*SPOILERS* TNA Impact Wrestling Tapings for 2/21/13 - UK Tapings Part 4

[Dale]

Robbie E vs. Spud. Spud had a phantom face turn and took a lot of punishment. Spud did get the win when Robbie T stopped E from grabbing the list, allowing Spud to roll E up for the pin. E berated T after the match, slapping him, which led to T taking his shirt off as E ran away in fear. Face turn?

Daniels, Kaz, Roode and Aries vs. Hernandez, Chavo, Joseph Park (huge pop) and James Storm. Fun match, story was the heels couldn't get along, Roode and Aries walked out, leaving Kaz to eat everyone's finishers, including a second rope splash from Park for a baby face win.

X division title - RVD vs. Kenny King. King attacked Van Dam at the bell. Typical RVD match, with him retaining with the five star frog splash.

Hogan promo... Names the number one contender for Lockdown. Bully Ray?! Ray accepts and sets up main event - Aces and Eights vs. Ray, Sting and Hulk Hogan!

Garett Bischoff vs. Samoa Joe. Think I can see someone getting killed here... Glorified squash until Wes Brisco ran out for DQ. Jobbers and Eights briefly beat up Joe but Angle ran out for the save. For Lockdown they announced Brisco vs. Angle in a cage.

Gail Kim vs. Tara vs. Tessmacher vs. Velvet Sky for the Knockouts title. Tara came out to Brooke's music in another in a list of production botches. Jesse was thrown out at the start of the match. This was announced on the prior show as an elimination match but there was a load of broken up pins in front of a dead crowd. After 3 hours, people were beyond burned out by this point.

Gail pinned Tara after Velvet hit her sit out pedigree so we'll get a new champion. It was an elimination so the match continued. Very little reaction - why break up pins if it's elimination rules?? Tessmacher eliminated after her attempt to roll up Velvet from another sit out pedigree failed, leaving us with Gail vs. Velvet - Velvet Sky wins the title with another sit out pedigree.

Devon, Ken Anderson and DOC vs. Bully Ray, Sting and Hulk Hogan. Hogan's music played, no Hulk. Twice. Match started without Hulk. Crowd seemed deflated by the swerve as the heels enjoyed their advantage. After Bully took a lot of punishment, Sting took the hot tag and cleaned house. Bully was about to do the Wazaap head but on mystery Aces and Eights man but Knox and other Aces and Eights guys came out with a kidnapped Brooke and injured Hulk. Bully ran off to save her as Aces and Eights stole pin on Sting. Post match beat down on Sting as Bully and Brooke and Hulk watched on from the ramp. The locker room emptied out as war erupted to end the show with TNA on top.

Make a tournament to determine the #1 Contender but instead names someone who wasn't even in the tournament :RUSSO:
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[Andrew]

Re: *SPOILERS* TNA Impact Wrestling Tapings for 2/14/13 - UK Tapings Part 4

I'm glad Bully Ray is #1 contender, he absolutely deserves a title run.

 

[AZUCAR!]

Re: *SPOILERS* TNA Impact Wrestling Tapings for 2/14/13 - UK Tapings Part 4

LOL @ Bully being named the #1 contender, even though he wasn't even in the tournament.

 

[Big Red Jericho Punk]

Re: *SPOILERS* TNA Impact Wrestling Tapings for 2/14/13 - UK Tapings Part 4

TNA makes a great concept then it just collapses. Jeff Hardy vs Bully Ray main eventing a major PPV in 2013, wow!

 

[Troy]

Re: *SPOILERS* TNA Impact Wrestling Tapings for 2/14/13 - UK Tapings Part 4

Not just Hogan announcing Bully Ray as number one contender without him being in the tournament but then they announce Hogan as wrestling in the mainevent and then they don't deliver. He was never going to wrestle on this show don't know why they went through the charade

 

[The New F'n Show]

Re: *SPOILERS* TNA Impact Wrestling Tapings for 2/14/13 - UK Tapings Part 4

Last two shows look good but this one does not. Logic Fails, even in wrestling irate me.

 

[Keith]

Surreal opening segment with Hogan saying that he had "been moulling over the decission for a week" Wait a minute Hulk weren't you just out here a few minutes ago?

Spud VS. Robbie E **1/2
Soild comedy fare, enjoyed Spud's performance. The finish was weak and I don't care about the face turn.

Hernandez, Chavo, Joseph Park and James Storm VS. Daniels, Kaz, Roode and Aries ***
A lively match, with a great crowd reaction, and some great support work from the likes of Roode, Aries and Chavo.

Rob Van Dam VS. Kenny King **
Watchable if all too brief X Title match.

Garett Bischoff VS. Samoa Joe *
Another lame DQ finish to a terrible match. Bischoff may just be one of the worse wrestlers in history.

Velvet Sky VS. Gail Kim VS. Tara VS. Miss Tessmacher ****
Don't agree with Sky getting the title, but to be fair she was pretty over with this crowd, and this was a very satisfying four with fine performances Kim and Tara. Again it needed to be given a bit more time.

Devon, Anderson and The Doc VS. Bully Ray and Sting **
By the numbers main event, overshadowed by Hogan/Aces and 8s antics. Sting did very little, and the match was carried by the Dudleys. Post match brawl was far more entertaining than match itself.

Overall a good double taking, with the main down side being too many non-finishes or DQs, but Daniels/Magnus, Joe/Angle and the four way Knockouts title match were really highlights.

 

[Chriss]

This looks really awful. But I'm glad to see Bully Ray is the new number one contender at the TNA Title. He deserves to be at that spot and he even deserves the title. But seriously. Hardy vs. Bully Ray in 2013? Thanks but no thanks, I won't be watching that match and I'm not even looking forward to this whole feud as it will probably include As&8s. We all know it. They cost Bully Ray that title, then he gets one more shot, then it happens again and we can go back to watching Hardy's awesome and well-deserved reign.