New Column: What’s Your Angle Kurt?
Looking at what is on the other end of those texts and what I’d like to see as the reveal.
Looking at what is on the other end of those texts and what I’d like to see as the reveal.
And the spin is AMAZING.
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So in the last twenty four hours or so, the following news has come out (believe at your own risk in some cases):
1. Billy Corgan is suing Dixie Carter for various reasons. This includes a RESTRAINING ORDER against her and can you really blame him?
http://www.pwinsider.com/ViewArticle.php?id=105347
2. Dixie Carter seems to owe half of the world money for selling off pieces of TNA to keep the thing going.
http://www.pwtorch.com/site/2016/08/12/breaking-tna-announces-major-executive-shake-corgan-carter/
Maybe this changes things but given that it’s TNA, I’ll need to see something before I buy into the hype. Corgan at least has money, but I continue to wonder how much is going to be pumped into TNA before the investors give up because they’re drawing 350,000 people in a great week.
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Wrestling
Date: July 5, 2016
Location: Impact Zone, Orlando, Florida
Commentators: D’Angelo Dinero, Josh Matthews
X-Division Title: Mike Bennett vs. Eddie Edwards vs. Mandrews vs. Andrew Everett vs. Rockstar Spud vs. Trevor Lee vs. Braxton Sutter vs. DJZ
King of the Mountain Title: James Storm vs. Eli Drake
Jade vs. Marti Bell
Street fight and Jade charges to the ring to start things off. Marti brings in the cookie sheet but gets taken down in slow motion for some right hands. Some sheet shots knock Jade back and bicycle kicks a trashcan lid into her chest. Jade pops back up and goes off with a kendo stick before putting a trashcan over her head. The package piledriver is countered with a backdrop so Marti gets her baton. Jade busts out some nunchucks to disarm her with ease, followed by the package piledriver onto a chair for the pin at 5:45.
Mike Bennett and Maria are in the ring to complain about the title change earlier in the night. Maria wants Dixie to come out here right now but gets Billy Corgan instead. Maria immediately sucks up to him but Dixie comes out to interrupt. Dixie tries to calm Maria down as she shouts about how one of them have to leave.
Back to the compound with Matt telling the gardener to pour gasoline on the ring because it takes a lot of fuel to delete someone.
Decay vs. BroMans/Raquel
Final Deletion trailer again.
Matt Hardy vs. Jeff Hardy
They trade punches to start and the longest stretch without the camera cutting is about four seconds. Jeff superplexes Matt (slow motion) and gets two off a splash before pulling out what appear to be shutters covered in ivy. Matt goes through those for two as we have music playing instead of commentary. Matt takes over with a kendo stick to the back as this is only a match in the loosest of terms.
Matt poses to end the show as the symbol burns behind him.
Results
Eddie Edwards b. Mandrews, Andrew Everett, DJZ, Trevor Lee, Mike Bennett, Braxton Sutter and Rockstar Spud – Edwards pulled down the title
James Storm b. Eli Drake via DQ when Drake used the title belt
Jade b. Marti Bell – Package piledriver onto a chair
BroMans/Raquel b. Decay – BroDown to Steve
Matt Hardy b. Jeff Hardy – Pin after Jeff fell off a Hardy symbol
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Wrestling
Date: June 21, 2016
Location: Impact Zone, Orlando, Florida
Commentators: Josh Matthews, D’Angelo Dinero
Lashley/Eli Drake vs. Ethan Carter III/Drew Galloway
Lashley comes up to Drew in the back and says he holds all the cards. He might give Ethan the first shot but Drew wants to step outside right now.
Marti Bell vs. Jade
Maria Kanellis and Mike Bennett will respond to Dixie slapping Maria in the ring.
X-Division Title: Eddie Edwards vs. Mike Bennett
Back in and a Blue Thunder Bomb gets two on Bennett and Eddie heads up top. Mike tries a superplex but Eddie smacks his ears to break it up. Josh: “How appropriate in an X-Division match.” Josh Matthews, stupid, you know the drill. Anyway the Miracle in Progress is broken up and Eddie tries a sunset flip, only to have Mike kneel down and hold the ropes (while Maria holds his hands) for the pin and the title at 8:32.
Braxton Sutter vs. Balam
Braxton Sutter vs. Rockstar Spud
Post match Spud kicks Sutter low, hits him in the back with a belt and spits on him.
Video on Sienna, talking about how hard she trains and how she wants to destroy Gail Kim. Until she mentioned Kim, this was a face promo.
Matt Hardy vs. Jeff Hardy
Back with Matt still in control as the announcers try to make sense of the story. Matt takes too long setting up a table though and eats a chair to the face. Poetry in Motion only hits the cage though and Matt bites the leg. A Side Effect through a chair only gets two for Matt but Jeff comes back with Whisper in the Wind to put both guys down.
Results
Drew Galloway/Ethan Carter III b. Lashley/Eli Drake – 1%er to Drake
Marti Bell b. Jade – Baton to the head
Mike Bennett b. Eddie Edwards – Rollup while holding the ropes
Braxton Sutter b. Rockstar Spud – Downward Spiral
Jeff Hardy b. Matt Hardy – Swanton Bomb through a table
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Wrestling
Date: February 9, 2016
Location: MEN Arena, Manchester, England
Attendance: 3,000
Commentators: Josh Matthews, D’Angelo Dinero
We open with a quick video on the UK tour.
Lashley vs. Bram
Rating: C. I liked this better than I was expecting to but as usual the big story here continues to be how horribly Bram is used. The guy has a good look, can go in the ring and has a solid character. The solution: pair him with Eric Young, who gets all of the focus for whatever reason.
Tyrus gives Matt Hardy security to deal with Carter tonight.
Bobby Roode gives James Storm the Boozer Cruiser back. They might be cashing in the Tag Team Title briefcase tonight.
X-Division Title: Trevor Lee vs. Tigre Uno
Decay vs. Beer Money
Reby and Dixie Carter talk about how proud Matt is.
Drew Galloway says tonight is about making himself the present by beating Kurt Angle.
Jade vs. Madison Rayne
Gail Kim runs in to save Madison from an attack with a chair.
Kurt Angle vs. Drew Galloway
Rematch from a few weeks back where Kurt won. Drew cranks on an armbar to start but Angle suplexes him down with ease. Off to a chinlock from Kurt as Pope thinks Angle could have been Knockouts Champion if he wanted to. Back up and a double clothesline puts both guys down and we take a break.
We come back with Drew getting out of the ankle lock and getting two off a Future Shock. They head outside with Drew walking into an Angle Slam onto the steps for two, only to have Galloway grab a reverse Alabama Slam (not Jam Pope) for the same. Drew takes him up for a super Celtic Cross for two more but he has to escape the Angle Slam. A pair of Claymores drop Kurt but he avoids a middle rope Claymore, setting up the rolling Germans.
Rating: B. This is what they needed to do as Galloway can use this win a lot more than Angle. They were totally into the trading finishers style here and it worked well, mainly due to the time they were given. Angle tapping is the right ending and Galloway looks awesome (unlike the Claymore at this point), which is exactly what it needed to be.
Post match Drew bows to Kurt.
Results
Lashley b. Bram – Spear
Beer Money b. Decay via DQ when Abyss pulled the referee to the floor
Jade b. Madison Rayne – Package Piledriver
Drew Galloway b. Kurt Angle – Crossface
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Wrestling
Date: September 30, 2015
Location: Impact Zone, Orlando, Florida
Commentators: Josh Matthews, D’Angelo Dinero
We open with a recap of Galloway winning the title shot last week.
James Storm blames Mahabali Sheera for the downfall of the Revolution.
Recap of Sheera rebelling against the Revolution, which started falling apart as a result.
James Storm vs. Mahabali Sheera
Taryn tells the Dollhouse to destroy the Beautiful People once and for all tonight.
DJZ vs. Tommaso Ciampa vs. Trevor Lee
Brooke talks about what it means to be a Knockout. She wants the title back.
Dollhouse vs. Beautiful People
Eric Young wants to fight anyone.
Young yells at Dixie about how unfair that was so Dixie gives him Kurt Angle on Sunday.
Ethan Carter III/Tyrus vs. Matt Hardy/Drew Galloway
Results
Mahabali Sheera b. James Storm – Sky High
Trevor Lee b. DJZ and Tommaso Ciampa – Spinning powerslam to DJZ
Dollhouse b. Beautiful People – Rollup to Rayne
Matt Hardy/Drew Galloway b. Tyrus/Ethan Carter III – Big boot to Tyrus
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I’m not bothering with anything complicated here.
http://www.wrestlingrumors.net/kbs-review-the-gfw-invasion-was-really-bad/41459/
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Wrestling
Date: September 2, 2015
Location: Impact Zone, Orlando, Florida
Commentators: Josh Matthews, D’Angelo Dinero
We recap Karen Jarrett being revealed as the evil mastermind last week.
Lashley vs. Chris Mordetzky
Lashley gets destroyed so here are the Wolves for a failed save. Jeff says bring out the surprise so here she is with the Tag Team Title Feast or Fired briefcase. She says Magnus gave it to her, which apparently you can just do.
Tag Team Titles: Wolves vs. Brian Myers/Trevor Lee
Bobby Roode only cares about winning the King of the Mountain Title tonight.
Long recap of everything that just happened.
King of the Mountain Title: PJ Black vs. Bobby Roode
Dinero and Matthews talk about what just happened.
Bram vs. Kenny King
Bram goes right after King to start but Kenny takes him down with a nice dive. He tries it once too often though and eats a clothesline to give Bram control. King comes back with a running elbow in the corner, followed by an enziguri to put Bram in the corner. Bram ducks another dive though and the Brighter Side of Suffering gives Bram the pin at 3:37.
Rating: D+. So King comes back, turns face, and loses in less than four minutes. That being said, this match was nothing to see but it calmed me down a lot after the stupid hostile takeover stuff had me losing my mind. This was something different than that one big story, though it was stupid in its own way.
The Hardys say Matt will win the title. Has there been a more tacked on feud than this in recent years?
TNA World Title: Matt Hardy vs. Ethan Carter III
Results
Lashley b. Chris Mordetzky via DQ when the GFW roster interfered
Brian Myers/Trevor Lee b. Wolves – Lee pinned Richards after a briefcase to the head
Bobby Roode b. PJ Black – Roode Bomb
Bram b. Kenny King – Brighter Side of Suffering
Ethan Carter III b. Matt Hardy – Sunset flip
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