Impact
Wrestling
Date:
February 20, 2015
Location:
SSE Hydro, Glasgow, Scotland
Commentators:
Josh Matthews, Taz
Reviewed by Tommy Hall
It's
another UK show this week with a double main event. This week we're
seeing Al Snow face British Boot Camp cast off Grado, as well as a
twenty man gauntlet match for the #1 contendership to the World
Title. As expected, it looked like the Beat Down Clan will be
working together to take over the match. Let's get to it.
The
opening sets up the gauntlet and shows us the top 5, which will
determine the order of the last five entrants. Angle is #1, despite
Roode being #1 last week and winning while Angle lost. Roode isn't
even in the top 5, meaning this whole thing lasted two weeks before
it stopped making sense.
Angle
comes out and says he's back to win the World Title.
Lashley
wants to talk to Angle.
Matt
Hardy/Eddie Edwards/Davey Richards vs. Revolution
It's
Storm/Abyss/Manik here and the brawl starts in the aisle. Manik gets
triple teamed in the corner to start and we even get something like
Poetry in Motion. Khoya pulls Matt to the floor and Storm sends him
into the steps to take over. It's off to Abyss for a running corner
splash, which is as athletic as I've seen him in years. Storm comes
in with a Hardy pose on the middle rope but Matt grabs a Side Effect
on Manik. They're going with the fast forward version of the
standard formula here and it's not bad so far.
Storm
can't break up a tag to both Wolves at the same time and it's time
for the kicks. Everything breaks down and Richards backflips into an
attempt at Shock Treatment but Edwards makes a save and sends Storm
into a DDT from Abyss. I still hate that spot. The Wolves hit
stereo dives to take out most of the Revolution. Manik is left alone
for a top rope double stomp from Edwards for the pin at 6:30.
Rating:
C. This is becoming TNA's
standard operating procedure in recent weeks: basic, well done
matches that don't go too far and just get the job done that they're
supposed to accomplish. That's a VERY nice change of pace over what
we usually get in TNA and even though I don't believe they can keep
it up, it's a nice start.
The
winners get destroyed post match and Abyss Black Hole Slams Manik.
Storm orders Abyss to carry Manik out.
Here
are Ethan Carter III and Tyrus to rant about Mr. Anderson stop the
hair cut party last week. Ethan even jumps up and down in anger for
a funny moment. Cue
Anderson to ask a very sweaty Carter why he's obsessed with cutting
hair. Maybe Carter should
get his head shaved and Anderson has his own clippers. Anderson
comes to the ring but Tyrus gets right in his face. The
distraction allows Spud and Mandrews to sneak up on Carter and the
beating is on. Tyrus saves his boss from a haircut but Anderson
plants him with a Mic Check and tape him to the ropes, allowing Spud
to shave Tyrus' hair. Spud
says Carter is next.
MVP
and the Beat Down Clan are going to be standing tall at the end of
the night.
Mickie
James comes into the arena and is here for some important business
involving Magnus. I'm glad
Josh mentioned that Mickie and Magnus are married, as it was coming
off like something TNA just expected us to know. That's not
something you should ever do as you don't want any potentially new
fans to be confused.
Al
Snow vs. Grado
We
get a few more details on Grado, who missed a meeting on British Boot
Camp and was eliminated, only to come back and get eliminated again.
It would be nice if TNA actually SHOWED us this stuff instead of just
telling us but at least it's something. Snow
destroys him to start and hits the Snow Plow for two, followed by a
moonsault for the same. Grado is really over with the fans here and
you can see that cult following showing through. Grado
avoids a second moonsault
and hits a boot to face,
followed by a Cannonball in the corner and another big boot for the
pin at 4:33. It's as abrupt
as it sounds.
Rating:
D. The match was nothing but it
gave the fans a feel good moment. I still have no reason to care
about Grado due to living in America and not being able to watch
British Boot Camp, but this was much more for the fans than nothing
else. I'm not sure how much Grado can get over outside of Scotland
but that natural charisma will get him a long way. Granted I would
have said the same thing about Joey Ryan the first time they did this
story.
Snow
shakes Grado's hand as he promised to do if he lost but the BDC runs
in for the attack. Drew Galloway (McIntyre) runs in with a pipe for
the save and shows about 100x more energy and fire than he has in the
last three years plus. He's a good hire if he's around for more than
just this tour.
Angelina
Love and the BroMans are their usual selves but Kong is shown
watching with her usual scowl.
Knockouts
Title: Angelina Love vs. Taryn Terrell
Love
is challenging and jumps Taryn to start, knocking her out to the
floor. A fall away slam gets two but Angelina takes too much time
going up and gets slammed down. Taryn gets two of her own off a
middle rope clothesline but walks into the Botox Injection. Love
takes too much time going after her though and eats a Taryn Cutter
for the pin at 2:37.
Kong
comes out and Implant Busts Taryn but Gail Kim comes out for the
staredown.
We
get Royal Rumble style interviews on who is going to win the
gauntlet.
Robbie
is ready to win the Grand Slam.
Ethan
Carter can beat twenty men in his sleep.
MVP
has been fighting all his life (but is he trouble trouble trouble
trouble trouble?) so this is nothing.
Low
Ki says the BDC runs this place.
Samoa
Joe says 20 men will enter and a Clan will leave victorious.
Here's
Tommy Dreamer for a chat. Dreamer
says he's here to fight because Young dropped him on his head last
week. No Young though, so
Dreamer goes to the back and gets jumped. They
fight back into the arena and Tommy wants a referee out here for an
old school fight.
Eric
Young vs. Tommy Dreamer
Dreamer
spits a fan's beer into Young's face but gets crotched on the
barricade. Young apparently may be insane and violent but he's not a
thief. He also bites Dreamer's forehead and draws some VERY solid
blood before Tommy gets out a table and we get the opening bell.
They head inside but Tommy
is able to backdrop out of a piledriver attempt.
The
DDT onto the chair is countered with a leg sweep but Eric takes too
long setting up a table. Dreamer superplexes himself through the
table with Young barely grazing it. A
chair is wedged into the corner but Dreamer pops back up. Eric low
blows him to take over, sends him into the chair and plants him with
a good looking piledriver for the pin at 4:22.
Rating:
D. Two of my least favorite
wrestlers in the world right now in a needless gimmick match which
didn't even get five minutes. That bite was SICK though and the
piledriver looked really good too so I can give it a pass, but my
goodness I never want to see these two on TV ever again. Well maybe
Young if he drops way down the card but Dreamer is as welcome as
something very unwelcome at a place you wouldn't want that something
to be at.
We
recap Magnus vs. Bram, which is due to Magnus taking a Feast or Fired
briefcase from Bram.
Here's
Mickie James to talk about her fiance's feud with Bram. She's had a
great year, including having a beautiful son and getting engaged
(fans: “BOO!” Also Josh was wrong when he said they were
married. Don't get into Tenay territory Matthews), but she's here to
call Bram nothing but a coward. Cue Bram with a cueball but Mickie
immediately rips into him for all the things Magnus has done for him
over the years. Magnus was beaten up so badly that he can't even
hold his own son.
Bram
starts talking but it's so quiet that I can't understand him over the
WE WANT MAGNUS chants. The chants aren't even that loud but the
microphone is so quiet. Bram says Magnus could have any girl in the
world but he's stuck with her. Mickie is a needy redneck who ruined
his life. That's why Bram battered him, but Mickie says it's because
he knows he's only half the man Magnus is. Bram gets all ticked off
so Mickie slaps him in the face. Referees come out to hold Bram back
and he leaves peacefully. This is already about a million times
better than any Magnus story.
Lashley
and Angle are in the back (with HARDCORE COUNTRY playing) and Lashley
reminds him that he's the champ. Angle says Lashley is next, so
Lashley will be watching tonight.
Gauntlet
Match
Basically
a twenty man Royal Rumble for a title shot next week. Kenny King is
in at #1 and Austin Aries is in at #2 with King sending Austin to the
apron, only to have Aries run back in and hit the Pendulum Elbow.
King hammers him back down though and Craazy Steve is in at #3.
Steve and Aries team up but the clock gets a lot faster and it's
Jesse Godderz in at #4. Jesse goes right after Steve but has to skin
the cat to avoid an elimination.
Bram
is in at #5 and people start pairing off for fights in the corners.
The clock gets even faster as Khoya is already in at #6. Steve rakes
Khoya in the eyes but is easily backdropped to the floor for an
elimination. Chris Melendez (where has he been?) is in at #7 and
goes after Bram until Mr. Anderson is in at #8. Anderson is back in
trunks and hammers away until we take a break.
Back
with Tyrus entering at an unlisted number. During the break, Samuel
Shaw, DJZ and Great Sanada all entered, putting Tyrus as #12. Also
during the break, Melendez was the only man eliminated. Everyone's
attempts to get at Tyrus result in Godderz, DJZ and Shaw being
eliminated. Spud is in at #13 and goes after Tyrus, only to get sent
to the apron and spiked out to the floor. Robbie E. is in at #14 as
Tyrus puts out Khoya.
Sanada
mists Tyrus from the apron but Anderson knocks Sanada to the floor
and sends Tyrus to apron as well. Tyrus hangs on and tries to skin
the cat but Anderson bites his hand for the elimination. Gunner is
in at #15 and goes right after Bram. We have Gunner, Bram, Anderson,
Robbie E., King and Aries in there at the moment. Ethan Carter III
is in at #16 as Robbie is dumped out.
There
go Bram and EC3 as Samoa Joe is in at #17. That goes nowhere so
here's Low Ki at #18. It's already announced that MVP and Angle are
the final two, meaning Roode isn't in it due to the attack by Young
last week. We're running out of time so MVP is quickly in at #19.
Joe throws out Anderson and it's all four members of the BDC, Aries
and Gunner at the moment. The BDC dumps Gunner and it's Angle in at
#20 for a final grouping of Aries, MVP, Low Ki, Joe, King and Angle
as we take a break.
Back
with Aries being eliminated to get us down to five. Lashley comes
out to watch as the Clan takes their time beating Angle down. Kurt
gets in something like a hot shot on Low Ki but Joe Rock Bottoms him
out of the corner to stop Kurt cold. Kurt low bridges Joe to the
floor and the odds are a bit better.
Low
Ki gets backdropped to the floor and it's down to three. King gets
the same treatment, leaving us with Angle vs. MVP. Kurt is still in
trouble though as he gets caught with the Ballin Elbow but MVP can't
get him out. A baseball slide misses though and the Black Out does
the same, only to have King trips Angle, allowing MVP to kick him out
for the win at 32:25.
Rating:
C. Keeping this fast was a good
idea as it became a pretty boring battle royal once the BDC was in
full control. MVP winning makes the most sense as you have to give
him a title shot at some point. Angle can have his shot later but
the BDC is the big thing right now and giving its leader the win was
the right call.
Overall
Rating: B-. The wrestling here
wasn't the best but that's not the point of this show. Tonight was a
good example of logically moving stories forward and not doing
anything incredibly stupid (save for putting Tommy Dreamer on TV in
2015 but that's a different story entirely). This is a MAJOR step
forward for TNA as their product is getting better, even though their
business is pretty horrid at the moment. At
the end of the day though, getting some positive word of mouth is the
best thing they can have right now and shows like this will get them
a long way in doing so.
Results
Matt
Hardy/Wolves b. Revolution – Top rope double stomp to Manik
Grado
b. Al Snow – Al Snow – Big boot
Taryn
Terrell b. Angelina Love – Taryn Cutter
Eric
Young b. Tommy Dreamer – Piledriver
MVP
won a gauntlet match last eliminating Kurt Angle
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The moment I saw Dreamer, my first thought was, "Oh great, is he gonna give a passionate speech and cry again?". Other than that, I agree, it was a solid show with nothing great, but nothing bad either.
ReplyDeleteHaven't watched TNA in quite awhile but I know these foreign shows are usually better with hot crowds. I must say it was hard to watch. Its what keeps fans closet fans. Aries is always money & Bram seemed pretty money too, but damn. B-movie bush league written all over it.
ReplyDeleteLoki got fuuuuucked up tho damn that was a sick gash. Thanks Drew on your first fucking appearance ever asshole.
It was weird watching the crowd seeming to sing along to Grado's entrance and victory music, which on the broadcast is entirely instrumental.
ReplyDeleteI looked it up--he's actually using Madonna's "Like a Prayer", which obviously TNA can't afford to actually broadcast.
And did Galloway bust Low-Ki open hardway with that pipe? That was a lot of color and Low-Ki seemed to be legit pissed about it.
Grado was trending on Facebook and Twitter, and even had a BBC News article written about him because of that entrance music.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/31530061
lol the Scottish parliement even discussed the matters, Grado is that over in Scotland
ReplyDeletehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBtGFaa0idY
ReplyDeleteThe ultimate Grado entrance.
- The crowd was really into everything it's a nice change.
ReplyDelete- Tyrus look so depressed each times he is on screen, like he really don't want to be here.
- Mandrew & Spud looked like a bunch of kids next to Tyrus, Anderson and EC3.
- Just hope EC3 goes over Anderson in the end.
- Did the X-Division just vanished ? Rather than standing there Sanada could go after Low-Ki, and we could have some good matches.
- Abyss is entering Kane/Big Show territory as a guy I use to like but need to stay away (at least he is not in main event)
- It's funny to see them hype Samoa Joe knowing that he is gone to (hopefully) greener pasture.
- Lol at Al Snow being even more jacked up than when he was a regular competitor.
- Grado is SUPER OVER in scotland, so kudos to TNA to include him, but they should have run a vignette to introduce him to the US audience (like the ones Lucha Underground does for each of their wrestler)
- Hope they keep Galloway around he could be TNA 'next gen' with EC3 and Bram. (as in the guys we wait to make it big while they push older irrelevant ex-WWE guys)
-Not a bad show in the end, but the roster is really meh at this point, no real direction and everyone is more or less going trought the motion : like the heel stable attack the faces because that what they are supposed to do. Also everyone i like is gone (Bad Influence, Samoa Joe, AJ Styles)
Also, the crowd seems to die a litlle during the battle royale, maybe put Grado in it and have him interact with the TNA roster could have kept them invested. Have him come early and stay most of a match and teasing him eliminating some big names to pop the crowd, and have a heel eliminate him for some heat.
ReplyDeleteWell... actually... IMO this is the sense and purpose of the PPV between Rumble and Wrestlemania.
ReplyDeleteI sure hope we will get a 5* talk beetween Triple H and Sting with a lot of big words
ReplyDeleteBut you can do that and still put on a show that people want to watch like No Way Out 2000 or most of the Elimination Chambers.
ReplyDeleteEven a show which paid off completely seperate stories to Wrestlemania like No Way Out 2001 can be amazing without diminishing the main storylines.
Yeah, it really does help. I haven't watched raw in three weeks so I'm actually looking forward to Sunday also.
ReplyDeleteActually...
ReplyDelete1. I don't think Fast Lane is a bad name for a PPV which is kind of "fast lane" of the road to Wrestlemania. :-)
2. The card could have been worse with Big Show or Kane in the main event. Ok, it's not Hell in a Cell HHH vs Cactus Jack... but that's because they have this stupid HIAC PPV. Bryan vs Reigns could have been in the cage, so that no one can interfere - or so.
It's sad the the biggest thing I'm looking forward to on a PPV is an interview/promo segment.
ReplyDeleteWe usually watch the Oscars every year, but any important moment from the awards show will get replayed on tv ad naseum for weeks so I'm not worried about missing anything.
ReplyDeleteGod Macho and Gorilla are complete dicks at KOTR 94. I get Art Donovan sucks but they practically ignore him the entire time, no sell everything he says and Gorilla in particular just blatantly talks over him while Macho sits with his back turned to Donovan the whole show. I actually feel bad for the guy. I doubt he went out there with the intent of being so shitty. They really should have called an audible after the first match and just had Donovan say goodbye and only be on for that match instead of having Monsoon and Macho piss in his mouth for 3 hours.
ReplyDeleteAll this despite the fact that Macho & Monsoon are pretty shitty themselves on this show.
I think the post-WWE treatment becomes a big factor because going on what Punk said in the podcasts he was under constant treatment/supervision from the WWE medical staff in his last few months there. He had concusions, broken ribs, he was sent to Dr Andrews for knee surgery, and he appeared on WWE progamming with his arm in a sling after his elbow injury.
ReplyDeleteSo if the post-WWE medical records confirm that this staph infection was as bad Punk said and that he had it as long as he said then it's not only surprising that Punk would never bring it up during one of his many conversations with the WWE medical staff when he seems to have no problem telling them about all his other health problems - which is what Amman is saying - but also that nobody on the medical staff would notice it while treating one of Punk's many other injuries which I presume are all well documented.
Obey, consume, conform.
ReplyDeletehttp://cookcountyrecord.com/issues/310-defamation/270487-defamation-lawsuit-pits-wwe-doctor-against-two-wrestlers
ReplyDeleteThat was mean. You should apologise.
ReplyDeleteThey tried for the first half but after it became obvious how bad he was, they tried to salvage it by talking between themselves.
ReplyDeleteI would think Ryback has a case for defamation as well, if he wanted to go that rout.e
ReplyDeleteIt didn't even last the first half. It was pretty much halfway through the first match.
ReplyDeleteI'm fit as a fiddle.
ReplyDeleteI see at least 20 things on this blog everyday more sexist than what you just said. People are fickle.
ReplyDeleteMore Tommy Dreamer?
ReplyDeleteHm... In all honesty, I wonder what his potential for crossover appeal will be. He's a good looking guy, young. I'd bet he gets some TV offers, at least. However, I imagine the legit sports part of his life is past him. So, he may not be successful in "anything". Heh.
ReplyDeleteI already miss the Eliminaton Chamber match.
ReplyDeleteAnd Randy Orton will still go to the papers if he has to!
ReplyDeletein the BOWLS of the overworld, there is a deep dark eternal pit. Into that pit I have cast the succotash of a thousand Hulkamaniacs, and into their eternal spiritual torment! When your succotash has suffered through the infinity of the Warrior's pain, only then, HOAK HOGAN, do you understand what it means to be a true Warrior. To run through the winds of time! To...truly...suffer...your succotash.
ReplyDeleteHey Ripner, have you been following this Chikara team thing they've been running?
ReplyDeleteHow many wrestlers have called out other wrestlers for sucking and being unsafe? A thousand? More?
ReplyDeleteRyback would probably lose a ton a respect in the locker room if he went that route.
Dougie, don't talk about yourself like that.
ReplyDeleteit doesn't whether he's using WWF lawyers or not. I just can't imagine these lawyers were not recommended to him by Vinces department.
ReplyDeleteI'm pretty far behind in Chikara, still int he middle of the 2014 KIng of Trios, schools been real busy this semester.
ReplyDeleteI don't find Carmella hot at all. Enzo and Cass are like the New Age Outlaws minus the workrate or originality of gimmick. Why all the love for any of them?
ReplyDeleteOh shit, the I'm rubber and you're glue defense!
ReplyDeleteI don't like the current attitude of using matches to setup rematches. Cena/Rusev is wasted on this show. You could have used angles, over time, to build up the match.
ReplyDeleteI just wish WWE would stop sending me fucking emails about Fast Lane. Yes.. I know it's free and I give zero fucks about it.
ReplyDeleteHopefully with lots of insider lingo and references to events that happened 16 years ago that were greenlit by people who haven't worked for the WWE or WWE-owned properties for 12 years!
ReplyDeleteIt's so this won't happen: http://thumbs.mugshots.com/gallery/images/2/ba/37/Leati-Joseph-Anoai_mugshot.400x800.jpg
ReplyDeleteIt's funny because if Art was still living - Id rather hear him talk for three hours straight than watch anything the WWE puts on today.
ReplyDeleteIs Diesel a football player?
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry.
ReplyDeleteYes, and the Oscars are gonna be more interesting.
ReplyDeleteI'd rather talk about Montreal again than this.
ReplyDeleteGood click-bait though.
Well, he seems like a nice guy, but yeah, I'd wouldn't go to a show of his or anything.
ReplyDeleteI'm not obsessed at all. He's not the only wrestling writer or fan who makes fun of wwe's buy rates. He's also not the only one who uses the same jokes over and over. hell yall told the same dean Ambrose joke like ten plus times a thread for like a week straight before dialing it back a bit. Sorry you disagree.
ReplyDeleteThe 9.99 Champion!!!
ReplyDeleteYou are the thing you hate the most.
ReplyDeleteI said this same thing down below.
ReplyDeleteDid you ever hook-up with that hot roommate you mentioned a while back?
ReplyDeleteYou seem fairly obsessed about this too.
ReplyDeleteLOL@Patton Oswalt...awesome.
ReplyDeleteThe Golden Globes are a sham of an awards show
ReplyDeletePretty dumb of WWE to post that video, considering Punk had to lower his pants to show the scar and all that.
ReplyDeleteThe only thing you're making clear is that you are neither a doctor nor a lawyer.
ReplyDeleteAnd are experts in medical malpractice law!
ReplyDeleteNo, but it's good to have you here making up complaints.
ReplyDeleteI think he has a ton of natural charisma that's being woefully misused and he has the makings of a worker who can be carried to great matches. He needs more time, of course, that he unfortunately won't be getting.
ReplyDeleteI just think it's hilarious that to someone who isn't really following this or doesn't care, if they come across the video titled "Royal Rumble 2014: Royal Rumble Match," they're gonna wonder why the WWE is obsessed with CM Punk's ass.
ReplyDeleteWho's to say Amann even made records of Punk's complaint (if he did make one). I guess we'll see what comes out.
ReplyDeleteNXT would be the perfect venue for a return of the WCW "Running of the Gauntlet" concept.
ReplyDeleteThis is fantastic.
ReplyDeleteMan, I made it through all of five minutes of that Ironside show and almost went blind rolling my eyes.
ReplyDeleteWhen he said "Sometimes you need a different perspective," and then sort of grabbed the evidence from under the couch cushions. I just...why wouldn't trained detectives also look under the couch cushions?
I think the defamation would have more to do with the steroid accusations.
ReplyDeleteTriple H and Stephanie would just regain the shares in a handicap ladder match against Punk when Joey Mercury raises the briefcase.
ReplyDeleteToo bad there isn't a Rollins - Jon Stewart confrontation. That would be much more interesting.
ReplyDeleteOr they could have had him win the Rumble with Bryan in it and still had him look strong. Have Bryan come out first. Have him eliminate Kane at 15 or so. Have Reigns come out at 20? If you REALLY want Show around, have him in the final four...I guess. But have Roman and Bryan fight him and eliminate him sort of togehter.
ReplyDelete"I eliminated him!" "Well I'm the one who wore him down." etc
Have Reigns come out late and have Bryan and Reigns be the last two guys. Bryan gets eliminated BY Reigns after a ten minute match. Bryan lost because he lasted the whole Rumble and was beat down so it's not like he looks weak.
Scott, you should do this instead weekly instead of a full-blown review.
ReplyDeleteWhich its not. Defamation? You're down to what can be proven. If Punk has a medical bill which says "removed large staff infection" and it's dated a week after he left...I mean. That's the main piece of evidence that WWE seems to think is missing with that picture, right?
ReplyDeletedid I catch it right that Blue Pants is "from the discount rack?" LOL
ReplyDeleteIf Owens came out on Raw on Monday and starred down Brock Lesnar, I'd buy that's how good he is right now.
ReplyDeleteIf Ryback sues for that successfully then I'm going to sue the next person who says I wear glasses while I'm wearing my glasses.
ReplyDeletedid no one post this already?
ReplyDeletehere's the evidence: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGbkurdziFg
long overdue. we have been waiting for this since 2011.
ReplyDeleteWE WANT ICE CREAM!
I'm sure the doctor who performed the procedure could tell roughly how long the infection had been developing, this will end up with loads of finger pointing and end in a stalemate.
ReplyDeleteFlawless Charlie Reneke logic, can't comment on a topic if you've never done it.
ReplyDeletePlus Sniper is Canadian, and was billed as South African.
ReplyDeleteWell, at least you ended up being right about something.
ReplyDeleteBroken clock, twice a day. That kind of thing.
Only the fat ones with neck beards got the law degrees?
ReplyDeleteYou should check out the thread on their message board about the Challenge of the Immortals. There was a draft, and trade deadline, all done over twitter. Looks like things will be interesting this year.
ReplyDeleteThis is the guy that said, ten hours before this cunt post:
ReplyDelete"So hoping that punk loses cabana a shitload of money because he can't stop running his mouth."
How would he lose money, right honorable cunt?
I think the WWECW is regarded as worse than it actually was. the problem seemed to be it being dead in the water after that horrible "December to Dismember" ppv.
ReplyDeletebut they show still had its fair share of good moments with guys like CM Punk, Christian and Swagger being showcased.
U mad bro?
ReplyDeleteIf WWE has a doctor that says one thing and Punk has a doctor that says another I can't see this going anywhere for either party, if anything WWE are making are throwing fuel on something they should have let die.
ReplyDeleteAre you kidding? Outing your lame ass is GREAT FUN.
ReplyDeleteWhy u so mad bro?
ReplyDeleteIs this the thread we're taking over? Because I'm getting ready to go through my NXT watchlist....
ReplyDeleteUm, I know that he was named in a lawsuit. Did you not know that?
ReplyDeleteI really don't understand why this is a thing now, Bret did this almost his entire career.
ReplyDeleteSwagger was booked like he didn't belong which I guess is the opposite of what Kenola was suggesting. if they want to go through with his push to be the top star, at least book him accordingly.
ReplyDelete(and if the crowd turns on him, they can still turn him heel. but at least he would be a strong heel in kayfabe)
We're takin over!
ReplyDeleteexactly. and if the crowd turns on him, they can still turn him heel. but at least he would be a strong heel (in kayfabe) instead of what they are doing now - not being able to beat Kane decisively etc.
ReplyDeleteRofl!
ReplyDeleteI'm confused. You put lol but I did not detect the cadence of a joke in Marv's post. Did I miss something?
ReplyDeleteDid anyone else notice Blue Pants totally had a Vault 13 Fallout look to her?
ReplyDeleteGood ol' Lonely is following me around today I think.
ReplyDeleteFinally, a fan.
You've been chosen. Lucky!
ReplyDeleteJust reading down the thread...at what point does a beard constitute a neck beard? Like, sometimes I see beards grown around the chin, and then there's unshaven, not quite beard length hair visible on the neck. Does that constitute a neck beard? Or are we labeling people neckbeards only if they have full bushy beard hair from their upper lip, to their chest?
ReplyDeleteDougie, you seem to be the authority.
I'm going to call in to Job #2 and start burning through NXT, I'm all the way back in April of last year
ReplyDeleteSo you're just gonna start from where they are on the network? Not bad policy.
ReplyDeleteMe? I'm still chugging along watching Summerslam 94. Been a good show so far. Had a HELL of a women's match too.
What womens match? I have no recollection of those years.
ReplyDeleteAlundra(which my phone attempted to correct to laundry) Blayze vs. Bull Nakano. It was legitimately really good.
ReplyDeleteSeems pretty easy to prove he didn't go - they just have to check with the doctors punk claimed he relied on. The bigger issue here, based on my research as a soon to be law student, is that punk assumed the risk when he suited up and went into the ring. There are some NFL cases from the 80s or 90s (not the concussion ones) touching on the same issue
ReplyDeleteThe crowd was really hot for it too which threw me because women weren't exactly a steady presence as wrestlers at this point and one of them was a Japanese import. But that goes to prove hard work can get the crowd invested.
ReplyDeleteI don't think I ever saw an Alundra match.
ReplyDeleteIn a nice bit of irony the only thing I remember her for is taking out the trash.
I just can't imagine a multimillion dollar company being so brazen. If the WWF is the wrong then this was incredible dumb. Can't imagine them being wrong.
ReplyDeleteWhat do you mean "almost impossible?" Seems entirely plausible they can back their case up with facts once they get into discovery. It really depends on the law firm they decide to use. No way a firm like Skadden let's Punk win, that is, if they are smart enough to retain them
ReplyDeleteThat is ironic! I've not seen a whole lot of her but when she's in there with someone solid she could churn out a good match.
ReplyDeleteA nice thing was that the women's division was barren so they'd just throw Japanese women wrestlers at her and those girls could work.
Yeah, talk about a dead division for like...at least two decades.
ReplyDeleteI think Moolah was technically champion for something like 30 years because they forgot about the division while she was champ lol.
ReplyDeleteNot gonna lie, I thought he looked like Patton Oswalt as well. I also thought he looked like the love child of Santino Marella and Bob Backlund.
ReplyDeleteHey Marv Vince just made mention of the MLB Strike of 1994. I have nothing besides that. I just know you like baseball so a strike canceling a whole season must've really sucked. That's crazy. There would be a riot if the Super Bowl were canceled one year.
ReplyDeleteAh Bret the original CM Punk. Doesn't main event King of the Ring 94, doesn't main event Summerslam 94, doesn't main event Survivor Series 94 where he loses the title.
ReplyDeleteWell, unless Dougie actually has a neck beard or experience of having a neck beard he really shouldn't comment
ReplyDeleteThey came within about an inch of killing off the game. They lost like 1,000 games that year. If I remember right (which I probably don't because I was an idiot teenager) it mostly revolved around the installation of salary caps.
ReplyDeleteIt's bullshit man that was the Mariners' year.
ReplyDeleteDougie, what are you loling about in the above post? I'm confused
ReplyDeleteI like that he goes with that insult, because for as much as he moans about this place (while still coming every single day) he doesn't have an original thought in his head.
ReplyDelete*insert decade old meme response*
Eh...we weren't going to the Series I think
ReplyDelete9/11....that was bullshit.
I feel as though, perhaps, Dougie is the one whom is mad, bro.
ReplyDeleteI suspect, like most valueless trolls, the depression turned into anger so subtly he's not even aware of it.
ReplyDeleteHe has no idea, it's his Pavlovian response to people having fun.
ReplyDeleteJesus, is this tomorrow? We're at the end of the build for it? Oh my.
ReplyDeleteI imagine you saying this with bated breath. Like a kid, "It's already Christmas?!?! But it was just Halloween!"
ReplyDeletehttps://pbs.twimg.com/media/B-Y2VH0IMAAwzM8.jpg:large
ReplyDeleteThe plot thickens...
Surely, 'ROFL', as it is an acronym.
ReplyDeleteYou wanted MORE build?!
ReplyDeleteGolf ball size! Witness credibility called into question! Gavel bang. Let's go to lunch.
ReplyDeleteIt's a terrible name. If it's a Fast Lane, then why does it have a stop (the PPV itself)? The Fast Lane would be Rumble -> Wrestlemania.
ReplyDeleteReading the last few weeks of recaps, damned if I'm not tempted to give TNA another try...
ReplyDeleteExpos would like a word with you.
ReplyDeleteWhat's the word?
ReplyDeleteAll I know is I can't wait for his bevy of future interesting comments. Classics such as "lol", and " oy very", and "lol" and "you mad bro?" and "lol". It's pretty inspired.
ReplyDeleteWhy didn't WWE release video of Amann telling Punk to exit the match?
ReplyDeleteGreat stuff!
ReplyDeleteHe'll be jobbing pretty quick to Sonny Corinthos
ReplyDeleteCan't wait for your own blog! Sure to be filled with one word critiques of love affair and world politics.
ReplyDeleteNice reference!
ReplyDeleteI went have a problem with Reigns vs Brock IF he had been built up the right way from day one.
ReplyDeleteSee what NXT is doing with Baron Corbin? That's EXACTLY what the E should have been doing with Reigns.
So, after finding that updated list of everything on the Network in chronological order, I'm going to see if I can watch everything in the right order. These 70s shows are tough to get through.
ReplyDeleteThe Fez/Kelso Punjabi Death Match wasn't bad, shame there wasn't a decisive winner though
ReplyDeleteShame both of them didn't die
ReplyDeleteYou sir win the internet...
ReplyDeleteHaha, yeah, only match in history I was hoping for a draw.
ReplyDeleteI found the staph infection! http://www.spectrecollie.com/wp-content/uploads/kuato.jpg
ReplyDeleteGod damnit. I knew that was coming!
ReplyDeleteSo hbk is doing booksignings of his new book at a walmart.
ReplyDeleteFirst thing I thought of was: walmart is doing book signings?
Second: hbk is approaching undertaker levels of aging superfast
Yeah.. But you're SUPPOSED to look old when you're 50. It's normal. They are old guys.
ReplyDeleteChuck Norris won't be midcard for anyone.
ReplyDeleteNothing is made up, several Punk fans believed his version of events. As the video clearly showed Punk didn't have the claimed growth, either they have accepted that Punk either lied or exaggerated, or they would claim the video was faked.
ReplyDeleteIt was a simple question to see how the Punk fans reacted.
Because they are pr retards. Honestly with the Seth Penis, Darren Youngs Twitter rant, Reigns botched push WWE are bringing on the shit this Mania season.
ReplyDeleteWatching Countdown: Smackdowns best moments.
ReplyDeletethey refer to it as WWEs second flagship show, surely there can only be one flagship,
WWWF was painful. AWA and major territories were much better. Fewer fat Samoans.
ReplyDeleteI'd watch that over a Jay Strongbow match.
ReplyDeleteHonestly I doubt pink can prove he went to the wwe doctor about this problem. If they keep meticulous records (lol) the lack of record of punk going to wwe's Drs about it can be proven.
ReplyDelete"Ah loves rasslin but Hannity says books is evil. Ah hope it's got pittures!" - average Walmart shopper.
ReplyDeleteWell, at least now we all know there's absolutely zero chance of him ever coming back.
ReplyDeleteI rather doubt he had much to lose in the first place.
ReplyDeleteWhy are you even here?
ReplyDeleteWWE are hinting at the next HOF announcement either for Raw or Fastlane. PWInsider are claiming it's the Bushwackers (god I hope not) but read the tease for yourself.
ReplyDelete“The mystery pair of legends will join “Macho Man” Randy Savage, celebrity inductee Arnold Schwarzenegger and Rikishi in the elite class. Who will enter the WWE Hall of Fame the night before WrestleMania 31? Could it be a team famous for their camouflage gear? Could it be an ultra-popular pair of brothers or family members? How many tag team championships have they held? Is it possible that we will see a current Hall of Famer earn a second nod and join Ric Flair as a two-time inductee?”
Ignoring the reference to an existing Hall Of Famer, which I'm assuming is a red herring, because the only options would be E&C, Rockers or Outsiders. The rest seems to refer not to Bushwackers, but THE DUDLEY BOYZ
If I was gonna compare this year's Royal Rumble to any annual calendar event, it would be Lent. Starvation and penance under the vague hope that it leads to some kind of reward.
ReplyDeletePlease be the Destruction Crew
ReplyDeleteLooks like it until we get a real daily thread
ReplyDeleteThey already proved they're dumb by bringing it up in the first place. The Punk stuff was finally dying down at WWE shows. The whole thing was going away and Punk was happily training for a year, for what will no doubt be a very short career. I...I don't know.
ReplyDeleteBecause Punk said in the podcast that he was told to leave, but refused because he wanted to gut it out like a macho moron or words to that effect. So WWE would be releasing something that confirms the story CM Punk is telling on the podcast.
ReplyDeleteAfternoon thread is up.
ReplyDelete"Mr. Reeves, would you in fact characterize yourself as being dumb as fuck?"
ReplyDeleteit'll be a very interesting test with Bryan/Reigns. I'm rooting for the guy and Bryan doesn't seem the type to sandbag someone he doesn't like. That said, if Bryan can't carry him to at least ***, I don't know if anyone can. And not to say Reigns can't get better but...
ReplyDeleteBringing it back up means to me that they're gonna win. It's kinda the Pats going on the offensive for Defalte Gate.
ReplyDeleteI thought Crowe looked like a Nu Metal version of The Blue Meanie
ReplyDeleteAs witnesses, to testify. As they have experience with both Punk and Dr. Amann.
ReplyDeleteEverybody knows there's only one awards show that matters and that's the Razzies.
ReplyDeleteThe Razzies stopped being funny a long time ago
ReplyDeleteThat's a dirty lie and you know it.
ReplyDeleteWell, they did do some good by finally getting Friedberg and Seltzer's movies blackballed from theaters and relegated to straight to DVD hell so they at least reward the terrible movies that deserve to be rewarded while the Oscars are guaranteed to royally snub at least one really good movie per year (Foxcatcher is the movie that's getting royally screwed over this year).
ReplyDeleteFoxcatcher just getting the nominations it did was a miracle, especially given how it failed to live up to its pre-release hype.
ReplyDeleteI'm pretty sure declining audience interest got those movies killed, not the Razzies.
Mean they think they're going to win.
ReplyDeleteThat is one very annoying trait about the Oscars: the tendency to reward certain movies even though they were only popular amongst critics in the moment (for example, who even remembers Slumdog Millionaire now? The Dark Knight should have won that year and everybody knows it.).
ReplyDeleteWill Boyhood even still be remembered five years from now? Signs point to no.
An antibiotic should sort that out
ReplyDeleteDX
ReplyDeleteNo its anybody with sophisticated taste. ( I.e. not you)
ReplyDeleteThe Expos basically needed a strong season that year to survive to survive.
ReplyDeleteMost in the organization feel they had the Roster to do it.
As you know, the expos are no longer in Montreal.
I did not know that! I literally know nothing about baseball except that I am to root for the SF Giants every other year.
ReplyDeleteIn fairness, KOTR required him to go on early because the Neidhart turn had to come after the match. Then at Survivor Series you need a babyface winning the last match.
ReplyDeleteThe entire AL West was under .500 when the strike hit on 8/12. The M's were theoretically in the race, but it was a race among bad teams *and* they were without a home, with the Kingdom having ceiling tiles dropping and being unusable. There was the possibility that they'd have to spend the entire last month and a half on the road.
ReplyDeleteWill they release the video of him shitting himself next?
ReplyDeleteFor all of the jokes in this thread about Pat Patterson, does the thought that Kevin Dunn has trained a camera directly (and, seemingly, solely) on Punk's ass deserve some ridicule?
ReplyDelete"I've noticed you never cut to Camera 18, sir."
"No," admits the Bucktoothed Wonder as he stares dreamily at the monitors. "Camera 18 is just for me."
Later...
"Sir, a Ms. Fox is here to see you..."
"Not now," says Captain Overbite, as he takes a DVD titled 'The Best of Camera 18' with him into a private editing booth. "I've got to get some things Dunn."
Fuck the Oscars.
ReplyDeleteOr maybe the judge sentences Vince to be Punks butler?
ReplyDeleteYou must be new here...
ReplyDeletePunk clearly exaggerated the size in colloquial fashion, but some people have already found a golf ball sized lump, and punk himself insisted it was hidden by his tights
ReplyDeleteI know Dougie signs out and gives himself upvotes as "guest." All the lulz for you. Well done.
ReplyDeleteNo, I'm just familiar with public relations.
ReplyDeleteAre you still hoping to have sex or have you given up?
ReplyDeleteNot suddenly for me. I got mine in 2003. No neckbeard either...
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