From the Inside (8/4/03)

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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!

 

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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

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Look for new merchandise for 3 Live Krew and Trinity in the upcoming weeks.

Wait. Trinity turns heel and NOW they give her merchandise?

[Guest JHawk]

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?

 

I'll go Borash one better here. Anytime they're gone more than 60 seconds and they know they called your cell phone during the day. I have one friend who does this constantly and can't figure out why the hell I won't answer her calls befor 8pm now.

 

And yes, I will hang up on her once 60 seconds has gone by.

 

As for the rest of it, it looks like a great show this week. Airing in Australia, I'd assume?

[Guest Dynamite Kido]

X DIVISION TOURNEY. WOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Guest Deviant]

I don't believe it is airing here, it's the first show of the month, we usually get the last or second last of the month.

 

Is anyone in the Asylum actually going to be showing their face this week or will it just be one huge school of sharks?

 

Borash and his anti-death metal sentiments annoy me...

 

If someone actually is thinking about a TNA videogame, I am so there. Daniels in video game form = video game sold. And add in people like Raven, Low Ki and AJ Styles and you have a game that I just may reserve, anticipate and such, unlike WWE games at the moment.