Matt Morgan's New Gig, Kurt Angle Injury Update, More News Posted by Marc Middleton on May 13, 2008
- Rock musicians Saving Abel and Billy Corgan of the Smashing Pumpkins were in attendance at Sunday night's Sacrifice pay-per-view. One of the members of Saving Abel is currently involved in a relationship with Angelina Love. When Saving Abel was shown on camera, you could spot TNA President Dixie Carter as well as backstage announcer Crystal Louthan behind them.
- Matt Morgan will appear on NBC's "American Gladiators" this season. He has been cast in the role of heel gladiator "Beast," according to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. He will be lowered from the ceiling in a cage when he competes. There were some contract issues between NBC and TNA that had to be sorted out, but the two sides struck a deal and he has already filmed his segments. Morgan wasn't on last night's premiere but we've been told that he probably won't debut on the show until midseason. This should lead to nice exposure for Morgan and thus TNA. It will be interesting to see whether TNA turns Morgan heel to mesh with his Gladiators persona.
- TNA officials expect Kurt Angle to miss roughly one month of ring time with the neck injury he suffered during a match in Korea, according to WrestlingObserver.com. Before he suffered the injury, the plan was for him to wrestle A.J. Styles at the June pay-per-view. There's still a chance that Angle could return for the Slammiversary event, as it's nearly a month away.
Matt Morgan's New Gig, Kurt Angle Injury Update, More News
