PWRingside: October 2011

IMPACT RANT Oct 20^th 1998 Errrrrrrrrrrr... 2011

Show opens with a recap of the Bound for Glory match between Hogan and Sting.

Sting comes out in a Hogan T-Shirt and he also comes out without his Joker facepaint. He says that when he came back last year he had two goals. First goal was to get the company back for Dixie. The second goal was to get the real Hulk Hogan to come back to TNA. Sting says that in Hogan's defining moment , Hogan chose to come home. Enter Hogan in the vintage red and yellow.

Absolute Phenomenal reaction from the fans as they chant “Welcome Back”!!

Hogan says he's had a couple of rough years and was more of a leader then a follower. He blames everything on Bischoff. Sounds just like Hogan's life. Not taking responsibility for his own actions.

He says that Hulk Hogan is back, they exchange pleasantries and Hogan leaves. Pretty Pointless if you ask me. Basically an affirmation that Hogan is a good guy now. Completely unneeded segment.

Sting then asks Dixie Carter to come out. Mike Tenay tells us that the Sting/Dixie Carter reunion is next. I never realized that they were such a massive couple to begin with. I guess it's one of those things that TNA forgets to tell their viewers.

Vignette of The Best Of Jeff Hardy Vol. 2. Not Interested in a DVD of a pill popping trafficking bonehead.

The 20 minutes lovefest continues as Sting tells Dixie that he loves iMPACT Wrestling and he wouldn't change anything in the last 18 months. He says that Dixie will have to surround herself with honest people from this day forward because there is no room for error again. Dixie says thank you , and that she will never make the same mistake again. She decides that Sting is the best person to take over the day to day operations. Although Sting said he loves iMPACT Wrestling he seems reluctant to take the job. He finally says yes, and they embrace. Kurt Angle enters as we exit to commercial.

Back from commercial and Angle says that Dixie made him took like a jackass and that's why he joined immortal. He says that he's going to do what he does best, and that's represent the company as the champion. Angle states that he is the better man and he made Roode look weak when he beat him at BFG last Sunday. Bobby Roode comes out and says that if he's going to take that type of a win, he's pathetic. The fans start chanting re-match. Sting interrupts and tells both of them that they will wrestle tonight in a rematch. Angle states that he had Hogan and Bischoff put a clause in the contract that says Roode can only wrestle for the title once. So therefore the rematch is off. However, let's keep this 32 minute in ring segment going as James Storm enter the foray.

For those keeping track: Currently 32 Minutes of Talking.... 0 Minutes of Wrestling.

Back from commercial James Storm tells Kurt Angle that he screwed everyone at BFG, and when he screwed Bobby Roode, he screwed James Storm. Storm says that he knows everyone wants to see a title match tonight, so he suggests himself. Sting interrupts and says that he thinks Storm vs. Angle is a great idea. So apparently our main event is Kurt Angle vs. Bobby Roode. WOW! I'm shocked! I have no idea what's going to happen! Nobody mentioned this on twitter all week!!!!!

Hogan is confronted in the back by Bischoff and Immortal. Bischoff says that if he has any balls left he should come to the ring later tonight so he can get something off of his chest.

Back from commerical, and we get our 1^st match of the night, almost one hour in!

Knockouts Tag Team Championship Match

Winter & Angelina Love vs. Brooke Tessmacher & Tara

Match starts with Love throwing Tara to the outside. Back inside Love and Winter then double team on Brooke in the corner. Tag into Winter as she executes a backbeaker followed by a faceplant to Brooke. Tag back into Love and she hits the jawbreaker and attempts the hot tag, but she is cut off. Love attempts a cross body from the top rope and misses. Both tag in their partners as Tara hits a clothesline and starts executing snapmares with Brooke's T-shirt around Winter's neck. Brooke gets an illegal tag and hits the high cross body on Winter, for the pinfall.

Winners & Still World Tag Team Champions : Brooke Tessmacher & Tara via pinfall

Nothing offensive. No blown spots, and kept short enough to not show off their shortfalls. *

Jeff and Karen Jarrett are shown coming into the building with Jeff holding what looks to be a backyard wrestling belt.

We are back and Jeff Jarrett enters the ring and tells us that he will finish what he started on Sunday at BFG. Jarrett asks Hardy if he thinks he can walk back into the company and take back his main event spot. He then starts calling him Nero. Nero apparently no showed a bunch of events, and Jeff makes it clear that he doesn't want him part of the organization. He gives him the choice of leaving of suffering the consequences of the founder. Nero instead of burning a DVD, tells Jarrett that he should face facts and that he will never light up the crowd like him. Brawling ensues. Security comes out and breaks up the brawl. Hardy breaks free and referee's come out to help out. In a weird turn of events, D-Lo Brown and Al Snow come out and instead of helping break up the fight they argue about who should do it. Instead of focusing on the REAL feud, TNA decides that 1999 is a better year for wrestling then the present and focuses on 2 NON wrestlers arguing. This segment was all levels of bad. From Jarrett calling Hardy Nero for no apparent reason, to the feud between D-Lo and Al Snow. This was proof that TNA is completely ADD at times and loses it's focus very easily. Never did find out where Jarrett got his backyard belt from.

We are back from break , and TNA finally shows us what happened between Hogan and Sting at BFG. We then go backstage and we see Eric Young in the back

2^nd Match

Gunner vs. Abyss

Before the match even starts we get MORE TALKING. Gunner states that when you are part of immortal you have to prove that you can finish the job. So tonight, he's facing Abyss in what is sure to be a horrible match. Just saying.

Abyss wails on Gunner in the corner. Followed by a clothesline, and a double handed chokeslam. Gunner takes a bump and rolls to the outside and gets thrown into the steel steps. Abyss throws him back in , and Gunner powders all the way to the backstage area. Abyss wins via countout. (2:00)

Winner: Abyss via Countout. DUD

This match was pointless. Gunner is someone that the viewing audience could care less about , so making him into a running coward makes me care about him less. Abyss, well.... Abyss is one of the most underutilized characters in TNA, so I think I speak for the majority when I say that I don't care what TNA does with him anymore.

Gunner runs back to Immortal and tells them that he is a monster. He says that without Hogan on their side, they could use someone like Abyss. Bischoff tells him that he is over reacting and that they will deal with him after they deal with Hogan.

We are shown Velvet Sky's win at BFG. She tells us that she was bullied all though high school and when she got her contract with TNA it was the best thing that ever happened to her. Velvet Sky enters with WAY to much on. Authors Note: Can you believe that TNA wanted Tracy Brooks to pose for Playboy over Velvet Sky. She continues and says that the title is for all of those that believed in her , and she did it with the support of all the fans. Karen and Boobs Brooks come out to whine. Karen states that she is the VP of the knockouts. (Who is the President of the Knockouts?) and that she can fire both of them if she wanted. She calls for security and they escort Boobs Brooks out of the ring. Karen says that she was going to strip her of the title but instead decided that having her beat up would be more fun to watch. Enter Madison Rayne. As Velvet is paying attention to Madison Rayne, Gail Kim attacks Velvet from behind and a beat down ensues on Velvet.
Probably the best executed segment on the show. Everything clicked. Velvet came off very humble and not worthy while Karen came across as the vindictive heel that would do anything to get the belt off of the waist of the babyface.

Another pill popping DVD promo for Jeff “The Grown Up” Hardy. The Best of Jeff Hardy Vol 2. Also another recap of the Sting/Hogan match with different stills.

Immortal enters the ring with Bischoff leading the way. Bischoff calls out Hogan, and Hogan enters walking somewhat gingerly. Bischoff says that he can't understand how he can turn his back on immortal after 18 months. He also says that he was the one that made Hogan. However, Hogan's worst offense was turning Garrett Bischoff against Eric. Hogan says that he's more of a man that Eric will ever be. Eric slaps Hogan (WORST SLAP EVER) and immortal enters the ring. Sting slides into the ring, with 2 bats. Immortal leaves the ring. Bischoff is shown slowly backing up the ramp. Like 30 seconds of him backing up into his son. Finally , he actually ARRIVES at him after the long trek. He turns around and after poking him in the chest several times, Garrett drops Eric with a strong right cross.

Main Event

World Heavyweight Championship

Kurt Angle c) vs. James Storm

Kurt knocks Storm into the corner to start. Beatdown in the corner continues. Kurt Angle backs off to confront the ref. Kurt Angle turns around and eats a superkick for the pinfall. (1:28)

Winner and NEW WORLD CHAMPION: James Storm via Superkick DUD

James Storm grabs the mic and says that he's worked hard for 9 ½ years. He says that he thinks that Bobby Roode should be the champ. Roode grabs the mic and tells him that he worked his ass off , and he agrees with the fans. Storm should be champ. Fortune closes the show arms raised.

This show had a 36 minute interview segment to START the show. Absolutely atrocious. If TNA wants to entertain their fans, and get over the hump of 1.1-1.2 , they have to produce more than 10 minutes of wrestling a week. Great to see a new face with a World Title. Horrible way to earn it though. If you have stuff to do this week, you can definitely miss this show. However, Youtube Storm's win. Nice moment to watch. Otherwise, Thumbs down.

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