The Ghost of bps21 0 Report post Posted June 20, 2008 Perfect use of BG doing quick opening match jobs to people who matter. Of course he's getting paid way too much to do it...but Booker looked good. And I really like what they're doing with Joe. I just wish Nash could work even halfway decent because the payoff match can't be nearly good enough for the long build they're giving the eventual match. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Ghost of bps21 0 Report post Posted June 20, 2008 Ok...so as we try to figure out the World X cup. Round 1 is tag matches worth 1 point This MCMG vs. Davari and Dux match Then a tag match between Japan and Mexico (Speed Muscle vs. Bucanero/Guerrero???? Don't tease me!) Then round 2 is singles matches which I'd assume would use the rest of the guys from the teams worth 2 points. ... Round 3 is a 12 man elimination tag match featuring the 4 guys NOT in the Ultimate X match in round 4...maximum of 3 points (for how many people you have left) ... Round 4 Ultimate X between 1 member of each team worth 4 points. ... That's a mouthfull. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisMWaters 0 Report post Posted June 20, 2008 Wow...Scott D'Amore and Simon Diamond on TNA! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Ghost of bps21 0 Report post Posted June 20, 2008 Guns match was pretty good. Not as good as last week...but I don't think anyone expected that it would be. Picked up after the commercial break. So your OFFICIAL X Cup standings are: Team TNA - 1 Team Mexico - 0 Team Inernational - 0 Team Japan - 0 Team Japan has finished last every other year...so they'll get the bottom of the 3 way tie. GET OFF THE MAT TEAM JAPAN. ... Anyways. AJ Styles is attacking everyone backstage. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Ghost of bps21 0 Report post Posted June 20, 2008 Intresting Gail Kim video package. Interesting as in completely different with indy footage and comments about her career. I know it's killing Jingus that they're pushing Kim going for revenge on Love while Roxxi sits around bald as a cucumber doing nothing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Ghost of bps21 0 Report post Posted June 20, 2008 Hernandez wearing his tag title on a chain around his neck is roughly 7000 kinds of awesome Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Ghost of bps21 0 Report post Posted June 20, 2008 Kong vs. the "fan" (who I believe is the girl that they had just signed IIRC) was really good stuff. Kong is so good at looking strong and yet vulnerable at the same time. The "fan" got in a ton of offense in that match but it was almost always as a result of a mistake Kong made (bringing the chair in the ring, missing the spinning backfist and hitting the post). Good stuff. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steviekick 0 Report post Posted June 20, 2008 The Kaz package was pretty good. I did like the Kong/Fan match as well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Ghost of bps21 0 Report post Posted June 20, 2008 Kaz vs. Kozlov was what it was. Fun to watch and I've forgotten all of it (except the russian hat dance) already as I type this. I guess that wasn't a part of the official X cup? So at least Team TNA isn't out to a ridulous 3-0-0-0 lead I guess. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cd213 0 Report post Posted June 20, 2008 I like that Lethal isn't talking in that Macho Man voice. He's serious now! Great elbow drop during a "real" fight. Now, this would be a perfect time for the announcers to SHUT THE FUCK UP! The action can speak for itself. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Ghost of bps21 0 Report post Posted June 20, 2008 I briefly thought that the announcers were going to let the scene play out without them. That thought ended at the first sign of physical contact. Although that "damn" by West was well timed and the perfect comment when Lethal slapped Dutt...they should have remained silent after that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steviekick 0 Report post Posted June 20, 2008 Bubba's fake accent is very annoying. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cd213 0 Report post Posted June 20, 2008 I love that LAX still has their own entrance. And Salinas has her own theme, nice. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisMWaters 0 Report post Posted June 20, 2008 Would be great if Christian swerved everyone and insted of AJ, his partner was someone like Abyss. Won't happen, I'm sure, but it'd still be great to see. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jingus 0 Report post Posted June 20, 2008 I know it's killing Jingus that they're pushing Kim going for revenge on Love while Roxxi sits around bald as a cucumber doing nothing. I probably would be, if I was watching. Stuff like that sure as hell doesn't entice me to consume their product. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cd213 0 Report post Posted June 20, 2008 I find it funny that Salinas was trying to get away from the whipping. I guess the writers didn't see her adult film. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cd213 0 Report post Posted June 20, 2008 I missed the second half of the show last week, but has Abyss been on either show so far? Great way to bring him back and then do nothing with him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Ghost of bps21 0 Report post Posted June 20, 2008 The lack of Beautiful People on this show is bothersome. They grow the ratings every week for the last month and they get left off the show. Boo-urns. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Golgo 13 0 Report post Posted June 20, 2008 They'd have been far better off letting Lethal go into psycho Savage mode with both of them alienating Val and playing up this cheesy feud for what it is than with any kind of seriousness (with a bad, still comedic heel in Dutt and boring, negative charisma Lethal as the centerpieces, to boot). The 'fight' was a joke and they couldn't have done a worse job in disguising the 'Pink Taco' as anything more than the backstage of the Impact Zone. If Dutt wasn't still doing the Guru crap maybe this would be slightly better. But two weeks of the feud and it's already enough. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Ghost of bps21 0 Report post Posted June 20, 2008 Main event got really fun at the end. AJ's pele onto Dvon as he stood in the familiar 3D set up was a thing of genius. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cabbageboy 0 Report post Posted June 20, 2008 I will also agree that Gail Kim being at the center of this Beautiful People angle is frustrating. They had Roxxi's head shaved....for what reason exactly? Why is Gail feuding with them at all, when they helped her win a #1 contender match? It's like TNA refuses to grasp the notion that Kim needs a trip down the card right now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Silence 0 Report post Posted June 20, 2008 Kim's becoming the Trish Stratus of TNA by being pushed above the other Knockouts (except Kong), getting played-out instead of moving down the card a bit. The only difference is Gail Kim is not the champion. They'd have been far better off letting Lethal go into psycho Savage mode with both of them alienating Val and playing up this cheesy feud for what it is than with any kind of seriousness (with a bad, still comedic heel in Dutt and boring, negative charisma Lethal as the centerpieces, to boot). The 'fight' was a joke and they couldn't have done a worse job in disguising the 'Pink Taco' as anything more than the backstage of the Impact Zone. If Dutt wasn't still doing the Guru crap maybe this would be slightly better. But two weeks of the feud and it's already enough. "Pink Taco", what a horrible name for a bar. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Golgo 13 0 Report post Posted June 22, 2008 Part of the reason the feud is such a drag. Showdown at the Pink Taco certainly doesn't make me want to watch more. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LivingLegendGaryColeman 0 Report post Posted June 22, 2008 "Pink Taco", what a horrible name for a bar. Dumb trivia: Pink Taco is the name of a restaurant in Arizona (they also have locations in Vegas and California) that was the initial high bidder to be the sponser of the new stadium built for the NFL's Arizona Cardinals a few years ago. It was blocked due to the inappropriate nature of the name and now the Cardinals play at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale. I don't know which name is worse. I wonder if TNA knows this or it was just a brilliant idea by creative. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cabbageboy 0 Report post Posted June 22, 2008 Considering this is Russo we're talking about here, I would surely think he knows the possible meaning of Pink Taco. Speaking of which, anyone else find it hilarious that TNA actually names each episode? Like this was Showdown at the Pink Taco and previous weeks have had the show's title at the beginning. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Silence 0 Report post Posted June 22, 2008 Speaking of which, anyone else find it hilarious that TNA actually names each episode? Like this was Showdown at the Pink Taco and previous weeks have had the show's title at the beginning. It's been like that for the past few months actually. I remember most of them having Kurt/Karen Angle-related titles at the beginning. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CubbyBr 0 Report post Posted June 22, 2008 I remember most of them having Kurt/Karen Angle-related titles at the beginning. Nothing beats the, "I Put a Hit On My Wife" episode. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LuckyLopez 0 Report post Posted June 22, 2008 I think they've named episodes for most of their 6 years, but for at least 6 months they've been opening the show with the episode title. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FroGG_NeaL 0 Report post Posted June 23, 2008 They make movies, ya'll. Russo and McMahon have both told us this for years. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cabbageboy 0 Report post Posted June 23, 2008 If they want to make movies can't they make something like Iron Man instead of 27 Dresses? Comic book action adventure instead of chick flick. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites