Following Thursday’s episode of Impact Wrestling, here’s the updated card for next month’s TNA Against All Odds pay-per-view:

TNA Tag Team Title Match
Samoa Joe & Magnus vs. Matt Morgan & Crimson

TNA X Division Title Match
Alex Shelley vs. Austin Aries

TNA Knockouts Title Match
Tara vs. Gail Kim

Challenge Match
Kazarian vs. AJ Styles

X Division #1 Contender’s Match
Zema Ion vs. Jesse Sorensen

* The Big Show opened the show with an in-ring promo. He felt guilty about what he accidentally did to AJ, and he apologized, which got a nice response from the crowd.. He said that even as a kid, he was responsible for accidentally hurting kids his age due to his size. Now having to revisit that with AJ’s trauma, he revealed that he isn’t sure he can continue his career as a WWE Superstar. Daniel Bryan interrupted, drawing boos from the crowd. Bryan verbally assaulted Show and talked about AJ still being in the hospital because of him. Bryan then slapped Show, which made Show push Bryan into a corner. Before a brawl fully broke out, Mark Henry interrupted them and reminded the two of the triple threat cage match at the Royal Rumble. He said that they need to be worrying about that. Teddy Long then appeared on the ramp and announced The Big Show vs. Mark Henry for tonight.

* Intercontinental Champion Cody Rhodes b. Justin Gabriel in a non-title match.

* Santino Marella and Teddy Long are backstage. Santino proposes a tag team with himself and Yoshi Tatsu, aptly named “Santoshi,” before Drew McIntyre walks in. Long informs McIntyre that this is his last chance, and he must face Sheamus tonight.

* Sheamus b. Drew McIntyre with a Brogue Kick.

*WWE Tag Team Champions Epico & Primo b. Santino Marella & Yoshi Tatsu in a non-title match.

* In a backstage segment, Daniel Bryan tells Mark Henry that he respects him, and that he knows that Big Show is no match for him. He tells Henry that he should send a message by really hurting him tonight.

* Wade Barrett went to the ring to cut a promo on Randy Orton‘s return. He confirmed that Orton was returning tonight, but that Barrett had made him into a broken man. Orton then came out to a big pop, leading to the next match.

* Randy Orton vs. Wade Barrett ended in a no contest. As soon as Orton got to the ring he attacked Barrett. Officials ran down to try to break up the brawl, to no avail. Several lower-card Superstars ran down to break it up as well, but received RKOs from Orton as Barrett escaped.

* Hunico w/ Camacho b. Ted DiBiase. After the match, Hunico and Camacho assaulted DiBiase, focusing on his injured wrist.

* “Funkasaurus” Brodus Clay b. Alex Riley

* Aksana b. Natalya with a roll-up. After the match, Natalya put Aksana in the Sharpshooter, but Tamina made the save. Tamina then hit Natalya with a Samoan drop and a Superfly Splash.

* The Big Show b. Mark Henry by countout after Henry walked away from the match. Daniel Bryan was ringside, and after the match, he grabbed a chair and attacked Big Show with it. He then applied the LeBell Lock, but Show broke out of it and hit a chokeslam on Bryan.

- Direct TV is advertising this years WWE Royal Rumble at $54.95 text “EVENT” to 223322 to order on your mobile phone

Also Direct TV has matches listed for the event:

Summary
John Cena vs. Kane; CM Punk vs. Dolph Ziggler with special guest referee John Laurinaitis; Daniel Bryan vs. Big Show vs. Mark Henry, steel cage match; 30-man over-the-top Battle Royal. From St. Louis, Mo.

Surprising enough it states that Alberto del Rio is one of the 30 contestants in this years rumble.

- Audio: Maryse talks leaving WWE, WWE highlight, Miz, TNA, more from Gerweck.net Download MP3 (right click to save)

- Kansas.com is reporting that the family of Nancy Benoit was back in court on Wednesday over a ruling against Hustler magazine publishing nude photos of Nancy following her death.

- WWE is looking at doing a 3D theater presentation of the SummerSlam pay-per-view after UFC recently announced similar plans.

- Ted DiBiase via Twitter:

“To answer a lot of questions about me being injured, Its true. Broken wrist, torn cartilage. Wanted to know for sure b4 I announced anything.”

Hulk Hogan commented on his wrestling status during an interview with TalkSport.co.uk promoting Impact Wrestling’s “2012 Maximum Impact IV” Tour in the United Kingdom.

“I’m not actively on the roster as far as jumping in the ring every night. But, I just love the business and I just want to be around and be part of it,” Hogan said.

Other highlights from the interview:

* Jeff Hardy is not on this year’s tour, but is planned for the next one. Hogan pegged Hardy and AJ Styles as “future stars” of TNA.

* On Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s acting career, Hogan remarked, “I opened the door and he power-talked through it.”

* Hogan said Randy Savage is the top wrestler missing from the WWE Hall of Fame.

The interview is available here.

source: Pro Wrestling Torch

- WWE is currently planning to launch the WWE Network around November of this year. The company recently created a new batch of commercials to promote the launch, which are scheduled to begin airing in the weeks leading up to WrestleMania 28.

With the huge media attention that will surround WWE’s biggest pay-per-view of the year, it’s possible WWE will announce a hard launch date at WrestleMania.

- The USA Network has updated its TV schedule through March 2012 and as of now, there is no three-hour RAW leading to WrestleMania 28. It was previously reported that the final RAW before WrestleMania 28 (the March 26th Supershow from Atlanta, featuring The Rock) would be a 3-hour show. Instead, WWE will be taping both RAW and SmackDown matches that night, since the WWE crew will be headed to Miami the day after RAW to WrestleMania 28 festivities.

It’s worth noting is that the WWE Hall of Fame ceremony is not scheduled to air the night before WrestleMania, when the actual ceremony takes place.

source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter

With WrestleMania 28 less than 3 months away, here’s an look at the rumored card:

The Rock vs. John Cena

WWE Title Match
CM Punk vs. Chris Jericho

Career vs. Streak:
Triple H vs. The Undertaker
(HBK as Guest Referee)

Special Attraction Match:
Big Show vs. Shaquille O’Neal

World Heavyweight Title Match

Money in the Bank Ladder Match

Divas Match

WWE Champion CM Punk appeared on “Holberg’s Morning Circus” morning radio show on 98 KUPD in Arizona and opens up about a “relationship that ended in August.”

Punk, who had been romantically linked to WWE diva Beth Phoenix, told the hosts, “I just ended a relationship.”

When asked about whether he’s upset about the relationship ending, he said:

“No, it doesn’t hurt at all. It pisses me off to watch people you love and admire become complete douchebags… People just flake. I guess I realized that it doesn’t matter who it was as long as someone was her boyfriend.”

You can listen to audio of Punk talking about ending his relationship here:

Match Number One: Tara defeated Velvet Sky and Mickie James when Tara pinned Mickie after hitting a side slam on Velvet on top of Mickie in a Number One Contender Match for the Impact Wrestling Knockouts Title

After the match, Tara celebrated with some of the fans in the crowd.

Match Number Two: Alex Shelley defeated Zema Ion with Sliced Bread #2.

Backstage, Jeff Hardy and Bully Ray brawled. Roode pulled up in a truck and joined in the attack on Hardy. Storm showed up and attacked Roode, but Roode and Ray got the upper hand on Storm until Sting chased them off.

Match Number Three: ODB and Eric Young defeated Winter and Angelina Love when ODB pinned Love after a TKO. After the match, ODB kissed Young.

Sting, Jeff Hardy, and James Storm cone to the ring and call out Bully Ray and Impact Wrestling Heavyweight Champion Bobby Roode. All five men brawl until Sting takes control and separates the other four men. This does not last long and they start brawling again.

The crowd wants them to fight. Sting makes a tag match for tonight with Storm and Hardy versus Ray and Roode. They start to brawl again, but Hardy and Storm gain the advantage. Storm wants the match to be a tables match and Sting okays it.

Match Number Four: Matt Morgan (with Crimson) defeated Samoa Joe (with Magnus) with a discus clothesline.

After the match, Magnus and Joe attacked Crimson and Morgan.

AJ Styles comes to the ring and he mentions that two weeks ago he asked why and he still wants an answer. Christopher Daniels and Kazarian come out.

Kazarian starts to speak but hands the mic to Daniels. Daniels says this that this is the same song AJ has been singing for ten years when AJ does not get his way, no matter who is in charge. Daniels says we are not playing that game and that Kazarian does not owe AJ any answers.

AJ says that is one way of doing things.

Daniels says that is how he always does things, just like these dumdum fans.

AJ says he is going to turn his back and calls out Kazarian to make a decision. Kazarian started to come down to the ring but stopped.

Daniels got in the ring and AJ kicked him in the head. AJ said Kazarian should get in the ring and shake his hand so this can be over.

Kazarian gets in the ring, but Daniels gets back on the mic and tells Kazarian he knows exactly why Kazarian will not do this. Daniels says as for AJ, Daniels is going to go to the back and propose a match to Sting for Against All Odds that will settle this once and for all.

A match between AJ Styles and . . . Kazarian. Daniels and Kazarian go to the back.

Match Number Five: Jeff Hardy and James Storm defeated Bully Ray and Bobby Roode in a Tables Match when Hardy held Roode down on a table and Storm hit an elbow drop through the table.

After the match, Ray attacked both Storm and Hardy with a chair and brought another table in the ring. Roode isolated Storm and Bully Ray power bombed Hardy off the turnbuckles through the table. Roode and Ray left as paramedics checked on Hardy.