Impact Wrestling: World Champion Tessa Blanchard (Air Date Spoilers Only)

[Simple Fan]

Spud said his UK doctor advised him to rehab another week before returning to Impact and was delivering a promo on Swoggle when his mom was heard asking if he wanted any tea. He told her to keep it kayfabe.

[Simple Fan]

Main event time. Magnus vs EC3 vs James Storm to decide the #1 contender.

[Simple Fan]

EC3 won the match after Storm hit the Last Call on Magnus and EC3 kneed him in the back and Storm fell out of the ring and EC3 pinned Magnus. Pretty good match, guessing the main event of Slammiversary will be EC3 vs Lashley vs El Patron fir the Impact and GFW Championships.

[Simple Fan]

Looks like they are finally doing the India tour they have delayed the last 2 years and will tape 4 episodes of Impact there after next week.

[Simple Fan]

Didn't watch live this week, EC3 starting the show with a barbershop quartet celebrating becoming #1 contender.

[Simple Fan]

El Patron interrupts but is immediately interrupted himself by Prichard, Karen Jarrett, Dutch, and Tyrus. Bruce made Patron vs EC3 for the GFW Championship in a steel cage also to determine the #1 contender again.

[Simple Fan]

Impact Grand Championship match, Eli Drake vs Moose. Special judges in this match Dutch, Bruce, and Scott D'Amore. Chris Adonis is with Drake.

[Simple Fan]

Eli Drake won round 1.

[Simple Fan]

Moose won round 2.

[Simple Fan]

Moose won the 3rd round but Eli clearly controlled the round but Adonis grabbed Moose's leg at one point. Eli Drake was mad st the judges after.

[Simple Fan]

Allie is confused as to why Rosemary helped her lsst week.

[Simple Fan]

Allie with Braxton Sutter vs Amber Nova now.

[Simple Fan]

Allie won the match and acted super surprised. JB and Joseph Parks have arrived on a golf cart.

[Simple Fan]

LAX vs V.O.W for the GFW Tag Team Championships is next.

[Simple Fan]

LAX won and are now Impact and GFW Tag Team Champions. Match was no DQ and LAX took advantage out numbering and using a bat and title.

[Simple Fan]

JB not wanting to do the Slammiversary match now that Scott Steiner is Josh's partner.

[Simple Fan]

X Division Championship match now Andrew Everett vs Low Ki.

[Simple Fan]

Low Ki won and stared down Sonjay Dutt who eas in commentary for the match and Low Ki's opponent next week.

[Simple Fan]

Spud is baxk and attacking Swoggle. Spud stil limping though. Nos hes beating Swoggle with a hammer the same way Swoggle did to him.

[Simple Fan]

Main event six sides of steel, Patron vs EC3.

[Simple Fan]

Impact is in India tonight after postponing this tour for 2 years. El Patron won the cage match last week and is the #1 contender.

[Simple Fan]

El Oatron out to start the show talking abiut being GFW Champion an #1 contender. Lashley out now say he needs to shut Patron up.

[erickman]

west needs to sell some wrestling shirts in india

[Simple Fan]

Bruce came down and announced both will defend their titles tonight.

[Simple Fan]

Caleb Konley vs Low Ki for the X Division Championship.

[erickman]

impact needs to always tape in other countrys the fans are hotter

[KIRA]

Was that Low-ki?

Also bald guys look stupid in sweat bands

[Simple Fan]

Low Ki won the match but did shed some blood. Solid opener, crowd was into it. Sonjay Dutt with his eye patch is out now to challenge Low Ki for the X Division Championship.

[Simple Fan]

Low Ki accepted and the match will be next week.

[Simple Fan]

Was that Low-ki?

Also bald guys look stupid in sweat bands

Low Ki has like a hit man gimmick now and wrestles in the suit.

[KIRA]

Yea but Hornswoggle youve pretended to be 7yrs old for yrs

[KIRA]

WWE need s to retain a crew in India just to tape 205 live

[KIRA]

Scratch that ROH needs to move here if crowd like impact they'll LOVE ROH

[KIRA]

dAMN i HEARD THAT SHOT

[Simple Fan]

Davey Richards ran through local Indian talent Vikis Kumar.

[KIRA]

Who is that empty eyed vessel I see Kevin Dunn?

[KIRA]

Job out Indians on their home turf brilliant

[Simple Fan]

EC3 now out whipping Kumar with a belt before Storm made the save.

[KIRA]

They are showing all the wrestlers that ran to WWE

[#1-norm-fan]

Saw the card for the PPV. Where was Cody? Is his feud with Moose over? Is he still a champion for GFW? Is he even still with TNA?

[KIRA]

hE GOT TO KEEP THE Hornswoggle name

[KIRA]

Watch Impact gonna swerve and make Shira champ outta nowhere

[Simple Fan]

Spud and Swoggle attempting a brawl in the crowd.

[KIRA]

Sidenote: the TNA part of Impact wrestling no longer exists
Dixie Carter can still be found @TNADixie.Without the wrestling associated with it takes on the meaning Russo always meant it to.

[Simple Fan]

Watch Impact gonna swerve and make Shira champ outta nowhere

He's decent but they strapped a dancing gimmick on him and became a joke for a bit. I really think he'd be great in the X Division as a Indian Somoa Joe type.

[KIRA]

wait what belt does Lashley have?

[Simple Fan]

Saw the card for the PPV. Where was Cody? Is his feud with Moose over? Is he still a champion for GFW? Is he even still with TNA?

Hasn't been around in a while and will probably sign with ROH seeing as he's taken to the Young Bucks. Brandi has made some appearances lately. Pretty sure he's still the GFW NEX GEN Champion still.

[KIRA]

So the World title

vs the Grand title?

And what belt does El Patron have


WHAT IS THE RANKING SYSTEM IN THIS COMPANY

[Simple Fan]

wait what belt does Lashley have?

He has the TNA World Heavyweight Championship that is now called the Impact Wrestling World Heavyweight Championship.

[KIRA]

Hasn't been around in a while and will probably sign with ROH seeing as he's taken to the Young Bucks. Brandi has made some appearances lately. Pretty sure he's still the GFW NEX GEN Champion still.

NEX GEN- ANOTHER FUCKNG BELT?

[Simple Fan]

So the World title

vs the Grand title?

And what belt does El Patron have


WHAT IS THE RANKING SYSTEM IN THIS COMPANY

Patron is the GFW Global Heavyweight Champion

[Simple Fan]

NEX GEN- ANOTHER FUCKNG BELT?

Yeah, lets see they have:

Impact Wrestling World Heavyweight Championship
GFW Global Heavyweight Championship
Impact Wrestling Grand Championship
GFW NEX GEN Championship
Impact Wrestling World Tag Team Championships
GFW Tag Team Championships
Knockouts Championship
GFW Women's Championship
X Division Championship

[KIRA]

"Which one is MOOSE"

"The big bald guy"

[KIRA]

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Also jesus christ the number of belts is ridiculous

Just cal yourselves Global Impact Wrestling

[Simple Fan]

This should be interesting. Larural Van Ness vs Rosemary.

[KIRA]

This sounds like somebody tried to ripoff Marilyn Manson's The Nobodies and just completely failed

[KIRA]

Seriously how are they not getting sued for that song

[Simple Fan]

Allie is no Bayley, she can get extreme.

[Simple Fan]

This sounds like somebody tried to ripoff Marilyn Manson's The Nobodies and just completely failed

That was her theme for a while with Decay. Changed around the time the new regime took over so they probably didn't want to pay for it and made their own theme.

[KIRA]

Ok for a minute I was like I'm not crazy I own the album that song is on.

[KIRA]

The most exercise either of these men have gotten in years from the looks of it

[Simple Fan]

Patron vs Chris Adonis for the GFW Championship. Eli Drake is with Adonis and interfering at every chance ge gets.

[Simple Fan]

Patron wins but is being beat up by Drake. Lashley just watching but Moose made the save.

[#1-norm-fan]

Hasn't been around in a while and will probably sign with ROH seeing as he's taken to the Young Bucks. Brandi has made some appearances lately. Pretty sure he's still the GFW NEX GEN Champion still.

I thought he was already in ROH and was doing both at the same time.

[Simple Fan]

I thought he was already in ROH and was doing both at the same time.

Yeah he was but recently has said he plans on signing with a company soon and has been on ROH more lately and has become the Young Bucks new boy toy so he'll probably sign with ROH. Also going affer the ROH World Championship at their next PPV.

[#1-norm-fan]

He should win it. Love Cody. Just "Cody" is an awful name though. Fuck WWE.

[#1-norm-fan]

It would be cool if he just went by "The American Nightmare" but I feel like he needs some light facepaint or something to go with it. "CAWdy" with a name like that might be weird.

[Simple Fan]

He should win it. Love Cody. Just "Cody" is an awful name though. Fuck WWE.

Have a feeling he will. ROH TV announcers still call him Rhodes and stuff he's just announced as The American Nightmare Cody when coming to the ring.

[Tom Guycott]

Watch Impact gonna swerve and make Shira champ outta nowhere

He's decent but they strapped a dancing gimmick on him and became a joke for a bit. I really think he'd be great in the X Division as a Indian Somoa Joe type.

Kinda funny, because once upon a when all those years back when TNA tried to crack the India market the *first* time, they were pushing him to the goddamn moon in Ring ka King because he was "hometown" and "looked the shit" even though he was as green as grass. The best example I can think of is if Vince instantly decided David Otunga was ready to be WWE champion after his NXT debut [and I mean his first actual match months before Nexus was even a thing and NXT was a "contest"] and instantly threw him to the top of the card. Essentially; the shits.

Essentially, he's more legit now than he was then, and he's relegated to comedy fodder.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

India gave Bruce Prichard the liquid shits

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Yeah, lets see they have:

Impact Wrestling World Heavyweight Championship
GFW Global Heavyweight Championship
Impact Wrestling Grand Championship
GFW NEX GEN Championship
Impact Wrestling World Tag Team Championships
GFW Tag Team Championships
Knockouts Championship
GFW Women's Championship
X Division Championship

Whoever doesn't have a title in IW right now must feel like a total dipshit.

[Simple Fan]

Sony Six Invitational 10 man Gauntlet Battle Royal starting the show. Suicide and Matt Sydal starting tbings off.

[Simple Fan]

Davey Richards is the next entrant.

[Simple Fan]

KM out now, No one eliminated so far.

[Simple Fan]

Swoggle has entered the match now.

[Simple Fan]

Eddie Edwards entered the match and immediately eliminated himself and Davey Richards.

[Simple Fan]

Spud out now after commercial. Sydal, KM, Spud and Swoggle still in the match.

[Simple Fan]

Kongo Kong is the next participant and has eliminated Sydal.

[Simple Fan]

Kong eliminated Spud and Moose is the next guy out.

[Simple Fan]

Spud eliminates Swoggle after being eliminated by Kong.

[Simple Fan]

Moose has been eliminated.

[Simple Fan]

Mahabali Shera is the last contestant and the crowd finally has someone they can cheer.

[Simple Fan]

Shera eliminated Kongo Kong by pulling the ropes as Kong charged him. Shera and KM are the last two and have to win by pin or submission.

[Simple Fan]

Shera wins and gets a little trophy.

[Simple Fan]

LAX wasn't allowed in India due to their priors.

[Simple Fan]

E Singh 3 out now in Indian garb for a spiritual enlightenment.

[Simple Fan]

Fans dont like E Singh 3 at all.

[Simple Fan]

He has a translator with him.

[Simple Fan]

E Singh 3s great great great great great great great great great great great grandfather was born in India he says.

[Simple Fan]

EC3 now calling the fans poor and India a 3rd world country.

[Simple Fan]

Not so sure his translator is saying what EC3 says.

[Simple Fan]

Translator now refusing to translate and EC3 is attacking him and whipping him with a belt.

[Simple Fan]

Storm made the save and tired to get EC3 with the belt but he ran.

[Simple Fan]

Spud and Swoggle got into it at lunch today befor the battle royal and apparently Spud hates short people.

[Simple Fan]

Mathews is going to have a sparring session.

[Simple Fan]

San Deep Akan is his opponent.

[Simple Fan]

Josh sucks at taking bumps.

[Simple Fan]

Josh won with a Stiener Recliner but wouldn't let it go. Shera came out and Josh is cowering.

[Simple Fan]

Shera was about to take out Mathews when Lashley saved him and Josh put the Steiner Recliner on Shera. Patron made the save this time as Lashley and Josh ran.

[Simple Fan]

Trevor Lee vs Braxton Sutter with Allie is up now.

[Simple Fan]

Sutter won and Sienna is out with Laural Van Ness.

[Simple Fan]

Sienna challenged Allie and Rosemary to a tag match next week.

[Simple Fan]

Moose is out now, didnt say much before Eli Drake interrupted.

[Simple Fan]

Drake and Adonis attacked Moose before he faught back. Dont guess the Impact Grand Championship wont be defended at Slammiversary as Moose will announce his tag partner next week.

[Simple Fan]

Low Ki vs Sonjay Dutt for the X Division Championship is the main event and is next.

[Simple Fan]

Sonjay Dutt wins his first X Division Championship in his home country of India.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Seriously? He's only been wrestling there off and on for 14 fucking years. What a racist bullshit stunt.

[Simple Fan]

Seriously? He's only been wrestling there off and on for 14 fucking years. What a racist bullshit stunt.

Whats racist about that if I may ask? Its not like the guy has been great those 14 years and had alot of other guys who are in WWE now ahead of him. Obvious he was going to win with them being in India but it told a good story.

[#1-norm-fan]

Because giving someone a title to appeal to the people of India just because he's Indian is racist. OBVIOUSLY.

[Tom Guycott]

I don't agree so much on the "racist" part, but I do agree in seeing it as a bullshit stunt.

I can't be the only one who finds it humorous that it looks like iMPACT is copying WWE in hotshotting brown talent for a boost of market share in India. It can't be coincidental that this comes on the heels of "unhindered Jinder" getting the flying checkers king push that is about as transparent as Scotch tape, and now, suddenly, after all this time, Sonjay Dutt is worth enough to become a champion when they just so happen to be in India...


... but THEY WERE DOING IT FIRST! It takes a special kind of fuckup company to be the first at something and still come off as a copycat promotion. Dutt becomes a champion, Sheera gets a trophy, and both were talents they could have/should have been building for years. Years! Instead, it looks like a "me too" answer to Vince.

[#1-norm-fan]

They're not copying WWE/Jinder. They were IN India and had an Indian guy win a midcard title in his home country to give the crowd a feel good moment. It's kind of just a typical wrestling story. There's a big difference between that and suddenly revolving an entire brand around a jobber just to boost business in a foreign country.

[Simple Fan]

I don't agree so much on the "racist" part, but I do agree in seeing it as a bullshit stunt.

I can't be the only one who finds it humorous that it looks like iMPACT is copying WWE in hotshotting brown talent for a boost of market share in India. It can't be coincidental that this comes on the heels of "unhindered Jinder" getting the flying checkers king push that is about as transparent as Scotch tape, and now, suddenly, after all this time, Sonjay Dutt is worth enough to become a champion when they just so happen to be in India...


... but THEY WERE DOING IT FIRST! It takes a special kind of fuckup company to be the first at something and still come off as a copycat promotion. Dutt becomes a champion, Sheera gets a trophy, and both were talents they could have/should have been building for years. Years! Instead, it looks like a "me too" answer to Vince.

They're not copying WWE/Jinder. They were IN India and had an Indian guy win a midcard title in his home country to give the crowd a feel good moment. It's kind of just a typical wrestling story. There's a big difference between that and suddenly revolving an entire brand around a jobber just to boost business in a foreign country.

Tom has a good point though, Impact Wrestling did it first with the trip to India. That caused WWE to react the same way they did with the UK tournament and trying to control that market. Jinder being champion is a result of WWE not wanting to lose the Indian market to Impact. WWE being live and not taped though makes it look like Impact did it just because WWE has Jinder as champion.

[Simple Fan]

It worked out just how the WWE wanted it to really. Cant speak for India but here in America WWE spun it as an Impact reaction.

[Tom Guycott]

Tom has a good point though, Impact Wrestling did it first with the trip to India. That caused WWE to react the same way they did with the UK tournament and trying to control that market. Jinder being champion is a result of WWE not wanting to lose the Indian market to Impact. WWE being live and not taped though makes it look like Impact did it just because WWE has Jinder as champion.


The bigger point I'm trying to make isn't just that it looks reactionary to WWE... but that IMPACT HAS HAD YEARS OF A HEAD START WITH THIS MARKET AND IT STILL LOOKS REACTIONARY TO WWE!

[Simple Fan]

Starting late tjis week as I was watching the NBA Draft and Louisville in the CWS but here we go.

[Simple Fan]

3rd week in India, first match is X Division Sony Six way match. Davey Richards, Trevor Lee, Suicide, Braxton Sutter, Eddie Edwards, and Matt Sydal. Winner get another little trophy.

[Simple Fan]

Its an elimination match and Suicide and Braxton Sutter have been eliminated.

[Simple Fan]

Davey Richards has been DQ'ed and started to atrack Eddie Edwards who was also DQ'ed for defending himself against a guy that was already eliminated via DQ. Dont get that at all but I guess it builds the ruthlessness of the two leading up to their Slammiversary match.

[Simple Fan]

Matt Sydal win the match and the little trophy. Might get a X Division Championship match now.

[Simple Fan]

Laural Van Ness and Sienna vs Allie and Rosemary is next. Questionable whether Rosemary shows up or not.

[Simple Fan]

Rosemary didn't come out during her entrance and Sienna and Larual thought she wasnt coming and went for Allie at the top of the ramp. Rosemary came from under the ring and stopped them and the match has started.

[Simple Fan]

Sienna and Laural won with Sienna pinning Rosemary.

[Simple Fan]

Passed out about half way through.

[Anybody Thrilla]

OK Simple Asshole, now that I have finally caught up on Impact, I wanted to say that your play by play spoilers are not helpful nor insightful. You're just spoiling for the sake of spoiling. There were some Impact things I would have liked to discuss, but I stayed away from this idiotic thread because I knew I'd read something to ruin something else for me. Would you consider a possible format change here?

[Simple Fan]

What do you suggest?

[Simple Fan]

Im more than happy to accommodate other posters but no one seems to watch so I just type what happens in case someone checks in to see whats happening without watching.

[Simple Fan]

I've thought about just posting the recap videos that they put on YouTube. Is that something that would work better?

[Anybody Thrilla]

Refer to the NXT or Lucha Underground threads where the product is discussed, but not spoiled. I have been watching recently because a friend of mine told me he's going to be on the show soon.

[Simple Fan]

Im all for discussion and such and that was the intent when I started it but not alot of discussion about Impact happens around here unless it lolTNA type stuff.

[XL]

Yeah, this isn't the NXT thread though.

[Tom Guycott]

I've thought about just posting the recap videos that they put on YouTube. Is that something that would work better?

That's essentially how I catch up on Impact anyway.

Well, really almost anything except ROH as of late, I can actually catch an airing of that while at work.

[Simple Fan]

That's essentially how I catch up on Impact anyway.

Well, really almost anything except ROH as of late, I can actually catch an airing of that while at work.

I might switch to doing just that with my own critique of the show as I have grown tired of posting things as they happen but haven't had any objections until Anybody Thrilla here recently. If that would suit more posters and bring more discussion, I'm glad to do it.

[Tom Guycott]

A critique of that method on the whole, though:

I get the reason for the "shoddy" editing to help avoid any copyright strikes with consecutive footage matching, but sometimes, whoever compiles the video will cut promos mid word and spots mid move... a bit annoying, but it still gets the point of the whole show across in about 10 minutes.

[XL]

For the record, I do not agree with the proposed changes.

This was never started as an Impact discussion or review thread. It clearly states that it is Simple Fan's thread. I quite enjoy the "stream of consciousness".

[Simple Fan]

While I understand where Anybody Thrilla is coming from with the spoilers I also dont see how that keeps people from discussing and it hasnt stoped people like Tom Guycott and #1-wwf-fan anyway. I dont watch Raw and Smackdown live so I dont check in on those thrrads until I'm done watching so not to be spoiled, Impact is no different other than instead of a bunch of people its just me and erikman occasionally. As I've also said there isn't alot of discussion about Impact Wrestling unless its lol TNA type stuff or something the front office is or isn't doing, its hardly ever about the product.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Anthem bought GFW.

Shocking, right?

http://i.imgur.com/14HuIku.jpg

http://www.tpww.net/2017/06/anthem-has-acquired-global-force-wrestling/

[Simple Fan]

Anthem seems serious about the wrestling business, now if they could only figure out what they want to be they might go somewhere. Also damn, I thought I'd never get through those Creature comments.

[Simple Fan]

Just getting in and starting to watch. Hyping Slammiversary right now. Show is starting with contract signings.

[Simple Fan]

Low Ki and Trevor Lee vs Sonjay Dutt and Matt Sydal is next.

[Simple Fan]

Decent tag match, Sydal and Dutt won after Sydal hit a shooting star press on Trevor Lee.

[Simple Fan]

Eli Draje and Chis Adonis vs The Mumbai Cats, two masked wrestlers.

[Simple Fan]

Rockstar Spud vs Swoggle in a Mumbai Street Fight is next with a midget referee.

[Simple Fan]

Match brike into a pantsing match as Spud tore the oants off tge ref before the ref tore Sluds pants off and then Swoggle put Spud through a table to win

[Simple Fan]

Rosemary, Allie, and Braxton Sutter vs Sienna KM and Laural is next.

[Simple Fan]

Rosemary won tbe match with a Red Wedding(F5) on Laural Van Ness

Main event time, El Patron, James Storm, Eddie Edwards and Mahabali Shera vs Lashley, EC3, Davey Richards, and Kongo Kong.

[Simple Fan]

Lashley's team attacked Shrea who was first out for his team and didnt participate in the first part of the match but returned half way through to help his team win. Patron hit a stomp on Kongo Kong for the win.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

TNA is now known as Global Force Wrestling.

[Simple Fan]

TNA is now known as Global Force Wrestling.

Well technically they haven't been TNA since January. I really think this is happening so they dont have to make new titles and can just use the GFW titles.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

The head office was still called TNA, they just labeled everything Impact be sure LOLTNA.

[Simple Fan]

Oh, well hopefully they have made their minds up on what this promotion will be called.

[Destor]

I like the spoiler filled thread ftr. Saves me time

[Simple Fan]

I like the spoiler filled thread ftr. Saves me time

It seems most do and ABT is the only one that has a problem with it but he came in asking for discussion and left without doing any discussing himself so I just kept doing it how I have been. Think I might start adding the youtube recap along with what I've been doing already so anyone that doesn't want to scroll through my post can just check it out.

[Mr. Nerfect]

At least TNA actually makes an effort to go to India and rewards a hard-working talent over the past 14 years, who has been consistently over with that crowd, in order to appeal to a fanbase. Jinder Mahal is leading a SmackDown crew that has diminishing attendance at their live events, despite the Indian diaspora.

[Mr. Nerfect]

I just read that Naomichi Marufuji is working the Slammiversary PPV. Damn, that's an attention-grabber, from where I sit. I remember when all the hype from Japan used to be Pro Wrestling NOAH, specifically KENTA and Marufuji.

[Simple Fan]

I just read that Naomichi Marufuji is working the Slammiversary PPV. Damn, that's an attention-grabber, from where I sit. I remember when all the hype from Japan used to be Pro Wrestling NOAH, specifically KENTA and Marufuji.

That is big and they haven't really done alot with NOAH since they came into the working agreement. They haven't said anytging about him in any of the lead up shows so he'll probably be working with someone like Shera or Suicide that dont have anything yet.

[mike adamle]

He's in that big tag title 4-way match.

[Fignuts]

I just read that Naomichi Marufuji is working the Slammiversary PPV. Damn, that's an attention-grabber, from where I sit. I remember when all the hype from Japan used to be Pro Wrestling NOAH, specifically KENTA and Marufuji.

Company took a nose dive after Misiwas death. Even ajpw is in better shape these days.

[Triple A]

Watched a stream of the main event of "Slammiversary"... seemed pretty bad... dead crowd, mediocre match, etc.

Also Jeff Jarrett and all these GFW "executives" in suits walked out after Alberto won and started clapping and making the show all about themselves and stuff... as if people care about them.

All the Impact results I read seem to have like 10 segments centered around Bruce Prichard or some other boring "authority figure." Annoying ass self-indulgent booking.

[#1-norm-fan]

Alberto said his match with Lashley would be better than Lesnar vs Joe. Based on the reactions I'm seeing, I certainly hope not.

[Simple Fan]

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[Simple Fan]

Alberto said his match with Lashley would be better than Lesnar vs Joe. Based on the reactions I'm seeing, I certainly hope not.

WWE would have to pull a TNA and have Kurt and Booker help Joe in the match for that happen. Lesnar/Joe should be alot better but all I've seen of the Lashley/Patron match was in the highlights I posted which is the whole show in about 30 minutes.

[Rammsteinmad]

I tried to watch bits of Slammiversary, mainly because in my eyes that's still TNA/Impacts/GFW's "Wrestlemania". Not Bound for Glory. Fucks sake.

But the whole show was just so boring. I couldn't get through more than a couple of minutes per match. Everything is so messy, hard to follow, it feels like the focus is never where it's meant to be.

Random nugget that irked me... in the 15-years hype video package, did we really have to SEE the narrator. Was weird as fuck. Some random black dude speaking to the camera in what SHOULD have been "that voice" you hear over the action, not see coming out of the guys stupid slab of a face. Aw well. It is TNA after all.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Company took a nose dive after Misiwas death. Even ajpw is in better shape these days.

Yeah, they had a relationship with NJPW for a couple of years and they sent Suzuki-GUN over there to help out which did pull popularity back, but there was a falling out.

[Rammsteinmad]

Props to Josh Matthews though. You'd never have guessed it after him being an announcer in WWE for ten years or whatever, but the guy's really athletic!

[Mr. Nerfect]

Company took a nose dive after Misiwas death. Even ajpw is in better shape these days.

Yeah, it's a damn shame. Wasn't it basically a feeder system for New Japan recently? Then it got new owners or something.

[Mr. Nerfect]

I tried to watch bits of Slammiversary, mainly because in my eyes that's still TNA/Impacts/GFW's "Wrestlemania". Not Bound for Glory. Fucks sake.

But the whole show was just so boring. I couldn't get through more than a couple of minutes per match. Everything is so messy, hard to follow, it feels like the focus is never where it's meant to be.

Random nugget that irked me... in the 15-years hype video package, did we really have to SEE the narrator. Was weird as fuck. Some random black dude speaking to the camera in what SHOULD have been "that voice" you hear over the action, not see coming out of the guys stupid slab of a face. Aw well. It is TNA after all.

I was wondering if he was supposed to be someone. I thought to myself "Surely that is not James Earl Jones."

Reading the show, it sounded pretty good, in truth. I like that they are sticking to their plans. The big hole they could have fallen into was changing direction every time the ratings don't immediately jump up. It's going to be a long process back. It sounds like there was some wonky booking in the Women's Title match, but hopefully they get their current crop of guys over and keep moving forward.

[Triple A]

Random nugget that irked me... in the 15-years hype video package, did we really have to SEE the narrator. Was weird as fuck. Some random black dude speaking to the camera in what SHOULD have been "that voice" you hear over the action, not see coming out of the guys stupid slab of a face. Aw well. It is TNA after all.

lol yeah

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[#BROKEN Hasney]

Yeah, it's a damn shame. Wasn't it basically a feeder system for New Japan recently? Then it got new owners or something.

Yeah, they were bought by an IT Development company and haven't really recovered since they fell out with NJPW. I'm not sure a TNA partnership will help.

[Mr. Nerfect]

I'm...intrigued to see how these partnerships go. Jarrett having one with AAA and CRASH seems weird, but he's somehow managed to keep both masters happy. I'd rather they showcase New Japan guys in a way that isn't Okato, but the ship has probably sailed on that. Still, if Lashley makes an appearance in NOAH, it is probably better than it is worse for them. I don't think they can depend on that relationship to save them though.

[Mr. Nerfect]

The Impact preview kind of makes me want to watch. They're getting back there, they've just got so much ill-will to overcome.

[Mr. Nerfect]

I hope it's Juvi who stole the X-Division Title. Just saying.

[#1-norm-fan]

Women's title match seemed really good. Also, DeAngelo Williams is a fucking natural.

[Rammsteinmad]

Looking back at that AMW vs XXX cage match posted on the home page... I miss those days. When Elix Skipper does that walk across the cage... the crowd go insane for ages, the announcers lose their voices. TNA really felt like the next alternative to have a shot at becoming a big brand in the industry.

I guess by now, the formula is clear and most people just tolerate it. TNA is WWE's unofficial developmental company. It's hard to give a shit because you know any of the young guys will go off to WWE or NXT at some point, and the ex-WWE guys will go back to the WWE in a heartbeat if given the opportunity.

I use to really enjoy TNA back in the day. I guess they were the days when the line was still blurry. When guys like AJ Styles and Somoa Joe were "TNA guys" and it seemed ludicrous that they'd ever leave. Guys like Christian, Sting and Kurt Angle popping up was a huge deal back then, now it's almost a rite-of-passage to turn up in TNA after being future endeavored.

TNA have made a lot of mistakes over the years (my God, have they ever! How they made it to 15 years is beyond me!), but they've also had some good moments too. Ultimately, I think whether they "dig themselves out of this hole" or not, they're at the point now where there is no chance of shaking of the stigma of being WWE's developmental. There really isn't any loyalty to the brand any more. The guys that are there are only there because they're not in WWE or NXT.

All this cross-promotional stuff with Japanese companies etc... I don't know any of these guys, and it puts me off. Because there doesn't seem to be a definitive Impact roster any more. Just seems like any other open indie fed where everyone is just using it to get exposure to get WWE's attention.

Aw well. Great Balls of Fire next week! Yay!

[Rammsteinmad]

Fucking hell dunno where all that came from.

[Simple Fan]

Feel like Alberto will be the new member of LAX that Konnan was talking about after the tag title match. Only other person I can think of would be Hernandez and Alberto joining would be better I think.

Anthem kind of played it safe the first half of the year and nothing has really been must see. Like I said previously I feel like they're just trying to fill tv time matches have felt more rehearsed and over produced since Anthem took over. They were doing the same before with regards to TV but the matches seemed to better and talent had more freedom.

In my opinion they live and die with the X Division though. Since Hogan came in its been treated more as a cruiserweight title with occasional big men in matches. Tournaments are a big deal in wrestling today and with all these partnerships they have they could do a killer Golbal X Cup. X Division should be a showcase of different styles and sizes. Marufuji would be a great X Division champion and a guy you that could dominate the division I think. I'd like to see Mahabali Shera in the X Division as well. I've said it before but I feel like Caleb Konley is a guy they could build as their next AJ Styles but their focus has been on Low Ki and Dutt, which for playing it safe makes sense.

Would like to see the let loose now and let talent go out there and put on a show in the ring. Needs to have some bigger angles as well but with Jarrett back in charge its a little scary to think about that. Need to embrace their TV14 rating and be a bit more rough and allow some bad language but I've seen them beep talent and blur middle fingers which is something they didn't use to to do as much.

[drave]

Gangster Del Rio or GTFO

[drave]

Bah, who am I kiddin, I'm not going to watch it anyway.


lolgfw

[Triple A]

Impact already spoiled who the new member of LAX is in the previews they sent to TV Guide and stuff... They also spoiled the result of the PPV main event and X-Division match...

http://www.tpww.net/2017/07/did-impact-just-spoil-their-slammiversary-ppv-potential-spoilers/

[drave]

LOLGFW!!! :lol:

[Rammsteinmad]

So is the promotion called GFW now? Or is it still Impact Wrestling?

[#BROKEN Hasney]

The promotion itself was still called TNA at their head office with all the trademarks and shit, they just tried not to ever use it. Now that's called GFW so don't know if they'll call it GFW Impact or stick with impact Wrestling or what.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Looking back at that AMW vs XXX cage match posted on the home page... I miss those days. When Elix Skipper does that walk across the cage... the crowd go insane for ages, the announcers lose their voices. TNA really felt like the next alternative to have a shot at becoming a big brand in the industry.

I guess by now, the formula is clear and most people just tolerate it. TNA is WWE's unofficial developmental company. It's hard to give a shit because you know any of the young guys will go off to WWE or NXT at some point, and the ex-WWE guys will go back to the WWE in a heartbeat if given the opportunity.

I use to really enjoy TNA back in the day. I guess they were the days when the line was still blurry. When guys like AJ Styles and Somoa Joe were "TNA guys" and it seemed ludicrous that they'd ever leave. Guys like Christian, Sting and Kurt Angle popping up was a huge deal back then, now it's almost a rite-of-passage to turn up in TNA after being future endeavored.

TNA have made a lot of mistakes over the years (my God, have they ever! How they made it to 15 years is beyond me!), but they've also had some good moments too. Ultimately, I think whether they "dig themselves out of this hole" or not, they're at the point now where there is no chance of shaking of the stigma of being WWE's developmental. There really isn't any loyalty to the brand any more. The guys that are there are only there because they're not in WWE or NXT.

All this cross-promotional stuff with Japanese companies etc... I don't know any of these guys, and it puts me off. Because there doesn't seem to be a definitive Impact roster any more. Just seems like any other open indie fed where everyone is just using it to get exposure to get WWE's attention.

Aw well. Great Balls of Fire next week! Yay!

Yeah, when I was digging for matches each year, up until 2010 there's so much gold to choose from, then Hogan comes in and everything gets fucked up, but the still had Kurt and AJ (while Samoa Joe was being hilariously misused).

I've scheduled all the ones up until 2011 to go live each day. Still need to get the desire to do 2012-2017....

[Rammsteinmad]

Haha yeah Hogan coming in was when my interest in TNA started to diminish. Of all the mistakes they've made I truly believe THAT was the biggest one.

[Simple Fan]

Dave Meltzer reported that the company will be debuting their new title belts at the August 17th taping.

[Tom Guycott]

Impact already spoiled who the new member of LAX is in the previews they sent to TV Guide and stuff... They also spoiled the result of the PPV main event and X-Division match...

http://www.tpww.net/2017/07/did-impact-just-spoil-their-slammiversary-ppv-potential-spoilers/

On one hand, WWE has done similar things like this in the past to "throw off" suspicion for the swerve later: most notably pointing away from the Billy Gunn KotR win.

On the other hand, this is The Company Formerly Known As TNA, and that seems like too smart of a play and instead they just simply fucked up with spoilers.

[Simple Fan]

Kind of forgot about Impact tonight but watching now. Starting with a Slammiversary recap.

[Simple Fan]

El Patron is out to start things off with both titles and his dad and brother. Says he's there to party.

[Simple Fan]

Lashley out now calking Oatron an egomaniac for throwing this party.

[Simple Fan]

Lashley claims Alberto's win was a fluke. Also said he'd build a wall around Dos Caras and El Hijo Dos Caras to keep them where they belong.

[Simple Fan]

Weird earlier Alberto called Lashley a bitch and the beeped it. Just now he called him one again and they didn't.

[Simple Fan]

JB still calling it Impact Wrestling and only mention of GFW is talking about the titles. JB and Josh still cant get physical with one another or they are fired, Pope to for some reason.

[Simple Fan]

Caleb Konkey vs Sonjay Dutt in a non title match.

[Simple Fan]

Dutt win but Konley had a decent showing. Trevor Lee attacked Sonjay after the match and stole X Division title.

[Simple Fan]

8 man tag match now, Eli Drake, Christopher Adonis, Fallah Bahl, and Mario Bocara vs VoW, Grado, and Eddie Edwards.

[Simple Fan]

Edwards pinned Mario Bocara for the win. Joseph Park is out now to congratulate Grado but also has a paper that he showed Grado and Grado doesn't seem happy about it. They are leaving together, not sure whats going in there.

[Simple Fan]

Matt Sydal vs Braxton Sutter is next. Sutter has Allie with him.

[Simple Fan]

Sydal won with a shooting star press, short match.

[Simple Fan]

Super X Cup is returning with a 8 man tournament. First round matches will be Sami Cavara vs Drago, ACH vs Andrew Everett, Taishi Isimori vs Davey Richards, and Desmond Xavier vs Edris Abraham.

Xavier vs Abraham is happening next.

[Simple Fan]

Desmond Xavier won a decent match, was much better than I thought it would be. Xavier is very talented in the ring.

[Simple Fan]

Marufugi vs Moose is next week for the Grand Championship which EC3 seems to take offense to with an outsider getting a title shot over him.

[Simple Fan]

Rebel vs Sienna is next.

[Simple Fan]

Sienna won by tap out.

[Simple Fan]

Main event is next, rematch of Slammiversary with Patron vs Lashley.

[Simple Fan]

Fell asleep on the match but this is how it ended.
2W1VBH16otI

[Fignuts]

Who does NOAH even have now, besides Marufuji and Ishimori, that would make a partnership beneficial to GFW.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

I think GFW had the relationship before the Anthem buy out, so it probably made sense for them then. may as well honor the deal and hope to use any talent they do sign while giving their talent more dates.

[James Steele]

So...Alberto joins LAX because Mexicans?

Lashley is still a charisma vacuum.

Konnan looks rough.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Marufugi vs Moose is next week for the Grand Championship which EC3 seems to take offense to with an outsider getting a title shot over him.

I still hate the name of the belt, but I'm fine with Moose beating Marufuji and then EC3 starting a feud with Marufuji. Could be good stuff.

[Mr. Nerfect]

New Japan/GFW would be the best relationship they could strike up, but that would probably jeopardize the GFW/AAA one. That being said, one with CMLL would probably be better anyway. They could maintain the one with Konnan and CRASH.

[Mr. Nerfect]

They really need to try and get themselves back on Spike. I think I read something about Spike not being interested, but maybe the branding change can re-open discussions. Just please, please, please keep Vince Russo away from things.

Who is doing commentary on the shows now? Sounds like it's back to Borash, Matthews & Pope. Get rid of Matthews & Pope and have Dutch join commentary. As the booker, he knows the direction things need to go, and the guy is a damn master on the mic. Borash & Mantel would do a great job at the booth, methinks. Have Matthews & Pope work as managers. Or just let them go. Whichever.

[Simple Fan]

New Japan/GFW would be the best relationship they could strike up, but that would probably jeopardize the GFW/AAA one. That being said, one with CMLL would probably be better anyway. They could maintain the one with Konnan and CRASH.

ROH works with both CMLL and NJPW. Dont see them droping ROH for GFW Impact. I wonder though if all the working agreements that GFWhad around the world still exists, which one of those was NJPW.

[Simple Fan]

I still hate the name of the belt, but I'm fine with Moose beating Marufuji and then EC3 starting a feud with Marufuji. Could be good stuff.

Not sure how they are going to work out the titles once they create new ones. The main titles have already been unified but still have the X Division, Impact Grand, and GFW NEX GEN Championships. Cody is the NEX GEN Champion and he's probably going to sign with ROH if he hasn't already. I also hope they scrap the round bull shit, Corgan did a great job in Impact but that is the worst thing he introduced.

[Mr. Nerfect]

ROH works with both CMLL and NJPW. Dont see them droping ROH for GFW Impact. I wonder though if all the working agreements that GFWhad around the world still exists, which one of those was NJPW.

What is that ROH relationship really worth to them though? Sinclair has a lot of money, but how much do they really pump in? ROH feels really...cold as a product. And I don't see ROH buckling the relationship if New Japan decided to branch out to GFW as well. It feels like ROH is the "little spoon" in it. The ROH product does feel more stylistically compatible with what New Japan puts forward though.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Not sure how they are going to work out the titles once they create new ones. The main titles have already been unified but still have the X Division, Impact Grand, and GFW NEX GEN Championships. Cody is the NEX GEN Champion and he's probably going to sign with ROH if he hasn't already. I also hope they scrap the round bull shit, Corgan did a great job in Impact but that is the worst thing he introduced.

I imagine that it will just be GFW Heavyweight, GFW Impact Grand (I hate that name), GFW X-Division, etc. The NEX-GEN will probably just be dropped and never spoken about again with Cody gone, since that belt is basically the same thing. The elephant in the room is what to do about the Impact Grand. It feels like a proper mid-card title on Moose, but it's got that goofy shit and pre-existing stigma around it, but they've already created a mess with these titles. It wouldn't surprise me to just see it renamed to your traditional mid-cardy title -- Intercontinental, US or Television, to be honest.

[Simple Fan]

I imagine that it will just be GFW Heavyweight, GFW Impact Grand (I hate that name), GFW X-Division, etc. The NEX-GEN will probably just be dropped and never spoken about again with Cody gone, since that belt is basically the same thing. The elephant in the room is what to do about the Impact Grand. It feels like a proper mid-card title on Moose, but it's got that goofy shit and pre-existing stigma around it, but they've already created a mess with these titles. It wouldn't surprise me to just see it renamed to your traditional mid-cardy title -- Intercontinental, US or Television, to be honest.

Agree its a good title for Moose in the mid card. He's also took it and defend in NOAH and AAA. Could live with it being GFW Impact Championship and treated as a TV type title defended on Impact. Need to drop the rounds though.

[Simple Fan]

What is that ROH relationship really worth to them though? Sinclair has a lot of money, but how much do they really pump in? ROH feels really...cold as a product. And I don't see ROH buckling the relationship if New Japan decided to branch out to GFW as well. It feels like ROH is the "little spoon" in it. The ROH product does feel more stylistically compatible with what New Japan puts forward though.

Pretty sure its a strong relationship same with CMLL. ROH has helped NJPW break into the US market with the War of the Worlds PPVs they've put on together. The talent exchange is probably the strongest part of it as guys like Elgin and War Machine just to name a few are huge in Japan. Guys like Lethal and Cole have defended the ROH title at Wrestle Kingdom and numerous tag teams have had solid runs in Jaoan. Now I think ROH has greatly benefited from the relationship as well with being able to use NJPW talent as well. Thats why I dont think they should drop ROH for GFW, everything is going great for all sides involved so there is really no reason to.

[Mr. Nerfect]

The rounds are dumb. I'm aware that New Japan have run ROH Title matches, but usually aren't they fairly cold parts of the show? I think Elgin is signed to New Japan first and foremost, but it's a good point about War Machine. I wonder how hard ROH contracts are to get out of though? I could see New Japan making a coup and taking a bunch of ROH guys who are only in the ROH thing for the New Japan prospects.

[Simple Fan]

The rounds are dumb. I'm aware that New Japan have run ROH Title matches, but usually aren't they fairly cold parts of the show? I think Elgin is signed to New Japan first and foremost, but it's a good point about War Machine. I wonder how hard ROH contracts are to get out of though? I could see New Japan making a coup and taking a bunch of ROH guys who are only in the ROH thing for the New Japan prospects.

Yeah Elgin signed with NJPW for his most recent contract. Similarly the Young Bucks jumoed over to ROH. NJPW does seem to control the relationship though in my opinion, they have Bullet Club that ROH has heavily used. I believe the relationship with NJPW is a key to Cody picking ROH over GFW Impact. As I've said its working for all parties involved including CMLL so there's no reason to make any changes at the moment.

[Simple Fan]

Show is starting with LAX introducing El Patron as their newest member.

[Simple Fan]

El Patron doesn't seem to be that receptive of gaining membership. Says he's a leader not a follower.

[Simple Fan]

Patron wouldn't join and LAX jumped him.

[Simple Fan]

Lashley made the save and cleared the ring.

[Simple Fan]

ACH vs Andrew Everett in a first round match of the Super X Cup is up next. Desmond Xavier has already advanced to the second round laat week.

[Simple Fan]

ACH won with a brain buster. Good showing for ACH. Never really been a fan of his when he was in ROH. Kind of like Cedric Alexander as once they leave ROH they dont seem as generic.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Why do I get the feeling this is a set up on Lashley?

[Simple Fan]

Gail Kim announced that she will be retiring at the end of the year.

[Mr. Nerfect]

This makes me sad. Selfishly, I mean. Good for her. I'd like to see her signed to a WWE contract. I think it would create a relative stir in today's scene.

[Simple Fan]

Adonis is out now, has called tge Swolemates into the ring. Swolemates are two ripped dudes that have a new show on Pop debuting next week. They're have a fkex off.

[Simple Fan]

AAA match with Octagoncito vs Damous

[Simple Fan]

Octagoncito won the match.

[Simple Fan]

Grado is looking for a Knockout to marry him or else he'll be deported.

[Simple Fan]

EC3 is out on commentary for this Marufugui/Moose Grand Championship match.

[Simple Fan]

Moose won round 1 and Marufugi won round 2.

[Simple Fan]

EC3 hit Marufugi with the ring bell and was going to hit Moose but Moose hit him with a knee. Moose retains the Impact Grand Championship.

[Simple Fan]

Trevor Lee will defend the X Division Championship against William Weeks. Wont take the belt off because he's afraid someone will steal the title. Lee is not the X Division champion and stole the belt himself kast week.

[Simple Fan]

Lee won and Sonjay Dutt attacked him but Lee was able to get away with the title.

[Simple Fan]

Ava Storie vs Larual Van Ness is next.

[Simple Fan]

Laural Van Ness won and Grado has come to the ring.

[Simple Fan]

Grado has a bottle of wine and a gift and he told Laurel she's the most beautiful girl he's ever laid his eyes on.

[Simple Fan]

He asked Laurel in a date but Kongo Kong is now coming to the ring.

[Simple Fan]

Grado just ran once Kongo showed up. Laurel seemed a bit interested but was hugging Kongo once he got in the ring.

[Simple Fan]

Main event was LAX vs Patron and Lashley. Patron and Lashley won and LAX beat down Patron. Lashley didnt stop them this time though.

[Simple Fan]

My phone broke and I went fishing but I'll post a few ICYMI videos later.

[Simple Fan]

hXTuDTkAuT8

[Simple Fan]

Back to watching live this week. It's Impact Wrestling day in Orlando and the Mayor of Orlando is the special guest ring announcer tonight. Impact is starting with Eli Drake, Chris Adonis, and EC3 vs Eddie Edwards, Marufugi, and Moose.

[Simple Fan]

EC3 pinned Moose to win the match for his team. Hit a low blow on Moose while the ref wasn't looking.

[Simple Fan]

Lashley in the ring now still wanting a title match and bad mouthing management. Says he'll break anyone in half who steps in front of him for a title shot.

[Simple Fan]

He called out Bruce to name him #1 contender but Sydal ran out and interrupted Lashley who tried to ignore him but Sydal attacked him and hit a shooting star press on him.

[Simple Fan]

Super X Cup match is next Davey Richards vs Ishimori.

[Simple Fan]

Ishimori won a pretty good match. Hit a 450 splash for the win.