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I just dislike the term because it's like they are ashamed to call themselves wrestling. Sports Entertainment is just a bad euphemism that Vince used to con advertisers that they started to believe themselves. Its being ashamed of being a wrestling company when making wrestling shows. While WWWF/WWF/WWE has always focused a bit more on the entertainment aspect of wrestling it wasn't like the others didn't do the same or even worse (Memphis).

Apart from the opener not one was a spot fest and even in the opener it wasn't flip for flips sake. There is a big difference between spot monkey and cruiser style etc. King vs Williams was more a technical affair if anything, Angle vs Joe was all round and AJ vs Daniels an intense brawl with some great spots and then the main event.

I don't think he dislikes sports entertainment, he dislikes BAD sports entertainment.

Ok you simply don't like the X division fine. Could have been a lot shorter with that. As for your "arguments" not going to bother as from what I have read from you previously.

Anyone a PWI Elite member? Cauz there is an article up there I am really interested in concerning WWE.

Yup and just for 77 days so not sure what Blackman was talking about. Maybe lost in translation or something. While Kash is a decent talent I'd move him to tags and used occasionally in X to put people over or let him go in order to freshen up the division. As the great Kevin Sullivan says: "Some must die so that others may live!"

Speaking of wit funny stuff for a while now on youtube if you haven't checked it out yet: WWE in 5 minutes

Think he will either have a good 2 month run with it before Roode gets it back setting up Storm vs Roode for the title or Roode vs Storm will be a grudge match and we get Aries vs Angle/AJ/Joe/Hardy at BFG where he gets put over. Either way will be fine and Roode did get a couple of clean and light cheat aka for a heel clean wins in his reign. I am confident the current writing team will do good whatever they do.

The type of character that she is and was playing and how well she executes it is hotter then she objectively is. First nerd girl and now crazy chick pretty much two staple smark favs. But just looking at pictures etc of her she is not that hot, not saying ugly but not as hot as a lot of other current and former women characters. Which is also in her favor as that makes her less generic. Hope that came across well.

Think the ultimate X disappointing more because of the bad execution of the finish and Dutt's injury early in the match. But Ion winning was the right choice as you don't want someone "new" coming in just winning the belt and he was the most viable of the heels. They kinda telegraphed it with the Sorenson thing but not too much, didn't think the segment was in bad taste or anything. Now you will have Ion holding and the new guys that get signed chasing. Personally to me that is one of the best things current creative is doing. Suspension of disbelief is back. With for instance the worked shoot nature of the Joey Ryan thing I am now less convinced Morgan is gone and that he might be part of Aces and Eights for instance. Ah well I am confident current creative will give us something good or at least decent as long as they don't hire bad actresses.

Yup WWE signs a bunch of good ones and some other good ones rumored. Since trips took over they have been really hovering the indies. Too bad it probably won't improve the product dramatically as the structural problems are still there but it will make it better.

Totally get that, I tend to only go to PWI of the general sites as that's the closest to a non dirt sheet around but I do avoid spoilers. Edit: Also to ad into the three hour thing Spike apparently did ask them to go three hours of new content but TNA declined as they wanted full quality focus on the 2 hours they have. I totally understand that if true but given the depth of the roster once the reshuffle is done and the total product is hitting its stride without needing as much attention I would like for TNA to get a good B show that really gets attention, similar to like early WWECW when it still got attention so with storylines etc and not like superstars, that then payoff on Impact or ppv as the roster is so deep right now they need something for the undercard. Pretty much a revamped and improved Xplosion which they are already airing in a lot of international markets. Saturday, Sunday morning or Tuesday would be good slots.

Guess you only read the headlines as the first hour will be a rewind show recapping the show before it. And thanks for one of the worst reviews ever again makhai , no taste or understanding of wrestling or how to write a review imho. Or what TNA has been doing lately imho. As evidenced even more by the Garret Bischoff comment in jest or no.

Try and watch at least the build towards this PPV. It was so good that Aries winning did feel legit. I'd go from post Lockdown till now which was all really good minus one segment, last segment second impact after Slammiversary, to get really caught up with what TNA is doing. And welcome back and enjoy the show.

Think need is over stating it as Roode vs Storm for the belt will still be great and this win has solidified Aries as a main event level talent. As long as he remains a prominent part of the show and in the title hunt he will be fine. TNA twelve for the win.

Great great ppv. Numbers are enjoyment simple enough. Last chance four way: Highly enjoyable with good spots and without bad setups etc. 7.25/10 Kash vs Andrews: Good match with Kash doing good work in butting Andrews over. 7/10 Joe Promo: Good and to the point. 7.5/10 King vs Williams: More technical match and also good. 7/10 Daniels promo: Excellent as always. 7.75/10 Dutt vs Cameron: My personal fav out of the qualifiers. 7.25/10 Sorenson promo: Decent stuff and sets up a good story. Not as impressed as others apparently 6.5/10 Ion vs Casanova: Did what it should do. 6.5/10 King, Dutt, Andrews, Roode promo: Good stuff from the three and excellent from Roode. 7.25/10 Joe vs Angle: Kickass match as always between these two. 8.25/10 Daniels vs AJ video: Good package focusing on the strong parts of the story. 8/10 AJ vs Daniels: Super stuff. 9/10 Aries promo: Also good as always. 7.75/10 Ultimate X: Good match and Dutt is a badass could have been higher but can't blame an unfortunate injury. 7.5/10 Ion Promo: He did a decent job despite the annoying fans. 7/10 Aries vs Roode video package: Excellent 9/10 Aries vs Roode: 10/10 nough said. Total enjoyment PPV: 9.25/10 Moving forward: I still expect Roode to win it back possibly with Storm costing Aries the win as he wants Roode at BFG setting up Storm vs Aries post BFG. While Roode vs Storm for the title has been lessened slightly it is still an epic story and deserves the title. But even without it it will be great. If Aries retains I expect Angle or Hardy or RVD to put him over at BFG. BFG series has now been thrown wide open elevating the excitement level of it, I think what the Roode vs Storm story has lost has been more then won in the BFG series, Aries story and X division elevation so its an overall win. In the X division I expect Ion to hold it for a while with Dutt and King being the main chasers till Sorensen comes back, after that we shall see. Williams and Kash get either let go to make room for other new guys or get transitioned to primary tag scene. King not winning is the right call as a non established guy shouldn't come out of nowhere to win it. While hot with the die hard wrestling followers he isn't as much with the casuals yet. Plus we have to see if his tag buddy shows up soon. Being the IWC some minor minor gripes: Impact zone was mediocre and not as good as the live TV's imho, King vs Williams and Andrews vs Kash went a tad too long that time should have gone to Daniels vs AJ, Ultimate X and Aries vs Roode. Would have liked the old raise the hand three times deal with the Angle submission. If Roode had kicked out of the brainbuster for another near fall it would have been 11/10. I was on the fence if TNA should go the slow route with income coming before investment as it came to advertising, going on the road etc aka the smart and safe route. But with the current product I really feel Dixie should ask Panda for a second round of investment like in 2004-2005 in order to try and blow the roof of the place aka the risky route. The talent is there, the product is there, the momentum is there, the booking is there. If it doesn't work out they can always go back to this level and pay Panda back. After the Asylum era, the Cross the Change era we are now officially in the Real era.

Yeah I posted that before the bell a while back. They are always great but that was one of the best ever.

Kenny Kings side of the story, source confirmed twitter: Between the [] are my additions for better reading.

Nah that was just some bs rumor over the net that it was supposed to be the Guns instead of the Headbangers. Has nothing to do with this. They gave Sabin a nice sendoff and an instant feud when/if he comes back. More to do with talent being disgruntled over the whole current direction. ANX shoot teaser talking about it:

Yeah was more a mode of expression. With X style matches shortness doesn't have to a problem but I like the longer ones which combine both the high octane style and tell a story and have selling, less then some like but there is a logic behind it as their high impact moves have do less damage and they are used to taking a beating coming so far being smaller. AKA cruiser logic, and that's the most important thing that it remains looking realistic. Anyhoo should be a very entertaining PPV with an already decently built post show.

Meh knowing TNA they would have probably allowed him to appear on ROH to drop the strap etc. Its more fail on ROH's part then anything. But ah well nice talent lets see what he does.

Type of man that grabs a better deal when he is free to do so? Ah well I don't see this what he did as big as a deal as people make it out to be and us only having heard ROH's side of the story. Thing is with guys like Williams there is so much talent and storylines going on atm where do you fit him in? Personally I would have both him and Kash return to tag scene and have them be occasional X wrestlers. And wait wasn't he free to negotiate with other companies? So technically if he signed the deal before the show didn't that cancel out his word agreement making a tv appearance ok? Ah well think its being way overblown.

Lolz. It doesn't suck it just overrates itself in my opinion and I'll leave it at that and don't want to discuss it. Happy 4th of July yanks.

Yeah true but still both had ROH as their last employer. And left probably for money reasons and Aries apparently also creative differences if you want to put a name to it. The whole King situation is kinda unique contract wise. Still plenty of overlaps in total. Also instead of going Aries style and dominating the X division I would rather see Rhett come in down the line.

I really hope ROH survives all this though, they should be the top indy and work that niche. Don't think this deal has worked out the way they hoped. Maybe Gabe can buy them back in the future and fuse them with DGUSA and Evolve and go back to pre tv ROH or work a syndicated show instead of "major" network show.