IMPACT Wrestling LD - All Dates

[Lowdown]

Josh: "NOBODY CARES ABOUT THE NAMES OF THE MOVES!!!"

He's bringing matches WAY down already.

Yeah, its about time to get Josh away from the desk. Post haste.

 

[klunderbunker]

So...Prichard has match making powers.

 

[klunderbunker]

This show has been......not very good.

 

[klunderbunker]

The rest of the show being serious really shows you how ridiculous the Hardys stuff was.

 

[klunderbunker]

WAY better than the alternative. I'm genuinely pleased with this.

 

[It's Damn Real!]

I'm at the X Division match and I like the energy so far in the show. I even enjoyed the JB/Matthews spat.

 

[klunderbunker]

As you might expect, I've got a long, long list of issues with it so far. I'm really not impressed.

 

[klunderbunker]

Review is up.

Well That Was Certainly Something

 

[justinsayne]

I've been hearing Anthem wanted Impact to get away from building around former WWE guys, so their way of doing that is to put their top title on a a former WWE guy who's been with the company for what, 5 mins? *sigh* what the fuuuuck....

 

[klunderbunker]

Not to mention:

Josh Matthews
Bruce Prichard
Dutch Mantell

Whose promos were all basically "we used to be in WWE so we're awesome".

 

[Jeff Deliverer of Mail]

TNA doesn't want to elevate WWE talent and/or won't be eager to sign WWE talent in the future.

A day or so ago....

TNA signs former WWE US Champion Alberto Del Rio.

First show he's on....

Wins the TNA Heavyweight Championship.


What a bunch of turds.

 

[It's Damn Real!]

There was a lot of WWE talk tonight, and the hot-shotting for ADR was crazy. That showdown with Lashley should have built for weeks. Hell, you really want to drive interest? Build it all the way to Slammiversary!

 

[klunderbunker]

There was a lot of WWE talk tonight, and the hot-shotting for ADR was crazy. That showdown with Lashley should have built for weeks. Hell, you really want to drive interest? Build it all the way to Slammiversary!

It seems that Lashley will be getting the title back or at least a rematch. In other words: another WWE style angle to get things started. That's rarely a good idea and more of what TNA has done for years.

 

[justinsayne]

Also did they just change their fucking logo again?!

 

[klunderbunker]

Yep. Though it's better than the stupid owl one.

 

[It's Damn Real!]

It's a million times better than the Owl, which was a total failure to launch. This new logo is a throwback in style to the Jarrett-era Impact logo.

KB, which WWE angle are you referencing regarding the title swap? I'd imagine they're probably adopting quite a few WWE angles given some of the comments I've read since the spoilers first came out. The Michael Cole heel turn being the biggest.

 

[klunderbunker]

Nothing specific. It felt like something you would see in the Attitude Era or the early NWA days of the promotion. That's not good.

 

[klunderbunker]

This almost has to be better than last week.

As a side note, did you know that this comment used to work for WWE and knows talent when it sees it? This comment also used to be great before all the fans left.

 

[klunderbunker]

Now why couldn't they have done this last week? Let El Patron win a match to become a contender and then give him the title match. No, instead we'll just throw the title on him and then vacate it off TV because reasons.

 

[klunderbunker]

Remember last week when Mantel said he was NOT an authority figure? So now he's at an authority meeting.

 

[Starkist]

What does the new logo look like?

 

[It's Damn Real!]

Remember last week when Mantel said he was NOT an authority figure? So now he's at an authority meeting.

He still doesn't appear to be one. Looks more like he's involved in a committee.

 

[It's Damn Real!]

Not a fan of the committee approach, though. Definitely feels disjointed.

 

[It's Damn Real!]

I love how far along they're pushing this Moose/Rhodes feud. I feel like there isn't enough of this long-form story-telling going on.

 

[klunderbunker]

Bruce, the titles were won in wrestling rings, not space and time. If you're going to insult the most popular thing you had, at least get the details right.