— Memphis Heat: The True Story of Memphis Wrasslin’ is now available on iTunes. Pricing options are $12.99 to purchase the movie in HD, $9.99 for standard definition, $4.99 to rent in HD, and $3.99 to rent in SD. Here is the description of the documentary… Memphis Heat: The True Story of Memphis Wrasslin’ has been picked up for distribution on Itunes. Memphis Heat documents the wild and wooly history of Memphis and Mid-South professional wrestling. From the carnival days of cult hero Sputnik Monroe–the heel who integrated the Memphis wrestling audience before the Civil Rights movement–to masked men, midgets, tag teams, female wrestlers, and the rise of bad-guy heel Jerry “the King” Lawler and Jimmy “Mouth of the South” Hart in the 1970s, Memphis Heat delves into a time-forgotten, pre-cable tv world where almost anything happened inside and outside of the wrestling ring and no holds were barred!
— Memphis, TN will host the IMPACT WRESTLING BaseBrawl event on Saturday, July 14 at AutoZone Park at 7:30pm. Tickets go on sale Friday, June 1 at http://www.memphisredbirds.com and charge by phone at 901-721-6000. Fans that purchase a $50 ticket will receive a special meet and greet with IMPACT WRESTLING Superstars at 5:30pm (redeemable with ticket the night of the show). Appearing live and in person will be Kurt Angle, Jeff Hardy, Bobby Roode, Christopher Daniels, Kazarian, Austin Aries, the Knockouts and more!
— Speaking to Fight Club Chicago, TNA Wrestling President Dixie Carter defended Hulk Hogan against critics and explained what he means to her organization.
“I think people think he’s just showing up and collecting some big fat paycheck and it couldn’t be further from the truth. This guy, this legend in our business, truly surpasses the word wrestling itself. He is so immersed in our business and helping us grow our business on days he’s not even on shows. He’s driving an hour and a half to sit in on our agents’ meetings and help working with agents and the talent on the night of the show. If we have a pay-per-view and he’s not on it, he’s there. He’s working his tail off,” Carter said.
“And then you have, what does Hulk Hogan bring to a company such as ours and the doors it opens and the visibility it gives and that’s everything. He’s making business calls for us, he’s talking to advertisers, he’s showing up and working Viacom stuff. He’s as vested as you can possibly be and I think he will always be known for so many big big things throughout his career. I am hopeful that this period of his life, even when he’s not in the ring wrestling will be one that fans are so proud of how much he’s giving back to this sport and how much he’s giving back to this sport and how he’s helping these young guys grow and what he’s doing for our industry.”
Carter also discusses Kurt Angle, acquiring mixed martial star King Mo and more. The audio interview is available at www.sportstownchicago.com/fightclub.
