Wrestling News and Booker T interview

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- TNA sent out a mobile alert earlier today stating that they will be holding a PPV in Boston in 2008.

- The international star that TNA has been in talks with is "The Beast" Bob Sapp. Sapp has done MMA and wrestled for NJPW. He was also featured in the The Longest Yard remake.

- The "Road to Turning Point" will air this Saturday night at 11pm on Spike TV.

- The latest edition of "TNA Today" features an exclusive match between Johnny Devine and Petey Williams.

- ShopTNA.com has sevetal new merchandise items including a 2008 calander, playing cards, TNA logo fleece jacket, brand new TNA hoodie, TNA logo long sleeve shirts and more. Use the code DonWest for 10% off your next two orders.

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Booker said life goes in stages and he felt the WWE stage of his life was over. He wasn't happy with the direction of the company so he decided not to stick around and take it.

He's looking forward to testing the young guys in TNA such as Kaz and Robert Roode.

He wanted to retire because of the WWE schedule but now with the TNA schedule he has no plans of retiring anytime soon.

He and his brother Stevie Ray aren't currently getting along.

When Jeff Jarrett was getting his big push in WCW he always acted humble and was the one who offered to put Booker over.

He said if Vince Russo had never taken a chance on him and given him the World title he might never have made it to where he is today.

He never had any talks with WWE about making PWA a developmental territory.

He says he never ordered anything from Signature Pharmacy and when WWE didn't stick up for him he knew it was time to leave.

He didn't have a no compete clause when he was released from his contract.

He would love to make the PWA a developmental territory for TNA.

Booker says he's not only with TNA to wrestle but he's there to help out with the behind the scenes stuff and inner workings of the company as well.

He said he's not there to take any of the young guys spots. He's there to make them better and help them shine.

He had a ton of fun doing the King Booker gimmick but he took it as far as it could go. There have been no plans to use it in TNA.

He feels like he was unfairly punished for the Signature Pharmacy stuff. He says he has never ordered anything online with his credit card in his whole life. He thinks maybe he was punished because WWE felt the heat from congress and wanted to make themself look good.

He's working on a documentary called "The Beginning of the end of the beginning".

He really enjoys the iMPACT! Zone crowd.

There will be a Booker T autobiography.

Running his own promotion and school is about as hard as he thought it would be.

When asked about a Harlem Heat reunion in TNA he said you never say never.

He says the TNA locker room has accepted him very well.

He tried to personally talk to Dr. Black about the WWE's testing policy but he wouldn't return his calls.

His last two months in WWE he was in all the production meetings and he saw alot of things that changed his opinions about those that run the company.

Here's the audio. It's kinda messy as Booker was on a cell phone. www.gerweck.net/1bookert.wma

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- WWE is trying to line up surprise names for the three hour edition of Raw on 12/10. WWE has even put out overtures to The Rock for a surprise appearance.

- The Big Show was backstage at the Survivor Series PPV in Miami. Show is in training to be a boxer, even though his first fight has yet to be set. He was said to be in better shape than he was in WWE.

- Bill Goldberg recently stated in an interview that there is zero percent chance he would ever wrestle again.

- There are currently no plans for Jeff Jarrett to return to television as a performer during the next few months.

- Judias Mesias is scheduled to return to TNA in the next few weeks. He is booked on the January PPV. He is finishing up with AAA on 12/14, and will be taking a break from the Mexican promotion until March.

- There is no talk of TNA bringing back Junior Fatu. He didn't receive high marks for his backstage attitude, unlike Booker T and Sharmell.

- Scott Hall wants on last run. The feeling is that TNA will book him for some dates, and then determine if they'll use him long-term or not.

- There is talk of replacing Tomko with Robert Roode if he can't make Sunday's Turning Point PPV do to a recent injury.

- WWE ran a house show on Sunday at the Bi-Lo Center in Greenville, SC where TNA will hold the Against All Odds 2008 PPV. The WWE event drew less than 1,500 fans overall in the 12,000 seat venue. This can't be a good sign for TNA as they have far less exposure and charge alot more for PPV tickets than WWE does for a house show.

- According to Mike Johnson if TNA can sign Bob Sapp the plan is to feud him with Kurt Angle first and then Samoa Joe.