Impact
Thursday, December 24, 2009
The Pavilion - Scranton, PA
- Hogan/Lethal/Roode d. Magnus/Kip/Sabin. This is how you use Hogan. Big tag matches so he can come in late and do his nostalgia spots. I'm gonna say Kip gets leg dropped because I didn't like this era of Billy Gunn's career.
- Team Fly vs. Styles/Daniels (Double Countout). They can't stop brawling! They brawl to the back! Suicide probably does a dumb high spot! All the classics.
- X Division Championship - D'Angelo Dinero (c) d. Eric Young. I'm pretty sure Eric Young doesn't meet the weight limit, but might as well give him an opportunity! He does fall to the DDE though after a pretty nice match.
- Knockouts Championship - Traci Brooks (c) d. Christy Hemme. This is a pretty even match featuring two women you could probably call TNA Originals, but no one's winning except Traci! I remember her being noticeably bulkier than most Knockouts, so we'll call this a David and Goliath.
- Team 3D d. Stevie/Samoa Joe. Stevie's still a doctor, and he's probably trying to cure Joe of whatever affliction causes him to have tribal face tattoos and get kidnapped by ninjas on the reg. Which probably involves him letting him take the 3D.
- Kevin Nash d. Sting. And that concludes that edition of WCW in 1999 - sorry, TNA in 2009. Sting jackknifed and this is probably not a good thing.
Impact
Thursday, January 7, 2010
UIC Pavilion - Chicago, IL
Let's just say December 31 was the New Year's compilation special.
- Alissa Flash d. Taylor Wilde d. ODB. ODB probably does most of the face work, Taylor probably shoves her off, and Alissa probably delivers the payback for the W. Pretty quick match.
- Awesome Kong d. Tara. Past-it ex-WWE Divas getting Implant Bustered? Nice! I like it!
- James Storm d. Magnus. Is this a bubbling-under little British Invasion vs. Beer Money feud? I can vibe to this. Anyway, Magnus gets bullied by Beer Money once again and that is very much a good thing.
- Knockouts Championship - Traci Brooks (c) d. Christy Hemme. They're running this back! Christy decides she wants more punishment, and gets it! This is probably getting Christy over as a face, and that's probably a good thing.
- X Division Championship - D'Angelo Dinero (c) d. Brother Devon. Okay, something's up here. Devon definitely isn't a cruiserweight. That doesn't stop Pope clocking another defence with the DDE.
- AJ Styles d. Scott Steiner. This is probably another fast vs. big match, but with AJ doing most of the work as Steiner's entire body is stiff. I reckon he couldn't be lifted up for the Styles Clash. Pele win it is.
The Passive Observer Newsletter: Tuesday, January 12, 2010
It appears the long-standing friendship between Hulk Hogan and the Nasty Boys is over. Brian Knobbs lobbied for the Nastys to appear on TNA with Hogan, but upper management nixed the idea. Knobbs appears to have blamed Hogan for this.
Impact
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Chiles Center - Portland, OR
- Legends Championship - Eric Young (c) d. Kip James. Rematch from Final Resolution, in the road to Genesis. Kip gets piledrivered.
- Knockouts Championship - Traci Brooks (c) d. ODB. Traci's a fighting champion, and she's a monster champion, and ODB gets her rematch! It doesn't end well for her, though.
- Consequences Creed d. Doug Williams. USA! USA! USA! That's what they'll be chanting when Creed gets this big win. He needs it.
- Tag Team Championship - Team Fly (c) d. Motor City Machine Guns. I have no idea why they didn't save this match for PPV. Could have gotten more time. As it stands, it gets sub-10 minutes and ends in a Team Fly win.
- X Division Championship - D'Angelo Dinero (c) d. Matt Morgan. Pope continues his run of picking on guys much bigger than him and coming out the winner. He dodges a couple of Carbon Footprint attempts before delivering the DDE.
- Brother Ray d. Samoa Joe. Match of the night. Bubba gets to display his singles skills, notching another win over Joe. Devon comes out to meet him in the aftermath, and the two seem happy. Devon is apparently heel though? But Team 3D are still the team? I will never understand computers.
Impact
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Michigan State Fairgrounds Coliseum - Detroit, MI
- Jay Lethal d. Mick Foley. Youth overcomes experience, as it should be. Did Randy Savage ever have a match with Foley? If so, have it be a little like that. Finish is the elbow drop on Socko, followed by the top rope elbow drop on Mick himself. Because I like silly little things.
- Hulk Hogan d. Kip James. This match is probably seriously ugly but it's Hogan (and to a lesser extent Billy Gunn) so it gets hype.
- Legends Championship - Eric Young (c) d. Chris Sabin d. Desmond Wolfe d. Doug Williams. I'd have Williams eating the pin here, probably because of my desire to see the other two pushed. This is a fun showcase that should probably have been an opener.
- Knockouts Championship - Traci Brooks (c) d. Tara. Tara getting destroyed again and again! She can never catch a break in any timeline, it seems. Divine creative has nothing for her.
- X Division Championship - D'Angelo Dinero (c) d. James Storm. I like me this size disadvantage stuff. Pope takes it after yet another missed kick move attempt leads to a DDE.
- World Heavyweight Championship Feast or Fired Cash-in Match - AJ Styles (c) d. Samoa Joe. Joe once again makes the mistake of announcing in advance. Styles Clash win.
Genesis
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Rupp Arena - Lexington, KY
- Knockouts Tag Team Championship - Sarita/Wilde (c) d. Christy/ODB. They both decided to team up after being eaten up by Traci, repeatedly, but fail to win the tag titles. That's it. That's the storyline. That's also Sarita and Wilde's first defence in this save.
- Kip James d. Desmond Wolfe. Hm. That sure is a win for Kip James. Over someone who needs hype at the moment. This is probably this timeline's equivalent of Val Venis vs. Daniels. That's all I'll say.
- Mick Foley d. Magnus. This is probably No DQ, because Mick can't win a regular wrestling match in his state. Being Magnus is suffering.
- Awesome Kong d. Velvet Sky. Velvet's first appearance in this save! And without TBP, she gets jobbed out. Oof.
- Bashir/Homicide/Rhino d. Hogan/Morgan/Shelley. Hogan doesn't eat the pin because he's got that creative control and ain't nobody pinning me, brother. So I'm gonna say Morgan gets Gored.
- Daniels d. Doug Williams. Now this is more like it! This probably gets some actual time, thanks to TNA (hopefully) believing in its up-and-comers...
- Legends Championship - Eric Young (c) d. Hernandez. Once again, Young defends. Hernandez eats a piledriver, which reminds me of how unsafe all of SuperMex's signature moves are. It's kind of like karma that he gets piledrivered, perhaps.
- Tag Team Championship - Team Fly (c) d. Roode/Lethal. We get an odd couple together in order to provide the team of "guys who lose to Team Fly". This reign is coming... it's coming... it's coming alive!
- X Division Championship - James Storm d. D'Angelo Dinero (c). Pope seems to have gotten cocky! He challenges Storm again, and gets Last Called! At least one of Beer Money has the gold now.
- Knockouts Championship - Traci Brooks (c) d. Tara. Tara gets bullied, but this time on PPV. I'm fine with this.
- Samoa Joe/Nash d. Team 3D. Joe has finally found his stride! He Muscle Busters Devon! But where's Dr. Stevie?
- World Heavyweight Championship - AJ Styles (c) d. Dr. Stevie. He's only challenging for the title again! Unfortunately for those of us who love computer-controlled dumbassery, the result is the same as at Final Resolution.