Category: Wrestling Musings

All posts related to pro rasslin’ that isn’t covering specific shows or events.

Is Vince Russo Booking Matt Hardy's Channel?

Give it up, Matt. Nobody’s buying into this bullshit.

Even your sister-in-law is calling you out on this crap.

Seriously, man… what happened to you? You used to be beautiful…

UPDATE:
YouTube took down the video… so in case you missed it, Matt Hardy posted a short, cryptic video on his YouTube channel that was perceived as a suicide note. Suffice it to say, a lot of people were upset, a lot of people were concerned… and then there were the folks who thought the whole thing was stupid. Judging by the header of this post, you could probably guess which group I fall into.

Matt made a little statement… and then posted a video called GENESIS.

So, again… I must ask; is Vince Russo booking this crap? Because it looks like something he could regurgitate out there to the masses.

So stupid.

Matt Hardy Arrested And Future Endeavored… My Condolences to the Car and Tree

UPDATED: Hardy’s release CONFIRMED on ImpactWrestling.Com

Just got onto the wrestlenewz site and read about these tidbits… rather than try to decipher this stupidity at work here, I’m just going to copy the articles so you can read them here (links to the original stories are provided).

Copied verbatim from wrestlenewz.com:

TMZ.com reports that Matt Hardy was arrested in North Carolina today on suspicion of driving while intoxicated.


According to the North Carolina State Highway Patrol, a trooper discovered the TNA Wrestling Superstar after his 2009 Corvette ran off the road and struck a tree. Hardy was by himself and did not suffer any injuries.


The trooper observed signs of impairment and arrested Hardy. He was charged with driving while intoxicated and the trooper found no other contraband in the vehicle. Hardy submitted to a blood test, results of which are pending.


He was released at approximately 7:00 p.m.


TNA Wrestling officials reportedly suspended Hardy in June due to continuously arriving late to events and posting a video online of himself urging Jeff Hardy to stun Reby Sky (Matt’s girlfriend) with a taser. He stated last week on Twitter that his time away from the ring has been a blessing in disguise as it has allowed him to completely clean up his life.

You can read the original TMZ story here… and before Matthew can do damage control and tell us not to believe everything we hear on the Internet… get a gander at this…

Again, reposted from wrestlenewz.com:

Following his arrest Saturday in North Carolina for driving while intoxicated, Matt Hardy has been released from his contract with TNA Wrestling.


In a statement released to TMZ.com, an unnamed TNA spokesperson stated, “TNA today released Impact Wrestling star Matt Hardy from its roster. Hardy was already under suspension from the company.”


According to sources within TNA, plans were in place for Matt and Jeff Hardy to return to television in October. Jeff’s status with the company remains unchanged since TNA will be releasing a slew of merchandise in the fall bearing his name including a video title.


Hardy joined TNA last January after being released by WWE in October 2010 following a series of events that caused him to be sent home from a company tour of Europe. Hardy walked out of a SmackDown live event on September 5, 2010 after officials voiced concern over his condition.


During the subsequent weekend’s European tour, Hardy’s condition caused the organization to act. When the story broke online, Hardy responded with a rambling video claiming it was untrue because he was still in Europe. WWE, however, confirmed to NewsDay.com on September 12, 2010 that he had been sent home. He never wrestled for the organization again and was released from his contract a few weeks later.


Hardy stated last week on Twitter that his time away from the ring has been a blessing in disguise as it allowed him to completely clean up his life. He added Friday, “It’s time for me to get back to a healthy, happy place, the transformation his now started for me, for us-(New Chapter Will begin new)”

Original story broke out at TMZ.

Now in fairness, TMZ might not be the most reliable source of news at times, but this is in fact true due to the fact that TNA has posted confirmation on ImpactWrestling.Com, it seems like ol’ Matthew is no longer gainfully employed by TNA and will not likely be offered the best of luck in his future endeavors (since WWE has trademarked the term)… and he won’t be making this kind of self-serving bullshideo.

Couldn’t happen to a nicer guy, I say.

I would feel bad for Matt… but considering how far off he’s dropped and how unlikable he comes off at times, I frankly feel more sorry for the car he wrecked and the tree he ran into than the human being who refuses to get help for the problems he’s enduring… and the same goes for his idiot drugged-out brother, too. I mean, how many “chances” and “fair shakes” are these guys going to ruin before they fuck up their lives? We don’t need another Scott Hall roaming around with demons and such, let alone two more.

Who knew there was a Hulkamania Meatball Maker? 'Cuz I Didn't…

Source: http://wrestlechat.net/hulk-hogan-still-kicking-himself-for-endorsing-a-meatball-maker-machine-instead-of-a-grill/

Anyone who knows the story behind the George Foreman Grill knows that it was originally offered to Hulk Hogan, but since the Hulkster wasn’t home, they offered it to the former boxing champion. Now according to Hogan years ago (on his moderately-lived TV show, no less), nobody was home to pick up the phone when the people behind the grill called his house and they decided to offer it to Foreman instead rather than call Hogan back later… kind of a dick move on their part, but then if they were willing to do that to Hulk Hogan, it should clue people in on what they actually think of the Huckster.

Now while Hogan missed out on the grill, he was able to endorse a blender dubbed the Hulk Hogan Thunder Mixer… but it wasn’t as successful as the grill that would make Foreman millions and indirectly inspire the original design of the Sony Playstation 3.

However, somewhere along the way, he must have changed his story. According to the above page, Hogan told Sam Worthington that he snubbed the grill in favor of a meatball maker. And when asked what about the grill, he allegedly said, “Give it to your other client.” The other client turned out to be George Foreman…

Now, maybe this is Alzheimer’s finally catching up to Hogan or maybe he (most likely) changed the story because losing out on the grill and getting a blender instead didn’t exactly make ol’ Terry look good, but a thorough search on the Internet (by which I mean Google…) makes no mention of any Hulk Hogan meatball maker… but a LOT of mentions (and pictures!) of Hulk Hogan’s Thunder Mixer blender brutha thing.

On the bright side, Hogan did get his own grill years later… so.

Goldberg To Crimson – Who are you again????

From wrestlenewz.com:

After Sunday’s TNA Hardcore Justice pay-per-view, Bill Goldberg re-tweeted a message from a fan: “Sorry Crimson, a spear w/out a Jackhammer just sucks.”


Crimson seemed to take the re-tweet personal: “@Goldberg while you were gettin stretched by Chris Jericho I was dodging bullets for this country… #whosnextnotme #destroyinglives”


Goldberg responded to that: “Who are you again????”

Of course, it should be noted that that last blurb is more due to Goldberg’s ignorance of new talent (not insulting the guy, he honestly didn’t know and even said so himself after a fan had pointed out who Crimson was) rather than any sort of jab at Crimson. I also doubt that the re-tweet itself is any kind of jab and just him reposting a fan’s comment that reminisces of Goldberg’s finisher, which was a spear followed by jackhammer.

Still, it’s a rather snappy (and humorous) comeback from the former WCW champion.