Update on Why Sting’s Attack on RVD on March 8th Went So Long
The segment where Sting kept beating Rob Van Dam down with a baseball bat on the March 8th Impact was not planned to go as long as it did.
It’s being said that Hulk Hogan was slow in doing the run-in so Sting had to improvise but apparently that’s not entirely correct. TNA had scripted a certain moment where Hogan would run-in in the early part of the second hour, based on a minute-by-minute breakdown of the January 4th Impact and when viewership peaked. The problem came when segments in the first hour ran short so they had to stretch things out going into the second hour.
Sting wasn’t supposed to take out the referees on the ramp or go back to the ring but he had to kill time because he was sent to the ring too early for the match, based on the breakdown they had scripted from.
Rob Van Dam Working TNA House Shows
TNA president Dixie Carter posted the following message on Twitter:
“We have confirmed RVD for his first TNA house shows on April 22 & 23 in Macon, GA and Albany, GA. Tickets went on sale yesterday.”
Dixie Carter Calls Jeff Hardy & RVD “Game Changers”
TNA president Dixie Carter posted the following message on her Twitter page:
"Let me just say how excited I am to have Jeff Hardy & RVD join TNA. Love their energy & passion. Game changers."
Negative TNA Lockerroom Reaction to RVD Joining TNA?
After months of intense negotiations, Rob Van Dam finally agreed to terms with TNA last week. Hulk Hogan of all people spoiled the surprise by noting last Thursday during a radio interview that a major star had signed on with the organization and then doing RVD's trademark pointing routine, apparently forgetting he was being filmed.
Though terms of Van Dam's contract have not been disclosed, he has made it clear he's not interested in working a full-time schedule. There is said to be much grumbling among longtime wrestlers as they perceive established stars such as Van Dam being paid big bucks without working house show dates. Furthermore, more than one wrestler noted that RVD took an unnecessary shot during a recent interview when he said he couldn't understand why people want to see him go from beating superstars such as Steve Austin and The Rock in WWE to wrestling the likes of Christopher Daniels in TNA.
"When people say I'm a legend, I'm comfortable with that. If I'm a legend to you, I get that. You've seen me beat the best, you've seen me hang in there with the best. Now if I go hang in there with these young guys that really aren't eve proven, I'm not sure you're going to get that same perspective and the same satisfaction out of RVD that you thought you would," Van Dam said during an appearance on the Busted Open radio show in January.
"You've seen Rob Van Dam beat Big Show, The Rock, Steve Austin, and now you want to see me go over Christopher Daniels and that's really what you want to see? That's confusing to me."
Reason for Sting’s Lengthy Beatdown of RVD on Impact
There was a lot of controversy over Rob Van Dam's TNA debut this past Monday. Some fans felt that RVD came off looking bad after getting beat up from Sting's baseball attacks for several minutes.
According to Mike Johnson, the beating was supposed to be shorter but Hulk Hogan missed his cue to come out and they had to stall for time.
Rob Van Dam Comments on TNA Impact Debut
Rob Van Dam wrote this on Twitter about his debut with TNA on Impact: "Harmoniously, the world came together, as one, and chanted RVD Motherf$cker!"
Big Match Planned For Impact Next Week
Dave Meltzer reports that RVD and Jeff Hardy vs. AJ Styles and Desmond Wolfe is planned for tonight's TNA Impact tapings in Orlando. Tonight's tapings will air next Monday night.
Chris Jericho Comments On RVD’s Debut
Chris Jericho posted his thoughts on Rob Van Dam’s debut on Twitter. Chris Jericho wrote the following:
"The beat down of RVD 20 seconds into his debut in TNA was mind boggling. I dont understand how so many talented people can be so clueless"
Multiple TNA Topics Trended on Twitter
Here is a list of cities/locations where TNA topics trended on Twitter:
Rob Van Dam
- Worldwide
- Canada
- United Kingdom
- Los Angeles
- Dallas
- Boston
- Chicago
- Philadelphia
TNA
- Worldwide
- United Kingdom
- Boston
Hulk Hogan
- United Kingdom
- Boston
Ric Flair
- Canada
- Dallas
Jeff Hardy
- Worldwide
Sting
- United Kingdom
Former WWE and ECW Stars To Debut at Impact?
From Bryan Gilbet:
I am in florida today and wanted to let you know that I personally saw
RVD and Tommy Dreamer with TNA stars coming out of a motel.
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