http://www.ewrestlingnews.com/community/blog.php?570-THEKEVINBRAND Wrestling News and Discussion - eWrestlingNews.com Community en Thu, 23 May 2013 02:19:00 GMT vBulletin 10 http://www.ewrestlingnews.com/community/images/misc/rss.jpg http://www.ewrestlingnews.com/community/blog.php?570-THEKEVINBRAND http://www.ewrestlingnews.com/community/entry.php?40965-Thoughts-on-TNA-s-Current-Affairs Sun, 04 Mar 2012 08:28:19 GMT This may not be my blog, but I found it interesting to re-post in on here to have the people's opinions:

A little advanced warning though. Point #2 contains spoilers for this week's episode of iMPACT. IF YOU DON'T WANT THE RESULTS OF THIS WEEK'S IMPACT TO BE SPOILED FOR YOU, DO NOT READ POINT #2 ON THIS LIST. YOU HAVE BEEN OFFICIALLY WARNED. DO NOT BLAME ME IF YOU SPOIL THE SURPRISE FOR YOURSELF.


1) Chris Masters wants to make an impact


I knew it was only a matter of time before this happened, especially given that he's a part of the Ring Ka King roster, I'm just surprised it took this long for him to directly express an interest. I'm a big fan of Masters, and it's really too bad that WWE didn't do more to push him upon his return to the company. His in-ring work improved quite a bit during his latest run and his matches on Superstars were regularly the better ones on the show. Character-wise he was kind of weak, but only because he wasn't given a whole lot of time to develop a new one. His "Masterpiece" gimmick was a great bit of entertainment, and I believe that had he gone back to that he would have been a staple of the upper mid card in WWE today. Unfortunately things don't always work out the way we'd like them to.


Would Masters be a good fit for TNA though?
If the X-Division didn't have the weight limit of 225 pounds as they do now, I'd love to see him there. It would be very much like Doug Williams' time in the division where he's not exactly your typical X-Division competitor, putting Masters in the perfect position to come in as a top heel with some kind of "I don't need to do backflips to be better than you" gimmick.


Since that's not a possibility, Masters could come into the TNA mid-card and finally give the belt some much needed credibility. Robbie E is entertaining and all, but he doesn't have the kind of lasting power that a guy like Masters has. Masters is talented enough in the ring that he can work with a variety of opponents, and given how deep the TNA roster is, that's a lot of potential feuds to have.


I don't think he should be rushed to the main event since he's largely untested in big-time programs, but I wouldn't rule it out as a possibility if he shows that he's capable of carrying the mid-card as TV Champion. Either way though, I think Masters would/will be a great addition to the TNA roster as they'll give him a chance to shine and show the fans what he's truly capable of doing.


2) Mr. Anderson returns to iMPACT


As many of you may know, I'm what you might call a "big fan" of Ken Anderson. That being said, I'm not above criticizing him when I feel like he screws up. In fact, I've said on more than one occasion that my biggest complaint about Anderson is that he only ever seems to be at his best when he is pursuing the World Championship; but when he finally captures that belt or isn't involved in a main event program at all, he just seems unmotivated and sloppy.


Anderson hasn't appeared on TNA programming for close to 4 months now, and hasn't even appeared at live events since January. The creative team of TNA used that old excuse of "sorry, we have nothing for you right now". Now that he's returning, it makes me wonder what his place is going to be. The main event scene is pretty congested right now, he has no established partner that he could be put into a tag team with, and I would argue that he's too big of a name to bother with mid-card titles. What does that really leave him?


Well according to the results of the upcoming episode of iMPACT, Anderson is about to be placed into the ongoing storyline between Kaz, Daniels, and AJ Styles as Styles' partner. It's an interesting placement given that the two don't really have a lot of history with each other, and given how often Anderson seems to switch between being a heel and being a face, I have to wonder how long this is going to last.


Is Anderson finally going to find his place in the company as a face (or at the very least a tweener)? Or is he going to end up turning on Styles within a couple of weeks? Hard to say, but I'm hoping for the former here. Anderson is never going to be able to progress as a wrestler if he doesn't establish a firm character for himself, and choosing one alignment is crucial to that.


I'm excited for his return and very curious to see where it leads.


3) Ric Flair and the WWE Hall of Fame


So if the news reports are to be believed, Ric Flair is going to be at the HoF ceremony regardless of whether or not TNA allows it. At first glance, this may not seem like a major news item, but there's a few consequences that need to be looked at.


Say that TNA decides to refuse Flair's request to attend the ceremony, but he goes anyways. Do you really think that TNA is just going to sit back, shrug their shoulders, and say "oh well, that's Ric for you!". No. Flair will at that point be in breach of his TNA contract, and TNA will be well within their rights to take legal action against him. I'm pretty sure Flair can't afford a big lawsuit given how public his financial troubles have been, and honestly he would be stupid to risk everything to go to a ceremony that really doesn't mean anything important anyways.


Would TNA be in the right by refusing Flair's request? Absolutely. Flair is under contract to their company and they have every right to restrict his appearances with other companies. But does that mean that TNA should refuse Flair's request? In my opinion, absolutely not. TNA should be supporting Flair all the way.
By having Flair appear at the WWE HoF Ceremony, TNA stands to benefit from exposure as fans may see Flair and wonder what he's been up to lately. Maybe those fans go ahead and check out his Wikipedia page, see that Flair's been involved with TNA for a while now, and check out an episode of iMPACT. That sounds like a pretty sweet deal to me.


As for Flair actually appearing on camera, that's a decision that I think should be up to WWE. TNA should support it for the reasons listed above, but does that mean that WWE should be rushing to put him on camera? My answer to that is both yes and no. Yes, because it's bound to get a reaction from his fans, ESPECIALLY if they let him give a speech. But also no, because at the end of the day he is still a member of a rival company, and no matter how small TNA may be compared to WWE, it just doesn't make good business sense to promote your competition for free.


I do think that WWE and TNA are going to come to some sort of formal agreement, and even if TNA charges WWE a bit of coin to let them use one of their talents, the pros far outweigh the cons of letting it happen. I just hope that in the case of TNA refusing the request, Flair is smart enough to listen. He can't afford to be unemployed right now, and the chances of a return to WWE might not be as hot as they once were.


4) Vince Russo to shoot, LIVE!


Yesterday a news article popped up that said that former TNA head writer Vince Russo would be participating in a live shoot interview on June 1 as part of the "Legends of the Ring" weekend. I was pretty excited to see this at first if for no other reason than Russo has proved in the past he's not afraid to say some controversial things. Unfortunately, he's also shown in the past that he's capable of (and likely to) spin some facts to make himself appear as the victim who the world conspires against, refusing to acknowledge what he has done wrong.


Given how his tenure in TNA ended (being demoted from his Head Writer position) I'm certain he'll have some things to say about Dixie Carter and the rest of TNA management, and I'm pretty excited to see how that turns out.


I've made it pretty clear that I'm happy about Russo being out of TNA as I feel he has been a major part of why TNA hasn't evolved a whole lot over the past few years. Given how TNA has improved over the past little while (more on that in a bit) since Russo was removed from his position at the top, I'd say that my accusations were at least somewhat well founded. But that's besides the point here.


This shoot interview is going to be worth the watch. Russo may be an arrogant son of a bitch, but if this shoot is anything like his shoots from the past, it's going to be a must-see. It's still a couple months away from happening, but you can bet I'll be watching on June 1.


5) TNA fails to make an impact


Reports state that the March 1 episode of iMPACT drew their lowest ratings of 2012 so far, and a lot of the mindless TNA haters out there are taking this as an opportunity to have a laugh. Similarly, a lot of Russo supporters are taking this as an opportunity to say that this proves Russo was not behind TNA's failure during his time with the company. To both of these groups of people, you clearly don't have a clue about what's going on.


Yes, the ratings for the episode are unimpressive. To the company, that probably doesn't look so good. But how on Earth does that affect the fans?


That particular episode of iMPACT was actually quite good, contrary to what the ratings may say. The thing about TNA and these ratings are that there is no correlation between the ratings and the quality of the show. Same goes for WWE. RAW may draw a 3.2 rating, but that doesn't mean the show was good. If iMPACT had been promoting some huge debut/return to the company or the continuation of a big storyline leading to a PPV, this kind of rating would definitely indicate something was wrong. But for your average weekly episode?


This is just another example of people hating on TNA because they think it's the cool thing to do. If people bothered to watch an episode of iMPACT with an open mind and make ANY kind of effort to enjoy the product, they would be pleasantly surprised to see how far they've come. TNA is far from perfect, but they've at least been better than RAW over the past few weeks.


All in all, this rating means nothing to me as a fan. Sure, TNA is going to need to strive for higher ratings if they ever hope to be seen as real competition in the North American wrestling market, but considering how far they've come in the relatively short amount of time they've been around, I'd say they're doing just fine. I know that TNA is improving, whether or not the ratings reflect that is not relevant. Get a clue haters.

So give me your opinion on this blog, what do you think? Do you agree or disagree? If you disagree, give me your rebuttal and it better be a pretty valid point. ]]> THEKEVINBRAND http://www.ewrestlingnews.com/community/entry.php?40965-Thoughts-on-TNA-s-Current-Affairs http://www.ewrestlingnews.com/community/entry.php?1337-How-TNA’s-10th-Year-Can-Be-Its-Best Mon, 13 Jun 2011 05:26:48 GMT TNA Impact Wrestling celebrated its ninth anniversary at tonight’s pay-per-view, and while it’s nice that the company has existed for this long,... TNA Impact Wrestling celebrated its ninth anniversary at tonight’s pay-per-view, and while it’s nice that the company has existed for this long, things could be a lot better.

The promotion seems to be running in place from a business standpoint, drawing meager numbers on pay-per-view and the same million-plus fans every Thursday night on Spike TV.

Something isn’t working. Is it the reliance on Attitude Era stars over younger talent? Is it the mindset that fans will watch a TV-14 rated show over the PG-rated WWE? Is it the lack of mainstream recognition of the company’s existence?

Yes, yes and yes.

Wrestling fans are desperate for TNA to succeed. They want an alternative to the WWE brand of “sports entertainment,” even if they love WWE and watch it every week.

Here are some ideas to help make TNA’s 10th year its most successful.



1. Commitment to great wrestling

It’s time to deliver on the name change of “Impact Wrestling.” If fans know they can see two strong 10- to 15-matches on Thursday nights, they will slowly build TNA’s audience.

If fans know they can buy a TNA pay-per-view and see four good-to-great matches, they will build that audience, too.

Why? People like to watch good wrestling matches.



2. Commitment to fresh singles talent.

Here, I mean 10 guys who were born and raised in TNA and don’t have past “Glory Days” in WWE, WCW or ECW to look back on…because we all get older.

The first three guys who should be pushed as the ace wrestlers of the company are AJ Styles, Christopher Daniels and Samoa Joe. They deserve to take the ball and run with it, while everyone else gets out of the way.

The next three need to be brought back: Low-Ki, Homicide and Jay Lethal. They can have great matches with each other and the first three.

The third group of three should come from the tag team division: Alex Shelley, James Storm and Robert Roode. There’s no need for them and the injured Chris Sabin to keep fighting for the tag team titles when they can go all the way to the top as individuals.

Finally, the 10th man to push is Crimson. They have already given him an unbeaten streak, so they might as well keep it going.



3. Stop destroying the X Division.

No more storylines where some huge guy like Abyss or authority figure like Eric Bischoff is trying to kill the X Division.

Embrace the X Division. Run with it. Bring back the World X Cup, for goodness’ sake. When I turn on Impact Wrestling, I want to see cruiserweights flipping, flopping and flying across the TV screen.



4. Get rid of some titles.

Championships should be prestigious, so they should be few in number. All TNA needs is the World, X, Tag and Knockouts titles. That worked well on tonight’s PPV.

So bye bye to the Knockouts tag team title and the TV title.



5. Push Kurt Angle’s Olympic quest to the moon.

If Kurt Angle can make the US Olympic team at the age of 42, this would a huge story in the world of real sports, on par with George Foreman regaining the boxing world title at age 45.

TNA should follow Angle’s quest on TV and promote him to every media outlet imaginable. Make it clear that Angle wrestles for Impact Wrestling every Thursday night on Spike TV.

That way, clueless media types won’t say he wrestles for “the WWF.” ]]> THEKEVINBRAND http://www.ewrestlingnews.com/community/entry.php?1337-How-TNA’s-10th-Year-Can-Be-Its-Best http://www.ewrestlingnews.com/community/entry.php?374-Something-TNA-should-consider-doing Sat, 13 Nov 2010 05:10:15 GMT To Dixie Carter,Tommy Dreamer, Eric Bischoff, Jeremy Borash, Jeff Jarrett and Spike TV. I hope you take the time to give this a read. Hire: ... To Dixie Carter,Tommy Dreamer, Eric Bischoff, Jeremy Borash, Jeff Jarrett and Spike TV.

I hope you take the time to give this a read.

Hire:

- The Briscoes
- Jon Moxley
- The Kings of Wrestling
- TJ Perkins/PUMA
- Kenny King
- Haas and Benjamin (strictly as a tag-team)
- Ben 'Pac' Satterly
- Fergal Devitt
- El Generico
- Kevin Steen (continue the feud ROH started with Steen and Generico)
- Kenn Doane (former male cheerleader on a mission to prove himself)
- Chris Harris (AMW, Robert Roode singles push)
- Rudy Charles and Slick Johnson
- ODB & Roxxi, hell hire the talented knockouts from 2007-2010


Fire:

- Sting (you said he'd retire at BFG in 2009)
- Kevin Nash (we know you're trying to resign him; [B]DONE AND OUT OF THE WAY[/B])
- Team 3D (especially after you say they're retired)
- Orlando Jordan
- Bob Ryder (the guy who abuses his position to sexually harrass men)
- Earl Hebner and son
- Matt and Jeff Hardy


Also:

- Scrap domestic house-shows and go on the road with TV tapings
- Make Slammiversary your WrestleMania
- Give the X-Division the time you get from scrapping the women
- PUSH ROBERT ROODE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD
- Don't resign Flair and Hogan next year
- LOSE THE TAG OF BEING WCW 2.0 (which is achieved by doing this)
- Reduce PPV's per year to 8
- Make Eric Young a heel again instead of a comedy relief character, it's become pointless :mad:

Do you agree or disagree? What would you do? ]]> THEKEVINBRAND http://www.ewrestlingnews.com/community/entry.php?374-Something-TNA-should-consider-doing http://www.ewrestlingnews.com/community/entry.php?367-Another-TNA-Original-Bites-the-Dust Tue, 09 Nov 2010 15:29:48 GMT Yes that's right another TNA Original has left the company he has called home for the past 7 years. Jeremy Fritz or better known to the wrestling fans as Eric Young departed TNA Wrestling last night after declining a new contract offering him a lower salary than he currently earned.

Now who really knows what went down backstage but let me add my opinion to this here: has Dixie Carter not realized that her homegrown talent has taken a backseat lately? I for one don't agree that some TNA Originals are being literally mocked on television and are used to put establish wrestlers over. I find that some fans will agree with me here and say that about half of the TNA fans were there since day 1 and grew with the originals like Christopher Daniels, Eric Young, Petey Williams etc. But instead they all took a back seat to Rob Van Dam, Jeff Hardy etc.

I became a die hard TNA fan when I first saw Petey Williams perform that dreaded Canadian Destroyer and the fact he was Canadian like me. See back then in TNA the only wrestlers that have come to TNA from WWE were: Jeff Hardy, Christian Cage, and Team 3D. Although Jeff is back in TNA and is getting the push he deserved in his first run, I just feel that his ring work has just gotten sloppier and it's not the same Jeff Hardy we've known to love.

I sure hope that Dixie will realize that all her guys that put TNA on the map 5 years ago are leaving. We're tired of seeing the originals take a backseat. Or better yet incorporate a second weekly show similar to Impact so you can at least split the roster evenly. Have Hogan and his lackies appear on Impact, and then see the people like Amazing Red appear on the other show.

I sure hope Eric Young finds his way around and that Japan is a good option right now and not WWE (no offense to the fans). If I saw Eric Young in WWE he'd be probably in a jobber role and have a ridiculous name just like everyone else. I'm not bashing WWE, it's just their lack of original names.

TILL NEXT TIME

KEVIN ]]> THEKEVINBRAND http://www.ewrestlingnews.com/community/entry.php?367-Another-TNA-Original-Bites-the-Dust http://www.ewrestlingnews.com/community/entry.php?321-WWE-vs-TNA-The-long-fought-battle Wed, 27 Oct 2010 16:15:19 GMT If I wanna watch a kid's show i will watch wwe, but hell no i won't why? because of the lack of direction. here's an example to you wwe marks out there: you say that TNA Wrestling is sitting there stealing every wrestler from wwe and no it isn't true, where is Kevin Thorn? Not in TNA! Where's Maria, Shelton Benjamin, Charlie Haas? NOT IN TNA! Now this whole "stealing" thing came way before my time in the days when wrestling was experiencing its boom era. See without Vince McMahon fishin' in other companies' ponds we wouldn't have seen the likes of Hogan, "Mean" Gene Okerlund, Bobby "The Brain" Heenan, Adrian Adonis, Ken Patera, Jim Brunzell, and Jesse Ventura, from the AWA all coming to the WWF at the time. Also we wouldn't have experienced seeing the likes of "Rowdy" Roddy Piper, Greg "The Hammer" Valentine, Jack Brisco, Jerry Brisco, Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat, and "Cowboy" Bob Orton coming in from the NWA. So if you guys think that Dixie Carter is "stealing wwe rejects" think about one thing, they are wrestlers, it's their job to entertain us fans wherever they end up and some have families to privde food for. Vince McMahon did it to take his company international in the 80's with his WWF, Ted Turner did the same in the 1990's with WCW, and now it's Dixie Carter's turn with TNA in 2010 moving forward. So if you don't know your facts and start wising off about TNA on the internet, remember these facts because you all know this is all factual and the truth.

TNA also has some homegrown talent and yes they are over. Why do you think Ric Flair formed Fortune? Is it with Arn Anderson or Tully Blanchard or with JJ Dillon? NO! Fortune is comprised of A.J. Styles, Douglas Williams, James Storm, Kazarian, Robert Roode all TNA homegrown talent who never wrestled in the wwe as main event wrestlers (i.e. Kazarian who mainly competed in the cruiserweight division on VELOCITY), and guess where they're doing in TNA? Main eventing matches and sometimes being all over the card. I find that TNA would be 10-times better if they had someone else writing the shows and booking the stuff. Look at what Dixie missed out! She missed out on Pau Heyman, who wanted to bring in Gabe Sapolsky and Dave Lagna all three who are pure wrestling geniuses and Ms. Carter refused because Paul Heyman wanted to hire and fire the talent. Also, what happened to the old Dixie Carter who only made rare appearances on TV and didn't want to act in a character unlike Vince McMahon. Ok, at least she doesn't go out as an old perv talking about semen and cheating on her husband with another man, but her acting is horrible and she should just run the office. But I find it sad that Dixie refused to fire the talent. Who cares about some of them anyway! I'm a TNA fan but there are some wrestlers who look bad on TV and some need a character change. The only bad thing in TNA right now are not Hogan and Bischoff, they're just saying what Vince Russo wrote for them and we know it all comes down to the writers and creative team who deserve to be fired since they look like it's their first day on the job. This may be the only time i praise wwe here but they hire former Hollywood writers and even Freddie Prinze, Jr, and they're pulling in better ratings due to the fact that they have a background in the world of writing. I agree with those who say TNA needs the change to become the next # 1 wrestling company in the world, but for those who only like wwe and bash the holy hell outta TNA screw you and you are not a true wrestling fan.

LONG LIVE WRESTLING!!

KEVIN ]]> THEKEVINBRAND http://www.ewrestlingnews.com/community/entry.php?321-WWE-vs-TNA-The-long-fought-battle http://www.ewrestlingnews.com/community/entry.php?264-NXT-a-total-flop-of-an-idea Thu, 14 Oct 2010 17:38:20 GMT Let me begin here that I do not watch wwe programing but I do read and study some play by play reports of their shows to see if it's worth the watch. And like always it isn't.

So this whole planned reality thing where they were supposed to do this ala Tough Enough was down the drain as soon as the first episode aired. ratings showed the same (now we know why it's on wwe.com). I actually thought NXT was gonna be held at the FCW camp in Florida and have basic training there with retired wrestlers. One wrestler would be there to sharpen their skills, one to help cut a promo, and have judges oversee if that wrestler has the "it" factor of becoming a wrestler for wwe. But instead we see some useless competition like boot camp and name that tune competition. If I wanted to watch an episode of Family Feud, I would've done so and like I said, thank god I don't watch that load of crap. And they pre-determine the wrestler that wins the whole thing (which I find isn't really fair). I would have at least added a voting line so u can call in and vote for your favourite guy. At least the whole thing would be fair for everyone. And for those who lost the competition would just go back to training and the winner would go to the brand of their choosing with a guaranteed world title shot.

Now wwe's onto the third season and we're seeing a competition on who can give McMahon the biggest erection. Seriously these girls have no talent whatsoever nor can they cut a promo. And another thing that bothers me about the "diva's" season is what did Vickie Guerrero deserve to be named a pro? She's not a wrestler, and certainly not eye candy. She can barely wrestle, I saw that frog splash at WrestleMania (sure was a channel changer there too and it was on youtube, I'm not nuts to buy a $60 ppv to see $20 worth of matches).

Like I said this is stricly my opinion, oppose if u may, but this is a free country.

"Beat me if u can, Survive if i let u" ~Taz

KEVIN ]]> THEKEVINBRAND http://www.ewrestlingnews.com/community/entry.php?264-NXT-a-total-flop-of-an-idea http://www.ewrestlingnews.com/community/entry.php?242-quot-THEY-quot-were-revealed-Future-and-Impact Mon, 11 Oct 2010 06:53:29 GMT Tonight was the night a TNA champion was crowned no matter who the winner was. I was actually surprised they went along with Jeff Hardy. Jeff is a... Tonight was the night a TNA champion was crowned no matter who the winner was. I was actually surprised they went along with Jeff Hardy. Jeff is a great competitor, and I'm glad Kurt wasn't the guy pinned. Now for Jeff's heel turn. Who remembers his heel turn in January 2003? I sure as hell don't ( I had to look it up, I'm not perfect you know lol). It lasted only a month. Basically, Jeff's heel turn is his first major turn in his career, and I wanna see how long it plays out depending on the storyline length, and who they'll be feuding with (my guess Joe and Sting????).

Now with the night of surprises here (for me anyways), Hogan actually showed up at Bound for Glory 4 days after his back surgery, and turned heel for the first time since 2002. Now, I hope that Hogan will be some sort of the mouthpiece of the faction, along with Bischoff and like I said for me this is still a wait and see factor for now. As for Jeff Jarrett, who else is happy that he turned heel for the first time since 2007? I think it was time to see the real King of the Mountain like he was from 2002-2006. (If only he cut his hair short again :D).

Onto what I think of BFG 2010....

Gen Me vs MCMG: Great feud going on and I hope it goes for awhile, but Generation Me needs a mouthpiece for the group (what's Jimmy Hart doing these days?). I just find they're uncomfortable with cutting promos and uncomfortable on the mic altogether.


Four Corners Match for TNA Knockout's Championship with Mickie James as special guest referee
Angelina Love (c) vs. Velvet Sky vs. Madison Rayne vs. Tara: That match was confusing, I thought a four corners match was a fancy word for Fatal 4 Way, not a TAG MATCH! I hope that Mickie James has a good feud with Tara ( I know this is déjà vu from wwe, but hell these women can out perform the ditzy bimbos wwe has). As far as Angelina Love and Velvet go into this mix beats me, but I'm sure creative will find something for them (BRING BACK DAFFNEY).

Eric Young & Orlando Jordan vs. Ink Inc.: So your basic rematch from las Thursday, and OJ's new haircut is creepy as hell. (Anyone else think EY looks like a mash-up of Eugene's mentality and Santino's lame comedy, but I sure hope Eric Young returns as a credible character like the leader of the World Elite or Hall & Nash's lackey).

TNA X Division Championship Jay Lethal (c) vs. Douglas Williams: Where's Red? I thought Red won the title in New York? I wanted to see that 3 way dance come into play tonight but like always, Red is ignored (COME ON TNA!!!!!) And after the match Robbie E and Cookie come out and attack Lethal and take the X title? Do I smell a Lethal/Shore feud? Likely, but what happened to his push oho yeah TNA fucked it up and put him mid card again.I sure hope that this is temporary.:confused: I heard that JWOWW or whatever his name is coming to TNA, so I hope he confronts creative and Robbie E and Cookie. (like the names and gimmick aren't lame enough, hey Robbie E, Pauly D called and wants his hair back).

Monster's Ball Match Abyss vs. Rob Van Dam: I was hoping THEY were going to revealed right after the match or after the match, but I guess they wanted to wait after the main event. Looks like a basic hardcore match with some weapons used. In the end RVD wins and Abyss says they're coming BUT NO ONE'S THERE!

Three-on-Two Handicap Match Sting, Kevin Nash & D'Angelo Dinero vs. Samoa Joe & Jeff Jarrett: I actually thought someone was gonna fill in that spot for the sixth man (Hernandez anyone? no? ok....) I was happy to see Nash win the match for one reason and that is because he's apparently retiring Wednesday (why retire on a Wednesday?) or I hope they keep him with Sting and Pope and turn them face and add Joe to feud with "THEY" I already covered the Jarrett heel turn but didn't he make it abit obvious when he walked out on Joe during the match. It would've been even better if he stayed and lost the match clean and then turn heel with everyone else. (I still think the whole THEY saga wasn't well played, Jeff Jarrett just comes down and appears at the end, why didn't he join Hardy by attacking Anderson and Angle?)

Lethal Lockdown Match Fourtune (AJ Styles, Kazarian, Matt Morgan, Robert Roode & James Storm) vs. EV 2.0 (Tommy Dreamer, Raven, Rhino, Sabu & Stevie Richards): So this match was the match to end the whole feud. Well for one I was disappointed that the ECW alumni won the match and not Fortune. Wasn't the point of the whole Fortune stable to push the wrestlers as credible wrestlers? By taking that loss didn't really help in my opinion. And now, what's gonna happen with EV2? I heard Rhino is gone from TNA after BFG, so who knows who's gonna stay after that. Tommy is likely gonna stay and take an office job (he said hopefully)..

TNA Championship Three-Way Match Kurt Angle vs. Mr. Anderson vs. Jeff Hardy: It looked like a good match on paper, but I don't know how it was presented on TV. And I'm glad that Angle didn't retire, but my prediction of that match, looked so obvious like everyone else's. I predicted that Angle lost the match but instead of retiring, I saw him turn heel and the whole rankings ploy was something to trick the fans into not seeing him retire. Like Kurt said, wherever he ends up in a year, I hope he does go part-time (he also revealed that The Rock wanted to come back for 6 or 7 more matches but his movie career is taking over his time, YO DIXIE THERE'S YOUR RATINGS!!!).

These are basically my thoughts on BFG, let's see how the build to Turning Point will do and the matches.

That's all for know, and 'till next time SEE YOU IN THE FUTURE

KEVIN ]]> THEKEVINBRAND http://www.ewrestlingnews.com/community/entry.php?242-quot-THEY-quot-were-revealed-Future-and-Impact http://www.ewrestlingnews.com/community/entry.php?213-The-real-reasons-why-I-don-t-watch-WWE-anymore Fri, 01 Oct 2010 04:38:10 GMT 1. Moving JR to Smackdown, then getting rid of him in general: He was one of the reasons (other than Bischoff at the time) why I was watching Monday... 1. Moving JR to Smackdown, then getting rid of him in general: He was one of the reasons (other than Bischoff at the time) why I was watching Monday Night Raw. He was able to tell a story from A-Z by calling a match with King. Late last year, Jim Ross was forced to leave the announce booth after being struck with another Bell’s Palsy attack, and ever since then Vince McMahon decided it was best for him to not return to the announce booth.

2. WWE Bannings: This has to be the most ridiculous thing ever. The PG turn of WWE is killing every aspect of the old school wrestling fan that I am. Here’s a list of WWE’s current bans:

- Dolph Ziggler’s gloves

- Chops

- Piledrivers

- Unprotected chairshots to the head

- Bleeding by blading

- Bleeding by accident

- Bleeding to make a match better

- Jim Ross’ voice

- Footage of Shawn Michaels, Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair or any former employee who works for TNA (no Shawn is actually retired from the business)

- Neckties

- Spitting in John Cena’s face

-Somas

C’mon, there was a time when guns weren’t even banned, guys


3. Underutilizing wrestlers: Where do I start? Oh yeah, Santino: The fact that that Santino Marella had a strong debut and was crowned Intercontinental Champion within the first night impressed me. Now, he’s placed in comedy segments backstage along with the likes of Goldust, Regal, Vladimir Kozlov, The Bella Twins etc.

Goldust: Another former IC Champion as well as Tag Champion with Booker T, he was paired with Hornswoggle before shipped to ECW where he had a decent feud with Sheamus. And now he’s back on Raw jobbing to the new guys.

William Regal: A talented worker who was the GM at one point as well. Why isn’t he placed in a feud with a young star? Or better yet, go for the United States title.

Kozlov: Impressive winning streak he had going on Smackdown, he sure can work, but again, he’s making a fool of himself with the other people.

Hornswoggle: The guy was entertaining until a certain point. After the whole illegitimate son storyline ended, it just went stale and appeared in comedy segments. The thing he had with DX last year was entertaining, but after that, it just looks like creative wants to keep the guy to entertain the little kids. Get Doink in and turn him into a laughingstock and let’s see how many kids will love that? Just sayin’

The Bella Twins: When was their last match? Hell I don’t even care, they’re just the rest of the no talent divas, hired eye candy, and ditzy bimbos.

4. The Anonymous General Manager: This has got to be the next stupidest thing WWE came up after seeing that the Guest Hosts failed miserably. I know that Cole generates lots of heat from the fans...ahem sorry... WWE Universe for doing this but come on there hasn't been a proper GM of Raw since Bischoff.

5. THE SAME 4 GUYS: Every week on Raw it would be the same 4 guys in the main event WHAT’S NEW? Every week it would either be Cena, Orton, Triple H, or Sheamus. And it would always end up having these four main event EVERY PPV for the damn title, give someone else a chance! have I ever seen Kofi Kingston go after the World title? Last time I checked, NO! And another thing, why push Sheamus as champion when he’s fresh from developmental? Oh yeah now I know why, he was kissing Triple H’s ass and we all know that Hunter is boning Steph 7 nights a week so it was bound that Old Man McMahon had to make Sheamus champ as a favour to his SON IN LAW!!!

6. Pushing wrestlers to the moon too quickly: Del Rio debuted like 6 months ago and he's already in line for a title shot, what happened to climbing the ladder like every other wrestler? Morrison's been in WWE for 7 years and is still stuck in a mid-card role. Some will tell me that he's gonna be in the Elimination Chamber match, but you know and I know he's only used as an extra for the match.

WWE's Youth Movement: I have nothing against the WWE's youth movement and pushing the younger guys as credible main-event wrestlers, but instead we have a 61 year-old color commentator who's 20 years past his prime as the #1 contender. You bitch about TNA being an old folks' home, think again all of their champions with the exception of their heavyweight champion are all homegrown talent.

That’s all I got for now 'till next time, I'll see u in the future

KEVIN ]]> THEKEVINBRAND http://www.ewrestlingnews.com/community/entry.php?213-The-real-reasons-why-I-don-t-watch-WWE-anymore http://www.ewrestlingnews.com/community/entry.php?150-Thoughts-about-the-new-arrivals-II Tue, 14 Sep 2010 13:15:15 GMT So if you have read my first blog, I'm giving my opinions on the new wrestlers brought in during the Hogan/Bischoff Regime so here goes:

Hulk Hogan: Here's something TNA should have realized after January 4, 2010, Hogan cannot put asses in seats anymore. Who has memories of Hogan in TNA? I don't really, cuz I tend to forget all the crap Hogan has been feeding us for the past year. My memories of Hogan are you know Hogan and Andre or the formation of the nWo at Bash at the Beach 1996. But in TNA with him it's just a mess limping to the ring and don't forget that atrocious match against Flair on March 8. His bumps were god awful, yes I know he had a bad back, that's when you DON'T want to be in a wrestling ring.

Ric Flair: His promos are the ones I really love watching aside from Raven's. You can see the madness in his face when he talks and has meaning to all of it. But i hope his role for the rest of 2010, and if he stays in TNA for 2011, woild be the role of being the JJ Dillion of modern day wrestling. Flair lacing up the boots is literally spitting in HBK's face and that was something Flair knows he shouldn't of done.

Orlando Jordan: What is that gimmick? Where's the guy who used to be JBL's sidekick on SmackDown in 2004/05? Now he looks like Whoopi Goldberg's stunt double. He is something that makes me wanna change the channel and fast. Isn't TNA garnering lower ratings with his matches? Ech, pass.

Rob Van Dam: RVD was the hottest free agent wrestling had for three years running (with exceptions of yearly Royal Rumble appearances). He was already put as champion a month in his TNA run, which I think wasn't fair for anyone else who was going for the title at the time (like Desmond Wolfe and Pope). I like Rob but what did he ever do in TNA in the past 30 days to earn a title shot, what happened to earning your spot and busting your ass like Kurt Angle is currently doing. And his debut was the worst in history, what happened to debuts like Angle or Christian, yeah ok it was supposed to be a surprise, but an 8 second match against Sting was like laughing in the faces of Van Dam and the Stinger. Vince Russo has to book appropriate debuts.

Shannon Moore: The Prince of Punk made his return to TNA wrestling along with Jeff Hardy on January 4, and wasn't seen until March 8. He was put in to a title match against dominant X-Division champion Douglas Williams at Destination X. But I like what they did after though, when TNA paired him with rookie Jesse Neal and formed Ink, Inc. Yes we now Shannon was on the back burner when he was the Reject in his last wwe run, but at least now he's still young and he's giving Jesse Neal his 10+ year (debuting in 1995) wrestling experience in that team.

Generation Me: They remind me of a younger version of The Hardy Boyz, and the match against The Guns was sensational. But what I hated was the recent heel turn at No Surrender, ok it's to establish them as credible wrestlers, but at least we get to see another feud that will be worth watching.

Robby G & Cookie: Better known as Rob Eckos and Becky Bayless portraying Jersey Shore based characters coming to TNA. Vince Russo has his fingerprints all over that one. We didn't need another thing like that. Isn't the roster big enough without them? What happened to Reid Flair's signing that happened many moths back and nothing happened? All I want to know is that where are they all gonna end up? On Xplosion? Likely.

I will return with part three tomorrow or even a new blog

KEVIN ]]> THEKEVINBRAND http://www.ewrestlingnews.com/community/entry.php?150-Thoughts-about-the-new-arrivals-II http://www.ewrestlingnews.com/community/entry.php?146-Thoughts-about-the-new-arrivals Mon, 13 Sep 2010 14:40:09 GMT Ever since the new talent arrived in TNA or also known as The Hogan/Bischoff Regime, I have been noticing some things interesting: - The Pope:... Ever since the new talent arrived in TNA or also known as The Hogan/Bischoff Regime, I have been noticing some things interesting:

- The Pope: Elijah Burke was totally buried in wwe, and never got the opportunity to shine in any other brands, we'll only remember him in wwe as a part of ECW's New Breed stable. Now he's in TNA and he's delivering promos and is a world title contender.

- Mr. Anderson: Yes ok it's still similar to his Mr.Kennedy gimmick, but remember how injury prone he was when he worked for McMahon? Look at him now, I haven't seen him injured as of yet and also another top contender in TNA Wrestling. He may be 34 years old but he can still shine.

- Brian Kendrick: As much as I admire his skills in the ring, I'm hoping TNA will wake up and turn him into good ol' Spanky. He just needs another cocky heel run like the one he had in wwe before he got released.

- Tommy Dreamer: Ok I know that his prime was in ECW 10 years ago, but look on the bright side of things, he's there to help as an agent, in creative, as well as in the ring he can still make you look good.

- Eric Bischoff: Where's the guy that made me turn on Nitro every week? I guess he stayed behind when McMahon released him back in 2006. His heel character just had something that brought entertainment to Nitro, and later Raw (2002-2005). If only TNA can just make Bischoff the old him again and make us wanna watch.

I will post more as I get more ideas in the next coming days

KEVIN ]]> THEKEVINBRAND http://www.ewrestlingnews.com/community/entry.php?146-Thoughts-about-the-new-arrivals