Various stuff to include: Great Khali's fate in "Big Boss", Taylor Wild's retiring, A wrestling promoter arrested, & so much more.
Source: L-O-P, Various Wrestling News Sites (for Taylor Wilde), bdtonline.com,
1. "The Great Khali finished as the 1st runner-up on India's Big Boss reality TV show. The show is now over and as noted before, Khali is expected to return to WWE in time for the Royal Rumble pay-per-view."
2. "Former TNA Knockout Taylor Wilde recently spoke to The Sun's SunSport show. Here are some highlights:
On her status:
"I'm not just leaving TNA, I'm retiring from wrestling and going back to school. "
Her TNA departure:
"I have nothing but good things to say about TNA. If it wasn't for my experiences there I wouldn't be the person I am today. But the way things were going, I just felt I needed a change. With the state of the company and the way they were using me, there wasn't a lot for me to keep me going either. I've done a lot of the things I wanted to do, and there aren't many opportunities left for me."
Her future in wrestling:
"If I go back to school and earn a degree, and then some amazing wrestling opportunity came my way I'd be able to make a more adult decision. I have to think about the rest of my life, the state of my body and my bank account. But never say never. Maybe a year or two down the line — if I can still fit in my tights!" "
3. "Wrestling show organizer faces 10 counts for obtaining services on false pretenses
By BILL ARCHER Bluefield Daily Telegraph The Bluefield Daily Telegraph Mon Jan 10, 2011, 05:01 AM EST
BRUSHFORK — The professional wrestling card at the National Guard Armory in Brushfork Saturday night was real, but the promoter's promises proved to be fake.
Ernest Mack Shell, 31, of London, Ky., was arrested late Saturday night soon after the wrestlers who participated in the program billed as "Dare to Compare" learned that Shell didn't have any money to pay them or to pay other people who worked the event.
"He had promised to pay and provide motel rooms for all of the wrestlers who appeared Saturday night," Deputy W.E. Rose of the Mercer County Sheriff's Department said. "Two of the wrestlers, Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart and Diamond Dallas Page flew in to participate in the event, but all of the others drove here. Some of them came from as far away as Nashville, Tenn., Louisville, Ky., and other areas. Most drove 6-7 hours to be part of this."
Shell had contacted the Mercer County Sheriff's Department in early December to hire off-duty personnel to provide security at the event. Rose and two other officers agreed to work the extra time. "The extra money would have come in handy with Christmas just a few weeks ago," Rose said. "The three of us didn't get paid just like the wrestlers.
"But really, I think the ones who suffered the most were the people who came out in that weather Saturday night and didn't get to see the event they paid to see," Rose said. "Tickets were $20 and $25 for VIP tickets that were supposed to register the buyer for a 55-inch TV, but none of that happened. It was bad weather ... really bad weather, and only about 150 people made it to the armory. Since the weather was that bad, he should have canceled the event."
Rose said that he and the other deputies arrived at 6 p.m., and at about 11:10 p.m., Shell's booking agent told the officers that they should keep a close watch on Shell. "He said that Shell didn't have any money and that he thought he might try to skip out," Rose said. "About five minutes later the armory manager came and got us and said: `You guys might want to get up here. This guy's about to get his butt kicked."
Rose said that several of the wrestlers had cornered the 5'8" tall, 140 lb., Shell. "I said: `Can you pay us and the rest of these here?' When he said he couldn't, I said: `Put your hands behind your back. You're under arrest.' He said this was his 174th wrestling promotion," Rose said. "Some of these wrestlers didn't have the money to drive back home. Just like us, they were planning to get paid. He was lucky he hired us. Otherwise, he would have had to deal with all of those wrestlers."
Rose said that there were 26 wrestlers in all — a group that included Neidhart, Page, Chase Stevens, Chance Profitt, JD Maverick and April Hunter among others, according to some of the online promotional information concerning the event that Shell billed as being an East Coast Wrestling Promotions event.
"All of them had matches until the last two," Rose said. "They were supposed to be drawing for a big screen TV and they were supposed to be throwing prizes into the crowd. None of that happened."
Rose said he arrested Shell on 10 counts of obtaining services on false pretenses. "Those were just the counts in Mercer County," Rose said. "He is facing another 19 counts where he was calling people when he was in Kentucky to participate in the event. He was making deals with the wrestlers as the matches were going on. He said that all he had was an ATM card with a $400 limit."
A Mercer County magistrate set Shell's bail at $50,000 Sunday afternoon. He was being held at the Bluefield City Jail after his appearance in magistrate court."
4. The first member of the WWE 2011 Hall Of Fame will be announced tonight on RAW. Also Tyler Reks was trending on Twitter (something that I can vouch for since I was online during the time) because of Matt Hardy's new TNA look which makes him look a lot like Tyler Reks.
5. AJ Styles is legit & if healed could be out 4-6 weeks else 4-6 months. But here's the question...Anybody want a TNA contract for a day? Just eat "Tom's Hot Fries"!
"Velvet Sky appears on a new bag of Tom's brand Hot Fries with a contest to win a TNA contract for one day. Other flavors of Tom's snacks feature TNA stars Rob Van Dam, Elijah Burke, AJ Styles and TNA World Heavyweight Champion Mr. Anderson.
The special snack bags hit stores across the United States this week. Styles and Velvet appeared back in October at a convenience store convention to introduce the products to industry executives."
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