My Thoughts on TNA Impact for Oct 14th 2010

Originally posted on my blog on Oct 15th 2010

 

 

 

 

I still have not seen last week's Reaction, as it's still not up on the Spike website.

We open with the results of the "They"  and it's just Bishoff and that old goatlick. I think if they had taken my suggestion and gone with JCW or Freddy Krueger it would have been better. I mean imagine all the nightmare like stuff they could have done with a storyline like that... to music too. (anyone else feel like listening to ICP's Let's Go All The Way?)

You put the belt on that piece of crud?
I want the belt on A.J. Styles damn it!
Wow Dixie said sh*t on air.  Nice.

Are we watching wrestling or gang wars?  Angle's skull looked like it was crushed in when he got sent into the wall.  It's these episodes where script bleeds into real that I have a hard time swallowing.

Finally, a match... Abyss vs Samoa Joe
Abyss took a swing at Joe but missed, Joe coming right back at him with a series of slugs, backing Abyss into the corner. Abyss surprised him with a high knee to the jaw, then sent Joe into the corner himself. Abyss charged at him, but Joe moved out of the way, giving Abyss a kick to the skull rocking him. Joe then with a few boots to the neck and face of Abyss before bouncing off the ropes with yet another kick to the face of Abyss.  Abyss fell to the mat and Joe delivered a senton  backsplash. Joe followed it up with another series of punches but Abyss fought out of it with a simple choke slam. Abyss then got out of the ring to grab a chair, which gave Joe enough time to get a running start for a suicide dive.  Abyss then picked up the timekeepers bell and slapped Joe with it.  This was thrown out as a dq.
Oh Samoa Joe has a bloody towel... could we be seeing yet another old storyline about to be repeated...

Why the frealing hoofers are we seeing Hardy doing his impression of Raven?  If we're going to do the Raven thing, can't Raven just do the Raven thing?

Pope vs Fortune.  Um yeah that's little more then a handi capper don't you think?   Douglas Williams took the start point, with a collar tie up on Pope.  Pope ended up in the corner, Williams going for a punch but was blocked, Pope delivering one himself. He fought Williams out of the corner and into the middle of the ring where Williams turned it around with a high knee. Williams then with an upper cut before going off the ropes with a shoulder block sending Pope to the mat. Pope back to his feet and delivered a flying cross body to Williams then a series of elbows to the skull of Williams. Pope went for a cover but did not even get a one count.  Kaz tagged in to be greeted by a large overhead body drop.  Pope then followed up with an inverted atomic drop, then went off the ropes with a flying forearm knocking Kaz over. A.J. Styles tagged in.  Styles walked right into a kick to the gut and a hard chop, letting Pope set him up for his smooth slide. Pope then got attacked outside the ring by Matt Morgan the evil druid and Flair. They rolled him back into the ring, letting Styles go for a cover but Styles wasn't ready. Robert Roode then tagged in with a kick to Pope's side. Roode then planted Pope facefirst into the top turnbuckle, continuing to deliver chops. Pope fought out with a few forearms but was taken to his knees by one high placed knee from Roode. James Storm tagged in for a double team suplex on him. Storm then with one solid opened palm to the face of Pope. Kaz tagged back in, setting Pope up for a springboard drop kick. Kaz went for a cover but only got a two count. Kaz then sent Pope into the corner, but Pope turned it around slapping each member of Fortune with forearms knocking most of them off the apron. Kaz broke it up with a rake to the eyes. Styles was going for a cheat shot springboard, but Pope moved. Styles then went for his paylay but missed and got Kaz instead. Pope went for a roll up on Kaz but only got a two count. BMI came in with a double team move giving Kaz a chance to get the cover for a win.

Last match Mr. Anderson vs RVD.  Main event equals half on Impact half on Reaction. 

So at the time of this posting, I am still waiting for Reaction from last week (the Oct 7th 2010 episode) to be posted on the Spike website.
Where the hell were the MMG?  You aired a pointless skit with the Shore and did not even have a promo for MMG. 

Raw for Oct 11th 2010-Hightlights

I used screen capture for this post

We open with John Cena in the ring complaining about having to join the Nexus.  The Miz and his sponge Alex Riley came out to ring thank god, (yes I just said I was happy to see the mouth and the bore-spore) saying that the Miz is going to captain team Raw at the next ppv.  Then to the ring was Wade Barrett with his bad Jughead-Jones comic book hairdo yammering on about how Cena needs to back him for the belt at the ppv.

Next up, Ted DiBiase vs R-Truth.  What the hell is Truth singing? Dude I get that you needed a new song after like the last two years and all but... anyways, R-Truth won. 

John Morrison vs Tyson Kidd.  Morrison won.

Then we're taken backstage to where the Nexus is hanging around trying to get Husky Harris and Micheal McGillicuty to talk.

 Santino vs Zack Ryder.  Santino won.

Justin Gabriel vs Randy Orton.  This is a joke right?  Orton won.

Sheamus vs Daniel Bryan.  Sheamus won.

Evan Bourne vs CM Punk.  Punk won.

Miz vs Cena.  Husky Harris and Micheal McGillicuty did a run in after the Bore-Spore Alex Riley was forced to tap out of this no dq match.  I thought it was little odd all three men from season 2 of NXT were dressed the same.  Miz won and will now be the captain of team Raw at the ppv in two weeks.

And your match of the night... Sheamus vs Daniel Bryan.  

Daniel Bryan made a running start at Sheamus, with a high knee to the jaw staggering him backwards. He followed this up with a series of forearms to the face and neck of Sheamus, who was trapped in the corner. But it did not last long, as Sheamus powered out with a heavy shove that sent Bryan flying across the ring. Sheamus then went for a wild clothesline but was caught in an armbar (lebel lock?) but made it to the ropes breaking the hold. Sheamus rolled out of the ring then but Bryan came back at him with a baseball slide kick. Bryan tried to follow that up with a crossbody block, but was caught in midair by Sheamus who went charging towards the ring post with Bryan on his shoulder.  Bryan slithered out of his grasp and sent Sheamus back first to the steel post with a drop kick.  Both men back in the ring now, and Bryan went for a cover, only getting a one count. Bryan looked as if he was going to send Sheamus across the ring with an Irish whip (no pun intended) but Sheamus turned it around on him, with Bryan using his own speed to jump off the top turnbuckle. Bryan then bounced off the ropes to land right into an Irish curse backbreaker, following it up with putting Bryan face first into the turnbuckle.  He then delivered a few knees to the chest of Bryan. Sheamus took him to the middle of the ring for an extreme short clothesline going for a cover but only getting a two count. Sheamus then tossed Bryan across the ring before landing another kick between his shoulderblades. Sheamus continued with a few fists to the chest of Bryan like a meat tenderizer before putting him into a submissions stretch. Bryan fought back with a few stiff kicks to the jaw of Sheamus forcing him to break the hold. Both men then went off the ropes, Sheamus going for one of his punts but missed as Bryan ducked then landed a flying clothesline body block combo on Sheamus.  Another round of hard kicks from Bryan to the shoulder and chest of Sheamus knocking him to the mat. Bryan went for a cover but only got a two count. Bryan went to the top turnbuckle and landed a perfect missile drop kick on Sheamus. It only got him another two count. He was going for a boston crap but was tossed off by Sheamus. The white knight then with a clothesline that turned Bryan inside out. Sheamus then with another series of knees to the face of Bryan, before going for his high cross, but Bryan managed to turn it into a roll up.  Only got a two count. Sheamus then with his rogue kick and got the pin. 

This is why I very very rarely use a screen capture for the RAW/Smackdown posts, because I have to hold my laptop up to the tv screen to get a photo.  and yes, that is the Score-scoreboard running on the bottom of the photo

Mic check

Why on earth do I still read a few of the major spoiler sheets every so often?  I disagree with everything the one has to say. 
Which do I disagree with most you ask,  TBR.   They just did a post on announcers in WWE.   Talking about who they liked and who they can't stand. 

What I would like to see happen as far as Raw's new announce team goes is this... Regal and Matthews.  Yeah, I think that would make for a fresh sounding team. Regal would make a fabulous Heel/Colour Commentator and Matthews would make a fabulous Face.

I also think that Todd Grisham is holding his own better then some.  Him and Matt Striker should firmly have Smackdown.

As far as having a few "guests" on the mic, I would love to hear Sheamus pull up a headset every so often.  

My Thoughts on TNA Impact for Oct 7th 2010

Originally posted on my main blog on Oct 12th 2010 

 

 

 

I had wanted to wait til after seeing Reaction but, it's still not posted on the official Spike website, so I will have to split this up into two posts.

We open with Abyss dragging Dixie around as if she were a pet.  Then Bishoff, Sting, Pope and Nash take to the ring.  We are directed to the screen for video footage of Hogan having back surgery. Okay, I have to say... why? Why do we need to see a real operation?
Then we go into a Knock Out's match for the rights to own the Beautiful People title/music. Tazz was making a dig at that which is just what I was thinking. Love and Sky won the rights.
Ric Flair vs Mick Foley in a last man standing match, looser kisses the winner's ass.  All I have to say to this one was, thank god Fortune and EV2 came out before we needed to see that.  What is it about old guys in the business wanting to drop their drawers on air? Foley won the match, but only after much blood and thumbtacks.   Now, I was asked why do I still watch if I don't like the blood and violence?  Oh I have no issue with blood at all, (I'm an old movie creature feature fan and a girl, I deal with blood all the time no issues with blood) I just think you need to stop raping Shakespeare and come up with some new feuds and storylines.
Eric Young/Orlando Jordan vs Ink Inc.  I'm loving Eric Young as the nerdy screwball. I'm just waiting for him to come out in glasses and a sweater vest.  But dude, what's up with the wonderwoman bird on your tights? Young/Jordan won sort of.
Okay who the hell are these two morons who came out .... the Shore... and why are they on my screen? The crowd booed them the whole time and I see why.  Please go away and never come back.  I have to say, as someone who does not have cable or follow gossip columns, I had no clue who they were suppose to be, had to call back up and ask my sister, which means that anyone over the age of 28 won't get the joke.
And the battle royal which is what everyone tuned in for.  Too bad it got cut in half and the rest is on Reaction, of which I have not seen yet as it's not available on iTunes Canada, and I have to wait for the Spike website to post it.  Which is going to make doing reviews now a pain in the arse.
The half of the battle royal that was on Impact went like this....

Number in the battle

1. Mr. Anderson
2. Kurt Angle
3. Jeff Hardy
4. A.J. Styles
5. Douglas Williams
6. Sabu
7. Max Buck
8. Chris Sabin
9. Tommy Dreamer
10. Jay Lethal
11. Jeff Jarrett
12. Pope
13. Robert Roode
14. Sting
15. Jeremy Buck
16. Raven
17. Kaz
18. Stevie Richards
19. Abyss
20. Nash
21. Matt Morgan 
22. Samoa Joe
23. James Storm
24. Alex Shelley
25. Rhino

Sabin came out to a chant of MotorCity,  and did anyone else notice the ICP's HatchetMan logo on Sabu's tights?
No one was eliminated until Abyss got to the ring.  Then eliminations went like this...

1. Douglas Williams was tossed by Abyss
2. Sabu was tossed by Abyss
3. Jay Lethal was tossed by Abyss
4. Stevie Richards was tossed by Abyss
5. Chris Sabin was tossed by Abyss
6. Raven was tossed by Abyss
7. Sting was tossed by Abyss
8. Nash was tossed by Abyss
9. Matt Morgan was tossed by Abyss
10. Jeremy Buck was tossed by Abyss
11. Max Buck was tossed by Abyss
12. Kaz was tossed by Abyss
13. Rhino was tossed by Abyss
14. Jeff Jarrett was tossed by Abyss
15. Pope was tossed by Abyss

All the eliminations on Impact happened by Abyss.   I'll have the rest of this as soon as Reaction is available to me.

Smackdown for Oct 8th 2010- Highlights

Why the hell is Michel Cole on Smackdown? Dude, haven't we seen eough of him on Raw or is it just he's the best Heel going in the company right now and they want to overexpose him and make us sick?

I love Edge's trenchcoat, and yes it's a Canadian who's cleaning out the toybox of stupidity.

The first match of the night was Edge vs Swagger.  Edge won

Second of the night was a Diva's match; Layla vs Kelly Kelly. Layla won.

The comedy styling of Big Show... I hate to say it but I like that storyline. But the DudeBusters blow goat get rid of them.

Could someone please kill Cody Rhodes.  

Match three of the night, was Rhodes/McIntyre vs Kaval/Kofi Kingston. Rhodes/McIntyre won keeping their tag belts.

Match four was MVP vs Dolph Ziggler. Ziggler won.

Main Event was Rey Mysterio vs Alberto Del Rio. Mysterio won.

and your match of the night.... MVP vs Dolph Ziggler

They started with a collar tie up, Ziggler in the corner. MVP then gave him an irish whip sending him across the ring before slamming Ziggler to the mat face first. MVP then bounced off the ropes with a knee to the back of Ziggler's skull. MVP went for a cover but only got a two count. He then delivered a suplex going for a second cover. Still only getting a two count. Ziggler got back into this match with an upper cut landing MVP on his back, he followed it with a few stomps and a flying drop elbow. Ziggler went for a cover but only got a two count. He then choked out MVP on the bottom rope. Ziggler, distracted got out of the ring, MVP then getting a chance to deliver a baseball slide kick to the back of Ziggler, sending him halfway up the ramp. Back in the ring, Ziggler got a submission stretch on MVP in the middle of the mat. He went for a cover but only got a two count. Ziggler then added insult to injury with a standing hangman neckbreaker going for another cover. Once again, only getting a two count. Ziggler slapped on a fireman's throw then swiftly into a camel clutch. MVP broke the hold delivering a few punches getting Ziggler to back up . Ziggler attacked with a sleeperhold but was shaken off. MVP then came at him with a roll up, but only got a near fall. Ziggler answered this with a semi-scissors stomp on the neck of MVP going for a pin, but only got a two. He used a half nelson for another two count before putting MVP in a chinlock. MVP fought out. Ziggler back with a few hard forearms to the back of MVP's neck and off the ropes but was caught midmove as MVP slapped a belly to belly overhead suplex on him. MVP backed it up with a few hard punches and a short clothesline. Ziggler then off the ropes only to get slammed facefirst to the mat, but MVP once again only managed a two count. MVP gave Ziggler another overhead suplex (I believe they called it an ExplodicThrow?) MVP got another two count. Ziggler got out of it and used a jawbreaker following it up with a series of stomps to the neck and shoulder of MVP. Both went off the ropes, with MVP landing a large boot to the face of Ziggler. MVP was going for another vertical suplex but Ziggler wormed out of it and turned it into a sleeperhold. MVP broke this by sending Ziggler backwards into the corner then used a sidetoss. MVP was going for his trademark balling but was distracted giving Ziggler the chance to use his trademark zigzag for the win.  

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Hey my Spudguns!  I'm back!  It's been a few months, things had gotten a little... sticky in the crypt so to speak and I took a short break from doing the wrestling thing, but hey I'm getting slowly back into the groove of it.  I hope to up my skills over the coming months.  The next few weeks will be done in bits and fits as my "day job" of book reviews is still a heavy shelf. 
 
 Till later  CREEPING SCREAMS!

Raw for Oct 4th 2010- Highlights

We opened Nexus at the ring, calling out Jon Cena.  Cena lost at last night's ppv and had to join Nexus.

• This turned into a match between Cena/Tarver vs Mark Henry/Evan Bourne.  Cena refused to tag in and left his partner to be demolished by Henry.  Henry/Bourne got the win.
• Husky Harris and Michel McGillicutty looks to being the newest members of Nexus... or are they?  Either way all I can say is ... HUSKY HARRIS!!!!!
• Divas match between Alicia Fox and Natalya.   Natalya won with the sharpshooter
• Daniel Bryan vs Sheamus.  The white knight got a little bit on the edgy side after having lost last night at the ppv and barreled into Bryan with repeated knees to the face.  The ref called a dq on Sheamus. 
• Diva tag match between the Bella twins and Laycool.  The twins pulled their typical switcher-oo on them and got the win. 
• A 20 man over the top battle royal.   I totally want to say with cheese.  Wade Barrett won by cheating.  It had come down to Barrett/Cena/Sheamus  and after they got the white knight out, Barrett forced Cena to bow down.