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Jive Talkin'!!! But seriously, From the Outside is cool.

OFFICIAL PREVIEW - AUGUST 6 AJ STYLES VS D-LO BROWN NWA WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE MATCH INSIDE A STEEL CAGE AJ Styles and D-LO Brown attempt to settle things once and for all this week, and they'll do it inside a 15 foot tall steel cage! After the controversial ending to their last match, Director of Authority Erik Watts decided to bring back the cage so AJ and D-LO can decide which one is the better man. Last time the cage was used, America's Most Wanted and Triple X delivered a match that critics are still talking about. AJ and D-LO will be trying to take things to an even higher level! AMERICA'S MOST WANTED VS SIMON DIAMOND & JOHNNY SWINGER (WITH GLENN GILBERTI) RAWHIDE STRAP MATCH This match isn't about championships...the titles aren't on the line...it's about revenge. AMW issued the challenge and Diamond & Swinger accepted. This Wednesday night the two teams square off in a Rawhide Strap Match. Straps will be attached to the top rope on all four sides of the ring, and as AMW can tell you....those straps can literally tear the skin off a body. CHRIS SABIN VS FRANKIE KAZARIAN X TITLE MATCH Chris Sabin puts the X Title on the line against his toughest challenger, Frankie Kazarian. The two have met before, but somehow Sabin has been able to hang on to the title. Every time these two get together you can expect a great match. This match should be no different! LARRY ZBYSZKO VS KID KASH SPECIAL CHALLENGE MATCH Kid Kash has disrespected women...he's disrespected authority...he's disrespected legends. That's where he may have made a mistake. One of those legends, "The Living Legend" Larry Zbyszko will try to teach Kash the wrestling lesson of his life when the two square off in a special challenge match. ALSO ON THE SHOW: "The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels will be on hand and says he will preach a sermon to Jeff Jarrett about sports entertainment. What will Jarrett have to say about that? Michael Shane came close to upsetting Chris Sabin last week, and this week he'll be back and will be involved in a special four man qualifying match to determine the #1 Contender for the X Title. The other three contenders? Shark Boy, Joey Matthews, and Danny Doring. After last week's wild brawl, Raven & The Gathering still have some unfinished business with Father James Mitchell, Shane Douglas, and The New Church. What show would be complete without an update on 3 Live Krew and Mad Mikey? The Krew visits a trailer park and we'll find out what makes Mikey mad this week. All this and much more, this Wednesday night...only on pay-per-view. Find out what Total Nonstop Action is all about! ---------------------------------------------------- The X division contenders match should be good...I'm looking forward to seeing some of the hype of Doring and Matthews. And over all, I think it's worth the ten dollars. Looks like a good show.

I think Sabin has held the belt for 2 and a half months.

TNA will probably give the title to Frankie K to spite Bobo. Even if they do, I'm fine with it as long as the title defenses come and he becomes a heel.

Ah...my first match. Let's see what I'm made of.

The latest TNA news from TNA's own Jeremy Borash... For the second time in TNA history, the tallest cage in professional wrestling will once again be put up to house the battle between AJ Styles and D-Lo Brown. After the many wars they've waged, there really was no other way to settle this red hot feud. Both men have had great matches together, and will likely turn it up volumes due to the significance of this encounter in the realm of their battles. The return of Christopher Daniels caught many by surprise at the end of the show Wednesday night. Daniels destroyed Jeff Jarrett at the end of the show and set the stage for what should be an interesting situation this Wednesday night. I think the next six months will be the biggest in his career. Representatives of a major video game company were in attendance last Wednesday night and were said to be very impressed with the program. Nearly every week, we seem to be entertaining potential business partners at our events, which is a clear indicator on how good the future looks for our company. You can see a day long promos for TNA on channel 102 on DirecTV every Wednesday. Just for the record, Shawn Michaels and Michael Shane are indeed cousins, and not nephews as has been said elsewhere. Originally, Shane was promoted early in his career as his nephew due to the age difference between the two. Shane will be back this Wednesday night. Jeff Jarrett and I attended the Brickyard 400 in Indianapolis over the weekend. 380,000 fans were expected to attend the event. I have never seen anything like it before in my life. The pit area of a huge race should have a red carpet, with all of the celebs that were hanging out. It was quite a scene. Not at the event over the weekend was the beautiful and vivacious Bea Arthur, who attained cult hero status during our WCW Live! days. If you are looking to kill some time, I'd recommend going to www.beaarthur.com. After visiting the site… I was particularly amused by the "Fibs and Facts" section where they address the rumors of whether or not she is a transvestite, a lesbian, or my personal favorite… if she is dead. It is a great read because the whole thing is serious. My second favorite pastime is going on her message board and starting a thread claiming Bea Arthur was a no talent wench and Rue McClanahan was the real star of the Golden Girls. I then sit back and watch the fur fly as Bea Arthur fans post their disgust in such a statement. What we do to amuse ourselves these days. The main picture of her on the site has her holding a microphone that is the exact color of her hair, and at first glance it passes for a Manchu. God bless Bea Arthur, and all of those promiscuous Golden Girls. Look for more streaming media available on the net from TNA very soon. We are working on getting Xplosion available for free over the internet. You will be able to see many of the top stars of TNA coming to Buffalo, NY for a show in conjunction with the Bisons baseball team later in the month. More on this next week. The six-man match between Raven, Alexis, and Julio vs. Shane Douglas and the New Church was very solid this past Wednesday night, and really helped break out Alexis as a star. She can take a beating and has shown a great offensive arsenal as well. What are people listening to in their cars these days? In Jeff Jarrett's cd book you will find everything from Everlast to Eminem. Don West and I both are fans of the new Audioslave disc and Lenny Kravitz. Jerry Lynn still maintains the largest collection of death metal music I have ever seen. I am very open minded when it comes to music, but the death metal deal confuses me. I really don't think there is that much to be angry at… unless you saw Gigli over the weekend. Look for new merchandise for 3 Live Krew and Trinity in the upcoming weeks. America's Most Wanted take on Simon & Swinger this Wednesday night, with four whips being placed on the ropes available for use during the match. Most people I talk to in the industry go out of their way to see AMW matches, as they always deliver a solid match. This week, 3 Live Krew will be heading to the trailer park. In the interest of staying one with the streets, you too can talk like the 3LK by incorporating the following phrases into your everyday vernacular… "Do the Damn Thang," "Fo sheezy my neezy," and my personal favorite "Ya heard me, dirty." (quickly pronounced Yeh-herd-meh-dirtay). Cars on blocks… houses on wheels… what is there not to love about the trailer park? Look for an announcement soon for Xplosion getting television clearance in Oklahoma City and Tulsa. Pet peeve? People who take another call while you are on the phone with them and are gone for more than 60 seconds. I have placed a telephone communication ban until further notice on one of the TNA girls after it happened twice in the same call. Outrageous. I informed her all discussion must now be done in person, instant messenger, or by telegram. Yes, telegram. What happened to people who used to deliver telegrams back in the day on TV? Are they out of work these days? Does anyone still send a telegram? The new AJ Styles shirt is the hottest selling TNA shirt on the market right now. I really like the design on this one. You can see it in the merchandise section of NWATNA.com Shark Boy masks will be available at the TNA Asylum this week and on our website next week. I recently received a copy of the recent AVN awards. Vince Neil opens the show with an embarrassing rendition of Girls, Girls, Girls. Vince looks like he's been eating a lot of food, food, food. The show just went south from there. Highspot of the night was a woman winning an award for her movie role where she performed the most intimate of unspeakable intimate acts with a gang of people, and then thanked God and her parents. That my friends, is the true definition of pure comedy gold. Don't forget to catch Don West every Wednesday morning on the John Boy and Billy radio show. The show can be heard in over 200 markets. Who do you want to see Mad Mikey beat the hell out of? [email protected]. Mad Mikey will be going to the mall this Wednesday night. Hopefully he will beat the crap out of the mall inhabitants who always stop and ask people to take surveys. That…or any of the young hipsters who work at Old Navy who walk around with a headset on. Does retail clothing really warrant a headset? Does the place fall to hell if they they run out of cargo pants in men's wear? There is a very exciting X-Division tournament being put together for next month. More on this next week. Head of State, the Chris Rock movie that features a scene from the TNA Asylum featuring everyone from Athena to B.G. James comes out on DVD a week from tomorrow. I am even listed in the credits as "Ring Announcer," which is great. I might have to go back and watch this movie again as I might have blinked during my scene. As long as those royalty checks come pouring in every couple of months I guess I could give a rat's arse… Yes, WCW people are still getting checks from Ready to Rumble. No wonder everyone wants to do movies. Frankie Kazarian and Chris Sabin will battle one more time for the X-Division title this Wednesday night. I have enjoyed their matches together, and this Wednesday night should be nothing short of fantastic. Jerry Seinfeld on wrestling? "Professional wrestling. The question you have to ask yourself about professional wrestling is a simple one. If professional wrestling did not exist, could you come up with this idea? Could you envision the popularity of huge men in tiny bathing suits pretending to fight? Could you sell this to a promoter? "I'm telling you, Sid, millions of people will enjoy watching this. The guys'll be huge, we'll put them in little suits, and they won't really fight. Professional wrestling is the only sport where participants are just thrown right out into the audience, and no one in the crowd thinks anything unusual is happening. If you're watching a golf tournament and Jack Nicklaus goes flying over your head - first of all, I would say you're watching a very competitive tournament. And how about the professional wrestling referee? There's a great job. You're a referee in a sport with no rules of any kind. How do you screw that up? The referee is kinda like Larry of the Three Stooges. You don't really need him, but it just wouldn't be the same without him. They must get these guys from the same place the Harlem Globetrotters get their refs. There must be this whole school where they teach you to just kind of run around and not notice anything. They sit you down, show you a film of the rubout scene from St. Valentine's Day Massacre, and if you don't see anything illegal going on, you're hired." Don't miss this Wednesday's epic cage match between AJ Styles and D-Lo Brown! We will see you this Wednesday night! -------------------------------------------------------------- Interesting stuff this week.......The next 6 months for Daniels should be big? I am so looking forward to this. Hopefully they actually have long term booking on this. And the X division tourney should be cool

I was browsing the TNA site and they are searching for people to do web designing and be in an intern stuff. Sounds pretty cool. -----------------------------------------------------------------WANT TO JOIN THE TNA WEBSITE TEAM? NWATNA.com is actively seeking a wrestling fan with a graphic/flash design background to contribute to our site on a weekly basis. The candidate needs to be proficient in flash design, as well as Photoshop for the design of graphics for the NWATNA.com site. Familiarity with wrestling and the TNA product is a plus. This position can be work-at-home - all that is needed is your personal graphic software and the ability to email to our office, as well as access our website through an FTP program. This position will be non-paying, and can be used for college internship credits, or for professional exposure. Candidates must be reliable and available to design content during the week. All those interested should send examples of their flash and graphic work (one of each, please) to [email protected] or [email protected] --------------------------------------------------------- TNA OFFICE INTERNSHIP AVAILABLE TNA Entertainment, LLC has a unpaid internship position in its Nashville, TN office available for the Fall 2003 semester. The Office Intern will be responsible for a number of responsibilities around the headquarters of TNA Entertainment in Nashville. He or she will encounter all areas of TNA's business including but not limited to Marketing, Promotions, and Live Events. Candidates must be enrolled in a undergraduate degree program at an accredited college or university and should be able to work a minimum of 15 hours per week, Monday through Friday. Send resumes in MS Word or Adobe Acrobat format to [email protected] or fax to 615-244- 5557 attn: Internship Program. Resumes must be received by 8/13/03.

Watts has just developed a cult following after many matches on Xplosion. You know, after last week, I have seen that his mic skills have greatly improved. Remember him stumbling around with the Next Gen?

He should go off on people without them knowing. Kinda like Goldy, only it would be Crash so it would be a million times better. I know...the Goldy thing was almost out of my mind, too. Damn me!

Smarks Board Name: Astro101 Wrestlers Name: Xcalibur Height: 6’0” Weight: 236 2/5 lbs. Hometown: Houston, TX Age: 24 Face/Heel: Heel, but with a cult following Weapon: Louisville Slugger, but only in extreme cases and special events. Other than that, he’ll just use a steel chair or whatever’s around for an equalizer. Quote: “You are staring at the magnificence that is I, the man who reigns supreme in the ring, the one and only, yours truly...Xcaliber! Looks: Outside the ring, he’s a handsome Vietnamese guy who usually gels his hair. He wears some sort of expensive suit, Armani with silk tie usually, to show off his wealth. In the ring, he has his choice of gear. One is short black tights with gold trim and a large white X on the sides. The other is long loose white tights with “Xcalibur” written in gray down the sides. Either way, he will come down in some type of Houston sports jersey on supporting his town. He then throws it into the crowd and smiles at the way people are racing to get his jersey, enjoying his popularity. Ring Entrance:“Stupid Girl” by Cold plays up as a gold shower of pyro falls down from the ceiling. Xcalibur walks through it and just heads towards the ring. He only smirks when he thinks he's outsmarted someone. Other than that, he's focused in the ring. Stats: ¯¯¯¯¯ Strength:5 Speed:6 Vitality:6 Charisma:4 Style: A technical guy that isn’t afraid to do high risk maneuvers when needed. Ok on the brawling side if he matches up, but can equalize with a few weapons if he needs help. He really sucks at hardcore matches, so he’ll try to get his opponent in the ring and execute some wrestling moves. Signature moves: 1. Houston Hurricane: Randy Orton’s Overdrive (The setup to Xcaliber’s Revenge. See Finishers) 2. 450BS or 450 Backward Splash: With the opponent on the ground parallel to the ropes, he does a double springboard (from inside the ring) finishing off with a 450 splash. The move is done so that it is a 450 splash, only Xcalibur propels backwards onto the opponent instead of forward. 3. The Triple Crown: 3 snap suplexes in a row 4. The Sword’s Plunge: A slingshot 450 leg drop 5. Side Gutwrench Powerbomb 6. Running dropkick to an opponent while he’s trapped in the corner Common moves: 1. Powerbomb to backbreaker 2. Moonsault 3. Reverse neckbreaker 4. Vertical suplex 5. Spear 6. Fisherman’s suplex 7. Chops 8. Dropkick to the knees 9. Enziguri 10. Hurricanrana 11. Sleeperhold 12. Headscissors 13. Hangman's Noose Neckbreaker 14. Drop toe hold 15. Catapult Rare moves: 1. Chokeslam 2. Bearhug 3. Body Press Finishers: Air: Xcalibur’s Revenge (Shooting Star Legdrop) (Uses Houston Hurricane as setup) Impact: Rated X (Spinning sit down Pedigree/Christopher Daniel’s “Angel’s Wings”) Submission: Untimely Xecution (Dragon Sleeper) (Rarely used) Notes: He is smart enough to know when odds against him and backs down when necessary but tries to be cool about it with a smile. His demeanor is dark (not Raven dark, but Sean O’Haire pre-Piper dark) and is fluent on the mic. Very cocky.

Been a while since I did one of these so if it's a little off or something, I've got an excuse! I was with the old WF and now trying to come back. ------------------------------------------------------------------- The camera man focuses on a wall thiry feet opposite from him. He zooms out slowly and it is seen that this is the hallway of a hotel. Suddenly, an Asian man appears, dressed in Armani head to toe, as he enters from the right of that long hallway. He pauses, makes a ninty degree turn to his left and smiles at the camera. He talks as he makes his way closer and closer to the viewers. "Everybody has at least one. Some deny that they have it at all. But I know, for a fact that I am the person to bring it out. You see, people have said that the way to overcome your fears is to face them. I want to help people do just that. That's all I want to do. I just wanna help. Let Xcalibur help." Xcalibur walks a few more feet and now he is but one or two feet away from the camera. He turns his head to the left, staring at the number 1313. After taking out his keys, he uses them to open the door. There's a woman staring out to the balcony from the bed. She's very pretty, but dressed in a way that would present her self as a lady of the evening. She quickly turns around. "It's about damn time!" she yells out. "And what the hell is that camera for? Oh my God, are you a cop? I knew it--" Xcalibur gives a chuckle. "Heh. I'm not a cop. You don't have to be afraid." She replies, "Well, no pictures, ok? And let's hurry this up. Remember, it's 25 dollars for a blow--" "I know. But look, I don't want sex." "Then why the hell did you tell me to come here for?" "I just wanna talk." She looks confused. "When I came in, you were staring out there, weren't you?" Xcalibur points out to the balcony, overlooking the city landscape. "Why don't we step out to that balcony and just gaze at all the city life and talk?" Don't let him fool you. Xcalibur knows exactly what he's doing. She doesn't know it yet, but he knows all about her. "That's um...nice of you but I'm kind of scared of heights. I'd rather enjoy it from the bed." "I see." He turns his head and smiles at the camera while the woman looks on ahead. He starts to sit down next to her. "See, I'm a motivational speaker of sorts." "Really?" "Pays real good money. How do you think I got this suit?" They both laugh, she does nervously. "I tell you what. I am going to help you face your fears." "No, thanks. I think I'd better go--" He stops her by touching her hand. This soothes her a bit. He takes her hand as he lifts up from the bed. "Just be calm about it." They walk together to the balcony, Xcalibur's hands on her hand and back. Slowly, but surely they reach their destination. He eyes her up and down while her eyes are closed. "Open your eyes. It's perfectly safe." "I don't think I can. It's too high up." "Well, just look up instead of down, that will calm your nerves." She slowly tilts her head back and looks up at the sky. Unfortunately, the light pollution has dissipated all the natural light, except for a full moon overhead. She'd rather watch the still light from the heavens above than the moving ones down below. "Now, look down. Nothing is going to happen. I'm here." Nervously, she looks at Xcalibur. She belives his word. He has made her feel safe these past few minutes, more so than any other man before. She takes one gulp and looks straight ahead. With one deep breath, she takes a second's worth notice of the streets below her and quickly turns away. Xcalibur is there to console her, grabbing her and hugging her. He says, "Aw...come on. That didn't count. You have to see everything down there. Not just a glimpse, but the whole world from the top. That's the fun part." "I can't. I'm too scared." Xcalibur hugs her even more tightly. "Don't be scared. Like I said, I'm here. Trust me." She moves her head away from his chest and looks up at his face. She believes that he's doing it for her own good. They kiss, but Xcalibur, however, is unfazed as he pulls away. His expression turns from sweet and sincere, to angry and menacing. "How dare you." She takes a step back, surprised. "What?" "I tell you to meet me here at this hotel because I wanted to talk. I told you that. I saw you in the street. You seemed lost and afraid. Of this world. This is the first step to becoming a saved human being. I don't want to be in a relationship now, ok? I just lost my wife and you wanna make a move on me? I don't need a diseased ridden skank kissing me. How sick. I just wanted to help you. Now, look down and face your fear of heights." She looks crushed. "I don't need to take this," she says softly. She starts to storm out, but Xcalibur grabs her by the arm. Xcalibur sighs. "I told you to face your fears. I just want to help. It's what I do! ...What? You don't think I can help? You don't think I can cure you? You're saying I'm worthless? Well...I will prove you wrong, Jaimie!" She stops. Her eyes widen. "How do you know my name?" Xcalibur doesn't answer and takes the woman and almosts throws her from the railing! He holds her by the waist and legs, suspending and stopping her from plunging to her death. She screams deafeningly. She's trying to hold on to something, but there's is nothing but the outside wall. Her yells are louder and louder. Apologies are no use. The cameraman shakes. He pleads Xcalibur to let her go. Onlookers are watching from across the street, pointing. Xcalibur just yells, "Stop yelling!!! Quit it!!! I'm only trying to help!!! I'm releasing your fears for you! It's what I do!" The cameraman has had enough and sets the camera down as he goes and tries to help the woman up. But Xcalibur, while holding on, just kicks him in the head. He falls down, unconcious and his head in the shot of the camera on the floor. Suddenly, the screaming stops. Three minutes later...the cameraman gets up. He realizes what's going on and grabs the camera. He fears the worst and shoots the streets. No bodies. Soft crying is heard. The camera pans around. The woman is in a fetus like position with some crumpled money around her, thrown from Xcalibur of course. The camera pans now to the streets. He's there. It zooms in and focuses on Xcalibur. Strangely, he's walking in the middle of the streets, on his left, cars zipping towards him, on his right, he wouldn't know what's coming. Those same onlookers and tourists watch on and takes pictures. Xcalibur however, is just walking, head up high, unafraid of death just a foot to the left or a foot to the right. But, he stops. Cocks his head upward and looks back to that balcony. He sees the camera, takes his hand out of his pocket, waves, and smiles. He mouths the words, "Revenge is sweet." The camera turns left to a movie theatre. It zooms into the words above an upcoming movie: COMING SOON

Some wrestlers have side jobs. Isn't AJ Styles a landscaper or something? Or used to be.

Yea, I wasn't sure if I should've left it. I was deciding on his past and whether if he knew her from way back or not.

I thought you didn't like Athena in the past. And yes, Daniels in the main event status rules.

Nice to see you remember Silencer. Heh, it's been a long time.

Thanks...I've never really promo'ed before, just wrestled. Hopefully I am able to back it up with some wins.

I thought his gimmick shown on TNA was kinda funny.

Christopher entering main event status. My prayers have been answered! (pun intendend)

RAVEN & THE GATHERING VS SHANE DOUGLAS & THE NEW CHURCH (With James Mitchell) CLOCKWORK ORANGE HOUSE OF FUN MATCH Raven will be looking to get revenge on Shane Douglas & The New Church and he's going to get that chance in a match that he invented...the Clockwork Orange House of Fun. Weapons will be hanging around the ring and when the bell rings the fun begins! JEFF JARRETT VS LEGEND DOUBLE POLE MATCH These two have battled each other all over the Asylum in recent weeks. The outcome of those encounters usually involved a baseball bat or a guitar. This week Jeff Jarrett and Legend face off in a match that will see their weapons hanging on poles on opposite sides of the ring. One pole will have Jarrett's guitar at the top, and the other pole will have Legend's baseball bat. CHRIS SABIN VS MICHAEL SHANE X TITLE MATCH Chris Sabin puts the X Title on the line against Michael Shane. Shane may not be a familiar face to TNA fans, but he has established a strong track record on the independent scene and he definitely has wrestling in his blood -- he's Shawn Michaels' cousin. RICKY MORTON VS KID KASH SPECIAL CHALLENGE MATCH Ricky Morton has issued a special challenge to Kid Kash based on what happened last week during the ceremony to honor Morton and other legends. Morton is one of the most decorated champions in NWA history having held the NWA World Tag Titles on multiple occassions with Robert Gibson, but he is also quite familiar with Kid Kash -- he trained him. This one will be more than just teacher vs pupil, Kash disrespected Morton and the other legends last week and Ricky Morton wants to teach Kash a lesson about respect. SIT DOWN INTERVIEW - VINCE RUSSO He's one of the most controversial men in the wrestling business, and he sits down for a candid exchange with Mike Tenay to talk about his views on the state of the industry. Tenay and Russo aren't exactly pals, so this interview should be an interesting one! ALSO ON THE SHOW: D-LO Brown and AJ Styles competed last week in a brutal series of matches that ended in controversial fashion. This week we'll have comments from all the participants, including TNA Senior Referee Rudy Charles. America's Most Wanted kept their tag title belts last week when Diamond & Swinger were disqualified, but they paid a heavy price. Chris Harris and James Storm were brutally whipped with leather straps. Diamond & Swinger are scheduled to appear on this week's show, and AMW will be looking to make them pay for what they did last week. Shark Boy has been moping around the last couple of week looking like he's lost his best friend. He's back this week and will be looking for a new friend. All this and much more, this Wednesday night...only on pay-per-view. Find out what Total Nonstop Action is all about! ---------------------------------------------------- This looks meh. At least they could've built up more of Morton and Kash. X match should be good. COHOF match should be a nice brawl. And Shark Boy with a new friend???

Even if Bull was on for a cameo and Styles was wresting Daniels with no Russo?

Hah! They'd both lose in "Guess Who". What if they both play cherades? Or maybe that's too logical.

I wish I could remember what interview with who it was...but I read that hardcore matches will still be happening. Hopefully, they scraped the idea after that interview. Sharkboy/Abyss would be awesome!

Maybe he wants to give support to TNA.

I wanna sky dive with Scott Baio myself! As a matter of fact, he's on Happy Days as I type! and....Dixie Chicks suck...go Bush! *runs away*

Ok, so there's two people who buy the show at least. Let's keep track since it takes forever to get the data on how many buy TNA.