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The Impact Thread!

Back on the reviewing horse tonight after skipping RAW on Monday.  Discuss TNA tonight!  

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  1. A nice fight between two fat black ladies... oh wait, I'm on truTV, not Spike.

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  2. I like how they have promos during the commecial breaks of this "Jail" show. The Zema Ion promo was solid and he is a good heel.

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  3.  if only they could have other wrestlers wear wigs and wrestle for him.

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  4. Feels like 2 months since No Surrender because of the Lawler heart attack. Wondering if the match quality will hold up now that the BFG series is over.

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  5. and we open with Aries putting over the belt, isn't that interesting

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  6. Wish Hardy was still selling the shoulder injury, but unfortunately he isn't Bret Hart.

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  7. "I've been beating you for 15 freaking years!" Bully Ray might cut the best promo in wrestling right now.

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  8. LOL at Bully Ray selling Hardy taking his shirt off.

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  9. What just happened with Jeff's Music cutting of Bully? a well Bully is still fucking awesome

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  10. second best sell of someone taking there shirt off I've ever seen, first is HHH and Mankind

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  11. I loved, "Don't take that shirt off!" Ray and Aries both did a great job of putting Hardy over without him having to expose himself on the mic.

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  12. BTW does anyone know if Scott Reads these threads :p

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  13.  oh yeah, X Division time

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  14.  Bully Ray is awesome.  Was hoping he'd get the title shot at BFG.

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  15. That double stomp is sick.

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  16. awesome camera work on that rope break

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  17. Who has the hard-on for Ion backstage? Sonjay or Kenny King would both make better champions. Especially King. 

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  18.  He is a place holder till Sorenson gets his revenge

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  19. Late to the party, damn traffic.

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  20. The World Tag Team Champions of the World strike again!

    And now I know who Zema really reminds me of. Carlito. Facials are almost like an identical twin brother of Carlito's..

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  21. I gather, but who likes Sorenson over King?

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  22. Ion is a great heel but nothing special in the ring.

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  23. It's awesome every time!

    And that match did a good job of building up Sonjay as a star while still putting over Ion [well... maybe not "putting over", it was a total squash]

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  24. Borderlands 2 in FIVE DAYS!

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  25.  Coming back from a broken neck is pretty much $$$ no matter who it is

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  26. Daniels and Kaz with Hogan ... now THAT is a backstage skit. These guys rule so hard.

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  27.  I love their current relation with Hulk

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  28. TNA. It's a built-in revenge story. Why waste it? Let's just hope Sorensen gets better soon so this isn't drawn out for too many more months.

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  29. Totally blew that, especially considering Tenay immediately said "WOW THE REMATCH IS ON" when there was no answer given by Bully at all...

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  30. He did kinda say "Hey my shoulder is much better" so he DID bring it up at least.

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  31. They were good but what happens if they both lose their matches?

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  32. Buff Bagwell disagrees.

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  33. Huh, wasn't brisco one of the masked men?

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  34. Sensing an Angle heel turn on AJ.

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  35. I don't remember anything about Sorenson except that he was mediocre for an X Guy.  

    Joe's right.  Put the belt on someone better   Ion blows.

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  36.  i did say "pretty much" lol

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  37. That's what I thought. And why would Angle or anyone else know who he is? Am I missing something. 

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  38.  Sets up a big BFG match

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  39. YES BOBBY ROODE TIME!!!

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  40. Buff Bagwell was worthless before the neck... and blew the "comeback" for another nWo pop.

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  41. Roode is '99-'00 HHH-good as a heel right now.

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  42. HEEEEEEEEE's BAAAAAAAAAAAAACK

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  43. That's a Ric Flair quality suit Roode's sporting.

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  44. He was introduced a couple of weeks ago as Wes Brisco. While he might be one of the masked men, he's not been IDed as one, at least in storyline.

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  45. Infidels, Don't tell him to go home, He's Awesome

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  46. I love the "trade punches" spot, always have. Reminds me of many Austin grudge matches.

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  47. Hell yeah. Fuck all that talking bullshit.

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  48. Oh no he is choking him with a tie is TNA gonna fire him xD

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  49. Roode delivered a good promo.

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  50.  Does he ever do otherwise?

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  51. "The shirt pissed him off."

    Kaz and Daniels may be the MVPs of this show...

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  52. God, I love sub-20 minute promos that end in violence instead of skipping.

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  53. i agree hes pretty much all gimmick, but i think he has shown a lot in these last two matches.

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  54. LET"S LIGHT IT UP!   LIGHTITUPLIGHTITUPLIGHTITUP

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  55. They're the MVP's of every show...in the world!!

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  56. calling for a match next, probobly either Knock outs or with the WTTCOTW

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  57. Meh.   Still wish Beer Money were back together.  I'd pay for them against TWTTCotW.

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  58. You know what, I was with you Dodge... until you brought in Brady. F*** you for that one.

    And did we REALLY need Judge Dredd in 3D, minus Stallone? Can something suck more than the classic SNES game version?

    Thank God Imapct is watchable, because these commercials mostly SUCK.

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  59. Kazarian ain't winning this clean...

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  60. wait to approve, i thought Ray Hardy was set Tenay :$

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  61. Dredd 3D is at 91% on Rotten Tomatoes right now. The lack of Stallone is a selling point for me.

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  62. I enjoyed Hogan's participation in that, too. "This tastes like gasoline!" - "There's some protein in the bottom drawer!"

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  63. I would love to see those Sonic guys get in a fiery car crash.

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  64.  don't hold back now, tell us how you really feel

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  65. Yep, looks good and violent. Stallones Dredd was horrific.

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  66. Wow. Dangerous botch.

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  67. Two responses:

    "Popular" opinion means little to me. It's insultingly easy to define/sway, and especially on the web, even easier to fake.

    And Dredd's just another "remake". Maybe not in the same vein as Star Trek or Sherlock Holmes, but Hollywood's really run out of original ideas these last few years.

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  68. OUTSIDE MONKEY FLIP!

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  69. That was sick...what do you even call that??

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  70. How is Kaz moving after that 0_0

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  71. I'd rather reserve that fate for the freecreditreport guys... BOTH bands. Preferably a head-on crash between their tour buses at 50+.

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  72. And there's one half of the three-way. Now for Chavo/Hernandez to finish it.

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  73. Is there a way to do more than like this?

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  74. Joe Park is so F'N AWESOME

    Aces and Eight's progress too

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  75. Joe Park on the case!

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  76. I <3 Joseph Park.

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  77. Unless Abyss pops out of Mr. Park... Brooke's screwed.

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  78. Wow.  Joseph Park is a total creep.  Who would've known?

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  79. Two responses:

    Rotten Tomatoes is a reliable compilation of critical reviews, not popular opinion.

    And I'm all for remakes of movies that didn't do the material justice the first time around.

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  80. Joe Park holds a victory over Bully Ray i will have you know

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  81. So either Park is in on A&8 and will screw over Hogan...or A&8 will try to attack and he will "Hulk" out.

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  82. Ok the eye makeup is kinda cool.

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  83. Jeff should start snoring

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  84. I like Bully better but Jeff better win or the BFG series was entirely pointless

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  85. Okay, did Jeff screw up again? Or are we resetting Sunday?

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  86. I don't think Aces and Eights are too impressed with your "logic".

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  87. The "Prospect" got a promotion! Vice President, very nice.

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  88. Agree. However, like someone said, if Hardy screwed up, this might be the way to take it off of him.

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  89. someone fill me in, do some people think Jeff F'd up the no surrender finish or something?

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  90. I missed the Hogan promo, what'd I miss?

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  91. Was there a rumour that he messed up the finish? I didn't see No Surrender so I have no clue if it looked botched, but if so - jeez. That's gotta suck.

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  92. I'm thinking something more real life... if Hardy gets in trouble again before BFG, there goes that main event.

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  93. And congrats to Christy: She's 2 for 2 tonight. It IS the World Tag Team Champions of the World.

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  94. Daniels with the belt as phallus. Love this guy.

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  95. From that promo, it's obvious who Aces and Eights are:

    The Big Show, Tom Brandy, Violent J, Matt Striker, Husky Harris and Barry Windham. 

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  96. Wait... are we completely writing off Gunner and Kid Kash? If so, no problem, but I don't think TNA's gonna kill it that fast.

    This might not end up being a three-way tag title match after all.

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  97. Hogan threatens Aces, says the building is locked down, Aces threaten Hogan, ask him if they were locked out or in.

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  98. Tazz, hush. Give yourself a minute, and start over.

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  99. "A rat desperated in a corner" huh?

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  100. Wow...Taz is worse than Cole this week.

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  101. Am I the only one who really dislikes Chavo? He's not a great worker, his moveset sucks, he gets no heat other than leeching off of Eddie... I guess I can stand him as a tag team guy, but man he's bland and boring.

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  102. I hate 3 ways...unless it is me and two broads.......BOOYAHKASHA!

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  103. I think it's a reward for Bully resigning.

    Put Jeff in the X division or give him the TV belt for awhile.

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  104. This Gut Check dude sounds like Cliff Klaven from Cheers.

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  105. He's a good enough wrestler for what they're asking him to do, be part of a tag team.

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  106. Oops, no "Mister" for Tazz? That's one no vote. I'm also waiting for the first true Gut Check squash, where the poor sap doesn't even come back next week.

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  107. Dude, Judge Dredd is basically Warhammer 40K the movie...

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  108. I'd do Jennifer Lawrence a lot of ways.

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  109. I dig these Gut Check videos. As a lifelong resident of Mass, I wish the guy the best of luck and judging by the clips in the video, he is already better in the ring than Kris Lewie.

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  110. I'm with you.  I think his team with Hernandez has potential though.

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  111. This is my first time watching Impact in several months.

    I know it's been said before but this shows flows incredibly well. They go from a little bit of X division action to some heavyweights, follow that up with some storyline segments and then move to the women's division. The shit ain't perfect but at least it seems to have a rhythm to it unlike being bombarded with endless recap packages and the same dudes appearing three times a show. 

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  112. Seeing Gail Kim in that Bound for Glory flashback makes me envious of her shorts.

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  113. ...in other words, she's a WOMAN, Tazz.

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  114. Tess just doesn't do it for me.  Not horrible or anything...just really bland.

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  115. Speaking of being envious of a pair of shorts, here's Tessmacher.

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  116. Good God, what an ass. Spec-tac-u-lar.

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  117. Its refreshing to see a company take pride in their titles.

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  118. "What are we watchin', Oprah, here?"

    Nice line by Taz.

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  119. Gee, didn't see that coming.  #sarcasm

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  120. "Presenting" any title belt should involve said belt upside the head of the champ.... but a normal beatdown is acceptable too. And applause to the Tara chant/cheering section.

    So Tess-Tara II at BfG?

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  121.  I don't think he's bad, but his WWE run probably killed any credibility he would've had. I like him as a not heavily pushed midcarder and he's fine as a tag team wrestler, but aside from his name he's nothing terribly special, and they made him into quite the joke in his last couple of years in WWE.

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  122. Title Presentations, cakes, and contract signings....

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  123. Ace's inplies that they could be anyone, even TNA wrestlers Hogan bumps into every week in the hall, etc. 

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  124. Faces are so oblivious of wrestling history. You'd think Hogan would have told Tess about his experiences with tag partners turning on him.

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  125. He ran around with his brother, brother?

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  126. Damn, D-Lo certainly has packed on the pounds

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  127. I like how the higher brass is not nearly as cartoonish as they have been presented in the past and in wwe.

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  128. ... So the TNA "braintrust" have no clue how to deal with Aces and Eights. Hey Hulk, you joined something similar 16/17 years ago... any ideas?

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  129. You know what I would like to see? Enough wrestlers get together against Impact, take over Xplosion and spin it off into its own show like they wee supposed to do with the nWo and Thunder or Smackdown and WCW

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  130. Things are fine right now. Let them build an audience before they start expanding or it will just become watered down and lose quality.

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  131. The last time Hardy did something this stupid (in a wrestling kayfabe sense) was when he accepted a loser-leaves-WWE match against CM Punk.

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  132.  I'd trace the videos. Figure out where they're coming from and how they know exactly when to play them.

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  133.  Wasn't one of D-Lo's JR Facts that he used to be super-fat?

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  134. I just think that they are wasting Xplosion and a LOT of wrestlers. Let them spin off and do something.

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  135. DAMMMIT!  That's it, Hardy is blowing Dixie!!

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  136. There's no need to trace the vids. You could pick up a nWo/WCW vid at Walmart for like $5.00.

    ...oh, you meant the video feed.

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  137. Good decision putting over Hardy. 

    1.  He's the most over wrestler in the company.
    2.  Solidifies the BFG series.  I would hate a bait and switch after 3 months of tourney.
    3.  Puts hm over strong.  There's no question he's your #1 contender.
    4.  Aries-Hardy could be interesting.  Hardy is more of a "face in peril" character, but it's a fresh match up and I want the title to stay on Aries, so I like his chances vs. Hardy.

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  138. Decent enough show, but it felt like they were spinning their wheels.

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  139. Okay, so our early BfG cards looks like:

    TNA Title: Hardy vs Aries
    Tag Team Titles: TWTTCotW vs Styles/Angle vs Chavo/Hernandez
    X-Div Title: Ion vs ?????
    KO Title: Tess vs Tara
    Grudge match: Storm vs RoodeSomething with Aces

    Not bad compared to WWEs (half (or more of) the card scheduled the night of the show)

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  140. I'm guessing were going to get a mini heel turn from Aries.

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  141. I liked the last match a lot. Plus, it makes the number on contender look really strong going into the title match at BFG.

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  142. Shocking huh?  The #1 contender doesn't job.

    Also, notice how Aries rarely wrestles on Impact as did Roode before him.  There really is no need to have your champion outthere unless he's going to be put over.  It's a waste of time for him, the title gets devalued and makes him seem way less important. 

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  143. The Aces and Eights stuff is getting stagnant. I understand people's point about a slow build but the past few weeks haven't really felt like they have been building to anything but rather seeming like they are stuck in neutral. How many weeks in a row can you have people pointing fingers at each other without any other progress.

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  144.  I did like how they actually had Tara put the title around her waist, played her music, Tara left the ring and Tess celebrated. It seemed like an obvious set up but went on long enough you thought it was legit - until it happened.

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  145. They should just lock him up somewhere until the main event at BFG. It's the only way to keep him out of trouble.

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  146. This x 1000. It should be special when your World Champion wrestles on free TV He can do interviews, but no wrestling, You have the X Division and TV belt going to waste..defend those titles.

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  147.  It's not really a remake to me, as they're both adaptations of the comic. 

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  148. I'm watching the Ken Patera Story. I had no idea this existed. It's awesome for all the wrong reasons.

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  149.  In the grand scheme of things it wasn't anything we didn't already know...but tonight seemed to point the direction in it being people within TNA being involved, rather than some outsider rebel group. I mean, wrestling 101 says someone from TNA was going to be involved, but this is the first time Ace's clearly said so...

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  150. No one mentioned that BULLY HIT THE FUCKING SPLASH, I couldn't believe my eyes!!!!!!

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  151. They should have Hardy come out next week and make fun of Aries for being proud of his championship title.

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  152. OK,I'm no mark. After years of watching wrestling,I think most of us here know how the moves are done,and admit,back in our teen years most of us tried the moves on each other. Backbreaker-the guy's feet hit first,bodyslam-the guy pushes down on your leg and jumps,chokeslam-you hold him up with your other hand,punch-you stomp your foot,etc.etc. Even non fans know most of the tricks,it's why they make fun of you for watching fake bullshit (instead of Jersey Shore lol).

    That being said,how the hell do they fake Sonjay Dutt's moonsault double foot stomp. That's the first time I ever saw that move,and it blew me away.

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  153.  ummm...why?  That really doesn't make sense.

    Hey, Eli, you should be embarrassed for winning a ring...yeah...

    See how silly that sounds?

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  154. They should make Sarita and Rosita come back and be all, "Hey, you're not Anarchia.."

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  155. But what do you do with him after that? He didn't really stand out to me.

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  156.  You mean being Tom Brady doesn't trump winning the championship? Eli might have won the championship but does any of that matter if Brady doesn't think Eli's better than him? Maybe this year the Patriots will be eliminated early and they can just play the Pro Bowl featuring Brady in the Superbowl's time slot.

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  157. Because he should be fighting over more important things like shampoo commercials or his dog dying.

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  158.  I think that's one where the guy taking it just has to suck it up, he's going to feel it. But if I had to guess, I'd say that they have strong abs and flex prior to contact, while his momentum takes him back away from his opponent rather than straight down...although I'm pretty sure I've seen him come straight down. It might just be one of those "this ain't ballet" moves.

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  159.  lol yep

    JR "He used to be 400lbs!!!"

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  160.  when they see him they should say "OOOOOOOOOO CHAVO"

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  161. That's why he worked so hard to help Mark Henry lose the weight, because he knew from personal experience how hard it was.

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  162. Joe Park > David Otunga

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  163.  The phallic belt and stripper dance ruled it.  It's almost like this guy is an INDIVIDUAL or something!

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  164.  You're just not used to seeing him against someone not named Hornswoggle.

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  165.  Ray's had such a good run, I'm guessing we get a 3-way.

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  166. This is already a better buildup than what they did for No Surrender.

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  167. Alex Shelley (damn I miss him) did a double stomp a lot and it looked like he just bent his knees on contact and rolled off.

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