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[klunderbunker]

Watching the show now. GREAT opening segment.

 

[FunKay the Inevitable]

Watching the show now. GREAT opening segment.

Bryan and Show? Sounds good to me. Show's vastly underrated on the mic and Bryan's a very solid heel in terms of his promo skills.

 

[klunderbunker]

I really liked it. Henry came in and it went down a bit but it was still great.

 

[FunKay the Inevitable]

I really liked it. Henry came in and it went down a bit but it was still great.

The Andre the Giant line was pretty sweet.

Napoleon Complex is also an excellent line.

 

[klunderbunker]

Indeed it was.

 

[FunKay the Inevitable]

It's an interesting point though about Show. He's nowhere near Andre in terms of legacy and overall impact, but he's constantly cited as this generation’s incarnation simply due to his size.

 

[klunderbunker]

Which is incorrect anyway. This generation's Andre is the Undertaker.

 

[The Man They Call WMD]

Hey KB.. Did you think this when you watched?

After dropping the World Heavyweight title months earlier than expected at WWE's December TLC due to a groin injury, Henry was injured once again at Tuesday's WWE SmackDown tapings from Tuscon, AZ.

Mark Henry is believed to have suffered a hyper-extended knee during his match with the Big Show, which will air tonight on SyFy. Henry, who has dealt with knee problems in the past, threw a punch without properly planting his foot.

A reader who watched the Australian broadcast of SmackDown (which airs a day earlier down under) said it was clear that something went very wrong after Henry collapsed "like he had been shot in the thigh" and immediately exited the ring in pain. They immediately cut to commercial and the match eventually ended in a count out.

According to a script of SmackDown that has been circulating online this week, the original plan was for Daniel Bryan to attack Big Show with a chair. Show was supposed to make a comeback, chokeslam Bryan and leave him laid out. The show would then end with Henry delivering a big splash to Bryan, closing scene being Bryan destroyed in the ring.

 

[¡Roján!]

It's actually the 19th anniversary of Andre's death today.

 

[klunderbunker]

Hey KB.. Did you think this when you watched?

Oh yeah. Unless they completely change the American version tonight, the match is about 1 minute long. They go to a commercial and when it comes back, Show is being announced as the winner. Henry was punching him and then just falls on his face. Show beats up Bryan and Bryan runs from the punch to end the show.

 

[Little Jerry Lawler]

I wonder how his status will be for the Rumble. If he can't go, I can easily see them having a segment where Bryan attacks him with a chair or something.

 

[klunderbunker]

Or they could make it elimination or something and have him take a quick knockout punch.

 

[Little Jerry Lawler]

True.

 

[.]

A steel cage elimination match?

 

[klunderbunker]

Dusty Rhodes had one once. Although in that you won by throwing your opponent out of the cage.

 

[¡Roján!]

A steel cage elimination match?

I'm game. Although, I was also game for a Punjabi Prison match, so don't really take much note of me.

 

[The Man They Call WMD]

TNA star Sting was reportedly injured at Satuday night's TNA Impact Wrestling tapings from the UK, according to f4wonline.com. Credit to reader Stephen Lyon for sending in the following live report:

"In a match for the Feb 9th go-home Impact, it was Sting & Storm over Roode & Ray. Sting blew out his heel in an innocuous looking spot. Sting made Roode submit in the scorpion for the finish, then ref Brian Hebner did the X sign with his arms and sprinted down the aisle to the back to get help. Sting did a brief promo praising the fans, then said he'd heard something pop in his heel. Sting then brawled very gingerly with Bully Ray to the back, scuppering what appeared to be a Hogan & Sting & Storm vs Roode & Ray & Angle dark match. Instead, Hogan & Storm did a 2 on 3 cleaning house, before the Hogan pose down."

 

[The Man They Call WMD]

TNA

A lot of seats tarped off at the back of the arena. If sold out, crowd will be around 7,000.

Dixie Carter came out before the show to thank us all. Crowd booed the mention of the TNA German and French TV partners.

Very basic stage. No entrance videos for anyone.

February 2nd show:

Bully Ray and Bobby Roode come out. Then James Storm, and Sting. Announces a four way - Roode, Ray, Storm and Jeff Hardy at PPV. We will have Roode vs. Storm, and Ray vs. Storm tonight.

1. Magnus & Samoa Joe vs. Matt Morgan & Crimson in a Buckingham Brawl. Heels had to tag in and out, faces were both in at same time. Magnus and Joe win after Magnus hits the knees off the top to Morgan.

2. Austin Aries beat Mark Haskins by submission. Haskins botched a shooting star press, Lesnar style. Brainbuster followed by a roll into submission was the finish. Haskins was carried out after the match.

3. Bobby Roode beat James Storm with a spear after interference from Ray in a very good match. Ray and Roode attacked Storm post match, Sting made the save.

Eric and Garrett Bischoff segment. They'll reveal who trained Garrett. My money's on Hogan. Cornette Face made an appearance here, for those Botchamania fans!

4. Tara beat Gail Kim with Widow's Peak. Some botched moves, and interference gone wrong from Madison Rayne led to the finish.

5. James Storm beat Bully Ray after a super kick. Storm had taped ribs. Roode and Sting came out during the match to interfere and prevent it.

Hulk Hogan is revealed as Garrett Bischoff's trainer. Insert joke here.

February 9th show:

1. Daniels beat AJ Styles after hitting him with brass knuckles during an attempted Styles Clash. Daniels had thrown the knux to Kazarian at ringside, who acted conflicted when it came to throwing the knux back in.

Interview segment with Ray and Roode. Sting comes out and adds himself as enforcer to the match at the PPV. He books Ray and Roode vs. Storm and Sting for later on.

2. Alex Shelley beat Doug Williams and Austin Aries in a 3 way, pinning Aries with the Sliced Bread after Aries had kicked Williams low following a Chaos Theory on Shelley.

Magnus and Joe promo. Huge pop for Magnus' "this is England" line. They challenge Crimson and Morgan to the titles at the PPV. Champions come out and send them packing.

3. Velvet Sky beat Mickie James. Crowd did not know what to make of this face vs. face match. Sky won with an inside cradle.

Then there was a segment with Garrett and Hogan. Crowd turned on Garrett after he got the Hulk Hogan seal of approval. Hogan announced Garrett vs. Gunner for ppv. Eric low- blowed Hogan and Gunner /Eric took out Garrett. Hulk then hulked up. This storyline is not going to go well...

4. Main event: Sting and Storm beat Roode and Ray when Sting made Roode tap to the Scorpion Deathlock. Ray teased interfering but bailed on Roode.

Slow paced match, but the crowd liked it. Everyone seemed really burned out at this point though.

Post show, Sting gave a speech... Angle ran out and joined in beat down with Ray and Roode. Hogan made the save... Hulking up and hit Ray with a big boot before hitting the same on Angle.
Good show all in. Hogan and Sting got the biggest reaction. The lack of an interval between shows killed the crowd towards the end of show 2. No Kurt Angle or Ric Flair, which was surprising. Pretty much two Impacts using what would have been the house show crew, plus a few names.

Note : No Jeff Hardy either. We didn't think he could enter the UK after his conviction in North Carolina.

 

[X]

Sounds like a decent set of tapings, a few matches there worth checking out potentially.

 

[a0161613]

I'll watch them just because I could have been there. But nothing overly special sounding from the sound of it.

 

[The Man They Call WMD]

WZ has learned that both Ryback (formerly Skip Sheffield) and Ricardo Rodriguez are backstage at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis.

According to sources, Ricardo will be appearing in the Royal Rumble match tonight, and we have been told that while Ryback does have his gear with him, it is unknown if he will actually appear on the PPV. Ryback has been working dark matches recently prior to TV tapings.

 

[The Man They Call WMD]

Credible Rumor that Carlito may return tonight

 

[Harthan]

Credible Rumor that Carlito may return tonight

When Carlito gave a shit about what he was doing, he was pretty damn good. I could get behind this.

 

[Baller]

If true about Carlito I will be a happy man

 

[The Man They Call WMD]

Daniel Bryan's opponents for the SmackDown Elimination Chamber at next month's pay-per-view in Milwaukee will be Wade Barrett, Intercontinental Champion Cody Rhodes, Big Show, Mark Henry and Randy Orton