The world lost billionaire, philanthropist, and media mogul Ted Turner on May 6 at the age of 87. Though he never appeared on WCW television, Turner was a figure of the Monday Night Wars as the owner of the then-WWF’s biggest competition. WWE Hall of Famer Eric Bischoff worked under Turner as a chief executive of WCW, as well as an on-air personality, during the Monday Night Wars, then shockingly made his debut on “WWE Raw” in July 2002 after his company had been bought by Vince McMahon.

On an episode of his “83 Weeks” podcast, Bischoff explained the two larger-than-life men he once worked for weren’t all that different. He explained McMahon wasn’t unnerved by Turner, despite what some may think from the “Billionaire Ted” skits on “Raw” meant to make fun of the WCW owner.

“They’re very similar people,” Bischoff explained. “They’re both very competitive. I don’t think Vince is intimidated by anybody. If he’s ever been intimidated by anybody, I don’t know who that was. Hopefully, I won’t have to meet that person. Vince is not intimidated. Vince would see somebody like Ted Turner and want to compete against him. Or, if that other individual decided he was going to go compete with Ted, that would get Vince fired up, but that wasn’t intimidation.”

Following the merger of Time Warner, formerly Turner Broadcasting, with AOL in 2001, WCW programming was cancelled on TBS and TNT, and McMahon purchased his former competitor. The purchase led to the “Invasion” storyline, where multiple mid-to-lower card WCW talent made the jump to WWF, and the angle remains one of the biggest “what ifs?” in professional wrestling history.

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“TNA Impact” continues to settle in on the AMC Network, having now established its key players as they pass the four-month mark. This week, the show featured two title matches, along with a mix of in-ring action and promo work. TNA Wrestling

The Righteous have asked for and they have received the “broken” versions of both Matt and Jeff Hardy, with the former reviving his eccentric alter ego a few weeks ago. Now Jeff has unlocked his long-gone but not forgotten alter ego: Willow The Wisp.

In the past, Jeff’s runs as Willow have been met with mixed reactions. Some found the gimmick to be terrible, while others enjoyed its spookiness. Regardless of how it was perceived, I’m more interested in what it can be in the present day.

Prior to tonight, TNA Wrestling fans last saw Willow in 2016 during a backstage brawl at Bound For Glory. That means a decade has gone by, and knowing The Hardys, multiple creative ideas for his return have floated around since then. Also knowing The Hardys, those ideas likely involve supernatural, bizarre, and/or cinematic elements. Given TNA’s position on AMC, it seems only fitting that Willow the Wisp and “Broken” Matt Hardy now bring them to life in their feud against The Righteous, another theatrical and strange duo.

The imagination between these four competitors is truly limitless, which makes me all the more interested and invested in seeing how the rest of their storyline plays out. Will we witness the return of the Hardy Compound? Will The Righteous be deleted? Or will they break the already broken? All legitimate questions that I’m excited to have answered, hopefully.

Big kudos to Jeff Hardy for being able to pull off his transformation into Willow in a matter of seconds as well.

Written by Ella Jay

It seems that the return of Enzo Amore and Big Cass to WWE television could happen soon.

The recent rumors of Amore training at the WWE Performance Center, and Big Bill, aka Big Cass, having his contract with AEW expire soon, have given rise to speculation about the duo returning to WWE. “WrestleVotes on Fightful Select” has reported that WWE is rumored to be keen to sign them. The report also emphasized how Enzo and Cass have a good relationship with a few WWE producers. Enzo is currently a free agent, having featured in just indie promotions, but Bill, as per the report, is still under contract with rival promotion AEW, and will be contracted with the promotion at least until the end of May.

Enzo and Cass were formed in WWE on the “NXT” brand, and a few years later, they were promoted to the main roster, where they had a short run before they were split and later released. Enzo was let go by WWE on sexual assault allegations, while Cass was released a few months later in 2017. 

Enzo has featured prominently in many indie promotions in recent years, while his former tag team partner has wrestled in AEW and its sister promotion ROH lately. He also wrestled a handful of matches in TNA/Impact Wrestling before joining Tony Khan’s promotion.

Enzo and Cass could be one of the few wrestlers WWE could re-sign, with them also being linked to former WWE United States Champion, Baron Corbin.