Umaga Pictures Released, Bischoff & Russo Teasing Surprises For Monday Night

-- Weeks after the untimely passing of Eddie “Umaga” Fatu, a batch of photos have been released showing the Samoan star looking happy and full of life. The photos were taken during the Hulkamania: Let The Battle Begin tour of Australia in late November. Sadly, Umaga was dead 2 weeks later on December 4th. You can see the 14 photos here.

-- With just a few days until TNA's big night going head-to-head against WWE RAW, both Eric Bischoff and Vince Russo are adding to the excitement by teasing that fans will be treated to a number of big surprises.

Vince Russo has launched a page on Facebook.com and wrote:

"Thanks for joining me here on my page. I look forward to interacting with you all. Gearing up for live show on Monday--been working around the clock. I hope you all tune in so we can give the other Vince a run for his money. There are many surprises on the show . . . MANY surprises!"

Meanwhile, Eric Bischoff posted the following on Twitter regarding Monday's 3-hour live iMPACT:

"Wrestling fans love surprises...Monday Night Jan 4 shoulld be a fun night over at TNA"

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