Question
Apr 13, 2005 19:08:34 GMT -5
Post by Mad Dog on Apr 13, 2005 19:08:34 GMT -5
I do TNA Impact! reviews for another board and was wondering if you guys would be interested in them. Here's last week's to give you an example of what you'd be in for:
TNA Impact! Replay 4-8-05:
Hosts are Mike Teney and Don West.
Michael Shane (0-1) vs. Chris Sabin (1-2)
Lockup is a draw. Test of strength leads to Sabin getting a single leg takedown. Sabin gets a one count then rolls Shane up for two. Shane gets a double leg takedown but gets rolled up for two. Sabin gets a headlock takedown and keeps the hold locked on. Sane rolls it into a two count but Sabin keeps the hold on. Sabin lands on his feet after a belly to back attempt. Back and forth until Sabin gets another headlock. Shane escapes by tossing Sabin to the outside. Shane tosses Sabin into the guard rail. Back into the ring. Shane poses for the crowd then slaps Sabin. Sabin returns the favor then abuses Shane with punches. Back and forth until Sabin dives into a knee from Shane. Shane slowly covers for two. Shane hits a dropkick and covers for two. Shane applies a headlock. Sabin escapes with elbows and rolls Shane up for two. Sabin hits an atomic drop followed by an enziguri. Shane ducks a clothesline but runs into a powerslam for two. Sabin charges into a boot and then gets thrown shoulder first into the ringpost. Shane with a schoolboy for two. Shane hits a couple of short arm clotheslines but Sabin rolls him up for the win at 5:50. Good opener. **1/2
WINNER: Chris Sabin
Shane shows what a good sport he is by superkicking Sabin and talking trash.
Commercial Break
Dusty Rhodes comes out to make an announcement. He does a rundown of the Lock Down card. Nash, DDP and Waltman vs. Jarrett, Brown and the Outlaw sounds like it's going to be more like a War Games match which is a good idea. I think they could pull off an entertaining brawl that way. He also announces that all of the Lock Down matches will be in a cage. I really don't like that idea.
Chase Stevens (0-2) w/ Chris Candido and Andy Douglas vs. AJ Styles (0-1)
Lockup and Stevens gets a headlock. Styles escapes with a wristlock. Stevens tries to escape with several fireman's carries but Styles holds on. Styles lands on his feet after a belly to back attempt and hits a couple of armdrags. Stevens misses an elbow drop and then gets a dropkick from Styles. Stevens gains control with a face rake. Styles ducks a corner charge and ranas Stevens out of the ring.
Commercial Break
We're back and there's a replay of Styles diving onto Candido and the Naturals. Stevens has Styles in a front facelock. Stevens drives Styles' back into several knees and then hits an STO for two. Stevens hits a few boots to the face then taunts the crowd. Stevens with a suplex followed by more taunting for the crowd. Styles fights back and nails Stevens with a forearm. Back and forth until Styles hits a spin kick. Styles hits a neckbreaker and covers but Douglas has the ref distracted. Styles takes out Candido and Douglas on the outside. Styles tries to get back in but Douglas is holding his foot. Back and forth until Stevens hits a spinebuster for two. Stevens goes for a powerbomb but Styles counters it into the Styles Clash for the win at 7:37. Solid match but it went way too long considering Stevens isn't in the same league as Styles as far as card placement. **
WINNER: AJ Styles
Abyss comes out and gets Styles' attention. Security keeps them apart.
Commercial Break
America's Most Wanted joins the announce table.
Lex Lovett (0-4) and David Young (1-2) vs. Dustin Rhodes (2-0) and Cassidy Riley (0-4)
Rhodes and Young start the match. Lockup and Rhodes gets an armdrag. They exchange pushes followed by Young slapping Rhodes. Rhodes abuses him with punches and then hits an atomic drop. Rhodes hits an uppercut and Lovett tags in. Lovett charges into an armdrag. Riley tags in and hits his handspring elbow and covers for two. Young gets a hiptoss from Riley followed by the Shattered Dreams from Rhodes. Riley hits a Michinoku Driver on Lovett then gets tripped by Young. Young tags in and hits a few punches. Lovett tags in. Back and forth until Riley hits a spinning DDT. Young runs in and hits Rhodes on the apron then hits Riley. Rhodes comes in and abuses the heels before taking it to the outside with Young. Riley counters a powerbomb attempt into a pinfall at 2:30. Nothing match but I bumped it up after seeing the main event. *
WINNERS: Dustin Rhodes and Cassidy Riley
Commercial Break
Jeff Jarrett comes out for an interview. Jarrett really needs a character change as he's almost as stale as Triple H is in the WWF. Just the usual Jarrett interview. DDP comes out and beats up Jarrett and the Outlaw before running off.
Commercial Break
Christopher Daniels and Elix Skipper talk trash backstage.
Kid Kash (2-0) w/ Lance Hoyt vs. Apolo (2-0)
Kash talks trash to start the match. Several lockups see Kash getting tossed across the ring. Kash loses a pushing match and then talks more trash. He stomps Apolo's foot but then runs into a press slam. Apolo hits a clothesline and Kash bails to the outside. Kash ducks a couple of clotheslines and then bails outside again.
Commercial Break
We're back as Kash fights out of a wristlock. Apolo tosses Kash onto the apron and then gets pulled to the outside by Hoyt. Apolo fights off Hoyt but gets a rana from Kash. Kash throws a chair right into Apolo's head. Back into the ring and Kash covers for two. Kash hits a few kicks to the knee. They exchange blows until Apolo gains control. Kash comes off the ropes and hits a dropkick to the knee. Kash covers for two. Kash works over the legs and beats on Apolo with kicks and chops. Kash charges into a boot. Back and forth until Kash takes out the knee. Back and forth until Apolo catches Kash on a moonsault attempt and hits an Oklahoma Slam. Back and forth until Kash hits a springboard rana. They botch a tornado DDT followed by Apolo hitting a clothesline. Apolo hits another clothesline followed by a backbody drop. Apolo hits a sit-out powerbomb and Hoyt pulls the ref out for the DQ at 9:57. This was absolutely horrible. It was basically Kid Kash running around the ring and bumping while Apolo stood in the same place. Apolo's clotheslines and punches all missed horribly and he couldn't even be bothered to do anything causing the botched tornado DDT. Kash tried but it was just a lost cause. 1/2*
WINNER: Apolo
Apolo and Sonny Siaki beatdown Kid Kash and Lance Hoyt.
Kevin Nash beats down Chris Candido and the Naturals as the show ends.
Overall:
A good show this week despite the awful main event. I like the fact that the matches went longer than usual this week. I think four matches work better for Impact than five.
Match Recap:
Chris Sabin d. Michael Shane (5:50) with a rollup **1/2
AJ Styles d. Chase Stevens (7:37) with the Styles Clash **
Dustin Rhodes and Cassidy Riley d. Lex Lovett and David Young (2:30) with a rollup *
Apolo d. Kid Kash (9:57) by DQ 1/4*
TNA Impact! Replay 4-8-05:
Hosts are Mike Teney and Don West.
Michael Shane (0-1) vs. Chris Sabin (1-2)
Lockup is a draw. Test of strength leads to Sabin getting a single leg takedown. Sabin gets a one count then rolls Shane up for two. Shane gets a double leg takedown but gets rolled up for two. Sabin gets a headlock takedown and keeps the hold locked on. Sane rolls it into a two count but Sabin keeps the hold on. Sabin lands on his feet after a belly to back attempt. Back and forth until Sabin gets another headlock. Shane escapes by tossing Sabin to the outside. Shane tosses Sabin into the guard rail. Back into the ring. Shane poses for the crowd then slaps Sabin. Sabin returns the favor then abuses Shane with punches. Back and forth until Sabin dives into a knee from Shane. Shane slowly covers for two. Shane hits a dropkick and covers for two. Shane applies a headlock. Sabin escapes with elbows and rolls Shane up for two. Sabin hits an atomic drop followed by an enziguri. Shane ducks a clothesline but runs into a powerslam for two. Sabin charges into a boot and then gets thrown shoulder first into the ringpost. Shane with a schoolboy for two. Shane hits a couple of short arm clotheslines but Sabin rolls him up for the win at 5:50. Good opener. **1/2
WINNER: Chris Sabin
Shane shows what a good sport he is by superkicking Sabin and talking trash.
Commercial Break
Dusty Rhodes comes out to make an announcement. He does a rundown of the Lock Down card. Nash, DDP and Waltman vs. Jarrett, Brown and the Outlaw sounds like it's going to be more like a War Games match which is a good idea. I think they could pull off an entertaining brawl that way. He also announces that all of the Lock Down matches will be in a cage. I really don't like that idea.
Chase Stevens (0-2) w/ Chris Candido and Andy Douglas vs. AJ Styles (0-1)
Lockup and Stevens gets a headlock. Styles escapes with a wristlock. Stevens tries to escape with several fireman's carries but Styles holds on. Styles lands on his feet after a belly to back attempt and hits a couple of armdrags. Stevens misses an elbow drop and then gets a dropkick from Styles. Stevens gains control with a face rake. Styles ducks a corner charge and ranas Stevens out of the ring.
Commercial Break
We're back and there's a replay of Styles diving onto Candido and the Naturals. Stevens has Styles in a front facelock. Stevens drives Styles' back into several knees and then hits an STO for two. Stevens hits a few boots to the face then taunts the crowd. Stevens with a suplex followed by more taunting for the crowd. Styles fights back and nails Stevens with a forearm. Back and forth until Styles hits a spin kick. Styles hits a neckbreaker and covers but Douglas has the ref distracted. Styles takes out Candido and Douglas on the outside. Styles tries to get back in but Douglas is holding his foot. Back and forth until Stevens hits a spinebuster for two. Stevens goes for a powerbomb but Styles counters it into the Styles Clash for the win at 7:37. Solid match but it went way too long considering Stevens isn't in the same league as Styles as far as card placement. **
WINNER: AJ Styles
Abyss comes out and gets Styles' attention. Security keeps them apart.
Commercial Break
America's Most Wanted joins the announce table.
Lex Lovett (0-4) and David Young (1-2) vs. Dustin Rhodes (2-0) and Cassidy Riley (0-4)
Rhodes and Young start the match. Lockup and Rhodes gets an armdrag. They exchange pushes followed by Young slapping Rhodes. Rhodes abuses him with punches and then hits an atomic drop. Rhodes hits an uppercut and Lovett tags in. Lovett charges into an armdrag. Riley tags in and hits his handspring elbow and covers for two. Young gets a hiptoss from Riley followed by the Shattered Dreams from Rhodes. Riley hits a Michinoku Driver on Lovett then gets tripped by Young. Young tags in and hits a few punches. Lovett tags in. Back and forth until Riley hits a spinning DDT. Young runs in and hits Rhodes on the apron then hits Riley. Rhodes comes in and abuses the heels before taking it to the outside with Young. Riley counters a powerbomb attempt into a pinfall at 2:30. Nothing match but I bumped it up after seeing the main event. *
WINNERS: Dustin Rhodes and Cassidy Riley
Commercial Break
Jeff Jarrett comes out for an interview. Jarrett really needs a character change as he's almost as stale as Triple H is in the WWF. Just the usual Jarrett interview. DDP comes out and beats up Jarrett and the Outlaw before running off.
Commercial Break
Christopher Daniels and Elix Skipper talk trash backstage.
Kid Kash (2-0) w/ Lance Hoyt vs. Apolo (2-0)
Kash talks trash to start the match. Several lockups see Kash getting tossed across the ring. Kash loses a pushing match and then talks more trash. He stomps Apolo's foot but then runs into a press slam. Apolo hits a clothesline and Kash bails to the outside. Kash ducks a couple of clotheslines and then bails outside again.
Commercial Break
We're back as Kash fights out of a wristlock. Apolo tosses Kash onto the apron and then gets pulled to the outside by Hoyt. Apolo fights off Hoyt but gets a rana from Kash. Kash throws a chair right into Apolo's head. Back into the ring and Kash covers for two. Kash hits a few kicks to the knee. They exchange blows until Apolo gains control. Kash comes off the ropes and hits a dropkick to the knee. Kash covers for two. Kash works over the legs and beats on Apolo with kicks and chops. Kash charges into a boot. Back and forth until Kash takes out the knee. Back and forth until Apolo catches Kash on a moonsault attempt and hits an Oklahoma Slam. Back and forth until Kash hits a springboard rana. They botch a tornado DDT followed by Apolo hitting a clothesline. Apolo hits another clothesline followed by a backbody drop. Apolo hits a sit-out powerbomb and Hoyt pulls the ref out for the DQ at 9:57. This was absolutely horrible. It was basically Kid Kash running around the ring and bumping while Apolo stood in the same place. Apolo's clotheslines and punches all missed horribly and he couldn't even be bothered to do anything causing the botched tornado DDT. Kash tried but it was just a lost cause. 1/2*
WINNER: Apolo
Apolo and Sonny Siaki beatdown Kid Kash and Lance Hoyt.
Kevin Nash beats down Chris Candido and the Naturals as the show ends.
Overall:
A good show this week despite the awful main event. I like the fact that the matches went longer than usual this week. I think four matches work better for Impact than five.
Match Recap:
Chris Sabin d. Michael Shane (5:50) with a rollup **1/2
AJ Styles d. Chase Stevens (7:37) with the Styles Clash **
Dustin Rhodes and Cassidy Riley d. Lex Lovett and David Young (2:30) with a rollup *
Apolo d. Kid Kash (9:57) by DQ 1/4*
