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* Hernandez and Matt Morgan defeated The British Invasion to retain the TNA Tag Titles. During the match, Rob Terry came out and had his X Division Title shot briefcase. Brutus tried to use the briefcase on Hernandez during the match, but he missed and hit Doug Williams instead. Hernandez pinned Williams. Trouble has been brewing between the members of The British Invasion for some time. I do not want to see Rob Terry cash in the briefcase and win the X-Division Title, so I hope Doug Williams gets it from him, and gets a nice singles reign. The guy deserves it.
* Mick Foley is a good promo, so it'll be interesting to see what he has to say.
* AJ Styles' new persona could be either hit or miss. I wonder if Styles will start calling himself "The Nature Boy." It could be a pretty good way to get him some heat. I get what they are trying to do by having Hulk Hogan take Angle's side. People thought that Angle would not be getting another title shot, but Hogan has come through. They just have to be careful that they don't devalue stipulations like that too much -- even if they benefit the face.
* There is no way Orlando Jordan should be defeating D'Angelo Dinero clean. I get they want to make OJ look strong, credible or whatever, but Dinero is where they should be investing. Jordan getting a tainted win with help from Desmond Wolfe (because it sounds like he might only be on the second week of iMPACT!) could have been a better way to go about things.
* The Angelina Love vs. Beautiful People seems to be off to a completely acceptable start. Love gets a solid win, Rayne loses her top; the heels get the numbers advantage, which will hopefully lead to Love getting a partner to face Sky & Rayne. I don't see anything wrong with this so far.
* I get what TNA are trying to do with "The Band," I do, but so far they have been nothing but a mess. I hope this is the end of them.
* There is no way The Nasty Boys should be defeating Kevin Nash & Eric Young. Not only are Nash & Young the leaders of a top heel faction in TNA, but Young is a singles champion, and until recently was a really hot character in TNA. I guess The Nasty Boys need to look strong, but they got their beat-down on Team 3D. They shouldn't even be appearing for TNA. If Hogan wanted to give his boys a win, Team 3D could have attacked and given them a disqualification win.
* Everything I heard about the Ken Anderson vs. Abyss match at Genesis suggested they didn't really click. So TNA's strategy is to pair them together in a feud? Why? I know they feel the need to include something for everybody, but right now it might be best to leave the directionless Abyss off television while they establish new characters.
* TNA doing the "screwjob" is pathetic. Styles could have retained the title in a more constructive manner. Perhaps they could have had someone help out Styles, and give Flair someone else to manage? This just doesn't sound interesting, and sounds like it will repel more viewers than attract.
* Eric Bischoff firing Mick Foley could be interesting. I guess they are doing some sort of "anti-authority" role for Foley. I do think they need to get some characters off TV for a bit, and Mick Foley is one of those guys who just demands too much air-time (by nature of character, and not backstage attitude or anything). Foley being "fired" is better than Lashley wanting to "leave." That just makes TNA look crappy.
* Homicide should have beat Dr. Stevie in their Xplosion match. I do like me some Stevie, and I am glad he has gotten a chance to work with some former World Champions in TNA; but after getting squashed by Matt Morgan & Hernandez, I don't think he really needs to be going over guys who should be used to rebuild the X-Division. In fact, Dr. Stevie is another one of those guys who could be left off TV for a while, and take a more backstage role while new characters are finding themselves.
* I am really looking forward to the Desmond Wolfe vs. Sean Morley match. I'm sure they will work well together, and Wolfe going over is the right call. The Morley mark in me would have liked to have seen D'Angelo Dinero cost Wolfe the match, as payback for my suggested scenario where Wolfe cost Dinero a match against Orlando Jordan. Then you could have run Dinero & Morley vs. Wolfe & Jordan, or something like that.
* Hernandez has got a marketable appeal -- I understand that. I do wish Daniels was used a bit better, though. He should really be looking for retribution against Sean Morley for his loss at Genesis, or something, claiming he was careless to lose to a joke like Morley. But I guess Daniels is just taking some time away from the title for a little while.
* Ken Anderson going over Jeff Jarrett is the right call, in my opinion. They need to make Anderson look like he belongs in TNA. Going over the founder is a great way to do it. I'm interested to see where they go with Anderson in TNA; although I just wish they'd drop the Abyss thing.
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