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reflect
the views of TNA Entertainment, its employees, or its parent company. 
Although it often fails at doing so, it is meant for the sole purpose
of
entertaining the readers on NWATNA.com, and the author's minimalistic 
group of friendly professional acquaintances.

Greetings once again. Writing this somewhere over Little Rock en route
to LA for the weekend. In my WCW years, I lived on the road with my
laptop. These days, it's all about the T-Mobile Sidekick. It looks
like a tiny laptop that doubles as a phone. I completely recommend
them for anyone on the go that relies on the net to communicate. Jeff
Jarrett and D-Lo Brown both have them as well. It also slices, dices,
and makes delicious julian fries.

Wednesday night featured the first title defense of Styles World Title
era V.2, with a controversial win over Ron Killings. This week, AJ is
wasting no time defending his World Title as he takes on Raven. AJ and
Raven have had some incredible matches in the past, and will tear the
house down this Wednesday.

In a "wish I would have had a video camera to recorded her reaction"
moment, I brought Desire into my editing area at the Asylum to view
the video package of her breaking her back Wednesday before the show.
She had never seen the footage before. It was a pretty emotional
moment, and one I'm not sure I'll ever forget. I'm not sure I can put
into words how impactful this whole experience was to her, so I knew
this was going to be heavy, but in a good way. She has recovered and
I've always felt that what doesn't kill you makes you stronger, and
she is a great example. We watched it once, then again, and a few more
times. She still has some occasional tightness on the impact point on
her back, but otherwise has made a full recovery.

Don't ever take for granted what the amazing athletes in this
profession do out there to entertain you. This can be a very dangerous
sport. Also don't ever forget about the work of the ring announcers as
well, as they provide some of the best brewed coffee to their
superiors in the biz.

The Truth has really picked up momentum as far as popularity with the
fans. Speaking of which...

An update on the fan dynamic at the world famous TNA Asylum... I'm
proud to announce that the TNA's "heel section" is dead (They are not
actually dead... I don't believe... although I can't say for sure...
we haven't seen them around much... if by chance they are indeed
dead... they will be missed...) Instead, they have been replaced by a
much funnier, much more original group of fans. The talent seems to
like them too and is often seen mingling at post show get togethers.
In an informal poll... these fans are most supportive of Ron Killings,
and enjoy heckling Frankie Kazarian the most. The group seems to be
lead by popular local radio personality "Doogie" of Nashville's 102.9
the Buzz, although he could not be reached for comment.

Irish Pat Kenney is a very successful semi-professional ball player on
the weekends. Glenn Gilberti, who is a semi-professional jackass the
entire week, was heard taunting Kenney because he struck out twice in
the same game last Sunday... nevermind that Kenney is considered one
of the top three players in the entire league. We'll keep you posted
on Kenney's progress, as well as the vast topics we will be
relentlessly taunting Gilberti about.

By the way, Gilberti's new TNA trading card is the only one that drops
in value if he personally autographs it.

Scott Hudson may be the luckiest man alive after hearing his first
hand account of his car accident. His car was on the losing end of a
squash match with an 18 wheeler, yet he came out without a only a few
bumps and bruises. The man upstairs was definitely looking out for
him.

Met a few cast members out on the town earlier this week from the Real
World San Diego. With the exception of Jonny Fairplay who was born to
be in the spotlight, most reality show stars I've met are dolts. It
really has bred a new kind of celebrity. My reality show idea is to
have cameras follow around the Big Bossman and his family, and call it
"Everybody Loves Raymond Trailor."

A loaded lineup this Wednesday night, with Abyss taking on the
returning Erik Watts, The first best of 3 between Sonjay Dutt and
Amazing Red, Trinity vs. Desire, Team Canada vs. Team NWA, and Styles
vs. Raven for the NWA World Championship.

Have a great weekend and we will see you back this Wednesday night on
PPV!

Jeremy Borash


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