Did They Defy The Odds?
Last night, TNA presented Against All Odds on PPV. Did they defy the odds and put on a fantastic show or was it just average? Here’s what went down:
Eight Card Stud Tournament
Opening Round Match Ups:
Desmond Wolfe vs. “Pope” D’Angelo Dinero
SHOULD: Wolfe WILL: Pope
WINNER: Pope via pin fall after hitting the DDE (D’Angelo Dinero Express)
Hernandez vs. Matt Morgan
SHOULD: Morgan WILL: Morgan
WINNER: Morgan via pin fall roll up after hooking Hernandez’s tights
Mr. Anderson vs. Kurt Angle
SHOULD: Anderson WILL: Angle
WINNER: Anderson via pin fall after hitting the Mic Check on a woozy Angle who took a header into the exposed buckle
No Disqualification (Added At Show)
Abyss vs. Mick Foley
SHOULD: Foley WILL: Foley
WINNER: Abyss via pin fall after hitting a Black Hole Slam on Foley in a pile of thumbtacks
Tag Team Grudge Match
Team 3D (Brother Ray & Brother Devon) vs. The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobbs & Jerry Saggs)
SHOULD: Team 3D WILL: Team 3D
WINNERS: The Nasty Boys via pin fall after Jimmy Hart (old manager) came to help them when ref’s back was turned
Eight Card Stud Tournament
Second Round Match Ups:
“Pope” D’Angelo Dinero vs. Matt Morgan
WINNER: Pope via pin fall hitting the DDE after countering Morgan’s Carbon Footprint
Mr. Anderson vs. Abyss
WINNER: Anderson via pin fall after hitting the Mic Check
TNA World Title Match
(Eric Bischoff guest referee)
Samoa Joe vs. AJ Styles with Ric Flair (Champion)
SHOULD: Styles WILL: Styles
WINNER: Styles via pin fall after hitting the Styles Clash. Joe had match won, hit Muscle Buster, but Flair pulled Bischoff out so he couldn’t make the count. Joe lost his cool on Bischoff and AJ took advantage.
Backstage: Anderson and Pope were interviewed in two different segments. Pope was attacked by Scott Hall & Six Pac.
Eight Card Stud Tournament
Final Round Match Up:
Mr. Anderson vs. “Pope” D’Angelo Dinero
WINNER: Pope via pin fall after hitting the DDE
QUICK THOUGHTS:
Well, I’m not going to say it was a great show, but I’ll say it was an average one. I’ll start with the Eight Card Stud Tournament. I think it’s safe to say that I’m shocked with the outcome. I did NOT even think that “The Pope” would be remotely close to winning. It speaks volumes as to what TNA thinks when it comes with to his potential as a possible main event talent. The one thing that I was shocked the most about was how soundly Kurt Angle got whooped by Mr. Anderson. Anderson using Kurt’s medal to cut him open was classic! As for the NO DQ stipulation added to the Abyss/Foley match, they were also asked to use the barb-wire baseball bat or fear that Abyss will lose his mask on Thursday’s Impact… they didn’t use it. I expect some sort of backlash from Eric Bischoff.
I don’t even want to talk about how upset I am about The Nasty Boys winning, and now Jimmy Hart’s back too… geez… I think the only person who’s missing in TNA is Brutus Beefcake, who ironically is going to be wrestling at Big Time Wrestling (my local promotion) next month.
The World Title match was alright. I knew something like this would happen and AJ would retain the title, but that doesn’t mean I have to like it! I really think this AJ Styles arrogant asshole character stinks on ice! Ric Flair could pull it off, but it’s not AJ’s forte. He’s a good old boy and it just doesn’t fit him. I figured Flair would get involved, but I hoped that maybe he’d get sent to the back and AJ would have to fend for himself and squeak away with a victory.
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