[quote name='pimpster4183']Did anyone hear about some guy who supposedly works for TNA office saying that Karen Angle and her kids are living with Jeff Jarrett in Hendersonville, Tn at his house? Oh man, that would be so ed up. I would think Double J is smarter than that. This is coming from a guy who called into Bubba the love sponge on sirius. Dixie Carter is reportedly on fire and threating to fire JJ.[/QUOTE]
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PWTorch.com is reporting that top TNA wrestler Kurt Angle has suffered an injury.
According to the story, Angle suffered a groin injury on a movie set this week and was unable to wrestle at Saturday night's house show in North Carolina. Angle is slated to main event against Mick Foley on Sunday's Victory Road pay-per-view.
As of press time, TNA was still advertising the match, and it remains to be seen how the reported injury (which has not been formally confirmed) will impact booking for the show.
Attn ROH: Don't mic your referee. I probably shouldn't hear him say "...6 to go...", "...here he comes...", or "...wrap it up..." during the Delirious/Brodie Lee match.
I heard all of that too. He must have said "off the mask" 20x, minimum.
Guile was thinking about going to the TNA house show tonight. If he did I'm sure he'll say what they did without Angle. A groin injury is one of the injuries that caused Vince to sideline him before he left WWE.
This is the same TNA did gave us that Wrestlecraptascular "electrified steel cage match" a few years ago. So a taser that smokes should not surprise you.
Boring ass PPV so far. I'm done with this the second the Galaxy/Milan game starts.
[quote name='cdeener']What happened during the first half hour?[/QUOTE]
Show so far:
Angelina Love beat Tara for the Knockouts Title.
Morgan beat Daniels.
Angle tells MEM that if anyone losses tonight they are fired.
Abyss beat Dr. Stevie.
Foley tells Frontline they need to win tonight.
Team 3D beats British Invasion to retain IWGP Tag Titles.
Angelina Love beat Tara for the Knockouts Title.
Morgan beat Daniels.
Angle tells MEM that if anyone losses tonight they are fired.
Abyss beat Dr. Stevie.
Foley tells Frontline they need to win tonight.
Team 3D beats British Invasion to retain IWGP Tag Titles.
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Thanks Demo I just heard Don & Mike do a recap before the match going on now. I still think they rushed giving Tara the title on Impact!
Jenna wins so Sharmell can finally get off TV
Now, something worth seeing Kevin Nash vs. AJ Styles for the Legends Title.
I'm going to bed because I need to sleep for work. Get up at 4 in the morning so I wonder how they are going to handle the Angle situation? I'm mad I going to miss Taz but I'll see tomorrow.
[quote name='JJSP']Jobbing out most of the decent wrestlers in the company tonight in favor of the MEM? Weak.[/QUOTE]
Not to mention it felt like everyone was going through the motions tonight without any real emotion behind anything. There was just no passion tonight to this show. Even the Orlando crowd which normally marks out over everything was just dead quiet tonight. This should be a sign to TNA that there certainly needs to be changes done.
On the other hand... that LA Galaxy vs AC Milan friendly game was damn entertaining.
Ladies and gentlemen... may I present to you one of the most entertaining and fastest wrestling reviews ever to hit YouTube.... don't believe me watch the whole minute he takes on this review below.
Didn't they do this exact thing at the end of last year where the MEM won every match on the show? I was hoping Angle or Nash would at least lose to create an interesting storyline possibility.
Office Keys On A Pole Match: Mick Foley vs. Kurt Angle
At one point, Angle had the keychain & fell with it, leaving the hook up on the pole, Earl Hebner had to reattach the keys. Foley used the Mandible Claw and knocked Angle out, he went for the keys, but the MEM came down and attacked Foley. They held Foley while Angle belittled him on the microphone. Bobby Lashley's music hit and he came out via the heel tunnel and made his way to the ring. He came in and embraced Angle with a smile on his face. He looked to be aligned with the Mafia but then instead of attacking Foley, he turned around and punched Angle..he went after the Mafia and they made their way out of the ring and up the ramp. Lashley then helped up Foley and posed for the fans as the Mafia looked on with disgust
Wow. I'd say it's indicative of the quality of the product when, for the past while, the least amount of activity in this thread has occured *during* Raw.
I also love the fact that most of it during Raw isn't even ABOUT Raw.
(Sidenote: I didn't watch it, but seriously, how many times do we need HHH/Cena vs. Legacy? Didn't we do that last week, but with a midget? Continuing that, why does WWE think we care about a storyline where Chavo beats up and then loses to a real midget? My brain hurts.)
Excellent opening to the show, with the crowd being incredibly hot and Cena showing some great fire in his promo. God the crowd was hot for this, and it made the main event seem exciting. The opener was memorable for a variety of reasons. One is the absurd DAVE AND BUSTERS logo next to the wrestlers' names on their entrance graphics, which made the match seem like a bit of a farce, but on the upside, Primo was THE MAN in this match. His punches were the best on the show - even better than the one Lawler threw, and he showed incredible fire with everything he did. His springboard headbutt was awesome-looking too...and then they showed the U.S. title match graphic for the PPV, without him in it. Kinda weird to have the match wind up be a showcase for him and then not even put him in the title match, but whatever, the match itself was great because of him. And then Show killed everyone else, so yeah, that ruled.
Santino joining ZZ Top was fine...until serious acts like Jericho got involved. The Fozzy plug really didn't fit in with Jericho's character, actually, nothing in this skit really did, but at least they used it to make Jericho-Henry, which ruled. Mark Henry's giant swing was nice...even if he only got a couple of rotations on it. It's a perfect move given his gimmick, as is the move I thought he was going to do to Jericho when he had his legs held - the sling shot into the buckle. The DQ win was great, as it protected Jericho a bit, and made Mark Henry look great as he grabbed the chair after the match, smiled, and Jericho just kinda froze. The codebreaker block was great, too - kinda makes me wish they'd saved that for a finish to a match, but it was still awesome and Jericho sold it by looking terrified, so it at least worked here.
Kendrick-Lawler was better than Lawler's usual WWE match since he had something more to work with, and I was surprised to see King win. Sucks to be Kendrick. Mickie's promo ruled - it was a little heelish, and I liked that. That gave her more of an edge than her usual "come out and be overly happy!" stuff. Miz was great here, as was Mickie with her rebuttals. And then Maryse blinded her and acted like Maryse. Awesome.
The highlight of the "sharp dressed man" match was Lilian iing every possible thing up in the intro. My God this was horrible. Both her intro and the match. Please fire Chavo, or do something to end this feud. The divas tag was better than I expected it to be. Both Kelly and Gail did some neat-looking innovative moves (I especially dug Gail's cross body press into the corner), and I'm looking forward to the F4W Raw review audio show to hear Bryan's analysis on Kelly's gymnastic moves.
The main event was definitely the best match of the second hour. HHH was a good face in peril, and the crowd was unbelievably hot for everything done in this match. They just went nuts for everything and it made the match seem much better for it. The show as a whole was definitely hurt by the ZZ Top stuff, even though Billy Gibbons was great when he was barking out matches, and the second hour was pretty bad compared to the first, which was mostly awesome.
Screens -
World's Strongest Canadian
Quotes -
Cena - ZZ TOP IS HOSTING MONDAY NIGHT RAW AND WE’RE LESS THAN A WEEK AWAY FROM NIGHT OF CHAMPIONS! OH MY GOODNESS! AT NIGHT OF CHAMPIONS, THE WWE UNIVERSE WILL SEE ONE OF THE GREATEST MATCHES OF ALL-TIME FOR THE WWE CHAMPIONSHIP! Let me put this Into perspective for you - two years ago, this was THE MAIN EVENT OF WRESTLEMANIA!
Cole - At NoC, it’s every man to himself!
Orton - I don’t know why you’re so excited - in that match, I kicked HHH in the skull and pinned you for the victory! This Sunday, history will repeat itself.
Cena - What? With this crowd tonight, I wasn’t really paying attention to you because they’re so awesome.
Cena - Your music says you hear voices in your head…that’s a little weird, and while I don’t hear voices in my head, I do hear 10,000 voices in my head that sound like they want to get an early start on Sunday and see me pound your face into mush!
Cole - IT’S HHH! THE THIRD PIECE OF THE TRIPLE THREAT PUZZLE! (HHH graphic is then put in front of Orton)
HHH - Randy, you and the girls weren’t about to start a fight, were ya? I’m at a point I didn’t think was possible - I don’t care if I win the WWE Championship, or if Cena does, on Sunday. What I care about is that you don’t!
HHH - Remember Seth Green, who…Seth Green…remember him? He’s the size of…
Cena - A Hornswoggle?
HHH - No, Hornswoggle weighs more.
Cena - Okay, a hobbit.
HHH - What the hell’s a hobbit?
Cena - Movie-thing from the Lord of the Rings.
HHH - Okay, Seth Green, a man the size of a Hobbit, beat you last week.
(on accepting the main event)Cena - I asked the magic 8 ball, it said ask again later, and I WILL DEFY IT!
Santino - IT IS MY FAVORITE BAND IN THE GALAZY! Z TOP! BILLY HILL! I LOVE YOUR COUSIN BENNY!
(after a Dave and Busters ad)Cole - KOFI BOUNCES AROUND LIKE A PINBALL MACHINE AT DAVE AND BUSTERS!
Cole - THIS MATCH SPONSORED BY DAVE AND BUSTERS! LIKE DAVE AND BUSTERS WOULD SAY, BIG SHOW IS FEEING HIS FUN!
Cole - Big Show has…some sort of problem with Kingston!
Cole - LOOK AT THE CARNEGE LEFT BY THE BIG SHOW! A BIG THANK YOU FOR DAVE AND BUSTERS FOR SPONSORING THIS MATCH!
Santino - DID YOU SEE DAT DESRUCTION AT THE HANDS OF THE BIG SHOW! THAT IS ALMOST AS EXCITING AS YOUR BIG SUMMER TOUR!
Jericho - ZZ Top and Chris Jericho together for the first time…two icons of entertainment standing in one room. I’m a fan of your band, and I’m sure you’re a fan of my band Fozzy.
Dusty - Um…
Jericho - You can hide your feelings now, but let’s jam later.
Billy - We’ve got a match with you against the strongest man on Earth, Mark Henry.
Jericho - HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO DO IT?
Dusty - HOW?
Billy - HOW?
Jericho - HOW!?
Santino - Didn’t you hear, they said how!? (then ZZ Top breaks into song using HOW as a starting point)
Cole - LOOK AT THE PLACES YOU CAN SEE ZZ TOP THIS SUMMER! (a graphic then shows up, but fails to show dates)
Kendrick - King, I was one-half of the WWE Tag Team champions for over a years. That’s one more WWE title than you’ve ever held!
Kendrick - DON’T THEY GIVE YOU A RING!? WHERE’S YOUR RING!? (Lawler then punches him)
Cole - DROPKICK FROM THE KING! HE’S STILL GOT IT!
(after a top-rope fist drop)Cole - VINTAGE JERRY THE KING LAWLER!
Mickie - Sunday is Night of Champions - not Nigh of Trampions!
Miz - In ten years, Maryse will still be beautiful and glamorous, while you’ll be working as a waitress at the Waffle House.
Mickie - Cute, did you get that off the internet like all your material? Are you jealous because I scored a pin on her?? Because from what I hear, you can’t score at all!
Lawler - Think Jericho’s still upset that ZZ Top didn’t know who Fozzy was?
Cole - Who?
Lawler - It’s smart of Jericho to attack the ankle - he broke it about 12 years ago, and reinjured it on one of our live events!
(during Henry-Jericho)King - IT’S A GIANT SWING!
Cole - WHEN’S THE LAST TIME YOU SAW THAT!?
Santino - Does this beard require conditional!?
Chavo - I DESERVE RESPECT! I’M A GUERRERO!
Dusty - I concur, which is why, tonight, you’re going to face Hornswoggle in what was called a tuxedo match - but tonight, we’ve raised the stakes to a Sharp Dressed Man.
Lilian - The following is a sharp dressed match tuxedo match! The following…THE WINNER WILL BE….
King - I’ve been informed that they made special tuxedos…and they sewed Chavo’s legs together!
Lawler - He looks like Charlie Chaplain walking up those steps…you remember him, right?
Cole - Sure…
Cole - IT’S THE MARCH OF THE PENGUINS!
King - I think Hornswoggle’s used to dressing nice - he used to be a model.
Cole - WHAT!?
King - Yeah, I saw him on a trophy!
King - Look at those boxers! THEY’VE GOT CHILI PEPPERS!
Santino - Triple ACHA AND JOHN CHENA! KELLY KELLY KELLY, PLEASE SIT! This is the time the music should start playing, huh? (“Legs” plays and the divas do chair dances…leading to Santino stripping down and doing a dance)
Cole - How can Kofi King…KINGSTON defend his championship!?
Rhodes - We could jump you right now, Chris, but if we did that, we wouldn’t find out who your mystery partner is gonna be. I bet you don’t even have one yet - who would want to team with a condescending, self-righteous jerk?!
Jericho - I’ve had more titles than you and your fathers combined, and you’re right, I am condescending and self-righteous. I also have the entire WWE roster knocking at my door to be my partner. Maybe it’ll be Randy Orton.
Cole - SHAQ WON AN OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST!
King - Do you think she’s high-maintenence?
Cole - Who? Rosa Mendes?
King - Yeah, I just wonder if she’ll spend more than I make.
King - I’m surprised you didn’t dress better tonight.
Cole - I did, I wore a tie.
King - The only way you’d be the best-dressed is at a nudist colony.
King - DOUBLE DROPKICK!
Cole - FOUR PAIRS OF LEGS! Actually two pair…
King - On Sunday, the odds are against Randy Orton, but he’s so DEVIOUS!
Cole - On Sunday, HHH is coming to win the…TITLE for the fourteenth time!
Someone that possibly has beef with Rhodes and DiBiase and/or someone we wouldn't expect. It'll definitely be someone we won't expect. Shawn Michaels? Undertaker? Ricky Steamboat?
[quote name='pimpster4183']Don't forget about the Juvi match in WCW, pinatta on a pole match.. and the greatest on a pole match of all time, judy bagwell on a pole match lol[/QUOTE]
Do not forget about Billy Kidman vs. Shane Douglas in a "Viagra on a Pole" match. I think that feud had to do with Torrie Wilson, and Shane Douglas hit the Franchiser on Kidman, shattering the "Viagra" bottle. into his chin.
I honestly wish TNA / WWE would give booking power to people who aren't either; a) actively competing on the roster or b) closely tied to the performers. Someone needs to wake up and realize that politics are not good for Pro Wrestling. Both companies need unpartizan writers and bookers.
ed up. I would think Double J is smarter than that. This is coming from a guy who called into Bubba the love sponge on sirius. Dixie Carter is reportedly on fire and threating to fire JJ.[/QUOTE]
