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

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ew
tna

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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.

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Originally Posted by Iceman

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?

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Originally Posted by Iceman

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.

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Thanks Ice

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

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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.

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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.

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Originally Posted by Iceman

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

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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.

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Originally Posted by Iceman

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.

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Originally Posted by Iceman

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.

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Triple Miz!

MizIntyre!

DiBimiz!

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Jiz!

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Spoiler:

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.

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Spoiler:

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

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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.

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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.

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Yes Spunky Mickie James
Tough and Sexy.