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Live Discussion for October 29th, 2014
The last time that they met, Bobby Roode set the pace for his match with Lashley.
He controlled the Destroyer in a way that no one had been able to do previously.
He even became the first person to kick out of Lashley's punishing finisher, the
spear. However, late in the match, Roode appeared to suffer an injury to his knee.
He seemed to slow down and, when he went for the Roode Bomb, he couldn't support
Lashley - or his own weight. It was there, Lashley smelled blood in the water
and finished the fight - just as he did this past week at Bellator 130.
It's been a few weeks, but are we sure that Roode's knee has recovered? On the
eve of Roode vs Lashley II, we caught up with The It Factor of Professional
Wrestling to check on his health ahead of the big fight!
"You know, my body has been to war many times, as has every person who has made
a career in this business. Walking around injured is part of life. Training
injured, wrestling injured, we have to do it - it's in our DNA. When I met
Lashley last time, my knee was not ready for the challenge. Picking him up,
I could feel my knee giving... Hell, I could feel it shooting through the
rest of my body. I don't know if my knee is 100%, but I do know it feels
better today than it did that night in New York. I'm dedicated. I am here
to win and be champion. My knee is going to be fine..."
Lashley, on the other hand, has his own health on his mind... Just four days
ago, Lashley went to war inside the Bellator MMA cage. He came out on top with
a stunning TKO finish, but one has to wonder if Lashley is coming into this
fight at 100%? The focus, training and wear-and-tear of a rigorous MMA schedule
is tough to do when it's your sole focus, but having to also carry the top
Championship in another organization is even more difficult to balance.
Both men have a lot to prove in this match and we have no doubt that, tomorrow
night, we will witness one of the most hard fought bouts this year.
Last week, Kurt Angle kicked off a Tag Team Tournament to showcase TNA's
tremendous tag team division and crown new #1 Contenders for The Wolves.
Of the 8 teams that entered, only four remain and the semi-finals will go down
this Wednesday night on IMPACT!
The Hardys kicked off the tournament last week in impressive fashion, knocking
out the Bro Mans, Jessie Godderz and DJZ, in the night's opening contest. When
the Hardys reunited this summer in NYC, they vowed to capture the Tag Team
Titles and they are clearly not stopping until they get another opportunity to
do so! EC3 & Tyrus are a brand new pairing that is already causing chaos
throughout the TNA locker room. The team, and so-called best friends, took out
EC3's former best friend Rockstar Spud and Showtime Eric Young in the opening
round of the contest.
You could say that the winners of this matchup are the favorites in the finals,
but just look at who the other teams are...
The pairing of Samoa Joe and Low Ki was a surprise to many, as the two have
become fierce rivals in the X-Division. However, the two made themselves a
powerhouse team and proved that they work well together by nabbing a big win
in the first round of the tournament. MVP & Kenny King have been working
together for a while now and looked unstoppable in their match against Chris
Melendez & Mr. Anderson. Imagine the power (and boasting) of a faction that
contains TNA World Heavyweight Champion Lashley and Tag Champs Kenny King &
MVP? Depending on where your allegiances lie, that is either incredibly
exciting... or terrifying.
These four teams will clash this Wednesday night at 9/8c on Spike TV and the
two winning teams will move on to the finals, with one team earning a shot
at The Wolves. Who is your pick to win it all? Can anyone tame The Wolves?
For the past several weeks, tensions have been building between Madison Rayne
and Taryn Terrell. Things all started when the two met for the right to challenge
HAVOK for the Knockouts Championship. Accusations of pulled tights and Madison
walking out as HAVOK decimated Taryn left a lot of bad blood between the two.
So, what led the two to team up this week?
"Madison and I have a lot of history. I wanted to give her the benefit of the
doubt and try to move-on. What better way to do that then team up and prove
that we're on the same page?" Taryn Terrell sounded very optimistic when
IMPACTWrestling.com caught up with her last night. She continued, "Look, I
would've stayed and helped Madison if the tables were turned, but I can
definitely understand not wanting to go face-to-face with her, considering
all the terrifying things she's done."
Madison Rayne refused to talk to IMPACTWrestling.com when we tried to reach
her. For her partner's sake, let's hope she's on the same page as Taryn
because the two ladies will face TNA's mean girls, The Beautiful People
this Wednesday night.
Angelina Love commented, "Oh, blah, Taryn and Madison... Of course they
don't like each other, no one likes either of them. The BP's aren't even
thinking about them. On Wednesday, we go to IMPACT and we SLAY... Then we
go on to bigger things... and by bigger, I mean HAVOK. I want MY title back."
Not to be outdone, Velvet Sky had the following to say in closing: "The
Beautiful People are the true queens of TNA. We've been here the longest
and we're definitely the most beautiful. Everyone else in this division
is beneath us."
While The Beautiful People always have a lot of attitude, they are also on
the same page, which is more than Taryn and Madison can say at this point.
One thing's for sure, sparks will fly when these four killer Knockouts meet
on IMPACT this Wednesday at 9/8c on Spike TV!
Also on the broadcast:
All this and so much more on Thursdays must-see IMPACT broadcast on
Spike TV at 9/8c, from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania!
