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Post by MasterSnit on Mar 18, 2013 15:39:07 GMT -5
I don't know why I found it so funny, but Roode and Aries' 'Dirty Heels' tops really tickled me. Roode disappearing during that backstage segment with Sting was also funny.
Legion of Daniels (and Kaz) was also great. They were spot on with it.
I hope Robbie E gets some sort of push in a new direction after Robbie T is done beating him up.
Depressed AJ decking Storm was pretty cool. I'm interested to see where they go with it. Hopefully he gets a new theme, his current one is old and annoying.
Why can't Matt Morgan not just go away?
The only thing I didn't like about the show not being in the Impact Zone any more is that it seems they are going to have the aisle ramp on the same level as the ring. That's one of those little things that I've never really enjoyed. Just a small complaint though. Everything else was miles better.
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Post by Champ on Mar 20, 2013 11:20:29 GMT -5
yeah I got a kick out of that too, mainly because Ryback is the "second rate Goldberg" and Terry is already a "second rate Ryback"
I just feel like it's been made crystal clear on several occasions that Bully is not a part of Aces and Eights. He's taken beatings from them a few times and even teamed with Sting to face them. I just don't buy that.
I just think TNA stinks
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Post by Champ on Mar 23, 2013 1:41:20 GMT -5
I can appreciate that they had bully completely explain the aces and eights plan from day one and why each guy became a member. I guess it's just hard for me to wrap me head around the whole "I took a beating on purpose to fool everyone" shit. But at least they gave us an explanation so I'll give them that. It's just that the whole thing got to a point where it almost seemed like it needed to be someone other than bully as the leader to be more interesting. Eh at least Eric bischoff had nothing to do with it. I have one more question though, bully said he revealed every single member of aces and eights before he revealed himself. If so, where are the other 10 guys? Lol
I'm sick of hogan blowing the faces every week. I get what he's doing but there are more subtle ways to put these guys over instead of literally getting on his knees and sucking their dicks
Why does tna always feel the need to put AJ in these super dramatic epic attempting storylines? AJ is one of the crappier actors in wrestling and it always ends up sucking anyway. Now he's an alcoholic and drug addict? Gee whiz, I just can't take this goofy ass company seriously
Chris(Joseph) park is so talented. That's a guy who is a pretty damn convincing actor in this business. With that said, Matt Morgan still sucks
The knockouts division is worse than the wwe diva division. How the FUCK did that happen hogan and bischoff?
Why does Chavo Guerrero piss me the fuck off in tna? I hate him in this company for some reason. I don't like Hernandez either but still prefer him over Chavo.
Anyhooo...
Tna can never be successful because the things they just blow over are the things the fans want and need to stay invested. Without sounding completely infuriated and wondering why they are so god damn stupid, they need to stop leaving holes in every angle, big or small, stop putting an end to shit that is actually working to replace it with something nobody gives a shit about, and most importantly, stop turning heels and faces just because.....or just because its been an ENTIRE YEAR since the guy turned. If I was a tna star and hogan said to me, hey champ we are going to push you as the top heel in the company, I would think, who gives a shit? Why? Because even if they stuck a rocket up my ass and I got really over, 6 months from now I'd probably just end up as a face in a crappy tagteam. Why? Cuz fuck you.
I would be so frustrated if I worked for them
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Post by Velkontés on Mar 23, 2013 12:59:51 GMT -5
TNA Impact
Like The Hindenberg Falling Down From The Skyat least they gave us an explanation so I'll give them that. Yeah, it was never going to be perfect, but the little details like "the beatdowns started on day 1 of the BFG Series" tell me that they actually went through the last 9 months of Impacts (god help whoever had to do that) to come up with a feasible explanation, rather than fuck you that's why. They at least made an effort. I appreciate that. I think he said something on the lines of "it didn't always go according to plan", which was good. Seriously. Let's not downplay that. If you want to fanwank it, they're all prospects until they get "patched in", presumably some of the hundreds of bikers didn't make the cut. On the plus side, it looks like this angle isn't going to require him to talk much. Or do much acting other than "look disinterested". I'm actually optimistic about this angle. I mean, you have to give them credit for taking a guy who has been around for 10 years and giving him an intriguing twist. "Let's have a Tommy Dreamer victory parade for these four guys who got their ass kicked last week". Man, did I hear some booing for Jeff Hardy? Did John Cena vs Jeff Hardy ever happen? Consults the Internet. Oh right, it did. On some random Raw in 2008. Typical. Geez. Aries to Hebner: "since when can you see?" God, I know they have to pimp that MMA show, but do they have to do it during a World Tag Team Title match with one of the hottest acts in the company? Isn't that what Robbie E matches are for? On the other hand, Kenny King seamlessly seguing a promo into a plug for energy jizz was pretty funny. Oh, so the X-Division is going to be triple threat matches all the time? Do we think TNA can count to 3? Remember when the TV Title was going to be defended every week? I can't stand triple threat matches. They've been done to death. You know what would be a fun gimmick for this division? Have Kristy Hemme pull a ball out of a tombola to determine what the stipulation is going to be before each match. Velvet Sky becomes world champion and we get a feud between two other people. I'll take it. Even if one of those people is Tiffany. She's at least earned a second chance from me mostly by being hot every week, but if she can't have a decent match with Gail Kim I'll go back to disliking her. I thought this was a pretty good episode overall. I'm not wild about the bikers, but at least we're at a defined point in the story now, even if took waaaaaaaayyyyy too long to get here. And Bully can carry the load as #1 heel (I consider Aries and Roode to be Cool Heels).
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Post by Velkontés on Mar 29, 2013 15:19:07 GMT -5
TNA Impact
Hot Mess
"Impact Instafacts". That's one thing I really wish they wouldn't copy from WWE.
Oh, I see what they're doing: making Taryn look good by bringing out Velvet Sky to stink up the place. Well played, TNA. Because I don't want to come across as a total fucking loser, I will merely say: I approve of Taryn's ring attire.
Why are they still doing gutchecks
In fact, why are they still doing Open Fight Nights when Taryn, Sting and James Storm all call out people who then don't fight. Have I mentioned recently that TNA is stupid? Because TNA is stupid. I mean, OFN is a nice idea, but there's no reason to be wedded to the idea of doing it once a month, particularly if the concept interferes with how you want to develop existing angles. So do it every other month or something.
"yet again, another Hogan mistake, like rehiring me, Matt Morgan"
It occurred to me during this show that the commentary team has gotten a lot better than it was a couple years ago. I wouldn't go as far as to say it's "good", but it's definitely better. Maybe Tenay has been chugging that 5-hour Energy Jizz (V smiles at the camera while holding a can with the logo clearly visible).
This was one of those episodes that was perfectly entertaining but which I'm not going to remember a single thing about in 3 months' time.
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Post by MasterSnit on Mar 29, 2013 18:42:35 GMT -5
I think it is because they hate me. I can't stand it. That masked guy looked like a giant Rey Mysterio.
I couldn't help but read that in Puppet Matt Damon's voice. Lol.
Yeah, I agree. That Todd guy is sort of just some guy, but he seems to keep Taz and Tenay from sucking as much as they would without him there.
I just finished watching 3 minutes ago and have forgotten most things.
I'm not sure why, but I am enjoying angsty A.J. It looks like they are making it appear he might be in A+8s. I doubt they will go in that direction though. Well, hopefully.
Sting and Hogan pregnant doging like two old men in a retirement home is dumb. Hogan isn't really acting much like a face. He isn't going to go to the dark side again, is he?
Oh hey, no Roode and Aries this week. I missed the Dirty Heels.
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Post by Naitch on Mar 31, 2013 0:28:51 GMT -5
Why are they still doing gutchecks
Easy answer for this month. Adam Muthafuckin Pearce. The dude without the mask. I guarantee you, if TNA decides to give this guy some TV time, you will love him. The dude is the definition of heel. He is easily the best talent they have decided to utilize with the Gutcheck segments.
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Post by Naitch on Apr 6, 2013 3:51:08 GMT -5
I only have two thoughts left from this weeks Impact that have stayed with me.
1. Hire Adam Pearce off his pre-match promo alone.
2. Isn't in nice that Mason Andrews is out of anger therapy and just like Kane and D Bry he can wrestle again to?
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Post by Velkontés on Apr 6, 2013 6:42:23 GMT -5
TNA Impact
We All Lose Big Matches1. Hire Adam Pearce off his pre-match promo alone. Yeah, he made a good impression. Of course, he had the Naitch seal of approval, so I was expecting good things. Does anyone else think it really weird that we had 2 matches this week (Gutcheck and X match) that featured guys who aren't rostered members of TNA? They have a major league roster, they have a bunch of Gutcheck minor leaguers, and yet they put on matches with free agents. Man, that Knockout match is going to be a contender for that "Worst Match" Snitsky at the end of the year. At least Taryn wore that ring gear again. It did make me laugh that Brooke Hogan didn't actually reject Joey Ryan all that convincingly. Probably unintentional, but hey. "Did you say Sleazemeter? M-E... okay I won't spell here" I'm so tired of people on this damn show doing the "we built this city on rock and roll" promo. Show really dragged this week, but they've built up next week's show really well. Looking forward to it.
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Post by Naitch on Apr 13, 2013 5:48:12 GMT -5
My Impact thoughts
1. I hate biker gangs because they can't stop revving there engines. They are totally stupid and noisy.
2. AJ should be friends with Franklin and Christopher. TNA and A+8s are nothing but poop.
3. Honestly, who is bigger then Joey Ryan?
4. Gutcheck, once again, turned out to be a crock of shit. They elimanated my man Adam Pearce just to tell a Mexican no twice in a row?
5. I cannot get enough of Bully Ray. His match with Jeff was good (as expected inside my head.)
6. I normally hate 2 out of 3 falls matches, but I liked the one between Roode/Aries vs LAX 2.0.
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Post by Velkontés on Apr 13, 2013 10:21:17 GMT -5
TNA Impact
I need to shove it straight up his ass
It makes me laugh that TNA has a 2-out-of-3-falls match, and the first two falls happen in 2 minutes. So it was basically 2 minutes of TNA followed by a normal 15 minute match. Also: "The only state with it's own flag". You will never hear Champ call Taz a smart man. I mean, even I know that each state has its own flag. WHERE IS DIXIE? Have I mentioned recently that TNA is stupid? Because holy god TNA is stupid. Joey is totally in there with Brooke. Speaking of, Brooke's amazing run of refereeing hires continued. I mean, she hired someone who drank on her way to the job. That match was a hot mess. Taryn and Gail should hug it out instead. Devon repeating "family business" sounds like a hint to me. Something is afoot. Kazarian being sarcastic to Hogan was the best thing he's ever done. That was glorious. 4. Gutcheck, once again, turned out to be a crock of shit. They elimanated my man Adam Pearce just to tell a Mexican no twice in a row? That Gutcheck was the most idiotic segment TNA has done since they ran a "where is Dixie" promo 30 minutes ago. "Your inexperience can cost you as much as the amount of experience Adam Pearce has". What does that even fucking MEAN? What a gigantic waste of time. That was 20-odd minutes over two weeks that they could have used on some of those poor sods currently in Daffney's prison. Or on TV Title defenses. Yeah, I know, stop laughing.
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Post by Naitch on Apr 13, 2013 17:17:42 GMT -5
That Gutcheck was the most idiotic segment TNA has done since they ran a "where is Dixie" promo 30 minutes ago. "Your inexperience can cost you as much as the amount of experience Adam Pearce has
That line caught me off guard to, so how much experience should someone have before taking up TNA? Christian York had been around forever as well when they accepted him. I can't make heads or tails on this shit anymore. The people you think are the sure fire hires don't even get to go out to do the GUUUUTCHEEECKKK with Gaylord Borash. Between Pearce and that MMA chick not getting time I'm done giving a shit about that. But keep your head up Luchadore who isn't afraid to face plant, you still have your whole career ahead of you, despite Danny Davis not giving you a chance to go to OVW, like he was alluding to.
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Post by Velkontés on Apr 14, 2013 11:11:35 GMT -5
That line caught me off guard to, so how much experience should someone have before taking up TNA? Christian York had been around forever as well when they accepted him. I can't make heads or tails on this shit anymore. The way I see it, everyone going on a Gutcheck has some level of experience and potential (well except for that Kris Lewie guy, who had none). In theory, you could pick Magno over Pearce, even though Pearce won the match, if you sell the idea that Pearce's experience led him to win that match, but Magno's potential is so great that you can envision him winning that match with experience. In theory, Magno + 5 years experience is better than Adam Pearce. Of course, the problem with that in practice is that Pearce also has a lot of potential and Magno has been wrestling since 1999. I mean, I don't watch these TV talent shows, but let's say you had a singer with five years' experience on the bar circuit who gives a technically sound but rather emotionless performance, and then a young singer who misses a few notes but shows a lot of heart and charisma (or has really nice tits, I dunno what the criteria is). You could make an argument for either one, but you'd probably pick the younger singer, with the argument "sure, you missed a couple of notes (botched a move / lost to a veteran heel rope-grab), but if we give you some lessons (send you down to OVW) we can correct that, because your ceiling is much higher than the other guy". But yeah, with TNA there's no rhyme or reason to the gutcheck process, it's just stuff that is happening. Winning matches doesn't matter. Experience doesn't matter. Potential doesn't matter. Even being popular (with Joey Ryan) doesn't matter. Shit happens, and then the judges have to come up with whatever reasons, no matter how ridiculous, to yes/no each guy depending on the needs of the plot. Even though it's all a work, and I suspect they deliberately no-sold Pearce to piss off the Internet, we're essentially wasting our time watching three judges (who play to the fucking crowd like they are the stars of this segment) be complete fools once a month. tl; dr: TNA IS STUPID.
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Post by MasterSnit on Apr 15, 2013 15:40:51 GMT -5
You guys seem to have shot down that Gut Check segment well enough without me going on about it too. That might have been the most ridiculous one yet, and that is saying a lot. I wish they would just do away with it forever. My heart sinks every time I realise it is a Gut Check episode. The judges acting like they are the stars just makes the thing so much worse. Adam Pearce called them fools before he walked off. That's where the shot should have faded to black and signalled an end to this pile of crap.
I'll take any Joey Ryan I can get. I think he might be in there with Brooke too, lol.
Not sure where the Dirty Heels go now after losing to the Mexicans. I hope they don't break them up already because I'm really enjoying the team.
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Post by Velkontés on Apr 20, 2013 8:46:37 GMT -5
TNA Impact
The Mountain Of Mistakes Keeps Adding Up
I fucking loved that main event. Probably my favourite match of the year so far. I particularly liked that after an episode full of biker-interference finishes, they had AJ tap Storm out. It's amazing that TNA these days can take a guy who's been around for 11 years, give him a new spin and then actually make it compelling. AJ's doing the "I can't be bothered with this shit" angle, and if you had been around TNA for 11 years, wouldn't you too?
This episode should have 90 minutes of Roode, Aries, Daniels and Kazarian arguing over the top of each other followed by the Main Event.
Devon, to Garrett and Brisco: "you do know that Bully is the President of Aces & Eights?" duh, really Devon? Exposition that shitty always make me laugh. Garrett being all cocky and promising to get the job done had me thinking he was going to fail spectacularly. You know, like father like son. Instead, Garrett Bischoff pinned Kurt Angle in a match. Have I mentioned recently that TNA is stupid? Because TNA is stupid.
Why would they draw attention to the fact that Tessmacher has been a pro wrestler for 6.5 years, when she's only been any good for about one year, and she's not even that great now? That was a weird match, because they were BOTH showing heelish tendencies. I liked it a lot more than the X match because even though it was a little bit clumsy in places it felt like more of a fight. Also Mickie James cut a great tweenerish promo afterwards. I'm starting to think Mickie is the greatest female wrestler of all time (bearing in mind I don't watch indies or Japanese stuff).
"swag means clothing, guys"
They should have cut to a break during Matt Morgan's list of mistakes, and come back and he'd be at #23 or something. Also, even though I put that line at the top of the post, he almost flubbed his monologue. I mean, he called them "Aces of eights". Matt Morgan sucks.
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