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Post by Jord on Mar 3, 2015 23:27:57 GMT -5
IMPACT WRESTLING Preview: EC3 & Katrina explain themselves, the BFG Series roars on, Taryn Terrell and Gail Kim face off, Birch & Bram make their in-ring debut, and MORE!
Preview Thursday's huge IMPACT WRESTLING broadcast on Spike at 9/8c! If you can't watch the action on Thursday, make sure to set your DVR!Following on from Katrina shocking the World when she helped Ethan Carter III win the Joker's Wild gauntlet match and bag himself 25 points in the Bound for Glory Series, we will hear first hand from the self-proclaimed "It couple of IMPACT WRESTLING". Was this Katrina and EC3's plan all along when she was hired as Jeff Jarrett's personal assistant? Was this Carter's way of getting his girlfriend a contract with the company? We sure as hell hope we get answers from the pair! The Bound for Glory Series returns to normal this Thursday night as Joker's Wild tag partners "The F'n Machine" Brian Cage and "Cowboy" James Storm clash. And that's not all, as in our main event Samoa Joe, Austin Aries, Bully Ray and Bobby Roode will meet in a blockbuster fatal four way match! Who will be leaving Manhattan with the points and moving up the leaderboard? After weeks of seeing the dark and mysterious pair following Abyss around, we will finally get a chance to see how Birch and Bram fair inside of the ring as opposed to being on the outside looking in! Director of Wrestling Operations, Jeff Jarrett confirmed via his official Twitter page that Birch and Bram will indeed be making their IMPACT WRESTLING in-ring debuts this week! Plus, Gail Kim and the recently returned Taryn Terrell will meet inside the squared circle. These two have been part of some of the most memorable Knockouts matches in TNA history. Who will emerge victorious in their long-awaited rubber match? All of this and so much more this Thursday night (7/31) at 9/8c on Spike!
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Post by The Kevstaaa on Mar 4, 2015 11:17:58 GMT -5
I'm interested in you going with Spike not renewing the deal with TNA. I wonder if you'll move to Destination America. When I read Director of Operations, I think Kane and not Jeff Jarrett. <3 you for bringing in Maxine. After seeing him on Lucha Underground, I'm sold on Brian Cage. Joker's Wild is always fun and I'm pulling for Ethan Carter III to win the Bound for Glory series so glad they won the opener. I've never really been impressed by Gunner and I am a big Bully Ray fan so not a fan of that outcome. However, I like the booking because at least one team has to be happy with each other and that should lead them to winning, which was the case with Kurt Angle and Gunner. It's odd to remember that Chris Sabin is a former World Champion. Fine match here and I say that Austin Aries would be my second pick to win behind EC3. I like the video packages for each X Division Title match participants. The Anti-Knockouts are among my favorite things in this diary. Ivelisse is damn good and I love Alissa Flash. Taryn returning is fine but don't put the belt on her. She's good but nothing special. Yes! Kenny King as X-Division Champion is an excellent choice. I've been a big King supporter since seeing him team with Rhett Titus back in Ring of Honor. A program with Alex Shelley? Yes please. Maybe I'm weird, but I love the BroMans. Even DJ Z. EC3 winning and earning 25 points is tremendous. The Katrina twist is perfect because of their WWE connection. Even Ryan had them together. Really good episode and I'm sorry I didn't reply to Destination X, but I did read it and enjoyed it. Specifically the Tag Team Title ladder match.
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Post by DTP. on Mar 5, 2015 4:52:46 GMT -5
TNA Impact Wrestling: Thursday 10th July 2014…Wow, you’ve really sped things up this past couple of days. Manik and Seiya Sanada defeating the Ultimate Tiger and Eric Young wasn’t a bad way to start things off, it’s interesting to see Young take a loss in the opening match given the year he had – but that said, you started rebooking this year from January, so I’m out of touch with whatever EY has been doing. DJ Z and Jessie Godderz are two characters which I find amusing, but completely uncredible in terms of momentum and a push. It’ll be interesting to see how you actually book the Bro Mans against Sanada and Manik next week, given their very diverse characters. Ivelisse retaining the TNA Women’s Knockout Championship against Santana was fine – I really haven’t watched enough of either to form a solid opinion, here. I suppose you’re going for the “Santana is resilient” method, though – which is cool. Woah, ‘SLUT’ on her back? Ivelisse, that’s not very PC of you. I can’t help but feel that with Destination X looming next week that Alex Shelley should have announced his decision sooner than tonight for the sake of more build-up. Rockstar Spud and Ethan Carter III’s team was a fun odd couple combination, but what I’m looking forward to more is their split: their recent rivalry is one of my favourite things about the TNA product today. I am happy to see Bad Influence sticking around, a good win for Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian against Davey Richards and Eddie Edwards – this match was purely to set up next week’s TNA World Tag Team Championship defense, though. Destination X huh…I wonder what that stipulation could be. Oh…okay, a ladder match works too! I think that is where the Wolves will come out on top in retaining their titles. Kurt Angle defeating Abyss in the Bound For Glory Series match made sense, I can’t see Abyss going too far in this BFG series – particularly with Bram and Birch around him. I wouldn’t mind seeing Bram and Birch getting a shot at the TNA World Tag Team Championships, either at some point. Are the Brits trying to mold Abyss and re-birth him? Many enigmatic questions to be answers. Oh, Jeff Jarrett’s sticking around – I guess he’s not going to Global Force Wrestling? Not yet at least. Maxine from the WWE being introduced is very cool – not sure about Katrina as a name for her character, though. Basic introduction for her character, kind of randomly constructed segment, though. It took Jeff Hardy eight months to get his hands on Rockstar Spud? Kind of a strange promo there, but continuity is important to you I suppose. Hardy rightfully beat Spud to get the heat back which he lost…almost three quarters of a year ago. This was strange to me. Next, Samoa Joe and Austin Aries could have had a stand-out, great match here, but given how jam packed this show has been, it probably wasn’t that big a deal. Particularly with the cuts to Bobby Roode backstage. Jeff Jarrett and Alex Shelley’s promo was nicely done to conclude the show – it kept viewers in tune for this. Magnus basically put his foot in his mouth with the interruption – it made logical sense for the pro-wrestling industry, but a casual viewer would think that Magnus is an idiot. So next week it’s Alex Shelley, now nothing more than a challenger opposing Magnus for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship. Very well told story here. Overall, this was the go-home show for Destination X, and with that it was incredibly packed for a two hour show. Effective with storytelling, at least.
TNA Destination X: Thursday 17th July 2014…A strong start to Destination X tonight with a surprise return for Low-Ki and…Shane Helms! Man, I kind of wish that Helms could have stuck around now. I wouldn’t mind seeing his name crop up again, to be honest with you. Eric Young doesn’t exactly scream TNA X-Division Champion anyway, I don’t think. Ki winning made the most sense, and a fine way to kick things off. Meanwhile, the former champ gears up for his TNA World Heavyweight Championship opportunity, should be interesting to see how this story gets told. Manik and Seiya Sanada defeating the Bro Mans made the most sense here. As I mentioned for last week’s Impact review, I don’t see DJ Z and Jessie Godderz as credible workers. I like that you keep seguing to what people related to angles are doing between matches – for example from the X-Division qualifying match to Alex Shelley, then from an undercard tag team match to the Wolves preparing for their title defense. Really smooth work here. Kenny King getting more emphasis, now that I could get behind. He’s a fun talent. Tony Nese is someone that I have no idea is. Ricky Steamboat Jr competing in this probably would have paralyzed him, too. The man’s out with a serious back injury he suffered two years before – I doubt he’d have been good to go here. Definitely the weaker of the two X-Division qualifying matches we have seen so far. I do think that you may be pulling the trigger on Katrina being an evil b*tch too soon. I think it needs more time to build really. I know the long-term goal all along would be something involving stabbing Jeff Jarrett in the back but – it’s only been a week. Good promo to set up the ladder match, and it sounded like a fun one with the Wolves, Davey Richards and Eddie Edwards retaining the TNA World Tag Team Championships against Bad Influence, Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian. It made sense, seeing as the Wolves are making an IMPACT~! whilst Bad Influence are established veterans. I have to wonder what is next for the challengers here though. The Wolves meanwhile can go on to feud with just about anybody. Magnus’ promo was solid, it put over his character really well. Just out of curiosity on an unrelated note, where did Bully Ray go? I do like that Magnus was the one to take out Sting and AJ Styles, though. Very nice build to his mold as TNA World Heavyweight Champion and top heel. I’m hoping he keeps the title up to Bound For Glory, honestly. Ultimate Tiger defeating Petey Williams is a shame, I would have loved to see one last Petey run before he planned on retiring. I’m surprised to see Joel Redman resurface here though – especially since he’s not an X-Division sized guy: but then again, sky’s the limit for the X-Division~! Magnus defeating Alex Shelley added another notch to the TNA World Heavyweight Champion’s belt. Really nice way to close the show, but the bottom line is that Magnus is going to keep knocking down man after man. Now I have to wonder how you plan on having Shelley recover. Overall, this was a good supershow – albeit strange, given its lack of undercard guys and key talents. Obviously, this was a storyline enhancing/conclusive show, much like a pay-per-view. It was just odd to see no Bound For Glory Series participants or anything of the sort tonight.
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Post by Jord on Mar 6, 2015 11:21:08 GMT -5
TNA Impact Wrestling: Thursday 10th July 2014…Wow, you’ve really sped things up this past couple of days. Manik and Seiya Sanada defeating the Ultimate Tiger and Eric Young wasn’t a bad way to start things off, it’s interesting to see Young take a loss in the opening match given the year he had – but that said, you started rebooking this year from January, so I’m out of touch with whatever EY has been doing. DJ Z and Jessie Godderz are two characters which I find amusing, but completely uncredible in terms of momentum and a push. It’ll be interesting to see how you actually book the Bro Mans against Sanada and Manik next week, given their very diverse characters. Ivelisse retaining the TNA Women’s Knockout Championship against Santana was fine – I really haven’t watched enough of either to form a solid opinion, here. I suppose you’re going for the “Santana is resilient” method, though – which is cool. Woah, ‘SLUT’ on her back? Ivelisse, that’s not very PC of you. I can’t help but feel that with Destination X looming next week that Alex Shelley should have announced his decision sooner than tonight for the sake of more build-up. Rockstar Spud and Ethan Carter III’s team was a fun odd couple combination, but what I’m looking forward to more is their split: their recent rivalry is one of my favourite things about the TNA product today. I am happy to see Bad Influence sticking around, a good win for Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian against Davey Richards and Eddie Edwards – this match was purely to set up next week’s TNA World Tag Team Championship defense, though. Destination X huh…I wonder what that stipulation could be. Oh…okay, a ladder match works too! I think that is where the Wolves will come out on top in retaining their titles. Kurt Angle defeating Abyss in the Bound For Glory Series match made sense, I can’t see Abyss going too far in this BFG series – particularly with Bram and Birch around him. I wouldn’t mind seeing Bram and Birch getting a shot at the TNA World Tag Team Championships, either at some point. Are the Brits trying to mold Abyss and re-birth him? Many enigmatic questions to be answers. Oh, Jeff Jarrett’s sticking around – I guess he’s not going to Global Force Wrestling? Not yet at least. Maxine from the WWE being introduced is very cool – not sure about Katrina as a name for her character, though. Basic introduction for her character, kind of randomly constructed segment, though. It took Jeff Hardy eight months to get his hands on Rockstar Spud? Kind of a strange promo there, but continuity is important to you I suppose. Hardy rightfully beat Spud to get the heat back which he lost…almost three quarters of a year ago. This was strange to me. Next, Samoa Joe and Austin Aries could have had a stand-out, great match here, but given how jam packed this show has been, it probably wasn’t that big a deal. Particularly with the cuts to Bobby Roode backstage. Jeff Jarrett and Alex Shelley’s promo was nicely done to conclude the show – it kept viewers in tune for this. Magnus basically put his foot in his mouth with the interruption – it made logical sense for the pro-wrestling industry, but a casual viewer would think that Magnus is an idiot. So next week it’s Alex Shelley, now nothing more than a challenger opposing Magnus for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship. Very well told story here. Overall, this was the go-home show for Destination X, and with that it was incredibly packed for a two hour show. Effective with storytelling, at least. Hardy only returned to TV two weeks prior to the match with Spud
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Post by Jord on Mar 30, 2015 18:42:59 GMT -5
| Impact Wrestling on Spike Jul. 31, 2014 — Episode #530 Broadcast Team: Mike Tenay & Taz |
Hello everyone and welcome to another episode of Impact Wrestling! Taz and Mike Tenay are in the Manhattan Center in New York City and they waste no time in discussing last week's huge shocker when Director of Wrestling Operations, Jeff Jarrett's personal assistant Katrina, who he only just hired a few weeks ago, assisted Ethan Carter III in winning the gauntlet match and a huge 25 points, sending him straight to the top of the Bound for Glory Series leaderboard!
Speak of the devil, Ethan Carter III's music starts up and he emerges out into the Manhattan Center with both Katrina and Rockstar Spud by his side. He makes out with Katrina at the top of the rampway as Spud begins manically applauding the pair before motioning as if he is wiping tears away from his cheek. In the ring, Carter begins laughing down the microphone before pointing at several members in the crowd: "I fooled you, I fooled you, I fooled you, I fooled you, I also fooled you... but most satisfyingly, I fooled Jeff Jarrett!", he laughs. Carter says that last week's Joker's Wild themed-show was all of his beautiful girlfriend Katrina's idea in order as she convinced Jarrett to go ahead with it because she knew "her boo" (EC3) would go on to win the whole damn thing and keep his undefeated streak intact whilst also picking up himself a whopping 25 points! Katrina gets on the microphone, ordering the crowd to shut up as she has a few things that she wants to get off her chest. Before Katrina is able to delve into the aforementioned "things", Jeff Jarrett cuts her off and he does not look pleased as he appears at the top of the ramp. Jarrett can't believe that he walked right into Ethan's trap and fell for it so easily in hiring Katrina as his personal assistant. He advises Carter to enjoy his glory in one-up over him as it will most certainly be his last! Jarrett reminds EC3 that he is the one calling all of the shots around here — not Ethan's lovely Aunt Dixie, who lost control of Impact Wrestling back at Lockdown in March during the Lethal Lockdown match. And because Jarrett is the one calling the shots, he has decided to have a little fun with the bookmakers in the back. Double J notifies Ethan that he has a fun few weeks in store for him! Jarrett drops the mic as Carter has a tantrum in the ring, demanding to know what Double J has planned! Katrina and Spud try and restrain EC3, who is now trying to leave the ring. He begins kicking the ropes and turnbuckles out of frustration. "Well, that's what happens when you cross the boss, Ethan!", Taz chimes.
Commercial Break
X-Division Champion, Kenny King defeats Kazarian with Christopher Daniels in a non-title match. Fresh off winning the X-Division title for a second time last week, Kenny King was in non-title action here against 1/2 of Bad Influence, Kazarian. Excellent encounter here to kick things off, in-ring wise. It was great to see Bad Influence take a step back from the tag division and get involved as singles competitors whilst still maintaining their alliance. King was too good for Kazarian here as he picked up the win with the Royal Flush at the 7 minute mark.
The official hands King his X-Division title but before he is able to do his now signature post-match dance in the ring, Christopher Daniels jumps him from behind and now both members of the Bad Influence are putting the boots into Kenny! Former X-Division Champion, Alex Shelley soon comes sprinting down to the ring, sliding in and taking both Daniels and Kazarian down with a series of clotheslines before he and Kenny work together to send them both packing! Shelley picks up King's X-Division title belt up from the mat and hands it to a cautious Kenny King.
"The Samoan Submission Machine" Samoa Joe is shown in the locker room backstage ahead of our blockbuster 4-way match tonight featuring 4 former TNA World Heavyweight Champions battling it out in a Bound for Glory Series match. Joe tells Ethan Carter III to enjoy his stay at the top of the leaderboard because after tonight, Joe will be sitting comfortably at the top!
Commercial Break
Rock music booms throughout the packed Manhattan Center as the arena lights turn a dark red colour. Emerging out from smoke, Bram and Birch stand in their leather trenchcoats as Mike Tenay and Taz hype up finally getting to see the mysterious pair make their Impact Wrestling in-ring debuts tonight. With Bound for Glory Series competitor Abyss trailing behind the, the pair storm the ring where Bram has a microphone. Bram talks about how for weeks now, he and Birch have been getting continuously frustrated with Abyss' lack of inner inner monster. His lack of dominance. His lack of wins. Birch thanks Jeff Jarrett for giving he and Bram a platform to vent their building frustrations here tonight. Birch then apologises to their opponents in advance.
Progeny (Birch & Bram) with Abyss defeat Brett Barnes and Steve Anthony. The only word to sum this match up is squash. Steve and Barnes didn't stand a chance, getting absolutely decimated by Birch and Bram, who both looked mega-intense out there. Not satisfied with just laying Anthony out with a jawbreaker/chokebomb combo, Progeny went on to then lay out Barnes too before stacking the pair up and pinning them both simultaneously!
Bram and Birch rise to their feet as they have their hand's raised by the official. Abyss enters the ring where Birch and Bram yell at him "that is how it's done" repeatedly. Progeny pick up a lifeless Steve Anthony and force Abyss to hit him with the Shock Treatment! Abyss, at the instruction of Progeny, lays out Brett Barnes with the Black Hole Slam. Both Birch and Bram are ecstatic, however, Abyss doesn't seem to share the same delight as we cut to a commercial.
Commercial Break
Backstage broadcaster, Jeremy Borash is standing by at the interview area with Bully Ray. JB asks Bully for his thoughts on being in tonight's blockbuster 4 way Bound for Glory Series match main event. Bully shrugs off JB's questions, telling him that it will be a walk in the park. Borash is about to bring up how Bully has 0 points but he is stopped in his tracks by a menacing look from Bully, leaving JB to think twice about what he was just about to ask. Bully heads off.
A video package rolls, recapping Gail Kim and Taryn Terrell's history. Up next, Taryn and Gail collide in Terrell's first match back post-pregnancy in her and Gail's rubber match.
Taryn Terrell defeats Gail Kim. With both Gail and Taryn tied at one apiece, tonight they had their chance to settle the score. Taryn had some ring rust given that this was her first match back after having a baby, however, Gail was able to carry her to a decent bout. The finish came when Taryn countered Gail's attempt at the Eat Defeat into an attempt of her Cutter but Gail scouted that into a roll-up which Terrell then countered into a roll-up of her own for the 1-2-3!
Terrell has her hand raised before she helps Gail to her feet and the pair embrace. Gail raises Taryn's hand but they don't get long to celebrate as The Anti-Knockout's, Alyssa Flash and the Knockout's Champion, Ivelisse saunter out with a mic in-hand. Ivelisse asks for Flash to hand her a bucket. The pair talk trash, running down both Gail and Taryn. Ivelisse calls it a travesty that she is the champion yet she wasn't even scheduled to appear. Taryn and Gail invite The Anti-Knockout's into the ring and they tease it, going as far as hopping onto the ring apron but they hop back off, claiming that they have better things to do than take out the trash... again!
Commercial Break
A vignette rolls, which appears to be shot straight out of FX's hit series Sons of Anarchy. We see a motorcyle riding down the highway. It turns out to be Knux on the motorcycle. He pulls over and pulls out a map which has a location circled in red marker. He continues on...
TNA World Tag Team Champions, Davey Richards and Eddie Edwards, better known together as The Wolves, come stomping out from the back to a thunderous ovation. The pair talk about how since their arrival to TNA back in January, they have been on one hell of a journey. They talk about how they have beaten all of the competition placed in-front of them — Bobby Roode and Austin Aries, Bad Influence, The BroMans, Beer Money. The list goes on. Davey talks about how over the past several weeks, a couple of guys have caught their eye. They ask for Manik and Seiya Sanada to come down to the ring. Once the high-flying team of Sanada and Manik are in the ring with The Wolves, Eddie and Davey thank them for coming down. They claim to be fighting champions and have seen how Manik and Sanada have been on one hell of a roll as of late, holding victories over The BroMans, who The Wolves exchanged both wins and losses with. Eddie says that The Wolves are fighting champions and will take on all challengers. They challenge Sanada and Manik to a match for the titles.
Backstage, Ethan Carter III is shown storming down the hall backstage before he enters Jeff Jarrett's office with Katrina and Rockstar Spud behind him. Carter demands to know exactly what Jarrett has in store for him over the next couple of weeks. Jarrett tells Carter that next week he will be in Bound for Glory Series action... against Abyss... in a Monster's Ball! EC3 goes insane, yelling at Jarrett but security quickly enter the room and usher Ethan out!
Commercial Break
Backstage, Jeremy Borash welcomes us back to Impact Wrestling on Spike before introducing us to his guest at this time... Austin Aries! Borash asks Aries if he has a strategy tonight heading into the big 4-way match later tonight. Aries tells him that his strategy is simple: "win".
James Storm is shown taking a swig of beer in the back when Jeremy Borash approaches him ahead of his Bound for Glory Series match against his partner last week in Joker's Wild, Brian Cage. Storm puts the blame entirely on Cage for last week's loss, calling him a rookie and that's why he wouldn't tag him into the match. Storm promises to teach Cage a lesson tonight.
Brian Cage vs. James Storm in the Bound for Glory Series ends in a No Contest (2 points). After a loss last week in tag action, Cage and Storm duked it out here tonight with the Cowboy especially desperate to leave here victorious and earn some much needed points in the BFG Series considering he has still yet to score any points. Despite Brian Cage only joining the roster recently, he really held his own out there with Storm, who has been with TNA since the first ever show back in 2002. In the end, Storm ended up bailing from the ring and seemingly going to leave the Manhattan Center but Cage pulled off a sick dive to the outside, taking both himself and Storm out, with neither man able to return to the ring before the ref's 10 count.
Even although neither man won here tonight, each competitor earned 2 points. Cage got a nice ovation from the crowd, who were still buzzing from his suicide dive to the floor. Backstage, TNA World Heavyweight Champion, Magnus is shown in the back complaining about his lack of airtime when he is the champion when Bobby Roode approaches him. Roode stares at the title belt hanging over Magnus' shoulder and taps it, telling Magnus that he's going to pin him 1-2-3 in Tokyo at Bound for Glory after he wins the BFG Series. Roode invites Magnus to come sit at ringside for tonight's 4-way main event to get a view, first-hand of what Roode is capable of.
At the announcer's booth, Mike Tenay and Taz announce that next week the Bound for Glory Series rages on with 4 huge matches set. Ethan Carter III vs. Abyss in a Monster's Ball, Jeff Hardy vs. Bully Ray, Brian Cage vs. Chris Sabin, and Samoa Joe vs. James Storm!
Commercial Break
A video package promotes Hardcore Justice on 8/21, set to air live and free on Spike!
TNA World Heavyweight Champion, Magnus makes his entrance, taking a seat at the announcer's booth with Taz and Mike Tenay ahead of our main event.
Austin Aries defeats Samoa Joe, Bobby Roode and Bully Ray in the Bound for Glory Series via Submission (10 points). What a way to close the show tonight as 4 former World Heavyweight Champions collided in a four way match in the BFG Series. The crowd in attendance were hot for this one and it was hard to tell who they were rooting for as all of the competitors had the crowd in their corner, despite Aries and Bully being heel's and Roode a tweener of sorts. Action-packed from bell to bell, with each guy getting the chance to hit their finishers at one point or another. Roode scaled the turnbuckle, something that we don't see him do too often, and it didn't pay off as Magnus left the announcer's booth to push Roode off the top rope, sending him crashing to the mat hard! A Double capitilized, locking Bobby in the Last Chancery and despite a valiant effort to fight it, neither Joe nor Bully were on-hand to break up the hold, forcing Bobby no choice but to tap out and give Aries a huge 10 points!
The official raises the hand of Aries as Taz notes that the submission victory earns him a whopping 10 points, taking Austin from joint last place to joint second! Magnus seems pleased with his work, backing up the rampway with a huge grin on his face as Bobby Roode sits in the middle of the ring looking furious! The show fades out transitioning between Magnus and Roode.
© 2014 TNA ENTERTAINMENT, LLC. Leaderboard for Week Ending August 3rd, 2014
# | Participant | Points | 1 | Ethan Carter III | 25 | 2 | Samoa Joe | 10 | - | Austin Aries | 10 | 3 | Brian Cage | 9 | 4 | Gunner | 7 | - | Kurt Angle | 7 | - | Jeff Hardy | 7 | - | Bobby Roode | 7 | 5 | James Storm | 2 | 6 | Chris Sabin | 0 | - | Bully Ray | 0 | - | Abyss | 0 |
Points Key: 10 points for a submission victory 7 points for a pinfall victory 5 points for a countout victory 3 points for a DQ victory 2 points for a draw -10 points for a DQ loss
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Post by Jord on Mar 30, 2015 19:50:58 GMT -5
IMPACT WRESTLING Preview: Samoa Joe, Jeff Hardy and James Storm are in action in the BFG Series, Monster's Ball, The Anti-Knockout's war against Taryn continues and MORE!
Preview Thursday's huge IMPACT WRESTLING broadcast on Spike at 9/8c! If you can't watch the action on Thursday, make sure to set your DVR!After TNA World Heavyweight Champion, Magnus cost Bobby Roode the four way match on last week's episode of Impact Wrestling, Roode has exclusively told IMPACTWRESTLING.com that he will be on-hand in the Manhattan Center this week to call out Magnus! Will the champ respond? Like always, the Bound for Glory Series continues for another week as "Cowboy" James Storm and the "Samoan Submission Machine" Samoa Joe will lock horns in the main event. Plus, Jeff Hardy and Bully Ray square off, Chris Sabin meets Brian Cage, and Ethan Carter III meets "The Monster" Abyss in a Monster's Ball match after Jeff Jarrett added the stipulation to the match! In tag team action, Bad Influence will do battle with Alex Shelley and X-Division Champion, Kenny King after Shelley saved King from a 2-on-1 beatdown from Bad Influence last week. Can the champion and the number 1 contender work successfully together as a duo? Plus, The Anti-Knockout's vendetta against Taryn Terrell continues as Taryn is set to compete against Alyssa Flash in singles action! All of this and so much more this Thursday night (8/7) at 9/8c on Spike!
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Post by The Kevstaaa on Mar 31, 2015 11:08:59 GMT -5
Good to see this back. I really want to see Ethan Carter III win the entire Bound for Glory Series and the TNA World Heavyweight Title. I wonder what's in store for him tonight. Man, I really dig Kenny King as X-Division Champion. Interesting stuff here as an X-Division built around these four could be wonderful. A Fatal Four Way with four former Champions is wise build for the BFG series. I think the team of Bram and Birch works well, similar to the Ascension. Abyss being with them is cool. Squash is fine. I hope you keep Bully Ray around. The video package for Gail Kim/Taryn Terrell is a nice touch to give it extra build. Ivelisse and Alyssa Flash continue to be one of my favorite things in this diary. Knux sticking around? Having the Wolves be the ones to issue the challenge is excellent for fighting champions. Monster's Ball for EC3? I'm scared for him. Brian Cage holding his own with James Storm is a big deal and glad he's getting shine here. Love that Austin Aries won the main event as he's my favorite guy in TNA. I'm very intrigued in seeing how the BFG Series plays out. This was another good episode.
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Post by ✖ AJ on Mar 31, 2015 19:16:55 GMT -5
I'M IN THE DANGER IMPACT ZONE! MONGO! MINUS! FIVE! STARS! #BotchaMania. Moving on to something just as interesting as Botchamania, it is something Jord wrote. Whoops, did I say that? Wink wink, happy face. It's time for Impact and we kick things off with scumbag Ethan Carter III after stealing Katrina away from Jeff Jarrett and guess what? He's gonna get got at the hands of Double J. Down the road, I anticipate Jarrett versus EC3. We start off with some X Division action and Kenny King gets a very good win over Kazarian. Alex Shelley making the save but he isn't selfish, he isn't going to take the X Division title for himself! Bram and Birch have Abyss in their possession and they destroy Steve Anthony and Brett Barnes. Who? Exactly. Abyss is their bitch, though, whether he likes it or not. Taryn Terrell gets a victory over Gail Kim. Remember when she was Tiffany in ECW? Peppridge Farms remembers Tiffany. Taking out the trash are we, Anti-Knockouts? Didn't think so. We get a promo rom The Wolves next and yes, they have taken down tons of competition. I like them being fighting champions and giving Manik and Sanada is cool and very face-like of them. EC3 versus Abyss next week... in Monster's Balls! Oh snap, he's in for something! He'll probably get away with something, though, I mean... it's EC3. DA BATE MAN! Next, Brian Cage and James Storm go to a no contest and each get two points in the BFG Series. A solid match up for both men with nothing too personal coming of it. Bobby Roode thinks he is going to beat Magnus at BFG? NAHHH. Maybe. I dunno. We'll see. Huge show next week with the matches announced, eh? Austin Aries gets a big win in the main event and I dig it because I dig Austin Aries. Good for him and a good main event for a good episode of Impact Danger Zone. Time for some Kenny Loggins.
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Post by Jord on Apr 2, 2015 18:56:46 GMT -5
| Impact Wrestling on Spike Aug. 7, 2014 — Episode #531 Broadcast Team: Mike Tenay & Taz |
We cut to the inside of the Manhattan Center where the camera pans throughout the rowdy New York City crowd in attendance! Mike Tenay and Taz greet us before quickly running down tonight's card which will see 4 Bound for Glory Series matches—one with a Monster's Ball stipulation—plus, as always, the stars of the X-Division and the TNA Knockouts will be in action!
Bad Influence (Christopher Daniels & Kazarian) defeat X-Division Champion, Kenny King and Alex Shelley. Great opening to the show tonight with this match coming about after Shelley saved King from a 2-on-1 beatdown at the hands of the Bad Influence last Thursday night. All four competitors are easily some of the most talented in not only Impact Wrestling, but the World, and that was evident during this one as they put on a great bout. Some miscommunication between King and Shelley allowed for the Bad Influence (Daniels, to be precise) to capitalize and roll Shelley up to pick up a pinfall victory here tonight!
Bad Influence celebrate at ringside as Alex Shelley looks shocked at how quickly he went from being in control to being down for the 3 count. King and Shelley get into a shoving match with Shelley blaming Kenny for their loss. The pair continue to trade shoves as we cut to commercial.
Commercial Break
"The It Factor" Bobby Roode makes his way to the ring to a positive response from the crowd in attendance. Roode wastes no time in calling out TNA World Heavyweight Champion, Magnus after Magnus cost Bobby his match last week, shoving him off the top rope and allowing Austin Aries to capitalize and sync in the Last Chancery. After a brief moment of nothing, the music of the champ starts up and Magnus swaggers out from the back in a suit. Magnus laughs, mocking Bobby for his loss last week and how it gave him great pleasure to watch him tap out in the middle of the ring to Austin Aries. Magnus continues to trash talk as he makes his way down the rampway and into the ring but the moment he steps foot in the ring, Bobby spears him and begins unloading on the champ much to the delight of the crowd! The pair exchange control as they roll about the ring brawling until Magnus is able to escape under the bottom rope and to the arena floor. Roode picks up the TNA World Heavyweight Championship and stares intently at it before holding it high as Magnus has a tantrum on the outside demanding that Bobby return it to him immediately. Roode ignores him, prompting Magnus to enter the ring and go after Roode in a bid to try get it back but Bobby scoops the champ up onto his shoulders, slamming him back down again with one hell of a Roode Bomb! Bobby, once again, holds the title up high.
Commercial Break
Back from the break and we get a shot of "The F'n Machine" Brian Cage. The camera pans out to reveal that he is standing beside Jeremy Borash at the interview area backstage. Borash talks about Cage impressing the World during his Bound for Glory Series match last week against Impact Wrestling veteran "Cowboy" James Storm. Cage says that he only just scratched the surface with what he is capable of. "I'm not a man... I'm a *bleep*ing machine", Cage states.
Magnus is shown holding the back of his head in the back, his suit looking a bit worse for wear as he clutches the TNA World Heavyweight Championship. The cameraman asks him for a word but Magnus shoots him down, pointing the camera down and telling him to get out of his face!
Brian Cage defeats Chris Sabin in the Bound for Glory Series via Pinfall (7 points). Since his arrival to Impact Wrestling a couple of months back, Brian Cage has proved that he has more than what it takes to hang with the Impact Wrestling roster and tonight was no different as he squared off against a former TNA World Heavyweight Champion in Sabin. Both men had a stellar contest here that the New Yorker crowd absolutely ate up. Cage's size advantage proved to be the difference maker here as he picked up 7 points with the Weapon X at the 8 minute mark.
Taz notes that if anyone had any doubts about Cage's spot in the Bound for Glory Series before that match, he just proved them wrong with an impressive win over a former World Champion.
We get a glimpse of Ethan Carter III in the back preparing for his Monster's Ball match against the master of the Monster's Ball—Abyss! Katrina and Rockstar Spud are by his side and are telling him how he will walk all over Abyss tonight when Director of Wrestling Operations, Jeff Jarrett enters the room, prompting EC3 to get to his feet. Jarrett says that he's glad he found not only EC3 but also Spud and Katrina as he wanted them to hear the news first hand from him personally... they're both banned from ringside tonight! Jeff Jarrett leaves. Bombshell dropped.
Commercial Break
A graphic reminds us that Samoa Joe and James Storm will do battle in the BFG Series later!
"The Monster" Abyss is in the back with The Progeny, Bram and Birch, who are psyching him up for his Monster's Ball match against Ethan Carter III next. Bram says that last week was a small step into bringing back the Abyss that he once knew and tonight, the odds are in Abyss' favour as Monster's Ball is his match! Birch can't wait to finally see Abyss pick up some points.
Ethan Carter III defeats Abyss in a Monster's Ball match in the Bound for Glory Series via Pinfall (7 points). This match was alot more intense and bloody than alot of people were expecting it to be as both men used a plethora of weapons out there. Overall, it was a fun hardcore match that saw EC3 and Abyss take the fight out into the crowd at one point which the rowdy crowd absolutely loved. In a big surprise, Ethan was able to kick out at 2 after being chokeslammed onto the tacks. The finish came when Carter spiked Abyss with the One Percenter after sending him crashing into a barbed wire board beforehand.
At one point in that match, it certainly looked like EC3's near year long streak of not being pinned nor submitting would come to an end, however, he was able to keep it intact with a big win over Abyss here tonight. Unfortunately for Abyss, he has to go to the back and deal with The Progeny who you can be sure won't be pleased with another loss for "The Monster".
Jeremy Borash is with Jeff Hardy backstage ahead of Hardy's Bound for Glory Series match with former 2-time TNA World Heavyweight Champion, Bully Ray. Hardy says that Bully might be 1/2 of the most decorated tag team in pro wrestling history and a former 2-time World Champ to boot—but he has his NYC Creatures in his corner and they will be the difference maker!
Commercial Break
In a continuation of the Sons of Anarchy-themed vignette from last week, Knux is once again driving down the highway on his motorcycle when he pulls over at run-down looking building in the desert at the side of the road. He parks up, and heads over to the house....
Bully Ray defeats Jeff Hardy in the Bound for Glory Series via Countout (5 points). Most didn't go into this one with high expectations but Hardy and Bully put on a decent enough bout that was better than expected. Bully, who Mike Tenay noted still has an on-going rivalry with The Great Muta, was in control in the early going, using his size advantage to power over fan favourite Jeff Hardy. With the crowd, or his creatures as Hardy cals them, in his corner, Jeff was able to mount a comeback and take the fight to Bully, eventually taking him down with a Twist of Fate before he then scaled the turnbuckle, looking for the Swanton Bomb. Before Hardy was able to dive off, Bully rolled out to the floor, prompting the crowd to boo him loudly. They still got to see Hardy fly as he ended up diving off and out to the floor, attempting to take Bully out but it was side-stepped and instead Hardy hit the steel guardrail at ringside hard! Ray rolled back into the ring as Hardy lay motionless on the floor, the referee counting to 10 and counting Hardy out!
The crowd can't believe it as Bully orders the official to raise his hand in victory. Mike Tenay and Taz both note that anything can happen in the BFG Series and that was just proved. Taz says that Bully Ray is a former 2-time World Champion for a reason and he just proved why. The camera focuses on Hardy, who is still down and out on the floor.
Commercial Break
We see some footage from during the commercial area of Jeff Hardy being helped to the back by some doctors and a couple of referees. Taz tells us to follow Impact Wrestling on Twitter at the handle of @impactwrestling for updates on Jeff's status.
In the backstage area, Taryn Terrell is shown doing some last-minute stretches ahead of our singles match with Alyssa Flash. The cameraman first off congratulates her on her win over Gail Kim last week. Taryn says that Flash's partner Ivelisse has something that she wants—the title!
Taryn Terrell defeats Alyssa Flash with Knockouts Champion, Ivelisse. Taryn continues to show ring rust given that this was her second match back, however, Alyssa Flash was able to carry her to a good enough Knockouts contest. Flash picked Taryn apart for most of the match and it wasn't until the final few moments when she began to battle back, taking Alyssa down with a series of clotheslines and dropkicks. When Ivelisse hopped onto the ring apron, Gail Kim made an appearance at ringside and yanked the champion off! All of the chaos on the floor distracted Alyssa long enough for Taryn to spin her round and surprise her with a Cutter for the 3.
Gail slides into the ring where she raises Terrell's hand alongside the referee as the camera cuts to Ivelisse, who is down on the floor looking enraged. The champion enters the ring and charges after Taryn but she scouts it, sending Ivelisse careering through the middle rope and to the floor once again! The Anti-Knockout's end up retreating to the back, not looking pleased at all!
Commercial Break
We are back with Knux, who enters the building which turns out to be a bar. He appears to be looking for someone as he laps the bar when suddenly something catches his eye and he heads over to a guy with a beard sitting at the bar drinking beer. "I knew I'd find you here, Hanson"...
Jeremy Borash is standing by with TNA World Tag Team Champions, The Wolves, Davey Richards and Eddie Edwards. Borash asks why they invited Manik and Seiya Sanada out to ringside last week to challenge them to a match when they themselves are the champs! Davey says that they came here to be the best in the World and since they got to Impact Wrestling they've beaten the best in the World. They're fighting champions and Manik/Sanada are next in line for a shot given that they beat former tag champs, The BroMans, not once but twice.
We see a split screen of Samoa Joe and James Storm making their way to ringside...
Commercial Break
"Impact Wrestling... gets... HARDCORE!" Don't miss Impact Wrestling: Hardcore Justice live from the Manhattan Center in New York City on August 21 only on Spike!
Samoa Joe defeats James Storm in the Bound for Glory Series via Submission (10 points). Two of TNA's top home-grown talents went centre stage here in tonight's main event as "The Samoan Submission Machine" did battle with the "Cowboy" in a fantastic outing. With Joe currently sitting at 2nd place in the BFG Series leaderboard and Storm 4th from the bottom, it was evident that Storm was trying to do whatever it took here to pick up a big win. Storm would continuously use the ring ropes to choke out Joe, taking full advantage of the referee's 5 count by releasing the choke at the count of 4 and then going back at it, again releasing the hold at the 4 count. Storm looked to pick up the win here as he went for the Last Call superkick but Joe caught the boot, spun Storm around and quickly synced in the Coquina Clutch in the middle of the ring, leaving the "Cowboy" no choice but to tap out at the 9 minute mark.
Big win for Samoa Joe, picking up 10 points and retaining his spot at 2nd place in the leaderboard and starting to close the gap between himself and Ethan Carter III, who is top.
© 2014 TNA ENTERTAINMENT, LLC. Leaderboard for Week Ending August 10th, 2014
# | Participant | Points | 1 | Ethan Carter III | 32 | 2 | Samoa Joe | 20 | 3 | Brian Cage | 16 | 4 | Austin Aries | 10 | 5 | Gunner | 7 | - | Kurt Angle | 7 | - | Jeff Hardy | 7 | - | Bobby Roode | 7 | 6 | Bully Ray | 5 | 7 | James Storm | 2 | 8 | Chris Sabin | 0 | - | Abyss | 0 |
Points Key: 10 points for a submission victory 7 points for a pinfall victory 5 points for a countout victory 3 points for a DQ victory 2 points for a draw -10 points for a DQ loss
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Post by Jord on Apr 2, 2015 20:14:51 GMT -5
| Hardcore Justice on Spike Aug. 21, 2014 @ New York, NY. Broadcast Team: Mike Tenay & Taz |
World Tag Team Championships New York Street Fight match The Wolves defend vs. Manik & Seiya Sanada
*Line-up subject to change
IMPACT WRESTLING Preview: Magnus and Bobby Roode in Pick Your Poison, Angle vs. Aries in the BFG Series, Jeff Hardy speaks, Knockout's Title action, and MORE! Preview Thursday's huge IMPACT WRESTLING broadcast on Spike at 9/8c! If you can't watch the action on Thursday, make sure to set your DVR!It's the last show before Impact Wrestling gets hardcore with Hardcore Justice set to air live and free on Spike next Thursday (8/21) and Director of Wrestling Operations, Jeff Jarrett has booked another stacked show! In the main event, in what is sure to be a match of the ages, Austin Aries and Kurt Angle will square off as part of the Bound for Glory Series. Two of, arguably, the best pound for pound performers in pro wrestling today. Who will walk out of New York City with the win and, more importantly, the points in the BFG Series? After their in-ring brawl last Thursday night, Bobby Roode and the TNA World Heavyweight Champion, Magnus have been embroiled in a social media war, leading to Magnus challenging Roode to a Pick Your Poison series of matches. This Thursday, Magnus will personally select who will go up against Bobby Roode in singles action whilst Roode will pick Magnus' opponent! The list of potential opponents is endless. Who will both men pick? There's only one way to find out... Since her return to action, Taryn Terrell has been on nothing short of a roll. This week, after holding a victories over Gail Kim and 1/2 of The Anti-Knockout's in Alyssa Flash, Terrell will square off against the other 1/2 of The Anti-Knockout's in the current reigning Knockouts Champion, Ivelisse and the title will be on the line! Can Taryn capture the gold? Or will Ivelisse find a way to retain? Plus, we will hear from Jeff Hardy after his brutal dive to the floor last week which ended up costing him his match against Bully Ray, and Bad Influence will meet Manik & Seiya Sanada, just a week shy of Manik and Sanada's tag title shot against The Wolves at Hardcore Justice. All of this and so much more this Thursday night (8/14) at 9/8c on Spike!
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Post by ✖ AJ on Apr 3, 2015 6:00:09 GMT -5
I'm in the danger zone again, aren't I? Bad Influence defeat X Division Champion Kenny King and Alex Shelley in the opening contest here tonight. Solid stuff to kick things off. Bobby Roode is out and calling out Magnus and we get Bobby standing tall with the TNA Championship! Now, that's a site to see ain't it? I expect Magnus to remain champion until BFG though for some reason. Brian Cage is a [censored]ing machine! Yeah, he is. And he goes on to beat Chris Sabin in the BFG Series, but we all know he isn't going to win the series in the end. Ethan Carter III, you poor bastard, having to go in to Monster's Ball tonight. And, somehow, EC3 manages to survive the battle and Abyss is probably going to get beat like he's a child who spilled milk out back by The Progeny. Da[briancagecensor] is Knux doing? Whatever. Freak. Bully Ray beats Jeff Hardy via count out. The only problem I have with the BFG Series is that there is so many finishes like this that could happen over the course of months. Anyway, moving forward. Taryn Terrell beats Alyssa Flash, Gail Kim making an appearance in the mix of it. Taryn one-ups Ivelisse and she has improved in her days in TNA, for sure, so I'm fine with her being in the conversation for the women's belt. Whoa, Hanson? I hope this is the Hanson! That'd be nice to see. I dig him, even if he does look like The Highlanders. Samoa Joe versus James Storm in the main event and Joe makes Storm tap out in a good main event, racking up some points for the BFG Series and inching closer to the top. Overall, not the biggest episode of Impact but it was good nonetheless.
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Post by Jord on Apr 5, 2015 9:23:09 GMT -5
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Post by Jord on Apr 5, 2015 9:25:00 GMT -5
| Impact Wrestling on Spike Aug. 14, 2014 — Episode #532 Broadcast Team: Mike Tenay & Taz |
It's the final stop before Impact Wrestling presents Hardcore Justice live and free on Spike next Thursday night and both "The Professor" Mike Tenay and Taz seem more than pumped up for tonight's stacked broadcast, once again emanating from the Manhattan Center in New York City! Before they can go on, the TNA World Heavyweight Champion, Magnus makes his way to ringside...
The champ isn't dressed for in-ring action so it must be time for Magnus to reveal who he has picked to face Bobby Roode in the Pick Your Poison. Magnus basically talks about how he is the greatest World Champion not only in Impact Wrestling history but in all of professional wrestling. Bobby Roode cuts him off, storming to the ring and telling Magnus to shut up. Roode wants Magnus' chosen opponent for him to get out here right now so that he can make quick work of them, continue to focus on the Bound for Glory Series and win a ticket straight to the main event of Bound for Glory in Tokyo. Magnus interrupts, telling Bobby that his plan sounds alright on paper but there is no chance he'll even make it to Bound for Glory let alone defeat him for the World Title. Just as Magnus says that, Rob Terry slides into the ring and clubs Roode across the back, sending him crashing to the mat. Magnus exits the ring as Big Rob, who we haven't seen in awhile as he has been overseas touring with WRESTLE-1, continues the onslaught. The Impact Wrestling theme music starts playing in the background as Mike Tenay tells us that Rob Terry vs. Roode continues after this!
Commercial BreakBobby Roode def. Rob Terry with TNA World Heavyweight Champion, Magnus. Back from commercial and Big Rob remains in control, using his size and strength advantage to keep Roode grounded. Despite a series of big power moves, Rob couldn't do enough to keep the former TNA World Heavyweight Champion down as he battled back, eventually picking up an impressive victory with a Roode Bomb, much to the frustration of Magnus at ringside!The official raises the hand of Bobby Roode in victory, the Canadian not taking an eye off of Magnus, who has tossed his suit jacket to the floor out of anger, who is staring right back at him! Taz wonders who Roode has lined up to face the World Champ later on tonight...Backstage, The Progeny—Bram & Birch—are with "The Monster" Abyss ahead of Abyss' match tonight versus Gunner in the Bound for Glory Series. The pair tell him that their patience is wearing thin and if he doesn't snap out of this rut, there will be consequences...
Commercial Break
The camera focuses on Taz and Mike Tenay at the announcer's booth where the pair talk about Jeff Jarrett's blockbuster announcement that he tweeted early this morning. A graphic flashes up on-screen with said tweet as Taz and Tenay urge us to follow both Jarrett and Impact Wrestling on Twitter to keep up-to-date with all the latest news and announcements.Gunner def. Abyss with Birch and Bram in the Bound for Glory Series via Pinfall (7 points). In our first of two Bound for Glory Series matches tonight, two of the biggest heavy-hitters in the Series went at it in a good match for two big men. Abyss seemed off out there as after every move or so, he would look over to The Progeny for reassurance. This ended up proving to be his downfall as Gunner seized the opportunity, taking "The Monster" down with a huge diving shoulder tackle before following it up with a huge Spear for the 1-2-3!The camera isn't focused on Gunner's celebration long as it cuts away to Birch and Bram who are now in the ring, standing over a downed Abyss. They pull Abyss to his feet before taking turns in slapping him but "The Monster" fails to retaliate, instead allowing it to happen!
With just moments to go until she challenges Ivelisse for the Knockout's Title, Taryn Terrell can be seen stretching in the back. The TNA Knockouts are in action... NEXT!
Commercial Break
Knockouts Champion, Ivelisse with Alyssa Flash def. Taryn Terrell to retain. Since her return to Impact Wrestling last month, Taryn has went from strength to strength, having picked up wins over ex-rival Gail Kim and Ivelisse's partner in Alyssa Flash. Taryn took the fight to Ivelisse, looking really determined to win her first singles title here in TNA. With things going her way, Terrell climbed to the top and leaped off with a crossbody onto Ivelisse but the champ was able to roll through into her own pin, grabbing the tights for extra leverage!
Ivelisse holds her title belt close to her chest as Terrell tries to explain to the official that she had a handful of tights. The Anti-Knockout's mock her, telling her to leave the ring. Having had enough, Taryn slaps the taste out of Flash's mouth as the crowd roar! She tackles Ivelisse and begins bouncing her head off the mat until Flash yanks her off and the 2-on-1 beatdown commences. Ivelisse retrieves a small black bag from under the ring, emptying its contents out into the ring and it turning out to be tacks! Taz says that someone should tell The Anti-Knockout's that Impact doesn't go extreme until next week. Gail Kim comes to Taryn's aid, sending Flash crashing to the floor before setting Ivelisse up for an apparent back body drop onto the tacks but before she is able to do so, Alyssa yanks her friend out of the ring by the feet much to the dismay of the crowd! The Anti-Knockout's leave to boos.
Commercial Break
The Anti-Knockout's, Alyssa Flash and Ivelisse, barge into Jeff Jarrett's office and demand that they want Gail Kim and Taryn Terrell next week. Jarrett books it for Hardcore Justice with the stipulation that it'll be a match of 10,000 tacks! The pair leave, seemingly happy with the booking just as Ethan Carter III, Katrina and Rockstar Spud enter. EC3 has a huge grin on his face from the moment that he walks in, bragging to Jarrett about foiling his plan last week by defeating Abyss in his signature match—the Monster's Ball. Carter reminds Jeff that he is top of the Bound for Glory Series leaderboard and that he cannot wait to see his face when Carter not only wins the whole series—but also leaves Tokyo having ended Magnus' reign as TNA World Heavyweight Champion. The trio leave, leaving Jarrett looking annoyed.
A video quickly recaps the bump that Jeff Hardy took last week in his Bound for Glory Series match versus Bully Ray, causing Hardy to miss tonight's show. However, Jeff is on-hand at his home in Cameron, North Carolina. We see Jeff sitting at home as Mike Tenay speaks with him via satellite. Hardy says that his doctor advised him to stay at home and rest tonight after the bump which lead to a mandibular contusion (badly bruised jaw). Mike asks if Hardy will be in New York City next week for Hardcore Justice as all 12 BFG Series participants are booked in three 4-way matches, as we found out via Jeff Jarrett's tweet earlier. Hardy is not entirely sure if he will make it, unfortunately. He says that he will find out for sure this week but if not, he will only come back fighting. Mike and Taz both wish Jeff a speedy recovery.
Commercial Break
It's now time for Bobby Roode to pick Magnus' opponent as he makes his way down to the ringside area. Without waiting long, the music of the TNA World Heavyweight Champ comes on and Magnus comes out, this time dressed to compete instead of in a suit like earlier on in the broadcast. Magnus seems cocky, telling Roode that there's no-one he could possibly pick on the Impact Wrestling roster that will defeat him. Magnus claims to have beaten everyone single-handedly. Roode corrects him, informing him that Magnus has never single-handedly beaten him whilst he's been champion... "ME!", Bobby yells before headbutting Magnus!
TNA World Heavyweight Champion, Magnus vs. Bobby Roode in a non-title match never gets underway. The crowd are going absolutely nuts at Bobby selecting himself as Magnus' opponent as he lays into the champ, beating him up around the ringside area. With the bell having never rung, the pair continue to fight at ringside with Magnus eventually getting the upperhand after countering Bobby's Irish Whip attempt, sending him crashing hard into the steel steps at ringside. Magnus then picks up his TNA World Heavyweight Championship, sizing up Bobby before absolutely drilling him with it! With Roode now busted wide open, Magnus adds insult to injury by locking in Roode's signature crossface! Despite several referee's now trying to get Magnus to break the hold, he refuses as he continues to keep the hold locked in. Eventually, he releases it before getting to his feet and dusting himself off and then heading to the back but not before holding his title belt high!
Commercial Break
In a vignette, after Knux found Hanson in a bar somewhere, the pair are both on their individual motorbikes outside of said-bar. Knux tells Hanson that they've got a long road ahead of them for New York City. Hanson says that he cannot wait to beat some people up.
Bad Influence, Christopher Daniels & Kazarian, are both standing in the ring wearing New Jersey Devils jerseys (the rivals of New York Rangers hockey team) with a microphone in-hand. They not only mock the crowd in attendance but also their opponents tonight in the form of Manik and WRESTLE-1's Seiya Sanada. Before Bad Influence can rabble on for much longer, the arena lights dim and Manik's music hits as they make their way to the ring!
Manik & Seiya Sanada def. Bad Influence (Kazarian & Christopher Daniels). Excellent tag team action here, as expected. Sanada is really coming into his own and he and Manik as a team are starting to find their groove ahead of their TNA World Tag Team Championship match next week versus The Wolves in a New York Street Fight. Bad Influence are just brilliant to watch, both as in-ring competitors and as characters as they have the crowd firmly in their hand's. In what some would call an upset of sorts, Manik and Seiya picked some momentum ahead of next week's title bout when Manik hit Kazarian with a Frog Splash before Sanada quickly followed it up with a Moonsault at the 6 minute mark.
As the high-flying duo celebrate, we cut to the back where their opponents next week The Wolves, Davey Richards & Eddie Edwards, are standing with their tag straps around their waist, watching Sanada and Manik celebrate on a monitor, the champs seemingly impressed.
Commercial Break
X-Division Champion, Kenny King is shown talking to someone at the catering table when their conversation is interrupted by Alex Shelley. He points out that he never technically lost the X-Division Title as he instead vacated it for a shot at the big one at Destination X. Shelley wants his rightfully deserved title shot next week. King accepts, telling him to bring his best.
At the interview area backstage, "The Greatest Man that Ever Lived" Austin Aries is standing besides Jeremy Borash. Aries tells JB that people can say that Kurt Angle is the best of all-time all they want because at the end of the day, A Double didn't get his moniker for not being the greatest ever. Aries promises to make Kurt tap out to close the gap between himself and 5th place as a submission victory is worth 10 points. Kurt Angle himself then enters the frame with a smirk. He asks if he's hearing things. Kurt promises to make it his goal now to make Aries tap tonight. We hear the intro to Kurt's theme start-up in the background prompting him to leave but he quickly comes back: "Oh it's real... it's damn real!"
Kurt Angle def. Austin Aries in the Bound for Glory Series via Pinfall (7 points). In a match of the ages, and an easy contender for match of the year, two of Impact Wrestling's top stars took to the squared circle to bring another show from the Manhattan Center in New York City to a close. With the Magnus vs. Bobby Roode match never getting underway, this allowed for Angle and Aries more time as they got around 12 minutes here which is long in comparison to most weekly wrestling TV show main events. Despite the match not having a submission stipulation, both men made it clear earlier in the show that they would make the other tap out and try make the other tap they did. At one point, Angle potentially had the match won following an Olympic Slam but rather than covering he went for the Ankle Lock! In an impressive counter, Aries countered it, rolling through into an Ankle Lock of his own to add insult to injury! Kurt crawled to the ropes but Aries dragged him back into the middle of the ring and grapevined it! Just as it looked like Kurt was about to tap out to his own submission hold, the referee began a count as Aries, who had the grapevined synced in hard, had both shoulders down on the mat! 1-2-3! Kurt Angle just won!
Both Aries and the crowd seem to think that he won the match as Aries celebrates until Christy Hemme announces Kurt as the winner via pinfall! The crowd don't seem to enamoured with the odd finish and neither does Aries, who has ahold of the official by the collar of his shirt, yelling at him that he is the winner! Kurt begins getting to his feet and has his hand raised as Austin Aries has a major tantrum at ringside, tossing chairs aside and shoving the steel steps over. Mike Tenay notes that with Kurt's pinfall victory earning him 7 points he is now ahead of Aries in the rankings! The show closes with Kurt standing tall. © 2014 TNA ENTERTAINMENT, LLC. Leaderboard for Week Ending August 17th, 2014
# | Participant | Points | 1 | Ethan Carter III | 32 | 2 | Samoa Joe | 20 | 3 | Brian Cage | 16 | 4 | Kurt Angle | 14 | - | Gunner | 14 | 5 | Austin Aries | 10 | 6 | Jeff Hardy | 7 | - | Bobby Roode | 7 | 7 | Bully Ray | 5 | 8 | James Storm | 2 | 9 | Chris Sabin | 0 | - | Abyss | 0 |
Points Key: 10 points for a submission victory 7 points for a pinfall victory 5 points for a countout victory 3 points for a DQ victory 2 points for a draw -10 points for a DQ loss
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Post by Jord on Apr 5, 2015 9:32:22 GMT -5
| Hardcore Justice on Spike Aug. 21, 2014 @ New York, NY. Broadcast Team: Mike Tenay & Taz |
Bound for Glory Series (20 points) Steel Cage match Kurt Angle vs. James Storm vs. Samoa Joe vs. Ethan Carter III
Bound for Glory Series (20 points) Tables match Gunner vs. Bobby Roode vs. Abyss vs. Bully Ray
Bound for Glory Series (20 points) Ladder match Jeff Hardy vs. Brian Cage vs. Austin Aries vs. Chris Sabin
World Tag Team Championships New York Street Fight match The Wolves defend vs. Manik & Seiya Sanada
X-Division Championship Full Metal Mayhem Kenny King defends vs. Alex Shelley
Match of 10,000 Tacks The Anti-Knockout's vs. Gail Kim & Taryn Terrell
*Line-up subject to change
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Post by The Kevstaaa on Apr 5, 2015 10:24:42 GMT -5
The Hardcore Justice announcement is pretty damn cool. Really looking forward to that. Magnus opening the show is good, I don't want him to get lost in the shuffle with such a focus on the Bound for Glory Series. Rob Terry coming back is sweet, I think he could work as a cool muscle for Magnus. With his return, I wasn't sure we'd get a clean finish but it does make Bobby Roode look strong. Gunner over Abyss works, especially since the Progeny have been hard on him. While I like the team of Bram and Birch, I'm not a fan of their name. One thing I always like about TNA is how often their titles are defended, so having Ivelisse retain against Taryn was cool. I continue to love the Anti-Knockouts. Gail Kim getting involved should lead to something fun as the ultimate Knockout against the Anti-Knockouts would be sweet. 10,000 tacks Knockouts match? Someone call Planktung, he has competition for mauling of the ladies they book. Interesting Pick Your Poison move. I have never seen someone pick themselves so that was innovative. Glad it wasn't an actual match though. The segment worked very well. I feel like I should know who Hanson is but I don't. BAD INFLUENCE! Sorry, I love them. Manik and Sanada beating them makes sense with their upcoming Tag Team Title shot though. Oh snap. Kenny King vs. Alex Shelley? Excellent main event as Kurt Angle and Austin Aries are two of the best wrestlers that I can think of. Not a fan of Angle winning but it was fun nonetheless. Another good show and you've built up a good card for Hardcore Justice. Really wanna read that.
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Post by Jord on Apr 7, 2015 20:26:19 GMT -5
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Post by Jord on Apr 7, 2015 20:36:52 GMT -5
Hardcore Justice on Aug. 21, 2014 @ New York City, NY. — Ep. #533 The show comes on-air at 9/8c to a well put together video packaging that highlights all 6 matches set for tonight. Following that we cut to the inside of the Manhattan Center in New York City as the Spike cameras scan the crowd at ringside before focusing on Mike Tenay and Taz, who are seated at the announcers booth at ringside and appear more than ready to call all of tonight's action!
1.) Bobby Roode defeats Gunner, Abyss (with The Progeny) and Bully Ray in a Tables match in the Bound for Glory Series (20 points). What better way to kick things off here and get the crowd ready for the hardcore-themed festivities that lie ahead than with a tables match. Bully Ray was the favourite here given his past history with tables, however, that clearly didn't work in his favour tonight. Birch and Bram brought out Abyss' signature weapon Janice, a piece of wood with loads of spikes, and passed it to "The Monster", who looked enamoured. Abyss ended up spending too long staring at Janice as Bobby Roode was able to Spear him through a table that had been positioned in the corner of the ring!
Roode has his hand raised in victory, the huge 20 point win now moving him from 6th position in the rankings to 2nd! Bobby's celebration is cut short by the TNA World Heavyweight Champion, Magnus who blindsides him with the title belt to the back of the skull! Magnus celebrates with his title as he is totally unaware that Roode is now standing directly behind him! The pair exchange blows with Roode getting the upperhand, having Magnus dazed against the ropes. Bobby charges at the champ but he is caught off-guard with a big back body drop, sending him careering out to the floor and through a table that was set-up on the floor during the match! The crowd are stunned as Magnus snatches his World Title up off the mat and holds it tall before the camera focuses on Roode, who is lying unresponsive amidst a heap of broken wood. We go to a break with Magnus continuing to raise the title up.
Commercial Break
When we come back, TNA World Heavyweight Champion, Magnus is shown coming through the curtain to the back where he is greeted by Jeremy Borash with a microphone. Magnus is on cloud 9, delighted with just putting Bobby Roode through a table before. Magnus tells JB that if you listened close enough, you could hear the crowd in attendance's hopes get smashed when he put their hero through a table. The champ manically laughs.
Elsewhere, The Anti-Knockout's (TNA Knockouts Champion, Ivelisse & Alyssa Flash) are shown in street gear backstage just moments before their upcoming Match of 10,000 Tacks tag team match against Taryn Terrell and Gail Kim. The pair seem confident, telling the cameraman that it will give them great pleasure to slam both Gail and Taryn hard into 10,000 tacks and leave here tonight victorious.
2.) Gail Kim and Taryn Terrell defeat The Anti-Knockout's (Alyssa Flash & TNA Knockouts Champion, Ivelisse) in a Match of 10,000 Tacks. The TNA Knockouts go extreme here tonight in his hardcore-themed tag bout pitting the 4 top Knockouts on the Impact Wrestling roster currently. For those of you unfamiliar with the stipulation, the only way to win this match is to drop your opponent down onto the tacks. Ivelisse had Taryn teetering on the edge of the tacks following a big boot. She then bounced off the ropes, looking for one more in a bid to knock Taryn back onto the tacks but she was caught off-guard by Terrell who connected with a big back body drop, sending the champ down onto the tacks and picking up the win for her team!
The crowd pop for the tacks bump as Taryn and Gail embrace! The camera focuses on Ivelisse, who is writing in pain on the mat as Alyssa pulls her out of the ring. We get a shot of the tacks stuck in the back of Ivelisse as Taryn stands on the turnbuckle, motioning that she wants the Knockouts title!
Commercial Break
Once we come back, Mike Tenay and Taz tell us that after his nasty crash into the barrier 2 weeks back, Jeff Hardy still has yet to be medically cleared by his doctor to compete in action tonight and that Jeff Jarrett has rendered the match a 3-way between Austin Aries, Brian Cage and Chris Sabin.
"The Greatest Man that Ever Lived" Austin Aries is warming up backstage when Jeremy Borash appears for a word. Aries wants to clear things up that he didn't tap out last week to Kurt Angle and that he was robbed! Austin claims that TNA management are holding him back and that it doesn't matter whether or not Jeff Hardy does compete in the Ladder match tonight because either way, it will be Austin Aries picking up the 20 points.
We then cut to a video package recapping Alex Shelley beating Chris Sabin for the X-Division Championship several months back before he then relinquished the title just prior to Destination X for a shot at Magnus and the World Heavyweight Championship. The video shows Kenny King beating both Low-Ki and Ultimate Tiger to win the vacant title and how Shelley has earned this title shot due to never technically being beaten for the title.
3.) X-Division Champion, Kenny King defeats Alex Shelley in a Full Metal Mayhem match to retain. Both Shelley and King proved just why the X-Division is one of the greatest attractions here in TNA as they tore the roof off the Manhattan Center in this Full Methal Mayhem match, which is essentially TNA's answer to a Tables, Ladders & Chairs match. Despite King not holding the X-Title long, there were many times throughout this one where it looked like Shelley was about to pick up the win, however, on every occasion King was able to kick out just in the knick of time. In the end it would be Kenny King leaving New York with the title after a big Splash off the top of the ladder!
The crowd applaud both men as King is handed the gold by the referee. Once Alex Shelley gets back to his feet, King extends his hand out and Shelley accepts! The pair then do King's signature post-match dance much to the delight of the crowd, with some of them dancing too as it appears the dance is starting to catch on. Fun moment.
Commercial Break
4.) Jeff Hardy defeats Brian Cage, Chris Sabin and Austin Aries in a Ladder match in the Bound for Glory Series (20 points). This one starts off as a 3-way match given that Jeff Hardy was not medically cleared by his doctor to compete. Aries, Cage and Sabin put on an outstanding Ladder match here that the crowd were really into. After Aries took Sabin down with a running discus forearm, sending him through the ropes and out to the floor, he was caught off-guard by Cage in a German Suplex attempt but Aries was able to land on his feet. Cage turned around, expecting Aries to be down, and walked right into another discus running forearm from Aries, sending him too out to the floor! With the ring cleared, A Double began his ascent to the top of the ladder in a bid to retrieve the clipboard worth 20 points but just as he did, Jeff Hardy's theme hit and "The Charismatic Enigma" came slowly hopping down the aisle to a thunderous ovation! Aries goes after Hardy but it's blocked and Hardy floors him with a right hand before dropping him with a Twist of Fate! Hardy climbs the ladder and is able to pull down the clipboard, scoring himself 20 points in the Bound for Glory Series!
As Jeff celebrates with the clipboard on-top of the ladder, the camera cuts away to Austin Aries, who is shown sitting on the floor outside of the ring looking absolutely furious. For the second week in a row, Aries has been so close to victory, yet he was never able to pick up the win! Once Jeff is back down in the ring, Aries blindsides him and begins putting the boots in! Hardy attempts a comeback, but a discus forearm sends Hardy crashing into the corner where Aries connects with his running dropkick followed up instantly by a Brainbuster!
Commercial Break
Jeremy Borash is standing by with the TNA World Tag Team Champions, Davey Richards and Eddie Edwards, The Wolves! The pair talk about how they are fighting champions and that's why they gave Manik and Seiya Sanada a title match tonight. The pair promise victory.
5.) TNA World Tag Team Champions, The Wolves (Davey Richards & Eddie Edwards) defeat Manik and Seiya Sanada in a New York City Street Fight to retain. Good tornado tag here as all 4 men took advantage of the falls count anywhere rule by brawling both in the ring and all around the Manhattan Center in a fun, friendly tag bout. Halfway through the match, a mysterious female made her way down to the ring from the backstage area and she lapped the ring, seemingly scouting something. Edwards pinned Seiya after a Powerbomb/Backstabber combo by The Wolves at 8 minutes.
The Wolves have their hands raised in victory before they raise their title belts high! The girl on the outside enters and begins celebrating with Davey and Eddie, throwing them off as the pair look confused. She raises their hands before The Wolves go to leave the ring when she low blows Eddie! He drops to the mat as Davey turns around looking shocked. The girl goes to slap Davey but he blocks it and she begins screaming for help when suddenly 2 big guys enter the ring and jump Davey! Is that... it's Knux and Hanson! The big men beat the living daylights out of Davey, taking him out with a big double Chokeslam before Eddie comes to his partners aid but he is laid out for his troubles by Hanson with a sitout Powerbomb! The girl takes a mic and introduces herself as Rebel and they are the School of Hard Knox and they're here for one thing and one thing only—championship gold!
Commercial Break
We see a clip from before the break of Knux making his return to Impact Wrestling with Hanson and Rebel and laying The Wolves for waste!
At the interview area backstage is Ethan Carter III, flanked, as always, by Katrina and Rockstar Spud. Ethan tells Jeremy Borash that he is destined for greatness and despite Jeff Jarrett continuously trying to stack the odds against him in the Bound for Glory Series, he is undefeated for a reason and tonight he's going to pick up 20 points and close the gap between him and whoever is at number 2.
6.) Kurt Angle defeats Ethan Carter III (with Katrina & Rockstar Spud), James Storm and Samoa Joe in a Steel Cage match in the Bound for Glory Series (20 points). Fun main event here in what was the first Steel Cage match in some time. Joe had the smart idea of filling the ring with weapons before the door was locked, making things alot more interesting. EC3 and Joe had an intense battle that saw Joe take Ethan down with a huge enziguri. Rockstar Spud took matters into his own hands, tossing a pair of brass knuckles through the hole in the cage but he overshot the throw and as EC3 began crawling towards them, Samoa Joe was able to pick them up and put them on! Before Joe was able to do any damage, James Storm blasted him from behind with a chair! Storm and Ethan formed an alliance of sorts before EC3 accidentally blasted Storm with the brass knucks! In the end, Kurt Angle was able to climb the cage and escape before Ethan, Joe or Storm were able to stop him.
Another week, another win for the Olympic gold medallist who picks himself up a whopping 20 points here! The show closes for another week with Mike Tenay and Taz telling us that next week is the final week of the Bound for Glory Series and that the final 4 will be decided! As it stands, Kurt and EC3 are at #1 and #2 respectively with Jeff Hardy and Bobby Roode tied at #3. Samoa Joe is then at #4. Tune in next Thursday night, 9/8c on Spike.
Leaderboard for Week Ending August 24th, 2014
# | Participant | Points | 1 | Kurt Angle | 34 | 2 | Ethan Carter III | 32 | 3 | Jeff Hardy | 27 | - | Bobby Roode | 27 | 4 | Samoa Joe | 20 | 5 | Brian Cage | 16 | 6 | Gunner | 14 | 7 | Austin Aries | 10 | 8 | Bully Ray | 5 | 9 | James Storm | 2 | 10 | Chris Sabin | 0 | - | Abyss | 0 |
Points Key: 10 points for a submission victory 7 points for a pinfall victory 5 points for a countout victory 3 points for a DQ victory 2 points for a draw -10 points for a DQ loss
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Post by Jord on Apr 7, 2015 20:37:22 GMT -5
IMPACT WRESTLING Preview: Final Week of Bound for Glory Series 2014; All 12 Competitors to Compete, Roode/Hardy, School of Hard Knox in-ring debut, and MORE! Preview Thursday's huge IMPACT WRESTLING broadcast on Spike at 9/8c! If you can't watch the action on Thursday, make sure to set your DVR!With Bound for Glory in Tokyo nearing, the Road to Bound for Glory is fully underway as this year's annual Bound for Glory Series draws to a close. All 12 competitors will do-battle this Thursday night on Impact Wrestling to determine the final standings. Who will be the top 4 of the Series come Thursday? What does Jeff Hardy have to say after Austin Aries' vicious attack last week? Confirmed matches by Jeff Jarrett to IMPACTWRESTLING.com include Jeff Hardy versus Bobby Roode, Samoa Joe versus the undefeated Ethan Carter III, and Gunner versus Kurt Angle. After an impactful debut last Thursday night, the School of Hard Knox, comprised of a returning Knux and his buddy Hanson, led by the devilish Rebel, will make their in-ring debuts! Their opponents are not yet known, however, one thing that you can be sure to bet on is that the TNA World Tag Team Champions, The Wolves, will be keeping a close eye on the match! All of this and so much more this Thursday night (8/28) at 9/8c on Spike!
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Post by snickelodeon on Apr 8, 2015 12:03:25 GMT -5
I have been trying to keep an eye on this even though I haven't been posting any shows of my own in the last few months.
I enjoy this diary its probably my second favourite diary on the board in truth.
Tonight was a good show the B4G series is coming to a close I'm a big fan of the B4G series done right if I'm being honest with you, you've done a decent job but not perfect. I want to see everyone face each other once with maybe a couple of special high point matches.
It seems like your building to Roode/Magnus which is the right call you also seem to be timing the rivalry well it hasn't peaked yet and doesn't need to yet.
I have a couple of small issues which I'll mention instead of going over your strong points. Aries heel turn feels rushed. It doesn't feel like you have a tag team division but just a new team each month or so to face the Wolves. You have the same issue to a lesser degree with the X Division. A part from that this is still going great you are doing a good job of booking TNA like TNA would but it makes more sense and is more enjoyable I and I've mentioned this a little before. I want a little more Jord I want you to change things up new style, new direction.
Good work Jord! My TNA diary is slowly making a comeback you ain't having this years Simmy that easy buddy!
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Post by Jord on Apr 9, 2015 5:31:16 GMT -5
Cheers for the feedback! I'm glad to hear that your TNA diary is making a comeback, not only is it the most underrated diary on the board but, in my opinion, you're the most underrated booker here. Tonight was a good show the B4G series is coming to a close I'm a big fan of the B4G series done right if I'm being honest with you, you've done a decent job but not perfect. I want to see everyone face each other once with maybe a couple of special high point matches. Yeah, not having everyone ace off one was something that I regret. It wasn't until I was about halfway through the Series that it really dawned on me haha! If I make it to the 2015 BFG Series then that's something I definitely plan on implementing. I have a couple of small issues which I'll mention instead of going over your strong points. Aries heel turn feels rushed. Aries has been heel for a good few months now
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