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    TNA Impact Wrestling: Lockdown Spoilers for 2/23/16

    in FEDS JUST TRYING TO MAKE A BUCK

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    Been a while since I have fired up the old Pluto Machine and wrote a review of whats on Impact's Pluto Channel. This is the final Lockdown as of 2022, Lockdown was to come back in 2020 and well Covid happened. I wasn't watching TNA at this point in time in 2016 as I was in college and did't get Pop TV in the dorms. I'm watching this for the first time.

    Beer Money vs Bram and Eric Young was a good match, great way to open the show. Storm, Roode and Young were mainstays in TNA for a long time. Shit Storm and Young are back in Impact now. Bobby Roode could go back tomorrow and be welcomed with open arms. If Billy Corgan was still involved with the company Bram would be a main event player in the company right now. What I'm trying to say is this was a match between a bunch of guys that you could put anywhere on the card and they will deliver and they were seemingly getting Bram ready for a run by having in the ring with 3 guys as talented as Roode, Storm and Young are to have him under the learning tree, but Corgan left TNA/Impact for reasons and brought the NWA and now Bram is prominently featured in Corgans NWA.

    EC3 made it clear that he was a babyface now by thanking Rockstar Spud for saving his ass the week prior. EC3 is facing Matt Hardy in the Main Event for the TNA World Heavyweight Title, and from what i've been able to gather from this promo, as I didn't follow TNA regularly at the time and this is all new to me, is that the Hardy Feud has humbled him and now he is truly ready for the challenge. He gets Kurt Angle's blessing backstage later in the show so he's making amends with all past advisories throughout the night.

    I had internet connection problems during Shane Helms' promo with JB and i caught the tail end of Jimmy Havoc's promo. Jimmy Havoc was in TNA? That's new to me or maybe I did know that I can't remember.

    Trevor Lee vs Tigre Uno. This wasn't a bad match. I remember back in 14 I saw Tigre on an episode of IMPACT! on Spike in a multi man X Division bout so he was in TNA longer than I thought. Is trevor Lee still in NXT? This wasn't a bad match nothing really stands out but nothing pissed me off either it was just kinda there.

    At the top of the 2nd Hour we get the Lethal Lockdown match. The final Lethal Lockdown match was also the first Knockouts Lethal Lockdown so we have them to blame. I tease actually this wasn't a bad match even with Rebel involved (I tease again) but I don't know how I feel about it being a handicap match. Madison Rayne was taking out by The Dollhouse backstage before the match. They had Gail Kim go up to Maria and pretty much told her to step up and take Madison's place and well lets just say that Maria teases stepping up but then she locks the cage and starts the "match beyond, if you weel" so they set up the feud between Gail Kim and Maria with this but IDK it felt kinda idk anglely but Velvet and Kim did hit Rebel with Kendo Sticks so they got some revenge on The Dollhouse before the numbers advantage took over and The Dollhouse win. This wasn't the best Lethal Lockdown that may be EV2 vs Fortune and actually this may have been the worse just from being 3 on 2 and being hindered by TV restraints.

    We get a Decay video, TNA really got a lot out of of having the licensing rights to a Marylin Manson song. 

    We get a flashback in saturated colors of Lashley vs Kurt Angle for the TNA World Title. IDK when this took place but from the highlights it looked pretty good.

    Kurt Angle now comes out to the ring. Kurt is on his farewell tour he brought this up the fans boo that then he says he's happy it's in the UK and the crowd pops he brings up beating Bobby Lashley for the World Title the year before in the UK which brings out Lashley. Lashley seems to think Kurt has become soft, he want's Kurt to light a fire inside so they can have one last epic but he doesn't think Kurt is there yet. Kurt seems fired up he want's Lashley right here right now this gets the crowd excited but Lashley leaves. Pretty good build towards Kurt's final TNA match.

    Grado is doing a Midnight Rider gimmick he's under the Hood and Odarg the Great and he's wrestling Eli Drake who is dead set on revealing to the world that Odarg and Grado are the same person. Drake cuts a promo before the match expressing just that. I love angles like this, It's so clearly Grado and the nonsense is just too much from Drake to entertain but he's such a dick that you enjoy him being annoyed and are in on the joke of Odarg and Grado being different people as it antagonizes Drake and that's just too much fun not to do. This was a fun match they did't try to reinvent the wheel or anything. Not Hector Garza came out to Ordargs aid, Odarg climbs the cage Drake follows grabs the mask and Odarg drops to the ground maskless and is revealed to be Grado.

    Abyss see's Jimmy Havoc backstage and tells him to stay away from Rosemary which leaves havoc in a pool of his own blood.

    There's a backstage segment where Drake gets Grado kicked out of the building, Billy Corgan is there and Ron and Don Harris escort Grado out of the building. Ron and Don Harris were still employed by TNA in 2016 and were flown to the UK. That's wild. of all the people I thought I'd see appear on this episode I was not expecting Ron and Don Harris to show up.

    Miracle Mike Bennett promo I wasn't really paying attention as I was writing about The Harris Brothers making a cameo on IMPACT! in 2016. But Mike Bennett is here in TNA and he's a miracle or something.

    Main Event time! EC3 gets along entrance from backstage to the ring so does Hardy. Match has a big fight feel. Hardy is wearing his Broken Make jacket but he's not Broken yet. Tyrus or Brodus Clay is his heavy. I do think this should have gotten boxing style intros with both men in the ring that is the TNA way for a world title match but TNA has always followed it's own rules very loosely. The match was good, EC3 looked like a million bucks. He kept up with Matt, he even the odds with the big man Tyrus by locking him to the turnbuckle and hitting him with a chair. The crowd was behind EC3 but i mean EC3 was built up all night lime this was going to be his night. EC3 kicked out of a Twist of fate with a chair on his neck. he lowblows Hardy this is his match to lose, Reby who I thought was Maria from a far, comes out with a hammer and Rockstar Spud runs out and stops Reby but Spud turns on EC3 by slamming the door on his head and Matt Hardy retains the Championship. Well in Keeping in TNA tradition they build a guy up to win the World Title and then do not deliver on the build. I liked this until the heel turn Spud hits EC3 in the head with a chair as we go off the air. A heel World Champion has a. stable of goons to do his bidding, sound familiar? 

     

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    Grand Slam II - Dynamite - 9/21/2022

    in ALL ELITE WRESTLING

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    https://www.f4wonline.com/news/aew/tony-khan-teasing-surprises-for-both-aew-grand-slam-dynamite-rampage
     

    I’m trying to think who is a big enough free agent out there to show up tonight.

    if The Elite show up tonight and have a stare down with Death Triangle would be a surprise and the pop would be massive but I don’t see that happening just yet.

    Colt Cabana showing up tonight would get a pop but I don’t know if it qualifies as a surprise.

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    Secret Santo in August 2022

    in The PROFESSIONAL WRESTLING

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    On 7/31/2022 at 6:40 PM, Octopus said:

    I’ll throw you a match. Based off your name you like Nate Webb and ex-Con, Nick Gage. MDK!

     

    I don't think i necessarily dislike DeathMatch Wrestling but i don't seek it out either. I know of Nick Gage, I'm familiar with his reputation I've only seen the matches with Jericho and Arquette but I've seen the Darkside of the Ring I like the guy and Nate Webb I remember from Wrestling Society X and from having Ween play him out at a GCW show a few years back but i can't tell you if i've seen him wrestle or not. This is from the 2005 Tournament of Death. This is wild and brutal as I think one could estimate match involving these two guys would be. Nick Gage is a fucking animal in the best sense he wastes no time fucking Nate Webb up with a powerbomb through a table, well head drops Nate head first on the table it was ugly so much so people in the crowd yelled "what the fuck Gage". Nate makes a come back hitting Nick with light tubes, he puts tubes down Nicks back and hits a spinning heel kick on Nick. Nick powerbombs Nate through a chair like bends the chair all the way back. There's blood and shattered glass everywhere the crowd is loving it i'm admiring the spectacle of it all. Nate hits a moonsault with light tubes the commentator coins the 'tubesault'. There's so many light tubes used they just hit each other with light tubes with no regard for the others well being. Oh the humanity!!!! A log cabin of light tubes is brought out to ringside, Nick calls for "that fucking the thing" to be put into the ring. There's a fight between both men on a ladder and Nick suplexes Nate through the log cabin of light tubes, some body sounds off an air horn Nick Gage covers Nate Webb for the 3 and wins. Nate Webb is a fucking crazy man, early in the match Nick set up all these light tubes around Nate who was in the corner then rammed a ladder into his gut and then the finish he's as crazy as Nick Gage is. There's testimonial after the match, Nick Gage with dried up blood covering his face is confident that he's gonna win the Tournament of Death this year. You can hear a weed whacker in the background and you know somebody is getting fucked up in that moment. Nate Webb with even more dried and no so dried blood covering his face but with the weed whacker still in the background takes solace in the fact that even though he lost he gave it his all and left it all out in the ring against Nick Gage. Know I enjoyed the match I did I wouldn't watch it every day but I liked the wild ride.

     

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    Ric Flair’s Last Match Post Show Discussion

    in The PROFESSIONAL WRESTLING

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    2 minutes ago, Cobra Commander said:

    Hulk Hogan's Last Match will be headlined by a Hulk Hogan and Abyss vs Kevin Sullivan, Brother Bruti The Butcher, Meng, The Barbarian, Colonel Rob Parker for some reason, and The Blood Hunter in a Doomsday Cage Match which ends with Bruti turning face and giving Hogan and Abyss frying pans to take out the heels.

    Yeah like Flair wouldn’t some how take the pin.

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    Ric Flair’s Last Match Post Show Discussion

    in The PROFESSIONAL WRESTLING

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    Did anybody but me watch this?

    I thought the presentation looked good, their was production glitches but hey this was their first show. I thought the old Saturday night layout was cool and seeing Jim Crockett Promotions run a show again was cool. If this thing makes any money maybe they run more JCP shows. If they can mix old with the new like this more often maybe it will gain some traction. Wishful thinking I suppose.

    I enjoyed it the matches were kept short. They were fun. The Lucha 4 Way and Briscoes Vs Von Erichs we’re my favorite matches. Watching Pillman and Brock teaming up with Arn by their side I hope Tony Khan was paying attention, they make a good pair. I’m happy Ellering’s ankle wasn’t too badly hurt and I was really liking Alexander Vs Fatu until that damn Matt Cardona showed up. 

    Flair looked old but he is old. Crowd was behind him. Jarrett is great at getting heat and Lethal and Andrade are really good wrestlers so the match wasn’t going to be a complete train wreck. For what the match was I enjoyed it. It had some Gaga, Karen yelled “I’ll fucking kill you” at Meghan had me howling. Flair bled and took a superplex I think he’s crazier for taking the superplex. 

    This was a fun show, it was cool to see the wrestling world get together and celebrate Ric Flairs storied career and hey for all his faults the man is one of the greatest of all time and it was cool to see him and his career celebrated tonight. That’s my thoughts on it. 

    Also Doug Dillinger was there.
     

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    NWA (Current Version) Discussion

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    @HarryArchieGusback when ESPN Classics started to airing the old AWA shows in 06 or 07 there was a thread on the old board. I couldn’t tell you if they still air on ESPN Classics or not, when I do flip through the channels Classics seems to be always playing early aughts College Football Games.

    What I remember from watching those shows well one of the things and everyone on the board watching including myself agreeing that Jerry Blsckwell in retrospect should have had a World Title run.
     

    Impact Wrestling Spoilers for 6/16/22

    in TNA WRESTLING (Though it forever be Impact)

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    Fired up the Pluto Machine and joined Briscoes vs Bullet Club in progress. Good brothers killing it on commentary talking about popping the Fukuoka Dome business and all that carny shit. Then Chris Bey hits an outside dive on the Briscoes. The match was equally as good as the commentary. Mark rolls Bey up in a school boy for the 3. I liked this match. The Briscoes in Impact is a good fit. Took em 20 years to come back but hey they are back.

    The Reverse Battle Royal is being promoted as “uniquely TNA” well it is. Then they have some guys Johnny Swinger included talk about the battle royal and Swinger says he’s a natural like Andy Douglas and that popped me.

    When I read the spoilers and saw that Bischoff and Brisco were showing up as the Aces and Eights I rolled my eyes then I watched the match and I liked it. TNA/Impact had had a history of invading stables so it was cool to see the invading stable of ten years ago Vs the invading stable of today. Eddie Edwards at ringside got into it with a fan, verbally. I wouldn’t mind Bischoff and Brisco coming in semi regularly as a lower card tag team with D’lo as there manager. The biggest pop of this match was when D’Lo got involved after the match was over and hit a sky high and teased a frog splash crowd went crazy for him. The TNA/Impact crowd also went crazy for D’Lo whenever he showed up. I wish TNA just worked around Browns All Japan commitments and just booked him as a special attraction he was a made man to the TNA audience after that ladder match With AJ but I digress.

    Hey you know what D’Lo should have been the 5th man not Davey Richards. 

    I got busy doing something so I missed the beginning of the contract signing but I enjoyed it, Josh Alexander referenced the Don’t Fire Eric angle, D’Amore dropped Deaner with a right, Violent by Design tore the ring canvas up, piledrove Alexander into the weed and The Champ was left bleeding by The Challenger going off the air.

     

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    TNA Impact Wrestling Spoilers for 9/1/16

    in FEDS JUST TRYING TO MAKE A BUCK

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    Turned on the Pluto Machine at the start of EC3 vs Eli Drake. It was ok. IDK I don't have a thought one way or another.

    Allie backstage with JB was good she was really happy about winning the Knockouts Championship. There's no way this is gonna end up well for she's too excited and this is pro wrestling. 

    I said it when i reviewed one of these Impacts from June of '16 but whats with the 'moments ago' segments? Anyone who was watching Impact on Pop was watching from the beginning you didn't just flip through the channels and see wrestling on an obscure cable channel and start watching you were watching cuz you watch every week.

    The Hardys are feuding with Decay and Rosemary is in Matts house with Reby and the baby. 

    DJ Z cuts a promo on winning the X Division Title I missed the match from earlier in the show but DJ Z seems proud of himself and Eddie Edwards told him congrats.

    We got balloons and a giant trophy in the ring. We see clips of how Allie won the Knockouts Championship in a complete fluke. Crowd is behind Allie and for winning a championship for just falling on top of somebody she is very happy about her accomplishment. Sienna and Marie storm to the ring, Sienna is upset and I looked it up Sienna was Chmapion and Allie won the championship by pinning Madison Rayne to win the championship. Maria is very mean to Allie poor gal, what did she do so wrong? I'm with @Ultimo Necrohad Allie kicked out at two the place would have lost their mind. Maria is an effective heel cuz I was actually upset at her treatment to poor ole innocent naive Allie. It's a good segment if you haven't seen it you should watch it.

    Mike Bennett hands Moose a pipe backstage so I take it they're in a partnership. Bennett is wrestling Bobby Lashley for his World Championship next.

    Allie is backstage and she is dejected she starts crying and honestly I don't like it. I stand with Allie. #JusticeFor Allie

    I'm putting the video up of the segment of Reby and Rosemary cuz I don't think words do The Broken Hardy stuff justice so one should just watch it. And this sets up the Delete or Decay match.

    So now its Lashley defending his TNA World Heavyweight championship against Mike Bennett in the Main Event. The match was fine Lashley retains his title after Moose wouldn't give Bennett the lead pipe and Lashley spears Bennett for the 3. I don't wanna come off as dismissing this match it was fine but thats not to say it wasn't a good match, it was. Lashley is a power wrestler but he also has spreed and agility to go with his strength. For A guy his size he can hit an impressive leap frog. Moose saunters out to ringside and we with the pipe and we go to commercial. We come back from commercial and Bennett is in control of the match. Lashley has the size and strength advantage so Bennett just keeps attacking Lashley not letting up but then he poses and Lashley takers over briefly before Maria gets involved. It's a no DQ match so Maria can get involved. Bennett hits some offense tosses Lashley to the outside as Moose stands around looking opposing Maria clothes lines Lashley from behind. So we are in the gaga portion of the match. I liked it better when Lashley was tossing Bennett around the shop. The action returns to the ring and we start setting up for the aforementioned finish. Perfectly acceptable TV Main Event. After the match Bennett berates Moose, who drops Bennett with a Killer right hand and thats the show. Well the show actually ends with a teaser trailer for Delete or Decay next week.

     

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