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11.12.03 | Notes From Backstage With Bob Ryder

Tonight's show will be an interesting one for a number of reasons.
Sting and AJ Styles battle Jeff Jarrett and Lex Luger in a main event
that has prompted a tremendous amount of discussion online. Other
matches include two second round matches in the X Division Triple
Chance Tournament. Former partners Christopher Daniels and Low Ki face
off in one match up and the other match is scheduled between Sonjay
Dutt and Chad Collyer. Chris Sabin had been scheduled to compete in
the match against Collyer, but suffered an injury last week at the
hands of "X". Abyss takes on Don Harris, Raven and a mystery partner
face Redshirt Security, and a Gauntlet Match is scheduled to determine
number one contenders for the tag titles. Add it all together and it
looks like a very interesting program.

If you watched last week's show, you saw one of the bloodiest matches
in TNA history. Raven said he was going to destroy Father James
Mitchell, and that's exactly what he did. Mitchell's wounds were so
severe that they were still bleeding the next day when he flew home to
Florida. I'm told he fell asleep while on the flight home, only to be
awakened by a tap on his shoulder from a flight attendant who wanted
to let him know that his face was covered with blood.

Just a reminder to those of you who have ordered the new TNA DVD or
VHS releases...they're set to ship out the first week of December.

Hopefully you are noticing a dramatic increase in the speed that the
website is loading. We've made some enhancements to our servers and
have added more bandwidth to handle traffic that has been climbing
steadily in recent weeks.

We're planning two very special recap shows for Christmas Eve and New
Years Eve this year. No live shows either week, but we'll have a
unique look back at some of the best moments of the past year
featuring exclusive comments from TNA superstars. We'll have more
details and specifics about these shows soon.

It was great seeing Nikita Koloff again last week when he visited
backstage. I still get a chuckle thinking of the first time Jeremy
Borash met Nikita backstage at a WCW show a few years back. Jeremy was
shocked to find out Nikita spoke English.

We've had a great response from promoters who are signing up for the
special access to www.TnaBookings.com. If you are a promoter looking
to book TNA talent, you will definitely want to take advantage of the
special offers made available to promoters who book through us.

If you are attending tonight's show live, be sure to get to the
building early. Trinity will be signing autographs at the merchandise
table when doors open.

We were all saddened to hear the tragic news that Michael Lockwood
passed away last week. It seems like only yesterday that he was in our
offices filming some of the "Mad Mikey" vignettes, and now he is gone.
He'll be sadly missed.

That's it for this week. I'll be back next week with more Notes From
Backstage. Until then...enjoy the show!

Bob Ryder
www.nwatna.com
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