Wrestling's crappest heels revisited - Kamala

After much pressure from Socko I have decided to go back to my crappiest heel gimmicks, this time I will be looking at "the Ugandan Giant" Kamala.

What can I say about this gentleman apart from the fact that he's about as African as an Inuit. Kamala AKA James Harris was born and raised in Mississippi.

Looking at his in ring gimmick, an African cannibal? Barefoot and loincloth clad he would show of some pretty impressive technical wrestling skills before finishing them off with a running splash. Many times this splash would be when they are face down and he would attempt to pin them in that state - at this point his manager would point out to him that he needs to turn them over, this would usually eat up about a minute of TV time - towards the end of his WWF run he would be assisted by the crowd.


An early match featuring the Ugandan Giant.

The mic skills of this guy weren't great, he had a string of managers to do his talking for him including Harvey Wippleman, Freddie Blassie and some gimpish explorer with a strange white face mask on.

Early in his career with WWF they would do promo's of him "eating" live chickens (they would create a situation with lots of feather and make out like it's dinner time).

His character was involved in quite an interesting feud with The Undertaker, this feud gave birth to Casket Matches. In order to hold Kamala's large stature in a coffin, The Undertaker needed to build an especially large one - this took a few weeks and was seemingly only worked on during promo's!

This classic promo features The Undertaker and the now legendary Paul Bearer letting Kamala know what's in store and that he should be a tad scared.


And so it came to pass, Kamala was sealed into the casket and his character became nervous and agitated. This was towards the end of his WWF career and he had brief a run as a babyface where the Reverend Slick would attempt to humanise him with hilarious consequences. On one occasion he was taught to use a bowl.

He had a trial for WCW and appeared once or twice but nothing really came of it.

He did also make a couple of comebacks in the WWE by taking part in the Gimmick battle royal which was won by The (legendary) Iron Sheik and made a couple of appearances on Raw.

Overall, he was shit.

Worst Characters Ever!: Disco Inferno

“He’s so cocky, he’s so cool, he’s just a disco dancing fool”

I’ve not mentioned it until now, but to mark the 15th anniversary of the start of WCW Nitro earlier this month, I decided to watch it from the beginning (I'm up to Januaey 1996). I’ve read a few books on WCW, and some wrestling biographies, so had a sense of all the backstage bullshit, but I realised that I hadn’t watched it until it had gone past saving.

I’ve been watching it with an open mind and, comparing it with Raw in ’95, WCW were actually putting out a half-decent show. The main-events were mostly bullshit, with the belt being passed every other episode between Hogan, Flair, Savage and Luger, but some of the mid-card stuff was genuinely excellent. With stars like Sabu, Chris Benoit, Eddie Guerrero, Jushin Liger, Dean Malenko, Psychosis, Alex Wright, Konan and (the very underrated) Johnny B. Badd, appearing most weeks and putting on some stellar matches, it is actually worth watching. This is WCW pre-nWo, pre-Outsiders, pre-Bischoff as character; the show had momentum and energy and the formula can still be seen today in the better episodes of Impact. The commentary was pretty dire. Bobby Heenan made for an obvious heel colour commentator, Bischoff was the play-by-play guy and Steve “Mongo” McMichael also as a colour commentator. Steve McMichael is plain awful; during every show he sits with some ugly dog called Pepe and bickers with Bobby the Brain. In a match between Eddie Guerrero and Chris Benoit, Eddie hits a Tornado DDT, Mongo comes out with the line: “Wow that move has never been done on this planet and if you think you've seen it before you have more rocks in your head than Heenan.” Hmm...

Anyway, I’m getting sidetracked. WCW also had some terrible characters, and the one I want to share with you today is Disco Inferno. Disco Inferno is basically a wrestler based on John Travolta’s character in Saturday Night Fever, well, kind of. Mr Inferno would come to the ring dressed in disco garb, and do a weird wiggly dance whist pointing his hands and the most lacklustre way imaginable. Was he meant to be shit? Was that his gimmick? I would have loved to have been at the meeting when someone came up with this character. “How about a wrestler who’s a disco dancer?”, “I love it, let’s put him on TV”. Take a look at the clips and try and understand how the hell this guy lasted for 6 years in WCW, and won a few titles? The mind boggles, it really does.

That Clown from Outta Town - iMPACT September 23rd 2010

How are TNA going to disappoint me this week? Only one way to find out...

1:33 - At first I was like "Fuck yeah, starting with a match this week", then I was like "Oh, it's Rob Terry..."
2:10 - RVD completely unmarked...maybe he's secretly Wolverine
2:46 - So, the idea behind Abyss' angle is he kidnapped two staff members, tortured and branded them, and instead of having him arrested, or suspending or firing him, TNA just give him a match on the following iMPACT...what is this? What actually is this?
4:12 - I'd love to see Rob Terry and Rob Van Dam start a tag team called "The Robs". That was a lie.
6:11 - Who the fuck put this match together? Terry v Abyss? How did that ever sound like it'd be a good match?
8:28 - RVD does actually have a couple of bandages on...
9:26 - 2 guys = 'wall of security'
10:30 - Fuck, Bischoff...Bischoff and RVD...FUCK
11:44 - I can't wait to see Angle tear RVD's face off and feed it to him
15:53 - BOOORING, BOOORING, BOOORING
17:44 - So far, we've had a boring match followed by two back-to-back boring promos, both involving Bischoff...
18:45 - Followed by a Knockouts promo
19:00 - Followed by a video package about Shannon Fucking Moore
24:34 - They gave that shit the better part of six minutes...I've seen great wrestlers in shitty 3 or 4 minute matches, and they give Shannon Moore six to just flap his jaw and show some old photos? Fuck off, TNA
24:40 - Followed by ANOTHER Pope & Bischoff promo
24:59 - FUCK YEAH JOE v POPE...JOE'S GONNA KILL YOU JOE'S GONNA KILL YOU
25:27 - Gen Me...or one of them at least :)
26:04 - How come RVD get stripped of the title when he gets injured, but Shelley doesn't?
30:33 - Not a bad match, weak pin though - Enziguri followed by a roll-up is enough to put people away nowadays? Since when?
32:11 - Whoo, Wilde & Hamada are back :) 100% chance of Madison getting involved
32:26 - Another fucking Pope promo??
32:49 - And a Jarrett promo...
39:44 - Hello, Madison
41:03 - Much better match by Lacey this week - she was using much more basic moves, but didn't fuck up any of them. There was a botched hurricarana, but that's not exactly basic. First time she's looked like a rookie instead of a wannabe...definite improvement
42:19 - FUCK HIM UP JOE KILL HIM
42:33 - On the one hand, no way can Pope beat Joe, but on the other hand if Joe wins then this match is entirely pointless...I'm gonna say Pope to win by screwjob
47:54 - Nope, Joe wins :D
48:09 - Followed by another boring ringside brawl
49:24 - WHERE IS TEAM 3D?
49:40 - FUCK YEAH SABU v AJ IN A MOTHERFUCKING LADDER MATCH
50:07 - But first, another boring Anderson promo
52:22 - Angle and Anderson in the ring together...they were bitter enemies last time we saw them, wonder if they'll just blow it off like nothing happened?
58:16 - Yup, they're all buddy buddy and shaking hands
63:31 - I love Lethal Lockdowns, as long as Hogan/Bischoff/Flair stay out of it
64:00 - AJ v Sabu in a ladder match :) Surely not even TNA could fuck this up
70:30 - If this is No DQ, why doesn't Morgan just grab Sabu while AJ nips up the ladder?
72:38 - Another fucking ringside brawl
74:41 - And AJ wins it :D I'm supporting Fortune in this feud to be honest, they're all TNA guys and not interlopers...except Foley, he's got a good claim to either faction
75:30 - Followed by a boring conversation between RVD and Hardy...
76:39 - Followed by an OFF FUCKING CAMERA beatdown
79:27 - Followed by a bullshit Abyss promo instead of a proper main event
81:41 - I still have no idea who 'They' are...last time there was a mystery character coming in like this it was Judas Messias, so not anticipating anything great
85:15 - Looked like the sound guys botched the run-in...Abyss was just standing there for no obvious reason for like 30 seconds

Another lame iMPACT. Too much talking, no decent matches despite three which had potential to be awesome. I'm not even angry any more, it's pretty much exactly what I expected.

Review: WWE Night of Champions

It’s WWE Night of Champions where all 7 titles are up for grabs. I’ve not been following Smackdown, but for the Raw titles, I wanted Danielson to make the Miz tap like a baby and I wanted Wade Barrett to take home the gold.

Let’s do this.

Match one: Intercontinental Championship. Dolph Ziggler versus Kofi Kingstone

As you’d expect this was a solid match, they went through each other’s move set. There was no shenanigans, it was pretty much a clean win with Ziggler getting the Zig Zag. Every time I see Ziggler, he looks more and more like Jeff Jarrett, I keep expecting him to come down to the ring with guitar in hand.
Match rating: ***

Match two: Big Show versus CM Punk

I’m a big fan of CM Punk; the guy is awesome on the mic and amazing in the ring. It has to be said that I’m not a big enough fan to watch Smackdown though. Bring him over to Raw so he can feud with Cena or something. Anyway, this was the second match of Night of Champions, but for some reason it wasn’t a title match. Very bizarre. Before the match Punk came down to the ring and got a real hometown pop from the crowd. Punk did an “I love Chicago” bit then started laying into its residents – this was brilliant.
Luckily this was a pretty short match, it was also pretty dull. Big Show did his usual ‘giant’ thing and tackled Punk to give him his ‘Big Right Hand’. I always thought that a closed fist was grounds for a DQ in wrestling, but I suppose if it has a name then that’s okay... hmm...
Match rating: **

Match three: US title. Bryan Danielson versus the Miz

This match was great. Perfect length, fast-paced, some great submissions, great drama. Miz lost by tapping out and cried like a bitch at the end. I can’t emphasise how much I enjoyed this match and was genuinely happy to see Danielson get the title after all the bullshit of Chokegate (it’s a controversy, you have to put gate at the end, so shut the fuck up). I’m sure this will make it into my top ten matches of the year.
Match rating: ****½

Between the matches there was a great promo by Cena where he seemed to be taking the piss out of all the percentage talk you get on these kind of matches. Just watch it on YouTube if you’ve not seen it.

Match four: Divas... Lumberjills?

Match five: World Heavyweight Championship. Undertaker versus Kane.

This match went on for nearly 20 minutes and bored the hell out of me. Two big, slow guys (one who can barely walk these days); trying to recapture something that had gotten old over a decade ago. Pointless match, which was really painful to watch. I felt really sorry for Taker watching this; he’s just past it now and he’s clearly hurting. They both worked really hard, but it just didn’t feel good.
Kane retained the title, woo.
Match rating: *½

Match six: Tag titles: tag team turmoil.

This was basically a gauntlet match between pretty much all of the tag teams, including, erm, Mark Henry and Evan Bourne. This match was a waste of time, it was dull as hell.
Match rating: *

Match seven: Six pack challenge.

This was a mixed bag. Going into this match I thought that Wade Barrett would be next champion. Even though Randy Orton had been given a massive babyface push over the past few months, I thought him winning would be far too obvious... it was. This being said, there were some surprises: Jericho got eliminated with about a minute, Barrett eliminated Cena, Cena went mental on the Nexus guys with a steel chair. But, unsurprisingly, Orton got the win with the, you guessed it, the RKO. Eugh, I really can’t stand the “if he hits that move, it’s all over” approach, and I really don’t get what people see in Orton.
So with Orton the new champ, I was waiting for the Miz to cash in the Money in the Bank case... didn’t happen. I’m sure it will happen at Hell in a Cell when Orton/Sheamus will no doubt have a rematch... but Miz will lose.
Match rating: ***

Overall this was a solid PPV, there were a few surprises, but nothing major. The Miz and Danielson match was by far the highlight.

PPV rating: ***½

Randy Orton - I don't like you.

I'm absolutely sick of the predictability of WWE and by association, Randy Orton. Everything about him just infuriates me, the guy is dreadful, not a good champion at all. However, the WWE in all of it's wisdom have decided to make him champion and figurehead of the company

He's dull in the ring and dreadful on the mic, he really doesn't deserve yet another push. And yet, they still continue to book him into some decent matches against the likes of Sheamus, John Cena and Edge where he will take everything they throw at him, kick out of all finishers and start punching the floor like a fucking retard.

He'll then suddenly miss with his shitty signature move (the RKO) and then just as suddenly somehow reverse something by turning it into his fuckwitted attempt at a Stone Cold Stunner (an equally shit move) where he can stop the mightiest of foes no matter how fresh they are. It seems to happen on every occasion he graces the screen with his presence (or lack thereof).

As for his theme music, it sounds like the inane ramblings of a 14 year old emo brat whose birthday pony wasn't quite the right shade of chestnut.

Rant over, for now...

Booking Review for TNA Impact 09-16-10

Chris Wilson here guys, been gone for a while due to the move back to California. Now I had been watching wrestling throughout the move, just could not find time to write about it. So my first booking review in almost a month begins here at the 09/16/10 Impact. As most may know there was no TNA Impact last week(I thought it was largely due to the Saints/Vikings game). TNA....even from a booking stand point should have known that the ever so “venomous” IWC would be wide-awake at work on spoilers. And they just came off of a pay-per-view so I don’t see why they could have just shown Impact anyway. Well enough about there being no show last week; by my booking review, you might be able to understand what I’m getting at. If you don’t remember how I rate here it is for you:


I'm rating from 1 to 5, 1 being boring , 2 being lackluster, 3 being average, 4 entertaining, and 5 being must watch.










(Angle/Hardy/Bischoff/ Dixie Carter Segment)

Alrighty, Mike Tenay and Taz welcome us to the show, and you can see Jeff Hardy and Kurt Angle are already standing in the ring.(I’m actually starting to dislike the show starting off this way, it seems rushed) Eric Bischoff and Miss Tessmacher come out. Bischoff congratulated Mr. Anderson for advancing . Eric congratulated both Angle and Hardy for their match at No Surrender. Bischoff said we would have a new TNA World Heavyweight Championship at Bound for Glory. Bischoff booked Anderson vs. Angle vs. Hardy in a three way dance.Dixie Carter came out to the stage and gave props to Angle and Hardy. Dixie then overturned Bischoff’s decision and booked Angle vs. Hardy with no time limit and the winner going onto Bound for Glory to face Mr. Anderson for the title. Interesting that Dixie come out and overrides Bischoff’s decision, that might have been a shot at the IWC and alot of others that thought Hogan overriding Dixie’s suspension of Ric Flair was stupid. It’s funny that TNA spent time putting over two guys WHO ARE ALREADY OVER. Decent segment, good to hear the BFG main event wasn’t a triple threat YET. I give the booking of this segment a 3 out of 5.

(Pope Backstage)

The Pope said he wanted to talk to Bischoff. He exchanged greetings with Kevin Nash and Sting along the way. Hmmm wonder what this is about, looks like the new WolfPac needs a third man. We will see where this goes in the coming weeks. Pope backstage segment gets a 3 out of 5.

(Tommy Dreamer getting gas)



Tommy Dreamer was getting gas when approached by a cameraman, who asked him where EV2.0 goes from here. Dreamer said they might just go home. Another thing I’ve noticed, these You-Tube style segments, I have kind of coined it as a Real-TV style. Although I’m a fan of Real-TV i’m not interested in seeing Tommy Dreamer get gas. This stuff honestly needs to be on ReAction or something. I give this a 1 out of 5.


(Samoa Joe (with Jeff Jarrett) vs. Kevin Nash (with Sting)

Joe overcame some early offense by Nash with a series of kicks. Things spilled to the floor. Sting and Joe paired off, as did Jarrett and Nash. The referee reached the count of ten but the brawl continued.The brawl continued and security tried, but pretty much failed, to break it up. Interesting booking here, It seems that Kevin Nash and Sting are the key to what I’m now calling the “Deception” storyline. The match seems un-entertaining on paper, but once they get to the brawl I start to see something. It seems like Jeff Jarrett is just using Samoa Joe as a soldier, you know because Nash and Sting know something that we all don’t know. I give the booking of this match a 3 out of 5.

(Lacey Von Erich/ Madison Rayne/Tara Backstage Segment)

Lacey Von Erich was in a towel backstage. Madison Rayne and Tara approached her, saying they (Madison and Lacey) had a tag team title shot tonight. Lacey said she wasn’t sure if she was going with Velvet or Madison. They told her not to hurt herself by thinking. Are we going to see the completing the reformation of the BP’s? When did Madison Rayne and Lacey qualify for a Knockouts Tag-Title Match? And speaking of the Knockouts Tag Team Champions(Taylor Wilde and Hamada), been anyway? All this(not all of it) will be answered later. But I give the booking of this segment a 3 out of 5.

(Kevin Nash and Sting Backstage Segment)

Nash and Sting said Jarrett and Joe would not even make it to “10-10-10.” Sting said the gloves were off and he was having fun now. I don’t know why but I can’t wait until we find out what is going on with these two. And what’s REALLY going on in TNA. I give this segment a 3 out of 5.

(Jay Lethal vs Douglas Williams(c) (X-Division Title Match)

Williams outwrestled Lethal early on and scored several two counts. Williams continued to school Lethal, working on the lower back.Williams went to the top rope, but Lethal countered with a dropkick. Williams came back and tried the rolling chaos, but Lethal countered with the lethal combination for a nearfall. Jay missed the Randy Savage elbow from the top. He was able to come back and hit the lethal injection for the win…Okay I don’t watch Xplosion so I had no idea where this match came from. I’m just going to assume that Williams dropped the belt to become more involved in the EV2.0/Fortune feud at BFG. Okay booking here, but another case of TNA not building up title matches credibly. I’ll give the booking of this match a 3 out of 5.
Lethal celebrated with confetti and in the crowd with the fans. I found this to be overkill.

(Abyss Backstage)

Abyss was backstage breathing really hard and loudly. He was also dragging someone around. Who was it???? I give this a 4 out of 5. I will tell you why later

(Kurt Angle Backstage Promo)

Angle cut a promo backstage saying Hardy was a great wrestler, but he was not a champion. Kurt is the champion. He is the best. He is TNA. He will win the World Heavyweight Championship at Bound for Glory. That is real. It is damn real. Angle is definitely one of the greatest ever, I like Hardy....but from a bookers standpoint everything Angle said is true. I give this promo a 4 out of 5.

(Taylor & Hamada(c) vs Madison Rayne and Lacey Von Erich)(Knockouts Tag Titles)

Madison Rayne, Tara, and Lacey Von Erich made their entrance. Tara slapped Madison on the ass and then they kissed. Tenay and Taz were quite pleased with that.elbow more effective.Taz talked about the primal screams of Madison and asked what it must be like to wake up next to her in the morning. He then took Lacey to task for not selling a jawbreaker. “You could see that was not going to work… For Lacey.” Lacey was promptly pinned.Madison jumped into the ring and screamed her head off at Lacey. Lacey pushed Madison down and received a beat down for her troubles. Velvet Sky and Angelina Love made the save. Lacey hugged Velvet as the heels took off. Decent match by and by, I knew Lacey would get pinned and Madison would turn on her. Looks like the Beautiful People has become full-fledged faces. Good to see Taylor Wilde and Hamada back and defending the belts. Good booking. a 3 out of 5.

(Jeff Hardy Backstage Promo)

Jeff Hardy said he was happy when it was a three way, but will do what he has to do to beat Angle tonight to move onto Bound for Glory. I was surprised by that since Angle didn’t look happy at the pay-per-view or on Impact about there not being a winner or the possibility of a three way dance. I give this promo a 3 out of 5.

(Tommy Dreamer/ Fourtune/ Brian Kendrick segment)(Warning really long as it was on TV)


Tommy Dreamer came out to the ring in a suit as footage of A.J. Styles sticking a fork in his eye at No Surrender. He said he was alone without EV2.0 and asked Fortune to come to the ring. All of them, except for Williams, came to the ring. Dreamer said he was sick of his friends being hurt and was calling a truce. “This is over.” Dreamer called Fortune the future of TNA, but he was just looking for a place to call home. He put over America’s Most Wanted and Beer Money. He said James Storm had more talent in one finger than Sandman did, and Sandman was one of his best friend. He continued to compare TNA to ECW when talking to Kazarian. He said he got Kaz a job in WWE, but Kaz left because he wasn’t happy. Dreamer said Kazarian would not have had a career or met his wife had he not come back to TNA.

He said Matt Morgan was supposed to be the next Undertaker or Kane in WWE. Now, the next big guy in WWE will be called “the next Matt Morgan.” He said he offered Robert Roode a contract in the WWE, but Roode turned it down to stay in TNA. Roode is truly a mixture of Curt Hennig and Rick Rude.He moved onto to Flair and began to tear up. He said “thank you” to Flair. He said Flair wasn’t into hardcore wrestling, but he was the most hardcore of all wrestlers. He called Flair the dirtiest player in the business but corrected himself and said Flair was the business. He said when Flair called it quits, it would be the saddest day.Dreamer said Styles made Dreamer say something he had never said before, because he was the best in ring performer in the business today. He wanted to shake A.J.’s hand. Styles asked for the mic instead. He said it was commendable for Dreamer to come out and say the things he said about Fortune.

Styles called Dreamer “all heart.” The crowd agreed and chanted for Dreamer. He put over ECW without mentioning it by name. He said Dreamer never asked for respect but always seemed to get it. Styles then shook Dreamer’s hand and said Dreamer earned his respect.Styles reminded Dreamer he was the only one to make him say “I quit.” He then said he did not need Dreamer’s respect or praise. He then attacked Dreamer. The rest of Fortune did not want to attack Dreamer, but they did when A.J. yelled at them to.Brian Kendrick came out to protect Dreamer, but he took a beating as well. He was disposed of to the floor and Styles continued the attack on Dreamer. Security came down but did not want to enter the ring. Styles then said Dreamer had his truce.Kendrick took the mic and challenged one member of Fortune to fight him right now. This segment was so long, I had no idea what Brian Kendrick was saying and Dreamer constantly mentioned the WWE and ECW. But he did a good job of putting Fourtune over, that’s all that matters.... a 4 out of 5.

(Matt Morgan vs. Brian Kendrick)

Back from the commercial, The match was already in progress. Morgan wrestled in his suit. Yes, that is a purple shirt. Morgan destroyed Kendrick and got cocky. He turned his back and Kendrick hit a kick for the surprise win. Afterward, Morgan said he wasn’t ready and wrestled in a $7,500 suit. He said he wanted the loss removed from the record books. He kept saying, “Kendrick.” He then put his head in his hands. I like the Fourtune/EV2.0 feud, but Brian Kendrick really?? I definitely dub this bad booking and having Morgan lose is even worse. I give the booking of this match a 1 out of 5.

(Pope Backstage 2)

Backstage, Pope finally made it Bischoff’s office. What, did he stop and take a nap on the way there? Bischoff wasn’t there but Miss Tessmacher was. True to form, Pope sexually harassed her.
Looks like the Pope’s going to turn heel again. I’m all for it.... a 3 out of 5.

(Abyss Backstage 2)

Abyss had two people hanging around in what looked like a dungeon. He had Janice, and introduced Bob, a branding iron with “10-10-10.” He branded one of the two guys. Oh god another weapon made by Abyss....hes gone totally monster heel for sure. For Abyss’s sake “THEY” better be someone meaningful.....I give the booking of this segment a 3 out of 5.

(Rob Van Dam Speaks Segment)

Tenay and Taz interviewed Rob Van Dam on the phone. RVD said he would be back and better than ever.RVD said he still considered himself the World Champion as did the fans of the “TNA Universe.” RVD said he would be in the Impact Zone next week. Umm.... so now RVD is going to be back before BFG....booooooo!!!!! a 3 out of 5.

(Generation ME Promo)

Generation Me came to the ring. They put over how they put Alex Shelley out of action. They were not there to pay dues. They called out Chris Sabin to hand over the TNA Tag Team Championships. Sabin beat the crap out of G-Me, but the two on one advantage was too much. They double DDTed Sabin while he was hanging from the top rope. Sabin held his neck. I’ve got to say Gen ME are pretty bad heels, they just aren’t edgy enough. Just because you attack people every week doesn’t make you a good heel....Those to are terrible on the mic. I give this promo a 2 out of 5.

(Kurt Angle vs. Jeff Hardy/ Post Match Segment)

Slow pacing early on. Hardy had half of his face painted earlier in the show and all of it now. Taz said, “You don’t want Kurt Angle behind you because he will suplex the crap out of you.” Hardy’s focus was the right shoulder of Angle. He slammed it into the ring post. Angle also had dislocated ribs from the PPV. Angle whipped Hardy to the floor and then hit a slingshot high cross body. Mr. Anderson came out and headed to the announce table. Huge double closeline immediately coming back from the break. Angle scored a nearfall with an overhead belly to belly suplex. Hardy hit the Twist of Fate (sort of) for a two count. Angle came back and hit what can only be described as a moonsault high cross body for a two count.


Angle applied the ankle lock. Hardy missed a mule kick but ended up spinning onto his back to kick out of it.Hardy went for the Twist of Fate and it looked like Angle got his knees up, but Hardy still covered him for a two count. Hardy hit the Whisper in the Wind on the referee.
Angle hit an Angle slam and another referee counted to two. He hit a second one and Hardy kicked out again. The show went off the air, but picked up immediately on Reaction, which starts right now…Hardy scored a long two count with the delayed dropkick in the corner. Hardy beat on Angle on the floor for awhile. Angle got it back in the ring and hit many German suplexes. Hardy kicked out. Angle tried and missed a frog splash.Angle applied an ankle lock. We now have two referees. They locked in dueling ankle locks and laid on their backs. Both referees counted to three.Eric Bischoff headed out to the ring as Dixie Carter looked on from her ringside seat.

After a commercial, Bischoff and Dixie spoke at ringside. Eric took the mic in the center of the ring. He said neither man had anything more to prove. He booked Anderson vs. Angle vs. Hardy again. The match is set. Angle and Hardy hugged to end the show.. Okay the ending was pretty interesting, glad they found a way besides a double countout to have it end in a draw. Only problem that I have with the results is that the tournament that they hyped up seems useless now. Good booking...on another exciting match a 4 out of 5.
A decent Impact, for some reason I feel like TNA is rushing alot of things. We will see where all these Angles take us on the way to Bound For Glory.

That Clown from Outta Town - TNA iMPACT September 16th 2010

We haven't seen any new TNA for two weeks as they didn't want to go head-to-head with the start of the American Football season. I've half forgotten what happened at the PPV except there's going to be some Hardy/Angle shenanigans, a Gen Me v Guns feud, and the Sting/Nash angle is still intriguing but ultimately makes no sense.

Since the next four iMPACTs were taped, Nash had a mini-meltdown online and is going to leave TNA...not sure if they'll edit him out of this and upcoming shows, or what they'll do, but either way Nash is leaving :(

ON WITH THE SHOW

2:25 - Oh awesome, they're starting with talking. Just what I want from a WRESTLING show.
2:42 - Bischoff. Even better.
5:34 - 3-way at the PPV. We all know Angle will win, but given the Angle v Anderson ladder match and the Angle v Hardy match at the last PPV, it should be fucking awesome anyway.
7:33 - Dixie reversed Bischoff's decision...3way is a no-go, rematch tonight, no time limit. What was the point of announcing a 3-way then reversing it two minutes later? Just announce the rematch, and give the TV time to a WRESTLER not backstage staff...
8:43 - Kevin Nash...this'll be one of his last matches in TNA...it sucks, he's been great in TNA. I remember when he was a non-wrestling coach for the X-division guys, and just did comedy sketches and stuff...good times.
9:57 - That said...FUCK HIM UP JOE
10:12 - JOE JOE JOE JOE
13:14 - FFS TNA...double count-out due to brawling on the outside on the first match of the night? Not to mention a Joe match? Can't we just get one decent match out of the way before you start fucking around? Just one. It's not much to ask for from a wrestling show.
14:44 - Just remembered AJ with the fork in the I Quit match...we saw Dreamer a few minutes ago, looks fine...you'd think something that graphic would have some kind of follow up.
15:08 - Lacey's back :) If it weren't for the fact that I've just had to sit through several minutes of shitty brawling, I doubt I'd care...but I have just had to do that, so it's good to see her
15:53 - HOLY SHIT AN X-DIVISION MATCH ON iMPACT...I thought they'd scrapped it altogether. Lethal v Douggie :)
16:44 - I'm half convinced Lethal will win this...he deserves another title run, but I'd hate to see Doug's reign end on a no-build-up, nothing match on iMPACT. He's been a good champ.
22:52 - Yup, Lethal's champ. That could easily have happened at the next PPV and actually meant something. Instead, the title changed hands...for what, exactly?
24:04 - Not that it's undeserved on Lethal's part. It's not just what happens that is important, though, but how it happens...and this was a bad way to give him the belt.
25:48 - Knockouts. It's not really a division when they only have four wrestlers, and they're factioned up so it's 2-on-2.
26:42 - Wait, Taylor Wilde is still in it?
26:55 - Wait, Taylor and Hamada are knockout tag champs? When the fuck did that happen? Awesome, no fast forwarding tonight
29:59 - Perfect moonsault by Hamada
32:06 - Wilde and Hamada retain...Lacey still looks inexperienced, but she's definitely improved since she started in TNA
34:47 - Tommy Dreamer in a suit??
35:28 - Not a scratch on that eye
39:54 - Christ, the X-Division title match was 7 minutes, all this fucking talking is already 5 and it's only just getting started
44:28 - He's never going to stop talking
48:49 - 14 minutes, 2 soliloquies, and they're going to end the segment with a pointless and unprovoked beatdown. FFS TNA. That's as long as 2 X-Division title matches...
51:09 - Jesus Christ, that segment was nearly 20 minutes...what a waste of time
52:14 - They follow that utterly shit segment with Kendrick vs Morgan?? FFS. It's like they don't want viewers.
54:50 - Morgan should change his finisher to a powerbomb...it fits his moveset and it'd look awesome
57:48 - RVD speaks. Bet there's not a scratch on him.
58:8 - What a fucking stupid promo...Abyss has kidnapped 2 crew members, set up a torture dungeon backstage, and they've got a cameraman on the scene, they're broadcasting 'live', and they're not going to send any security or anything...how is that even remotely plausible?
5:38 - And now he's branding people - this is fucking ridiculous
60:53 - RVD's on the phone...way to swerve his non-injury
61:54 - They're showing pics of RVD with the belt...Hogan is in every single one, except the last one which is a closeup...FFS TNA
63:47 - RVD's in the iMPACT Zone next week...wonder how he'll look
63:10 - Finally, something I actually give a fuck about...Gen Me v Guns :)
68:09 - That promo was highlight of the show so far, sadly
72:03 - So, the last match was 20 mins + 2 x 5 mins overtime = 30 mins with no winner...this is a no-time limit match, there must be a winner, and they give it 10 mins. Unless this match concludes on Reaction, FUCK THIS SHIT
78:23 - COMMERCIAL BREAK? COMMERCIAL FUCKING BREAK? YOU GIVE TOMMY DREAMER'S SHITTY FORTUNE PROMO NEARLY 20 UNINTERRUPTED MINUTES, AND YOU CAN'T EVEN GIVE THE REMATCH TO THE HIGHLIGHT OF YOUR PPV 10 WITHOUT PUTTING AN ADVERT IN THERE? FUCK THIS SHIT
80:30 - I don't know what that move was, I don't know what it was meant to be, but it looked fucking cool
82:17 - Ref bump. Can't TNA do anything right?

Match didn't finish, it's going to end on Reaction.

I really don't want to watch Reaction, and I resent TNA for trying to trick me into watching it.

Fuck it, I'm just gonna google video search for the match...

5:56 - 2 refs in the ring, I smell yet more shenanigans
6:29 - Double pin. This is so fucking stupid.
7:27 - Hardy's shoulders weren't even down...Angle's foot was under him. That makes this whole thing even more stupid and pointless.
7:35 - Bischoff. Oh my god you suck TNA.

3-way is back on. The whole thing was a totally pointless ruse to get people to watch Reaction. The main event of the main show was nothing more than a bait-and-switch for their 'C' show. It's like they hate having fans.

If they'd just make Reaction worth watching, people would watch it. Making a quality show will get you better ratings than all the tricks and gimmicks in the world.

Pretty boring iMPACT, the highlight was the Gen Me promo even though it was nothing particularly interesting, best match was the Knockouts which is crazy, and the way the main event played out actually insulted the fans' intelligence. I'd be outraged, but the show as a whole was too boring for me to give a fuck about it.

I actually don't care any more. I expect a disaster every week and they never disappoint. I ought to switch to RAW as the wrestling's much better, but for some reason I can't get into it. Maybe because all the wrestlers look more like Action Man dolls than human beings, maybe because the promos are so staged and wooden...maybe it's because TNA's roster is far better and if they booked it properly it'd blow RAW out of the water (imo). I dunno.