Ongoing Impact spoilers for this Thursday

[Hunter's Torn Quad 0]

*Alex Shelley defeated Cute Kip and Consequences Creed in a Turkey Bowl match.

 

*TNA X-Division champ Sheik Abdulah Bashir defeated Matt Morgan and Jimmy Rave in a Turkey Bowl match.

 

*The TNA Originals led by Rhino come to the ring. Rhino says he has taken the liberty to name the group the TNA Frontline. He talks about what it means and talks about ECW. He says that frankly, "ECW is the sh**s now" and that just like he believed in the original ECW, he believes in TNA. He says to prove that he will rid TNA of Kurt Angle at Final Resolution. He tells Samoa Joe and AJ Styles they will take care of the rest at the PPV, but, with no disrespect to the other members of the Frontline, they aren't experienced enough. He says tonight they need to recruit more members. The Main Event Mafia comes out and Angle tells Rhino to think about what he's doing. Rhino tells Angle to kiss his a** because now he's going to get the war he wanted.

 

*Rhino defeated Hernandez and Sonjay Dutt in a Turkey Bowl match. The Turkey Bowl final is Rhino vs. Bashir vs. Shelley.

 

*Rhino, Samoa Joe and AJ Styles enter Team 3D's locker room. They ask 3D to join the Frontline. 3D asks what's in it for them. Joe tells them nothing but they should do what's right. Devon and Joe have words and Brother Ray tells Devon that's exactly the lack of respect that the Mafia is talking about.

 

*Lauren asks 3D about being asked to join the Frontline. As Ray begins to talk, Scott Steiner arrives and tells them the Mafia has an offer they can't refuse and they go with him.

 

*Kurt Angle is talking to Team 3D in his locker room, reminding them how the Motor City Machineguns used to disrespect them. He gives them two suits and tells them to put them on when they make their decision.

 

*Christy Hemme defeated Raisha Saied to earn a TNA Knockouts championship match at the Final Resolution PPV. Rhaka Khan and Awesome Kong try to attack Hemme but she escapes.

 

*Rhino pinned Alex Shelley to win the Turkey Bowl and $25,000. Mick Foley came out to congratulate Rhino and awarded him the check. Foley tells Shelley to put on the turnkey suit and Shelley teases walking out. Foley tells him if he does, he'll be walking out on a job. He tells Shelley he is good but he doesn't need him. Shelley is hesitant but finally puts it on. Foley makes some jokes at his expense. Shelley says the only pro out of this is the picture he'll get to put on his Myspace and gives Foley the finger. Foley hits Shelley with the double arm DDT.

 

*Rhino, Samoa Joe and AJ Styles come out looking for Team 3D's decision. 3D come out wearing the suits Kurt Angle gave them. Brother Ray tells the Frontline that both sides are right but Kurt Angle said something that hit a nerve. Ray says that it's the future. He says Team 3D wants to be remembered like all the other great teams like The Road Warriors, The Steiners, and even Harlem Heat. He asks if they want to be remembered for what they did in the original ECW or if they want to be part of the greatest collection of champions, complete as the Magnificent Seven. Ray said that if being part of the Frontline is wrong, then 3D doesn't want to be right. They attack the Mafia and lay them out. They get a table but Sting saves Kurt Angle before they can nail him with the 3D.

[The Buzz 0]

Nice to see Rhino as more than an afterthought, and now the frontline has three more guys to go along with Styles and Joe that are more credible. Also nice to see Sting involved in a MEM segment physically. Other than that, the show looks like shit.

[Silence 0]

Ray said that if being part of the Frontline is wrong, then 3D doesn't want to be right.

 

Team 3D used almost the exact same line on the RTC 7 years ago. How unoriginal.

 

Christy getting a title shot? I hope it's just her getting squashed by Kong.

 

[CubbyBr 0]

Team 3D used almost the exact same line on the RTC 7 years ago. How unoriginal.

 

Christy getting a title shot? I hope it's just her getting squashed by Kong.

 

I'm sure many people remember that Team 3D line .

[cabbageboy 0]

I remember that Dudleys line from 2000 or so, in fact they might have used it in TNA at some point as well.

 

What is this Foley/Shelley stuff leading to? There are better uses of Foley than a match with Shelley I would think. Perhaps Shelley will beg Nash to be his lackey again in the MEM?

[Timmy8271 0]

Hopefully it leads to Shelly beating Foley clean. Knowing TNA I doubt that happens.

 

And TNA Frontline? Seriously that's the name? Sure it's better than "TNA Originals" but almost anything is.

[Hasbeen2 0]

Reading that, when he brought up ECW, for a second I thought what's that about, there's no such thing anymore. The current product didn't even register at first.

[RedJed 0]

3D joining the "Front Line", much less as the two unannounced guys in the eight man tag, sounds just retarded. A face turn isn't what those guys need right now, and them joining up with the other faces in this faction just makes the Front Line come off that more horribly lame.

 

One of the dumbest twists in this faction storyline so far, easily.

[Scroby 0]

Ray said that if being part of the Frontline is wrong, then 3D doesn't want to be right.

 

Team 3D used almost the exact same line on the RTC 7 years ago. How unoriginal.

.....That statement makes me sad.

 

 

I kinda like Team 3D joining Frontline, however I can also see Team 3D turning on Frontline as well in a few weeks.

[King Cucaracha 0]

3D joining the "Front Line", much less as the two unannounced guys in the eight man tag, sounds just retarded. A face turn isn't what those guys need right now, and them joining up with the other faces in this faction just makes the Front Line come off that more horribly lame.

 

One of the dumbest twists in this faction storyline so far, easily.

 

How so?

 

The Originals/Frontline needed more names, besides Joe/AJ and a bunch of midcard comedy acts nobody takes seriously. They've added Rhino and Team 3D, who at least in theory will look much more of a threat towards The MEM. Sure their better days are behind them, but how does recruiting The Dudley Boyz make the Frontline "more horribly lame" than having people like Eric Young, Consequences Creed and Black Machismo being expected to save TNA from the threat of the MEM?

[The Ghost of bps21 0]

Is this starting to turn into the ECW and TNA originals raging against the big WWE and WCW machine?

 

Cause the 3 additions are Rhino (who can't stop talking about the original ECW) and Team 3D.

 

Maybe it can give the "kids" a lift at least.

[dubq 0]

I wonder if all of this stuff with Shelley and Foley will lead to Shelley becoming the Louie Spicoli of the MEM. I gotta say, I hope so. Some of his best out-of-the-ring stuff was when he was hanging around with Nash, IMO.

[HollywoodSpikeJenkins 0]

Well, there has also been that thing where the MCMG have been disrespecting Foley over the past few weeks...so maybe this has something to do with that and not Shelly getting a singles push against Foley or joining the MEM?