Isis The Amazon-TNA Update, IMPACT! Rating News, More

– On March 17th at the Warehouse Event Venue at Downsview Park in Toronto at 6:30PM, the Iron Sheik, Eugene, Robert Maillet (Kurrgan), the Bushwhackers, Dustin Diamond, Doink the Clown, Honky Tonk Man, Ted DiBiase, Virgil and Tatanka will be in a Rumble match to benefit breast cancer.

– As noted earlier here on the website, the February 17 episode of TNA iMPACT! scored a 1.13 (1.1) cable rating, down from 1.20 the previous week and 1.31 on February 3. The first hour scored a 1.15 before dropping to a 1.11 in the second. TNA iMPACT! averaged 1.5 million viewers over the course of two hours, down from 1.7 million viewers last week and 1.9 million viewers on January 27 and February 3. It was tied with the January 6 episode for the fewest average viewers of the year.

– Isis the Amazon, the six foot nine woman who was to have appeared as the prot?g? of Vickie Guerrero on the third season of WWE's NXT, wrestled a dark match against Florida independent women's wrestler Leva Bates prior to Tuesday night's TNA iMPACT! taping in Orlando, Florida. Company officials were aware of her prior to her involvement with WWE last year, but showed no interest after watching tapes of her wrestling. They reportedly changed their tune on her because she appeared for WWE. She has been wrestling on the independent circuit since 2007, but had never heard of her until a few months prior to her appearance on NXT. He described her wrestling ability as beginner level and exuding no charisma.