— This past Thursday’s edition of TNA Impact did a 0.94 cable rating on Spike TV.
— Kurt Angle has been spending a lot of time auditioning for acting roles. He is said to have serious interest in launching an acting career. Dixie Carter & TNA management are strongly behind him on it.
— TNA officials are looking to add some new talent to the roster. Two names that have come up are former WWE stars Joey Mercury and Johnny Parisi a.k.a. Johnny Swinger. Their names have come up several times, but management has yet to pull the trigger on them. Mercury worked a dark match before last year’s Bound For Glory pay-per-view, but nothing came out of it. TNA road agent Pat Kenney a.k.a. Simon Diamond has been pitching for Swinger to come in. Swinger & Kenney used to be tag partners in ECW and TNA. Speaking of Kenney, he turned 40 years old last Monday.
— SLAM! Wrestling has an article on “Black Machismo” Jay Lethal. Lethal was asked about “Macho Man” Randy Savage’s thoughts on the “Black Machismo” gimmick. Lethal said he has never talked to Savage face-to-face, but has talked to him over the phone. Lethal said, “I was a little skeptical that it was really Macho Man Randy Savage, because there are a lot of people out there who can do his voice. Two months later, I was wrestling (Savage’s brother) Lanny Poffo, who confirmed it for me.” Regarding Savage’s impression on the gimmick, Lethal said, “He was all for it, he gave it a big thumbs up. Hearing that was a huge thrill for me.”
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