Lock Jaw Tries To Watch TNA For a Month, and now watches Victory Road

[Lock Jaw]

As suggested by the title of this thread, I will be attempting to watch TNA for a month.

However, to keep myself entertained, I will be providing my live commentary and thoughts in this thread as I watch.

I am about to start watching yesterday's edition.

Wish me luck.

[Lock Jaw]

Opening up with some Hogan/Bichoff recap thing. Disappointed. Thought Hogan was gone or something.

[Lock Jaw]

Robert Roode out now. Liked his old theme a lot better.

[Lock Jaw]

Good to see Roode as champion though. Seem to be building to some sort of match against Sting. Now here comes the man himself.

They just had Sting's lower third read just "@Sting". I didn't notice it for Roode, but I really hope they aren't just keying people with their twitter handles.

[Anybody Thrilla]

Wait for Austin Aries. It'll be good. I haven't watched it yet, but I'm assuming it will be good.

[Lock Jaw]

No DQ match for the World Title against Jeff Hardy the opening match. I smell some sort of wacky finish coming.

[MisterLee]

I watched TNA last night..terrible..I do like how they film the scenes-makes it seem realistic..but some them fools CANNOT act.

[Lock Jaw]

The camera guys are definitely not as good at this as the WWE guys. Also, they use some weird camera angles sometimes.

[Lock Jaw]

I don't like their full screen instant replays. Also, really weird booking in this match as so far the face has just been dominating everything.

[Lock Jaw]

Taz just referred to Hardy as "The Bizarre One". Gimmick Infringement.

[MisterLee]

hahaha yeah kind of corny man..I dunno for some reason I like the style of the video production

[Lock Jaw]

Bobby Roode wins when Kurt Angle shows up and does one move to Hardy.

Hardy pretty much dominated the entire match though.

Anyways, 20 minute World Title Match just happened. Honestly not sure where the show can go from here.

[Lock Jaw]

WTF is this. Backstage, Bobby Roode giving a promo to a camera.... but we are seeing it from the vantage point of another camera, so there is zero eye contact and we are just seeing it from a side view.

[Lock Jaw]

And here comes Sting. Apparently there is going to be another World Title match tonight or something.

[Lock Jaw]

Eric Young looking like a hobo for some reason.

[Lock Jaw]

WTF is James Storm wearing. Didn't even recognize it was him. Also, this backstage camera work is beginning to really grind my gears. "Sting is talking with his hands! Snap zoom to a close up of his hands! Now snap zoom back out to see his face! AWESOME!"

[XL]

I don't like their full screen instant replays. Also, really weird booking in this match as so far the face has just been dominating everything.
The booking makes sense given the finish/storyline. Roode keeps weaseling past his opponents. This booking shows that Hardy "should" be champion but for Angle getting involved.

WTF is this. Backstage, Bobby Roode giving a promo to a camera.... but we are seeing it from the vantage point of another camera, so there is zero eye contact and we are just seeing it from a side view.
I think what they're going for is "Roode is talking to somebody (presumably a producer or off screen interviewer) whilst this camera picks it up". Honestly it's more "natural" than a guy grabbing a camera a talking down the lense at nobody in particular. It's just we're used the latter so the former seems VERY weird.

[Lock Jaw]

Austin Aries is here, and he is wearing a cape.

[Lock Jaw]

Xema Ion is also here and looking extremely weird and spraying something all over himself.

[Lock Jaw]

Damn. Heard the machine gun sound so I was like "Awesome, the MCMG are still around!" but then it turned out to be Alex Shelley and Shannon Moore.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Yeah, Sabin is pretty injured right now.

[Lock Jaw]

Apparently it was hair spray that Xema Ion was spraying, which begs the question why he was spraying it all over his chest when he entered.

[Lock Jaw]

Total Non-Stop Action in this match. Even the ref's count at the end was a fast count.

[Lock Jaw]

Knockouts battle royale right now. I like the attention the women's division gets in this company.

[Lock Jaw]

Greatly enjoyed that segment.

[Lock Jaw]

Oh boy. Eric Bischoff is next!


Also, whoever does the voiceover for their "TNA World Tour" segment is absolutely terrible.

[Lock Jaw]

Actually, I take back my sarcastic "Oh boy". I forgot how much I like Bischoff on the mic.

[Lock Jaw]

Bischoff just broke out the "future endeavors" line though.

[Lock Jaw]

Bully Ray in great shape. Check those calfes.

[Lock Jaw]

Plugging new Spike MMA show right now.

[Lock Jaw]

Eric Young serenading ODB right now. Glad this guy is back to being goofy. He's better at it than being serious.

[Lock Jaw]

Through his entrance alone, Bully Ray has got me to absolutely love him.

[Volare]

Honestly I give you two weeks before you say Fuck This Shit.

[Lock Jaw]

Nice match between Storm and Bully Ray. Like both of these guys.

[Lock Jaw]

D-Lo Brown and Al Snow sighting. Did not know they worked for TNA.

[Indifferent Clox]

I love this thread

[Lock Jaw]

Bobby Roode beating up Sting now, and the new #1 contender James Storm doesn't even come to save him.

[Lock Jaw]

Show is over. It was actually pretty decent. Definitely not horribly terrible turn off the TV stuff as it was the last time I tried to watch.

Thought this would be harder than it was, but I find myself actually looking forward to next week.

Still can't stand their backstage camera style, but there were no long drawn out backstage segments, so I could tolerate it.

[steveweiser]

TNA is underated around here, glad you found it better than you expected. With Russo also just left the company hopefully TNA will be on the up and up. Good read btw

[Anybody Thrilla]

I just finished, too. Pretty good show. Madison Rayne is a boner machine.

[Anybody Thrilla]

Oh yeah, I was gonna mention that James Storm didn't come help Sting because he had already left the building to go drinking with Brandon Jacobs.

[Tanawesome]

Jacobs gave Bully Ray quite the shove! Guy's a beast!

[Mr. Nerfect]

Sort of interesting in checking out TNA. They have some tremendous talent, but their production and booking is sometimes annoying and distracting. Plus they have a TV Champion that is never on TV. I know that seems like a small complaint, but it really bothers me.

So it appears they're going with Kurt Angle vs. Jeff Hardy? I'm not going to lie -- that match sounds half-way interesting. I just wish that Angle was used to wrestle younger guys and help get them to that level.

[Droford]

TNAs been better than normal for the past month.

[Majunior]

It really has been in an up-swing lately.

Plus, I love the KO division. Women in TNA seem to be able to out wrestle half the male wrestlers at WWE. Matches are more interesting, too.

[Swish]

Good luck, I'd also do the same but I don't know if I could sit through the entire show, it reminds me too much of the old WCW...

[Skippord]

I continue to refuse to watch TNA

although whenever Chris Sabin comes back I would like for someone to tell me

[Anybody Thrilla]

Nope. Find out on your own, jerky.

[Skippord]

I'll just relentlessly stalk Chris Sabin's facebook page then

so business as usual

[Droford]

im sure they'll break up MCMG just like they did Beer Money too..

[Ultra Mantis]

I continue to refuse to watch TNA

although whenever Chris Sabin comes back I would like for someone to tell me

:y:

[tjmidnight420]

I caught the end of TNA this week. Russo is out, now if only Hogan would just lose interest.

[Droford]

I want to make sure Lock Jaw keeps up with his word

[Lock Jaw]

I will. Not watching it "live" though. Will probably watch it tomorrow.

[Droford]

dont wear out your FF button

[Lock Jaw]

In the words of Booker T....

AAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW

Here we go!

[Lock Jaw]

Pretty cool video package to open. Seems like they are building Robert Roode pretty well.

[Lock Jaw]

TNA using Twitter in their angles. Building off some tweet from Sting.

[Lock Jaw]

Bobby Roode with a decent promo to start... except for the fact that he doesn't even mention the number one contender for his title. Or do any sort of build up for his match with Storm at Lockdown.

They seem much more preoccupied with building up a feud and inevitable match with Sting.

Which I am fine with, but they also need to give some attention to their current contender.

[Lock Jaw]

Tag team title match right now. Matt Morgan and Crimson coming out.

I kind of dislike Matt Morgan. We shall see if he got any better since I last saw him. Never seen Crimson before, but it seems like a breakup of this team is imminent or something.

Samoa Joe and Brutus Magnus the champs. Last time I watched TNA, Magnus was a heel. Seems like a face now. Joe was main eventing last time I watched, seems like he has fallen some, despite being a champion right now.

Magnus seems like a really random partner for Joe to have. At least Morgana and Crimson seem to have some sort of similar look/build.

[Lock Jaw]

Samoa Joe wearing red and blue tights that remind me of Super Mario

[Lock Jaw]

Christy Hemme is pretty bad as a ring announcer.

Magnus/Joe win. Break up definitely imminent with Morgan/Crimson.

Decent "We are all brawlers" match. I liked Joe and Magnus' finishing combo move.

[Lock Jaw]

Superbowl football guy is back this week. I don't like it, but I don't like it when WWE has "celebrity" involvement either.

[Lock Jaw]

Football dude cutting a MEAN promo!!

That is going on far too long. Bring Bully Ray out already.

[Lock Jaw]

Segment went on too long, but the fans seemed to be into it. They seem to be building up to a match or something between Bully Ray and this Footballer, so I guess they have some sort of deal going on with the dude.

[Lock Jaw]

Zema Ion vs Alex Shelley now. Don't know why Ion is #1 contender for the X-Division instead of Shelley.

[Lock Jaw]

I have no idea whether Zema Ion is a face or a heel. Seems like a heel, but he is facing Aries down the line, who is definitely a heel.

[Lock Jaw]

Aries out to watch with some popcorn and a glass of wine.

[Lock Jaw]

TNA has blocked part 3 of this youtube.... but not any of the other parts.

I don't want to skip ahead though. Damn.

[Lock Jaw]

K, found another version. Zema Ion just put his canister of hairspray in his pants, making it look like he has a giant boner.

[Lock Jaw]

Ion definitely a heel. Also, he has a terrible finisher.

Just all in all does not seem like a very intriguing wrestler.

[Lock Jaw]

They keep saying that Zema vs Aries is gonna be at Victory Road... thought the next PPV was Lockdown. WHAT IS GOING ON?

[Lock Jaw]

Garret Bischoff definitely does not seem to have the natural charisma of his father.

[Lock Jaw]

Gail Kim vs ODB. Good to see Gail Kim get a chance to do her thing again.

[Lock Jaw]

THE OCTOPUS THE OCTOPUS THE OCTOPUS THE OCTOPUS TAP OUT TAP OUT TAP OUT TAP OUT

[Lock Jaw]

She did not tap out.

[Lock Jaw]

Gail Kim wins. Good segment. The Knockouts are probably in the top three things I look forward to at the moment.

[Lock Jaw]

Man, the TNA voiceover guy is absolutely TERRIBLE.

[Lock Jaw]

Sorenson update right now.

Don't know how they can be making such a big thing about this and not be building up Zema Ion as a crazy dangerous dude who laughs at it.

[Lock Jaw]

TV Title match now. Almost forgot they had a TV Title.

AJ Styles fighting for it. Seems to have a crappy new theme. I liked his old one.

[Lock Jaw]

Robbie E is apparently champion, and apparently there is now a Robbie T.

[Lock Jaw]

Oh wait, Robbie T is Rob Terry.

Also, my first impression of this Robbie E guy is pretty terrible. Or at least his gimmick is.

[Lock Jaw]

Daniels and Kazarian interfere. Don't know why these three guys were not on TV last week since this is apparently a "thing", and these guys should logically be on TV since they should be some of the biggest of TNA's "names".

[Lock Jaw]

Kaz looks kinda like Scott Hall right now.

[Lock Jaw]

Apparently Sting talking about his Tweet is gonna be the main event of the show.

Main event match gonna happen now. Bully Ray and Kurt Angle vs. James Storm and Jeff Hardy

Football Dude somehow gonna get involved most likely.

[Lock Jaw]

AHAHAHA. Bully Ray staring down some little kid and telling him he is going to slap him in the face.

[Lock Jaw]

Pretty excited to see Angle wrestle again. Just marked out for his entrance. Haven't seen him wrestle in a looong time. He looks so small now. Guess that is what happens when you get off the drugs and steroids.

[Lock Jaw]

I seriously think Jeff Hardy and his Facepainted face would give me nightmares as a kid. As it is, I just find it deeply disturbing and unsettling.

[Lock Jaw]

All of a sudden JB announcing that the tag match is a No-DQ match. They didn't mention that before.

Football Player Guy is definitely getting involved now.

[Lock Jaw]

... The TNA Fans are doing a dueling chant... but with only one name.

"BRANDON JACOBS! (BRANDON JACOBS!) BRANDON JACOBS! (BRANDON JACOBS!)"

[itsmeJD]

... The TNA Fans are doing a dueling chant... but with only one name.

"BRANDON JACOBS! (BRANDON JACOBS!) BRANDON JACOBS! (BRANDON JACOBS!)"

sounds about right....

[Lock Jaw]

I wonder why they are following the tag team rules of tagging in and out when it is no DQ.

[Lock Jaw]

Brandon Jacobs puts Bully Ray through a table with a CHOKESLAM. Hope this is the payoff and they do not bring this dude back again.

[Lock Jaw]

STING IS HERE!!! And his namekey still says "@Sting". I can only assume his name has officially been changed to @Sting.

[Lock Jaw]

Sting going bananas right now. Kind of love Sting.

[Lock Jaw]

Ok... So Sting made a match, him vs Robert Roode for Victory Road. Have no idea what is going on now. What happened to Lockdown? What about Roode vs. Storm? They seem to be glossing over that match to build to a PPV that is I guess two months away.

[Lock Jaw]

Wait. So, apparently, Victory Road is in March and Lockdown is in April. This makes more sense I guess with the X-Division title match being promoted for Victory Road.

But why would Sting make a match last week to find out the #1 contender for Lockdown, a PPV two months away? What was he planning to do with the champ at Victory Road before he decided to fight him himself?

They really could have waited on making Storm the #1 contender. Could have decided it at Victory Road even. Instead I got majorly confused this week, and now Storm becoming the #1 contender is being severely overshadowed and we have to wait two months for the payoff.

[Lock Jaw]

Or waited to do Sting/Roode at Lockdown. Switch them around.

[Lock Jaw]

Anyways, but of a weaker show this week. Already beginning to get confused by some of TNA's logic though.

Still not enough to break me. Still decent enough for me to want to tune in next week.

[DLVH84]

Wait. So, apparently, Victory Road is in March and Lockdown is in April. This makes more sense I guess with the X-Division title match being promoted for Victory Road.

But why would Sting make a match last week to find out the #1 contender for Lockdown, a PPV two months away? What was he planning to do with the champ at Victory Road before he decided to fight him himself?

They really could have waited on making Storm the #1 contender. Could have decided it at Victory Road even. Instead I got majorly confused this week, and now Storm becoming the #1 contender is being severely overshadowed and we have to wait two months for the payoff.

Well, the Sting vs. Roode match is non-title.

[Lock Jaw]

I know that. Still doesn't excuse anything.

[DaveBrawl]

Lockdown is one of their main ppv's I believe so that's probably why they set that up and kind of overlooked Victory Road. Kind of like the WWE show in December that I don't remember the name of.

[Droford]

I can't believe TNA has a ROAD to Lockdown.

also funny that Lock Jaw decides to watch TNA on the Road to Lockdown.

[Lock Jaw]

Yeah, probably picked a bad time to do this. WWE is building to WRESTLEMANIA while TNA is building to their PPV that has all cage matches.

If Lockdown is supposed to be the bigger PPV, then they definitely should have done Sting/Roode there instead.

[Droford]

LOCK Jaw
LOCK Down

had nothing to do with the quality of the PPV as to why I found it funny

[Mr. Nerfect]

I've watched the last two weeks of TNA television, as well, and I actually enjoyed it. I don't know what is wrong with me. It just seems fresh, maybe? Bobby Roode and Bully Ray are fucking fantastic. Both are all kind of cash as heels.

Zema Ion seems really young, and I kind of enjoy him. There is no way he should dethrone Aries, though.

Crimson also surprised me. From people's complaints about him, I thought he was terrible. The dude actually did some stuff that really surprised me. I'm loving Joe & Magnus as a team, too. Just two ruthless guys who are champions.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Yeah, probably picked a bad time to do this. WWE is building to WRESTLEMANIA while TNA is building to their PPV that has all cage matches.

If Lockdown is supposed to be the bigger PPV, then they definitely should have done Sting/Roode there instead.

Well, I think the idea is that Roode vs. Storm is actually the match they have been building to longer and want to focus on. That being said, I kind of agree with you. Storm going over Roode in a straight-up one-on-one match at Victory Road would be a great moment. Storm then defends the World Title against some other dude at Lockdown while Sting faces Bobby Roode in a match with Sting's career on the line or something.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Actually, I take all that back if this leads to Roode vs. Storm and Sting vs. Aries at Lockdown.

Austin Aries made a Twitter post recently that said something like "I guess 'i'm done' means 'i'm going to book myself into a PPV main event." Aries then took it down, which probably means it's not kayfabe, but man I would love it if it were. Imagine the rub Aries would get from beating Sting at Lockdown?

[Lock Jaw]

I doubt Sting is gonna get mixed up with the X Division.

[Mr. Nerfect]

I don't think it would be counted as an X-Division Match. It would be Aries stepping out of the division for a more personal feud.

[Rollermacka]

I agree that Impact has been pretty good reciently. Not a huge far of the whole AJ, Kaz, and Daniels storyline or Garrett Vs Gunner. I like this team of Magnus and Joe, for a completely random combination I really like them. I still hope to see Joe get another world title run (and Magnus is a big young guy who is very carismatic)

[Mr. Nerfect]

Magnus really impressed me. The dude is so young, but portrays himself as a veteran with a bad-ass attitude. I like that, and in time, he will be a major player for TNA (especially with their huge British following). When it does come time for them to split, a Joe vs. Magnus feud has the potential to be all shades of awesome. Don't want to see that for many months, though.

[Innovator]

http://www.wrestlecrap.com/induction%20files/santaworkshop/geek.gif

[Rollermacka]

Random insert, is Anderson injured again? I remember him feuding with Bully Ray and both of them looked decient in the ring but then reciently thought about it and I haven't seen Anderson on Impact in awhile

[Mr. Nerfect]

It's funny you should mention that, Rollermacka. No, he's not injured.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Now that I've thought about it, I definitely want to see Bobby Roode vs. James Storm and Sting vs. Austin Aries at Lockdown. Storm beats Roode to become the World Heavyweight Champion and Austin Aries makes Sting submit in a "shocking upset."

On iMPACT!, Aries wants Sting to publicly admit that Aries is "The Greatest Man That Ever Lived" and Sting admits that Aries is better wrestler than him, but he's going to put him against one of the best wrestlers he's ever seen. The #1 Contender for the X-Division Championship is... AJ Styles!

Aries vs. Styles is about the only match big enough for the X-Division the way they've been building Aries up.

[Innovator]

Is Impact the Aries Show yet?

[Rollermacka]

It's funny you should mention that, Rollermacka. No, he's not injured.

So is he just not around?
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Anderson looked really good in this match and at Bound for Glory. I can't really think of anything relivent I've seen him in so far in 2012

[Malfeitor]

Anderson apparently returned at the tapings this week.

[Lock Jaw]

SPOILERS. SPOILERS IN MY THREAD.

Get the F out. :foc:

[XL]

I figured they wrote him out for a while so that we would forget whether he was heel/face and could start afresh on his return.

[Anybody Thrilla]

I hate when people spoil things for no good reason.

[erickman]

Is Impact the Aries Show yet?

i loved that they used his anti sting tweat in an angle last night aries and roode were great togather.

[Lock Jaw]

BUSINESS IS ABOUT TO PICK UP!

[Lock Jaw]

lol Kurt Angle being so over the top right now. Has cue cards with reasons why he hates Jeff Hardy. Promises to read them later.

[Lock Jaw]

Reason #1: Jeff Hardy has lots of hair and I don't.

[Lock Jaw]

Angle with this black dot on the top of his head. Looks like a fly or a cancerous mole or something. Really distracting.

[Lock Jaw]

Jeff Hardy accepting Angle's challenge, but sounds like he says "You're OWN" instead of "You're on"

[Lock Jaw]

Ooh, looks like some sort of Bobby Roode/Austin Aries Anti-Sting alliance is forming backstage.

[Lock Jaw]

Now for AJ Styles vs. Christopher Daniels and Kaz in a gauntlet match.

Which Styles challenged them to. Why any man would willingly put himself out into a gauntlet match, I do not know.

[Lock Jaw]

Man, they really mangled AJ Style's theme. I used to like it.

[Lock Jaw]

lolllll Mike Tenay. He's calling the moves in the match... AJ Styles connects with a big move and then suddenly he is just like "Hot action! ... Feauturing the hottest girls in wrestling! .... Still to come tonight!"

[Lock Jaw]

Styles is not very smart. Gauntlet match. He has his first opponent on the ropes... and so leaves the ring to get in the face of the second guy (even though he wasn't trying to interfere or anything).

[Lock Jaw]

Madison Rayne vs ODB now

[Lock Jaw]

Madison Rayne putting boots to asses.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Is this something for Lent? Like 40 days and night of punishment for God?

[Lock Jaw]

Thought Gail Kim botched getting onto the apron for a moment, but on second thought, it was definitely an intentional "Oops, sorry partner, I was too late" thing.

[Lock Jaw]

Bully Ray berating and ranting to some random chick backstage.

[Lock Jaw]

Bully Ray gonna join the Roode/Aries Anti-Sting Union looks like.

[Lock Jaw]

Velvet Sky just referred to the members of the battle royal a few weeks ago as "contestants".

[Lock Jaw]

Velvet with some terrible promo, mic, and acting skills. Now getting beat up by Angelina Love and some other chick I don't recognize.

[Lock Jaw]

Mickie comes for the ave far too late, dressed in some sort of 1960s hippie basketball player outfit.

[Lock Jaw]

Ok, it was apparently Sarita. Tag team match coming later. Hopefully I never have to hear Velvet try to act angry again.

[Lock Jaw]

Roode/Aries/Ray coming to the ring now. Should be good.

[Lock Jaw]

SIT DOWN STRIKE

[Lock Jaw]

Sting with Undertaker-like powers to appear int he ring in a split second when the lights turn out.

[Lock Jaw]

Roode/Aries/Bully vs Joe/Magnus/Storm main event set.

[Lock Jaw]

Another Jesse Sorenson update. Yeah, it was a terrible thing... I don't really need weekly emotional updates if the reports are right and he is a year away from returning.

[Lock Jaw]

Oh. Ok. Finally they have at least had Zema Ion with a short promo about feeling no remorse. Good. If they are going to update me, the least they can do is use the whole thing to get Zema some heat.


Makes absolutely zero sense for him to be number one contender though. Heel Zema Ion vs Heel Austin Aries at the PPV. Who thought that was a good idea?

[Lock Jaw]

Shannon Moore vs. Zema Ion now and WHY DOES ZEMA ION SPRAY HIS HAIR SPRAY ON HIS CHEST/NECK?

[Lock Jaw]

Ion wins in a flip-full match.

[Lock Jaw]

Pretty sure Zema's theme has The Oddities theme underscoring it.

[Lock Jaw]

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Around :08 seconds it comes in.

[Lock Jaw]

Knockouts tag match now. I like the Knockouts, but don't know how I feel about them getting two matches on one show. Unless there is a story to tell. This one just seems random. Time would probably be better spent getting their Television Champion on Television.

[Lock Jaw]

Apparently Velvet's finisher is a sit-down Pedigree

[Lock Jaw]

Apparently Mickie likes to do some sort of "Angels in the Outfield" wings flapping thing now. Did it when she was entering, and now in celebration.

[Lock Jaw]

Magnus doesn't seem too bad on the mic. Seems to have some charisma at least.

[Lock Jaw]

OH NO. TNA officials have received a letter from Abyss' family, wondering if they have heard about the whereabouts of Abyss!

[Lock Jaw]

Implying that Bully Ray "disappeared" Abyss.

[Lock Jaw]

Abyss is the Kane of TNA. A million face/heel turns. Moves from one ridiculous storyline to the next...

But still remains appealing because he is "a monster".

[Lock Jaw]

Main event announcing for a 6 man tag match.

[Lock Jaw]

They are making a point of keeping Roode and Storm from being in the ring at the same time. I like it.

[Lock Jaw]

At least once each segment tonight, Taz has begun to randomly talk about the Knockouts and how hot they are. Tenay finally calling him out on it. "What are you talking about? We're in the middle of our six man tag main event!"

[Lock Jaw]

Faces win. Storm pins Roode though. Not a good call. Would rather have kept them apart even to the end.

[Lock Jaw]

And then Bully Ray gets the last word on Storm with a chairshot. Says that Storm isn't going to make it to Lockdown.

Show over.

[#1-norm-fan]

Such cookie-cutter booking. TNA literally makes me nauseous to watch sometimes. Why don't they try?

[erickman]

At least once each segment tonight, Taz has begun to randomly talk about the Knockouts and how hot they are. Tenay finally calling him out on it. "What are you talking about? We're in the middle of our six man tag main event!"

yep taz thinks he is king lawler

[Damndirty]

im sure they'll break up MCMG just like they did Beer Money too..


Yeah, but breaking up Beer Money was a good thing, not because it was a bad team or anything, it was likeable, but because of a successful turn for Bobby Roode to become a popular heel champion, a step in the right direction to breathe life into the company.

[Damndirty]

Such cookie-cutter booking. TNA literally makes me nauseous to watch sometimes. Why don't they try?

Here's one of their obvious errors, I think TNA doesn't really hold high standards for most of the talent, maybe they don't rehearse or there isn't enough discipline so that the talent won't fuck up. Either way, when the talent does fuck something up, they don't cut it or make the one at fault fix the problem, they leave it on the taping to broadcast on Thursday and on PPVS. Seriously? There's no just excuse for not using the days before the broadcast to patch up the footage. PPVs I can understand, but Jeff Hardy really REALLY put a big hurting to the company with his self-hazed championship thirty second match, and got off way too easy for it, matter of fact, was a couple of months before he got right back on TV again. Lack of discipline, poor to no editing work for television, and this... absolutely terrible promos for upcoming matches, they don't motivate the viewer to want to come and see the match through.

[Lock Jaw]

Have not really noticed haphazard editing on TV.

[#1-norm-fan]

Really, is Jeff Hardy so valuable that he warrants the huge black eye that he gives the company? Makes no sense.

[DaveBrawl]

Apparently Mickie likes to do some sort of "Angels in the Outfield" wings flapping thing now. Did it when she was entering, and now in celebration.

I think that was in reference to Velvet and the "let the pigeons loose" deal.

[Rollermacka]

I thought it was an ok show. Extremely formulaic, but it's not like WWE is pulling OMG shockers out every week :-\

[Lock Jaw]

I think that was in reference to Velvet and the "let the pigeons loose" deal.

Oh. Ok. I don't know what that means, but ok.

[Droford]

Pigeons = puppies

I really dont get it either

[#1-norm-fan]

I thought it was an ok show. Extremely formulaic, but it's not like WWE is pulling OMG shockers out every week :-\

They have been WAY less formulaic that what I've seen/read from TNA recently.

[Lock Jaw]

Pigeons = puppies

I really dont get it either

Puppies are soft and cuddly. Pigeons are dirty and disease-ridden.

[Skippord]

as are the TNA Knockouts

[DaveBrawl]

Oh. Ok. I don't know what that means, but ok.

It's what Tazz says every time she gets in the ring and grinds on the rope.

[Mr. Nerfect]

as are the TNA Knockouts

And Skippord wins again.

I'm looking forward to watching Impact this week. It would kind of make sense to have Velvet Sky, Mickie James, Tara & Brooke Tessmacher vs. Angelina Love, Winter, Sarita & Rosita at Victory Road. I mean, it's a clusterfuck, but if I were going to order a TNA PPV (and I'm not about to), then I'd want to see Velvet Sky grind against the ropes at least once.

[Damndirty]

So which PPV is TNA's Wrestlemania, or have they no hype for one PPV more than another?

[#1-norm-fan]

I think it's either Slammiversary or Bound for Glory.

[Lock Jaw]

Wiki says Bound For Glory is their "premiere" event.

It generally did not receive the kind of hype/lavish production/pulling out all the stops that Mania gets. At least back when I used to watch a few years ago.

[#1-norm-fan]

Which is kinda lame. How the show that celebrates the anniversary of the company isn't the "premiere" event is beyond me. Anything else is just a name basically. At least Slammiversary has some deeper meaning and wouldn't be the biggest show just for the sake of having a "Biggest show".

[Lock Jaw]

Yeah. I thought it was Slammiversary too. Which it probably should be, since everything else is just a random name with no meaning behind it.

[erickman]

yeah slammiversary used to be the big one but october was when the big name wrestlers from wwe got realeased from there 90 day no compeat contract. wwes spring cleaning helped bound for glory

[XL]

At least once each segment tonight, Taz has begun to randomly talk about the Knockouts and how hot they are. Tenay finally calling him out on it. "What are you talking about? We're in the middle of our six man tag main event!"
Yeah, that was way over the top this week. Tazz was playing "pervy old man" to the point of being distracting.

[Damndirty]

I think it might actually help for them to have that Bound For Glory as the mark of the end of TNA's wrestling year, like Wrestlemania does for WWE. Then again... doubt there's a big list of celebrities who consider taking part in TNA PPVs, which might have actually brought more viewers too. Seeing Mike Tyson participating in WWF was what brought me to sit down and watch the whole Raw is War show.

[Rollermacka]

Which is kinda lame. How the show that celebrates the anniversary of the company isn't the "premiere" event is beyond me. Anything else is just a name basically. At least Slammiversary has some deeper meaning and wouldn't be the biggest show just for the sake of having a "Biggest show".

Then again, TNA announces every ppv as their "biggest show of the year". I always figured Lockdown was their other show of the year. I think its a yearly thing now that they have "lethal lockdown" and the Xcape Match for the belt (the one where its a giant red birdcage that the X Division stars have to escape from)

[Mr. Nerfect]

Lockdown, Slammiversary and Bound For Glory are sort of like their "big three," I guess. Personally, I wish they would do more to define their PPVs. I like the idea of Destination X, and stuff like that. They could do some sort of tournament for a PPV, as well.

[Lock Jaw]

Will not be able to watch this week's until Sunday. You will all have to wait for my thrilling commentary. Too bad I have had some of the show spoiled already.

[Mr. Nerfect]

I haven't watched this week's Impact! Wrestling, but I'm sort of feeling like this should be the Lockdown card:

TNA World Heavyweight Championship
Bobby Roode (c) vs. James Storm

Non-Title Match
Sting vs. Austin Aries

TNA World Tag Team Championship
Samoa Joe & Magnus (c) vs. AJ Styles & Ken Anderson

Three-Way Match for the TNA Knockout Championship
Madison Rayne (c) vs. Gail Kim vs. ODB

Lethal Lockdown
Jeff Hardy, Abyss, Kazarian & Crimson vs. Kurt Angle, Bully Ray, Christopher Daniels & Matt Morgan

Gunner vs. Garett Bischoff

X-Division Showcase
Alex Shelley vs. Anthony Nese vs. Kid Kash vs. Mark Haskins vs. Shannon Moore vs. Zema Ion

[Damndirty]

Roode, keep doing what he's been doing

Austin Aries - good X division champ
Alex Shelley would ge good for an ongoing feud

ODB and Eric Young skits are good!

Knockouts good, though some need to work on the acting and mic skills, matches are fine as they are

Crimson and Morgan should have a feud that leads to World Champ contendership

James Storm should have a good match with Roode, but not win the championship
He and AJ need to keep a feud with Immortal

Bully Ray and Hardy do not need to be in the contendership anymore, but should have a bloody feud with one another, given both have the reptuation of being part of legendary tag teams at one time in their lives and needs to be focused on. Maybe after the feud, these two could be a real badass tag team.

Sting should not be World Champion anymore, but stick with the physically-active executive position, maybe even coerce Garrett Bischoff as being his successor by upstaging his father as an exec

Joe and Magnus should have a feud with a Daniels and Kazarian, or a team formed from Gunner and Kazarian

The wrestlers are not the problem, nor have they ever been. Poor management is to blame for a company's failures, hence Russo, but it may take some time to heal from the problem that was dealt with.

[Lock Jaw]

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[Lock Jaw]

GARRET BISCHOFF has arrived in the Impact Zone!!

[Lock Jaw]

Don't know why he insists on showing up every week, when he hasn't been wrestling.

[Lock Jaw]

Nevermind, apparently he will wrestle on this show.

Bisch saying he got a tag match made to "put an end to it". Gunner and a Partner vs Garrett and a Partner.

Kinda scratching my head over that one. If he wanted to "put an end to it", just have Gunner vs Garrett.

[Lock Jaw]

Angle coming out. Will apparently be Gunner's partner. Which means that Jeff Hardy will most likely team with Garrett.

Also, it has been three weeks I have been watching, and I have no idea why Bischoff seems to hate his son and wants him gone.

Just seems to me that on the whole, the talents of Bischoff and Flair could be used to put over somebody more talented than Garrett seems to be. Though I haven't seen Garrett in the ring yet. Seems pretty "meh" outside of it.

[Lock Jaw]

Sting spazzing out into a mirror. Wierding me out.

[Lock Jaw]

Sting seems like he is legitimately insane. Thought it was supposed to be more of a "controlled insanity". But seems pretty batshit crazy this week.

[Lock Jaw]

Knockouts tag team title match now. Already had the result spoiled for me. Should hopefully still be fun.

[Lock Jaw]

EY with a double airplane spin with both Gail and Madison on his shoulders.

[Lock Jaw]

As expected, pretty ridiculous ending. Rayne hits EY with the title belt from behind, but he falls on top of Gail, who wildly flails but can't kick out from under him.

I don't mind ODB and EY winning the titles (they seem pretty superfluous anyways), but probably could have had a better finish than that.

Problems continue between Kim/Rayne though, and ODB and EY get something to further their "shtick", so the end result is there.

[Lock Jaw]

EY then proposes to ODB.

ODB takes the ring, and uses it to propose to EY.

Eric Young accepts by shouting "YES! YES! YES!" and puts the ring on.

[Lock Jaw]

Austin Aries backstage and he has just received an E-Mail from Sting!

The X-Division Title match against Zema Ion has been moved to tonight instead of at the PPV! Makes sense!

[Lock Jaw]

Frickin' Zema Ion. Stop spraying your hair spray on your neck/chest. Or at least start saying it is something other than hair spray.

[Lock Jaw]

Austin Aries DQed for turning Zema's hairspray against him when Zema tried to use it.

Weird match. Heel vs Heel, but Aries pretty much played the part of a Face.

[Lock Jaw]

Why the hell is Zema Ion so happy about this? No title for him.

[Lock Jaw]

Abyss' brother Joseph running wild looking for Abyss.

Pretty sure I remember that it was revealed that James Mitchell was Abyss' father. And that his half-brother was that Judas Mesias guy.

Is this another half-brother?

WHERE IS THE CONTINUITY?

[Lock Jaw]

Bully Ray in the ring now. Calling out Sting. Says he should be number one contender since he beat up James Storm with a chair last week.

[Lock Jaw]

Sting agrees to make Bully Ray vs Bobby Roode. Another Heel vs Heel match coming up next!

[Lock Jaw]

The straps on the TNA title seem way too long. Noticed it last week too. When Roode wears it on his waist the rest of the strap just flaps about behind him like a tail.

[Lock Jaw]

Doing a good job here at least of making it all about the title. Bully wants it, he doesn't care that Roode has it. It's a non-title match, but beating Roode could get him his shot.

Unlike Austin/Zema where Zema seemed not to care about the belt at all.

[Lock Jaw]

Pretty good match until James Storm runs in and chases Bully off, and superkicks Roode.

[Lock Jaw]

Tag team #1 contender match.

Matt Morgan/Crimson vs. Robbie E/T

Television champ actually on TV. Also, forgot about Morgan and Crimson and their whole "probably gonna turn on each other" deal since they weren't on since the first week.

[Lock Jaw]

Morgan and Crimson win. Crimson steals the win from Morgan.

Just break these guys up already. No need to see them get another title shot.

[Lock Jaw]

Mr. Anderson returns to help AJ Styles against Chris Daniels and Kaz. I like Anderson's music.

[Lock Jaw]

Garrett talking to his mystery partner backstage. WHO COULD IT BE?!!!!

Also, can't believe they are making this Garrett Bischoff angle the main event tonight instead of something to do with Bobby Roode/The Main Event picture.

[Lock Jaw]

Garrett with the most generic wrestling gear ever.

BUT OH MY! HIS PARTNER IS JEFF HARDY!

In the words of Taz, "NO WAY!"


This is so unexpected, guys.

[Lock Jaw]

Jeff Hardy gives me the jibblies with his face paint.

[Lock Jaw]

Commentators talking about how Jeff Hardy is so inspirational and how he turned his life completely around.

While having the camera close in on his facepaint.

[Lock Jaw]

Hardy with the hot tag to Garrett Bischoff. Garrett cleaning house. Seems "mad over" with the fans.

[Lock Jaw]

And Jeff Hardy pins Kurt Angle, his opponent for the PPV.

[Lock Jaw]

Honestly, this is the first week that I would classify the show as "bad". If I had watched this show in the first week, I probably would have tapped out.

[Rollermacka]

Honestly, this is the first week that I would classify the show as "bad". If I had watched this show in the first week, I probably would have tapped out.

Yea, this past weeks wasn't anything special completely predictable. I hate that their still pushing Jeff Hardy as a main eventer, he doesn't deserve to be in a feud with Kurt. I would say after the PPV (I'm sure Jeff is going to win the match) I'd like to see a Daniels vs Angle feud. They would put on some amazing matches.

[Mr. Nerfect]

I actually agree with you, Lock Jaw. This week was pretty... meh.

TNA's done this before, and it really annoys me: Yes, the story running through the show this week seemed to be that Sting was bat-shit insane and doing bat-shit insane things. Yeah, it would make sense that a bat-shit insane General Manager would put on a weird show with guys challenging for female titles and bad guys facing bad guys and money matches being blown on free television. But that doesn't make it good practice. TNA seems to be under the impression that if they're meant to have a bad show, then that's more than acceptable.

That being said, I understand where they are going with most things. The stuff I didn't like, though:

* Garett Bischoff does not seem like a main event player. At all. One day he might be, but he should really be in OVW working on his skills. The tag match did not feel like a close to the show. It felt like one of those "first hour main events."

* I liked that Kazarian seemed to be forced into working with Daniels. I liked that he seems to be doing exactly what Daniels asks him to do, but with an edge almost meant to send a message to Chris, which Daniels sells perfectly. I liked that Kazarian got Daniels disqualified last week, but ultimately won the Gauntlet Match for the team -- kind of giving the big "fuck you" to Daniels while still doing his job. It was pretty awesome, and the pay-off of Kazarian manning up and not playing Daniels' games anymore would have been worth it.

But this week it seemed like Kazarian is happy to be with Daniels? It seems like he legitimately hates AJ Styles and wants to team with Daniels, which would have been all well and good if that were the story from the start, but it wasn't.

* It's just a little thing, but it really, really bugs me -- I seem to remember one of Crimson's biggest moments in TNA Wrestling being choking out Abyss with wire announcing that "They" were coming. So Joseph Parks shows up looking for his brother and Crimson is all "Sorry, man, can't help you." I get that little continuity errors pop-up in wrestling all the time, but it still bugged me that Crimson seemed to be genuinely concerned about the missing Abyss. He could have at least seemed standoffish or suspicious.

In my mind, the saving graces of the show were the performances by Austin Aries in that backstage segment where he called Sting on his shit -- adding a level of "sanity" to the show; and Bobby Roode vs. Bully Ray, right down to the ending. Personally, I felt that while there were better and more obvious things to do (Joe & Magnus vs. Roode & Ray?) that would have allowed the exact same progression of story and gotten more guys over and what have you -- this did do the job and served as completely valid entertainment.

[Swiss Ultimate]

Which version of The Joker is Sting trying to rip off? I...can't figure it out.

[Lock Jaw]

The Jim Carey version.

Anyways, didn't do this today. After last week's show, I just didn't have the motivation. Previous weeks I was looking forward to doing this. Was gonna do it tomorrow, but am now realizing I can't. So it might be Sunday before I can ASTOUND you all with my commentary.

[tjmidnight420]

Been keeping up with this thread from the start, and while reviews from my peers seem to point to TNA slowly turning their product in the right direction, it still seems they are making alot of mistakes. Frmr GM Jaw was willing and even excited to watch a few of the shows, but not so much this time. Also, I don't see the pay off other than the obvious good wrestling from guys you don't see on the big show anymore.

[Mr. Nerfect]

There was never a Jim Carey version of The Joker, was there? Sting is reminding me of Jim Carey, though.

Kind of felt like TNA was pretty perfect this week. Really decent show again. Bobby Roode is about as good at promo work as Kane Knight is at being an obnoxious fat dude with Asperger's. He's very good.

[Swiss Ultimate]

Kane Knight isn't fat...also...apparently everyone has Aspergers.

[Lock Jaw]

AWWWWWWWW SHUCK DUCKY QUACK QUACK HERE WE GO!


Contract signing later between Roode/Sting.

Also, PPV is apparently tonight. So I guess it is a good thing I am watching Impact now.

[Lock Jaw]

James Storm coming to the ring right now. His hair seems silky smooth.

[Lock Jaw]

Talking about his match at Lockdown and winning the World Title and fans begin to chant "It's Your Time". Where do they even think up these chants?

[Lock Jaw]

Now out comes Bully Ray. Funny how Ray has lost so much mass, and James Storm has gained so much.

[Lock Jaw]

Just had a thought. PPV is tonight, and it is the start of the beginning of the last show leading into it...

And I know two matches on the PPV.

Roode/Sting
Angle/Hardy

They gave away Zema/Aries on TV last week, so dunno if that is still on the card.

Oh wait, I think there is gonna be a tag title match too.

[Lock Jaw]

Ok, so Storm/Ray are apparently having a match at the PPV too.

I like these two guys, they work really well together.

However, I already saw that match in the first week when Storm beat him to become #1 contender.

Instead of now doing this "You aren't going to make it to Lockdown" angle from Bully Ray, they could have been building up to have the #1 contender's match at Victory Road.

[Lock Jaw]

Gunner vs Storm now.

[Lock Jaw]

Or, apparently not now since here come Al Snow and D-Lo Brown to break things up.

[Lock Jaw]

Oh yeah, how could I forget the knockout title match at the PPV also.

[Lock Jaw]

Sting puts both Gail and Madison in action tonight! And Madison's match.... IS UP NEXT, PLAYA!








(Note: Sting did not actually say "playa")

[Lock Jaw]

Dear Lord.... TNA's horrible voiceover dude.

First thing in this clip

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Just listen to his voice. Just terrible.

[Lock Jaw]

Madison Rayne beats Velvet Sky with a ROLLUP! Pulls the tights.

[Lock Jaw]

"The Undefeated" Crimson vs Samoa Joe right now. I predict a no-contest result.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

So Lock are you going to actually stay up for the PPV tonight?

[Lock Jaw]

Ok, nevermind. Crimson wins with some assistance from Matt Morgan.

Pretty fun brawlers match. Crimson doesn't seem terrible. He pinned Joe with a spear though. Hope that isn't his finisher.

[Lock Jaw]

So Lock are you going to actually stay up for the PPV tonight?

I will be awake.

[Lock Jaw]

Austin Aries up next, and he has a bottle of wine/champagne.

[Lock Jaw]

Aries celebrating, he is now the longest reigning X-Division champ in history.

[Lock Jaw]

Zema Ion out to interrupt the celebration. CAN'T ALL THE HEELS JUST GET ALONG?