Read Ebook {PDF EPUB} Wrestling in the Garden The Battle for New York by Scott Teal Wrestling in the Garden: The Battle for New York by Scott Teal. Paperback: 266 pages. Dimensions: 8-1/2 x 11. Publisher: Crowbar Press. Cover: Full color. Synopsis | Chapter Titles | Reviews | Media Appearances | Crowbar Press "Wrestling in the Garden: The Battle for New York" is available exclusively from Crowbar Press. All books will be shipped via Media Mail (U.S.), Priority Mail, or International Priority Mail (Canada/overseas). $24.95 EXCERPT "When Larry and I climbed into the ring, the house lights were still down. The only lighting was the spotlight on the ring, so I still couldn�t see anything outside of the ring. Of course, the house lights stayed down while Rocca and Perez made their grand entrance to the ring. I didn�t see the people until they cut the spotlights and brought the house lights up. This is no exaggeration. I�m not just saying this. My jaw actually dropped and I stood there with my mouth open. I thought, 'My God! I�ve never seen this many people in one place in my entire life.'" — from "Assassin: The Man Behind the Mask" by Joe Hamilton There has always been something special about attending an event in New York City — sporting events, theater, movies, concerts — and even though wrestling fans in the Northeast loved their local venues, when push came to shove, the one place they�d rather see wrestling than any other was Madison Square Garden. Contrary to popular belief, pro wrestling wasn�t always a big draw in the Garden, even though NYC was the number one media market in the world. There were decades when wrestling languished in the Garden and promoters lost money, but they continued to book the building because of the reputation that came with it, and since 1875, most of wrestling�s biggest attractions plied their trade in the building(s) at one time or another. For many years, the Garden was considered to be the wrestling Mecca, and many great moments in wrestling history took place with those walls, including: January 19, 1880 � William Muldoon beat Thiebaud Bauer to become the first world/American Greco-Roman heavyweight champion. May 17, 1963 � Bruno Sammartino beat Buddy Rogers to win the WWWF heavyweight title. July 24, 1971 � Bruno headlined a card against Blackjack Mulligan and drew the first-ever $100,000 gate in New York. October 17, 1983 � Jimmy Snuka dove off the top of a cage surrounding the ring and splashed onto a prone Don Muraco. January 23, 1984 � Professional wrestling became "sports entertainment" when Hulk Hogan defeated the Iron Sheik for the WWF heavyweight title. December 28, 1984 � David (Dr. D) Shultz slapped reporter John Stossel during a segment of 20/20. March 31, 1985 � The first WrestleMania drew 19,121 fans, about 3,000 less than what was considered a sellout in the �60s and �70s, but the event was seen by more than one million viewers on closed-circuit television, a record at the time. The genesis of this book came about when wrestling historian Fred Hornby shared his scrapbook of MSG newspaper articles with Scott Teal, the owner of Crowbar Press. Today, 17 years after a listing of the matches was published in magazine form, Scott and J Michael have updated their work and added the history of the battles promoters waged against each other behind the scenes as they fought for control of the pro wrestling business in New York City. This is the story of pro wrestling�s power brokers, from Jack Curley to the man who controls the wrestling business today � Vince McMahon, Jr. Included, when available, are attendance and gate figures, match stipulations, match run times, wrestlers real names and aliases, and statistics, all laced with 355 classic images from the Crowbar Press files. Finally, many wrestling legends who appeared in the Garden share stories and memories about the arena, including Don Leo Jonathan, Don Fargo, Joe Hamilton, Sailor Art Thomas, Archie Gouldie, Buddy Colt, Ivan Koloff, Susan Green, Don Jardine, Stan Hansen, Jack Brisco, Mick Foley, Tony Atlas, James J. Dillon, and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. This book, containing every wrestling event that took place in the Garden between Nov. 24, 1875, and Dec. 26, 2016, is the definitive, exhaustive record of professional wrestling in Madison Square Garden . The World�s Most Famous Arena! Wrestling in the Garden: The Battle for New York by Scott Teal. NOTICE! Many of the back issues are out of print, but we will be re-publishing most of them in new, updated, higher-quality formats. BOOK DETAILS. Paperback: 50 pages. Dimensions: 8.5 x 11. Publisher: Crowbar Press. The History of Professional Wrestling #1 Tampa, Florida 1943-1957. The first volume of this series covers the period between 1943 and 1957, the post-war years that saw the rise of pro wrestling in Tampa . a city that would become a hub of exciting wrestling action in the later, modern age of pro wrestling. Professional wrestling was a big draw in Tampa prior to World War II, but with the advent of the war, many of the wrestlers were drafted and shipped overseas, or assigned to duty on bases in the U.S. With a lack of talent available for wrestling promoters to draw from, wrestling hit a lull during the war years. In 1943, pro wrestling gradually made a comeback with several promoters trying to find their niche in the area. Most of us are familiar with the two most well-known promoters, 'Cowboy' Luttrall and Eddie Graham, but few people remember the pioneers like Price Daulton, Paul Butler, Chester Dix, Bill Sallade, and . Nick Gulas. These were the men in charge of the grunt-and-groan game in Tampa during the '40s. You'll read about a full-scale wrestling war between rival promotions in 1946 and 1947; the events that moved wrestling from the downtown Municipal Auditorium into Fort Homer Hesterly Armory; the appearance of the first version of the Florida Heavyweight Title; and the beginnings of the promotion headed by C.P. "Cowboy" Luttrall. The early '50s featured a transformation of wrestling into the style that would become popular in the '60s and '70s. This was an era that saw the promotion bring in all of the big stars . Buddy Rogers, Don Eagle, Gorgeous George, Mr. Moto, Lou Thesz, The Great Togo, Argentina Rocca, Baron Leone, Gino Garibaldi, Hans Schmidt . and unknown young men who were trying to make a name for themselves in the squared circle . like Eddie Gossett (Eddie Graham), Ray Stevens and Dick Steinborn. This was the era when Tampa mat fans witnessed the area's first live TV card featuring Harry Smith vs. Chris Zaharias, Mae Young vs. Phyllis Hoffman, and Ray Stevens vs. Bennie Trudell. Plus, it was a time when Ella Waldek, Dot Dotson, Betty Hawkins, and many other ladies were featured in the main event as the reigning Florida Women's champion. To be re-published in a new, expanded format in 2018! BOOK DETAILS. Paperback: 50 pages. Dimensions: 8.5 x 11. Publisher: Crowbar Press. The History of Professional Wrestling #2 Columbus, Ohio 1920, 1925-1965. The second big issue in this series is finally available. This issue is filled with all of the results for the city of Columbus, Ohio from the years 1920 and 1925 through 1965. Buddy Rogers, Bill Miller, Frankie Talaber, Ray and Don Stevens, Don Eagle, Gorgeous George, Johnny Valentine, Roy Shire . and hundred of others who worked for promoter Al Haft are found in this volume. This 101-page issue, researched by Don Luce, is packed with information from the golden days of wrestling. Results from more than 2,000 wrestling shows!! BOOK DETAILS. Paperback: 50 pages. Dimensions: 8.5 x 11. Publisher: Crowbar Press. The History of Professional Wrestling #3 Madison Square Garden: January 19, 1880 to December 4, 1999. The third massive volume of The History of Professional Wrestling series of books features the results and news of pro wrestling events that have been held in "The World's Most Famous Arena," -- Madison Square Garden. This encyclopedic work features reports on over 500 wrestling shows that took place between January 19, 1880 and December 4, 1999. Reprints of over 224 newspaper promotional ads that appeared in the New York newspapers are featured. Also included, when available, are attendance and gate figures, the time of each match, stipulations of the matches, aliases of wrestlers, title changes, and newspaper reports. One of the highlights of the book is a 9-page section devoted to the famous riot that broke out after a match on November 9, 1957 between the teams of Argentina Rocca and Edouard Carpentier and Dick the Bruiser and Dr. Jerry Graham. Now available in a new, expanded format! Now available in a new, expanded format! Click on the cover for more info! BOOK DETAILS. Paperback: 50 pages. Dimensions: 8.5 x 11. Publisher: Crowbar Press. The History of Professional Wrestling #4 Chattanooga, Tennessee 1950-1983. This is the fourth in a series of books featuring the results history of the major territories. This issue contains the results from 1950-1983, the years when the headliners were people like Mike Clancy, Len Rossi, Tex Riley, Jackie and Roughhouse Fargo, Don and Al Greene, Kurt and Karl von Brauner, the Masked Medics, Johnny Walker, Tommy and Eddie Marlin, Tojo Yamamoto, Bob Armstrong, George Gulas, Tommy Rich, and Ken Lucas. BOOK DETAILS. Paperback: 50 pages. Dimensions: 8.5 x 11. Publisher: Crowbar Press. The History of Professional Wrestling #5 Western Canada 1911-1956. The fifth issue in the History of Professional Wrestling series is now available. This issue is filled with all of the results from Western Canada for the years 1911 through 1956. The results chronicle the beginnings of Stu Hart's Stampede Wrestling, as well as many of the smaller promotions, including Alex Turk Promotions, Crescent Boxing and Wrestling Club, Northwestern Wrestling Club, Olympia Wrestling Club, Madison Boxing and Wrestling Club, and Brooklands Wrestling Club. Names that pop up frequently in the main events include George and Sandy Scott, Tiny and Al Mills, Hard Boiled Haggerty, George Gordienko, Jack McDonald, Legs Langevin, Jim Wright, Earl McCready, Lou Newman, Kurt von Poppenheim, and thousands more. This 106-page issue, researched by Vern May, is packed with information from the golden days of wrestling. Thanks to Jim Melby, an added bonus is reprints of covers from the programs sold in the arenas. To be re-published in a new, expanded format in 2018! BOOK DETAILS. Paperback: 50 pages. Dimensions: 8.5 x 11. Publisher: Crowbar Press. The History of Professional Wrestling #6 St. Louis, Missouri 1930-1959. The sixth and seventh volumes of The History of Professional Wrestling series feature the results and news from what was considered by most to be the most respected wrestling venue found anywhere in the world — St. Louis, Missouri. This encyclopedic work features reports on over 1,500 wrestling shows that took place during 1930 to 1985. Once again, Jim Melby opened his vast library of arena programs and submitted reprints of 45 covers. Also included, when available, are attendance and gate figures, the time of each match, stipulations of the matches, aliases of wrestlers, and title changes. 60 photos of the wrestlers round out the two volumes. To be re-published in a new, expanded format in 2017! BOOK DETAILS. Paperback: 50 pages. Dimensions: 8.5 x 11. Publisher: Crowbar Press. The History of Professional Wrestling #7 St. Louis, Missouri 1960-1985. The sixth and seventh volumes of The History of Professional Wrestling series feature the results and news from what was considered by most to be the most respected wrestling venue found anywhere in the world -- St. Louis, Missouri. This encyclopedic work features reports on over 1,500 wrestling shows that took place during 1930 to 1985. Once again, Jim Melby opened his vast library of arena programs and submitted reprints of 45 covers. Also included, when available, are attendance and gate figures, the time of each match, stipulations of the matches, aliases of wrestlers, and title changes. 60 photos of the wrestlers round out the two volumes. John Cena wins WWE title from The Rock during WrestleMania 29. John Cena has officially stripped Dwayne Johnson, a.k.a. "The Rock," from his World Wrestling Entertainment title. According to My Central Jersey, Cena went up against Johnson on Sunday during WrestleMania 29, the main event of the WWE championship, and came out victorious. After the battle, which was a rematch from last year's event where Johnson took home the top title in the WWE, the long-time rivals hugged and put an end to the event. The WWE said Sunday's show had been MetLife Stadium's all-time highest grossing event, earning $12.3 million from 80,676 guests. New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, who narrated the opening video package for the performance, thanked New York and New Jersey residents for their support following superstorm Sandy and commended WWE on their spectacle. “On behalf of the great state of New Jersey, I want to thank all of the fans that came from around the world to beautiful MetLife Stadium for WrestleMania 29,” Christie said. “WWE put on a show like no other and electrified the capacity crowd.” Are you ready for some wrestling? WWE’s “Raw” marks 25 years. From its debut on Jan. 11, 1993, “Raw” revolutionized wrestling and made the — sport? — hip again. Share this: The Rock told jabronis to know their role long before he traveled to Jumanji. Batista defended championships before he guarded the galaxy. Steve Austin left losers in his path with “Stone Cold” stunners instead of Skullbusters. Before the trio of WWE stars stretched into other entertainment avenues, they had talked trash, flipped middle fingers, laid the smack down, chugged beer and raised a whole lot of hell on the wildest show on Monday nights. Betty White, Bob Barker, Bradley Cooper and even Tiny Tim joined the fun inside the squared circle. Welcome, everyone, to Monday Night Raw! The WWE flagship show is set to mark its 25th anniversary on Monday with a three-hour bash stuffed with Hall of Famers, Hollywood stars, the Boogeyman, the Bellas and a Brooklyn Brawler. From its debut on Jan. 11, 1993, “Raw” revolutionized wrestling and made the — sport? — hip again. “Raw” billed itself as an uncooked, uncut and uncensored slice of sports entertainment, and for most of its 25 years, “Raw” has delivered the wacky and the wild for more than 3 million viewers each week; whether it’s Braun Strowman flipping over a semi-truck or Brian Pillman pulling a gun on Austin. Led by WWE chairman and CEO Vince McMahon, “Raw” shook the wresting industry out of its staid Saturday morning ways. “I remember being in the office and Vince talking about going live and moving this forward,” WWE Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan said. The pro wrestling TV landscape had been mostly one-hour weekend shows mostly filled with noncompetitive matches in which a superstar would flatten some enhancement talent. WWE had been a staple on Monday nights since “Prime Time Wrestling” debuted on USA on Jan. 1, 1985. The weekly taped wrestling shows mostly went down for the three count. “(McMahon) called it a new breath or a new life for the wrestling business,” Hogan said. “Once we went live and people got used to the live vibe, taped shows would be a dinosaur.” “Raw” chugged along as a solid cable performer until rival WCW unleashed “Monday Nitro” in 1995 and soon beat WWE at its own game, winning the ratings battle in what was called the “Monday Night Wars” for 83 straight weeks. McMahon, who declined comment to the AP, was forced to steer the show into the Attitude Era, led by a foul-mouthed Austin, a crotch-chopping Degeneration X, and a catchphrase spouting Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson that spiked the show into new heights. WCW would go out business when WWE bought the scraps of the company in 2001. “You can’t beat someone at their own game when they are the game,” Hogan said. Triple H would surely agree. The 72-year-old McMahon, who morphed from an original “Raw” announcer to the show’s top bad guy, has starred in the most memorable storylines for the dominant company in the industry. “He doesn’t like to take credit for it, but Vince is the guiding force of that,” WWE executive Paul “Triple H” Levesque said. “He’s never afraid to take that risk. He never feels like he knows the answers.” Trying to find the answer for the greatest moment in “Raw’s: history is a bit like trying to pick the perfect PowerBall combination. At the top of the impossible list, the real-life Ric Flair, Edge and Daniel Bryan retirements that had even the hardest of the hardcore fans reaching for a tissue. Bob Backlund slapping Arnold Skaaland in the crossface chicken wing. CM Punk’s pipebomb. Sabu’s leap off the Raw letters. The villainous stable Nexus that destroyed John Cena and even choked out the ring announcer. Kurt Angle and the milk truck. And Donald Trump, yes, WWE Hall of Famer and the president, who, ahem, purchased “Raw” in 2009 from McMahon. “I’m going to do stuff that’s never been done before, never been seen before,” Trump said. “People have been watching Raw for 17 years and they deserve something special. You’ve made a lot of money off these people. It’s about time you give back. Like our president says, ‘Give back.'” Trump’s reign of terror on “Raw” lasted less than four years. He, ahem, sold “Raw” back to McMahon the following week for twice the price. Even the “Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase would have cackled at the swindle. DiBiase will be in New York on Monday with other WWE Hall of Famers such as Scott Hall, Ron Simmons, Austin, Flair and Shawn Michaels. The Undertaker should be back from the dead to kickstart a feud against Cena for WrestleMania. The show will have a bit of a WrestleMania 2 feel, airing live from two locations: “Raw’s” original home at the Manhattan Center and the Barclays Center. WWE stars and matches are scheduled at both venues, though the exact format has yet to be disclosed. Michaels and the Undertaker were on the first show and will serve as bookends for the first and the 1,288th episode. “Raw” has even sprouted branches on the family tree. WWE champion Charlotte Flair was just a teenager for her “Raw” debut. Look closely, and Flair can be spotted in the stands during a women’s match on a 2004 episode. She was back four years later when she joined her family and other WWE stars in the ring for father Ric Flair’s farewell retirement speech. She made her debut as a wrestler on the show in 2015 — complete with a strut and gold her around waist, just like The Nature Boy. “The talent has passion for what we do and wants to show up every Monday to give everyone sitting at home the best show possible,” Charlotte Flair said. Michaels could fill a few hours on the WWE Network with “Raw” highlights: His 2009 bout in London vs. Cena, regarded as “Raw’s” greatest match, stripping Mike Tyson down to his DX shirt and collapsing against Owen Hart in a classic 1990s matchup. He wrestled Max Moon on the inaugural “Raw.” “The first ‘Raw’ was the genesis, the nucleus, of everything that’s ever gone on in WWE,” Michaels said. “None of us had any idea at that time what we were about to embark on.” Related Articles. MLB All-Star celebrity softball game: Rockies legends Larry Walker, Vinny Castilla to play WWE releases several pro wrestlers, including Braun Strowman, Aleister Black, Lana. The future may not include the USA Network. The TV rights are up for grabs in late 2019 and WWE as live, weekly content should surely command a big-bucks bidding war in the open market. Imagine “Raw” on Mondays on Fox with highlight shows and auxiliary programming on FS1, much like UFC does now. “I can tell you that WWE is uniquely positioned so whatever way it goes, whatever way our fans are telling us to go, we’re there,” Levesque said. McMahon recently sold $100 million of shares to fund his Alpha Entertainment company and could re-launch the XFL. Levesque said outside interests will never get in McMahon’s way of running WWE. “I don’t think there’s any sense of change,” Levesque said. “If anybody thinks they’re going to push him out or take this thing, there’s going to be a hell of a fight.” If there is, what better place to show it than Monday nights on “Raw.” Taylor Wilde. Malawski made her professional debut in June 2003 at the age of 17 under the name Shantelle Taylor. In 2004, she was featured in the two-part wrestling documentary, Slam Bam , which aired on the Discovery Channel. In 2005, she won her first women's championship while competing in New Vision Pro Wrestling. She spent the summer of that year in Monterrey, Mexico working on her lucha libre style. In December she participated in a three-show tour of South Africa wrestling on a card that featured former World Wrestling Entertainment stars Kevin Nash, Andrew Martin and Scott Steiner. Also in December, she was invited to a tryout in Buffalo, New York for World Wrestling Entertainment. Malawski also worked for several independent wrestling promotions including Shimmer Women Athletes, Ring Divas' Battle Angels, Twin Wrestling Entertainment, and Blood Sweat and Ears. On April 16, 2006, Malawski defeated Traci Brooks to become the inaugural Battle Angels Women's Champion. Malawski also spent time working the Pure Women's Action shows for the Pure Wrestling Association in Southern Ontario. World Wrestling Entertainment (2006–2007) In May 2006, Malawski signed a deal with World Wrestling Entertainment and was assigned to their developmental territory Deep South Wrestling. She made her Deep South in-ring debut at the June 27, 2006 TV tapings as simply Shantelle, where she lost against Krissy Vaine when Vaine grabbed her tights. On September 9, 2006, Malawski defeated Vaine at Deep South Wrestling Grand Park Slam event in Six Flags Over Georgia. During her time in Deep South, she feuded with other divas such as Tracy Taylor and Angel Williams. In January 2007, Malawski appeared on the Smackdown/ECW house shows as San-Eye, a masked Japanese wrestler, where she wrestled Jamie Noble. In June 2007, Malawski wrestled in dark matches prior to the SmackDown! television tapings while wearing a mask. On August 13, 2007 Malawski was released from her developmental contract. Following the release, she did not return to the independent circuit and was actually done with professional wrestling until TNA contacted her, as she had concentrated on pursuing a college degree instead. Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2008–2010) Debut; Knockouts Champion (2008) Malawski's tryout match for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) was against Raisha Saeed. In May 2008, Malawski signed a contract with TNA, making her an official member of the TNA roster. She then appeared on television as a "plant" on the May 29 episode of Impact! . She responded to the $25,000 challenge from Awesome Kong to any females age 18 or older in the audience, but was not selected to wrestle her. She reappeared in the audience on the June 5 episode of Impact! to challenge Kong, but once again was not selected to wrestle her. On June 19, she challenged Kong in the $25,000 challenge. She was announced under the name Taylor, and despite losing, she was the closest out of any of the contestants to defeating Kong. On the July 3 episode of Impact! , Taylor defeated Raisha Saeed and earned the right to face Kong again the following week in the $25,000 challenge, this time with the TNA Women's Knockout Championship also on the line. The following week, now using the name "Taylor Wilde", she defeated Kong in the $25,000 challenge and won the championship. Wilde then retained the title in a rematch at Victory Road against Kong. On the July 24 episode of Impact! , Wilde defeated Velvet Sky in five seconds to retain the championship, and when immediately challenged to a rematch, defeated her in 20 seconds. Afterward, Wilde was attacked by the duo of Sky and Angelina Love (known as The Beautiful People) and was given the 'Brown Paper Bag Treatment', before ODB and Gail Kim could make the save. On the September 11 episode of Impact , Wilde beat Love in the first ever "Beautiful People Beauty Pageant", but was attacked by the Beautiful People, causing Rhino to make the save for a second time. At No Surrender she was accompanied by Rhino when she successfully defeated Love. Wilde won a Triple Threat match at Bound for Glory against Awesome Kong and Roxxi to keep the title. On the October 23 episode of Impact! , Wilde lost the championship back to Kong after interference from Saeed. Various feuds (2008–2009) At Turning Point, Wilde teamed with Roxxi to defeat Raisha Saeed and Awesome Kong. Continuing her feud with The Beautiful People, Wilde teamed with ODB and Roxxi to defeat them and Sharmell at Final Resolution. At Genesis, Wilde teamed once again with Roxxi and ODB to defeat Rhaka Khan, Raisha Saeed and Sojourner Bolt. The next week on Impact! , Wilde, Roxxi and ODB defeated the Kongtourage once more. Wilde and Roxxi began feuding with the Beautiful People when Wilde and Roxxi humiliated the Beautiful People by covering them with "muck." Soon after Wilde and Roxxi would continue to have series of tag team matches against The Beautiful People. On February 12, she competed in a 9 Knockout Gauntlet match which was won by Sojourner Bolt. On the February 26 edition of Impact , Wilde teamed with newcomer Madison Rayne against The Beautiful People in another tag team match. During the match, the evil Madison turned against Wilde and slapped her, allowing The Beautiful People to pick up the victory. At Destination X, Wilde teamed with Roxxi and The Governor to defeat Love, Sky, and Rayne in a six-woman tag team match. At Lockdown, Wilde competed in a 3 way cage match for the TNA Knockouts Championship against Angelina Love and Awesome Kong, but the match was eventually won by Love. On April 23 she lost a number one contenders ladder match to Sojournor Bolt. Wilde was interviewed on the May 7 edition of Impact , where she told interviewer Lauren that she had received notice of having a secret admirer. The following week, Lauren and Taylor were shown sitting at a table, waiting for the admirer to arrive. Soon, Daffney arrived, attacking and choking Taylor, blaming her for The Beautiful People cutting her hair off, and in the process, challenging her to the first ever Knockout's Monster's Ball match at Sacrifice, which Wilde won. From the feud with Daffney, it was shown that Wilde is on-screen best friends with backstage interviewer, Lauren. Wilde and her tag team partner Abyss defeated Daffney and Raven in a Monster's Ball match at Slammiversary, thus ending her feud with Daffney. Alliance with Sarita (2009–2010) In August, she formed an alliance with fellow Knockout Sarita after TNA announced that they were going to crown the first-ever TNA Knockouts Tag Team Champions. On the September 10 edition of Impact! she and Sarita advanced the semifinals of the Tag Team Championship tournament by defeating Alissa Flash and Daffney. The following week on Impact! they advanced to the finals of the tournament by defeating Awesome Kong and Raisha Saeed. At No Surrender, Wilde and Sarita defeated Madison Rayne and Velvet Sky to become the inaugural Knockouts Tag Team Champions, making Wilde the first Knockout in TNA history to win the singles and tag team Knockout titles. Wilde and Sarita successfully defended their titles against The Beautiful People at Bound for Glory and at Turning Point, they teamed with Knockouts Champion ODB to successfully defeat The Beautiful People and retain both sets of titles. On the January 4, 2010, live, three-hour, Monday night edition of Impact!, Wilde and Sarita lost the Knockout Tag Team Championship to Hamada and Awesome Kong. Wilde and Sarita made their return in the March 8 edition of Impact! , unsuccessfully challenging for the vacant Knockout Tag Team titles. On the June 25 edition of Xplosion , Wilde defeated Daffney after interference from Sarita, ending the team's long losing streak. The following week, Wilde confronted her tag team partner and explained that she didn't want to win by cheating, which led to Sarita claiming that she is a winner and, unlike Wilde, doesn't need her tag team partner's help in her match against Daffney. After Sarita was defeated by Daffney in a singles match, Wilde ran out to the ring and stopped her tag team partner from attacking her opponent. After being defeated by Knockouts Champion Madison Rayne on the July 1 edition of Impact! , Wilde's alliance with Sarita came to an end when Sarita turned into a villainess and attacked her, proclaiming she was sick of losing matches. Feud with Sarita and alliance with Hamada (2010) Wilde and Sarita faced each other on the following edition of Xplosion , with Sarita picking up the pinfall victory by putting her feet on the ropes. On the July 15 edition of Impact! Sarita defeated Wilde again, this time in a Street Fight. On July 27, at the tapings of the August 5 edition of Impact! , Wilde teamed with new tag team partner Hamada to defeat The Beautiful People (Velvet Sky and Lacey Von Erich) to win the TNA Knockout Tag Team Championship for the second time, Wilde and Sarita had their third one–on–one match at the November 9 tapings of Xplosion , with Sarita once again coming out victorious. On December 6 at the tapings of the December 9 edition of Impact! , Wilde and Hamada were stripped of the Knockout Tag Team Championship, after Hamada had been released from TNA. Three days later it was reported that Malawski's contract with TNA had also expired. Malawski confirmed her departure from the promotion on December 29, 2010. Retirement (2011) On January 10, 2011, Malawski announced in an exclusive interview with The Sun that she was retiring from professional wrestling in order to concentrate on her psychology studies. She wrestled her retirement match on February 5, 2011, at a ChickFight and Pro Wrestling Revolution co– promoted event, where she was defeated by Alissa Flash.