Tommy Dreamer and the Philadelphia Five promo/Brother Ray confrontation/Hogan gloms onto something else he has nothing to do with/Abyss kills it all again.
- EV 2.0? Sounds like an olive oil brand.
- Wait a minute. TNA has old guys talking about stuff that happened 15 years ago that nobody cares about any more. Nothing has changed since January.
- Are Rhyno and Raven going to get to talk ever?
- So, they’re already in hot water for saying ECW. Why exacerbate things by calling Ray “Bubba?”
- This will be a reverse of the original Dudley feud, assuming they hook up.
- EV 2.0 does not work as a chant.
- If we’re going to light someone on fire, can it be Hogan?
- I’d pay good money to see Tommy and Raven shoot all over Hogan next Sunday.
- Notice how quickly Hogan changed the subject?
- Dammit, doesn’t Abyss need any time off?
- So, are “they” tangible, or is this more of Abyss being crazypants?
- ♫ He’s our guest, he’s our guest, Abyss is a worse worker than Test. ♫
The Beautiful People bicker
- That is the worst set ever. It looks like something out of a bad PSA.
- There are strip clubs in Orlando with less body glitter.
Number One Contender: Sarita vs Angelina Love
- This match better be as light on action as I expect it to. I have roasted pine nut hummus and pita chips, and I’d rather pay attention to them than these two poor workers.
- I think I’d like Sarita to go over. Shake up the division a bit.
- Oh well. Match was terrible. My hopes for a better Knockouts match is dashed. At least the hummus was good.
When did OJ start hanging out with EY? EYOJ? OJEY? He hehe: Oh, hey! I win.
At least OJ wasn’t making a mockery of bisexuality again.
This is why TNA’s taping schedule sucks: Internationally, fans knew about the EY bump that started his new program. Because TNA tapes a boatload of episodes at once, they basically ignore EY for weeks and then throw him out there, doing the new gimmick, with no rhyme or reason. Then a half-assed explanation is tossed off.
I get that you folks want to save money, but thriftiness at the expense of good storytelling is not the way to go.
Ink Inc. vs Orlando Jordan and Eric Young
- Poor Val. She really deserves better.
- The mannequin is the second coming of Moppy. Which was the second coming of Pepe.
- If they let someone count a pin on the mannequin, I’m shutting this off.
- That wasn’t remotely amusing. Santino and Vlad are comedy wrestling. This is just dreck.
Ric Flair and Fourtune promo/Kurt Angle interrupts
- This is just painful.
- When does Desmond Wolfe show up pissed?
- Beer Money needs suits. They look silly in tights and tees next to Flair, Kaz and AJ.
- When you take potshots at the competition, you come off as petty.
- So will the make a new belt that doesn’t say “Global” on it?
- Will the TV title have time limits?
- Why not say which hotel Ric? Embarrassed to be at the Red Roof Inn?
- I’m starting to get into Kurt’s Quest. Much better than him kissing military ass.
Best of Five Series
Beer Money leads 2-0
Tag Team Championships are on the line
Steel Cage Match: Beer Money vs The Motor City Machine Guns
- Why does TNA have such an ugly cage?
- That’s a little quick for a blade job in a cage. Ruins the mystique.
- Roode is bleeding a gusher. Ugh.
- Chris Sabin looks great and the ring, and quite handsome clean shaven. Just saying.
- Is the Sliced Bread Number 2 attempt where Shelley got hurt?
- I guess Shelley did pay attention when he was in Ring of Honor. That was a lovely double stomp.
- Damn. They had me after that powerbomb/lungblower combo. Thought it was over.
- Huge cross body. That was Sabin saying “Take our program off PPV, we’ll show up every match on it in one fell swoop.”
- That was fantastic. A great match that didn’t have a shit finish. The bad memories from the first two matches is erased. Kudos to these two teams. Glad we’ll be seeing more matches in this series.
Matt Morgan promo as Ken Anderson/Ken Anderson interrupts/Jeff Hardy makes the save
- Cute bit.
- This is a comedy or errors. I love it.
- I’m a bit sad that Anderson and Morgan have fallen down the card, but I’m quite behind this feud. Gives the WWE castoffs a chance to show what could have been.
- So which streets are meaner: Fairfield’s or Greenwich’s?
- Hartford has some really mean streets.
- Anderson wins at catching mics. I win at Connecticut jokes.
- Amusing anecdote: Matt Morgan was heavily supported by Jim Cornette. Ken Anderson’s biggest cheerleader was Paul Heyman. Jim and Paul dislike each other personally and, to a lesser extent, professionally.
- Well, I think it’s amusing. Not as much amused by nut shots and cable chokes.
- So, where was security when Morgan was strangling Anderson? I swear, the heels have the security guys on their payroll.
- Or they’re in business for themselves. Either way, they suck.
- Damn, D-Lo got fat.
Jeff Anderson and Jeff Hardy interview
- Ken, the “Asshole” shirt would be better if it were set in Helvetica.
Kazarian with AJ Styles vs The Freak Rob Terry
- Swansea is not as cool as Cardiff. So sayeth the Torchwood geek.
- When did Terry start selling?
- Never mind. He wasn’t selling. It was more of a wince before he killed Kaz.
Handicap Match: Matt Morgan, Murphy and Gunnar vs Jeff Hardy and Ken Anderson
- Nothing special. Just furthers Anderson and Morgan.
We’re really going to freak out about a TV special with your crappy Hard Justice card, Hogan?
Eric Bischoff and Miss Tessmacher announcement/Abyss interrupts/Rob Van Dam makes the save
- Eric’s hair is long again. When does the brown Ken doll hair come back?
- You don’t give us PPV quality action on PPV. I’m supposed to believe you’ll do so on Impact?
- Well, that cage match was PPV quality.
- A blueprint? Is Abyss an architect now?
- Nobody is taking a bump from that mace on basic cable. I can promise you that.
- Honestly, if I were RVD, I’d have let Abyss maim Bischoff.
- Yeah, Abyss is afraid of Pat Kenny and D-Lo with chairs. Sure.
Hardcore match with no DQ and legal weapons: Tommy Dreamer vs Abyss
- Isn’t this technically just a Monster’s Ball match?
- By the way, kids, no matter what WWE and TNA try to tell you, ECW wasn’t all trash matches. Hardcore is really about good wrestling, not chair shots and table bumps. I promise you that.
- For all the hype, this has been terrible. A retired guy who’s limited to being with vs the worst worker on the roster. Fantastic main event guys, really.
- Boo. Wanted the Spicolli Driver on the barbed wire. I’ve a feeling we will see the Black Hole Slam on it though.
- Chokeslam. I was close.
- See. Nobody’s bumping off that mace on basic cable.
- Damn, Raven is horribly balding. Good to see the revival of Dreamer vs Raven.
- Too bad Raven only has one episode of Impact to recruit followers for The Nest. Might be a good role for Eric Young.
Still not excited for Hardcore Justice. I’d like to see a card and potentially some interesting gimmicks. Dreamer vs Raven isn’t enough to make me spend $40.
