- Devin Cutting sent the following: Thursday's TNA Impact will run
15 minutes longer than usual. TNA posted a note on their website to
announce that Spike TV has agreed to extend the show, which will be the
200th edition of Impact.
- Devin Cutting also sent word that the 2010 edition of WWE's No Way Out pay-per-view will be held on February 21st, 2010.
- The Heyman Hustle has posted Paul Heyman's latest editorial
where he discusses WWE and TNA's failure to find fresh, young talent to
groom into the "stars of tomorrow," among other things. Part of what
Heyman wrote:
"When it comes to a young talent initiative, both World Wrestling
Entertainment and TNA Wrestling have their collective heads shoved up
their respective asses," Heyman bluntly states, "...a really talented
lap dancer has a better chance of being discovered and recruited into
professional wrestling than a decorated athlete who is trying to decide
between WWE/TNA and UFC/MMA".
- Mirror.co.uk has an interview up with World Heavyweight Champion
CM Punk where he discusses a number of topics. Below are some
highlights:
On his Night of Champions match: "Absolutely, the match is in
Philadelphia, which has always been a second home for me, I lived there
and the hardcore fans in Philadelphia are always a pleasure to wrestle
in front of. I think styles make fights and Jeff's high-flying and my
more ground based submission style deal makes an exciting match, but on
top of that there's also a burning personal issue between us, so it's
definitely one to look out for."
On his current heel turn and incorporating more of his ROH character
in WWE: "Well, with old is new and there's a billion people out there
who have never seen the old CM Punk so it's exciting again. I'm the
kinda guy who gets bored real easy so it's great to do something a
little different to what I've been doing for the last three years. I'm
definitely excited. The fans are bringing that out in me. It's not me
who has changed, it's kind of the fans this time. They're cheering for
Jeff Hardy. It's not offensive, it's just the way it is."
On who he wants to wrestle: "I think the two big ones that I would
love to work with are Cena and Shawn Michaels, those are the dream
matches absolutely. I hope Shawn Michaels comes back soon, I don't know
when he's coming back but it would be awesome if he came back for
SummerSlam. To round it out as four, I think I'd put HHH and the
Undertaker up there as well."
