IMPACT Wrestling LD for 06.19.14 — Tommy Dreamer is Back... Yes, Seriously, He's Back

[It's Damn Real!]

Damn, Velvet's got new ink, eh?

 

[Chrome]

Can we go one show without someone saying how much they respect another wrestler?

Only in TNA... no idea why??!?! I recall when Matt Morgan said that to Stiener after he flat out ripped him a new one.. LOL

Or AJ respects Sting.. at BFG years ago..

No idea why you're not allowed to hate someone in the ring and show it... blah. I would think it'll be easier to show emotion that way.

 

[It's Damn Real!]

Oh, man — strapless dress plus chicks wrestling? I smell a wardrobe malfunction!

 

[Chrome]

FUCK MVP What the hell man!!!

 

[It's Damn Real!]

To be fair, MVP did tell us he'd dominate the night in the opening segment.

 

[klunderbunker]

Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but if Lashley doesn't win tonight, what will have changed after this show is over?

 

[hatehabsforever]

For damn sure he's dominated in terms of air time. 3/3 in terms of match quality tonight, but waaaaaaaay too much MVP.

 

[Chrome]

I'm gonna make a fuckin meme...

"TNA Make an Impact, Stop the Fuckin Talkin"

 

[hatehabsforever]

That guy looks familiar, I think I've seen him somewhere before.

 

[klunderbunker]

Destination X is later this month right? Or at least the taping is, but there's zero mention whatsoever of the title. Good to know.

 

[Galvatron]

With King and Lashley out there, nobody is preventing Angle from getting in. I wonder what will happen....

 

[Slash-LN]

So much of the roster wasn't used tonight.
Probably why they had people work multiple matches and had so many talking segments.

I really hope it doesn't happen but I could see Dreamer turning on Bully and helping Dixie at some point.

 

[It's Damn Real!]

Wow. New World Champion.

 

[klunderbunker]

They don't make this easy on me.

 

[Galvatron]

Why didn't they just have Lashley win the belt at the pay per view?

 

[It's Damn Real!]

Damn, I love me some Bobby Roode.

 

[Joe's Gonna Kill You]

Really enjoyed tonight's show

 

[klunderbunker]

Review is up.

....I Need A Minute.

 

[Lowdown]

Tonight was reminiscent of the last year of WCW the way talent was being kicked out. Surprising that Lashley got the nod, but not bad. The cherry on top was Roode.

 

[Starkist]

Please explain how the show was horrible?

 

[It's Damn Real!]

Rough show format, but EY dropping the title to Lashley is big — even bigger than on it's own with Roode returning, because if you ask me, I think TNA has kinda finally realized that EY can't continue to carry that title around. He's an admirable worker, but he's not the guy to be carrying the company's world title around. Clearly. Ratings have tanked every week with him as champion, so this should clear up the main event a bit if Roode steps in in his place.

 

[It's Damn Real!]

Please explain how the show was horrible?

It wasn't, but the format was rough. I get that they had to set this whole stacking-the-deck story established, and that part of that was throwing all the talent that might have helped EY out the door, but I could have gone for an X Division or Knockouts match, or any mid-card feud in place of at least one of the dozen or more talking segments that happened tonight.

 

[klunderbunker]

Please explain how the show was horrible?

Too much talking, too much MVP, Tommy Dreamer, the same stories being used on the entire show, the whole show being booked on the fly, the same stories we've heard over and over again, still too much MVP.

 

[klunderbunker]

Rough show format, but EY dropping the title to Lashley is big — even bigger than on it's own with Roode returning, because if you ask me, I think TNA has kinda finally realized that EY can't continue to carry that title around. He's an admirable worker, but he's not the guy to be carrying the company's world title around. Clearly. Ratings have tanked every week with him as champion, so this should clear up the main event a bit if Roode steps in in his place.

Indeed. Young wasn't horrible as champion but I don't think people bought him as the top guy. Also he at least comes off as meaning something unlike Sabin.

It wasn't, but the format was rough. I get that they had to set this whole stacking-the-deck story established, and that part of that was throwing all the talent that might have helped EY out the door, but I could have gone for an X Division or Knockouts match, or any mid-card feud in place of at least one of the dozen or more talking segments that happened tonight.

THIS. In the review I said something like the Knockouts segment was nothing we haven't seen before but I'll take anything to give me a break from MVP at the moment.

 

[It's Damn Real!]

Yeah, I don't think either guy should have been World Champ, but holy fuck, Sabin was clearly worse. At least EY ran with the ball a few yards as a fighting champion, taking on all comers. The Sabin run was... forgettable at best.