Sunday, September 14 – 9:45 A.M. (CT)

-I didn't mention Mick Foley's name in my preview podcast for tonight's TNA "No Surrender" pay-per-view because I'll be surprised if he makes an appearance. My guess is that they're going to save his debut for Spike TV given the rumors that the network helped with his signing.

Foley will be at Dawn Marie's Wrestler's Rescue event in New Jersey tonight. He's advertised on the main page of their website and promoted his involvement during his recent appearance on the Between The Ropes radio show. Barring a pre-taped appearance, which would be a silly move on TNA's part, he won't be appearing on the show.

I'm not even sure whether Foley will appear at the television tapings on Monday and Tuesday. I could be wrong, but I'd be surprised if the company overshadowed Jeff Jarrett's return by having Foley debut on one this week's shows. Plus, it would be wise of TNA to spend the next two weeks teasing or hyping Foley's first appearance on the show.

My guess is that Foley was being honest when he told Opie and Anthony last week that he wouldn't make his debut for a few more weeks, as the timeline meshes with the tapings in two weeks. Of course, I'll be covering the show live as it airs on Sunday night, so feel free to watch along with me or just check the site for results of the show, and obviously I'll let you know if TNA starts to hype Foley.

-By the way, I'm still searching for a regular TNA Impact tapings correspondent. If you attend the shows on a regular basis and want to help, email me at dotnetjason@gmail.com.

-I'm worried about Jeff Hardy. My concern has nothing to do with the two strikes he has against him in the Wellness Policy. Rather, I'm concerned that the crowd is going to lose faith in his chances of winning the WWE Title if the company doesn't do something to spark interest in him quickly.

Worse yet, I'm afraid the fans will give up all hope if Hardy loses decisively to Hunter at the No Mercy pay-per-view next month. Hardy still gets a big pop when he walks through the curtain, but it doesn't feel like he's as over as he was before his suspension or even in those first few weeks after he returned.

Oddly enough, the timing doesn't even feel right for him to capture the title next month. I'd rather see WWE take some time to build up Hardy by putting him a three pay-per-view chase of Hunter that culminated with him finally winning the strap. There's no reason that a Hunter vs. Hardy feud shouldn't carry the company through No Mercy, Cyber Sunday, and conclude at the Survivor Series pay-per-view in November.

-Is it just me or does it feel like everything that happens after TNA No Surrender will be much more interesting than the show itself? I'm sure Jarrett and Sting will get involved on Sunday in some way, but we probably won't get their first verbal exchange until Impact. Factor in the wait for Foley and it feels like upcoming television shows could be a lot more interesting than Sunday's pay-per-view.

-I'm waiting to see what the big match is that TNA has in mind for Bound For Glory. I hope they don't go with the predictable route of Jarrett vs. Sting with Foley as the referee and overshadow the TNA Title. The main event slot should be all about the TNA strap with Joe defending in a potential match of the year candidate. They can always go back to Joe vs. Angle, but I'm surprised they didn't build to a classic Joe vs. A.J. Styles match.

-Need help setting your fantasy football lineup? Check out the "Bench/Start" article I wrote for UGO.com. Fantasy owners who took my advice started Michael Turner last week when he ripped off over 200 rushing yards and a pair of touchdowns.

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