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‘Survivor’ Winner Jenna Morasca to Debut on Total Nonstop Action (TNA) Wrestling’s ‘TNA iMPACT!’ This Thursday on Spike

Total Nonstop Action (TNA) Wrestling welcomes ‘Survivor’ winner Jenna Morasca this Thursday on ‘TNA iMPACT!’ on Spike.

FORMER SOLE “SURVIVOR” AND MILLION DOLLAR GRAND PRIZE WINNER TO MEET WITH HARDCORE LEGEND AND TNA EXECUTIVE SHAREHOLDER MICK FOLEY ON “TNA iMPACT”

NASHVILLE, Tenn., March 9 /PRNewswire/ — Jenna Morasca, the sole survivor and million-dollar grand prize winner of the CBS reality series “Survivor: The Amazon” in 2003, is headed to the six-sided-ring on Total Nonstop Action (TNA) Wrestling’s “TNA iMPACT!” this Thursday night at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Spike.

Morasca has pursued several avenues in the entertainment industry since winning $1 million on “Survivor,” and has now set her sights on TNA. Vying to be the newest addition to the TNA family, Jenna will first have to meet with hardcore wrestling legend and current TNA Executive Shareholder Mick Foley. The question will soon be answered of whether Jenna can handle herself inside the six-sided ring as well as she did in the Amazon.

“I’ve been a fan of professional wrestling my entire life. If there’s anything tougher than competing – and winning – a season of ‘Survivor,’ it’s the world of TNA. I’m excited to meet a legend like Mick Foley and the other superstars of TNA: Kurt Angle, Kevin Nash and the rest of the Main Event Mafia,” Morasca said.

In addition to “Survivor,” Morasca has appeared on the cover of Playboy with fellow “Survivor” contestant Heidi Strobel, on two national “anti-fur” advertising campaigns for PETA, on the E! Network series “Kill Reality” and guest-starred in the Off-Broadway production “Pieces.”

- According to PWInsider.com WWE have contacted 80s woman’s star Wendi Richter for the Wrestlemania Divas battle royal. She was of course part of the original WWF screwjob where Moolah (in a spider mask) won the title despite the count being broken by a kickout. Vince wanted the belt off Richter because she refused to sign a new deal.

- Jim Ross is back with another JRSBARBQ.com blog; here are the wrestling highlights:

On The Coach:
“Former WWE broadcaster Jonathan Coachman seems to be on the cusp of leaving ESPN News full time and moving on to addition ESPN gigs such as NBA Tonight and hosting SportsCenter. Coach is really happy at ESPN and finds it less challenging than working at WWE. The last time that I spoke with him he sounded like a different man but having a new baby girl can attribute to that too.”

On JBL:
“I read on the internet where JBL has purchased an interest in Danny Davis’ OVW operation. If one assumes that WWE can’t efficiently train all the young prospects that they would ideally like in only one facility, then one could also assume that other training grounds might be able to take up the slack and eventually “graduate” their students one step closer to WWE fame and fortune…..for a nominal fee of course. No one can ever say that JBL isn’t big picture thinking, multi-tasker. JBL’s business deal with OVW intrigues me. Training wrestlers is tough and having too many “students” in the “class room” sometimes becomes a challenge that cannot be overcome. With that said, I think based on what I have personally seen that the WWE facility in Tampa is ideal but, again, they can only train so many athletes at a time and do it correctly.”

On Bill Watts:
“Upon doing some research for my introduction of Bill Watts at this year’s WWE HOF, it is absolutely amazing the number of individuals Cowboy either “discovered” of provided their major break in the business. At least 5 WWE HOF’ers can thank Watts for providing them with an opportunity to display their wares early in their respective careers. I still don’t know how much time that I will have to intro Bill but I assume it will be 2-3 minutes. Watts track record for talent development may be non paralleled in the wrestling business with arguably Verne Gagne right there too.”

On Mania:
“So it is a big night for WWE with their flagship show coming into crunch time for the build to Wrestlemania and I am looking forward to Monday night’s broadcast which should be in front of a near capacity crowd of, hopefully, loud and enthusiastic fans. I have started feeling the angst and anticipation for WM25 already which I perceive to be a good thing. If one isn’t nervous or somewhat apprehensive about preparing for Wrestlemania, then they shouldn’t be allowed to participate in the event and damn sure don’t deserve to earn a payday from the biggest event of the year.”