Backstage News on Beth & Kelly Leaving WWE, Guerrero News from Developmental, Eve Torres

 - Regarding Raquel Diaz (Shaul Marie Guerrero), most people within WWE expect her back in action but that's not confirmed. It's believed she is taking time away to rest up and possibly go back to school. The feeling from developmental was that Guerrero is not a very good wrestler but is a great talker with lots of charisma.

- Regarding Kelly Kelly and Beth Phoenix leaving WWE, most in the company are under the impression that Kelly won't be back anytime soon. Beth is scheduled to finish up in October and she is expected back in the future. A source describes Beth's departure as it just being time for to leave. There's also speculation that Beth is leaving in part to help take care of her boyfriend Edge after he has neck surgery in early November.

- We've noted that a source close to the WWE Divas division expects other Divas to be leaving soon. There has been no talk of WWE Divas Champion Eve Torres leaving but officials are aware of her recent change in life. Eve was just engaged to Rener Gracie and the feeling is that she may want some time off once they are married.

Poster for TNA's Turning Point PPV, Mystery Aces & 8s Woman on Impact Revealed

- As seen on Thursday's episode of Impact Wrestling, a female TNA crew member ended up turning on Sting and Hulk Hogan backstage, leading to their kidnapping. That woman has been revealed to be independent women's wrestler Leva Bates. Bates is from Orlando and was trained by Bully Ray at the Team 3D Academy. No word yet if TNA will continue to use her.

- The 2012 TNA Turning Point poster is a play off hit TV show Sons of Anarchy. The poster indicates that Aces & 8s won't be done terrorizing TNA at Bound For Glory. Turning Point takes place on November 11th from Florida:



 

Santino Marella Suffers Knee Injury At House Show, Ric Flair Dating Former Valet, More

- WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair, who as reported earlier this month is in the process of divorcing his fourth wife, is now dating his former valet from World Championship Wrestling, Wendy Barlow, better known as "Fifi the Maid."

- Pro Wrestling Syndicate has announced that "The Original Gangsta" New Jack will debut for the promotion next April in Rahway, New Jersey during WrestleMania weekend.

- Pro Wrestling Blitz on Saturday, October 27 at St Joe's Park Joliet, Illinois will be headlined by Billy Gunn vs. Jay Bradley. (Event Information)

- Santino Marella suffered a knee injury at Friday's Raw live event in St. Joseph, Missouri, leading to a brief stoppage of his match against Tensai. He was examined by a medical trainer before resuming the bout and picking up the victory.

WWE developmental wrestler Dean Ambrose competed at the event, losing to Michael McGillicutty.

WWE to Offer Brock Lesnar Less Money Next Year?, More on Kelly Kelly's Departure

- WWE has added Kelly Kelly to their Alumni roster. A person close to the former WWE Diva says we can expect to see a lot of announcements about new projects from her in the coming months.

- We noted before that most people within WWE expect the company to re-sign Brock Lesnar, especially now that the SummerSlam buyrate has come out.

The feeling is that WWE will offer him another deal but at a lower pay rate than his current deal. Unconfirmed reports earlier this year stated that Lesnar likely signed his current deal for around $5 million.

At the same time, one source says Lesnar will bring a lot more negotiating power to the table this time around because he's proven that he can sell pay-per-views.

Backstage Talk About John Cena, Sara Del Rey's New Role with WWE Revealed

- Several WWE sources have noted that John Cena getting some time off from the ring is the best thing that could have happened to him. Word has been going around that Cena is really banged up a lot worse than most people realize and he desperately needed rest from the job.

- The rumors of top independent women's wrestler Sara Del Rey being brought in as a trainer to the WWE developmental Divas are apparently true. Del Rey recently reported to the NXT facilities after finalizing her deal and appears in a new Tout video from Bill DeMott with other trainers Norman Smiley and Joey Mercury.

No word yet if WWE has plans for Del Rey to wrestle on the main roster.

WWE Being Careful with Rey Mysterio, Update on Roddy Piper's Son Wrestling, WWE-ROH, More

- WWE employees in the department responsible for removing YouTube footage were upset last week when the "fan video" aired on RAW of the CM Punk vs. John Cena Night of Champions finish. They have spent a lot of time lately taking down video from YouTube and they were upset because they saw the video on RAW as fans being encouraged to upload mobile video to YouTube, which they aren't supposed to be doing.

- For what it's worth, WWE is said to have taken more of an interest in ROH and is learning more about the promotion.

- We noted before that Roddy Piper's son Colt Toombs, a MMA fighter, is interested in joining WWE. Colt is currently training with Lynn Denton in Portland, Oregon to become a wrestler.

- WWE officials have had Rey Mysterio working a much safer style lately because they want to avoid an injury that will cause him to miss another WrestleMania pay-per-view.

Hulk Hogan Wants Devon To Return To TNA, Daniels and Kazarian On "TNA Today"

- Hulk Hogan said on Twitter Tuesday that he would like to see Devon return to TNA Wrestling.

"I want Devon back more than anybody and on top of everything else he's a quality person and a gift from the man above," he stated.

Devon could appear on this Thursday's episode of Impact Wrestling. The organization announced that TNA Television Championship, which he held before departing from the organization last month, will be defended on the show. Four competitors will vie for the right to compete for the title.

- Christopher Daniels and Kazarian appeared on TNA Today Tuesday to discuss their upcoming matches against AJ Styles and Kurt Angle as well as Chavo Guerrero and Hernandez.


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TNA Officially Vacates TV Championship; New Champion To Be Crowned Thursday

TNA Wrestling announced Wednesday that the Television Championship last held by Devon has been vacated after negotiations between both parties reached an impasse.

A new Television Champion will be crowned on tomorrow night's "Championship Thursday" edition of Impact Wrestling. The challengers selected to compete are Samoa Joe, Garett Bischoff, Magnus, and Mr. Anderson. The four grapplers will plead their case on why they should receive a shot at the Television Title to Impact Wrestling General Manager Hulk Hogan, who will then set up a match on Impact.

TNA's official announcement is as follows:

NEW TV CHAMPION TO BE CROWNED ON CHAMPIONSHIP THURSDAY!

Championship Thursday” returns to Impact Wrestling on Spike TV this Thursday with an added wrinkle; there is no defending champion. Negotiations between TNA’s current TV Champion Devon and TNA have been ongoing over the last month and have reached an impasse. As of today, The TNA TV Championship last held by Devon is vacated. TNA hopes that Devon returns to the active roster in the future. A new TV champion will be crowned LIVE on Impact!

Usually, in the “Championship Thursday” format, four challengers meet with Impact Wrestling GM Hulk Hogan and plead their case as to why they deserve the shot at the champion. This month, one of the four men is guaranteed to be the new TV Champion! The challengers selected to compete in this “Championship Thursday” are Samoa Joe, Garett Bischoff, Magnus, and Mr. Anderson. Hulk will hear these men’s arguments why they should be the one to get the title shot and then Hogan will make the hard decision of which two will face off. Tune into Spike TV at 8pt/7ct this Thursday night to see a new champion crowned.