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Todd Martin's column has been ridiculed all over the net. Guerrera vs. Sabin is the third best match this year? Maybe the third best match that month, if you're being generous. Once again, AMW CAN'T WORK A HOT TAG, THEY SUCK. My brother and I could work a better hot tag than these clowns. Michael Shane has worked a three star match every week if your star system starts at 4.

I honestly don't think Gage's CZW work is well-known enough for it to make a difference. The guy is relatively unknown among non-CZW fans, whereas B-Boy is a very well known name.

--Once again, the fact that Smackdown sucks doesn't mean TNA is good. There isn't some sort of inverse relationship between the two. TNA sucked, and Smackdown sucked WAY MORE. --I don't want another Ultimate X circus match. The first one was fucking horrible, why must we be forced to endure another? --A solid Punk push? BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA....I'll believe it when I see it. Knowing TNA, Don Callis will become his official spokesman and we'll never get a Punk promo. --Calling AMW the best team in the world just completely destroys any credibility you have. Here is a list of U.S. indy tag teams that are better. THIS IS JUST US INDIES: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Havana Pitbulls Ballards Simon and Swinger Hell...Dlo and AJ, if they count Daniels/Maff Punk/Cabana Punk/Dinero New Church Aerial Express Thomasellis Briscoe Brothers Backseat Boys Shelley/Jacobs ....that was off the top of my head in about a minute. I'm SURE there are some I'm missing. It's truly amazing that the best tag team in the world can't work a hot tag. What a sad day for wrestling. --AJ Styles is a legit top face? Let's look at his build in TNA: Heel champ that can't win without Russo that loses as soon as he doesn't have Russo anymore. Holy shit, WHAT A LEGIT TOP FACE. --Shane has performed better this year than HBK? Shane will never, EVER be able to pull off what Shawn did at Survivor Series. He will never, EVER have a great pure wrestling match like Shawn did at WM. His only good match was a complete London carry job.

It had crowd heat and some good false finishes, but when it comes to wrestling quality, it was mediocre at best. It was a fine main event, but that match is the ultimate example of how low expectations have become.

whoops, double post.

Way to be your usual rational self. Abyss is an OK big man, I didn't say he sucks, but Joe is worlds, no, solar systems better. When Joe-Styles comes out on tape, from all accounts, it was an MoTYC that will surely blow away Styles-Abyss. Styles-Abyss wasn't bad, but it was way overrated by fanboys here that think anything above shit is great. The fact that Abyss is a decent big man is irrelevent however, when there are better big men that will do the job better for the same price. Why settle for "ok" when you can have great?

With Jericho turning face, doesn't this seem like the likely route? Other than Austin, Foley, or Rock, who could realistically main event Wm with HHH other than Jericho?

I think its funny that you can brag about TNA's 1000 live fans when it's a FACT that 75% are comped nearly EVERY WEEK. It's a miracle anyone buys tickets with that comp rate. The buyrates have not been going up at all lately either, not that facts matter, or anything.

They don't want B-Boy for a number of reasons that I can tell. 1) He will come across as CZW talent being used on an RoH show, much like the Backseat Boys did for a while. Gabe likes bringing in great (relatively) unknown workers. 2) The flyout cost is not worth it. 3) Him and Low Ki in the same promotion will take away some of the Ki novelty. And if you think Ki is done forever with RoH, you're nuts.

Oh man.... Classic Atheletes? The Red Shirt Security? And what if I don't like seeing wrestlers that can have better regular matches being shoved into circus acts? A regular 4-way with 20 minutes would be better than a rope-climbing contest, why not just have the regular match? The TWO BEST TAG TEAMS IN THE WORLD? Are you on drugs? Or do you see nothing other than TNA and WWE? Half of the teams entered in the PWG tourney in January are better than any team in TNA. And the Styles comment is wrong. He's not better than Paul London. Not that London is really on SD, anyways. The irony of this point is that Chris Daniels is better than AJ Styles, you should be making the point using Daniels. By the way, what makes JJ a solid main event champ? The groan every time he wins? His lack of any good matches since his match with Raven? His midcard-for-life stigma that will never go away? I refuse to appreciate a product just because it's better than shit (Raw). TNA is like dry dog shit to the WWE's wet dog shit. And once again, you have to pay 10 bucks a show, so it SHOULD be way better than Raw. TNA could be so, so much more. They have access to every Indy wrestler in the U.S. that would love to get on nat'l TV. How can the show *not* be great? TNA last night was a decent show. Decent is not good enough when you're paying. If every week was like last night, I would not pay 10 bucks for it.

Yes, I expect 20 fucking minutes when I PAY TEN BUCKS FOR THE SHOW. Obviously you and the TNA bookers share mutual cluelessness when it comes to this fact. People are paying for these shows. if TNA is the alternative, shouldn't they be giving out long matches between great workers to highlight their strengths? I mean, this is fucking ridiculous. They worked a story built for a 20 minute match and squished it into 7, resulting in a mediocre match. Ki and Shane was alright, but hey, it's fucking Michael Shane. I bought the show tonight, and I was just left scratching my head in the end. A bunch of wierd-ass booking that was obviously thought up that afternoon just so they could throw together an Ultimate X match, which is, by the way, a horrible waste of the talent of Ki, Sabin, and Daniels. I enjoyed Simon/Swinger vs. D-Lo/AJ, it was a good match, but the overbooking of this show killed me. I've seen multiple episodes of Mantell's IWA, and it was very clear that he is attempting to turn TNA into it...lots of factions, chaotic booking, etc...it could work. The trainwreck=excitement theory can work, but things need to make sense...tonight, it seemed like nothing made sense. For weeks, we have been waiting for developments...ANY developments...and then he goes ahead and has all sorts of crazy shit in one night. Positive: The CM Punk turn. Now he needs to turn on Julio next week and rip on the hicks of Nashville for throwing their lives away.

Hooray for Tajiri vs. london on velocity.

When was the last good Bob Holly match? The good news is this means No Way Out in my backyard may have Lesnar-Benoit.

The whole entire show was based around the return of a legend to the ring. The announcers talked about it EVERY TWO MINUTES. Clearly, it didn't result in a lot of viewers. And somehow I don't think Orton-Foley at WM will even be close to ****....maybe **1/2 if Foley has his "A" game.

Haha, true, Slugger really sucks. To Dave: Xavier/Walters is the most likely screwy finish, due to the status of Xavier in the Prophecy, the whole Lucy thing, etc.

Why would they have it produce screwy finishes if the entire goal is to have athletic contests with clean finishes? This accomplishes a few things: 1) Makes reversal sequences logical, because by reversing instead of grabbing the ropes, you save yourself a break. 2) Discourages punching, making the matches purely technical. 3) Keeps the action in the ring with the 20 count.

wrestling-wise better, not as good storyline-wise.

Briscoes were a team since march. The fact that AMW sucked sick on a national scale doesn't make them any better. HOW CAN YOU BE TEAM OF THE YEAR IF YOU CAN'T EVEN WORK A HOT TAG???

That's the only one you're confused about? Tag team of the year going to AMW is a damn joke. The Briscoes have had FAR better matches, AJ and Red were better, the Backseats were better, X Foundation was better, AXP was better, Havana Pitbulls were better, Daniels and Maff were better, WGTT were better.........???

How is it an act of stupidity to bitch about something you don't enjoy? That's pretty much what messageboards are made for, to express content or discontent. I love wrestling too, and if TNA was really an alternative I'd buy it, but it's not.

Beating The Odds! Please leave feedback. Agree? Disagree? Hate me?

I agree with Besus, hell, we all knew that the show was going to suck, look at the lineup for Christ's sakes. It's baffling that people still pay for this shit, and even more baffling that people who know it sucks still pay for it.

It would be cool in a horsemen way if ANY OF THEM COULD WORK A DECENT MATCH.

Puma over Zokre and Phoenix Star (good but way too short) Havana Pitbulls over Aerial Express (Tied for MoTN) Excalibur over Bosh by DQ Ballards over MDogg and Jardi Frantz (solid) Joe over Whitmer (Bad match) Cabana, SD, and Pearce over Punk, Ryan, and Kazarian (other MoTN) Only six matches, was quite a short show, but very fun overall, not a bad match. Oh they announced the teams for the tag tourney, and it looks BAD ASS. Teams: Super Dragon/American Dragon CM Punk/Chris Hero B-Boy/Homicide Chris Daniels/Messiah Phoenix Star/Zokre Joey Ryan/Scott Lost Havana Pitbulls Scorpio Sky/Quicksilver (turned heel tonight) Jardi Frantz/M-Dogg 20 Excalibur/Johnny Storm Sal/Vito Thomaseli Hardkore Ink Sara Del Ray/Apollo Ballard Brothers Disco Machine/Rising Son Mystery Team GOD DAMN I wish I could go. If you're in Cali, GO TO THIS TOURNAMENT. Verdict on the show: 2 ***+ matches, a rockin hot main event, and good work all around=thumbs up.

I was sitting next to ASSHOLES....that IDIOT who was at least 50 lbs overweight mocking body size of wrestlers, and the guy who ruined Joe vs. Whitmer. I used to think SD was overrated too OSICON, but man after you see his FANTASTIC performances on *every* pwg show....you'll feel the love too.