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Unfortunately, here I go again:
- Opens with a video recap package about Rhino earning the #1 Contendership. Desperately trying to make it seem more epic than it is.
- So tag team title tournament action. Apparently both Rhett Titus and Charlie Haas will be fighting on next week's show. Not against each other's teams. Both need to pick a partner because of their situations. Why have both "mystery partner" matches in one week? Should have had one tonight, and then one next week.
- Some team of generic looking black dudes (Coleman Alexander and somebody, C&C) now up against The Hardy Boyz, I mean Young Bucks. Matt Buck playing air guitar along with their entrance music, looking like a gigantic tool. Now Jeff Buck starts to air guitar after their music has stopped and they are being introduced, looking like an even bigger tool. This whole "Code of Honor" handshake thing is like the stupidest thing ever. And there they go air guitaring again. Man, hate them so much. Which is good because they are actually showing me some personality.
C&C just took out one of the Bucks and then hit like three big double team maneuvers on a row on the other one. For sure thought the match was done, but naturally he kicked out. Ok, now the same thing happened in reverse like two seconds later. The C&C guy kicked out as well.
Ok, now C&C wins with one of their dudes connecting with a top rope splash. Too bad. They showed me zero personality in that match. They both did some nice moves, but really felt like both teams were just going through the spots. Also, again, little to no selling of big moves.
Brief promo from C&C (or at least one of them) that also did not show any personality.
- Charlie Haas out for a promo, calls out Jim Cornette. Some really bad blatant editing here, his promo has been chopped. LOL over the top reaction by Cornette as he is interrupted by the music of who I can only assume is Rhett Titus. Rhett Titus pretty "terrible" on the mic.
Haas proposes that they become each other's partners and win the tag titles so they can then fight over them one on one, and he can win them for himself and Shelton. Rhett accepts. Don't see the advantage for Rhett Titus here. Either way he is going to eventually have to pick a new partner because his is gone. You'd think he would rather work with this new partner from the start. Rather than team with a dude he hates and then fight the dude for the right to then pick his own partner.
- Two newbies fighting now. "Tadarius Thomas" (obviously a black person name) vs. QT Marshall (Pronounced Mar-shell), who is wearing a robe with "God's Gift" sequined on the back. Already like this QT person, aside from his female sounding name, because it seems like he has some sort of actual gimmick. He took the mic fro two seconds to correct the announcer. One sentence and he is already miles ahead. LOL takes a lot of time taking off and folding his robe, goes to carefully hand it to some ringside crew member, but then just dumps it on the crew member's head. HEEL HEAT.
Ok, Tadarius is so far getting pretty much squashed but all the announcers are doing is putting him and his fighting style over. He eventually got a bit more offense in. A lot of fancy looking but weak looking kicks. QT eventually wins with an ALABAMA SLAMMA. Only took the one finishing move to win. He played the heel well during the match as well.
- Mini promo from Kevin Steen, where he yells a lot into Kevin Kelly's face who is doing his best not to crack up.
- Another mini promo from Kevin Steen where he does the exact same bit he just did, only with Steve Corino and Jimmy Jacobs.
- Mini promo from Truth Martini. Apparently he has a team in the tag team tournament. His team isn't with him, so I have no idea who they are.
- Mini promo from the Briscoe Brothers. These guys are not what I expected at all. I have heard of them before, and have heard IWC-Nerds go crazy over them. Was not expecting two rednecks/yokels who actually showed personality.
- Main event now. Six man match to decide the #1 contender for the TV title. Only two in at a time, you have to tag in/tag out. I smell a cluster**** coming.
LOL at the director. One dude goes charging towards the hard camera when he is introduced. Cuts to a cam where you can't see his face. Cuts back to the hard cam when the dude turns away from it. Never saw his face.
Ok, apparently if a dude gets thrown out/goes to the floor then he is no longer the legal man and the first one to enter the ring is. Weird.
Mike Mondo wins in a match where I had no idea what was going on half the time. Too bad. Lehal, Bennett, and Ciampa all have better looks.
And that's the show. I think, I dunno. I think I can fulfill my commitment of a month at least. Not so terrible that I just can't watch it. Probably won't be back after that. Not even coming close to making me want to watch regularly.
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