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TNA Victory Road 2011 PPV Review
Tna-Against All Odds/Victory Road 2011
Victory Road proves bumpy for TNA!
By Phil Allely
TNA’s Victory Road card had great potential, recent editions of Impact! were very well received and the 2011 pay-per-view output to date has been too, so perhaps we should not let one poor main event ruin a good thing? The PPV itself was forged around Sting’s return and shock world heavyweight title win over Hulk Hogan‘s Immortal brand, his much-hyped re-match with Jeff Hardy being the expected highlight of a card that was designed to build things up for the upcoming usually feud-ending Lockdown PPV. Unfortunately things went a bit awry and Sting ended up squashing Hardy in a main event match that lasted mere seconds.
The preceding bouts fared far better though and served their purpose well.
Kicking things off Tommy Dreamer faced Bully Ray in an enjoyable ECW style No DQ/Falls Count Anywhere brawl that featured comic spots, weapons, an inflatable doll and a Devon run-in to give Dreamer the win.
Unlikely champs Angelina Love and Winter then lost their TNA Knockouts Tag Team Belts to the feisty duo of Sarita and Rosita in a decent Knockouts outing.
Matt Morgan and Hernandez went down the ‘first blood’ route next with a fast, furious and vicious at times, brawl, that ending confusingly as a mystery man ran in for the ref bump and gave Supermex the opportunity to coat Morgan in fake blood and gain the win.
The X Division then took things high octane with the Ultimate X four man match between Generation ME, Robbie E and champ Kazarian, the mix of career shortening moves, risk-taking action and even a tease of a Buck brothers break-up all kept this flowing, Kaz though justified his spot as champ by retaining his title for Fortune.
Fortune’s Beer Money defended their tag team straps in a reasonable match with challengers Ink Inc. Jesse Neal and Shannon Moore tried their utmost to keep up with TNA’s finest tandem, but they fell short, a DUI on Moore keeping the gold in the Fortune camp for a while anyway.
AJ Styles faced Matt Hardy in a Fortune/Immortal bout that saw Ric Flair join in the action. Styles was as impressive as ever and Hardy showed signs of his old self. Styles taking the win with a little help from referee Earl Hebner.
The Penultimate bout saw Rob Van Dam tackle Mr Anderson and saw both go though their trademark moves, strut their stuff and enthusiastically vie for the no 1 contenders spot. The crowd were hot for this one and yet even after so many close calls the match ended as a (unpopular result of a) double count out.
Which of course made the main event all the poorer for it duration and content (Eric Bischoff had more ring time than Jeff Hardy), TNA are now in full on damage limitation mode, US fans have been offered great incentives for supporting Victory Road and UK fans have been privy to some unique fan interaction events, here’s hoping Lockdown gets them back on track and resumes normal service for the organisation
Victory Road proves bumpy for TNA!By Phil Allely
TNA’s Victory Road card had great potential, recent editions of Impact! were very well received and the 2011 pay-per-view output to date has been too, so perhaps we should not let one poor main event ruin a good thing? The PPV itself was forged around Sting’s return and shock world heavyweight title win over Hulk Hogan‘s Immortal brand, his much-hyped re-match with Jeff Hardy being the expected highlight of a card that was designed to build things up for the upcoming usually feud-ending Lockdown PPV. Unfortunately things went a bit awry and Sting ended up squashing Hardy in a main event match that lasted mere seconds.
The preceding bouts fared far better though and served their purpose well.
Kicking things off Tommy Dreamer faced Bully Ray in an enjoyable ECW style No DQ/Falls Count Anywhere brawl that featured comic spots, weapons, an inflatable doll and a Devon run-in to give Dreamer the win.
Unlikely champs Angelina Love and Winter then lost their TNA Knockouts Tag Team Belts to the feisty duo of Sarita and Rosita in a decent Knockouts outing.
Matt Morgan and Hernandez went down the ‘first blood’ route next with a fast, furious and vicious at times, brawl, that ending confusingly as a mystery man ran in for the ref bump and gave Supermex the opportunity to coat Morgan in fake blood and gain the win.
The X Division then took things high octane with the Ultimate X four man match between Generation ME, Robbie E and champ Kazarian, the mix of career shortening moves, risk-taking action and even a tease of a Buck brothers break-up all kept this flowing, Kaz though justified his spot as champ by retaining his title for Fortune.
Fortune’s Beer Money defended their tag team straps in a reasonable match with challengers Ink Inc. Jesse Neal and Shannon Moore tried their utmost to keep up with TNA’s finest tandem, but they fell short, a DUI on Moore keeping the gold in the Fortune camp for a while anyway.
AJ Styles faced Matt Hardy in a Fortune/Immortal bout that saw Ric Flair join in the action. Styles was as impressive as ever and Hardy showed signs of his old self. Styles taking the win with a little help from referee Earl Hebner.
The Penultimate bout saw Rob Van Dam tackle Mr Anderson and saw both go though their trademark moves, strut their stuff and enthusiastically vie for the no 1 contenders spot. The crowd were hot for this one and yet even after so many close calls the match ended as a (unpopular result of a) double count out.
Which of course made the main event all the poorer for it duration and content (Eric Bischoff had more ring time than Jeff Hardy), TNA are now in full on damage limitation mode, US fans have been offered great incentives for supporting Victory Road and UK fans have been privy to some unique fan interaction events, here’s hoping Lockdown gets them back on track and resumes normal service for the organisation
Wednesday, 26 January 2011
Tuesday, 25 January 2011
TNA Live Review Dublin Jan 24 2011
Irish fans vote for Flair as TNA Invade Dublin
By Phil Allely
It’s been a heck of a year or so for TNA since they last made the long trip to the UK and Ireland. There have been ups and downs, Monday Night Wars won and lost, star signings gained and star leavings missed, Hulk Hogan and Co. joining the fray with that WWE and so much more in that short space of time. It goes to show though that TNA have grabbed fans attention when even the lack of TNA UK TV coverage (which is now sorted via Freeview, well done Dixie) couldn’t stop almost 2000 very vocal and enthusiastic Irish fans from coming out to see the show this week though.
Fair do’s to TNA they did not skimp on the roster in attendance either, from top to bottom the card had it all, cat fights, brawls, high flying action and some superb crowd-baiting fun and games. One highlight was Ric Flair’s chant and dance-athon to the sound of ‘Flair for Taoiseach’ (Irish President), considering the current political situation in Ireland, the overjoyed Flair’s appointment would not shock this journo.
In the ring things kicked off with the as normal high-octane X Division match. Dublin was treated to a three-way bout for Kazraian’s gold, with the champ opposing Chris Sabin and new boy Mark Haskins. Dragon Gate regular Haskins proved himself to be a worthy TNA roster member by not only keeping up with, but dictating the pace at times, in what was a fast and furious flurry of set-pieces, near-falls and stunning action. Sabin and Haskins failed though, Kaz nailed a brutal finisher to retain his strap.
Next up Earl Hebner tried to steal the show with his picture perfect ‘You Screwed Bret’ set-piece and accompanying hilarious tee shirt and crowd-playing combo. The Knockouts tag match he officiated was a fairly decent affair, Hebner playing his role perfectly, not only becoming a deciding factor, but even sneaking a kiss from current Knockouts Champion Madison Rayne along the way. Tara and Rayne fell to Mickie James and Angelina Love with relative ease, after some good in-ring work from all concerned though.
In a Genesis re-match RVD bettered a slightly out of shape Matt Hardy, both worked their boots off though. Hardy missing a moonsault and Van Dam barely hitting a ringside one onto the concrete to audible gasps, the hugely popular RVD recovered quick and had a blast trundling out his trademark moves and unleashing his ‘five star frog splash’ on a prone Hardy for the win. Hardy was left fuming amidst derogatory chants as RVD claimed another win for himself.
The TNA Tag Team Championships were on the line next and the re-formed duo of (UK nationals) Magnus and Douglas Williams were already on dodgy ground before they even tackled champs Beer Money Inc. With Ric Flair at ringside to manage his Fortune buddies the match was a superb mix of comedy, action and set-pieces, the aforementioned dance/chant, Flair’s ring-mastership, Roode and Storm’s abilities and those of Magnus/Williams all made this a match of the night for many (including yours truly). Beer Money kept their belts after a few heelish tactics worked in their favour and they wiped the cocky smiles off their British opponents, to great applause from the Irish fans.
The penultimate match-up saw TNA founder Jeff Jarrett pair up with The Pope to tackle the little and large duo of Matt Morgan and Shannon Moore. The pairings worked well together and had the crowd whipped up into a frenzy too, pulling those long-lost Rock‘n‘Roll Express hot tag moments out of the bag. Jarrett and Pope however couldn’t overcome the combination of speed and strength their opposing team had though, Morgan and Moore taking the win and savouring their moment.
Finally after a hot and exciting night of top class action it all boiled down to TNA Heavyweight Champion Mr Anderson getting his hands of his nemesis Jeff Hardy. Whilst not on a par with the ‘classic’ tag match earlier, the guys worked hard. They threw everything they had into the mix, near-falls, ref bumps, run-ins and some stiff action. Even with the help of his brother Matt, Jeff fell to Anderson’s ‘mic check’ finisher to keep the gold with the (a**hole) leader.
The surprise post-match party (which is something TNA love to do) saw Flair, Beer Money, Mickie James and many others join Anderson and Dixie Carter in sharing a few beers and Dixie promising the crowd that TNA will not only be back on these shores, but on our screens very soon to ( a promise which she fulfilled a few hours later via Sun Sport).
The TNA live experience is one not to be missed and just goes to show that the company want to give their fans as much as they can, no one holds back or goes through the motions, the action never stops and with Jeremy Borash as host things never slow down a beat. Roll on Maximum Impact IV.
By Phil Allely
It’s been a heck of a year or so for TNA since they last made the long trip to the UK and Ireland. There have been ups and downs, Monday Night Wars won and lost, star signings gained and star leavings missed, Hulk Hogan and Co. joining the fray with that WWE and so much more in that short space of time. It goes to show though that TNA have grabbed fans attention when even the lack of TNA UK TV coverage (which is now sorted via Freeview, well done Dixie) couldn’t stop almost 2000 very vocal and enthusiastic Irish fans from coming out to see the show this week though.
Fair do’s to TNA they did not skimp on the roster in attendance either, from top to bottom the card had it all, cat fights, brawls, high flying action and some superb crowd-baiting fun and games. One highlight was Ric Flair’s chant and dance-athon to the sound of ‘Flair for Taoiseach’ (Irish President), considering the current political situation in Ireland, the overjoyed Flair’s appointment would not shock this journo.
In the ring things kicked off with the as normal high-octane X Division match. Dublin was treated to a three-way bout for Kazraian’s gold, with the champ opposing Chris Sabin and new boy Mark Haskins. Dragon Gate regular Haskins proved himself to be a worthy TNA roster member by not only keeping up with, but dictating the pace at times, in what was a fast and furious flurry of set-pieces, near-falls and stunning action. Sabin and Haskins failed though, Kaz nailed a brutal finisher to retain his strap.
Next up Earl Hebner tried to steal the show with his picture perfect ‘You Screwed Bret’ set-piece and accompanying hilarious tee shirt and crowd-playing combo. The Knockouts tag match he officiated was a fairly decent affair, Hebner playing his role perfectly, not only becoming a deciding factor, but even sneaking a kiss from current Knockouts Champion Madison Rayne along the way. Tara and Rayne fell to Mickie James and Angelina Love with relative ease, after some good in-ring work from all concerned though.
In a Genesis re-match RVD bettered a slightly out of shape Matt Hardy, both worked their boots off though. Hardy missing a moonsault and Van Dam barely hitting a ringside one onto the concrete to audible gasps, the hugely popular RVD recovered quick and had a blast trundling out his trademark moves and unleashing his ‘five star frog splash’ on a prone Hardy for the win. Hardy was left fuming amidst derogatory chants as RVD claimed another win for himself.
The TNA Tag Team Championships were on the line next and the re-formed duo of (UK nationals) Magnus and Douglas Williams were already on dodgy ground before they even tackled champs Beer Money Inc. With Ric Flair at ringside to manage his Fortune buddies the match was a superb mix of comedy, action and set-pieces, the aforementioned dance/chant, Flair’s ring-mastership, Roode and Storm’s abilities and those of Magnus/Williams all made this a match of the night for many (including yours truly). Beer Money kept their belts after a few heelish tactics worked in their favour and they wiped the cocky smiles off their British opponents, to great applause from the Irish fans.
The penultimate match-up saw TNA founder Jeff Jarrett pair up with The Pope to tackle the little and large duo of Matt Morgan and Shannon Moore. The pairings worked well together and had the crowd whipped up into a frenzy too, pulling those long-lost Rock‘n‘Roll Express hot tag moments out of the bag. Jarrett and Pope however couldn’t overcome the combination of speed and strength their opposing team had though, Morgan and Moore taking the win and savouring their moment.
Finally after a hot and exciting night of top class action it all boiled down to TNA Heavyweight Champion Mr Anderson getting his hands of his nemesis Jeff Hardy. Whilst not on a par with the ‘classic’ tag match earlier, the guys worked hard. They threw everything they had into the mix, near-falls, ref bumps, run-ins and some stiff action. Even with the help of his brother Matt, Jeff fell to Anderson’s ‘mic check’ finisher to keep the gold with the (a**hole) leader.
The surprise post-match party (which is something TNA love to do) saw Flair, Beer Money, Mickie James and many others join Anderson and Dixie Carter in sharing a few beers and Dixie promising the crowd that TNA will not only be back on these shores, but on our screens very soon to ( a promise which she fulfilled a few hours later via Sun Sport).
The TNA live experience is one not to be missed and just goes to show that the company want to give their fans as much as they can, no one holds back or goes through the motions, the action never stops and with Jeremy Borash as host things never slow down a beat. Roll on Maximum Impact IV.
Sunday, 3 October 2010
TNA Knockouts
The TNA Knockouts Division may be a shadow of its former self, but thats not to say that the girls have lost any of their charms. Here are a few pics to keep us all amused until Bound For Glory Next week.
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