Lots of Various News: Piper/MTV, TNA on Xbox Live, D'Amore/WWE and More

- Roddy Piper has signed on to play a father in MTV's upcoming movie based on their reality series, My Super Sweet 16. Piper will be shooting the film over the next three weeks.

- The second replay of WSX on 1/31 did a .43 rating. With all the replays factored in, MTV claimed that WSX drew 2 million viewers for its debut episode.

- Trish Stratus' MTV Diary is available at MTV.ca.

- Candice Michelle will appear on TLC's American Chopper on Thursday.

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- The entire first season of TNA Impact (33 episodes), as well as new episodes going back to 5/18/06, are now available on the Xbox Live Marketplace. Each episode costs 160 points which translates to $2.

- TNA will be getting some promotion on Maxim Magazine's website over the next month.

- Kurt Angle will be appearing on the Mancow Radio Show on 2/6.

- Samoa Joe will be appearing on Sirius' Derek and Romaine Show on 2/6.

- Bob Backland has become very popular backstage in TNA due to his somewhat unusual behavior.

- People within TNA are extremely excited about the 2/12 Monday night special.

- TNA has worked out a deal with Chris Jericho's band Fozzy to use their song, "The Test," to promote the Against All Odds PPV.

- Kip James got some heat backstage in TNA for his recent comments about how he'd go back to WWE if he could, but the heat didn't last and things have calmed down.

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- TNA's Scott D'Amore was at the WWE Canada press conference in Windsor, Ontario today. He was seen talking to WWE Canada President Carl DeMarco, among others.

- The word going around is that The Wild Samoans, Afa and Sika, will be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame this year.

- Tickets for the WWE Vengeance PPV in Houston, TX go on sale this weekend.

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- TNA has worked out a deal with Chris Jericho's band Fozzy to use their song, "The Test," to promote the Against All Odds PPV.

Link256

In reality it probably doesn't mean much, but this is the one I find most interesting.  There is now a direct relationship between Jericho and TNA.

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- TNA has worked out a deal with Chris Jericho's band Fozzy to use their song, "The Test," to promote the Against All Odds PPV.

wallymartin

In reality it probably doesn't mean much, but this is the one I find most interesting.  There is now a direct relationship between Jericho and TNA.

Jericho is arguably a larger signing then angle.......if jericho goes to TNA in the future, i have a feeling TNA will become much bigger in the ratings

I don't think so, although he would a good rivalries against Christian and Angle, Jericho has fizzled over the years. lancelot200

The only reason that happened was because the E put him in the IC title change.