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TNA SLAMMIVERSARY X
JUNE 10, 2012
ARLINGTON, TEXAS - COLLEGE PARK CENTER

-  Well, the day has arrived.  Dixie is tweeting Christian photos and bragging about the biggest TNA crowd in history.  Could gain some huge momentum tonight.  Here we go!

-  Your hosts are Mike Tenay and Taz.
-  We begin with a look back at the major moments in the past 10 years of Total Nonstop Action.  It is labeled as a landmark event.  And now Direct Auto Insurance presents...TNA Slammiversary.  All red ropes, no pyro.  Crowd actually looks pretty decent.

-  Nothing says kicking off TNA's biggest show like, Hulk Hogan making his way to the ring.  He says we are kicking off old-school with....

TNA X DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIP
1.  Samoa Joe vs.  Austin Aries
-  Bell rings and this crowd is red hot.  Joe works the arm and Aries kicks it away.  Aries with a headlock and shoulderblocked down.  The trade kicks and Joe drops him with a STIFF kick!  He shoots Aries off and Aries comes back with a huricarana.  Joe to the floor and Aries hits the ropes.  He dives into a STIFF kick to the face from Joe.  Back in and Joe wipes his boots off with Aries being the place mat.  Running kick to the face in the corner.  Cover gets 1.  Joe goes for the running senton and Aries gets the knees up.  Aries trues to send him off the ropes and Joe sends him to the outside.  Joe goes to dive, Aries runs back in.  Aries dives and connects low post on the floor.  Back inside, Aries charges and Joe counters for a 2.  Aries for a Brain Buster, blocked, Joe with a lifting powerbomb.  Cover get 2, Joe picks him up, Boston Crab.  He turns it, CROSSFACE!  He rolls up Aries for 1.  Joe tries to set up a Muscle Buster, but Aries won't have it.  Joe takes him up for the superplex, but Aries counters with an ear ringer.  450 SPLASH BY ARIES!  Cover gets 2.8!!!!!!!  Holy shit!  Aries goes for the discus elbow, Joe blocks and locks in the Kokina Clutch.  Aries rolls on top for 2.5.  Joe misses a corner charge and Aries runs into the one-armed Uranage.  Joe sets him up on top.  Hard chop to Aries.  Muscle Buster, Aries counters, CRUCIFIX DRIVER!  Kick to the face dazes Joe and he is slumped in the corner.  Charging delayed dropkick on Joe.  BRAIN BUSTER ON JOE'S HEAD!  Cover gets 3 and Austin Aries wins it @ 11:46.  (THIS is TNA.  Unbelievable opener.  I was up off my seat at least 4 time here.  This is what they need to build on.  Dammit Joe still can go.  Aries is no slouch, either.  A.)

2.  Kid Kash vs.  Hernandez
-  Have no idea what this match is for.  I read the were gonna have this match and thought it was a rib.  Kash starts with quick forearms and kicks Hernandez to the chest.  Hernandez hits the ropes and shoulderblocks him down.  Kash grabs Hernandez's arm and wrings it on the ropes.  Huricarana by Kash and Hernandez is on the apron.  Slingshot shoulderblock back in.  Jumping corner splash by Hernandez.  Hernandez clears the top rope and land on Kash!  Top rope splash ends it @ 5:50 and you winner is Hernandez.  (This reminds me of a mid card match on a WCW pay per view to get a wrestler over.  I call it a glorified squash.  D+.)

-  More great moments in TNA history.

3.  Robbie E and ROBBIE T vs.  Garret Bischoff and Devon
-  Robbie and Garret begin things with Robbie and Garret trading blows.  Crowd is shitting on Garret.  ROBBIE comes in and goozles Garret.  Garret kicks him and hits the ropes.  Robbie grabs Garret and pulls him outside.  He beats him down and throws him back in.  Robbie tags in and elbows Garret down for 2.  Sidewalk slam by ROBBIE and flying knee drop by Robbie gets 2.  Robbie hits the ropes and gets caught with a faceplant.  Devon tagged in and he drops Robbie.  Diving shoulderblock.  He takes out ROBBIE on the apron.  Thesz press and hammers away on Robbie.  Uranage on Robbie.  Shoulderblock takes out Robbie for a 2.  ROBBIE charges and Garret pulls down the top rope.  Another Uranage on Robbie and Devon and Garret get the win @ 5:54.  (Nothing special here to write home about.  Robbies should have won it.  D-.)

-  Backstage, Jeremy Borash is standing by with Daniels and Kazarian.  They are drinking apple-tinis and celebrating being fucking awesome.

#1 CONTENDERS MATCH
(WINNER WILL FACE THE TNA HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION ON IMPACT, THURSDAY)
4.  Mr. Anderson vs.  Rob Van Dam vs.  Jeff Hardy
-  Hardy is taking out everyone in the ring.  Now Anderson is up and gets thrown into RVD.  Anderson on the ground and POETRY IN MOTION!  Cover on RVD gets 2.  RVD tries a monkey flip and gets shoved onto his head for .  Hardy on the top and we were setting up for a Superplex/poerbomb.  Hardy crotches himself.  So we get a top rope superplex; followed by a Five Star Frog splash.  All 3 men battling on their knees.  RVD with a enziguiri to the face and rolls up with his feet for 2.  Spinning kick on Anderson from the corner.  Split legged Moonsault by RVD gets 2.  German Suplex on RVD by Anderson.  Hardy wants some and drop his legs across for the cover too.  RVD kicks out of everything!  RVD and Anderson battle on the floor.  Hardy flies on top of both men.  Hardy and RVD battle in the ring and Hardy hits Whisper in the Wind.  RVD tries a suplex and Hardy reverses for Twist of Fate.  Hardy nails the Swanton.  Cover gets 2 before Anderson pulls the referee out.  Anderson runs in and now battles with RVD.  RVD goes for the Rolling Thunder, Anderson pops up and nails the Mic Check for the win @ 11:21.  (You could tell this match was gonna be half-assed by all men in the ring.  Crowd got the guys to up their game.  I liked that.  C+.)

-  Backstage, JB is with Crimson.  He is confident that the streak remains in tact tonight.  Time to find out who his next opponent is.

-  Crimson makes his way out and grabs the mic.  He has been undefeated for 470 days.  He goes for cheap heat by shitting on the Texas crowd.  

5.  Crimson vs.  James Storm
-  Storm heads in and just blasts Crimson out the ring to the floor.  He suplexes him back in.  He backs him up to the corner and chops him in the corner.  Crimson kicks him low and starts choking him with his own jacket.  He throws him to the corner and Storm comes out with a big clothesline.  Codebreaker drops Crimson.  Last Call Superkick and James Storm ends the streak @ 2:09.  (Wow, build him up for a year and a half and then have him squashed in less than 3 minutes?  Not really smart booking here.  Crowd loved Storm though.  D+.)

-  Backstage, JB is standing my with Austin Aries.  What is next for the X Division Champion?  He says that he has accomplished everything set out for him.  Next, he wants to be the man in the main event.

-  Slammiversary moment #2, Hulk Hogan signs with TNA.

-  Dixie Carter comes out to her horrible music.  She says she is happy to be in front of the largest crowd in TNA history.  Dixie wants to thank the roster and they walk out on the stage.  The first inductee into the TNA Hall of Fame:  STING!  Dixie brings him in the ring and thanks him for everything he has done in TNA.  He will formally be inducted at Bound For Glory.  He thanks everyone and promises tonight will be showtime.

TNA KNOCKOUTS CHAMPIONSHIP
6.  Miss Tessmacher vs.  Gail Kim
-  Tessmacher starts off with quick offense.  Gail slows it down by working the arm.  Tessmacher is up and rocks her with a neckbreaker.  They trade forearm shots and Tessmacher drops her with clotheslines.  Tessmacher misses and hits the mat.  Neck-tie neckbreaker on Tessmacher.  (Thanks Mike Tenay.)  Gail sends her off the apron into the guardrail.  She rolls Tessmacher back in.  Tessmacher blocks Eat De Feet.  Victory roll on Gail and we have a new TNA Knockout Champion @ 6:57.  (Very slow and plodding.  Really predictable, but Tessmacher is not terrible in the ring.  D+.)

-  Tessmacher has a quick victory speech, post-match.  She blesses Texas.

-  Onto more important business.  JB is standing by with Bully Ray.  He says has Joseph Park right where he wants him.  He again doesn't want to be held responsible for what is about to happen.  We get a pre-match video hyping up the following match.

ANYTHING GOES MATCH
7.  Bully Ray vs.  Joseph Park
-  Split "Let's go Rangers/Yankees suck" chant breaks out before this one gets going.  Ray tells him to take a shot and Ray side steps him.  Ray slaps him around and spits in his face.  Park smacks Ray and Ray drops him immediately.  Ray goes to the outside for a chair.  Park kicks the ropes and Ray gets racked.  Park has the chair and Park turns his back.  Ray drops him again.  Ray brings the chair down across his back twice.   He blasts him in the face with a water bottle.  He tees off on his head on the floor and rolls him back in.  Ray heads up to the middle rope and misses the senton.  Park with a series of rights and lefts.  Ray runs into him and gets knocked back down.  Jumping big boot by Ray.  Now its time for tables.  Park scoots under the ring.  ABYSS comes out from under the ring!  Goozle on Ray and CHOKESLAM THROUGH THE TABLE!  Park rolls back in and covers for the win @ 10:23.  (I mean, we knew it was coming.  Not a strong point for the show, but the crowd was HOT for the match.  D.)

-  JB is standing by with TNA Champion, Bobby Roode,  He says HE is what TNA is all about.  Without him, there would be no TNA.

-  Hulk Hogan is out and brings out WWE Intercontinental Champion, Christian Cage!  Crowd welcomes him back.  Crowd chants YES YES YES.  Cage says there are 2 less corners in the ring since the last time he was there.  But one thing that hasn't changed was the fans.  He introduces the number one moment in TNA history, Sting winning the NWA Title at Slammiversary.  More stoked they showed Monty Brown.  I'm kidding.  And that, my friends, was the trade of for Ric Flair.  We hype the TNA Tag Team Title Match.

TNA WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS
8.  Kazarian and Daniels vs.  Kurt Angle and AJ Styles
-  AJ and Kaz begin it and AJ plants a beautiful dropkick on Kaz and Daniels.  Kaz tries to throw AJ into the guardrail and AJ SLIDES UNDERNEATH.  Springboard forearm off the guardrail.  Daniels clotheslined down.  AJ rolls Kaz back in and drops a high knee for 1.  Angle tagged in.  Double suplex gets 2.  Daniels comes in and kicks Angle down.  Angle backdrops Daniels and AJ comes back in.  Backbreaker on Daniels.  AJ gets hung up on the top rope missing a corner kick.  Daniels elbows him, grabs his hands, and drives a boot down to his chest.  Offensive move missed and HOT TAG to Kurt Angle.  He German suplexes Kaz and Daniels!  Ankle Lock on Daniels and Kaz kicks Angle straight in the face!  Angel's Wings, countered, backdrop.  AJ springboards in and forearms Kaz.  Springboard inverted DDT on Kaz and regular DDT on Daniels!  AJ misses a charge, Kaz kicks AJ, and Daniels rolls the dice on AJ.  T-Bone suplex on Daniels.  Reverse facebuster on Kaz!  Cover gets 2.8!  AJ sets Kaz on the top rope.  Kaz battles a superplex and shoves him down.  ANGLE SPRINGS UP TOP WITH A BELLY TO BELLY!  STO on Angle!  AJ and Daniels trade blows in the middle of the ring now.  Roaring elbow misses, and Uranage on AJ.  BME misses and Angle plants Daniels on his head with a German suplex!  PELE kick on Kaz and top rope splash by Angle! Cover gets 2 and Daniel pulls the referee out.  AJ with a TOP ROPE SPRINGBOARD SHOOTING STAR PRESS ON DANIELS TO THE OUTSIDE!!!!!!!!!!!!  Kaz goes for Fade to Black on Angle, countered, grapevine Ankle Lock on Kaz!  Kaz taps out @ 14:20 and we have NEW TNA TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS!!!!  (Holy fuck of all fucking things!  I was so amped for this match and wish it could have ended the show.  No disappointment here at all.  Doesn't get any better than that tonight!  A+.)

-  We hype the main event and felate the Stinger some more.  Nice video though.

MAIN EVENT
TNA HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
9.  Sting vs.  Bobby Roode
-  Brian Hebner refereeing this match = REF BUMP REF BUMP REF BUMP!  Roode sporting his old robe tonight.  Really looking like a champion.  Roode stalling and won't let Sting get his hands on him.  Sting chases him in the ring and Roode stomps him down.  Sting with a single leg takedown and goes for the Scorpion Deathlock.  Roode scoots out quick and Sting throws him into the guardrail.  Back in the ring, Sting peppers Roode to the corner.  He hiptosses him across the ring and goes for the Scorpion Deathlock again.  Roode tries to bail to the back and Sting grabs him.  Sting tries to pull him up on the apron and Roode brings him down on the top rope.  Roode with a big boot for 2.  Sleeperhold by Roode on Sting.  Sting reverses it and Roode back suplexes him down.  Roode heads up and Sting crotches him on the top rope.  Superplex by the Stinger.  Scorpion Deathlock applied on Roode in the middle of the ring.  Roode reaches out and finally makes the ropes.  Roode tries to head to the back again.  Sting won't have it and bounces him off the guardrails until he throws him back in the ring.  Roode rolls out the opposite side and STINGER SPLASH AGAINST THE GUARDRAIL!  Now they climb on top of the broadcast table.  Scorpion Deathlock on the table!  Roode is tapping like crazy.  Roode grabs James Storm's beers from the floor.  He swings on Sting but the referee takes it away.  Roode grabs another and breaks it over the head of Sting.  He covers and wins it @ 10:52.  (Well, there was your main event.  Really can't say much about it.  The slow build made this thing look like it was building to something better.  Than that finish!?  C-.)

-  Sting pops up and his head is split open.  He nails Hebner (REF BUMP!) and attacks Roode.  He suplexes him on the entrance ramp.  He nails him with a Scorpion Death Drop off the stage through a table on the floor!  And that folks, is how it ends.

FINAL THOUGHTS....
-  I gotta say this was a great show.  Sure we had some dull spots, but the crowd, Aries-Joe, and the tag match made this thing incredible.  I hope TNA can continue this type of momentum and return to the days of old.  The only gripe is the ending.   I mean, they want us to think Sting is going over.  Yet, they made him look horrible with a 10 minute match and weak ending.  Still, it keeps them rolling with the heel champion able to escape with the belt just barely.  So I can see where they went with things.  See you Thursday for another LIVE impact.
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  1. Lerxst_PrattJune 10, 2012 at 9:16 PM

    paraphrased, but Daniels: "We are the World Tag Team Champions of the World.  No, that's not redundant, it's just that we have enough awesome to fill up two worlds"

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  2. 1,000June 10, 2012 at 9:17 PM

    Basically agree with everything except the Triple Threat which I found to be pretty damn sweet, there was almost no "1 on 1 because the other guy is laying around outside". 

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  3. Lerxst_PrattJune 10, 2012 at 9:23 PM

    Gotta say, your rating system is still wonky.  I agree it was a great show, but taking the A's out of your ratings leaves nothing but D's with a couple of C's.

    I'd give the Hernandez/Kash match some love for the fact that both of them actually worked hard out there.  But a thrown-together match, they kept it going.  And although I'm not a huge fan, Devon had his working boots on, too, so props to him.

    So, any bets as to who played Abyss?  It would be awesome of Chris Park legit has a twin brother they've kept under wraps this entire time.

    Part of me was hoping that after Sting lost, Hogan would come out and give some reason for Roode having to defend one more since he cheated the fans and then boom-superkick-James Storm finally gets his revenge.  At this point they're clearly carrying it out till Bound for Glory, though.

    I thought it was kind of funny that Angle spent more time celebrating his title win than checking on AJ.  AJ's springboard top rope SSP was awesome.

    I loved the look of the show, and the crowd was obviously part of that, but is it just me or did they die sometime during the Knockout's match, only to wake up again for the Tag title match?

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  4. Lerxst_PrattJune 10, 2012 at 9:27 PM

    The #1 one moment was Sting returning in '06, not him winning a title.

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  5. Lerxst_PrattJune 10, 2012 at 9:31 PM

     Hah, Caldwell over at PWTorch gave the tag title match only **3/4.

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  6. Hello_LadiesJune 10, 2012 at 9:35 PM

    I was there and what an incredible night! Joe-Aries is the first wrestling match I've ever seen live and I thought it couldn't be topped until Angle and Styles tore the roof off of the place

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  7. flair4dagoldJune 10, 2012 at 9:36 PM

    For me, it works better to just watch the ppv without plodding through the Impact show.  This was a show with 2 awesome matches and a couple of decent ones.  They still have the same problem the WWE has, they can't seem to create new stars with some conviction.  If you're going to build up to Rude-Storm down the road and Sting was getting a one off shot, I think Rude should be put over stronger.  He hardly had a heat segment in his match.  I get he's the heel, but Sting is way past his prime at this point.  Again, I don't know anything of what's happening week to week, but it's logical imo.

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  8. Michael BradleyJune 10, 2012 at 9:40 PM

    Thanks for the correction.  I had people calling me during the one thing I wanted to see more than anything (Christian Cage) so I couldn't go hear exactly the number one moment was.

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  9. 1,000June 10, 2012 at 9:40 PM

    Wow. What a fucking awesome way to start your live show life!

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  10. Andrew BarbarashJune 10, 2012 at 9:43 PM

    Holy Shit the Tag title match was one of the best spotfests I can remember in a long time, and seeing Dixie get one over Vince with Christian in a TNA ring, that was just surreal and a great wrestling moment. I can't stand Sting so the main event for me dampened things, but I gotta say TNA has great momentum at the moment and with WWE in a real slump, it maybe a good chance to draw in some new fans? 

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  11. Lerxst_PrattJune 10, 2012 at 9:47 PM

    See, one thing I've noticed about TNA - and I think they've admitted this - is that you have a deeper appreciation for the PPV's if you've experienced the TV shows.  There are times when I didn't watch TNA, and I wish I had (Main Event Mafia) simply for the TV.  Watching the PPV's (which I've started to do for older shows) doesn't really allow you to get a good feeling for TV.

    In the current case, not watching Impact means you didn't get to experience the awesomeness of the Joseph Park angle, which most people (at least from what I can tell by their comments) - myself included - have counted among some of the better stuff TNA's been doing recently.  And it's hard to get a feel just for how much of a dick (in a good way) Roode is just by watching the PPV's. And going back a bit a lot of us also thought that Joker Sting was great, something you couldn't really pick up if not for the TV show.

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  12. Jason BunchJune 10, 2012 at 9:51 PM

    Went to this one live, sat up in the cheap seats, but had fun yelling stuff all night.  Tag title match just blew the rest of the card out of the water, save for Bully Ray/not-Abyss, which was fun for chanting. 

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  13. Hello_LadiesJune 10, 2012 at 9:52 PM

    We wore ourselves out on Joe-Aries, then the threeway was a bit of a letdown as well

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  14. Lerxst_PrattJune 10, 2012 at 9:53 PM

    Just realized we didn't (at least I didn't) get a bumper for the next PPV, Destination X.  Just saw this online: http://www.411mania.com/wrestling/news/241945/%5BVIDEO%5D-Hype-Video-For-TNA-Destination-X.htm

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  15. flair4dagoldJune 10, 2012 at 9:57 PM

    Oh, I don't disagree with what you're saying.  I guess after this ppv and with the NBA playoffs wrapping up, I'll set my dvr for impact.  I just got worn out with how bad the show was for so long that I just quit altogether.  From all indications, it's improved to the point that even Scott is doing some rants on it. 

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  16. Sheamus_SucksJune 10, 2012 at 10:04 PM

    Shit I totally forgot about this show coming up... I wanted to see the tag match especially. I'm kicking myself now

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  17. Adam CurryJune 10, 2012 at 10:19 PM

    Damn, I can't even remember the first match I ever saw live, it was so long ago.

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  18. SHough610June 10, 2012 at 10:22 PM

    Has Joe EVER beaten Aries?

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  19. 1,000June 10, 2012 at 10:29 PM

    I'm almost 100% sure my first live match involved Repo Man in the Yakima Sundome like 20 years ago. Talk about a dump of an arena that had no reason to exist whatsoever outside of like...monster truck shows

    I think Nailz and Big Boss Man had a match that night too, I was a supermark for Bossman and thought Nailz deserved to be treated like a Commie lol

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  20. Adam CurryJune 10, 2012 at 10:33 PM

    Even though I'm not a fan of the guy, I think A.J. Styles should have been the first guy to go in the HOF. Guess they REALLY want to keep Sting. Didn't see the show, but judging by this review I won't be going out of my way to see anyof their shoes in the future. Seems like a handful of good matches I can watch on Youtube, and a whole ton of fucking awful booking. Just a tip to TNA: I understand why you want to be WCW: version 2.0, but just remember where the original WCW is now.

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  21. cultstatusJune 10, 2012 at 10:34 PM

    How did Dixie get one over on Vince? It's not like she smugled him out of Titan tower.

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  22. indyjeff6286June 10, 2012 at 10:41 PM

    If 
    http://www.thehistoryofwwe.com/wcw89.htm is correct, the first match I ever saw live was Kevin Sullivan vs Brad Anderson, followed by Mike Rotunda vs Norman the Lunatic. It was NWA action live on December 7, 1989 in Buffalo, NY. Brad Anderson was the son of Gene Anderson, and also portrayed the masked Zan Panzer. I have no memory of those two matches, only the main event which was Ric Flair vs the Great Muta. I recall thinking that it was an awesome match. Also on that card was Lex Luger over Tom Zenk, (I seem to recall that Sting was a no-show, and was likely the scheduled opponent for Luger, since Zenk also had another match with Pillman against the Freebirds.)

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  23. Mar SoloJune 10, 2012 at 10:50 PM

    Well, WWE did need Ric Flair for the their Hall of Fame induction of the Horsemen so...

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  24. Mar SoloJune 10, 2012 at 10:52 PM

    Sadly enough, my first match live was The Dudleys and the APA versus The Right to Censor.

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  25. Tom ZapperJune 10, 2012 at 10:55 PM

    I wouldn't say she got one over on him, but TNA got the better end of the deal. 

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  26. AmericanWolves02June 10, 2012 at 10:57 PM

     I've only been to one wrestling event. It was a SmackDown house show in June 2005. So the first match I ever saw live was MNM vs. The Bashams vs. Booker T and Hardcore Holly. Other matches were a crusierweight battle royal, a bikini contest that Torrie won, Dupree vs. Jindrak, Benoit and Big Show beat Hasaan and Daivari, and Undertaker beat JBL and Orlando Jordan, and Rey beat Eddie in an awesome 2 out of 3 falls match. Definite highlights for me were: Seeing Benoit live, Undertaker's entrance(it gives you goosebumps) and the awesome Eddie vs. Rey match. I was the only one in my section voting for Eddie and there was this family in front of me pissed because they were voting for Rey. I was 13 at the time so it wasn't even a me booing the heel just to be different, I was just a fan of Eddie, and was kinda tired of Rey.

    Matches are much better in person though. I remember watching Rene Dupree and Mark Jindrak wrestle and being into it!

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  27. AmericanWolves02June 10, 2012 at 10:58 PM

     I got the Torch App on my iPhone late last year but deleted it because those guys are too damn negative.

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  28. 1,000June 10, 2012 at 11:11 PM

    Lol, it sucks because I'm fairly certain my actual first live event was in the same shitty stadium but was in the very late 80's. I'm almost certain I saw a house show that was main evented by a Hogan/Bundy cage match but I can find no record of it (nothing on that site for that arena pre-1991 lol)

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  29. 1,000June 10, 2012 at 11:15 PM

    Yeesh, I watched it live and got a totally different vibe but to each his own I guess. Almost every match ended clean except for the matches that were obvious storyline filler (Bubba/Abyss) and other than Garrett wrestling there didn't seem to be much of any kind of WCW vibe.

    AJ should have been the first guy...but AJ is still considered a "current superstar". Only old people go in the Hall of Fame. 

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  30. cultstatusJune 10, 2012 at 11:18 PM

    Maybe. But TNA's big idea for their comp is having him introduce a clip. And if by some small miracle TNA is around in 10 years, you can bet that Christian introducing a clip will be a top 5 moment.

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  31. DiddlitoJune 10, 2012 at 11:42 PM

    My first live match was The Harris Brothers vs. the Acolytes :(

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  32. marypJune 10, 2012 at 11:53 PM

    The first card I saw live had Bret Hart wrestling twice. Sid coming out
    to a huge pop. Taker vs. Warrior. Davey Boy vs. Perfect. And Hogan vs.
    Slaughter in an Operation Desert Storm Match. As a young mark I thought
    this was a Wrestlemania - like card and pretty much the best thing ever.
    I think early in the tapings Taker and Warrior got involved in some
    kind of momentous Funeral Parlor segment with Paul Bearer.


    If the casual fan sees WWE as the John Cena show today, this was definitely the Hulk Hogan show back then, regardless of Hulkamania not being as hot in the early nineties. My dad went to get cokes during Slaughter's intro and missed most of the main event. He was pissed : "What the hell? I thought Hulk was the big show?? I was only gone 5 minutes"

    Davey Boy and Perfect had the match of the night and it seemes like it had several heat segments with the crown hanging on every move. That's nostalgia for you.


    I got either a foam Hacksaw Duggan 2 X 4 or Boss Man nightstick. They were out of Bret Hart shades.


    It was a long long taping but well worth it.

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  33. Joe PetrowJune 11, 2012 at 12:12 AM

    First match I ever saw live was Bob Orton and Don Muraco vs The Can Am Connection at Wrestlemania III. :-)

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  34. Adam CurryJune 11, 2012 at 12:51 AM

    Again, just going by what I read here.

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  35. Adam CurryJune 11, 2012 at 12:54 AM

    Survivor Series?

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  36. Adam CurryJune 11, 2012 at 1:09 AM

    I've seen worse. One thing I remember about the first show I went to was Sid in an stretcher match. You know how they say it's always better live? Not in this case. The main event was HBK beating Mankind. I just don't remember who the opener was.

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  37. Adam CurryJune 11, 2012 at 1:25 AM

    According to www.thehistoryofwwe.com, here's the first card I ever went to:

    WWF @ Buffalo, NY - November 8, 1996 (7,672)The Sultan defeated Bob HollyBob Holly defeated Justin BradsahwSteve Austin defeated Aldo MontoyaBilly Gunn defeated Bart GunnPsycho Sid defeated Vader in a stretcher matchMarc Mero defeated WWF IC Champion Hunter Hearst Helmsley via disqualificationWWF Tag Team Champions Owen Hart & Davey Boy Smith defeated Henry & Phinneas GodwinnWWF World Champion Shawn Michaels & the Undertaker defeated Goldust & Mankind in a steel cage match


    So there ya go, Fatu and Holly. Pretty shitty match to start out with. Pretty shitty card altogether. No wonder I don't remember it. I do remember marking out really hard for Owen, and everyone else in my section telling me to sit down and shut up. Only time I saw him live.

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  38. aboynamedartJune 11, 2012 at 2:00 AM

     Something else I liked about that match: a tag title match with a backstory in the semi-main? That's the kind of thing this promotion used to deliver on a regular basis.

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  39. TheRealCitizenSnipsJune 11, 2012 at 3:35 AM

     ha ha Keller and Caldwell stink like farts

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  40. Harry BroadhurstJune 11, 2012 at 6:16 AM

    I believe he has a Pure title defense win over him in ROH, but I could be mistaken.

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  41. Harry BroadhurstJune 11, 2012 at 6:19 AM

    Yeah, I've given up reading their show reports because they make me so damn depressed about everything.

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  42. Lerxst_PrattJune 11, 2012 at 9:57 AM

    I said it in an earlier comment, but I really thinking Michael's rating system here is wonky, and is doing a disservice to this show.  Yes, his review makes it look like two great matches and bunch of crap, but it really wasn't that way at all.

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  43. Mar SoloJune 11, 2012 at 10:35 AM

    Unforgiven 2000. Same card that had Benoit win the title after pinning Taker during the fatal four way, only for Foley to reverse the decision after seeing Taker's foot on the ropes. And the last Angle/Triple match during the love triangle.

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  44. Adam CurryJune 11, 2012 at 10:43 AM

    Nothing like a Dusty finish in the main event of your first show.

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  45. WeyerJune 11, 2012 at 11:04 AM

    Reading Scott reviwe of the show and reading Michale Bradley review of the show is like night ann day.
     
    Scott is enjoying the show and is giving opinions like a normal fan at home.
     
     
    Michael is being too damn snarky and know it all.  Just awful to read.  Micheal, relax and just watch it a s a fan, not a critique. 

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  46. PhredericJune 13, 2012 at 12:47 AM

    Why can't you have standards when you watch wrestling?

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