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TNA News: Taz says his "prison sentence" no-compete clause is almost complete after leaving WWE
By James Caldwell, Torch assistant editor
Former WWE announcer Taz says his WWE "prison sentence," which is preventing him from appearing on TNA's national TV broadcast for 90 days, is almost up.Link: Taz Facebook page .
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TNA News: Impact pre-empted tonight on Spike TV, TNA airing web show with Dixie Carter Q&A session
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NEWS AT A GLANCE - WED. 9/8 (250 words / 25 seconds): TNA TV today, Flair-Foley live, Hogan vows big things for TNA, Cena-Taker hint, NXT3, ROH signing, Aloisia
WWE News: Report on Yale Law professor raising concerns over WWE's "death clause" in talent contracts, claims independent contractor classification of wrestlers is "immoral" (w/AUDIO)
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TNA News: Mick Foley and Ric Flair "verbal showdown" at today's Impact TV taping, "showdown" to set up live Impact match
DGUSA News: New trailer for the "Enter the Dragon" PPV featuring "magical" four-way match (w/VIDEO trailer)
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KELLER'S WWE SMACKDOWN REPORT 9/3: Cody Rhodes verbally destroys Matt Hardy, Kane shakes Undertaker's confidence, Del Rio has a fiesta
KELLER'S TNA IMPACT REPORT 9/2: Anderson & Pope vs. Hardy & Angle, EV2 vs. Fortune, final PPV hype
CALDWELL'S TNA REACTION TV REPORT 9/2: Complete "virtual time" coverage of show following Impact
WILKENFELD'S TNA IMPACT REPORT 9/2: Complete "virtual time" coverage of Spike TV broadcast [updated]
CALDWELL'S WWE SUPERSTARS RESULTS 9/2: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage Kofi vs. Chavo, DiBiase, Usos
CALDWELL'S ROH TV REPORT 8/30: Final hype for ROH's next Internet PPV, Tyler Black talks WWE signing, Black vs. Corino main event
CALDWELL'S WWE NXT RESULTS 8/31: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of NXT Season 2, Week 13 - Season Finale
CALDWELL'S WWE RAW RESULTS 8/30: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of live Raw #900 - Nexus vs. Team WWE
WWE RAW RESULTS 8/30: Kellers' report on the 900th Episode featuring Kane, Undertaker, Bret Hart, John Cena, Nexxus, Bryan & Kaval
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KELLER'S VIP BLOG: Cena's passive-aggressive dig at Rock's decision to leave WWE
WWE NXT Reax #1: "At the end of three months will we be able to declare Season 3 a GLOWing success?"
WWE Raw Reax #2: Strong reviews of Miz-Bryan promo, readers react to Jericho storyline, PPV price too high to justify Night of Champions buy?
WWE Raw Reax #1: "This episode should have been called Night of Bloopers"
TNA PPV Reax #2: Reader feedback on No Surrender - match finishes, Jarrett-Nash feud dragging Samoa Joe into the mix, Styles vs. Dreamer, Angle vs. Hardy
TNA PPV Reax #1: Reader feedback on No Surrender - Angle vs. Hardy, finishes to key matches, missed opportunity to enhance main event
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Labor (Day) Of Love: McNEILL previews TNA's No Surrender!
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ABSURDITY OF IT ALL -TNA No Surrender PPV: Jeff Hardy's Ankle Apparently Made Of Titanium Steel, Dreamer Gets Forked, Inconsistent Finishes and Blood, Three-Way at Bound for Glory?
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ABSURDITY OF IT ALL - WWE & TNA: What Happens If A PPV Happens And No One Watches, Lay-Cool Must Be Stopped, NXT 3 - Fighting To Become Lumberjill #7, Jack Swagger And The Graveyard
8/31 WWE NXT Hits & Misses: Kaval vs. McGillicutty vs. Riley, Season 3 Announced, Show Closing Brawl
HITS & MISSES - ROH TV on HDNet 8/23 & 8/30: Final hype for Internet PPV, Black vs. Corino, 10-Minute Hunt
ABSURDITY OF IT ALL - Raw: The Clips Show Disaster, Chris Jericho Pulls A Manny Ramirez, WWE & TNA's Nutty Tag Team #1 Contender's Booking
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8/27 WWE Smackdown Hits & Misses: Del Rio - Mysterio, Kingston vs. Ziggler, Undertaker - Kane
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WWE STATS REVIEW: Wrestler Rankings for number of matches in first-half 2010; how many matches are top stars on pace for the full year?
5/16 TNA Stats in Review: Current champions, 2010 Win/Loss Records, TV & PPV & house show results
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