Impact thread for January 30, 2025 - Josh/EY vs. Sinner and Saint, WES LEE vs. Ace Austin, Ali, Nemeth, more

[Ricky Smarks]

Cora has been getting a lot more attention than most of the other crossover people like it really feels like she’s getting like a proper introduction to the audience, pre-tapes to build up her stories, even now getting a squash match. I think Cora is gonna get an actual run here instead of just a crossover match like the NXT tag team titles and whatnot.

 

[Ricky Smarks]

I always loved a good double DDT and she performs that pretty well. A good name too, the Jaded.

 

[R-Troop]

yeah this feels like it'll run for a little while this thing with Cora/Masha

 

[Ricky Smarks]

Now that TNA has an official partnership with WWE, I feel like they’re gonna do what they did when they had a similar arrangement with a CW where is the not just gonna do crossover one? They’ll actually send talent down there to spend a couple months maybe even a year or two before asking them to come back.

Although the difference with TNA and ECW is ECW had a whole road schedule and TNA only does two tapings a month so Cora doesn’t even necessarily have to leave NXT TV either.

 

[R-Troop]

I fully expect them to have longer-term arrangements like this one with Cora (I figure it'll run until the next TNAPPV). Also I can see NXT sending people who aren't ready for TV or aren't gonna be utilized for a while to be given a run on TNA TV

 

[Ricky Smarks]

I fully expect them to have longer-term arrangements like this one with Cora (I figure it'll run until the next TNAPPV). Also I can see NXT sending people who aren't ready for TV or aren't gonna be utilized for a while to be given a run on TNA TV

Yeah, exactly what I’m thinking. Give people that are either less experienced or just people creative doesn’t necessarily have a whole lot to do with NXT and you send them over to TNA for three or four months maybe six what have you and call him back when you have something for them.

 

[O-Blaze]

Cora has to be in that battle Royal and win, yeah?

 

[Ricky Smarks]

Cora has to be in that battle Royal and win, yeah?

Don’t be Jaded, of course.

 

[R-Troop]

So if they're doing a Knockouts Battle Royale, I guess Cora isn't allowed? She's not a TNA Knockout (granted she's just a regular knockout)

 

[Ricky Smarks]

Trust the fucking system.

 

[Ricky Smarks]

So if they're doing a Knockouts Battle Royale, I guess Cora isn't allowed? She's not a TNA Knockout (granted she's just a regular knockout)

TNA just considers any woman that can competes in their ring a knockout so I think she qualifies but I don’t know.

 

[O-Blaze]

Trust the fucking system.

I will not.

maybe a little

 

[Chris]

No way did y'all see Myers name was misspelled "Biran"

 

[Chris]

On his nameplate

 

[Ricky Smarks]

I like the matching rings. Makes them feel like a Super Bowl team.