Kevin’s Blog: Almost Live, Definitely Half Assed Review of #TNA #ImpactWrestling

repeater_300dpiI’m repeating my weekend travel plans from last week except I’m going for my girl’s grandmother’s 92nd birthday. So in order to clean off the DVR, let’s roll.

I forgot that they were going to be at IUP. James Storm is in the ring. AJ Styles is in the stands. Bad Influence joins them. I do like their sales pitch. Aces & Eights are beating up Storm again. The rest of the people who have been beat up suck. Joseph Park sucks the least. 3D thru the table so he can feel his Abyss roots.

Aces & Eights are still in the ring so that they can suck the energy out of the room. They beat up all of our heroes. Why didn’t they deliver that promo before the break? It was a short promo then you reset after the commercial break. Tazz tried to sound tough before another commercial break. Yep, thanks for making two segments suck instead of one.

Taryn Terrell is fighting Tara. The only thing catching my attention are Tazz & Tenay fighting like sixth graders. Then Tazz notes that ODB is sober. Yep, they let Taryn hang around to get the cheap pin when Tara got cocky. Always a decent way to build up a babyface without hurting the heel. People don’t care.

Rob Terry is taking on Jesse. I feel bad for this crowd. What did they do to deserve this? Robbie E saves Jesse from a pin. Weird spine buster type move for the win by Terry. Woof.

Bad Influence tries to recruit Bobby Roode. We get reruns of Jeff Hardy losing. Good for Chris Sabin coming back. He’s a tough cookie.

Austin Aries confronts Bobby Roode about getting Fortune back together. He makes several good points himself. I guess they’re gunning for the World Tag Team Titles. Chavo & Hernandez have the belts but seem like after thoughts in this match. The baby faces get to take advantage of an arguing team. Wow, Hernandez looked like he may have hurt himself. I’m not surprised. The match has been pretty good as a over all though. Kaz runs interference. Daniels interference back fires. Frog Splash win.

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Marty Jannetty is the modern day Robin Hood

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So apparently this story is from Rob Feinstein, and was snagged by yours truly from some message board of some description:

Saturday was a really busy day for us. We had all of our guests and I was running around doing stuff in other places. I got to meet Hulk Hogan and he was great with all the fans too. I don’t know how I got thru the day with a hour of sleep but all I could think was that it would all be over soon. I saw so many people that I have not seen in years like Brian Lee and countless others. After the convention was over I headed for dinner while our amazing staff was set up at the other wrestling shows that night. Now this is when things get interesting.

So anyhow around 11 PM we decided to break down our table after the Dragon Gate show was about to end. We were taking all of our merchandise out of where the shows were going on and we were able to access the main vending area as it was only split by curtains. It was basically pitch black because the lights were turned off due to the wrestling show going on in the same room. Keep in mind this was a HUGE sized convention center.

As my staff of about 4 people that day entered the merchandise side of the show we were going to our space. At that time we all saw Marty Jannety acting really strange. He kept walking in circles and acting like he was on the phone. He had no business at all being in there at this time what so ever. He was not a vendor nor did he have to do anything at that time of night. We watched him some more from our table and we knew something was wrong. He kept on watching us from around the corner and was watching us to see if we were watching him. I knew something did not add up. At that point I decided not to leave our merchandise in that room. It did not feel safe at all. I quickly called the main promoter of the event and told him what I thought was going on.

We ended up loading all of our stuff into our van and saw with my own eyes Marty going to tables and taking peoples merchandise and putting them into plastic bags. At that time the promoter of the event came into the area and asked him what he was doing. He claimed he knew these guys and there were all his friends. His bags were than searched and he had merchandise from various people and tables. He was told he had to put everything back or they were going to call the police. He was then escorted out of the area and security was called in as they were at another end of the venue. I found it to be a really sad situation that he has to do this stuff and also ask fans for money to help fix his “ankle”. When you have to steal hard working vendors merchandise to later sell at indy shows is just a really sad situation. I know a few people who told me on Sunday they were also missing items as well. I am not trying to bury the guy or anything but just putting it out there. I also got a call today from another promoter who also saw him taking stuff off tables as well during the actual show.

-Dusty

56 Days of WrestleMania – WrestleMania X8′s Best Matches

It’s WrestleMania times 8! Anyway, not a bad card, but a clear front-runner for best match. I know I have a personal favorite No. 2; let’s see what yours is!

56 Days of WrestleMania – WrestleMania VIII’s Best Matches

Good job adding an I to last year’s curvy logo.

Playing catch-up here, so let’s get right into the vote for WrestleMania VIII’s best matches. I’ve stated many times that my favorite wrestling match is Randy Savage vs. Ric Flair from this card, but Bret Hart vs. Roddy Piper was also brilliant for a handful of reasons, and who knows, maybe some of you liked Owen Hart vs. Skinner. Vote and let us know!

56 Days of WrestleMania – WrestleMania VII’s Best Matches

Stars and Stripes Forever! WrestleMania VII brought with it probably the most controversial headlining angle in WM history: Sgt. Slaughter as an Iraqi sympathizer during the Gulf War defending the WWF Title against real American Hulk Hogan. It drew so few people that WWF moved WrestleMania from its original location, the 100,000-seat Los Angeles Coliseum, to the 15,000-seat L.A. Sports Arena, and blamed it on “security reasons.” Did the match live up to the hype? Do any other matches qualify for best? (One, I’d argue.) Vote now!

56 Days of WrestleMania – WrestleMania VI’s Best Matches: Results

In a shocker to no one, the match voted best at WrestleMania VI was the legendary babyface vs. babyface, champion vs. champion, title for title match between Hulk Hogan and the Ultimate Warrior. The fact that these two clods could execute such a compelling match is a testament to 30 minutes of focus on your craft and about 60 days of hard work from Pat Patterson. The result is above, as is the video of the second runner-up, Dusty Rhodes & Sapphire (who damn sure weighs 2-and-a-half) vs. Randy Savage & Sensational Queen Sherri. It’s harmless fun!

56 Days of WrestleMania – WrestleMania VI’s Best Matches

The marathon WrestleManias continue with the first international WrestleMania, number 6, with an epic main event from our childhood: Hulk Hogan vs. the Ultimate Warrior… champion vs. champion… title for title! For two water-logged non-workers, this will likely be considered the best match of the show. But who are we to say? You cast your vote and tell us!

56 Days of WrestleMania – WrestleMania V’s Best Matches: Results

Is it weird to think of how many of these “best matches” include Hulk Hogan? Maybe not; what a hell of an entertainer. Here he is against “Macho Man” Randy Savage, tearing the house down in the main event. (Who else but Savage would get bodyslammed over the top rope to the floor?) Second place goes to the talented Rockers vs. the underrated Twin Towers, four great workers who work great together. Enjoy!

56 Days of WrestleMania – WrestleMania IV’s Best Matches

Skipped the weekend so we’re in fast forward mode here. But for fast forward mode, here’s a marathon of a show that Dusty and Eric actually watch probably twice a year. Call it self-torture, I don’t know. Maybe just an appreciation for the brilliance of Bob Uecker. Anyway, pick your faves out of all of these 3-minute matches!

56 Days of WrestleMania – WrestleMania III’s Best Matches: Results

The card for WrestleMania III featured a surprising number of non-clods considering it was pro wrestling in the mid-1980s, leading to several matches far more watchable than the previous two WrestleManias. The gimme here was Ricky Steamboat vs. Randy Savage for the Intercontinental Title, a match that probably still ranks top five in the opinions of most experts (and nerds). The second-place winner in this very scientific poll doubles as possibly the most significant match in pro wrestling history, Hulk Hogan vs. Andre the Giant. While not a textbook classic, it is a match of mythical proportions, including the ability to draw 93,000 people to one venue. Hard to argue with money.

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