After a video package looking back at last week’s situation involving Joseph Parkand Aces & Eights, as well as the controversial finish of the Bully Ray-Austin Aries match, we’re off to the Impact Zone where Hulk Hogan comes out to the ring to open the show. He reminds us that he has a date with Aces & Eights, and asks the fans to watch his back because this week is a turning point for the company. Bound For Glory is just three weeks away,… [Continue Reading]

Welcome to the rundown! After taking last week off for my Night of Champions adventure and honeymoon, I’m back with the four B shows and ready to review! NXT 09/19/12 Trent Barreta defeats Johnny Curtis Paige defeats Alicia Fox Conor O’Brian defeats Jimmy Uso Michael McGillicutty and Bo Dallas get into a scuffle backstage. Kassius Ohno defeats Oliver Grey in a sparring session. A Leo Kruger promo is shown. Kruger can’t wait to meet his new friends. Seth Rollins defeats Rick Victor using the… [Continue Reading]

We start off with a video package looking back at all the grudges that have cropped up recently in TNA, and anyone can challenge anyone else tonight because it’s OPEN FIGHT NIGHT! Hulk Hogan bumps into Shaq backstage (I guess he just happened to be back there), and Shaq said he’ll be watching Hogan’s back tonight if Aces & Eights decides to get rowdy. AJ Styles and Kurt Angle come out to say that they used to be champions, but got screwed by Daniels… [Continue Reading]

The 2012 TNA No Surrender pay-per-view kicks off with a look at earlier today when Samoa Joe, Jeff Hardy, James Storm and Bully Ray arrived to the arena. We go to the opening music video with focus on the Bound For Glory Series. – We’re live from the Impact Wrestling Zone in Orlando, Florida with Mike Tenay and Taz. Bound For Glory Series Semifinal Match: Jeff Hardy vs. Samoa Joe We go right to the ring and out comes Jeff Hardy. His opponent is… [Continue Reading]

Original post found at: Illegal Foreign Object. Don’t look now, but it appears we’ve messed around and found ourselves dead in the middle of some of one of the greatest heel crops in the history of the business. From the bombast of Dolph Ziggler to the old school, smash mouth approach of Bully Ray, there’s truly something for everyone with today’s top heels. I’m never less than completely impressed when I watch Dolph Ziggler work. His in-ring work is stellar, his promo is continually… [Continue Reading]

I’ll start off by saying that this card holds very little excitement for me. I’ll counter what I just said by expressing my optimism in TNA for the potential to give us an action packed pay per view. Lightning and I are once again joined by Jace Ace and KP. Thanks for sharing your thoughts guys! Here we go! BFG Series semi-final Samoa Joe vs. Jeff Hardy JA: So the ending of the match on iMPACT left me going, “WTF?” Since when is a… [Continue Reading]

WWE NXT 09/05/12 Richie Steamboat defeats Kassius Ohno by DQ when Ohno rakes Steamboat’s eyes. Ohno attacks Steamboat after the match. Paige defeats Audrey Marie using a modified ddt. Ricky Steamboat has an altercation with Kassius Ohno. Leo Kruger defeats Percy Watson using a modified neckbreaker(looked more like a diamond cutter). Brodus Clay squashes Ryan Collins. The Ascension defeat the Usos when Cameron pins Jey Uso after a modified jawbreaker. Jim Ross interviews new NXT Champion Seth Rollins to close the show. Rollins talks… [Continue Reading]

We start off with an awesome video package looking at the final five competitors in the Bound For Glory Series, and we’ll have the final two regular season matches tonight…starting right now! Bound For Glory Series: Jeff Hardy vs Samoa Joe The crowd is going nuts tonight. They tie up and trade wristlocks, Hardy goes to the ropes to force a break and then gets a headlock, Joe escapesand goes to the ropes and runs Hardy over with a running shoulderblock that sends Hardy… [Continue Reading]

WWE NXT 08/29/12 Mike Dalton and Jason Jordan take on Hunico and Camacho. Hunico pins Dalton after an angle slam. ^Dalton is very versatile and looks good in the ring. Jordan bores me. Hunico is great at helping other talent improve, but the guy is too good to just be used on the B shows. Good tag team action here. The Ascension attack the Usos before they can have a match. ^I like this booking. Increasing a tag team rivalry on the B show… [Continue Reading]

We start off by looking back at last week’s wild episode when Claire Lynch sent her attorney to reveal Daniels’ sinister blackmail plan, Robbie E pinned Rob Van Dam to earn points in the Bound For Glory Series, and Aces & Eights tried to break the arm of TNA World Champion Austin Aries. Speaking of Aries, he kicks us off this week and says he gives credit where it’s due, and recognizes that Aces & Eights pulled out all the stops last week by… [Continue Reading]

Plenty of fans make a big stink about pro wrestling being too predictable. The smarks like to think, because they guess or predict a storyline they’re somehow in the know. The simple fact is, there’s nothing at all wrong with predictability in pro wrestling provided it’s executed properly. Far too often, folks go out of their way to criticize storylines simply because they’re formulaic. What they fail to realize is that pro wrestling has been giving fans, with great success, the same story for… [Continue Reading]

We begin with Aces and Eights riding into the parking lot at the Impact Zone. Then we see a history of the attacks on TNA wrestlers. Who is affiliated with Aces and Eights? Sting makes the challenge for tonight. Now that Aces and Eights have attacked James Storm, who is the mastermind? We are live from Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida and your announcers are Mike ‘Two Seven Off Suit’ Tenay and Taz. Sting makes his way to the ring and he is joined… [Continue Reading]

NXT 08/15/12 Jinder Mahal defeats Richie Steamboat using the camel clutch to advance to the finals of the NXT Championship tournament. ^I’ve made it clear and I’m going to say it again: I don’t care for Jinder Mahal. I think his character is boring, and I think his move set is extremely limited and he has zero potential for the future. I understand WWE being about gimmicks and wanting to ENTERTAIN first, but Steamboat advancing to the finals of this tournament would have made… [Continue Reading]

We start off by recapping the events of Hardcore Justice and last week’s episode of Impact Wrestling, and then we’re off to the Impact Zone! We run down tonight’s Bound For Glory Series matches and then head to the ring as Austin Aries comes out to address the TNA fans following his win over Bobby Roode this past weekend. Aries says that Bobby Roode spent the last month calling him a fluke, but Aries proved that he is no fluke by beating Roode for… [Continue Reading]

Chavo Guerrero and Hernandez defeated Gunner and Kid Kash. ^Filler material. TNA wants to push Chavo as a legend, but aside from competing all over the world, the man has never really accomplished anything spectacular or stood out in any capacity. Let’s be honest, Eddie carried him when they were Los Guerreros. Using a family name to keep popularity is sad; at least Vickie has become a unique character over time. Rob Van Dam defeated Mr. Anderson and Magnus in a falls count anywhere… [Continue Reading]

We started out with some pyro and then Mike Tenay and Taz welcomed everyone as they ran down the lineup for the show. Gunner and Kid Kash vs. Chavo Guerrero and Hernandez Kash and Gunner attacked Chavo and Hernandez before the bell and worked them over, tossing Hernandez out and double teaming Chavo. The crowd began chanting for Chavo, who dropkicked Kash out of the ring and nailed Gunner with the Three Amigos. Guerrero was cut off. Kash and Gunner worked him over with… [Continue Reading]

Welcome to the Smark’s Remarks TNA Harcore Justice predictions! I’ll have an updated score for the contest between Mike Lightning and myself after this show, but for now let’s take a look at our predictions! We are joined this month by Jace D. Ace, and we are hoping to have KP back for Summerslam to share his thoughts as well! Kid Kash and Gunner vs. Chavo Guerrero and Hernandez Ace: Chavo & Hernandez, only because Chavo’s new to TNA and has a storied history… [Continue Reading]

Welcome to the rundown! This week we are once again lacking in FCW, but I’ll have complete show coverage as soon as it gets uploaded to the internet. Let’s get to the shows! WWE Raw 1002 Final Thoughts: Of the three episodes of Raw that have consisted of three hours, this one was absolutely the best. We were given nine awesome matches and a handful of backstage segments that really brought together an impressive show. NXT 08/08/12 Michael McGillicutty defeats Justin Gabriel in a… [Continue Reading]

Bully Ray starts us off by coming out to the ring with his Twittah Machine to proclaim himself the leader of the Bully Nation. Bubba says he learned something from Joseph Park, and that’s that if there’s enough evidence, it means someone’s guilty, and all the evidence is pointing right at James Storm. He’s going to prove that Storm is behind Aces & Eights, but first he’s going to beat him and then go on to Hardcore Justice and win there too and get… [Continue Reading]

Welcome to the rundown! There was no FCW posted for this week, so hopefully next week I’ll have a double dose once again! Raw 1001 Final Thoughts: We were treated to seven matches over the course of three hours, and the show in my opinion was solid. I really feel like Summerslam has some good rivalries building up and the push that Daniel Bryan’s character has received is very impressive.  Bryan has turned into one of the most valuable assets WWE has on the… [Continue Reading]