will end up doing additional work for TNA.

The project is considered a major plus for TNA, as Endemol is a very successful television production company, and the venture has the potential to be very lucrative. Although the show is being made specifically for the Indian market, it may be available on some cable or satellite systems that feature international programming - specifically the Colors network.

Update: We've also heard that Bobby Lashley will be on the India tour.

rovert

A 100 JEFF JARRETTS?

What a fun TV show this week.

dlofnep

TNA needs to either find a larger arena to base out of, or go on the road more. The lack of atmosphere is really ruining their product. It still feels like WCW-lite.

gnfnrhead

dlofnep wrote: »

TNA needs to either find a larger arena to base out of, or go on the road more. The lack of atmosphere is really ruining their product. It still feels like WCW-lite.

Nothing to do with size, the majority of the crowd are tourists who seen the hulk hogan banner hanging outside and decided to give it a go since they were already there. They need to start charging, which means moving regardless of the size.

dlofnep

gnfnrhead wrote: »

Nothing to do with size, the majority of the crowd are tourists who seen the hulk hogan banner hanging outside and decided to give it a go since they were already there. They need to start charging, which means moving regardless of the size.

Yes I agree to an extent - but even if the crowd was on fire, there still isn't enough to create a big-arena atmosphere that Raw or WCW Nitro gave. They need to move. But staying there is convenient for alot of wrestlers who live in the area and don't want to be on the road all the time.

Machismo Fan

rovert wrote: »

What a fun TV show this week.

iMPACT! has been so great the last couple of months.

rovert

Machismo Fan wrote: »

iMPACT! has been so great the last couple of months.

Dont push it MF :P Storm and Roode have been great and the rest is more or less grand.

Karen and Jeff were great this week. Really done comedy.

GTR63

I got a great laugh out of seeing Freeloaders mentioned a LOT with the competition for Tna/challenge tv. I've enjoyed impact lately bar Morgan and Crimson which bore the life out of me. Wish they'd use Kazarian and Shelley more. Can't believe whats happening with Samoa Joe, ok they ain't pushing him but he couldn't care less anymore which is quite sad as I was a huge fan of him.

rovert

Karen has a special talent:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPCzbKdmr7Q

Machismo Fan

A few pics from TNA's India project (being called Ring Ka King):

Horsebox9000

That set up looks great. I know there is going to be tons of people who will still hate tna/impact till the day they die but you have to commend dixie or whoever for bringing wrestling to that part of the world and making a big deal out of it.
Also, I certainly wouldn't mind having mrs.jarett testing her special talent out on me. Haha.

Riddle101

Just on the whole India thing

Matt Morgan is the inaugural heavyweight champion of the "Ring Ka King" promotion. Morgan beat Scott Steiner in the finals of an eight-man tournament.

- Chavo Guerrero & Harry Smith are the inaugural tag team champions for the promotion.

- One of the big matches taped for the weekly TV series was Matt Morgan, Chavo Guerrero and Harry Smith vs. Scott Steiner, Sonjay Dutt and Magnus in a six-man tag match.

- Scott Steiner is playing an antagonizing heel. "Antagonizing" being the key word, as there was reportedly a near-riot during the six-man tag match when Steiner approached fans near the guardrail

Put it in spoiler tags just incase.

Machismo Fan

The channel it's set to air on in India is available on Sky but they may not actually show it here.

alex1997123

Machismo Fan wrote: »

The channel it's set to air on in India is available on Sky but they may not actually show it here.

Do you know if the channel its going to be aired on is avaible on UPC/NTL

Also some more news:
- Matt Morgan is the inaugural heavyweight champion of the "Ring Ka King" promotion.(I deleted who he beat to win the title)

- Chavo Guerrero & Harry Smith are the inaugural tag team champions for the promotion.

- One of the big matches taped for the weekly TV series was Matt Morgan, Chavo Guerrero and Harry Smith vs. Scott Steiner, Sonjay Dutt and Magnus in a six-man tag match.

- Scott Steiner is playing an antagonizing heel. "Antagonizing" being the key word, as there was reportedly a near-riot during the six-man tag match when Steiner approached fans near the guardrail.

Machismo Fan

alex1997123 wrote: »

Do you know if the channel its going to be aired on is avaible on UPC/NTL

Not according to the Wiki.

gnfnrhead

Riddle101 wrote: »

- Scott Steiner is playing an antagonizing heel. "Antagonizing" being the key word, as there was reportedly a near-riot during the six-man tag match when Steiner approached fans near the guardrail

I want to see it JUST for that!

Headshot

What is the channels name on sky?

D2D

Headshot wrote: »

What is the channels name on sky?

Colors TV on Sky 829

Lord TSC

rovert wrote: »

Karen has a special talent:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPCzbKdmr7Q

HAHA Borash's reaction was brilliant....

Charisteas

When is the first episode due to air on Indian TV?

Machismo Fan

Charisteas wrote: »

When is the first episode due to air on Indian TV?

Sometime in January, I haven't seen a specific date yet.

alex1997123

Charisteas wrote: »

When is the first episode due to air on Indian TV?

saturday January 14

Machismo Fan

A spoiler from one of TNA's India tapings that sounds like one of the best things in the history of wrestling:

- Scott Steiner and Abyss defeated Barood and Romeo Rapta (both Indian wrestlers). The match was really a squash match but what followed was one of the most amazing sights on a wrestling show you could ever wish to see. Following the win, Steiner motioned to punch one of the people in the crowd. He then climbed over the barrier and into the crowd. The crowd scattered in opposite directions away from him as if he were a raging bull! He then proceeded to climb to the second tier like f***ing King Kong and those people tried to run away from him too! Great stuff by Steiner! I hope they got it on camera because it is to be seen to be believed!

Riddle101

Machismo Fan wrote: »

A spoiler from one of TNA's India tapings that sounds like one of the best things in the history of wrestling:

Lol, I think they actually think wrestling real over there, so chances are they proberly did believe Steiner was going to hurt them:D.

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gnfnrhead

Good idea but poor execution imo. Storm and Velvet look okay but Roode, Hardy and Gail look like they were done in paint.

Have they pulled back on the Impact Wrestling thing? A lot of TNA and very little IW on that.

Lord TSC

Also reports coming in that at the second RKK TV taping,

Brutus Magnus beat Matt Morgan for the top title.

It truely is a TNA based show :P

Machismo Fan

Teamshadowclan wrote: »

It truely is a TNA based show :P

I would've thought

changing your champion

half way through your TV based 13 week season is perfectly fine.

Lord TSC

Ah, fair enough then. When I read "second TV tapings", I thought it meant it would be show 2. Didn't realise they were doing multiple shows per taping....