WrestlingRevealed.com has learned that TNA iMPACT! hopes to equal Smackdown’s ratings within the next year.

In a recent interview, Kurt Angle revealed that the company’s goal is to have TNA iMPACT!’s ratings equal that of Smackdown within the next year.

As expected, a lot of fans are already bashing Kurt Angle and TNA for setting such lofty goals. However, no one gave TNA a chance at ever matching ECW’s ratings. People have also been predicting that TNA will be going out of business for each of the last 5 years they’ve been in existence.

It’s going to take a lot of work for TNA iMPACT! to reach that goal, but we’re not going to bet against them.

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TNA Wrestling Destination X 2007 DVD At last year’s Destination X pay per view, Kurt Angle was matched up against Scott Steiner. Pretty fun match.

WrestlingRevealed.com has learned that there were several TNA and WWE stars in attendance for Brock Lesnar’s UFC debut last night.

Those were were spotted on camera include the Undertaker, John “Bradshaw” Layfield, Stone Cold Steve Austin, and Kurt Angle.

Some interesting things were noted. Kurt Angle and the Undertaker had a pretty long conversation. Steve Austin received one of the biggest ovations of the night. John Layfield was seen sitting with the other wrestlers as opposed to his wife.

For those of you that don’t know yet, Brock Lesnar submitted in the first round. However, his performance was quite impressive. It raised more than a few eyebrows. UFC promoters are said to be quite pleased with his performance and are already looking forward to his next match.

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WrestlingRevealed.com has learned that Kurt Angle will be in attendance when Brock Lesnar makes his UFC debut.

On Saturday night, Brock Lesnar will make his UFC debut against Frank Mir at UFC 81. The event, which takes place in Las Vegas, Nevada, has draw additional attention due to the participation of Brock Lesnar.

If you’re expecting Kurt Angle to do a run-in on Saturday night, well, my friend, you’ve been watching too much pro wrestling. It’d be a cool sight, though.

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WrestlingRevealed.com has learned that Kurt Angle is scheduled for a match in February to unify the IWGP titles.

On February 17, 2008, Kurt Angle will put the IWGP 3rd Generation title against Shinsuke Nakamura’s IWGP World Heavyweight Championship.

Shinsuke Nakamura, who has been in the business for 5 years, won the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship on January 4, 2008 from Hiroshi Tanahashi.

Kurt Angle has been the IWGP 3rd Generation Champion since June 29, 2007. He defeated Brock Lesnar in Tokyo, Japan for the title.

There are those who criticize the IWGP 3rd Generation Championship because it’s not recognized by New Japan Pro Wrestling. However, the belt does have some credibility because it was created by the legendary Antonio Inoki, who also happened to be the founder of New Japan Pro Wrestling.

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WrestlingRevealed.com has learned that a handful of TNA wrestlers will head to Japan at the end of the month to work a few matches.

Kurt Angle will be defending the IWGP 3rd Generation belt against Yuji Nagata, the former WCW star who is now one of the top stars in Japan. The match will take place at the annual wrestling extravaganza at the Tokyo Dome on January 4, 2008.

Here’s the rest of the card:

• IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Hiroshi Tanahashi vs Shinsuke Nakamura.
• IWGP Tag Team Champions Tomko & Giant Bernard vs Rick Steiner & Scott Steiner
• IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion Wataru Inoue vs Christopher Daniels
• Abyss vs Manbu Nakanishi
• Team 3D vs Togi Makabe & Toru Yano
• Great Muta vs Hirooki Goto
• Christian Cage, AJ Styles & Petey Williams vs Milano Connection AT, Minoru & Prince Devitt

Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin will be challening for the NWA International Lightweight Tag Team Championshp when they face Ikuto Hidaka & Togo on January 1, 2008. This show will also feature the Great Sasuke and Masato Tanaka.

Spike TV will be filming these matches and produce a 1 hour special.

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WrestlingRevealed.com has learned that Karen Angle broke her foot at the TNA iMPACT! tapings on Tuesday night.

Karen Angle landed awkwardly on her foot as she was leaving the ring. She had to be carried to the back after the segment was filmed. She did not reappear later on for her husband’s match. No word yet on how long she will be out. Fortunately for her, TNA personnel have been given the rest of the year off for the holidays.

In other news, Karen Angle has completed filming a pilot for a new reality TV show.

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