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BREAKING NEWS: Major TNA spoilers !!!

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Originally Posted by Ryan Clark

Eric Young just defeated Magnus to win the TNA World Heavyweight title on this week’s TNA iMPACT! broadcast.
Near the end of the match, Magnus hit a Michinoku driver for a close two count. Magnus then went to the floor, grabbed the title and brought it into the ring. The ref tried to take it, did and Magnus hit a low blow as the ref’s back was turned, Magnus covered again for a two count. Magnus then picked up Young, off the ropes and a crucifix by Young for another close two count. Young then hit a piledriver for the 1…2…3. Eric Young is your new champion!
Young appeared to break down in tears as Borash announced him as the new world champion. The show then went off the air.
COMMENTARY: As I said on my Facebook page, Eric Young is clearly WWE’s version of Daniel Bryan. He’s over HUGE with the live crowd(s), has the massive beard, etc. TNA obviously can see the success it’s had for WWE … and it seems like they are trying to capitalize in their own way … the week after WrestleMania where D-Bryan won the WWE title. It’s actually a smart business move. I like it … but they shouldn’t have done the title change tonight. They should have started the build as they did tonight … and have him “chase” the title for the next few weeks or months … build him up as the underdog and then eventually have him win the title if the live crowds run with it and get behind him. TNA likes to rush things (as does WWE) and they did it tonight.
Also, if something works for the biggest wrestling company in the world, you try to capitalize off it in your own way. Both companies have taken ideas from each other for YEARS now … it works both ways. I like it a lot. I was hoping they’d have Young chase the title and not rush it. Build him up as a major underdog … get the fans invested and then do the title change several weeks or months from now. Eric Young has a TON of potential. Really good in-ring worker and great on the stick. He’s got “it”.

Yeah. I think world champion in TNA is equivalent to the assistant to the head of catering in WWE

once upon a time there was an alternative to wwe...

As per the dirtsheets, Brian Hebner was not aware of the decision. It is believed that the decision was that of Dixie Carter and not Magnus. The only people to know about the title change (before hand), were Dixie, Magnus and Eric. Have you guys seen the "shocked Magnus guy" yet? Top notch meme material.

lol. Well I guess it's a step up from "TNA World Champion: Chris Sabin".

Apparently Dixie missed the main event as she had gone to hospital after the previous match with Bully Ray, who had suffered a concussion and wondered why the fuck he still worked for TNA.

If I can be serious for a minute.... this was a pretty good episode of Impact Wrestling.

I, for one, will definitely be tuning in next week to see what they do with Eric Young.

Eric Young is a 'World Champion'. RVD made a grand return. Christian isn't on TV. How does this make you feel?

Can't wait until TNA has a hall of fame. First induction: the two extra ropes they used to have on their ring.

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Originally Posted by Shisen KOTF (Post 4409951)

Can't wait until TNA has a hall of fame. First induction: the two extra ropes they used to have on their ring.

Both former TNA World Champions.

Hate to break it to you. But they do. The first inductee was WWE's latest signing.

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Originally Posted by Tazz Dan (Post 4409950)

Eric Young is a 'World Champion'. RVD made a grand return. Christian isn't on TV. How does this make you feel?

Honestly, as long as I got some weed I'm fine.

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Originally Posted by Volare (Post 4409955)

Honestly, as long as I got some weed I'm fine.

the only answer to anything

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Originally Posted by Tazz Dan (Post 4409950)

Eric Young is a 'World Champion'. RVD made a grand return. Christian isn't on TV. How does this make you feel?

- Good
- Bad
- Terrible

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Originally Posted by Volare (Post 4409955)

Honestly, as long as I got some weed I'm fine.

Lock Jaw obviously hasn't replied because he is huddled in a corner somewhere, rocking back and forth while crying.

my initial reaction is "this is stupid".

...seems like the equivalent of making Santino WWE World Champ.

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Originally Posted by Lock Jaw (Post 4409961)

THINK AGAIN

Know how hard that is to do after you already did while you're high? Fuck bro.

Part of me wonders if they did it so they wouldn't be too overshadowed by anything WWE did this week and Jeff Jarrett's announcment.

Part of me wonders if they realized Daniel Bryan and Eric Young both have beards and picked a guy with a beard to piggyback on Daniel Bryan's popularity.

Not sure.

Eric Young has been built up as legit tough the past few weeks. In addition to still kind of crazy. I would have built him up some more before taking the title, but in a way this is good too just because of the "surprise"/"shock"/"anything can happen in TNA" factor.

I was not a fan at all of Magnus' title reign. For the first time since it began I am excited to tune into TNA next week.

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Originally Posted by slik (Post 4409967)

Part of me wonders if they realized Daniel Bryan and Eric Young both have beards and picked a guy with a beard to piggyback on Daniel Bryan's popularity.

Pretty much this. Eric Young just needs to come up with a chant and he's TNA's Daniel Bryan.

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Originally Posted by Lock Jaw (Post 4409970)

but in a way this is good too just because of the "surprise"/"shock"/"anything can happen in TNA" factor.

They can only do that so much though before the shock goes away and it devalues the title even more as opposed to making it something worth caring about when someone wins it.

Chris Sabin winning it was only like 9 months ago.

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Originally Posted by slik (Post 4409964)

my initial reaction is "this is stupid".

...seems like the equivalent of making Santino WWE World Champ.

The Chris Sabin one was dumb, yeah..... but Eric Young is more credible than Chris Sabin (which, granted, is not hard to do).

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Originally Posted by Razzamajazz (Post 4409932)

once upon a time there was an alternative to wwe...

no there wasn't. WWF maybe. Not WWE.

Guy with epic beard wins the World Championship....

WWE's version of Daniel Bryan is Daniel Bryan.

lol @ Taz in the first 11 seconds of that video. Going a bit too far with the "This match is definitely over so I'm gonna treat it as so and change my tone to a more careless one. Might start thinking about where I'm gonna go for dinner tonight. I hear there's a good restaurant up the highwa-WHA???" thing.

Good for Eric Young.
Still can't care less about TNA.

You mean to tell me that a short, bearded man went through 2 matches in 1 night to become World Champion? Where have I seen that?

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Originally Posted by Tazz Dan (Post 4409943)

Apparently Dixie missed the main event as she had gone to hospital after the previous match with Bully Ray, who had suffered a concussion and wondered why the fuck he still worked for TNA.

:rofl: Genuinely LOL'd at work. When I should be working. The boss is looking at me weird now. Feel an investigation for my internet usage coming on.......

I thought they were still showing the tapings they have thru 2016?

I was 35% interested in this, big EY fan, but the timing isn't very smart

Oh my this is history in the making.

things are going good for the b+ players i think ey and bryan are twins. good to see ey gets the belt before tna goes under he had some bad story lines.

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Originally Posted by AJ lee's (Post 4410013)

You mean to tell me that a short, bearded man went through 2 matches in 1 night to become World Champion? Where have I seen that?

Exactly. Glad someone said it before I did. Just another copycat move by TNA. This kind of B.S. is why they can't have nice things (i.e., ratings).

Hopefully he'll drop it to EC3 after a series of comedy skits where Eric and ODB attempt to teach him how to be a submission wrestler.

Good for Eric Young.

Besides the similarities to Bryan, Magnus reign was also similar to Orton's on how bad it was overall.

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Originally Posted by Smelly Meatball (Post 4410119)

Good for Eric Young.

Besides the similarities to Bryan, Magnus reign was also similar to Orton's on how bad it was overall.

well atleast they did not have bootista, on magnus i thought he was a good heel

Dave. You are kind of an asshole for spoiling this in the thread title.