On the heels of Destination X, it's time for a post-PPV Impact with a PPV-worthy Main Event! Will Mr Anderson retain his title, or will terror reign once again in Gotham City? Let's find out!
9:02 - Nice to see Hogan's wearing his dress bandana to this affair. Classy!
9:03 - Why did those women just come out for the ring entrance? Reminds me of my uncle's old joke; what stands on the curb and gets paid by the minute? That's right... parking meters.
9:04 - Seeing Scott Steiner standing in the background of a long-winded Bischoff promo brings back lots of memories.
9:06 - Why is there a card table in the ring? Is it Hogan's week to host the Canasta game?
9:07 - Anderson's suit... I... I have no words.
9:11 - Sting's out of breath from cutting a promo. Might be time to retire.
9:12 - Okay, now Sting's got a clown gang? If Velvet Sky joins up with her old "Harley Quinn" gimmick, DC Comics really should sue these fuckers.
[COMMERCIALS]
9:18 - This is the "second half" of Ray's career? He plans to wrestle until he's 60?
9:19 - I'm really intrigued to see what happens with Joe tonight. It seems like they're building toward some kind of character shift and a new emphasis on him.
9:20 - This is very nitpicky, but why did Joe attack Roode first? Didn't he and Pope just have a three-month feud recently?
9:21 - Roode, Pope, Joe in a Triple Threat. If you'd told me a year ago we'd be seeing this match in mid-July, I'd have assumed it'd be a PPV Main Event. What went wrong?
9:23 - I hate these "guy has an injury" stories. It makes everything look so much more fake, even when a guy is as good at selling it as Roode. You can't talk about someone being "medically cleared to wrestle" one week and then have a guy going out there and selling an injury that hard another time.
9:25 - Interesting finish. Different way of doing an old trick.
9:26 - Joe is getting angrier by the week. Does it motivate him to get in shape and destroy people? Or will it drive him into depression and many nights at the Orlando area Waffle House?
9:27 - So in hindsight, Jarrett's "penalty" for losing the match to Angle was going on a month-long vacation to Mexico? If Angle had lost, would Jeff had kept his gold medal for one month? Ugh.
[COMMERCIALS]
9:30 - Hogan doesn't want Sting to make it to the ring, but it can't come back on Immortal. Just tell Eric Young about Borden's made-for-TV movie, "Shutterspeed." He'll attack him instantly!
9:31 - I wondered on Sunday if they were going to stick to the heat brewing on Abyss from the rest of Immortal. Looks like they did with Bischoff calling him out.
9:32 - Oh good; another singles title!
9:34 - This Pope/Devon feud is the epitomy of pointless. Not only is the premise stupid, but why would Pope even give a fuck about Devon or his family? He's not a champion or even a title contender.
[COMMERCIALS]
9:41 - Looks like Willie Urbina has recovered nicely from Mexican America's attack several weeks ago. Oh, you mean you'd totally forgotten about that segment?
9:44 - Man, watching Moore is like watching "X-Division for Dummies." Just doesn't have the same speed explosion in his movement. It's holding Aries back having to work at his level.
9:46 - Wow! That Aries finisher was like a Spiral Tap but with much less elevation. The margin of error for that move is so narrow.
9:47 - Shelley versus Aries will be an amazing feud! Count me as pumped!
9:48 - So one shot with a baseball bat is all it takes to down Abyss? Keep that in mind for the next Monster's Ball match, everyone.
[COMMERCIALS]
10:01 - Nice to see that Big Poppa Pump still loves his freaks. Too bad he got cock-blocked by that clown.
10:04 - Tara and Madison are the only Knockouts feud worth talking about right now, and the title isn't even involved. Shows just how good these two are.
10:08 - I wonder if fans who didn't grow up with Jake Roberts and Damien can still appreciate Tara and Poison. Or do they just find it stupid?
[COMMERCIALS]
10:13 - Magnus and Williams cut a promo about wanting to win the tag titles, but how they need to become the number-one contenders first. Boy, that was enlightening. Glad they know how the system works.
10:17 - How much did Angle get paid to cut that promo? I'm guessing more than Shark Boy has made in his entire career.
10:18 - While I find Karen ridiculous any other time, I don't blame her one bit for freaking out about that clown. Never liked them, either.
[COMMERCIALS]
10:23 - Hey kids, Jeff Hardy's action figure pukes if you squeeze its legs together.
10:24 - Oh good, Hernadez is talking! Maybe we won't have to hear... wait... NOOOOO!!!
10:25 - How do you say, "sex offender," in Spanish?
10:28 - So wait... that Mexican flag stays hanging during the entire match? It's blocking the view of like a hundred people in the crowd!
10:30 - Oh my god! You can see people actually bending down to try and watch the match under the flag! How fucking stupid is this?!
10:31 - Out of protest for those poor fans, I'm not going to comment on the end of that match. If they couldn't see it, neither did I.
[COMMERCIALS]
10:39 - Gunnnnnerrrrr.... come out and plaaaaaaaaaaaay!
10:40 - Fortune was the clown gang! Awesome! I figured we'd never actually see who was under the masks, and we'd just be left to assume Sting called in some of his old buddies from the "Sting Army" clip back in 1997.
[COMMERCIALS]
10:48 - Borash should be at the booth, not doing the announcements.
10:50 - I love when they talk about Sting needing "the power" of the World Title to stop Bischoff and Hogan. He held the belt for four months recently and accomplished nothing.
10:54 - Pretty slow match. Not that I expected more considering it's Sting and Anderson, but this is getting tedious.
10:58 - Clown in the ring to save Sting; has to be Angle, right? Only other guess is Roode, but doesn't look big enough.
10:59 - Sting won the title back?! Really?
11:00 - Okay, some thoughts about this final scene. I get that Sting/Angle is a great matchup and I have no problem with seeing them go at it. But when you just put the title on Anderson and had him join Immortal, is this the right time to turn around and take the attention back off of them? You could do Sting/Angle anytime.
I'm sure it's tainted because what just happened in the last match, but overall I didn't dig this episode very much. Not only was the action lackluster, but it was almost like Destination X never even happened. No sign of Brian Kendrick and the X-Divison title. Nothing about AJ Styles and Daniels' match. The only continuation was Abyss being in Immortal's doghouse and the further downward spiraling of Joe's career.
Anyway, hope you enjoyed the diary.
9:02 - Nice to see Hogan's wearing his dress bandana to this affair. Classy!
9:03 - Why did those women just come out for the ring entrance? Reminds me of my uncle's old joke; what stands on the curb and gets paid by the minute? That's right... parking meters.
9:04 - Seeing Scott Steiner standing in the background of a long-winded Bischoff promo brings back lots of memories.
9:06 - Why is there a card table in the ring? Is it Hogan's week to host the Canasta game?
9:07 - Anderson's suit... I... I have no words.
9:11 - Sting's out of breath from cutting a promo. Might be time to retire.
9:12 - Okay, now Sting's got a clown gang? If Velvet Sky joins up with her old "Harley Quinn" gimmick, DC Comics really should sue these fuckers.
[COMMERCIALS]
9:18 - This is the "second half" of Ray's career? He plans to wrestle until he's 60?
9:19 - I'm really intrigued to see what happens with Joe tonight. It seems like they're building toward some kind of character shift and a new emphasis on him.
9:20 - This is very nitpicky, but why did Joe attack Roode first? Didn't he and Pope just have a three-month feud recently?
9:21 - Roode, Pope, Joe in a Triple Threat. If you'd told me a year ago we'd be seeing this match in mid-July, I'd have assumed it'd be a PPV Main Event. What went wrong?
9:23 - I hate these "guy has an injury" stories. It makes everything look so much more fake, even when a guy is as good at selling it as Roode. You can't talk about someone being "medically cleared to wrestle" one week and then have a guy going out there and selling an injury that hard another time.
9:25 - Interesting finish. Different way of doing an old trick.
9:26 - Joe is getting angrier by the week. Does it motivate him to get in shape and destroy people? Or will it drive him into depression and many nights at the Orlando area Waffle House?
9:27 - So in hindsight, Jarrett's "penalty" for losing the match to Angle was going on a month-long vacation to Mexico? If Angle had lost, would Jeff had kept his gold medal for one month? Ugh.
[COMMERCIALS]
9:30 - Hogan doesn't want Sting to make it to the ring, but it can't come back on Immortal. Just tell Eric Young about Borden's made-for-TV movie, "Shutterspeed." He'll attack him instantly!
9:31 - I wondered on Sunday if they were going to stick to the heat brewing on Abyss from the rest of Immortal. Looks like they did with Bischoff calling him out.
9:32 - Oh good; another singles title!
9:34 - This Pope/Devon feud is the epitomy of pointless. Not only is the premise stupid, but why would Pope even give a fuck about Devon or his family? He's not a champion or even a title contender.
[COMMERCIALS]
9:41 - Looks like Willie Urbina has recovered nicely from Mexican America's attack several weeks ago. Oh, you mean you'd totally forgotten about that segment?
9:44 - Man, watching Moore is like watching "X-Division for Dummies." Just doesn't have the same speed explosion in his movement. It's holding Aries back having to work at his level.
9:46 - Wow! That Aries finisher was like a Spiral Tap but with much less elevation. The margin of error for that move is so narrow.
9:47 - Shelley versus Aries will be an amazing feud! Count me as pumped!
9:48 - So one shot with a baseball bat is all it takes to down Abyss? Keep that in mind for the next Monster's Ball match, everyone.
[COMMERCIALS]
10:01 - Nice to see that Big Poppa Pump still loves his freaks. Too bad he got cock-blocked by that clown.
10:04 - Tara and Madison are the only Knockouts feud worth talking about right now, and the title isn't even involved. Shows just how good these two are.
10:08 - I wonder if fans who didn't grow up with Jake Roberts and Damien can still appreciate Tara and Poison. Or do they just find it stupid?
[COMMERCIALS]
10:13 - Magnus and Williams cut a promo about wanting to win the tag titles, but how they need to become the number-one contenders first. Boy, that was enlightening. Glad they know how the system works.
10:17 - How much did Angle get paid to cut that promo? I'm guessing more than Shark Boy has made in his entire career.
10:18 - While I find Karen ridiculous any other time, I don't blame her one bit for freaking out about that clown. Never liked them, either.
[COMMERCIALS]
10:23 - Hey kids, Jeff Hardy's action figure pukes if you squeeze its legs together.
10:24 - Oh good, Hernadez is talking! Maybe we won't have to hear... wait... NOOOOO!!!
10:25 - How do you say, "sex offender," in Spanish?
10:28 - So wait... that Mexican flag stays hanging during the entire match? It's blocking the view of like a hundred people in the crowd!
10:30 - Oh my god! You can see people actually bending down to try and watch the match under the flag! How fucking stupid is this?!
10:31 - Out of protest for those poor fans, I'm not going to comment on the end of that match. If they couldn't see it, neither did I.
[COMMERCIALS]
10:39 - Gunnnnnerrrrr.... come out and plaaaaaaaaaaaay!
10:40 - Fortune was the clown gang! Awesome! I figured we'd never actually see who was under the masks, and we'd just be left to assume Sting called in some of his old buddies from the "Sting Army" clip back in 1997.
[COMMERCIALS]
10:48 - Borash should be at the booth, not doing the announcements.
10:50 - I love when they talk about Sting needing "the power" of the World Title to stop Bischoff and Hogan. He held the belt for four months recently and accomplished nothing.
10:54 - Pretty slow match. Not that I expected more considering it's Sting and Anderson, but this is getting tedious.
10:58 - Clown in the ring to save Sting; has to be Angle, right? Only other guess is Roode, but doesn't look big enough.
10:59 - Sting won the title back?! Really?
11:00 - Okay, some thoughts about this final scene. I get that Sting/Angle is a great matchup and I have no problem with seeing them go at it. But when you just put the title on Anderson and had him join Immortal, is this the right time to turn around and take the attention back off of them? You could do Sting/Angle anytime.
I'm sure it's tainted because what just happened in the last match, but overall I didn't dig this episode very much. Not only was the action lackluster, but it was almost like Destination X never even happened. No sign of Brian Kendrick and the X-Divison title. Nothing about AJ Styles and Daniels' match. The only continuation was Abyss being in Immortal's doghouse and the further downward spiraling of Joe's career.
Anyway, hope you enjoyed the diary.
Of course I wasn't at Impact to see them break for 30 minutes to assemble everything....but looked quite magnificant on the screen. 
