TNA Slammiversary - June 2nd *Spoilers*

Machismo Fan

TNA World Heavyweight Championship
'The Icon' Sting vs. champion Bully Ray

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2vWqqvXjog

gnfnrhead

The longer build really makes it hard to call what matches will happen, but I'll give a couple of guesses anyway.

TNA Title
Bully vs Sting vs Morgan - Morgan didnt technically lose and without this has nothing.

Tag Titles
Chavo/Hernandez vs Roode/Aries vs Bad Influence vs Storm/??? - Throwing Storm is as a special referee is random as fcuk so I'm assuming he'll get more involved and end up with a new partner for Slammiversary.

Angle vs Styles - Styles turns on Angle and Sting, joining Aces and Eights as the new VP.

X Title
King vs Sabin vs ......Suicide? - A guess really. King and Sabin will be in, dont know about number three.

Magnus, Joe, Hardy and EY vs Devon, Anderson, Brisco and Bischoff - Assuming they are all back, which they should be. Gives all eight guys something to do.

Knockouts Title
Velvet vs Taryn - Taryn is the flavor of the month.

Looking at the roster, thats only leaving out Knux and Doc (who could take Bischoff and Brisco's place with ease), Rob Terry and Joseph Park. Not exactly major casualties right now. Park and either one of Knux and Doc could be added to make it a 10 man if they really wanted to.

the groutch

gnfnrhead wrote: »

Knockouts Title
Velvet vs Taryn - Taryn is the flavor of the month.

Taryn is nothing more than a poor ripoff of the worst WWE diva ever, putting a title on her would be beyond a joke.

GTR63

the groutch wrote: »

Taryn is nothing more than a poor ripoff of the worst WWE diva ever, putting a title on her would be beyond a joke.

Its just them trying to repeat the Tessmacher formula except she is feuding with Gail Kim instead of Tara. I`d imagine we`ll get a heel Mickie vs Velvet

JP Liz V1

I hope they keep the title on Ray

I fear Sting might get it so he can feud with Hogan for it

GTR63

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

I hope they keep the title on Ray

I fear Sting might get it so he can feud with Hogan for it

Bully is keeping that belt until Bound for Glory. I`m tipping Styles to beat him for it. Power Slam brought up an interesting comparison between Styles and Sting`s gimmick change in WcW in the late 90`s about trying to be being recruited by a heel faction only to turn face in the end.

Ando's Saggy Bottom

GTR63 wrote: »

Bully is keeping that belt until Bound for Glory. I`m tipping Styles to beat him for it. Power Slam brought up an interesting comparison between Styles and Sting`s gimmick change in WcW in the late 90`s about trying to be being recruited by a heel faction only to turn face in the end.

Yup they're clearly rehashing the old Sting gimmick with AJ.

Mr.Saturn

Except the blowoff won't be a dud as Hogan won't be involv.........s**t.

GTR63

Mr.Saturn wrote: »

Except the blowoff won't be a dud as Hogan won't be involv.........s**t.

Still better than Hulk vs Bully anyway.

gnfnrhead

gnfnrhead wrote: »

Tag Titles
Chavo/Hernandez vs Roode/Aries vs Bad Influence vs Storm/??? - BOOM!

Angle vs Styles - BOOM!

X Title
King vs Sabin vs ......Suicide? - BOOM!

Magnus, Joe, Hardy and EY vs Devon, Anderson, Brisco and Bischoff - Nothing yet.

Knockouts Title
Velvet vs Taryn - Half right, Taryn vs Gail.

Three and a half out of four, one still to be decided

Sting vs Bully was already announced which is why I'm not counting it here.

GTR63

God I hate the Suicide gimmick, why won't they let it die.
Wonder who Storms partner will be.
You'll get a foul mouthed rant from me if its Blob Van Dam.

gnfnrhead

Eric Young I reckon.

Small, small chance of Harris.

GTR63

gnfnrhead wrote: »

Eric Young I reckon.

Small, small chance of Harris.

I'm hoping for Jeff Hardy or Magnus.

gnfnrhead

Both will surely be going after Aces and Eights upon their returns?

GTR63

gnfnrhead wrote: »

Both will surely be going after Aces and Eights upon their returns?

Thats true. Hardy would want to toughen up Sting got hit with 20 hammer shots and has returned.
My pick was 100% based on improving the match. Harris is a joke now which is such a shame for a guy who could of been a asset and i'm worried E.Y. would just do a load of comedy spots.

JP Liz V1

No Holds Barred Match for the TNA World Title. If Sting loses, he can never again challenge for the TNA Title for the rest of his life:
-Bully Ray (c) vs. Sting

-AJ Styles vs. Kurt Angle

Four Team Elimination Tag Team Championship Match:
-Chavo Guerrero and Hernandez (c's) vs. Christopher Daniels and Kazarian vs. Austin Aries and Bobby Roode vs. James Storm and a mystery partner

TNA TV Title Match:
-Devon (c) vs. Joseph Park

Ultimate X Match for the X-Division:
-Kenny King vs. Chris Sabin vs. an opponent to be determined

-Taryn Terrell vs. Gail Kim

Furious-Red

Storms partner to be Samoa Joe?

Machismo Fan

No match graphics!!! How will people know what the people look like.







Third person in the X-Division match will be Suicide, Williams or Dutt.

It's Suicide.

Hoping for Harris as Storm's partner out of pure nostalgia.

gnfnrhead

On Impact they advertised Suicide for the match :pac:

the groutch

Machismo Fan wrote: »

Hoping for Harris as Storm's partner out of pure nostalgia.

Knock Knock!

Machismo Fan

the groutch wrote: »

Knock Knock!

Is the poor guy's career going to defined by those few weeks on ECW despite all the good that came before?

Machismo Fan

TNA World Heavyweight Championship - No Holds Barred, If Sting Loses He Can't Challenge For The TNA Title Again
'The Icon' Sting vs. champion Bully Ray


'Phenomenal' AJ Styles vs. 'Olympic Gold Medalist' Kurt Angle


TNA World Tag Team Championships - Elimination Match
Bad Influence ('Fallen Angel' Christopher Daniels and Kazarian) vs. 'Cowboy' James Storm and Gunner vs. champions 'SuperMex' Hernandez and Chavo Guerrero vs. 'The Greatest Man That Ever Lived' Austin Aries and 'The 'It' Factor of Professional Wrestling and The Leader of the Selfish Generation' Bobby Roode


TNA X-Division Championship - Ultimate X Match
Suicide vs. champion Kenny King vs. Chris Sabin


TNA Television Championship
Joseph Park vs. champion Devon


Gail Kim vs. Taryn Terrell


Gutcheck Tournament Final - Winner Gets A Spot in the Bound For Glory Series
Jay Bradley vs. Sam Shaw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTILXRFfS4c

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxDaoIZcpuo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAU_QT4Gh-c

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRwZiCpgwz8

Machismo Fan

Six Man Tag
Aces and 8s vs. Magnus, 'Samoan Submission Machine' Samoa Joe and 'Charismatic Enigma' Jeff Hardy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNyYUXJ96CY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJgqgg2Rqpc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMaeXG6QNGM

Mr.Saturn

Why is Sam Shaw naked?

gnfnrhead

gnfnrhead wrote: »

The longer build really makes it hard to call what matches will happen, but I'll give a couple of guesses anyway.

TNA Title
Bully vs Sting vs Morgan - Close, no Morgan.

Tag Titles
Chavo/Hernandez vs Roode/Aries vs Bad Influence vs Storm/??? - Spot on!

Angle vs Styles - Spot on!

X Title
King vs Sabin vs ......Suicide? - Spot on!

Magnus, Joe, Hardy and EY vs Devon, Anderson, Brisco and Bischoff - Close again, no EY for the faces while Doc replaces Devon and Anderson for Aces & Eights.

Knockouts Title
Velvet vs Taryn - Half right, Taryn vs. Gail

I think I did pretty damn well considering how far in advance I did it

Just noticed the graphic has Anderson, they said Doc on Impact? If it's Anderson I'm closer again!

Machismo Fan

Forgot to add the updated stip for the KO match and they've officially made it DOC (and they've put up a new video), show is tonight:

Last Knockout Standing
Gail Kim vs. Taryn Terrell


Six Man Tag Team Match
Aces and 8s (Wes Brisco, Garett Bischoff and D.O.C.) vs. Magnus, 'Samoan Submission Machine' Samoa Joe and 'The Charismatic Enigma' Jeff Hardy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYXljJxEnAA

GTR63

Is the new summer signing going debuting on this or are we going to have to wait.
Looking forward to this on Wednesday night.

Machismo Fan

GTR63 wrote: »

Is the new summer signing going debuting on this or are we going to have to wait.

They haven't said anything about a debut date yet.

Machismo Fan

Best match of the show so far was Kim/Terrell - best womens match in a long while. Much better than even the most optimistic person in the world could've expected.

GTR63

Taryn/Kim is the new D-lo/Angle by all accounts. Fascinated to see that now.

gnfnrhead

Watching now so this will either be updated or I'll double/triple post depending on how I feel

Did I imagine it, or did a previous Ultimate X match only end when the title was taken down to the mat? Cant remember who it was, but someone took the belt down, but someone else took it off them before they got to the mat and was declared the winner. On Sunday it ended with Sabin still in the air? Did I imagine the first one, or are they making it up as they go?

Secondly, what happened to Sabin's head? I didnt see any blood when he got the belt, then a minute later he was covered in it.

Poor Doc. Booked in a match on Impact. Taken out in the first graphic, added back for the second and taken out again on the show.

Hogan was really off form. Destination X no longer exists (although credit to him for actually remembering the name) and he seemed to think he was making a match there and then when it had been announced on Impact.

Part Two:

Wes Brisco somehow fcuks up the Twist of Faith twice in a row! Considering how many times Hardy has hit that move without trouble over the years, it's all on Brisco there. Bischoff got very little ring time. If they dont trust him, why even have him wrestle? Let Doc or Knux have the spot instead.

Gut Check Match should have been on a pre-show. It killed the crowd after a Jeff Hardy match. If Bradly even gets points on the board I'll be surprised. Crowd dont react to him at all. At least Shaw is able to get a reaction.

More making it up as they go. Why bother advertising Park if youre just going to swap it for Abyss? Unless the plan is to have Abyss forced to give up the title due to it not being an official match as Taz pointed out 6 million times.

Random fact: This time next year, Angle will have been in TNA longer than he was in WWE.

A big vote of confidence for Gunner here, bringing him back after so long off and straight away giving him the tag titles. A very good match and the MOTN thus far.

Scratch that. Gail vs Taryn wins the MOTN and the show isnt even over yet. Easily the Women's MOTY for me. Havent seen a womens match that good (outside of SHIMMER) since the Gail/Kong matches. Insanely good, especially considering Taryn Terrell was involved.

Tenay: "Styles has put away so many with that move". Maybe it's just me, but I dont recall Styles using the Lionsault that often, let alone winning matches with it? Otherwise, it wasnt anything special. Good, but nothing less than expected of those two.

Main event was needlessly overbooked. Exposing the wood of the ring was a nice touch though.

Decent enough show, but it didnt feel like anything special. Gail vs Taryn really deserves a watch while Angle vs Styles and the Tag Titles are worthwhile too.

GTR63

Your right about feet touching the mat alrite, Sabin got bust open when he was coming down he bounced his face on the mat apparently.

Headshot

I really like that Angle vs Styles match, some great spots too. It pisses me off that Bad Influence or Aries and Roode are champions (especially Bad Influence) I hoping that I get to see Aries back in the singles competition again and going for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship. One of the best wrestlers in the rooster deserves to champion.

Im a TNA fan but im a wrestling fan foremost and id love to see Aries in WWE taking on Punk and Daniel Bryan. That would be epic for me

Ando's Saggy Bottom

Headshot wrote: »

Im a TNA fan but im a wrestling fan foremost and id love to see Aries in WWE taking on Punk and Daniel Bryan. That would be epic for me

You don't have to wonder what it'd be like, they all wrested several times in the past in ROH (and elsewhere). Aries and Bryan once went 75 minutes!

gnfnrhead

Headshot wrote: »

Im a TNA fan but im a wrestling fan foremost and id love to see Aries in WWE taking on Punk and Daniel Bryan. That would be epic for me

A quick google search will get you those matches.

He tried out for Tough Enough but they were not interested. Instead they opted for whatshisname who is unemployed now :pac:

Headshot

I want it in WWE where Punk and Daniel Bryan are at their peak tbh

gnfnrhead

A bit late then cause Punk is past his peak.

Ando's Saggy Bottom

gnfnrhead wrote: »

A bit late then cause Punk is past his peak.

I think Aries is fairly beat down physically these days too compared to 5 years ago. These guys have a huge amount of miles and injuries on the clock, not to mind the crazy style they worked over that period.

gnfnrhead

Ando's Saggy Bottom wrote: »

I think Aries is fairly beat down physically these days too compared to 5 years ago. These guys have a huge amount of miles and injuries on the clock, not to mind the crazy style they worked over that period.

It's a shame when you think how many of the guys from that period are nearly done. McGuinness is done, Styles can still do it but not as often, Joe has struggled for a while now, Punk is on the decline, Low Ki's best days are behind him. Bryan is the only one still going strong from that batch. Going to be a while before we get another bunch of guys that talented.

GTR63

Mike tenay firing the finger gun at the start of the show looked like a man who had just heard Todd would go and not him.
Oh Mike

GTR63

Just watched the Knockout match, jesus that match was great FAR exceeding my or anybodies expectations.
Taryn Terrell is like 2013's Okada, okay I kid but I didn't see that coming at all.

CastorTroy

Imagine wwe having a women's match like that. Don't even think they have anyone that could be in a long match, never mind a last diva standing match

gnfnrhead

CastorTroy wrote: »

Imagine wwe having a women's match like that. Don't even think they have anyone that could be in a long match, never mind a last diva standing match

Natalya probably could.

We all know Gail is great, but nobody expected that from Taryn Terrell. Before hand everyone considered her the worst Knockout on the roster.

GTR63

I'm telling you Gnfnrhead she is the new Okada

GTR63

Finished watching this earlier thought it was very enjoyable. I could watch Angle vs Styles all day long, AJ's new music is pretty badass too; at least I thought so. Bully Ray vs Sting was decent too bar the overbooked finish.
Not too sure about Gunner being a tag champ though.

CastorTroy

gnfnrhead wrote: »

Natalya probably could.

We all know Gail is great, but nobody expected that from Taryn Terrell. Before hand everyone considered her the worst Knockout on the roster.

Actually just watching NXT now and there are a couple of divas there that could do it

montyrebel

just watched this today, the womens match is one of the best matches this year, easily best match TNA has had this year.

And it looked to me that sabin dropped the belt on his own head when he won it and the belt did the damage to him

gerrybbadd

I've made the decision to start watching TNA and Slammiversary was my first ppv to see in a long time. Really enjoyed it, I have to say. AJ and Angle wasn't as good as I thought it could have been. I thought playing the pile driver up as a deadly move was a great touch in the Bully vs Sting match, especially ripping away at the ring to expose the boards beneath.

Gail vs Taryn, just wow! No wonder Drew got the head slapped off him!