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Lufisto has won the 11th bracket for TNA's Gut Check Challenge poll. TNA One Night Only Participant Lince Dorado ranked in 6th place. Participation for the polls continues to slide.

Preview Thursday's IMPACT WRESTLING broadcast on SpikeTV at 8/7c as the road to the June "Slammiversary" event continues! Reminder: Beginning May 30, IMPACT moves back to its old time at 9/8c on SpikeTV! Thursdays at 8/7C until then!
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- Has a TNA Original finally turned his back on the company and the fans? The Aces and Eights have announced that on Thursday's IMPACT from Tampa, they will hold a "Patching In" ceremony to officially welcome AJ Styles to the group!
- How will TNA General Manager Hulk Hogan react to the news that AJ is joining the Aces? Hogan will be on IMPACT in Tampa to address the situation!
-In a huge match Kurt Angle will take on Mr. Anderson from Aces and 8s renewing their rivalry.
- The final countdown is on to Sting vs. Bully Ray for the World Heavyweight Championship at Slammiversary! Both champion and challenger will be in attendance on Thursday's IMPACT - will Bully Ray and The Aces attempt to eliminate Sting before their title match?
-James Storm announced last week on IMPACT that he will be in the Tag Team Title Match at Slammiversary. Who will "The Cowboy" select to be his partner? Find out this Thursday on Impact!
- The TNA Knockouts championship will be on the line on Thursday's huge broadcast as Velvet Sky will defend the gold against her friend (and former titleholder) Mickie James!
- The GutCheck Tournament continues on Thursday for a spot in the upcoming "Bound For Glory Series", as Sam Shaw battles Alex Silva
- The mysterious masked X-Division superstar SUICIDE makes his return IMPACT WRESTLING on Thursday as well!

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New Japan Wrestler Prince Devitt tweeted that he will be heading to TNA to face Sonjay Dutt, Chris Sabin, and others in a match.

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Zema Ion's girlfriend and famil have begun a fundraiser to help pay his medical bills. The current threshold is estimated at 30,000 US Dollars.

As we reported earlier, Zema had emergency surgery to have his appendix. In the process, doctors found a tumor on Zema's colon and will require surgery. You can donate to Zema's medical expenses at the following link: https://www.giveforw...er/6hd2/zematna

On behalf of everyone here. We wish Zema a speedy recovery.

PWTorch.com is reporting that TNA Impact Wrestling on Thrusday, May 16 sunk to a year-low 0.84 rating, down 17 percent from last week's show.

Other than Thanksgiving 2012, the last time Impact rounded to a 0.8 rating was October 4, 2012 against Thursday Night NFL programming.

- Impact averaged 1.054 million viewers, down 17 percent from last week's average of 1.270 million viewers. It was the fewest viewers of the year and the closest TNA has come to falling below one million viewers since the Monday Night Experiment in Spring 2010.

Impact was opposed by a potential NBA Playoffs elimination game featuring the big-market New York Knicks team, which drew 4.5 million viewers.

On cable TV Thursday night, Impact ranked #34 in overall viewers and #19 among males 18-34 and males 18-49. Impact was down one-tenth of a rating in the key male demos compared to last week.

According to TVByTheNumbers.com, Impact Wrestling on SpikeTV on May 16 2013 scored a record low 1.050 million viewers. Impact Wrestling scored its lowest viewership number this year for Impact Wrestling. We will have more details on the final rating as soon as possible.

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Recently In an interview with Digital Spy conducted an interview with TNA President Dixie Carter. In the interview Carter revealed that she would be open to a TNA vs WWE crossover event. She said:

"I don't think [the WWE] shares my belief in this, but I believe that competition is 100% positively essential,I think it's important for fans and for us. To have one company dominate, a) it's boring, and you are not being challenged enough. It's always better to have other options out there and I truly believe it makes both companies better. absolutely would do that. I'm not sure if they would do that (a crossover event), but I absolutely would."

TNA Wrestler Zema Ion revealed on his facebook page that he recently had emergency surgery to remove his appendix. He also revealed that during the scan a tumor was found in his colon which will require a separate surgery to remove. He wrote:

"Im alive! Seriously thank you all for the get well wishes. Means the world to me. I was rushed to the hospital last night for sharp stomach pains i was having. I couldnt stop puking. For like 9 straight hours. I didnt wanna go to the hosptial, but the pain was too much to handle. Thank god i went, as i ended up having appendicitis and had to have my appendix removed today. I consider this a blessing in disguise too, coz the cat scans also revealed that i have a tumor on my colon and will eventually need another surgery to try and remove it. Hoping it is not cancerous. Pray for me! This really sucks lol"

Check out coverage from Thursday's IMPACT WRESTLING broadcast on SpikeTV from Tupelo, Mississippi as the countdown to the June 2 "Slammiversary" Pay-Per-View event continues! Sting and Bully Ray made the World Title match official for the PPV - is it Sting's last shot at the gold? AJ Styles shocks the wrestling world - is he joining the Aces and Eights? Plus the X Division Title match with Kenny King defending against Chris Sabin and Petey Williams, "The Immortal' Hulk Hogan calls out Abyss, Velvet Sky vs. Gail Kim and so much more! Don't miss IMPACT WRESTLING on Thursdays - don't forget on May 30, IMPACT moves back to 9/8c on SpikeTV!
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Check out footage and photos from Thursday's IMPACT below:

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