TNA Star Turns Down Booking For Indie Event, Backstage News On Mahabali Shera, Attendance

- Regarding the upcoming TNA tour of India where they will be taping Impact Wrestling, Sony SIX is financing the tour as part of a deal to push Mahabali Shera.

- Regarding the October 3rd TNA live event in Salem, Virginia, Trevor Lee turned down that show to work a CWF indie event in Gibsonville, North Carolina. This is where Lee got his start and apparently the reason he turned down the TNA show was because he figured he would have more fun at CWF. The Salem event featured Kurt Angle's return to the ring and Earl Hebner's TNA Hall of Fame induction.

- Below are updated TNA attendance figures:

* October 2nd in Beckley, West Virginia drew around 250 people
* October 3rd in Salem drew 450 fans
* October 4th in Charlotte for Bound For Glory drew 1,800 fans but was heavily papered

Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter

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