Zack Malibu

Is that your "proof"? By the way, they didn't pick ROH over TNA, they worked ROH last night. Was TNA on last night besides the taped Impact? Did they have a house show only you know about? No. And Joe was working a no-name indy here on Friday against John Walters, so I guess he's going to be jobbing in the three way tonight too. You heard it here first folks. (/sarcasm for that last part).

A bunch of us were supposed to chip in and get this show tonight, but those plans got put away thanks to the major snowstorm in my neck of the woods. So while I'll get a tape of the event later in the week, I'll be relying on you guys here in the thread for updates tonight.

I swear, if they think of what I think they could be thinking of, I will not be happy. One promotion who can't get over a particular event is enough.

Agreed. Also, that match was already discussed yesterday in the WO preview of the event.

Don't forget about the "referee situation" alluded to by Christian on Impact. Although if there was going to be a special referee, I'm assuming it would have been hyped as such by now.

The very fact that they had the charisma and ability to turn themselves babyface to a Southern wrestling crowd without an "official" face turn, despite doing a gay act, says a lot. Their ring work is nothing great and I wouldn't jump on a "TNA SHOULD GET THEM OMG!" bandwagon, but if they took the act elsewhere and were allowed to be as over the top as they were in OVW (and get a straight man, no pun intended, to play off...like when they had Mo' Green in OVW) they could be entertaining midcarders. If you haven't seen them in OVW, you NEED to see the Let's Get Physical and It's Raining Men skits. DA and any other OVW followers should agree with me on this.

I'm assuming doing a "Captain Charisma" shirt rehash would conflict with WWE's prior release, despite Christian owning the trademark to the name. Still, I like his the most, but I'm also not a huge fan of either Team 3D or the James Gang, so they don't interest me as much.

Their ringwork in OVW wasn't much better, but the characters were ten times better than anything they were ever given to do in WWE. Their whole schtick was neutered when they got called up.

I'm loyal to logic, which means I should hate DesperateHousewife. Hey, he's got a point! Sarcasm aside, regarding the whole racism deal... 1)The Harris Twins have not had an active role on TNA television or PPV's in a year or so. 2)TNA does not position Monty Brown as a man "with limited intelligence and ring skills purported to be from Africa". Brown's whole Alpha Male routine is semi-based on his intellect, not to mention that he says he HUNTS in the Serengetti. They acknowledge the man as a former NFL player, and the last time I checked that league didn't extend to deepest darkest Africa. Maybe you have Brown confused with Kamala in your warped mind.

Back To The Future 2.

Zack Malibu, James Blonde and Faqu vs. The Global Party Exchange and Christian Wright.

Jericho is a lot more open to working with TNA these days once he heard about Sting's deal. I also believe that he's one of those extremely put off by the treatment of Guerrero's memory with these stupid cheap-heat angles.

If possible, can this be the first thing on the show? If not, put it early in the show after a commercial break. COLE We're not sure why The Upstarts are in the ring, all we know is that they came out en mass just a few moments ago, and not one of them, particularly Axel and the World Heavyweight Champion, Peter Knight! Axel. Knight. Static. Jax. Wright. Bohemoth. O'Hara. Baker. Baker. You get the idea. All of The Upstarts, minus Jonathan Coachman, who stays positioned at Sofa Central in order to give an Upstarts outlook on the action. All of them are gathered, partially confused and mostly frustrated about being asked to gather in the ring. After a few moments, the crowd murmuring becomes a larger reaction of cheers, as the old-timer, the legendary COWBOY BILL WATTS makes his way down the aisle unannounced! CABOOSE I don't think this is going to make The Upstarts any happier! Watts, who knows he'd be walking into a death trap if he entered the ring, receives a microphone from a staff member, and stands at the top of the aisle, leaving only the small ringside area between he and the group forged to "rejuvenate" the OAOAST. COACH What does this old fogey want? He still mad about the Home Office Invasion? CABOOSE Hey look, even not mad about what you did to Mario Logan, but you want to piss on the company, you pay the consequences. Axel stands by the ropes and shouts at Watts, who acts as if no threats are being hurled his way, and starts to speak. WATTS I know, I know, you're all wondering why you're in the ring, and that is because I wish to address you as a whole. I want all of The Upstarts within hearing distance when I say this, but this is mostly directed at YOU. Watts points a finger at the new General Manager, the man who revealed he was in people's ears and pulling strings all along...Axel. WATTS Now, in the interest of keeping things level and not acting on bias, it is not in my nature as a businessman to step in and simply strip you of power that I feel you do not deserve, Axel. I have always tried to stay in the background and let the roster work its issues out in the ring, verbally, in a parking lot, whatever. I'm from the old school, and back then we let our fists do the talking, and I like to invoke a little of that into the company talent. HOWEVER...lately you have been crossing a fine line, and last week was the straw that broke the camel's back. You want to piss on OAOAST banners? Fine. You want to make sure that Zack Malibu doesn't win the Lethal Rumble, or humiliate Ragdoll just weeks after his return? Fine. But last week you caused an international incident when your two prettyboys decided to slander our working partner, HI-YAH. It brought a lot of heat down on the company, but mostly, it brought heat down on YOU, Axel. Because YOU allowed your boys to get away with it without reprimand, nearly costing us a ton of money in potential international revenue, not to mention our talent exchange agreement. AXEL Oh come ON, Watts. Isn't this a stretch? SLANDER on a wrestling show? If HI-YAH can't take the opinions of Scotty and Jo... WATTS I wasn't finished. AXEL Neither was I! Do not interrupt me on MY show, old man? WATTS This may be "YOUR" show, but this time is still on the company dime, and as much as you hate it, it's that money that allows your checks to clear, so like it or not, you're gonna nut up and listen to me, boy. All of you will. You see, I did something that I didn't intend to do, but by patching things up with HI-YAH, I sorta saved your asses. Not something I'm too proud of...until a lightbulb went off over my head. See, HI-YAH agreed to let this offense slide, on the condition that the HI-YAH Heavyweight Title is defended and heavily promoted as such for the next pay per view, which means YOU, Mr. Wright, will have to put that belt on the line! Christian Wright looks around, then shrugs his shoulders, as The Upstarts chuckle around him. AXEL THAT is the big announcement? You wasted our time for that? To tell us that Christian Wright has to defend the HI-YAH Title at Zero Hour? Come ON, Watts...is this company really stretching for special announcements? WATTS I'm not done yet. You see, Peter Knight doesn't have to defend his championship at Zero Hour. He's cleared, no questions asked. I know he wants to prepare for Anglemania, and if Alfdogg's recent accomplishments are any indication, he'll certainly need the training. However, the HI-YAH Heavyweight Title will be a marquee matchup at Zero Hour, so Christian Wright, you sir will be getting a nice main event payday for having to defend that belt. Wright smirks, and The Upstarts all pat him on the back, visibly pleased with the revelation that one of their own gets a chance to shine in the spotlight. AXEL Well, some good news from the company puppet for once. Thank you Bill, now if that will be all... WATTS I'm not done. Axel, incensed with his inability to show Watts to the door, lowers his mic and steps back, snarling. WATTS In an effort to mend fences, HI-YAH asked that they act as matchmakers for several matches for Zero Hour. The first being that Johnny Jax and Scotty Static, the GPX, would have to take on American HI-YAH representatives James Blonde and Faqu in a tag team contest. Upon hearing this, Scotty and Johnny do the old Scott Hall "ooooh!" taunt, acting scared about being booked against the duo. WATTS Good luck to you with that match. And now Mr. Wright, because you are the HI-YAH Heavyweight Champion and this is the main event of a major pay per view broadcast, they searched high and low for the right opponent for you. Many names were tossed out, all worthy contenders and all international superstars, but ultimately they settled on one man. One man who they felt would give you a run for your money. One man that they felt could, in THEIR words, do a better job representing HI-YAH than YOU have been doing during your Upstart affiliation, and when that mans name was mentioned to me, all I could do was sit back and smile, and nod my head "yes", because the man that YOU will be defending the HI-YAH Heavyweight Championship against... CUE: "Getting Away With Murder", and the fans ROAR. WATTS ...ZACK MALIBU! As his anthem plays, Malibu walks down the aisle. Although he's clad in street clothes, that's good enough for a fight for the incensed Malibu, who was banned from the building last week due to Axel knowing he'd create a major backlash for Peter Knight's actions in causing him to lose the Lethal Rumble. Zack tries to get to the ring, but Bill Watts tells him to stay back, and is heard saying "I'll give you the mic, but that's all I'm gonna let you do right now." Grudingly, Zack takes the mic, while he's met with deadly gazes from The Upstarts, all of whom would behead him with a salad fork if they had the chance. MALIBU So, Christian, looks like we've got a date for Zero Hour, and I'm looking forward to it. First off, I wanna thank the HI-YAH representatives who elected me as challenger for their championship, and I hope I can do them proud when I kick those hundred dollar words right back down your throat. Although, you're not even my main focus tonight, Christian. It seems that because SOMEONE knew I'd be just a little pissed off about certain events at Anglepalooza. Did I walk out of there with my World Tag Team Title intact? No. Did I walk out of there with a Rumble victory and a one-way ticket to Anglemania V? No. I did, however, walk out of that building with more reason, more focus, and more vicious intent to end you all once and for all! I told you, time and time again, that I wasn't going to stop. You cost me the Rumble, Peter. You made sure my feet hit the floor, and that's fine, but the minute those feet hit the floor, you should have taken off running. You should have ran and ran and ran until your legs got tired, so tired that you had to crawl, and then when you got tired of crawling, you'd think you were far enough away, and you'd look over your shoulder just for that reassurance, and WHAM! Guess what? I'D STILL BE THERE. I AM ALWAYS GOING TO BE THERE. You people have made this more than business. This is more than that. You have abused the company that I love. You verbally and physically attack me, my peers, anyone who you feel is not up to the level. You have people like Ken Baker, and Josie, who violate a family bond and embarrass their own relative, their own flesh and blood, on television because for some reason Axel, or Knight, or any one of these guys made their distorted outlook on things look beneficial to you. You all claim to have a purpose, but what you really want is the spotlight for yourselves. Well, contrary to what you think, I don't care about spotlight. I care about this company, I care about the fans who support this company, I care about every god damn wrestler back there whether I like them personally or not, whether they're man or woman. I care about the road agents, the corporate suit as you'd call them. I care about the caterers, I care about Marty the camera man. That's the difference between all of you and me. I care, and when you care enough about something and you don't want to see anything negative happen to it, you fight for it. You bleed for it. You're willing to die for it and that...THAT is the mistake you have made by forging this revolution of yours. I'm not getting a title shot at Anglemania. I don't have gold around my waist right now. All I've got is that burning desire, that motivation to do what's right, and to end you once and for all, and that is why if I were you, I'd be scared. When you have nothing left to lose...that's when a man is his most deadly. Good luck surviving. With that, Zack throws down his mic, but he's dared by The Upstarts, Axel and Knight especially, to enter the ring. Wright stands at the back of the line, wisely, because if Zack had to run the gauntlet of Upstarts to get to his Zero Hour opponent, he'd be well softened up. Security sprints down the aisle to prevent an outburst of violence, and threats are tossed both ways as the picture fades out, and is quickly replaced by the first commercial during this break.

You have to remember that a lot of the interest Sting garnered was because of the novelty of him not being on network TV in 5 years. If he shows up week after week, that novelty would fade fast.

Dear Inc, Is that really what it sounds like when doves cry, or is Prince a lying bastard?

Goldberg isn't out to help anybody but himself. Unless he's done a drastic 180, he'd be a huge detriment to TNA. As for DH's comment on the Sting angle, I don't think it's a horrible move at all. Think of what WWE does with Hogan. He comes in, gets a huge response, but doesn't stick around too long because that would wear out his welcome. With Sting bound to them for a year, taking baby steps in the beginning to sort of assure he stays as over as he was the last few weeks is a good move.

Don't worry, if they keep making that much noise I'm sure Mr. Roper will throw them out on their asses.

Seems like GenNext is going the 80's route, what with Shelley's new 'do making him look like a lost member of The Cure.

I've worn the Captain Charisma shirt and the MNM "It's OK To Stare" shirts out before. Not like "going out" out mind you, just when I'm doing something like going to the coffee shop or running errands. And that's probably because they're two wrestling shirts that don't look like wrestling shirts.

I cannot wait for that Pillman DVD. Plus, it saves me the hassle of converting all my Pillman stuff from VHS to DVD.

IMPORTANT Patty, if I don't have a Zack promo here in the next hour or so (before I get outta work) can you put something at the top of the show saying that Zack Malibu has been banned from appearing tonight by order of Axel (because he knows I'd be in a rage, but Axel says it's because it's a "celebration night" for The Upstarts). I can't promise I'll have a promo done, but this way it at least gives a character explanation as to why I'm not there.

First up: BLONDE AND FAQU MEET THE GPX In the inner confines of the Resch Center (see how fancy "backstage" can sound? Really spruces up the segment!), the duo of "Strong Stylin'" James Blonde and the "Samoan Tsunami" Faqu talk with each other, until they're rudely interrupted by another OAOAST duo. SCOTTY Well Johnny, look who it is. JOHNNY Oh, I see who it is. Looks to me like two LOOOOOOOOOO-SERS! Jax continues to insult Blonde and Faqu, circling them while making the "L" shape with his fingers, as Static chuckles. BLONDE Mature. What do you two want. SCOTTY Hey now, don't take that tone with me, buster. After your showing in the Anderson Cup tournament and allowing Black T to advance, your lucky that the General Manager booked you at all. BLONDE First off, Scotty, we're booked through an arrangement between the HI-YAH and OAOAST Corporate Offices. Secondly, you're gonna throw the Anderson Cup in our face when you lost as well? JOHNNY You mother... Scotty puts up his hand and covers Johnny's mouth, but the muffled cuss word still rolls off his tongue. SCOTTY Look Blonde, let me tell you and the big man what's up. What happened to us was a fluke, plain and simple. You guys...you guys are on your backs more than a mechanic! You think that because you disappeared for a while, got people to forget all about you, and then came back with some spiffy new tights and some catchy nicknames, that all of a sudden your superstars? When I see you two do what we did, and that is MAKE YOURSELVES, then maybe we'll talk. Until then, face it boys, you're still bottom of the barrel. I don't give a damn what you do in HI-YAH, because we've been around the world, and we realize that most countries don't know shit about status. David Hasselhoff is like the second coming of Christ in Germany, for God's sake! JOHNNY He did have a hot show, though. SCOTTY Yeah, Knight Rider was the shit. JOHNNY Dude...BAYWATCH! SCOTTY David Hasselhoff was on Baywatch? JOHNNY Yeah, he was the main dude! SCOTTY You watched that show for the dudes!? JOHNNY ... SCOTTY Anyways, let me set the record straight. You two guys, you've got some pretty high opinions of yourselves, but face the facts. Your name value is non-existent. Me and Johnny, we carry the tag division of this company. We carry the torch of The Upstarts, and we're gonna do what we said we were gonna do and start from the ground up, and when that happens, don't expect to see your names on the list. Not until you show that you're something other than mobile tackling dummies. After the challenge is laid out, Faqu steps forward, silently waiting for the GPX to make their move. SCOTTY Go ahead, big man, hit me. Then you can explain to your bosses why the HI-YAH Championship got set on fire and put out with our piss! Faqu snarls, but Blonde steps in front of him, preventing the big man from reacting out of anger. BLONDE What are you talking about? SCOTTY Ooooh, NOW you're not so big, are ya Blondie? Do you even remember who the HI-YAH Heavyweight Champion is? Let me refresh your memory...his name is Christian Wright, and he's with us. He's an Upstart. And he is not above making an example out of your whole organization, BELIEVE us. You saw what we did to the OAOAST Home Office a whlie back, right? You jump the gun and I'll charter a boat over there, kick in the doors to the HI-YAH office, pull a Godzilla on everyone there, stop off for some sushi, and still get home in time to booty call your mama! So if I were you, I'd step back, and if you're lucky...or UNlucky, maybe Axel'll do us a favor and sign you up against a real tag team. Static, smirking, turns and leaves, while Jax backs up in order to keep an eye on Blonde and Faqu, and laughs under his breath. Blonde and Faqu, angered by the insults to their character and their home organization, are fuming, so much that the screen turns black! ... Oh wait, no, we just had to fade out for a commercial break.

Blonde and Faqu are tweeners for now, and Rikjin Massamoto is a babyface.

I too have been watching from the beginning, so bear with me on some of these as a lot of stuff isn't exactly fresh in my head: -Christian's debut at Genesis. We knew it was coming, but after being a fan of the guy for so long to see him set foot in a new place where he's been utilized excellently since his uprising as "Captain Charisma" and show people that there are WWE guys who feel TNA is a worthy option. -Mike Sanders debut in January '03. Loved the guy in WCW, was glad to see him arrive in TNA, although his jobs to guys like Jim Duggan irked me. -Raven's debut, for all the obvious reasons. -The Raven/JJ/AJ three way, also featuring the debut of one of my all time favorites, "The Franchise" Shane Douglas. -Christopher Daniels returning and attacking Jeff Jarrett, although they hyped Daniels return for next week earlier in the show. -The Triple Threat Ladder Match -HULK HANDS~! -The Mad Mikey skit where he pulled the guy out of the drive thru window. -The Brown/JJ match from FSN Impact, which blew away their PPV match later on. More to come, that's just off the top of my head right now.

Regarding the Harris Twin shirt deal, that was a)over 3 years ago, and b)not something done as part of the show or given to him to do from TNA, and whichever one had the shirt on was reprimanded for it.