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Wait what? They are only playing commercials? Why?

I don't know keeps cutting in and out of the show, Lashley is now entering. As soon as I say that they go back to that loop.

Lashley is back saying this is live TV but it like a bad stream.

yeah anything can happen lashley like your broadcast messes up

And now back to the loop.

well atleast this is more entertaining then last nights raw

This just might be the end of TNA. Pretty damn bad.

EC3 and Drew Galloway talking backstage just got interrupted by that loop now.

maby if she puts the bra on the loop hell will stop

Was this like a special live show or something they are screwing up?

It was supposed to be on a delay is how the usually do it but I'm not sure what's going on.

Who's going into the HOF

I don't know the show is not airing. Smeat has it under spoiler tags in his sheets thread.

Think this is the longest the loop has gone without cutting to a 15 second part of the show.

Don't know how to upload Twiiter stuff but TNA said this:

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From Dixies Twitter:

It's starting now.

lol, Matt comes out and bites Earl Hebners hand as he's about to hit a 3 count for Jeff to win the KotM title.

Gail Kim is a good choice for the TNA Hall of Fame. Knockouts division is the best women's wrestling on the planet and she's been the leader of that division since it started.

Ok show once it got started.

Supposedly, (according to the Macka's super secret "insider sources :kiss:) this while thing actually wasn't TNAs fault. Something happened on the Pop TV distribution servers and they had some kinda freak accident on their side.

Good. About time for something to go wrong but it isn't their fault.

Ring of Honor World Champion Jay Lethal reached a nice milestone on Sunday. He has now held the world title in the promotion for one year. This marks the longest promotional world title reign in ROH since 2009. It is also the fourth longest in history. In addition, he was TV champion for over 400 days before he won the world title, giving him a total of 805 days in a row holding a title in the same company.

The Miracle Mike Bennett won the X Division title tonight. Destination X is in a few weeks and I could see him taking Option C and going for the TNA World Heavyweight title. If he even holds on to it that long.

For fuck's sake. What was wrong with Eddie Edwards holding it?

Edwards could have declined to go with the Option C route. Or he could have done so, challenged Lashley, and given him a good run for his money. Fuck's sake.

Destination X is a few weeks away and the win wasn't clean, he had a hold the ropes and the ref didn't see for the pin. I'd imagine Eddie Edwards will get a rematch. I kind of like Mike Bennett as X Division champ.

Personal favorite segment of the show, the whole Braxton Stutter/ Spud segment.
There was some random dude in the ring in blue, with cheetah print kneepads and a mask with frilly things hanging off.... Spud came out and sent Braxton's opponent away (thankfully) said he was the most decorated wrestler in TNA :roll: They had a solid match and Spud attacked him post match to start a feud. I thought it was well done, Spud is really good (as both a heel and face) and the fans seem to be really getting behind Braxton (which is a pleasant surprise)

Yeah Spud pretty good on the mic and the ring. Think Sutter needs a little bit more personality though. Feel like him and Apollo Crews are just alike in their characters.

Pepper Parks (Braxton) has been a heel for majority of the shows I've seen him on.... to be fair as a face he does seem to have the crowd behind him (and there is a lot a "dead crowd segments" unfortunately)

I like Sutter and all I just feel like he needs something more but I'm not sure what. Working with Spud should be good for him and get him away from being the humble guy that finally made it.

I think as far as "for a character" I think he's on the right track. You obviously can't debut as "aww fuck you, kick ass X1000" right off the bat. They seem to be building him up from taping to taping, and that is a smart way to do it (that's kinda what they did for Drew and EC3)

They've done a pretty good job building up talent since EC3 came in. Especially the guys that they really want to push. The talent are responding to the push as well and developing their characters. Really like Eli Drake to and they built him up pretty quick in my opinion but he in the right spot. Galloway has had a career resurgence since joining TNA and is taken serious. Think they were high on Bram before his suspension and he's fallen down the card a bit but I like him going up against Decay. If their high on Sutter like it seems they are I have no doubt they will give him every chance to succeed.

The dirty finish doesn't make it any less stupid. Bennett is not a good fit for the X-Division Title aesthetically at all. Destination X doesn't really count as a thing anymore, because TNA got so horrible it lost PPV. Let's put what we've turned into a lower-card title onto one of our wannabe main event guys in order to get him ready for a heel vs. heel match against our top champ. Terrible.

Cut a promo saying he only wanted it for option C. Could totally see Eddie winning it back or someone else at Destination X so Bennett has something new to complain about.

That makes the belt look even worse.

At least Maria still works.

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Well option C pretty much does that.

So that justifies it?

Justifies what? It's not a bad story line, the X division is open to everybody so I don't have a problem with Bennett as X Division champion. Especially if it's to build him up for a TNA Heavyweight title match. But I could honestly see Eddie or someone taking it from him, maybe in a ultimate x match that he would be lost in. After that he'd have another gripe with TNA and he can go on to what ever is next.

Justifies treating the belt like it's shit.

First things first, gotta bring back the Maria gif

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Onto the business at hand, from what I've been told (again, super cereal insider knowledge) the original plan was for Bram to win the Gauntlet for the Gold at BFG last year, turn face and challenge for the world title. Unfortunately, he had his legal problems so they had to push back the plans.

Speaking of Decay, is it just me..... or did Rosemary get REALLY hot recently? She changed up on the make up (somewhat), showing off her body alittle more (what she was wearing at Slammiversary :drool:) and is doing something different with her hair....

It fits with Bennett's character and it could end up putting Eddie Edwards over if he beats him. Couldn't see Eddie cashing in Option C though.

Is Aiden O'Shea still with TNA? Could see Bram teaming with him to combat Decay.

I like O'Shea as well, not sure why he hasn't really been used recently. I really liked his match against Spud at the Live ONO PPV.

I like Al Snow's "wrestling roots" gimmick, it would of been cool if he had recruited O'Shea as his enforcer. Considering O'Shea been wrestling for a long time, he could be "bitter" that Grado and Shera are getting opportunities not him. Plus, he's a throwback style wrestler so it would kind of fit too.

I'd at they just don't have anything for him so him joining Bram would work I think. They also signed Caleb Konley but reportedly they don't have anything for him either.

I could see Konley in the X division, he's not a HUGE guy, so he'd fit there nicely as a heel

Think Monkey would be great for the X division. They also have a guy named Marshe Rocket or something like that get to debut. He's a tall skinny black guy but I've never seen any of his stuff. With Destination X coming up I could see them debuting to build up the X division a bit more.

Lol, Monkey.....


I've talked to friends who have worked with the black guy, he's a good, well rounded talent from what people have told me. He's actually a pretty big guy (kinda built like Drew Galloway but alittle leaner) They MAY be waiting to debut him and Konley so that it doesn't take away from Braxton and the Tribunal's debuts.

Yeah auto correct changed Konley to monkey.

True about waiting, Rockette doesnt have a Wikipedia page but his faction The Soul Touchas do and it list him as 6'4 215lbs. Would like to see the X Divison get back to where it used to be, a few guys that are bigger but can fly like Konley and Rockett would help the divison a lot. At least I hope a guy named Rockett would be a high flyer.

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I found a match, he's the one in trunks. Looking at where the ropes are on him, he's got some size.

They could achieve putting Eddie over Bennett by putting Eddie over Bennett. Edwards had ready-made stuff to go in the X-Division with guys like Trevor Lee, Andrew Everett, Gregory Helms, Zema Ion, etc. Edwards vs. Lashley would be an intriguing match-up that at least has a face vs. heel dynamic. You can have Davey Richards sitting in the crowd cheering on his buddy. Lashley can murderize Eddie and maybe spit on the injured Davey just for some extra heat.

I like the idea of Al Snow managing Aiden O'Shea. Grado and Shera can job the fuck right out to him.

Something I didn't know until someone told me, Shera is only 25 years old..... I thought he was like 30. That actually does give me a little more hope for him. I still like the idea of an "Indian Monster team", I was informed at Khali has TWO students in India that are young and around 7 ft tall. Considering they have a working relationship with his school, it could be a possibility (both are former basketball players so they're tall and lean)

Yeah, he's really young. He's been in the spotlight since he basically started to wrestle. He should go to OVW or get some time abroad so he actually gets good. He's not a dead horse just yet, but he will be if they keep beating him.

POP TV and TNA announced this afternoon that they are moving TNA iMPACT! Wrestling to 8PM ET on Thursday nights, starting on July 21st. The move was expected, with SmackDown moving to Tuesday nights and going live, starting on July 19th…

so impact and smackdown are switching timeslots, good to see we get wrestling mon through fri from raw to new japan

Moose made his TNA debut last night joining The Miracle Mike Bennett ruin Destination X in the main event. Really thought they would change his name but I'm fine with him staying Moose.

I think this was a really strong acquisition for TNA. I love Abyss, but he is getting up there in age (his body looked like it was really hurting him last night). Moose is the "new breed" of big man (not 450 lbs... but still imposing and can move like he's half his size) it wouldn't be bad to start grooming some new "monsters" for the future of TNA

Yeah it's a great signing and I look for him to do well in TNA. Could see him starting in the X Division as Bennett's answer to his X Division failures. Easily sets up a face turn when he turns on Bennett.

Bobby Lashley won the X Division title last night. I'm hoping Moose takes it off him and becomes that big guy that dominates the X Division .

Moose going to TNA isn't a surprise. He has domestic violence in his history, so I can understand the WWE distancing themselves from him. I don't know if I'd have debuted him as a lackey though.

Also, why the fuck is Bobby Lashley X-Division Champion? This shit sounds incredibly stupid.

Eddie didn't take option C and instead put the X Division title on the line with the Heavyweight title so the winner took both titles. I like it, they have already planted the seeds for Lashley vs Moose and I could see it being for the X Division title. Moose could be the new Samoa Joe of the X Division.

So Moose pins the World Champion to win a secondary title. Brilliant.

None of this makes me want to watch TNA, which is what they desperately need to do right now. Eddie Edwards as X-Division Champion could have done that. If they didn't want him to go after the World Title, they could have just had him say he wants to represent the X-Division. Just because you have an idea doesn't mean you need to follow it.

I thought it was great for Eddie and he got to be in the main event with Lashley. It's kind of like Lethal holding the TV and World titles in ROH and I wasn't the biggest fan of him losing the TV title but they made it work. Davey Richards is close to being back so I'd say they want the Wolves back in the tag division that is pretty weak at the moment.

He was going after the World Title both titles were on the line.

Moose better be an A+ in the ring or on the mic cos at the minute he just looks like a flabbier Lashley.

He's not had a whole lot of time on the mic in ROH as he was mostly with Prince Nana or Stoakly Hathaway. He has gotten better in the ring in the last year. His style is way different than Lashley as he's a lot more agile and tends to do more dives. Wouldn't call him A+ at either, a solid B- I'd say with potential to be A+.

I know what DID happen, I'm just saying it shouldn't have happened. If they really wanted a Lashley vs. Eddie Edwards match, there are other ways to go about it:

1) Lashley is expecting Edwards to challenge for the World Title; Edwards declines. Lashley claims that Edwards is scared; Edwards says he wants to represent the X-Division. Lashley gets cocky and says he'll put the World Title on the line without Option C being invoked.

2) Edwards uses Option C. It's there for a reason. Eddie takes Bobby to the limit, but eventually loses. As a result, Edwards is no longer the X-Division Champion and has to re-contend.

Those are just off the top of my head.

I don't know I kind of like Bobby holding both belts. It gives his character more to brag about and now he can roll through the X Division contenders while the Bound for Glory Playoff is going on. I really like the thought of Moose as the X Divison Champion so I want to see Moose win it somehow, wouldn't necessarily need to be clean.

You're allowed to like it, but objectively speaking it demolishes the division. The champion is going to have to be beaten to lose one of his belts, and that's always the problem with having a guy holding two at a time.

No more corn rolls for Lethal now. Adam Cole shaved them off on ROH TV this week. Cut the little tail in the back off with scissors first then took the clippers to the rest.

Such a simple angle that people can really relate to and can be used to build heat between the two. I wonder if that was a Kevin Sullivan idea?

I know Adam Cole is supposed to be really great, but I kind of want the reign of Jay Lethal to go on forever, and for him to be what was suggested -- an American Okada.

Probably, Sullivan has actually been on ROH TV the last couple weeks. He is helping BJ Whitmer in his feud with Steve Corino.

With Cole being high on Vince McMahon's wish list I'd say he'll be in NXT when his contract is up next year. Not sure ROH would actually give him a title run with him on his way out. Could be just rumors though. They are slowly turning Lethal face so his run could go on for a bit longer I believe.

Moose has been on ROH TV and Impact the last 2 weeks. Face in ROH and heel in TNA. This week might be his last on ROH. He beat P Dog a white rapper in a squash match and then Donavan Dyjak came out and they had a match where Moose did the job.

I imagine Adam Cole will get an offer, but it might be smarter for him to stay working in ROH and New Japan for a little while more to get even more polish. That being said, I still don't want him to win the ROH World Title. Not out of any personal gripe, I just think The Era of Lethal should continue.

I agree and am a big Adam Cole fan. Right now he can't have a title match as long as Nigel is the match maker. So him going to Japan and winning gold over there would be cool. Although I have seen future cards that have Cole in a title match so I'm not sure how that story will play out.

I imagine Lethal is going to request the match because he is a bad-ass. But that does lend itself to Lethal losing. Hmm.

I guess I'd be okay with it.

Could be, The House of Truth doesn't have the numbers to combat the Bullet Club either anymore after Dyjak leaving. Could see Cole with the title and Bullet Club running through ROH. Matt Taven keeps talking about bringing in a new Kindom on commentary so I'm interested to see who he gets to be in it.

lol. Matt Hardy just pulled a fan out of the stands and bit him. Chuck Taylor on Impact this week teaming with JT Dunn, supposed to be a tag match but Matt's not participating just shouting things and eating fans. Jeff wasn't allowed to go to the top rope and when he did Matt got in the ring twist of feated him, tag himself in and took the win.

Lashley going for all the gold as he faces James Storm for the King of the Mountian Championship next week.

Thankfully this gif is still first.....

Is it just me.... or is it kinda "strange" to see well know indie talent being used in TNA? Guys like JT Dunn, Chuck Taylor, and last week David Starr are some of the bigger names on the indie scene in the north east, and they're kinda given alittle room in these matches to showcase what they can do. As opposed to RAW, where "guy with no chin" gets crushed by Strowman in 30 seconds.....

Yeah, Chuck Taylor's one of my favorite independent wrestlers so I was glad to see them get some time in the ring. Really should just sign those guys and throw them in the X Division and see if they can make some magic happen but they have guys like Caleb Konley who they can't find anything to do so maybe not.

She is the First Lady of Professional Wrestling.

I heard they shot their "One Night Only X Division" show recently so I'd expect that's why those guys were there (along with Konely and the Rocket guy who haven't debuted yet)

I could see Dunn and Starr in TNA, Juicy Product is a pretty well known team on the Indies and would be a good addition to the tag team division. TNA needs more tag teams and they have a strong following. TNA really needs established teams to help strengthen that division

Speaking of which, hopefully they're done with Grado/ Shera vs the Tribunal. I like both teams but I feel like this feud has been going on forever.... I think Grado/ Shera vs Decay would be extremely entertaining. Just for Grado acting like a goof and being udderly terrified of the Decay (and eventually overcoming his fear and facing them)

Finally, I mentioned in another post...... I really disliked the Bram/ Rosemary segments. I was watching them with this chick (who really doesn't watch wrestling) and she kept asking me "why are they showing these? Is this apart of wrestling?".... I would have to agree with her

I think it's time for Grado and Shera to be booked in a feud in a Double Deportation Match. Double Countout and they are both sent home packing.

You were right. Lethal asked Nigel to lift his ban on Adam Cole but he wouldnt do it. Cole came out and him and Lethal went back and forth and Nigel finally made the match for Death before Dishonor.

The Bram/Rosmary segments I didn't like as much this week. Kind of dragged on just for her to be heart broken or what ever. Did she kill a guy? I liked Abyss and Steve's part though.

I hate Grado, if he's going to be around I'd rather have Odarg. Shera has potential of they would take him serious and drop the dancing Indian shit. I've said it before but I'd like to see him in the X Division as a Somoa Joe type.

I've been impressed with Tribunal, didn't watch a lot of them in NXT but I'm not sure what WWE didn't see in them but it could just be them working with Al Snow. I think they're better than the Vaudevillians and the Ascension though.

Hmm. It'll be interesting to see who walks out of that one champion. I wonder if we'll see a swerve and Cole wins the belt and it is Lethal who ends up going to WWE?

SUPPOSEDLY, Damien Sandow is debuting tomorrow on Impact.... Seeing how well guys like EC3 and Galloway are doing now that they seem to have more "freedom", I'd be interested to see how he does in TNA

Yeah, should be interesting, is Impact simi live tomorrow?

They might be live... Via Satellite

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yeah pop tv better not mess it up this time, I wonder who sandow will fued with drew maby