411’s TNA Destination X Report 3.21.10
Posted by Larry Csonka on 03.21.2010
AJ Styles retains the TNA World Title as the main event of Destination X went to a no contest. Elsewhere, Kazarian won a ladder match to become the #1 contender for the X-Division Title, The Motor City Machineguns won Ultimate X to earn a shot at the TNA World Tag Team Titles and much more! Check out 411’s complete TNA Destination X Report for all the details!
TNA DESTINATION X: 3.21.10
-Welcome to TNA Destination X 2010! The X-Division takes center stage with the X-Division title on the line, a four way ladder match and the 20th installment of the Ultimate X Match!
-Mike Tenay and Taz are the announcers.
Ladder Match (For A Shot At The TNA X-Division Title): Kazarian vs. Daniels vs. Amazing Red vs. Brian Kendrick
To win, they have to climb the ladder for the contract, which will make them the #1 contender for the X-Division Title.
The bell sounds and Kendrick is tossed and Red and Kaz work over Daniels. Red and Kendrick to the floor, and then Kaz and Daniels go to the floor. Red takes the time to alert air traffic control with a cool spinning plancha. Kendrick brings in the ladder already and he and Kaz brawl. To the floor they go as Red and Daniels now look to climb. Red slides under the ladder and then dropkicks it into Daniels' face. Kendrick tosses him to the floor, climbs, but red back in and pulls him off. Kendrick slams him to the corner, kicks him in the face and then Kaz misses Kendrick and lands on the ladder. Ouch. Kendrick and Daniels brawl, STO by Daniels. He grabs the ladder, and it is time for the TERRY FUNK NECK TIE~! Red then gets a drop toehold and Daniels eats ladder. Red and Kendrick alone in the ring now, Red tossed to the floor and now Kendrick attacks Kaz. He grabs the ladder, puts it between the ring and barrier to make a nice landing pad and then battles with Kaz. Kaz then gutbusters Kendrick onto the ladder. Kaz now laid on the ladder and Daniels gets the SPLIT LEGGED MOONSAULT~! Daniels stands on the ladder to celebrate and Red gets a RANA and sends Daniels to the floor! Kaz and Red battle in the ring, up top of the ladder they go and Kendrick shoves the ladder and Kaz crotches himself as Red lands gut first on the ropes. Daniels slams Kaz into the ladder, and then as Daniels misses the ladder shot, Kaz gets a slingshot leg drop onto Daniels, who was on the ladder. Daniels lays on the ladder in the corner, Kendrick back in and kicks Kaz. He has another ladder, and Kaz smashes the ladder into Kendrick. Red kicks the ladder into Kaz, Daniels decapitates Red with a clothesline and props a ladder in the corner. Slams Rd onto it, and then rights to Kaz. Tries a suplex, and Kendrick nails them with another ladder. Sets it up, climbs, Kaz cuts him off and then Daniels backdrops Kaz onto the ladder in the corner. Enziguri by Kendrick to Daniels. As Kendrick goes to climb, he gets tossed off into another ladder. Kaz then POWERBOMBS Daniels onto the ladder in the corner! Kaz climbs, as does Kendrick. They trade rights, and then pull each other off. Red back in, dropkick to Kendrick in the corner, and then charges, but gets tossed to the floor. Kaz and Kendrick trade rights, a kick by Kaz, counters sliced bread and looks to climb. Daniels is up, stunner by Red on Kaz. SLICED BREAD by Kendrick on Red! DVD by Daniels on Kendrick! Right by Red to Daniels, gets another ladder and sets it up with the other one. Daniels and Red climb, URANAGE OFF OF THE LADDER BY DANIELS! Daniels traps Red in the ladder, Kaz springboards onto the ladder, knocks of Kendrick, Daniels up and Kaz dumps him off as he hung on the ladder. Kendrick tries to grab the contract, but Kaz knocks him off and grabs it for the win!
OFFICIAL RESULT: Kaz @ 13:00 Rating: ***½
-Taz and Tenay put over the effort of the guys, and discuss the rest of the card.
-Ric Flair's music hits and he is brought out in a wheel chair. He is not a happy camper, and says not to WOOO him. You should bow down to him instead. He is Ric Flair, 16 time world champion. And now look at him, this is not funny. He has fallen off of cages, slammed off of ladders, thrown through tables and crashed in an air plane, but has never been in a wheel chair. He came to TNA for action, and right now, he is not getting any. The people that are responsible for this are Hogan and Abyss. Tonight, the Abyss and Hogan pay the price for doing this to him. You respect him, Woooo!
-Abyss and Hogan are backstage. Hogan says Abyss has it all, and the power of the Abyss-a-maniacs are like nothing he ever saw. Abyss says when he put Flair through the ramp, it felt good, he feel the energy. Hulk says not to be afraid of the power. Hogan says the gold on his finger will allow him to have gold around his waist. Bischoff shows up with a hat on, due to the shaved head. Hogan says that Bischoff needs to not make things personal. Bischoff says he will be professional.
-Tara celebrates with the fans and then in the ring, but she discovers that Poison, the spider, is missing. Daffney stole it. Spider on a pole match anyone?
-Christy Hemme is with Brutus Magnus, who is now known as MAGNUS. He says he brought Big Rob into TNA to get coffee for him, but Rob had to go and win a title. Magnus plans to beat him and show that Rob is in over his head, he will destroy the monster he created.
OFFICIAL RESULT: Big Rob Terry @ 1:00 via pin Rating: SQUASH
-Christy Hemme is with the Machineguns. They say that Generation Me has more balls than brains. They are kids, trying to compete on a man's level. When they go to bed, spooning and dry humping their Sponge Bob pillows, they will cry themselves to sleep due to the beating that they will receive tonight. Shelley says they are glad Gen Me beat them, and they are glad. Gen Me has their Hardy Boyz starter kit, but tonight, they step into a match that was made for the Guns. Nothing will keep them from their destiny tonight.
Ultimate X Match (For A Shot At The TNA Tag Team Titles): The Motor City Machine Guns (Sabin and Shelley) vs. Generation Me (Max and Jeremy)
The big red X is hanging, which is what they will go for instead of a contract. Say a prayer that it doesn't fall. Generation Me is back to their 1997 Hardy Boyz tights.
The Guns try to climb early, but that fails. Quick combos and Gen Me gets the advantage. Slick double team moves by Gen Me, they work to climb, Sabin stops them, Shelley trips up Max, and Sabin kills Jeremy with a kick. Double teams by the Guns now, Camel Cutch dropkick follows and now Shelley with the Indian Deathlock on Jeremy, max in and Shelley gets a abdominal stretch along with the deathlock as Sabin tries to climb. Sabin stopped, ands then they get a springboard DOOMSDAY Cross Body onto Max! Jeremy in the ring, climbs now, Sabin pulls him down ands choke shim out in the corner. Shelley in, they try to double team him, but Jeremy with the lucha arm drag stops that. Up top as Jeremy climbs, but the Guns pull him down, round kicks follow ad the Guns remain in control. They strategize, toss Jeremy to the corner, and work him over. As they continue to work him over, Max flies in with a duel missile dropkick. The Guns to the floor, SUICIDE DIVE by Jeremy onto the Guns! Max looks to climb for the X now, he starts to cross, Sabin misses the dropkick, but Shelley pulls him off. SPEAR by max, double team splashes by Gen Me! Sabin them kicks Max's face off, SICK X-Factor by Jeremy, and an Asai moonsault to the floor onto Shelley! Everyone is down, working to their feet, Jeremy climbs and shimmies himself across. Max and Sabin in, kicks by Sabin, jumps off of the back of max and SPEARS Jeremy off of the cables! Max works to his feet, looks to climb now and Sabin runs, leaps to the corner and gets tossed off. Max climbs, Shelley on the shoulders of Sabin, and into a TORNADO DDT! Sabin KILLS Jeremy with a clothesline, but Max gets the wheelbarrow and everyone is down again! They all go to corners and work to climb the cables. Max across first, Shelley across now and Jeremy works his way over. They work into the middle and Sabin is there now. Shelley and Max to the mat, everyone down to the mat and a SUPERKICK BUFFET by Gen Me! SICK corner powerbomb onto Shelley, Dive onto Sabin! They get Shelley, the Guns stop More Bang for your Buck, and a belly to belly by Shelly sends Jeremy into Max, who is in the tree of woe! Sabin and Shelley set Max on top, DOOMSDAY SLICED BREAD #2~! Sabin climbs the cables, Jeremy is up as well, they get to the center, Jeremy is kicked off and Sabin gets the X!
OFFICIAL RESULT: The Motor City Machineguns @ 12:00 Rating: ***¾
-Jeremy Borash is with Waltman and Hall. Borash runs down the stips of the match, and Waltman laughs at him. Hall has the old school black and red on, and looks better than I though the would. Hall says that Nash and Young need to prove it, and tomorrow, they will be on Impact, with their high paid contracts. Waltman says they will go through anyone to get the contracts, their asses are grass, and they will smoke them!
Kevin Nash and Eric Young vs. Scott Hall and Sean Waltman (If Scott Hall and Sean Waltman win, they get TNA contracts)
Nice touch here as Waltman and Hall get no entrance music, I appreciate small things like that. Hall busts out the "HEY YO" for some old school goodness. Survey time. How many people want to see Pac and Hall with contracts? The crowd shits on them, one more for the bad guys. Ad here come Nash and EY.
Waltman and EY to kick things off. Lock up, to the corner and they work around the ropes. Rights by Waltman, EY back with rights of his own, side headlock now by Waltman. Off the ropes, shoulder block by Waltman, but a Thesz Press by EY, slams Waltman's head to the mat. Hall with a cheap shot, spin kick by Waltman gets 2. Tag to Hall, crotch chops by EY, and then Hall with the arm bar and shoulder rams. Paint brush shots by Hall, catches EY, Sack of shit slam by Hall and a tag back to Waltman. Chops by Waltman in the corner, rights by EY, off the ropes and they blow a backdrop spot. Waltman tosses EY to the floor, and Waltman with a senton dive to the floor! EY catches Waltman, and then crotches him onto the steel post. Hall over to help and clotheslines EY. EY rolls back in, tag to Hall, slaps to EY, off the ropes and a sleeper by Hall. EY escapes, gets a sleeper of his own now. Hall elbows out, and a back suplex allows him to escape and BOTH men are down. Tag to Nash, but the ref didn't see it. Waltman looks under the ring and yells WHERE THE FUCK IS IT? He grabs spray paint, and sprays EY in the FACE! They double team EY, the ref just stands there, tag to Nash. Powerbomb on EY, so surprised. Nash then rolls him to the corner, and tags him in. X-Factor by Waltman. Hall gets the Edge and they both pin EY.
OFFICIAL RESULT: Scott Hall and Sean Waltman @ 7:00 via pin Rating: ½*
-They get spray paint and spray a body outline on the mat, ala a crime scene. The crowd chants same old shit. And the old school Wolfpack music plays.
-JB is with Kurt Angle. Angle holds up the bloody medal, and a picture of Anderson. He then lights it on fire. It's damn real.
Williams takes Moore to the ground right away a she wants to keep him grounded. Drop toehold now, side headlock follows and Moore escapes. Uppercuts by Williams, off the ropes and arm drags by Moore. Atomic drop follows, and then a leg drop and cover for 2. Shoulder blocks in the corner by Moore, and Moore then flies off of the top with a RANA and covers for 2. Williams set on the top rope, Moore up and Williams counters and crotches Moore. Williams lays the boots to Moore, and then works the cravat. Knee lift by Williams follows, and a cover for 2. Another cravat by Williams, elbows by Moore, head butt to the gut by Williams, and a gut wrench suplex follows. Charging knee by Williams in the corner, lays the boots to him again, rights by Moore, but Williams just beats him down. Forearm strikes in the corner by Williams, the ref breaks it up, rights by Moore again, off the ropes and a bulldog by Moore. Spinkick follows, a dropkick after that and then the twisting moonsault by Moore from the top. Baseball slide by Moore, Williams to the floor, up top goes Moore, and a moonsault all the way to the floor connects. Williams grabs something from under the ring, a brick perhaps, and then hits Moore with it. 1…2…3.
OFFICIAL RESULT: Doug Williams @ 6:00 via pin Rating: **
-Moore is busted open as Williams says he never deserved the title shot. Williams mocks the acrobats that call themselves wrestlers, but he is what the X-Division should be, technical wrestling, hold and counter hold, catch as catch can! That is why he brings prestige to the title and the division. Moore belongs in the circus with the clowns. Williams wants to help with his makeup and grabs a purse from a lady at ringside. He then gives Moore a makeover. The crowd chants for RVD, but he isn't there.
OFFICIAL RESULT: Morgan and Hernandez @ 11:00 via pin Rating: *¾
-After the match, Morgan delivers the carbon footprint to Hernandez. He poses with both titles.
Kurt Angle vs. Mr. Anderson
Anderson is wearing a shirt that says "Pro Wrestling is real, people are fake."
The bell rings and they are so angry with each other after weeks of beat downs, that they lock up and Angle works a side headlock on the mat. Anderson works to his feet, to the corner and they separate. Lock up, and more of the same as Angle takes Anderson to the mat with the headlock. To the feet, off the ropes and a shoulder block and another headlock takedown by Angle. Anderson up, to the corner and they break. Angle tells Anderson to grab a headlock, and stands there. Taz tells him not to do it, Anderson in and grabs the headlock. Angle tosses him off to the ropes. Angle offers the headlock again, and Angle tosses him away yet again. Angle gives him another chance, and Anderson gets smart and knees Angle in the gut. Side headlock by Anderson, and Angle gets a back suplex and drops Anderson on his head. Sup Ken? Irish whip by Angle and then a backdrop and cover for 2. To the corner again, mounted punches by Angle, 10of them, and then a boot and snap suplex and cover for 2. To the corner, a boot by Anderson, up top he goes, Angle over and he drops down and snaps the arm of Angle over the top rope. Single arm DDT by Anderson and rights follow. Anderson lays the boots to Angle, boots to the gut follow and Anderson is in control. Anderson slams Angle to the corner and then covers for 2. Anderson works a top wristlock on the mat and working for covers. Anderson slams the arm to the mat and then slams Angle into the steel post and covers for 2. Anderson works the arm with the old school arm bar, Angle with rights to escape, off the ropes, shoulder block to Anderson, but it was with the bad arm and now both men are down. Clotheslines by Angle with the good arm, overhead belly to belly connects as well and a cover for 2. Boot to the shoulder by Anderson ,but Angle with another clothesline gets 2. Anderson counters the Angle slam, kamikaze roll follows and a cover gets 2. Crowd not really into the match at this point. Angle counters the mic check, GERMAN suplex follows. A second, and now a third! STRAPS ARE DOWN! ANGLE SLAM connects! 1..2..NO! Ankle lock try, looks to lock it in, has it, but Anderson rolls out, almost a ref bump, but Anderson low blows Angle. MIC CHECK connects. 1…2…NO! He even had the trunks. Anderson argues with the ref, and then slams Angle to the corner. Sets Angle up top, rights by Anderson, goes up top with Angle, super mic check try, Angle tosses Anderson to the mat, FROG SPLASH by Angle! 1…2..NO! Anderson counters the Angle slam, and then Anderson ducks and Angle clotheslines the referee. Angle slam by ANDERSON, but the ref is down. Anderson Is not happy, rolls to the floor and looks under the ring, but can't find what he wants. He then tells a guy to get up and takes his chair. In the ring with the chair he goes, but then tosses it to the floor. He grabs the Army Medal and kisses it. Angle avoids the shot and KILLS Anderson with a release German! Angle has the medal, the ref is down, and he CARVES UP Anderson for revenge! Anderson is bleeding and Angle with wild rights to beat the hell out of Anderson. Anderson tries to escape, Angle grabs him, Ankle lock! He works for the ropes, Angle pull shim back and grapevines the leg, Anderson pushes out some more blood ala Austin at WM 13, and then taps.
OFFICIAL RESULT: Kurt Angle @ 18:00 via submission Rating: ***¼
-Anderson calls for him mic and tells Angle people are fake. You are not an American hero, or a real gold medallist. And you're not a real American. Anderson tried to have a "straight up match" with him, and Angle cheated to get the win. And now, while the people think that you will go and rest easy, Anderson knows that the only thing Angle will do is lay in bed, looking at the ceiling, and will only think "Anderson... Anderson… Anderson… Anderson… Anderson…"
-Christy Hemme is with AJ Styles. AJ says his strategy will be the same as it has been for months, win at all costs. He will also make Abyss pay for what he did to Ric Flair. AJ plans to hold the title at the end of the night, styling and profiling.
-JB is with Abyss. Abyss says AJ should be confident, but he doesn't understand that they are from different sides of the same coin. AJ has Flair, but he has the power of Hulkamania. Abyss says they are finally here, for the title, and when he is done, there will be nothing left of AJ. Whatcha gonna do, when Abyss-a-mania and the power of the Hulkamaniacs runs wild, and crazy on you?
Abyss attacks during the announcements, and beats AJ down. Abyss has more red and yellow in his outfit, and slams AJ down. Chops by AJ, but Abyss says piss off and shoulder blocks AJ to the ramp. Abyss follows, rights follow and Abyss walks towards Flair. Abyss continues his attack on AJ as Flair yells at Abyss and the crowd. GOOZLE by Abyss, but AJ escapes and gets an Enziguri. AJ chokes out Abyss in the ropes, AJ struts, and then charges and Abyss tosses him overhead. AJ gets abasement dropkick to the knee of Abyss, Abyss to the apron and another dropkick to the knee and Abyss falls to the floor. AJ then hits a picture perfect flip dive onto Abyss. Flair WOOO's from his wheel chair as AJ gets a chair. He wedges it into the corner, the ref tries to remove it and AJ then chokes out Abyss. Chops by AJ, AJ tries to slam Abyss, fails and Abyss tries to press slam AJ, drops him de to the knee, and AJ gets the Enziguri to drop Abyss to the mat. More chops by AJ in the corner, rights by Abyss, but AJ dropkicks the knee again. AJ wraps the nee in the ropes and cranks away at it, looking to tear apart the knee of Abyss. Abyss back with rights, but chops by AJ stop that. Rights by AJ, he goes to the apron, and springboards in, CAUGHT, but AJ escapes the chokeslam. Off the ropes, clothesline by Abyss. Backdrop by Abyss, corner splash follows. Side slam by Abyss, and a cover for 2. Shock treatment try, countered and PELE by AJ. AJ looks for the corner splash, to the apron, springboard Superman forearm connects for 2. Abyss get the legs, catapult and AJ collides with the chair in the corner! SHOCK TREATMENT by Abyss! 1…2…NO! Abyss to his feet, grabs AJ, sets him on the top rope and Abyss follows. Superplex try, AJ fights, bites Abyss and knocks him to the mat. AJ up top now, SPIRAL TAP CONNECTS! 1…2…NO! AJ is amazed, Flair yells at him to get on him, AJ argues with the ref, Abyss charges and BLACK HOLE SLAM! 1…2..NO! Flair to the apron, and PEPPER SPRAY TO THE REF. LOW BLOW by AJ, Flair tosses him the belt, and he nails Abyss with the title. AJ celebrates as the crowd chants for Hogan, and here he is. He brings out Earl Hebner to be the new ref. Hogan kicks Chelsea to the back and starts to wheel Flair to the back. They sing "Hey hey goodbye" for Flair. AJ gets the springboard 450 for 2! Abyss ABYSS'S UP! Chop by AJ, rights follow, YOU! Rights by Abyss, off the ropes, big boot and CHOKESLAM and AJ goes THROUGH the mat! Hebner rings the bell. No contest.
Hogan is out and hands Abyss the TNA Title, but Hebner takes it away. Flair wheels out to the ring, and Abyss GOOZLES him! He drags him in the ring, and Abyss falls into the hole in the ring. Nice. Hogan pepper sprays Flair. Desmond Wolfe hits the ring, Hogan and Abyss beat him down. Pepper spray (it didn't spray) to Wolfe. He falls into the hole. Flair falls into the hole.
OFFICIAL RESULT: No Contest (?) @ 15:00 Rating: ** (The finish killed it, in my opinion.)
-Hogan and Abyss pose for the crowd.
-The usual TNA PPV, some good matches, hard work by the usual suspects, but unfortunately some of the same bullshit that continually hold the shows back.
Please someone try to defend this shit storm of a show......
Posted By: Hindu Friend (Guest) on March 21, 2010 at 11:01 PM
Im sorry but the ending to the main event is a fucking joke...otherwise decent ppv.
Posted By: John (Guest) on March 21, 2010 at 11:02 PM
LMFAO at that ending!
Posted By: Chungles (Guest) on March 21, 2010 at 11:02 PM
Such Russo booking all over the place, so many ref bumps, swerves for the sake of swerves, and Hogan closing out a PPV!! TNA TNA TNA
Posted By: Industry (Guest) on March 21, 2010 at 11:02 PM
Dude Larry, you REALLY underrated the ladder match and UX match. The ladder match was ***3/4, and the ultimate X match was def. ****1/4
Posted By: Zack D. (Guest) on March 21, 2010 at 11:02 PM
Way too easy...VINTAGE TNA!
Posted By: Cole Slaw (Guest) on March 21, 2010 at 11:02 PM
spot monkeys means jackshit to me.
i will take boring angle-anderson over the x division flying around no selling everything anyday of the week.
Posted By: pro life (Guest) on March 21, 2010 at 11:03 PM
Tonight proved it. TNA is the #1 promotion in all of wrestling. A great ladder match, a great psychologically stimulating Ultimate X, shocking turns, an amazing womens match, incredible tag team wrestling, and a MOTYC main event. This company will overtake the WWE in no time.
Posted By: Scott Ryder (Guest) on March 21, 2010 at 11:04 PM
Awful show with a terrible ending.
Posted By: Guest#5610 (Guest) on March 21, 2010 at 11:04 PM
stick with the chokeslam through the matt throwing the match out. It tells a story of Abyss needing to learn how to control his newfound power and then leads to a rematch with a good gimmick. 10 count or cage or a special stipulation where you can win by KO.
Posted By: Guest#7878 (Guest) on March 21, 2010 at 11:05 PM
I'm a major TNA supporter...But Even I can't justify that ending. Can we end the whole Abyss acts like a pussy 5 year old who believes in "magic rings" and "Hulkamania" shit!? Can't he just be "The Monster" and kick some ass again?
Posted By: Pat (Guest) on March 21, 2010 at 11:05 PM
Thought you underrated the Ladder, KO, and UX matches a bit, personally. Yay for you doing reports though!
Posted By: Guest#2133 (Guest) on March 21, 2010 at 11:05 PM
What a steaming pile of horse dung.
Posted By: Eddy (Guest) on March 21, 2010 at 11:06 PM
Just Great!!
AJ Styles is still the champ as the crowd goes apathetic.
Guess I can look forward to another month of promoting this guy in a ppv match, that no one cares about.
Put the fucking title on hogan all ready. This is fucking embarrassing.
Posted By: Poi (Guest) on March 21, 2010 at 11:06 PM
I feel bad for the 14 people who actually paid to watch this show.
Posted By: Guest#3953 (Guest) on March 21, 2010 at 11:06 PM
As I said in the other post... this is the worst PPV I've ever seen... and I've been watching them since Wrestlemania 5. The crowd was dead the entire time. I don't have much hope for TNA's longevity.
Posted By: Rant Casey (Guest) on March 21, 2010 at 11:06 PM
Me debuting and winning the TNA World Heavyweight Championship would have made more sense than what happened.
Posted By: Paul Roma (Guest) on March 21, 2010 at 11:06 PM
It ended with them falling in a hole...
your fucking with me right?
Posted By: pdiggins (Guest) on March 21, 2010 at 11:06 PM
Guess which match(es) on this show I booked.
Posted By: Russo (Guest) on March 21, 2010 at 11:07 PM
The crowd was mostly dead after the NWO reunion.
Posted By: shone jones (Guest) on March 21, 2010 at 11:07 PM
What a Joke....
Why dont they just wheel out lex luger to join "THE BAND"
Posted By: Marco (Guest) on March 21, 2010 at 11:07 PM
THIS IS AWSOME!!!!!!
Posted By: TNA sign (Guest) on March 21, 2010 at 11:08 PM
This ppv was a hundred times better than this years WrestleMania! nWo Wolfpac in the house!!
WWE epic fail!!
Suck on THAT, losers!
Posted By: Spencer (Guest) on March 21, 2010 at 11:08 PM
The only people who didn't like this were WWE-tards who are too excited about Elmo hosting RAW to care about real pro wrestling.
Posted By: Steadman (Guest) on March 21, 2010 at 11:08 PM
terrible stuff, the whole abyss is hogan/aj is flair thing is just an embarrasment and it shows how little personality the top tna guys have. Push wolfe, push pope, wheres jeff, wheres rvd. Why should i care about the 4 guys in the opening match when non of them have a real personality other than doing cool spots, why should i care about rob terry, doug williams or shannon moore, why the fuck is the NWO back? who gives a shit? I gotta say though, they are going the right direction with Mr Anderson, and that ultimate X match while it was a no selling, trashy spotfest, it was pretty entertaining id give them that. This company needs a overhaul cus right now its failing big time.
Posted By: gooched (Guest) on March 21, 2010 at 11:08 PM
Worst matches-Guns and 4 way stuntshows
It is just hard to watch these guys killing each other just for the cheap pop that they can't get wany other way since all of them are 'vanilla midgets'
Posted By: Chungles (Guest) on March 21, 2010 at 11:09 PM
Utter shit.
That main event was downright embarassing!
Posted By: Andrew Barbarash (Guest) on March 21, 2010 at 11:11 PM
And this is what TNA puts up with Wrestlemania around the corner, a bit of a shame. I'm getting closer and closer to believing that TNA's best days are sadly way behind itself now...
Posted By: Guest#1972 (Guest) on March 21, 2010 at 11:11 PM
This site is so WWE biased it makes me sick. Not a single match was under ****.
Posted By: TN-MANIAC (Guest) on March 21, 2010 at 11:11 PM
PPV of the year
Posted By: Phil Roma (Guest) on March 21, 2010 at 11:12 PM
One of the worst PPV I have ever seen in my life.
And people wonder why they will never compete with the WWE.
Posted By: TNA strikes again! (Guest) on March 21, 2010 at 11:12 PM
That main event sounds retarded you just know Russo booked it
Posted By: Guest#9299 (Guest) on March 21, 2010 at 11:12 PM
So if you purchased this ppv over wm how do you feel?
Posted By: DD (Guest) on March 21, 2010 at 11:12 PM
Just got home from Destination X... glad to know it stunk just as bad on TV.
Posted By: I Was There (Guest) on March 21, 2010 at 11:12 PM
TNA you suck balls,you let a great tag team have the belts but you let Fat Morgen and the spanish homo keep the belts
Posted By: smartass (Guest) on March 21, 2010 at 11:13 PM
Yawn on the opener....Kaz(zzzzzzz)
Women wrestling...next
Rob Terry won. Period. Wow.
Guns and Generation Me-needs more personality or I do not care, and needs more cowbell...
nWo version 400...thanks Russo
Williams beats one Moore with make-up and nobody runs in....okay...
Beer Money-complete afterthought and look! Another swerve-heel turn....
Angle Anderson-borefest, and why would Kurt be afraid all night over Anderson when he just kicked his ass?!?!?
AJ vs. Abyss just sums up TNA. Good god in heaven. I guess it really is WCW-WheelChair Wrestling. Hogan posing to close a PPV, beating up Styles, Flair, and Wolfe. Thanks again guys!
TNA! TNA! TNA! TNA!
Posted By: Gregson (Guest) on March 21, 2010 at 11:13 PM
Who ya gonna call?
GHOSTBUSTERS!
Posted By: Ray Parker Jr. (Guest) on March 21, 2010 at 11:14 PM
meh... needed some swerves.
Posted By: Guest#8904 (Guest) on March 21, 2010 at 11:16 PM
Pretty poor show.
The ultimate x and ladder matches were decent, but they had the potential to be MOTY candidates.
The ending to the show sums up everything that is wrong with TNA.
Posted By: Guest#5919 (Guest) on March 21, 2010 at 11:17 PM
Dude Larry, you REALLY underrated the ladder match and UX match. The ladder match was ***3/4, and the ultimate X match was def. ****1/4
Posted By: Zack D. (Guest) on March 21, 2010 at 11:02 PM
If there's one thing Larry does not do is underrate TNA.
Posted By: Guest#6893 (Guest) on March 21, 2010 at 11:19 PM
Show of hands.
Who honestly thinks that WM26 isn't going to completely blow this out of the water in terms of quality?
Posted By: Guest#7267 (Guest) on March 21, 2010 at 11:20 PM
Tonight proved it. TNA is the #1 promotion in all of wrestling. A great ladder match, a great psychologically stimulating Ultimate X, shocking turns, an amazing womens match, incredible tag team wrestling, and a MOTYC main event. This company will overtake the WWE in no time.
Posted By: Scott Ryder (Guest) on March 21, 2010 at 11:04 PM
Your an idiot. As a former Impact zone frequenter this main event shit is exactly why TNA wont touch WWE. Honestly if they let Abyss and AJ go at it, one on one, for 20 minutes then I would say yes, they are on their way. But watching that train wreck ending makes me long to watch real wrestling, which will be at Wrestlemania. I want my money back and I might actually write Dixie and ask for a refund
Posted By: TNA's former number 1 fan (Guest) on March 21, 2010 at 11:22 PM
Can Hogan book one decent PPV?
Posted By: Guest#9735 (Guest) on March 21, 2010 at 11:22 PM
Hogan and Bischoff HAVE to be super secret agents working for McMahon!
No way could anyone SERIOUSLY expect this shit to NOT lose money
TNA out of business by September. AJ, Daniels, Kaz, MCMG, Beer Money etc, to be working in WWE by December.
Bank On It
Posted By: Really? (Guest) on March 21, 2010 at 11:23 PM
I enjoyed the PPV. The X Division matches were worth it.
Posted By: BigCashMoney (Guest) on March 21, 2010 at 11:24 PM
I am actually regretting not buying this PPV, the main event ending sounds EPIC!
Posted By: Guest#9509 (Guest) on March 21, 2010 at 11:26 PM
My favorite part was the hole.
Posted By: Guest#2855 (Guest) on March 21, 2010 at 11:26 PM
That might end up being the worst main event of any wrestling PPV this year. At least until Hogan books himself to main event Bound For Glory with Flair and/or Sting.
Posted By: Guest#7078 (Guest) on March 21, 2010 at 11:27 PM
Sorry, TNA Nuthuggers, but Wrestlemania is going to put this show to shame next Sunday night. WWE is going to send the message to TNA: You will not put us out of business.
Posted By: Guest#8043 (Guest) on March 21, 2010 at 11:28 PM
Dude Larry, you REALLY underrated the ladder match and UX match. The ladder match was ***3/4, and the ultimate X match was def. ****1/4
Posted By: Zack D. (Guest) on March 21, 2010 at 11:02 PM
the x division is everything this company is about right now, spot after spot, no rest for any drama or storytelling, no selling nothing thats been the staple of excellent wrestling classics for the past 3 decades, Thats why no one really reputable will ever give this 4 stars and above, cus whats the point of a match if no one cares whatts going to happen, just how many "holy shit" moments can you fit on a 12 min match
Posted By: gooched (Guest) on March 21, 2010 at 11:28 PM
And where was the man who is going to get a title shot next month?
Posted By: G (Guest) on March 21, 2010 at 11:29 PM
The only people who didn't like this were WWE-tards who are too excited about Elmo hosting RAW to care about real pro wrestling.
Posted By: Steadman (Guest) on March 21, 2010 at 11:08 PM
Your knowledge of "real pro wrestling" = fail.
Posted By: Guest#3481 (Guest) on March 21, 2010 at 11:30 PM
There is no justification for having a DQ/non finish to a PPV main event unless you have a fucking hot angle. Hogan and his mini-me v Flair and AJ aka Lil Naitch 2.0 is anything but a hot angle.
Posted By: Guest#7728 (Guest) on March 21, 2010 at 11:31 PM
Tonight proved it. TNA is the #1 promotion in all of wrestling. A great ladder match, a great psychologically stimulating Ultimate X, shocking turns, an amazing womens match, incredible tag team wrestling, and a MOTYC main event. This company will overtake the WWE in no time.
Posted By: Scott Ryder (Guest) on March 21, 2010 at 11:04 PM
Sir. I would like the phone number of your drug dealer please.
Posted By: Ouch (Guest) on March 21, 2010 at 11:32 PM
come on everyone is biased wwe here.....tna is a decent promotion....or i will give the perfectplex
Posted By: curt hennig (Guest) on March 21, 2010 at 11:33 PM
The kidnappers did Joe a favor.
Posted By: Eric L. (Guest) on March 21, 2010 at 11:33 PM
That Ultimate X match was INSANE
I still think TNA would be best off just pushing these kinds of guys rather than this huge mish mosh of "everything for everyone"...Im sure I could be wrong and just looking at it according to my own personal taste but all I know is that TNA got on 3 hour PPV and a TV deal through pushing the x division and I say dance with what got you there
Posted By: jwilliams1983 (Guest) on March 21, 2010 at 11:36 PM
I have to say that I am surprised (somehow) at the negativity. I guess I can understand if you don't like the XDivision style. If you have been watching WWE for the last umpteen years... you are right... it is totally different. We could be watching the same boring ass match with different faces.
I personally really enjoyed the PPV. The XDivision matches were great, Kurt / Anderson was good. Morgan turned into a very convincing heel, and ultimately, I thought the ending was an interesting visual.
Then again, when it boils down to it... you watch what you like and I will watch what I like. There is no reason for guys to be such total dick holes about it.
Posted By: Guest#5757 (Guest) on March 21, 2010 at 11:37 PM
My favorite part was the hole.
Posted By: Guest#2855 (Guest) on March 21, 2010 at 11:26 PM
That's what she said.
Posted By: Wilmer (Guest) on March 21, 2010 at 11:37 PM
Here are two ideas. Since Vince owns the NWO why not the Old World Order where they spray Just For Men hair dye on their beaten foes? Also, how about a Ric Flair's Social Security on a pole match between Flair and Hogan?
Posted By: Guest#1053 (Guest) on March 21, 2010 at 11:38 PM
Tonight proved it. TNA is the #1 promotion in all of wrestling. A great ladder match, a great psychologically stimulating Ultimate X, shocking turns, an amazing womens match, incredible tag team wrestling, and a MOTYC main event. This company will overtake the WWE in no time.
Posted By: Scott Ryder (Guest) on March 21, 2010 at 11:04 PM
Your an idiot. As a former Impact zone frequenter this main event shit is exactly why TNA wont touch WWE. Honestly if they let Abyss and AJ go at it, one on one, for 20 minutes then I would say yes, they are on their way. But watching that train wreck ending makes me long to watch real wrestling, which will be at Wrestlemania. I want my money back and I might actually write Dixie and ask for a refund
Posted By: TNA's former number 1 fan (Guest) on March 21, 2010 at 11:22 PM
Hey look. Someone bit.
Posted By: Registered User (Guest) on March 21, 2010 at 11:38 PM
My favorite part was the hole.
Posted By: Guest#2855 (Guest) on March 21, 2010 at 11:26 PM
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Orlando, is that you?
Posted By: Chungles (Guest) on March 21, 2010 at 11:40 PM
this was a okay ppv not great and not bad it was just there it has the very bad task of being before mania which will no dought be one of the ppvs of the year
Posted By: Newaveswuck (Guest) on March 21, 2010 at 11:42 PM
Dude Larry, you REALLY underrated the ladder match and UX match. The ladder match was ***3/4, and the ultimate X match was def. ****1/4
Posted By: Zack D. (Guest) on March 21, 2010 at 11:02 PM
You do it. I guess you can't, you would have to pay for the PPV to do that.
Posted By: Squid Vicious (Guest) on March 21, 2010 at 11:42 PM
I know we as the iwc always say something is the worst ppv ever. This I must say is legitimately one of the worst things I have ever seen. 2 decent matches among a sea of flaming dog shit. There is no way to defend this type of crap. The hall, waltmen match had no place here. Guys I haven't seen sober in years have no place in the company. And what the hell happened to beer monkey? All in all this will go down as the next step to finger poke of doom time.
Posted By: Dimager 12 (Guest) on March 21, 2010 at 11:45 PM
Doesnt Hogan have creative control where he can just put the title on himself and end this bullshit?
Posted By: Guest#2218 (Guest) on March 21, 2010 at 11:45 PM
This PPV was juuusssssssssssttttttttt tooooooooooooo sssssssssswwwwwwwwwwwweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeettttttttttttttttt......
NNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT
Posted By: Guest (Guest) on March 21, 2010 at 11:45 PM
Wow. I was actually really enjoying this PPV until the final 5 minutes of it happened. There really wasn't anything too bad on here, and there was a lot of good. Just how do you fuck up a good PPV with one 5 minute segment. When does putting your opponent through the ring constitute a disqualification? Why did we need interference after the match? Who's idea was it to use mace? Why did everyone fall down the hole? Hogan needs to go. God, TNA was on a pretty good role until Hogan and Bischoff came in. Now they're either trying too hard or not even trying.
Posted By: Guest#1287 (Guest) on March 21, 2010 at 11:47 PM
Please get the title off of AJ!!! He is destroying TNA of any credibility.
Posted By: Guest#5681 (Guest) on March 21, 2010 at 11:47 PM
What the fuck are the people in charge thinking? How on earth could Dixie, Hulk, Bischoff, or Russo think this is acceptable TV/PPV?
Everything outside the X-Division was just terrible. I want TNA to succeed and want them to become a solid #2 (I would actually like them to become legit competition to WWE but that will never happen in this day and age. TNA should concentrate on being a profitable #2 promotion). As I wa saying, I want them to succeed but I thank god that two weeks ago was the final straw and I refuse to wthc them at all because of the shit like they just pulled tonight. TNA under the control of the combination of Hogan, Russo, Bischoff, and Dixie has got to go and its only been 3 months now.
If anyone shelled out money for this and feels cheated, I urge you to order Ring of Honor's internet PPV "The Big Bang" on April 3rd. You will not be disappointed I assure you.
Posted By: Greatest Man That Ever Lived (Guest) on March 21, 2010 at 11:49 PM
This PPV was a total failure since they did not put the belt on Hogan.
Posted By: Guest#8576 (Guest) on March 21, 2010 at 11:49 PM
Id rather watch a best of dvd of Michael Cole then this.
Posted By: Brett F. (Guest) on March 21, 2010 at 11:50 PM
I was REALLY hoping that Waltman and Hall would lose, to show that Hogan is willing to put the business over his friends. There is just so much wrong booking-wise it is unbelievable.
Posted By: Justin Weinblatt (Registered) on March 21, 2010 at 11:51 PM
2 months in a row now Angle has tried and failed to get anything more than a 3 star level match out of Anderson. If you have a lenghty PPV match with Kurt Angle or Shawn Michaels and they can't get an exciting match out of you then it's never gonna happen.
Posted By: Guest#7040 (Guest) on March 21, 2010 at 11:51 PM
So they sign Jeff Hardy, RVD, and turn Sting Heel put don't put anyone of them in this PPV!? But they have time for X-Pac and Scott Hall?! C'mon TNA, you have one of the best rosters out there, use it!!!
Posted By: Joe (Guest) on March 21, 2010 at 11:51 PM
I actually got the PPV and watched like a FAN... and if you watched it to just rail on it, you're a fucking moron.
The ladder match was a good opener, the woman's match wasn't horrible, but I don't like the whole spider thing.
The Band, I called the ending as Hall & X-Shawn were coming out. But marked like hell when I heard the Wolf-pac music.
The tag title match was good, but BM should have won. AJ/Abyss was ok...
The freaking Ultimate X match was AMAZING. The Guns and Gen Me could wrestle each week and it would never get old.
It was decent, and who in the hell would compare this to WM?!?!?!? You fucking trolls, WM is the oldest and most expensive game in town, of course this isn't going to compete... WM is like the Super Bowl, even if it's shit people watch because the event is bigger than what is happening..
Posted By: Guest#7574 (Guest) on March 21, 2010 at 11:51 PM
Sorry, TNA Nuthuggers, but Wrestlemania is going to put this show to shame next Sunday night. WWE is going to send the message to TNA: You will not put us out of business.
Posted By: Guest#8043 (Guest) on March 21, 2010 at 11:28 PM
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Christ, this is why grown men do not respect you. Stop being a fucking mark; nobody's suggesting, or even suggested, this PPV would be anywhere near Wrestlemania, nor are they predicting WWE will be put out of business by TNA.
Stick to your free stream chat rooms, kid.
Posted By: Chungles (Guest) on March 21, 2010 at 11:53 PM
I loved the show. No Bubba, but plenty of Hogan kicking ass! It was money well spent, in my opinion.
Posted By: Bubba Army Vet (Registered) on March 21, 2010 at 11:53 PM
WTF is this shit????
Posted By: Butters4Prez (Guest) on March 21, 2010 at 11:55 PM
At a time when TNA should be doing everything possible to win over new fans, this is not the type of show they should be putting on.
Posted By: Guest#3480 (Guest) on March 21, 2010 at 11:55 PM
Please someone try to defend this shit storm of a show......
Posted By: Hindu Friend (Guest) on March 21, 2010 at 11:01 PM
Well The Ultimate X and Ladder match were both very good.
Styles vs Abyss was also good barring the awful finish.
Even with the finish it should have been atleast ***+
Posted By: random (Guest) on March 21, 2010 at 11:55 PM
Rating: ** (The finish killed it, in my opinion.)
I think 95% of us agree with you completely. Another example of how a really bad ending can overshadow everything positive that happened before it.
Posted By: Alfredo Lara Jr. (Guest) on March 21, 2010 at 11:56 PM
allright. i get pissed off about tna as much as the next guy, but.....machine guns have no personality?!
Posted By: the danger stranger (Guest) on March 21, 2010 at 11:57 PM
So if you purchased this ppv over wm how do you feel?
Posted By: DD (Guest) on March 21, 2010 at 11:12 PM
I'm not paying 54.95 for any ppv dude.
Posted By: random (Guest) on March 21, 2010 at 11:57 PM
I caught WCW on PPV today but it turns out it was this TNA I keep hearing about.
Posted By: Vince McMahon (Guest) on March 21, 2010 at 11:57 PM
Hogan and Abyss ruin this ppv. Really hogan never again getting in the ring, REALLY? HA! Except for the MCMG going over big, I would say this was about what I would expect from TNA. Oh well, better luck next PPV hulk and bisch. LOL
Posted By: Guest#1977 (Guest) on March 21, 2010 at 11:58 PM
Tonight proved it. TNA is the #1 promotion in all of wrestling. A great ladder match, a great psychologically stimulating Ultimate X, shocking turns, an amazing womens match, incredible tag team wrestling, and a MOTYC main event. This company will overtake the WWE in no time.
Posted By: Scott Ryder (Guest) on March 21, 2010 at 11:04 PM
Keep telling yourself that kid.
Posted By: Guest#3178 (Guest) on March 21, 2010 at 11:59 PM
The gimmick matches, while being the usual X Division spotfests we've seen 1000 matches, saved this show from being Victory Road 09 level bad.
Posted By: Guest#6056 (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 12:00 AM
Plan 9 From Outer Space > AJ Styles vs Abyss
Posted By: Guest#7623 (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 12:01 AM
i thought the woman's match was worth more than a star.
Posted By: Guest#2326 (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 12:05 AM
this show sealed it. I'm not watching TNA anymore.
Posted By: Guest#2352 (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 12:05 AM
Why would you have that shitty finish on PPV, especially going on last? If you want to run a crappy finish like that you do it on the weekly shows, or at the very least you do it 3 or so matches from the end of the card. Not on PPV on the last match of the night.
Why are Russo and Bischoff still booking? They're clueless.
Posted By: Guest#6605 (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 12:11 AM
Tara/Victoria is either past it or she just doesn't care anymore. Her matches since joining TNA have been terrible. Still beats being a jobber in WWE I suppose.
Posted By: Guest#5038 (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 12:11 AM
Ugh, Same Old Shit sums it up nicely.
Posted By: Guest#6615 (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 12:13 AM
What a terrible show
Posted By: Dwayne (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 12:21 AM
who's next?
Posted By: the hole (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 12:22 AM
bullshit ending. they copied bambam/taz and 'taker/kane
and those old guys have to go. they're not toooo sweeeeet anymore.
Posted By: inferno (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 12:25 AM
"Flair wheels out to the ring, and Abyss GOOZLES him! He drags him in the ring, and Abyss falls into the hole in the ring. Nice. Hogan pepper sprays Flair. Desmond Wolfe hits the ring, Hogan and Abyss beat him down. Pepper spray (it didn't spray) to Wolfe. He falls into the hole. Flair falls into the hole."
Sounds to me like once again TNA fell into the hole!
Posted By: The Coach (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 12:28 AM
aj flair and abyss hogan i think i'll pass forever haha, spotfest are good for what they are,but you can't make those guys stars, as much as i hate mr anderson, his character is better then the guys in the main event,i thought joe's persona was good awhile ago but you know russo and now hogan yell
Posted By: box (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 12:30 AM
This is gonna be an X Division PPV! It's gonna showcase the X Division! It's gonna show why they're the most exciting division in all of professional wrestling!
X Division Title match- 6 minutes, two stars
Vintage TNA alright.
Also, Hall and Waltman getting contracts = insta fail.
Posted By: Guy (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 12:32 AM
I caught WCW on PPV today but it turns out it was this TNA I keep hearing about.
Posted By: Vince McMahon (Guest) on March 21, 2010 at 11:57 PM
You sure it wasn't your own promotion that you were watching?
Posted By: HBK's lost smile (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 12:35 AM
I pray to God that Magnus dropping his first name isn't due to the imminent return of Ed "Zodiac, Butcher, Booty
Man" Leslie
Posted By: Chungles (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 12:38 AM
Id rather watch a best of dvd of Michael Cole then this.
Posted By: Brett F. (Guest) on March 21, 2010 at 11:50 PM
unless it's about people picking on Michael Cole and picking on him then fine but if it's his best commentary then sir I still would rather Watch the current TNA promos then that.
Don't even mention, speak, type or think about this again because WWE board of directors might make it happen mark my words.
Posted By: Guest#8812 (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 12:39 AM
There is no way that wrestlemania will beat this PPV!
The only negative thing about this PPV was that Hogan didn't win the belt. Otherwise this was a GREAT PPV.
Thank you Hogan, Eric and Dixie. keep up the great work!
Posted By: TNA Wins Again! (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 12:47 AM
AJ Styles is turrrrrable. Can't cut no promos. He look like a doofus out dere.
Posted By: Charles Barkley (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 12:48 AM
HAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Posted By: Vince McMahon (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 12:50 AM
"Pepper spray (it didn't spray) to Wolfe. He falls into the hole. Flair falls into the hole."
Not that it really matters since I didn't see the show, but I literally laughed out loud to those sentences.
Posted By: The REAL MP (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 12:53 AM
Where were the Nasty Boys?! ... or their huge new signings Kamala and Nailz!! Put the Woman's title on Dory Funk Jr while you're at it!!!!
Posted By: Puff (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 12:55 AM
What Undertaker's Dong didnt want any of me?
Posted By: The Hole (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 12:57 AM
The only thing that didn't go in me was the Undertaker's Dong.
Posted By: The Hole (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 12:58 AM
OMG lolz BBQ!!!111!!!
Teh Spotmunkeyz make TNA Destination FAIL lol
Get teh title off AJ Stylez. He is teh vanilla midget w/ no personality and Ric Flair is teh washed up unless he's working for Vince then he's a good entertainer. lololol anyone under 6'2" needs to be flipping burgers and shouldnt bee in teh entertainment biz!
TNA is so full of hasbeans and spotmunkeyz. They wish they had teh charismatic future WWE Hall of Famerz: Drew McIntyre, Sheamus,Hornswoggle, Cody Rhodes, and Dolph Zigglesworth! They r all WWE main eventers and not vanilla losers like in TnA. Wrestlemania iz gonna be teh best event EVAR!!!! I make mah mom buy it for me. OMGOMOMGOMG! HHH! TAKER! BAH GAWD! BBQBBQ! VINTAGE WRESTLEMANIA! OMG ... my mom wants me out of teh basement to find a job and something called 'a girl' but cuz im part of the chaingang Im gonna pull a swerve and get my Miz fauxhawk now instead!
Suck it, Iwc!
Posted By: Typical 411 (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 01:04 AM
see and you guys were worried this would be wcw all over again but I have yet to see a storm trooper helmet so.....
Posted By: Guest#4813 (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 01:06 AM
who's next?
Posted By: the hole (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 12:22 AM
WHO BETTA' THAN KANYON!
Posted By: Kanyon (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 01:11 AM
Our partner is gonna SHOCK the world ...
Posted By: Sting (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 01:12 AM
The YET-TAY!
Posted By: Tony Schiavone (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 01:13 AM
Wait is this WWE Univ...411man...411mania right?
Posted By: Guest#9428 (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 01:18 AM
OMG lolz BBQ!!!111!!!
Teh Spotmunkeyz make TNA Destination FAIL lol
Get teh title off AJ Stylez. He is teh vanilla midget w/ no personality and Ric Flair is teh washed up unless he's working for Vince then he's a good entertainer. lololol anyone under 6'2" needs to be flipping burgers and shouldnt bee in teh entertainment biz!
TNA is so full of hasbeans and spotmunkeyz. They wish they had teh charismatic future WWE Hall of Famerz: Drew McIntyre, Sheamus,Hornswoggle, Cody Rhodes, and Dolph Zigglesworth! They r all WWE main eventers and not vanilla losers like in TnA. Wrestlemania iz gonna be teh best event EVAR!!!! I make mah mom buy it for me. OMGOMOMGOMG! HHH! TAKER! BAH GAWD! BBQBBQ! VINTAGE WRESTLEMANIA! OMG ... my mom wants me out of teh basement to find a job and something called 'a girl' but cuz im part of the chaingang Im gonna pull a swerve and get my Miz fauxhawk now instead!
Suck it, Iwc!
Posted By: Typical 411 (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 01:04 AM
At no point during your idiotic rant that you spent at least an hour or two writing and then one more hour having your idiot friends proof-read did you say anything remotely related to the word humorous. I award you no points and may god have mercy on your soul.
Posted By: Guest#5918 (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 01:19 AM
lol a pit of mediocrity in the main event. literally!
Posted By: Guest#6391 (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 01:20 AM
Hey it could be worse, at least the Nasty Boyz didn't wrestle a 10 minute match.
Posted By: King Tony (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 01:25 AM
see and you guys were worried this would be wcw all over again but I have yet to see a storm trooper helmet so.....
Posted By: Guest#4813 (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 01:06 AM
FOR THE FUCKING WIN!!!!!!
This is what a comment should be... funny as shit, inside enough for newbies to go "huh" and funny as shit.
You win dude, now cue his music and shut off the fucking boards!
Posted By: 4813's Biggest Fan (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 01:26 AM
A payperview event that screams why hulk hogan should be wearing the championship belt.
How many shitty buy rates do you have to have before you realize that no one cares about aj styles. Hulk only has about 5 or 6 good years in the ring left, why are you wasting time?
Posted By: Zaxxon (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 01:32 AM
Remember when the 411mania comment sections were full of TNAndroids that were saying "ZOMG! Nigel joined TNA and is facing Angle! He would never get that in McMahonland! Danielson is gonna get burried!!!!11"
I don't know about you, but I'd rather be the centerpiece of the WWE's C-show than getting burried by a guy who openly admits he can barely move anymore.
Posted By: MasterShake (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 01:40 AM
Loved the payper view Dixie. Black is great??
Posted By: BoZo The Clown (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 01:51 AM
Please release aj styles, so he can go to the WWE.
Vince would know how to use him. He could feud with Evan Bourne or Jack Swagger. Vince would allow him to be, where he should be on the card. Not fucking thinking he could be the damn WWE champion. Someone at TNA needs to get a clue. I'd rather watch mark henry in a bear suit, sitting in the middle of the ring eating eating honey with his hands. Than to see AJ do anything.
Posted By: Prague (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 01:55 AM
most people who watch tna, do so just to see hulk hogan in the ring. hes the biggest name in wresting history, but hes not wrestling on a ppv. WTF!!!!!!
Posted By: bullmoose jr. (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 02:01 AM
Worst ending to a PPV I've ever seen. And for a PPV that was supposed to highlight the X-Division, they sure did a good job of burying it, what with the Ladder match kicking off the show, the Ultimate X match being relegated to a midcard match, & the Williams/Moore match in which a former WWE jobber gets a title match for no reason other than he came from WWE.
I've tried to give TNA a chance, but they always seem to let me down in the end. It's a mess.
Posted By: Meech (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 02:08 AM
Also, the following people were MIA: RVD, Sting, Jeff Hardy, Pope, Joe, Beautiful People, & the usual suspects that get left off of TV on a regular basis. Especially mindboggling considering that Jeff Hardy MAIN EVENTED THE LAST EPISODE OF IMPACT, yet he didn't appear once on the PPV. Amazing.
Posted By: Meech (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 02:10 AM
OMG lolz BBQ!!!111!!!
Teh Spotmunkeyz make TNA Destination FAIL lol
Get teh title off AJ Stylez. He is teh vanilla midget w/ no personality and Ric Flair is teh washed up unless he's working for Vince then he's a good entertainer. lololol anyone under 6'2" needs to be flipping burgers and shouldnt bee in teh entertainment biz!
TNA is so full of hasbeans and spotmunkeyz. They wish they had teh charismatic future WWE Hall of Famerz: Drew McIntyre, Sheamus,Hornswoggle, Cody Rhodes, and Dolph Zigglesworth! They r all WWE main eventers and not vanilla losers like in TnA. Wrestlemania iz gonna be teh best event EVAR!!!! I make mah mom buy it for me. OMGOMOMGOMG! HHH! TAKER! BAH GAWD! BBQBBQ! VINTAGE WRESTLEMANIA! OMG ... my mom wants me out of teh basement to find a job and something called 'a girl' but cuz im part of the chaingang Im gonna pull a swerve and get my Miz fauxhawk now instead!
Suck it, Iwc!
Posted By: Typical 411 (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 01:04 AM
At no point during your idiotic rant that you spent at least an hour or two writing and then one more hour having your idiot friends proof-read did you say anything remotely related to the word humorous. I award you no points and may god have mercy on your soul.
Posted By: Guest#5918 (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 01:19 AM
Hit a nerve, did he?
A wee bit too close to home? Or rather, the basement...?
Posted By: Greg (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 02:12 AM
Now I know why he only goes by "Magnus"
TNA does not want two guys to share the first name "Brutus"......
Yes, that means Beefcake is on his way.
Posted By: He is coming...... (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 02:17 AM
I've offended the vanilla midget himself apparently...
Posted By: Typical 411 (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 02:20 AM
Dear tna:
PUT THE TITLE ON HULK FUCKING HOGAN!!!
Sincerely,
Wrestling fans everywhere
Posted By: The Masses (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 02:21 AM
"Pepper spray (it didn't spray) to Wolfe. He falls into the hole. Flair falls into the hole."
Not that it really matters since I didn't see the show, but I literally laughed out loud to those sentences.
Posted By: The REAL MP (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 12:53 AM"
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Dude, ME TOO. I literally had tears from my eyes reading that.
Posted By: Guest#5485 (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 02:22 AM
How could anyone think this was going to be a good ppv? No Hogan, Sting, Foley, RVD, Hardy, Nasty Boys, Flair etc....
Why would anyone PAY to see the "B" team, when they put the "A" guys on free tv?
Posted By: Handsome Ray Bronson (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 02:28 AM
'Id rather watch a best of dvd of Michael Cole then this.'
i'd have rather watched a best of paul roma dvd WITH michael cole than this.
seriously...the first time in years that i pay for a TNA PPV, and i am painfully reminded why i stopped in the first place.
although, it was indeed nice to see Anderson in a match longer than thirty seven seconds and not rupture a kidney. it is just unfortunate that Anderson is one of the worst wrestlers of the last decade...Gillberg notwithstanding.
Posted By: Darth Mortis (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 02:38 AM
This site's commentators are way too biased. So much shameless TNA hate.
Overall this was a good PPV. The main event finish was pure garbage, the Big Rob squash match was pointless, and the Wolfpac reuniting was a bit too predictable, but the X Division ladder match, the Ultimate X tag team match, and Angle vs Anderson were all great. Basically nothing out of the ordinary as far as TNA PPVs go.
Posted By: Submission (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 02:39 AM
Maybe the hole was a metaphor?
Posted By: Guest#3819 (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 03:07 AM
No RVD or Sting or Jeff Hardy?
I actually do want to see Hall and Waltman with contracts, and want to see them do well. It sounds like they've been through a lot of shit in their personal lives, and it would be nice to think that they're working a decent job and hopefully not doing anything stupid.
And reading your review of the main event, it just sounded like you were on some drugs that started kicking in more and more as the match progressed. "Then he sprayed the ref with pepper spray! Then he fell into a hole!"
Posted By: Guest#0122 (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 03:26 AM
So Abyss is like the new Dave "Evad" Sullivan? Only he has more superpowers and can create holes that will suck up his opponents if he throws them in there... I wonder if at Lockdown if he'll be able to make a hole by himself and have it suck up his opponent. After that, he can tell his opponents: "You can't see me!" or in the case of copyright... "You can't find me!"
Posted By: Guest#5845 (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 03:36 AM
aj styles is killing tna. everytime hes on the screen hes stilling the life out of the promotion. he should see if he could get a job as a statue.
Posted By: Roz (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 03:42 AM
Pretty solid PPV all around. You way underrated the women's match, which had great psychology.
Overall a good night. The main event finish was great, but the aftermath wasn't. Nobody has really done any big ring stunts in a while and TNA to my knowledge has never done one, so it came off as a big feel.
Unfortunately once Wolfe came out and got knocked into the hole, it sort of degraded into a parody.
Not like, the parody that WWE is every week, but still not really up to TNA's level of high quality. I give it a B- overall.
Posted By: Guest#2974 (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 03:47 AM
I Signed a 3 Year Deal with TNA which also gives me creative control over my character. Like who falls in me, etc.
Join me on FaceBook at THE HOLE/FACEBOOK.COM
Posted By: The Hole (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 03:56 AM
There is no way that wrestlemania will beat this PPV!
The only negative thing about this PPV was that Hogan didn't win the belt. Otherwise this was a GREAT PPV.
Thank you Hogan, Eric and Dixie. keep up the great work!
Posted By: TNA Wins Again! (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 12:47 AM
^^^didn't watch the ppv
Posted By: Guest#0773 (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 03:56 AM
Someone wake me up when hogans champ, and tna is relevant
Posted By: Slumber Pete (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 04:35 AM
An idiot pretending to be his hero? We have already seen Eugene, so there is no need to bring him back as Abyss. That goes double for anything older than Eugene, like WCWesque PPV finishes and the NWO etc...
Posted By: ????? (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 04:44 AM
The UK get's this PPV on the Extree Sports channel Friday night - thankfully I don't have to pay a PPV price to watch a Main Event that's so overbooked it could given Russo a heart attack. How to lose PPV buys and alienate ratings.
Posted By: JAK (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 04:52 AM
im no fan of abyss but they should have him win the title tonight turn on hogan and have hogan win the title and the ring back tomorrow night
Posted By: Guest#4071 (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 04:56 AM
Styles & Abyss. These are the two guys they have hogan & Flair giving the "rub" to. These two have to be two of the most boring people in tna. I dont get wasting Flair & Hogan on guys who will never pan out. Silly
Posted By: Guest#4583 (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 05:21 AM
i wish instead of giving hall and Waltman contracts, they would have taken eric youngs away. he's fucking worthless, unless you need a reason to get up and take a shit.
Posted By: dashal (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 05:23 AM
i love tna but his ppv blew. still better than watching orton batista n hhh tho.
Posted By: RavishingBillyRude (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 05:29 AM
Did TNA just literally have it's wrestlers fall into a big gaping hole?
Talk about symbolism.
Posted By: Ford (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 05:46 AM
BEWARE THE HOLE!
Posted By: Ryushinku (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 05:55 AM
I cant wait for Flair vs Hogan; Colostomy bag on a pole match!
Posted By: Lee G (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 06:17 AM
Man, I didn't get a chance to order this PPV and from what everyone is saying....I guess that's a good thing.
Posted By: Mr Base (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 07:01 AM
There was a PPV last night? No one told us.
Posted By: TNA Audience (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 07:26 AM
Did Nash really turn on Eric Young? REALLY? No way, I never saw that coming.
Posted By: APinOz (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 08:10 AM
"Note to self, do NOT be a main event heel in TNA. It's the best way to not fall into the magical hole in the middle of the 4-sided ring."
Posted By: RJ (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 08:28 AM
Can we get HOGAN-STING or HOGAN-FOLEY instead of this garbage.
Posted By: McNally (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 08:33 AM
"AJ celebrates as the crowd chants for Hogan"
Just put the title on hogan, and please the fans. I think its rather obvious that everyone who's a fan of TNA is wanting a hogan title run. AJ will fit in fine with the x-division
Posted By: Wally81 (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 08:39 AM
Some idiot on this section actually said he marked out for the Wolfpac reunion...and he wasn't even trolling.
What is wrong with you? You actually see any worth in Nash, Hall and Xpac doing the same schtick they did 10 years ago??
Fans like you are the reason why TNA is in the state it's in, why should Hogan or Bischoff actually try to improve when there are fans so willing to accept such utter garbage. They have RVD and Jeff Hardy yet you're content for nWo version eleventy billion to be on PPV rather than them?
Tell you what TNA fans, if that's what you want then you fucking deserve all the ridicule in the world. Spotfest matches are great and definitely have their place on the card, but you can't build a promotion around them. You can't invest in those matches because the guys have no storyline, it's the main event and sub-main matches that carry a company and in this case the stories are sub-par and the payoff's terrible and confusing.
But hey...it's all OK because we have a spotfest or two. Congrats, the defenders are killing any chance TNA could have had with the talent at their disposal.
Posted By: dennett316 (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 08:39 AM
this was trash, and i know trash!!
Posted By: duke the dumpster drosse (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 08:48 AM
I think that tna is doing a good job wwe needs to have one general manager.I think that ether tna or wwe should get the warrior
Posted By: jason (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 09:01 AM
Admit failure now and close up shop. This can't compete with CZW, much less WWE.
Posted By: Guest#6401 (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 09:11 AM
Can you smell the .5 rating as a result of this hermaphrodite of a show??
Posted By: The Rock (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 09:14 AM
Just a couple of days ago, I listened to a Cornette rant about how Russo isn't evil, he just GENUINELY believes he is writing a good show that people want to see.
How stupid is this guy to think that 2 of your top young talents, one of whom is champion, FALLING IN A FUCKING HOLE, whilst a 60 year old, and a guy no casuals know pose can possible compete with Taker/HBK, Cena/Batista, and Jericho/Edge???
Hell Punk vs ReyRey on Sunday will eclipse this whole show.
Can we please replace Russo with an Inanimate Carbon Rod? Please!!!
Posted By: Thor (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 09:21 AM
So I guess Ahmed Johnson did not return tonight?
Posted By: Pocus (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 09:31 AM
"The crowd chants same old shit."
TNA fans are gay.
Posted By: Propagandhi (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 09:33 AM
I'm a major TNA supporter...But Even I can't justify that ending. Can we end the whole Abyss acts like a pussy 5 year old who believes in "magic rings" and "Hulkamania" shit!? Can't he just be "The Monster" and kick some ass again?
Posted By: Pat (Guest) on March 21, 2010 at 11:05 PM
Same here man. GOD, the Hogan-Bischoff thing is blowing worse than a porno shoot!
God! I can remember when Russo FINALLY got his shit together RIGHT before Hogan-Bischoff F'D everything up!
HELL, I even remembered when Cornett had shit tight in TNA.
I hate to say it, but TNA is quickly becoming an abortion. Shame really, I really liked TNA in 2005-2007. Now, it's getting pathetic really.
Posted By: PJL - FF (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 09:35 AM
"Desmond Wolfe hits the ring, Hogan and Abyss beat him down. Pepper spray (it didn't spray) to Wolfe. He falls into the hole. Flair falls into the hole."
TNA - We Are Wrestling
Yeah right.
Posted By: Mentalist (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 09:37 AM
Show of hands.
Who honestly thinks that WM26 isn't going to completely blow this out of the water in terms of quality?
Posted By: Guest#7267 (Guest) on March 21, 2010 at 11:20 PM
Posted By: Raises Hand (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 09:41 AM
I thought the end of the AJ/Abyss match was GREAT!
Posted By: The Shockmaster (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 09:44 AM
I could make a better PPV with the guys TNA left OFF the card.
Posted By: Guest#3127 (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 09:46 AM
Hogan's protege should be Matt Morgan. He wasn't won anything. He can deliver in the ring and his finisher was already a big boot. Abyss can't deliver in the ring and he can't deliver on the mic either. Abyss is awful. He should be unmasked and turned heel.
Posted By: Jim (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 09:48 AM
they put on 2 or 3 great matches, then they put on bs like the main event... I don't know what to think of tna anymore.
Posted By: kevin (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 09:52 AM
If you're gonna have interference galore in the main event, at least have Dinero come out and take out the champ or something. They just should've had AJ get the win after some cheap shot, like w/ the belt. Then after the match they beat Abyss down until Hogan makes the save. Wolfe comes out and takes out Hogan while all three beat him up, and then Dinero comes out and kicks everyone's ass, poses for the crowd and then have the show go off the air. God, it isn't that hard TNA. This ending wouldn't have been as stupid and would've put Dinero over as a more credible threat to Styles.
Posted By: Guest#2609 (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 09:56 AM
Oh wow, Nash turned. I DID NOT SEE THAT COMING TNA.
Fucking dumbasses. Retarded booking spoils the few great matches once again. That opener was amazing.
Posted By: Banz (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 10:10 AM
Non-Finish in the main event = PPV automatically fails.
Even WWE cut that shit out. September of 2005 at Unforgiven with Cena and Angle was the last time they did it.
TNA doesn't have many loyal paying fans, but the few who do spend $20-30 on a PPV deserve to have a finish to the main match on the show!
Abyss is a joke, his time to be a star passed years ago. He doesn't need to be protected, he shouldn't even be anywhere near headlining PPV's anyway.
Posted By: Guest#1404 (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 10:20 AM
3 amazing matches, 2 strong - VERY GOOD PPV!!!
Posted By: Guest#7710 (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 10:53 AM
I actually paid to watch this PPV last night and after some tought I want my money back. After it was over I felt like I just watched a 3 hour version of impact. It didn't feel at all like a PPV should. I like TNA and want them to succeed but it will be a long time before I ever consider ordering another TNA PPV ever again. The latter match and ultimate x matches were about what I thought they would be, that is a complete spotfest. The rest of the card presented nothing that spectacular at all. I thought in order to make the Matt Morgan heel turn complete they needed to have Beer Money win the titles but does TNA do that? No they don't so good luck building up a solid match with the Gunns for lockdown that anybody would care about. I thought the ending to the Main event would have been cool if they would have let Abyss pull AJ up from the hole and pin him for the world title and then kick him right back into while he celebrated the win but instead they give us a no contest finish with a bunch of run ins. What a bunch of crap for a PPV. A solid match that got jacked up by a dumb finish. Those are the types of finishes I expect to see on impact to set up a PPV match that has a legit clean finish. Thanks TNA for selling me a 3 hour live impact for $34.95. I want my money back. Overall if this was an episode of impact I would give it a decent rating but as a PPV it was not worth the money and I would give it a 2 out of 5.
P.S. Hey TNA 1996 just called and said that they want the NWO back.
Posted By: The_Franchise (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 10:55 AM
This PPV really wasnt that bad. I'm pretty sure that 90% of the people in here that are shitting on it didnt actually watch it. This site has denigrated into TNA vs. WWE with the fans of each side shitting on the other product. What ever happened to being FAIR & OBJECTIVE? Noting the positives and negatives of both shows. Instead, people automatically go "TNA Sucks! Worst Show EVER!!" or "WWE Blows! It's for kiddies and pedophiles!!". Real mature guys.
Speaking as someone who actually WATCHED the PPV tonight, the show wasnt that bad. It wasnt great, but the morons who are saying this is the worst PPV ever obviously have not seen Starrcade '89 or GAB '91 or No Way Out '05 or December to Dismember '06 because those were all MUCH worse than this show.
The Ultimate X match was 4 stars in my opinion. Great action by all 4 guys. The ladder match and Angle/Anderson were each ***1/2. The main event was actually really good until the ridiculous ending. I didnt even mind Abyss chokeslamming AJ through the ring, but the whole thing became a damn joke at the end. Abyss should have chokeslammed AJ through the ring, the ref calls for a no-contest, and Abyss ends the show holding the belt up looking like a crazed maniac. Simple. But instead, they went over the top by having Hulk, Wolfe and Flair get involved which just made the whole thing come off as ridiculous.
The Knockout and X-Division title matches were too short to say whether they were good or bad. The stuff with Nash, Hall and Pac was predictable as hell. Anybody who didnt see that coming must have never watched WCW in the late 90's. The tag title match was decent, but they should have put the belts on Beer Money since it's obvious that Morgan and Hernandez are about to split.
You see what I did there? I commented on the positives (Ultimate X, Ladder Match, Angle/Anderson), the neutral (Tag Title Match, KO and X-Division title matches) and the negatives (Main Event ending, Nash/Hall/Pac BS). That's called constructive criticism.
Larry did a great job with this report because God knows if it was left to some of you, the TNA fanboys would rate everything 3 stars or more and the WWE fanboys would rate everything 1 star or less.
Posted By: Monty (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 10:59 AM
"Here are two ideas. Since Vince owns the NWO why not the Old World Order where they spray Just For Men hair dye on their beaten foes? Also, how about a Ric Flair's Social Security on a pole match between Flair and Hogan?
Posted By: Guest#1053 (Guest) on March 21, 2010 at 11:38 PM"
Holy fuck, you win the universe.
Posted By: Foolio (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 11:08 AM
Well folks, the Lock Down card looks to be shaping like this...
TNA World Title: AJ Style vs. Abyss
(In true Bischoff and Russo fashion, they'll pretend the whole Pope thing never happened ala the DDP Number One contendership in 1996 via winning the Battle Bowl)
Morgan vs. Hernandez
(Because Russo loves to book tag team champions against each other, because how will they succeed when they can't get along, blah blah blah)
Kurt Angle vs. Mr. Anderson
Lethal Lockdown:
Team Hogan (Hogan,Jeff Hardy,RVD, The Pope) vs. Team Flair (Flair, Wolfe, Sting,Foley)
The NWO vs. Dudleys vs. Nastys
TNA X Title: Williams vs. Kaz
And a match chalk full of X division guys to round out the show....
Sadly this will all probably happen...
Posted By: Kirk (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 11:14 AM
Just finished watching the second half of the show after my stream was cut off last night and, quite frankly, it was a pretty good PPV. It's actually shocking how different one approaches a PPV watching it *without* 411 contributors putting their negative slant on everything (though I agreed with Larry's analysis for the most part).
The main-event was a good match. I would have preferred they ended on the image of AJ going through the canvas, but of course, they needed to address whether *that was it* or not, so Hogan coming out to award Abyss the belt can also be excused.
It's from that moment it descended into slapstick.
While the ambiguity of Hogan's gesture would have been enough of a 'cliffhanger' to attract viewers to tonight show, they took it a step too far by prolonging the post-match action and having Wolfe calamitously fall over a prostate-positioned Flair, who then 'comically' followed him into the hole.
Unlike others, I'm willing to let the story progress before immediately shitting on it to satisfy peculiar personal fetishes, but the Abyss angle is somewhat perplexing me. The 'magic ring', the 'slapstick comedy', and Abyss's general demeanour all seem to point to a PG-directed push for the character; perhaps alluding to Hogan's claims that Abyss will be TNA's John Cena.
But they're not catering to a PG audience.
They're aligning AJ with a guy who routinely slices his forehead, and having Abyss on the side of another guy who reciprocates that blading, all at the same time as they're promoting themselves as an alternative to WWE's PG-rated product, yet they're pushing Abyss in a manner only befitting of that demographic. It seems counter-productive to both the wrestlers' character and the company's mission statement.
Other than that, the tag match was entertaining. Some people criticising how predictable the split was are just a keyboard and mouse away from being a mark. Not every storyline or turn has to feature a 'swerve'.
Same goes for the Wolfpac angle. The crowd was dead? Maybe if your mom told you to turn the television down so her and Uncle Leroy could sleep, but to anyone actually watching the show, Nash's turn was met with a sizable, positive reaction. I do hope the 'this was awesome 15 years ago' and 'same old shit' chants catch on, but in reality, on the show, they were sparse and relatively muted.
Other than that, Larry under-rated what was a good Knockout's match, the X-Division match came off longer than it reads and Williams post-match promo further backed Bischoff's assertion the division will receive more attention, the X-Division matches were entertaining (so what if they're spotty?), Anderson looked great again, and the commentary from Taz was brilliant. Overall, a passable-to-good show.
Posted By: Chungles (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 11:15 AM
Overall this was a below par TNA PPV. Note those words. BELOW PAR. Not the worst thing ever (Go watch Mania IX and say it's better than this.)
The X division delivered a couple of spotfests. If spotfests are your cup of tea, then both Ultimate X and the ladder match were good. Oh and Shelley's "Hardy Boys starter kit" burn on the Bucks yet again proves why Shelley is rule on the mic.
Daffney vs Victara didn't click for some reason. Daffney's cool as all hell submission was the only high point.
Rob Terry still can't work. When Magnus of all people has to carry you through bumping you aren't worth a half sucked gobstopper. Rob Terry is best used standing behind people and looking intimidating. He's the Welsh Mr. Hughes.
Shannon Moore and Doug Williams REALLY didn't click. Just a hideous clash of styles.
The Band reunion... well there's a shock. Maybe they should have just fingerpoke of doomed the match and had Stone Cold Eric Young join the band. Would have saved some PPV time.
The tag title match was kinda alright but it's such a waste of all the talent involved. Hernandez and Morgan are talents you can build the company around. Beer Money are the best tag team in wrestling.
Anderson does alright when people can work the WWE style against him. Therefore Angle vs Anderson was good. Not great. But good.
The main event was a good match... right up until the hideous, hideous, HIDEOUS finish. Hogan still can't book a hotel room without putting himself over. If some things TNA are doing are EPIC FAIL, this was BEN HUR CHARIOT RACING LAWRENCE OF ARABIA, DR. ZHIVAGO AND SPARTACUS FAIL.
TNA has some of the best talent in pro wrestling today. All it needs is the Terrible Air to clear and maybe we'll get to see it.
Posted By: BlueMeanieUK (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 12:00 PM
I really appreciate the feedback. Just let me say this and we’ll all move on. I would have rated the ladies bout higher if Daffney could take a proper bump or run the ropes properly. She has been working for years and looks like week one of wrestling school. Great gimmick, she is an awesome character, but doesn’t deliver. I also agree with the person that says Tara seems to be dogging it lately.
Ultimate X and the Ladder matches were GOOD matches, but in the history of TNA, they have had much better. Some of you are acting like I shit on those matches, I liked them, but they just weren’t GREAT.
Again, thanks for the feedback, it was fun recapping again, I’ll be around. Enjoy what you enjoy and have fun!
-Larry
Posted By: THE Motorboatin Son of a Bitch~! (Registered) on March 22, 2010 at 12:14 PM
I expect to hear Mike Tenay go on about how 'AJ, Wolfe and Flair fell into the Abyss!' on the next Impact
Posted By: Guest#4026 (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 12:15 PM
"Just finished watching the second half of the show after my stream was cut off last night...
Posted by: Chungles (Guest)"
TNA: Even our biggest supporters wouldn't pay for this shit!
Posted By: Taking $ From Poor BrookeHogan (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 12:18 PM
I'm a major TNA supporter...But Even I can't justify that ending. Can we end the whole Abyss acts like a pussy 5 year old who believes in "magic rings" and "Hulkamania" shit!? Can't he just be "The Monster" and kick some ass again?
Posted By: Pat (Guest) on March 21, 2010 at 11:05 PM
Yeah ever since he split from Father James Mitchell he's been a big puss.
Posted By: Guest#5365 (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 12:37 PM
TNA: Even our biggest supporters wouldn't pay for this shit!
Posted By: Taking $ From Poor BrookeHogan (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 12:18 PM
________________________________________
Lol. Unfortunately we don't get it live where I'm from so I have to acquire it through illegal means. I regularly blow Jeremy Borash in penitence.
Posted By: Chungles (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 12:50 PM
You know what pisses me off about TNA? The company is loaded with talent. AJ Styles, Abyss, Angle, Hardy, RVD, Sting, the X division. Yet they have no idea what to do with the talent. They have no idea how to book a main event either. Bischoff is such an ass that he still pushes the wrong people. I'm not one of those WWE marks that will say TNA sucks and not offer a reason. I want wrestling to be competitive again. But come on already figure out how to make all the guys fit.
Posted By: JM (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 12:52 PM
Mr.Anderson's shirt sounds interesting but the hole is getting all the attention!
Posted By: Insane Snake (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 12:54 PM
The kidnappers did Joe a favor.
Posted By: Eric L. (Guest) on March 21, 2010 at 11:33 PM
This is the best and most true comment here. Everyone in TNA is going to be hanging out outside the arena hoping to get kidnapped
Posted By: LOL (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 12:57 PM
I just hope now the can start some new story lines. there was no jeff hardy and rdv,, what happen to these guys. sting where did he go to. joe was not there.
the beautiful people. there must have been a house show in a another town with those guys.
Posted By: alexis (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 12:59 PM
I'm not going to pretend I watch TNA every week, but why did wolfe run down? And why did he take a Santino-like comedy bump?
Posted By: Guest#0893 (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 01:00 PM
I"d rather watch a ppv full of khali and hornswoggle matches than this piece of garbage!
Posted By: Aman (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 01:05 PM
Some good matches, some terrible ones. MCMG vs. Gen Me was awesome, so was the ladder match, and I was into the Angle/Anderson match, I really liked seeing Anderson's psuedo crazy turn at the end...it adds dimension to his character. However, Scott Hall had to use the referee twice to help himself up, and The X-123 kid couldn't find his spray paint at first. That was the most predicatable match on the show, if you didn't know Nash was turning, kick yourself in the balls. The finish of the main event was incredibly stupid given that the "Monday Night Wars" are supposedly reignited. Why not have AJ beat Abyss and show that there is no power in a fucking ring and that he is the champion of the world, thus giving a little more credibility to his run. I don't know, it's russo-riffic, and I can only hope as a wrestling fan that down the road, someone fires his ass and replaces him with Paul Heyman.
Posted By: 4 Sho (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 01:07 PM
To quote Bart Simpson:
"Wait, we're catching up to them by going slower than they are? Coo coo."
To finish the remedial class will be played by TNA.
Posted By: Matt Groening (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 01:19 PM
Tonight proved it. TNA is the #1 promotion in all of wrestling. A great ladder match, a great psychologically stimulating Ultimate X, shocking turns, an amazing womens match, incredible tag team wrestling, and a MOTYC main event. This company will overtake the WWE in no time.
Posted By: Scott Ryder (Guest) on March 21, 2010 at 11:04 PM
Actually there is this promotion on HDNet called ROH..
Posted By: Guest#8815 (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 01:31 PM
I have no idea why people are dogging this show.
The Ladder match was awesome with 4 talented guys wowing the crowd and giving Daniels a purpose in life after his world title shot loss.
The Women's match was alright.
The MCMGs VS Generation ME was a pretty good match. Although, it's obvious the crowd wasn't buying them as heels. Maybe it's just GM's looks, not sure.
EY an Kevin Nash vs The Band was a result I saw coming, but it's the smart move. The deal is, they get them together and they give EY a hot feud to get over with. Since he is fighting three dudes, there is a chance for him to get a couple of allies to share the rub with. I'm excited to see him get revenge on the band and it will help take him to the next level.
Tag titles was a surprise, I thought Beer Money was going to win and face Generation Me, but Hernandez and MM came out on top. MM is doing a very good job playing an asshole and the crowd was on him. Not sure how they'll play out the titles, which is why I'll be watching tonight.
Not sure about Rob Terry. He's an incredibly impressive specimen, no doubt, but I don't think he should have squashed Magnus. Alot of people are saying he can't wrestle, it looks that way since I haven't seen him do it yet. He would make a good monster though, we'll have to see if they can make him interesting.
Shannon Moore vs Doug Williams was ok. I think Williams is almost like the "Dean Malenko" of the X-Division. He gave a pretty good promo at the end as well.
Angle vs Anderson was a little slow. I figure with all the shit Anderson has done, Angle would come at him quick and violent, but they started off slow. Angle got his revenge and won the match, I was expecting him to lose and then get his ultimate revenge at Lockdown. Anderson's interview is a bit puzzling.
The main event was good, although the crowd didn't start buying into Abyss till towards the end. I'm not sure his push is working out. I like AJ as champ, I think he should have went over in this match. The ending was a bit lame, but had a "holy shit" factor as well.
Overall it was a good show, watched it with my wife and niece and they both got a kick out of it (haha, hopefully she didn't understand the dry humping the sponge bob pillow part!)
Anyway lots of ragging on the show here, but I enjoyed it thoroughly and I will be watching Impact tonight.
Posted By: jbryant (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 01:43 PM
Can you smell the .5 rating as a result of this hermaphrodite of a show??
Posted By: The Rock (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 09:14 AM
I'm gonna whip your ass, straight and simple!
Posted By: Stone Cold Steve Austin (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 01:56 PM
'Tonight proved it. TNA is the #1 promotion in all of wrestling. A great ladder match, a great psychologically stimulating Ultimate X, shocking turns, an amazing womens match, incredible tag team wrestling, and a MOTYC main event. This company will overtake the WWE in no time.
Posted By: Scott Ryder (Guest) on March 21, 2010 at 11:04 PM
Actually there is this promotion on HDNet called ROH..
Posted By: Guest#8815 (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 01:31 PM'
well, ROH isn't that bad now, but that is the difference between Cornette and Russo right there.
Posted By: Darth Mortis (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 02:05 PM
I see Brutus Magnus is just Magnus now... don't want to confuse after Brutus Beefcake shows up...
Posted By: G-Walla (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 02:15 PM
Holy crap you guys are on fire.
I believe:
"Tonight proved it. TNA is the #1 promotion in all of wrestling. A great ladder match, a great psychologically stimulating Ultimate X, shocking turns, an amazing womens match, incredible tag team wrestling, and a MOTYC main event. This company will overtake the WWE in no time.
Posted By: Scott Ryder (Guest) on March 21, 2010 at 11:04 PM"
actually landed 3 suckers. That made me giggle.
The "OWO" spraying Just For Men wins the damn internetz, and the missing storm trooper helmet had me rolling.
So is The HOLE now going to try to rival the Undertaker's DONG?
Posted By: Smoking Gunns vs. Nasty Boyz! (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 02:37 PM
tna has officially turned into the xwf. period.
Posted By: DTM (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 03:14 PM
Are we all finished jerking eachother off for our witty comments? Yes? No?
Anyhow, TNA wishes they could have someone like me on their roster. The REAL Chosen One.
Posted By: Vanilla Giant Drew McIntyre (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 03:53 PM
I cant believe Abyss stole the Hole Show!
Posted By: Paul Westbrook (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 04:00 PM
Abyss violated copyright as I am the Hole Fucking Show!
Posted By: Rob Van Dam (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 04:01 PM
This site is so WWE biased it makes me sick. Not a single match was under ****.
Posted By: TN-MANIAC (Guest) on March 21, 2010 at 11:11 PM
You're a fucking moron. I watched the replay on a stream today and this ppv was EPIC FAIL all around. I had high hopes when I saw the card, and when Hogan/Bischoff took over in January but they are missing the mark. I want them to do well to provide competition and a better industry for workers and fans but turning Abyss into a 2010 version of Evad Sullivan and reuniting the Wolfpac is not the way to go. Hall is done...why is he employed?? The ending of the pay per view reaked of mid 80's cheesy Hulkamania. Just fucking stupid. Abyss wanting to be Hulk and AJ wanting to be Flair in the main event is bound for Wrestlecrap.
Posted By: Tbone3771 (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 06:54 PM
Why are people shitting on AJ as champ now? He can be a good champion for the company but it's obvious he belongs as a babyface. He doesn't have the charisma but as a babyface, he can just be the fighting champ taking on all challengers and people will get behind him. Of course, a simple concept like that is unacceptable to TNA.
Posted By: Guest#0672 (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 07:30 PM
So the show ends with a no contest due to people falling in to a whole... how fitting for TNA.
Just end it already... they are just as bad as WCW was in their final years. I used to like TNA, but this crap has gotten worse, not better, with time.
Posted By: Wes (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 07:48 PM
Alright, time to give a decent review after I've gotten over the rage.
The Ladder match was solid, as expected. Still mad that this kicked off the show. Really should've been close to OR the main event.
The Knockouts title match was decent. Nothing really wrong with that, good to see that they're gonna continue the Daffney/Tara feud.
Magnus vs. Terry was a dud, I have no idea why Terry is getting pushed like he is. He has no charisma, definitely not one of TNA's better talents, yet he's well on his way to getting a big push. WTF man.
The Ultimate X match was great. Even though the spots were pretty unrealistic & you had to suspend all belief, it was still a cool match to watch. Also shocked that TNA didn't hotshot Generation ME into a Tag Title shot, good to see MCMG getting a shot.
The nWo reunion match was ok, especially considering I figured it would be a complete embarrassment because of Scott Hall's condition. He actually looked okay. But still, the ending was TOO predictable & Waltman fumbling around with a spray can was just ridiculous. Plus, TNA leaving EY's outline on the mat for the rest of the night was just bush league. But, NOBODY wants to see the nWo in 2010. NOBODY.
Williams vs. Moore was a decent match, but once again, WTF is a former WWE jobber getting an X-Division title shot after doing nothing but accompanying Jeff Hardy into TNA? Just ridiculous booking. Turned a title match into a throwaway match before it even started, DAMN.
The tag title match was decent FWIW, but once again, more stupid booking. Obviously Mornandez (lame) is about to break up. WHY KEEP THE BELTS ON THEM?! Beer Money could've benefited a LOT more from a title run than these two, especially in the current state. Yet this happens. Wack.
Angle/Anderson was pretty good. A bit boring (amazing considering it's KURT FREAKING ANGLE), but still served its purpose. Good to see this won't end, they'll have another chance to do a better match at Lockdown.
I'm not even going to get into the main event. AJ & Abyss can put on a MUCH better match, & the ending was just godawful.
So yeah, the show had its good points. But once again, the bad outweighs the good which is par the course for TNA. The end of that main event set TNA back a couple of years. Terrible.
Posted By: Meech (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 08:29 PM
I know nobody is likely to read this comment way down here, but good job for the most part with the match ratings, although you gave the Knockouts title match the usual one star when it deserved better this time, and you underrated the Ultimate X by about the same amount you overrated Angle vs. Anderson, half a star or so. That main event was trash. It was decent until the Russo-at-his-worst last five minutes or so. I was just getting into the match, happy to see AJ finally breaking out some of his big moves again, then we get the stupid cologne and the even dumber chokeslam through the ring and dumbest of all - the lack of an official decision. That just reeks of Raw or Smackdown, it has no place on a Pay Per View.
Posted By: No (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 10:44 PM
"I Signed a 3 Year Deal with TNA which also gives me creative control over my character. Like who falls in me, etc.
Join me on FaceBook at THE HOLE/FACEBOOK.COM
Posted By: The Hole (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 03:56 AM"
ROFLMAO x 1,000,000
You win the Comments Section!
Posted By: YouStayClassy (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 10:51 PM
TNA... whatever happened to...
"It is THE TRUTH I seek"?
or what about...
"In this world I'll find... a way to CROSS THE LINE!!!"?
I guess Jarret's dream has been crushed by Hogan's old ass friends.
Posted By: Al (Guest) on March 22, 2010 at 11:33 PM
I think it's hilarious that people order TNA ppv's just to bash them. Also, it's funny how in TNA the X-Division wrestlers are bashed as "spot monkeys" while WWE mindless sheep loved the Hardyz. Evan Bourne is an X-Division type of wrestler, who happens to be in WWE and the sheep pop for him. WWE's product is stale and while TNA does have a few stale storylines, overall it is better than the WWE. I understand the ratings do not show this, but that is because WWE is more mainstream and perfect for 12 year old fanboys who worship overrated superheroes and villains being force-fed to them by Vince McMahon. I don't blame Vince, he's making money and most of the sheep eat up anything he can shit out. I'd do the same thing if it worked..... but TNA is still the better product.
Posted By: Shame-Us (Guest) on March 23, 2010 at 03:34 AM
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