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YES! YES! YES! Now if they would just give them some kind of flavor other than vanilla

I'd also say that part of the reason it gets shat on is because it's fairly negative. No that there's any reason to be positive, but everyone pretty much gives up on any hope of WWE being able to put on quality material. Most other folders at least have a glimmer of hope.

I'd be all for Dynamite Kido being the mod.

I got the same problem. I was at the show, and my VCR was in Tennessee. Someone wanna help?

Like I said, if no one else wants it, I'll gladly do it. I post there often enough, and I would like to think I'm fair.

And you ignore that the ONLY reason he said no was that the offer wasn't very good. If they made him a good offer, TNA would have problems. WWE doesn't feel Styles is worth it. And you totally ignore the fact that Styles himself said it was because of his personal beliefs. And just because you don't like spotfests does not mean they're shitty. Spotfests can be entertaining, and they can be horrible. It depends on the workers, just like any psychology laden match. And you think HHH puts people over? He's done it just as much as Jeff has, and only because he's going to be filming a movie. I think Jeff looks better when you think about it that way.

I agree as well. We've got some small trolling problems on occasion, and I would love to make sure it doesn't get as negative as the WWE folder. Some people who I think would be good for it include: Dynamite Kido, as he reads it regularly enough and is quite fair in his dealings Laz, though he's kind of reached boiling point with TNA Slapnuts!, as he's there regularly enough BoboBrazil, for the same reason and if no one else wants to, I'd do it. At least until we had someone else volunteer it.

I would like to point out that if it wasn't for Raven, I would never have bought TNA PPV's to start with. Secondly, I would like to point out that Jarrett with the belt is more than just an ego stroke, as he is a "recognizable" name. Not saying whether or not that's good, but he is one of the few people on TNA that could give marks a bit of familiarity and a reason to watch. That being said, he is a bit over the top with his own push, but bitching about it here is gonna do jack shit about it. Clearly they have issues, but so does any wrestling promotion no matter how you look at it. Deal with it.

From the TNA IMPACT! Street Team News page. Maybe that's part of the reason FX is interested

I think those are to attract the attention of the Hispanic audience. If you watch AAA or EMLL, there are rarely one on one matches. ON another note, AJ Styles turned down WWE because of he disagreed with the lack of morality in their programming. AJ is a born again Christian who has problems with the sexuality of WWE, and went as far as to remove TNA from his "resume" when they showed nudity early on. I know this b/c my friend was lucky enough to be able to train with him, and someone (my friend) asked about it.

I'd have to agree that the crowd was behind Benoit, but I was sitting in front of two rows of Benoit marks, so I can't quite give fair judgment. And Joe Schmo was signing autographs and taking pictures for a good 30-45 minutes after the show. He was really nice and wanted to make sure everyone got their picture or autograph.

I got a little tired by the Mexico vs. Canada match because I'm about to drive 6 hours and get to my parents house at around 1. My ratings have gone from * to chugs, to go along with my name. (I decided chug sounded better than swig when it comes to ratings.) We return to Universal Studios for yet another episode of Impact on Fox Sports Net, and head directly into our first match. Kid Kash w/Dallas vs. The Amazing Red Tenay starts off pimping both Red and Kash as former X Champs, and Kash makes fun of Red. They lock up and Kash throws Red in the corner. They stall, and Red looks to leave the ring, which Kash will have none of. Kash throws Red off the ropes, but Red reverses an arm drag with an arm drag. That’s the first time I’ve seen that, and it’s a pretty good idea. Another arm drag by Red. Kash kicks Red in the midsection and hoists him over the shoulder, and Red reverses with….an armdrag. (Pattern, anyone?) Red kicks Kash and then whips him to the corner but Kash reverses it. Kash goes for the cross body, Red ducks, and Kash lands on the Apron. Red gives Kash a spinning kick and Kid Kash is on the floor. Red goes up and over the top rope onto Kid Kash, and the crowd goes wild. Red rolls Kash in, and Kash is pulling a Flair on his knees. (No, not that, he’s asking for a timeout.) Kash throws Red out of the ring, distracts the ref and Dallas goes to work, gently placing Red against the ring post before “pressing” him back in. Kash goes for the double underhook backbreaker and gets 2. Kash slams Red and goes for a bottom rope moonsault. He then gets up and goes for a second rope moonsault. He then goes up and goes for a top rope moonsault, but Red thankfully gets his knees up. Red pulls the martial arts roll over Kash’s back, then hits him with an enziguiri. Kash stumbles onto the second rope and gets a 7-1-8! (Is that really his area code? Cuz if it’s not, that’s just too cheap a knock off even for me. Red does a springboard elbow drop off the top rope, goes for the win, and gets two. Red whips Kash into the corner, and then eats turnbuckle. West goes into home shopping network mode pimping the fact that TNA’s PPV’s aren’t $30, they’re not $40, but under $10! Which is a lie, because if you add tax, it’s more like eleven. But it works for HSN, why not TNA? Kash goes up top, and gets the Flair treatment there as well, as Red racks him, following with a superplex attempt. Kash fights and tries for a super-power bomb, which Red reverses into a super-hurricanrana IN MID-AIR! Red goes up top for another elbow, and Kash rolls out of the way. Kash goes for the Moneymaker (Double Underhook Piledriver) and gets the three count. (4:11) What do I think? It’s a really eventful match, but I do think there should have been a bit more selling for psychology’s sake. But this is the X-division. Kash plays a great heel, and uses Dallas to emphasize the fact that he knows how to, and will, cheat. Though Dallas looks TOO MUCH like Test to make me happy. It did keep the crowd interested, and my only problems are the same problems I have with every X-division match. The ending is a little too random, like last weeks tag match, so I’ll give it a good 2 ¼ Chugs. They have an announcer tell us that Styles vs. Kazarian is next! COMMERCIAL BREAK-The break includes a story that tells us about how Canada desecrated the NWA flag, and now Team NWA will take on Team Canada Wednesday night in a Flag Match. I would rather see a promo cut or a brief segment about this, as a lot of people won’t watch because they’ll think it’s just a commercial. Also, I hate Jim Breuer. Shane Douglas is backstage with Dusty, who tells us what’s on his mind. The Dream puts over the X-Division and rants about how he’ll be a fair judge before Russo comes out to ask for Dusty’s help. Shane tells us that Styles and Kazarian are in the shoots, and why is he acting like this? He’s the fucking Franchise. When did he turn face? He’s smiling like his middle name is Todd Pettengil. I don’t like that. AJ Styles vs. “The Future” Frankie Kazarian Kazarian comes out first, and I wish they would change the font for their overlays. Tenay tells us that Kazarian asked for the immediate rematch, which I wish Kazarian would have told me instead. Styles comes out to a decent pop, and a dorky kid chants TNA as a cameraman walks by. They start with a lock up and Kazarian delivers an arm drag and a taunt. The crowd chants “Let’s go AJ” as they lock up again, and Styles comes out on top with a hiptoss into a headlock. Kazarian slaps on a scissorlock and the ref makes them release their submission holds. Kazarian hits AJ with a kick to the midsection and a chop. Styles reverses and Irish whip, leapfrogs and ducks Kazarian and goes for a dropkick, but Kazarian holds on to the ropes. Kazarian comes off the ropes and AJ hits him in the face with a solid dropkick. Kazarian hangs in the ropes for security, but Styles picks him up. AJ goes for the Styles Clash, but Kazarian reverses with a hurricanrana. Kazarian goes off the ropes, and Styles introduces him to the mats outside the ring. AJ runs to the ropes, and Kazarian moves, so AJ leaps on to the apron and flips himself back into the ring. Styles walks over to the apron and gets the hangman. Kazarian climbs onto the apron and delivers a springboard DDT, which only gets him a 2 count. Kazarian body slams Styles, and then hits a slingshot legdrop for another 2 count. AJ gets to his feet, and delivers some weak punches, which Kazarian responds to with an eye rake. Styles is thrown into the corner and the Future follows after him. Styles leaps and lands on Kazarian’s shoulder. After a moment of struggle, the Future drops AJ backwards, and bridges for a very creative pin. He gets 1… 2… and NO! AJ kicks out. Kazarian wanted 3, but doesn’t wait to long before delivering a couple of punches while AJ is on his back. COMMERCIAL BREAK –Good match so far, as both men work well together, and I haven’t seen anything that brings the quality down. While we were away, AJ pulled a Pele (backflip bicycle kick) on Kazarian. AJ delivers 3 strong clotheslines and an enziguiri to Kazarian before whipping him into the corner. Kazarian reverses, AJ tosses the elbow and then goes for the springboard inverted DDT. He goes for the pin. We get one, we get two, do we have a winner? NO! Styles tries a vertical suplex, but Kazarian falls out and gives Styles a Russian Legsweep DDT. Kazarian pins, we could have a new champion, and… NO! Styules is whipped into the corner and gets the foot up. The Future stumbles around and AJ goes for the crucifix, which Kazarian telegraphs, and ends up with the Styles Clash. Does he win? 1…2…3! Styles retains. (7:36) As the X-Division Champion of the World celebrates, Kid Kash comes out. After AJ gets some offense, he turns around to find Dallas unconvincingly waiting for him with a with a decent looking sit-down powerbomb, which I guess is called the Blackout. Isn’t that what Rodney Mack’s chokehold was called? What do I think? It was a well-balanced bout that showcases both of the workers. Kazarian doesn’t lose much because his loss was just Styles quick thinking. Both men busted their Asses, and did a great job showcasing what the X-Division is about. You get the idea that either man could have walked away the winner. The post-match brawl doesn’t take away much, except for Dallas’ bad acting. I’ll give it 3 ¼ chugs David Young talks to himself as we go to break. COMMERCIAL BREAK! –including a package on how Jarrett is the King of the Mountain. Again, something I would rather see in a promo or segment. The Naturals & David Young vs. 3LK The commentary is focused on David Young’s losing streak, and since he’s with the Naturals against 3LK, it looks like it will continue. 3LK comes out, and it seems like they liked Victoria’s wonderful idea to dance on the platform. Horrible. We start out with Konnan and Douglas. They lock up, and Douglas seems to get the advantage, but Konnan on sells and works his way creatively to a headlock. Douglas throws Konnan to the ropes in order to get his head out of K-Dawg’s pits, and gets a shoulder block for not recognizin’ the Stank. Konnan comes of the ropes and rolls under Douglas’ leapfrog, only to deliver a near nonexistent kick. Douglas is whipped into the ropes, and Konnan clotheslines him to the mat. Some taunting, and then Stevens comes out only to get thrown out. To the floor, that is. Konnan goes for the 10 punches, and there’s a triple team. Konnan and Bubba Ray James hold Douglas’ legs while the Suntan Superman flies off the tope ropes with a leg drop. Douglas rolls to the corner while the Truth gets some offense. Truth gets whipped into the corner, only to leap over Douglas and backflip his way out of trouble. Douglas comes with a clothesline and Truth splits, literally, while BG “I look like a Dudley” James comes in for another double team. The Truth does a heel kick while BG holds Douglas, and somehow a tag was made and B.G. James is legal and going for a pin. Luckily Stevens saves his partner and they throw James into the corner so they can do some double-teaming with the help of David Young. B.G. is thrown into the ropes, and ducks the double team and answers with a double clothesline. He’s not that much bigger than they are, at least visually, so I would prefer not to see that. The crowd is calling for the Truth, and Konnan is stomping as they have a weak hot tag. It’s Young and the Truth, and the Truth WHOOPS Young. The Truth hits a Scissor Kick and gets the 1..2…3. What do I think? The match seems to be solely to put over Ron Killings. That’s about it. They job out the Naturals, who have a chance to be a contender in the tag team division, just to put over Killings. Konnan looks horrible, B.G. James looks like Bubba Ray Dudley, and the Truth using the scissor kick looks like Booker T. It’s slightly entertaining, but not worth watching twice. ½ Chug. Jarret interrupts. He gets the wrinkles shirt thanks to the steam shooting out of the stage and tells 3LK that Killings will never get his title shot. Dusty comes out and announces Jarrett will defend against Killings on the 23rd. Dusty gives The Truth a little rub about being a man, not just a black man. Killings wants to add something-something, and proclaims himself to be the man who will knock Jarrett off the mountain by taking his title at the 2nd anniversary show. Jarrett says the “King” will bring his “Court” for a public execution this Wednesday. What do I think? Good segment that builds interest in the upcoming PPVS and explains what Russo wanted to say to Dusty. The announcer pimps Monty Brown, up next. COMMERCIAL BREAK! D’LO BROWN IS COMING SOON! I was wondering where he went. The Alpha Male Monty Brown vs. Sonny Siaki Siaki is attacked before he even gets into the ring. Brown pulls basic outside the ring moves before rolling Siaki in for the cover. He gets two. Brown does the same neck breaker I saw someone doing on Xplosion, and the other guy was a hell of a lot better. Brown scoops up Mr. Number One and gives him a running Powerslam before taunting. Brown picks up Siaki as Goldylocks and Abyss look on, and Siaki delivers some Rock-like punches before trying a few clotheslines to take down Brown. Nothing works. Siaki goes for another clothesline and Brown ducks, only to get hit with a flying forearm. Monty tries for an Alpha Bomb, Siaki escapes, and comes off the ropes just to get the Pounce. Desire comes out to look after Siaki, and we see AMW watching on as they’re meeting Abyss and Brown this Wednesday. What do I think? The people seem at least a little interested in Sonny Siaki, which kind of surprises me, especially after watching the match. Monty Brown had some weak looking spots, and Sonny Siaki seemed like he was just doing what he’s paid to do. Some of the spots looked a little too planned, so how about DUD! COMMERCIAL BREAK! –including a video that puts over AMW while saying guilty, A LOT Someone has a PUSH MAGNETO sign. That’s on the verge of funny. And LA PARKA is in the crowd behind Don West. I want to know how that guy has chick with him when he dresses like La Parka to go watch wrestling. Tenay and West pimp the upcoming PPV, including details on the Raven-Sabu feud, and go into a video package about RAVEN!!!! We pimp the upcoming match of Mexico vs. Canada before going to commercial. COMMERCIAL BREAK! Team Mexico vs. Team Canada We start off with all six men brawling in ring. Some focus on Mr. Aguila and Bobby Roode. Roode gets Aguila in an arm wrench, and Aguila channels his former valet, Lita, to get out. (He climbs the turnbuckles and springboards into an armdrag.) Roode goes outside, and Aguila follows, except for he’s going OVER THE TOP! Heavy Metal and Abismo Negro stand in the ring after throwing out the rest of Team Canada. Petey Williams throws Negro into the ropes, and Negro comes back, delivering a heel kick to the ropes so he can flip and stand up. Wow. Williams is telegraphing a little as he goes onto Negro’s shoulders for a spinning hurricanrana pin. Negro reverses after 2 and Petey gets out at two. Williams runs past Negro into the ropes, and Negro picks him up for what looks like a Tombstone. Negro tags in Aguila, who gets some basic offense before being thrown into the ropes. Roode brings up his knee and Williams gets the enziguiri and covers Aguila for 2. Roode is tagged in and there’s some double teaming before Roode puts the bots to Aguila before some mounted punching. Roode with a double underhook suplex and a cover for, you guessed it, 2. Tag to Eric Young who delivers a backbreaker and covers Aguila for 2. Aguila is whipped to the corner where Eric Young punches hi, before taunting to allow Scott D’Amore to cheat. Aguila off the ropes to get a high knee, with a cover for 2 after. Aguila is thrown into the ropes, and pulls a handspring into a backflip to avoid the double clothesline. Team Canada turns around and Aguila delivers a double clothesline of his own, which I’ve already discussed my feelings about. Aguila tags to Negro, who cleans Bobby Roodes clock and then delivers a springbard moonsault to Roode’s knees for 2. All 6 in the ring now, and Negro and Aguila are working Moore and Young simultaneously. Both men Suicide dive to attack their respective opponents as D’Amore distracts Heavy Metal enough to allow Roode the Powerslam for 2. Roode goes for a powerbomb, but Heavy Metal escapes and delivers a spinning heel kick for 2. Metal body slams Roode and D’Amore racks Heavy Metal. Roode with the DVD for the win. Hector Garza comes down for the save, but Team Canada still keeps all 4 members of Team Mexico out of action until Team NWA makes the save, setting up the match for Wednesday. What do I think? Plenty of high-risk/high-impact styling makes this match truly interesting. We see great teamwork on both parts, and Team Mexico’s willingness to fly out of the ring to attack their opponents and to please the fans. Canada plays the art of the heel well, though there were some awkward moments and bad spots that held it down. Williams telegraphing didn't help anything. Also, Team Mexico was built up as a great team, but they couldn’t hold their own against Canada after the match. I'd give it 2 chugs Overall, it was an interesting show. I could go without the Brown-Siaki Squash, and the 3LK vs. The Naturals and David Young, as it wasn't worth the waste. Overall 2 Chugs

I can't agree with that in any way. She cried for the whole movie. That was it. and even if it was oscar worthy, her part in swordfish, the X-men movies, and Catwoman will forever scar her as horrible.

How about the original Star Trek and the original Dragnet?

Seeing that Raven is an "established" name, and AJ is only known to ROH and TNA marks, I see Raven having more "Star" power than AJ. Raven has held the ECW Title, the US Title, the Hardcore Title, and so forth. He has an established fanbase that is potentially bigger than AJ Styles. AJ Styles has been wrestling for a few years, and has barely had the exposure that Raven has. Although I don't think Raven-Sabu will do anything for me now. 7 years ago, that's a different story.

I was bored last night, and Xplosion came on, so I'm recapping it. Those of you who can't see it can now get an idea of what it's like. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We start off with the usual video package. First we see THE TRUTH’s title win, and we then skip to the World X Cup finals. This package makes it look really good; probably better than it actually was. Great, now I want to watch it, and I don’t have the means. The Package raps up and we see MEAN Mike Tenay (If you watch Xplosion, you’ll know what I mean. He looks like he’s got quite the attitude sometimes) and Don West pimping TNA Wrestling and the Debut of Impact, which, I assume, this was supposed to be before. WE GO TO THE ASYLUM for tag team action. We have Jason Pocaro and J-Rocc vs the Naturals. I must say that I like Tenay’s acknowledgement of where the “jobbers” usually work. Tenay Pimps AMW’s Title victory and defense, and now I’m confused about when this show is supposed to air. Arm wrench by Jason Pocaro with a nice reversal by Chase Stevens. Stevens throws Pocaro over his back in something that resembles a back suplex. While Stevens taunts, Pocaro no sells and then throws a few punches. He then tosses Stevens into the ropes. Pocaro tags in J-Rocc on the run and then gets caught by Stevens while attempting a cross body. It’s ok, though because J-Rocc comes off the top with a dropkick, and then goes for the cover. 1…2... And NO!. They’re up and running as Stevens reverses a J-Rocc Irish Whip. J-Rocc ducks a Stevens clothesline and turns it into a Russian Legsweep with some fancy footwork. He goes for the cover and Andy Douglas saves Stevens for the second time. Douglas’ interference allows J-Rocc Stevens to get a Clothesline from Hell before tagging in Douglas. J-Rocc is thrown to the corner where he gets a headbutt by Douglas, who then tries stretching J-Rocc’s arms and back. J-Rocc tries some offense, but Douglas reverses it into a kick to the head after coming off the ropes. Some basic heel working, including taunting Pocaro and the blind tag is made followed by some good teamwork. Stevens covers J-Rocc. We may have a winner and…NO! Stevens with a European uppercut, I miss those. Tag to Douglas, some double-teaming, and J-Rocc sneaks in some offense. J-Rocc comes off the ropes, ducks a high knee, and then it looks like they botch a spot, but I can’t really tell. Both men sell, and it looks like we’re heading to the hot tag…and THERE IT IS!! Pocaro and Stevens in the ring, and Pocaro hits Stevens with the dropkick. Douglas comes in and says hello to a spinning heel kick. Powerslam on Stevens by Pocaro for a two count, and Douglas drops the elbow on his own partner while trying to break up the count. This is QUICKLY ignored, as the Naturals catch Pocaro in their patented double team move, the Natural Disaster. Three count and the Naturals pick up their victory. What do I Think? Glad you asked: Fairly good match up. Stevens and Douglas work well as a team, though I think they do need to concoct something of a gimmick. Pocaro seems eager to work, and had a fairly strong outing. J-Rocc showed some skill, but botched one spot, and his reversal to Russian Legsweep wasn’t exactly pretty. The psychology was decent, but I’m not a fan of the “dropkick to the back of your teammate to damage your opponent.” Also, the ending kind of lost some touch with Douglas’ no selling of the Powerslam and the elbow drop to hit their finisher. I give the match *1/4 as I was pleased with it. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMMERCIALS that again lead me to believe that this is supposed to be shown before IMPACT! And may I just say that showing Toby Keith suplexing Jeff Jarrett isn’t necessarily a good idea as now everyone will think that a country music “star” can beat up the NWA Champion. (don’t get me started on Toby “JBL without stocks” Keith) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We’re back and West pimps the website. We go back to Wednesday to discuss the Lynn vs Canada feud. They show some pics from the website, which is nice, but it’s not video. A match signed for Wednesday: Jerry Lynn, Hector Garza and Heavy Metal vs. Team Canada. Reminds me of the opening match of IMPACT! Anyone else? We see the Chris Harris promo from before the “King of the Mountain” match. Simple mic work, which isn’t always bad. Simple strategy for a complicated gimmick match, and Dusty Rhodes is a member of AMW? Ok… ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MORE COMMERCIALS!! I must say, the more I see the X-Cup commercial, the more I wish I could buy PPV. That one ladder bump looks just plain sick. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- More King of the Mountain promos, this one is the one with the Phenomenal AJ Styles and RAVEN! It’s funny how AJ Styles’ promos remind me of High School Theater class…… (on a side note, shouldn't AJ Styles in some way act phenomenal outside of the ring as well? Just me? Ok.) More of Tenay and West. This time they discuss Kazarian vs. Red on the PPV. More pics from the match, and they discuss Styles victory on IMPACT! Which again leaves me confused… Xplosion exclusive promos with Kazarian and Styles. Kazarian puts over Styles and then warns Styles that he’s coming back to “his (Kazarian’s)” X-division. Kazarian tells Styles that he’s coming to “Planet Cool” (Which I assume is in the same galaxy as “Planet Stasiak”) and that he’s still cooler than A.J. Styles. Styles emphasizes that his return to the X-Division was his choice, and that he will take it to another level again. A Commercial for the Ultimate X Collection on DVD, with the entire 2003 Super X-Cup tournament. WE GO BACK TO THE ASYLUM for a match between Dirk Ciglar, who’s working with NWA East and in Pennsylvania, and Primetime Elix Skipper, who does a backflip into the ring. I wonder if he was an Ozzie Smith fan? Ciglar walks into an armbar, and he and Skipper hit the mat. Ciglar grabs rope and Primetime breaks the hold. Ciglar walks into an armlock, and PrimeTime turns it into a submission move, and then into a suplex which has a name I can’t remember. Skipper goes for the cover and NO! More armwork by Primetime, which is reversed by Ciglar in a series of moves which includes a springboard backflip. Ciglar misses a punch, and Primetime has him in a waistlock. Skipper tries to get a roll-up off the ropes, but Ciglar holds on. It doesn’t matter, though, because Ciglar’s attempt at offense is reversed and he’s suddenly outside the ring. Some offense on the apron, and Primetime delivers a not so great belly to belly suplex to get Ciglar back in the ring. Primetime kicks Ciglar in the back and goes for the cover. He gets 2. Ciglar reverses an Irish whip and decks Skipper. Powerslam and cover by Ciglar, but Skipper “Matrixes” out of it. (Can’t we get a better name than that? Maybe the Neo?) Skipper tries a spinning heel kick, and takes some basic punch-kick offense. Skipper’s thrown into the corner and Ciglar does the running lariat and then chokes Skipper. More choking by Ciglar and then a back suplex and pin for 2. Another pin for 2. Irish whip by Ciglar, who goes for the crossbody and ends up getting racked on the ropes. Skipper hits the Tight-Rope-Rana and gets the pin. BUT NO! Ciglar kicks out at 2. Primetime tries for the overdrive, but it’s reversed, and then the reversal is reversed into a JUDO THROW! Skipper then locks Ciglar into a headlock with the arm locked Crossface style and Ciglar taps. What do I think? It was ok, but nothing special. Primetime hits his spots and Ciglar gets on TV. Primetime's finish didn’t work as well as it should, as his back was to the camera. I thought Ciglar tapped to a headlock for a minute. ½* as neither guy impressed me. Tenay and West pimp the Sabin vs. Shane matchup this coming Wednesday and again pimp Lynn, Garza & Heavy Metal vs. Canada, Styles vs, Kazarian, and AMW vs, whoever the “Fans” choose. Some pics from Storm/Rhodes vs. Kash/Dallas match. We then hear from AMW. It’s mostly Harris, and it’s mostly simple. Storm talks and he seems to be better than Harris, at least in this promo. Yet another King of the Mountain promo, this time with 3LK. There’s some decent talk from Killings about Russo holding him down. Konnan says something, but his long floppy ears prevent me from listening. B.G. James talks, and all I hear is “OH, YOU DIDN’T KNOW?!?! WE RETURN TO THE ASYLUM as Conrad Kennedy III, from Detroit, Michigan/Windsor Ontario, takes on Chris Sabin. Basic lock up and arm wrenches, which change into headlocks, and a flip out of a back suplex by Sabin. Kennedy comess off the ropes and is dropkicked by Sabin, who throws Kennedy into the opposite corner and follows with a flying forearm. Kennedy reverses an Irish Whip to the corner, but Sabin jumps to the apron and gets a springboard monkey flip. Single leg takedown, followed by a cover for two by Sabin. Kennedy reverses an Irish whip into a torture rack style move, which he turns into a backbreaker. He’s creative. Kennedy goes for the cover and gets 2. Kennedy does a creative bridge submission move, and then converts it into a neckbreaker. He goes for the victory and gets 2 instead. Kennedy takes a run at Sabin, who says “No thank you” and gives him a drop toe hold as a consolation prize. Sabin with a boot to the neck, and a flip followed by a dropkick to the face.Sabin goes for the cover and gets two. Yet another Irish whip into the corner followed by the springboard DDT, OR NOT as Kennedy reverses it. Kennedy with the Double Underhook DDT, except he spins it so Sabin takes it on his back (Name please?). Conrad gets a 2 count, and Sabin is getting thrown into the corner again. Sabin kicks a charging Kennedy in the gut, and goes for the Acid Drop style DDT AND MISSES! He hits Kennedy a few times, and then he hits it. He taunts Kennedy, botches a fireman’s carry pick up, gets it right and delivers a Michinoku Driver for the win. What do I think? CKIII is ok, but nothing to cream your pants over. Sabin tried, but they blew too many spots for me to care. ¼* for the few creative spots they didn’t botch. Now we’re watching Jarrett’s promo before the King of the Mountain. Jarrett says he doesn’t have an ego, to which I won't say anything. Ok, I’ll say something, but not before AJ Styles runs in. It looks like Jarrett is starting to develop a “Hogan body,” where you get leathery man boobs and really ugly skin color. He’ll be there in a few years, mark my words. More pimping of the website by West and Tenay. West is actually tolerable on Xplosion. So much so that I wish he was this calm during the shows. Video package that rival the HHH-HBK packages in doing a great job putting over someone the fans are tired of. And then we get pics of the match, which do it absolutely NO justice as the gimmick still makes no sense to someone who hasn’t seen the PPV. West and Tenay again pimp the King of the Mountain match. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MORE COMMERCIALS! They wouldn’t be so bad if they didn’t show the same two commercials throughout the ENTIRE HOUR. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We now hear from the L-A-Z’s favorite wrestler, and 3 time NWA World Heavyweight Champion, Jeff Jarrett. I wonder if he would be 3 time NWA champion if his dad didn’t own TNA. Hmm… A short and sweet promo by Jarrett putting himself over, and telling Russo “I told you so,” while setting up his “coronation” as King of the Mountain for this weeks PPV. I’m impressed. Of course, I’m used to HHH’s promos, so anything under 5 minutes makes me happy. West, by himself, pimps next weeks show and WE’RE DONE! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OVERALL: I would prefer more matches and less pimping, but I can watch IMPACT! now, so no big deal. I also have a problem that we see all the promos for the King of the Mountain match, and we only get to see still pictures. Other than that, a good tag match (which WWE could use), and two okay singles matches make for ¾* overall. Hope someone reads this. EDIT: AND SAY SOMETHING.

Ashton Kutcher, Halle Berry (for ruining Storm and Catwoman and crying forever at the oscars), Travolta, Rebecca Romjin, Angelina Jolie, and Tom Cruise. Oh, Christopher Walken..is a god.

That saying is ignorant. You should be ashamed of yourself for repeating it. *hides in a corner*

Anyone want me to keep it up or is their general apathy towards it?

I assume ( I know..ass, you, me...) that since ToyBiz is a major toy company that they will be wanting to put out major distribution. What I would prefer is that they do a collector's item style line with McFarlane toys. That would be great.

any reason in particular? Does the name Aaron Conley ring any bells? not really Yeah, I figured. I write the Xplosion report for 411. I've never been to 411. Sorry.

any reason in particular? Does the name Aaron Conley ring any bells? not really

My God, I can't believe I forgot that.

The only thing that pisses me off is that politicians will bend their views to better fit the parties. The most obvious to me is Al Gore. When he was a Senator from Tennessee he was pro-life, and publicly stated his position on several positions. he then flopped on his position so he could become Vice President. That's shitty. I know it happens, I know it's always happened, and I know it always will, it's just shitty.

1)How many wrestling tapes/DVD do you own? 7-10 DVD's, about 16-20 tapes of WWE PPV broadcasts, RAW, and a few TNA shows 2)What 3 matches have you watched the most amount of times? RVD vs. Jerry Lynn-The one on Extreme Evolution Ric Flair vs. Harley Race in the steel cage Kurt Angle vs. Chris Benoit at WM X7 3)What organization have you watched the most matches from? WWE, with WCW/NWA close behind 4)Take an educated guess on how many wrestling matches you have watched in your entire life Thousands 5)How many wrestling movies/documentaries have you watched? Everyone I run into. Beyond the Mat, Wrestling with Shadows, Ready to Rumble (sadly), and the "Real secrets of Professional Wrestling" crap. 6)How many movies/tv shows have you purposely watched because there are wrestlers (or the show was about wrestling) in them? Did you ever find yourself marking out for an appearance by a wrestler in a movie you weren't expecting? I watched all of Hogan's movies when I was a kid, Roadhouse after I heard Funk was in it, Thunder In Paradise (I know, shoot me now), the Nash Bridges episodes with Austin (I watched the show here and there, but I loved Austin's character on the show), I freaked once I realized that Taker was in Suburban Commando.