ECW alum Paul Heyman is looking for friends, and he’s not above bribery.

Okay, so the real story is that Heyman’s latest venture, The Heyman Hustle, is running a contest on MySpace, and all you have to do to enter is add The Heyman Hustle as your “friend.” They’re offering some pretty cool wrestling memorabilia as prizes, so it’s worth a minute of your time to head over to MySpace to enter.

Three winners will be selected from The Heyman Hustle MySpace friends list on September 1, 2008, and each will receive one of the following prizes:

• The official ECW badge Paul wore in the early days of the Original ECW (signed by Heyman)
• Paul Heyman and Brock Lesnar framed 8×10 (This item sells for $250.00 at ManiacJoe.com.)
• An extremely rare framed promotional flyer from the Original Studio 54 in New York City for the very 1st wrestling event Paul Heyman ever promoted, on August 23, 1985 featuring Nature Boy Ric Flair.

Check out the contest announcement on The Heyman Hustle MySpace blog.

Wrestling Epicenter brings us a brand new interview with ECW alum Amy Dumas, best known as WWE diva Lita. The interview focuses primarily on her burgeoning music career with The Luchagors, including the origin of the band name, making their first record, and touring to promote their debut CD.

Amy also shares her thoughts on Vince McMahon, Trish Stratus, Iggy Pop, Shane Morton, Joan Jett, Lillian Garcia, Team Xtreme, and her former wrestler personality Miss Congeniality.

The interview transcript hasn’t been posted yet, but you can listen to the full interview at Wrestling Epicenter.

Looks like The Baltimore Sun’s Kevin Eck was spot on. Reports are surfacing that Knockout Gail Kim has indeed parted ways with TNA and will be heading to WWE.

Gail reportedly met with WWE talent relations exec John Laurinaitis on Thursday afternoon, and is on the verge of signing with the company. Rumors suggest that Gail’s decision to jump ship from TNA was financially motivated, and that she is leaving TNA on good terms.

While Gail has not yet addressed her career move on her MySpace page, she upgraded her “mood” from “sad” to “optimistic” today.

Gail Kim’s final TNA match will air on Spike TV tonight.

Has knockout and former champ Gail Kim moved on from TNA? Gail Kim’s profile and photos were quietly deleted from the official TNA site on Wednesday in a move that surprised wrasslin’ fans. The wrestling media is speculating that Gail’s TNA contract is up and she’s moving on, but no details have been confirmed.

Gail wrote a short MySpace blog post on Tuesday, just a day before disappearing from the TNA site, but her friendly, chatty post gave no indication of a pending release from TNA. She mentioned she’s been busy with appearances and hyped the incorporation of her “sister” Katie Kim into the storyline.

(Just as an aside: poor Katie Kim. If Gail is really gone from TNA, this may finish Katie’s career before it even gets started.)

So what does this news mean for Gail Kim’s career? The Baltimore Sun’s Kevin Eck thinks Gail could be returning to WWE, a move that could certainly help WWE solidify their women’s division. With the recent house cleaning WWE has done, there’s room on the roster for another diva. TNA’s loss just might be WWE’s gain.

Let’s just hope that if Gail returns to WWE, she gets to put her wrestling skills to use. The last thing we need is Gail Kim in a resurrection of Extreme Exposé!

Looks like Steve Richards’ WWE release has paved the way for a Blue World Order reunion. That’s right, the original bWo stable - Stevie Richards, The Blue Meanie, and Nova - will appear together at the Legends of the Ring convention in Jersey on Saturday, October 11, 2008.

The event, headlined by Ric Flair, will include plenty of other ECW originals. Among the ECW alumni currently scheduled to appear: Kevin Sullivan, Konnan, Raven, Tammy “Sunny” Sytch, Dawn Marie, Steve Corino, Francine, and Shane Douglas.

Recently released WWE divas Cherry and Ashley Massaro are also on the card, along with many other former WWF, WCW, and WWE wrestlers.

Hat tip to The Blue Meanie for the info.