TNA PPV's # 11 and 13

TNA PPV #11

- Was Goldi Locks always such a wise ass? If she was, I don't recall it from the previous shows. At first it was funny "Does Sonny Siaki need a Q-Tip?"  but she doesn't need to lip off every time she interviews someone.

- I like the Hot Shots as a team. Stevens and O'Reilly aren't amazing workers, but they make the gimmick work.

- I'm still in awe over how well Wolfie D pulls off Slash. I can seriously picture him as some kind of Mortal Kombat character. It's miles away from PG-13.

- Flash Flanagan is wasted as Kobain. He had the look that the WWF liked, he could talk, and he could work, but they never picked him up. He could have been a catch for TNA. But, he was tight with Cornette, so I'm sure you know how Russo felt about him.

- This is hilarious. The app bleeps the crowd when they swear. They chant "You Suck Dick" at Bruce and "She's a Crack Whore" at April Hunter, and  both of the swears get bleeped. It's super distracting, and impossible to follow the commentary. It's one thing for TNN to do it to ECW or USA to the WWF. But this is like Netflix censoring The Ranch!

- Ron Harris and Brian Lee as disgruntled vets who want to be champions is perfect. Except that they dwarf damn near the rest of the roster.

- Is this angle with Brian Lawler and his girlfriend supposed to be some sort of rib about Jerry Lawler and the Kat from the year before? Because it's a year too late!

- It's obvious who's under the Bullet mask. He almost did both of the Road Dogg's trademark spots and had to stop himself from giving it away. Bob Armstrong is a fucking bad ass for blading like that!

- This 3-Way Ladder match main event is EXACTLY how to made the X-Division Title seem like a big deal!

- I don't know if it was the promotion or the PPV company who decided to not run a show on 9/11/02, but I applaud them for it. After the WWF's tribute show the year before, complete with Stephanie's gaff about Vince's indictment, TNA takes the high road.


The 12th PPV was the X-Division Special, with no new matches.

TNA PPV #13

- The concept of the tag team gaunlet for the gold is interesting, and, if nothing else, it's consistent. As a bonus, none of the tag teams are burying the match.

- The Dustin Diamond boxing segment actually doesn't seem too out of place, if you're old enough to recall his antics on VH1's celebrity bootcamp.

- Why the nonsense of three way matches with two winners? They already did a stip two weeks before with the future AMW winning a four way tag match to give Harris the last slot in the gauntlet. There's no reason to do a 3 way match, where the losers are out of it. Why knock the Hot Shots out of it? Was the match going to be incomplete without Jimmy Rave and Wylde included?

- The Bullet is unmasked and it's no surprise who it is. But, why the name BG James? They're calling his father Bob Armstrong, so why not Brian Armstrong?

- Bruce gives the random blonde chick the powerbomb and Tenay comments that Bruce probably isn't fond of that position. I wonder who came up with that line, bro?

- The use of Scott Hall has just been baffling to me. He's easily the biggest name on the roster right now, and came to TNA fresh from the WWF. I can only assume they had reservations about his sobriety and/or reliability.

- I'm fine with Harris and Storm winning the tag titles. I'm not fine with the finish. Teasing the fans with a big table spot and then bait and switching is bad form. Harris and Storm being undefeated is a fine reason for them to be champs. They also get some credibility by beating the team with fifteen years experience.

- The X-Division coming out to cheer on Jerry Lynn as he challenges Killings is a cool moment. They put their issues with each other on hold, for the good seeing one of their own win the big one. You would think it would be Styles that screws Jerry over, but it's Siaki.  I wonder if that means the Lynn/Styles feud is over?

- One thing I noticed on the last show, and continues here. They seem to be breaking the shows up into segments, sort of like chapter breaks on a DVD. I guess it's at certain intervals. Even during  a match, there will be a short spell of a black screen before the match resumes.