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Storm is right, though. The briefcase thing was handled poorly. Senshi left the company, and had the fired briefcase, so they had Daniels win it and get fired, even though he is still with the company? Scott Steiner swapped briefcases with Petey Williams? Why the fuck did they not just reveal what each guy got on their website after the PPV went off air?
I actually agree with TNA putting ODB over Gail Kim. If this gets a three-way match between the ladies, where Kim can pin Kong, and prolong The Awesome One's chase for the TNA Women's Title, then I agree with the move, completely. Having Kim just knock ODB back would give Kim a victory, but it would risk putting her and Awesome Kong on a plateau above all the other ladies. That's why I'm glad something seems to be getting done with ODB, and even Velvet Sky & Angelina Love.
The concept of the Ladder Match for the belt did not frustrate me, so much as the result. Having the belt hanging above the ring, and getting Lethal to grab it made a lot of sense. The belt was stolen, and often in situations like this, a Ladder Match is the way to go. The match not being for the Championship was a bit irritating, though. Why not just do Jay Lethal vs. Johnny Devine? Fuck, with The Motor City Machine Guns beating Team 3D at the PPV before, why not have a Four-Way Ladder Match between Jay Lethal, Johnny Devine, Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley? There were much better ways to go about this, but the fundamental idea of a Ladder Match with Lethal looking to reclaim the belt was fine with me.
Another big issue I currently have with TNA, is that Vince Russo apparently told Traci Brooks to fake her fainting incident on PPV recently. He told her not to tell her family and friends, and to just make it look like she legitimately fainted. Not only did the commentators not have a clue what was going on, but the wrestlers probably didn't, either. Plus, it led nowhere. How depressing?
TNA needs to get rid of Dutch Mantel and Vince Russo, and hire Paul Heyman.
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