The TNA Wrestling Thread

[Jayson]

We have one for the WWE, now we have one for TNA.

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[Jayson]

Breaking News: Kurt Angle Found Not Guilty

Report by TNAWrestlingNews.com Staff on 09/15/2009 at 02:02 PM


Kurt Angle, Pittsburgh's Olympic gold medalist and professional wrestling champion, was found not guilty of harassment and other charges were dropped on Tuesday stemming from the alleged stalking of his ex-live-in girlfriend.

Angle, 40, was arrested last month, shortly after Trenesha Biggers, 26, got a protection from abuse order against him in Moon Township and had police officers remove him from his house.
Biggers did not comment as she left district court on Tuesday, but Angle and his lawyer answered media questions for about two minutes.

The arrest happened in Robinson Township, where police said Biggers claimed Angle was stalking and harassing her by driving around the parking lot while she was at Starbucks Coffee in Robinson Towne Center.

District Judge Carla Swearingen cleared Angle on the harassment charge related to the PFA order, and Angle is living at home again while Biggers has moved out.

Dismissed by the judge were charges of driving with a suspended license -- stemming from Angle's refusal of a breath test on an unrelated DUI charge that he beat at trial in 2007 -- and drug possession related to two vials of human growth hormone in Angle's car at the time of his arrest last month. Angle said he has a prescription for HGH and uses it for an ongoing condition related to previous neck injuries from wrestling.

Angle holds the heavyweight championship belt for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. Biggers is also a wrestler and works infrequently for TNA under the name "Rhaka Khan."

In an exclusive interview days after his arrest, Angle told WTAE Channel 4's Michelle Wright that he was going to a hotel near the Starbucks after police made him leave his house and Biggers just happened to be there at the same time. Breaking into tears, he said spending nine hours in the Allegheny County Jail was the lowest point of his life.

Angle became emotional again on Tuesday as he spoke to reporters outside the courtroom, saying he opened his home to Biggers and his generosity was taken advantage of.

"I will continue to live my life by the law, as I always have," Angle said.

A separate hearing will be held next month in Moon on the PFA and a simple assault charge that was filed to obtain the protection order.

Angle has said that he never physically harmed Biggers and doesn't know why she filed for a PFA order against him.

[King Gizzard]

there could just be one big wrestling one

[King Gizzard]

:shocked:

[Novo]

thought he was back for a minute

[Stu]

Ah what a beautiful minuet it was.

[arista]

They have a ppv on tonight.

Not sure what channel it's on though....


Bravo Ch.

[Enid]

thought he was back for a minute
:laugh: me too *sigh*

[King Gizzard]

It would appear that TNA is saying goodbye to the six-sided ring as a traditional four-sided ring is set up in the Impact! Zone for tonight's Genesis pay-per-view.

The company had been using the six-sided ring since debuting at Universal Studios in June 2004 for their first iMPACT! taping.

We expect to have a photo of TNA's new 4-sided ring later today. We have Mike Shalik on-scene and will get a picture up on the site as soon as he's inside the building.

[Jayson]

That sucks so hard. The 6 sided ring made it epically good for high flyers like the Machine Guns and Amazing Red.

And what's gonna happen to the 6-sides of steel? or the steel asylum?

Now they're both gonna be boring and exactly the same as other companies.

Bad move IMO, hopefully they're only having the 4-sided ring for Genesis.

[King Gizzard]

Theyre getting rid of that big red cage as well hogan wants it gone

hogans trying to sell out tna lol

[Ramsay]

sell outs:(

[Jayson]

Omfg I hate that old bastard so much.

I bet Vinnie Mac hired him to secretly destroy TNA from the inside outwards.

[King Gizzard]

Would rather not have the nWo story as well got bored of that when it was in wwe

[Jayson]

Yeah. Tbh I think TNA are trying too hard to beat WWE. They're too busy changing everything to make it the same as the WWE, that they're losing the company's attraction in the process.

TNA should just stick to what it does best. Wrestling. Leave the promo's and acting to the WWE.

[Stu]

TNA need to be a viable competitor to the WWE. I'm all for drama and promos as long as they are good - something the WWE have not been doing for the longest time. The idea that the 6 sided ring made TNA any different is a joke. Who judges a product by it's ring? It just looked like a toy and it drew in zero additional fans during it's run.

I'm just happy to see a traditional looking, admittedly 90's esque, wrestling product on television again. I feel for the past few years WWE have really overproduced certain aspects of the shows. Save the spotlights and lighting up the crowd for WrestleMania, not Raw every week. Ditto with the ambient lighting all over the shop. I know it's all fake but the idea that Kane aranged in advance to have his locker room bask in a red glow each week is a bit of a tough pill to swallow. TNA looks 'raw'. It looks like a wrestling show on TV should look. WWE looks far too cleaned up in the aesthetic sense.

TNA need to go to war and appeal to the masses. Not a bunch of wank happy smarks who don't appreciate the free entrance to the building. Since the Hogan arrival, I actually want to watch iMPACT. I don't care how old the Nasty Boyz are, they are more entertaining than 90% of the other jumping beans on the roster. In fact, I wish The Band blew up the 6 sided ring and had Jerry Sags **** on the remains of it. Now that's television.

[Stu]

I disagree about the ring......if fans in the Impact crowd are chanting "We want 6 sides" then surely you cant claim it drew in zero additional fans.
Of course you can. Those are the same handful of pretentious smarks who have been sitting in those same spots in the building for years. They are no indication as to what the overall TNA fanbase is like.

On that note ...

"I was Impact on Monday, and they let a lot of non regulars up front on the rail and made those jokers sit up in the stands. It was funny wacthing them complain to management thinking they are a lot more important then they really are. They were crying about it for a while and then started crap to ruin story lines. Like chanting... See More "aj is married" when they were trying to run the nait angle with the hot chicks. they suck and attempt to ruin each show. TNA never told anyone to be quiet, they asked them to leave out the profanity as this show is taped live at a family friendly park and tons of families are in the stands".

And the follow up on a deleted WrestleZone thread :

The CC is not concerned with your opinions. We love this wrestling company and are very concerned that the TNA we watched grow up in front of us is being taken apart because a celebrity decided that it was 'his company' and everything has to change. As I told a friend at the taping last night, it's like watching your child get raped and murdered in front of you with all of the rapist's friends and supporters cheering him on. What do you expect us to do? Be happy that the rape and murder will get good press and high ratings? Start cheering for it because it's good for business? **** that.

We will continue to fight for the TNA we knew and loved, and will not go without a fight. There are very real battle lines being drawn within this organization, and I will stand on our side until the bitter end if need be. A while back I crossed the line from being a fan of sports entertainment to being a fan of professional wrestling. I refuse to step back over because the biggest sports entertainer ever tells me it's the right thing to do.

What a twat.

[Stu]

Yeah apparently the 6 sided one was shipped over early and they can't be arsed swapping them around.

[Jayson]

Does AJ turn heel at Genesis?

I'm literally just about to watch it.

[Jayson]

TNA social group.

http://www.thisisbigbrother.com/forums/group.php?groupid=91

[Stu]

If you watch the intro thing to WWE they have replaced the shot of Hogan with a shot of Ted DiBiase. I really don't like how WWE view there wrestlers not as humans, but as 'characters' on a TV show. Leave the WWE, and they will pretend you and your character no longer exist. It's really quiet childish.

[Jayson]

Yeah, they changed it to "everyone has a price".

They also stopped advertising Hulk's DVD.

[Jayson]

Great episode of Impact. Re-creating the Montreal Screwjob was a good idea. I liked how Kurt was swearing and saying how he'll go back to the WWE for the entire thing, lmao.

[arista]

Yes Fired Mick Foley
as he smashed Bishoff on the head.


They are getting more Wrestlers join
now Hogan is Co running bookings.

[King Gizzard]

Great episode of Impact. Re-creating the Montreal Screwjob was a good idea. I liked how Kurt was swearing and saying how he'll go back to the WWE for the entire thing, lmao.

first the ring, then the red dome, then doing house shows..the only thing left it needed to ruinitself was a screwjob

sold out

[Stu]

The red dome was universally regarded by everyone in the industry as a disaster. It looked terrible on the hard camera. Cutting the house shows was a smart move as TNA was not drawing in America and the house shows actually lost them money.

[MissKittyFantastico]

Actually thought Impact was great this week, was a bit meh about the ring being changed to start with but it's actually not that big a deal.

It was far better than both Raw and SD were this week anyway - snoozefest.

[Jayson]

first the ring, then the red dome, then doing house shows..the only thing left it needed to ruinitself was a screwjob

sold out

I think it's a good idea to get some WWE vs. TNA stuff actually on the air, and for TNA to completely thieve the WWE's oldest happening. I'm just waiting for WWE to mention TNA now.

And with the Steel Asylum (if that's what you're talking about)... I think the actual matches were so brutal (like Elijah Burke's debut) that it didn't matter about the obscured view. I'd rather the concept still be used really.

I hope TNA doesn't start doing films and making shitty shirts made out of 100% crap with their wrestlers names on them for people to buy. Then they will have sold out.

[Jayson]

I quite like having the ramp go up to the ring. Really like it.

[King Gizzard]

Aint watched it since when Hogan joined cant really be bothered

[Jayson]

I'm hoping that either Bravo get an HD channel to show TNA on or TNA leaves Bravo and joins a channel with HD.

[Jayson]

Yesssss!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Jayson]

We need Bravo to show TNA earlier than Saturday when it goes to Mondays, to wait 5 days for it in the UK is insane.

[Jayson]

The match between Gen Me/Amazing Red & MCMG/Brian Kenderick on TNA was so epic this week.

[King Gizzard]

Might as well merge this with the other thread, and just call it The Wrestling Thread

[King Gizzard]

Just makes me wonder whats the point of the social groups, no one eveer uses em, and we had the wrestling group n all

[King Gizzard]

Seriously havnt watched TNA since that night Hogan debuted lol

[arsenalforever]

did Aj styles beat samoa joe?

[King Gizzard]

Bet vince will be rubbing his hands with delight..only inevitable wwe will win

[arsenalforever]

Bet vince will be rubbing his hands with delight..only inevitable wwe will win

of course WWE isn't even bothered thats how much they care

[arsenalforever]

But now we've got choice of when WWE throw us crap shows week after week........

Raws been great these past weeks

Bret vs Vince

Batista vs Cena

Shawn michaels meltdown

[arsenalforever]

I admit it has, but it has to be in the run up to WM......for 10 months of the year we get crap shows.....

True but if Tna was pushing 'em in the ratings i think WWE would try harder

[arsenalforever]

Finally someone gets me!!

That's what ive been saying all along, competition = a win for the fans!

yep just watch the monday night war dvd WWE released

[Jayson]

Such an epic week!

TNA to Monday nights and the Pope wins the 8 Card Stud :cheer:

Hopefully this'll give WWE the kick up the arse they've needed to give us better shows.

[arsenalforever]

Such an epic week!

TNA to Monday nights and the Pope wins the 8 Card Stud :cheer:

Hopefully this'll give WWE the kick up the arse they've needed to give us better shows.

very unlikely

did aj sytles beat samoa joe?

[Jayson]

very unlikely

did aj sytles beat samoa joe?

Yeah.

[arsenalforever]

Yeah.

he's a heel too isn't he?

i don't like Tna its sad cause they got a good few wrestlers

[Jayson]

he's a heel too isn't he?

i don't like Tna its sad cause they got a good few wrestlers

Samoa Joe's in the middle really, he does heel stuff but is somehow a good guy, lol.

[arsenalforever]

Samoa Joe's in the middle really, he does heel stuff but is somehow a good guy, lol.

both great wrestlers and mates of Cm punk
what a stable that be

[arsenalforever]

well lets hope CM Punk isnt as straight edge as he makes out and gets suspended from WWE then TNA pick him up........

he's real as he's the guy who drives the rest of the wwe stars home from the bar

[Ruth*Star]

I'll be right at home in this thread. Major TNA fan here.

Love them to bits, have amazing talent and are the best pro wrestling company going imho :D

[Jayson]

TNA goes head to head with the WWE every Monday, beginning tonight :)

[Jayson]

If I can find a damn stream...

Might have to download a torrent tomorrow if not.

[Jayson]

http://www.p2p4u.net/sports/boxing-wwe-ufc.html

Cheers :hugesmile:

[MissKittyFantastico]

Gotta agree, not one crappy segment or match at all and I haven't even looked up at Raw since about 2.15 lol

TNA TNA TNA!!!!

[MissKittyFantastico]

No reason at all why they can't keep this up, they've got the talent and have set up some good feuds tonight....good times for us!

[MissKittyFantastico]

TNA TNA TNA!!

Now THAT is what you call a wrestling show, pull your socks up Vince, you just got OWNED quality wise!

And ended perfectly with Jeff coming out :) Awesome :)

[Ruth*Star]

I haven't seen the show yet but i heard Sting turned heel. which has shocked me. anddddddddd MADISON RAYNE WON GOLD YAYYYY!
Beer Money turned aswell.

Desmond Wolfe, Aj Styles and Beer Money = modern day four horsemen. make it happen tna.

TNA is owning wwe at the moment. I've never been so excited to be a wrestling fan since Lita left.

Edit:

This quote by Eric B is awesome

"What if we do a terrible rating? It doesn't friggin matter. As long as you put up a decent fight, go up against the biggest monster, you'll get the respect. That's all it is."-Eazy E"

[Stu]

TNA, as incredibly inconsistent as it still is, was very impressive last night. Nail the consistency and bring in a few good, old school writters to help Russo out and offer contrast and the product will soar.

[Ramsay]

From the report i read TNA seems like it was better then raw
but i just cant help and think TNA is an awful lot like WCW back in the day

[King Gizzard]

From the report i read TNA seems like it was better then raw
but i just cant help and think TNA is an awful lot like WCW back in the day


aye vince will buy it ahah

be funny if hogan was secretly workin for wwe all along trying to rise TNA then destroy it

[arista]

From the report i read TNA seems like it was better then raw
but i just cant help and think TNA is an awful lot like WCW back in the day



Yes Of Course with Eric in the background
it is like old WCW.

Hogan has a master plan
that will destroy some of them.


Thats the way the business goes.

[arista]

aye vince will buy it ahah

be funny if hogan was secretly workin for wwe all along trying to rise TNA then destroy it


TNA should Invade and a WWE arena
smash it up and leave fast.

[Ruth*Star]

Quite frankly now i've seen the show, TNA impact slaughtered raw this week, It was full of unpredictability, action, and fast pace all a way through, it was amazing and i really enjoyed watching it.
From the X Division match to the women's match which is far better than wwes pillowfight **** last week, the women in tna are better looking and better in the ring.
Even the little things like Earl hebner being there and sting smashing dixie carter against a wall was amazing. TNA have a big shot at now at possibly beating raws stale episodes down the line now. if they keep this standard up.
Fingers crossed the ratings are good.


Anddddd JEFFRO HARDYS BACK! DAMN THEM FOR MISSING OUT THE SWANTON.

Edit: why the hell any self respecting wrestling fan would choose RAW with Criss Angel over TNAs amazing show are quite frankly idoits.

[Ruth*Star]

It sure has. I've swayed now. I'm on TNA's side 100% now.

Really nostaligic seeing AJ wearing the short tights again, RVD took some brutal shots from Sting. Sting=Best Heel Turn in WRESTLING since Austin's turn in 01.

[Ruth*Star]

Well its not bad, Its wwe's road to wrestlemania, I predicted they'd do a 1.4, I'm happy with 1.2 its a good starting point.
Soon with wwe's raw getting worse every week with childish antics and the same matches over and over again, fans will begin to see a very different product. TNA did a fantastic job and i've only heard good things about it apart from the wwe diehards that mock anything TNA do.
I'm happy Jeff showed up, Shut the stupid wwe diehards up who wanted him back at WM to face CM Punk. Providing his legal issues are sorted, i can guarantee Hardy will hold TNA gold before the years out.
Styles and Hardy work well together, In Hardy's first TNA debut, he faced Styles for the x division title, but still they have good chemistry in the ring together.
After WM when the hype has died down in WWE, TNA have an opening to try an attract an higher rating.
I can't wait for Destination X, the Ultimate X is my favorite TNA gimmick match, the machine guns better win.
If it wasn't for smackdown being good at the moment, I wouldn't bother at all with wwe.

[King Gizzard]

i downloaded impact


its so confusing they cheer everyone

[commando narf]

rvd is in tna thats so sweet

[Ruth*Star]

I wouldn't say they cheer everyone, AJ/Flair/Sting/Rayne/Sky/Lacey/Beer Money/ChristopherDaniels<3 to name a few got some heel heat this week.

[King Gizzard]

Kazarian is the best ive seen so far

[King Gizzard]

I wouldn't say they cheer everyone, AJ/Flair/Sting/Rayne/Sky/Lacey/Beer Money/ChristopherDaniels<3 to name a few got some heel heat this week.

they still all got mega cheers too

[Ruth*Star]

Frankie Kazarian is awesome, I'm glad hes back as himself. I mark out for Kaz's Flux Capacitor, one of my favorite moves in wrestling.

[King Gizzard]

Well that was absolutely terrible

[King Gizzard]

Ive been watching it weekly for about 3 - 4 weeks

I'm just saying that ending was terrible

and no I'm not excited for WM either

I would stop watching its that bad. but you kinda feel you gotta keep up with it

[Stu]

second night man............give us a whike....can you seriously ay your excited about mania?
Hell yeah. It's the best Mania card in nine ****ing years. What could possibly be better about it?

Who won AJ & Abyss, for the record? I stopped watching the show after it started looking like an episode of Nitro from 96.

[King Gizzard]

Erm...Ric Flair hit the ref with pepper spray which got him out of the way for a bit, then ric passed the belt to flair, he hit Abyss with it


then Hulk came out with earl hebner, hulk took ric away..

abyss chokeslammed aj but he went through the mat (so terrible in comparison to Show and Lesnars ring collapse)(match ended in a no result) then abyss threw ric and desmond wolfe in there as well

[King Gizzard]

I mean ric passed the belt to aj who hit abyss

[Stu]

Erm...Ric Flair hit the ref with pepper spray which got him out of the way for a bit, then ric passed the belt to flair, he hit Abyss with it


then Hulk came out with earl hebner, hulk took ric away..

abyss chokeslammed aj but he went through the mat (so terrible in comparison to Show and Lesnars ring collapse)(match ended in a no result) then abyss threw ric and desmond wolfe in there as well
Cheers.

Typical overbooked mess then.

[Stu]

Snooze....ooooh seamus v hunter i cant wait......

no sorry, the whole legacy thing that hasnt been coming for months....woop cmon ted...

i mean cmon taker lets not repeat lkast years classic.....

sorrry bret i mean stroke...

right batista v cena..hmmm yeah.....

right fair enough...MITB.....no blood snooze......
Don't you think your being a bit hypercritical for the sake of it? If your personally not motivated for WrestleMania then fine, but don't try and put the onus on the card or the build up, which have both been fantastic. Especially when supporting a product that, once you take away it's ~NOT WWE! value is basically in the process of being booked into oblivion.

I mean ... TNA is something fresh ... ish ... on a Monday nights but you can hardly question WWE's booking whilst simultaneously supporting TNA's, can you?





Triple H Vs. Sheamus - I'll give you that. Obligatory default match on the card because HHH had nothing to do.

The whole legacy thing has been coming for months, right, which is why WrestleMania is the perfect place to blow off a feud that's been going on for months. Pro Wrestling 101.

Taker ... let's not repeat last years classic? Just about every fan in the world would disagree with you there. You think having a HBK/Taker rematch is a bad thing? This long awaited, money drawing sequel to what most fans hold as one of the best WrestleMania matches of all time is something your against?

Bret Hart's return has been something fans have been dying to see for thirteen years. Now your just being riddiculous. When Bret puts Vince in the sharpshooter at WrestleMania it's going to be requisite for one of the loudest pops in the history of the game.

Batista Vs. Cena, can't say I am excited about it, but it's an entirely logical match to have on the card. Kids love Cena and hate Batista. Kids buy the show too.

Jericho and Edge will tear the house down. Two great workers who have been white hot for years.

Money In The Bank ... you base match quality on there being blood or not? Really, dude?




Are you drunk? How was it watching a bunch of senior citizens interfere in the TNA main event?

[Stu]

Haha he is still drunk. I'm not debating your sorry ass opinion on what's going to be the greatest WrestleMania of all time when you sit there and proclaim yourself a TNA fan. You needs some Last Call, with Scott Hall.

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My brain is going to explode with ****ing awesomeness.

[Stu]

And for the record Bret is not seriously ill. He has recovered from his stroke and while he can't wrestle, he doesn't need to. It's a no holds barred match with Vince McMahon for christ sake. And the fans will lap it up, regardless of your opinion on it.

Now watch some Scott Hall. He is the only thing good in TNA.

Utter Fact.

[Stu]

YApdsFPwdWw

More wibbly wobbly camera fun from Hall.

[Ruth*Star]

Might not be a popular opinion but i was really entertained by Destination X.
Only annoyances were the The ending being a bit odd, funny but odd, and Brutus Magnus didn't deserve to be squashed, and They've done a Daniels and taken his first name of him, oh and the lack of the pope.

MACHINE GUNS WON <3, They better *****ing win the tag belts now, long overdue. I'm hoping by Beer Money failing to win, means the writings on the wall for the Machine Guns to finally win.

Ultimate X/LadderMatches were quite honestly amazing, Chris Daniels/Kaz/Red/Kendrick shon in that match.

Nice Womans match too, Least the women in TNA get on the PPV for competive matches unlike at WM will be another cluster***** battle royal or something pointless for the divas.

AJ was on top form tonight, his screaming at Abyss before his highflying moves were gold. Flair was gold on the mic, and a Desmond apperance was fun.

I was happy enough with DX, Least i was excited for it, Wrestlemania i'm not excited for, don't care how odd it may be, but i'm not excited whatsoever for WM. WWE hasn't excited me for a long time now. TNA excites me, I'm always excited for what will happen next in TNA.

[Stu]

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/kingofthering/26311_377559591025_31695961025_3825.jpg

Now this I am looking foward to.

[Ruth*Star]

Woo!, that looks great. Jeff,RVD and EY in one team is fantastic. I've always though Eric Young was underrated, Shame his global title reign was cut short. I wish they'd stop calling Nash, Waltman and Hall the "BAND" though, They are the WOLFPAC, they can use that name, it isn't copyrighted by WWE.

TNA have moved to the 8-10PM timeslot which is very smart by TNA and Spike, Finally common sence has prevailed in TNA.

[commando narf]

well i like wwe but i also like the hardcore action of tna but witch is better.....theres only one way to find out FIIIIGGGHHTTT!!

[Ramsay]

http://i43.tinypic.com/242g9r4.png

:joker::joker::joker::joker::joker::joker::joker:

[Ruth*Star]

^point being? TNA are close to selling out a 11 thousand arena for Lockdown. They had 8000+ thousand over here in wembley.

Oh TNA have reportedly released the Nasty Boys. Thank the lord for that.

[Ramsay]

i just think its hilarious

[King Gizzard]

:joker:

[Ruth*Star]

Hilarious? whats funny about it? comparing the impact zone arena where impact is taped to wrestlemania which always has loads of people.
not a fair comparison at all.

[Stu]

Hilarious? whats funny about it? comparing the impact zone arena where impact is taped to wrestlemania which always has loads of people.
not a fair comparison at all.
What about TNA's WrestleMania? Bound For Glory? It's been struggling to sell out 7,000 seat family centers for years now.

I just don't see TNA ever getting anywhere. They have absoloutely no brand awareness whereas WWE is wrestling. Personally I actually prefer TNA more, it's a throwback to the 90's, but that's the problem. Throwbacks to the 90's won't win this so called 'war'.

[Ruth*Star]

^That is true. Although on a wrestling forum i'm on, people have stated Lockdown is close to selling out a 10 thousand arena which is fantastic if that actually happens.

I prefer TNA too, even though they've done some stupid stuff lately.

[Stu]

Jeff and RVD need to be on TNA way more. The two still seem to fresh and popular after all these years. They ooze charisma.

[MissKittyFantastico]

Jeff and RVD make a really good tag team. Crowd loving them as well, and bet they'll enjoy working together.

[Stu]

The cops failed to realise that the amount of drugs Jeff had were not for sale, they were probably just for Jeff's lunch.

[MissKittyFantastico]

Jeff is no drug dealer, they were all for him blatantly.

[Stu]

They are still flashing up those damn Twitter things about Dixie. I like TNA because it is not lurking in the shadow of it's megalomaniacal leader. Keep it that way, please. Too much Dixie around these days. It doesn't help that the girl is thick as pigshit.

[Stu]

Beer Money Vs. Drug Money.

[Stu]

Big Rob Cwylnete whatshisface is the type of muscle bound vanilla looser people will associate with WWE. Less of that, ta.

Boring match between two reduntant loosers. Not what I would put on my first hour of iMPACT!

[Stu]

Put Jeff as leader of the company, or I call political bollocks. Seriously, the guy was leading WWE only this time last year getting huge cheers - he is the perfect candidate. People just go nuts for him.

[Stu]

Mike Tenay & Taz sabotage my boner once again.

[Stu]

What the hell is happening? So Tara won a fall but depending on some Deal Or No Deal style schtick she could still loose her title through no fault of her own?

Fire Russo!

[Stu]

Wow, so many of these yank adverts are for fast food.

[Stu]

sre you really shocked at that though?:joker:

you gonna jump ship to raw now?
Oh I imagine I will be on a raft between the two ships, drifting slowly down 'rasslin **** creek.

[Stu]

whos hosting tonight? or is it someone who you have to live in america to know who it is...
Think it's another gawky Americana person who will pretend to be enthusiastic about the whole thing.

Now pray to god Velvet Sky won the striptease key.

[Stu]

More food adverts ...

[Stu]

I cant believe my net went down when the Orlando segment was on.

[Stu]

Yessir we promised you a great main event here tonight ...

[Stu]

**** ME did you see that nasty bump kurt took

[Stu]

I dont fancy Swagger as champion. He reminds me of AJ in the suit with the big gold belt. Just a pretender who looks smaller than the belt.

And yeah, Angle's moonsault is a thing of beauty.

[Stu]

LMAO @ the big plank of wood with 'cage key' crudely written on it.

[Stu]

oh swagger and cena.....if i was a 5 year old kid now id be so excited LOL
Are you not looking foward to a long, exciting summer of Cena OVERCOMING THE OBSTACLES!

[Stu]

Wolfpac in da house.

[Stu]

Some NXT dude is the Raw guest host.

Oh.

[Stu]

Off goes my Raw stream. It's too annoying muting and unmuting it. I have seen a bit of Randy Orton. That's all the wwe I want.

[Stu]

Are my the only one who really cant stand the Motor City Machinedolts?

[Stu]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Don't taint the Wolfpac with Bubba!

[Stu]

Gotta love how Pac staggers back and starts dancing to his own music.

[Ruth*Star]

WOOOOOOO! Haven't seen the show but angelina love is back where she belongs as knockouts champoin. yay!

[Jayson]

Yay, decent rating for TNA.

[Ruth*Star]

Decent rating, nothing to brag about but its better than last week. Quite intresting that RAWS ratings in the first hour were a 3.0, thats real low for raw standards.

[Ruth*Star]

Bit sad AJ isn't champ anymore but RVD is more than worthy champ...

Super happy Miss Madison Rayne is KO champ aswell. :D

[Ruth*Star]

Yeah, when jeffs court case is over, he'll get his chance. RVD. Vs. Jeff was amazing.

I'm dying for some Sting mic time though, I want to know why hes turned to the dark side.

[King Gizzard]

bump :joker:

[Ruth*Star]

Hiya... Looked on the Rankings voting and Abyss is last lol.

[Ramsay]

ew
tna


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[Ramsay]

:tongue::tongue:

[Ruth*Star]

I have to laugh again at Abyss getting 2% of the votes.

I've been voting for Desmond like crazy the last few days, I've thrown some votes Jeffs way aswell, but I'm hoping by these votes they actually are pro-active in using Desmond on Impact.

My two favorites being first and second is super cool.

[arista]

Former WCW World Champion Lex Luger is in Orlando this afternoon and is expected to be at tonight's TNA iMPACT!.

It's possible he'll be involved with 'The Band' or in the Hulk Hogan-Sting feud.

More shortly.


Is it on Bravo
soon?

[arista]

i think its on at the weekends arista. I watch it on live streams, i can give you a link if you'd like?


no thats OK
I will catch it at the weekend.

[arista]

Thanks Ice

[Ruth*Star]

Didn't know you liked TNA arista, That so cool that you do!

[Ruth*Star]

It's understandable them moving back to Thursdays, Its smart even but them going down the route of every show being taped like it was Pre-HoganEric, its stupid.

They should still be live at the very least Bi-Weekly, Its such a stupid move going taped every single week.

I enjoy live shows more, they have more energy to them because unlike taped ones the viewer doesn't know whats coming next.

Watched Impact this morning, Was decent enough, I was entertained enough by it. Wish Sting could have had more mic time though.

[Ruth*Star]

They need to build the fans up and the ratings up too, Like last year during a Mick Foley world title reign, they were getting as far as i can recall 1.3.

They aren't going to "die" like some smarks like to think by this move back to thursdays.

[Ramsay]

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[Ramsay]

that would be the smae as Miz's "Doctors Note" you know the one that had "docotors Note" wrote all over it :P

yea but when the miz did it wwe were taking the piss outta tna lol

[Stu]

Taped every week? What fools. I must say, last weeks iMPACT excited the hell out of me though. But no doubt in a matter of weeks RVD will go back to being another guy on the roster with the WCW senior asylum.

The show should be BUILT around the CHAMPION your pushing. Everything else comes after that. I hate Cena but WWE have done it really well with him, despite the fact that it's become so contrived.

[Stu]

yeah a prime example of going too far with it would be cena........they could have easily put him out of the main event picture for 2-3 years then brought him back up and built it round him again, might have stopped people like me frm switching off all the time...
From Vinnie's standpoint though it's making him a truckload of money. You have to remember that Vince and the crew don't care about wrestling anymore. Vince and all the production hate the term wrestling, they hate hardcore fans, and they hate being associated with 'wrestling'.

From the point of view of an 'entertainment' business, a public traded company, it's hard to fault his methods. WWE had one of the most profitable years ever last year. They drew a million buyrate for 'Mania in a recession. As much as I hate it, the whole get the wrestling out, get the women and kids thing in has worked.

[Stu]

Yeah i never really like to think like that but i know its true, its a shame though but you can actually see these guys coming through now who have it a million times easier than say the hardy's or E&C's of old.....where theyd be waiting years and years to even get a main event puch nevermind a title run.......

prime example is seamus......

also im so confused we're talking about wwe in tna thread and vice versa....
I was just going to mention hahaha.

I always thought it made more sense to just have one thread.

And yeah, from a talent standpoint WWE are on fire I reckon. Absoloute fire. No one thing is bad about the product, it's just become so formulaic and the aura is that we are the old, sweaty fans who don't belong anymore in Vince's new 'trendy' WWE.

Want to know what happens after the next PPV?

Guy #1 - I want a title shot!
Guy #2 - No I want one!
Guest Host - You two will rassle' tonight!
Guy #3 - Don't forget about meeee!
King - OMG a triple threat match with the winner facing Cena at _____!

Rinse and repeat.

[Stu]

Triple Miz!

MizIntyre!

DiBimiz!

[Ramsay]

Jiz!

[Stu]

TNA Wrestling taped next Thursday's edition of TNA Impact tonight from Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida. Thanks to Orlando correspondent Tim Capture for sending us text-message updates:

Pre-Show Tryout Match:

* Los Ben Dejos w/Simon Diamond vs. Generation Me. Simon was introduced as El Grando Wizard. Winners via combo springboard leg drop and standing shooting star press, Generation Me. Los Ben Dejos are local graduates of the Team 3D Academy and wrestle local indies.

TNA Impact (Airing Thursday, May 13, 2010 on Spike TV):

* Impact opening

* Eric Bischoff out first. He says he really does love each and everyone of us. He introduces the TNA Heavyweight Champion, Rob Van Dam. TNA has a poll to see the top ten rankings to see who he'd face. Jeff Hardy is the next on the list after Desmond Wolfe, so nothing would be better than RVD vs. Hardy tonight. Only problem is no one can find Hardy so they'll give him the night off. RVD says he loves being champ and the best thing is defending the belt so no night off for because he's the whole F'N show. AJ Styles' music hits and he comes out and says watch your mouth, you're a champion for God's sake and a role model. He asks RVD if he wants to wrestle because AJ is in the mood to hurt someone. AJ asks if he thinks the people came to see RVD? No, they came to see AJ because he is TNA. He says even though he has RVD in 3 days, he still wants the match tonight because he will always be champ. Jeff Hardy's music hits and out he comes. He says he's been confused by the new days to show up and doesn't have a secretary but he's here tonight for his match. AJ protests and says it's his match. Hardy says RVD is the champ so how about he makes it a 3 way? Bischoff says that's a great idea and says the match is tonight.

* JB backstage with the Beautiful People talking about Tara. Madison Rayne says Tara needs to get over it that she's not the champ anymore and she is now. Velvet Sky says they're going to stay champs after the PPV because she said so. Lacey interrupts because she really has to pee and runs off. Madison asks why she's here and Velvet says it's because she's pretty, that's why.

* Taylor Wilde vs. Tara. Taylor went for a springing splash off the second turnbuckle and Tara kicked her in the gut and got the pin. Afterward Tara beat Taylor with her knee brace. Sarita ran out for the save. Afterwards they'd showed footage of Chelsea in the back crying while a major scene was going down with security and officials trying to find out what's going on. Desmond was trying to get some room for her as this was going on.

* Brian Kendrick vs ?. Before we find out we go back to Chelsea crying as police are coming to investigate. Brian Kendrick vs. Douglas Williams. He still has the X Division belt with him. Before the match, Douglas calls Kendrick a loser and hasn't seen him a single Match so he isn't worthy of a shot at the title so this is non title. Kazarian comes out to join the commentary table. During the match, Kaz comes to the ring to get the belt and it distracts Williams long enough for Kendrick to get the win via schoolboy.

* Christy Hemme in the back tries to get a word with Pat Kenney about a possible assailant. Kenney says he can't believe what he heard and leaves.

* Generation Me vs ?. They go to the back and Christy Hemme says if the assailant is true it will be major news. Police aren't allowing the name to be released. Generation Me vs Matt Morgan Morgan gives one the Hellevator and the other the Carbon Footprint. Morgan gets on the mic and says they warned Hogan there'd be carnage if he didn't tell him who their partner would be at Sacrifice. Morgan gets ready to stomp one of the Me's and Samoa Joe comes out for the save and Musclebusters Morgan and takes off.

* After Joe is gone and Morgan is out, the Band come out with the briefcase for the tag title shot. Nash and Hall cash it in. Nash just pins Morgan immediately. Winner and new TNA Tag Team Champions, the Band.

* Beer Money, Inc. vs. Motor City Machine Guns vs. Team 3D vs. Ink Inc. One of Shannon Moore's earrings was ripped out and he's bleeding profusely Winner via Spear from Neal on Brother Ray, Ink Inc. Team 3D gets in Jesse's face afterwards, mad that they're the ones who trained him and got him here and this the thanks they get.

* For the Global Championship, Rob Terry vs. Abyss. Abyss doesn't come out when his music plays. Orlando Jordan sneaks in from the crowd and low blows Terry and holds onto Terry's package for a prolonged time. Jordan gets a pipe and beats Terry with it. He shows Terry a playing card, probably the queen of hearts, and then throws the deck on Terry. Jordan gets on the mic and says it's about time to cut the foreplay. He does what he wants, says what he wants and acts how he wants because he's the TNA wildcard. He asks if the people want him to leave. They say yes. OJ says he'll let them fulfill their every fantasy. He challenges anyone in the back to make him leave. Tomko comes out and we get Orlando Jordan vs. Tomko. Winner via guillotine choke, Orlando Jordan.

* Backstage, Bischoff says Tara sure is going to wrestle again. Her attitude has been piss poor and what she did to Taylor was uncalled for. He tells her to get out to the ring right now.

* Sarita vs. Tara. Winner via knee brace shot to Sarita while the ref was blinded, Tara. Afterwards she attacked Sarita but the ref broke it up.+

* TNA Champion Rob Van Dam vs. Jeff Hardy vs. AJ Styles. Mr. Anderson came out during the match and attacked Hardy. At the same time, AJ pulled the referee in the way of an RVD top rope sidekick. AJ dove onto everybody on the outside. RVD got spiked with a DDT on the outside and AJ rolled him in for the win.

* Hardy gets on the mic with RVD afterwards. He tells RVD to leave because he's got this. He calls Anderson to the ring right now and let's do this. Anderson makes like he's going to the ring but goes to leave instead. Hogan's music hits and Hogan won't let him leave. Hardy attacks Anderson and they begin to brawl all over the place. Hardy swantons off the announce table onto a prone Mr. Anderson who was on a table below.

Xplosion:

* From Generation Me, Matt Buck vs. Kazarian. Winner via his finisher, Kazarian. It's like if someone goes for a code red and the person taking it holds on and drops down to his knees, I just don't know what to call it.

* Homicide & Okada vs Ink Inc. Winner via Spear from Jesse Neal to Homicide, Ink Inc.

It would appear the world title was not on the line.

Sounds like a good iMPACT.

[Ruth*Star]

Impact sounds solid next week, The Wolfpac being champs doesn't bother me if its a catalyst to get the tag belts on Machine Guns, since the guns interacted with wolfpac on the last monday episode this week.
Only gripe is No Sting, So annoyed theres NO sting.

I finally figured out how to do spoiler posts on here :D

[Ruth*Star]

I wish they'd either prosecute Jeff (not that i want that to happen) or let him walk free, its dragging on now.
I'm looking forward to Impact this week, Feels a bit strange it all being back where it was before, but its for the better good of the company to be back on a thursday night.

[Ruth*Star]

Bumping this thread, To talk about how awesome Heel Sting is at the moment, He owned this week on Impact, beating up people.

I laughed when he wore a sting mask, sent RVD flying backwards with a chair shot, and that sadistic laugh he does is cool aswell. I'm surprised that a heel turn from sting is actually working.

[arista]

Yes Spunky Mickie James
Tough and Sexy.