411's TNA Impact Report 01.28.10
Posted by Joseph F. Martinez on 01.28.2010
Hulk Hogan delivers an ultimatum to Mick Foley, a new X Division Champion is crowned and Jeff Jarrett locks up with Ken Anderson for the first time ever. All of the action can be found inside this week's TNA Impact Report.
Welcome, TNA Galaxy Members, to 411's TNA Impact Report. Despite covering this show for a few weeks, I have no clue when the next pay-per-view is, so we should get some hype for that. Kurt Angle "quit," and Eric Bischoff fired Foley so that stuff should have some light shed on it too.
• Some UFC show finishes and we get a video promo that highlights the recently fired Mick Foley. Transitions to Ric Flair-AJ Styles hype. It then finishes with the ORLANDO SCREWJOB. For some reason, they replay the "I can go back to WWE" sound byte from Kurt Angle. Hey, screwjob...WWE. Isn't Bret Hart coming back this Monday?
• "Screwed" is the title for tonight's program.
• Someone has a sign that says they flew 6000 miles for TNA. Ouch.
• Taz lets us know there's a tournament for something at Against All Odds. He doesn't really give us much information on it.
• BUT WHO CARES because Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff are out to start the show. They get to the ring and Hogan says the Impact Zone is wide open. Things are moving so fast, brother. He calls Mick Foley out and, despite being fired last week, Foley is in the back.
Foley gets into the ring and Hogan thanks him for visiting. They are going to fix the situation between Mick Foley and Eric Bischoff...TONIGHT. Easy E says he took care of the situation last week with the firing but apparently Hogan is overturning that. Hogan says the Hogan-Bischoff duo can make an asset out of Cactus Jack. Foley says he wanted to take out Eric Bischoff last week. He said he didn't and claims Bischoff's blood was the work of some makeup. Foley says he looked too good. If Foley really beat him up, Bischoff would not have made it into the ring to fire him. Hogan doesn't disbelieve Bischoff but gives Foley a chance to work out his problems with Bischoff or leave the company. Hogan's music cuts Hogan off and awkwardly takes us to a break. Uhh, wasn't this taped a week ago?
• We are back with Bubba the Love Sponge and Jeff Jarrett. Jarrett says Bubba can trust him. I wonder what's going on.
• Ken Anderson and Christy Hemme are backstage. Anderson tells Hemme to call him Mr. Anderson. Anderson says he doesn't have a match but will book himself. He issue an open challenge to anyone in the locker room. He says he's begging Abyss come out and accept the challenge but it doesn't matter because the only name remembered at the end of the night is Mr. Anderson.
• Taz and Tenay pimp the Against All Odds Pay-Per-View. There is something called an 8-Card Stud tournament. Winner will be made the number one contender for AJ Styles' title. First match for the deal starts now with Desmond Wolfe's intro. Taz lets us know Wolfe's ladyfriend is named Chelsea. Sean Morley is Desmond's opponent for the match. I wonder who is going to win....no really, I wonder who.
Match One
Sean Morley v. Desmond Wolfe. 8-Card Stud Qualifying Tournament
They grapple. Sean Morley applies an arm wrench to Wolfe. Hammerlock from Morley to Wolfe. Wolfe reverses but Morley gets to the ropes. Ref breaks them apart but Wolfe throws an attack before. In the corner, Wolfe attacks the throat of Sean Morley. Morley falls to the ground and Wolfe puts his boot into Morley's throat. Wolfe pays attention to the ref for a bit and that lets Morley attack Wolfe with two clotheslines. He then throws a chop and shoves his knee into Wolfe's stomach. Wolfe gathers himself and takes Morley out with a DDT. He attacks the wrist of Sean Morley and gets a cover. Two count.
Wolfe has some sort of submission hold on that involves the wrist and back but Morley gets out before it can take form. Morley attacks Wolfe in the abs with a punch. More punches and a kick follow that. He tries a DDT but Wolfe takes him down by the arm. Wolfe gathers some momentum but runs into a Morley boot He goes back but Morley puts up an elbow. Wolfe attacks Morley but another elbow gets fired by Sean Morley. Morley fires at Wolfe with a number of punches and then a neckbreaker. He covers but Wolfe is up after one.
Morley sends Wolfe into the corner and rushes towards him. Wolfe puts up a boot. Morley recovers and takes Wolfe to the mat. Morley goes upstairs but Wolfe hits the ropes causing Morley to be stunned on the turnbuckle. Tower of London gets the win for Desmond Wolfe. He advances.
WINNER: Desmond Wolfe Good to see the right person going over. Both men looked decent in the small amount of time given and nothing was bad. A perfectly average match.
• Jeff Jarrett meets with Hulk Hogan and Jeff Jarrett. Jarrett apologizes for his actions two weeks ago and discusses his mini-feud with Bubba the Love Sponge. Bubba changed Jeff's state of mind and Jeff is ready to repair problems and start anew. Hogan says he wants Jarrett in the company. Jarrett says actions speak louder than words and he is willing to fight. Eric Bischoff says he has an idea. Bischoff says Ken Anderson v. Jeff Jarrett would make a fine main event. Jarrett seems reluctant but Hogan says it's best for TNA. Jarrett is good to go and says he's game.
• Tenay welcomes us back from commercial and we get a review of the Kurt Angle-AJ Styles mess from last week. Taz calls it highway robbery as we see Kurt Angle spitting on Hulk Hogan. Tenay lets us know Angle has been in Hogan's office all day.
• We're now in the back with AJ Styles, Ric Flair, a lady and a bunch of suits. Styles is admiring the suits which are apparently custom made and Armani. Styles says he's going to take a vacation.
• We get another qualifier match. Christopher Daniels is one of the participants. Tenay discusses Daniels' recent title endeavors. TNA Tag Champion Hernandez is Daniels' opponent.
Match Two
Hernandez v. Christopher Daniels 8-Card Stud Qualifying Tournament
Daniels attacks him from behind. He sends Hernandez's head into the turnbuckle and slaps his head. Daniels sends Hernandez into another corner and kicks Hernandez in the stomach. Daniels tries to whip Hernandez but Super-Mex stands his ground. Hernandez throws a knee and then picks Daniels up for a stalling vertical suplex. Thing lasts for a good 20 seconds before he brings him down. Daniels is up and avoids a Hernandez clothesline. He tries a sunset flip but Hernandez lifts him and throws him across the ring. Daniels attacks the eyes of Hernandez and attacks him with an enziguri. He covers Hernandez and gets a two count.
Daniels applies a chinlock and then slaps the back of Hernandez's head. He re-applies the hold until Hernandez gets to his feet. Hernandez throws some elbows but Daniels is there with a jawbreaker. STO Take down and then a springboard moonsault for a pin. Two count.
Daniels attacks the back of Hernandez. He sets him up for an attack but Hernandez avoids. Daniels throws Hernandez out of the ring. Ref keeps Daniels from going out. Daniels tries to attack Hernandez but Hernandez is there with a springboard shoulderblock. Hernandez gets some offense in and ends that with a corner splash. He tosses Daniels across the ring. He charges him in the corner but Daniels moves. Daniels throws a forearm. He rushes towards Hernandez but Hernandez throws a boot and climbs the turnbuckle. Daniels meets him up there and tries a superplex. Hernandez throws him off and comes down with a splash. Misses. Daniels rolls Hernandez up and uses the ropes. Only a two count.
Daniels attacks the chest of Hernandez and then bounces off the ropes. Hernandez is there with a shoulderblock. He lifts Daniels above his head and brings him down with a Dominator. Pinfall and that's the match.
WINNER: Hernandez Another solid match. They made it seems like Daniels actually had a chance which is a plus considering the guy lost to Sean Morley clean a little while ago.
• Graphic for Jarrett-Anderson.
• Before commercial break, we get a split screen of the Dudleys and the Nasty Boys walking to the ring. Oh boy.
• Commercial cut-in with the Beautiful People warming up. They are taking on the Knockouts Champion and the Knockout Tag Team Champions later in the evening.
• We're back with Mike Tenay in the ring. He calls the Nasty Boys one of the most famous tag teams ever. He welcomes them into the Impact Zone. He then introduces us to the Nasty Boys' opponents at Against All Odds: Team 3D.
Bubba gets the mic and berates the Nasty Boys for their recent actions. He then talks about the beatdown him and D-Von did to the Nasties last week. He asks the Nasty Boys where they've been for the last ten years. Bubba tries to get into the ring but security stops him. Jerry Sags gets the mic, calls Bubba fat and calls himself Nasty. D-Von says him and his brother have been winning tag team titles while the Nasties were inactive. Sags tells D-Von to shut up but he continues. He says there will never be a team as successful as Team 3D. Brian Knobbs get a mic and namedrops The Warriors, Steiner Brothers and a bunch of other tag teams. Those tag teams all lost to the Nasty Boys. Team 3D are the next team on the list. They will beat them down at the PPV, which is apparently on Valentine's Day. Bubba says people all over the world want to see the Nasty Boys and Team 3D fight...okay. He gets the crowd to chant Team 3D and that ends the segment.
• Christy Hemme lets us know about the match between the Beautiful People and Tara/Awesome Kong and Hamada. She asks the Beautiful People about Angelina Love's return. Madison Rayne says Love is "so 2009," and they have moved on to bigger things. They're going to show the world the TNA Knockout Titles belong around their waists.
• Jeff Jarrett is prepping backstage for his in-ring return.
• Bobby Lashley and Eric Bischoff are talking in Easy E's office. Bischoff thanks Lashley for his apology and then fires him. Security ushers Lashley out of the office and Bischoff smugly says "taking out the trash." Taz approves of the firing.
• The Beautiful People are out for the next match. IT'S TIME TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT KONG EATS FEMALE DOGS OR SOMETHING because she's out for the next match. Hamada and the Knockout titles are with them. Tara, a spider and the TNA Knockouts Title join them shortly after and we're ready for the next match.
Match Three
Tara, Awesome Kong and Hamada v. The Beautiful People
Hamada and Madison Rayne start us off. Rayne throws a taunt but Hamada kicks her. Hamada throws a headbutt, a chop, a headbutt and another chop. She picks Rayne up and throws another headbutt-chop combination. Hamada wrenches Rayne's arm and attacks that with her elbow. She repeats the process again. She has Rayne's arm and goes OLD SCHOOL. She comes down and turns that into an arm drag. Hamada wrenches Rayne's arm again, this time Rayne reverses and tags in Velvet Sky. Sky keeps the arm wrench in for a while and then tags in Lacey Von Erich. Von Erich keeps the wrench on and then tags in Madison Rayne, who continues the hold. Rayne throws a punch and Hamada rolls out of the wrench. She breaks the grip and tags in Tara. Tara comes in with multiple slaps to Madison Rayne. She lifts her and takes her down with a body slam. Standing moonsault from Tara. Pinfall gets a two from the ref.
Both women up. Tara takes Rayne into the ropes and chops her. Tara gets sent against the ropes and Sky puts her boot to the back. Rayne takes her out with a clothesline and a quick pin two count.
Rayne tags in Sky and Sky beats Tara down in the corner. Ref stops her and Rayne chokes Tara during. Sky whips Tara against the ropes and both women take each other down with a hair pull. Awesome Kong gets tagged in. Madison Rayne tagged in. Madison and Lacey try to double team Kong but she takes them both down. Kong tags in Hamada who dropkicks Rayne to the ground. Hamada tries to send Rayne into the corner but momentum reversed. Hamada takes all three members of the Beautiful People out with kicks. Tara comes in and slams Lacey to the ground. Hamada goes upstairs and comes down with a moonsault. She tries a pin but the ref is distracted. Madison Rayne hits Hamada with the ugly stick and covers. Three count.
WINNERS: The Beautiful People The string of decent matches continue. This was probably the best woman's match I've seen since I started covering the show.
• After the match, Madison Rayne and Lacey Von Erich attack Tara. Angelina Love runs in and makes the save. She single handily takes out Lacey Von Erich and Madison Rayne. I'm guessing Velvet Sky was chased to the back by Kong.
• We're backstage with Hulk Hogan and Earl Hebner. Hogan wants to know why the decision was made. Earl Hebner claims a submission was made when Angle's arm came down after AJ reversed the ankle lock. Hogan wants to know the truth. Hebner says Shawn, Brett and Vince didn't screw Brett. Earl did. He screwed Kurt because Flair wrote a big check. Hogan is disgusted. He suspends Earl Hebner and tells him to leave.
• Commercials get interrupted with Kurt Angle walking backstage. He's going to talk to us after the rest of the commercials.
• AJ Styles and Ric Flair are talking backstage. They're joined by a bunch of women and Ric Flair is stunned by their beauty. It's party time for the group.
• Bubba the Love Sponge finds Mick Foley backstage. Bubba is worried for Foley. Foley says he and Bischoff will come out of their meeting with a smile on their faces.
• Kurt Angle is out to address last week's occurrences. Taz lets us know Kurt Angle has a qualifying match for the 8-Card Stud Tournament. Kurt Angle speaks and says he's confused, disappointed and angered by AJ Styles' actions. He's angry because they had an agreement that the match at Genesis was to determine who the best wrestler in the world was. Angle then discusses the Earl Hebner screwjob. Angle says Flair is just using AJ Styles. Flair wants to strip Styles of his innocence, according the Angle. Angle reminds us he has a qualifying match for the 8-Card Stud Tournament. He vows to win and take the title from AJ Styles. He motions as if he's going to leave the ring but Hulk Hogan is out to RIGHT SOME WRONGS.
Hulk Hogan is angry Kurt Angle accused him of being behind the screwjob. Hogan says he functions on a different level as a TNA business partner. Spitting on Hogan was unacceptable. If Angle ever crosses that line again, he will be fired. Kurt Angle apologizes for spitting. Angle says Hogan should be held accountable for everything in the ring but will still apologize. He shakes Hogan's hand and Hogan leaves. RESPECT.
Syxx Pac and Scott Hall attack Kurt Angle from behind. I have to say, Hall doesn't look too fat. Get him in the ring. That is the last thing we see before a commercial break.
• We return seeing a recap of the Kurt Angle beatdown. Security is then shown taking Hall and Waltman out of the Impact Zone. Tenay wants to know if there is a worse way to earn TNA contracts.
• Brian Kendrick and some awful music are out for the next match. The Motor City Machine Guns are his tag team partners. Generation Me: Max and Jeremy (if I remember correctly) and Amazing Red are the opponents.
Match Four
Amazing Red and Generation Me v. Brian Kendrick and the Motor City Machine Guns.
Kendrick attacks Red from behind. He beats Red down with a bunch of kicks. He attacks Red in the corner and charges, Red moves out of the way and sends Kendrick into another corner. Dropkick from Red. In the center of the ring another kick is delivered. Kendrick tags in one of the Guns and both come in for the double team. Red avoids and tags in one of Generation Me. Both of them double team Alex Shelley. That ends with a dropkick to Alex Shelley. Max covers Chris Sabin and we've got our legal men. Two count.
Sabin takes Max into the corner. He slams his head against the turnbuckle. He sends Max into the other corner and the Guns try a double team move. Max avoids and tags in Jeremy. The Guns double team Jeremy and that ends with a boot to Jeremy's face. Pinfall gets a two.
Sabin tries to pick up Jeremy but Jeremy elbows and tags in Red. Hurricanrana by Red. He dropkicks Sabin and then tries an attack. Shelley interrupts with a superkick. He delivers a dropkick to Max and then the Guns double team Amazing Red. Kendrick tags himself in and runs in with a boot to Red's face. Cradle pin and that ends the match.
WINNERS: Brian Kendrick and the Motor City Machine Guns A lot of stuff happened. Seemed kind of crammed in but that's how a lot of things feel on Impact.
• Big Rob is in with his briefcase. The British Invasion attack Amazing Red in the ring. Rob Terry chokeslams Amazing Red and grabs the case. Brutus Magnus suggests they give the briefcase to Doug Williams. We get sent to a break with the three men arguing.
We return from commercial with Red pinning Doug Williams. We get a recap of the break where the British Invasion granted Doug Williams the briefcase. Chaos Theory from Williams to Amazing Red ends the match shortly after.
WINNER: Doug Williams Simply done to advance some stuff, I guess. Unfair to give an awful rating but impossible to grant it anything else
• Jeff Jarrett is prepping backstage for his match with Ken Anderson.
• We are in Eric Bischoff's office for the meeting between him and Mick Foley. Foley is wondering how Bischoff got so beat up last week. Bischoff says they have to work their problems out and Foley wants to take a trip down memory lane. He tells a story of his child defecating in Chuck E. Cheese and a janitor cleaning it up. Foley said he would rather be that guy than work with Eric Bischoff. Bischoff says he has the careers of Abyss and Jeremy Borash in his hands. If Foley walks out, something may happen. Eric Bischoff commands the camera man to follow him and he walks down the hallway.
He walks into AJ Styles' locker room and we see Flair teaching Styles how to strut or something. Flair says they're off for thirty days. Bischoff says Ric Flair is still in TNA only because of some brilliant legal maneuvering by Flair's lawyers. Eric Bischoff says AJ Styles should be on hand for Against All Odds.
• Split-screen of Ken Anderson and Jeff Jarrett walking backstage. Their match is next.
• We're welcomed back from commercial with Mr. Anderson's entrance. He does the whole mic thing. Jeff Jarrett is out after with no music, no pyro and just the fans cheering. I miss his music.
Match Six
Jeff Jarrett v. Mr. Anderson
They grapple. Anderson takes Jarrett into the corner but the ref separates the two. Anderson tries to strike but Jarrett ducks and hits Anderson with two punches. He tries to go back but the ref stops him. They go back to the grapple. Anderson locks in a chinlock but Jarrett reverses into one of his own. Multiple shoulderblocks from Jarrett to Anderson. He motions for a punch but Anderson falls to the ground to avoid. Anderson gets up and knees Jarrett. He then attacks him in the back. He attacks Jarrett in the face and then goes back to the back. He throws Jarrett's face into the turnbuckle and then kicks the lower leg. Anderson whips Jarrett but the momentum is reversed Hiptoss by Jarrett. Another one. Jarrett whips Anderson into the ropes and takes him down with a dropkick. He clotheslines Anderson out of the ring and does the Jarrett strut to send us to a break.
We return to see Ken Anderson send Jarrett's shoulder into the turnbuckle post. He trash talks Jarrett and then throws a punch to the head. He follows that up with more strikes to the head. Anderson slams the wrist of Jeff Jarrett into the steel steps. He rolls back in to reset the strike and goes back out to attack Jarrett. Or not, he just sends him back into the ring. Anderson applies a hammerlock. He lifts Jarrett and drops him to the mat. Pinfall gets a one count.
Anderson works over the arm of Jarrett, Jarrett gets to his feet and strikes Anderson in the gut. He sends Anderson into the corner but charges into an Anderson boot. DDT from Anderson to Jarrett. Two count. Punch from Anderson to Jarrett. Anderson whips Jarrett and Jarrett avoids two Anderson strikes. Mr. Anderson tries a sleeper but Jarrett avoids that too. Anderson applies a wrist lock. Jarrett gets to his feet and attacks Anderson. He tries to attack but Anderson is there with a shoulderblock. Pinfall gets two.
Anderson positions Jarrett for a top rope move. He tries a senton bomb but Jarrett moves out of the way. Jarrett gets to his feet and blocks an Anderson punch. He throws a series of punches to Anderson but Anderson catches him for the Mic Check. Jarrett counters out of it and sets Anderson up for the Stoke. Low blow to get out by Mr. Anderson. He goes for the pin and gets the win.
WINNER: Mr. Anderson Fun match. Anderson worked over the arm for the majority and Jarrett sold it well. You would like to see something better than a low blow put Jarrett out but it is what it is. This also goes a long way in making Anderson look like a legitimate main eventer. b
• After announcing himself as the winner, Anderson attacks Jeff Jarrett on the outside. He sends Jarrett back inside and delivers the Mic Check.
• A stark contrast between this program and last week's. Nothing was offensive and while some people may disagree with me rating nearly all of the matches as average, I think that's what TNA brought this week. It was a solid show and looks like perfection after last week. They worked Jarrett back into the fold and we didn't get anything stupid. Decent show.
Quick Results
» Desmond Wolfe def. Sean Morley [Pinfall, Tower of London]
» Hernandez def. Christopher Daniels [Pinfall, Dominator]
» The Beautiful People def. Awesome Kong, Tara and Hamada [Pinfall, Rayne on Hamada]
» Brian Kendrick and the Motor City Machine Guns def. Amazing Red and Generation Me [Pinfall, Kendrick on Red]
» Doug Williams def. Amazing Red [Pinfall, Chaos Theory]
» Mr. Anderson def. Jeff Jarrett [Pinfall, Low blow]
AJ sucked as a face & now is twice as uncomfortable to watch as a heel. I think it be less odd to see the benoit family on front of a christmas card than this.Which was MY christmas card 2 years ago, some people dont understand the word IRONY...Squares
The Nasty Boys steal the show thus far. Wow, where have these guys been for so long. They still have it. If they can make 3-D look half decent in the ring, then they should sign lifetime contracts. Since that would be on the David Blaine level.
So the Beautiful people make it to the ring, Id get all ready to rub one out & here comes Hamada & Kong to 1st degree limpness. WTF? These two have no business around a wrestling ring. Can you imagine Kong in a Jello match? Me either, unless it was who could eat the most of it.
So..Flair screwed Brett.. Thats fucking brilliant. Now no one will give a fuck if Brett/McMahon happens at Wrestlemania...ADVANTAGE TNA
Kendrick & Motorcity....Yawn..wait british invasion is in, guess i have time to take a leak and make a sandwich.
So flair & Aj standing in a room with 4 chicks is a party? how about some booze or music or a lap dance.......LAME
So its Jarrett facing Kennedy??? Whatever, I was hoping it was the Honky Tonk Man....Whatever..
Not as good as last weeks show, which was a 10. The less hogan on these shows the worst it gets.
HINT: MORE HOGAN!!!
Posted By: Vic Tomato (Guest) on January 28, 2010 at 11:06 PM
Who turned heel/face this taping?
Foley? Big Rob Terry? Jarrett? Kendrick? Lashley? Missing any....
Plus somebody get Knobbs an oxygen tank for the love of god!
Posted By: (deep breath) (Guest) on January 28, 2010 at 11:08 PM
hope everyone enjoyed daniels and that great xdivision while u had it.....
Posted By: perez (Guest) on January 28, 2010 at 11:09 PM
Hey guys, where was Joe? HAHAHAHA, and where was Pope? HAHAHAHA, and how did you like me killing the feast or fired concept once and for all? HAHAHAHAHA
Posted By: Vince Russo (Guest) on January 28, 2010 at 11:12 PM
blah blah blah sucked blah blah blah wcw blah blah blah more wrestling blah blah blah.
Posted By: Amp (Guest) on January 28, 2010 at 11:16 PM
I didn't know Colin Delaney was in the Generation Me tag team.
Posted By: Industry (Guest) on January 28, 2010 at 11:16 PM
Impact! needs to be more like this every week. This is the IWC, and 411 for that matter, so I'm sure people will find something to complain about but I thought it was a very enjoyable and solid show.
More like this week, less like last week please TNA.
Posted By: Pat (Guest) on January 28, 2010 at 11:16 PM
Team 3D vs Nasty boys is the best build up in Tna history. If they could figure out how to build up the rest of the card like this, they would be a legit threat to vince.
Posted By: WCGoodwin (Guest) on January 28, 2010 at 11:22 PM
Don't sell this show short. Damn good for TNA. Anderson v Jarrett was a free PPV main event. Anderson looked like a star and Jarrett as a face is working for me.
Only disliked the name of the tournament and AJ looking like a goof in the back. Better idea would have A.J. divorcing his wife and then becoming a playboy living the high life as champ. Easy to get him some real heat from the crowd.
I love the idea of Hogan trying to appease everyone and having the band or others fuck it up for him.
Posted By: ROH Commish (Guest) on January 28, 2010 at 11:28 PM
So did Bischoff blade last week? Still think it was a make-up job
Posted By: Wiley (Guest) on January 28, 2010 at 11:31 PM
Dude, you totally overrated all these matches, they weren't even that good. Red vs Williams is one hogan head at best. This show trys to cram so much into it, its forgets the wrestling. Superstars BLOWS it out of the water with wrestling even if its the WWEs D show.
Posted By: Superstars (Guest) on January 28, 2010 at 11:39 PM
Awesome Kong still in the company?
I guess they dont want to release her afterall...
Posted By: Guest#5774 (Guest) on January 28, 2010 at 11:40 PM
Not a bad episode of Impact.. but hopefully Daniels gets pushed a bit.. and hopefully Joe, Pope, and Jarrett don't get lost in the shuffle!
Posted By: Blackbird 13 (Guest) on January 28, 2010 at 11:57 PM
Vic Tomato's synopsis is seriously brilliant! Kudos man lol. The comment about the knockouts tag match is epic. You're right...noone cares about women's wrestling. They are there for eye candy. The Beautiful People should just do their entrance for a good half hour every week. Instant ratings!!
Posted By: Tbone3771 (Guest) on January 28, 2010 at 11:59 PM
So..Flair screwed Brett.. Thats fucking brilliant. Now no one will give a fuck if Brett/McMahon happens at Wrestlemania...ADVANTAGE TNA
Kendrick & Motorcity....Yawn..wait british invasion is in, guess i have time to take a leak and make a sandwich.
So flair & Aj standing in a room with 4 chicks is a party? how about some booze or music or a lap dance.......LAME
So its Jarrett facing Kennedy??? Whatever, I was hoping it was the Honky Tonk Man....Whatever..
Not as good as last weeks show, which was a 10. The less hogan on these shows the worst it gets.
HINT: MORE HOGAN!!!
Posted By: Vic Tomato (Guest) on January 28, 2010 at 11:06 PM
LMAO, stealing your competitors storyline is pathetic, it just shows that TNA isnt even on the same level as WWE yet...
Posted By: William (Guest) on January 29, 2010 at 12:03 AM
Sounds like a really good episode, tbh. Needed alot more Joe, though. Over, you know, no Joe. Way to build your next PPV Main Event. Other than that, rad.
Posted By: Al Gore's cousin (Guest) on January 29, 2010 at 12:04 AM
Dude, you totally overrated all these matches, they weren't even that good. Red vs Williams is one hogan head at best. This show trys to cram so much into it, its forgets the wrestling. Superstars BLOWS it out of the water with wrestling even if its the WWEs D show.
Posted By: Superstars (Guest) on January 28, 2010 at 11:39 PM
Yes that triple threat jobber match which will lead to nothing but more jobbing is what TNA should be striving more for not Jarrett-Anderson or Hernandez-Daniels, the 6 knockout match was better as well. Enough with the superstars love.
Posted By: Guest#9978 (Guest) on January 29, 2010 at 12:42 AM
Did Flairs check bounce? can anyone confirm this?
Posted By: Registered Voter 3663 (Guest) on January 29, 2010 at 12:53 AM
So the Beautiful people make it to the ring, Id get all ready to rub one out & here comes Hamada & Kong to 1st degree limpness. WTF? These two have no business around a wrestling ring.
Posted By: Vic Tomato (Guest) on January 28, 2010 at 11:06 PM
Give me a break. Hamada is hotter than anything WWE has to offer. Go wank to your Barbies.
Posted By: panik (Guest) on January 29, 2010 at 01:33 AM
'So..Flair screwed Brett..'
there is no way Flair screwed Bret...at least, not without paying alimony afterwards.
seriously, the only thing Flair has more of than title reigns are his ex-wives.
Posted By: Darth Mortis (Guest) on January 29, 2010 at 01:36 AM
Matches were pretty decent, nothing truly awful. The in-ring work is honestly solid. The back stage screwjob antics are fucking awful, though. That whole coloquialism "Cut off the nose to spite the face" is pretty apropos, no?
Posted By: B.Mo. (Guest) on January 29, 2010 at 01:53 AM
hahahaha overrated much? If Hogan wastes The Pope, he is gonna make the biggest mistake of his life.
Posted By: Guest#0062 (Guest) on January 29, 2010 at 02:04 AM
I love how at least 3 of the strippers were taller than AJ. He just doesn't fit the image of Nature Boy. He should be a face, seems more natural that way. I liked it when he turned initially before they made him a doofus lackey to Christian.
Posted By: TDS (Guest) on January 29, 2010 at 02:20 AM
wow i cant believe TNA is trying to use the montreal screwjob segments on their show... and they dont even have hart/vince/HBK on their show.. who do they use... .. the ref... right....
Posted By: wylun (Guest) on January 29, 2010 at 02:36 AM
Awesome Kong still in the company?
I guess they dont want to release her afterall...
Posted By: Guest#5774 (Guest) on January 28, 2010 at 11:40 PM
You can always tell how 'guests' are the 'newbies' and know nothing. TNA's shows are taped days (or weeks) in advance and are free to attend.
Posted By: BIlly Jack (Guest) on January 29, 2010 at 02:36 AM
Smart move by TNA as some fans might (and I say might) watch the Royal Rumble now just to see if Angle shows up. And who wants to order a PPV just to see someone become the number one contender for a belt?
Posted By: Guest#8080 (Guest) on January 29, 2010 at 03:03 AM
Pretty solid show with nothing actively offensive...
Posted By: Mark (Guest) on January 29, 2010 at 03:11 AM
SHOCK HORROR! Storylines start to make more sense when you let them play out and not just make judgments based on one episode!
Sounds like a great show. You might need to sort out your distinction between a 2-Hogan match and a 3-Hogan match, but why should I give a shit what you personally felt about the match? It's purely subjective anyway.
Posted By: Chungles (Guest) on January 29, 2010 at 03:46 AM
OK...seems to me that hall and 6pack are getting their contracts from flair and forming a stable around AJ while in cahoots with Bishoff are taking on Angle,Hogan,Foley...Angle wins tournament(angle vs wolfe)and in the next ppv he gets raped by new stable(revealing contracts),Bish falls in bed with Flair cause he can work with him just as well as he does with Hogan and he is tired sick of the peoples' love for Foley.
Hulk amidst that feeling responsible for everything decides this time ala NWO to do the right thing and act like 300 vs Flair onslaught overwhelming battle and all that.
That is the first major scenario that TNA is gonna run for '10 there is even gonna be god from the machine to save the day.Who this gonna be?Come on...thats the easy part!
Posted By: John X (Guest) on January 29, 2010 at 03:52 AM
I'm actually enjoying TNA a lot more than the more boring and plodding WWE product right now. The Generation Me/Red vs Kendrick/MCMG match was what I wish the WWE six man tags were all like, yeah it was mostly spots but it was EXCITING to watch. Most WWE matches are so slow its painful. Anderson looked great in the ring and I think he can be a legitimate main eventer if he stays injury free and isn't held down for the "old guard".
As a mostly new TNA viewer I have to say I make it a point to watch Impact every Thursday. ECW sucks, and Superstars is just a throwaway show mostly with undercard talent. Smackdown is boring as hell and RAW is getting to be a chore to watch. I've been a long time WWE fan but I'm liking the fresher, faster style of TNA. Oh, and The Beautiful People are AMAZING. I don't care if Lacey can't wrestle, I just want to stare at her ass all night.
Posted By: Black Scorpion (Guest) on January 29, 2010 at 03:58 AM
Apropos to nothing! And I'll say it once again Doug Williams FTW. Earl Screwing Bret is a clever way to show up the rival promotion's top storyline. I give em a Hogan head for trying. And Ken Anderson in the main event? It's about time. Hopefully they find a way to keep Awesome Kong and great to see Jarrett back. Good show.
Posted By: The Weesel (Guest) on January 29, 2010 at 04:58 AM
In the pic on the front page, Ken Anderson looks like Scooter.
Posted By: Vince McWoman (Guest) on January 29, 2010 at 05:04 AM
Angelina Love ain't in TBP but still her being around them to take them on make them more watchable. They're hot but a complete trainwreck without her.
Posted By: Guest#0667 (Guest) on January 29, 2010 at 06:04 AM
Absolutely great show...the matches were decent to very good, Anderson looked good in the ring, and all the backstage segements flowed well and tied up all the confusing plots from last week. Also the recap doesn't mention it but after Anderson laid out Jarret with the Mic check it cut to backstage with Eric Bischoff watching on a monitor and he said "it's going to be a long hard climb to the top of my mountain." Great stuff from Easy E...bravo TNA...now let's be consistent and keep it up shall we?!
Posted By: P.T. (Guest) on January 29, 2010 at 07:14 AM
Impact = Epic WIN, Raw = Epic FAIL. I'm just saying...
Posted By: GregoryHelms (Guest) on January 29, 2010 at 07:32 AM
Don't care what anyone says, I hope Ken Anderson's on every week. Loved that character in WWE, and while "Anderson" doesn't have quite the same ring as "Kennedaaayyyyyyyy", it's still entertaining. He does a good job working the crowd as well.
Those complaining about Pope and Joe - well, that's why they need another show. I'm not sure what they're doing with Joe right now, but it's pretty clear that they have big things in mind for Pope. But they just don't have time to get everyone on TV.
All in all I thought it was a good show. Some of the storylines that didn't seem to make sense before are coming into focus a little more.
Posted By: D-money (Guest) on January 29, 2010 at 07:38 AM
I agree it was only a decent show with a bunch of short matches but compared to last weeks shitfest it was amazing.
Say what you will about Raw, but it always has 1 or 2 matches each week that goes 10 plus minutes. Impact has to start doing the same, not asking for AJ and Angle to go 30 mins every week, but these 4 minute matches are worthless
Posted By: Guest#4714 (Guest) on January 29, 2010 at 08:40 AM
"Anderson v Jarrett was a free PPV main event"
Are you high? Who would pay for that shit? No one has ever paid to see a Jeff Jarrett match, it's embarrassing that he's still in a semi main event position, and Anderson, well he just sucks, plain and simple.
Posted By: Guest#1759 (Guest) on January 29, 2010 at 08:46 AM
Better show this we got some storylines solidifying themselves.
6 women tag match pretty much exactly how a womens match should go. Almost perfectly actually. Although Kong coming in for 3 seconds and immediately tagging out wasnt a good sign, especially since they are completely advancing that Bubba and Jarret angle set up on the radio. Which I dont get, it seems like you have to listen or read or follow a dozen things to get all the nuances and insight on every angle they are running. Bibbas show, some internet (or several) that write about this stuff, multiple twitter accounts, books, blogs, police blotters, you name it to "get it" you have to read all thatstuff, and even then you have to try and figure out what is work, what is reality, and what is the the person just being a real life dick and the character isnt far from reality.
Either way it is too much, not just TNA but WWE as well obviously.
Now as far as the wrestling storylines. Dont like them. Styles angle is killing me. He just cant play a heel, and he is more like and old Eric Young reincarnation playing the fool and the oaf than a champiion falling under the evil influences of a legend. Kurt Angle is in the middle of way too much stuff right now, and he is being utilzed (because he is the best) to string along it seems like a half dozen stories and angles rather than having him fued with someone. granted fueds can and do get overplayed and overhyped, and there isnt anyone we can hate enough yet but thats the point have a heel that does heel stuff, not all this back and forth crap. Heel one week, face the next. Granted they switched it up with Hogan/Bish but time to get some bad guys. That X div match, wasnt sure who was who, Kindrick was the only dick, and only because we are supposed to remember why he got kicked out of WWE. So once again using stuff a TNA fan may or may not know about to push a character's persona. And it really didnt push anything between the guns and bucks. Nor will it help with red kendrck since red lost the belt. And where was Don West when all that wnet down? Giving that belt to BI is stupid, World elite storyline is obviously gone, so why give these hacks anything? Building up a rob terry brek off and beat down on them isnt anything I want to really see either. The guy obviously cant wrestle so taking a belt from someone who can to play a part in some future fight is stupid.
Good things though, Hogan isnt wrestling, and from the way he walks down that ramp he cant. And Bischoff is a better heel than Mcmahon could ever dream of being, and his on camera persona is pretty awesome. Too much? Maybe but an intrduction I guess for people who dont know.
Still waiting to see what happens, but it got better this week.
Posted By: Rich (Guest) on January 29, 2010 at 09:34 AM
Could we please move past the nWo and Bret (with ONE t) screw job stuff already. If TNA was serious about becoming a threat they would try to run their own angles that people will talk about in years to come.
Posted By: Guest#7771 (Guest) on January 29, 2010 at 09:56 AM
is Sting still employed by TNA?
Posted By: Guest#1558 (Guest) on January 29, 2010 at 10:09 AM
I really liked Impact this week. The matches felt important. It's really tough making matches feel important these days. I didn't care for the Earl Hebner crap, but aside from that, very good.
Posted By: chumpstain (Guest) on January 29, 2010 at 10:16 AM
Aside from the matches, WTF happened to the ring and the aisle to the ring? Look, WCW was so 1990s! This is bringing me back to when the Stinger, Lex, Steiners, BVV wrestled and had that stupid runway to the ring. 6 sided ring was innovative! How does this stand out from ROH or WWE? Geez bringing back these old farts is a huge back step from wwe NOW. Yeah and KK looks like crap!
Posted By: Guest#3199 (Guest) on January 29, 2010 at 11:45 AM
From the sound of this episode TNA is still inconsitant, last weeks episode was terrible until the main event, this week sounds well put together with lots of in-ring action (although I'd rather see the Triple H of TNA go over Ken Injuryson).
Posted By: JAK (Guest) on January 29, 2010 at 12:15 PM
AJ Styles is not suited for this role. I cringe when I watch him painfully try to adopt the Nature Boy persona. They need to turn Flair on him quick and get him back to underdog 'aww, shucks" AJ. It's not working.
Posted By: Da Man (Guest) on January 29, 2010 at 12:21 PM
Is it me or was TNA this week a bad episode of Hogan knows best?
Posted By: DoubleD (Guest) on January 29, 2010 at 12:51 PM
Is it me or was TNA this week a bad episode of Hogan knows best?
Posted By: DoubleD (Guest) on January 29, 2010 at 12:51 PM
That question has no merit, considering there never was a bad episode of "Hogan Knows Best" because it featured Hulk Hogan.
Posted By: Blanc (Guest) on January 29, 2010 at 01:31 PM
"LMAO, stealing your competitors storyline is pathetic, it just shows that TNA isnt even on the same level as WWE yet..."
Yeah, WWE once stole a storyline.
They called it "The Attitude Era", and they stole it from ECW and many Japanese promotions, and even WCW (or what was "The Corporate Ministry" supposed to be but another NWO?)
(Now, I'm not saying what TNA is doing isn't idiotic. It is, and I refuse to watch. But you act as though Vince is above stealing/using other promotions for ideas.)
Posted By: Jimbob Jones (Guest) on January 29, 2010 at 03:05 PM
why are people saying Flair screwed bret? watch the show again. Hebner never said Flair screwed bret. Hebner said "HE" screwed bret, for money. Basically hinting that he took money in the Montreal Screw Job and Not from Flair.
Posted By: ant (Guest) on January 29, 2010 at 05:58 PM
I had no problems with last night's Impact, other than AJ being a dumbass in the dressing room.
Posted By: Steve307 (Guest) on January 29, 2010 at 06:27 PM
6 women tag match pretty much exactly how a womens match should go. Almost perfectly actually.
Posted By: Rich (Guest) on January 29, 2010 at 09:34 AM
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You obviously never watched a Shimmer dvd, or Joshi wrestling. This 6-man match sucked, it was boring and Hamada and Kong didnt really look in to it today, presumably because it was the day Kong asked for her release. And the TBP sucks as always, although Madison did good in this match.
Posted By: Guest#5673 (Guest) on January 29, 2010 at 06:36 PM
Kurt Angle should quit and go into the Royal Rumble this Sunday.
Posted By: Tom (Guest) on January 29, 2010 at 07:55 PM
"
Dude, you totally overrated all these matches, they weren't even that good. Red vs Williams is one hogan head at best. This show trys to cram so much into it, its forgets the wrestling. Superstars BLOWS it out of the water with wrestling even if its the WWEs D show"
The TOTAL Frickin TRUTH.
Indeed
Posted By: WWE D Show >>> TNA (Guest) on January 29, 2010 at 08:43 PM
Awesome recap. Someone sign this kid longterm!
Posted By: Gabriel (Guest) on January 29, 2010 at 09:31 PM
I'll gladly take the Nasty Boys, Val Venis, and the awkward heel AJ Styles over a midget in the main event, terrible guest hosts, and the slow-plodding style of WWE anyday.
Posted By: Roland The Thompson Gunner (Guest) on January 30, 2010 at 04:57 AM
Don't get the big deal with Anderson. My kid takes less time doing a connect the dots then he does setting up his simple finisher.
Yes I'm one of the people that actually thinks Hamada is hot.
During the AJ/Flair segments when they would go over to AJ and back to Flair I kept expecting them to show Flair trying to sell AJ's belt.
Posted By: Flying Dutchman (Guest) on January 30, 2010 at 08:32 AM
so........impacts matched get better.....stories evolve.....seems to be going in a good direction.....
I also noticed smackdown finally put some nice matches.....
the way i see it....the only watchable wrestling shows are IMPACT AND SMACKDOWN......
everything else is terrible....its sad to see wwes b show out doing its a show for so long.....raw has completely sucked since wrestlemania....smackdown has been on and off.....and impact has been good since slammerversary.....
Posted By: Guest#4119 (Guest) on January 30, 2010 at 02:04 PM
Well the wrestling was pretty good this week. Heres what I didnt like. Earl Hebner's excuse for the screwjob was kinda lame, bribery, money. Oh well. I dont like that angle. Too much Bischoff on the show too. Hes ok in small doses. Nasty Boys vs 3D is kinda lame. The 6 man match was good that Kendrick won for him and MCMG. I was big on Kennedy aka Anderson at first in WWE but lets see how long he can wrestle without getting hurt. His chances are probably better in TNA as he wont be wrestling as much. Desmond
Wolfe can put together a good match. I hope they push him to the top soon. Problem with TNA is they have too many guys. Good wrestlers dont get on every week. I say get rid of all the old crap like the Nastys, Nash, etc. and start developing younger guys. Good shots of Velvet's ass. I like the Beautiful People vs Angelina angle. I cant think of much that stood out other than that.
Posted By: guestwwe (Guest) on January 30, 2010 at 02:28 PM
Hey Martinez, I'm really glad to see you are no longer doing the Smackdown recaps, as you displayed no willingness to contribute anything to them, and pure contempt and disdain for your readers. Uphoff is infinitely better. I hope you never return. Cheers.
Posted By: Ding dong the witch (Guest) on January 30, 2010 at 02:29 PM
DAT AZZ CUBED!!!!
Posted By: Cesarmania (Guest) on January 30, 2010 at 02:42 PM
I'm just watching this show right now, and I'm saddened you didn't point out the huge 'Awesome Kong' chant at the beginning of the 6-way tag.
Considering *why* so many people were chanting it, surely you should have made reference to it?
Anyway, I'll echo the sentiments of the smart crowd -
AWESOME KONG! AWESOME KONG!
(fuck Cena, Hornswoggle, submission holds and spot-monkeys!)
AWESOME KONG!
Posted By: Chungles (Guest) on January 30, 2010 at 06:53 PM
Oh, and:
I didn't know Colin Delaney was in the Generation Me tag team.
Posted By: Industry (Guest) on January 28, 2010 at 11:16 PM
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As much as I hate needless-negativity aimed towards TNA, that was both a valid and hilarious comment. The Bucks really need to get to the gym.
Posted By: Chungles (Guest) on January 30, 2010 at 07:19 PM
This was a totally worthwhile and enjoyable show. Easily the best since Hogan took over. Though it does seem that they're gonna have to trim the roster a bit to make room for everyone, as so far every week has had a few important guys missing. (Though I suppose we as fans could just get used to the idea of a guy not being on the show EVERY week... it doesn't seem that unreasonable.)
Kendrick played his a-hole role perfectly,
Styles should probably be forgiven for being a bit awkward... I mean, he did JUST meet Flair. In reality, do you perfectly adapt to a new situation overnight? It's fine.
Anderson was gold. He just has "it."
Hogan telling Eric he was "stiff" was pretty great. Their characters are becoming well-defined, and working nicely with each other.
Quote of the night: Flair's "Oldest ride, longest line."
Am I the only one who finds Lacey's ditz act hilarious? Velvet: "Would you reach over and pet her? I'm too far away."
Nicely done with this one, TNA. Keep it like this!
Posted By: Guest#4788 (Guest) on January 30, 2010 at 07:23 PM
In the last three weeks, Ken Anderson has gone from face to heel. Jarrett has gone from face to heel to face. Bobby Lashley has gone from face to heel to face to "fired." Mick Foley has gone from heel to face to fired to face. Hulk Hogan has been a face who cut a heel promo on Jarrett. Bischoff has gone from face booker to heel booker to heel booker who also goes heel on other heels. AJ Styles has gone from face to heel in partnership with a heel Ric Flair who gets a face reaction everytime he's seen. Bubba The Love Sponge has cut heel promos on Jarrett while Jarrett was a heel, face promos with him as a face, and heel/face promos with a face Mick Foley. And Samoa Joe has just gone.
Nope, no booking confusion in TNA.
Posted By: APinOz (Guest) on January 31, 2010 at 12:06 AM
It looks like Hardy was a one time deal.
What about Sting? He's been off impact for two weeks and we see him for 3.4 seconds on the two prior shows.
What about Joe? I can't stand Joe but at least have him lose clean to Mr. Anderson...Actually I hate both of them, 2 on 1 against Flair and have Flair win!
TNA
Posted By: m fisher (Guest) on January 31, 2010 at 07:19 PM
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