Nevermortal 0 Report post Posted August 22, 2003 Keith gave that abortion of a match ****1/4 stars. Yep, he's fucking insane. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Styles 0 Report post Posted August 22, 2003 Keith gave that abortion of a match ****1/4 stars. Yep, he's fucking insane. Keller liked it the same too: "****1/4 -- Extra credit for it being a truly new twist on gimmick matches. Great bumps, but also some good spots inside the ring that didn't involve the apparatus. The finish was cool, too. The blood added to the visual spectacular. All three worked hard and seemed genuinely determined to win. No moping around or stalling" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpikeFayeJettEdBebop 0 Report post Posted August 22, 2003 Total Nonstop Action... Except when we stop to fix the belt... HAHAHAHAH Now that, my friend, was truley EXCELLENT! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mecha Mummy 0 Report post Posted August 22, 2003 *Cough* I gave it *** 3/4 in my TNA recap for voiceofwrestling.com. *Runs and hides* Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cran Da Maniac 0 Report post Posted August 22, 2003 Looks like you guys were right Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nevermortal 0 Report post Posted August 22, 2003 Its a neat concept, but c'mon, that match was just plain old bad. The belt falling made it look like a backyard promotion. You could tell during both falls, the three of them were panicking, bad. Not to mention there were many blown spots, and nearly no flow whatsoever. I'd have a hard time giving it **, nevermind ****1/4. That's like a low end match of the year candidate. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest dvkorn Report post Posted August 22, 2003 (edited) The Ultimate X match wasn't for everyone but i for one really enjoyed it.... and hope they use it again at a later date, just need to get on top of the belt falling down problem... I'd probably give it ***1/2 ish but i'd have to watch it again... to be sure Overall, i thought the show was excellent.... one of the best if not the best i have seen.... I haven't seen all the shows though.... Takes a while to get tapes of the other shows.... Only see one a month live.... Actually... there was one part of the show i didn't like.... The Siaki/D'Lo segment.... more predictable than the outcome of a HHH World title match.... But this show was 100 times better than the tripe that WWE produces week in, week out.... Edited August 22, 2003 by dvkorn Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
{''({o..o})''} 0 Report post Posted August 22, 2003 After watching the show again I must say the show was alot better than I thought the first time I viewed it. The booking in the gauntlet was pretty good and there wasn't a lot of wasted segments. I still say that the x match did come off a little bit bad but knowing about the belt falling I was able to enjoy the work in the match quite a bit more. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Boomer Sprinklespax Report post Posted August 22, 2003 There's no way in hell the Ultimate X deserves anywhere near ****1/4. To me, any one badly blown spot takes a match out of that range...not to mention like three of them. There was some cool stuff, definitely, but it was tempered by the bad as well. Of course, the belt falling wasn't their fault, but it DID take away from my enjoyment of the match, so I've got to say that it effects the rating. The highest I'd give it is probably ***, but I'm leaning towards **1/2 right now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest TDinDC1112 Report post Posted August 22, 2003 Its a neat concept, but c'mon, that match was just plain old bad. I'd have a hard time giving it **, nevermind ****1/4. That's like a low end match of the year candidate. Well, let's see. Meltzer liked it a lot. Keller liked it a lot. Keith liked it a lot (whatever that's worth). I guess everyone's just crazy then. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fökai 0 Report post Posted August 22, 2003 Well, let's see. Meltzer liked it a lot. Keller liked it a lot. Keith liked it a lot (whatever that's worth). I guess everyone's just crazy then. Most of the early posts are attributing the match's atrocities to the gimmick itself, and not the match buried within. I guess we'd assume that a good wrestling match within a bad gimmick match, still doesn't make up for the gimmick - ESPECIALLY considering how the belt incident exposed the match (and the gimmick) immensely. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest TDinDC1112 Report post Posted August 22, 2003 I think if the belt didn't fall off, the match would have been more than great. I'm not sure the fault is with the gimmick. I think it's with the brain surgeons in TNA who didn't figure out to just hang the belt from one bar instead of both. I think the gimmick has some legs - it can be their signature maybe, like WWE has with the TLC matches. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nevermortal 0 Report post Posted August 22, 2003 Its a neat concept, but c'mon, that match was just plain old bad. I'd have a hard time giving it **, nevermind ****1/4. That's like a low end match of the year candidate. Well, let's see. Meltzer liked it a lot. Keller liked it a lot. Keith liked it a lot (whatever that's worth). I guess everyone's just crazy then. Well of course then, my opinion means shit because I'm not a Meltzer, a Keller, or a Keith. Good call. But the match still sucked. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Ghost of bps21 0 Report post Posted August 23, 2003 Your opinion means as much as anyones... It just happens to be very much placed in the minority... so acting like a baby when most people diagree with you is what makes it not matter to anyone Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
