Great Kurt Angle Interview About "Foxcatcher," Lisa Varon Selling Her Restaurant, Impact In Germany

- Above is the second part of Mike Tenay's great interview with Kurt Angle about the Foxcatcher movie, which looks at the murder of Angle's trainer, Dave Schultz, by John duPont. Angle talks about re-living Schultz's murder while watching the movie, and describes duPont's behavior before he shot and killed Schultz.

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In case you missed it, part one is below:

- We noted last month that former WWE and TNA star Lisa Marie Varon (Tara, Victoria) would be moving to the West coast and would no longer be running her Squared Circle Restaurant in Chicago. The restaurant is now for sale for $875,000. You can check out the listing here. Here is the description:

Lincoln Park ?West DePaul: Business with Real Estate For Sale. Famous niche brand (The Squared Circle) located at the six-way intersection of Fullerton / Ashland / Clybourn. Single story building with basement occupies the entire lot. Fantastic build-out with huge kitchen can accomodate food trucks and/or catering. All FF&E included. 48 hour notice required. Proof of funds mandatory. DO NOT DISTURB EMPLOYEES

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- TNA issued the following regarding Impact Wrestling returning to German television on DMAX:

DMAX BRINGS IMPACT BACK TO GERMAN TV

TNA IMPACT WRESTLING will return to German TV screens this month on DMAX.

Fans in Germany, Austria and Switzerland will be able to watch a one-hour version of flagship show IMPACT for free every Saturday night at 11.15pm on the channel, starting on Saturday February 28. There will be an initial run of eight episodes.

This new deal is a part of the new global multi-year partnership between TNA and Discovery Communications, the parent of DMAX.

TNA superstars including Olympic Gold Medallist Kurt Angle, Jeff and Matt Hardy, Lashley, MVP, Bobby Roode, Eric Young and Gail Kim will be back in action on German TV, where IMPACT was previously the country's highest-rated wrestling show.

Commentary on the breathtaking action inside the ring will once more come from the popular German commentary team of Nic Heldt and Mike Ritter.

Oliver Nowotny, VP Programming & Content Discovery Networks Deutschland, said: "Wrestling has a huge fan base in Germany. The deal between Discovery and TNA means we can now offer fans the very latest, most explosive feuds, produced to the highest standards.

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"We are confident of winning new viewers for the sport, and are also looking forward to comparing notes on Facebook, Twitter and other social media."

TNA Executive Vice President Andy Barton added: "TNA has a long and successful history on German TV, and a very close relationship with the fans there. So we are delighted to be back on screens in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

"Together TNA and Discovery Communications are already showing our commitment to bringing fans the very best in professional wrestling, both in America and across the globe."

The Burying God and Bruce Fernandes contributed to this article.

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