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WWE Studios 12 Rounds: Extreme Cut starring John Cena was the number one DVD and Blu-ray in America, according to WWE. They have not disclosed the exact number of copies sold. The movie was released on DVD and Blu-ray last Tuesday with John Cena doing promotional work in California last week to promote the release. The movie includes many new features, including alternate endings, exclusive features and commentary tracks.

Recently released TNA referee Rudy Charles has posted a new blog on his MySpace account. Here are some highlights:

I was recently informed by TNA Wrestling that I was being let go. While I could easily cast blame and be angry at the circumstances, that is not how I want to handle the situation. As a company, TNA is free to run their business as they see fit.

I had been a part of the TNA family since the company began in 2002. On camera, I served as a referee since the first show and was promoted to senior referee a few months later. Behind the scenes, I was as a receptionist/assistant/merchandise guy/you name it for the first year and a half and have served as the Creative Assistant for the last 3? years. During that time, it has been a privilege to serve my co-workers and you, the fans, every time I stepped into the TNA offices, the creative meetings or the six-sided ring. However, that chapter of my life has come to an end and I would like to wish TNA the best in their future endeavors.

While I am still considering all the possibilities that my future holds and exploring options outside of the wrestling business, I am by no means stepping away from the ring. I have talked to several promoters about refereeing for their organizations and am excited about some of the possibilities and challenges that working with an up-and-coming promotion can provide.

He also thanks his family, fans, colleagues and friends for their support

Updated on July 8, 2009 12:33 PM EST
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WWE Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan was interviewed this week by The Southtown Star and spoke about a number of topics, including his family, advice for aspiring wrestlers and the upcoming Hulk Hogan Fan Appreciation Day. Some of the Hulkster’s most interesting comments came when the subject of WWE vs. TNA came up.

“I watch both products. (TNA’s) like the little engine that could. Everybody thought they wouldn’t be around for long, and they’ve been chugging along for seven years. They gain momentum every week. They seem to be real fresh. When a lot of guys go over to that side of the fence, they seem to get a spring in their step,” Hogan said. He added that he also watched the WWE product saying, ” Vince is the constant. He’s the standard of excellence. I just love watching his show because you never know what he is going to do. Plus, the production — you can’t even touch his production. It’s so dialed-in. It’s amazing just to see how they put the pieces together.”

“If you look at history, everyone says, ‘History repeats itself.’ With all of the choices in the universe of entertainment, I look at the big package and look at the big picture from 40,000 feet. I see history repeating itself. I see TNA getting strong. I see Vince McMahon being impeccable except for a few little holes in the boat.”

Hogan continued, “TNA is lacking that one momentum-shifting move, that one big name that would even the playing field, the brand (that is) just as powerful as the WWE brand. (TNA’s) lacking the big piece of the puzzle. It wouldn’t matter who did what in the past. It will be a totally even playing field. You never know.”

Mick Foley recently updated his MySpace blog. Here are some highlights:

On Daffney: “Daffney’s got it going on. That’s what I think whenever I see her on TV, doing promos, in the ring, etc. Which is my way of saying that she’s really hit her stride; everything seems to be coming together simultaneously. I’ve always thought that anything that’s different is good, and man is this chick different. […] Plus, she’s read one of my novels like 4 times, and that’s a little scary. “

On a mistake he made at an iMPACT taping: “I am a big believer in doing promos that are not heavily scripted. Just a few bullet points and a little emotion, and I’m usually fine. Occasionally, however, these type of promos will yield a verbal faux pas that rolls off the tongue right before you can catch it – you know it’s wrong the moment you say it, but by that time, it’s too late. For example on an upcoming “Impact” episode, I state that it’s been 18 years since I’ve said “I Quit”, which is obviously not correct. I did in fact say those exact words three years ago in a match with Ric Flair. As a matter of fact, to make sure there was no confusion, I repeated the words five times. What I meant to say was that it had been 18 years since I’d tapped out, which is, to the best of my recollection, the truth.”

Foley confirms his opponent for Victory Road: “I hope everyone enjoys the buildup to “Victory Road”. I think there is some good stuff between me and Kurt to build up the match I’ve been dreading.”

As noted yesterday, three wrestlers from AAA, including former TNA wrestler Judas Mesias, were arrested Monday morning in Mexico for assaulting a man. The man accused them (Judas Mesias, Billy Boy, and El Hijo del Tirantes) of beating him up and locking him in a hotel room because he refused to use cocaine with them. While they still face criminal charges, they are no longer in jail.

Today is former WWE star Bam Neely’s birthday. He turns 34 years old.

12 Rounds: Extreme Cut, the John Cena action film from 20th Century Fox in association with WWE Studios will be released on DVD and Blu-ray on Tuesday, June 30. It includes many new features, including alternate endings, exclusive features and commentary tracks.

On Blu-ray and DVD:

* Both the theatrical version and the unrated version of 12 Rounds (Extreme Cut)
* Two alternate endings with optional commentaries
* A Crash Course: John Cena Stunts
* Never-Before-Cena Gag Reel
* Unrated version commentary by John Cena and Writer Daniel Kunka
* Unrated version commentary by Director Renny Harlin

In addition to the above, the Blu-ray also has the following exclusives:

* Streetcar Crossing: Film With Caution
* Keeping Score: The Music Of 12 Rounds
* 12 Bonus Rounds featurettes:
Beyond the Scribble
Trigger Happy
Driver’s Ed with Cena
That’s Renny’s Storyboard… and He’s Sticking to It
The Climb-matic Scene
Beemer Meets Boat
Dog-Gone Good Actor
Shoot and Destroy
Mighty Microphone
Slapstick Sprinters
Flight Fight
Kiss and Tell
* Round and Round with Renny and John
* Viral videos: Hands and Helicopter
* Digital Copy of 12 Rounds for portable media players (unrated Extreme Cut)

Roxxi was recently released from TNA, and there is a lot of heat on Rhaka Khan over the firing as well as for her behavior. ProWrestling.net reports that Roxxi’s termination can be traced back to a backstage incident that took place between the two. Khan was upset that she wasn’t given enough to do in a battle royal match. When Savio Vega was going over the match with the Knockouts, he asked her repeatedly to turn down the music she was playing. She eventually complied, but when asked to join the rest of the group, she snapped at him and said she is tall enough to see him over everyone.

During the actual battle royal match, Rhaka apparently caught Roxxi with a flurry of stiff shots, and Roxxi returned them and Rhaka dropped to her knees and screamed, which was edited off TV. Khan headed backstage and complained loudly about the stiff shots, and said that the other Knockouts don’t like her but she could “get real” with them.

Roxxi approached Khan to smooth things over, but Khan wasn’t interested. Khan was then overheard complaining to ex-boyfriend Kurt Angle that other knockouts were stealing her clothes and either destroyed or stole her laptop computer. Regarding the allegations of stolen clothes, one source cracked, “None of this has ever happened because who in the f— would want them?” Angle has been seen blowing off her rants, but management still feels they are tight.

Khan and Roxxi eventually made peace, but neither were brought back to television. Khan hasn’t appeared on TV since the incidents, but remains on the TNA website and has been flying herself to some television tapings in recent weeks.

The general feeling from sources who have spoken up is that Roxxi got a raw deal and Khan is getting away with her behavior due to her ties with Kurt Angle, although the two are no longer dating. Another incident was during a recent gauntlet match, where Khan was so upset about newcomer Madison Rayne being late for a spot that she kicked her in the head hard enough to cause temporary hearing loss.

The presale for the TNA Slammiversary show, which takes place on June 21st is currently ongoing, with the presale code being “SEVEN”. The show takes place at the Palace of Auburn Hills in Detroit.

Raw is going to be in Green Bay on June 22nd, with tickets going on sale May 9th at 10AM CST. A special pre-sale is available May 6th at 10AM CST to May 8th midnight CST. The pre-sale promo code is “GBRTV”.

James sent this in: I just wanted to add one thing to the Raw off air report, and it is why I am now a HUGE John Cena fan. Sitting near us was a group of three guys that like to show how “smart” they are, and then especially in the dark match were giving it to Cena, being loud and vulgar, constantly standing and flipping him off. There were a lot of kids around and some parents in front of me even said they kind of hoped Cena would come over and punch them out. After the match, Cena did come over (they were second row) so they started yelling and flipping him off more. So, Cena got a cameraman to come over and take his picture smiling and posing with them in the background. Everyone was laughing (except those guys, who were even more pissed off, which was great). Cena sure is a class act all the way.

» As reported over the weekend, there are four WWE developmental wrestlers in Florida Championship Wrestling that have a very good chance of being called up to the main roster in the near future. They are DH Smith, Eric Escobar (a.k.a. Eric Perez), Sheamus O’Shaunessy, and Drew McIntyre. In an update on the story, one of the four wrestlers previously named is booked to wrestle on a slate of WWE live events throughout the month May. Sheamus O’Shaunessy has been under contract to World Wrestling Entertainment for two years, but still has yet perform in front of a live WWE crowd. However, he will finally be getting his chance as company officials have booked him to appear on their shows next month. With his Irish roots, an obvious pairing or possible feud would be with fellow Irishman Finlay on the ECW brand. O’Shaunessy has actually acknowledged him before as he did an angle insulting him and ECW at a Florida Championship Wrestling television taping this past February.

» Here are some recent WWE attendance figures:

4/20 in Cardiff, Wales: no word on attendance.
4/21 in Cardiff, Wales: 3,700 fans.
4/22 in Birmingham: no word on attendance.
4/22 in Liverpool: 9,500 fans.
4/23 in Newcastle: 6,000 fans.
4/23 in Glasgow: around 5,000 fans.
4/24 in Geneva, Switzerland: no word on attendance.
4/24 in Belfast, Ireland: sellout of 8,000 fans.
4/26 in Providence, R.I. (Backlash PPV): sell out with 8,500 fans.
4/27 in Bridgeport, CT (Raw): 6,000 fans.
4/28 in New York City, NY (Smackdown/ECW tapings): sell out of 13,000 fans in Madison Square Garden.

Here are some recent TNA attendance figures:

4/24 in Cleveland, OH: no word on attendance.
4/25 in Youngstown, OH: no word on attendance.
4/26 in Columbus, OH: 500 fans.

Here are some recent ROH attendance figures:

4/24 in Dayton, OH: 500 fans.
4/25 in Chicago Ridge, IL: 650 fans.

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You can follow Samoa Joe on Twitter at www.twitter.com/SamoaJoe.

Tickets for the June 21st TNA Slammiversary PPV go on sale on May 8th. The PPV will take place from the Palace of Auburn Hills in Detroit , Michigan, and tickets prices are as follows: $150.00, $100.00, $75.00, $45.00, $25.00, and $7.00.

Exclusively at FYE retail stores, TNA will be releasing a DVD on the 2008 World X Cup, featuring the July 2008 tournament with Team USA vs. Team Japan vs. Team Mexico vs. Team International. You can see the cover at TNAWrestling.com.

Source: The Wrestling Observer Newsletter (F4WOnline.com)

TNA admiral accept contacted above WWE wrestler Lance Cade about advancing in.

The three-time WWE World Tag Aggregation Champion is allegedly absorbed in abutting the promotion, but he has some commitments in Japan to accomplishment up first.

His above tag aggregation partner, Trevor Murdoch, debuted in TNA on aftermost week’s adventure of Impact beneath the name “The Outlaw” Jethro Holliday. The above WWE brilliant teamed with Eric Young to defeat the aggregation of No Limit (Naito and Yujiro), advancing to the additional annular of Aggregation 3D’s Open Invitational Tag Aggregation Tournament.

It looks like TNA admirers won’t be seeing Cute Kip and Jacqueline on their television screens anymore — or at atomic much. Following TNA admiral Dixie Carter’s accommodation to abolish them from television this accomplished week, the two veterans accept allegedly been phased out as performers altogether — absolutely like BG James this accomplished summer. However, they will acceptable be retained on the aggregation amount in the role of backstage agents alms advice to the women of the Knockouts division. Both wrestlers are 45 years old.

As appear earlier, Danny Bonaduce is set to participate in some array of bend at TNA’s accessible Lockdown pay-per-view. TNA will be filming an bend with the above Partridge Family brilliant at his morning radio appearance in Philadelphia tomorrow as we acclaimed earlier.

TNAWrestling.com has acquaint the latest copy of TNA Today featuring Jeremy Borash and The Motor City Machine Guns.