Bound for Glory
TNA put on a solid PPV over the weekend. A lot better than what their competition is putting on, although Ring of Honor is putting out a good product with poor audio and video. Once they fix those problems, RoH is going to mean we wrestling fans will have two alternatives to watching a leprechaun running around with bras and panties in his hands.
And no, I don't consider Carmen Electra's NWWL as competition. Or wrestling.
The Ultimate X match was awesome to watch. Seeing Elix Skipper and Senshi, both phenominal athletes, taking on what I consider to be the best tag team on the planet, LAX, in this kind of match was a real treat. Skipper pulled off the highlight of the night, diving from the top of the scaffold and landing a perfect cross body on Hernandez. Homicide and Hernandez remind me a lot of the old Hart Foundation, which is probably why I consider them to be the best. Hernandez grabbed the X for the win.
The Fight for the Right match was not all that great. I don't see the point of a reverse battle royale. They should have just put all the men in the ring and let them go. Eric Young continues to get a push that really isn't going anywhere with the victory. I think there were others there that deserved the win. Thankfully, they didn't give the win to Junior Fatu. Word to TNA, don't hire ex-WWE guys whose only gimmick is to sit on someone's face and jiggle. Better yet, don't hire ex-WWE guys who have NO TALENT WHATSOEVER!
VKM...I'm looking at you.
Styles and Tomko beat Team Pacman, which was a bit of a relief. Since Pacman can't touch anyone because of the No Fun League and their rules, they had to bring in Rasheed Creed, who dressed like Apollo Creed for the match. It didn't help. I went for a coffee for this match because I really wasn't interested in the whole Team Pacman thing, anyway. Killings deserves better.
Lethal and Daniels...what a show. They put on a clinic that people who run the business should have watched. There were so many moments that could have turned the match around and given the win to either man. Lethal won, which I think will help him and TNA in the long run. Daniels doesn't need a belt for the fans to respect him, and Lethal needs it to build his character. By the way, he does a decent Macho Man impression.
Steiners vs Team 3D went the way I predicted. I can't stand 3D. They were legends in ECW, but the WWE watered them down and now they're out of shape. By the way, TNA...buy tables that won't break when someone is just laying on them...especially when you're having a tables match.
The women put on a good battle royale. I'll say good and not great, since they didn't do much to introduce the competitiors or build it up. Christy Hemme got seriously hurt during the match, and the Amazing Kong looked really strong in this match. Gail Kim, who can actually wrestle if she has an opponent who also can, got the win.
Christian Cage should stick to picking on guys his own size. Samoa Joe destroyed him during their match. Matt Morgan basically did nothing, except when Styles and Tomko came out to try to help Cage.
The Monster's Ball match was fun. Raven always looks his best in hardcore matches, and he didn't disappoint. Black Reign is boring to watch, but he's got to be much better than Cody Rhodes (who, incidentally, has got to be the ugliest person in wrestling history). The thumbtacks and glass came in to play as Abyss hit the Black Hole Slam on Raven...too bad they didn't get a shot of his back.
Sting and Angle...where can I start? They put on a good match, but was it necessary for the interference? Or the baseball bat? Or the need for extra referees? No. These two should watch the Daniels/Lethal match to see how to tell a story in the ring. Neither man needed to go to these extremes to look good in the ring. Run ins killed WCW matches...don't do it here!
A good show, but it could have been better. Dump the run ins and kill the bad gimmicks. And keep VKM and Fatu out of the ring. Tell Team Pacman that their next match is against Team QBert or Team Digdug and let Ron Killings become a singles wrestler again. An ex champion deserves better.
And no, I don't consider Carmen Electra's NWWL as competition. Or wrestling.
The Ultimate X match was awesome to watch. Seeing Elix Skipper and Senshi, both phenominal athletes, taking on what I consider to be the best tag team on the planet, LAX, in this kind of match was a real treat. Skipper pulled off the highlight of the night, diving from the top of the scaffold and landing a perfect cross body on Hernandez. Homicide and Hernandez remind me a lot of the old Hart Foundation, which is probably why I consider them to be the best. Hernandez grabbed the X for the win.
The Fight for the Right match was not all that great. I don't see the point of a reverse battle royale. They should have just put all the men in the ring and let them go. Eric Young continues to get a push that really isn't going anywhere with the victory. I think there were others there that deserved the win. Thankfully, they didn't give the win to Junior Fatu. Word to TNA, don't hire ex-WWE guys whose only gimmick is to sit on someone's face and jiggle. Better yet, don't hire ex-WWE guys who have NO TALENT WHATSOEVER!
VKM...I'm looking at you.
Styles and Tomko beat Team Pacman, which was a bit of a relief. Since Pacman can't touch anyone because of the No Fun League and their rules, they had to bring in Rasheed Creed, who dressed like Apollo Creed for the match. It didn't help. I went for a coffee for this match because I really wasn't interested in the whole Team Pacman thing, anyway. Killings deserves better.
Lethal and Daniels...what a show. They put on a clinic that people who run the business should have watched. There were so many moments that could have turned the match around and given the win to either man. Lethal won, which I think will help him and TNA in the long run. Daniels doesn't need a belt for the fans to respect him, and Lethal needs it to build his character. By the way, he does a decent Macho Man impression.
Steiners vs Team 3D went the way I predicted. I can't stand 3D. They were legends in ECW, but the WWE watered them down and now they're out of shape. By the way, TNA...buy tables that won't break when someone is just laying on them...especially when you're having a tables match.
The women put on a good battle royale. I'll say good and not great, since they didn't do much to introduce the competitiors or build it up. Christy Hemme got seriously hurt during the match, and the Amazing Kong looked really strong in this match. Gail Kim, who can actually wrestle if she has an opponent who also can, got the win.
Christian Cage should stick to picking on guys his own size. Samoa Joe destroyed him during their match. Matt Morgan basically did nothing, except when Styles and Tomko came out to try to help Cage.
The Monster's Ball match was fun. Raven always looks his best in hardcore matches, and he didn't disappoint. Black Reign is boring to watch, but he's got to be much better than Cody Rhodes (who, incidentally, has got to be the ugliest person in wrestling history). The thumbtacks and glass came in to play as Abyss hit the Black Hole Slam on Raven...too bad they didn't get a shot of his back.
Sting and Angle...where can I start? They put on a good match, but was it necessary for the interference? Or the baseball bat? Or the need for extra referees? No. These two should watch the Daniels/Lethal match to see how to tell a story in the ring. Neither man needed to go to these extremes to look good in the ring. Run ins killed WCW matches...don't do it here!
A good show, but it could have been better. Dump the run ins and kill the bad gimmicks. And keep VKM and Fatu out of the ring. Tell Team Pacman that their next match is against Team QBert or Team Digdug and let Ron Killings become a singles wrestler again. An ex champion deserves better.
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