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[Dark Ninja]

TNA let's go!

 

[Reneledarker]

Dat heat on Dixie.

 

[somedevil]

We want Hogan chants. The most over babyface in tna :/

 

[The_Joker1721]

Dixie had some heat on her.

 

[Ithil]

Why even show up to Impact if you don't have a contract?

 

[CrunchinJelly]

Private dressing room in Orlando.

 

[SoulPlaya]

The Shield was better, but the idea of an indie darling hating Foley for his popularizing dangerous hardcore BS for dumbass backyard wrestlers to copy IS a pretty good storyline, though WWE would never do it because there's not really a clear bad guy in such a story.

Isn't it just a redo of Foley's storyline in ECW where he would discourage guys from doing hardcore stuff that he inspired and telling them to go sign with WCW, instead?

 

[The_Joker1721]

Oh thank god he's not gonna accept the car. Probably would have been the nail on the coffin.

EDIT: Dark Ninja you are doing gods work right now.

 

[Serpentine]

Only about 8 hours until New Japan's next iPPV and the first round of the Super Jr's tag tournament!

NJPW, "ROAD TO POWER STRUGGLE", 2013.12.25
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

http://www.ustream.tv/njpw - $15

18:30 Japan | 11:30 EU | 10:30 UK | 05:30 East Coast | 02:30 West Coast

01. Super Jr. Tag Tournament - Round 1: KUSHIDA & Yohei Komatsu vs BUSHI & Valiente
02. Super Jr. Tag Tournament - Round 1: Brian Kendrick & Barreta vs The Young Bucks (Nick & Matt Jackson)
03. Super Jr. Tag Tournament - Round 1: Jushin 'Thunder' Liger & Tiger Mask vs The World Class Tag Team (Jado & Gedo)
04. Super Jr. Tag Tournament - Round 1: Forever Hooligans (Alex Koslov & Rocky Romero) vs Suzuki-gun (TAKA Michinoku & Taichi)
05. Young Lion Challenge Match: Sho Tanaka vs Minoru Suzuki
06. Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Captain New Japan vs Manabu Nakanishi & Tomoaki Honma
07. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Yuji Nagata & Togi Makabe vs CHAOS (Tomohiro Ishii, Toru Yano & Manabu Nakanishi)
08. Tetsuya Naito & Kota Ibushi vs The Complete Players (Masato Tanaka vs Yujiro Takahashi)
09. CHAOS (Kazuchika Okada, Shinsuke Nakamura & YOSHI-HASHI) vs BULLET CLUB (Prince Devitt, Karl Anderson & Bad Luck Fale)

Also, New Japan have confirmed the iPPV schedule up until the end of November and all are now available to pre-order;

10/25: Road to Power Struggle - $15 - Super Jr's tag tournament opening round
11/06: Road to Power Struggle - $15 - Super Jr's tag tournament finals
11/09: Power Struggle - $25 - Okada vs Anderson, Nakamura vs Suzuki, Naito vs Tanaka
11/23: World Tag League 2013 - $15 - opening night of the IWGP Heavyweight tag league

The World Tag League final on 12/08 will likely be an iPPV as well.

Do they leave the VOD up? I'm interested in buying this but I don't think I can do 2:30 AM.

 

[G-Fex]

Fake? lol.

That's pure american made

 

[British Monsoon]

Do they leave the VOD up? I'm interested in buying this but I don't think I can do 2:30 AM.

Yeah, the VOD will be available almost immediately after the show goes off air and will stay up for a week.

 

[Alucard]

That was a great back-and-forth to start the show. Dixie did really well, and AJ sounded genuine as well.

My only question is...if AJ doesn't have a contract, how can Dixie force him to have a re-match? Did I missed something? (missed the first 3 minutes or so of the show)

 

[Serpentine]

Yeah, the VOD will be available almost immediately after the show goes off air and will stay up for a week.

Sweet, gonna try and find time to watch.

 

[somedevil]

That was a great back-and-forth to start the show. Dixie did really well, and AJ sounded genuine as well.

My only question is...if AJ doesn't have a contract, how can Dixie force him to have a re-match? Did I missed something? (missed the first 3 minutes or so of the show)

He is not under contract anymore. So really he shouldn't even be there or be forced to do a match. The whole thing makes no sense.

edit: So he doing this match for free then?

 

[CrunchinJelly]

I wonder how many others have been to Dixieland.

 

[Alucard]

At least AJ mentioned the lack of contract, and that he wants to fight because "that's what a champion does." Meh...kind of a weak way to get around that little detail, but it's good enough for me.

 

[Data West]

Sandman for god's sake where's the 2k14 ot? Don't you care about this business?

 

[G-Fex]

I wonder how many others have been to Dixieland.

it's part of the TNA contract brother

 

[The_Joker1721]

At least AJ mentioned the lack of contract, and that he wants to fight because "that's what a champion does." Meh...kind of a weak way to get around that little detail, but it's good enough for me.

Yeah I can take that for now.
I love Bully. He's so good. Mr Anderson is back. I would have been happy if he introduced himself. Always loved that. Crowd was hot through it all.

Don't know about you guys but I thought the opening segment was really good.

 

[Alucard]

Okay, the first 25 minutes of Impact were REALLY good IMO. You can tell they rehearsed that, and the images were all perfect. Can't believe I got excited to see Mr. Anderson.

We got an intense AJ Styles. A heat magnet in Dixie. Bully calling himself a god. And Mr. Anderson returning to exact revenge on Bully. I'm down. This is some pretty complex storytelling for a wrestling show.

 

[Ithil]

So Bischofff leaves and the first 25 minutes of the first Impact afterwards is the best opening they've had in ages. Coincidence?

 

[Alucard]

So Bischofff leaves and the first 25 minutes of the first Impact afterwards is the best opening they've had in ages. Coincidence?

Wait...Bischoff is gone? Since when?

Btw, I fully expect to see a Manik/Sabin confrontation tonight.

 

[The_Joker1721]

So Bischofff leaves and the first 25 minutes of the first Impact afterwards is the best opening they've had in ages. Coincidence?

Is that true. Is he really gone?

 

[slightconfuse]

Sandman for god's sake where's the 2k14 ot? Don't you care about this business?

http://m.neogaf.com/showthread.php?t=701680

 

[somedevil]

God, I don't miss his promo style at all.

 

[MG310]

One segment too long.

 

[Reneledarker]

Pretty good segment.

 

[Alucard]

One segment too long.

Yeah, but forgivable due to the crowd still being mega-hot, especially when Dixie came out to interrupt Anderson. Not the best return promo from him, but the crowd was really into him.

If the rest of the show can keep this up, this -could- be an excellent Impact.

 

[Reneledarker]

This tag match consists of all the knockouts division XD

 

[Alucard]

I just...I can't get over Brooke's ass. @_@ My God.

 

[Alucard]

The right result and booking in that match. Continue to establish Lei'D Tapa as a difference maker and wicked force.

Guys...45 minutes in, and I'm really enjoying Impact. WTF is happening?

 

[canadian crowe]

They're really putting

Spoiler

Kassius Ohno

to work at the NXT tapings. Apparently he wrestled 5 times during the course of 4 tapings. I think he won a couple too.

 

[Dark Ninja]

They're really putting

Spoiler

Kassius Ohno

to work at the NXT tapings. Apparently he wrestled 5 times during the course of 4 tapings. I think he won a couple too.

If he wont work out in his own time WWE will force him to lose that gut

 

[Alucard]

"From Muscle Shorts, Alabama...Dewey Barnes!"

LOL.

I'm loving this. And Taz is actually killing me with how he's selling this. Haha.

 

[The_Joker1721]

The right result and booking in that match. Continue to establish Lei'D Tapa as a difference maker and wicked force.

Guys...45 minutes in, and I'm really enjoying Impact. WTF is happening?

Someone said Bischoff left. So could that have something to do with it? I don't want to question but we are off to a good start!

 

[somedevil]

They're really putting

Spoiler

Kassius Ohno

to work at the NXT tapings. Apparently he wrestled 5 times during the course of 4 tapings. I think he won a couple too.

Also seems like Hunico is back as well and wrestled 3 times as well.

Is EC3 Ryback?

 

[FallingEdge]

Love me some EC3/Bateman.

 

[Serpentine]

Also seems like Hunico is back as well and wrestled 3 times as well.

Is EC3 Ryback?

HUNICO!!!!!!!!!!!!!

legit hope he finally gets his shot

 

[CrunchinJelly]

Hunico back means we might get Sin Cara v Sin Cara at WrestleMania.

 

[Dark Ninja]

I hope they give Hunico a good gimmick or a lucha mask. He's a safe worker so he can work the lucha style without hurting anyone or hurting himself

 

[Alucard]

This has all been good stuff, but I wish we'd seen at least one legit quality match in that first hour. Ah well. Still enjoying the show.

 

[canadian crowe]

Hunico should have just stayed masked. Throw a mask on his bodyguard too.

 

[Ithil]

Disappointed that the NXT tapings

Spoiler

have no debut by Kalisto or Solomon Crowe. I'm really itching to have some Del Sol and Callihan on the WWE stage. It seems like they aren't going to be debuting on TV until 2014 at this point.

 

[Alucard]

Solid setup for the Angle/Roode rematch. Nice promo work from both men.

And now Bully being Bully.

 

[Reneledarker]

Decent show so far, I just hope that we get at least 20 minutes of wrestling in the main event.

 

[Alucard]

Decent show so far, I just hope that we get at least 20 minutes of wrestling in the main event.

Same. We still have to see Sabin, and I got a tweet response from Manik earlier this week saying he'd be on tonight's show.

 

[Alucard]

Okay, Bromans are committed. LOL. Love the DJ spinning beats for them.

 

[The_Joker1721]

Okay, Bromans are committed. LOL. Love the DJ spinning beats for them.

Nice touch... DJ OH!
This crowd is having fun tonight. Now it's time for the James Storm shouting promo segment... Which are usually pretty fun.

 

[BadAss2961]

Yo, Bromans got this crowd going. Robbie E is legit. lol

 

[The_Joker1721]

Tonight's been pretty awesome. Hope the main event gets a good amount of time. Needs some more wrestling.