TNA AAO prediction and talk thread

[ahorrig]

So here are my predictions of AAO:

x division match: (apparently this is not a 4-way for the title i guess, kaz has something to do that night, but a triple threat no.1 contenders match) robbie e vs max buck vs jeremy buck

Prediction: Robbie E
im sorry, but i have to say robbie e, for then there could be a gen me vs beer money feud. (I dont see robbie e getting the strap back ever)

The Pope vs Samoa Joe

Prediction: The Pope
I see the camera guy costing Joe the match, by either doing it by accident or by be paid by pope.

Matt Hardy vs RVD

Prediction: RVD
Matt has lost the ring rust. RVD is likely going to win this in order to start a feud with Jeff hardy.

Scott Steiner & Beer Money vs Gunner, Murphy and Rob Terry

Prediction: Scott Steiner & Beer Money
I think this is simply a way for the new "they" to look strong. Gunner, Murphy and Rob Terry have little chance of winning.

Street Fight: Bully Ray vs brother devon

Prediction: Bully Ray
This was a hard one. This feud will likely move to a cage at some point, but for now bully ray needs to seem dominant.

knockouts last standing match: mickie james vs. Madison rayne

Prediction: Mickie James
She was given her time to settle into tna format, and now mickie james needs to win the title in order to not make the feud repetitive.

Kurt Angle vs Jeff Jarrett

Prediction: Jeff Jarrett
There is no way kurt will win this. He will have to walk karen down the aisle, which MAY be mildly suspensful.

ladder match: Jeff hardy vs mr anderson

Prediction: mr anderson
Ok, if hardy wins, it is likely to just create a feud with RVD with the title on the line. I doubt it though, and i see anderson winning a new belt and moving on to a new challenger.

And thats it. Sounds like a pay-per-view that isnt obvious in all matches, so may be entertaining.

 

[Montana]

I really don't care for this PPV, but i did want to mention there are two things that i like at the moment in TNA.

Jeff Jarrett, and the Angle/Jarrett feud. Both these guys are gold on the mic. They proved they could have great matches together (09 or 10) These two play really well off each other.

Next is Robert Roode. Him and Jarrett had an awesome promo to start to the show, and made you feel like Roode was a guy that TNA could take to the next level, and maybe even your new # 1 face of the company. Build him up as that mid carder; waiting for his shot at the world title type of thing, and him being held down for so long. To me it makes more sense putting him in that position, than lets say.....Crimson. (whom i have no clue whats going on with that guy)

I guess i'll comment on the other stuff.

X - Division ...why does Robbie E still has a job. Just filler imo. TNA even said they want to revamp the X division which is why Generico and TJP had tryouts. Long story short, don't care.

Joe / Pope ...nice little feud here, but i thought these guys should be used as two of your main faces, but you have them in a undercard match. To me, this is going no where fast, and it's been that way for a bit.

Matt Hardy and RVD. Ehh, i guess it makes sense to put roadblocks in front of RVD, from getting to Anderson.

BM + Steiners vs. other guys. Filler

Ray vs. Devon ...we've seen this feud fail before, and we are seeing it again.

James/Rayne...pretty good build up. The womens divsion appears to be booked by someone with a half of brain.

Anderson and Hardy is a bit of a toss. Like you said, Hardy and RVD seems like angle they want to run with RVD getting the belt he never lost. But hardy is such a fuck up, they don't want the belt on him.

Anderson has been doing well in TNA, although i'm not a big fan of him.

 

[ahorrig]

AAO results:

Winners are:
(x division dirdnt happen, gen me never showed up. robbie e wins by default and fights kazarian but loses.)
Samoa Joe
RVD
BMI and Steiner
bully ray
Madison Rayne
Jeff Hardy?????? (no cheating, clean win, WTF)
Other notes
joe got bashed by pope after match
hernandez bashed up morgan (promo)
Tara helped Madison win

In my opinion, this turned out to be an awful pay-per-view. This is plain stupid. Madison shouldnt have won, and Hardy shouldnt either. The gen me thing was stupid, but at least they had an x-division match. Hernandez/morgan thing was all about hernandez insulting white america, saying mexico treated him better.

My rating: 2/10

 

[Airfixx]

Wow! ...What an awesome title reign that musta been for Anderson!!! :roll:

Did he have even ONE succesful title defense? (I stopped watching TNA after the previous PPV)

 

[Luke Flywalker]

LOL @ you giving it a 2/10, it wasn't even worth that, and this PPV is downright indicative to why TNA's PPV numbers suck.

You throw in 6-year old in-ring promos you could run on Impact and then you put on matches you wouldn't even put on an episode of Impact. Russo's GOT to go, immediately, if TNA ever wants to escape this trash.

The Gen Me shit was absolute trash; and then you have Kaz basically squash (a believably squashable) Robbie E; I'd have given him a tougher victory than that to sell the X Division a little better. Cookie's interference was absolutely pointless and did nothing at all. Granted it plays up to Kaz being wily, it was a bad look for the X Division.

The Joe/Pope feud has been atrocious from the beginning, and last night was nothing to captivate the interest. The sad thing is, it's clearly not over and we've got to deal with more.

RVD/Hardy was filler - always fun to see a 5-Star Frog Splash but I could have done without this match on a PPV.

We got a Frankensteiner, so I won't complain about this match; my feelings on the feud have been expressed before... this is what Plan A should have been, but it feels like it's too little-too late.

The Knockouts match was botched at the end; but the thing that really disappointed me was how they played up that Madison Rayne EXPECTED to have the glove taken from her and have the brass knuckles in use. A high-impact move would have sold this victory a lot better.

When did Devon's kids become contracted to the match? I know they were asked not to come out there, but even if they did, they were supposed to be the moral-support in-the-corner, definitely not participants in the match. Horrible ending to this match.

The Jarrett/Angle match, I'm fine with; what I'm not fine with was Angle's retirement gesture after the match... the boots is generally a more sincere act than most others, so it's pretty much going to discredit the action... not to mention, you recork the BRAND NEW They vs. Immortal feud with this... I thought Angle was the general?

And a huge botch made for a terrible ending to the ladder match... and TNA really can't explain why they took the belt OFF of Hardy in the first place, and why NOW they've taken it off of Anderson. Horrible waste of the past month revolving around the top title in the company.

 

[ahorrig]

Ive got an idea. What is the WORST match at this pay-per-view(other then all of them). Gotta say then worst is ray and devon. Russo needs to be fired. immediately.

 

[Axis]

Why do you continue to blame it on Vince Russo? The problem is and always has been Dixie Carter, who knows nothing about running a business.

 

[ahorrig]

Honestly, i dont think Dixie has been doing the right things either. I dont entirely blame it on russo, just that he is the head of writing, and should be more creative and only highlight what is good, instead of bringing in so much awful storylines.