Impact
Wrestling
Wrestling
Date: May 8, 2014
Location: Impact Zone,
Orlando, Florida
Orlando, Florida
Commentators: Mike
Tenay, Taz
Tenay, Taz
Reviewed by Tommy Hall
Slammiversary is
looming and Eric Young doesn’t have a challenger yet. The problem
with having a champion that defends every week is you quickly run out
of fresh matchups, so TNA is either going to have to turn someone or
bring someone up the card in a hurry. Other than that we get to see
Bully want to put Dixie through a table in about 19 segments tonight.
Let’s get to it.
looming and Eric Young doesn’t have a challenger yet. The problem
with having a champion that defends every week is you quickly run out
of fresh matchups, so TNA is either going to have to turn someone or
bring someone up the card in a hurry. Other than that we get to see
Bully want to put Dixie through a table in about 19 segments tonight.
Let’s get to it.
Earlier today Bully Ray
was driving to Nashville at the TNA offices to find Dixie Carter,
thereby complying with MVP’s wishes to not go after her at the Impact
Zone.
was driving to Nashville at the TNA offices to find Dixie Carter,
thereby complying with MVP’s wishes to not go after her at the Impact
Zone.
We recap Eric Young
defending the title every week.
defending the title every week.
Speaking of Eric, here
he is in street clothes to get things going. He talks about how
awesome the reign has been but there’s one hiccup. Eric promised to
defend the title every week but since MVP hasn’t booked him in a
match, he’s going to book himself in one. We have an open challenge
for tonight and here’s Bobby Roode.
he is in street clothes to get things going. He talks about how
awesome the reign has been but there’s one hiccup. Eric promised to
defend the title every week but since MVP hasn’t booked him in a
match, he’s going to book himself in one. We have an open challenge
for tonight and here’s Bobby Roode.
Bobby goes on a LONG
rant about how great he is before Eric says that Roode got a shot
last week and got pinned. Roode says it wasn’t fair because he had
to wrestle twice last week and goes on another rant about their
history together in Team Canada. If Young gives him another shot and
wins, Roode will never ask for another match. Young says ok as this
segment took about eight minutes longer than it needed to.
rant about how great he is before Eric says that Roode got a shot
last week and got pinned. Roode says it wasn’t fair because he had
to wrestle twice last week and goes on another rant about their
history together in Team Canada. If Young gives him another shot and
wins, Roode will never ask for another match. Young says ok as this
segment took about eight minutes longer than it needed to.
MVP tells Young that he
can’t do that and suggests Young take a few weeks off. If Young
will, MVP guarantees that his opponent at Slammiversary will be
someone Young has never faced before.
can’t do that and suggests Young take a few weeks off. If Young
will, MVP guarantees that his opponent at Slammiversary will be
someone Young has never faced before.
Madison
Rayne/Brittany vs. Beautiful People
Rayne/Brittany vs. Beautiful People
Evening Gown match
under elimination rules. The Beautiful People are in black and their
opponents are in white to make sure the alignment is clear. Velvet
and Angelina double team Brittany in the corner to start as they’re
actually treating this like a real match so far. Brittany fights up
and makes the tag off to Madison who does moves that make sure her
skirt flies up. Madison can’t strip Velvet’s gown though, allowing
Love to trip Brittany up so Velvet can strip her for an elimination
as we take a break.
under elimination rules. The Beautiful People are in black and their
opponents are in white to make sure the alignment is clear. Velvet
and Angelina double team Brittany in the corner to start as they’re
actually treating this like a real match so far. Brittany fights up
and makes the tag off to Madison who does moves that make sure her
skirt flies up. Madison can’t strip Velvet’s gown though, allowing
Love to trip Brittany up so Velvet can strip her for an elimination
as we take a break.
Back with Madison down
2-1 and getting double teamed. It doesn’t last long though as
Madison fights off both girls and is able to quickly strip Velvet to
get us down to one on one. Madison has control for a bit until
Velvet flashes the referee, allowing Angelina to spray her in the
face and get the win at 11:00.
2-1 and getting double teamed. It doesn’t last long though as
Madison fights off both girls and is able to quickly strip Velvet to
get us down to one on one. Madison has control for a bit until
Velvet flashes the referee, allowing Angelina to spray her in the
face and get the win at 11:00.
Rating: D+.
They looked good, this was barely wrestling, next.
They looked good, this was barely wrestling, next.
Dixie is in a bad mood
and walks away from Spud, who is in a leopard print coat.
and walks away from Spud, who is in a leopard print coat.
We recap Ethan Carter
III vs. Kurt Angle.
III vs. Kurt Angle.
Bram tells Magnus to
become his old self again.
become his old self again.
Kurt Angle vs. Ethan
Carter III
Carter III
Angle goes after the
arm to start but Ethan backs off. A snap suplex sets up the Rolling
Germans to Ethan but Angle falls down holding his bad knee. Angle
tries to fight back with a German suplex but the knee is just gone.
Ethan gets in a quick chop block and pins Angle at 3:27.
arm to start but Ethan backs off. A snap suplex sets up the Rolling
Germans to Ethan but Angle falls down holding his bad knee. Angle
tries to fight back with a German suplex but the knee is just gone.
Ethan gets in a quick chop block and pins Angle at 3:27.
Rating: D+.
This didn’t have time to go anywhere and the injury took up a good
chunk of the match. I’ll give them points for keeping Ethan so
strong and I kind of like not having Angle beat him with ease. It’s
making Ethan look like a much bigger deal which is something TNA
really needs to do.
This didn’t have time to go anywhere and the injury took up a good
chunk of the match. I’ll give them points for keeping Ethan so
strong and I kind of like not having Angle beat him with ease. It’s
making Ethan look like a much bigger deal which is something TNA
really needs to do.
After
a break, Angle says he felt the knee pop.
a break, Angle says he felt the knee pop.
Here’s
MVP with something to say. He talks about how demanding this company
is and how the fans are even more demanding. However, he can’t have
Eric Young making his own matches because wrestlers are supposed to
wrestle so TNA can abide. “And hey, the Dude abides right?” MVP
says he has a major announcement about who Eric will face at
Slammiversary but here’s Bobby Roode to interrupt. Roode
says the same stuff he said to Eric and demands the title match
tonight. MVP has the same reply that Eric did (you lost last week)
and the brawl is on. The fans want to see it but referees break it
up.
MVP with something to say. He talks about how demanding this company
is and how the fans are even more demanding. However, he can’t have
Eric Young making his own matches because wrestlers are supposed to
wrestle so TNA can abide. “And hey, the Dude abides right?” MVP
says he has a major announcement about who Eric will face at
Slammiversary but here’s Bobby Roode to interrupt. Roode
says the same stuff he said to Eric and demands the title match
tonight. MVP has the same reply that Eric did (you lost last week)
and the brawl is on. The fans want to see it but referees break it
up.
Bully
is in Nashville but Spud says he’s not welcome here. Bully goes into
her office anyway, yells at Spud for wearing green socks and sits in
Dixie’s chair. He gets on the phone and tells the secretary to get
the staff together for a meeting. Oh and a sandwich.
is in Nashville but Spud says he’s not welcome here. Bully goes into
her office anyway, yells at Spud for wearing green socks and sits in
Dixie’s chair. He gets on the phone and tells the secretary to get
the staff together for a meeting. Oh and a sandwich.
Knux
and company are here. Rebel is in a rather revealing outfit and
dancing with fire. A wooden crate comes up and Knux says it’s
someone’s home.
and company are here. Rebel is in a rather revealing outfit and
dancing with fire. A wooden crate comes up and Knux says it’s
someone’s home.
Roode
is ejected by security.
is ejected by security.
Tag
Team Titles: Wolves vs. Bro Mans
Team Titles: Wolves vs. Bro Mans
It’s
a ladder match and the challengers (Bro Mans) get a jobber entrance.
Zema shoves the ladder over
in the aisle to distract the champions, allowing the Bro Mans to jump
them from behind with the ladder. Back inside and we get the bell
but the Wolves are right there for the save. The Wolves load up the
baseball slide into the ladder but the Bro Mans lift it up like a
gate. The champions go back inside and set up a double suicide dive,
only to hit the ladder faces first.
a ladder match and the challengers (Bro Mans) get a jobber entrance.
Zema shoves the ladder over
in the aisle to distract the champions, allowing the Bro Mans to jump
them from behind with the ladder. Back inside and we get the bell
but the Wolves are right there for the save. The Wolves load up the
baseball slide into the ladder but the Bro Mans lift it up like a
gate. The champions go back inside and set up a double suicide dive,
only to hit the ladder faces first.
Jesse
drops Davey chest first onto the barricade as the Bro Mans take over.
They set up a ladder between the ring and some steps in the aisle
but Davey escapes a suplex onto said ladder. All four climb a pair
of ladders in the ring and a set of headbutts put all four back on
the mat. Jesse makes a save by jumping up the ladder to stop Davey
before Eddie suplexes Jesse over the top and out to the floor, only
to fall out himself as well. Davey puts Robbie on the bridged ladder
for the double stomp from the top as everyone is down again. The
Wolves climb up, throw Zema over the top and onto the Bro Mans, and
retain the belts at 7:00.
drops Davey chest first onto the barricade as the Bro Mans take over.
They set up a ladder between the ring and some steps in the aisle
but Davey escapes a suplex onto said ladder. All four climb a pair
of ladders in the ring and a set of headbutts put all four back on
the mat. Jesse makes a save by jumping up the ladder to stop Davey
before Eddie suplexes Jesse over the top and out to the floor, only
to fall out himself as well. Davey puts Robbie on the bridged ladder
for the double stomp from the top as everyone is down again. The
Wolves climb up, throw Zema over the top and onto the Bro Mans, and
retain the belts at 7:00.
Rating: C+.
There were some big spots in there but it’s another gimmick match
that doesn’t really mean anything and doesn’t have the time to go
anywhere because TNA flies through their shows as fast as they can.
Much like the Ascension in NXT though, there aren’t many teams to
challenge for the belts now and it’s going to get repetitive watching
them beat up the Bro Mans over and over again.
There were some big spots in there but it’s another gimmick match
that doesn’t really mean anything and doesn’t have the time to go
anywhere because TNA flies through their shows as fast as they can.
Much like the Ascension in NXT though, there aren’t many teams to
challenge for the belts now and it’s going to get repetitive watching
them beat up the Bro Mans over and over again.
Crazy
Steve and the Freak (Rob Terry in a mask) break out of the crate.
Steve and the Freak (Rob Terry in a mask) break out of the crate.
Spud
has lost Bully Ray.
has lost Bully Ray.
Kazarian
vs. Knux
vs. Knux
The
Menagerie is a carnival themed stable comprised of Knux, his good
looking sister Rebel, two men on stilts, Crazy Steve (a clown) and
the Freak (a masked muscle man). Kaz jumps Knux from behind to start
but is easily thrown down. He does score with a top rope missile
dropkick and a kick to the jaw but stops to yell at Crazy Steve. Kaz
turns around and runs into the Freak, allowing Knux to throw him back
into the ring. A Sky High powerbomb is enough for the pin on Kaz at
2:16.
Menagerie is a carnival themed stable comprised of Knux, his good
looking sister Rebel, two men on stilts, Crazy Steve (a clown) and
the Freak (a masked muscle man). Kaz jumps Knux from behind to start
but is easily thrown down. He does score with a top rope missile
dropkick and a kick to the jaw but stops to yell at Crazy Steve. Kaz
turns around and runs into the Freak, allowing Knux to throw him back
into the ring. A Sky High powerbomb is enough for the pin on Kaz at
2:16.
Spud
goes into the staff’s office and runs down Ray, only to turn around
and see Ray behind him. Ray: “Get us a case of beer!” Spud:
“It’s 11am!” Ray: “You’re right. Get us two.” Spud leaves
and the staff says the new motto is Bully Fears Dixie. Ray has an
idea of how to fix this.
goes into the staff’s office and runs down Ray, only to turn around
and see Ray behind him. Ray: “Get us a case of beer!” Spud:
“It’s 11am!” Ray: “You’re right. Get us two.” Spud leaves
and the staff says the new motto is Bully Fears Dixie. Ray has an
idea of how to fix this.
As a result of the
incidents last week, Anderson faces Storm next week.
incidents last week, Anderson faces Storm next week.
Gunner tells Anderson
that Storm is lying whenever he talks.
that Storm is lying whenever he talks.
Dixie’s staff is now
all drunk and in Bully Ray shirts. Spud panics and gets on the table
to calm everything down. Ray says he’ll let Spud have the drones
back if he tells Ray where Dixie is. Spud says he doesn’t know so
Ray offers to leave if Spud will have one beer with him. Spud drinks
it and gets powerbombed through a table. Ray steals his phone and
gets Dixie’s address.
all drunk and in Bully Ray shirts. Spud panics and gets on the table
to calm everything down. Ray says he’ll let Spud have the drones
back if he tells Ray where Dixie is. Spud says he doesn’t know so
Ray offers to leave if Spud will have one beer with him. Spud drinks
it and gets powerbombed through a table. Ray steals his phone and
gets Dixie’s address.
Willow talks about
getting screwed over in the Dixieland match which started the
evolution into what he is now. He wants revenge on Magnus.
getting screwed over in the Dixieland match which started the
evolution into what he is now. He wants revenge on Magnus.
Magnus vs. Willow
Willow gets jumped
during his entrance as Bram looks on approvingly. A hard elbow drop
gets two for the Brit but Willow fights up with a Whisper in the Wind
and the flying forearm. The seated dropkick and mule kick put Magnus
in the corner but he rolls outside. That’s fine for Willow as he
kicks Magnus down and hits that sliding splash. As they head back
inside though, Bram sends Willow into the steps for the DQ at 2:32.
during his entrance as Bram looks on approvingly. A hard elbow drop
gets two for the Brit but Willow fights up with a Whisper in the Wind
and the flying forearm. The seated dropkick and mule kick put Magnus
in the corner but he rolls outside. That’s fine for Willow as he
kicks Magnus down and hits that sliding splash. As they head back
inside though, Bram sends Willow into the steps for the DQ at 2:32.
Post match Willow is
handcuffed to the ropes and attacked with a turnbuckle hook.
handcuffed to the ropes and attacked with a turnbuckle hook.
Angle has a broken bone
in his leg and a torn ACL.
in his leg and a torn ACL.
MVP calls out Eric for
the announcement of the Slammiversary opponent. The boss asks the
fans to cheer for the champ and says there’s nothing Eric can’t
accomplish. He says Eric deserves the best competition there is, so
here’s the opponent. Eric looks at the stage and MVP lays him out
with a chain around his fist. He says he’ll see Eric at
Slammiversary to end the show.
the announcement of the Slammiversary opponent. The boss asks the
fans to cheer for the champ and says there’s nothing Eric can’t
accomplish. He says Eric deserves the best competition there is, so
here’s the opponent. Eric looks at the stage and MVP lays him out
with a chain around his fist. He says he’ll see Eric at
Slammiversary to end the show.
Overall Rating: C+.
I liked tonight’s show for the most part but there are still
problems. First of all they are setting up stuff for the future, but
at the end of the day it’s still for Eric Young defending against the
latest heel power figure. Actually he’s one of two current heel
power figures as Ray is off in Nashville chasing after Dixie. That
being said, there was some interesting stuff here and some fresh
matches, so the good outweighs the bad. I just really hope the MVP
stuff doesn’t dominate the show, which is about as stupid of a hope
as I can have at this point.
I liked tonight’s show for the most part but there are still
problems. First of all they are setting up stuff for the future, but
at the end of the day it’s still for Eric Young defending against the
latest heel power figure. Actually he’s one of two current heel
power figures as Ray is off in Nashville chasing after Dixie. That
being said, there was some interesting stuff here and some fresh
matches, so the good outweighs the bad. I just really hope the MVP
stuff doesn’t dominate the show, which is about as stupid of a hope
as I can have at this point.
Results
Beautiful People b.
Madison Rayne/Brittany – Love ripped off Madison’s dress
Madison Rayne/Brittany – Love ripped off Madison’s dress
Ethan Carter III b.
Kurt Angle – Chop block
Kurt Angle – Chop block
Wolves b. Bro Mans –
Wolves pulled down the belts
Wolves pulled down the belts
Knux b. Kazarian –
Sky High
Sky High
Willow b. Magnus via DQ
when Bram interfered
when Bram interfered
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