BoboBrazil 0 Report post Posted August 14, 2003 --NWA TNA will start its X division tournament this coming Wednesday. Several of the matches will be taped this week, and several more on the 27th. The show itself will air on PPV on 9/3. The eight men in the tournament are Juventud Guerrera, Nosawa, Teddy Hart, Jonny Storm, Chris Sabin, Frankie Kazarian, Michael Shane and Jerry Lynn as things stand right now. wrestlingobserver. I was pretty sure the 9/3 show was a taped one because of the fair. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JHawk 0 Report post Posted August 14, 2003 Probably the first round will be used as dark matches at the Aug. 20 taping and the semifinals/finals as dark matches on the 27th, if I had to guess. How will they justify different people in the front row during the "same show" though? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Dynamite Kido Report post Posted August 14, 2003 this tapes??!?! WOW, they fucked up seriously by doing that....... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Astro101 0 Report post Posted August 14, 2003 I thought this was for an X division title or title shot...guess not since Sabin, Frankie K, and Michaels are in it. I don't mind if it's taped, but they better not clip or edit it badly. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zack Malibu 0 Report post Posted August 14, 2003 Nosawa? The same Nosawa as XPW? I thought he was a hardcore guy, more or less. I have heard of him working SoCal and such, but is he "X material"? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nevermortal 0 Report post Posted August 14, 2003 Looks like a shitty lineup. They should've brought some better new guys in. Nosawa? Bleh. Juvi? Working for ecstasy. Teddy Hart? Who? Jonny Storm? SPOT-TACULAR DOOD Michael Shane? Sullies the name of Shawn Michaels' wrestling with his King Chinlock action. Jerry Lynn? Will he ever get out of the X-Div? Sabin/Kazarian? Seen it. C'mon, I wanna see guys like Jimmy Rave, Homicide, CM Punk, Jimmy F'n Jacobs! HUSS! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Jay Z. Hollywood Report post Posted August 14, 2003 Looks like a shitty lineup. They should've brought some better new guys in. Nosawa? Bleh. Juvi? Working for ecstasy. Teddy Hart? Who? Jonny Storm? SPOT-TACULAR DOOD Michael Shane? Sullies the name of Shawn Michaels' wrestling with his King Chinlock action. Jerry Lynn? Will he ever get out of the X-Div? Sabin/Kazarian? Seen it. C'mon, I wanna see guys like Jimmy Rave, Homicide, CM Punk, Jimmy F'n Jacobs! HUSS! Nosawa: More of a submission/mat guy with a hardcore background than X. Juvi- yeah I hate him and he's barely at 50% of his prime. Teddy Hart: One of the Hart nephews-infamous for bragging about popping pills at a WWE tryout camp.Way to go TNA. Jonny Storm: The fucking man, so I'm happy he's in. Shane: I like Shane from his work with London, and he's done well so far in TNA, so it's all good. Lynn: I wish they'd cut him loose already. He's outlived his usefulness and there's a bunch of other guys who could use the exposure. Sabin/Kazarian: As long as this doesn't end witha final between these two guys, it's all good. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coolclint 0 Report post Posted August 14, 2003 I'm calling Hart vs. Shane now, just because TNA would do something like that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Ghost of bps21 0 Report post Posted August 15, 2003 ... So we get the tournament instead of DEAD AIR that week and people are comlaining? The last time Juvi had a singles match in TNA it rocked. The only two I don't know are Nosawa and Teddy Hart...but I have no problem with everyone else at all. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpikeFayeJettEdBebop 0 Report post Posted August 15, 2003 Yeah, that does look shitty,I'm hoping it changes soon, because i it doesnt, then I am not ordering.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpikeFayeJettEdBebop 0 Report post Posted August 15, 2003 But the thing is BPS(And everyone else)They could have done so much better....Low Ki,Amazing Red,hell, even Elix Skipper. I seriously think they did pretty bad with this. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Ghost of bps21 0 Report post Posted August 15, 2003 Red can't even walk right now. Low Ki and CM punk could have obligations elsewhere. Skipper...should be in. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nevermortal 0 Report post Posted August 15, 2003 Shit I'd rather have Mad Mikey than Michael Shane. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Ghost of bps21 0 Report post Posted August 15, 2003 Shane hasn't done anything wrong thus far in TNA. The X style has forced him to cut out the one thing that I couldn't STAND about him. The "Time to throw on a resthold" thing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpikeFayeJettEdBebop 0 Report post Posted August 15, 2003 Yeah,I forgot about Mad Mikey....Plus I HATE him because of the whole Shawn Michales thing..but thats what TNA wants so im playing there games now.Why can't Red walk and HAH, they could have put Skipper in it, but NO! they need him to interfere costing Lynn a victory...WHY?Because after all its still Russo's show. And in my oppinion, since you said that, he will do it....hes gonna start HEADLOCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Yes....I can't wait..im ordering just to see some Michael Shane headlocks...... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Moses The Monkey Report post Posted August 15, 2003 Red can't even walk right now. What happened? I haven't heard anything about him since his match with Skipper. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bob_barron 0 Report post Posted August 15, 2003 Red can't even walk right now. What happened? I haven't heard anything about him since his match with Skipper. Red got hurt in his Japan tour. He worked one match v. Elix and did ROH on 7.19 and I guess he realised his knee wasn't ready. So he's just letting it recover Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
syxx2001 0 Report post Posted August 15, 2003 Poor Red. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bob_barron 0 Report post Posted August 15, 2003 He was supposed to work ICW on 7.18 but pulled due to injury. At ROH on 8.9 they did a beatdown on him to explain him not working a match Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Ghost of bps21 0 Report post Posted August 16, 2003 I hope he gets well soon. The major downside of working indys is that if you get hurt...you make no money Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest JacK Report post Posted August 16, 2003 An upside to it is that he won't get groped by rather large women like the last time I saw him on TNA; it looked like child abuse to me . . . But that sucks, red rocks! And the X-Division tourny sounds pretty cool, although my favourites won't be in it, but then that's probably the point, to establish some new X-Division superstars to replace Styles-Daniels-Low-Ki. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpikeFayeJettEdBebop 0 Report post Posted August 16, 2003 An upside to it is that he won't get groped by rather large women like the last time I saw him on TNA; it looked like child abuse to me . . . HAHAHAHAH Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest bort Report post Posted August 16, 2003 teddy hart- the only place i have seen him was on that HBO exposea, i cant remeber if it was him or anther one of the hart wrestlers?, ill have to look over the show Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Silence 0 Report post Posted August 17, 2003 An upside to it is that he won't get groped by rather large women like the last time I saw him on TNA; it looked like child abuse to me . . . You mean Kid Kash and Trinity? With the way Kid Kash's hair is, you would think he's a woman from behind. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest JacK Report post Posted August 17, 2003 No . . . I mean the fat chicks in the crowd. The time when he beat up Raven after the 'Clockwork Orange House of Pancakes' match between Siaki and Sandman was the last time I saw him, when he was draggin raven through the crowd a rather large woman groped him something severe. Edit: and yeah Kid Kash looks very affeminate; it seemed odd to me he was in those misogynist angles. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sideburnious 0 Report post Posted August 17, 2003 If TNA had put in Low-ki, Red Skipper etc. you'd all be complaining that they need 2 get new X-Division talent which they are obviously doing here. I'm hoping Johnny Storm wins it, he's the man. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
King Cucaracha 0 Report post Posted August 18, 2003 Pity they couldn't get Fleisch as well. Storm versus Fleisch...ratings. Could be worse, but I still have no clue on Teddy Hart or any desire to watch him. NOSAWA I only know from EWR... Which reminds me to cheap plug my NWA:TNA EWR diary in the fantasy booking section...thank you... Anyway, my prediction is it'll probably end up Shane/Sabin. Give them a reason for putting Shane against Sabin. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Ghost of bps21 0 Report post Posted August 18, 2003 I think Lynn will win it all because they love to keep pushing him while keeping him from any kind of direction at the same time. Strangest thing I've ever seen. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zack Malibu 0 Report post Posted August 18, 2003 Lynn should put someone else over in the tourney. The guy has done amazing in his first year in TNA, but now he's suffering from "Truth Syndrome" where they have no clue what to do with him. I'm still trying to figure out why Elix (who was hyped up and in line for a solo push) has jobbed to him in consecutive weeks. It looks like they might be resurrecting the Callis/Lynn duo from ECW (when Jerry ultimately turned heel and agreed to be the "whore to Callis' pimp), but then what? Kazarian/Lynn? Bleh. Bring in some Wildside Jr.'s, bring back Rave and/or Cross, maybe Sonjay Dutt too. Right now I'm not really sold on the tourney, but I get TNA every week so who knows, I could wind up eating my words. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bob_barron 0 Report post Posted August 18, 2003 Taping the tournament is genius and a GREAT move by TNA. This way the guys can go total balls out because any fuck-ups they make can be washed away by the magic of editing Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
