TNA is a mess.
Between the stale matchups and the decision to make Karen Jarrett the head of the Knockouts Division, TNA is so out of fresh ideas that even the most hardcore wrestling fan will find it nearly impossible to watch right now.
At this point, it’s essentially torture to make any wrestling fan that grew up during the attitude era watch this drab. On top of that, the wrestling on last night’s episode was short and spotty.
Overall, there’s just not enough going on to make the show even remotely enjoyable.
Maybe that’ll change when Jeff Hardy makes his return to the company next week.
Lets hope for TNA’s sake. Because in the end, this show was sleep-inducing.
Matches:
Bound for Glory Series Match: Gunner vs. Rob Van Dam: Jerry Lynn’s interference and a running high knee from Gunner ultimately cost RVD the match, but it was ruined way before. Slow paced, with several sloppy moves including Gunner’s slingshot suplex and RVD’s jumping thrust kick from the top rope, this match was a mess.
Austin Aries and Kid Kash vs. Jesse Sorensen and The X-Division champion, Brian Kendrick: A fast-paced match full of high spots that sets up Kendrick and Aries encounter at the next PPV. Sorensen and Kash were solid as well. However, the simple roll-up finisher tainted an otherwise athletic encounter and makes Sorensen look lucky, rather than talented.
TNA Knockouts Champion Winter vs. Mickie James: A bunch of near-falls and James working hard couldn’t save this match. The lack of a dramatic end with James hitting her version of the super kick to a poorly selling Winter didn’t help either. It was truly that this was the major development on the show.
AJ Styles vs. Christopher Daniels: Best match of the night, even if it wasn’t their best. It’s too bad it took three-quarters of the show for fans to get to watch some decent in-ring action. The reversals made the match extra enjoyable as well, but the “fake†botch that ended the match ruined it all. How and when will this angle end?
World Heavyweight Champion Kurt Angle vs. Sting w/Hulk Hogan as the special enforcer: A decent match that didn’t get the time it deserved. The last minute was a disaster, with Sting administering a mediocre version of the Scorpion Deathlock and brushing off a chair shot before Angle hit the Angle Slam for the win. After Immortal hit the ring, Mr. Anderson hit the ring to save Sting and turn face for the thousandth time this summer. If this is the best TNA can do for a Main Event, this company is in serious trouble.
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