Model / WWE Diva Maria Kanellis arrives at the Benchwarmer Stars And Stripes celebration benefiting Children Of The Night at The Colony on June 29, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Paul Archuleta/FilmMagic)

Dixie Carter Welcomes Mike Bennett to TNA, Possible Challenger for EC3, New Dollhouse Leader, No Cage Match on Smackdown?

January 5, 2016

No Cage Match on Smackdown?

According to multiple live reports, the steel cage which was present during tonight’s WWE Smackdown taping was used for the dark match main event of the night and was not used during the actual Smackdown taping.

The dark match featured The Wyatt Family vs Dean Ambrose, Ryback, Big Show and Dolph Ziggler.

Dixie Carter Welcomes Mike Bennett to TNA

As seen on Impact Wrestling tonight, former ROH stars Mike Bennett and Maria Kanellis made their TNA debuts. During the show, Bennett cut a promo saying he is coming after the TNA World Title, and based on previous reports indicating he might be in line for a big push in 2016, Bennett might be EC3’s first title challenger.

Dixie Carter Tweeted the following welcoming Bennett to Impact:

Welcome to @IMPACTWRESTLING, @MariaLKanellis and @RealMikeBennett! @TheMiracleTNA #IMPACTonPOP

— Dixie Carter (@TNADixie) January 6, 2016

New Dollhouse Leader

Awesome Kong was revealed on Impact tonight to be the new leader of The Dollhouse. Angelina Love is currently pregnant and out of action.

Nick was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, and lived there until the age of 18, when he decided to pack his flack jacket and move to New York City.

Nick attended New York University and graduated in 2001 with a degree in Drama.

Nick first entered the internet wrestling community back in 2004 when he became the co-host of The Voice of Wrestling Radio Show. From there, Nick made the transition from radio personality to editor when he began working with WrestleZone in 2008.

Nick is a member of two Off-Broadway theatre companies, Another Urban Riff, and the Drama Desk Award winning Godlight Theatre Company. Nick has appeared in over a dozen Off-Broadway plays since he moved to New York City, and has shot several short and feature length films. In 2010, he completed principle photography on a film titled "How to Score Your Life," which also features TNA Knockout ODB.

Inspiration in his life has come from many people including his family, Woody Allen, Steven Spielberg, Jack Nicholson, The Beatles, and of course, Lassie.