http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...nd-London.html

How much are the tiks?

Bill Goldberg Meets With TNA Executive (With Video)


http://www.wrestlinginc.com/wi/news/...9833/goldberg/

Ric Flair Facing Jail Time?

Just what is it with pro wrestlers and North Carolina courts these days? The following comes courtesy of PWInsider.com:

TNA star Ric Flair was found in civil contempt earlier today during a hearing regarding Flair not adhering to a mediated Settlement Agreement in the lawsuit brought against him by online retailer Highspots.com. An order for Flair’s arrest was then issued in the County of Mecklenburg in North Carolina.

According to the order, which was acquired this evening by PWInsider.com, the court found that Flair had agreed in mediation to a Settlement Agreement with Highspots.com and was required to pay them $35,000 as well as sign 300 photos in order to provide restitution for the issues between the two sides. Doing so would end the long-standing legal issues between the two that began when Flair borrowed money from Highspots during a period the two sides were doing business with each other.

Flair, despite signing the agreement to do so, failed to adhere to the terms in a timely manner. Highspots.com then took to Superior Court to enforce. They sided with Highspots and ordered Flair to adhere by 4/29.

At today’s hearing, the Court decreed that Flair, who “has the assets and income required” to make the Settlement Agreement instead “willfully violated and continues to willfully violate” the court’s mandated order. The court also noted that Flair was doing so despite being “able to comply with the Order” or being “able to to take reasonable measures” towards complying.

The Court ruled that Flair was in “willfull civil contempt of the court” and issued an arrest order, which reads:

“Therefore it is ordered, adjudged and decreed that Defendant Richard Fliehr is hereby held in civil contempt for his failure to comply with the Consent Order to Enforce Settlement and that the Defendant be imprisoned for as long as he remains in civil contempt for a period not to exceed ninety (90) days from his date of imprisonment. This imprisonment shall commence on June 27, 2011 without further action of the court.”

The court then ruled that Flair could cancel the arrest order by paying Highspots.com the $35,000 he previously agreed to and by signing and returning the 300 photos, which court documents indicate are the hands of Flair’s attorneys.

The court also ruled that if Flair was unable to do so, he could also hand over the NWA World championship belt that he had provided to Highspots.com as collateral previously (based on the order, it appears the belt is currently back in Flair’s hands) and authorize that they can have the ownership and rights of the belt, in order to sell it off as a means to regain the money owed. That aspect of the order noted that the NWA belt needed to be “free of all liens and encumbrances”, which could be an issue for Flair, since there is already one other entity with a lien against him for the belt.

So, it appears Flair will either have to finally pay the Agreement or find himself jailed.

TNA have sign Goldberg and Sid Vicious on short term deals

Its maddison rayne night :hugesmile::hugesmile::hugesmile:

No they haven't. All web reports say they are only courting them. Nothing is official yet.

dunno why they are even going near them
if they want to move forward they should be signing new younger wrestlers instead of oldies

TNA UK TV Ratings – Week Ending 22nd May 2011

May 31, 2011

TNA Wrestling on Challenge

The UK TV Ratings are in for the week ending 22nd May 2011 and it’s further good news for TNA Wrestling on Challenge!

According to the Broadcasters Audience Research Board – TNA iMPACT! scored a superb 197,000 viewers, for the Tuesday 17th May “The Network’s Revenge” episode featuring the surprise appearances of Mick Foley, Chris Harris and Chyna. The show was headlined by 25 Man Battle Royal main Event won by Mr. Anderson. This was up 4,000 viewers on last weeks episode and means TNA Wrestling on Challenge continues to be the top rated wrestling programming on UK television for the seventh consecutive week and 11th time overall this year.


TNA Sacrifice, headlined by Sting vs. RVD - the most watched TNA PPV broadast ever in the United Kingdom.

But the biggest ratings news of the week is in relation to the TNA Sacrifice PPV broadcast. The event, featuring a heavily hyped Sting vs. Rob Van Dam World Title matchup drew a record 204,000 viewers, meaning TNA Sacrifice is the most watched TNA PPV ever broadcast on UK television!

Sacrifice ranked 1st overall amongst all programming on Challenge for the week, with IMPACT in second place.

TNA Xplosion, featuring a Douglas Williams vs. Okada main event, ranked outside the top 10 highest rated programs on Challenge TV and thus i’m unable to confirm the exact viewing figures for the episode. However the lowest ranked of the top 10, Catchphrase, drew 124,000 viewers and thus Xplosion falls somewhere below that figure.

Here is the Top 10 ranked programs on Challenge for the week:

Challenge
w/e 22 May 2011

1 TNA PPV TNA SACRIFICE (WED 2200) 204
2 TNA IMPACT (TUE 2158) 197
3 IN IT TO WIN IT (TUE 2059) 154
4 BULLSEYE (MON 2332) 152
5 BULLSEYE (MON 2301) 147
6 FAMILY FORTUNES (TUE 2031) 145
7 FAMILY FORTUNES (TUE 2003) 139
8 CATCHPHRASE (TUE 1934) 138
9 CATCHPHRASE (THU 1901) 131
10 CATCHPHRASE (WED 1930) 124


WWE’s RAW, headlined by a John Cena versus Jack Swagger No Holds Barred Match posted 110,000 viewers, down a whopping 43,000 viewers from last week alone.

And of even more concern for WWE is their other flagship show “Smackdown” which saw a 51,000 viewer drop with a show which featured a Randy Orton vs. Mark Henry main event. The show drew just 81,000 viewers.

WWE’s Over the Limit Pay-Per View, airing on Sky Sports 2, drew a decent 159,000 viewers for the event headlined by a Miz/John Cena WWE Title main event.

Here’s an overview of viewership for all wrestling programming for the week:

Weekly Ratings Summary:



1 TNA SACRIFICE (WED, Challenge, 2200) 204,000



2 TNA IMPACT (TUE, Challenge , 2158) 197,000
3 WWE OVER THE LIMIT-LIVE (SUN , Sky Sports 2, 2500) 159,000
4 WWE LATE NIGHT RAW – LIVE (MON, Sky Sport 3, 2600) 110,000
5 WWE LATE NIGHT SMACKDOWN (FRI, Sky Sports 4, 2203) 81,000
6 WWE LATE NIGHT BOTTOM LINE (MON, Sky Sports 3, 2201) 57,000
7 WWE AFTERBURN (SUN, Sky Sports 4, 0900) 34,000
8 TNA Xplosion (TUE, Challenge, 2400) Under 124,000

Weekly Ratings Wins so far (2011)*:

TNA iMPACT! – 11
WWE RAW – 2
WWE Smackdown – 2

Good to see the TNA ppv are doing well to TNA still the number 1 wrestling show in the uk

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viewers and thus Xplosion falls somewhere below that figure.

Here is the Top 10 ranked programs on Challenge for the week:

Challenge w/e 29 May 2011

1 TNA IMPACT (TUE 2202) 219
2 NINJA WARRIOR (SUN 1000) 148
3 BULLSEYE (WED 2332) 148
4 BULLSEYE (MON 2302) 147
5 FAMILY FORTUNES (WED 2031) 135
6 CLASSIC WHO WANTS TBA MILLIONARE (WED 2202) 132
7 TAKESHIS CASTLE (SUN 1130) 127
8 FAMILY FORTUNES (TUE 2030) 124
9 AUNTIES SMALLS (TUE 2154) 121
10 BULLSEYE (WED 2302) 120

WWE’s RAW, headlined by a John Cena & Rey Mysterio versus R-Truth and CM Punk Tag Match posted 126,000 viewers.

WWE’s other flagship show “Smackdown”, rebounded from last week’s dismal showing drawing a good 124,000 viewers with a show which featured a Sheamus vs. Christian vs. Mark Henry main event.

The tuesday repeat of WWE’s Over the Limit Pay-Per View, airing on Sky Sports 3, drew 43,000 viewers, the event was headlined by a Miz/John Cena WWE Title main event.

Here’s an overview of viewership for all wrestling programming for the week:

Weekly Ratings Summary:

1 TNA IMPACT (TUE, Challenge , 2202) 219,000
2 WWE LATE NIGHT RAW – LIVE (MON, Sky Sport 3, 2600) 126,000
3 WWE LATE NIGHT SMACKDOWN (FRI, Sky Sports 4, 2200) 124,000
4 WWE OVER THE LIMIT (TUE , Sky Sports 3, 2100) 43,000
5 TNA Xplosion (TUE, Challenge, 2400) Under 120,000

Weekly Ratings Wins so far (2011)
TNA iMPACT! – 12
WWE RAW – 2
WWE Smackdown – 2

:dance:

TNA UK TV Ratings – Week Ending 5th June 2011

TNA Wrestling on Challenge

The UK TV Ratings are in for the week ending 5th June 2011 and it’s further good news for TNA Wrestling on Challenge!

According to the Broadcasters Audience Research Board – IMPACT Wrestling scored a decent 177,000 viewers, for the Tuesday 31st May “Anderson Center Stage” episode headlined by a head to head clash between Rob Van Dam and Kurt Angle.

Kurt Angle vs. Rob Van Dam: A great WRESTLING main event.

Whilst this saw a drop in viewership from last week’s episode (which was the second highest rated episode ever broadcast on UK television.) it was still the highest rated wrestling programming on UK television for the ninth consecutive week and 13th time overall this year.

The Saturday night replay of IMPACT Wrestling on Challenge+1 drew 23,000 viewers.

TNA Xplosion, featuring Desmond Wolfe’s second week as commissioner as well as a Robbie E vs. Crimson “Xplosion Championship Challenge” match, ranked outside the top 10 highest rated programs on Challenge TV and thus i’m unable to confirm the exact viewing figures for the episode.

However the lowest ranked of the top 10, Family Fortunes, drew 113,000 viewers and thus Xplosion falls somewhere below that figure.

Here is the Top 10 ranked programs on Challenge for the week:

Challenge w/e 05 June 2011

1 TNA IMPACT (TUE 2202) 177
2 NINJA WARRIOR (SUN 1000) 165
3 AUNTIES BLOOMERS: MORE AUNTIES BLOOMERS (TUE 1901) 153
4 JOE PASQUALES PRICE IS RIGHT (SUN 2202) 144
5 BULLSEYE (WED 2302) 132
6 CRYSTAL MAZE (TUE 1801) 128
7 BULLSEYE (WED 2332) 124
8 NINJA WARRIOR (SAT 0959) 116
9 FAMILY FORTUNES (THU 2029) 114
10 FAMILY FORTUNES (TUE 2001) 113

WWE’s RAW, headlined by a John Cena versus R-Truth non-title main event posted 109,000 viewers, a drop of 17,000 viewers from last weeks episode.

WWE’s other flagship show “Smackdown”, rebounded from last week’s dismal showing drawing 115,000 viewers with a show which featured a Randy Orton vs. Sheamus World Title main event. This was a drop of 9,000 viewers from last week.

WWE’s NXT drew 26,000 viewers for its Saturday night showing on Sky Sports 4.

Here’s an overview of viewership for all wrestling programming for the week:

Weekly Ratings Summary:

1 IMPACT WRESTLING (TUE, Challenge , 2202) 177,000
2 WWE LATE NIGHT SMACKDOWN (FRI, Sky Sports 4, 2200) 115,000
3 WWE LATE NIGHT RAW – LIVE (MON, Sky Sport 3, 2600) 109,000
4 WWE NXT (SAT, Sky Sport 4, 2303) 26,000
5 TNA Xplosion (TUE, Challenge, 2400) Under 113,000

Weekly Ratings Wins so far (2011)
TNA iMPACT! – 13
WWE RAW – 2
WWE Smackdown – 2

TNA UK TV RATINGS – WEEK ENDING 12TH JUNE 2011

The UK TV Ratings are in for the week ending 12th June 2011 and it’s further good news for TNA Wrestling on Challenge!
According to the Broadcasters Audience Research Board – IMPACT Wrestling scored a superb 197,000 viewers, for the Tuesday 7th June “Bischoff got Served” episode headlined by a Jeff Jarrett & Scott Steiner vs. Kurt Angle & Matt Morgan main event and featured the cliffhanger ending of Mick Foley being fired by the Network.

Kurt Angle & Matt Morgan vs. Jeff Jarrett & Scott Steiner: Star power appears to be important to UK wrestling viewers.
This was a rise in viewership from last week’s episode of 20,000 viewers. IMPACT Wrestling was once again the highest rated wrestling programming on UK television for the tenth consecutive week and 14th time overall this year.
TNA Xplosion, featuring a Devon vs. Anarquia “Xplosion Championship Challenge” match, ranked outside the top 10 highest rated programs on Challenge TV and thus i’m unable to confirm the exact viewing figures for the episode.
However the lowest ranked of the top 10, Crystal Maze, drew 115,000 viewers and thus Xplosion falls somewhere below that.
Here is the Top 10 ranked programs on Challenge for the week:
Challenge

w/e 12 June 2011
1 TNA IMPACT (TUE 2200) 197
2 BULLSEYE (SUN 2032) 158
3 FAMILY FORTUNES (TUE 2001) 152
4 CLASSIC WHO WANTS TBA MILLIONARE (FRI 2101) 149
5 BULLSEYE (SUN 2002) 139
6 CLASSIC WHO WANTS TBA MILLIONARE (THU 2100) 130
7 CLASSIC WHO WANTS TBA MILLIONARE (WED 2102) 123
8 BLOCKBUSTERS (SUN 1730) 123
9 FAMILY FORTUNES (TUE 2030) 116
10 CRYSTAL MAZE (TUE 1759) 115

WWE’s RAW, featuring the Tough Enough Finale and headlined by an Alex Riley & John Cena versus The Miz & R-Truth tag-team main event, rebounded from last weeks 17,000 ratings drop and posted 122,000 viewers, up 13,000 on last weeks episode.
WWE’s other flagship show “Smackdown” drew 106,000 viewers with a show which featured a Randy Orton vs. Sheamus main event for the second week running. This was a drop of 9,000 viewers from last week and the second consecutive week the ratings have fell for the program.
WWE’s syndicated show “Bottom Line” drew 20,000 viewers for its Friday night showing on Sky Sports 4.
Here’s an overview of viewership for all wrestling programming for the week:

Weekly Ratings Summary:
1 IMPACT WRESTLING (TUE, Challenge , 2200) 197,000
2 WWE LATE NIGHT RAW – LIVE (MON, Sky Sport 3, 2600) 122,000
3 WWE LATE NIGHT SMACKDOWN (FRI, Sky Sports 4, 2301) 106,000
4 WWE BOTTOM LINE (FRI, Sky Sport 4, 2502) 20,000
5 TNA Xplosion (TUE, Challenge, 2400) Under 115,000

Weekly Ratings Wins so far (2011)
TNA iMPACT! – 14
WWE RAW – 2
WWE Smackdown – 2

I wonder if this means Challenge will edit out parts of this Thursday's Impact Wrestling (airing here on July 5th) to fit it in the 2 hour timeslot?

http://rajah.com/base/node/23351

New UK TV time for TNA Xplosion on Challenge

TNA Xplosion Wednesday, July 20th, 2011 10:00pm to 11:00pm

Dont no what will happen when there have a PPV on wednesday may be Challenge are trying to get better rating for Xplosion :D

http://digiguide.tv/programme-detail...Entertainment/

TNA IMPACT Wrestling wins the week again with a whopping 193,000 viewers, one of its best showings in a while and up 41,000 viewers on last week. However it’s TNA Xplosion that makes the wave this week, ranking in the Top 10 with a record 111,000 viewers for the programmes highest ever rating. Interesting to note that the Xplosion Championship Challenge match for this particular episode was Alex Shelley vs. Okada.
Here’s an overview of viewership for all wrestling programming for the week:


Weekly Ratings Summary:
1 TNA PRESENTS IMPACT WRESTLING (TUE, Challenge , 2200) 193,000
2 WWE LATE NIGHT RAW – LIVE (MON, Sky Sports 3, 2500) 117,000
3 WWE LATE NIGHT SMACKDOWN (FRI, Sky Sports 2, 2201) 117,000
4 TNA XPLOSION (TUE, Challenge, 2400) 111,000

Weekly Ratings Wins so far (2011)
IMPACT Wrestling – 16
WWE RAW – 2
WWE Smackdown – 2

TNA UK TV RATINGS – WEEK ENDING 3rd July 2011

IMPACT Wrestling on Challenge
The UK TV Ratings are in for the week ending 3rd July 2011 and it’s further good news for TNA Wrestling on Challenge!
According to the Broadcasters Audience Research Board – IMPACT Wrestling scored a huge 236,000 viewers, for the Tuesday 28th June “BISCHOFF’S CRIMSON MASK” episode headlined by a Sting vs. Abyss main event.

Sting vs. Abyss: The most watched TNA IMPACT Wrestling Main Event ever broadcast on UK Television.
This is a new all time high viewership record for TNA IMPACT Wrestling on UK television. In fact the show scored more viewers than WWE’s RAW and Smackdown shows could garner – COMBINED!
What’s more is that the saturday night replay of the same score also scored an all-time high rating for a replay with 126,000 viewers tuning in.
TNA Xplosion, featuring a Magnus vs. Orlando Jordan “Xplosion Championship Challenge” match, ranked outside the top 10 highest rated programs on Challenge TV and thus i’m unable to confirm the exact viewing figures for the episode.
However the lowest ranked of the top 10, Play Your Cards Right, drew 114,000 viewers, meaning TNA Xplosion falls somewhere below that figure.
Here is the Top 10 ranked programs on Challenge for the week:

Challenge
w/e 03 July 2011
1 TNA PRESENTS IMPACT WRESTLING (TUE 2202) 236
2 BULLSEYE (THU 1730) 161
3 CATCHPHRASE (SAT 1830) 159
4 CELEBRITY WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE (FRI 2100) 152
5 CELEBRITY WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE (THU 2101) 149
6 BLOCKBUSTERS (SUN 1731) 144
7 TNA PRESENTS IMPACT WRESTLING (SAT 2101) 126
8 BULLSEYE (SUN 2302) 125
9 CELEBRITY WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE (WED 2100) 118
10 BULLSEYE (TUE 1732) 114

WWE’s RAW, posted 152,000 viewers whilst Smackdown on Sky Sports 2 drew just 96,000 viewers.

Weekly Ratings Summary:
1 TNA PRESENTS IMPACT WRESTLING (TUE, Challenge , 2202) 236,000
2 WWE LATE NIGHT RAW – LIVE (MON, Sky Sport 3, 2600) 152,000
3 TNA PRESENTS IMPACT WRESTLING (SAT, Challenge , 2101) 126,000
4 WWE LATE NIGHT SMACKDOWN (FRI, Sky Sports 2, 2259) 96,000
4 WWE BOTTOM LINE (SAT, Sky Sports 3, 1100) 45,000
4 WWE LATE NIGHT SUPERSTARS (SAT, Sky Sports 3, 2201) 44,000
5 TNA XPLOSION (TUE, Challenge, 2400) Under 114,000


Weekly Ratings Wins so far (2011)
IMPACT Wrestling – 17
WWE RAW – 2
WWE Smackdown – 2

MR Anderson join Immortal :bawling::bawling::bawling:

Its show time :hugesmile:


I like now sting gone mad

All these ratings wins are only because wwe is behind a pay-wall and tna is not. Surely

Correct. In addition to the fact that Raw's first showing is on incredibly early in the morning and Sky give fans dozens of opportunities to catch up thereby spreading the numbers across the week.

At the end of the day WWE does much bigger television, merchanside and live ticket business in the UK than TNA. TNA simply has a show that condenses a lot of viewers down to one or two showings on free TV at prime time hours.

It's absurd to suggest like they do that they are more popular. They're not.

shh or i will send mr anderson to get you only jokeing Tna is not behind any kind of wall if there is a wall in front of your tv the you should a. move your tv or b.knock down that wall

good post you have a good point :bawling:

When I said pay-wall I mean wwe is on a pay channel where as tna is on freeview via the challenge channel.

Or was your response meant as a joke

This is good woooo its show time

look like crimson is going to be as big as Goldberg the way tna are pushing him he been there 7 months and has had no losses i no they a long way to go yet but time will tell :hugesmile: