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Post by MasterSnit on Jun 19, 2012 11:13:12 GMT -5
The AJ/Dixie thing seems like it'll have a twist to it like there was something that made it look like they were having an affair but it was actually something else Yeah, they'll have been working on some secret project that is going to "take TNA to the next level". I've been enjoying Bully Ray for quite some time now. Joseph Park is funny. I'm not entirely sure where they are going with the angle, but it has been enjoyable. Yeah, I also get annoyed when they overdo it with the heel only ever being fortunate and a coward. It makes the heel, and the face who ultimately defeats him, look so much better if the heel champion is also booked strongly and seen as someone who can win his matches with or without any shenanigans. It is dumb that Aries has to give up the X-Division title. I think they have Storm pencilled in to take the title from Roode, but I would absolutely love to see Aries take it. No mention of Joey Ryan this week, but OFN and Gut Check are back next week. It will be interesting to see if they mention Ryan or just move on. It was a pretty good show.
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Post by Velkontés on Jun 23, 2012 12:32:32 GMT -5
It is dumb that Aries has to give up the X-Division title. I think they have Storm pencilled in to take the title from Roode, but I would absolutely love to see Aries take it. It annoys me. If he wins the World Title (which he totally isn't doing), then having to vacate the X Title, fine. But being made to vacate the X Title before the World Title match even takes place, because of some bogus "you can't have two titles brutha" rule is bullshit. That's so TNA right there. Hogan should be having that conversation with Aries AFTER he has both titles around his waist. Having a Knockout gut-check was a pretty good way to sweep that whole thing under the carpet. If that was what they were aiming for then it was pretty smart. You know how WWE's Diva division is in the toilet? TNA plucked a good-looking chick out of the minor leagues, and she was better than half the women on WWE's roster. And I'm not even saying Taylor (I refuse to spell her name the way she spells it) Hendrix was all that great either. Speaking of the Knockouts, I cannot believe they redid that "Hogan takes a million years to pick a contender" thing, but with Brooke (thus making it somehow worse). BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH just pick someone already, jeez. Although I did like Mickie proclaiming herself the greatest female wrestler in the world. And of course she jobbed in the match. Great booking. If they have to turn her heel, I like that they're at least going to slow-burn it. Magnus is a heel now? I love that he called out AJ Styles when his head wasn't in the game. Didn't need the run-in though. I thought Storm vs Samoa Joe would be a good opportunity for the ten minute rule. Build Joe up a bit and blunt Storm's march without either of them actually looking bad. I'm still not sure what the angle with Storm in this thing is going to be. I'd be surprised if he just steamrolls his way through everyone. I suspect they must have something up their sleeve. I suspect it will be stupid. You know, I don't actually mind what they were trying to do with Dixie & AJ in the last segment. But good lord it was badly executed. As in, it was painful to watch. If this was TNA, we'd find out AJ & Dixie paid off an actor (a really, really bad actor) to cover for them. So as this is TNA I expect that to happen. Oh, and ninjas.
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Post by Champ on Jun 23, 2012 14:25:26 GMT -5
Hey Hogan, remember when Ultimate Warrior was IC champion and he beat you for the WWF title so they just had a tournament for the IC title after that?
Yeah that chick totally needs a lot of work. She seemed so green. She seems like she know what she's doing but has no experience doing it. She was pretty cute though
One thing I'll give Brooke, is she's at least professional and seems to be invested in the storylines. She's already less painful to watch than Garrett
Then saying Brooke got lucky after the match. They probably should just turn Mickie heel. She's actually due
Yeah I think it's going to be Storm taking the belt too at BFG like MS mentioned. They will probably have some screw jobs like he gets far ahead and someone gets him dq'd and lose points along the way
lol can't forget the ninjas!
I wouldn't be surprised either, this being TNA, that the chick was someoneone AJ and Dixie were having a 3 way with. Then the chick came out with HORRIBLE acting that she's an addict. Good lord that was bad!
I think TNA should stay live though. They seem to put on a better effort that pertains to what's going on at the moment and not book for the next moth to the point where it makes no sense a month later
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Post by Velkontés on Jun 24, 2012 9:01:18 GMT -5
Ultimate Warrior. Of course.
Yeah, I think being live helps them focus or something. The matches were all really short this week though, although they did have to fit in 6 BFG matches, a KO Title match and a Gut Check match (so no TV Title match again).
Gotta disagree with you on one thing. Brooke is painful to watch.
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Post by Velkontés on Jun 25, 2012 0:13:27 GMT -5
Oh yeah, it's minus TEN points for a DQ loss. And 3pts for a DQ win. In other words, you'd make up more groud on the front-runner by winning by DQ against him (13pts swing) than making him tap out (10pts swing). So I guess (say) Daniels and Magnus can come to an agreement where they run into each other's matches against Storm and cause DQs. -20pts to Storm, +3 for Magnus, +3 for Daniels. Yeah, I see shenanigans ahoy.
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Post by MasterSnit on Jun 25, 2012 14:08:10 GMT -5
One thing I do like about this Aries angle is that he still has some heelish tendencies. Like not shaking Hogan's hand straight away, and telling the fans to shush. Also, his condition of the X-Division champion getting a title shot every year won't last. Nothing ever does in TNA.
The new girl seemed decent as far as her video promo went. And she wasn't terrible in the ring. She wasn't as good as Joey Ryan, and a little better than the first guy who won a contract to go away.
I'm sick of Brooke Hogan already. What an indecisive bunch the Hogans are. It takes them hours to make simple decisions. I did have to laugh though, that when it came down to Velvet and Mickie, she was seen in her office just looking at a couple of pictures. One of Mickie and one of Velvet. I'm sure that brainstorming session really made her reach that final decision. Mickie definitely looks to be going heel now. Can't wait to see her destroy Velvet.
The matches were short, but at least it gets everyone involved in the BFG Series right away. I think there were still some guys yet to have a match 3-4 weeks into it last year.
The end segment with Dixie, AJ and Daniels' sister (I bet she is. Or is at least somehow involved with Daddy Daniels) really was painful to watch. I'm guessing Dixie's husband is a cold-hearted bastard who would not agree with Dixie helping a young, pregnant druggie.
I thought the backstage bit with Bully and Joseph Park was hilarious this week. "You stoopid bastid!" LOL
I also agree that the show is better live. It just has a bit more of a buzz to it.
About the ninjas. It does seem fitting that TNA combined Sting's achievement, something that probably should have been left to stand alone away from the usual wrestling angles, with the beginning of a cracky ninjas angle that, if it's anything like the Samoa Joe one, will go down straight down the Road to Nowhere.
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Post by Velkontés on Jun 27, 2012 15:28:00 GMT -5
The end segment with Dixie, AJ and Daniels' sister (I bet she is. Or is at least somehow involved with Daddy Daniels) really was painful to watch. I'm guessing Dixie's husband is a cold-hearted bastard who would not agree with Dixie helping a young, pregnant druggie. Or, it would be hilarious if Serg had started banging one of the Knockouts because he thought Dixie was cheating on him.
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Post by MasterSnit on Jun 28, 2012 15:14:18 GMT -5
The end segment with Dixie, AJ and Daniels' sister (I bet she is. Or is at least somehow involved with Daddy Daniels) really was painful to watch. I'm guessing Dixie's husband is a cold-hearted bastard who would not agree with Dixie helping a young, pregnant druggie. Or, it would be hilarious if Serg had started banging one of the Knockouts because he thought Dixie was cheating on him. I'm also loving Daniels right now. AJ getting clocked by Dixie's husband (who is probably banging Madison anyway) was funny. LOL. I beat you to it on the previous page. That segment really was horrible though. They might as well sprinkle as much crack on this angle now as they please.
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Post by Velkontés on Jun 30, 2012 6:32:58 GMT -5
Yeah, I did see that, but I was thinking more that if he started banging a knockout BECAUSE Dixie didn't tell him what was really going on, then it would be Dixie's fault.
Anyway, this week's show was a blast I thought. An A+ effort. Two really fun little X division matches. A great Bully Ray vs Samoa Joe match. Kazarian's Face Turn Fake-Out was the best thing Kazarian has ever done. Daniels continues to rule.
It looks like they at least realised last week's closing angle was an abortion, and they're going to do pre-taped interviews with that terrible actress.
I still think Brooke Hogan is deadweight, but if they absolutely must have her on the show, then pushing her as more of a marketing consultant than a dick-waving "this is how it's going to be" tyrant is smart.
I like that they explicitly stated that Garrett Bischoff ISN'T Madison's crush. Now I can enjoy this angle more.
Al Snow having to vote against Taylor (I refuse to spell her name like she spells it) because the plot dictated it was dumb. I wouldn't have been bothered if she'd been evicted, but I think she does have some potential. And she does have a good look. It is odd that they've now give contracts to the two worst participants out of the three. They really need to put some absolute no-hopers on the next two or three editions.
I don't think there's any doubt now that the Joey Ryan thing is going somewhere.
The way this Roode/Aries feud has gone, you'd think Aries was going to beat Roode for the title. But I can't see it.
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Post by Champ on Jul 1, 2012 23:21:46 GMT -5
I hope they get Claire Lynch off tv asap. She's just downright terrible. Brooke Hogan looks fantastic right now compared to this moron
I'm absolutely loving Daniels right now. I still think Kaz sucks
Bully Ray may be the best heel in wrestling today, not of all time, but today it's very arguable
Speaking of Bully Ray, I hope we don't find out Joseph was Abyss playing us all along. Even if we find out Joseph is an alter ego that Abyss can control, I'll take it. I just don't want Joseph to go away yet. I love his scared shitless shocked faces. Plus you can totally get behind him because he's the typical guy that got bullied so people can relate and he's also a total underdog
I think Taelor Hendrix can be huge in the knockout division someday, and I emphasize "someday". She's really green right now and nothing special just yet. But she has that certain something that makes her original and standout from the other chicks
continuing the Claire Lynch project here, the AJ/Dixie angle got REALLY painful REALLY fast. If I recall, Claire didn't look 6 months pregnant last week, or pregnant at all for that matter! Or am I just going crazy?
I'm sick of Kurt Angle. He's kind of like the TNA Randy Orton to me these days
So, I suppose Crimson got sent off to Daffney's prison after his loss, huh? I wonder if he went to the India promotion
I like James Storm. But the problem with any top face with a horseshoe in their ass and a lightning bolt from creative officials always ends up getting annoying. That's the only problem with "the guy" in the company. I never like "the guy" once he becomes "the guy" unless it's Stone Cold.
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Post by MasterSnit on Jul 2, 2012 16:47:41 GMT -5
Yeah, Dixie has been in some turd feuds but this one is gonna be hard to top. That Claire chick did look pregnant dog from her first appearance. I was thinking Daniels was going to be the daddy. He probably still will be.
Tailor Hendrix deserved to get a chance. Al Snow voting against her was stupid. though.
I agree they need to back off a bit with James Storm. Jeff should get a win over him next week.
Devon knocked off another opponent again this week. That's two weeks in a row he has mowed over them so convincingly that the match began and ended in the three minutes of advertisements. Can anyone stop Devon?
I don't see Aries winning against Roode either, but am really enjoying the feud so far and the match should be really good.
I liked the X-Division matches. That "Philly Aw Day" guy was cool. I really liked him. Sonjay Dutt's return was going swimmingly until he murdered that promo at the last hurdle, lol. I laughed at that.
Yeah, I really enjoyed this week's show too.
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Post by Champ on Jul 6, 2012 22:55:09 GMT -5
I read an interview with AJ Styles and I copied and pasted this because it's nice to know that people in the company recognize this and not EVERYONE is stupid
On storylines having holes: “I think that was TNA’s biggest problem in the past; that we always left holes, we left doors wide open. Whatever happened to Samoa Joe and the abduction? There’s a lot of stuff like that that was left open, and that’s unacceptable. I think we’ve done things now to change that. That’s what’s so great about storylines. When you tell them the whole story and you leave nothing out, when it finally comes together at the end, it’s perfect. At least you have the answers to the questions.”
It actually does seem like TNA has been getting a little more consistent with their writing as of late. The last few live shows I've actually been enjoying. I like that I'm seeing new wrestlers in TNA , not like Alberto, Sheamus and Punk everywhere twice a week
So Crimson is a jobber now? lol It'll probably be a losing streak now. I love when you hear that losing streaks are a part of an angle where something bigger is planned, then we still don't see the guy for 6 months after 4 months of losing
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Post by Velkontés on Jul 7, 2012 13:50:59 GMT -5
So Crimson is a jobber now? lol It'll probably be a losing streak now. I love when you hear that losing streaks are a part of an angle where something bigger is planned, then we still don't see the guy for 6 months after 4 months of losing Yeah, the "something bigger planned" for losing streaks is definitely one of those wrestling myths. I'm not all that crazy about Crimson any more, but it did mildly annoy me that he went straight from beating the biggest names of the company (and usually quickly to boot) to jobbing to freaking Devon. I appreciate that they tried to cover their ass over not having a TV Title match the last two weeks. I'm not quite sure what they were getting at over Gail Kim filing an injunction, or whatever it was. Madison's crush being Earl Hebner felt like a self-conscious TNA swerve. Bully Ray is such an asshole that he BRAGS ABOUT TWITTER. Fuck I love this guy. He gets it. Twitter = heel heat. Also: so hilarious that Ray's expecting the MONSTER to obey a sodding restraining order. Wrestling is funny sometimes. The second X match was fun. Storm showing mild heelish tendancies during his match against Jeff was interesting. I'm beginning to think something is going on, because it's not adding up for me. Roode is actually coming across as a rebellious babyface. Wrestling precedent says Aries - a tweener - as X Division poster boy - should be beating the Roode at the PPV. And then you've got Storm getting the Cena push. I really think we might end the year with Roode as a face and Storm as a heel, with the double-turn happening at BFG. I don't know how Aries fits into it though.
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Post by MasterSnit on Jul 8, 2012 16:32:33 GMT -5
Storm showing mild heelish tendancies during his match against Jeff was interesting. I'm beginning to think something is going on, because it's not adding up for me. Roode is actually coming across as a rebellious babyface. Wrestling precedent says Aries - a tweener - as X Division poster boy - should be beating the Roode at the PPV. And then you've got Storm getting the Cena push. I really think we might end the year with Roode as a face and Storm as a heel, with the double-turn happening at BFG. I don't know how Aries fits into it though. Yeah, I also think his mannerisms in that match might have been the start of something. When he started behaving heelishly I thought to myself, "Bobby Roode is getting a beer bottle over the head at Bound For Glory." That would be some nice symmetry. Storm talks all the time about his family and putting food on the table, etc. Much like Roode last year, when push comes to shove, Storm might desert his fans and integrity to guarantee his own success. Roode has been winning in a cleaner fashion recently, but they would need to put some work in if they want him to start appealing as a face. Jeff really did need that win against Storm though. He was starting to flounder a little. I loved the stuff with Bully Ray and Joseph Park again this week. Crimson jobbing to Devon wasn't too much of a shock.
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Post by Champ on Jul 10, 2012 23:42:35 GMT -5
we're hitting one of those strides where TNA has been a little more interesting to me than Raw or Smackdown lately. 2 months ago it was the complete opposite. I feel like TNA has been keeping it fresh and introducing new shit and being a bit more consistent with their storylines, whereas, WWE is same old shit and same faces. If it wasn't for the AJ stuff, I'd be totally uninterested right now.
The fact that Madison's crush was on Earl Hebner and not Garrett Bischoff made me so happy
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