Merzbow Posted January 22, 2014 Posted January 22, 2014 Even stuff like D&D is cooler than wrestling these days, we're the bottom of the nerd pile.
AshC Posted January 23, 2014 Posted January 23, 2014 Hulk Hogan vs Sting from Bound For Glory 2011 is TNA's greatest ever match, isn't it?
Moderators PowerButchi Posted January 23, 2014 Moderators Posted January 23, 2014 It certainly was a cracker. My favourite TNA bouts were Jarett vs Angle. Fantastic stuff. Jeff Jarrett was quality.
The Cutting Edge Posted January 23, 2014 Posted January 23, 2014 Depends what kinda match you like really Joe had a heap of great matches from 06-08 vs Angle, Genesis 1st match, 30min Iron Man, Lockdown 'mma' style match vs AJ 'Sacrifice 05' or 'Unbreakable 05' vs Aj vs Daniels Others AJ vs Angle, Aries vs Roode, Hardy vs Aries,
AshC Posted January 23, 2014 Posted January 23, 2014 Hogan and Sting though... how long did they build that up for? Months, if not a full year. Two genuine marquee attractions with huge name value battling it out for the one and only time (in the promotion), and concluding the storyline with a fantastic feel-good moment. For me, that match lives longest in the memory.
Moderators PowerButchi Posted January 23, 2014 Moderators Posted January 23, 2014 True. The whole "Hogan sees Eric smash his son with a chair and thinks 'DAMN IT! IT AIN'T RIGHT! I AIN'T LIKE THESE PEOPLE'" just before saving Sting bit is awesome. Wonderful moment. Proof of Hogan's smoke and mirrors stuff being awesome.
Guest Posted January 23, 2014 Posted January 23, 2014 I've just noticed Xavier woods is billed as being from angel grove, California. Brilliant.
Loki Posted January 23, 2014 Posted January 23, 2014 It certainly was a cracker. My favourite TNA bouts were Jarett vs Angle. Fantastic stuff. Jeff Jarrett was quality. It's one of the best certainly. Also, Joe v Angle, Joe v Steiner, and 3-D v Steiner Bros. That last is almost the perfect tag match.
Paid Members ColinBollocks Posted January 23, 2014 Paid Members Posted January 23, 2014 (edited) Hogan and Sting though... how long did they build that up for? Months, if not a full year. Two genuine marquee attractions with huge name value battling it out for the one and only time (in the promotion), and concluding the storyline with a fantastic feel-good moment. For me, that match lives longest in the memory. I thought it was nearly two years? They prolonged it because Hogan's back was in such a state, so they had to postpone the big match. The match was excellent, though. I remember quite enjoying a Last Man Standing match Bully Ray and AJ Styles had a few years back. Certainly as thrilling a match as you could get in the shitty Impact Zone. Edited January 23, 2014 by ColinBollocks
Vamp Posted January 23, 2014 Posted January 23, 2014 I'm probably alone in this but the only time I've watched that highly heralded unbreakable match I found it really dull.
Paid Members IANdrewDiceClay Posted January 23, 2014 Paid Members Posted January 23, 2014 (edited) Sting vs Hogan is mine. It was the big circus of a match, which I love. Austin Aries vs Bobby Roode is up there. The ladder match from late 2012 with Aries and Hardy is awesome. Joe vs Angle of course. I loved the Bad Influence vs Angle and Styles match from Slammiversary 2012 as well. I've been watching a lot of 2005/06 TNA recently, for some reason. Paparazzi Productions and LAX are better than anything in wrestling currently. Add Samoa Joe's undefeated streak and AJ Styles generally being great, and that was quite a period for TNA. What hit me like a tonne of bricks watching that period was how there seemed to be a sense of the company going somewhere. Its really strange. Everyone from Tenay and West to Styles to Cornette to Joe to Konnan, they all spoke as if they were on a road to something special. There was this freshness. Even the Impact Zone looked great. They had this little laser light show and a cool look entrance way. That's the biggest difference to 2014. The roster looks like it cant be arsed and nobody seems to be looking forward. Shame really. Its got the look of a company waiting for nothing in particular. Edited January 23, 2014 by IANdrewDiceClay
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted January 23, 2014 Paid Members Posted January 23, 2014 Yep, that was my era of TNA as well. I often go back and watch stuff from that period. I still think the Paparazzi stuff was some of the finest wrestling comedy of all time. Once they got rid of Johnny Devine from it. Useless twunt. Joe's run was fantastic - my favourite part of it was when he absolutely murdered Sabu in that steel cage match.
Paid Members wandshogun09 Posted January 23, 2014 Paid Members Posted January 23, 2014 I quite liked Joe vs Sabin as well from whichever show that was on.
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted January 23, 2014 Paid Members Posted January 23, 2014 And they'd bring in international stars for guest appearances as well, which I think worked really well for the most part - like when Joe wrestled Jushin Thunder Liger at Bound For Glory 2005, with one of my favourite entrances of all time:- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WS28nerTDS8
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