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On a recent Smackdown there was a female tag team match between Alicia Fox and her partner Kaitlyn taking on Tamina and Natalya Neidhart. I could see it coming. Fox ended up pinning Natalya in less than three minutes much to the shock of her partner Tamina. Tamina upset over the loss proceeded to super kick Natalya. She then dragged her over to the corner and eventually landed on her ala Jimmy Snuka. Natalya hasn't looked like herself lately. What's going on? Will what happen lead Natalya to turn into a fan favorite leading to an eventual feud with current Divas champion Beth Phoenix?

Natalya is doing what she's booked to do. One would think Phoenix vs. Natalya would be a viable feud down the line.

Before Dwayne Johnson (The Rock) did the movie Walking Tall the original version of the film was made several years prior starring actor Joe Don Baker in the lead role. In the beginning of the movie Buford Pusser (Joe Don Baker) returned home with his family to live close to his mother & father. His reason was to get away from the life on the road as a wrestler. Would you know anything of the career of Buford Pusser as a wrestler?

Pusser wrestled in the Chicago area in the 1950s-1960s with the moniker "Bufford the Bull" while also working in a factory at the time. He mentioned wrestling in his autobiography, admitting the business was a work. He was never a top draw during his time as a wrestler. His foray into the business was before he became more famous as McNairy County Sheriff in TN.

On a recent Impact Wrestling Jeremy Borash was a special guest announcer for the TNA Knockout title match between current champion Gail Kim and the challenger Mickie James. Why did he announce the match instead of Christy Hemme? All other recent title matches were never announced by Borash. Why this time? Christy Hemme has done a fine job as announcer. She did all the other bouts why not that one? Both Kim & James worked hard. Very impressed.

No offense, but really? Borash usually does the main event matches when they are title bouts. I don't know how that is hard to notice!

I read where former TNA/Ink, Inc. star Jesse Neal stated that his girlfriend current Knockout Toxxin (Christina Von Eerie) was not under contract. Is this true? If so what is her current status with TNA? I haven't seen her lately. Are there plans in signing her? Is she in limbo or what?

She is not under contract and my guess is we've seen the last of her in TNA for now.

During basketball season both Pro & College how often is Madison Square Garden available for WWE? Has TNA ever attempted to rent the facility itself?

WWE has an exclusive contract on the venue for pro wrestling. TNA will never run there, although the Theater in The Garden would be available to them. WWE can run the facility as often as they want, but financially, they won't fill the building regularly so it does't make sense to run it, although the company used to run it monthly in the past.

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