OAO Impact Thread - July/13th/2006.

[Guest Hotbutter Spoontoaster]

 

MAIN EVENT: ALL-OR-NOTHING MATCH

Team 3D, "The War Machine" Rhino, & Jay Lethal .VS. Team Canada. Management Director Jim Cornette has given coach Scott D'Amore and Team Canada one last chance to remain an alliance with tonight's "All Or Nothing Match". The rules are this: if Team Canada wins, they get to stay together. If they lose, they must officially disband. In addition, the wrestler who gets the win earns a title match of his choosing!

 

NWA WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS, AJ STYLES & CHRISTOPHER DANIELS .VS. THE PAPARAZZI (ALEX SHELLEY & JOHNNY DEVINE)

With their mixed match at Sunday's "Victory Road" for the gold, NWA World Tag Team champions, "The Phenomenal" AJ Styles and "The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels will be in action tonight against the new tag team of "The Paparazzi", Alex Shelley and Johnny Devine! Are Styles and Daniels taking a big risk in facing Kevin Nash's protégés before their big title match on Sunday?

 

IN ACTION TONIGHT ON "IMPACT!"

The X-Division champion Senshi brings his smash-mouth martial arts style to SpikeTV.

 

Also, "The Monster" Abyss will be unleashed on "iMPACT!"

 

Plus, exclusive comments from all of the TNA stars in the "Road To Victory Match" at the Pay-Per-View: Christian Cage, Sting, Samoa Joe, and Scott Steiner! All this and much more tonight on "iMPACT!" on SpikeTV!

[Bruce Blank 0]

"Smash-mouth"? Is JR writing for TNA now?

[luke-o 0]

I dont know, but i like the fact that The Paperazi are getting a push.

[TNABaddboi 0]

Mike Johnson posted this:

 

SpikeTV and TNA are banking on tonight's Rhino promo on Impact making some waves. SpikeTV went as far as to issue a press release noting that they have a preview of the promo on their website yesterday, which they usually don't do to promote TNA. According to one source, there is additional footage that did not take place before the fans live at the Impact taping that is said to be very interesting.

[TNABaddboi 0]

Mike Johnson posted this:

 

SpikeTV and TNA are banking on tonight's Rhino promo on Impact making some waves. SpikeTV went as far as to issue a press release noting that they have a preview of the promo on their website yesterday, which they usually don't do to promote TNA. According to one source, there is additional footage that did not take place before the fans live at the Impact taping that is said to be very interesting.

[2GOLD 0]

I think it's sadly about the old ECW belt that Rhino has, which if it is I think they should have just left it as a live crowd only promo.

[Astro101 0]

Eh I say fuck it. If they're going for the bash of ECW, go full steam at it. Should be interesting either way. Rhino sounded great on the mic in the promo piece on the website.

[The Ghost of bps21 0]

I have to say I don't have an opinion one way or the other about bashing competitors...

 

But at least it's making people talk about Rhino again.

 

He was obviously going to be getting a push once he chose to re-sign with the company...and this is an interesting start.

[Downhome 0]

This is going to be very, very, interesting. From PWInsider:

 

According to a source at SpikeTV, the angle for tonight's edition of Impact will feature Rhino issuing an open challenge while holding what is supposed to be the original ECW World title belt, followed by Rhino throwing the belt into a trash can and then setting it on fire. Obviously, TNA is taking a direct shot at the new version of ECW. It sounds like a wild idea and we'll have to see how it comes across in execution tonight.

[2GOLD 0]

This is going to be very, very, interesting. From PWInsider:

 

According to a source at SpikeTV, the angle for tonight's edition of Impact will feature Rhino issuing an open challenge while holding what is supposed to be the original ECW World title belt, followed by Rhino throwing the belt into a trash can and then setting it on fire. Obviously, TNA is taking a direct shot at the new version of ECW. It sounds like a wild idea and we'll have to see how it comes across in execution tonight.

 

That could backfire very very badly.

[razazteca 0]

This is going to be very, very, interesting. From PWInsider:

 

According to a source at SpikeTV, the angle for tonight's edition of Impact will feature Rhino issuing an open challenge while holding what is supposed to be the original ECW World title belt, followed by Rhino throwing the belt into a trash can and then setting it on fire. Obviously, TNA is taking a direct shot at the new version of ECW. It sounds like a wild idea and we'll have to see how it comes across in execution tonight.

 

That could backfire very very badly.

Like what a message board invasion or the mutants making a road trip to Orlando?

[2GOLD 0]

This is going to be very, very, interesting. From PWInsider:

 

According to a source at SpikeTV, the angle for tonight's edition of Impact will feature Rhino issuing an open challenge while holding what is supposed to be the original ECW World title belt, followed by Rhino throwing the belt into a trash can and then setting it on fire. Obviously, TNA is taking a direct shot at the new version of ECW. It sounds like a wild idea and we'll have to see how it comes across in execution tonight.

 

That could backfire very very badly.

Like what a message board invasion or the mutants making a road trip to Orlando?

 

Both. Not even sure how they would legally be allowed to do this. I thought there was a court order involving this.

[The Ghost of bps21 0]

I like the angle because...let's face it...the old ECW fans aren't exactly liking the new ECW product...so they're probably not offending anyone.

 

Hell...if the crowd reaction at the ECW arena is any indication...this might even please some of those people.

[hyperchord24 0]

I like the angle because...let's face it...the old ECW fans aren't exactly liking the new ECW product...so they're probably not offending anyone.

 

Hell...if the crowd reaction at the ECW arena is any indication...this might even please some of those people.

That's the idea.

 

There may be some legal issues surounding the whole thing. That is, if it is the REAL old ECW belt and if they bash ECW and the WWE openly, but I don't know any of the legal mumbo jumbo.

[TNABaddboi 0]

Judging by the clip on TNA's site, i'm pretty sure that's NOT the real ECW belt. If it was, I'm 100% they would have had him pull it out of the bag, a la Madusa. They're just playing on the fact that we all know he has it, which also gives them legal cover.

[Guest Doombiscuit]

Yeah, there's no way it could be the real ECW title belt. Firstly , WWE owns the ECW trademark and would sue em to hell. Secondly, though slightly less importantly, why would you burn the ECW if you were the last person to hold it? That must be worth a lot to Rhinlo, and I don't just mean in money.

[ChrisMWaters 0]

Judging by the clip on TNA's site, i'm pretty sure that's NOT the real ECW belt. If it was, I'm 100% they would have had him pull it out of the bag, a la Madusa. They're just playing on the fact that we all know he has it, which also gives them legal cover.

I think the reason that he wouldn't actually show the title belt on TV is because of a court-order, which stemmed from the Madusa incident, IIRC.

 

That's why Mike Awesome didn't appear with the ECW title belt on WCW TV.

[Astro101 0]

I believe I read reports last week where it said that the real ECW belt was in fact in the bag.

 

edit after reading spoilers:

Just read the spoilers and at first it doesn't make sense why Rhino would burn the old ECW belt. I gues he could say that he's "ceremoniously" burning the belt so as to close off the legacy of the old ECW with him being the true end of the lineage of the title. Hope he explains it. Either way, people should be talking about it.

[Scroby 0]

This is going to be very, very, interesting. From PWInsider:

 

According to a source at SpikeTV, the angle for tonight's edition of Impact will feature Rhino issuing an open challenge while holding what is supposed to be the original ECW World title belt, followed by Rhino throwing the belt into a trash can and then setting it on fire. Obviously, TNA is taking a direct shot at the new version of ECW. It sounds like a wild idea and we'll have to see how it comes across in execution tonight.

 

That could backfire very very badly.

Like what a message board invasion or the mutants making a road trip to Orlando?

I'm not flying to Orlando.

[JustJoe2k5 0]

Should be a fun show. The tag match could be very good if they give it enough time.

[2GOLD 0]

I believe I read reports last week where it said that the real ECW belt was in fact in the bag.

 

edit after reading spoilers:

Just read the spoilers and at first it doesn't make sense why Rhino would burn the old ECW belt. I gues he could say that he's "ceremoniously" burning the belt so as to close off the legacy of the old ECW with him being the true end of the lineage of the title. Hope he explains it. Either way, people should be talking about it.

 

Well, the bingo hall home of ECW IS called Viking Hall. And in some cases when a viking died, one of the ways to say goodbye and give his soul rest was to burn the body. I guess you COULD make the argument that what he was doing was burning the body of long dead ECW to release the soul.

 

Yeah, I put way too much thought into that. So what?

[Downhome 0]

Well, this sure is some way to start the show.

 

How have the ratings been for Impact lately?

 

EDIT:

 

Bloody hell, why didn't Rhino ever get the stick in WWE (yeah, I KNOW why, just saying)? He could've been over huge.

[razazteca 0]

Only thing missing from the show is Don West or Mike Tenay saying "You'll see that on Tuesday night".

[Angle-plex 0]

Why doesn't Rhino just cry about ECW being started up without him? Seriously no one cares if he was the last champion or not.

[Angle-plex 0]

Yeah, lets use the opening show to focus on insulting our competition rather than, you know, having a wrestling match or advancing a TNA storyline.

[TNABaddboi 0]

How have the ratings been for Impact lately?

 

They've been over 1.0 for about a month or so.

[Astro101 0]

Loved that they started out the show with that. Great stuff, imo. Guess ECW has to shut down now!

[razazteca 0]

Yeah, lets use the opening show to focus on insulting our competition rather than, you know, having a wrestling match or advancing a TNA storyline.

TNA is doing old school ECW better than Sci-Fi ECW! Rhyno as the new Shane Douglas > Flair as the new Funk

[TNABaddboi 0]

hahahaha...was that a DX Rejects chant at the James Gang?

[Hawk 34 0]

Why doesn't Rhino just cry about ECW being started up without him? Seriously no one cares if he was the last champion or not.

 

WWE, obviously did.