A&E is dying fast. I don't think TNA knows where to take it now. I'm guessing Hogan is behind A&E.

This has gone too far between Roode & Storm. Their match MUST be a Last Man Standing match at BFG. Nothing else.

I agree with most of what you said. Very confused why they showed Shaq, said he would be summoned if necessary then never had him do anything. Also, they showed the Joey Ryan and Al Snow recap in the "previously on Impact" at the start of the show but didn't really go into it more. At least it will surely be a big story next week.

Chavo and Hernandez should have been the ones calling Angle and Styles out and not the other way around. AJ and Angle are over they don't need to look any better but it would have made Chavo look like more of a fighter. I still am annoyed that every single one of his moves is out of Eddie's moveset. Whatever.

It has been too long since I've seen Roode wrestle. Fight was fine but it did go on a bit long.

Tara calling out Christy Hemme for me was the best part of the show. Idiot me didn't even connect it to Punk and Lawler at the time. Tara accomplished getting the crowd to boo her (which turning on Tessmacher got her cheers last week) and I think she could go somewhere with the idea that people are using her to make a name for themselves.

On Gut Check if they were trying to show that an 18 year old can take an ass kicking and still hang in there at the end of the match they did it.

Aces and Eights can't just be about the reveal of who they are they need to keep doing things that eventually reveals not just who they are but also what they want.

Awesome blog yet again bud. I've only got one simple comment to add; A.A was absolutely HORRIBLE on the mic. Thank god for "in-ring" skills, cause he's botch fest 12' when it boils down to talking.... LOL

We're all feeling ya when it comes down to A&8's. I'm enjoying the process, yet it's being dragged out way too much. Hopefully we're not let down by the outcome.

Same place, same time next week!

IN the last month or so there seems to be at least one 5 star quality match on every Impact (AJ Styles usually). TNA goes periods of time without seeing the A's and 8's which as you pointed out is not good( Less Hogan). Talents I miss seeing every week are: Samoa Joe, EY and ODB, Roode actually wrestle, and X division guys! Overall though I enjoy TNA version of "entertainment".

Good blog DK! I agree with PSO, a LMS between Roode and Storm would be epic. I haven't watched this Impact yet as I've been home, but I'm anxious to see it

Okay, I have something for you guys. The majority of people are saying that Parks is involved in A&8s, correct? What just happened this past week? They setup for Park to be involved in A&8s. He gets some solid info, mysteriously gets stuck 5 cars back at the entrance, and then gets taken to the "clubhouse"? Sounds like a bait job to me. Hogan is being sucked into the game thanks to the willing participation of Joseph Parks. The best part is that if my assumption is correct on this, then Parks playing this lawyer role has set up for this moment perfectly with his overly timid nature and willingness to try and "help" whenever he can. Just because they're not blatantly coming out and telling you "Joseph Parks is in A&8, Bully Ray is in A&8, etc" doesn't mean a storyline isn't advancing. Wes Brisco showing up from time to time, the conspiracies of D’Lo being involved, accusing Storm of being involved have all been ways to “advance” this slow burning story that is set to take up the majority of TNA programming for 9-12 months. The subtle advancement is fine by me because they are setting up events and foreshadowing in a major way.

** I hated that Dixie segment because of the audio botch. TNA needs to fix issues like this and their production guys definitely need to step it up. Between bad replays, cutting to cameras at the wrong time, and issues like these, I would have fired the guy and hired someone else. **

The Joey/Snow thing is coming, just give it time. They didn't tell you what happened in the "principal’s office" this week because they want to build to next week when they announce the match at BFG (or possibly the Gut Check following BFG, but I think they'll do this one at the PPV after all the build). We'll find out soon enough and it just gives me one more thing to look forward to finding out next week.

I feel the pain when it comes to No Joe, No Magnus, but I am glad there was no "Shaq Attack". I HATE when WWE or WCW would bring in athletes from outside the business because these guys don't respect wrestling the way it should be respected. If you noticed, Hogan kept saying "Game On!" while Shaq was talking to the camera... Does anyone know why he said this; because "Game On" was the queue for Shaq and Hogan to disperse and the show to begin. Shaq didn't follow. Do I think Shaq would have said anything to intentionally try to bring TNA damage? No, but the fact is that these guys are told to do one thing and that's what they should do... Not improve on a live mic and television feed. But that's just my opinion on it.


And since I am going to rant, I seriously think most people need to take a step back for a second. Do you guys know why TNA has been hitting on full cylinders as of late? Because the stories that they are telling have been good/great (not perfect) stories and they're wrestling has been excellent. If you notice, their stories have also been long, slow burning stories. We are just now getting the conclusion to Roode/Storm after a full years build. Bully and Parks' relationship has been ongoing since before Genesis and I can still see the ties between the two. Ever since Abyss told Joseph that he might "get burned", I knew that they (Abyss/Bully) had a tie in and I really think we're going to get that with this A&8 angle. A&8 also, being quite frankly TNA's biggest angle since MEM, is something that when they first came out everyone said "Don't ruin it TNA by making it go too fast!" but 2 months later everyone is saying they should have revealed major players by now? We went from "Oh TNA doesn't even know what to do with the guys who attacked Sting" to now complaining that "TNA isn't giving me enough information about the group". Seriously, TNA is a great alternative to the E Universe because they are giving more interesting stories that are geared towards adults. Since it’s geared to adults, I want adult stories that take time and build up before I get the final conclusion. I don't want someone telling me how Sons of Anarchy is going to end this season when they've only had 2 weeks of programming, but that’s just how I like my entertainment.

But fuck it, maybe we should just buy into the E's crap that we have short attention spans and we need instant gratification every 5 seconds or else we get bored. That might be true for some, but for those who look past what they see in front of their face and actually look for the clues to the story don't get bored so easily. But to each their own I guess... Done with the rant before I say anything I'll regret.