(Spoilers) TNA Impact Wrestling Taping Results For December 5, 2013

The following are results from the TNA Impact Wrestling television taping. The following results are for the show that will air on Thursday, December 5, 2013.

– Jeff Hardy def. Bobby Roode in a Tables Match to advance in the TNA Title Tournament.

– Magnus def. Kurt Angle in a Last Man Standing Match to advance in the TNA Title Tournament.

– Robbie E. & Jessie Godderz def. James Storm & Gunner via Disqualification to retain the TNA World Tag-Team Championships.

– Gail Kim def. a local women’s wrestler in an Open Challenge Match.

– Ethan Carter III did a match segment with referee Earl Hebner.

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WWE Promoting Another "Unification" Match, Jim Cornette UK Tour Announced

– WWE has changed their scheduled lineup for their post-Christmas event in Madison Square Garden. The new main event will feature John Cena vs. Randy Orton in what is being billed as a “title unification match.” Also added to the show is a WWE Tag-Team Championship match featuring Goldust & Cody Rhodes vs. The Usos vs. The Real Americans.

– Jim Cornette has announced a tour of the United Kingdom in February of 2014. The dates and venues are as follows:

2/18 in Manchester at the Comedy Store
2/19 in Birmingham at the Glee Club
2/22 in Nottingham for a fans dinner at Restaurant 88
2/23 in Dagenham for a booking and managing seminar
2/23 in London at the Leicester Square Theater
2/25 in Cardiff, Wales at the Glee Club

For more information, visit WrestleTalk.tv.

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Update On The Original Sin Cara Leaving WWE & The Character's Future

On Monday’s RAW, WWE superstar Hunico wrestled as Sin Cara, while the original Sin Cara (Luis Ignascio Urive Alvirde) was in Mexico. According to a report by PWInsider, Alvirde was informed on Monday that he won’t be brought back to television.

Hunico will be working as Sin Cara in the coming weeks – but there’s also talk of WWE bringing somebody up from NXT to play the character.

Despite the fact that Alvirde is getting the blame for why “Sin Cara” has been a flop so far, WWE still sells a ton of Sin Cara merchandise and they are hopeful that recasting the role will give it a better chance of succeeding.

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Backstage Reason Why Punk vs. Lesnar Wasn't Nominated For A Slammy Award

Many were surprised that the CM Punk vs. Brock Lesnar match at this year’s SummerSlam wasn’t nominated for the “Match of the Year” in the 2013 WWE Slammy Awards. According to reports, several people within WWE feel that it is easily the best match in the entire company for 2013.

According to one source, the reason Punk vs. Lesnar was not nominated is because Punk “can’t have a better match” with Lesnar than Triple H did, so WWE nominated the Lesnar vs. Triple H match instead, and gave Punk the nomination for his match against The Undertaker at WrestleMania 29 instead.

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Backstage Update On Sting's Future With TNA

As far as Sting’s TNA future is concerned, he is advertised to face Ethan Carter III at the TNA live event in Huntsville, Alabama on January 16th, which would be after his current TNA contract expires.

It’s being said that Sting may simply be working a few additional dates with the company to allow them time to properly write him out of the storylines. At the same time, there is a decent possibility that he will sign on for another year with the company under a special agreement that has him working a limited schedule again.

The impression within TNA is that Sting will remain in the company due to the fact that they are booking their future with him in the mix.

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Tonight's SmackDown Tapings, Rock Headed To Australia During WM30 Season

– Due to the holidays, WWE will tape Friday’s episode of WWE SmackDown tonight from San Antonio, Texas. the show will feature WWE Tag Team Champions Cody Rhodes & Goldust defending against Luke Harper and Eric Rowan of the Wyatt Family.

Superstars advertised for the taping include WWE World Heavyweight Champion Randy Orton, John Cena, Daniel Bryan, CM Punk, The Shield, Mark Henry, Damien Sandow, Dolph Ziggler and Alberto Del Rio.

We’ll have spoiler results up later tonight, so check back later for those.

– The latest “Where Are They Now?” feature at WWE.com spotlights Jimmy Wang Yang, who now runs a unique business venture – Cincinnati-based “Jimmy’s Redneck Party Bus.”

– Australian newspaper Couriermail.com.au reports that Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson will be headed “down under” in April 2014 to begin filming the earthquake disaster film San Andreas.

* Photos of THE ROCK & His Girlfriend Lauren Hashian On The Red Carpet

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JBL Talks About Who He Would Call Up From NXT, His Time There & More

WWE announcer JBL recently spoke to The Damn Good Wrestling podcast. Here are the highlights from the interview:

If it was up to JBL and one guy had to be called up tomorrow, who would he call up? “Adrian Neville. Not a doubt in my mind. I think he’s just phenomenal. I don’t know about his promo skills as I haven’t seen them as much, but he’s a guy who could go out there and perform on any card, anywhere in the world and be a help to that card. I would love to see him up in the WWE. He’ll be there I just don’t know the time frame.”

The English contingent in NXT: “I believe Paige will be a big star, but as far as shaking up the (divas) division goes that remains to be seen. I hope she does but you don’t know until they get there.

“Danny Burch, I saw him cut a promo the other day which I thought was phenomenal. In fact I told him afterwards that it was one of the best promos I’ve heard done in recent memory. Danny Burch, I’m a big fan of his I think he will do well it’s just a matter of finding a spot for him.”

Calling people up to the WWE: “You don’t want to bring guys in just to bring them in, you want to bring them in and make an impact with them like they have with these other guys and I think that’s why it takes longer sometimes than what people want.”

His experience at NXT: “It’s a revitalization for me. I haven’t been around anything other than the WWE for 15-20 years and so for me to see more of how I started and the passion, not just with the performers but with the crowd down there, it’s a great environment.”

You can listen to the full interview below:

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NFL Team Talks About Ric Flair, Wants Him On Sidelines For Playoff Game

The official ESPN website has a featured article up today covering WWE Hall Of Famer Ric Flair’s association and influence over the NFL’s Carolina Panthers.

The article features quotes from Panthers players, such as quarterback Cam Newton, who speak about growing up as a Ric Flair fan, and how they’d like for him to be on the sidelines of their NFL playoff game next weekend in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Check out the complete article online at ESPN.com.

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ESPN Radio Covers Ric Flair/NFL Story, Talk Is Jericho/iTunes Chart Update

– Chris Jericho’s new “Talk Is Jericho” podcast dropped to number three in the top-ten for both the U.S. and the U.K. on iTunes. You can check out the latest iTunes top ten lists online at Apple.com.

– The ESPN Radio show “Mike & Mike” covered the Ric Flair story about his locker room speech with the San Francisco 49ers despite being a Carolina Panthers season ticket holder, and the fact that with the win, the 49ers are now playing the Panthers in the NFL playoffs. They compared Flair turning on the Panthers to him turning on tag-team partners throughout his career, naming Roddy Piper and Shawn Michaels specifically.

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