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WWE FINISHES IN EUROPE, RAW GOES OLD SCHOOL, TNA HEADS BACK TO THE ASYLUM AND MORE

By Buck Woodward on 2010-11-12 09:00:00

WWE is finishing up their massive European tour this weekend, after which they return to the United States for the final televised events before Survivor Series.  TNA returns to the Nashville Fairgrounds, where they used to broadcast their weekly PPV events several years ago, and also hits Georgia this weekend before taping two more episodes of Impact in Orlando, Florida.

The Raw brand is in Geneva, Switzerland today, November 12th at the Arena Geneve.  They finish their European tour on Saturday, November 13th at the Mediolanum Forum in Milan, Italy.

Raw broadcasts on Monday, November 15th from the Giant Center in Hershey, Pennsylvania with a three-hour "Old School" show that will feature talent from both Raw and Smackdown, as well as appearances by Roddy Piper, Sgt. Slaughter, Dusty Rhodes, Jimmy Snuka, Iron Sheik, Hacksaw Duggan and Mean Gene Okerlund.

The Smackdown crew runs today, November 12th at the Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany.  They move on the the SAP Arena in Mannheim, Germany on Saturday, November 13th.  Smackdown then finishes up their overseas run on Sunday, November 14th at the Abdi Ipekci Arena in Istanbul, Turkey.

Smackdown tapes on Tuesday, November 16th at the Richmond Coliseum in Richmond, Virginia.  There is an advertised dark match main event of Big Show, Rey Mysterio & Edge vs. Kane, Alberto Del Rio & Jack Swagger.

TNA returns to the Nashville Fairgrounds Arena, aka the TNA Asylum, in Nashville, Tennessee on Friday, November 12th.  This building was the site of almost all of the weekly TNA PPV events, several years ago.  Here is the lineup for the show:
- World Champion Jeff Hardy will defend the title.
- AJ Styles vs. Raven in an "Asylum Flashback Match" as the two had a feud over the NWA World Title back in the weekly PPV days.
- World Tag Team Champions The Motor City Machineguns vs. Beer Money vs. Ink, Inc.
- D'Angelo Dinero vs. Abyss.
- Jeff Jarrett vs. Samoa Joe.
- Knockouts Champion Madison Rayne vs. Velvet Sky.
- Mr. Anderson will appear.

TNA runs at the Dalton Trade Center in Dalton, Georgia on Saturday, November 13th with the following lineup:
- World Champion Jeff Hardy vs. D'Angelo Dinero.
- World Tag Team Champions The Motor City Machineguns vs. Beer Money.
- Jeff Jarrett vs. Samoa Joe.
- Knockouts Champion Madison Rayne vs. Velvet Sky.
- AJ Styles, Abyss, Ink Inc. and Rob Terry will also appear on the show.

TNA runs at the Georgia Mountains Center in Gainesville, Georgia on Sunday, November 14th with the same lineup as above.

TNA tapes Impact on Monday, November 15th and Tuesday, November 16th at Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida.

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