IMPACT Wrestling

So we kick off IMPACT Wrestling with a match instead of a promo and what do we have Tommy Dreamer and Bully Ray against Christopher Daniels and AJ Styles who is injured (due to a piledriver) in a street fight match. Very much what you expect with a street fight in TNA/IMPACT Wrestling, brawl into the crowd; bring it back to the ring, use of weapons, finisher, pinfall. That is what we got. AJ ends the match with a spike piledriver to Tommy Dreamer thus having the help of Daniels to bring Dreamer down. I’m sorry but how many times recently has AJ Styles been injured? We had Bully Ray put him through a table which injured him and then he came back at the LockDown pay per view. He then gets injured again but is now wrestling? I’m not sold on this injury, yes I know a piledriver can damage you but to keep coming out wearing a neckbrace and then having it taken off.

Next we see Hulk Hogan appear which surly means ratings? Sting is having a sit down segment but it isn’t Sting as Mr. Anderson comes out dressed as him again (which he pulls off great). Disco Inferno of WCW fame (can I say fame with Disco Inferno?) is the first guest. Mr. Anderson and Disco Inferno actually worked well together, I’m kind of in shock.

So last week when Gunner was looking to get his television title back from Eric Young he picked up the old TNA World Heavyweight Championship and I can tell that now from the fact Eric Young is walking around with the television championship (which was formerly the Global and the Legends). Have to laugh at Eric Young bringing up the not so famous finger poke of doom match with Nash and Hogan and saying that he and Gunner should recreate that later on in the night. Kind of obvious from there what will happen.

So now we have Velvet Sky come out cut a promo calling out ODB. ODB explains she attacked her because she “lies on her back to get to the top”. ODB attacks her, little catfight. Am I the only one thinking what has happened with the Sky/Love/Winter situation, they have just ended it to bring back ODB who was fired because of Velvet apparently.

So wait wasn’t James Storm injured last week, I know Roode got beat up and all that but Storm wasn’t around later in the show last week and now he is all better? Roode and Storm are the next members of Fourtune that can be screwed over right now, this being that Roode is injured. I hope they are forced to vacate the titles, yes they are a great tag team and all that but Roode needs a World title run.

So we got a little comment from “The Pope” D’Angelo Dinero that was earlier in the night. He is talking about Devon being his brother and all kinds of things that are going to revolve around a feud, maybe an Xplosion feud but a feud that was kind of building up since the battle royal of which Mr. Anderson won. Backstage we see Angle just telling Matt Morgan to focus on Jeff Jarrett and not Karen Jarrett who is in a wheelchair (why would she be at ringside) but yeah very much Vickie/Edge right now with Jarrett/Karen.

So Jarrett comes down to ringside with Karen who isn’t in a wheelchair like Angle said. Morgan dominates most of the match to begin with as expected and then Karen gets involved helping Jarrett to use her crutch as a weapon which only got a two count after The Stroke. Karen interferes yet again and even though not joining Immortal or I hope not Steiner interferes and attacks Morgan to help Jarrett get the victory.

So Hogan and Bischoff have a little rant about the fact they are still in charge of IMPACT Wrestling. So was the Mick Foley network executive deal a 1 night thing? Hogan talks about the fact Eric made IMPACT better than it was before last week even though it wasn’t and the fact he destroyed the X-Division. We get Mick Foley come back out which means he has a little bit of order still then. He explains Hogan actually pissed the network off and explains the X-Division is what makes TNA what TNA is. Foley sounds like he is bringing back the World X Cup which is what we all want right now. Kendrick and the X-Division guys come out again which I guess pisses off character Bischoff. Kendrick steps up to the plate and asks for the match against Abyss later in the night instead of Mick Foley for the X-Division title.

There is some weird backstage segment with Winter and Angelina Love. Winter is then up against Mickie James. It is nice to see Winter actually get some action and against the Knockout champion is great seeing as like the commentary team said if she wins will likely put her in line for a title shot. Mickie James got the victory over Winter, even more of a shame that Winter is bleeding from the finish. Angelina Love then attacked Mickie James which hopefully doesn’t mean she is going for the title yet again.

Abyss cuts a promo backstage about how he is going to remove Brian Kendrick from IMPACT and destroy the whole X-Division. He reads from the book about the art of war. Abyss is then attacked backstage by Kazarian who takes Janice (weird name for a weapon) away from Abyss.

Kendrick comes out to face Abyss for the X-Division Championship. Christy Hemme is looking well on the ring announcing duties. Is it me or do I feel “For Whom the Bell Tolls” with Abyss’ theme song. Also Kendrick trying to take Abyss out from the start is weird but nice to see him get some offence. Abyss obviously would take some domination in the match against the smaller guy. Kendrick did well to turn the match back into his favour but shame he is against the bigger guy Abyss. One black hole slam later and Abyss is still champion. From a smaller view the X-Division title reminded me of the former WWE Women’s Championship, but at least I can see the X is what made it more distinct from that.

Angle backstage cuts a promo about RVD and how he is dangerous and a great wrestler. I can’t wait to see this match as they are two great wrestlers.

Eric Young comes out to face Gunner for the Television championship. Eric is holding the title yet isn’t the champion. This is where we are expecting to see a finger poke of doom match but I’m not. Thank god even though it was the finger poke of doom match, Eric Young reversed the pinfall and actually got the victory himself to become the TNA Television champion. Eric now has the Television championship and his own back. Quite a comedy character and what a great little feud there with Eric Young and Gunner.

Pretty decent main event, only thing I have a flaw with is the fact 1: Jeff and Karen were on commentary and then there was those couple of split screen moments which took away from the in ring action as we see Jeff and Karen at the commentary position.

Rating overall for the show would have to be a seven out of ten. Smackdown review will be up tomorrow, saves talking about something random.