Impact with a Ton of Impact!!

TNA Impact Review and Thoughts from Last Night

Yesterday's TNA Impact was definitely a star-studded show! It started with an interview with the new Jeff Jarrett and to the surprise of me, the crowd starts a "Welcome back" chant to him. Who would have ever thought the day would come where we'd here that? Jeff explains why he is a new man and why he let Sting of all people, get the win and title shot... This, of course, causes Kurt Angle to come out, and of course, he is dissatisfied about Jeff not letting Kurt get the pin so he'd get the title shot... Thus, Sting comes out and now we are set for a dream matchup of Sting vs. Kurt Angle... but next week... Why not later tonight for the main event? Ah, but the best was yet to come...

The Daniels, Styles, Rhino, and Samoa Joe 4-way match looked to be another dream match (i.e. Daniels vs. Styles vs. Joe at Destination X a year ago), but it was ok... Amazing to note how Daniels and Styles about 2 months ago were top faces and now are top heels but it's working although I don't quite get why Daniels is wearing a Sting mask and carrying a bat to when goes to the ring and says nothing backstage... Just as the old black and white Sting in WCW only that he was a face... I wonder if Sting will have anything to say about Daniels bizarre behavior or better yet, will Daniels one day attack Sting?!

Is was good to see Chris Harris back in action and I must say, "Giggity-giggity" Gail Kim!! Also saw the clips from Lockdown of her and damn, she (and Jackie Moore) are some tough mammas!! To continue the fued, Jackie attacks Gail before Harris' match w/Rude and they brawl in the crowd!! Thus, Harris is left alone to face Robert Rude (w/Ms. Brooks and Eric Young) and of course, cheats his way to win... Rude let's Young have it after the match and wants to know who Eric's "Friend" is... since Eric says it's not fellow Canadian Petey Williams... Interesting...

And then, the main event, Abyss and Christian Cage vs. the new NWA Tag Champs Team 3D (coming off the dubya vs. my favorite tag team LAX) with a bonus of Konnan doing color commentary which was brilliant!! Decent match, but the best was yet to come after the match... Of course, James Mitchell and Christian's friends were tried of Abyss and blaming him for their loses and told him that this was his last chance... Of course, Abyss knocked Christian off the top rope inadvertently and was pinned. Christian gets into Abyss' face and then Abyss decks him (crowd goes wild)! Abyss sets up to hit the Shock Treatment (one of my fav. moves) but James Mitchell stops him and threatens to call the cops... So Abyss stops but then is bitch-slapped by Mitchell and thus, Abyss grabs Mitchell by the throat and teases to chokeslam Mitchell only to get attacked by Christian's Coalition (ah predicted as they always tease to attack a manager but get prevented)... However, Abyss would fight back and would be all alone w/Mitchell! Mitchell takes out his cell and Abyss gives a John McEnroe backhand to the phone and then Blackhole Slames Mitchell!! (What, that's not suppose to happen unless a PPV)!! Avasts, that's not all... The coalition returns and Christian hits a sick chairshot on Abyss that immediately cuts Abyss open (I think they grabbed the wrong chair for this accidently). Everyone would get a chairshot in and then the barbwire bat was brought into play!! This is were you expect somebody like Sting, Angle, Rhino, Joe, somebody to come down to the ring to save Abyss before he gets slugged but to another shocking development, no help arrived and Abyss he decimated w/barbie... Immediate blood shots to both arms (sickening) from Christian and then a "Conchairto" with special guest Barbie to the face/arm!! PPV quality here indeed.

For those of you wrestling fans that missed the brutality, shame on you, but there is a chance to still catch snippets of them here:



Overall, great show full of surprises and wrestling action... Next week looks to be another good show in the making... Can't wait!!