TNA Xplosion
Thursday January 29th Taping
Tyler Black vs Kyle Matthews
We gpt another OVW Showcase here tonight, we start with Tyler Black taking on Kyle Matthews. not really that good a match, but the crowd seemed to enjoy it, Tyler Black would pick the win up.
Crowd Reaction: 71%
Match Quality: 1 and a half stars
Final Score: 55%
ACH vs Mustafa Ali
Ali is a new signing to OVW, and being showcased here tonight, as he would get a good easy win over ACH, having a really good outing tonight.
Crowd Reaction: 66%
Match Quality: Two and a half stars
Final Score: 55%
AJ Lee vs Courtney Rush
The crowd really loved this one, and was into it, both women showing why OVW has great women action. AJ would pick the win up.
Crowd Reaction: 81%
Match Quality: Two Stars
Final Score: 63%
OVW Southern Tag Team Championships
The Young Bucks (c) vs The Briscoes
We get a tag title match on this show, and it would see the newly signed Briscoes pick up the tag titles, in a good fought battle with the Young Bucks, good back and forth action, the best match of the night honestly.
Crowd Reaction: 73%
Match Quality: Three and a Half Stars
Final Score: 61%
Bryan Danielson vs Kevin Steen
We get the debut of Kevin Steen, who puts up one hell of a fight with Bryan, but it would not be enough, as Bryan Danielson would pick the win up in a great showing from both men.
Crowd Reaction: 84%
Match Quality: Three Stars
Final Score: 66%
Final: 61%
TNA Impact
Thursday January 29th LIVE
WHAT'S HE DOING HERE?!
We start the night, seeing Paul Heyman walking into the arena just before the show started, and after the video stops, we go back to JB live, who knocks on the door of the room Heyman is in, as he steps out of the room, he looked back and told someone he be right back, before asking JB what he wanted, who asked him why he was here tonight, and Heyman just told him he'll find out when the time is right, before going back in and shutting the door.
Heyman video: 81%
Heyman Interview by Jeremy Borash: 85%
Final Score: 84%
Jimmy Rave vs Matt Cross
Matt Cross of ROH is here tonight, and had a good little match with Jimmy Rave, both men really doing what it takes to try and get the crowd into it, but didn't really get much of a reaction. But Jimmy Rave would get that win.
Crowd Reaction: 55%
Match Quality: Two Stars
Final Score: 47%
CHALLANGE MADE!
Trish Stratus would cut a promo on Awesome Kong, to promote their match for Against All Odd, basically saying if she doesn't win the title, she'll leave TNA.
Final Score: 73%
Chris Hero vs Matt Morgan
We get a decent match between these two, where we see the debut of Chris Hero, who ends up getting a win over Matt Morgan, which got a huge pop from the crowd.
Crowd Reaction: 78%
Match Quality: Two Stars
Final Score: 61%
TEAM 3D Promo!
We see Team 3D cut a promo on Beer Money, who promise to take the TNA Tag Titles tonight.
Final Score: 78%
TEN MINUTE CHALLENGE!!
Booker T and Scott Steiner vs The Motor City Machine Guns
We find out that earlier in the evening, Booker and Scott issued a challenge, to the Machine Guns, where if they could last ten minutes with them, the Machine Guns can pick the match for when they and AJ Styles would take on three members of The Main Event Mafia, which they are able to do, lasting til the time limit.
Crowd Reaction: 83%
Match Quality: Three Stars
Final Score: 61%
Rest of the MEM Talk.
We see the rest of the Main Event Mafia in the back, talking about how they let them down, and they knew it should've been Nash and Angle fighting for the team, but Nash says not to worry, he has a plan.
Final Score: 86%
TNA World Tag Team Championships
Beer Money(c) vs Team 3D
Pretty good match, no idea why they did this on impact, when the PPV is right around the corner, but I guess they did. We see Beer Money actually pick the win here, which got a huge pop from the crowd.
Crowd Reaction: 90%
Match Quality: Two and a Half Stars
Final Score: 70%
AJ Styles vs Kurt Angle
We get Kurt Angle taking on AJ Styles, and we find out that Kurt Angle will be one of the three members in the Six Man at Against All Odds. After a great match, we would see Kurt Angle pick the win up after he was able to catch AJ off guard.
Crowd Reaction: 100%
Match Quality: Three and a Half Stars
FinaL Score: 84%
Kong replies back to Trish
We see Awesome Kong just laugh at what Trish had to say earlier, saying she's going to crush her and and send her packing.
Final Score: 78%
TNA TV Championship
Samoa Joe(c vs Bryan Danielson
We get a great match here for the main event, that saw Joe putting the TV Title on the line, a new rule being how the title we be defended every week on Impact. These two men put one one HELL of a show for the crowd, and Bryan picking up the win, after Booker T would hit Joe with the belt while the ref was not looking.
Crowd Reaction: 100%
Match Quality: Three and a half stars
Final Score: 79%
Show Rating: 70%