infinitekillz Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 If things work out for you this will be a thing of beauty. I think so far it's been a good diary. No offense to the other "corners" but I follow this one the most. But the Global Impact concept is really clever and with the right execution should take TNA to the next level! You use top Intl. talent up and down the roster to help the ratings, while building your own guys in those areas and gaining exposure/popularity for the company. It also adds a twist, as it enables each region to have their own issues that fit into the broader picture of TNA. Makes for something interesting matches too. Good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hive Posted July 23, 2012 Author Share Posted July 23, 2012 If things work out for you this will be a thing of beauty. I think so far it's been a good diary. No offense to the other "corners" but I follow this one the most. But the Global Impact concept is really clever and with the right execution should take TNA to the next level! You use top Intl. talent up and down the roster to help the ratings, while building your own guys in those areas and gaining exposure/popularity for the company. It also adds a twist, as it enables each region to have their own issues that fit into the broader picture of TNA. Makes for something interesting matches too. Good luck Thanks man, glad you like it. It is indeed my hope that Global Impact will take me to national (and then beyond!) before my competitors, AWA and WCW. It is a gamble though, as I'm relying heavily on being able to loan top names from other promotions - at least untill I manage to get my own stars sufficiently over in those areas. The key will be not using up those loans too quickly and making sure to use them right in conjunction with my own talent. The show is also different in the sense that it doesn't feature the same wrestlers each week and thus doesn't run storylines in the same way as a traditional weekly wrestling show. But that's part of the unique charm, I think. I've been happy with the results in the last two weeks, and sure hope I can keep it up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hive Posted July 26, 2012 Author Share Posted July 26, 2012 TNA Impact! Pre-show match: Shannon Moore vs. Brickhouse Brown Moore pinned Brown after a spectacular move which JR calls a 'Mooregasm'. Winner: Shannon Moore Match length: 5:26 Rating: D+ Oenomaus vs. The Gambler This violent monster, who may or may not be a certain familiar face, finishes the gambling man in a short day's work with a Thrust Spinebuster. Which, incidently, is another signature Ron Simmons move. Hmm... Winner: Oenomaus Match length: 2:02 Rating: E+ Christian Cage and his mentor, Bob Backlund, is in the ring. Christian says that he has learned a lot from Backlund and that as long as he has his... moral support during matches, noone will be able to dethrone him as TNA X Division Champion. Waltman and Jericho comes out and accuses Cage of being an incompetent crook who only gets by on outside interference, and an argument ensues. Both Jericho and Waltman challenges Cage to a title match right here tonight, but Cage refuses on the grounds that a triple threat match between the three has already been scheduled for Victory Road. TNA Comminisionar Nick Bockwinkel then comes out to say that although Victory Road will indeed feature a triple threat between Cage, Jericho and Waltman for the title... it doesn't really matter much to him which of the three will walk into the match as champion! So tonight, it will be Cage defending his title... against Sean Waltman! And to counter what will undoubtedly be Backlund in Cage's corner, Jericho will be in Waltman's corner! Neither Cage nor Backlund seems particularly pleased, and Jericho isn't initially too happy that Waltman got the chance... but eventually wishes him luck and promises to back him up. Rating: C Non-title match: The Apocalypse © vs. The Youngbloods The devastating force of Abyss and Doomsday makes short work here as Abyss pins Chris after a Chokeslam. Winners: The Apocalypse Match length: 2:35 Rating: D After the match, Doomsday gives Mark the same treatment as his brother - and as both Youngbloods are down and out, the reigning champions grab a mic and informs Team 3D that this is their faith come sunday... Rating: B- The Rock 'n' Roll Express vs. PG-13 Morton pins Ice after a Double Dropkick double-team move from the veterans. Winners: The Rock 'n' Roll Express Match length: 5:50 Rating: C A hype video dedicated to The Road Warriors is aired. Decent, but unspectacular stuff. Rating: C+ Jim Neidhart vs. Jeff Jarrett Neidhart submits to Jarrett's Figure Four Leglock in a surprisingly good match, given its' length and participants. Winner: Jeff Jarrett Match length: 6:10 Rating: B- Team 3D vs. The Destruction Crew Devon pins Bloom after a 3D as Ray and Devon shows good form ahead of their title match at Victory Road. Winners: Team 3D Match length: 5:52 Rating: B- Davey Boy Smith is talking to Howard Finkel, explaining him that he looks forward to defeating Rhino at Victory Road to - once again - prove that he is deserving world champion and that he will keep defeating any challengers again and again, no matter who's coming at him. Rating: B+ TNA X Division Championship match: Sean Waltman /w. Chris Jericho vs. Christian Cage © /w. Bob Backlund Jericho did what he could to prevent Backlund from interfering, but in the end, it was exactly such an attempt that allowed Backlund to help Cage win: after an assault from Backlund on Cage behind the ref's back, and angry Jericho stepped into the ring - but was stopped by the ref. As Jericho was arguing with the ref, Backlund interefered again, setting up Waltman for a Killswitch and the 1-2-3 from Cage. Winner, and still champion: Christian Cage Match length: 13:26 Rating: C- Sting and Eddie Guerrero cuts a promo on Nash and DDP, calling them crybabies for blaming them of their failures. They feel that Nash and DDP should rather take responsibility for their own actions and fortunes, and realize that the only reason they fail to succeed is because of their attitutes towards the business. Oh, and also: they will go DOWN at Victory Road! Rating: B+ Harlem Heat vs. The Quebecers Rougeau goes down to Stevie Ray's Heat Seeker. Winners: Harlem Heat Match length: 7:17 Rating: C After the match, The Heat cuts a promo on The Road Warriors and suggests that they should rather be training for their upcoming match at Victory Road instead of mocking around in Japan. Rating: B- And now off to something really special: Piper's Pit! 'Rowdy' Roddy is treating us with a special interview tonight, as he has invited his opponent for Victory Road: Bob Backlund! Only... instead of Backlund, out comes a really old and worn-down man... much to the delight of the crowd! Piper proceeds to interview 'Backlund' with mockery questions to which the old man gives out confused and hilarious answers. One person did not seem to enjoy this segment, however: Bob Backlund himself, who sneaks in through the crowd and attacks Piper from behind, beating him down in quite a brutal fashion! He even hits him with a chair several times! Oh no! Will Piper recover in time for Victory Road...? Rating: B When Sting comes out, the crowd really pops. He proceeds to high-five several audience members and provides us with several signature "wooo!"'s. Rating: A Davey Boy Smith, Sting and Eddie Guerrero vs. Rhino /w. James Mitchell, Kevin Nash and Diamond Dallas Page What a main event we have here tonight, wow! The crowd is wild for this match, and the competitors deliver! After a tremendous back and forth match, where Nash managed to distract the ref from counting a pinfall from Guerrero on DDP earlier, Davey Boy ends up being pinned by Rhino after a Ghore! Winners: Rhino, Kevin Nash and Diamond Dallas Page Match length: 18:55 Rating: A Show rating: B- (I had hoped for more, but then I guess I shouldn't have had Harlem Heat vs. The Quebecers as the second-to-last match...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hive Posted August 3, 2012 Author Share Posted August 3, 2012 TNA Global Impact! Pre-show match: The Heartbreakers vs. Brickhouse Brown and CW Anderson Ruiz pinned Brown after a Broken Heart. Winners: The Heartbreakers Match length: 4:17 Rating: D- The Ultimate Warrior vs. Barry Horowitz A Warrior Splash on Horowitz and it's all over. Winner: The Ultimate Warrior Match length: 2:46 Rating: E+ The Latin-American Connection vs. Cannonball Grizzly and Julio Sanchez Santana catches Grizzly with an impactful Flying Forearm that gives a 3-count. Winners: The Latin-American Connection Match length: 4:44 Rating: D- Konnan is in the ring with a title belt of sorts. He explains the audience that after being cheated of first the TNA World Heavyweight Championship and then the TNA American Heavyweight Championship the following week, both times due to corrupt officials having been instructed from TNA headquarters to keep the belts on filthy Tennessee hands (at least that's Konnan's version of his losses)... well after that, a local Mexican businessman came to him with this belt: according to Konnan, he said: "Konnan, as the #1 wrestler in Mexico today"... Konnan then pauses and says "scratch that, that's not what he said at all" before continuing. "No I remember now, he said: Konnan, as the #1 wrestler in North America today... no wait, that's not right either. Oh wait, here it is: Konnan, as the #1 wrestler in the world today, I present you with this belt, the Global Heavyweight Championship. As the greatest champion of them all, I can see no more fit human being to entrust with the solemn task of establishing a fair tournament to decide the first ever holder of this glorious title, this true world title, without the blatant corruption from TNA headquarters." The crowd appears somewhat sceptical, but Konnan promises them that tonight, all the greatest wrestlers in Mexico will get a chance to qualify for tongiht's main event for this title. "And that is why Cien Caras, Mil Mascaras, Silver King and Dr. Wagner Jr. will face off for a single spot in this match of magnitude! The other half of the title match will be decided when I, the great Konnan, will take on a mystery challenger... soon." The crowd boos with the news that Konnan, expectedly, has given himself an edge already, facing only one person instead of 3 like the others. But who will his opponent be...? Rating: B- El Texano /w. Silver King vs. Misterioso El Texano pins Misterioso after tag team partner Silver King blasted him with a chair while the ref wasn't looking. Winner: El Texano Match length: 5:50 Rating: D+ TNA Global Heavyweight Championship qualification match: Misterioso vs. Konnan Yup, that's right. Amidst loud boos, Konnan storms out, being quite the opportunist, to demand that the ref start a match between him and already downed Misterioso, still suffering from the chair blast. A dazed Misterioso fights bravely, but stands little chance. A Tequila Sunrise gives Konnan the victory. Winner: Konnan Match length: 3:47 Rating: C- Backstage, brothers Silver King and Dr. Wagner Jr., both in the other qualification match, talk about working together to ensure that it will be one of the two brothers who will be facing Konnan in the final match. Rating: C+ Rayo De Jalisco Jr. and Volador vs. Abismo Negro and Scorpio Jr. De Jalisco Jr. pins Negro after the Tope en Reversa to win a fairly exciting luchador tag match. Winners: Rayo De Jalisco Jr. and Volador Match length: 10:48 Rating: C- Mexican luchador legend Mil Mascaras is on the mic, talking about how dishonorable Konnan is. Not only has he abused his power to get into the title match, he also made sure that whoever he will be facing will be tired and worn-out - as he has scheduled the other qualification match to take place right before the title match itself! But Mil Mascaras promises to learn Konnan a little thing or two about what a humble and honest man can perform with his back against the wall. Rating: B- Sting vs. Mascara Ano 2000 American icon, Sting, gets a victory in his first match in Mexico as he submits his opponent to his deadly Scorpion Deathlock. Winner: Sting Match length: 9:37 Rating: C TNA Global Heavyweight Championship qualification match: Cien Caras vs. Mil Mascaras vs. Silver King vs. Dr. Wagner Jr. A really good match here between some of Mexico's very finest. The end came when El Texano, eager to pay in kind and help Silver King, aims a chair shot at Mil Mascaras, held by Silver and Dr. W - but Mascaras ducks, and the chair connects with the two brothers instead! Mascaras then quickly covers Dr. W for the win, with Cien Caras unable to break up the pin in time. Winner: Mil Mascaras Match length: 15:17 Rating: B As Silver King, Dr. Wagner Jr. and El Texano argues between them while heading backstage, an angry Cien Caras, who obviously feels that *he* should have won the match, takes his anger out on Mil Mascaras - untill Sting storms out to make the save! Caras does not look happy with Sting... Rating: A Out comes Konnan, who orders Sting to head backstage and demands that Mascaras gets ready - because their match is about to start NOW! Not really a contender for "Act of sportsmanship of the year" shown by Konnan here. Rating: B TNA Global Heavyweight Championship match: Konnan vs. Mil Mascaras Mascaras held on as long as he could, which was far longer than anyone would expect a man of his age to do in this situation, being exhausted from his match as well as recently attacked. Konnan is obviously surprised as well, but in the end Konnan's impressive wrestling powers prevail. Or maybe it was the fact that he used the ropes as leverage while pinning Mascaras. Either way, Konnan wins to become the first Global Heavyweight Champion! Winner, and new champion: Konnan Match length: 13:39 Rating: B+ Show rating: B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hive Posted August 5, 2012 Author Share Posted August 5, 2012 TNA Victory Road 1996 card: Sting and Eddie Guerrero vs. Kevin Nash and Diamond Dallas Page TNA World Heavyweight Championship match: Rhino vs. Davey Boy Smith © TNA World Tag Team Championship match: Team 3D vs. The Apocalypse © Roddy Piper vs. Bob Backlund Harlem Heat vs. The Road Warriors TNA X Division Championship match: Chris Jericho vs. Sean Waltman vs. Christian Cage © Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hive Posted August 6, 2012 Author Share Posted August 6, 2012 TNA Victory Road 1996 http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v189/KingofHearts316/TNA%20Events/VictoryRoad.png Jeff Jarrett vs. Shannon Moore Jarrett opens the PPV with a submission victory as Moore submits to his Figure Four Leglock. Winner: Jeff Jarrett Match length: 5:05 Rating: C+ After his match, Jarrett complains about him - a part-owner and founder of TNA, the first ever TNA World Heavyweight Champion and former TNA American Heavyweight Champion - being given the chore of teaching a young rookie the ways of the ring in the opening match of the PPV. He deserves more and better! Rating: C+ The Rock 'n' Roll Express vs. The Quebeckers A good and even match between two veteran tag teams ends with Gibson pinning Rougeau after a Double Dropkick. Winners: The Rock 'n' Roll Express Match length: 6:42 Rating: C+ Jim Ross and Honky Tonk Man discusses the mysterious Oenomaus who has shown his menacing impact in recent weeks. Ross believes he may be Ron Simmons under the mask, but HTM shruggs it off and declares that he sees no resemblance what-so-ever. Rating: B Roddy Piper talks about "that scumball" Backlund being given the displeasure of finding out exactly why he's called 'Hot Rod' later tonight, when he'll be taking the old man back to the school he clearly never finished! Rating: B TNA X Division Championship match: Chris Jericho vs. Sean Waltman vs. Christian Cage © /w. Bob Backlund Good match here between 3 talented and even performers. The open match tipped towards Cage's favor due to having Backlund in his corner however, who not only broke up pin attempts on Cage by both Jericho and Waltman - but also kept Waltman from breaking up Cage's successful pin on Jericho, after a Killswitch. Winner, and still champion: Christian Cage Match length: 15:10 Rating: C+ Sting and Eddie Guerrero are riling each other up for tonight's match against Nash and DDP, promising the fans a great match and that they'll give it their all to show their opponents their places. Rating: B+ Harlem Heat vs. The Road Warriors /w. Paul Ellering In spite of Ellering's best efforts, he was unable to secure another victory for his clients. Instead, Booker T pinned Animal after a Book End. Really strong tag match here, between two of the best teams in wrestling today. Winners: Harlem Heat Match length: 18:06 Rating: B Nash and DDP cuts a half-assed promo on Sting and Guerrero, stating that they're the best duo in the history of wrestling and that they'll show "Stink" and "Speedy Gonzalez" exactly why later tonight. Let's all hope that they fight better than they talk today... and that Nash sobers up. Rating: C+ Roddy Piper vs. Bob Backlund Noticeable is the absence of Christian Cage by Backlund's side, which though makes the match refreshingly even between these two veterans. After both locking in their finishing submission move several times during the match, 'Rowdy' Roddy gets the upper hand in the end and makes Backlund tap out to his Sleeperhold. Another very fine match. Winner: Roddy Piper Match length: 14:03 Rating: B Rhino and James Mitchell talks about how Rhino will be dismembering Davey Boy Smith tonight and use his bones to pick his tooth. Rating: B+ TNA World Tag Team Championship match: Team 3D vs. The Apocalypse © A good and even match here that could easily go either way. Literally. The match ends when Devon has Abyss down for the 3-count - while Doomsday has Ray down as well. The ref, however, only saw Doomsday's pin and counted that one. Devon and Ray rightfully feels cheated, but The Apocalypse retains. Winners, and still champions: The Apocalypse Match length: 15:26 Rating: B- A hype video featuring Davey Boy Smith airs. It shows how he won the world heavyweight championship and his subsequent defenses of it. Rating: B+ TNA World Heavyweight Championship match: Rhino /w. James Mitchell vs. Davey Boy Smith © Another good, strong and even match here between two muscular men. It takes two Running Powerslams in a row before Davey Boy manages to pin Rhino to retain. Winner, and still champion: Davey Boy Smith Match length: 14:31 Rating: B- When Sting comes out, the crowd really pops. He proceeds to high-five several audience members and provides us with several signature "wooo!"'s. Rating: B+ Sting and Eddie Guerrero vs. Kevin Nash and Diamond Dallas Page An outright fantastic match here between 4 superb performers. It had everything a great match needs, including drama, good flow, exciting spots and several near-falls! After a long and action-packed match, DDP pins Guerrero cleanly (not counting minor cheating here and there during the match by the heels) after a Diamond Cutter. Winners: Kevin Nash and Diamond Dallas Page Match length: 27:30 Rating: A After the match, Nash and DDP celebrates their victory and mocks their opponents - making the crowd boo them loudly as they garnish tons of heat. Rating: B+ Show rating: B+ (YEAH!!!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hive Posted August 13, 2012 Author Share Posted August 13, 2012 TNA Impact! Pre-show match: John Kronus vs. Corporal Punishment A Kronus Driver secures the victory for Kronus. Winner: John Kronus Match length: 4:48 Rating: C- Oenomaus vs. Cheetah Master The muscular masked man gets another win here as the cheetah falls victim to a Dominator. Winner: Oenomaus Match length: 2:37 Rating: E+ DDP is with Kevin Nash in the ring, boasting about their victory against Sting and Guerrero at Victory Road. DDP says that Guerrero does not deserve the TNA American Championship as he is an inferior man compared to DDP, which he proved when pinning Guerrero at VR, and that he ought to just outright surrender the title to him. Out comes Guerrero to bicker, ending with the two of them actually agreeing to a title match tonight! Rating: B+ The Quebecers vs. The Youngbloods Decent tag team action as Rougeau makes Mark Y submit to a Boston Crab. Winners: The Quebecers Match length: 5:30 Rating: C- Rhino and James Mitchell are out to talk about Rhino's defeat against Davey Boy Smith. Rhino says that not only does he want a rematch, he needs it. And more importantly, he deserves it. Their match at VR was an open affair and completely inconclusive - opposed to their match earlier this year, when Rhino was clear and deserved winner (according to Mitchell, at least, who clearly forgot Jericho's involvement back then). Davey Boy comes out to say that he's not afraid of Rhino's brute force, Mitchell's sneaky tactics - or anything else they or anyone else can throw at him. He will defend his title right here tonight against Rhino, and he will prevail - but when Rhino loses, and he assures them that it is indeed only a question of when and how, then he will not get any further matches! Rating: B+ Chris Jericho vs. Shannon Moore A surprisingly good match here by young rookie Moore where he put up a good fight, though he eventually lost out to Jericho's Lionsault. Winner: Chris Jericho Match length: 6:30 Rating: C+ TNA X Division Champion Christian Cage and his manager, Bob Backlund, comes out to mock Jericho. He says that it's no wonder that he has been unable to represent a proper challenge for Cage's title, what with barely being able to defeat a "child greenhorn" (referring to Moore, obviously). Jericho takes the mic: "Yes, yes, it's all true: I have come up short in title matches against you more than once. I must say, it has been some really clever and brilliant work... by your manager, Backlund." Cage's smile quickly turns into disbelief as Jericho gives all glory to his manager. Jericho continues: "Because let's face it, he's the one who has been winning your matches for you. Without him, you'd be at the bottom of the X Division food chain, nowhere near that title around your waist right now. He has saved your a*s time and again, and... oh wait, that reminds me: where were you when he fought 'Rowdy' Roddy at Victory Road? No wait, let me guess: you are the great title holder and probably had more important stuff to do. I mean, your career is much more important than a broken old man's, right?" Of course, Jericho is goating Cage into agreeing with him, much to the dismay of Backlund. Jericho finishes off by saying that TNA Commissionary Nick Bockwinkel has agreed to let Jericho have a 1 on 1 rematch for the title next week - and that he urges Backlund to really think hard about which role he wants to play in that match... Rating: C Team 3D vs. PG-13 Ray pins Wolfie D after a 3D in a match that was much better than anyone would have expected. Ray and Devon are really starting to shine. Winners: Team 3D Match length: 6:15 Rating: B- After the match, Team 3D rants against Abyss and Doomsday for their tainted win at VR and vows to be the ones to finally dethrone them. Rating: B- Another tag team interview follows, as Harlem Heat gloats about their victory against The Road Warriors, futhermore stating that "1-1 will become 2-1 soon enough, suckas!". Rating: C+ The Road Warriors /w. Paul Ellering vs. The Latin-American Connection Hawk + Doomsday Device = Vega getting pinned was the equation derived from this match. Winners: The Road Warriors Match length: 5:38 Rating: C+ After the match, Finkel asks The Road Warriors about their loss to Harlem Heat. Ellering explains that although they lost their last encounter, he would like to remind everyone that they won the first one - just as they would 9 out of 10 times against "those two obnoxious gang members". It just happens to be that they have only fought 2 times, in which Stevie Ray and Booker T was lucky to get their fluke win last match, and that if they fought 8 more matches, they'd all be victories for Animal and Hawk! Rating: C- Finkel then interviews Sting, who says that in spite of their loss, he was proud to stand side by side with Eddie Guerrero and that they fought a valiant battle. He adds that had DDP and Nash cut out their cheating antics, the match would have gone a whole other way, but that he will not be using any excuses and instead be looking forward and making sure to be even better prepared next time. He finishes off with a few "Woo!"'s. Rating: B+ TNA World Heavyweight Championship match: Rhino /w. James Mitchell vs. Davey Boy Smith © A good, open match here that is arguably a step up from their Victory Road encounter and full of better execution overall. Rhino is on fire and full of aggression and eagernes to become champion, but lets his temper get the better of him and is DQed for attacking the ref for, according to Rhino, continually counting too slowly when attempting to pin the champion. Winner, and still champion: Davey Boy Smith Match length: 15:41 Rating: B DDP comes out before his match, demanding that a recap of him and Nash's victory against Sting and Guerrero from Victory Road is aired. Only it's a recap he himself cut, showing only offensive moves done by his own team and, of course, the pinfall victory following a Diamond Cutter on Guerrero. None of DDP and Nash's foul play is shown either, coincidentally. Rating: B TNA American Heavyweight Championship match: Diamond Dallas Page /w. Kevin Nash vs. Eddie Guerrero © Quite a fantastic match here, really giving the crowd something special. Nash is a constant distraction but doesn't interfer much physically, leaving most of the match a fairly clean affair. He does, however, distract the ref from seeing that DDP submits to Guerrero's Lasso From El Paso, which makes the enraged Guerrero chase towards Nash, who is quick to get out of the way and jump off the apron. Shortly after, Guerrero is on victory course yet again when hitting an impressive Frog Splash - but before the ref could count to 3, Nash, puts DDP's leg on one of the ring ropes and makes sure that the ref sees it right before counting 3. Wanting no more of this, Guerrero launches a devastating suicide dive out of the ring into Nash, which takes him out. But as he gets back on his feet and back into the ring, obviously not unaffected by the dive himself, DDP surprises him with a Diamond Cutter and gets the pinfall! Winner, and new champion: Diamond Dallas Page Match length: 17:40 Rating: A After the match, DDP and Nash celebrates while the crowd goes wild with boos. Rating: B Show rating: B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hive Posted September 5, 2012 Author Share Posted September 5, 2012 TNA Global Impact! Live from Tokyo, Japan! TNA Global Heavyweight Championship holder Konnan starts the show with a promo, proclaiming his own greatness. Nick Bockwinkel comes out to interrupt Konnan, calling him a sneaky, cheating scoundrel. It appears that Konnan's lovely story about a Mexican businessman giving him the belt to supervise and making him in charge of a tournament for it was a load of cra... in reality, Konnan stole the belt from Bockwinkel's office - and it was supposed to have been a part of a huge tournament spanning not just Mexico but also Japan, Canada, UK and Europe! Konnan claims that he won it fair and square and vows that he won't give it up. Bockwinkel says that since Konnan did in fact win it in a match (although a crooked one), he will not strip him off the title... but he will, starting next week, force him to defend it every week untill he loses it! Konnan does not look pleased at all. Bockwinkel then proclaims that he will become more of a presence on Global Impact from now on, to ensure that something like this does not happen again. He then walks to the announcers table, where he is apparantly going to help with color commentary. Rating: C Kaz Hayashi vs. Bobby Blaze A Senton Back Splash wins the match for Kaz. Winner: Kaz Hayashi Match length: 3:41 Rating: D Los Cowboys vs. Skayde and Super Calo Silver King and El Texano looked fine in this luchador matchup, and El Texano secured the win on Super Calo after a Dandina Cradle. Winners: Los Cowboys Match length: 5:47 Rating: D+ Atsushi Onita cuts a promo stating that he's the pinacle of puroresu, which is far superior to gaijin wrestling - and proclaims that any Japanese wrestler incapable of defeating a gaijin is dishonoring their common legacy. He then mentions the names of the Japanese wrestlers failing to win against Americans at Global Impact 2 weeks ago, finishing by mentioning Shinya Hashimoto... whom he then announces he will defeat for the main event tonight! Rating: B- The Ultimate Warrior and Dan Severn vs. The Great Kabuki and Tarzan Goto Atsushi Onita must not have liked the outcome of this match, as Severn made Goto tab out to his Beast Choker. Winners: The Ultimate Warrior and Dan Severn Match length: 7:14 Rating: C- A video plays to hype some of the stars from the show tonight, including Sting, Hashimoto, Chono, Onita and Hayabusa. Rating: B- Genichiro Tenryu vs. Jinsei Shinzaki Tenryu pins Shinzaki after a Powerbomb while looking strong in the process. Winner: Genichiro Tenryu Match length: 5:44 Rating: B- When Sting comes out, the crowd really pops. He proceeds to high-five several audience members and provides us with several signature "wooo!"'s. Rating: B Sting vs. Tiger Mask Sting takes on and defeats one of the true legends of Japanese wrestling as Tiger Mask submits to a Scorpion Deathlock. Winner: Sting Match length: 6:49 Rating: C+ After the match, the two competitors shake hands as a sign of respect. Rating: C Hayabusa vs. Masahiro Chono A really good and even match here, in which Chono came out victorious after a Shining Yakuza Kick. Winner: Masahiro Chono Match length: 18:23 Rating: B+ Following his victory, Chono proceeds to cut a promo on Shinya Hashimoto, whom he calls all sorts of nasty things and apparantly has a quarrell with. He claims that Hashimoto has been given advances on his expense throughout his career and that he does not deserve the position he currently has in Japanese wrestling today. Rating: A Shinya Hashimoto vs. Atsushi Onita A fantastic match here between two of the most skilled competitors this side of Tennessee. After a long and exciting match, a Vertical Drop Brainbuster by Hashimoto seemed keen to end the match - untill Masahiro Chono unexpectedly jumped in and attacked Hashimoto! The ref called for the DQ. Winner: Shinya Hashimoto Match length: 22:25 Rating: A After the match, Chono proceeds to give Hashimoto a proper beating, hitting his finisher twice. Rating: B+ Show rating: B (Had hoped for a B+, but eh...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hive Posted September 18, 2012 Author Share Posted September 18, 2012 TNA Impact! Pre-show match: Bobby Eaton and Jim Neidhart vs. PG-13 Eaton pins Wolfie D after an Alabama Slam. Winners: Bobby Eaton and Jim Neidhart Match length: 5:11 Rating: C+ Oenomaus vs. Barry Horowitz Another quick victory for the dominating gladiator... after a Dominator. The crowd has begun yelling "Simmons! Simmons! Simmons!" after him, which seems to anger him somewhat. Which he then took out on poor Horowitz. Winner: Oenomaus Match length: 2:24 Rating: E+ Nick Bockwinkel comes out to announce that a new #1 contender for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship will be decided tonight... in a match between Sting and Kevin Nash, with the winner facing off against Davey Boy Smith at Hard Justice! Rating: B Howard Finkel attempts to interview Oenomaus, who just walks past him in a menacing fashion as if he didn't hear nor see Finkel. Rating: C+ Jeff Jarrett vs. Corporal Punishment A Figure Four Leglock makes CP submit. Winner: Jeff Jarrett Match length: 4:16 Rating: C- After the match, Jarrett goes on the mic. He mentions that this previous match marks his 5th victory in a row and says that he's in a better shape now than ever before - which means that he's ready to get his TNA American Heavyweight Championship back. He lost the right to challenge for it as long as Guerrero was champion, but what do you know: he's not anymore! So now Jarrett wants a title shot! Out comes Guerrero to stake his own claim for a re-match at the title untill an arrogant DDP, alongside Kevin Nash, comes out to state that he's not afraid of either of them, and says that he'll take them both on at Hard Justice! Rating: B Sean Waltman and Harlem Heat vs. Chris Kanyon and The Heavenly Bodies /w. Bruce Prichard Waltman pins Kanyon after a Superkick. Winner: Sean Waltman and Harlem Heat Match length: 5:34 Rating: C After the match, Paul Ellering and The Road Warriors pop up on the big screen to mock Harlem Heat for needing a "tiny rookie" like Waltman to win a match for them. Rating: C A hype video featuring Rhino airs, showing some of his best moves and most menacing stares. Heavy stuff. Rating: B+ TNA X Division Championship match: Chris Jericho vs. Christian Cage © /w. Bob Backlund It seems like Backlund listened carefully to what Jericho said last week, as he's not helping Cage at all in this match - much to the dismay of Cage himself. A few times, he even yells at Backlund for not aiding him against Jericho, who seems quite on fire. Both men shows good form in a decent match where both men got close to pinfalls more than once. The end came when Jericho locked in a Liontamer; Cage was close to reaching the ropes, but not close enough... Backlund stepped up to rinside and looked like he was going to interfer, but stopped and just stared at Cage. Eventually, without being able to reach the ropes and without help from Backlund, Cage had to give in. Winner, and new champion: Chris Jericho Match length: 13:50 Rating: C+ Roddy Piper bumps into Davey Boy Smith backstage where he congratulates him on finally being world champion. They talk a bit about "the old days" and the fact that they never had a match against each other and cracks a few jokes before parting ways. Rating: B+ The Rock 'n' Roll Express vs. The Youngbloods vs. The Quebecers vs. The Destruction Crew Gibson pins Mark Y after a Double Dropkick in a fine tag team match. Winners: The Rock 'n' Roll Express Match length: 8:39 Rating: C+ The Apocalypse are out to mock Team 3D for being the latest victims in their dominating run as tag team champions. They claim that it's a good thing that TNA has run out of challengers whom they have not beat, as they just got off the phone with Jim Cornette... who says that his lawyers are now *very* close to finding a solution that allows them to break their contracts with TNA and join Cornette up north instead! And the TNA Tag Team belts? They'll bring those with them! The crowd boos loudly. Ray and Devon comes out to say that they're hell-bend on stopping The Apocalypse, and that untill they actually beat them *cleanly*, they won't give up! Abyss and Doomsday says that they might as well crush the dreams of Team 3D now sooner than later, and a match is on! Rating: B- TNA World Tag Team Championship match: Team 3D vs. The Apocalypse © A very fine match here full of drama and hard-hitting brawling. Ray and Doomsday are fighting outside of the ring, which has the refs attention - meaning that he doesn't notice Abyss pulling a table out from under the ring which he throws into the ring! A table! He puts it in one of the corners and picks up Devon, wanting to irish whip him into the table - but Devon reverses it and instead throws Abyss through it with such a force that it breaks! Unfortunately, the ref turned around and saw this - and DQ's Devon for the use of a foreign object! Extremely controversial decision here, but The Apocalypse retains! Winners, and still champions: The Apocalypse Match length: 11:38 Rating: B- When Sting comes out, the crowd really pops. He proceeds to high-five several audience members and provides us with several signature "wooo!"'s. Rating: B+ World Heavyeight Championship #1 contender match: Sting vs. Kevin Nash /w. Diamond Dallas Page Really good match here, even to boot. DDP of course attempted to distract both the ref as well as Sting himself several times during the match, so that he could help Nash to victory. This annoyed Sting so much that he eventually went for DDP, knocking him out cold with a Scorpion Deathdrop. Unfortunately, it allowed Nash to recover and catch Sting with a Jackknife Powerbomb... giving him the pinfall victory as a result! Winner: Kevin Nash Match length: 19:54 Rating: B+ After the match, Davey Boy comes out for a nice intense staredown with Nash. Rating: B The announcers briefly chat about how Nash vs. Smith at Hard Justice should be a very exciting and even matchup. Rating: B+ Show rating: B- (Not quite good enough...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hive Posted October 7, 2012 Author Share Posted October 7, 2012 TNA Global Impact! Live from Mexico Volador and Misterioso introduce themselves as a new team, The Phantom Riders. Rating: C- The Phantom Riders vs. Julio Sanchez and Cannonball Grizzly Misterioso pinned Grizzly after a highly impressive Flying Armdrag on the much larger man. Winners: The Phantom Riders Match length: 5:51 Rating: D Nick Bockwinkel introduces tonight's main event as a TNA Global Heavyweight Championship rematch between champion Konnan and Mil Mascaras. Rating: C+ The Ultimate Warrior vs. Scorpio Jr. Warrior pins Scorpio to win the match after a Warrior Splash. Winner: The Ultimate Warrior Match length: 3:43 Rating: D+ Cien Caras is on the mic and is lashing out against Sting, who comes out and challenges Caras to a match later. Rating: B- The Heartbreakers vs. Abismo Negro and Dennis Knight Brandi pins Knight after a Broken Heart. Winners: The Heartbreakers Match length: 6:35 Rating: D+ The Latin-American Connection vs. Los Cowboys El Texano pins Santana in what is the best match of the night so far... which doesn't really say a lot. Winners: Los Cowboys Match length: 12:31 Rating: C Konnan rants against Mil Mascaras, saying that he's unworthy of the title of "legend" and even more unworthy of another chance at the title. Rating: B TNA X Division Championship match: Mascara Ano 2000 vs. Chris Jericho © A frustrated Mascara ended up attacking Jericho with his own belt, thus getting DQed. Winner, and still champion: Chris Jericho Match length: 9:32 Rating: C When Sting comes out, the crowd really pops. He proceeds to high-five several audience members and provides us with several signature "wooo!"'s. Rating: B- Sting vs. Cien Caras A pretty good match saw Sting eventually roll-up Caras for the win. Winner: Sting Match length: 14:10 Rating: B- Mil Mascaras talks about pride, respect, honor, hard work and athletic skills... and how Konnan posses none of the aforementioned qualities. Rating: B+ TNA Global Heavyweight Championship match: Mil Mascaras vs. Konnan © Another good and hard-fought match saw both men counted out after a wild brawl at ringside. Winner: Draw Match length: 17:09 Rating: B- After the match, Konnan assaults Mil Mascaras - but Sting comes out to save him. Cien Caras however enters the fray to even the odds, and the show closes as both sides brawl. Rating: B Show rating: B- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hive Posted October 8, 2012 Author Share Posted October 8, 2012 TNA Impact! Pre-show match: The Latin-American Connection vs. The Heavenly Bodies /w. Bruce Prichard vs. The Destruction Crew In a fairly good dark match, Tom Prichard pins Vega to secure victory. Winners: The Heavenly Bodies Match length: 7:53 Rating: C+ Oenomaus vs. C.W. Anderson Another squash, another brutal victory for the mysterious gladiator after a hard-hitting Dominator. Winner: Oenomaus Match length: 1:36 Rating: E+ Rhino, accompanied by manager James Mitchell, is in the ring. He questions Bockwinkel's decision last week to let Sting face Nash for the #1 World Heavyweight Championship contendership and claims that his loss was given in advance, with Sting being a tired and worn-out icon of the past. Rhino, on the other hand, is both the present and the future - and only sheer luck saved Davey Boy's arse in their recent encounters. Sting comes out to loud cheers and suggests that Rhino puts his money where his mouth is, by facing Sting at Hard Justice. Rhino accepts! Rating: B PG-13 vs. The Youngbloods Wolfie D pins Chris Y after a Bulldog. Winners: PG-13 Match length: 4:45 Rating: C- Sean Waltman congratulates Jericho backstage on his title win last week, but before long they are interrupted by Cage and his manager/mentor, Backlund. A huge argument errupts untill Roddy Piper shows up and suggests the two parties settle it with a tag team match tonight. Nick Bockwinkel, who was with Piper, likes the idea - and adds Piper as special guest referee for the match! Backlund in particular is not too pleased with that. Rating: C Eddie Guerrero vs. Shannon Moore Rookie Moore puts on another good showing but is unable to prevent Guerrero from winning after a Frog Splash. Winner: Eddie Guerrero Match length: 4:32 Rating: B- The Apocalypse are about to face off against the unlikely team of Cheetah Master and The Gambler in a non-title match but announces that since they are such a superior force, there's really no need for both of them to step into the ring. Rating: C+ Handicap match: Abyss vs. Cheetah Master and The Gambler Though arrogant and obnoxious, Abyss and Doomsday were right; Abyss wins the match with relative ease after Chokeslamming both men and pinning them both at one time. Winner: Abyss Match length: 4:24 Rating: D- After the match, The Apocalypse has a huge announcement: their manager, Jim Cornette, and his lawyers have finally managed to find a loophole in their contracts with TNA that allows them to leave in 1 month... and they are taking the TNA World Tag Team Championship with them! To WWF!!! The crowd nearly drowns their mics with boos now untill Team 3D comes out. Devon and Ray says that while they haven't seen eye-to-eye with TNA management on everything that has happened this last year, they are here for better and for worse... and they are proud to be here, and they *will* take the belts off Abyss and Doomsday, and they will wear them with the pride they deserve! So, since the "champions" seemed to happy to involve tables in their match last week... they hereby challenge The Apocalypse to a tables title match at Hard Justice! Abyss and Doomsday declare that they don't mind smacking Team 3D around some more, and that they are like small children who keeps putting their hands on the hot stove time and again, without learning a thing. "Well get ready to be burned!!!!" Rating: C+ But wait, what now? First The Road Warriors and then Harlem Heat comes out, wanting a piece of the action as well! Neither team seems to think that any other team is deserving nor able to face off against The Apocalypse and take the title from them, and that for the sake of TNA, *they* should be given the title shot... Bockwinkel comes out and states that Team 3D, in the light of the way they lost their last 2 encounters with The Apocalypse, deserves their title shot - and that Harlem Heat and The Road Warriors clearly have issues left to resolve between them still... so here's what happens at Hard Justice: Team 3D vs. The Apocalypse © in a tables match for the title - and Harlem Heat vs. The Road Warriors as well, with the winning team becoming #1 contenders against whoever wins the title match! Rating: C Special guest referee Roddy Piper match: Chris Jericho and Sean Waltman vs. Christian Cage and Bob Backlund Like last week, Jericho gets the win in a really good match by submitting Cage to Liontamer. Cage feels, again, that Backlund is at fault for not being able to make the save - which was, arguably, a bit unfair as Backlund was prevented from doing so by Piper, who locked him in a Sleeperhold as punishment for several cases of foul play and interference earlier. Winners: Chris Jericho and Sean Waltman Match length: 11:01 Rating: B Jeff Jarrett talks about how he'll win the TNA American Heavyweight Championship from DDP at Hard Justice so that he can continue its' proud heritage. DDP and Nash comes out to mock Jarrett and question his abilities, which infuriates Jarrett enough to challenge DDP right here, right now in a non-title match if needed be! DDP snickers and accepts. Rating: B+ Non-title match: Jeff Jarrett vs. Diamond Dallas Page © /w. Kevin Nash Good and even match here that saw Jarrett filled with fire. As he locked DDP in a Figure Four Leglock, after many failed attempts, Nash eventually broke it off before DDP could submit, instead letting Jarrett taste his Jackknife Powerbomb. Jarrett wins by DQ. Winner: Jeff Jarrett Match length: 15:16 Rating: B DDP and Nash puts the boot on Jarrett untill the third man to challenge DDP for the title at Hard Justice, Eddie Guerrero, runs out to make the save. Rating: B When Sting comes out, the crowd really pops. He proceeds to high-five several audience members and provides us with several signature "wooo!"'s. Rating: B Davey Boy Smith and Sting vs. Kevin Nash /w. Diamond Dallas Page and Rhino /w. James Mitchell Fantastic match right here, showing lots of promise for Hard Justice. The match ended as Sting had Rhino cornered as Davey Boy was brawling with both Nash and DDP at ringisde, wanting to go for the Stinger Splash. Mitchell however jumped up in the corner and put a chokehold on Sting; while Sting quickly got out of it, it distracted him long enough for Rhino to set up and hit a vicious Gore, after which he managed to get the 1-2-3. Winners: Kevin Nash and Rhino Match length: 17:04 Rating: A Show rating: B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hive Posted October 8, 2012 Author Share Posted October 8, 2012 TNA Global Impact! Live from Mexico Pre-show match: Skayde vs. Cheetah Master vs. Scorpio Jr. Scorpio Jr. pinned Skayde in a nice warm-up match after a Powerbomb. Winner: Scorpio Jr. Match length: 6:29 Rating: C- Eddie Guerrero is in the ring cutting a promo on how he loves Mexico and cherishes his every visit here and that he have had many great matches here over the years. TNA Global Heavyweight Champion Konnan comes out to accuse Guerrero of foul play and being in league with the ref the last timethey met, in a match for Guerrero's former belt, the TNA American Heavyweight Championship. After some back-and-forth arguing, Nick Bockwinkel comes out to announce that the two will face off in the main event tonight - for Konnan's belt! Rating: B- Abismo Negro vs. Super Calo Negro pins Calo in a decent match. Winner: Abismo Negro Match length: 4:55 Rating: C- Konnan runs his mouth about his own greatness and the lack of that quality in the rest of the locker room. Rating: C The Latin-American Connection vs. The Heartbreakers Vega pinned Brandi after a Carribean Kick. Winners: The Latin-American Connection Match length: 8:43 Rating: D Lee Marshall talks to Eddie Guerrero about his match against Konnan tonight. Guerrero states that his plan before coming here tonight was to win back his title from Diamond Dallas Page at Hardcore Justice, which he hypes a bit, but that he won't mind at all being dual champion... Rating: B- The Ultimate Warrior vs. Mascara Ano 2000 Two very different styles of wrestling clashes here in an acceptable but unspectacular (and a bit weird) match. Warrior takes the win after a trademark Warrior Splash. Winner: The Ultimate Warrior Match length: 12:29 Rating: C Warrior decides to do another trademark Warrior-move after the match: a nice, rambling promo in which he mentions that Konnan is not a true warrior and that his unworthy actions despises him. Rating: B- The Phantom Riders vs. Los Cowboys Two of Mexico's best and most experienced tag teams at the moment somehow failed to show much at all in a match that should have been a lot better. Silver King ends the dissapointing spectacle after a Silver Driver to Misterioso. Winners: Los Cowboys Match length: 15:11 Rating: C A video to promote Mil Mascaras, one of the greatest legends of Mexican wrestling ever, airs to the delight of the inhouse fans. Rating: B+ Mil Mascaras vs. Cien Caras These two men had a spat last week that also involved Sting and Konnan, but the match didn't really follow properly up on last week's events. Another match the fans expected to be better ended as Mil Mascaras hit a spectacular Flying Double Chest Chop on Caras. Winner: Mil Mascaras Match length: 14:15 Rating: C+ Mil Mascaras wishes Guerrero luck before his title match against Konnan, saying that he both hopes and truly believes that Guerrero will show Konnan his place. Rating: B TNA Global Heavyweight Championship match: Eddie Guerrero vs. Konnan © Match of the night here as the crowd finally got treated to a quality showdown. Both men wanted victory badly and showed off some impressive moves. The end came after Konnan had hit a couple of low blows without the ref noticing, with Guerrero deciding to retaliate - which, unfortunately, the ref did notice... and thus Guerrero was DQed. Which the crowd did not find too pleasing. Winner, and still champion: Konnan Match length: 17:14 Rating: B Show rating: B- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hive Posted November 2, 2012 Author Share Posted November 2, 2012 TNA Impact! Now with Roddy Piper as new color commentator alongside Jim Ross! Pre-show match: Bobby Eaton and Jim Neidhart vs. The Youngbloods Eaton defeated Mark Y by pinfall with an Alabama Jam. Winners: Bobby Eaton and Jim Neidhart Match length: 4:41 Rating: C Bob Backlund comes out to mock Piper, calling him a coward hiding behind the microphone because he knows he can't cut it anymore. He doesn't blame Piper though, as his fluke win against Backlund a couple of months ago was surely the pinacle of his career, and why continue when you know it only goes downhill from here...? Piper takes offense, naturally, and after some sharp comments from him they both agree to face off at Hardcore Justice for a rematch! Rating: B- Oenomaus vs. Cannonball Grizzly Another match, another squash. Oenomaus pins Grizzly after a Dominator. Winner: Oenomaus Match length: 3:26 Rating: E+ Christian Cage is backstage with Nick Bockwinkel, pleading for - nay, demanding - a rematch against Jericho for the TNA X Division Championship. Bockwinkel grants him his request...but throws Waltman into the mix as well! And the match is on later tonight! Rating: C+ Next up, Bockwinkel announces tonight's main event: Davey Boy Smith, Sting and Roddy Piper vs. Kevin Nash, Rhino and Bob Backlund! Rating: B- The Latin-American Connection vs. The Eliminators Saturn pinned Vega after a Total Elimination. Winners: The Eliminators Match length: 6:58 Rating: C DDP and Nash are talking backstage. It seems that DDP is facing off against Shannon Moore in a non-title match tonight, and he assures Nash that he won't be needing him at ringside for this one, and that he should rather "stay backstage and ready a cold one for me, as I'll be back out within a couple of minutes! BANG!" Rating: B- A hype video showcasing the TNA World Tag Team Championship holders, The Apocalypse, airs. Rating: B Non-title match: Diamond Dallas Page © vs. Shannon Moore In what DDP considered a walkover, sneaky interference by both Eddie Guerrero and Jeff Jarrett ensured a major surprise win for Moore, who managed to withstand a barrage of offense and get the win with a quick roll-up! Winner: Shannon Moore Match length: 6:04 Rating: C It's time for the TNA X Division Championship match, and both champion Jericho as well as Cage has had their entrances... but no sign of Waltman. After a bit of wait, Bockwinkel comes out to announce that Waltman is nowhere to be found! He will hold off the match for a little while longer while continuing to look for him. But luckily, if Waltman does not appear, he has someone else who can take his place... someone who only earlier tonight signed on with TNA, and wasn't actually scheduled to fight tonight... Rating: C Harlem Heat is in the ring, having brought Road Warrior-ish painted inflatable dolls with them to showcase what they'll be doing to The Road Warriors at Hard Justice. Thankfully, they only seem to have violence in mind... Animal and Hawk comes out, storms the ring and destroys the dolls. Booker and Stevie Ray comments that they must be self-loathing to do such a thing. Rating: C+ Team 3D vs. The Destruction Crew vs. The Heavenly Bodies /w. Bruce Prichard Devon pinned Enos after a 3D in a match where him and Ray looked strong. Winners: Team 3D Match length: 8:11 Rating: C+ After the match, Team 3D promise to take the belts off Abyss and Doomsday at Hardcore Justice, vowing that they will never let The Apocalypse leave with the belts for that soap opera promotion up north. Rating: B- James Mitchell hypes Rhino by talking about some of his muscles, showcasing them individually and talking about how many babies he could crush with his thighs, how his abs are compareable in strength to that of a T-Rex, etc. Very enlightening stuff. Rating: B+ Sean Waltman is still nowhere to be found, and with Cage and Jericho both waiting impatiently after their entrances their opponent finally shows up... and he is none other than... 'Flyin' Brian Pillman!!!! TNA X Division Championship match: Christian Cage /w. Bob Backlund vs. Chris Jericho © vs. Brian Pillman What a pleasant shocker to see Pillman here in TNA! A fine match between 3 exceptional athletes here. Unsurprisingly, Cage did what he could to cheat his way to victory - and blasted Jericho with the title belt so hard that it threw him outside of the ring, when the ref wasn't looking. He then demanded Backlund to throw Jericho back inside the ring so Cage could pin him, but Backlund refused. Pillman then exploided the situation and rolled up Cage for a title win in his very first match! Winner, and new champion: Brian Pillman Match length: 12:59 Rating: B- Bockwinkel then comes out to announce that, granted Waltman will be there, it will be Pillman defended his belt against Cage, Jericho and Waltman in an Ultimate X match at Hardcore Justice! Rating: C+ Piper, Sting and Davey Boy talk about their team-up tonight, making fun of their opponents and agreeing to kick them so hard out of the building that they might not even remember their own names for Hardcore Justice. But thankfully, Piper offers to write them name tags if such an event should transpire! Rating: B+ When Sting comes out, the crowd really pops. He proceeds to high-five several audience members and provides us with several signature "wooo!"'s. Rating: A Davey Boy Smith, Sting and Roddy Piper vs. Kevin Nash, Rhino and Bob Backlund /w. Diamond Dallas Page A fine match here that played up the fierces rivalries present. Good back and forth action that ultimately descended into a chaotic no-contest when DDP, Guerrero and Jarrett all got involved on opposing sides. Winners: Draw Match length: 18:55 Rating: B Show rating: B- (Hurt our popularity somewhat, ouchie!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hive Posted November 3, 2012 Author Share Posted November 3, 2012 TNA Global Impact Live from Japan! Nick Bockwinkel comes out to announce that right here, right now, TNA Global Heavyweight Championship holder Konnan will face none other than The Ultimate Warrior for the title! Warrior comes out to his entrance, but no sign of Konnan... Warrior waits impatiently, and at last someone comes out: The Great Kabuki. What the...? Rating: D The Ultimate Warrior vs. The Great Kabuki It's a short match and Warrior comes out on top after a big Warrior Splash. Winner: The Ultimate Warrior Match length: 4:33 Rating: D+ Warrior rants against Konnan, calling him a coward and promising that this has now turned into a big game hunt; Warrior is the cunning hunter who stalks his prey and lands a deadly strike when the prey is at its' weakest... and Konnan is a helpless deer, blinded by the headlights of Warrior's big jeep, which contains the strength of a thousand little warriors! Yeah... that's what he said. Rating: C+ Tiger Mask and Tarzan Goto vs. Kaz Hayashi and Jinzei Shinzaki Tiger Mask pins Hayashi after a Tiger Bomb. Winners: Tiger Mask and Tarzan Goto Match length: 11:13 Rating: C- Lee Marshall interviews veteran and former world champion Genichiro Tenryu about his career. Fascinating stuff. Rating: B Dan Severn vs. El Texano /w. Silver King A decent match in which MMA-expert Severn is awarded the win by DQ, as Silver King entered the ring and hit a Silver Kick. Winner: Dan Severn Match length: 11:59 Rating: C+ Masahiro Chono rants against Shinya Hashimoto, saying that the two have been huge rivals for as long as he can remember and vowing to prove that he, not Hashimoto, is the best wrestler of his generation later tonight! Rating: A The Road Warriors /w. Paul Ellering vs. The Phantom Riders Two experienced tag teams that works well together in this match. The bigger size and viciousnes of The Road Warriors seemed to tip the scale in their favors though, as Animal pinned Misterioso after a Doomsday Device. Winners: The Road Warriors Match length: 7:47 Rating: C+ Shinya Hashimoto talks about not quite understanding why Chono seems to hate him on such a personal level. He does state, however, that he agrees to them being the biggest rivals of wrestling today... and that tonight, we will indeed see one champion rise above the other: himself! Rating: A Hayabusa vs. Genichiro Tenryu A fine match here between one of the biggest up-and-coming stars in Japan right now against one of their most experienced and cherished veterans. An open match, but in the end experience seemed to conquer young energi: Tenryu pinned Hayabusa after a Powerbomb. Winner: Genichiro Tenryu Match length: 16:22 Rating: B Before the match, a hype video introduces us to this big blockbuster of a match between Chono and Hashimoto. Rating: A Masahiro Chono vs. Shinya Hashimoto A great match here that surely delivered. An open, action-filled bout with near-falls and tons of excitement - just as one would expect from such fine wrestlers. It could have gone either way, but Hashimoto edged out Chono and won after a well-delivered Brainbuster. Winner: Shinya Hashimoto Match length: 22:09 Rating: B+ Show rating: B (Somewhat dissapointing after such a huge main event, which I had hoped would give me an A... but oh well.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hive Posted November 3, 2012 Author Share Posted November 3, 2012 TNA Hard Justice 1996 card: TNA World Heavyweight Championship match: Kevin Nash vs. Davey Boy Smith © Street Fight match: Rhino vs. Sting TNA American Heavyweight Championship match: Jeff Jarrett vs. Eddie Guerrero vs. Diamond Dallas Page © TNA World Tag Team Championship Table match: Team 3D vs. The Apocalypse © The Road Warriors vs. Harlem Heat TNA X Division Championship Ultimate X match: Christian Cage vs. Chris Jericho vs. Sean Waltman vs. Brian Pillman © Bob Backlund vs. Roddy Piper ...plus: Oenomaus will be in battle in his first ever PPV match! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hive Posted November 4, 2012 Author Share Posted November 4, 2012 TNA announces new TV show! TNA is happy and proud to announce that not only will TNA Impact! be moving to TBS starting September; we will furthermore start airing a brand new and very exciting show every saturday, also on TBS, called TNA Xplosion! Xplosion will feature some of the fantastic wrestlers, both known superstars as well as the stars of tomorrow, that we due to time restraints don't see much on Impact!. So tune in for a brand new experience! This move also means that TNA Global Impact will, for the time being, cease to air. While having been extremely happy with the short but impactful run of Global Impact and the exposure it has given TNA, it is deemed a necessary move for strategical reasons going forward. Many of the world class athletes that has been thrilling the fans on Global Impact lately will in the future be showing up on Impact! and the upcoming Xplosion, so don't forget to tune in every thursday and saturday on TBS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infinitekillz Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 Still following. Still enjoying Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hive Posted November 6, 2012 Author Share Posted November 6, 2012 Still following. Still enjoying Good to hear, thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hive Posted November 29, 2012 Author Share Posted November 29, 2012 TNA Hard Justice 1996 http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-zAuXKQf6hRg/UABZIg3cj_I/AAAAAAAAKRo/n5iReRsaSHw/s400/HardJustice.png Pre-show match: The Rock 'n' Roll Express and The Latin-American Connection vs. PG-13 and The Destruction Crew Santana made Bloom tap out to the Figure Four Leglock. Winners: The Rock 'n' Roll Express and The Latin-American Connection Match length: 7:08 Rating: C+ Bob Backlund vs. Roddy Piper Backlund's protege, Christian Cage, had replaced Piper on commentary for this match. He did not leave the booth to help Backlund at any time though, and instead critisized him for being unable to defeat "a dinosaur like Piper". Eventually, Backlund got so distracted by Cage's harsh comments that Piper was able to roll him up for a 3-count in a pretty strong match. Winner: Roddy Piper Match length: 14:24 Rating: B Backlund and Cage exchange a few looks after the match... Rating: C+ TNA X Division Championship Ultimate X match: Christian Cage vs. Chris Jericho vs. Sean Waltman vs. Brian Pillman © Another good and exciting match here between 4 obviously skilled competitors. Backlund was noticeably absent from Cage's side, likely mad after the last match. An even affair between all 4 men devoid of outside interference suddenly got tainted when a mysterious masked man entered the ring with a chair, while Pillman and Cage were fighting, hitting first Pillman, then Cage... Jericho, who was lying outside the ring together with Waltman, tried to stop him, but got hit as well. Waltman then entered the ring and positioned himself to strike the mysterious attacker with a 1-2-3 Kick, which made the attacker hesitate - and run off! Waltman then looked confused at the downed opponents, then at the belt hanging above the ring, then at the downed opponents... after a bit of deliberation, he decided to go for the belt! None of his opponnents managed to get up in time to stop Waltman from grabbing the belt to become the new champion! Winner, and new champion: Sean Waltman Match length: 13:39 Rating: B Kevin Nash is being interviewed by Howard Finkel about his chances against Davey Boy Smith. Nash says that Finkel should think about the highest number he possibly knows and then multiply it with 10; because that's just how good his chances are. Rating: C+ The Road Warriors (w/Paul Ellering) vs. Harlem Heat A good match, but ultimately not enough time for either team to defeat the other. It ends with a time limit draw, after which both sides protest to the referee about the match not having been allotted more time on the card. Winners: Draw Match length: 20:00 Rating: B- The two sides are refused the request for more time, but decides to keep fighting anyway - and has to be seperated by guards. Rating: C- Oenomaus vs. Bobby Eaton The strong, Ron Simmons-esque gladiator is given a stronger opponent than usual here - but the result remains the same, only delayed with a couple of minutes. Winner: Oenomaus Match length: 4:26 Rating: C Davey Boy Smith talks about how proud he is to be TNA World Heavyweight Champion and that he won't allow Nash or anyone else to take that away from him tonight. Rating: B+ TNA World Tag Team Championship Table match: Team 3D vs. The Apocalypse © The impossible happens in this otherwise decent but unspectacular match: Abyss and Doomsday's reign as champions is finally ended! They will therefore not be taking the belts with them to that federation up north! Ray made sure of that when crashing Doomsday through a table for the win. Winners, and new champions: Team 3D Match length: 15:47 Rating: C+ Nick Bockwinkel comes out after the match, congratulating Ray and Devon on their victory; on completing the task that so many other strong teams failed to do before them. And he has a message for Abyss and Doomsday: since they so desperately wants to leave, and no longer holds any leverage over TNA... they are free to take off immediately, and won't have to wait for their contracts to expire! In fact, he has their contracts with them... and tears them up! Rating: C+ TNA American Heavyweight Championship match: Jeff Jarrett vs. Eddie Guerrero vs. Diamond Dallas Page © (w/Kevin Nash) Another good and exciting match that brought the fans to the edge of their seats. It was an even affair right up untill Nash decided to push Guerrero down from the turnbuckle as he prepared for a Frog Splash on DDP, who instead got up and hit Guerrero with a Diamond Cutter for the win. Winner, and still champion: Diamond Dallas Page Match length: 18:48 Rating: B When Sting comes out, the crowd really pops. He proceeds to high-five several audience members and provides us with several signature "wooo!"'s. Rating: B+ Street Fight match: Rhino vs. Sting Fantastic match, this one! Wow! Many fans were heard chanting "scr*w McMahon, this is wrestling!" over and over again. After an exciting back-and-forth affair, Sting had Rhino in the corner, running to hit a Stinger Splash - but a sneaky James Mitchell managed to push the ref into the line of fire, having him take the blunt of the splash instead! With the ref down, the fight continued... untill Rhino managed to hit his second Gore of the evening, going for the count! 1... 2... 3! ...is what it would have sounded like had the ref not been down. Mitchell manages to wake up the ref, but too late; Sting recoveres and turns the tides of war, hitting two big Stinger Splashes followed by a Scorpion Deathlock and a 3-count. And this time, the ref was able to count it! Winner: Sting Match length: 14:56 Rating: A Mitchell and Rhino both feels that Rhino was blatantly robbed of a deserves victory, and Mitchell raises Rhinos hand in "victory". Rating: C A video chronicles Nash and Davey's respective journeys towards this match. Rating: B+ TNA World Heavyweight Championship match: Kevin Nash (w/Diamond Dallas Page) vs. Davey Boy Smith © Not quite as good as the previous match, but still really good entertainment from these two strong men. DDP tried to help Nash to victory several times without luck, and eventually Guerrero showed up to keep DDP out of the fray - battling him up the ramp, leaving only Davey Boy and Nash in the ring. Or...? Suddenly and surprisingly, Sean Waltman comes through the crowd while the ref has his back turned to count Nash out, who's down and hurt at ringside... Waltman enters the ring and hits a 1-2-3 Kick at Davey Boy, then quickly rolls out! Nash then "recovers" rather quickly, enters the ring and pins Davey Boy, who was just a split-second too slow to raise his arm! We have a new champion! What is this...? Winner, and new champion: Kevin Nash Match length: 22:12 Rating: B After the match, Nash, DDP and Waltman celebrate in the ring. DDP pulls out a mask from his back pocket... and when putting it on it is obvious, that he was the man interfering to help Waltman get the X Division Championship earlier... Rating: C+ Show rating: B- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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