| Slamiversay! or however you spell it... |
[Jun. 19th, 2006|01:03 pm] |
Another good choice for this month's PPV purchase as I gambled and opted for this instead of One Night Stand II. I think that this was possibly the best all around TNA PPV I've seen to date.
3D Vs. James Gang - Both teams are stale, but this was a decent garbage brawl. I like how LAX got involved when they crossed the border. Its a dumb storyline, but at least they are consistant with it. Grade: C+
Bobby Rude/D'Moore Vs. Rhino - Weakest match of the night, but it wasn't that bad. D'moore is impressive in the ring, but it was ridiculous for him to get as much offense as he did concidering that he's portrayed as a manager. Grade C-
*At this point, my friend Marchant, who watches no wrestling at all comes in. I'll provide his comments.
*March: "See? This is why I don't like wrestling."
6 Way X-Division Match - This match ruled. Marchant thought Sharkboy was funny and was impressed by Sonjay Dutt right off the bat. Dutt and Shelley have an awesome sequence with a lot of unique moves.
*March: "I've never seen that before. I think one of these two guys will win."
I inform Marchant that Sharkboy will be eliminated first because its TNA Law, and I am proven correct. We get to the end with Senshi going crazy with some vicious kicks to go on to win with a vicious double stomp off the top rope to Sonjay's head. Grade: A
*M: "I don't see how that didn't hurt for real!"
Nash Vs. Sabin: I thought Nash put forth a solid effort. I'm sure people didn't like Sabin losing, but Sabin bores me, so I don't care. Besides the story was told that it required Shelly's help to get him the win. Grade: C
*M: "There's no way Sabin will beat Nash."
AMW Vs. Dream Team - Not quite as good as last months much, but the crowd was volcanic for the end. Some manly woman debuts to take out Gail Kim. AMW finally loses the belts. This was good all around as it gives Daniels and AJ something to do other than the X-Division. Grade: A-
*M: Marchant was watching the Braves job at the time.
Joe Vs. Steiner - Pre match promo is awesome. Crowd is red hot. Steiner comes to work and blows away anything he did during his entire WWE run. Seriously, the guy was at the level he was during the waning days of WCW, not near what he could do back in the day, but still believable. The ending really hurt the match though as they botch a spot where Steiner was supposed to be dropped on the top rope by Joe. He just sorta landed on his feet and bounced off it. Add to that Joe finishing with a powerslam of all things and it was a weak finish to a good match. Grade: B
*M: "What a surprise, Samoa Joe won." He called it based on all of Steiner's trash talking.
Main Event - Pretty typical TNA main with crazy brawling and screwy finish. I had never seen King of the Mountain, so it was an interesting match. Having to hang the belt up is kind of pointless though. Jarrett wins and the crowd goes INSANE. Now again, I don't mind this, because it seems to set up Cornette being the new Sheriff in town and putting an end to this crap. If that's the case, then its a good last hurrah for Jarrett's cheating ways. If this is just another excuse to put the belt on Double J again, then forget it. Time will tell. Grade: B+
A very satisfying PPV. When you have non-fans interested in it, you know they are doing something right. |
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