TNA is On Fire!

The above link will take you to the Shop TNA website where you can see the TNA is on Fire! T-Shirt.

I don't blame them for capitalizing on the incident from Hard Justice. It would be different if someone had been seriously hurt or died or something then it would just be classless. I mean what kind of wrestling company would try to use a death to get a storyline over or sell tickets. What do you mean WWE and WCCW?

As I've said, I have no problem with this and actually think its a half way decent idea. Now, if only we could get that to filter over to the booking team.

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Fire Interrupts TNA Pay Per View

Fire interrupts TNA pay-per-view
BY SCOTT FISHMAN
Miami Herald Writer
ORLANDO - A small fire interrupted the opening match of the TNA pay-per-view Hard Justice on Sunday, Aug. 13 from Universal Studios.
While Eric Young and Johnny Devine battled in the ring, a flame appeared on the padding of a pillar above the ring of Soundstage 21. The sparks from the pyro to open the show was the probable cause of the minor blaze.
Devine and Young wrestled while remnants from the fire extinguisher snowed the ring. A heavy smoke began to fill the iMPACT Zone.
Devine and Young finished the match with Young winning and saving his job.
For precautionary measures, TNA officials, security and firefighters evacuated the building in an orderly manner. Firefighters evaluated the situation while TNA officials asked fans to wait outside the studio.
After a 15-minute delay, fans were allowed to return, and the show continued. The incident did not deter the mood of the live crowd, but some fans were annoyed because they lost their good seats. Seating is first come, first serve.
Several wrestlers and Jeremy Borash posed for photos with fans and spoke to them during the investigation. No one was injured.
• Christian blamed Jeff Jarrett because Jarrett did not want to lose the title. Someone blamed Eric Young because Young didn't want to lose his job, and a fan blamed Vince McMahon because McMahon didn't want to lose to TNA.

VIA: The Miami Herald

I found this article really funny for its mixture of kayfabe and actual events, but then I saw the money quote.

a fan blamed Vince McMahon because McMahon didn't want to lose to TNA.

Yes, because Vince is just sick and tired of all of that losing he has done to TNA up to this point. Not only that, but Vince McMahon has nothing better to do on a Sunday than commit acts of arson and potentially put hundreds of lives in danger.

The comment had to be meant as a joke, although with some people you just never know.

TNA is playing this thing for all it is worth and I can hardly blame them for that, touting this as something that proves that anything can happen on Live PPV. Yet this seems to me to be one of these things that could only happen in TNA because its TNA. I think the chances of something like this ever occurring in the WWE are pretty remote, probably smaller than the chances of TNA being the only wrestling promotion still in business at the end of the year. I'm not saying that someone was a putts and that's how the fire started, its just that the WWE would never have this kind of luck even with the hundreds of decades worth of bad Carma that Vince McMahon has built up for himself even in the past 10 months.

Although, what if the WWE decided to engage in a game of can you top this? What if Vince decides that the fire simply must be outdone, and so at summerslam the arena is flooded half way through the Flair and Foley I-quit match? I mean this is on the surface not something McMahon should even think about for more than 2 seconds, but then again that 7-year old study that was re released last week sent him off on a path of rage so who really knows with Vince anymore?

Oh and for TNA, an accidental fire is more over than anyone on your card. I'm not sure yet but I think that's probably not a good thing.

That's the nice thing about residing in the corner of an old country, disasters don't really do that much damage cause there's not much to damage. Although this fire wasn't actually a disaster cause it like totally made the show.

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TNA, Fire in the Hole~!

Hard Justice was some kind of a show. I'm not sure what kind of a show it was only that it was some kind of a show.

*Sting Vs. Jeff Jarrett
The words that immediately come to mind are horrible aweful, overbooked, heatless, long and completely boring. The fans all wanted to see Christian turn heel and he did in the worst of all possible manners. This may have been the worst main event to a monthly PPV out of TNA I've ever seen and I've seen all of them.

*Falls Count Anywhere, now this was more like it. I enjoyed the hell out of this match. Monty Brown was the weak link of the 3 and that is no surprise but he didn't drag this down. Good spots the crowd was into it, I give this match 2 big thumbs up.

*Gail Kim and Sirelda...my thumbs are so far down I burned them in the core of the earth.

*LAX Vs. AJ Styles and Christopher Daniels, the match was fine I thought but I was unhappy with the ending because I wanted LAX to win. I'm going to have to watch this again because a discussion of WWE DVD release dates broke out which is nothing I remotely care about due to being broke.

*The fire~! The fire made this show totally worth my time. I have never seen anything in wrestling quite like this. The fire was definitely over.

I can't rate this show, it was unforgetable that's for sure.

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TNA is on fire~!

Litterally, TNA is on fire.

The building was cleared out due to a fire that started in the opening match.

I'm not making this up.

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A change for the better?

According to Dave Meltzer Kevin Nash suffered a neck injury while at home and will not wrestle on the Hard Gay...err...Justice Pay Per View tonight. He is going to be replaced by Alex Shelley.

Between Hulk Hogan getting hurt getting off of his couch and Kevin Nash hurting his neck while at home, the Old Country Scientific board has concluded that homes are dangerous and to be avoided at all costs.

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TNA Wrestling: Hard Gay...err...Justice, 2006 Preview~!

I’m going to preview tonight’s Pay Per View from TNA Wrestling because I’ve got nothing better to do with my time.

For those of you new to my previews which is all of you since I’ve never done one before, I will list the match, ask a few key questions about the match, explain what I’d do if I were booking this match, then explain what TNA will do and finally give my prediction for the outcome.

Key Question going into the show: Is Hard Justice the worst current name for a wrestling Pay Per View or is it just me?

The Card:
*Johnny “Why am I?” Devine Vs. Eric “What’s a Binding Contract?” Young
Key Question: Since Jim Cornette wants people who can do 1 of 3 things: Have good matches, bring good TV ratings, and Draw Strong PPV buys, shouldn’t like ¾ of the company be fired? And if we took have good matches out of the equation shouldn’t all of the company be fired?

What I would Do: If it were me and you should wish that it were, I would have Johnny Devine go over. Eric Young’s paranoya is connected to how often he wins or loses, Cornette called this an important match, so he should lose to up the paranoya a little. If he wins, big whoopty-doo.

What TNA will do: Of course Eric Young will win. The right thing is for him to lose, so that won’t happen.

Prediction: Eric Young

*4 Way for the Number 1 contendership to something: Americas Most Wanted (AKA: We’re breaking up soon) Vs. The James Gang (AKA: Stale for 6 years plus and still going strong) Vs. Bentley & Kazarian (AKA: the next match we win will be our first) Vs. The Naturals (AKA: The Natural question is why us?)

Key Questions: 1. Bentley & Kazarian are winless as a team, The Diamonds in the Rough have a slightly better win loss record, so why aren’t they in this match? This would be like the NFL replacing a 10-6 playoff team with a 6-10 team. 2. Does the fact that I asked question 1 prove beyond all reason that I need serious help? 3. Ok I’m just going to ask because it bothers me. The Naturals of what? Seriously, what’s the deal with this, I know they’re the Naturals but I don’t know of what or why. This keeps me up at night, well this and lots of caffeine.

What I would Do: Well, honestly I’d probably not have this match at all but if that’s not an option you’ll let me get away with I’m going to say the Naturals should go over.

What TNA Will do: Probably the same thing that I suggest, unless the stupidity just infects the entire card.

Prediction: The Naturals (Natural hair color?)

*For a shot at the other-division title: Kevin “I’m really doing the division a favor you know” Nash Vs. Chris “If It’s summer where’s all my heat?” Sabin Key Question: Could this whole thing have possibly gone any worse? Seriously, Nash is being cheered because he’s funny and people like him and if Sabin wins he’ll probably get booed out of the building. This feud, which was “going to elevate the entire X-division” has actually elevated Kevin Nash. Now who didn’t see that coming?

What I would do: I never would’ve started this program in the first place. Oh, the match, uh, Sabin’s screwed even if he beat Nash in 7 seconds so Nash should go over.

What TNA will do: Probably extend this program until the end of time just to piss me off and only to piss me off.

Prediction: Kevin Nash *

Gail “Wish I had other women to wrestle” Kim Vs. Sirelda “How much water do I need to get my lawn as green as you?”

Key Question: Which is greater the horror of this match, or the cuteness of Gail Kim?

What I would do: This is the third match in a row where my first thought is, not have it. This is not what I would call a good sign. But, since that option is not on the table, I’d have Gail go over in a short match.

What TNA will do: Sirelda is one of D’Amore’s projects, so I think we all know what that means.

Prediction: Sirelda

*Other-division title: “The artist who we’re not supposed to call Low Ki but we do anyway” Senshi Vs. “Peetey Williams (AKA: “The move and its owner”) Vs. Jay “Jobber the Hut” Lethal

Key Questions: 1. Just what about Jay is so Lethal anyway? 2. Is it me or is Lethal’s new finisher, the one where he ends up flat on his back, shoulders pinned to the mat counter productive? It must be his finisher though cause he does it in every match. 3. They seriously couldn’t have done a singles match? 4. Anyone object to this being known as the threesome division?

What I would do: There’s no point to taking the title off of Lowshi.

What TNA will do: It makes the least amount of sense to give the title to the move and its owner. It would be stupid to switch the title to Jobber the Hut and even dummer to have him pin Williams. Here’s hoping they’re not that stupid.

Prediction: Sen Ki

*Falls Count anywhere, accept on the rides cause they won’t let us: Monty “I won’t do any poooooouncing on the way ooooooooout!” Brown Vs. Samoa “All my Joe-mentum is gone” Joe Vs. Rhino “Mind if I mention ECW a hundred more times?”

Key Question: Samoa Joe went from being the most over guy in the whole company to being less important than Rhino, that has to shatter the we screwed up badly scale doesn’t it?

What I would do: Joe chokes out Monty and starts the road to Bound for Glory and his world title win.

What TNA will do: It’s a 3-way match and Joe like always loses these. Seriously, has anyone else ever been undefeated and lost more than Samoa Joe?

Prediction: Samoa Joe

*Brother Runt (AKA: “I never thought the name Little Spike would be something I longed for” Vs. Abyss (AKA: “That’s where my career went”)

Key Question: Abyss may actually kill him. Yeah, I know its not really a question but then its not supposed to be.

What I would do: I’d have Abyss go over strong, have Runt come back on Impact and do something violent leading to a stipulation match next month where Abyss also goes over. I’d start to line Abyss up as a challenger to Samoa Joe down the line.

What TNA will do: I’m not sure what they’ll do only that they won’t do what I would do.

Prediction: Abyss

*NWA World Tag Team Titles: AJ Styles & Christopher Daniels Vs. LAX

Key Question: LAX is probably the coolest thing in wrestling right now. Great entrance, cool moves everything about them is hip. So this prompts 2 questions. 1. How the hell did this happen? 2. How long before they screw it up?

What I would do: Well, I would put the tag titles on LAX to extend the feud. Then in the rematch, I would book a double turn that sees LAX turn face & the Phenominal Angels turn heel. LAX is going to be turned babyface by the crowd sooner or later anyway, may as well pretend it was in the plans to begin with.

What TNA Will Do: I’ve given them a lot of grief, but I just don’t think they’re dumb enough to hault the momentum of LAX. If this was the WWE they would immediately break them up.

Prediction: LAX (anything else and I will go on my own path of rage.)

*NWA World Heavyweight title: Sting “I can’t see an downside to Christian being in my corner, no, not at all” Vs. Jeff “Lord of the belts” Jarrett

Key Question: Who is the dummer babyface, Sting or Hulk Hogan? It might be something for a wrestling historian to look at who got turned on more times in their careers, Sting or Hogan?

What I would do: Everybody expects Christian to turn on Sting, hell everybody that cares, wants him to turn on Sting. Give the people what they want. Foreign concept in wrestling, I know, especially if your name is Vince and or Russo but it might just be crazy enough to work.

What TNA Will Do: Its so obvious that Christian should turn costing Sting the title, that I can’t imagine them doing anything else. So watch as Sting and Christian both turn heel attacking Jarrett turning him face and toss in a Cornette heelturn for good measure. Oh, looks like I imagined something else.

Prediction: Jeff “holding the belt for Samoa Joe, who will hold the belt for me” Jarrett

Well, that’s the show, it looks better on paper than last month’s offering and hopefully it will be a better show. I’d say that for this show I am looking forward to the tag title match, the Falls Count Anywhere match, The world title match just to see Christian turn, and for my own reasons Abyss Vs. Brother Runt. That’s 4 matches I want to see which is better than average for me and any wrestling PPV these days.

Finally, seriously, Hard Justice? Why not call the show…
TNA: Only $29.95
TNA: Yeah, we’re still here
TNA: If we have a PPV in the middle of the woods and nobody is there to see it…

I hope you’ve enjoyed the Old Country preview of TNA Hard Gay…err…Justice. I’ll probably have some comments up after the show and lord only knows what else I’ll post about today.

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