OPENING BLOG: I actually did this after the rebeaking. Well, next
Saturday I'm going to be leaving Myrtle Beach, S.C., and headed back to
Virginia for a while. The lady who's replacing me at my job actually fucking
asked me to help her move in. Now, I don't mean to beat my own drum, but I'm
usually the first person to volunteer to help friends or family move in or
paint or whatever they're doing. But, COME ON! Also, FINISH THEM!
Jeff Jarrett said "Think about it, Vince." I swear the only
reason Russo is used in angles is because he's an authority figure whose
name is "Vince." Mike Tenay and Don West are around. Team
Canada are out to fight Team Mexico. They don't introduce Team
Mexico, but since I love-a you all, sincerely, I look 'em up. It's tiiime to
look 'em up. Never mind, the site has Canada listed sererately but not
Mexico. Commercials.
We're back and everyone's fighting everyone else. The annoucers seem to
think Canada are up on things. Ooh, synchronized head-scissor takedowns.
Rolling rollup pinfalls. Some dirty Mexican almost got an advantage
on Petey Williams, but he got kneed in the back when he foolishly ran
towards his opponent's corner. Bobby Roode in, double-underhook
suplex gets two. Tag out to Johnny Devine, I notice there's
another dirty Mexican that's been standing on the second rope for the
whole one-on-one portion of this match. Sidewalk backbeaker gets two.
Punching in the corner. Scott D'Amore chokes some dirty Mexican. Mike
Tenay calls D'Amore the X-factor in these matches. Believe me, O Canada is a
lot more pleasant than Uncle Cracker. Another pin gets two. Williams tagged
in, and there's the first mention of a dirty Mexican by name! Some dirty
Mexican is actually Mr. Aguilla! The powar of being identified lets
him do a double-clothesline and tag out to a third dirty Mexican, Abysmo
Negro. He's a shanty afire! Asai moonsault named after that dirty
Mexican, Ultimo Dragon. Williams and Roode break up the pinfall
attempt, which summons Mr. Aguilla and another dirty Mexican from the
corner. Canadians attempt to throw Mexicans over the top, Mexicans land on
the apron, Canadians attempt to Toronto Blue Jays-slide the Mexicans to trip
them, Mexicans jump over the slides then vault themselves on the Canadians,
who are now outside. I think another dirty Mexican's name is Heavy
Metal, who's in the ring with Roode. After a distraction by D'Amore,
possibly claiming the guy is a comic book and not a graphic novel or
something, Roode gets a powerslam for two. Metal counters a powerbomb and
kicks a couple times for a pin count of two. Scoop slam on Roode, Metal goes
up top. D'Amore seriously looks like he's probing Heavy Metal's ass with the
hockey stick. Either way, Metal is crotched on the corner. Roode "powers him
down" for a three-count. After the match, Team Canada attack a bunch. The
bell rings a lot. Don West argues that the one thing he hates about Team
Canada is that they allow themselves to be controlled by Scott D'Amore. He's
a real puppetmaster. Anyhow, here's Hector Garza, who is apparently
the captain of Team (dirty) Mexico. He tries to help, to no avail.
We have a look at the whole thing with Wildcat-ass and
Primetime being new tag champs. Apparently last week when even my VCR
became so disgusted with TNA it stopped recording, Team Canada won that
non-title tag match. During a post-match beatdown, Cowboy-ass and
Christopher Daniels both came in for the save, followed by The
Naturals, who were out to attack the champs.
Up next, Kid Kash and Diesellas face Chris Sabin Rene
Figaro and The Underwhelming Red. Red and Kash start off.
Armbar-rollery. Commercial time. What a fantastic start.
The X division isn't about weight limits, it's about no limits. It isn't
about sweatpants, it's about no pants. This is their way of saying
Wednesday's PPV is a clip show. AJ Styles doesn't want us trying to
be this personality-free alone. Y'know, whether you like the rap music, you
have to admit this Boost Mobile commerical is much better than seniors
grinding against one another.
And we're back. Sabin in. Dropkick by Sabin, cover gets two. Rope-go-'round
ends with Kid Kash Klothesline. Tag to Dallas, who does some slamming, gets
a two count and tags back out. Moonsault by Kash, tag back out to Dallas.
Dallas with a big corner slothesline. More stiking moves in the corner.
Sabin misses a tornado DDT, hits an inzughiri, then hits a tornado DDT. Race
for the tag. I bet you weren't expecting it, but Red's a house afire.
Contrived cover is broken up by Dallas. All four men in the ring. Sit-down
dropkick on the top hits Dallas. Dallas with a big boot. Kash hits Red with
a frog splash.
Here's the same damn Monty Brown video they've used before. Even his
promos are boring and repetitive. Up next, Dubba J.
Here's a Dubba J package, prominently featuring SEE U IN FUCKING HELL I
AM TIRED. Hey, it's the Elite Guard. They must be his outsiders.
Lex Lovett has a job to do. He smartly gets himself introduced before
Wake up with the King of the Mountain, so he's already in the ring.
Dropkick by Double J on Double L. Oh sur-prise, Double L missed a splash and
ends up ... outside. A little while later, Jarrett is back in choking Lovett
on the ropes, then performing the BAM! Or, if you'd rather, the "stone cold
attack." Lovett hits one move, goes up top, misses with his L-trigger press,
so Jarrett gets the stroke and the pin. This match seriously gives me
deja-vu. Here's
why, by the way. Our main event will be Just Right Porridge vs.
AJ Styles.
Ring intros, then commercials. Shaq wants another championship so bad it
hurts. He's just glad he chickened out of the Olympics before the team could
job to Los Borricuas. The match begins ... MY GOD KING AJ STYLES
USED THE ARMBAR MY GOD. It goes on a full minute. Now the test of
strength. It turns into gay sex. Armbrags by AJ. Kneedrop gets two.
Dropkick, another two count. AJ goes to the apron, his leg is grabbed by
Put a bag over that mess, which delays him in hopping on the ropes
enough that Alex Shelley can knock him over. Final cut by Shelley gets two.
Shelley chops and knees in a couple of corners, then a snapmare with a
dropkick right after. Side Russian leg sweep gets two. Tenay says Shelley
uses a European style. it must have been a side western Russian leg sweep.
AJ starts firing back. Tilt-a-whirl backbreaker by AJ. Moonsaulting slop
drop. Styles clash is reversed, pinfall gets two. AJ gets a rollup off a
suplex for three. What?
Since I reprogrammed my VCR to start taping fifteen minutes into the hour, I
now get to look at a very special video package. It has a lot of smoke and
pyro. Monty Brown, Jarrett, Styles, Hardy, Raven, a little Abyss and
Three Live Crew, Team Canada, Shark Boy, Sonjay Dutt,
what you'd expect. It uses the same music as the promos for weekly PPV
promos did.
FINAL THOUGHTS: On this week? A merciful end. I was not teased with
anything that will make me miss this possibly being the last time in my life
I ever watch TNA. On TNA in general? I don't think many people could like
this. Even people who enjoy the style of wrestling where every move seems
overly elaborate and contrived must like some variety. All of these matches
look exactly the same each week.
I say again, I'm not going to miss this. To whoever ends up taking it, I
say: sorry.