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Post by Deleted on Jul 5, 2008 9:44:26 GMT -5
TNA Wrestling News
-The date and location for TNA’s September pay per view is Sunday September 14, 2008 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Tickets go on sale July 17.
-As reported earlier in the week, AAA pulled out of the Global Impact show and TNA began talks with CMLL. We can now confirm that CMLL will indeed be in partnership with TNA and their 75th Anniversary show will be a joint show. To promote the show, TNA and CMLL will exchange talent.
-TNA has come to the terms to release Sharmell. In addition, rumors are swirling that Team 3D apparently asked for their release. More on this will come out soon.
-SPOILER ALERT: At Hard Justice, there will indeed be a Tag Team Scramble featuring four teams for the TNA Tag Team Championship. The teams include Rock N Rave Infection, Motor City Machine Guns, Giant Bernard/Tomko, and LAX.
-Johnny Devine suffered a knee injury at an independent show in New York a few days ago. He will be out for about a month or maybe two.
-Despite the current storyline, Jay Lethal is legitimately dating So Cal Val out of wrestling. Apparently, they plan to getting married by next year, but that is only a rumor.
-Kurt Angle’s neck injury his suffered in Korea is almost 100% healed. However, after his match at Victory Road, he was in pain and could barely walk. Rumor has it that after Hard Justice; Angle will be taking time off to recover fully.
-TNA is currently looking at a few women to sign such Mickie Knuckles, Ms Chif, Daizee Haze, and Sara Del Ray. However, since TNA has a deal with SHIMMER, they can use any of their talent any time they want. Expect some SHIMMER women on television soon.
-The recent lack of Christian Cage is due to his family problems. However, rumor has it that he will be returning soon and may be in the main event spot.
-The tickets for Hard Justice are going fast, according to TNA’s website.
-TNA is expecting a lot of revenue from their January 2009 tour in Great Britain.
-TNA will be releasing many new DVDs from now until the end of the year including a Kurt Angle DVD, Best of AJ Styles DVD, and another Best of the Bloodiest Brawls DVD. More will be coming out later on in the year.
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Post by perilloboy123 on Jul 5, 2008 10:08:39 GMT -5
This is one of the first TNA diaries that I've seen actually using Consequences Creed correctly. I'm really glad that he's the X-Division Champ. I'd also like to see Bernard and Tomko or the Motor City Machine Guns take the belts off of LAX. Keep up the great work, man.
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Post by The Undertaker on Jul 5, 2008 10:25:38 GMT -5
IMPACT was good. Booker vs. Joe on IMPACT is a pretty big match for live tv, but eh, still a good match. Sucks to see that Curry man didn't win the belt. Hope Creed has a long run with it. Bernard and Tomko winning was good, and the tag match with Angle/Dutt vs. Styles/Lethal was awesome. Great IMPACT.
Drop a Reply to my WWE '07 - '08 please. SummerSlam is up!
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Post by CF9™ on Jul 5, 2008 11:19:48 GMT -5
Loving this, I'll start really reading far into this next show, and lol at the Val/Lethal marriage rumor, lol. Keep it up man.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 11, 2008 10:37:48 GMT -5
TNA Impact July 24, 2008The show begins with a TNA Cross the Line promotional video, followed by a video recapping what happened last week on TNA Impact. After the videos, the camera hovers over the fans at the Impact Zone as pyro explodes in the rafters. The camera settles on Mike Tenay and Don West sitting at the announcer’s tables. They welcome the fans to another edition of TNA Impact. After the welcome, Don West told the fans what would be going down tonight including the announcement of the tag team scramble, knockout action, word from the champion Booker T, and the main event of Booker T taking on the man who forced Sting to retire, Jeff Jarrett. The show begins with knockouts action. Awesome Kong def. Roxxi LaveauxThis was a decent opener, aside from the fact it was a total squash. Roxxi has so much talent, but TNA seems to waste it on her jobbing every match. Anyways, the crowd was behind Roxxi the entire match, trying to give here some momentum at least. Eventually, she did get momentum, and began to dominate for about a minute, but it was too late. Kong unleashed the animal from inside and knocked Roxxi out with a powerful clothesline. From then on, Kong just manhandled Roxxi. Anyways, the match lasted six-minutes, which is not too long, and it at least kept the fans interested. Kong would win when she hit Roxxi with a powerful Awesome Bomb that scrunched up Roxxi’s body. While Kong walked around the ring, she signaled for the Women’s title, as if saying she wanted a shot. Cheerleader Melissa would come out and say, “Kong, you have a shot at the title. However, you have to face one woman who, in my opinion, deserves the title more than you, Gail Kim!” Kong stared at Melissa and shook her head, so next week it will be Gail Kim versus Awesome Kong; winner will face Melissa at Hard Justice. Rating: C- Impact went off the air for a short commercial break. It would come back on to find Jeremy Borash standing side by side with the TNA World Champion Booker T. Borash proceeded to say, “Booker T, tonight in the main event you face multi-time NWA Champion and the man who made Sting retire, what are your thoughts?” Booker rolled his eyes and then grabbed the microphone from Borash and shoves him away, Booker says, “My thoughts! I do not care about my match. All what I care about it my match at Hard Justice! I care about my title being on the line and it is not on the line tonight now is it. Joe, I want you at ringside tonight! If your not, I’ll be looking for you!” Doug Williams def. Curry Man & Alex KoslovThis was just a quick triple threat match, nothing too big. For the most part this was a very good match; all participants had chemistry with each other. The crowd was into the match the entire time, cheering for Curry Man, as they are unfamiliar with Williams and Koslov. However, I think they got a good look at their talent and some even became fans right off the bat. Anyways, the match lasted about 10 minutes and was full of fast pace action and aggressive moves. I would say that Alex Koslov was the MVP of the match, he did a great job overall, all of the participants did actually. As the match came to the end, Doug Williams was clearly dominating and had the cat in the bag. He would end up winning when he hit Curry Man with the Chaos Theory. After this match, you could tell Doug Williams may be a big impact on TNA. Rating: C+ After the match, the camera went to Jim Cornette’s office where Giant Bernard & Tomko, Motor City Machine Guns, Rock N’ Rave Infection, and LAX were packed together. Cornette said, “Gentlemen, I have brought you here for one reason. You four teams will be participating in the Tag Team Scramble at Hard Justice.” High fives and cheers from all of the teams interrupt Cornette. “So, tonight, the next match will be just a preview of Hard Justice. The Motor City Machine Guns will be taking on Giant Bernard and Tomko, and the other two teams will be at ringside and will be the lumberjacks! Now go and get ready!” Giant Bernard/Tomko def. Motor City Machine GunsThis was an outstanding match, which is a surprise considering the two teams have very different styles. However, these two teams had the most chemistry I have seen in a long time. However, the crowd support was lacking but that did not stop these four men from having a match. Anyways, the match lasted about eight minutes but it was still good. The lumberjacks had a lot of action due to the suicide dives from the Motor City Machine Guns, which made the match exciting. The match was back and forth for the most part, with one team at least a step ahead on a few occasions. Overall, this was probably the match of the night, better than the main event actually. Giant Bernard would get the win for himself and Tomko when he hit Alex Shelley with a Bernard Driver. After the match, Giant Bernard and Tomko stared at LAX and made the belt motion. LAX stared back and replied with a nod. Rating: B+ Impact went off the air for a moment for a commercial break. It came back on with Jeremy Borash standing beside Sonjay Dutt. Borash says, “Hello, it’s Jeremy Borash and I’m here with the Guru Sonjay Dutt. Sonjay, at Slammiversary you revealed to Jay Lethal that So Cal Val cheated on him with you. Do you have anything to add to that?” Dutt replied with, “Actually, I think I should tell the truth. Lethal, So Cal Val never cheated on you. I just said that to make you leave her so she could be mine. You see, I love Val. I love her more than you do.” Sonjay Dutt walks off hitting his tambourine. Sonjay Dutt def. Eric YoungThis was a decent match, but nothing too good. The two had little chemistry, enough to get through the match at least. The crowd, of course, was behind Eric Young and they were glad to see him back on television. However, Dutt dominated for most of the match, but it was nowhere near a squash. The match only lasted five minutes because Jay Lethal came out and attacked Dutt. The ref quickly called for the bell as Lethal continued the assault. In a matter of seconds, So Cal Val was in the ring. She told Lethal to stop. Lethal looked at Val and asked, “Do you love me?” Val replied with, “Yes, I do.” The two looked at each other and then hugged. The Impact Zone exploded, but the good times soon turned bad when Dutt hit Lethal with a steel chair. Finally, security came out and broke up the brawl. Tensions are rising. Rating: N/A Impact continued with a small video package hyping the feud between AJ Styles and Kurt Angle. Impact came back from a quick commercial break to find Karen Angle standing in the middle of the ring with a microphone. She proceeds to say, “AJ, I want you to come out here right now, I need to talk to you.” AJ Styles’ theme music hits and out he comes, with a microphone of his own. He says, “Karen, what is it you want to talk about?” Karen replies with, “Well, since everyone is telling the truth tonight, I need to tell the truth too. I love you, AJ. I actually do have feelings for you. Me and you had a lot of good times together and, I want to be with you.” AJ walks around the ring and then says, “I can tell where you’re going with this. Kurt is trying to hypnotize me so I will not be ready for my match. I still love you, Karen, but I do not want to be together anymore. After last week, I can tell you’re happy with Kurt.” AJ walks out of the ring, but screams from Karen interrupts him. AJ walks off shaking his head. Booker T def. Jeff JarrettThis was a great main event, the best one in weeks, in my opinion. These two have lots of chemistry together from their matches in World Championship Wrestling, but they were lacking a few things, one being excitement. This match was a tad bit boring, but the fans did keep their heads up, one reason being Samoa Joe at ringside. However, Joe did not interfere at all, which saved the match interferences ruin the match. Anyways, the match lasted a good 15 minutes, which was not too long and too short, just right. At first, it looked as if Jarrett had the match won, he dominated for the most part, but he just could not get Booker down for the three. Eventually, Booker had a burst of momentum and got a step ahead. From then on, Booker T had the match in his hands. He would pick up the win against the former NWA champion when he hit a scissors kick. However, the action was not over as Booker told Joe to get in the ring, which he did. The two brawled until Jim Cornette came out and told the two to stop. Cornette said, “I am just tired of you two fighting with each other. I know you people have a match at Hard Justice, but I just want to hold you people off until then. So, next week on Impact, you two will face off in a tag team match, and you guys have to pick your own partners!” Rating: B The screen faded to black as Samoa Joe and Booker T stared at each other with the title between them.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 11, 2008 10:41:17 GMT -5
TNA Hard Justice August 10, 2008 Match CardTNA Women’s ChampionshipGail Kim/Awesome Kong vs. Cheerleader Melissa © TNA Tag Team Championship (Tag Team Scramble)Rock N’ Rave Infection vs. Motor City Machine Guns vs. Giant Bernard/Tomko vs. LAX © Grudge MatchKurt Angle vs. AJ Styles Grudge MatchSonjay Dutt vs. Jay Lethal TNA X Division ChampionshipPetey Williams vs. Consequences Creed © TNA World Heavyweight ChampionshipSamoa Joe vs. Booker T ©
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Post by Deleted on Jul 11, 2008 11:09:52 GMT -5
TNA Wrestling News
-TNA’s website has announced new live event dates. For more info, visit tnawrestling.com.
-Scott Steiner has officially called it quits. Earlier in the week, Steiner said that it is his time to retire and that injuries have been holding him back. He plans to open a gym in his hometown of Bay City, Michigan.
-The location for No Surrender will be Toronto, Canada. This will be TNA’s first ever international pay per view. Tickets go on sale next week.
-Lately, Kurt Angle has been wrestling a light schedule, only wrestling at pay per views and a few television tapings. However, he still plans to take time off after Hard Justice.
-Team 3D did indeed ask for release for no other news has came out. We will have more on this next week.
-Expect for television time for Robert Roode, James Storm, Eric Young, Johnny Devine, and some others when Xplosion hits CMT in September.
-The tour of Japan has been cancelled due to unknown reasons. TNA looks to reschedule the tour for late 2009.
-TNA will be making their return to Missouri in late spring of 2009. They plan to visit St. Louis for a pay per view.
-Global Impact Mexico’s date is Tuesday September 16, 2008. It will air on Spike TV in early October; the timeslot is unknown. The card will be announced on August 11, 2008.
-Scott D’Amore, former coach of Team Canada, has been promoted to Creative committee. He worked on the committee from 2004-2006 but took the roll of a road agent.
-Dutch Mantel has been released from TNA. Apparently, Vince Russo was outraged by this but a few wrestlers are fine with the decision.
-Word has it that Alex Koslov, Doug Williams, and Tyson Dux maybe starting a Anti-American stable. Apparently, Scott D’Amore and Jeff Jarrett are behind the idea, but Vince Russo is not.
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Post by Mr. PerpetuaLynch Motion on Jul 11, 2008 22:35:23 GMT -5
Can't say I'm sad about Steiner retiring, it's about time in my opinion That's cool that you are going to Canada for TNA's Pay Per Views... But I personally think Western Canada would be better Interesting about Team 3D asking for their releases... that's pretty strange if you ask me... They must be upset about something Hot Dog, Johnny Devine getting TV time! I'm looking forward to your Global iMPACT show in Mexico... it'll be interesting to see how you cross promote the wrestlers. The Anti American stable is interesting... I'd like it better if D'Amore himself was managing it rather than just being in support of the idea This is all looking pretty good... I got some tough competition to live up to I guess
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Post by kurtangleisgod on Jul 12, 2008 16:54:48 GMT -5
Good Impact Hero. Nice to see Booker T pick up the win in the main event, hopefully he beats Joe at Hard Justice. Tomko/Bernard vs MCMG was good surprise, and my favorite match of the show. Anti-American stable would be cool if done well.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2008 20:57:40 GMT -5
TNA Impact July 31, 2008The show begins as usual with a TNA Cross the Line promotional video, followed by a quick recap video of last week. Fireworks go off in the rafters of the Impact Zone as the camera goes over the screaming fans. After a few seconds, the camera finally settles on Mike Tenay and Don West, who welcome the TNA fans to this week’s edition of TNA Impact on Spike. They go over a quick run down of tonight including Gail Kim versus Awesome Kong and the winner faces Cheerleader Melissa at Hard Justice, Consequences Creed taking on three other men including Petey Williams, and the main event of Booker T and a partner of his choice versus Samoa Joe and a partner of his choice. The show goes off for a quick commercial break. Alex Koslov def. Johnny DevineThis was a brilliant opening contest, match of the night candidate for sure. These two have lots of chemistry, so much that the match was near perfect. For the most part, it was back and forth action, with a lot aggressive mat wrestling and some highflying thrown in there. The fans were into the entire match, cheering for Devine the entire time. Anyways, this was a great match; I would love to see more matches between these two. However, this match was a tad short, but enough to display their awesome chemistry. Well, the match ended when Koslov quickly did a Cossack dance, followed by a thunderous Soviet Strike. After the match, Koslov grabbed a mike and said, “Americans, next week you’re in for something. Wrestlers from all over the world will come together to take down all of you scum.” The Impact Zone quickly filled with boos. What could Koslov be talking out? Rating: B- After the match, the camera went backstage where Crystal Louthan was standing next to the X Division champion, Consequences Creed. Crystal said, “Creed, tonight you go into the ring facing four men with your title on the line, are you nervous at all?” Creed replied with, “Actually, I am pretty nervous. I am going out there taking on four of the best x division stars, Curry Man, Kaz, and my opponent at Hard Justice, Petey Williams. However, I’m going to go out there and get the job done, as champion you have to get used to these situations.” Winner Faces Cheerleader Melissa at Hard Justice: Gail Kim def. Awesome KongThis was a ok match, but nothing too good. However, the fact these two can wrestle unlike the other women makes it amazing compared to their matches. Still, this was an average match. Do not get me wrong, these two can put on a great match, but they just seemed off tonight. Anyways, the crowd was solely behind Kim the entire match; witch gave her the advantage of continuous momentum. However, at about the eight-minute mark, the match became dull and the fans just lost interest. The match would last only one more minute. Overall, this was an average match but they were just off. Gail Kim would win the match and the spot at Hard Justice when she hit Kong with a Happy Ending. Rating: C Impact went off the air for five minutes for a commercial break. The program continued with Jeremy Borash standing backstage with the former TNA World champion, Samoa Joe. Borash asks, “Joe, do you think you can tell us who your partner is tonight in the main event?” Samoa Joe turns his head and says, “No! Jeremy, I am not in the mood to talk! I am just too focused on tonight’s match, go bother Shark Boy or someone like that.” Borash says, “Well, I guess Samoa Joe doesn’t want to um, talk. Let’s look for someone else.” Borash walks around backstage for a moment but is unable to find anyone. He finally says, “Well, back to you Mike.” TNA X Division Championship: Consequences Creed def. Petey Williams, Kaz, & Curry ManThis was an amazing match; it makes the opening match look bad. This was the match of the night, without a doubt. These four men did such a great job entertaining the fans. For the most part, it was back and forth action, but with either Kaz or Creed a step ahead. However, neither of them could get the win. The match went on for about fifteen minutes and the crowd was in it the entire time, they never lost interest. Anyways, the match was very aggressive with some highflying, brawling, and technical wrestling in there. Overall, this was a solid match up with just about every style in it, besides hardcore. The ending was quiet great too, as Curry Man hit a Spicy Drop on Kaz, but Curry Man would fall victim to a Canadian Destroyer from Petey Williams, but Williams would walk into a Creed-D-T. The crowd wet nuts when Creed picked up the win. After the match, Creed celebrated as three other bodies lay in pain in the ring. Rating: B+ TNA Impact went off for a quick commercial but came back with a bang. The camera goes directly to the parking lot where Jay Lethal and Sonjay Dutt are fighting it out. You could see that Lethal was already bleeding, and bleeding bad. Soon, security came out and broke the two up. Followed by security was Jim Cornette. Cornette looked stressed and had his hands on his head signaling a headache. Cornette said, “You know what, I’m sick of you too fighting every second. Therefore, next Sunday, instead of a regular match, you two will face off in a street fight! Well, have fun!” The camera went from the parking lot, to the locker room where Jeremy Borash was standing with TNA world champion, Booker T. Borash practically does a repeat of his failed interview with Samoa Joe by asking whom his partner is. Booker T however, did in fact answer and said, “You know, Jeremy, I’ll tell you who it is. He is a multiple time NWA champion and was my opponent last week; he is Double J, Jeff Jarrett. And you know what Joe, good luck finding your partner because word on the street is that you have had no luck” Samoa Joe & Christian Cage def. Booker T & Jeff JarrettThis was a decent main event, not the best though. The highlight of the match was actually Christian Cage’s entrance, the entire Impact Zone exploded. Anyways, the match it self was fine, aside from the miss-communication and lack of chemistry. However, other than that, it ran smoothly. Unlike the other matches, one team, Joe and Cage, primarily dominated this match. From the start to the finish, Joe and Cage had the match in their hands. However, Booker and Jarrett did have a good amount of offense. Well, the match lasted a good 15-18 minutes with the fans into it for most of the time. The ending, however, was kind of a let down. Cage was going for an Unpretier but Booker T countered into a Book End. At the two and a half count, Cage kicked out. Then, Jarrett hit Cage with his infamous guitar and the ref did not see it. Booker went for the pin again but this time Samoa Joe interfered. Joe would hit the Muscle Buster on Booker and got the win, but he was not the legal man. It was just very confusing. Rating: C
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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2008 21:00:02 GMT -5
TNA Hard Justice August 10, 2008 Match CardTNA Women’s ChampionshipGail Kim vs. Cheerleader Melissa © TNA Tag Team Championship (Tag Team Scramble)Rock N’ Rave Infection vs. Motor City Machine Guns vs. Giant Bernard/Tomko vs. LAX © Grudge MatchKurt Angle vs. AJ Styles Grudge Match (Street Fight)Sonjay Dutt vs. Jay Lethal TNA X Division ChampionshipPetey Williams vs. Consequences Creed © TNA World Heavyweight ChampionshipSamoa Joe vs. Booker T ©
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Post by kurtangleisgod on Jul 17, 2008 2:28:59 GMT -5
Impact was good, though shouldn't you update the Hard Justice preview with Gail Kim, and not Kim/Kong, just checking to point it out if you missed that. I'm glad Kim won, because her against Melissa will be more even and fluent than with Kong, if you know what I'm getting at. Not happy about Creed retaining the X-Title, just because I dislike him, I wanted Kaz or Curry Man to win it, but since he is a relatively new champion, I can understand the decision, it builds him up as a credible champion, and will mean more when someone finally beats him. So I hope he holds it until Bound For Glory and loses it in an Ultimate X or something there.
Not a fan of Koslov, and I like Devine, so I was disappointed there, but putting Kozlov over was the right decision, and there is reasoning behind it, it should at least be interesting to see where he goes. Christian Cage as Samoa Joe's partner was amazing, and I can see Jarrett/Cage added as filler to Hard Justice, which I wouldn't mind at all. All in all, this was a great Impact.
Would you be able to reply to my TNA 2007? My last show was Destination X, and I have huge plans for Lockdown, as you'll learn in the final segment, and I only have had one reply to Destination X. I'd like to get some feedback and some readers before going on to Lockdown, or else it's really pointless.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 17, 2008 12:09:32 GMT -5
TNA Wrestling News
-TNA has announced the release of Brother Ray and Brother Devon. Last week they legitimately asked for their releases. Apparently, they were unhappy with the way the company was using them.
-Another release has been announced and it is for TNA originals Elix Skipper and James Mitchell. TNA wishes the best in all of their future endeavors.
-Rumor has it that TNA will be starting a relationship with Japanese promotion Dragon Gate in late spring of 2009. However, nothing is confirmed at this time.
-Rumors are swirling that the main event for September’s pay per view No Surrender is Samoa Joe vs. AJ Styles for the TNA Heavyweight Championship. However, it is only a rumor.
-TNA plans to visit Germany, Spain, and Australia by 2010. In fact, TNA officials are already planning a tour of Spain in 2009.
-On Impact, one more match for Hard Justice will be announced. Rumor has it being Jeff Jarrett taking on Christian Cage.
-TNA is looking to do another joint show with New Japan Pro Wrestling but with the rumor of a TNA/Dragon Date relationship, it is hard to tell if we will see one.
-There is still a decent amount of tickets left for Bound for Glory in Chicago, Illinois. Go to tnawrestling.com for more info.
-Last week, rumors came out that Alex Koslov, Doug Williams, and Tyson Dux may be staring a Anti-American stable. After Impact, we can confirm that there will in fact be one. However, one more person may be joining; rumor has it that it may be Johnny Devine.
-TNA Impact will have their second live show coming n late August. The first one did not do too good with a low rating and a lot of criticism.
-Lately, the Impact ratings have been hitting record highs with an average of 1.4. Spike TV said that it is actually their highest rated show now.
-In 2009, TNA Impact replays will be replaced with classic Impacts and even Best of Shows. The announcement came at a Spike TV/TNA press conference.
-Right now, there is no plans for Curry Man changing back to Christopher Daniels but rumor has it that TNA is looking at Bound for Glory as a possible spot.
-TNA president Dixie Carter and other TNA management will be holding a press conference at Universal Studios to talk about some new things coming to TNA. For more info, go to TNA’s website. Also, to see the conference in person, go to Universal Studios on August 1 at 1:00 PM.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2008 23:00:55 GMT -5
TNA Impact August 7, 2008The show begins as usual with a TNA Cross the Line promotional video, followed by a quick recap video of last week. The fireworks explode in the rafters of the Impact Zone as the camera goes around showing the crazy TNA fans. Finally, it settles on Mike Tenay and Don West who welcome the TNA fans to another edition of TNA Impact on Spike TV. They continue with a run down of what will happen tonight including the debut of CMLL tag team Rey Bucanero and Ultimo Guerrero, 10-Woman Battle Royal, and the main event of AJ Styles, Jay Lethal, and Samoa Joe taking on Kurt Angle, Sonjay Dutt, and TNA champion, Booker T. The show goes off for a moment for a quick commercial break. Shark Boy def. Alex Koslov via DQThis match was not that great at all. It was very short and not much action at all, mostly Koslov beating the crap out of Shark Boy. However, the crowd was in it, mainly cheering for Shark Boy and trying to give him some sort of momentum boost. Anyways, the match only lasted five minutes until Tyson Dux and Doug Williams came out and began the assault on Shark Boy. Referee Slick Johnson quickly signaled for the bell. However, when he turned around, he found Williams’ fist coming right into his face. Finally, the three men stopped the assault and Koslov grabbed the microphone. He said, “Americans, last week I warned all of you. I told you that wrestlers who despise you will come together and take you scum down. Well, here you go. Doug Williams, Tyson Dux, and I have all had enough of you horrible people. It is time for our revenge on the American race!” Alex Koslov, Doug Williams, and Tyson Dux would leave Shark Boy and Slick Johnson in the ring lifeless. Rating: N/A The camera went backstage after the horrible attack to find the 10 participants of the women battle royal standing in Jim Cornette’s office waiting for Cornette himself. When Cornette came in and the room just exploded in screams and yells. Finally, Cornette yelled, “What the hell is the problem?” The office quickly silenced and ODB said, “Well, the problem is that everyone in this room wants a title shot” Cornette shook is said, “That doesn’t mean you have to come in hear and make my headache worst. Anyways, to get all of you satisfied, the winner of tonight’s battle royal will receive a title shot against the winner at Hard Justice on Impact next week, sound good?” The women looked at each other and nodded. Rey Bucanero & Ultimo Guerrero def. Motor City Machine GunsThis was an amazing match, what a great way to debut for Bucanero and Guerrero. The match was mostly fast-paced action with highflying and technical wrestling, the crowd was entertained, believe me. However, since the crowd did not know much about the duo from Mexico, they did not know who to cheer for, so they stuck with MCMG. Anyways, the match lasted a good eight minutes, which was more than enough. Not that the match was bad, it was that eight minutes it enough time for a debut. Overall, this was a high quality match up but there was some miss-communication and botches, but it was fine, nothing too big. Bucanero and Guerrero would end up the winners when Guerrero hit Shelley with a thunderous Guerrero Special. After the match, the two teams shook hands for a sign of respect. Rating: B- After a quick commercial break, Impact came back on with Jeff Jarrett standing in the middle of the ring with his theme music still playing. Jarrett came on the microphone and said, “Cut the music, cut the music.” Jarrett paused for a moment before continuing, “TNA fans, as you know, last week with my partner Booker T, I took on Christian Cage and Samoa Joe. And, you know, I had a flashback. While I was in the ring with Christian, It felt like the good old days. It reminded me of that long feud I had with Cage. So, it got me thinking, I still have unfinished business with the kid, how about me taking on Christian at Hard Justice, this Sunday, just for old time’s sake.” Jarrett paused for a moment and Christian Cage’s theme song began. Out he came with a microphone of his own in hand. Cage said, “You know what, Jarrett, I wouldn’t mind that at all. I would love to beat your ass again, like I did a few years ago!” The crowd exploded as Jarrett shook his head and said, “So I guess it’s on!” Cage nodded as his reply. 10-Women Battle Royal: ODB eliminated Jacqueline to win a shot at the Women’s TitleThis was a decent match, but nothing amazing. For the most part, the match was a cluster with many botches. In addition, the crowd was dead for most of it, which made the participants even clumsier. The three spotlight performers in the match were ODB, Jacqueline, and Roxxi Laveaux; all were the final three participants. The reason they outshined all the others was because they never gave up, no matter how much fan support, they were making the match at least a little better. Anyways, the match lasted about eight minutes before it was down to ODB and Jacqueline. The two battled it out for two minutes until ODB hit the Running Powerslam for the win. ODB would celebrate before leaving the ring. Rating: C- Before Impact went off for a commercial, a commercial for Bound for Glory aired. The camera went backstage after the commercial break, where Jeremy Borash was sitting with Jay Lethal and So Cal Val in what looks like a lounge. Borash says, “Hello, this is Jeremy Borash and I am here with Jay Lethal and his fiancé So Cal Val. Lethal, this Sunday you face the man that almost ruined you and Val’s relationship, Sonjay Dutt. Do you have any last words for Dutt?” Lethal replied with, “Oh you bet your ass I do. Dutt! You and me were best friends. However, one day you just decided to betray me! You nearly ruined our relationship. So come Hard Justice, I’ll destroy you in the street fight, once and for all!” Johnny Devine def. DeliriousThis was an intense match up, both competitors giving it their all. In addition, the crowd gave both of them the utmost respect, it was awesome. These two battled it out for about ten minutes, using any kind of style, mostly highflying and technical wrestling though. Anyways, this was a solid match, actually one of the best matches of the night. I wish Delirious would be a main stay in TNA, but I am glad he was on the show tonight because he put on an excellent performance with Devine. Johnny Devine would pick up the win when he hit Delirious with a crazy Five-Star Moonsault. Rating: C+ Before the main event, Jeremy Borash had a chance to speak with Booker T’s opponent at Hard Justice, Samoa Joe. Borash started the conversation with the question, “Samoa Joe, this weekend you face Booker T for the TNA world heavyweight championship, do you think you can reclaim the championship?” Samoa Joe shook his head and said, “What a stupid question! Do I think I will reclaim the championship? Hell yeah I do! You see, Jeremy, I am willing to do anything to retake that damn title. You better be ready Booker, cause Joe is gonna kill you.” Kurt Angle, Sonjay Dutt, & Petey Williams def. AJ Styles, Jay Lethal, & Consequences CreedThis was an excellent main event, maybe the best I have seen in weeks. The match was mostly back and forth action with a little bit of technical and highflying wrestling. In addition, the fans were really into it, which pushed all of the participants to go beyond their skill level. However, the one real problem was the large number of botches. These two teams had a lot of chemistry and there was no miss-communication, but the momentum from the crowd just made them go a little too quick on a few moves, thus making them botch. Anyways, the match was about 15 minutes, and the fans were into it the entire time, of course cheering for the faces. However, the ending was not exactly what the fans wanted. Angle put on the Ankle Lock on Styles, while Williams hit Creed with a Canadian Destroyer, at the same time Dutt hit Lethal with a Hindu Press. AJ Styles, who was the legal man, eventually tapped. This was the match of the night, with out a doubt. Impact went off the air with Angle, Dutt, and Williams celebrating. Rating: B
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2008 23:02:35 GMT -5
TNA Hard Justice August 10, 2008 Match CardTNA Women’s ChampionshipGail Kim vs. Cheerleader Melissa © TNA Tag Team Championship (Tag Team Scramble)Rock N’ Rave Infection vs. Motor City Machine Guns vs. Giant Bernard/Tomko vs. LAX © For Old Time's SakeChristian Cage vs. Jeff Jarrett Grudge MatchKurt Angle vs. AJ Styles Grudge Match (Street Fight)Sonjay Dutt vs. Jay Lethal TNA X Division ChampionshipPetey Williams vs. Consequences Creed © TNA World Heavyweight ChampionshipSamoa Joe vs. Booker T ©
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Post by Deleted on Jul 23, 2008 23:32:00 GMT -5
TNA Wrestling News
-Rey Bucanero, Ultimo Guerrero, Mephisto, and Ephesto recently worked the two Texas house shows. They are scheduled to work a few more house shows to promote the Global Impact Mexico.
-Last Impact’s rating was terrible, doing a 1.0. Their average rating has been around 1.4, so this is a big drop in the ratings.
-At the press conference last week, Dixie Carter told TNA wrestling fans and media that TNA has big plans for 2009, including overseas tours, distribution of TNA products at Wal-Mart, another Global Impact Japan, and more live Impacts. She also announced that the next live Impact would be the first one after Bound for Glory, which is the 10/16 edition.
-As of late, Robert Roode’s morale has been low. It is said that he is upset with how the company is using him and may ask for his release if things do not change.
-At the last Impact taping, Shark Boy was injured in the attack after his match. The report said that he suffered a torn ligament. He will be out for 3-4 months.
-Tickets for the Oklahoma/Kansas tour have been going fast. TNA seems to do well in the Midwest business wise.
-We can confirm that the TNA/Dragon Gate relationship rumor was false. The information came last week at the press conference. TNA actually still has a strong relationship with New Japan Pro Wrestling.
-While the card for Global Impact Mexico is still under-construction, we can confirm that MCMG will take on Bucanero/Guerrero and Mistico will take on the X Division champion of TNA.
-TNA once again offered Delirious a contract, but this time he refused on the spot. He said he wishes to continue work in the Indies.
-TNA has been in talks with Ring of Honor stars such as Claudio Castagnoli, Kevin Steen, Chris Hero, and Bryan Danielson. However, no more information is out at this time. Keep checking for more.
-As many of you know, TNA recently signed British wrestling star PAC to a two-year deal. However, things have taken a turn. Apparently, PAC has no showed three events in the past month, has refused to work, and wont except any creative ides. Due to this, TNA has decided to fire PAC.
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Post by perilloboy123 on Jul 24, 2008 7:48:47 GMT -5
- I'm really glad that you're making Koslov look like a total badass. Keep doing what you're doing with him now, and I can only imagine that he'll be X-Division Champion soon enough. He's a great talent for you to have, and I'm happy that you're using him correctly.
- Putting over Guerrero and Bucanero was a good move. Usually, TNA would have put over their talent in a situation like this, but you did a nice job of changing that. Since Guerrero and Bucanero are such established wrestlers, they deserved to get the win. Another nice move on your part, man.
- Nice! ODB gets the win! If Kim winds up retaining at the next pay-per-view, then I really hope that ODB's the win to beat her for the belt. She's easily one of the more talented women on the entire TNA roster.
- I'm a bigger fan of Delirious than Devine, but if Delirious isn't under a contract, then there's no real reason for you to have put him over. I'm kind of disappointed that he didn't sign with the company, so hopefully, you'll be able to bring in another big ROH name soon.
- Despite it getting a good rating on EWR, I'm not entirely sure how I feel about the main event. Not because I dislike the men in the match, but because it's a six-man tag-team match. On paper, I must say, it just doesn't look very good. I'm guessing that all three men in the match are feuding with one another, since I know that you know better not to simply throw together something like that. I would've rather seen Styles' team go over, but in matches like these, usually the heel team ends up winning, anyways.
Final Rating: 8.5/10. I appreciate how much you're putting into this diary, and most of your shows have been very fun to read. I'll try to comment as much as I can on this diary, since others don't seem to be keeping up with it much. Good luck with this, man. I really hope that you stick with it.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 25, 2008 23:24:59 GMT -5
TNA Hard Justice August 10, 2008The show starts with an opening video, showing the events leading up to this show. After the video, the camera goes around the arena before settling on Mike Tenay and Don West. The two welcome the fans to TNA Hard Justice. They quickly go over the card before we see some action. We start with some X Division title action, featuring Petey Williams and Consequences Creed. TNA X Division Championship: Consequences Creed def. Petey WilliamsThis was a great way to start the show, and I think the fans at the Sovereign Bank Arena. The entire match, they were on their feet cheering for Creed, and booing for Williams. The reason for the awesome crowd reaction was the fact this was a near perfect match. The entire 10 minutes this match went on, there were no botches at all, which was a surprise because this was a fast-paced match. However, the thing that really ruined the match was the ending; we will get to that later. Anyways, this was a good match, but not good enough to be match of the night. Well, the ending was what ruined the match. It was just a little choppy and it seemed like it was in slow motion. Nevertheless, the match was awesome and Consequences Creed would retain the title when he hit the Creed-D-T on Williams. Rating: B- After the match, Jeremy Borash was backstage with former TNA Women’s Champion and Cheerleader Melissa’s opponent tonight, Gail Kim. Borash asks her, “Gail, tonight you take on Cheerleader Melissa, the woman who ended Awesome Kong’s reign as TNA Women’s Champion. What are your thoughts on that?” Gail replies with, “Well, I’m just going to go into to the match with positive thoughts. Throughout the match, I am just going to keep my head up and stay in the game. I think if I do just that, I will be walking out as TNA Women’s Champion.” Jeremy replies with, “That sounds like one hell of a game plan.” TNA Women’s Championship: Gail Kim def. Cheerleader Melissa via DQThis was decent match, but nothing too good. The crowd was dead for most of the match. The beginning was rather exciting, with some chain wrestling and some brawling, but later on it just got a little boring. The match was actually repetitive, with no big spots at all, which caused it to be boring. Anyways, the match was mostly back and forth, until Awesome Kong came to ringside at about the seven-minute mark. From then on, Melissa had the match won. Kim did not follow her plan, which was to stay focused, and paid too much attention to Kong. Because of this, Melissa dominated the rest of the match. However, Kong would interrupt at about the nine-minute mark, and the ref called for the bell. Awesome Kong would go after Kim, thus getting Melissa disqualified. Kong continued the assault until security broke the two up. Was this Kong’s revenge on Kim for taking her number one contendership? Rating: C The camera cuts backstage where Crystal Louthan was standing with the TNA tag team champions, LAX. Crystal says, “LAX, up next you defend your tag team titles against three other men. That means you have a one out of four chance of winning the match. You could be losing those straps tonight, your thoughts?” Hernandez says, “Well, just because we have a one out of four chance doesn’t mean we are bound to lose. Actually, we have the same odds as the other teams. All what me and Homicide have to say is may the better team win.” The two walk off with their titles on their shoulders. TNA Tag Team Championships: Giant Bernard/Tomko def. LAX, Rock N’ Rave Infection, & Motor City Machine GunsThis was an awesome match, possibly the match of the night. All of these teams had chemistry with each other, which made the match amazing. If they did not, it would just be a huge cluster of wrestling. Anyways, the match was mostly just between two teams, Bernard/Tomko and the Motor City Machine Guns, with LAX in there for a little bit. However, the Rock N’ Rave Infection was just out of the match, they never had a chance of winning. The fans were into to the match, the entire time actually. In every corner, there was action, which kept the crowd into it. The only problem in the match was the botches, there was not many, but when there was, they were noticeable. Besides that, this was a great match, which was a surprise, concerning the mixed styles. Tomko would pick up the win and titles for himself and Giant Bernard when he hit Chris Sabin with a thunderous Lariat. Rating: B+ After the match, the camera went backstage where Jeremy Borash was standing with Sonjay Dutt, Jay Lethal’s opponent in the Street Fight coming up next. Borash says, “Sonjay, you and Lethal have been fighting over So Cal Val for well over two months now. When do you think this will stop?” Dutt looks at Borash and shakes his head. He than says, “Jeremy, when will you learn. I wont stop terrorizing Lethal until I get what I want, So Cal Val. You see, I love Val more than Lethal does, and he cannot respect that. Val will have a better life with me; I am all about peace and love, while Lethal is about fighting. Val, come to me. You need me.” Dutt proceeds to walk off, throwing flowers out of his tambourine. Grudge Match (Street Fight): Jay Lethal def. Sonjay DuttThis was an awesome fight, but the wrestling was not even average. For the most part, these two were brawling throughout the arena, only about three-four minutes of the match was wrestling, in the ring, in front of fans. Anyways, Lethal beat the living day lights out of Dutt, at about the seven-minute mark Dutt was already bleeding profusely. Whatever Lethal could do to Dutt for revenge, he did. In addition, anything Lethal could get his hands on, he would use. Hell, he even used a fan’s hot dog. Well, the match was practically a squash, with Dutt getting about 10-15 moves in, which was not too bad. The match lasted about 14 minutes and ended with Lethal picking up the win after the ref called the match. Dutt was carried out on a stretcher, by the way. Rating: C- After a few shots of Sonjay Dutt being pulled out on a stretcher, the camera cut backstage where Jeremy Borash was sitting with the TNA world heavyweight champion, Booker T. Borash started the interview off saying, “Booker T, tonight you defend your world championship against the Samoan Submission Machine, Samoa Joe. Now Samoa Joe, although you beat him, is known to be very aggressive in these situations. Are you nervous at all?” Booker T looked around before his reply, which was, “You know Jeremy, I’ll be honest, I am. I am going into the ring with Samoa Joe, a man who was undefeated, a man who has defeated Kurt Angle, one of the greatest wrestlers ever! If you were in this match, you would be nervous too, right?” Borash says, “Well, yeah, but…” Booker interrupts him saying “No buts! Just because I am bigger than most other men does not mean I am never nervous! Anyways, I am just going to go out there and win. Yes, just go out there and win.” Christian Cage vs. Jeff Jarrett went to a Double Count outThis was an extremely good match, but nowhere near match of the night. These two have lots of chemistry together, from their previous bouts, but when there is barely any build up for the match, it just does not seem right. Anyways, the crowd was really into the match, but they somehow lost interest at the 10-minute mark. In addition to the lost of crowd interest came the sloppiness of the rest. The more crowd support you have, the better match. Anyways, the match lasted about 17 minutes until the two took the match out of the ring. The ref called for the bell after he reached the ten count. Finally, security broke the two up. I think these two have unfinished business. Rating: C+ After the match, a video displaying what led up to the upcoming match between AJ Styles and Kurt Angle. When the video was over the camera went backstage where Jeremy Borash was standing by Kurt Angle. Borash began the interview with, “Angle, I have a lot of…” Angle would interrupt Borash and this point by pushing him and taking the microphone. Angle proceeds to say, “Styles, you are getting on my last nervous. For the second time in one year, you have stolen my wife, Karen. Finally, tonight, I am going to end this. After tonight, Karen will come back to me. You see, Styles, I am going to destroy so much that Karen will have to come back to me. It’s true, it’s damn true!” Grudge Match: AJ Styles def. Kurt AngleThis was the match of the night, without a doubt. These two put on the greatest, 20-minute match I have seen in a long time. There was so much chemistry it was not even funny. In addition, the fans helped the match become what it was. The entire time, they were on their feet cheering for Styles and booing for Angle, the atmosphere was awesome. However, at about the 15-minute mark, the match was almost ruined when Angle began to favor the knee. There were no botches at this point, and there was nothing that looked like it could injure Angle’s knee. However, something was wrong, and it almost ended the match. Nevertheless, Angle continued the blockbuster match for about five to six minutes. The ending, which was good, went like this; Angle put the Ankle Lock on Styles but Styles found a way to get out of it, and all of a sudden, Styles had Angle in the Clash position. Styles would end up hitting the move and picking up the win. After the match, Styles and Karen celebrated, while an angry Kurt stared at the two. Rating: A- Quickly after the match, the camera cut backstage where Crystal Louthan was standing with the Samoa Submission Machine, Samoa Joe. Crystal says, “Samoa Joe, up next is your match, the TNA world heavyweight championship match against Booker T, the man who defeated you at Victory Road and took you title. I have a question.” Joe interrupts saying, “Shoot.” Crystal says, “Going into this match, are you nervous like Booker T?” Samoa Joe looks at Crystal and says, “Nervous, hell no! You see, Crystal, being nervous just gives you a better chance of losing. Going into the match, you need to be focused. You need to be ready for what comes your way. That is what I’m doing right, getting ready for Booker T.” Before the big main event, a commercial for Bound for Glory airs. TNA World Heavyweight Championship: Booker T def. Samoa JoeThis was a decent main event, but still not good enough. It just did not live up to all the hype. To be honest, the match was actually quite boring and did not get the fan’s attention. For most of the match, the fans just sat there and watched, cheering as if the match was just an opening contest. The match was not horrible, but not too good. It just could have been better, a lot better. Anyways, the match lasted about 20-22 minutes, which was a little longer than expected. The match was back and forth action, with a lot of technical wrestling and brawling, and even some highflying from both men. However, the tides turned when Samoa Joe got a boost of momentum at about the 16-minute mark, from then on Joe had the match won. However, at the 19-minute mark, Booker T continued his cheating ways when he gave Joe a low-blow, which put Joe down for a little bit. Booker T now had the match won, and Joe could not do anything. Finally, Booker put away Joe with a Scissors Kick, successfully defending his title. Rating: C+ The show ended with Mike Tenay and Don West saying goodbye to fans as Booker T stood over the lifeless Samoa Joe, with his belt up in the air.
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Post by CF9™ on Jul 26, 2008 10:22:58 GMT -5
Bernard and Tomko winning is the best part of the show. You're a really good writer now, but you use the transition of "anyways" a little to often. Booker T winning is pretty cool I guess, I hope Joe somehow gets the belt.
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Post by robby.blade on Jul 26, 2008 22:33:18 GMT -5
I only read Hard Justice, so here's what I got to say about it.
I liked Creed Vs. Petey, and it worked perfectly as an opener, because they can always put on matches that can get the fans pumped up.
Tomko and Bernard winning the tag titles is cool, I wouldn't really have expected that.
Nice to see you had Jarrett return.
I hope you don't carry the Angle/AJ fued for much longer. Maybe end it at the next PPV with a Six Sides of Steel or something.
Glad that Booker beat Joe, and the ending for that match seemed really believable.
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