Even the most unbelievably miraculous comeback would have told a story more consistent with the Chris Sabin character TNA has built up. Sabin being champion could be a good shakeup for TNA, but the way they got there was abysmally bad.
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Dear Us (Smart Wrestling Fans Who Presumably Like Wrestling), I generally don’t find it necessary to come to the defense of unpopular wrestlers because, well,…
Last night was the Money in the Bank PPV, where careers are made, bodies are broken, and we spend the entire night worrying whether or not wrestlers have legitimately blown out their knees or are just pretending they did. It’s also been the best Bang for Your Buck PPV over the last few years, and 2011’s edition is in fact the highest rated in our system (read: on the list in my head). Did this one live up to the legacy?
WWE Tag Team Champions Seth Rollins & Roman Reigns vs. The Usos (Kickoff Match) Best Case Scenario: Rollins and Reigns retain in a way that…
Segment 1: Main Event Mafia + Aces & Eights Promos Positives: Nobody got hurt. Negatives: I’ll be honest, I barely remember anything about this segment…
This week’s edition of Impact Wrestling is unique for a number of reasons. First of all, it promises to feature TNA Knockouts Taryn Terrell and…
Andre the Giant is a legend of the sport, but it’s revisionist history that he was a full-fledged main event star. Big bodied wrestlers could be spectacles, but they were never seen as top-dog standard bearers.
Leon “Big Van Vader” White changed that.
Bret Hart and Randy Savage both reside atop the Mount Olympus of the WWE for good reason. Both were top-notch workers capable of looking great…
In hockey, basketball, and other sports I’m sure I’m forgetting, individual players are held accountable for their team’s performance during their time in the game…
Happy Fourth of July, ladies and gentlemen! Tonight’s edition of Impact Wrestling promises to build on TNA’s three major storylines: the build towards Destination X, the slow reveal of the new Main Event Mafia, and the ongoing Bound For Glory Series. Below is the full rundown of advertised segments: