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Post by MasterSnit on Apr 11, 2012 15:02:51 GMT -5
It is ridiculous that an 18-month angle gets no blow-off. Yeah, it really is. And they wonder why they can't attract new fans to their show. Beginning, middle, end. Storytelling 101. Yet, they just don't get it. I expected more from an Eric Young bachelor party. I don't even know where they are taking this thing, I know it's just a comedy angle but I hope they don't overcrack it. LOL. They might as well. At this point I don't think I would even bat an eyelid if their was a polar bear strutting around in Florida during high summer. They could also have a secret room where there is a vast collection of single jigsaw pieces to signify the missing conclusions to every TNA feud ever. La la la, I can't hear you... |
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Post by Velkontés on Apr 14, 2012 7:53:33 GMT -5
I expected more from an Eric Young bachelor party. I don't even know where they are taking this thing, I know it's just a comedy angle but I hope they don't overcrack it. Yeah, really, where can (will?) they go with it? I can see Eric getting knocked over the head with a 2x4 and thinking The Band is still around. I hope Curry Man and Shark Boy come out next week to seek vengeance on the Guns for impinging their good names. Good promo. Aries is on Garrett's team. Sigh. Great match against Christopher Daniels. I like that they're not going to Morrisonify Aries. I think a Steel Cage Wedding to promote a Knockout Tag Team Title match is on page 1 of the Basic Wrestling Handbook. You probably already know what I thought of Sarita in lingerie. So I will just say: holy shit. Holy shit. WHY DON'T THEY HAVE PICTURES OF THIS ON THEIR WEBSITE? Stupid company "Why are all these people disrobing during this wedding? I'm confused here!" lol. And a YES! chant. Perfect. Actually, given how people always interfere in wrestling weddings, holding it in a Steel Cage is pretty damn smart. Really great that Hogan made the three matches we just watched completely irrelevant with that final stipulation. Stupid company. Eric picked himself and then it backfired 30 seconds later. Hooray. FINALLY they get it. It was funny how the crowd was chanting for Sting and they got RVD instead. Fun show this week with a couple of good matches. A |
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Post by MasterSnit on Apr 14, 2012 18:27:24 GMT -5
I would actually like it if Eric got knocked on the head and thought Rellik was still coming after him. I found it hilarious when he thought a real monster was going to get him. ODB The Monster Slayer could help him finish Rellik off for good.
You're right though, it really is smart to have a wrestling wedding in a cage, lol. If that cage wasn't there Eric might have been all over those mamacitas.
I'd also like to hear the tank break and see Shark Boy come out all pissed off at the MCMGs.
The final segment with Roode and Storm was pretty good. They have built this match up pretty well and it should deliver.
I couldn't possibly care any less about Bischoff vs Bischoff - Final Act I.
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Post by Champ on Apr 14, 2012 18:36:56 GMT -5
The wedding was the best part of the show. I thought ODB did an awesome job showing the world that under the rough exterior she can be a sensitive chick too. I genuinely felt bad for her when the super hot mexiclits came out and made her feel fat and ugly and she started to cry. I was actually hoping Eric didn't go with the chicas. That was some good overall face/heel interaction
Roode and Storm, blah blah blah, I'm more intense that you! NO I AM! RAAAH! I never liked you ARRRGH! I admire the passion but it seemed like they tried too hard
And yeah, I totally agree 100% with MS, I can't wait for the Bischoffness to die for good in wrestling. I'm just so sick of the Hogan/Bischoff stuff. NOBODY gives a fuck anymore! Their shit is so 90s and it was even getting stale then. Now Bischoff's gay little spawn is going to live on. Christ. That's why I can't deal with TNA
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Post by MasterSnit on Apr 18, 2012 16:58:39 GMT -5
One plus point to Bischoff's promo last week was the "We don't care!" chant. Truest chant ever.
So Garrett goes all iron man at the PPV, first guy in, going two vs one for a while, and ends up being the guy to win the match with the decisive blow while the rest of the lesser wrestlers all lie motionless around the ring. They'll be calling him the "future of the business" again on Impact this week.
The annoying thing about Garrettmania is that he doesn't totally blow. He can interact well enough with the audience and can just about pass as capable in the ring, but for the love of Ghod, why must they thrust him into main event ass kicker territory after about five matches? Just have him be a normal mid-card guy for a year or two at least if he is going to be sticking around.
The PPV was OK. Nothing really seemed to spark throughout the show.
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Post by Champ on Apr 18, 2012 23:44:11 GMT -5
Yeah, if you look past all the politics and bullshit, he really doesn't suck. That's one thing I'll give him. There are rookies out there that he's a lot better than. But to overhype and overexpose him the way they do is so clearly biased because of who he is and not what he's capable of. That's why you can't have Hogan and Bischoff run a company. They look out for their friends and family first and shaft the guys who can take the company to a new level. That's why they'll never compete with the WWE. One thing about Vince is, if you connect with the crowd, you're going places. If not, good luck. It doesn't matter who you are. He'd shit on his grandmother if she wasn't getting a response. But that's why he's one of the greatest business men of all time
One thing I'll say about the exposure of Shane and Steph on tv is, they at least got MASSIVE amounts of heat, whether we were sick of them or not. There's a reason they were always on tv. Yet, there's a reason Linda wasn't lol
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Post by Velkontés on Apr 19, 2012 0:22:04 GMT -5
I dunno, Garret is better than Velvet Sky, but that's about as far as I'm prepared to praise him. And yeah, after kicking ass at the PPV, what does he do now? He can't exactly face off against jobbers now, which is what he should be doing. In fact, assuming Eric Bischoff is gone (Eric is totally showing up on Impact this week, I bet), what is Garret's purpose any more? That was his one storyline. Let's hope he gets sent to Daffney's Prison for a while. One thing I'll say about the exposure of Shane and Steph on tv is, they at least got MASSIVE amounts of heat, whether we were sick of them or not. There's a reason they were always on tv. Yet, there's a reason Linda wasn't lol Shane took sick bumps and Steph wasn't a bad looking woman. Also, Lita was massively over at one point, and Steph was a good foil for her. They both brought something to the table. |
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Post by Velkontés on Apr 21, 2012 7:45:33 GMT -5
Even TNA's caption writers put "the undefeated" in quotation marks for Crimson. Aries hanging out with all the faces "just because" makes me sad. Especially with Morgan.
Man, when Garrett came out with AJ, Anderson and RVD, I thought they would all turn on Garrett, beat him down and then say they only helped him to get rid of Eric. You know, what with this being TNA and all. Bleeping out Eric's name amused me. He's totally not going away, isn't he.
Rather than just forget all about Kazarian's Secret, they had to dig that corpse out of the ground, smack it around, retcon it, and then insert it into an AJ Styles vs Kurt Angle match for a dumb finish. Also we all just know that The Thing In The Envelope is going to be really stupid, don't we.
Gunner further cemented his innocence by acting even more suspiciously than before.
Oh, Devon's the TV Champ? You know, that championship that I can't remember being defended on TV for months? Devon's the TV Champ? Oh, okay then.
RVD remembering that he never lost his title in the first place is amazing. Hey everyone, remember this one thing from two years ago, but forget about the hundred things that have happened in the last three months.
Open Fight Night? Who's going to call out Hogan then? I did have to laugh at Gail and Roode's reaction once Hogan had done his thing.
Tara's been working out
It seemed like a perfect opportunity to have Gunner beat Devon, become Champion, and then re-establish himself with a couple month title reign. Instead Devon is going to get the push. Not that I mind Devon (now that the Turds have been flushed down the toilet at Daffney's Prison) all that much. Guess we'll see.
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Post by MasterSnit on Apr 24, 2012 17:12:44 GMT -5
Man, when Garrett came out with AJ, Anderson and RVD, I thought they would all turn on Garrett, beat him down and then say they only helped him to get rid of Eric. You know, what with this being TNA and all. Bleeping out Eric's name amused me. He's totally not going away, isn't he. At first I thought some moron at the TV station must have thought Flair said "pregnant dog off" or something, but then it... sort of made sense. So what is it going to be? "Hey, what's Derek Bischoff doing in the Impact Zone?!" Or how about: "Hey, why is Takeyer Clothesoff molesting Mike Tenay?" Or maybe they will go the Prince route and we will see the debut of  Did they ever say it was definitely a secret over Kazarian that Daniels had? If not, then I'm willing to give this overdue development in the story a chance. At least, until as you mentioned, we find out just how dumb the Thing In The Envelope is. That sounds like a line from a film where an obviously guilty accused killer is sitting murderously in his chair while his defendant, Leslie Nielsen, makes his case as to why the killer didn't kill anyone. Yeah, let's see how long this one lasts. I'm gonna be generous and give them six weeks. Until last week they would have been as well calling that belt the 'PPV Time Filler Title. Open Fight Night is going to be stupid. Seems like James Storm will be away for a while trying to find his smile at the bottom of a beer bottle. The Eric Young - ODB bit was funny. |
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Post by Velkontés on Apr 28, 2012 4:52:07 GMT -5
Open Fight Night is going to be stupid. You know, it's not a bad idea in principle, but.. oh god, Borash calling out... Bischoff. Employees? Are we going to get the caterers calling out the accountants? And then Bischoff wins? Have I mentioned recently that TNA is stupid? Because TNA is stupid. Where the hell were ODB and EY in the champions get-together at the start of the show? They were there later in the show! I can't believe they're turning Angle yet again. At first I thought he was accepting a 1-on-2 handicap match, which would have been gay. The "Gut Check" is a dressed-up return of the Jobber Squash. That's actually really smart from TNA. I like it. Also, Roode cut a great promo on the Gut Check Kid. Dixie sucks at sarcasm. Daniels was awesome with Hogan. They really should have gotten to the point with who the tag title challengers were. "Oh hey, both of you go out there so I can have my entrance music play and wave my dick around (and make a final decision)". I wouldn't go as far as to say Tessmacher is "good", but they should give her the Velvet push and stop trying to make Velvet happen. Garrett Bischoff saw his dad bullying people to get his way, and then waited 30 years before doing anything about it. Bully Ray is even more innocent than Gunner. You know, it was a fun show this week when they weren't focusing on Bischoff, but there was so much Bischoff that I can't rate it too highly. And after such a prolonged, elaborate sendoff, the law of TNA averages say Bischoff is going to be back in six weeks, right? C- |
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Post by MasterSnit on Apr 28, 2012 17:44:53 GMT -5
Why did they blur and bleep the name 'Eric Bischoff' last week and then not this week? Why?
WHY?!
Urgh... I had to let out a loud groan at that. Why bother doing it in the first place?
I do agree that OFN is a good idea, but... well, you know why I have my suspicions as to why it is going to be stupid. I don't know if anyone has mentioned it recently, but TNA often does stupid things.
Angle turning face again does seem a bit uninspired. He'll be AJ's best friend by the end of next week's episode.
Daniels was really funny. "Only one of them is a man and the other has a bad beard. Fact!" LOL.
The backstage stuff really did go on for far too long though. Hogan's opening promo seemed to go on and on. Then there were plenty more after that.
I obviously agree with all the Bischoff stuff. It's just absolutely horrible. I can't stand him. Yet, like you said V, he'll be back in about six weeks. Then it'll start all over again.
I wonder exactly where they are going with the thing with Joseph Parks. Are they going to pretend that there actually is two of them, or will they claim Abyss had a personality disorder beaten into him, or what?
The show wasn't too great this week. Far too much Shitoff and the other stuff wasn't too great.
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Post by Velkontés on Apr 29, 2012 12:29:16 GMT -5
Why did they blur and bleep the name 'Eric Bischoff' last week and then not this week? Why? Because fuck you, that's why They probably don't know where they are going with it. They'll need Ideas Man to pluck something out of the Toilet of Dumbness |
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Post by Velkontés on May 5, 2012 7:14:21 GMT -5
Great, the first thing on this week's Impact was Eric Bischoff's voice. Have I mentioned recently that TNA is stupid? Because TNA is stupid. People on this fucking show still talking about Bischoff. Argh.
Holy shit, I marked out for Tessmacher hitting Gail with the Eat Dafeet. I'm not even kidding. That was great!
Having the TV Title defended every week is a great way of getting someone over huge. Again, I wouldn't necessarily have picked Devon to be the guy. In fact, they should get the belt on Crimson, have him do his jobber squash routine for a few months and have Aries beat him at Bound For Glory.
I like the Gut Check, but I don't like that they've given a contract to the first guy who participated. I also like that they've put Flair in the committee. That is a great way to use him. Also, even though he's a heel, most of what he said was spot on. Silva didn't impress me much.
Daniels and Kaz are a funny act. I can't wait to see how stupid The Thing In The Envelope is going to be next week. Will I be able to resist reading the spoilers (if the show has been taped yet). The way the commentators were blahing about how virtuous AJ is leads me to think that he must have cut Daniels off on the freeway after raping some kids.
Bully Ray is so fucking innocent it hurts.
Yeah, shut up, Borash.
Do you think they know who is going to put an end to Roode? I'm looking at all these challengers and none of them fit the bill at the moment.
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Post by MasterSnit on May 11, 2012 15:14:27 GMT -5
I've had some computer trouble recently but I would have likely had a post of rage for last week's show after seeing Eric Bischoff as the first guy on the screen. Eric Bischoff, who just happens to be fired.
I've not seen this week's show yet. Hopefully they have put this Bischoff stuff to bed. (who am I trying to kid?)
I don't see Roode losing the title any time soon. No way Bob Van Dam is going to win. Maybe they will give Storm another go in a couple of months and have him win.
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Post by Velkontés on May 12, 2012 4:25:12 GMT -5
I've not seen this week's show yet. Hopefully they have put this Bischoff stuff to bed. (who am I trying to kid?) There was no Bischoff at all this week. Not even his dumb kid. The Thing In The Envelope was every bit as stupid as I hoped it would be. Daniels did such a great job of dragging it out to the punchline for maximum laughs. Wow. Dixie. Really. LOL The stipulation jamboree for the fatal-four-way didn't make a lot of sense. I think. Why risk your title shot - in a volatile 4-way match - just so you can pick a stipulation? If you'd have told me a few months ago that a Gail Kim vs Brooke Tessmacher feud would be awesome, I'd probably have laughed in your face. But here we are. That Eat Defeat looked hurty. Oh look, Devon challenging two men to a handicap match. Gay. B |
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