According to H.R., tonight will be the first time that Canadian wrestling fans will experience a Monday Night War… I live in Toronto and Raw vs. Impact will be the first time in Canadian cable television history that Canadians will get to be a part of a Monday night wrestling war. Back in the Monday Night Wars days, RAW would air live on TSN, followed by Nitro at 12pm on TSN. The USA Network and TNT Network have never been available on cable in Canada and both shows actually aired on TSN. While tonight will not actually be a live head-to-head battle, because RAW always starts on the Score at 9:15pm, this will be the first time 2 live Monday Night Wrestling shows will broadcast at the same time in Canada.
Tonight may be the biggest night in pro wrestling history in a decade as WWE’s Monday Night RAW will go head-to-head with TNA’s iMPACT. TNA iMPACT will be a three-hour broadcast tonight that begins at 8PM with the debut of Hulk Hogan. Rumored names for tonight’s show include Scott Hall, Angelina Love, Sean Waltman, Ken Anderson, Rob Van Dam, Sid, Shannon Moore and Ric Flair. Out of those names, the ones most expected to appear are Scott Hall, Angelina Love and Sean Waltman. Matches confirmed for tonight’s iMPACT include Tara vs. ODB for the Knockouts Title, Steel Cage Asylum for Amazing Red’s X Division Title and Sarita & Taylor Wilde vs. Hamada & Awesome Kong for the Knockouts Tag Team Titles. Tonight will also see the debut of new backstage personality Bubba the Love Sponge. RAW tonight be for two hours and will take place from the Nutter Center in Dayton, Ohio with the return of WWE Hall of Famer Bret Hart as special guest host. The Hart Dynasty members Tyson Kidd, Natalya Neidhart and David Hart Smith are expected to take place in an angle with Bret. Matches confirmed for tonight’s show include Randy Orton vs. Kofi Kingston and DX vs. Chris Jericho & Big Show for the Unified Tag Team Titles. It’s also believed that the status of the WWE Divas Title will be determined tonight as injured Champion Melina is booked for RAW. It’s been rumored that she will drop the title to Maryse. John Cena isn’t scheduled to attend tonight’s RAW as he will be appearing at the Fiesta Bowl across the country.
Scott Hall, who is almost confirmed to return to TNA during tonight’s iMPACT! special, was in attendance for Hulk Hogan’s party at Margaritaville on Sunday. Also in attendance were Eric Bischoff, Jason Harvey, Kip James, Jeremy Borash and Bubba the Love Sponge. You can view numerous photos from the event last night including new look photos of Eric Bischoff and Scott Hall. Click HERE to view the photos.
11 Photos (DIRECT LINK): Scott Hall, Bischoff, Hogan, & Others Party Last Night!