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TNA Epics - 5/22/2009 Mick Foley tells us tonight its the best of the X-Division! First match is a double elimination match to crown the new champ. Here comes AJ STYLES!!!! He's.. BORN IN THE UUU SSSSSSSS AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA. I loved this damn music. Styles looks very different here. From Mexico City... Psychosis without a mask. I don't recall him taking it off, but hey. Tenay tells us he's a former WCW Cruiserweight champion. Good going Mike. I like Psychosis. The third person.. It's Low-Ki. This man has always looked the same. This match promises to be a good one. Hey it's former world champion Jerry Lynn! It appears we're going to have a double elimination match with 4 people. Two people have started the match and the other two are on the floor. Tenay, tell us how it works! It's interesting seeing TNA in a four corner ring again. The production values are better for this match. STYLES CLASH! So Psychosis is one defeat down, but now goes to the outside. Watching this match, and with Ki now in WWE's development, i'd love to see Low Ki and Tyson Kidd go at it.

Ah, I didn't catch where the key came from. Thanks for clearing that one up. The problem was, in my eyes of course, the match with AMW/XXX being the blow off to a 2 year fued full of great matches, is that I didn't know that. I wasn't a big TNA fan at that time and like a lot of other people catching TNA for the first time, wouldn't know why it was significant. Which brings me to another point that I was trying (and failing, because I re-read and it didn't make it clear) to make, the first show should have been a great way to introduce new fans to the product, they have so much material to use. Something along the lines of a Sting vs Jarrett match, or the Angle vs Joe cage match would have been perfect. Again with LAX, I wasn't really focused on TNA at the time (I'd catch the occasional match that was recommended to me) but for a one off match, it didn't really *mean* much. Please don't get the idea that i'm trying to argue with you just for the sake of arguing, the last few years i've *really* wanted TNA to take that next step, every week i've constantly thought iMPACT! was the better wrestling show (now that SmackDown! has become better, it's a coin toss) but back then, my opinion of TNA was very low. Being used to WWE standard production, though, as you touched on, TNA's older production values made the show seem second rate. The one thing we can agree on though, is that we both thought the show was okay with nothing special. That's what bugged me more than anything, because there is so much potential for a show such as this. Could use an extra half an hour though just to make the matches 100% complete. Agreed 100%.

From what I remember last week, I thought they'd have been better with a huge super special match to kick the series off. I guess I was just expecting more from the first show hosted by Mick Foley. It was decent to watch but nothing that i'd go out of my way to watch. I'll see what tonight holds.

Overall League Table - SmackDown!

SmackDown! - Monthly League Table

SmackDown! Scorers: Jeff Hardy 12 John Morrison 11 Shad 10 Edge 10 JTG 10 CM Punk 8 Michelle McCool 8 Chris Jericho 7 Dolph Ziggler 7 Ricky Ortiz 7 Charlie Haas 7 Shelton Benjamin 7 Umaga 6 Gail Kim 5 R-Truth 4 Alicia Fox 4 Rey Mysterio 4 Teddy Long 4 Melina 2 The Great Khali 2 Ranjin Singh 2

SmackDown! - 05/22/09 "Extreme Repercussions" - Episode #509 Appearances (2) Edge 3 Teddy Long 2 Jeff Hardy 2 Ricky Ortiz 1 Charlie Haas 1 Shelton Benjamin 1 John Morrison 1 Shad 1 JTG 1 Melina 1 Alicia Fox 2 Michelle McCool 1 Gail Kim 1 Rey Mysterio 2 Chris Jericho 2 CM Punk 1 Umaga 1 Dolph Ziggler 1 R-Truth 1 The Great Khali 1 Ranjin Singh 1 Match (2) Ricky Ortiz 1 Charlie Haas 1 Shelton Benjamin 1 John Morrison 1 Shad 1 JTG 1 Michelle McCool 1 Gail Kim 1 Chris Jericho 1 CM Punk 1 Dolph Ziggler 1 R-Truth 1 Jeff Hardy 1 Edge 1 Winning a match (3) Shad 1 JTG 1 John Morrison 1 Michelle McCool 1 CM Punk 1 Dolph Ziggler 1 Jeff Hardy 1 In the Main Event (2) Jeff Hardy 1 Edge 1 Speciality Match (3) Ricky Ortiz 1 Charlie Haas 1 Shelton Benjamin 1 John Morrison 1 Shad 1 JTG 1 Finishing Move Connects (1) John Morrison 1 Gail Kim 1 Michelle McCool 1 Chris Jericho 1 CM Punk 1 Umaga 1 Jeff Hardy 1 Weapon Shot (1) Umaga 3 Notes If Dolph wins one more match with.. that move, he'll have it as a finisher.

I'll hate you if its RVD. That would be a huge markout moment (like it was at the Rumble). ...Good call.

Anybody watching the show tonight?

Superstars - Overall League Table:

Superstars - Monthly League Table

Superstars Scorers: CM Punk 11 Chris Jericho 9 Kofi Kingston 8 Christian 6 Tommy Dreamer 4 William Regal 4 Jack Swagger 2

WWE Superstars - 05/21/09 Appearances (2) Christian 1 Tommy Dreamer 1 Jack Swagger 1 Chris Jericho 2 Kofi Kingston 1 William Regal 1 CM Punk 2 Match (2) Christian 1 Tommy Dreamer 1 Kofi Kingston 1 William Regal 1 Chris Jericho 1 CM Punk 1 Winning a match (3) Kofi Kingston 1 CM Punk 1 In the Main Event (2) Chris Jericho 1 CM Punk 1 Finishing Move (1) Kofi Kingston 1 Chris Jericho 1 Championship Defended (2) Christian 1

Is it, though? I've noticed the Dudley boys talking the division up lately, but outside of the Machine Guns (best team in North America today in my opinion) I really don't see anybody else of note there. Beer Money are okay, but I just don't rate Roode whatsoever (which is probably clouding my judgment on them.)

Yes, they have a house show. WWE have offered all the ticket holders from next monday night either a refund or tickets to the house show.

If Orton's team win that, I hope Miz calls it 5 and 0. Edit: I wonder if the 5th player will be either Ric Flair, or somebody (even Vince!) impersonating Stan Kronke?

Overall League Table:

ECW - Monthly League Table

ECW Scorers: DH Smith 13 Christian 8 Finlay 8 Zach Ryder 7 Natalya 6 Tyson Kidd 6 Paul Burchill 5 Jack Swagger 4 Tiffany 4 Katie Lea 2 Vladimir Kozlov 2 Gregory Helms 2 Tommy Dreamer 2

ECW - 05/19/09 Appearance (2) Jack Swagger 2 Tiffany 2 Christian 1 Paul Burchill 1 Katie Lea 1 Zach Ryder 1 DH Smith 2 Natalya 2 Tyson Kidd 2 Vladimir Kozlov 1 Gregory Helms 1 Tommy Dreamer 1 Finlay 2 Match (2) Paul Burchill 1 Christian 1 Zach Ryder 1 DH Smith 1 Finlay 1 Winning A Match (3) Christian 1 Zach Ryder 1 DH Smith 1 Main Event (2) Finlay 1 DH Smith 1 Natalya 1 Tyson Kidd Weapon Shot (1) Paul Burchill 1 DH Smith 1 Finishing Move (1) Christian 1 DH Smith 1

One half of the WWF's GREATEST tag-teams ever 2001's Kronik. Along with the late Brian Adams

It is Davey Boy. I think his eyes more than anything give it away.

Monday Night Raw - 5/18/09: Overall League Table

Monday Night Raw - 5/18/09: Monthly League Table