Archive for May, 2008

  • THC Mailbag: Impact Criticism

    THC Mailbag: Impact Criticism

    I got an e-mail from a reader this morning who questioned why I am so critical of TNA during my Impact reviews week after week, especially since their in-ring product is better than that of WWE’s. I replied to his e-mail and decided to provide...

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  • AJ’s Revenge! (5/29 Impact Recap)

    AJ’s Revenge! (5/29 Impact Recap)

    Impact features a pair of King of the Mountain qualifying matches and Eric Young continues to look for "The King."

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  • Kurt & Karen: The Beginning… or the End? (5/22 Impact Recap)

    Kurt & Karen: The Beginning… or the End? (5/22 Impact Recap)

    A pair of King of the Mountain qualifiers take place Kurt and Karen Angle try to work out their issues as Karen responds to Kurt's apology.

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  • What’s Up with Booker? (5/15 Impact Recap)

    What’s Up with Booker? (5/15 Impact Recap)

    Jim Cornette reveals who his picks are for the King of the Mountain match and Jay Lethal pops the question to SoCal Val.

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  • My Thoughts on Sacrifice

    My Thoughts on Sacrifice

    The main feature of Sacrifice was the 8-team Deuces Wild Tag Team Tournament.  After seeing the entire tournament unfold during the pay-per-view event, I had about as much tag team wrestling as I could stomach for one night. Normally, I love tag team wrestling and...

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  • Sacrifice (5/11 PPV Recap)

    Sacrifice (5/11 PPV Recap)

    A video package airs in which Samoa Joe, Kurt Angle and Scott Steiner are all talking about what it means to them to be World Champion.  They also talk about what they can do and what they are willing to do to walk out of...

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  • Impact Rating Drops

    Impact Rating Drops

    I was a little surprised at the ratings drop for this week’s edition of Impact. I stated in my Impact recap that the show was heavy on the segments but it was not the worst Impact in recent history by far. Since The Hexagon Circle...

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  • Sacrifice Preview & Predictions

    Sacrifice Preview & Predictions

    Sacrifice comes to us live this Sunday from the Impact Zone in Orlando, Florida. The event will focus mostly on a tag team title tournament, with a World title match and a few #1 contenders gimmick matches thrown in there for good measure. Due to...

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  • Final Sacrifice (5/8 Impact Recap)

    Final Sacrifice (5/8 Impact Recap)

    Two tag teams are selected out of the Egotistical Eight for the Deuces Wild Tournament as we head into Sacrifice.

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  • Petey Williams Injured

    Petey Williams Injured

    I’m not a fan of spoilers but it was hard to avoid something like this. As was reported on several web sites recently, Petey Williams suffered an injury at the Impact television tapings this past Tuesday and fractured his orbital bone during a match. According...

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  • The Egotistical Eight (5/1 Impact Recap)

    The Egotistical Eight (5/1 Impact Recap)

    Two more tag teams qualify for the Deuces Wild Tournament and the eight wrestlers who will round out the other four teams are announced.

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