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Sheamus vs BFD Daniel Bryan is a match I didn't know I wanted at Wrestlemania until just now.
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January Wrasslin' |OT| The Assassination of Daniel Bryan by the Coward Vince McMahon
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Nocturnowl
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No joke, adding Kofi to that potential match up could only improve it.
I remember that they did Batista vs Orton before, the chemistry level was like below zero.
Only the Wildcat can add enough "BOOM" to that mix.
I remember that they did Batista vs Orton before, the chemistry level was like below zero.
Only the Wildcat can add enough "BOOM" to that mix.
Some tidbits:
-Punk doesn't care about his appearance
-His contract is up in 6 months, undecided on returning
-Has a direct line to Vince, says they text each other at 4am
-Wants to induct Ultimate Warrior dropped his name in the "hat" says Hogan likely will induct Warrior
-Says the WWE schedules been rough on him, other guys have had off for longer than he has at times
-Doesn't think guys should return if they're just going to be part time or take someone elses spot such as Rock in WM
-Thinks Brock wants to go back to UFC
You're right, this is no joke. Jokes are supposed to be funny.
Kofi Kingston sucks.
That would happen on the final Impact ever. The show would sign off with Russo shrugging his shoulders in the centre of the ring and smiling.
Match wise, Bryan vs Sheamus would be great. Plot wise, there would be a lot of history involved, but unless it's a heel Sheamus backed by Triple H as his guy, it will feel way too much like a side-story, when Bryan should be in a major match at WM given his role in the last year.
Sheamus IS a Triple H guy.
WhoaIsThatMars
Member
I will do everything I can to get a Daniel Bryan chant going in the superdome during the title match if he isn't in it.
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
Sheamus coming back in the RR to be the guy who eliminates Daniel Bryan near the end with help from The Authority would pretty much set the entire thing up.
canadian crowe
Member
Is it bad if I said I wouldn't miss Punk?
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
Not really. He's been going through the motions so hard for a while now.
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Deleted member 47027
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Some actual and serious time out (think: years) could do a lot for him. I don't know if he can fight out of his hole. It might be easier to leave for a while.
TheWarrior
Banned
What's Chick Magnet doing in the Impact Zone!
Evening Musuko
Black Korea
Bryan vs an Authority backed Sheamus would be a great feud, and could have possibly worked at Mania had they not fucked things up late last year. Still, I can see this work after mania. (Summerslam perhaps?) Have Orton vs Bryan rematch at Extreme Rules and have HHH "sacrifice" Orton to Sheamus at the next PPV for not getting the job done and to show how dangerous Sheamus has become.
QueenOfThorns
Member
I think six months to a year would be enough. He looked a lot better for about a month after he took that two month break after Mania.
slightconfuse
Banned
Bryan vs shemus thrice in a life time . Sure why not?
Their match a extreme rules that year was pretty boss
Their match a extreme rules that year was pretty boss
Batista really screws this stuff up. You could have Sheamus become HHH's new corporate guy, beat Orton for the title at EC and face Rumble winner Bryan at WM, with Punk/HHH, Brock/Undertaker and Cena/someone who will lose to Cena too as your four main events.
Batista is gonna stink up one of those main events instead.
Batista is gonna stink up one of those main events instead.
At this point in time it couldn't be for the title but it makes more sense to have Bryan vs HHH than Punk vs HHH. Of course that match for the title would be the perfect conclusion for this story but that was too much to ask from them.
Punk would be better against Ambrose and give him the rub. I can't believe how much of a mess they made since SummerSlam.
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Deleted member 47027
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Smell the magic brah.
funkystudent
Member
Which reminds me.
Why hasn't someone made a Wrestlemania XXX poster in the style of one of those porn parody covers?
The WM30 logo already looks like it fell of a porn parody.
Perspicacity
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The more I think about this the more I like it (unless we can get Bryan in the title match... then give me that please).
I think there will absolutely be Bryan/Yes chants during the Orton and Cena matches, assuming he's not involved. Batista doesn't have anywhere near the respect Rock has... fans will shit all over that match. Expecting BORING chants.
At the very least, Raw After Mania will be biblical.
Bryan vs Sheamus vs Orton would then be the only way to have him in the title match, not that is going to happen but in an hypothetical scenario it could work.
canadian crowe
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Yeah I wouldn't miss him for a couple of years. He did his best work pre money in the bank 2011 and when he was a heel during his title run.
I also never really noticed how sloppy his ring work is. He's not bad, but he's not very athletic (for an athlete).
http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/whos-no-1-every-royal-rumble-entrant-who-drew-no-1-photos
Hey, they skipped a year!
Hey, they skipped a year!
Evening Musuko
Black Korea
Nah brah, you have Batista vs Reigns. You plant the seeds at RR by having Reigns eliminate Batista.
And the more I see that heel Sheamus eliminating Bryan idea, the more I like it. Bryan has to be in the title match at WrestleMania though. Maybe he wins the title at elimination chamber.
But it says every one in the title! It must be right!
"EVERY ROYAL RUMBLE ENTRANT WHO DREW NO. 1" and then they skip a year lol
Also, I never liked how the number 2 is always overlooked, it's just as bad as being number 1...
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Deleted member 47027
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Reigns ain't ready for a Batista feud imho. He's still pretty green, even though he's been improving an amazing amount - he'll need a COMFORTABLE veteran to work with for his first solo program.
Reigns vs A-Ry. Goes on after the streak match.
Reigns vs Ambrose for the unified mid card title it's a good choice. Or a triple threat maybe.
The shield are being positioned to break up until Mania so it makes sense.
Wade Barrett confirmed he won't be in the Royal Rumble on Twitter. The Godfather or Papa Shango is taking his place in some sort of tie to the joke Barrett made on Twitter about how he wouldn't have done his Old School Raw segment if Papa Shango had been there, while the Godfather was on stage.
That or there's someone else with a voodoo connection or it's the Ultimate Warrior.
That or there's someone else with a voodoo connection or it's the Ultimate Warrior.
I always noticed Punk was uncoordinated. Same with big Dave and Vince. Some guys are just not athletes. That is why I never liked Punk as champion because I'm pretty sure I can take him in a fight. He has no size, speed, or coordination.
I don't know how you fight but even if that was true his job isn't to be a good fighter. It's to be a good wrestler and entertaining to watch. He is both.
When he was champion he had some of the best matches of the year and that's his job.
Punk always says it on his doc, he isn't an natural athlete but he has plenty of other qualities as a wrestler and worked to overcome his shortcomings on that aspect.
If the Ultimate Warrior gets into the Rumble, I will legitimately laugh out loud. Not to make fun of him, but because I would be filled with glee.
Say what you want, but he's a big guy who can work, and he has a very distinctive look. It's just his character that needs adjustment.
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Deleted member 47027
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I agree. He has potential and talent.
I third this emotion.
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TNA Impact Wrestling 1/23/14 Genesis Part 2
TO THE BACK. Dixie Carter talks with Rockstar Spud and a lawyer. They're waiting for TNA Champion, Magnus. The champ shows up. The lawyer informs them that someone has been setting up a hostile takeover for the past few months. I swear the lawyer said "rouge" instead of "ruse". Everyone is surprised that someone would care enough to try to take TNA over. It appears to be more than just business. These people have asked for someone to be in Sting's corner tonight. Everyone is going to cooperate. Magnus adds no DQ or count out to the match. Magnus says this is CLASSIC Sting. That joker. This lawyer is awful.
Magnus, Spud, and Ethan Carter come to the ring. Magnus still believes that Sting is involved with the mystery investor. "I thought you were a man, Sting. We had a deal. I thought you were a maaaaaann." This brings Sting out. Sting doesn't know any investor and he doesn't sell out. Magnus mentions defeating Sting at Bound For Glory. Sting says he learned from that match and has Magnus figured out. A paper champion chant rings out. Magnus slaps Sting. Sting was not amused and attacks. Spud and EC3 bail the champ out. This brings out Samoa Joe to make a save. Joe will be in Sting's corner tonight.
Video package on the history between James Storm and Gunner. Gunner SWERVED Storm to win the MITB briefcase in the San Fransico 49ers match.
Gunner vs James Storm Briefcase on a Pole Match
Long promo segments, Sting, pole matches...feels like home!
TO THE BACK. Spud and Dixie come up with an idea to keep Joe from being in Sting's corner. Dixie does this by booking Spud, a 4 foot tall dude in a bow tie, to be the one to take Joe out. Then she worries that he's going to get killed. So why not book someone bigger? Or put Joe in a handicap match? Or just send Joe home for the night?
This is more like WCW than I thought, having a backstage segment in between entrances. James immediately tries to climb the pole. He's thrown over the ropes, but skins the cat. Somehow, Gunner didn't see this despite it being directly in his eye sight, so he keeps walking and gets kicked, even though it was impossible for Gunner to not see Storm. Gunner comes back with a flying choke thing. Storm counters a superplex, but not the super fall away slam. The briefcase thing with a number one contender contract that you can cash in at any time is one of the most embarrassing rip offs TNA has done in a long time. Backstabber from Storm. Codebreaker. Storm calls for the superkick. Gunner catches it and does a Rock Bottom. Both men are now on the rope just under the briefcase. Storm does a terrible rana that he barely made the full rotation on. He landed very hard on his shoulder. Storm gets the case, but Gunner does a second rope electric chair. The match continued as Storm didn't have full possession of the case. Gunner gets the case and retains his briefcase with a giant 1 that looks like someone put there with electrical tape.
TO THE BACK. Kurt Angle talks about how tough the past 4 months have been to him. If he can't beat Bobby Roode tonight, he doesn't think he deserves to be in the HOF or wrestling in TNA right now.
Recap of Austin Aries and Chris Sabin both being sexist as can be, but with Aries being a face for it. We're then shown Velvet on #impact365 opening a gift from Chris Sabin. Inside was a massive black dildo that Velvet was first afraid of, but then seemed to want to use, so she turned the webcam off. That's now how you're supposed to make your coins!
Chris Sabin vs Austin Aries X-Division Championship
Velvet Sky will be in a shark cage for this match. You see, she was tired of Sabin bossing her around and demeaning her. Aries was tired of it as well, and with Sabin forcing her to interfere in matches. So Aries' idea (in between repeatedly calling Velvet a hot piece of ass) was to lock her in a cage. Not have her banned from ringside or anything. And she didn't really have a problem with it at all since Aries is I think a face. Also, despite agreeing to this match on the basis that Sabin was disrespecting and demeaning her, Velvet comes out in the shortest dress possible and thigh high hooker boots. Aries shows Sabin up with a slap and various roll ups. That's how fast you can move when you eat string beans. Sabin is thrown to the floor. Aries goes for a top rope plancha and is caught. Top rope back rake from Sabin. Now he's got Aries in a tree of Keanu and is standing on his balls. Is Sabin a lost Young Buck? Both of these guys were world champions not long ago and both had their legs cut out from under them to get the title back to ex WWE guys. Now they're back doing X-Division stuff and fighting over a woman. Series of strikes from Aries. Sabin blocks the brainbuster. Sabin gets the bag from Velvet. He assumed the giant dildo would be in there, but it was only a teddy bear. Aries hits a missile dropkick, corner dropkick, and a brianbustaaaah for the win. New champion. If you were expecting a great match between these two, remember that you're watching Impact and they got about 6 minutes probably. Taz says Velvet SWERVED her boyfriend.
American Wolves hype video. It seems like their gimmick is that they now have a chip on their shoulder for having to do try out matches at NXT. They seem aligned with the new investor, who will be revealed next week.
Bobby Roode vs Kurt Angle Steal Cage Match
If Kurt loses this match, he will not be allowed into the TNA Hall of Fame. I think. Maybe that was a stipulation in a different match. Who the fuck would want to be in the TNA HOF? Pretty standard opening exchange ends in a belly to belly. The story is that Rooooooooooooooooo has Kurt's number and it is driving Kurt crazy. Rooooo counters 10 count punches in the corner with a powerbomb into the cage. Kurt took a weird bounce from it. Corner clothesline. Rooooo begins work on the neck it seems. Bobby goes for the powerbomb again. Kurt reverses it and sling shots him into the cage. Rolling Reichs! Rooode gets out of the Angle Slam, throws Kurt into the cage, and hits a spinebuster. Kurt dodges the Roode Bomb (that's the best they could come up with?) and throws Roooooo into the cage. Angle Slam. 2 count. Ankle lock is on. Bobby stands up and hits an enziguri. Northern Lariatoooooooooooooo from Roode. Now he can barely stand, even though he was running full clip 10 seconds ago. Roooooo starts climbing. Kurty catches up with him. They both stand on the top rope, taking turns ramming each other into the cage. Rooooo falls. Kurt can easily win, but he just can't avoid doing a moonsault off the cage. He also can't avoid missing. You'd think if there was one move he'd cut out due to neck injuries, it'd be backflips off giant cages. He's able to recover before Rooooo can get out of the cage. Rooooo hits the Roooooo Bomb, which is a DVD into a neckbreaker. Kind of. It's basically the FU, except Rooooo falls with it instead of dropping to his knees. Rooooo sells his ankle like he can't walk again, and instead of going for the door, he climbs the ropes. If you can't walk, maybe you can climb. Kurt pops up and hits a super Angle Slam. 2 count. Kurt nearly makes it out. Rooooo catches up and they fight on the top rope again. Roode slips and gets crotched. Kurt, you're at the top of the cage and can win. Do a 450! Kurt touches the floor before Bobby could get out of the door.
TO THE BACK. EC3 tries to get Spud hyped up to face Joe. Spud is the British Boot Camp winner! He can do anything. However, at the beginning of the show, Spud buried it saying it was a joke and he beat two women to win. And here, he was shocked EC3 actually watched any of that. EC3 compares Spud to Dusty Rhodes and says he's fierce. EC3 is definitely the best thing in TNA.
Bromans vs Eric Young/Abyss TNA Tag Team Championships
Bromans are awful. Robbie E should be on his own. #badannoyingpromo. The most lucid thing Taz has said in years. EY runs out on his own and gets the shit kicked out of him. I don't even know if this is a match. There isn't a ref anywhere. Abyss destroys the champs and DJ Zima. I thought this was a match, but it wasn't. Just a promo segment. EY almost got chokeslammed.
TO THE BACK. Joe gives an update on his knee. It's fine. I can't pay attention to this promo. All I can see is the twitching between Joe's eyebrows. Too distracting to hear anything being said.
MOMENTS AGO. Kurt Angle talked about Sting's possible final match. This clearly wasn't done moments ago. It was done probably during the opening match, which can be heard in the back ground. Kurt basically implies that if TNA loses Sting, TNA is done for.
Rockstar Spud vs Samoa Joe
Joe murders Spud.
Sting vs Magnus TNA Championship vs Contract No Disqualification No Count Out
Sting wins the first shoulder block exchange. Magnus wins the second one. Magnus goes on the offense and narrowly avoids the Death Drop. Double clothesline. EC3 strolls out. Dixie is on the stage. Joe tries to kiss EC3, so EC3 leaves. After a break, Sting locks on the Death Lock. Bad Influence attack Joe and EC3 attacks Sting. Joe fights back and gets rid of Bad Influence. Sting fights off EC3 and Magnus. Elbow suicida from Joe. Scorpion Death Drop! DJ Zema pulls the ref out. Joe blindsides him. The Bromans come out and attack Joe. 6 run ins so far. Kurt Angle hobbles down to save Sting. 7 run ins. Kurt takes all the heels out, except for EC3 who has vanished. Top rope superplex from Sting. 2 count. The ref is pulled in the way of a Stinger Splash. Scorpion Death Lock! Bobby Roooooooo runs down to break the hold with a Northern Lariatooooo. Michinoku Driver from the champ. Dixie drags Earl Hebner to the ring to force him to make the pin. Sting is pinned for a good 35 seconds and still doesn't kick out. Title retained. Sting is gone from TNA. Sting's contract is ripped up. 8 run ins and 2 ref bumps. Russo would be proud.
I don't think I'll be sticking with TNA unless Russo is really coming back and goes crazy. The pole match was boring. Aries/Sabin was short and nothing. Kurt Angle is still trying to kill himself. The cage match was worked very stupidly, with Kurt doing the moonsault when he no question had the match won, and Rooooo having a bad ankle, but walking to the other side of the cage to climb instead of going for the door just so Angle could do a pop up Angle Slam. The main event had 8 run ins. And despite having 8 run ins, Sting took Magnus' finisher and stayed pinned for 30 seconds, then stayed down for all the post match shenanigans as well. Compare that to Hogan's last TNA moment, which Dixie literally on her knees begging him to stay.
TNA Impact Wrestling 1/23/14 Genesis Part 2
TO THE BACK. Dixie Carter talks with Rockstar Spud and a lawyer. They're waiting for TNA Champion, Magnus. The champ shows up. The lawyer informs them that someone has been setting up a hostile takeover for the past few months. I swear the lawyer said "rouge" instead of "ruse". Everyone is surprised that someone would care enough to try to take TNA over. It appears to be more than just business. These people have asked for someone to be in Sting's corner tonight. Everyone is going to cooperate. Magnus adds no DQ or count out to the match. Magnus says this is CLASSIC Sting. That joker. This lawyer is awful.
Magnus, Spud, and Ethan Carter come to the ring. Magnus still believes that Sting is involved with the mystery investor. "I thought you were a man, Sting. We had a deal. I thought you were a maaaaaann." This brings Sting out. Sting doesn't know any investor and he doesn't sell out. Magnus mentions defeating Sting at Bound For Glory. Sting says he learned from that match and has Magnus figured out. A paper champion chant rings out. Magnus slaps Sting. Sting was not amused and attacks. Spud and EC3 bail the champ out. This brings out Samoa Joe to make a save. Joe will be in Sting's corner tonight.
Video package on the history between James Storm and Gunner. Gunner SWERVED Storm to win the MITB briefcase in the San Fransico 49ers match.
Gunner vs James Storm Briefcase on a Pole Match
Long promo segments, Sting, pole matches...feels like home!
TO THE BACK. Spud and Dixie come up with an idea to keep Joe from being in Sting's corner. Dixie does this by booking Spud, a 4 foot tall dude in a bow tie, to be the one to take Joe out. Then she worries that he's going to get killed. So why not book someone bigger? Or put Joe in a handicap match? Or just send Joe home for the night?
This is more like WCW than I thought, having a backstage segment in between entrances. James immediately tries to climb the pole. He's thrown over the ropes, but skins the cat. Somehow, Gunner didn't see this despite it being directly in his eye sight, so he keeps walking and gets kicked, even though it was impossible for Gunner to not see Storm. Gunner comes back with a flying choke thing. Storm counters a superplex, but not the super fall away slam. The briefcase thing with a number one contender contract that you can cash in at any time is one of the most embarrassing rip offs TNA has done in a long time. Backstabber from Storm. Codebreaker. Storm calls for the superkick. Gunner catches it and does a Rock Bottom. Both men are now on the rope just under the briefcase. Storm does a terrible rana that he barely made the full rotation on. He landed very hard on his shoulder. Storm gets the case, but Gunner does a second rope electric chair. The match continued as Storm didn't have full possession of the case. Gunner gets the case and retains his briefcase with a giant 1 that looks like someone put there with electrical tape.
TO THE BACK. Kurt Angle talks about how tough the past 4 months have been to him. If he can't beat Bobby Roode tonight, he doesn't think he deserves to be in the HOF or wrestling in TNA right now.
Recap of Austin Aries and Chris Sabin both being sexist as can be, but with Aries being a face for it. We're then shown Velvet on #impact365 opening a gift from Chris Sabin. Inside was a massive black dildo that Velvet was first afraid of, but then seemed to want to use, so she turned the webcam off. That's now how you're supposed to make your coins!
Chris Sabin vs Austin Aries X-Division Championship
Velvet Sky will be in a shark cage for this match. You see, she was tired of Sabin bossing her around and demeaning her. Aries was tired of it as well, and with Sabin forcing her to interfere in matches. So Aries' idea (in between repeatedly calling Velvet a hot piece of ass) was to lock her in a cage. Not have her banned from ringside or anything. And she didn't really have a problem with it at all since Aries is I think a face. Also, despite agreeing to this match on the basis that Sabin was disrespecting and demeaning her, Velvet comes out in the shortest dress possible and thigh high hooker boots. Aries shows Sabin up with a slap and various roll ups. That's how fast you can move when you eat string beans. Sabin is thrown to the floor. Aries goes for a top rope plancha and is caught. Top rope back rake from Sabin. Now he's got Aries in a tree of Keanu and is standing on his balls. Is Sabin a lost Young Buck? Both of these guys were world champions not long ago and both had their legs cut out from under them to get the title back to ex WWE guys. Now they're back doing X-Division stuff and fighting over a woman. Series of strikes from Aries. Sabin blocks the brainbuster. Sabin gets the bag from Velvet. He assumed the giant dildo would be in there, but it was only a teddy bear. Aries hits a missile dropkick, corner dropkick, and a brianbustaaaah for the win. New champion. If you were expecting a great match between these two, remember that you're watching Impact and they got about 6 minutes probably. Taz says Velvet SWERVED her boyfriend.
American Wolves hype video. It seems like their gimmick is that they now have a chip on their shoulder for having to do try out matches at NXT. They seem aligned with the new investor, who will be revealed next week.
Bobby Roode vs Kurt Angle Steal Cage Match
If Kurt loses this match, he will not be allowed into the TNA Hall of Fame. I think. Maybe that was a stipulation in a different match. Who the fuck would want to be in the TNA HOF? Pretty standard opening exchange ends in a belly to belly. The story is that Rooooooooooooooooo has Kurt's number and it is driving Kurt crazy. Rooooo counters 10 count punches in the corner with a powerbomb into the cage. Kurt took a weird bounce from it. Corner clothesline. Rooooo begins work on the neck it seems. Bobby goes for the powerbomb again. Kurt reverses it and sling shots him into the cage. Rolling Reichs! Rooode gets out of the Angle Slam, throws Kurt into the cage, and hits a spinebuster. Kurt dodges the Roode Bomb (that's the best they could come up with?) and throws Roooooo into the cage. Angle Slam. 2 count. Ankle lock is on. Bobby stands up and hits an enziguri. Northern Lariatoooooooooooooo from Roode. Now he can barely stand, even though he was running full clip 10 seconds ago. Roooooo starts climbing. Kurty catches up with him. They both stand on the top rope, taking turns ramming each other into the cage. Rooooo falls. Kurt can easily win, but he just can't avoid doing a moonsault off the cage. He also can't avoid missing. You'd think if there was one move he'd cut out due to neck injuries, it'd be backflips off giant cages. He's able to recover before Rooooo can get out of the cage. Rooooo hits the Roooooo Bomb, which is a DVD into a neckbreaker. Kind of. It's basically the FU, except Rooooo falls with it instead of dropping to his knees. Rooooo sells his ankle like he can't walk again, and instead of going for the door, he climbs the ropes. If you can't walk, maybe you can climb. Kurt pops up and hits a super Angle Slam. 2 count. Kurt nearly makes it out. Rooooo catches up and they fight on the top rope again. Roode slips and gets crotched. Kurt, you're at the top of the cage and can win. Do a 450! Kurt touches the floor before Bobby could get out of the door.
TO THE BACK. EC3 tries to get Spud hyped up to face Joe. Spud is the British Boot Camp winner! He can do anything. However, at the beginning of the show, Spud buried it saying it was a joke and he beat two women to win. And here, he was shocked EC3 actually watched any of that. EC3 compares Spud to Dusty Rhodes and says he's fierce. EC3 is definitely the best thing in TNA.
Bromans vs Eric Young/Abyss TNA Tag Team Championships
Bromans are awful. Robbie E should be on his own. #badannoyingpromo. The most lucid thing Taz has said in years. EY runs out on his own and gets the shit kicked out of him. I don't even know if this is a match. There isn't a ref anywhere. Abyss destroys the champs and DJ Zima. I thought this was a match, but it wasn't. Just a promo segment. EY almost got chokeslammed.
TO THE BACK. Joe gives an update on his knee. It's fine. I can't pay attention to this promo. All I can see is the twitching between Joe's eyebrows. Too distracting to hear anything being said.
MOMENTS AGO. Kurt Angle talked about Sting's possible final match. This clearly wasn't done moments ago. It was done probably during the opening match, which can be heard in the back ground. Kurt basically implies that if TNA loses Sting, TNA is done for.
Rockstar Spud vs Samoa Joe
Joe murders Spud.
Sting vs Magnus TNA Championship vs Contract No Disqualification No Count Out
Sting wins the first shoulder block exchange. Magnus wins the second one. Magnus goes on the offense and narrowly avoids the Death Drop. Double clothesline. EC3 strolls out. Dixie is on the stage. Joe tries to kiss EC3, so EC3 leaves. After a break, Sting locks on the Death Lock. Bad Influence attack Joe and EC3 attacks Sting. Joe fights back and gets rid of Bad Influence. Sting fights off EC3 and Magnus. Elbow suicida from Joe. Scorpion Death Drop! DJ Zema pulls the ref out. Joe blindsides him. The Bromans come out and attack Joe. 6 run ins so far. Kurt Angle hobbles down to save Sting. 7 run ins. Kurt takes all the heels out, except for EC3 who has vanished. Top rope superplex from Sting. 2 count. The ref is pulled in the way of a Stinger Splash. Scorpion Death Lock! Bobby Roooooooo runs down to break the hold with a Northern Lariatooooo. Michinoku Driver from the champ. Dixie drags Earl Hebner to the ring to force him to make the pin. Sting is pinned for a good 35 seconds and still doesn't kick out. Title retained. Sting is gone from TNA. Sting's contract is ripped up. 8 run ins and 2 ref bumps. Russo would be proud.
I don't think I'll be sticking with TNA unless Russo is really coming back and goes crazy. The pole match was boring. Aries/Sabin was short and nothing. Kurt Angle is still trying to kill himself. The cage match was worked very stupidly, with Kurt doing the moonsault when he no question had the match won, and Rooooo having a bad ankle, but walking to the other side of the cage to climb instead of going for the door just so Angle could do a pop up Angle Slam. The main event had 8 run ins. And despite having 8 run ins, Sting took Magnus' finisher and stayed pinned for 30 seconds, then stayed down for all the post match shenanigans as well. Compare that to Hogan's last TNA moment, which Dixie literally on her knees begging him to stay.