Paid Members ColinBollocks Posted July 13, 2012 Paid Members Share Posted July 13, 2012 The final angle is quality. The way they executed the angle last night leaves you with a ton of questions and theories (is Hogan in on it / how many more are in this gang / is there a shadowy figure behind all of this). Plus, you have Sting & Hogan playing Riggs & Murtaugh, which can't fail. I like the idea of there being an endless amount of goons ready to come in and kick lumps out of the TNA roster, and a big baddy is sitting in a dark room smoking a big fat cigar watching them kicking the shit out of the lads. Â I haven't watched wrestling in a few weeks, but I made sure to catch Destination X after hearing of Aries' win. Really unexpected, but it was the right time to do the switch (James Storm may have to wait a bit longer for his second run). Both Aries and Roode were tremendous in their segment. Both came across as big deals and so does everything they touch. Â I agree that Joe is in a bit of form. Aye, he still looks shit but at least he is looking like a bloke that is arsed now. Same can be said for RVD too actually, he's become watchable again. Â Ray and Park is great wrestling telly. I enjoy the variety both men are able to project without hindering the feud (sometimes it's funny/hammy and sometimes it's serious business). They're as good a pairing as anything you'll see. It even has me wanting Parks to morph into "The Abyss" and kick lumps out of Bully Ray. Â Good show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The King of Old School Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 I'm loving the biker angle aswell it has to be said. Â I really do think that the leader of this group has to be a "star" name though, i know folk might turn to Nexas and say they didn't need one, but i think a faction like this in TNA needs that star name. Â Can't really say anything that hasn't been said already. thumbs up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgi86 Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 Just for the fun of it, Aces & Eights screenshots: Â http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/7092/vl...71314h58m04.png http://img842.imageshack.us/img842/2724/vl...71314h58m14.png http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/1172/vl...71314h58m29.png http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/8341/vlcs...71314h58m46.png http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/3126/vlcs...71315h00m38.png http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/1274/vlcs...71315h24m02.png http://img690.imageshack.us/img690/4476/vl...71315h01m55.png http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/8200/vl...71315h02m07.png Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members IANdrewDiceClay Posted July 13, 2012 Author Paid Members Share Posted July 13, 2012 I still only recognise Compton (the bloke in the office looks exactly like him in body shape, skin tone and haircut), Gallows and Knox, and possibly Masters. The rest I have no idea. One of the hats fell off one of them, exposing a Backlund 94-esque buzzcut. One was also a short bloke with long tied back hair. Any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty Eddie Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 For the first time in ages I gave up on watching RAW live as it was boring the shit out of me. I ended up finally watching it on wednesday, only to have my original opinion proven right - it was fucking boring. Â This, on the other hand was yet another really excellent Impact, one that I was happy to sit up and watch until 3am. Everything is clicking right now and they are putting WWE to shame in the promotion and protection of the Titles. Â Even Dakota Darsow seemed alright on this show? Dakota f'n Darsow!! Â Brooke Hogan needs to give up this ridiculous attempt to look sexy and feminine and just accept that she's destined to be a wrestler like her old man. Just face reality and go the Beth Phoenix route - add some muscle and become a female powerhouse. If she started wrestling she'd possibly be of value to the Knockout's division, while at the moment she's just a spare part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members mim731 Posted July 13, 2012 Paid Members Share Posted July 13, 2012 If the the Aces and Eights have a big boss instructing them, thoughts on it being Jeff Jarrett? I'd be for it as this stage. Â Cracking show overall, love where this angle is going, and really looking forward to Aries/Roode 2! Nothing particularly rubbish overall, TNA is pretty much must see tv now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members WWFChilli Posted July 13, 2012 Paid Members Share Posted July 13, 2012 If the the Aces and Eights have a big boss instructing them, thoughts on it being Jeff Jarrett? I'd be for it as this stage. Cracking show overall, love where this angle is going, and really looking forward to Aries/Roode 2! Nothing particularly rubbish overall, TNA is pretty much must see tv now!  I'm steering more to Bisch being behind it. Jarrett would have sent the Elite Guard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiffingtonClyro Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 Impact wrestling has a great intangible energy running through it at the moment. Even the Impact Zone Mutants seem less annoying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The King of Old School Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 Impact wrestling has a great intangible energy running through it at the moment. Even the Impact Zone Mutants seem less annoying. Â Nah, they don't. Â They are still a problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiffingtonClyro Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 Impact wrestling has a great intangible energy running through it at the moment. Even the Impact Zone Mutants seem less annoying. Â Nah, they don't. Â They are still a problem. Â I'm pretty sure they were chanting "Batista" at one point, when Bully Ray was being interviewed after his match backstage. That's rather odd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Carbomb Posted July 13, 2012 Paid Members Share Posted July 13, 2012 Count another one for the love fest. Been sticking with TNA since Desmond Wolfe debuted, and I'm glad to see my faith being paid off by the Hogoff regime - I really did believe they'd get good, and they have. Loving almost everything they do at the moment. Â Have to echo the surprise at Dakota Darsow turning out to be not so bad this time around; maybe when he's the sort of guy who does better with a storyline motivation? Loved his intensity, and really believed he wanted to tear Ion apart. As for Ion - I've thought he wasn't half-bad for a while now, mainly during his feud with Aries. He's decent on the mike, has a good look and a good gimmick. Still a cruiser spotty type, but most of them are, so it's something one can overlook quite easily, especially as the X-Division doesn't take up the entire show now. Â The Bully/Park angle is going in a direction I figured it would go, but that's not a bad thing. I've always liked multiple personality characters, and giving Abyss such a gimmick pretty much fits with him. Wonder how they'll rationalise Joseph, though? A younger brother who died when Chris was young, thus sparking his mental breakdown? Â The KO division is ticking over, which is fair, as there are quite a few things having to take a back seat to all the other stories they've got going right now. But I would like to see something develop with Brooke while she's still champ. Think they need to keep Gail away from the belt for a while, she's gotten a little boring. Â The biker angle is great, liking it a lot. Will be interested to see how they get this story flowing. Part of me would love to see a sort of "Final Fight" or "Streets Of Rage" style beat-'em-up sequence, where the biker leader and some of his boys occupy the ring, and Hogan and Sting have to fight their way through a legion of bikers from the outside, through the locker rooms, down the ramp and into the ring to finally face the big boss. Â Also, was pleased with how they tried to keep Devon and Garrett (well, more just Devon really) involved by giving them a brief appearance. People need to remember the TV championship for just a few seconds at least. Â The only thing I think could use some improvement is the tag division - they went from a few good teams last year, really pushing the division, to the belts being held by two non-tag-specialists who are already embroiled in a feud with AJ. But this is NOT really a problem, and not TNA's fault - I don't think it's possible for TNA to focus on all their belt divisions at any one time, much less still devote time to belt-less feuds. At least, not without two TV shows anyway, and they just couldn't pull that off right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty Eddie Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 Has anyone managed to find a version of this online that isn't the weird production version? Â A friend of mine down the pub (!!!) mentioned that all the torrents floating about were that same one, and he also "said" that XWT is down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members IANdrewDiceClay Posted July 13, 2012 Author Paid Members Share Posted July 13, 2012 Just when you thought Sting didn't have any help ... Â When the show went off air, Al Snow Snow Ploughed all 6 of them and Simon Diamond Simonizered the rest. Won't be seeing this lot in a hurry I bet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 There are your next tag champs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTXRussomark Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 If the the Aces and Eights have a big boss instructing them, thoughts on it being Jeff Jarrett? I'd be for it as this stage. Cracking show overall, love where this angle is going, and really looking forward to Aries/Roode 2! Nothing particularly rubbish overall, TNA is pretty much must see tv now!  I'm steering more to Bisch being behind it. Jarrett would have sent the Elite Guard. I'm definitely thinking it's Bischoff. And with Garrett backing Hogan/Sting I'm thinking a heel turn for Garrett at some point to reconcile with daddy. Bischoff as the mastermind would work in terms of giving a load of new faces some instant credibility if they're not going down the route of having an actual leader of the faction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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