• Wrestling News & Wrestling Rumors – WWE & TNA

- Although he hasn’t been hyped at all, former WWE star Sylvan Grenier is doing French commentary for TNA shows, along with former WCW announcer Marc Blondin. There is non interest in him wrestling, and he is actually stationed in Montreal, Quebec.

- According to the Wrestling Observer, TNA’s PPV buyrates are at a record low, to the point that they are doing worse than when they were airing Impact on Fox Sports Net. Figures suggest they are getting buys below 20,000, with several times that watching them for free via illegal download services like Bittorrent.

The current plan of action is to promote 4 big shows over the year, with the rest being B shows.

- TNA video game publisher Midway have filled bankruptcy for their US operations, although they are not going completely out of business. TNA’s second game is still in the works.

CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Midway Games Inc. (NYSE:MWY) today announced that the company and its U.S. subsidiaries filed voluntary petitions in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. The filing does not include the company’s non-U.S. operations, which will continue business as normal.

In its filing with the Bankruptcy Court, the company cited that the November 28, 2008, change in ownership triggered accelerated repurchase obligations relating to two classes of Midway debt, which Midway anticipated it would be unable to satisfy.