| Jan. 5th, 2010 @ 10:37 pm Impact (part the first). |
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Current Mood:  nostalgic
Current Music: Real American - Rick Derringer
Opening is kind of meh. They want us to believe that they've been building to this. Taz is on the announcing booth now, apparently.
First thing we see is Bubba the Love Sponge interviewing a bunch of people, all of whom seem to have come from the 90's.
Actual wrestling opens with X division Cage match (advertised in the ad I saw for the show.) I recognize almost all of the people in the match. (That's a strike. If it's all the same people, than nothing's changed really in a year.) Worse, the match ends as a cheesy no-contest. (If this is what they're planning for the whole show, kind of lame.) After the match, who comes through the crowd but Jeff Hardy, no doubt having washed out of WWE's substance abuse policy again. He beefs with Homicide, then climbs the cage. (Big whoop.) Crowd is chanting "This is Bullshit" and Spike has to be happy for the 7-second delay.
Out of the break, they mention that they'll be following Hogan's limo until he arrives. (Big whoop.) Then we get Kevin Nash, who sounds drunk, and rambles on about how he's going to, near as I can follow, make more money because Hogan's gonna make TNA #1, or something.
Next match, Women's championship: Tara (who?) against ODB (who has big blond hair now.) Not much of a match, but title change as ODB regains her belt. After the match, Tara gives ODB a widow's peak, and then puts a spider on her. (Meh.)
I've watched 39 minutes of the show, and it's the same old nonsense, really. And looking at the schedule for next week, this is a one shot live show, and then apparently, it's back to tape on Thursday nights.
Fast forwarding now. Ric Flair getting out of a limo (guess Vince isn't paying anymore), Mick Foley being denied access. Bobby Lashley and his wife yakking (apparently he wants his release because of Hogan). Random T&A. Scott Hall and X-Pac also denied access. Hogan's limo again. Then another limo pulls up and someone else (Bischoff?) gets into Hogan's limo, meanwhile Hall and X-Pac have accessed the crowd.
There's a shit-ton of commercials, BTW. It's almost like they don't know how to fill an hour of live TV. (Don't they have guys that used to work for Vince booking this shit?)
Hogan finally arrives at 8:56, to the NWO music from WCW. (This is a very Nitro thing to do, IIRC. Having something happen just as Raw is about to start.) Hogan talks up TNA. Hall and X-Pac are invited into the ring. Hall and X-Pac want to get paid. Hogan says this isn't like the old days.
(Over on WWE, this is being countered by Hell freezing over, as Shawn Michaels is apologizing to Bret Hart for Montreal and they're f'n HUGGING!)
Nash comes out. Hogan is apparently partners with Dixie Carter, the owner of TNA (this is what you find out when you haven't been watching.) Nash accuses Hogan of being corporate. Hogan says that Hall, Nash, and X-Pac need to grow up, and then out comes Eric Bischoff. Bischoff says that everyone has to earn a spot, and Hall, Nash and X-Pac walk. WTF? Hogan says that everything's been changed, and that everyone has to start from scratch. Bischoff takes the script for tonight's show and rips it apart, and gives them a new script. Hogan says if you can't talk and you can't wrestle, then pack your bags and head north.
And look, Sting's in the rafters!
Okay, I've now watched 75 minutes of this, and I can see where it's headed. (But now I must go to bed, so I will watch the rest of this tomorrow.) |
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