— Rajah.com reader Matt Loede had a chance to speak with Mick Foley for two to three minutes at an autograph signing in Cleveland yesterday, as he was in town to throw out the first pitch at the Indians game. Loede asked Foley about the rumors of him heading to TNA. Here is how the conversation went:
Matt: “Mick, so what is true on these rumors of your leaving?”
Foley: “I didn’t even know there were rumors.”
Matt: “Various sites are reporting you are leaving WWE and signing with TNA…is that true?”
Foley: “Who reported that?”
Matt: “It’s all over wrestling sites on the net”
Foley: “Well, I can say that is NOT true, though I may try out a PPV with them.”
Loede added that Foley will likely end up in TNA, but he hasn’t signed a deal yet. Foley’s contract with WWE expires on Monday, which would prevent him from signing a contract at this point obviously. The original report on Foley to TNA was that he had agreed to terms – it was never said that he had actually signed a contract.
You can read Loede’s report at this link.
— TNA is threatened to sue UFC Fighter Jon Koppenhaver over the usage of the nickname “The War Machine” due to their trademark on it for fellow wrestler Rhino. In response, Koppenhaver has legally changed his name to War Machine. Koppenhaver did a rant on the situation by making fun of wrestling and calling it fake. You can read a report on this at the following link.
— Devin Cutting sent in the following: Kip James will be appearing at the Universal Championship Wrestling event in Hartford, Kentucky on September 13th, 2008. Go to http://www.myspace.com/ucwprosite for info about UCW and http://prowrestlingevents.webs.com for info about upcoming shows worldwide.
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