As I continue rewatching older wrestling content, I’ve finally reached June 2002. While there’s alot of great stuff going on in WWE with the recent brand split of Raw and Smackdown, there’s a new player in the game. Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. I never watched much TNA until I got back into watching wrestling back in 2012 and did so
Read moreIndependent wrestling business is currently riding a nice upswing. Dream matches are happening outside of the WWE such as Kenny Omega versus Chris Jericho in NJPW. A non-WWE star, Kazuchika Okada, was named the best wrestler in the world by Pro-Wrestling Illustrated. And independent wrestlers have become popular enough on their own to support themselves without the backing of
Read more-I haven’t watched Impact in a couple years. I’m tuning in tonight to watch this Matt vs Jeff match. It’s going to be so bad that it will be fun. -The show starts with Matt Hardy and his wife Reba celebrating their son’s birthday. Here comes Matt’s gardener with a gift for Matt’s son. It’s a toy xylophone. Matt tells
Read moreIn what some might consider a blow to TNA, Bobby Roode and Eric Young have come to terms on their respective releases from the company. The following statement was released on Impact Wrestling’s web site:
Read moreBaron Corbin vs. Tye Dillinger -Is it just me, or are Dana Brooke and Mouthbelly’s themes fairly similar? They have that same stutter-stepping guitar riff at the beginning.
Read moreAsuka vs. Billie Kay -Asuka is just money. From the music, the serial killer smile, the way she walks, and how well she carries herself in the ring… she’s just far and away one of the most charismatic wrestlers NXT has, and she doesn’t even cut promos.
Read more1. Very good promo by Samoa Joe to start the show. That’s the type of Joe that people loved to see. Straight, stern, to the point. I like the idea of a Joe vs Lashley match but I don’t like it being done without a show or two’s notice.
Read more1. This opening segment is everything that is currently wrong with TNA. Instead of promoting their own stars, TNA is talking about retread stars from the WWE who people probably forgot about until last week. And again, this won’t have any long term impact on whatever future that TNA has left.
Read more1. Starting Impact with the Knockouts shows that TNA has a lot of faith in their female performers. Maybe the WWE should try doing this. That way people might actually give a damn about the Divas Division.
Read more<- I absolutely love the fact that The Wolves are being featured on an international stage. I hate that it has to be against the BroMans. The minds for tag team wrestling that The Wolves have is incredible. But now does TNA have any other tag teams to face the Wolves since Daniels & Kaz are gone?
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