TNA Impact Wrestling Thoughts 8.3.2012
Posted by David Damage on Monday, March 12, 2012
Under: PPV & TV Thoughts
TNA Impact 8.3.2012
Eric Bischoff, Ric Flair, Gunner & Kurt Angle Segment
KO Tag Titles: Gail Kim & Madison Vs Eric Young & ODB
Austin Aries Vs Zema Ion
World Title: Robert Roode Vs Bully Ray
Matt Morgan & Crimson vs Robbie E & Robbie T
AJ Styles / Chris Daniels & Kazarian
Kurt Angle & Gunner Vs Jeff Hardy & Garret Bischoff
TNA Impact Wrestling 8.3.2012
Eric Bischoff, Ric Flair and Gunner come to the ring.
Eric says that Gunner and his partner will face Garret and a partner of his choosing later tonight.
Eric thanks Ric Flair for warning his son last week and trying to protect him.
They announce Kurt Angle as Gunner's partner tonight.
This opening segment was fine, it's main purpose was to set up the tag match main event.
Sting is backstage cutting a promo into the bathroom mirror.
Eric Young interrupts him and asks for his permission to give ODB "What she deserves tonight"...
Sting tells Eric that what ODB wants is a shot at the Knockout Tag Team championships, with Eric as her partner.
Sting continues his crazy promo when Eric walks away, he is obsessing over his feud and upcoming Title match with Bobby Roode...
I don't think it was a good idea to make that match before Roode's next title defence on PPV against James Storm, that is very counter-productive
in my view because it pretty much says that Roode is coming out of the next PPV as champion.
Knockout Tag Team Titles: Madison Rayne & Gail Kim Vs Eric Young & ODB
This was pretty much a comedy tag match, with Eric and ODB taking the Knockout Titles.
Madison hit Eric with one of the belts and he fell on Gail Kim and pinned her accidentally.
I'd rather have seen Tara and Tessmacher win the KO Tag Titles.
After the match, Eric Young gets on one knee and proposes to ODB.... Damn, I really don't like comedy weddings in pro wrestling... It seems that this is the influence of Bruce Prichard as WWE always loves doing these hokey comedy wedding angles.
I really think that losing Vince Russo and bringing in Bruce Prichard was a bad move for TNA.
It's a shame that Vince Russo has such a bad name with wrestling fans, because the guy really could write some great angles and promos. It's just the in-ring aspect of wrestling that should have been handled by someone else and I believe that Matt Conway was working on those aspects with him, anyway....
Austin Aries Vs Zema Ion
Fast-paced action here, in a short TV match.
Aries gets DQ'd for using Zema's own hairspray to spray him in the face.
Bully Ray is in the ring and he tells Sting to come out and make him the No.1 contender to Roode's World title. Sting comes out and grants him the match and tells him that it's going to happen right after the break....
Roode comes to the ring and tries to get out of the match, but Bully Ray tells him to fight like a man.
They have a short, hard-hitting match before Roode grabs Bully Ray's chain. Ray takes it away from him.... James Storm runs into the ring at this point.... Bully Ray escapes the ring and Storm hits Roode with the Super kick.
As Morgan and Crimson are getting ready for their match, a man by the name of Joseph Parks comes into their locker room as asks if they have seen his brother, Chris “Abyss” Parks around lately.
They say that they haven’t seen him in a while and didn’t know that he even had a brother….
This is obviously the new character change for Abyss that Hogan has been saying needs to happen in different interviews.
Abyss looks very, very different. I don’t think I would have known it was the same guy if I was standing next to him.
Matt Morgan & Crimson Vs Rob Terry & Robbie E
This wasn't very good, but served it's purpose which was to further the dissention between Morgan and Crimson.
Leading to the finish, Matt Morgan takes out Robbie E & Robbie T before Crimson tags himself in and pins Robbie E.
Kurt Angle & Gunner cut a promo on Garret Bischoff and they plan on sending him to the hospital later tonight.
AJ Styles comes to the ring and talks about how Daniels, Roode and now Kaz have turned their backs on him...
Kazarian comes down the ramp with Chris Daniels to give him some answers. Kaz tells Styles that he should look at himself and ask why friends end up stabbing him in the back.
Styles says that he doesn't see any friends, but he does see an "Asshole" which is Mr Anderson's cue to return.... Anderson and Styles send Kaz and Daniels out of the ring.
Kurt Angle & Gunner Vs Garret Bischoff and.... Jeff Hardy.
The work between Kurt Angle and Jeff Hardy was top-rate, as always. I think they have excellent chemistry in the ring together and I've always enjoyed their matches.
Gunner and Garret? Not so much.
Jeff Hardy hits the Swanton Bomb on Kurt Angle and gets the win for his team.
Overall, this Impact was fine - but I do think I'm noticing a slight drop in quality compared to the Vince Russo and Matt Conway penned shows I've been used to watching for a long time now.
Eric Bischoff, Ric Flair, Gunner & Kurt Angle Segment
KO Tag Titles: Gail Kim & Madison Vs Eric Young & ODB
Austin Aries Vs Zema Ion
World Title: Robert Roode Vs Bully Ray
Matt Morgan & Crimson vs Robbie E & Robbie T
AJ Styles / Chris Daniels & Kazarian
Kurt Angle & Gunner Vs Jeff Hardy & Garret Bischoff
TNA Impact Wrestling 8.3.2012
Eric Bischoff, Ric Flair and Gunner come to the ring.
Eric says that Gunner and his partner will face Garret and a partner of his choosing later tonight.
Eric thanks Ric Flair for warning his son last week and trying to protect him.
They announce Kurt Angle as Gunner's partner tonight.
This opening segment was fine, it's main purpose was to set up the tag match main event.
Sting is backstage cutting a promo into the bathroom mirror.
Eric Young interrupts him and asks for his permission to give ODB "What she deserves tonight"...
Sting tells Eric that what ODB wants is a shot at the Knockout Tag Team championships, with Eric as her partner.
Sting continues his crazy promo when Eric walks away, he is obsessing over his feud and upcoming Title match with Bobby Roode...
I don't think it was a good idea to make that match before Roode's next title defence on PPV against James Storm, that is very counter-productive
in my view because it pretty much says that Roode is coming out of the next PPV as champion.
Knockout Tag Team Titles: Madison Rayne & Gail Kim Vs Eric Young & ODB
This was pretty much a comedy tag match, with Eric and ODB taking the Knockout Titles.
Madison hit Eric with one of the belts and he fell on Gail Kim and pinned her accidentally.
I'd rather have seen Tara and Tessmacher win the KO Tag Titles.
After the match, Eric Young gets on one knee and proposes to ODB.... Damn, I really don't like comedy weddings in pro wrestling... It seems that this is the influence of Bruce Prichard as WWE always loves doing these hokey comedy wedding angles.
I really think that losing Vince Russo and bringing in Bruce Prichard was a bad move for TNA.
It's a shame that Vince Russo has such a bad name with wrestling fans, because the guy really could write some great angles and promos. It's just the in-ring aspect of wrestling that should have been handled by someone else and I believe that Matt Conway was working on those aspects with him, anyway....
Austin Aries Vs Zema Ion
Fast-paced action here, in a short TV match.
Aries gets DQ'd for using Zema's own hairspray to spray him in the face.
Bully Ray is in the ring and he tells Sting to come out and make him the No.1 contender to Roode's World title. Sting comes out and grants him the match and tells him that it's going to happen right after the break....
Roode comes to the ring and tries to get out of the match, but Bully Ray tells him to fight like a man.
They have a short, hard-hitting match before Roode grabs Bully Ray's chain. Ray takes it away from him.... James Storm runs into the ring at this point.... Bully Ray escapes the ring and Storm hits Roode with the Super kick.
As Morgan and Crimson are getting ready for their match, a man by the name of Joseph Parks comes into their locker room as asks if they have seen his brother, Chris “Abyss” Parks around lately.
They say that they haven’t seen him in a while and didn’t know that he even had a brother….
This is obviously the new character change for Abyss that Hogan has been saying needs to happen in different interviews.
Abyss looks very, very different. I don’t think I would have known it was the same guy if I was standing next to him.
Matt Morgan & Crimson Vs Rob Terry & Robbie E
This wasn't very good, but served it's purpose which was to further the dissention between Morgan and Crimson.
Leading to the finish, Matt Morgan takes out Robbie E & Robbie T before Crimson tags himself in and pins Robbie E.
Kurt Angle & Gunner cut a promo on Garret Bischoff and they plan on sending him to the hospital later tonight.
AJ Styles comes to the ring and talks about how Daniels, Roode and now Kaz have turned their backs on him...
Kazarian comes down the ramp with Chris Daniels to give him some answers. Kaz tells Styles that he should look at himself and ask why friends end up stabbing him in the back.
Styles says that he doesn't see any friends, but he does see an "Asshole" which is Mr Anderson's cue to return.... Anderson and Styles send Kaz and Daniels out of the ring.
Kurt Angle & Gunner Vs Garret Bischoff and.... Jeff Hardy.
The work between Kurt Angle and Jeff Hardy was top-rate, as always. I think they have excellent chemistry in the ring together and I've always enjoyed their matches.
Gunner and Garret? Not so much.
Jeff Hardy hits the Swanton Bomb on Kurt Angle and gets the win for his team.
Overall, this Impact was fine - but I do think I'm noticing a slight drop in quality compared to the Vince Russo and Matt Conway penned shows I've been used to watching for a long time now.
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