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TNA issued a press release this morning on this Thursday's debut of Survivor winner and former Playboy cover girl Jenna Morasca on Impact. From what I understand, Morasca recently did a film with Kurt Angle, which is probably the connection here to the company. I was told that it was something of a mutual idea to have her come into the company, not something spearheaded by Dixie Carter as some other reality show tie-ins in the past have been. The appearance has already netted TNA some mainstream publicity in Entertainment Weekly.
The complete press release reads:
'Survivor' Winner Jenna Morasca to Debut on Total Nonstop Action (TNA)
Wrestling's 'TNA iMPACT!' This Thursday on Spike
Total Nonstop Action (TNA) Wrestling welcomes 'Survivor' winner Jenna
Morasca this Thursday on 'TNA iMPACT!' on Spike.
FORMER SOLE "SURVIVOR" AND MILLION DOLLAR GRAND PRIZE WINNER TO MEET WITH
HARDCORE LEGEND AND TNA EXECUTIVE SHAREHOLDER MICK FOLEY ON "TNA iMPACT"
NASHVILLE, Tenn., March 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Jenna Morasca, the sole survivor and million-dollar grand prize winner of the CBS reality series "Survivor: The Amazon" in 2003, is headed to the six-sided-ring on Total Nonstop Action (TNA) Wrestling's "TNA iMPACT!" this Thursday night at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Spike.
Morasca has pursued several avenues in the entertainment industry since winning $1 million on "Survivor," and has now set her sights on TNA. Vying to be the newest addition to the TNA family, Jenna will first have to meet with hardcore wrestling legend and current TNA Executive Shareholder Mick Foley. The question will soon be answered of whether Jenna can handle herself inside the six-sided ring as well as she did in the Amazon.
"I've been a fan of professional wrestling my entire life. If there's anything tougher than competing - and winning - a season of 'Survivor,' it's the world of TNA. I'm excited to meet a legend like Mick Foley and the other superstars of TNA: Kurt Angle, Kevin Nash and the rest of the Main Event Mafia," Morasca said.
In addition to "Survivor," Morasca has appeared on the cover of Playboy with fellow "Survivor" contestant Heidi Strobel, on two national "anti-fur" advertising campaigns for PETA, on the E! Network series "Kill Reality" and guest-starred in the Off-Broadway production "Pieces."
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