Corey_Lazarus

You didn't read the thread about it here, did you?

Yeah. Not ordering. Here's why: 1. While I mark pretty hard for DDP, he's nothing like he was in 1997/1998 WCW, which is when I first became a fan of his. Hell, he's nothing like he was in 2001 WCW, when he started picking up the pace again. Plus, Jarrett's going over, no doubt. 2. I hate Ultimate X. The gimmick itself is overplayed, and by doing this, TNA admits that they have no other way to make the X-Division interesting, because they can't build up a feud - or continue the Styles/Daniels feud - in four weeks. 3. Abyss is good. Jeff Hardy isn't. Jeff Hardy had a bad match with AJ STYLES, of all people. He's the one man in TNA nobody has had too bad of a match with. No excuse for this match to be here, especially since fans are getting sick of Hardy, and Abyss should be near the main event. 4. Raven vs. Rhodes AGAIN?! Didn't all reports of Against All Odds say that Raven/Rhodes was one of the worst matches they'd (the reviewer) ever seen? So adding a Bullrope, one of the most terrible of gimmick matches, makes it better? Fuck you, Dusty. 5. Brown/Trytan possibility? Well, I'm assuming Trytan is Ryan Wilson...so no. Monte Brown, even though I'm not a fan, deserves a main event run. Otherwise, the fans will not give two fucks about him. 6. Possibly AMW/Team Canada again? Why...has Team Canada not been buried enough with those two overrated, overpushed fucks against them? I thought this was going to be an all X-Division show. I would have ordered it if it was. Oh well. Another $30 saved up for WrestleMania and NECW it is.

Red, you forget that Mike and I are the only TSM'ers that survived the old TotalNonStop board. So when Mike speaks of TNA marks that overrate EVERYTHING TNA does, he's most likely talking about TNS. Save for quite a few of you that overrated the fuck out of every Ultimate X match (besides the 2nd one, which I love because EVERYBODY busted ass in it, and the right man finally went over in a big X-Division match). And yeah, Harris/JJ from last year was called a MOTYC by a good chunk of the people here. While I'll admit the match was laid out very good, with Harris actually looking as though he had a shot against AJ, and the build-up was pretty solid, the actual work in the match (psychology, selling, etc.) was mediocre, mostly because Harris is vanilla in the ring and hides it through an expansive moveset and a chiseled physique, and Jarrett...well...sucks. There's no other way I can explain it. He just plain ol' sucks. And yes, much of the acclaimed matches over the past 6 months or so have been very bland. The X-Division has gone from being actually innovative, where no two matches were alike (mainly because while every wrestler in it had similar styles, no two wrestlers were alike, whereas the X-Division now is filled with wrestlers that have no discernable traits outside of their physical appearance), to being just a generic spotfest. Only the HUGE X-Division matches seem to incorporate any sense of psychology or pacing, which is outright wrong. I understand the need to make the upper-carders look better than the lower-carders, because it's the upper-carders and main eventers that sell the show to the fans, but at least put SOME effort into the undercard. Here's what, I feel, TNA needs to do (and some of these are obvious to everybody): Get the title off of Jeff Jarrett, and get him out of the main event picture for a while. JJ no longer has any real power outside of who his friends are, so there's no reason to keep the belt on him. Push former World Heavyweight champions (AJ Styles, Ron "The Truth" Killings) and former contenders (D'Lo Brown {should he ever return}, Raven) back to the main event picture, adding depth to the situation. Take the leash off of the X-Division wrestlers, and let them do whatever they want to do in their allotted time for their matches. Redefine what exactly is "X-Division style." It was originally about innovative work, but since all they do is have a shitload of cruiserweights in it, call it the Junior Heavyweight/Cruiserweight division. Hell, make up new rules for the X-Division (like no DQ, falls only count in the ring, no count-out's, whatever) so that it truly DOES have the chance to be innovative again. Give me a reason to care for America's Most Wanted. I did during the feud with The New Church back in '02, and I did during the first feud with XXX in '03. I even did during the feud with The Hotshots in '02. Why should I care if they keep the belts or not during their defenses when I know that they'll get them back in a month or two, if that? If they dog it in the ring because they're booked to lose, dock their pay. If they whine about in the back, fine them. If they continue to do so, job them (preferably to tag teams whose members can legitimately beat the shit out of Harris and Storm, so as to prevent them from trying to shoot on them should they choose to do so). Continue? Fire them and/or sue them for breach of contract. Hire somebody that knows how to fucking WRITE to edit Dusty's stuff. That way, angles will make sense, main event finishes won't involve interference out the ass, and nonsensical pushes of his son will stop. STOP BRINGING IN FORMER WWE WORKERS THAT DIDN'T DO JACK SHIT THERE. Billy Gunn does NOT have a fucking fanbase. There is not ONE person that will buy a show to see Billy Gunn win a match. And finally, make your PPVs worth their price. Newcomers to TNA are not going to order the PPVs if they are not properly built up in the four hours of Impact leading up to them, and especially aren't due to the $30 price tag. If you're going to charge $30 to see it, make sure it's worth every penny, either with great matches or genius booking.

Since Impact is boring to a good chunk of us, we don't order the PPVs, especially when the most pushed matches involve pieces of shit like Nash and Jarrett. It also doesn't help that we know Dusty Rhodes has the book, since he's notorious for terrible shows that could have been so much better than they turned out to be. TNA does do a few things right. The 3 TNA DVDs I own (Best of Title matches, Best of X-Division, and Best of AJ Styles) are probably my 3 favorite wrestling DVDs I own, both because of their presentation and the usual match quality (when they say "best of," they mean it, as they skip the mounds of shit and go right to the gold). The overall presentation of Impact is more sports-like, seperating it drastically from WWE, which is good. The fact that most of TNA's talent is former indy darlings (Daniels, Styles) and workers that the WWF/WWE either didn't pick up from ECW's/WCW's demise or didn't use properly (Raven, Kid Kash, D'Lo Brown, Truth, Jerry Lynn, Elix Skipper) is what actually made me order the shows in the first place. If you didn't notice, I loved TNA for its entire first year. From December 2002 until around August 2003, there was no promotion that I had easy access to that could top TNA in terms of overall quality. WWE had some solid shows here and there, but each brand had its major faults (Raw being the HHH Show more so than it is now, and SmackDown having terrible angles galore despite the awesome wrestling). RoH required me to either go to live events in Massachusetts or buy their tapes, and it's a lot easier for me to spend $40 for 8 hours of professional wrestling a month than $40 for 2 tapes (if that). Again, I blame Jeff Jarrett (remember my avatar?) and Dutch Mantel for ruining my enjoyment of TNA, as they took everything TNA had going for itself and shit on it entirely, changing the product from NONSTOP ACTION (pardon the pun) to CRAWLING PIGSHIT. Right now, TNA needs to elevate a new main eventer, somebody that either hasn't been tested much or hasn't been given the ball for the right amount of time, and push them over Jarrett, Nash, Hall, and co. The Truth and Monte Brown are ideal candidates, as Brown is OVER AS FUCK with the TNA fanbase, and Truth can be one of the best all-around packages in the industry when he's motivated (I can't even think of a single match he's had in TNA where he didn't shine like a motherfucker for one reason or another).

MIKE!!!! Where the flying FUCK have you been, man? So Hammond is a NASCAR commentator...making the loss to him and BG all the more damaging to KazariShane. Yes...why ISN'T KazariShane feuding with AMW? I mean, I know that the feud would be horribly booked in AMW's favor, meaning that KazariShane would lose every somewhat major match, with wins only coming from interference and cheating galore (note to Dusty/Jeff/whoever: XXX got over as a heel team in '03 by winning with as little interference or cheating as possible, and they were more over than even AMW was, so take note of it) on Impact, if even that, but at least it's better to lose to the kayfabe'd greatest tag team on the planet (anybody that knows me knows I hate AMW) than to lose to a former Jeff Jarrett manager and a guy that thinks he's driving in the middle of the ring.

Because they're different atmospheres. Let me put it this way, since it's a lot easier to understand with this comparison: The WWF/WWE is like a huge touring rock band, say KISS. They put on a great live show with glitz and glamour, even if the actual songs are terrible, because they have enough hype about themselves to draw people regardless. ECW was like an underground punk act that had been touring for years and amassed a cult following. They'd influenced the major bands, they'd influenced other indy bands, and they do everything for their fans, whether it's for the better or the worse of their careers. WWF/WWE fans generally preferred the WWF over ECW because it was more accessible, and it was an atmosphere they could feel more secure about, as everything was controlled to a T. ECW fans preferred the atmosphere of an ECW show because you could go and usually know the majority of the people in attendance that night, and perhaps even go out for drinks or a bite to eat with a few of the wrestlers after the show. Which is alright, because you have your tastes, and others have theirs. I can't get into much Lucha or Puro myself, as I've been raised on combining the entertainment aspects with the sports aspects, as American promotions do. ECW wasn't out there to destroy the WWF or WCW. Paul knew they didn't have a chance. The WWF was the single most recognizable wrestling promotion throughout the world, and WCW had Turner backing it all the way for the longest time. ECW was there to carve out a niche and revolutionize the business, and it did just that. I disagree with adding a dose of WWE to the ECW style. ECW was popular because of how different it was from the WWF or WCW, so by adding elements of what it was against, you would be killing its memory. Look at the ECW wrestlers that came to the WWF/WWE. They were all very over at the beginning of their WWF/WWE careers for doing what made them popular in ECW, but then they became WWF/WWE-ized, and their overness sunk incredibly (see: Van Dam, Rob; Tazz). However, there isn't a shadow of doubt in my mind that not having Paul Heyman being the primary force behind the booking of One Night Only is the biggest mistake that Vince could ever make regarding the PPV. They could hold it in a huge arena, with wrestlers that never worked ECW, but as long as Paul was booking the show, it would BE an ECW show. Now? It's going to be a WWE show in a smaller arena. Nothing more, nothing less.

I just think TNA needs to get rid of Jeff Jarrett and Dusty Rhodes and find somebody that knows what the fuck they're doing.

Slapnuts!, I want you to defend this show. PLEASE defend this show. And not a cop-out defense like "well, WWE has bad shows all the time," or "even the greatest companies make bad decisions." I want you to literally go through every match and every booking decision and defend each one the best you can. Join us, Slappy. Join us in our song: Dusty Rhodes, he fucking sucks Doo-dah, doo-dah Dusty Rhodes, he fucking sucks Hum, da doo-dah day I'm not a happy boy Because you've ruined this sport Dusty Rhodes, you fucking suck Hum, da doo-dah day

Okay, so let's run down the booking of tonight's show... In a match between the former X-Division champion, Petey Williams, and a former Tag Team champion, Elix Skipper, the latter of the two won, despite not being that over outside of when he tags with Christopher Daniels as XXX. KazariShane, the only heel tag team TNA has with the slightest amount of credibility and actual talent as tag partners (I dislike The Naturals, for some reason), loses to a has-been and a NASCAR driver. A fucking NASCAR driver. Goldust loses all motivation he had in the ring during his AWESOME 2002-2003 WWE run, and no-sells everything one of the only legends in TNA throws at him. In the coup disgrace, Jarrett retains AGAIN (though this was a lose-lose situation for all of us, as we'd bitch even if Jarrett lost the belt) after using a CELLO for a weapon and having BILLY FUCKING GUNN, the only man to ever have a DUD with CHRIS BENOIT, run in, setting up for a suck-ass main event at Destination X. Hurrah, Dusty. You're going to successfully book ANOTHER promotion into the shitter, just like you did with JCP. For somebody that loves everything NWA, you sure do like killing it a whole lot.

Maybe at Destination X, Jarrett will interfere in the X-Division tournament and use a Wetvac or a Dirt Devil. I'm still waiting for somebody to realize that a Nerf gun would make a mighty fine weapon. EDIT: And I think we can all agree with my sig. For those who have sigs turned off:

I'm disappointed. I expected brutally harsh criticism with sarcastic wit Eh, it's late, and I don't think TNA deserves sarcastic wit after the shit they put me, one of their first diehard fans outside of Nashville, through when they hired Dirty Dutch.

So...does this end the streak of "good" PPVs TNA has had with atrocious cards?

The scene of Cruise walking by the fire from the bomb he set off during the transaction in M:I2. That's probably my favorite scene from the movie. Also, you need to have some of the fight scenes from M:I2, the helicopter chase in M:I, and find some clips of the fuse burning (since it's a staple of the series, much like the masks). Cruise throwing the sunglasses before they blow up in M:I2 is a must, as well.

2 ECW house shows at the Worcester Palladium: one on the November 2 Remember tour of '98, and the other during the Super Extreme Bowl tour of early '99. 1 WWF house show at the Fleet Center in October '98. 1 hour of WCW Worldwide tapings at Universal Studios in '97. 1 NEWA/RIWA show at the Franklin High School Field House in early '99. And pretty much every NECW show in Framingham from November '03 until recently, with only 3 exceptions (July '04, August '04, November '04).

Kill a hooker or two, and then leave something Puerto Rican behind as a calling card.

If you were rich NOW, you'd prolly be charitable and just keep enough around so you could live securely and not have to work that much again. But if you were BORN rich, you'd be, most likely, a spoiled brat. It's a stereotype, yes, but it's one because it's true in many cases.

Because there's not enough action in the TNA folder to really require modding.

But Danielson works almost TOO technical of a style to be the next Benoit, as Benoit emotes quite a bit while in the ring, while I've been bored with a good portion of Danielson's work (unless his opponent was somebody with in-ring charisma out the ass, like Christopher Daniels), save for the heavy amounts of psychology involved.

^Damn straight. Also, I once got stiffed on a tip because the people making the food screwed up the order. They order two steak and cheese subs, and they got roast beef instead. So they stiffed me. I only ended up making $10 in tips that night. Which would be fine if it was 2 or 3 deliveries, but I was out doing deliveries all night (I was usually one of the cooks). Basically, tip the guy, even if it's a dollar. They deserve it.

That seems to be the current craze. Since music nowadays, at least heavier music, is so focused around the rhythm section, you'd think that the production would make it so you can hear the bass, but on most albums you can't. Whatever happened to the days when you could hear each instrument being played instead of just a wall of static that changes tempo? More bands need the Steve Harris production (where you can hear the bass perfectly without drowning out the other instruments).

The thing I find funny is that the guy talks about how ECW's workers were exposed when leaving ECW, and then goes on to suck Paul E's nuts by calling him a booking genius. Booking genius? Definitely, in my opinion. Can he run a promotion by himself? No, because he failed math.

It also depends on the night you order. Friday's and Saturday's are big time for ordering pizza delivery, so be sure to tip 'em a little more than you usually would, because they'll take their tips and put it right into their gas tank. Also, keep in consideration that these people might also be making the pizzas, and where you live. If you live somewhere in the middle of fucking nowhere, get some more money for them.

So are Sevendust. Doesn't make Sevendust a good band.

RVD was ECW's main draw from about the middle of '98 up until the company's closing. Though RVD shared drawing duties with Taz and Sabu until mid 99 or so. After Taz dropped the title, and Sabu quit, it was all Van Dam. I'll order the show is the card is good. Oh, fuck, I'll order the show anyway, just because of how big a bloody mark I am for ECW.

The problem with metalcore, as I see it, is that not enough bands are willing to even make the slightest attempt to write songs incorporating other elements. Shadows Fall brings in some death, thrash, and even some classical elements, whereas a band like Killswitch Engage just rests on its laurels. The few bands that set themselves apart (SF, Bleeding Through, and less than a handful of others) will be the next generation's Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer, etc. Already we're seeing a great decline in the quality of metalcore, and it's only been around for 5 years. The emo/screamo bands began writing music with more of a metal influence, like Atreyu, and then they get grouped into the metalcore sub-genre wrongfully, and then there's bands like Avenged Sevenfold, 12 Tribes, and All That Remains that, while they do have some very redeeming qualities (A7X's music, 12T's energy, and ATR's vocal arrangements), the result is lesser than the sum of its parts. I see metal, in general, forming a new sub-genre by the end of the decade, which will then be polluted, raped, and overused within a few years of its existence. The bands that started the style will walk out with a diehard fanbase that stays because the band tries its best to reinvent itself each album, so that no two albums are alike, and they'll continue on. Hell, Susperia could hit it HUGE in the next few months, for all we know, because their latest album, Unlimited, has pretty much the same formula of music as the previous two albums, but the vocals are more accessible because they're cleaner.