MGFanJay

That's the first thing I thought of when I saw "personal reasons".

This was a show. It felt like one of those three hour Raws that refused to end, and had some good in-ring action amid some bad commentary. http://jayreviewsthings.blogspot.com/2013/08/tna-impact-8-8-13.html Screens - http://www.imagebam.com/gallery/23lm3xyhh0pxpwa03r60hhypxdmyg8ej

I just assumed it was an eProp. Hey they misspelled 'Prop' on that sticker on the left. Dunno why I noticed that! They stickered over the label - which I got a chuckle at when it aired.

Loved three guys having chairs, doing chairshots, and them cutting away from every chairshot except for one on the ropes and another to the back to show fat fans drinking Coke. Prichard-Davis is quite good and it's amazing how much Davis has aged because he looks maybe mid-30s here and easily looks 60 now.

Jeff Jarrett's zebra print with neon green gear is something else. Holy God, Bill Dundee's is even worse.

Shit. I was watching some Classics on Demand - I thought the GWF marathon ended with a mere FOUR HOURS. Nope, it's going on for-fucking-ever.

The less fat member of the Tribal Nation is cabbage patching in his full getup. Amazing.

Ian hit a German Suplex! And Axl's hair, with the mohawk and feathered...sorta mullet in the back by his neck with the rest cut off looks bizarre.

No repeats so far. AKBAR IS IN A SWEATER. My mind is blown.

Clearly the rating grew as the show went on due to Fandango.

I vividly remember watching Show lose on Raw back when it aired and thinking it was so stupid. Seeing it again, I'd forgotten they basically made it a handicap match with Foley as ref, in which case they should've just had a no-contest. Show kicked out a 3.1 anyway, so the pin meant nothing. Also, the best of Johnny Rodz section amuses me because it focuses on everyone but Johnny Rodz. The HoF piece at least has an interesting Rodz-KEVIN VON ERICH match from the WWF. I love Taz's middle finger to Rhino being blurred, but you can still clearly see him say FUCK YOU after a powerbomb no-sell spot. I liked Bubba doing the hiptoss>neckbreaker spot in the Kane/RVD tag - I don't remember him ever doing it.

Good show at times, but it really dragged on. They're hyping up Bryan-Cena being the little guy vs. the big corporation, which is good in theory, but has some hiccups with the execution. http://jayreviewsthings.blogspot.com/2013/08/raw-8-5-13.html Screens - http://www.imagebam.com/gallery/c19it6cis994vws8biz5ezv5aix8c2tp

Main event was Candi Devine and Sam Houston against Bull Pain and Samantha. Twas not a great match.

If anyone could, Brock could. I liked Barry's continuity having the laces on each boot match the armbands. Slammer and Jammer's vicious streak seems to involve using forearms that could possibly crush an egg that had sustained a minor fall. Bruce Prichard is awful on commentary. I knew I remembered Bull Pain from the AWA reruns - he was there as Rick Gantner and as one of the Hangmen. JUST LET YOUR SOUL GLO...

I demand that Brock bring back the hammerlock belly to belly suplex. Perhaps without the neon pink and green that Barry's wearing though. Brute Forcz is...imagine Demolition, with a worse name in every way, worse gear, and feathered mullets. I looked up Harvey Martin and it turns out he was a fairly big football star - which explains all the football talk with Ak, and then...became a drug addict who beat his girlfriend and then died of cancer. http://www.dallasobserver.com/1998-01-08/feature/the-comeback-of-harvey-martin/

Tremendous mullet on Bruce Prichard.

Yeah, the sorta shaved...mullet mohawk dye job is something else.

CACTUS-GORDY! Wahoo - stars! This appears to be from before his coma since he doesn't have that far-off look in his eyes that he had afterwards. Booker T on commentary - IT'S ON LIKE NECKBONE! Dakota is one indy-looking motherfucker. And of course, he's in chaps too. Ian and Axl Rotten are said to be in their early '20s - I find it impossible to believe they aren't each 40. Brandon Baxter couldn't look more early '90s.

Love the black and neon pink and neon green armbands for Barry. Weird to see Bull Pain getting a push - I only remember him as an enhancement guy. Chris Love as a fat fem Nature Boy is wacky, but enjoyable. This Soft Super Cooler ad is perfectly placed here since the graphics from it appear to be from maybe 1990 at the most. RAVEN IS RAPPING! HOLY SHIT! Del Wilkes went from handing out little plastic badges to little American flags.

It sure was nice of the jobber to run back from the turnuckle into a flying clothesline on the other side of the ring. Maybe the Generic Native American Tag Team should get a new finish. At least their gear fits the gimmick now, as opposed to the assless chaps they had in the first show. Bull Pain's out. MORE CHAPS. Now with leather. And even more chaps on the Dogs of War. JESUS CHRIST, Buster Blackheart and Sam Houston HAVE THEM TOO. Did this just buy 500 pairs or something? I've never seen Tugboat Taylor - he's shockingly athletic given his size.

Mike Davis may be the new sleaziest-looking motherfucker in wrestling - I previously thought that no one could top Jimmy Del Ray, but...yeah he does. Young JBL on commentary was interesting. Best stuff so far has involved Akbar breaking character a bit and doing wacky football poses with Harvey Martin.

Randy - I'll be locking my date in the closet. Lanny - I don't need a date to do something I can do perfectly fine on my own.

Punk-Fandango and the three-way were very good. I'm not sure what I liked more - the main event, or the backstage interview with all three guys acting about as poorly as possible. http://jayreviewsthings.blogspot.com/2013/08/sd-8-2-13.html Screens - http://www.imagebam.com/gallery/bghn140zctbeiw0f79bwwol2ssw93wgf

My favorite part of that whole deal was the laptop brand being taped over.

THAT ALL YOU GOT, KID!?