More On Karen Angle Leaving TNA, TMZ/Iron Sheik/Hall Story, Foley
As I noted EXCLUSIVELY on TNAWrestlingNews.com late last night after Bound for Glory, Karen Angle has decided to step away as host of "Karen's Angle" and spend more time with her family. This is obviously due to the divorce between her and Kurt. In an update on the situation, it is now confirmed that Karen has parted ways with TNA and that she is no longer affiliated with the company, according to her booking agent, David Herro. Herro sent the following to me earlier this afternoon: "Just wanted to let you know that Karen Angle is no longer with TNA and that she is taking bookings for appearances and conventions. Anyone that is interested should send me an email. Thank you!! – David Herro DavidHerro@aol.com." At the moment, her profile still remains on the TNA website.
TMZ.com has picked up on the brawl that took place over the weekend at the Iron Shiek comedy roast involving Scott Hall. TMZ says that after comedian Jimmy Graham made light of Owen Hart's death while roasting the Iron Shiek (he joked, "After the Sheik and Hacksaw Jim Duggan got caught sniffing coke in the parking lot his career fell faster than Owen Hart") Graham claims Razor Ramon rushed the stage, threw the podium, and grabbed the comic by the throat. Hall was restrained and quickly escorted to his hotel room without further incident.
It's expected that Foley's "goodbye" segment on iMPACT! this week will lead to him facing Kurt Angle in the ring.
Christy Hemme and Lance Rock wrestled Eric Young and an unidentified women's wrestler in a dark match prior to last night's Bound for Glory pay-per-view. The women's wrestler in question is Sojourner Bolt, who wrestled Awesome Kong on Impact a few weeks ago. Bolt is of course Josie from Ohio Valley Wrestling. She also wrestled Kong at Slammiversary, who defeated her and Serena Deeb in consecutive matches. Chicago Sun-Times writer Elliot Harris accompanied Christy Hemme in the match as her "personal escort." He's a sports columnist for the newspaper and often features photos of scantily-clad women in his sports columns. Also, the dark match took place in the Steel Asylum cage, but wasn't used.