Austin Aries and Bobby Roode

[Spinebreaker]

Originally Posted by Papa Pillman

I wouldn't count on it. If they were gonna have Jeff drop the belt it would've been to either Aries or Roode at Genesis..

I don't see 'em putting the strap on Daniels... Perhaps (very unlikely) if Daniels was going to have a long reign, with the intention to drop the belt to AJ at BFG... But, overall I don't think that's likely.

Originally Posted by Papa Pillman

It does tie nicely back to the topic though, because with no Hardy around it frees up Aries/Roode to play the tag team game. And it gives them a few weeks in the UK to win the belts and drop the belts before they come back to the states to start to set up their pre-Lockdown interaction with Hardy and figure out who's gonna get the title shot.

I could see them winning the tag belts on Thursday TBH. (Unless it's already been taped... I'm in the UK, so usually about 3-4 days behind...) After the wedding 'objection', I could see 'em Having the tag titles for a month or so before imploding...

Originally Posted by Papa Pillman

Most likely scenario that sets this all up... Aces & Eights will "injure" Hardy on Thursday long enough to keep him off TV until after the UK episodes air.

News is reporting a Hardy injury already... But I reckon that is kayfabe reason for him being replaced on the UK tour by Sting a few days ago...

[scottyshowman82]

I'm frickin excited man. After what I saw on Impact this could turn out to be very interesting. There's only won world title, as it should be and there's only one person that can be the number 1 contender. So if the champion is Hardy and the number #1 contender is Daniels you have to find interesting and creative ways to keep the likes of Storm, Bully Ray, AJ Styles, Angle, Anderson, Aries and Roode busy without diminishing their star. I like this Aries and Roode superteam a lot. TNA Management has been rolling lately, the right guys are getting the ball and they have been scoring nicely in my opinion. They know the precious jewels of talent they have in Roode and Aries and they're not going to make them look weak by jobbing out to Hernandez and Chavo.

I agree with Straight-Edge, they have to dominate. They have to crush the competition. I can see why the initial comparison was made to team Hell No but when they got in the ring and started spouting off why they are so great I thought more on the lines of HHH/Steve Austin Two Man Power Trip. There have been dominant foursomes even threesomes in wrestling but I don't think the two man superstar tandem has been expressed enough and done like it could be. In 2001 Austin and HHH hooked up to win WWF's top two singles titles in the WWF Title and Intercontinental Title and simultaneouly head the tag team titles. That's a statement, a statement of greatness. For two men to do four guys usually do they gotta be amazing talents they gotta be special, they gotta be the best of the best. What makes sense to me is Aries and Roode beat Hernandez & Chavo and take their gold but Aries beats RVD and Roode beats Devon and takes their gold as well. They have to, if Hardy has The belt than they have to clean out the other divisions. And it's going to be damn entertaining to watch.

[RandomHero]

Bad Influence will add Aries and Roode to be TNAs version of DX

[Spinebreaker]

Armchair booking I know...

Hogan opens the show with various points to address, calls out Roode & Aries, tells 'em they've got Hernandaz an Chavo tonight. Roode tries to say no, Hernandez and Chavo come out and try to sweeten the deal by putting the belts on the line. Later on, A&R win CLEAN.

Hernandez & Chavo get a rematch, they lose.

Over the next month or 2 they take on all comers...

Briscoe & Bischoff (get 'em out of the way early...
Robbie E & somone (Robbie T, Jessie Godderz, whoever)
Gunner & Kid Kash
Bad Infuence a couple of matches, this could be used turn one of the teams face.
Morgan & Ryan
Angle & Samoa Joe (CLEAN... Clean wins against Angle are rare, but this'd cement A&R as a solid pairing.)
Aces & Eights masked team.
Doc & Devon

Then, have them mention they have beaten every team...

Out come Crimson & Amazing Red, A&R win, and then teams from TNA's past turn up to try every week... Ray & Spike, British Ivasion, Whoever TNA can grab for a one off...

[It's Damn Real!]

I said it a few weeks ago when they were foreshadowing these two tagging up, and I'll say it again — TNA may have just found another Beer Money, Inc. with these two, even if they are only a tag team for a short time (which I doubt anyway considering the crowd in the main event at the moment).

These two are pulling in major heat in front of a real crowd and are finally making Mexican America/LAX 3.0 tolerable to watch.

This is classic booking anyway. When two main event guys have had a recent run for the big one and new blood is needed, the guys "on the outs" tend to be put into tag teams or stables so they don't completely deflate as they shift down a peg or two on the ladder.