Styles

I think you all are missing the point here. Kurt tried the experimental to extend his career- it didn't work. He's needed the full blown surgery from the start. Wrestlemania 19 vs. Brock should have been his last match. I think Kurt will come to the same realisation Steve Austin came to 2 years ago. Remember, we didn't see that one coming...

Kurt is a walking time bomb. Flair might be old, but he's still in good enough shape to wrestle his current style and schedule....

Just said that he didn't forget what Angle did to him at Rumble and insinuated he'd be at No Way Out to cost Angle his match with Cena. Keller was just giving his opinion (possibily guided by some inside info he has?) that it might be Angle's last match. I hope he's right.

File this one under: Well, duh. I mean, the closeup shot of Angle clutching at his obviously numb hand at the Rumble was a sobering visual of what this man is putting himself through for over a year now. He's a shell of his former self, he's risking permanent injury if he continues like this. Let him go all out with Michaels at Mania and call it a career. He'll have an agent job for life and I'm sure they could find something for him to do on air. (Hell, maybe WWE films could keep him occupied for a little while, give Kurt the acting bug to take his mind off of it). He should of course get the full blown surgery ala Austin, Benoit, etc. that he's desperately needed from the beginning and take a year off to rest and then, who knows, like his opponent, Michaels maybe with a few years of proper rest and training he could heal and have one last comeback...

Man, after the first 2 lackluster episodes this has become my favorite show. Leben and Josh did a huge double turn there. I can't wait until next week, and want to see Leben go all the way now.

We have a winner.

I can see Mr. T going in if the celebrity thing is gonna be an annual thing...

aww....DILLIGAS was really clever...

Ooooh, Double Post...um...they still need a dead honeree or 2. Bossman and Perfect?

Hogan will be there. Jimmy Hart being in is a sure sign, that reeks of Hogan favortism. Looks like they're loading this class up with inductees related to Hogan's career, Jimmy Hart, Piper, Paul Orndorf, Bob Orton, Iron Shiek...hopefully Brother Brutii isn't called...

Just when you thought you knew all the answers, they changed the questions....

Who the hell would have the balls to do that? I think he just wanted to try a Fu manchu. He's always changing his facial hair around...

For WCW it was Hogan turning heel, for WWF it was Austin giving Mcmahon his first stunner. Meltzer was using the term, by the way in respect to UFC, who he feels with the sucess of The Ultimate Fighter is reaching mainstream sucess.

Bumping, because I was going to make a topic on this, but did a search and sure enough it was discussed. My friend pointed this out to me: I mean, fuck, the homework is to subscribe to the Torch and Observer, watch RAW every week and read internet wrestling sites. Shit I waste most of my time with anyway. I almost went to Penn State actually, heh. State college though not Altoona so I guess no dice anyway. here's an article from the Philly Inquire I found:

Actually, Larkin has been hired as a special assistant in the Washington Nationals front office. Odd that the Reds didn't offer him a job, unless I'm missing some sort of feud...

Republicans got a bigger majority in the US then the Shiites in Iraq. I find that amusing...

He did the same thing on IMPACT! Can somebody please tell me what the build up to this match was. Well, the on screen buildup was, 3Live Krew was working out in the ring with Hammond before the show, just showing him some moves and stuff, and Kazarian and Shane interupted them and started making fun of Hammond because they were pissed that when he was on commentarry he called their match "a carwreck". So, 3LK backed up Hammond the next week on Impact, and he started talking about how he drove fast cars and wrestled steers and so he's not afraid of a couple of punks, and 3LK said they'd be his "Pit Krew". And then he took off his shirt to show his muscles, but he still looked like an pasty old man, so the crowd groaned and so next time he was in the ring he wore a shirt and beat TNA's designated loser David Young. And that's basically the buildup. The behind the scenes reason was they felt since he hosts a NASCAR show, they'd get some crossover, but it seems TNA will never let their facination with NASCAR personalities die, and realise that there is no cross over. Anyway, let's never speak of this again, it's over.

More positive feedback to the Observer: More TNA PPV feedback Against All Odds, Thumbs Up Best Match, AJ Styles vs. Christopher Daniels Worst Match, James and Hammond vs. Kazarian and Shane Dave, if I thought Final Resolution was a Home Run I'd say that Against All Odds was a solid double. I enjoyed the Iron man match even though I knew that they'd go longer than 30 minutes before the opening bell rang. It was good but it wasn't something I'd tell people to go out of their way to see like Ultimate X VI, or 6 sides of steel. The only thing I found truly horrible was the BG James and Jeff Hammond match. Even Nash and Jarrett wasn't as bad as I was expecting it to be although they would've had a difficult time being worse than I was expecting. Everything else was solid enough that overall I felt like I got my moneys worth. That's all I ask of a Pay Per View anyway. I wanted to comment on Destination X though. I hope this Pay Per View gives a strong feature to the X-division if not exclusively then at least to a great degree. A friend of mine suggested they have singles matches where the winners would move on in to the Ultimate X match. Speaking of Ultimate X when Mike Tenay said it would return next month I had a thought cross my mind. I love the Ultimate X match, I think that if you look at the gimmick type and even some of the spots that they've done in this match there is a sound psychological reason for a lot of them. However, this is I think the third Ultimate X match they will have done since November and I'm wondering if it might be a bit much? I don't think it needs to be as rare as Hell in a Cell or the Elimination Chamber but I don't want it to be diluted to the point like its a WCW cage match circa 2000. I think bringing it out maybe 2 or 3 times a year is just fine, but they should let a fair amount of time pass before doing it. I know time isn't necessarily something this company has a lot of but I'd have waited until the third anniversary show in June before I brought that gimmick back. So Against All Odds was a good show but I've also got to say I think they could do a better job of naming these Pay Per Views. I'll also end by saying that I'm in the chorus of many that think its time for Jarrett to drop the title. Casey Trowbridge Huron, SD. Thumbs up best match was the iron man, worst was the Jeff Hammond tag I thought this was another solid PPV from TNA. I was really pleased with the Iron Man, surprised at how good the AMW match was also, plus liked the main event with the exception of the ending. While I'm no fan of Kevin Nash, I thought this was about as good a match as he's capable of having. Sure the cello deal was pretty dumb and the fact Jarrett retained kind of sucked, but then again you can't put the title on a guy who is so injury prone. It was your basic Undertaker title match style bout and no worse than what WWE puts on in their big man title bouts. My thoughts on the Jeff Hardy match were mostly positive, but what was with that bump at the end? Looked like he was supposed to come off the ladder, realized he couldn't do it, and then took a weaker bump into the tables. I also felt him breaking the tables up was a real life temper tantrum as he should have been selling the fall at the end of the match. The negatives were the Rhodes-Raven match and Ravens current role, as well as the ridiculous running "pit stop" Hammond does. He should throw in a "meep meep" while he's doing that car driving routine. Lame. Marcos Cortest TNA Against All Odd's '05: Thumbs Up Worst Match: BG James/Jeff Hammond vs. Kazarian & Shane Best Match: AJ Styles vs. Christopher Daniels This was another awesome PPV presented by TNA. The opener of Elix Skipper vs. Petey Williams was solid until the ending where things started to get sloppy. I'm not sure if it was intentionally booked to make Skipper look like he was countering everything but it came off like sloppy ring work by Skipper. BG & Hammond vs. Kazarian & Shane wasn't "as" bad as I thought it was going to be. Raven vs. Dustin was nicely booked but they didnt connect well. AMW vs. Kash & Hoyt was tremendous and the best match of the PPV up until this point. AMW really proves each PPV why there the best tag team in the U.S in my opinion. DDP & Monty had a good match with Team Canada. I was hoping this match would still be booked with it's original intention and that was to put Bobby Roode in the spotlight to elevate his career. DDP worked harder than usual and Brown was crisp. Hardy vs. Abyss was your usual TLC spotfest type bout. Hardy did an awesome dive off the TNA entrance set onto Abyss who was laying on a table. They replayed the spot several times. Good match. Styles vs. Daniels in the iron man match was some of the best wrestling thats been showcased on PPV in a long time. Perfect workrate and the fans were into the entire thing. This match is worth the price of the PPV alone. Jarrett vs. Nash for the Nwa title was booked to work around Nash's weaknesses. Nash believe it or not put effort into the match. The ending with Sean Waltman & Billy Gunn interfering had the crowd popping but I have to question the logic in Jarrett keeping the title after taking so much punishment from Nash. It kills Nash off as being a reputable challenger for the title if they have a rematch. If they were going to put the strap on Nash that was the time to do it. Wrestlingobserver.com Reader, Brian Reinbolt Thumbs: In the Middle Best Match: Daniels vs. Styles Worst Match: Raven vs. Rhodes This was the first TNA pay-per-view I have ever purchased and plan on getting the next. I am starting to enjoy keeping up with TNA which is a lot more than I could have said last year. Williams and Skipper both show a lot of potential, but need to slow things down. They did way too much. James/Hammond vs. Shane/Kazarian was what it was. I believe Shane is one of the most promising young stars in the promotion. Raven and Rhodes was a poor match. It's amazing to see how two guys can change over the course of a few years both in workrate and physical appearance. Kash/Hoyt vs. AMW was solid. For his level of experience I thought Hoyt did well and shows a lot of promise. In the opening moments of the match, it took only a shove to take Hoyt down while towards the end it took three clotheslines. Just an observation. Abyss/Hardy was insane. I have two words for this match...table placement! Hardy never nailed a table dead on because the tables were too far away on two occasions. One of these days someone is going to half-ass place a table like these were set up tonight and someone is going to get severely injured. Hardy is a lucky man. It's a good idea to keep Monty Brown working with guys like DDP to help improve his work. He shows loads of potential. Daniels/Styles was a great match. Imagine this PPV without this match. It would have been a thumbs down for me. Nash/Jarrett was alright. The "controversy" leading up to the match including the contract negotiations regarding the use of the dreaded guitar reminded me of something I would have daydreamed about in junior high, and then shot the idea down in my mind. The idea of banning a guitar is ridiculous. I agree they need to get the belt off Jarrett, but who to put it on I'm not sure. -Matt Duffield Thumbs in the Middle Best: AJ Styles vs. Chris Daniels Worst: Dustin Rhodes vs. Raven This was the first time I had the opportunity to watch a TNA PPV live with my PPV group and not just a tape of a match later and while this is clearly the weakest show they've done since the first 3 hour PPV, I felt it was overall a decent show. Williams vs Skipper was good but not what I was hoping for with some blown spot but Williams is the local boy and one of the people I was watching with tonight trains with him so we enjoyed it none the less. I just could not get into Dustin vs Raven. Daniels vs AJ was a good match but not on the level of Ultimate X or 6 Sides of Steel. Outside of that, everything seemed to be an average match - nothing awful, nothing great, mostly watchable. Nash vs Jarrett was probably the 2nd worst on the show, but not as bad as it could have been. The cello falling apart before being used was priceless. I had not read on the internet that the man we already know the name of (Gunn) and Waltman would be there, but I was joking about the Destination-X / D-X PPV name before they showed up. It also hit me mid-match that almost 10 years ago to the date I watched Diesel defend his WWF title against Jeff Jarrett at a house show at the Palace of Auburn Hills and I probably enjoyed that match a lot more (although I was younger and a Diesel mark). I think it's a pretty safe bet that Jarrett's next title defnese will end with weapon shots that are kicked out of, a Stroke, and one or two more Strokes with a ball shot thrown in. Steve Gray and more from the Torch: Pat of Moonachie (8.5): Best: Jarrett vs. Nash. Worst: Don West: This has become the time of year I begin to start watching wrestling regularly. From Royal Rumble through Backlash any disappointed wrestling fan knows the most exciting wrestling they're going to see all year will probably be in these four months. I also decided to give TNA a chance to impress me with one of their Sunday night PPVs and I honestly have to give them a big toe up for the show they gave the fans last night. A lot of the TNA talent is still unknown and many of them don't have presence and charisma like some of the WWE guys, but that can turn out to be a plus for TNA in the future if they let the young guys gain exposure by working a lot with the veterans on the roster. The Styles-Daniels match was very fun to watch; both guys rose to the magnitude of the event, which made their match look like something that could easily be featured on a WWE PPV. Even the Jarrett-Nash main event was much better than I expected. I mean, it looked like something straight out WCW in the good old days, but that's also a good thing considering TNA is still young and trying to attract a mainstream audience. With all the recent mainstream exposure TNA has gotten, it is a good idea to get all the rub and whatever star-power is left in guys like Nash, Waltman, Gunn, Dusty, DDP, and any other veteran willing to come in and contribute to the growth of TNA. The only complaint I have about TNA is the announcing. What I mean is that the duo of Don West and Mike Tenay just isn't working as a team, never has in my opinion. Tenay is okay because he really does know his wrestling history, and that hides his natural dullness. But it seems like in order to make up for that dullness they ask West to go way over the top, and that makes everything they say seem forced and insincere. TNA is not my company, therefore, I won't say who I'd replace at least West with, but it seems obvious to me TNA will never be able to keep the attention of a mainstream audience with West and Tenay as lead announcers. Keith of Baltimore, Maryland (8.0): Best match: Jeff Hardy vs. Abyss. Worst match: Kazarian & Michael Shane vs. Jeff Hammonds & B.G. James. Jeff Hardy really won me over as a fan tonight. His bump off the top of the ring entrance tunnel was unreal. He really seemed to give everything he had tonight, and of course Abyss did not disappoint. I could not care less about Jeff Hammonds. I would have rather seen Kazarian and Michael Shane face 3 Live Kru. Skipper vs. Petey Williams was a great way to open the show. The main event was okay, and last but not least the Iron Man match made up for the main and then some. These two guys put on one hell of a match. I would have made it the best match, but the ending was too predictable. All in all a great show. Kevin of Hollywood Fla. (5.5): Best Match: I think Elix Skipper vs. Petey, but it was so early I forgot it. Worst match: Jarrett-Nash. This show just did not work for me. I think TNA needs a clean end to one of these shows or people will just stop caring. It's like Raw, except Jarrett is nowhere near Triple H's league, and I just paid $30 to see him retain in a even more b.s. way than last month. All the gimmick matches were boring, and the officiating or stipulations killed very other good match, like the handcuffs in the Kid Kash match or the contracts in the Abyss match. They need to decide if their gimmick is a real wrestling federation, treating it as a sport, or a wannabe ECW. Fallen Angel got screwed. Why didn't the ref raise A.J.'s arms when he was choked out? At least if the arm didn't fall three times it would've made the ref look like he knew what he was doing. I may be in the minority, but I think the Royal Rumble blew this show out of the water. WWE still has it when they really put their mind to it, TNA needs to stop booking in circles.

Here are some responses from the Torch: Matt Guerra of Bayonne, N.J. (8.0): Best match: Abyss vs. Jeff Hardy. Worst match: Raven vs. Dustin Rhodes. This PPV was not as good as the other TNA Sunday night PPVs, but it was still far better than anything the WWE is doing. It was nice to see Billy Gunn and X-Pac, but what the heck are they gonna call Billy Gunn? His real name is Monty Sopp, I wouldn't keep that. As for X-Pac/Syxx-Pac, he looked a little skinnier then when he left the WWE but he looked good. I thought Nash was going to win the title so Jarrett keeping it lowered my overall score. Jarrett just isn't doing it for me with the title anymore. It was nice to see the interaction with B.G. James and Billy Gunn. WWE would have acted like they never knew each other (like they always seem to do with Christian and Edge; remember when they were brothers? WWE doesn't) I can't wait for the next TNA PPV... Ultimate X, baby! Zach Lloyd of Thomasville, N.C. (8.5): Best Match: Nash vs. Jarrett. Worst Match: Hammond/James vs. Kazarian/Sabin. This was my first TNA PPV and it certainly won't be my last. From the very beginning I was impressed and it had an element of surprise that can't be found in the WWE. The match between Primetime and Williams was great. It got a little slow after that, until the Full Metal Mayhem match, which was just insane. I liked the Brown/DDP vs. Team Canada match, but where was Hall? I thought he was working with Team Canada? Did I miss something? I don't consider myself an "internet" wrestling fan, which I guess is why I thought the Iron Man match was boring at times, but overall good. I loved the main event, especially the run-ins. Great job TNA. Mike Omansky of New York (6.5): Best match: Styles-Daniels. Worst match: Rhodes-Raven. A good effort overall. The first hour was pretty much a throwaway, but the balance of the show was well done. Jarrett-Nash was surprisingly better than expectations. The Iron Man Match was the show-stealer. America's Most Wanted delivered another strong performance. Corey Baird (7.0): After hearing glowing reviews for the last three TNA Sunday night shows I decided to give the promotion one more chance. Now maybe the company just had an off night, but what I saw was, with a few exceptions, fairly underwhelming. From the hokey James Earl Jones voiceovers that opened the show, to the horrible acting of Jarrett's lawyer, to the neckcar "celebrity" that made me long for the wrestling of Jay Leno, to the incessant screaming of Don West and Mike Tenay, to the requisite Keith Mitchell blown shot of Billy Gunn interfering... amateur hour. Let's not forget Jeff Hardy's temper tantrum either, a display of unprofessionalism that would make Bob Holly proud. For those who missed it, the finish of the match called for Hardy to be thrown through four stacked tables. The tables didn't break as planned and rather than sell the impact of the fall Hardy jumped to his feet and spazzed out, kicking and jumping on the remaining tables until they broke. All of that said, this show was saved by the incredible contest between A.J. Styles and Christopher Daniels. I used the word contest because that's exactly what it was, a "can you top this" contest between two great athletes. These guys get it. Their match had everything - intensity, drama, psychology, high spots; it was everything you could ever ask for in a professional wrestling match. The main event that followed it was surprisingly watchable, probably the best Kevin Nash match in years. It's too bad that Jarrett retained, he's holding the company back in so many ways. And from the Observer: Best Match: AJ Styles vs. Christopher Daniels Worst Match: Jeff Hammond & BG James vs. Frankie Kazarian & Michael Shane The streak is dead. One great match a PPV does not make. The Koji Clutch in the final seconds of the Iron Man match with Styles bleeding all over Daniels' leg was a great visual. There's only one word for Jeff Hammond pretending to drive an invisible car before dropping an elbow: WrestleCrap. Maybe unfairly but a cello seems less manly than a guitar. Perhaps Jarrett should just rotate and use a new instrument every PPV. Maybe a harp next month? He could put it in his repertoire along with his signature spot: the ref bump. Thumbs in the middle. Nathan Pipkin Thumbs UP. Best Match: Styles Vs. Daniels Worst Match: Jarrett Vs. Nash Overall another great PPV from TNA. Everyone always seems to put their best effort forward come PPV time. Im not going to be buying No Way Out, and I am very happy with the fact that I spent my 30 bucks on this PPV instead. I have to say though that Jarrett keeping the tile is a mistake. I dont get it. They set it up and get the crowd really into it but then always screw the crowd over. They don't have the audience that the WWE does and I think its time that they finally give the few people that actually buy the PPV's what they want to see. Im not saying that I want to see Nash as the champ. But what I want to see is something different. It's been 4 PPV's and the same friggin thing everytime. Do they not realise that? It's different if Jarrett screws someone over on Impact, but this is PPV. They want us to buy the next one, but for god sake I dont want to see the same thing again. And how do I know that im not going to? The first 4 and only PPV's have ended with Jarrett the champ. What will it take to change it? I dunno, I guees im just ranting, I just find it so pathetic that a company that wants to try and attract an audience is doing so by pissing them off at the end of every PPV they run. Oh and note to Dusty, your son is not Tommy Dreamer and having him get beaten by Raven is not going to make a single person care about him. But you know what I think might work? Raven in a spot other than this feud. I loved the PPV but the main event just made me shake my head in frustration. So much talent on the card, and so many good matches, but its the small, careless stuff that makes the shows miss something. John McKinnon Thumbs up....Best Match: Iron Man.......Worst Match: Rhodes vs. Raven.....Against All Odds overall was a pretty damn good Pay-Per-View. It was better than most, if not all WWE Pay-Per-Views, but the fact that Jeff Jarrett is still the NWA Champion truly amazes me. The fact that Dusty Rhodes sat in a room with people and everyone agreed that it would be good to keep the title on Jarrett makes me scratch my head. Kevin Nash might not be a better champ, but Orlando was just craving a title change, and TNA didn't give it to them. The appearences of drugged-out Sean Waltman and Billy Gunn was cool to see, but Jarrett as champ still makes me wonder what is going through Jarrett's head. Iron man match was great, DDP & Monty vs. Team Canada was good, Abyss vs. Jeff Hardy was an excellent car crash, and Nash vs. Jarrett was more entertaining that I thought it'd be. Really good PPV, but I can't stand Jeff Jarrett as champion anymore. David Zimmerman Thumbs up. Best match: Styles-Daniels Worst match: Rhodes-Raven Good effort overall. Jarrett-Nash better than expected; America's Most Wanted also strong. In what seems to be a pattern for TNA ppv, the first hour was a throwaway. -- Mike Omansky

Time for the now traditional pre-PPV poll to gauge interest. To really find out all the information I am curious to track (interest in ordering the show, effect of response to past PPVs on current orders and reasons for ordering/not ordering) I would have to contruct several polls which would just be obnoxious, so I've tried to fit it all in here. Basically, if you're gonna order the show, select if it because you think this is a strong lineup that interests you independent of other factors, if the lineup itself might not be so intriguing but positive response to past PPVs has convinced you to give it a shot, or if you are just a TNA fan that always supports their PPVs or a new fan curious to check out the product independent of the lineup or past lineups presented. If you're not going to order, I've included some of the most popular reasons given in the past, including negative response to the Nash/Jarrett main event, if the card as a whole doesn't look worth it to you, if you didn't enjoy their past PPVs and are not so willing to give them another shot, and even if you just hate TNA because of some blind love of ROH or WWE. I'm not being funny, it seriously seems like some people just hate the company no matter what, so feel free to be honest and select that one. I've finally got options for those of you who might want to order but will not, for either financial reasons (don't have the money to spend/saving it for WWE PPv, whatever) or if you don't have PPV access to the show. And if you're still undecided, you can choose that as well and maybe have your opinion swayed one way or another. Everyone should feel free to elaborate on what motivates their decision. Ok, now vote!

Will update if more stuff is added... TO WATCH A VIDEO RUNDOWN OF THE CARD CLICK HERE: http://www.tnawrestling.com/againstallodds/index2.html NWA WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE MATCH Champion Jeff Jarrett vs. Kevin Nash On Friday’s Impact during a press conference held earlier in the day, it was announced that the main event of the February 13 “Against All Odds” TNA Pay-Per-View will be a NWA World Heavyweight Title Match between champion Jeff Jarrett and challenger Kevin Nash. Once close friends in the Kings of Wrestling, the faction of Jarrett, Nash and Scott Hall violently imploded in the weeks leading up to Final Resolution. Both Jarrett and Nash nearly came to blows during the Friday press conference and had to be restrained by TNA security. Nash’s last words to Jarrett echoed throughout the room: “Shine up that title – because it’s coming to me!” Literally, this will be the biggest challenge to date to Jarrett’s World Title reign. If multi-time World Champion Nash were to win the title, it would mark the first NWA World Title reign in his illustrious career. TO WATCH A VIDEO PREVIEW OF THIS MATCH CLICK HERE: http://www.tnawrestling.com/news/2005/2/9/news2.html IRONMAN X DIVISION TITLE MATCH Champion The Phenomenal AJ Styles vs. The Fallen Angel Christopher Daniels This Sunday at “Against All Odds”, “Phenomenal” AJ Styles & “Fallen Angel” Christopher Daniels will face off in a thirty minute iron-man match for the X-Division title. For the first time on pay-per-view, these modern day gladiators will meet in a 30-minute iron-man match with the winner being the man who scores the most pin falls in a 30-minute time limit. This company and the Director of Authority Dusty Rhodes, always watch out for their poster-boy,” said Daniels “but on February 13th, AJ Styles will be on his own, one on one with the greatest X-Division wrestler in the world. After 30-minutes, there will be nothing left of the Phenomenal One.” AJ Styles is coming off a victory at last month’s pay-per-view event “Final Resolution” where he re-captured the X-Division title in a historic Ultimate X match. “I have always been a fighting champion, whether it has been the World Heavyweight, Tag-Team or this X-Division title,” said Styles “I am not afraid of any challenge or any competitor, ten minutes, thirty minutes, it could even go an hour. I’ll take them on and I’ll leave Orlando still the champion.” TO WATCH A VIDEO PREVIEW OF THIS MATCH CLICK HERE: http://www.tnawrestling.com/againstallodds/index4.html FULL METAL MAYHEM (TABLES, LADDERS, CHAIRS & CHAINS) The Charismatic Enigma Jeff Hardy vs. Abyss On Sunday, February 13 at "Against All Odds" live and exclusively on Pay-Per-View, "The Charismatic Enigma" Jeff Hardy will face the monster Abyss in TNA's first-ever "Full Metal Mayhem" bout. It will truly be an "anything goes" war, as Hardy and Abyss will use any and all steel weapons in the bout to brutalize each other. Both superstars are on the verge of getting back into the NWA World Heavyweight Title picture, and neither is willing to let the other survive the bout. After beating Scott Hall at Final Resolution, Jeff Hardy declared he was refocusing on winning the NWA World Heavyweight Title. Enter the monster Abyss, who returned to TNA and attempted to obliterate The Charismatic Enigma. The object of Full Metal Mayhem? Hanging above the ring will be two envelopes - one of which contains a contract for shot at the NWA World Heavyweight Title. Whoever survives to pull down the correct envelope will win the match! Both masters of weapon matches, Hardy and Abyss will have tables, ladders, chairs and chains available at their sadistic disposal. Both are no strangers to hardcore warfare, and both want a shot at the World Title and are willing to annihilate the other to accomplish that. Who will survive "Full Metal Mayhem" and earn a World Title shot? Tune in to Against All Odds to find out! NWA WORLD TAG TEAM TITLE MATCH America's Most Wanted vs. Kid Kash & Lance Hoyt The Alpha Male Monty Brown and Diamond Dallas Page vs. Team Canada's Bobby Roode and Eric Young Grudge Match: Dustin Rhodes vs. Raven Primetime Elix Skipper vs. Team Canada's Petey Williams BG James and Jeff Hammond vs. Michael Shane and Kazarian Preshow: Team Traci and Team Trinity In Action! *card subject to change

I don't know where that guy gets that Keller said it was a RAW band. I'm a Torch subscriber too, here's the exact quote: So there you go, go back to speculating anyone...

I think it will be Frist with either McCain or Rudy as the VP.

Well, results so far are about where I'd expected them. It seems the 2 biggest reasons being given for not ordering are financial related or the Nash vs. Jarrett main event. On the former point, there's no much they can do. Either people have the money to kill on PPVs or not, and unless they continue to deliver consistenly blow away shows to the point that the people who budget for one WWE PPV a month start buying the TNA shows instead, it's not going to change. On the second point though, I can't argue, Nash vs. Jarrett is a major turnoff and is the albatross that is making this PPV to me, less attractive then the last 3. A previous poll here indicated that by far, Monty Brown was the choice to be the new champion. They had the chance last month, didn't deliver but set themselves up for the rematch and change on this show. I believe if Brown vs. Jarrett were instead the main event, they would have a higher percentage of orders. Ironic since Dusty Rhodes made the call on this and decided Nash would draw in more mainstream wrestling fans. I just hope this doesn't hurt them long term. The good news is 0 respondents (so far) have said they won't order because of negative response to past PPVs. Obviously TNA is not digging themselves in a hole like they did with the weekly shows by driving away fans from the product and in fact most of the respondents who are ordering are doing so based on past positive response to their PPVs. TNA needs to keep that up, and continue to build a trust with their audience. Respondents seemed pretty split on whether this is a weak or strong overall card, and luckily there are still some fans who are ordering to support TNA or have an interest in TNA. Hopefully they can overcome the weak Nash/Jarrett main event they saddled themselves with (have a major angle come out of it? Put it on second to last and let the iron man close the show?) and come out with another positive response, and really set themselves up to please fans with the X division themed "Destination X" show.