411's TNA Impact Report 03.08.10
Posted by Joseph F. Martinez on 03.08.2010
Hulk Hogan is victorious in his return to the ring, we crown new Knockout Tag Champions, the X Divison gets a revival and a bunch of guys you loved back in the day show up. All of the details from TNA's Monday night debut inside this week's Impact Report!
-WELCOME TNAMANIACS TO TNA'S TAKEOVER OF MONDAY NIGHTS~!
Okay, so that's hyperbole. The WWE will probably double TNA's rating tonight but that doesn't mean TNA can't put on a fun show...even if it isn't really what they do. There's just a few minutes to showtime, but if you're new to me reviewing, you can find the rating system I use here. Surely there'll be a bump or two since this is my first time doing Impact live but I'll make things as smooth as possible.
• Impact starts us off with a opening video. Complete with new music and new action shots.
• Mike Tenay and Taz welcome us to the program. They hype the card, more specifically, HULK HOGAN's return to action. Dixie Carter is seen in the crowd shots. Taz says the match is happening sooner than we think!
• THE RED AND YELLOW IS HERE, BROTHER! Hogan and Abyss are out! Abyss has some red and yellow on his jacket. I still don't like him. BROOKE HOGAN is in attendance too for those of you that care.
• Hogan gets on the stick and says it's time to cut the clowning. This is the biggest night in the history of TNA. Hogan says Spike has their back and it's time to take care of all the business. Fans chant TNA. Hulk says there isn't a reason to wait around and tells Styles and Flair to get ready right now. Hulk says he came to TNA to take it to infinity and beyond. AJ Styles and Flair have changed the rules and Hogan has no choice now. This is TNA's Reckoning Day! He CALLS Styles and Flair out and says it's time to meet the power of TNA and all of the Abyssamaniacs!
• AJ Styles' music plays and he's out with Ric Flair. Tenay and Taz discuss Styles' transformation and the ref rings the bell!
Match One
Hulk Hogan and Abyss v. AJ Styles and Ric Flair
Abyss and Styles start us off. Styles tries to take Abyss down with a bunch of kicks. He throws a chop and tries to whip Abyss. AByss doesn't move and throws Styles against the ropes. That ends with Styles getting pressed to the mat. He tags in Flair. Abyss and Flair grapple. Flair takes Abyss in the corner and we see a bunch of chops. Abyss reverses momentum and throws his own chops. He sends Flair into the other corner and follows that up with a back body drop. Abyss tries to follow up but Naitch is there with a low blow. Styles chokes Abyss with the robe as Hogan gets the ref's attention. Hogan beats down on Flair but Styles nails him with the Pele Kick. Styles kicks Hogan as Abyss gets hammered by Flair.
THE LIGHTS ARE OUT~!
It's Stinger's music!
He stands in the middle of the ring with his bat. The faces stare down with the heels for a while and STING NAILS ABYSS. HE HITS HOGAN!
WINNER: NO CONTEST- To be restarted later tonight. I felt cheated out of Hulk Hogan's return but all was forgiven when they made the rematch for later on in the evening. It was fine for the few seconds the match lasted. I just hope the nostalgia factor still exists when we see this match later on.
• AJ grabs a steel chair and kills Abyss with it. He gives it to Flair and Flair kills Hogan with it. Sting leaves as Flair and Styles beat down on Abyss and Hogan. Both faces are bleeding now. Security eventually comes out and stops Flair and Styles from doing anymore damage.
Hogan gets on the microphone and says it isn't over. They will finish it before the night is over. He says since Flair keeps changing the rules, he's going to change the game. He makes their match a no disqualification match.
• We return from commercial break with a recap of what just happened. Thank goodness because I almost forgot. Hogan + Old Age + Blood isn't a winning combination.
• We see Sting walking backstage. Dixie Carter walks up to him and he takes her into a corner. He tells her he owes her nothing and he leaves.
• Jeremy Borash is in the back with Ric Flair and AJ Styles. Styles complains about the do-over and says him and Flair owned Hogan and Abyss. Flair says Sting has finally come to his senses. Flair says the beatdown of Hogan and Abyss isn't over. Flair came out of retirement to make some noise around the world.
• Abyss is screaming in the back. WHY STING WHY?
• Some lady is seen comforting Brooke Hogan backstage. I think that's Hulk's girl. Brooke says Hulk isn't okay, despite what everyone says. She cries.
• Kaz is in the ring with no music and no entrance. He talks about his decision to "leave" TNA two years ago. He says he had doubt when he left but that doubt is gone. Kaz says he's here to reignite the X Division. That gets the fans to chant X DIVISION. Kaz says if TNA is going to war, let the warriors of the X Division lead them into battle.
This brings out Christopher Daniels. He says he's going to lead the X Division into battle. Daniels says he's going to carry the X Division to the highest of heights because he is X.
Doug Williams is out now. He berates Daniels and Kaz for acting like superheroes. Fans chant USA now. He says the X Division is alive and well because he is the champion. Kaz says Williams has a point but Doug Williams wasn't a pioneer seven years ago. Daniels asks why Kaz is using we and says Kaz hasn't done anything he cares about. Kaz calls him a selfish prick and Eric Bischoff music plays.
He gets the music to stop and talks about Hogan's decision to come into TNA. He said he was excited to come to TNA because of the X Division. He calls the division the adrenaline of TNA and wants it to run bigger and stronger. Bischoff moves Kaz's title shot from Destination X to tonight. He throws in Daniels and makes the match now!
• Kaz is in the ring with no music and no entrance. He talks about his decision to "leave" TNA two years ago. He says he had doubt when he left but that doubt is gone. Kaz says he's here to reignite the X Division. That gets the fans to chant X DIVISION. Kaz says if TNA is going to war, let the warriors of the X Division lead them into battle.
This brings out Christopher Daniels. He says he's going to lead the X Division into battle. Daniels says he's going to carry the X Division to the highest of heights because he is X.
Doug Williams is out now. He berates Daniels and Kaz for acting like superheroes. Fans chant USA now. He says the X Division is alive and well because he is the champion. Kaz says Williams has a point but Doug Williams wasn't a pioneer seven years ago. Daniels asks why Kaz is using we and says Kaz hasn't done anything he cares about. Kaz calls him a selfish prick and Eric Bischoff music plays.
He gets the music to stop and talks about Hogan's decision to come into TNA. He said he was excited to come to TNA because of the X Division. He calls the division the adrenaline of TNA and wants it to run bigger and stronger. Bischoff moves Kaz's title shot from Destination X to tonight. He throws in Daniels and makes the match now!
Match One
Doug Williams (c) v. Kaz v. Christopher Daniels X Divison Title Match
Ref reings the bell and we get two quick roll ups. Another rllup by Williams. Daniels tries Angels Wings but Kaz stops him. Williams tries to whip Daniels but Daniels reverses it into a leg lariat. Daniels sends Kaz into the ropes and misses a leg strike. Kaz nails Daniels in the face with punches. He turns his attention to Williams who nails Kaz with a quick. Uppercut from Williams to Kaz. Williams tires a suplex but Kaz turns that into a rollup. Daniels with a northern leg suplex and it gets two.
Kaz hits Daniels and sends Daniels into the corner. Daniels whips Kaz into the corner. Williams buts Kaz on Daniels but Kaz does a leg scissors to send both men to the outside. Williams and Daniels fight outside but Kaz comes in with a flip to take both men out.
Daniels tries to whip Kaz into the pole but Kaz reverses. Kaz climbs the apron and sweeps Williams to the mat with a leg sweep. Kaz misses a legdrop allowing Williams to kick him in the face. Williams applies a headlock and gets KAz in the corner. He throws a slap and then whips Kaz into the opposite corner. Pinfall gets two. We got a shot of Dixe in that little exchange.
Jawbreaker from Kaz to Williams. Kaz tries to run off the ropes but Daniels stops him. Daniels hits Williams with a boot. He does the same to Kaz. Daniels applies his boot to Kaz's neck. STO from Daniels to Kaz. That's followed up with a lionsault. Two count. Daniels sends Williams to the outside. He motions at Kaz and launches himself with a running forearm. Death Valley Driver from Daniels to Kaz. Two count. Williams stuns Daniels and climbs the ropes. Daniels reaches him and sends him to the mat. They trade clotheslines until Kaz comes in with a double dropkick. All men down. Ref starts his count. All three get up. Clothesline from Kaz to Williams. Kaz sends Daniels to the mat. Dropkick sends Williams to the outside. Kaz sends Daniels down with an elbow. Springboard legdrop. Two count.
Kaz lifts Daniels onto the turnbuckle. Daniels shrugs him off and tries Angel's Wings. Williams stops it with an Uppercut form up top. Williams tries a Chaos Theory but Daniels reversed it into a rollup for two. Daniels sends Williams to the outside. Inverted atomic drop from Kaz to Daniels. Spinning neckbreaker is followed by a pinfall. Two count again. Daniels uses Kaz to drop Williams to the floow. He sends KAz to the mat and tries the BME. Williams with the Chaos Theory on Daniels. Ballgame.
WINNER: Doug Williams Definitely the best match since I've started recapping TNA. I'd recommend.
• THE PRINCE OF PUNK IS OUT! Shannon Moore takes Williams to the mat with a swinging leg scissors. Bischoff lets Williams know that Moore is Williams' opponent at Destination X.
• We get sent to the back with Dixie Carter and Jeremy Borash. She starts off by calling Sting Steve. She says the Stinger is in a match later tonight. JB asks against who and she says he'll find out when everyone else does. HMM.
• We see the Beautiful People in the back prepping. Tenay lets us know three teams will compete for the Knockouts Tag Titles.
• Awesome Kong and Hamada were stripped because they didn't defend the title in the last thirty days. Sarita is out first with her partner, Taylor Wilde. The Beautiful People follow them. The final team consists of Tara and Angelina Love.
Match Two
Taylor Wilde and Sarita v. The Beautiful People v. Angelina Love and Tara TNA Knockouts Tag Title Match
Quick rollup from Taylor Wilde and Sarita. Both Tara and Love kick out. Kick from Wilde to Tara. Wilde runs off the ropes but Tara just drops her to the mat. Wilde tags in Sarita. She kicks Tara. That's followed up with a springboard jawbreaker. Velvet Sky tags herself in and gets a two count on Tara. Madison Rayne gets tagged in and they beat down Tara in the corner. Rayne kicks Tara in the back and covers - one count.
Rayne holds Tara and lets Sky slap her. Love tries to come in but just distracts the ref, allowing The Beautiful People to strike with a double russian legsweep. Sarita and Wilde come in and try to gather some momentum. Von Erich drags them to the outside but Angelina Love comes in and kicks both Rayne and Sky. Tara lifts Rayne for the Widow's Peak but Daffney comes in out of nowhere with the Knockouts Title Belt. She nails Tara and Rayne covers for the win.
WINNERS: Velvet Sky and Madison Rayne. Nothing exciting at all. I guess they at least furthered a ton of storyllines.
• Christy Hemme is in the back with D'Angelo Dinero. We learn he has a match with Desmond Wolfe tonight. He starts talking trash but Desmond Wolfe attacks him out of nowhere. He works over the ankle. He takes off the boot and takes out a chain. He whips Pope's ankle with the chain.
• Sting is walking in the back. Tenay asks who his opponent is. Taz asks Tenay what he was doing at 4:20 in the afternoon.
• JB is in the back with The Beautiful People. They're celebrating after their win. Rayne and Sky give props to Von Erich for helping them win the titles. They say it's time to celebrate BP style. JB asks for the bubbly and champaigne is brought out by a stagehand. Sky says things are about to explode. She then pours some champaigne all over Jeremy Borash.
• Taz and Tenay talk about Sting some more. Taz says he was shocked by Sting's actions as we see a replay of what went down earlier. This brings out STING. It appears his match is next. Guy with a Really Awful Wrestling sign in the front row. PLANT. Sting is getting cheered by pretty much everyone except Tenay and Taz.
Fans chant RVD. Sting's music stops and RVD is out for the next match!
Match Three
Rob Van Dam v. Sting
RVD comes off the rop with a kick. ROLLING THUNDER. Cover and that's all.
WINNER: Rob Van Dam Really?
• Sting strikes with the bat after. It ends after he whips RVD off the ropes and strikes him in the throat with the bat. Fans chant RVD some more.
BUT STING ISN'T DONE!
He comes in and blocks an RVD punch. He hits with the bat. RVD tries to attack again but Sting is there with the bat...again. Bat to the back of RVD. Sting pushes some refs as he makes his exit. Ref tries to get in his business some more so Sting strikes him in the gut with the bat. Another one tries so Sting nails him. Sting decides RVD hasn't had enough and goes back in side the ring. He hits and RVD and we hear the music of Hulk Hogan!
HULK HOGAN IS OUT! Stupid Bubba the Love Sponge stops him from getting into the ring. Taz says let them go and I agree. Hogan and Sting share finger points. Sting hits RVD again for fun. He continues the assault with the bat, taunting the Hulkster. Hogan gets to the ring and is at the apron. Stupid security holds him back. Sting decides to hit RVD again. He turns his attention to the Hulkster and nails him in the gut with the bat. Hogan is helped to the back by the security. RIP RVD and Hulk Hogan.
Sting gives chase to Hogan and security. He takes out two members of security and Hogan falls to the floor. Sting finally goes to the back. Taz and Tenay speculate on Hogan's health.
• Kevin Nash's music plays. Him and Eric Young are out now. Nash with a piece of paper. Nash grabs a mic and lets Hall and Waltman know he has a contract for them. The paper says Hall and Waltman have a one-shot deal to fight for TNA against Nash and Young at Destination X. He calls them out to the ring to accept the challenge. Tenay asks if they're even there and we get sent to a commercial.
Hall and Syxx Pac are seen entering through a door in the back. Tenay lets us know the confrontation is coming up next. After some more commercials.
We're back on Impact with Nash and Young in the ring. Nash calls out the bad guy. Tenay asks how they get into the bulding each week. Hall and Waltman are in the crowd doing a bunch of poses. Security climbs into the ring and Tenay says it's for security. Hall gets a microphone. HEY YO! Not enough marking from the fans. Hall says two-thirds of the legendary Wolfpac are in the building. Hall talks about the contract and says Hogan isn't running the "shizzow." Hall and Pac want in on TNA because it's starting to be cool. Hall says he wants a part of the cut. They want contracts. Nash says Hogan says the match is on and Hall asks if Easy E wants in on this. Bischoff appears on the TNA-tron and says if Hall and Pac win, they'll get their contracts. If they don't win, they're no longer allowed at the Impact Zone. Hall and Pac accept and Nash says he'll see them at the PPV. Hall says he'll be the one that looks like Elvis. Waltman slaps Young and we get a brawl between Pac and Young. Security is quick to break it up. Bischoff tells security to get rid of Nash and Hall and let Pac and Young go at it.
Match Four
Eric Young v. Syxx Pac
Young gets advantage early with a punch of punches but Wlaltman strikes with a kick. Clothesline from Eric Young. Young whips Waltman against the ropes and takes him out with a back body drop. Young rams Waltman's skull into the mat. Young tries to lift Pac but Pac slithers out and kicks Young. Waltman tries the Bronco Buster in the corner but Young moves out of the way. Piledriver from Young to Pac ends it.
WINNER: Eric Young Great thing that Young went over. Solid squash match but that's all it was. A squash.
• We see guys from the Army pull in. They all get out of the truck and walk.
• Patriotic music plays and the US Army make their way into the Impact Zone. They assemble on the ramp for Kurt Angle's entrance. Tenay discusses Angle's moment at Ft. Hood that turned his life around. Angle walks into the ring and the soldiers surround the ring. Angle puts over the soldiers for their sacrifices and all of that. He tells Mr. Anderson that he spit on the soldiers when he spit on the warrior medal. Angle says winning a gold medal is nothing compared to what the soldiers do. Angle says it's his duty to protect the soldiers when people like Ken Anderson degrade him.
Angle tries to end his promo and Mr. Anderson pops up on the TNA-tron. He says it isn't about the soldiers, it's about Kurt Angle and Mr. Anderson. Kurt Angle somehow pops up in the back and blasts Anderson in the face. Angle brings Anderson into the fan area and into the ring. Anderson nails Kurt with the warrior medal and tries to leave. A group of soldiers make a wall on the ramp stopping Anderson. Angle takes Anderson back into the ring and beats him up. He throws Anderson to the outside and the soldiers beat him up. They roll him back inside and Angle feeds Anderson to soldiers on another side of the ring. He lets the soldiers on a third corner beat Anderson up. They roll him back in and he destroys Anderson with the Angle Slam. Someone gives Kurt a flag and he spits on Anderson. He raises the flag in victory and the soldiers get in the ring and raise Kurt on their soldiers.
So those guys are Bubba's Army, huh? Really corny stuff, by the way.
• Bubba and Hogan are in the back. Bubba tells Hogan to look at himself in the mirror and stop it. Hogan says this is the last shot and can't turn back. He doesn't want to go back there but he has to. Earl Hebner is in and asks for a second chance. Bubba says everyone deserves a second chance and suggest Earl get his. Hogan tells Bubba to let "it" go and then tells Hebner to stop the match if it gets out of control. Earl says he promises that and shares a handshake with the Hulkster.
• Destination X hype from Taz and Tenay.
• Jeff Jarrett and James Storm discuss a match they have coming up. Jarrett says he was forced into the match and Storm says he volunteered for the next match. Jarrett berates him for doing so. Storm says Jeff hasn't done anything for him so Jarrett slaps him. Robert Roode attacks Jarrett and Mick Foley tells them to take it to the ring.
• We return to Impact with a beatdown on Jeff Jarrett by Beer Money. Announcers let us know it's a handicap match and Foley is the ref.
Match Five
Jeff Jarrett v. Beer Money Inc.
Storm and Roode work over Jarrett in the corner. Foley gets the bell rung as Beer Money continue their assault. They whip Jarrett into the other corner. Storm eats a Jarrett boot. Clotheline to Roode. Jarrett gets Storm stuck on the ropes but Roode takes him out. Roode slingshots Jarrett into a James Storm DDT. Roode and Storm take turns punching Jeff Jarrett in the head. Storm lifts Jarrett and takes him to the mat with the Eye of the Storm. Roode holds Jarrett as Storm takes a sip of beer. Storm tries to spray it but Jarrett ducks. Low blow to storm is followed up by a bunch of punches from Jarrett to Roode. Jarrett clotheslines Roode to the outside. Storm charges Jarrett but Jeff flips him to the outside. Jarrett goes to the outside and slams their heads against one another. Jarrett punches Roode and puts him back inside. He slams Storm's head against the steel. Jarrett tries to get back in but Storm holds him. Roode charges him causing Jarrett to fall into the steel barricade. Foley goes to the outside and gives Jarrett the barbed wire bat. Jarrett gets inside with the bat but Slick Johnson runs in and steals the bat. Low Blow by Roode to Jarrett. Double team Powerbomb by Beer Money ends the match,
WINNER: Beer Money Weird match that felt awkward but was good compared to a lot of the stuff we've seen tonight.
• Abyss and Hogan are coming up with a strategy for tonight. Brooke Hogan comes in crying and says it was hard watching Hogan earlier. Hogan says the fans called him and he has to go out there. He tells Brooke that Abyss has his back. Brooke asks Hulk to promise her that this is his last match. Hogan says that this is the last one and the Hogans share a hug.
• AJ Styles and Ric Flair are prepping in the back. Mike Tenay lets us know the big main event is next!
• AJ Styles and Ric Flair are out to Naitch's music now. Tenay says the attack by Sting earlier was one of the most shocking moments in TNA history. Hulk Hogan's music plays and the duo of Hulk and Abyss are out for our No-DQ main event.
Which is after the final break of the evening. Tenay lets us know they'll be with the match until the end.
Match Six
Hulk Hogan and Abyss v. Ric Flair and AJ Styles No Disqualification
Ric Flair and Hulk Hogan starts us off. They grapple. Flair gets Hogan in the corner and we see some Vintage Flair chops. Flair tries to whip Hulk but Hulk reverses. Back body drop from Hulk to Flair. Hogan works over Naitch in the ropes with some punches. He goes the the outside and puts his bandana in Flair's mouth. He slams Flair's face into the steel barricade. Flair is bleeding now. The Hulkster is now choking Flair with the bandana. After some punches, he decides to bite Flair in the bloody area. A bunch of punches from the Hulkster to Flair. Chop from Flair to Hogan. He attacks with more but Hogan delivers chops of his own. Hogan again slams Flair's face against the barricade. More punches to Flair. Hogan gets back in the ring as Flair looks dead on the ramp. Abyss goes after Flair and gives Flair a ton of punches that Flair seems to almost no-sell. Abyss throws Flair back inside as the Hulkster takes off his belt. Hogan beats Flair with the belt for a while. He then decides to kick the downed Flair with his boot. Low blow from Flair to Hogan.
Flair is really bloody right now.
Flair tags in AJ Styles who comes in with a ton of kicks to the back of Hogan. Brooke is seen concerned. Hogan goes outside in front of Brooke but Styles just beats him down there. Styles tosses Hulk's shoulder into the steel post. Styles rips off Hogan's bandaid and tosses him in the ring. Flair comes in now and boots Hogan in the head. Flair taunts Abyss. Flair knees Hulk in the midsection. Styles comes back in and works over Hulk with a ton of punches. Styles tags Flair back in and holds Hogan for a Flair boot. Chop from Flair to Hogan. Hogan falls to the mat so Flair decides to climb the turnbuckle. Hogan tosses him and tries to tag in Abyss. Styles tagged in. Abyss tagged in.
Abyss comes in with punches to both Styles and Flair. He tries a double chokeslam but they break free. They trie a double clothesline but Abyss avoids. Abyss clotheslines both men in the corner and follows that up by delivering a chokeslam to both men.
Abyss raises the ring in the air but that lets Styles punch him. Flair and Hogan attack each other in the outside. Styles tries to attack Abyss in the corner but Abyss reverses momentum. Styles tries a sprinboard assault and it hits! Pinfall gets a two count.
Hulk Hogan and Abyss both Hulk up. Blocked punches everywhere! Big Boots by both Hogan and Abyss. Hogan whips Styles into Abyss for a black hole slam. Pinfall gets a three count.
WINNERS: Hogan and Abyss
• Desmond Wolfe is out. He attacks Abyss with a steel chair. Hogan stops the attack but Flair attacks him. Out comes D'Angelo Dinero. He evens things up until Styles hits him. Modest to the Top plays and Jeff Hardy is out! He has a punch for each of the heels. Twist of Fate from Hardy to Styles ends TNA's first show on Monday Nights.
Quick Results
» Doug Williams def. Kaz and Daniels [Pinfall on Daniels after Chaos Theory]
» The Beautiful People def. Sarita/Taylor Wilde and Angelina Love/Tara [Pinfall, Rayne on Tara]
» RVD def. Sting [Pinfall, Rolling Thunder]
» Eric Young def. Syxx Pac [Pinfall, Piledriver]
» Beer Money Inc def. Jeff Jarrett [Pinfall, Double Powerbomb]
» Hulk Hogan and Abyss def. AJ Styles and Ric Flair [Pinfall, Abyss pinned Styles]
Posted By: Guest#3619 (Guest) on March 08, 2010 at 11:15 PM
HE'S GOING UP TOP, BUT WE'RE OUTTA TIME! SEE YOU ON THUNDER!
Posted By: Impact/Nito finish (Guest) on March 08, 2010 at 11:15 PM
I thought Impact was pretty solid tonight. Wasn't anything mind blowing, but definitely nothing that really upset me.
Posted By: Guest#6491 (Guest) on March 08, 2010 at 11:16 PM
Nice.
Posted By: Guest#0070 (Guest) on March 08, 2010 at 11:16 PM
This show put ME to sleep.
Posted By: Insomnia (Guest) on March 08, 2010 at 11:17 PM
Wow, great show tonight. Plenty of Hogan plus he looked great in the ring. All ready tired of Brook though..
Dont really understand the deal with RVD, Dont really see the point. Main Event really helped the show, I just wished they would have given it 5 or 10 more minutes. overall easily ****1/4 show. Better than the little bit of Raw i caught.
Posted By: Mayo (Guest) on March 08, 2010 at 11:18 PM
Does anyone know about RVDS Contract?
Posted By: One Shot Deal? (Guest) on March 08, 2010 at 11:18 PM
I watched IMPACT all night with a few exeption with RAW( Michaels VS Taker, MiZ bits) i started laughing when i saw Anderson and the Captain America shirt i found that funny. and the screen cut too black while Hardy was gonna do the swanton. ARE THE SOPRANO WRITERS SCRPITIN TNA?
Posted By: KingOfDiamonds (Guest) on March 08, 2010 at 11:19 PM
Possibly the best impact ever.
Wrestling needs to be live. Simple as that. Jeff Hardy returns and hope he sticks around. Hardy v Styles would be HUGE.
Posted By: ROH Commish (Guest) on March 08, 2010 at 11:21 PM
How in the fuck can you give the Hogan/Flair main event 3 hogans heads, but give the X division title match 4?
I dont see how you can justify that, I decided to make a sandwich after watching a few minutes of the X match.
Hella-Uncool
Posted By: Ripley79 (Guest) on March 08, 2010 at 11:21 PM
What has Raw got to combat this, the same old guys delivering the same old angels. Does anyone want to watch a guy like Triple H wrestling on Raw after this many years? Monday night Impact has it all, swerves that defy fan fantasy and wrestling legends who've not been regular for years. Cancel Wrestlemania 26 Vince.
Posted By: Hulkster (Guest) on March 08, 2010 at 11:21 PM
Awesome show. Blew Raw out of the water. Really cool how Abyss went over Styles to set up their match. Just all around awesome show. And Hulk Still Rules!!!!
Posted By: rick goodwin (Guest) on March 08, 2010 at 11:21 PM
Did RVD sign or is it a one shot deal?
Posted By: Dead Horse (Guest) on March 08, 2010 at 11:21 PM
solid solid show tonight, the tag main event was better than it had any right too be
Posted By: xtopnotchx (Guest) on March 08, 2010 at 11:22 PM
I'm glad Martinez is reviewing TNA now. Cuz I don't watch TNA. And Martinez just writes what happened with no star ratings? You suck for real Martinez you need to be fired.
Posted By: Guest#6425 (Guest) on March 08, 2010 at 11:23 PM
Suprised Hogan & Bischoff held their end of the deal & put on a great show.
Posted By: Guest#5306 (Guest) on March 08, 2010 at 11:23 PM
Did you guys like how I cut of Jeff Hardy's Swanton Bomb in the end?
Didn't people ha ehim in TNA? b.c he is a spot monkey? now the audience love him?
Posted By: Dixie Carter (Guest) on March 08, 2010 at 11:23 PM
Cue E-tard trolls who didn't even watch the show in 3.....2.....1.....annnnnd GO.
Posted By: Guest#2239 (Guest) on March 08, 2010 at 11:26 PM
Is dusty Rhodes available to partner with hogan, against a match with Flair and Sting?
That would be awesome if it was the only match on the ppv.
Posted By: Never Forgave Zeus (Guest) on March 08, 2010 at 11:26 PM
not great but better than raw.
Posted By: Zaxxon (Guest) on March 08, 2010 at 11:27 PM
Brooke's acting made most porn stars look like Meryl Streep in comparison. Go back to dancing around a pole you fucking bimbo.
Posted By: Guest#1478 (Guest) on March 08, 2010 at 11:28 PM
It was a better show than the following will give it credit for, though there were certain aspects that could have been done better.
Of course, it will inevitably descend into fanboy arguments from the gangs of children that infest this site, all failing to realise that it is good for wrestling in general for the number 1 company to have the semblance of competition presenting a risk to their viewership. To suggest WWE *aren't* acknowledging TNA when they're going to the extent of announcing Undertaker will start the show, and also having booked John Cena against Vince McMahon, then you're deluded.
Impact's ratings aren't going to be spectacular. Nobody will expect that (despite the WWE kids implying that to be the case.) They're not established, nor do they have the exposure of the WWE. Monday nights has been RAW for a long time. It will take time for kids to start realising there's an alternative, but if TNA realise the importance of ensuring matches like the X-Division one tonight are produced on a weekly basis, they will be rewarded.
I'd urge caution to those who will no doubt suggest that the 1.1 area TNA has been maintaining on a Thursday night will simply be reflected in their shift to Mondays. As mentioned, Mondays is wrestling night. RAW night. Put Smackdown on Monday, do you think you'd get the 2.2's or whatever they're getting? No. So, while I'd predict less than spectacular numbers for tonight, the longer the remain in the slot, allowing word to spread among kids, and for awareness to be made, they will grow. Just as Bischoff, Hogan and Carter have always maintained.
But fuck all that, let's get to bitching!...
Posted By: Chungles (Guest) on March 08, 2010 at 11:28 PM
No mention of the fact TNA/Spike botched the ending by finishing the show halfway through Hardy's beatdown. They cut as he was climbing the turnbuckle to do a move.
Posted By: Alex (Guest) on March 08, 2010 at 11:28 PM
If this was the best TNA can do against Raw, then WWE doesn't have to worry about the revenge minded Bischoff, Hogan and Spike TV putting them out of business.
And you TNA nuthuggers mark my words, TNA will never ever put WWE out of business. Even if they cater to a group of kids today and then cater to the next set and then the next set, WWE will be around for a long long time and there is nothing that TNA, Hulk Hogan, Dixie Carter, Vince Russo, Eric Bischoff or Spike TV can do to shut them down.
Posted By: Guest#4846 (Guest) on March 08, 2010 at 11:28 PM
I'm a huge Sting fan, and not a fan of the current stuff WWE is putting out, but uh, this was not their best possible outting. Just my opinion. Still, I'm pulling for them though.
Posted By: CubanSuperman (Guest) on March 08, 2010 at 11:29 PM
Great show.
Hope the Hulkster gets the title soon. He proved tonight he can still go in the ring.
Again. Great show.
Posted By: Ari Vitter (Guest) on March 08, 2010 at 11:30 PM
I actually thought this wasn't a bad show for the most part but fun. Of course i need to watch all of it. I was flipping back and fourth like the old days.
Posted By: Guest#9521 (Guest) on March 08, 2010 at 11:31 PM
Raw really sucked tonight...
Week 1
Tna 1
Raw 0
Posted By: Gordo (Guest) on March 08, 2010 at 11:33 PM
Decent show from TNA... I didnt flip channels as much as i expected to going in.
Posted By: Unbiased (Guest) on March 08, 2010 at 11:33 PM
O.k., except to blade, Hogan can barely move. Very uncomfortable to watch.
Posted By: Wiley (Guest) on March 08, 2010 at 11:34 PM
I liked how they cut the show with Hardy going to the top rope for the Swanton Bomb.
Bush league, guys. Bush league.
Posted By: Anonymous (Guest) on March 08, 2010 at 11:34 PM
DAMN IT!!!
I thought hogan was getting the title tonight or at least setting up a ppv where he would. It was still a really good show, but it could have been special.
Posted By: grant (Guest) on March 08, 2010 at 11:35 PM
Has a major star ever been made to look so weak in their debut?
RVD was only able to beat a 52 year old man by blindsiding him, then got a 15 minute beatdown for his troubles. I hope they're paying you well Rob.
Posted By: Guest#8913 (Guest) on March 08, 2010 at 11:37 PM
they cut off at the swanton because they were teasing you to watch again next week
Posted By: swanton (Guest) on March 08, 2010 at 11:38 PM
Good? Bad? Better than RAW
Posted By: Guest#6887 (Guest) on March 08, 2010 at 11:40 PM
Pretty good show tonight.
Posted By: Dwayne (Guest) on March 08, 2010 at 11:41 PM
i have mixed reactions about tonites show. some of it was really cool, but alot of it was REALLY bad. the rvd sting hogan segment went on for WAAAAAY too long. the xdivision match was awesome. i'm really sick of heels just attacking faces for no apparent reason. is desmond aligned with flair/styles now? i wouldnt object if tna started a heel horseman stable. also, how freaking hot is daffney? i know this whole post seems a bit jumbled, but that's pretty much what impact felt like tonite. a thrown together mess. and NO mcmg! i call bs!!
Posted By: Ric Switzer (Guest) on March 08, 2010 at 11:41 PM
The show was a little bit better than RAW, but overall both shows sucked. TNA was better because some nice surprises and some shockmoments, but you can only do that once. TNA wins round 1, but with such a bad show thats not something to be proud of.
Posted By: Guest#9539 (Guest) on March 08, 2010 at 11:41 PM
I marked out hard like a nine year old tonight. I miss the flip flopping of the channels. Both companies going all out to put on the best products possible. They both go way over the 11pm hour.
Aw man and were just getting started ladies and gentlemen!
4 LIFE
Posted By: Jay Weezy (Guest) on March 08, 2010 at 11:42 PM
im hoping this flair/aj - hogan/abyss feud is just a vehicle to give hogan the title. i wish they would speed it up a little. i have hard time seeing aj as a world champion.
Posted By: Vic Tomato (Guest) on March 08, 2010 at 11:42 PM
Very average show when it should have been a great one. I don't think this show will get the ratings they did on Jan 4. The quarter hour numbers breakdown of Impact show that people are tired of Hogan in every segment, and he was again all over the show tonight.......
Posted By: Guest#3096 (Guest) on March 08, 2010 at 11:43 PM
Besides RVD's match I'd say that TNA had a pretty good showing tonight since I really didn't wanna watch RAW with Criss Angel and his LAME magic.
Posted By: Matt (Guest) on March 08, 2010 at 11:43 PM
Really good show tonight. The wrestling was nothing really to go crazy about, but the show overall was really fun and had alot of MARK THE FUCK OUT moments... good stuff
Posted By: Rocky (Guest) on March 08, 2010 at 11:44 PM
TNA hit a home run tonight.
Vince ain't got nothing in his locker to combat that on a weekly basis, nothing.
Posted By: JJ's Guitar (Guest) on March 08, 2010 at 11:45 PM
tna's main event won the night for tna.
Posted By: Guest#4434 (Guest) on March 08, 2010 at 11:46 PM
Fun albeit flawed show... they have so much talent on the roster and yet continue to focus on the old over the hill guys.
RVD's debut was ridiculous the crowd were HOT for it... he gets the quick pin then looks like a dumbass turns his back on Sting and gets beaten silly for the next few mins and then TNA focuses on Sting/Hogan as RVD is on the floor in the background.
Silly Silly Silly. I was expecting a hot promo not a beatdown as a debut!
Still this kicked Raw's sterile, formulatic ass. The X division match was awesome and reminds me why they should focus on it more.
Posted By: Andrew Barbarash (Guest) on March 08, 2010 at 11:46 PM
Let me make this very very clear. The ONLY way TNA will ever win the ratings for one night...nevermind win it consistently if they somehow landed John Cena. In the wrestling landscape right now...John Cena is the only guy that could get enough people to change the station. That's it. End of story.
Posted By: Kevin (Guest) on March 08, 2010 at 11:47 PM
I feel nostalgic all right ... nostalgic for when Joe was main eventing and killin' bitches dead.
I also enjoy how Hogan and Flair are stealing the spotlight over AJ and Abyss, while claiming to give them the rub. Ain't none of 'em getting the rub from trying to be a clone of someone else. Just ask Razor Rick Titan ... maybe he needs him a fat money contract too.
Posted By: The Ghost of TNA Past (Guest) on March 08, 2010 at 11:47 PM
I'm not even gonna rag on TNA anymore for continuing to focus on the old guard. If they think a wrestling show dominated by Hulk Hogan and Sting in the year 2010 is what people want to see, then fair enough. We'll let the ratings decide if it's a wise choice.
Posted By: Guest#8321 (Guest) on March 08, 2010 at 11:48 PM
hahaha! I laughed so hard when they faded to black when jeff went up for the swant0n, s0meb0dy missed their cue! B0tchamania here c0mes hardy once again
Posted By: deeno (Guest) on March 08, 2010 at 11:49 PM
Dead serious, no TNA hate, but RAW crushed this shit tonight.
Posted By: Guest#0593 (Guest) on March 08, 2010 at 11:50 PM
everyone bitches about the old guys in tna, but the segements with flair/hogan/sting/bischoff/hall ect... were by the far the most interesting part of the show. epic win
Posted By: The Ronnie (Guest) on March 08, 2010 at 11:51 PM
Chungles, didn't Hogan guarantee that TNA would be pulling in a 3.0 on Mondays? Nobody in the IWC made that up.
Posted By: Anonymous (Guest) on March 08, 2010 at 11:53 PM
I was glad to see Jeff Hardy hit the ToF on AJ Styles, now that's the money match right there. Talk about a MOTY.
Posted By: The Weesel (Guest) on March 08, 2010 at 11:53 PM
This was definitely a recap from WCW nitro circa 1997 or '99 whichever you add a couple new(like) faces to the mix and call it a product, whatever it was uninteresting and most bad! epic stale
Posted By: Guest#1187 (Guest) on March 08, 2010 at 11:54 PM
i really don't think TNA thinks that they will be able to put wwe out of buisness. They're trying to be competitive. Morons
Posted By: gues72773 (Guest) on March 08, 2010 at 11:55 PM
I fail to see how TNA will compete with the WWE with A.J. Styles as their champion. The guy has about as much charisma as the guy with the beard on "American Pickers"
Posted By: Poi (Guest) on March 08, 2010 at 11:56 PM
I shouldn't have to put more effort into trying to sit through an episode of Impact than TNA puts into writing it. Poor AJ Styles felt like an after thought during both the opening segment and the main event. I was happy to see RVD at first, until he was made to look like some jobber who got a fluke win off of catching Sting by surprise. I cracked a smile when the soldiers at ringside wouldn't let Anderson get away from Kurt Angle. I suppose that's the most positive thing I have to say about this. I don't doubt that the die hard TNA fans will view me as a WWE mark for not loving this show, but the fact is I watched it.
Out of my 27 years on this planet I've been a wrestling fan for 20 years. I've witnessed the rise and fall of WCW. I saw ECW's meteoric rise as a cult sensation, and watched it crumble just as quickly. And even though those promotions didn't have what it took to endure and stay afloat they at least gave me a reason to be passionate about them as a fan while they were here.
There was a time that TNA showed promise. Until just a few months ago I truly believed that they had a shot at being a real top tier promotion, and maybe even challenging Vince McMahon's empire one day. I saw a promotion that claimed, "We are wrestling." And they were. Now? Now I see Sting, Ric Flair, and Hulk Hogan at the focal point of what should have been one of the most important episodes of Impact of all time. I saw Jeff Hardy and Rob Van Dam carted out for their star power and wasted to advance an angle between two senior citizens. I saw the company's hottest rising star, "Pope" D'Angelo Dinero, treated to a few seconds of camera time and a quick beat down. I saw TNA's greatest homegrown accomplishment, AJ Styles, treated as a second class citizen in a ring full of men whose careers reached their twilight years over a decade ago. I saw Samoa Joe... I actually I didn't see Samoa Joe. I didn't even hear him mentioned.
I have no doubt that a number of wrestling fans will have already commented on this review to say how wonderful a show they thought it was before my comment posts. I'm sure some of them may even go as far as to claim some kind of victory for TNA tonight. And of these fans, all I ask is - why? Why did you like this show? Did you like it because you felt that it was a high quality wrestling show on it's own merit? Or did you simply like it because of some hatred toward WWE, and the fact that this show isn't owned by Vince McMahon?
Posted By: Cortez (Guest) on March 08, 2010 at 11:56 PM
Cue E-tard trolls who didn't even watch the show in 3.....2.....1.....annnnnd GO.
Posted By: Guest#2239 (Guest) on March 08, 2010 at 11:26 PM
Not a e-tard or rohbot but i flipped between the two at the beginning and all i saw was a deadman blah blah losing hair christian blah blah then on tna retired(like) flair blah blah and old and hulk broken blah blah. So what I am really trying to type is that both began with blah. But TNA had some better spots than raw.
Posted By: Guest#2158 (Guest) on March 08, 2010 at 11:58 PM
Cena, Orton and Jericho suck.
But I agree with Bischoff I hope we get them.
Posted By: TNA rules (Guest) on March 09, 2010 at 12:03 AM
Has anyone in here ever watched Nitro before? If so, you'll remember that they would most times fade to black during some very important parts of a brawl. Right as a brawl would occur we would get The ol' Tony Sciavone "WE'RE OUTTA TIME". That's what they did there right before the Swanton, all we needed was for Tenay to say that they were outta time and it would've been a full Nitro ending all over again. Nothing Bush league there, just a cliffhanger, even though we know what happen.
Posted By: cj (Guest) on March 09, 2010 at 12:05 AM
the old guys have nothing left. hogan and flair have to bleed buckets just to get attention in 2010.
hardy is likley going to prison after his trial this month.
rvd is a mid carder whose best days were in the old ecw.
Posted By: Guest#5939 (Guest) on March 09, 2010 at 12:05 AM
Impact was GREAT tonight.
The Hogan/Abyss vs Styles/Flair stuff was great all night. The Sting turn and going bat happy was good shit. RVD is there, got put over right away, and what better way to get over Sting's heel turn than to have him wail all over the obvious crowd darling?
X-Division stuff was the best attention they've given them in four months, including a really good promo beforehand. Angle beating up Anderson was the most entertaining thing they've done with the Angle so far, and I never thought Eric Young would ever be that over.
Best Impact in a while, I sincerely hope there are more like this one coming down the pike.
Posted By: Gator (Guest) on March 09, 2010 at 12:06 AM
Great Monday show! Hogan, Flair, Nash, Hall, Sting, and Waltman all looked great! Can't wait till next week!
Posted By: 1998 (Guest) on March 09, 2010 at 12:06 AM
I was hoping for a great show, I got an average show. Some idiot gave it ****1/4? You must have been dipping into rvd and hardy's stash. 1 good match and the rest was piss poor. Even the x division match was *** at best. Stings turn was the best part of the show.
Posted By: R (Guest) on March 09, 2010 at 12:07 AM
I shouldn't have to put more effort into trying to sit through an episode of Impact than TNA puts into writing it. Poor AJ Styles felt like an after thought during both the opening segment and the main event. I was happy to see RVD at first, until he was made to look like some jobber who got a fluke win off of catching Sting by surprise. I cracked a smile when the soldiers at ringside wouldn't let Anderson get away from Kurt Angle. I suppose that's the most positive thing I have to say about this. I don't doubt that the die hard TNA fans will view me as a WWE mark for not loving this show, but the fact is I watched it.
Out of my 27 years on this planet I've been a wrestling fan for 20 years. I've witnessed the rise and fall of WCW. I saw ECW's meteoric rise as a cult sensation, and watched it crumble just as quickly. And even though those promotions didn't have what it took to endure and stay afloat they at least gave me a reason to be passionate about them as a fan while they were here.
There was a time that TNA showed promise. Until just a few months ago I truly believed that they had a shot at being a real top tier promotion, and maybe even challenging Vince McMahon's empire one day. I saw a promotion that claimed, "We are wrestling." And they were. Now? Now I see Sting, Ric Flair, and Hulk Hogan at the focal point of what should have been one of the most important episodes of Impact of all time. I saw Jeff Hardy and Rob Van Dam carted out for their star power and wasted to advance an angle between two senior citizens. I saw the company's hottest rising star, "Pope" D'Angelo Dinero, treated to a few seconds of camera time and a quick beat down. I saw TNA's greatest homegrown accomplishment, AJ Styles, treated as a second class citizen in a ring full of men whose careers reached their twilight years over a decade ago. I saw Samoa Joe... I actually I didn't see Samoa Joe. I didn't even hear him mentioned.
I have no doubt that a number of wrestling fans will have already commented on this review to say how wonderful a show they thought it was before my comment posts. I'm sure some of them may even go as far as to claim some kind of victory for TNA tonight. And of these fans, all I ask is - why? Why did you like this show? Did you like it because you felt that it was a high quality wrestling show on it's own merit? Or did you simply like it because of some hatred toward WWE, and the fact that this show isn't owned by Vince McMahon?
Posted By: Cortez (Guest) on March 08, 2010 at 11:56 PM
AMEN brother, no pun intended.
Posted By: The Technological Jesus Christ (Guest) on March 09, 2010 at 12:07 AM
i was a little nervous to see hulk hogan in the ring again, but i was fucking wrong. He found the fountain of youth or something. very impressive tonight.
Posted By: Guest#0012 (Guest) on March 09, 2010 at 12:10 AM
best impact EVER!
Posted By: 4 (Guest) on March 09, 2010 at 12:11 AM
Am I the only one who kinda missed the Nasty Boys?
There feud with the Dudley was actually the best thing going in tna for the last month or so.
Posted By: Handly (Guest) on March 09, 2010 at 12:13 AM
I'm not the biggest TNA fan, but they had some moments tonight.
Right now, they're gambling on anything, everything, to get attention -- long term and short term. They are clearly putting more effort into their show.
And since they're using older guys, I'd like to make a suggestion:
If Flair and Sting are teaming up, I want Hogan to bring in his partner. The ultimate partner. Warrior!
Posted By: Guest#9121 (Guest) on March 09, 2010 at 12:16 AM
any one who thinks that this was not a great show really needs to take their head out of ass.
Posted By: cdntaz (Guest) on March 09, 2010 at 12:17 AM
if hogan and flair are going to rassle anymore matches, tna better bring a blood mobile to the impact zone because those old fossils have to bleed just to get crowd reactions.
wwe gave a regular show because that is good enough to beat tna.
mcmahon is not scared of a 56 year old hogan, a 61 year old flair and a 51 year old sting.
the fact is that there is no TED TURNER backing bischoff this time around.
mcmahon has the advantage from the money standpoint and when wwe starts its tv network in 2011, tna will never catch them or compete with them because you will have wwe programming on 24/7.
Posted By: Guest#2183 (Guest) on March 09, 2010 at 12:18 AM
I shouldn't have to put more effort into trying to sit through an episode of Impact than TNA puts into writing it. Poor AJ Styles felt like an after thought during both the opening segment and the main event. I was happy to see RVD at first, until he was made to look like some jobber who got a fluke win off of catching Sting by surprise. I cracked a smile when the soldiers at ringside wouldn't let Anderson get away from Kurt Angle. I suppose that's the most positive thing I have to say about this. I don't doubt that the die hard TNA fans will view me as a WWE mark for not loving this show, but the fact is I watched it.
Out of my 27 years on this planet I've been a wrestling fan for 20 years. I've witnessed the rise and fall of WCW. I saw ECW's meteoric rise as a cult sensation, and watched it crumble just as quickly. And even though those promotions didn't have what it took to endure and stay afloat they at least gave me a reason to be passionate about them as a fan while they were here.
There was a time that TNA showed promise. Until just a few months ago I truly believed that they had a shot at being a real top tier promotion, and maybe even challenging Vince McMahon's empire one day. I saw a promotion that claimed, "We are wrestling." And they were. Now? Now I see Sting, Ric Flair, and Hulk Hogan at the focal point of what should have been one of the most important episodes of Impact of all time. I saw Jeff Hardy and Rob Van Dam carted out for their star power and wasted to advance an angle between two senior citizens. I saw the company's hottest rising star, "Pope" D'Angelo Dinero, treated to a few seconds of camera time and a quick beat down. I saw TNA's greatest homegrown accomplishment, AJ Styles, treated as a second class citizen in a ring full of men whose careers reached their twilight years over a decade ago. I saw Samoa Joe... I actually I didn't see Samoa Joe. I didn't even hear him mentioned.
I have no doubt that a number of wrestling fans will have already commented on this review to say how wonderful a show they thought it was before my comment posts. I'm sure some of them may even go as far as to claim some kind of victory for TNA tonight. And of these fans, all I ask is - why? Why did you like this show? Did you like it because you felt that it was a high quality wrestling show on it's own merit? Or did you simply like it because of some hatred toward WWE, and the fact that this show isn't owned by Vince McMahon?
Posted By: Cortez (Guest) on March 08, 2010 at 11:56 PM
AMEN brother, no pun intended.
DITTO. Every freaking word. You kids have no idea what it was like for myself or guys like Cortez to witness a once brilliant promotion like WCW crumble and fall. It's happening again and the parallels are staggering.
Posted By: Guest#4050 (Guest) on March 09, 2010 at 12:20 AM
Way better than thursday Impact. Hopefully TNA will keep on putting good shows like this one.
The only thing that bothered me was the Sting/RVD match.
Posted By: Dave (Guest) on March 09, 2010 at 12:23 AM
When Kaz and Daniels were doing their promo, was anyone else hoping Suicide would make an appearance?
Posted By: Guest#6813 (Guest) on March 09, 2010 at 12:30 AM
I thought Nitro wasn't too bad tonight.
Wait, what?
Posted By: Guest#6214 (Guest) on March 09, 2010 at 12:31 AM
The show cut off because it ran out of time. They spent too much time on the brigade of old people.
Seriously, I do NOT get TNA fans. I'm not saying anything bad about the level of talent (that goes mostly to waste) TNA has. What I don't get are the rabid, brainwashed fans who hold up signs like "RAW - Really Awful Wrestling" while going apeshit nuts for the Senior Center that is Impact. Hogan, Flair, Hall, Nash, Waltman, Knobbs, Saggs, Sting, Foley, etc. I mean seriously, I don't get it. I get that not everyone likes Vince's style of product. But how can the people who call it stale go so rabidly insane for that garbage main event? Nostalgia only goes so far, people. When Terry Funk lumbers around the ring like that, slow and bloody and useless, everyone cries retirement. When Flair and Hogan do it, they cry revolution.
Posted By: Talon (Guest) on March 09, 2010 at 12:31 AM
Great show. No idea how it compared to Raw because RAW sucked the life out of me years ago and I stopped watching. I watched RAW a couple weeks back and vowed never to watch again it was so terrible.
Really good Impact. You can tell it was a great show, because the marks who post on these things can only complain about the cut off on the Swanton. Which, seemed planned actually, since it was more like "will he hit the swanton" than "he's about to hit the swanton"... But either way, that's the ONLY thing anyone has complained about, thus it must be a pretty stellar show because the 411marks usually rip everything to shreds.
Great Impact. Shame next week will be taped.
Posted By: Guest#9180 (Guest) on March 09, 2010 at 12:36 AM
Let me make this very very clear. The ONLY way TNA will ever win the ratings for one night...nevermind win it consistently if they somehow landed John Cena. In the wrestling landscape right now...John Cena is the only guy that could get enough people to change the station. That's it. End of story.
Posted By: Kevin (Guest) on March 08, 2010 at 11:47 PM
puff,puff, pass Kevin!! You need to share whatever it is that you are smoking.
Posted By: DHX (Guest) on March 09, 2010 at 12:38 AM
any one who thinks that this was a great show really needs to take their head out of ass.
Posted By: cdntazz (Guest) on March 09, 2010 at 12:38 AM
Some good stuff, but some sloppy shit. TNA is bound to be furious about cutting it off before the swanton bomb.
Also, anybody notice that Nash called the next PPV "Designation X"?
Posted By: James (Registered) (Guest) on March 09, 2010 at 12:56 AM
LOL at TNA "putting more effort in". Sorry, but signing 5 new guys and throwing them out every time you're desperate to pop a rating for a single show is the easy and flawed way of doing things. It's much harder and requires more effort to do what WWE is doing, what they're doing with John Cena and Batista and Undertaker and Shawn Michaels will result in a lot of people PAYING to see these matches, that should be the goal of any wrestling company.
I want TNA to do well, but nothing they did tonight gives me optimism. Is any of this stuff with Hogan, Sting, RVD, Nash, Hall, Eric Young etc going to produce better ratings than they've been getting? How about make people want to order their PPV's? If the answer to these qustions is no, then why even still bother with all the old guys if they're not drawing shit anymore?
Posted By: Guest#3999 (Guest) on March 09, 2010 at 01:00 AM
And you thought I buried RVD badly?
Posted By: H.H.H. (Guest) on March 09, 2010 at 01:01 AM
"How in the fuck can you give the Hogan/Flair main event 3 hogans heads, but give the X division title match 4?
I dont see how you can justify that, I decided to make a sandwich after watching a few minutes of the X match.
Hella-Uncool"
Posted By: Ripley79 (Guest) on March 08, 2010 at 11:21 PM
Fucking Fail.
Posted By: X Division > Decrepit Division (Guest) on March 09, 2010 at 01:03 AM
anyone know where i can see the video for RVD returning?
Posted By: Guest#3148 (Guest) on March 09, 2010 at 01:09 AM
This is interesting, Sting has turned heel instead of Hulk Hogan as we all thought. Sting started his career as a heel so what better way to end his career as a heel as well. Talk about full circle. He's a big fan of RVD. We can see Sting against either RVD or Jeff Hardy, those are dream matches that TNA can capitalize on.
Posted By: vantheman77 (Guest) on March 09, 2010 at 01:10 AM
And in defense of RVD winning with the rolling thunder, don't forget that's how he pinned the Undertaker to win the WWE Title on RAW/SD/whichever it was. Granted the match was restarted, and RVD lost, but still.
Posted By: James (Registered) (Guest) on March 09, 2010 at 01:11 AM
"mcmahon has the advantage from the money standpoint and when wwe starts its tv network in 2011, tna will never catch them or compete with them because you will have wwe programming on 24/7. "
Wanna know something funny? A LOT of that 24/7 will be pimping Hogan and the other 'old geezers'. L0L Even WWF knows Hogan sells.
"Seriously, I do NOT get TNA fans. I'm not saying anything bad about the level of talent (that goes mostly to waste) TNA has."
I'm no TNA. This is the first TNA show I have ever watched from beginning to end since its inception. You wanna know the last WWF show I watched beginning to end or more than a segment or two? So do i as I can't even remember.
Hulk is awesome. That is plain and simple. I'd rtaher watch that old geezer Hogan that the young gun Styles any day of the week. One is boring, the other is not. The answer is obvious which is which as the not boring one si the one who gets you to *care* about what happens.
Game over.
Posted By: Volourn (Guest) on March 09, 2010 at 01:34 AM
AJ Styles sucks and is overrated. He is smart to stay in TNA. He'd never make it in WWE. He has the charisma of a dish towel.
Posted By: Guest#6533 (Guest) on March 09, 2010 at 01:57 AM
RVD should have pinned Sting, then Flair, then Hogan and THEN punched the Buh-buh plant in the first row. Right before going to the back and Van Daminating Buh-buh in an unbelievable ring before heading out with Jeff Hardy. Then they'd have won tonight.
Posted By: Vito (Guest) on March 09, 2010 at 01:59 AM
Heel Sting is fucking awesome. They had to let him beat the shit out of RVD though. If he had just attacked Hogan, he still would have been cheered. Alot of people hate the Hulkster, myself included.
Now if Sting attacks Brooke and Bubba next week, he will become the most entertaining heel since Hollywood Rock. Although, once again, I have to point out that if he just beats up those two pieces of shit, he will likely become a monster face to the Impact crowd. Maybe you can let him smack around RVD again. Or Hardy.
Posted By: Frank (Guest) on March 09, 2010 at 02:20 AM
I shouldn't have to put more effort into trying to sit through an episode of Impact than TNA puts into writing it. Poor AJ Styles felt like an after thought during both the opening segment and the main event. I was happy to see RVD at first, until he was made to look like some jobber who got a fluke win off of catching Sting by surprise. I cracked a smile when the soldiers at ringside wouldn't let Anderson get away from Kurt Angle. I suppose that's the most positive thing I have to say about this. I don't doubt that the die hard TNA fans will view me as a WWE mark for not loving this show, but the fact is I watched it.
Out of my 27 years on this planet I've been a wrestling fan for 20 years. I've witnessed the rise and fall of WCW. I saw ECW's meteoric rise as a cult sensation, and watched it crumble just as quickly. And even though those promotions didn't have what it took to endure and stay afloat they at least gave me a reason to be passionate about them as a fan while they were here.
There was a time that TNA showed promise. Until just a few months ago I truly believed that they had a shot at being a real top tier promotion, and maybe even challenging Vince McMahon's empire one day. I saw a promotion that claimed, "We are wrestling." And they were. Now? Now I see Sting, Ric Flair, and Hulk Hogan at the focal point of what should have been one of the most important episodes of Impact of all time. I saw Jeff Hardy and Rob Van Dam carted out for their star power and wasted to advance an angle between two senior citizens. I saw the company's hottest rising star, "Pope" D'Angelo Dinero, treated to a few seconds of camera time and a quick beat down. I saw TNA's greatest homegrown accomplishment, AJ Styles, treated as a second class citizen in a ring full of men whose careers reached their twilight years over a decade ago. I saw Samoa Joe... I actually I didn't see Samoa Joe. I didn't even hear him mentioned.
I have no doubt that a number of wrestling fans will have already commented on this review to say how wonderful a show they thought it was before my comment posts. I'm sure some of them may even go as far as to claim some kind of victory for TNA tonight. And of these fans, all I ask is - why? Why did you like this show? Did you like it because you felt that it was a high quality wrestling show on it's own merit? Or did you simply like it because of some hatred toward WWE, and the fact that this show isn't owned by Vince McMahon?
Posted By: Cortez (Guest) on March 08, 2010 at 11:56 PM
AMEN brother, no pun intended.
DITTO. Every freaking word.
- - - - - - - - - -
I am with these guys all the way, I feel your pain. Wish I didn't have to be negative but they don't give me much of a choice.
Posted By: Squid Vicious (Guest) on March 09, 2010 at 02:23 AM
sorry haters and wwe marks.........but this was a good show....
it advanced many story lines in good ways...
it let the fans see 2 legends in action..
it brought 2 awesome wrestlers back on tv....RVD.....JEFF HARDY.....
it managed to keep excitement through out the night...
there was 2 good enjoyable matches....
one being an awesome **** x division match.....
the show was everything it needed to be....
id give it a 8.0....
and my guess on the rating probably
in the range of 1.8 to 2.2
and after reading the raw report and flipping channels on commercials tna wins by far.....
all raw did was far too much talking as usual....and the only good rated match was cena getting beat up by multiple people....seems like a boring waste of time.....
Posted By: Guest#5095 (Guest) on March 09, 2010 at 02:25 AM
Great show.
Hope the Hulkster gets the title soon. He proved tonight he can still go in the ring.
Again. Great show.
Posted By: Ari Vitter (Guest) on March 08, 2010 at 11:30 PM
I really really really really really really really REALLY REEEEAAAALLLLYYYY hope that you're being sarcastic....
Posted By: WHAT!? (Guest) on March 09, 2010 at 02:30 AM
The most intelligent TNA fan in 4..3...2...1...
I really get behind TNA, but I hope this is a once only deal with Hogan and Flair. I've never been a huge Hogan fan, but he's excellent in his role as an authority type. In the ring, it's painful to watch. Flair and Hogan were in slow-mo, and Flair refused to sell for Abyss?? Flair is starting to bug me, how he talks over AJ and struts out first. Could Flair scream it louder how he wishes he were still in the E?
TNA has too many stars. No Dinero, no Wolfe, and I've never been sold on Joe, but no Joe either. Now we have Hardy and RVD?? Great names, but sooner or later, TNA has to figure out who they want to build a show around. The show is all excitment, but even that gets old. How are Dinero, Hardy, RVD, Joe and Angle going to get face time?
Lots of good names, but so much confusion. Really good show despite some weak spots.
TNA needs to lose:
Bubba
Hall
Pac
Hogan wrestling
Tenay
And we need to see more...
Pope
Wolfe
Hardy
RVD
Anderson
Angle
The only thing keeping TNA down at this point is a bigger crowd. They have the stars. We won't have a war until they can take it on the road for real.
Posted By: Gabe (Guest) on March 09, 2010 at 02:32 AM
I just cant believe all the marks forgot Shannon Moore got a title shot without ever appearing in a TNA ring before tonight. How did the WWe guys let that one slip by?
As for everything else, this isnt WWE where they set everything up for you and tell you exactly what is going to happen, so RVD getting beat down is meaningless, as is just about everything else that doesnt seem to make sense. Because they actually have storylines that play out somewhere down the road, not in a week or two like the WWE. I know that is hard for peopel to coprehend.
Some things that were missed tonight by some people. Kong is obviously gone since the title was vacant. Sad they didnt give a reason why, and they assumed everyone just knew. So that was disappointing. And the lame not defending it in 30 days was a throw in excuse that they just glossed over. But good to see th BP with the belts, they make perfect champions, and hopefully they dont play an angle where daffney just starts attcking everyone at random (a female version of Sting from awhile ago). But TBP being champs sort of trends to what I was saying about what we see isnt what we get. They hadnt been on TV in awhile, after being on every week for like 3 years. And now they are champs.
But down the road I wouldnt be surprised to see Joe and some mystery guy come back as mega heels and start fueding with RVD and or Jeff hardy (assuming they are both going to be around for awhile) Because Joe makes a good heel and TNA just doesnt have enough of them right now.
And no Hogan isnt going to turn heel.
But overall the show could have been better for sure, but only their second live attempt, and no botches in the matches other than Angelina missing a boot to the face to madison that madison oversold. Camera work was a little sketchy as well, but not bad, theyre still learning.
I say give it 4-7 weeks and it will be solid, granted half of those shows will be taped, but once Wm comes and goes TNA will be in shape and ready to really show their stuff I am sure.
They clearly have the better roster right now, despite what people want to think. They can call all these guys WWE rejexts all they want but since the WWE gives everyone a try out at some point then just about everyone has been with the WWE at one time or another. The most ironic thing is the guys who are the best at what they do are the guys that always end up leaving, and the WWE is left with no talent hacks. If CM Punk and Jericho left they wouldnt have anyone.
cena can draw for sure, but he is a two trick pony, get the shit beat out of him for free, and then turn into super cena and beat 10 guys at once in a PPV. been that way for 6 years now. Kind of old.
Posted By: Rich (Guest) on March 09, 2010 at 02:38 AM
Anyone who says Hogan can still go is clearly blind. The guy cant walk. He has to stumble to the ground and break his falls with his arm and every bump. He handicaps everyone else in the ring but not letting them do any spots that aren't punches or kicks. Loved the guy as a kid but right now he's ruining what was once my favorite show.
Please just let Styles and Abyss feud! It could be solid WITHOUT the old guys bringing it down
Posted By: Guest#0758 (Guest) on March 09, 2010 at 02:42 AM
Am I the only one who kinda missed the Nasty Boys?
There feud with the Dudley was actually the best thing going in tna for the last month or so.
Posted By: Handly (Guest) on March 09, 2010 at 12:13 AM
Were you being ironic? Only a crazy person would say that for real. I can't read sarcasm through the comments sections, please clarify that your not watching TNA Helen Keller style
Posted By: Guest#1184 (Guest) on March 09, 2010 at 02:45 AM
im hoping this flair/aj - hogan/abyss feud is just a vehicle to give hogan the title. i wish they would speed it up a little. i have hard time seeing aj as a world champion.
Posted By: Vic Tomato (Guest) on March 08, 2010 at 11:42 PM
Agreed. AJ is fun to watch in the ring, but he just doesnt have "IT" to be considered a champion. In a smaller promotion to try to face the WWE. The champion really has to carry a lot of the load, and AJ isnt that guy. Plus the new gimmick is very uncomfortable to watch.
Posted By: RoyT (Guest) on March 09, 2010 at 02:55 AM
I wonder if Abyss and Criss Angel have a secret alliance going because Abyss had an A symbol on the back of his shirt and Angel had the same one on his hat tonight. Did anyone else notice that?
Posted By: timmy (Guest) on March 09, 2010 at 03:01 AM
The Hogan and flair blood bath was great. a nice change from seeing hornswaggle dancing the jig.
Posted By: Plablo (Guest) on March 09, 2010 at 03:07 AM
Good show for TNA. Good but not great.
1. The X-Division match was one of the best X-Division matches we've seen on Impact in the last year. It was smart in building up the division with Bischoff's words and 3 of the best guys currently in the division (Lethal Consequences and the MCMGs spend more time in the tag division these days). I just wish they added Homicide to the match as well but it still delivered as is.
The Women's tag was just too short to even comment on. I wish they gave it more time as all the women involved know how to put on a good show.
RVD vs Sting was booked right on the money, too bad newer fans don't pay attention to the old style of booking used by both WWE and NWA/WCW in the past. It's what always drew higher ratings.RVD scored a quick victory by stealing it from Sting, just as Rob's character was always notorious for doing in ECW. Rob scored the pin, gets cocky, gets blindsided due to turning his back on Sting (as cockiness can often do) and *bam* gets beaten down. Notice everytime Sting beat him down (with a baseball bat) he still got back up? Showing him as one determined SOB who won't quit. He goes into a fued with Sting strong with tons of fan support. Fans who were cheering Sting quickly began to boo him. Worked like a charm.
Eric Young vs X-Pac and Beer Money vs Jarrett were both fine for what they were. Just ways of building up storylines. EY/X to sell thier ppv match and BM/Jarrett to further the Jarrett/Bischoff angle.
The Main Event easily succeeded in delivering what it was supposed to...Hogan and Flair delivered the nostalgia and at the same time gave Abyss and AJ the rub with any new fans who tuned in tonight.
Loved seeing Jeff and Shannon tonight. Was iffy with the Angle-Anderson setup tonight but both men did well.
The show could've been better but it definitely could've been much MUCH worse (like the last 2 weeks' Impacts).
Posted By: RDR (Guest) on March 09, 2010 at 03:33 AM
Everyone has to admit. Bc of wrestlemania and bret hart that is the only thing keeping WWE up. If impact was facing WWE any other time they would be destroying them. I mean Tna is keeping up with them NOW. And i dont mean ratings wise, Ratings right now wont reflect that at all, but the fans know what the better show is overall. Tna is doing well, and after wrestlemania and WWE's tired storylines and terrible champions annnnd terrible talent TNA will just keep growing.
Posted By: ant (Guest) on March 09, 2010 at 04:01 AM
Hulkamania is alive and well.
Best Impact show in a long while. I agree that Hulk should have the title and leading this promotion to compete with Vince, not AJ.
Posted By: Abe (Guest) on March 09, 2010 at 04:28 AM
Wow, great show tonight. Plenty of Hogan plus he looked great in the ring. All ready tired of Brook though..
Dont really understand the deal with RVD, Dont really see the point. Main Event really helped the show, I just wished they would have given it 5 or 10 more minutes. overall easily ****1/4 show. Better than the little bit of Raw i caught.
Posted By: Mayo (Guest) on March 08, 2010 at 11:18 PM
I agree with most of this but ****1/4 stars seems a bit much. I liked the exposure of Hogan. Sure they may have more people who can do "AMAZING" things in the ring, but if i dont care, then whats the point?
Hogans still the face of this show.
Posted By: VinnyP (Guest) on March 09, 2010 at 04:34 AM
This might have been said already, but they didn't screw up the ending. It is them trying to do what WCW (and WWF)used to do... have a big brawl at the end, a big move almost about to happen and the show ends.
Why?
"Tune in next week and see what happened after we went off the air"
It's called a cliffhanger.
Posted By: J.T. (Guest) on March 09, 2010 at 04:37 AM
"• We see Sting walking backstage
"Dixie Carter walks up to him and he takes her into a corner. He tells her he owes her nothing and he leaves."
Do not forget that it was I who made you an icon...Ghost of WCW.
Posted By: Loki (Guest) on March 09, 2010 at 04:46 AM
Ok. I hate WWE but TNA was sooo weak too. Nothing compelling these days.
Posted By: Jhardy (Guest) on March 09, 2010 at 05:16 AM
I watched the entire show, I was underwhelmed. I don't get why people still want to see Hogan and Flair in the ring in 2010. They were old in WCW 10 years ago, now it's just uncomfortable to watch.
This show should have featured Wolfe, Pope, Angle and Anderson more. Not to mention the talented guys on the roster that didn't even get shown on TV. Nash and EY against Hall and Pac? On PPV? Who is booking this crap?
The RVD and Hardy appearances were odd and it seems clear that neither will be sticking around for long. I am skeptical of heel Sting but at least they are trying something with him.
Posted By: t-money (Guest) on March 09, 2010 at 05:22 AM
I shouldn't have to put more effort into trying to sit through an episode of Impact than TNA puts into writing it. Poor AJ Styles felt like an after thought during both the opening segment and the main event. I was happy to see RVD at first, until he was made to look like some jobber who got a fluke win off of catching Sting by surprise. I cracked a smile when the soldiers at ringside wouldn't let Anderson get away from Kurt Angle. I suppose that's the most positive thing I have to say about this. I don't doubt that the die hard TNA fans will view me as a WWE mark for not loving this show, but the fact is I watched it.
Out of my 27 years on this planet I've been a wrestling fan for 20 years. I've witnessed the rise and fall of WCW. I saw ECW's meteoric rise as a cult sensation, and watched it crumble just as quickly. And even though those promotions didn't have what it took to endure and stay afloat they at least gave me a reason to be passionate about them as a fan while they were here.
There was a time that TNA showed promise. Until just a few months ago I truly believed that they had a shot at being a real top tier promotion, and maybe even challenging Vince McMahon's empire one day. I saw a promotion that claimed, "We are wrestling." And they were. Now? Now I see Sting, Ric Flair, and Hulk Hogan at the focal point of what should have been one of the most important episodes of Impact of all time. I saw Jeff Hardy and Rob Van Dam carted out for their star power and wasted to advance an angle between two senior citizens. I saw the company's hottest rising star, "Pope" D'Angelo Dinero, treated to a few seconds of camera time and a quick beat down. I saw TNA's greatest homegrown accomplishment, AJ Styles, treated as a second class citizen in a ring full of men whose careers reached their twilight years over a decade ago. I saw Samoa Joe... I actually I didn't see Samoa Joe. I didn't even hear him mentioned.
I have no doubt that a number of wrestling fans will have already commented on this review to say how wonderful a show they thought it was before my comment posts. I'm sure some of them may even go as far as to claim some kind of victory for TNA tonight. And of these fans, all I ask is - why? Why did you like this show? Did you like it because you felt that it was a high quality wrestling show on it's own merit? Or did you simply like it because of some hatred toward WWE, and the fact that this show isn't owned by Vince McMahon?
Posted By: Cortez (Guest) on March 08, 2010 at 11:56 PM
Well. Basicly your "I've witnessed the rise and fall of WCW. I saw ECW's meteoric rise as a cult sensation, and watched it crumble just as quickly" words mean that noone should fight with Vinnie Mac. Basicly. Psychotic wwe fan. You need a doctor man.
Posted By: Guest#3168 (Guest) on March 09, 2010 at 05:26 AM
I shouldn't have to put more effort into trying to sit through an episode of Impact than TNA puts into writing it. Poor AJ Styles felt like an after thought during both the opening segment and the main event. I was happy to see RVD at first, until he was made to look like some jobber who got a fluke win off of catching Sting by surprise. I cracked a smile when the soldiers at ringside wouldn't let Anderson get away from Kurt Angle. I suppose that's the most positive thing I have to say about this. I don't doubt that the die hard TNA fans will view me as a WWE mark for not loving this show, but the fact is I watched it.
Out of my 27 years on this planet I've been a wrestling fan for 20 years. I've witnessed the rise and fall of WCW. I saw ECW's meteoric rise as a cult sensation, and watched it crumble just as quickly. And even though those promotions didn't have what it took to endure and stay afloat they at least gave me a reason to be passionate about them as a fan while they were here.
There was a time that TNA showed promise. Until just a few months ago I truly believed that they had a shot at being a real top tier promotion, and maybe even challenging Vince McMahon's empire one day. I saw a promotion that claimed, "We are wrestling." And they were. Now? Now I see Sting, Ric Flair, and Hulk Hogan at the focal point of what should have been one of the most important episodes of Impact of all time. I saw Jeff Hardy and Rob Van Dam carted out for their star power and wasted to advance an angle between two senior citizens. I saw the company's hottest rising star, "Pope" D'Angelo Dinero, treated to a few seconds of camera time and a quick beat down. I saw TNA's greatest homegrown accomplishment, AJ Styles, treated as a second class citizen in a ring full of men whose careers reached their twilight years over a decade ago. I saw Samoa Joe... I actually I didn't see Samoa Joe. I didn't even hear him mentioned.
I have no doubt that a number of wrestling fans will have already commented on this review to say how wonderful a show they thought it was before my comment posts. I'm sure some of them may even go as far as to claim some kind of victory for TNA tonight. And of these fans, all I ask is - why? Why did you like this show? Did you like it because you felt that it was a high quality wrestling show on it's own merit? Or did you simply like it because of some hatred toward WWE, and the fact that this show isn't owned by Vince McMahon?
Posted By: Cortez (Guest) on March 08, 2010 at 11:56 PM
Because I felt that it was a high quality wrestling show on it's own merit. K/thx/bye.
Posted By: Guest#9804 (Guest) on March 09, 2010 at 05:29 AM
I shouldn't have to put more effort into trying to sit through an episode of Impact than TNA puts into writing it. Poor AJ Styles felt like an after thought during both the opening segment and the main event. I was happy to see RVD at first, until he was made to look like some jobber who got a fluke win off of catching Sting by surprise. I cracked a smile when the soldiers at ringside wouldn't let Anderson get away from Kurt Angle. I suppose that's the most positive thing I have to say about this. I don't doubt that the die hard TNA fans will view me as a WWE mark for not loving this show, but the fact is I watched it.
Out of my 27 years on this planet I've been a wrestling fan for 20 years. I've witnessed the rise and fall of WCW. I saw ECW's meteoric rise as a cult sensation, and watched it crumble just as quickly. And even though those promotions didn't have what it took to endure and stay afloat they at least gave me a reason to be passionate about them as a fan while they were here.
There was a time that TNA showed promise. Until just a few months ago I truly believed that they had a shot at being a real top tier promotion, and maybe even challenging Vince McMahon's empire one day. I saw a promotion that claimed, "We are wrestling." And they were. Now? Now I see Sting, Ric Flair, and Hulk Hogan at the focal point of what should have been one of the most important episodes of Impact of all time. I saw Jeff Hardy and Rob Van Dam carted out for their star power and wasted to advance an angle between two senior citizens. I saw the company's hottest rising star, "Pope" D'Angelo Dinero, treated to a few seconds of camera time and a quick beat down. I saw TNA's greatest homegrown accomplishment, AJ Styles, treated as a second class citizen in a ring full of men whose careers reached their twilight years over a decade ago. I saw Samoa Joe... I actually I didn't see Samoa Joe. I didn't even hear him mentioned.
I have no doubt that a number of wrestling fans will have already commented on this review to say how wonderful a show they thought it was before my comment posts. I'm sure some of them may even go as far as to claim some kind of victory for TNA tonight. And of these fans, all I ask is - why? Why did you like this show? Did you like it because you felt that it was a high quality wrestling show on it's own merit? Or did you simply like it because of some hatred toward WWE, and the fact that this show isn't owned by Vince McMahon?
Posted By: Cortez (Guest) on March 08, 2010 at 11:56 PM
So YOU(personally) didnt like it right? Then watch RAW. You have a choice. Thanx to TNA.
Posted By: RO RO (Guest) on March 09, 2010 at 05:32 AM
I shouldn't have to put more effort into trying to sit through an episode of Impact than TNA puts into writing it. Poor AJ Styles felt like an after thought during both the opening segment and the main event. I was happy to see RVD at first, until he was made to look like some jobber who got a fluke win off of catching Sting by surprise. I cracked a smile when the soldiers at ringside wouldn't let Anderson get away from Kurt Angle. I suppose that's the most positive thing I have to say about this. I don't doubt that the die hard TNA fans will view me as a WWE mark for not loving this show, but the fact is I watched it.
Out of my 27 years on this planet I've been a wrestling fan for 20 years. I've witnessed the rise and fall of WCW. I saw ECW's meteoric rise as a cult sensation, and watched it crumble just as quickly. And even though those promotions didn't have what it took to endure and stay afloat they at least gave me a reason to be passionate about them as a fan while they were here.
There was a time that TNA showed promise. Until just a few months ago I truly believed that they had a shot at being a real top tier promotion, and maybe even challenging Vince McMahon's empire one day. I saw a promotion that claimed, "We are wrestling." And they were. Now? Now I see Sting, Ric Flair, and Hulk Hogan at the focal point of what should have been one of the most important episodes of Impact of all time. I saw Jeff Hardy and Rob Van Dam carted out for their star power and wasted to advance an angle between two senior citizens. I saw the company's hottest rising star, "Pope" D'Angelo Dinero, treated to a few seconds of camera time and a quick beat down. I saw TNA's greatest homegrown accomplishment, AJ Styles, treated as a second class citizen in a ring full of men whose careers reached their twilight years over a decade ago. I saw Samoa Joe... I actually I didn't see Samoa Joe. I didn't even hear him mentioned.
I have no doubt that a number of wrestling fans will have already commented on this review to say how wonderful a show they thought it was before my comment posts. I'm sure some of them may even go as far as to claim some kind of victory for TNA tonight. And of these fans, all I ask is - why? Why did you like this show? Did you like it because you felt that it was a high quality wrestling show on it's own merit? Or did you simply like it because of some hatred toward WWE, and the fact that this show isn't owned by Vince McMahon?
Posted By: Cortez (Guest) on March 08, 2010 at 11:56 PM
RVD looked like a jobber after he beat Sting and then got his ass kicked with THE BASEBALL BAT? You're not even nitpicking my friend. You're trying to.
Posted By: O'Daily (Guest) on March 09, 2010 at 05:42 AM
Hulksters still got some gas in the tank. Thought the show was pretty kick ass tonight. Cant wait for next week.
Posted By: Zink (Guest) on March 09, 2010 at 06:12 AM
no wrestling here. and no more tully.
Posted By: tully (Guest) on March 09, 2010 at 06:17 AM
Both shows were disapointing,tna sucked bad x division match was ok but rest of it sucked!!!!rob van dam easy win then sting heal turn?jeff hardy shows up at the end really?
Posted By: bubba (Guest) on March 09, 2010 at 06:28 AM
the monday night bores... how about some REAL alternative, instead of flipping back and forth between a "male" soap opera and its retarded cousin
Posted By: the dude (Guest) on March 09, 2010 at 06:42 AM
TNA was good but not great. I'm sorry guys, I know how much you love him, but hogan and Flair need to stay retired for the sake the of the company.
Posted By: Mr Base (Guest) on March 09, 2010 at 07:01 AM
The only impact rvd made was on sting's bat!
Posted By: sac du fromage (Guest) on March 09, 2010 at 07:25 AM
I literally can't believe people are praising this show.
The opener with Hogan was worthless.
All the Sting stuff came off poorly.
Bubba the Love Sponge has no business being there.
The X Division promo was terrible.
Shannon Moore is a lameduck contender for the belt at Destination X.
So is Abyss.
RVD's redebut was underwhelming.
Pope and Wolfe were underutilized.
The Angle/Anderson stuff is bad. The ship has sailed on Anderson.
Beer Money gets no respect, and they aren't alone...
About the only thing good was Hall's promo, and there is no payoff. Plus, he is still using words like Shizzow and acting like an adolescent 90's teen.
The only reason this show looked good is because WWE gave us maybe the flattest March Raw of all time.
Posted By: Tim Haught (Guest) on March 09, 2010 at 07:30 AM
Man, what a whirlwind of a show. I can't decide if it's good or bad.
Posted By: Banz (Guest) on March 09, 2010 at 07:54 AM
TNA really messed up here by not giving Hogan the title. Can you imagine the hype going into next week's show if Hogan won the title? It would blown RAWS ratings out of the water with Stone Cold.
Now last nights show will only get a 3.6 to beat RAW when it could have been a 5.0 easily. Next week would be a 6.0.
Plus Hogan winning the title would have given me hope and the inspiration to leave my parents basement. I was so sad that I couldn't sleep.
Posted By: Guest#4761 (Guest) on March 09, 2010 at 08:12 AM
Holy Shit! I REALLY want TNA to succeed, but they are sooo FUCKING FRUSTRATING! It brings to mind that saying, "The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results."
There's a reason there has been literally no TRUE growth in TNA's audience in MONTHS (if not arguably a year or so). Sure, they can pop the occasional rating here and there by convincing the audience that the latest "surprise" really will make a difference long-term. But as usual, all it takes a couple weeks before any audience that could have been gained realizes that it's more of the same frustrating, stupid-ass bullshit and the ratings drop back to normal levels. Swerves for the sake of swerves, has-beens, fucking retarded stipulations, short, meaningless matches, TERRIBLE announcing, worse acting, and just all-around intelligence-insultingly-bad television. Come on guys, get your shit together. WWE Raw is it's own shade of awful for the last few months too. Why not try something different and see what happens? Right now, it's embarrassing for anyone who has ever loved WRESTLING to think that you clowns have a national outlet for your frustratingly-shitty show.
Posted By: Dave (Guest) on March 09, 2010 at 08:38 AM
There was a time that TNA showed promise. Until just a few months ago I truly believed that they had a shot at being a real top tier promotion, and maybe even challenging Vince McMahon's empire one day. I saw a promotion that claimed, "We are wrestling." And they were. Now? Now I see Sting, Ric Flair, and Hulk Hogan at the focal point of what should have been one of the most important episodes of Impact of all time. I saw Jeff Hardy and Rob Van Dam carted out for their star power and wasted to advance an angle between two senior citizens. I saw the company's hottest rising star, "Pope" D'Angelo Dinero, treated to a few seconds of camera time and a quick beat down. I saw TNA's greatest homegrown accomplishment, AJ Styles, treated as a second class citizen in a ring full of men whose careers reached their twilight years over a decade ago. I saw Samoa Joe... I actually I didn't see Samoa Joe. I didn't even hear him mentioned.
I have no doubt that a number of wrestling fans will have already commented on this review to say how wonderful a show they thought it was before my comment posts. I'm sure some of them may even go as far as to claim some kind of victory for TNA tonight. And of these fans, all I ask is - why? Why did you like this show? Did you like it because you felt that it was a high quality wrestling show on it's own merit? Or did you simply like it because of some hatred toward WWE, and the fact that this show isn't owned by Vince McMahon?
Posted By: Cortez (Guest) on March 08, 2010 at 11:56 PM
This had to be the best way to put how I was feeling looking at the show.
Posted By: Guest#4366 (Guest) on March 09, 2010 at 08:50 AM
This just in. Sting just hit RVD with his bat again.
All in all this was a pretty good show but I don't want to see Hogan and Flair wrestle again, EVER. They both looked terrible.
Posted By: Jake Fury (Guest) on March 09, 2010 at 08:50 AM
Seriously??? THIS is what you people are gushing over? Hogan looked absolutely sad in the ring. Made Undertaker look like Evan Bourne. That was just pathetic.
Posted By: Guest#4572 (Guest) on March 09, 2010 at 09:16 AM
It seems that Hulk Hogan is single handly going to save professional wrestling........Again.
Posted By: Ray (Guest) on March 09, 2010 at 09:20 AM
AWESOME. TNA > WWE.
I marked out for the whole first segment.
Posted By: VINTAGE JAY (Guest) on March 09, 2010 at 09:34 AM
Awesome Sting heel turn. i hope this leads to Sting starting a faction featuring nothing but former world champions who are tired of being disrespected by...the...new..DOH!!!!
Posted By: Jeff Albertson (Guest) on March 09, 2010 at 09:44 AM
Omg sting is in the ring next to the other faces looking at the heels but not doing anything... *dramatic pause* I WONDER WHAT HE'S GOING TO DO!
-heel turn-
Well that was as predictable as the undertaker's dong...
Posted By: Fearless2Flawless (Guest) on March 09, 2010 at 09:44 AM
I watched TNA and RAW and I'll admit, TNA was more exciting. I marked pretty hard for RVD's return. My only complaint is that the show really has poor direction, in that there bits are just too long. The Sting beat down on RVD felt like it went on forever to the point where I lost interest and the beat down itself became ineffective. When Batista beat the piss out of Cena and set up their mania it was just long enough to make Batista look menacing but short enough that the audience didn't get bored. This is one of the problems TNA has. Their director never seems to know when to yell cut. I feel like I'm watching an Oliver Stone movie at times in that the scenes go for longer than necessary to tell the story. And did Hogan or Bischoff need to be in almost every bit tonight? The angle with Sting and RVD was fine (albeit too long) by itself. So now Hogan is not only in a proxy feud with Flair and Styles but Sting too? ADHD booking strikes again. I'll say this though, if they are serious about pushing the X-Division then I'll actually start tuning in regularly.
Posted By: Mark Radulich (Registered) on March 09, 2010 at 09:45 AM
WCw has made quite the comeback. Excuse me while I barf
Posted By: Guest#6659 (Guest) on March 09, 2010 at 09:51 AM
RVD is shit, Hogan is shit, Flair is shit
Posted By: Guest#3304 (Guest) on March 09, 2010 at 09:52 AM
All the comments here basically sum things up.
die hard TNA fans will LOVE Impact
New fans still won't give a damn.
If Ratings increase it won't last more than a month
WWE will stay the same and still draw more than TNA.
WWE will more than likely turn TNA into a "brand" within the next 5 - 10 years.
Posted By: Guest#2973 (Guest) on March 09, 2010 at 10:07 AM
Last night I personally thought both shows were good for different reasons.
I liked the opening segmant/match. Abyss back in black with the arnarchy sign was also great to see (I actually marked out that Abyss is out of the flannel bullshit).
I also liked RVDs debut.I admit I marked out like crazy when he won in seconds. I'm SOOOOO happy RVD is in TNA. The aftermath of Sting attacking RVD and Hogan was also cool.
Oh and this heel turn seems to have WORKED for once. I was pretty surprised to hear boos from the crowd.
I loved that X-Division title match. It was fast and awesome. The only negative is Jeff's boy Shannon Moore got an instant title shot (like Kendrick did TWO months ago) that was weak.
I liked the EY beat X-Pac so quickly. I marked out to that because I was scared TNA was gonna pull some shotty finish bullshit.
Women's tag title is useless. The match was very short and pointless. Daffney is a unique hot. I mean damn she's crazy sexy.
Last but not least. I enjoyed the main event stuff. Including the opening moments with Sting. Hogan's daughter concerned and the main event itself. It seems like TNA is going back to the monster Abyss instead of whiny or Mick Foley Abyss of the last 3 or so years. That's always a good thing.
Oh and the crowd went nuts for Hardy. I'm not the biggest Jeff fan but I understand he's loved by alot of people.
Overall good show from both companies.
Posted By: Jesuszilla son of Godzilla (Guest) on March 09, 2010 at 10:10 AM
"Well. Basicly your "I've witnessed the rise and fall of WCW. I saw ECW's meteoric rise as a cult sensation, and watched it crumble just as quickly" words mean that noone should fight with Vinnie Mac. Basicly. Psychotic wwe fan. You need a doctor man.
Posted By: Guest#3168"
I had thought my point was fairly obvious. However, admittedly, I don't have an education degree so my skills at communicating with people possessing a fourth grade reading comprehension level are rusty at best. I'll try to elaborate:
WCW and ECW may not have beaten WWE in the long term. However, during each company's tenure they provided the fan base with a unique reason to be passionate about their product. The issue isn't whether they put Vince McMahon out of business (and, frankly, and company who lists that as a priority is in a sad state), it' s about the fact that they brought something to the dance.
WCW gave us the Four Horsemen, the nWo, Goldberg's streak, the cruiserweights, a strong midcard, etc. ECW gave us "Attitude" before it was mainstream, gave us a chance to see amazingly talented individuals that never would have made it to television with either of the big two promotions, etc. All TNA seems interested in promoting are rehashes of what has already been given to us by WCW, ECW, and WWE. There's nothing unique - no reason to be passionate about it over any other past or present wrestling product.
But sure, label me a psychotic WWE fan. I can totally understand you needing to discredit an articulate opinion that contradicts your own. It is, after all, much easier than backing up your own argument. That's why most ten year olds go this route.
Posted By: Cortez (Guest) on March 09, 2010 at 10:14 AM
Anyone who says Hogan performed well in the ring, or that he can "still go" should seriously consider eating a bullet. It was like watching a match in slow motion. Please, do not reproduce and flood the world with your stupid little offspring.
Posted By: Seriously (Guest) on March 09, 2010 at 10:23 AM
I knew you people would be bitching about RVD getting his ass kicked by Sting, but this was an absolutely brilliant move by TNA.
It gets Sting over as a heel HUGE, and makes you want to see RVD kick his ass. We got RVD's debut, but no frog splash, no vanterminator, no interview, just a quick dose of a few of his trademark moves. THIS is how you build momentum, by giving fans just a little taste.
Yeah, I was dissapointed we didn't get more RVD, but now I can't freaking wait for next Thursday to see what happens next.
I simply can't wait for RVD v AJ, Daniels, Joe, Sting, MCMGs, Hardy, Pope and maybe above all, Kaz.
Impact was booking 101, a great show in my opinion, outside of the confusing Beer Money/Jarret stuff.
Posted By: D-Steak (Guest) on March 09, 2010 at 10:29 AM
My biggest complaint is having Brooke Hogan and Hogan's new whore on the show. Brooke is a worse actress than she is singer. I could handle zero Bubba the Love Douche too!! He just seems like a genuine D.B. with no talent. Other than that is was a decent show I guess, but was it anywhere near as good the first head to head Nitro was? No way.
And Hogan is right about having to move out of the Impact Zone. If you switched channels last night it was like going from a Major League game (WWE) to a AAA ballgame (TNA).
Posted By: Guest#2424 (Guest) on March 09, 2010 at 10:37 AM
That show should get at least a 1.7 or 1.8...
If it doesn't then fans are too brainwashed into watching WWE.
I watched them both, TNA live and Raw on DVR and Raw was horrid. The HBK/Taker promo was ok, but too long...
The only other thing that was good was HHH and Sheamus. Their Main Event was stupid and over played.
TNA did a great job, and to all the haters, Rome wasn't built in a day, they are finally starting to act like a big time promotion and the camera angles last night made the Impact Zone look a lot bigger, good move.
Posted By: Guest#9110 (Guest) on March 09, 2010 at 10:59 AM
Cutting something off in mid-move is a cliffhanger? Are you idiots for real? The cliffhanger is to have the move finish & cut off there and bring people back to see what happens next, not to cut off in mid freaking move. "Oh God I gotta watch next week to see if he hit the Swanton". The whole production screams Minor League. And if you think the Hogan/Flair slo-mo crapfest was better than the Undertaker/HBK stuff, that's sad. Oh & those two guys can still go in the ring. Hogan was embarassing & looked about 100 years old in HD.
Posted By: Guest#9774 (Guest) on March 09, 2010 at 11:04 AM
50/50 for me. I marked out for RVD until he got buried. The X Division match was great.
However, even though I give Flair kudos for doing a .7 Muta blade job, watching him and Hogan in the ring was painful.
Posted By: SeatsPro (Guest) on March 09, 2010 at 11:18 AM
TNA marks are so blinded by their own bullshit they can't see what's right in front of their eyes. At least I'm willing to admit when Raw sucks (which is often). They tout their in-ring product as being superior, then let Hogan and Flair do slo-mo punches (and nothing else) and call it a main event. TNA has such potential, and they insist on squandering it. They could be huge, but it really seems as though they don't WANT to be huge. There is something to be said for nostalgia and bringing back the legends. There's also something to be said for what Impact was last night. It's called "sad."
Posted By: Talon (Guest) on March 09, 2010 at 11:21 AM
Sting Turn Heel = RUSSORIFIC
JEff DRUG HARDY = Boring
RVD debut = Pathetic
Only great thing in the night = The triple Threat X-Division Title Match
Honestly, i smeel BOTCHAMANIA for that
Posted By: Isaac Q. (Guest) on March 09, 2010 at 11:29 AM
The Verdict: TNA has a definite future, but is a work in progress.
Future outlook: Once TNA gets its kinks iron out and tours, their rise can and will continue.
This was the best Impact I have ever seen. Having said that, they needed to throw strikes. They did.
If you have Picture in Picture and was able to watch both shows at the same time, it was pretty clear that TNA Impact was far better than RAW.
You see I am a wrestling fan. I want two wrestling shows on at the same time on the same night. I did some numbers... TNA had approximately 22 more minutes of actual wrestling. Side by Side comparisions
1. Main Event of the Evening - TNA. More action, Flair gushing and a Hardy sighting. They stay on another 4.3 minutes longer than WWE.
2. Promos/Backstage - Tie
3. Quality Wrestling - TNA Impact
4. Presentation - WWE. TNA needs to clean that up.. Everything in the Impact Zone looked: sloppy and rushed.
5. Annoucers - TNA Impact. Taz and Tenay seemed sharper and more concise. Less babbling and more information. Cole and Lawler rambles, alot
6. Crowd Heat - TNA Impact. Hot crowd start to finish. WWE Universe seemed to be just merely observing and not involved. TNA Impact wins with the Hall chant. Hall should have rode on that.
7. Angle Advancement - WWE. Polished and concise. Nice build to WM 26 (I will be watching that one)
Final Analysis: Nice way to start but can TNA keep it up? When all the tricks are out of the bag, what happens next?
Taped Impact is a smart business move. No way to compete against Austin's return. Prudent indeed. Also gives the team and the backstage time to heal up and correct problems. Slow growth is the best way to beat your competition. Innovation is TNA's friend. They are not corporate wrestling and thats the image they should cling to. It worked for ECW.
Posted By: tstrike (Guest) on March 09, 2010 at 11:40 AM
There was no swanton! And yea they did cut out It was a soild show dont bitch just enjoy and watch Stufflike that happens all the time in TNA and WWE
GOD THE INTERNET IS WHAT IS KILLING THE BUSINESS YOUR DAMN FOOLISH COMMENTS
Posted By: Dont Get Me Wrong (Guest) on March 09, 2010 at 11:40 AM
X Division match meant time to take a piss. Daniels is too small. Kaz is too boring. And I don't even know who the third guy was.
Posted By: Rondo (Guest) on March 09, 2010 at 12:04 PM
so how long till this product turns into WCW in people get tired of it
Posted By: Kevin (Guest) on March 09, 2010 at 12:05 PM
Impact is just a mess of a show. Why would you waste all of your ammo (debut or returning talent) on one show?
Why not stretch it out for the next few weeks?
Its like they are just so desperate.
The writing is horrible, Hogan and Bishoff are awful too.
Its a real sloppy show.
Posted By: Guest#1462 (Guest) on March 09, 2010 at 12:52 PM
I thought TNA put on a very entertaining show. (Although I hated that Hogan and Flair got into the ring enough that I changed the channel when it happened.)
Personally, I enjoy watching the WWE, but also equally enjoy a quality alternative. TNA certainly is exactly that. Different rasslers, writers and storylines are a welcome breath of fresh air as far as I'm concerned.
I hope that TNA has enough success to push WWE into becoming more creative. And as a result, the FANS will win!!!!!
By the way, my thoughts on the Sting "heel turn"...
Has anyone besides me considered that as this plays out, Sting might turn out to be the good guy??? Perhaps he's figured out the sinister plan of Hogan and is trying to head it off at the pass.
C'mon...wouldn't that be fun???
LIGHTEN UP people!!!!!!!!!
Posted By: Brian (Guest) on March 09, 2010 at 01:13 PM
"Sting is walking in the back. Tenay asks who his opponent is. Taz asks Tenay what he was doing at 4:20 in the afternoon. "
I don't think any moment in recent wrestling history signified how little wrestling promoters think about viewers' intelligence than Chris Jericho's return to WWE at the end of 2007.
At the time, the brilliant viral "save_us.222" campaign provided very vague clues about who it was talking about. The clues then became much more obvious but required some thought to decipher. Finally, when we all anticipated who it was and Jericho was going to make his glorious return, they show him back stage with his back to the camera to show, "I don't think you fucking dummies know who this is supposed to be. Well here you go!"
When he actually appeared on stage, the reaction wasn't nearly what it could have been if they just let it play out naturally and not shown him backstage.
Now? That's been topped by Taz's stupid comment about "4:20".
Most of TNA's audience knew who the surprise was, they were building to it nicely, but apparently, Hogan/Bischoff/Russo don't think the ~2M TNA fans have 30 brain cells to share so they had Taz give away his obvious hint.
It also took away from the announcers' roles at ringside. They're supposed to be taken by the surprise, not clued in on it (speaking in storyline terms). We're supposed to believe that Mike Tenay "never saw the Sting swerve" coming, but that they knew who the mystery opponent was?
Still, RVD got the best organic live ovation in TNA history, but I think a few mark out moments from TV viewers were squashed when Taz opened his trap to drop an obvious clue likely provided by Vince Russo himself.
Posted By: Brad B (Guest) on March 09, 2010 at 02:00 PM
Explain this to me...Hogan runs the show, he's in charge. Sting is beating up RVD with a bat and Hogan wants to make the save but security won't let him. Isn't Hogan their boss? Tell them to move! Plus consider this...ten security guys are holding back Hogan so a fight doesn't break out but none of those ten cares to stop the fight where a man is being beaten by a baseball bat.
I'm not saying WWE has perfect logic by any means, but TNA is just too annoying with this crap.
Posted By: Guest#1121 (Guest) on March 09, 2010 at 02:31 PM
I have no doubt that a number of wrestling fans will have already commented on this review to say how wonderful a show they thought it was before my comment posts. I'm sure some of them may even go as far as to claim some kind of victory for TNA tonight. And of these fans, all I ask is - why? Why did you like this show? Did you like it because you felt that it was a high quality wrestling show on it's own merit? Or did you simply like it because of some hatred toward WWE, and the fact that this show isn't owned by Vince McMahon?
Posted By: Cortez (Guest) on March 08, 2010 at 11:56 PM
I have no hatred for WWE. I still watch it sometimes. I am interested in NXT and want to see where it will go. SO why did I like this episode of Impact? Because I think AJ Styles is a great wrestler and is doing a pretty fine job of getting back over as a heel (for those who don't know, he has been a heel a few times before). Because Angel can still give a pretty good promo and so can Mr. Anderson and they are both good in the ring. Because TNA realized you can't just tell people that Sting is a heel like they did with the MEM, you have to make the audience hate him. How do you do that? You have him beat down the guy who most wrestling fans have been begging to see for the last year and who you know will get cheered like mad. Have him push around a woman back stage. And give him an opponent that make sense for him to hate. (He and Hogan have had problems since WCW) Because they showcased TNA guys throughout the show (Abyss, AJ, Daniels, Kaz, Eric Young, Beer Money, etc) while giving people who don't watch a reason to turn in (Hogan, Flair, RVD,Sting).
And I liked it for same reason I sometimes like WWE, but not as often because they don't do it as much. And that is having different guys, not the same guys who have main evented for the last 10+ years, actually having a meaningful impact on big story lines. SO yeah, I thought it was a pretty good show and honestly enjoyed it more than I did Raw. I Dvr'd both and watched them earlier today and really enjoyed far more of impact than raw this week.
Posted By: Peter (Guest) on March 09, 2010 at 02:52 PM
"I knew you people would be bitching about RVD getting his ass kicked by Sting, but this was an absolutely brilliant move by TNA.
It gets Sting over as a heel HUGE, and makes you want to see RVD kick his ass. We got RVD's debut, but no frog splash, no vanterminator, no interview, just a quick dose of a few of his trademark moves. THIS is how you build momentum, by giving fans just a little taste.
Yeah, I was dissapointed we didn't get more RVD, but now I can't freaking wait for next Thursday to see what happens next."
The problem with that logic is that Sting already got over as a heel at the beginning of the show when he attacked Abyss and Hogan. His beat-down of RVD didn't do anything except to draw out Hogan. The segment, like anything with Hogan, was all about HOGAN. Sting could have beat up anyone there and the effect would be the same.
You "can't freaking wait for next Thursday?" And they say TNA marks are idiots...
Posted By: Guest#4662 (Guest) on March 09, 2010 at 03:06 PM
"You "can't freaking wait for next Thursday?" And they say TNA marks are idiots..."
Wow, sorry. I can't wait for Monday. Hope you are happy. Wouldn't want to ruin your week because of a typo, dick.
Posted By: D-Steak (Guest) on March 09, 2010 at 03:41 PM
New horsemen: Flair, Wolfe, Sting, Styles vs. Hogan, Abyss, Dinero, RVD
at Lockdown!! Booked!!
Posted By: Wolfgang Gorgetooth (Guest) on March 09, 2010 at 04:09 PM
"I have no hatred for WWE. I still watch it sometimes. I am interested in NXT and want to see where it will go. SO why did I like this episode of Impact? Because I think AJ Styles is a great wrestler and is doing a pretty fine job of getting back over as a heel (for those who don't know, he has been a heel a few times before). Because Angel can still give a pretty good promo and so can Mr. Anderson and they are both good in the ring. Because TNA realized you can't just tell people that Sting is a heel like they did with the MEM, you have to make the audience hate him. How do you do that? You have him beat down the guy who most wrestling fans have been begging to see for the last year and who you know will get cheered like mad. Have him push around a woman back stage. And give him an opponent that make sense for him to hate. (He and Hogan have had problems since WCW) Because they showcased TNA guys throughout the show (Abyss, AJ, Daniels, Kaz, Eric Young, Beer Money, etc) while giving people who don't watch a reason to turn in (Hogan, Flair, RVD,Sting).
And I liked it for same reason I sometimes like WWE, but not as often because they don't do it as much. And that is having different guys, not the same guys who have main evented for the last 10+ years, actually having a meaningful impact on big story lines. SO yeah, I thought it was a pretty good show and honestly enjoyed it more than I did Raw. I Dvr'd both and watched them earlier today and really enjoyed far more of impact than raw this week.
Posted By: Peter"
Much appreciated, Peter. I'm glad that somebody else realized that my comment wasn't meant as flame bait and took the time to respond civilly. I respect your point of view on the matter.
Posted By: Cortez (Guest) on March 09, 2010 at 04:23 PM
Ric Flair Outta Be ashamed of himself. I Wonder What Shawn Micheals Is Thinking After Seeing That, Proabaly "Give Me My Feckin Watch Back!"
Posted By: Ratedr4Regan (Guest) on March 09, 2010 at 04:36 PM
Don't know whether to do a fist pump or facepalm.
For every awesome thing they do they do something lame. Hogan and Abyss taking over the show is aggrevating. Hgan is of course a broken-down has-been. Abyss is okay as a midcard hardcore atraction but not the guy I'd push as the big star.
RVD debuting was pretty sweet, hopefully they handl;e his run right. I'm not quite sure about Sting turning heel. Last time they did this his heart wasn't fully into it (as it never is) and that just sccrewed up. Hopefully they do it right this time.
The moments when Hogan and Flair were in the ring together was watching the two 60 year olds flop horribly around the ring like the suckfest we knew it'd be.
The X Division match was sweet, but another big problem that Bischoff has is blowing off matches and bait-and-switching. It worked for a while in WCW but it wore thin, and apparently Bischoff & Co. haven't gotten that memo yet.
Figures they'd cut right out before he hit the swanton, shows how kinda bush-league TNA are. Overall, a solid show that yields promise, but they've got some blemishes to clear up first.
Posted By: Guest#1299 (Guest) on March 09, 2010 at 04:51 PM
"The problem with that logic is that Sting already got over as a heel at the beginning of the show when he attacked Abyss and Hogan."
Really? Because on my TV it sounded like people were still cheering for Sting when he came out to wrestle. Some of the crowd started booing him when he attacked RVD from behind after the match. He got more boos when he went back and did it again. The booing was even louder when he hit the refs and did it again. Now you have a heel. A heel who will taunt his real enemy (Hogan) by beating up a defenseless guy in the ring with a baseball bat while Hogan watches. Remember they tried the "he attacks a good guy after a match" thing with AJ Styles to make Sting a heel and it didn't work. The fans still loved him. He had to show that he was a heel through and through by
A. attacking some "good guys"
B. Shoving a woman back stage
C. Not accepting a lose and attacking his opponent after that match.
D. Repeatedly attacking a face after it was clear the face could not fight back.
E. Taunting another face with the beat down
While last time the heel turn did not work, I am pretty sure they made damn sure Sting is seen as a heel this time.
Posted By: Peter (Guest) on March 09, 2010 at 05:01 PM
The fact that there are about twice as many comments for a TNA Impact report as there were 3 months ago proves that the Hogan regime has been successful thus far. Yes, many of you may be disappointed about certain aspects of the product, but you're all talking about it, which encourages people to watch and see for themselves what's going on... that's called building a buzz. Even those of you who come here to comment stupid shit like "WWW > TNA" are giving TNA free publicity. So thank yourselves for supporting TNA & the pro wrestling business in general.
Posted By: Tom (Guest) on March 09, 2010 at 05:12 PM
Jeff Hardy and RVD need to take on Beer Money Inc. in a "CM Punk's Worst Nightmare" Match. Call Hardy and RVD the "Co-Dependents"
Posted By: Ben S (Guest) on March 09, 2010 at 05:17 PM
"Well. Basicly your "I've witnessed the rise and fall of WCW. I saw ECW's meteoric rise as a cult sensation, and watched it crumble just as quickly" words mean that noone should fight with Vinnie Mac. Basicly. Psychotic wwe fan. You need a doctor man.
Posted By: Guest#3168"
I had thought my point was fairly obvious. However, admittedly, I don't have an education degree so my skills at communicating with people possessing a fourth grade reading comprehension level are rusty at best. I'll try to elaborate:
WCW and ECW may not have beaten WWE in the long term. However, during each company's tenure they provided the fan base with a unique reason to be passionate about their product. The issue isn't whether they put Vince McMahon out of business (and, frankly, and company who lists that as a priority is in a sad state), it' s about the fact that they brought something to the dance.
WCW gave us the Four Horsemen, the nWo, Goldberg's streak, the cruiserweights, a strong midcard, etc. ECW gave us "Attitude" before it was mainstream, gave us a chance to see amazingly talented individuals that never would have made it to television with either of the big two promotions, etc. All TNA seems interested in promoting are rehashes of what has already been given to us by WCW, ECW, and WWE. There's nothing unique - no reason to be passionate about it over any other past or present wrestling product.
But sure, label me a psychotic WWE fan. I can totally understand you needing to discredit an articulate opinion that contradicts your own. It is, after all, much easier than backing up your own argument. That's why most ten year olds go this route.
Posted By: Cortez (Guest) on March 09, 2010 at 10:14 AM
X-Division. Just one Example of something original.
Posted By: Guest#7474 (Guest) on March 09, 2010 at 05:37 PM
AWESOME SHOW TRY To beat that raw
Posted By: Guest#0104 (Guest) on March 09, 2010 at 06:20 PM
1.0 rating.
Posted By: Truth (Guest) on March 09, 2010 at 06:34 PM
1. Awesome Kong and Hamada were stripped because they didn't defend the title in the last thirty days. Are u kidding me? Whose problem they didn't defend the titles? Match for knockouts titles sucked.
2. RVD debut = epic fail. It was horrible - Sting looked very strong as a heel beating up Hogan and Abyss, and then he became jobber like Orlando Jordan and William Regal (under minute jobbers club). RVD first apperance - it could be so monumental, but...It was even worse than Jeff Hardy's debut or Kazarian re-debut.
3. Kevin Nash, Hall, Young - I like these guys, but I understand, their time is over. Strong segment anyway, but nothing special. And then squashing Pac - "nice" build-up before Destination X. Why does TNA always want to have winners and losers in all matches - why wrestlers can't just brawl without 1..2..3? If you don't give even 4-5 minutes for Young-Syxx-Pac match - don't start this match at all. TNA has already squashed Sting, Samoa Joe, Desmond Wolfe, Pope, Syxx-Pac, X-division champion Williams and even Mr.Anderson - and it's just March. Who's next?
4. VERY boring segment Angle - Mr.Anderson, and this hole Army storyline is boring. I was looking forward about feud between Kurt and Ken,after brilliant Mr.Anderson's promo before and during Against All Odds, but then...Bad storyline killed this feud.
5. Beer Money vs Jarrett. No comments. Two faces killed another face, 2 on 1...And how many years will the Bischoff-Jarrett soap drama last? And who cares Jarrett and Foley in 2010, I mean as characters? Or maybe Jarrett and Foley = ratings? Really?
6. Everybody in this world hates Bubba the Love Sponge - but he is still in TNA, as Nasty Boys. And Awesome Kong is gone. Nice.
7. Main-event...I liked only Jeff Hardy's interference. Hogan and Flair are legends, but it's hard to see Rick after his retirement at WM, and just hard to see Hogan in the ring. It was brutal, but not entertaining. Abyss still sucks and still not a monster. He's still Eugene.
8. What about Ranking System?
I knew, the rating wouldn't very high on March 8 after really bad Impacts in February, but I expected 1.4, not 1.0. Whats u gonna do, Eric? Or it's too early?
Posted By: Guest#1954 (Guest) on March 09, 2010 at 07:15 PM
1.0...
I think that sums up all the stupid comments from TNA fans in this section.
Posted By: Guest#2072 (Guest) on March 09, 2010 at 08:02 PM
All I can say is thank God for Tivo and these reviews saving me precious time. Fuck Hogan, Fuck TNA, Fuck old farts.
Posted By: Sink (Guest) on March 09, 2010 at 09:12 PM
I've seen worse shows, I'll give them that. I only fell asleep once, some soldiers were beating up Ken Anderson, and then Jarrett was fighting Beer Money... I don't think I missed anything.
But I have a few comments. RVD can beat Sting by suprise with two moves, but then's dumb enough to celebrate while Sting is in the ring only stunned and with a bat. I guess drugs are bad.
Sting returned and turned heel, shocking swerve! As soon as the lights out, I knew Hogan was tasting bat.
And what is up with damn no-DQ tag-team matches. Hebner kept Abyss out of the ring while Hogan played Ricky Morton... but what wouuld he have done if Abyss came in? DQ him? I had the same problem when RAW had that 3-way for the Tag-Titles a couple weeks back. The logic's fucked in those matches.
But, again, not the worst episode of TNA I've ever seen... I'm still wondering whatever happened to Samoa Joe, though.
Posted By: G-Walla (Guest) on March 09, 2010 at 11:33 PM
Right... who else might get a louder ovation than me? Next order of business: Jeff Hardy and D'Angelo Dinero heel turns.
Posted By: Hulkster (Guest) on March 10, 2010 at 10:07 AM
Wow, great show tonight. Plenty of Hogan plus he looked great in the ring.
Posted By: Mayo (Guest) on March 08, 2010 at 11:18 PM
Sorry to burst your bubble, but watching a tape of Hogan from 1984 -- when he didn't have great moves to begin with -- doesn't make it Impact. Get with the times: Hogan NOW can barely walk, and to say he "looked great in the ring" is beyond ridiculous. There is a reason that the Jurassic-era segments with Hogan and Flair were among the lowest rated of the night.
In fact, the overall rating (0.98) is PROOF that viewers don't want to see a collection of dinosaurs, alcoholics, and drug addicts on their wrestling shows. As repetitive as RAW is, at least it's not scraping the bottom of the barrel.
Posted By: idiot savant (Guest) on March 10, 2010 at 03:58 PM
"X-Division. Just one Example of something original.
Posted By: Guest#7474"
We used to call it the cruiserweight division back in WCW when it was originally introduced. The only thing TNA added to the concept was that anybody could compete in the X Division. Which makes it the same as the Heavyweight division. Which makes it completely unoriginal.
Posted By: Cortez (Guest) on March 10, 2010 at 06:47 PM
Hulkster, bring me in brother! I want to wear TNA Gold!!!!
Posted By: Paul Roma (Guest) on March 12, 2010 at 02:27 AM
..."I have no doubt that a number of wrestling fans will have already commented on this review to say how wonderful a show they thought it was before my comment posts. I'm sure some of them may even go as far as to claim some kind of victory for TNA tonight. And of these fans, all I ask is - why? Why did you like this show? Did you like it because you felt that it was a high quality wrestling show on it's own merit? Or did you simply like it because of some hatred toward WWE, and the fact that this show isn't owned by Vince McMahon?"
Posted By: Cortez (Guest) on March 08, 2010 at 11:56 PM
No sir, some of us liked it because even though TNA isn't the greatest yet, or didn't have the best show, it still had a show that was ENTERTAINING. In the end that is what we want to be, entertained, and they did that. I didn't get Entertained from RAW. I haven't been entertained by WWE since 2001. That is bad considering they were the only company for years and they are the superior company. Can you sit there and tell me that Hogan and Flair arent more entertaining than Sheamus and HHH?. I would rather see the worst character TNA has to offer than look at Sheamus as Champion. Funny some people complained about Flair wrestling, these are the same ones that cheered him in WWE not but two years ago. People might call him a sellout after the HBK match but in all honesty Sting should have been the one to retire him, now that is possible. Those that complain about RVD coming in for two seconds in a match are the same ones that cheered him entering the Rumble for 5 minutes. Remember who won the match people RVD did, yes all be it two seconds but Sting put him over... STING. If this was bad He would have came in and just lost the match. Yes he was beaten down and I wished that he wrestled a full match, but that is how you build storylines people. Jeff Hardy admits that he didnt even do the Swanton. Before complaining, people need to see where the show goes. They are building storylines, that is business. They aren't making ONE MEGA IMPACT, they want you to see their SHOW. The want you to tune in next week to see RVD's retaliation or Jeff Hardy against AJ which i believe they are doing next week. To be honest I grew up just like you, watching ECW, WCW, and WWE. I was a big WWE until they disapointed me week in and out. WWE will always have ratings, production, and will always be the bigger company. But, as of now, the true wrestling fans know what company has the better talent and better wrestling.
Posted By: ant (Guest) on March 12, 2010 at 04:44 AM
All I saw was a bunch of broken down old hasbeens doing the same old crap while an overflowing wealth of talent sits in the back doing nothing. TNA used to be about the young guys, the X division - Now they are just the backup to a bunch of grey haired old farts trying to get one last chance to stay in the spotlight. Anyone who likes this is just a mark for nostalgia. Get the young guys back in the ring where they belong
Posted By: Brian from Oz (Guest) on March 14, 2010 at 05:50 AM
This week's episode of Impact was bad. The first Abyss and Hogan vs Styles and Flair tag team match was pure storybuilder. Sting never plays a heel well. Kaz, Daniels, and Williams cut a good promo. The Kaz, Daniels, and Williams X division title match was excellent. It should have been the main event. Why does Moore get a title shot? The Beautiful People vs Tara and Love vs Sarita and Wilde Knockouts tag team division title match was too short with too much interference. At least we got to see Sarita and Wilde for the first time in weeks. As for the Sting vs RVD match it was pure stotybuilder. Despite RVD's win the after match stuff no sold his TNA debut. Bubba The Love Sponge needs to leave TNA! Who cares about the Nash and Young vs Hall and Waltman fued. The Young vs Waltman match was bad. The Beer Money vs Jarrett handicap match was decent. The second Abyss and Hogan vs Styles and Flair tag team match was decent. Of course TNA has to add an accussed drug DEALER to its roster to compete with the WWE.
Posted By: Sting/Flair fan (Guest) on March 14, 2010 at 06:11 PM
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