TNA Impact Coverage: James Storm New Champion, But Wrestling Still Matters Somewhere Else

Just when you think it can’t get any worse, TNA surprises you.

James Storm is the new TNA World Heavyweight Champion.

But don’t let the shock cover up the manure.

Things can get can get a lot worse- and very quickly at that.

Storm may be a crowd favorite, but if his previous singles runs before tell us anything, he’s going to have a hard time getting over with fans as a World Champion.

Easily one of the best tag team workers of this generation, Storm has all of the ability in the world, but when did that mean anything in a company like TNA?

Aside from this crazy event, this episode of Impact was a disaster.

How’s less than ten minutes of wrestling through the first 100 minutes of the show sound?

With each mediocre pay per view and waste of time Impact, TNA continues to dig itself a hole that it cannot and will not get out of.

And when they try to fix their mess, they do something so drastic [put the title on someone with no real push] that real fans scoff.

This company is killing itself.

The open segment was a warm, mushy disaster that had Sting, Hulk Hogan and Dixie Carter get emotional about the direction TNA has to go in, so they can finally turn the corner. However, it wasn’t that they need a completely new creative team, it was all kayfabe nonsense about Immortal.

Just when you thought it was over, Kurt Angle hit the ring and guess what? More talking occurred.

Soon enough, Robert Roode was in the ring and complained about getting screwed out of his World title match at Bound for Glory.

Just when you thought it was all over, James Storm came to the ring and he, too, yapped for a few minutes

The result of all of this?

A main event between Angle and Storm, [Due to the fact that Angle had a clause put in the title contract that forced Roode out of a possible rematch.] took way too long to develop. With two commercial breaks during all this yammering, it felt like you were watching a political debate and not a testosterone-fueled soap opera.

Minutes till the first match.

And this is where wrestling matters?

Get real.

It took 47 minutes for the first match to start.

And once it did, it lasted about five minutes and again, once the show returned, there was more talking, this time with Jeff Hardy and Jeff Jarrett. This, like the earlier segment, was a waste of time.

Aside from Gail Kim’s return to the company and the fact the Eric Bischoff’s kid looks like he may become an active performer, this Impact was meaningless.

Matches:

Winter and Angelina Love vs. TNA Knockout Champions Brooke Tessmacher and Tara: A good Knockouts match, but a weak opening bout. The heels put the boots on Tessmacher, who tried to make the hot tag to Tara throughout. When she did, Tara responded with a variety of clotheslines and her wind-up sideslam to put the heels on their toes. Once they were weakened, Tessmacher made the blind tag and hit Winter with the diving cross body from the top rope for the win.

Gunner vs. Abyss: Abyss was on the offensive throughout the match. It seems after he got kicked out of Immortal last week, a fire has been lit under “The Monster.” After less than three minutes, Gunner ran from the ring and Abyss got the win via count-out.

TNA World Champion Kurt Angle vs. James Storm: Wow. In less than two minutes, Storm beat Angle with a Super Kick and won the TNA Championship.