Official Slammiversary VIII Thread - 6/13/10

One question. Did Sting win? Or RVD?

well according to Spike TV's promo for TNA impact this week, Which aired a half hour before the RVD-Sting match, it seems there will be 3 new contneders for RVD's title...soooo, thanks Spike .

That's exactly how I felt, nothing was really memorable about this show. While we're at, let's add a pre-match promo count:

Kurt Angle beats Kazarian. Who honestly thought they'd put Kazarian over Angle, here? Exactly. Not to mention, TNA is obviously going to have Angle tear through the Contenders, until he finally faces Van Dam. The match itself was good, but not Pay-Per-View quality. That match could've easily taken place on iMPACT!, as a main event.

Douglas Williams beats Brian Kendrick. This could've gone either way, but they could've put on an incredible match. However, it didn't do them justice. I'm guessing Williams is going to eventually drop the title to Shannon Moore, after going through a couple more feuds.

(1) Rayne ends Roxxi's career. Does anybody honestly care? Seriously, I don't think she's had a longer stint in TNA, since her debut with VKM. Pointless, another waste of payroll.

(2) Hernandez beats up Matt Morgan... again. So they basically just re-do the iMPACT! beatdown, but instead... add a Morgan promo to the beginning. Nobody cares about Super Mex. Granted the guys lost his baby fat, but still... he's a one-trick pony, which is why Hogan must love him.

(3) Brother Ray loses to Jesse Neal... really? Here you had the chance for Team 3D to beat the piss out of this kid and turn fully heel. Instead, we have the TNA debut of Tommy Dreamer. Who again, has done nothing for the wrestling world. "May I have ANOTHER!?", that's what got him famous... taking a beating. Sound familiar? The only good thing that could come of this, is if he's bringing Heyman with him. So Dreamer is shown and I'm like "YES! ECW stable!" Nope, Dreamer causes Ray the match... mhmm... now what? Dreamer will probably stick up for the rook, playing his "I'm a veteran, who shows kids respect". Is Jesse Neal the new Colin Delaney? God, I hope not.

Abyss beats Desmond Wolfe. I already expressed my opinions on this. However, why have Chelsea turn on Desmond? It wasn't shocking and now she has nothing to do. Gonna pair her up with Abby? Bahahaha! Wouldn't surprise me, though. Plus, her and Wolfe were great together. Maybe Nigel and Bryan can switch companies? Who am I kidding, either company would ruin each of them.

Lethal over Styles. I must say, I was a little shocked by this one. I thought they'd do the "put you over huge, but you lose." gimmick with this. However, Lethal gets more of a push, but at Styles' expense. Hoping they have Styles off screen for a few months, to bring him back as a face, feuding with either Kazarian or Wolfe. The heel "Nature Kid" gimmick isn't working for AJ, here. If you're going to turn AJ heel, he needs to be a cocky and vicious heel. Not a Ric Flair wannabe.

(4) The IWC-loves go over Beer Money. Can't say I'm shocked at the outcome, however... I'm shocked at how terrible this gimmick is for Anderson and Hardy. These two do NOT work at a tag team and even more awkward than their team, is there combined mic-work. Please, I love Hardy, but do NOT give the man the mic. He sounded like he was giving a shout out to Helms and Matt. Either that, or some college frat boy, on TV, at a NCAA game. "Whoooo! TNA ROX!" Either put Hardy in the title picture, or plant drugs on him.

Sting loses to the "Whole predictable Show" Van Dam. I'm sorry, I use to love this guy in his ECW and WWE work. However, he's lost that "drive" he once had. Looks like he's going with the flow of things, much like Hardy does. As for Jarrett, he's just downright washed up. Him vs. Sting has been beaten to death by WCW/TNA, that's it's seriously not even funny anymore. I'm sure we'll see those two in ANOTHER match, come Victory Road ( is that even the next PPV? )

- Triple S

I actually thought this was a really good PPV. I really enjoyed Angle/Kaz, AJ/Lethal, and Williams/Kendrick. Hell, even the tag match and the Monster's Ball match were good, imo.

I guess this PPV was pretty hit or miss with a lot of people. Personally, I liked it alot.

I really enjoyed the PPV. I ordered hoping that Sting would win the world title, but it didn't happen . I just...really want to know what the hell he's going to say...DAMMIT! TELL ME!

There was the "surprise" new talent, which was Tommy Dreamer. Many speculated Shane Helms, Shelton Benjamin and Charlie Haas.

However, the announcement that she mentioned on Twitter... was never said to be revealed tonight. It'll start taking shape over the next few weeks.

- Triple S

Oh, if that's your debate... then yes, she lied. Tommy Dreamer is nowhere near a "nice" surprise.

- Triple S

From a grade level I give it a B-. It was very good. I loved it, and my friend who's a WWE fan and has never really watched a TNA much was very impressed.

lmfao!! When was that?