TNA UK Tour

The TNA tour of the UK was probably the most successful debut tour a wrestling company has ever had.
The comapny brought it's a-game, the roster was superb and each match a joy to behold.

Read my review on www.the-sun.co.uk/wrestling

also i can now confirm something that was told to us by Dixie Carter during the liverpool leg of the tour. TNA will be returning to these shores in january and the venues will be bigger, the show bigger and the quality will amaze you all.

Check back for more news as i get it, plus my comments on my meeting with Earl Hebner, backstage gossip, news, memories and pics from the Liverpool shows i attended.

Slammiversary On Bravo

The latest TNA PPV (and the one to give UK fans a taster for what theyw ill witness later this week) Slammiversary will be shown on Bravo 2 here in the UK tomorrow night at 9pm, I will of coruse be reviewing it for the Sun's website and will be in attendence for the two liverpool shows on June 12 & 13, see you there :o)

Concert-Crowd Rage A New Phenomenon!

Not strictly wrestling related but something I think will be of interest anyway. I was at the Bon Jovi, Razorlight and Kid Rock Concert here in ireland this past weekend (superb by the way thanks for asking). The show went wonderfully with no fights, hassle or anything, the issue came when the thousands upon thousands of us descended on the car parks to get our assigned buses.

i've witnessed road rage before but never crowd (or concert rage as i'll call it), but the crowd were one minute all singing and dancing on a post-concert high (that jon bon jovi can really keep a crowd going). the next minute they were baying for blood as parts of the queue jumped abouard buses ahead of the rest of us. I'll not say it ruined the day but it was scary to see a crowd turn so quickly, there were a few who could have snapped easilly.

It just goes to show if you go to one of these huge shows keep your wits about you when leavnig as you could very easilly have your day ruined by impatient people who don't grasp the concept of queues and the fact that whoever is organising the event is trying their very best to get every one home/to their park & ride or their car, the bus home or wherever they are going.

Is this a new concept or does hit happen all the time?

Trish Gets Breast Reduction

This months issue of Power Slam Magazine (UK) has an article on former WWE women's champion Trish Stratus. It mentions that like so many other former divas, Trish has now ditched her breast implants and is in great shape thanks to her new yoga regime and is currently enjoying opening her own yoga/fitness centre. The new natural looking Miss Stratus is looking very well inded married life must agree with her.

Heores Of World Class Wrestling DVD Review

Now many of us will recognise the name Kerry Von Erich, he crops up on older WWE dvd releases as The Texas Tornado. But a lot of us may not know his history and the influence his family had on professional wrestling. This DVD goes into incredible detail to show that influence.

In Texas the legendary wrestler Fritz Von Erich (Jack Addkison) ran a wrestling promotion and gradually his sons began to work for him, making themselves heroes of the promotion and popualar grapplers across the US and as far as Japan. Mike, Kerry, Kevin, Chris and david all had various elvels of in ring aptitude and this dvd not only shows them at their peak, but explains the ups and downs of the young mens lives, drug dependency, suicide, overdoses and other incidents that lead to Kevin being the sole survvior of the family. This three hour dvd is told in great detail and includes some insightful interviews and memories by kevin, old footage, how the company kick started the tv revolution of wrestling and eventually losts its way as the WWE began to steal wrestlers and take over territories. Thsi is one release every fan should own.

Orton Injured At One Night Stand

Randy Orton has suffered a collarbonoe injury during his bout at ONS, this time is serious enough as the bone is broken, what a time for this to happen as he was the top heel of the brand, now its always interesting to see what happens when a top heel gets taken off the air, he either gets replaced by an already established star or one turns to take that role, or (what i hope will happen) a struglling mid-carder gets the chance to break through to the top line and gte his chance in the main evenst against the top faces.

Only time will tell.

Kelly Kelly For Playboy!

The always lovely kelly kelly is being tipped for the next WWE/Playboy collaboration, check out her pics at the Sun's website.