Back from the TNA house show in Syracuse...

[Widow's Peak]

It was a pretty fun show, although the bad acoustics in the building were a problem all night. Not a bad turnout either, although there were plenty of stadium seats left. The venue itself was the same one used for horse shows, so you can make your own jokes there. It was also infested by bats, which would fly over our heads between matches.

Anyway, onto the show:

Eric Young d. Robert Roode : Fun little comedy match. The crowd was all over Tracy.

"Black Machismo" Jay Lethal b. Kaz and Sonjay Dutt: Lethal got a huge reaction and there was a nice reaction for Sonjay as well. Kaz got mostly crickets.

Miss Jackie b. Tracy Brooks: The people around me seemed disappointed that Gail Kim wasn't there. Miss Jackie was the face in this one, or at least she was the one that got cheered. In one spot, Tracy went crashing through the barricade and onto the dirt floor that separated the first row of seats. They also did a comedy spot where referee Earl Hebner got tangled up in the girls' cat fight. Then he did a little Ric Flair strut to celebrate.

LAX b. XXX: LAX was over huge here. Not a bad match, but like most of the others tonight, it seemed a bit too short.

Samoa Joe b. AJ Styles : AJ got a nice reaction, but everyone was on their feet for Joe. It was a good match, but only went about five minutes long. Afterwords, Joe went to sign autographs at the souvenir stand, and was completely mobbed.

Abyss b. Tomko in a no DQ match: Abyss wins with a chair shot to the head. Tomko took a long time to get up afterwords and needed the help of the refs. He got a nice ovation on his way out.

Chris Harris b. James Storm Storm did an excellent job heeling the crowd. Finish cam as Miss Jackie tried to throw powder in Harris' eyes, and ends up getting it into her own.

Angle b. Christian Christian got a big pop, but tried to turn the crowd by trashing the Orangemen. Angle got the biggest reaction of the night. Christian tapped to the ankle lock to end the bout.


JB mentioned that they'd be coming back to New York "real soon" and that we should "stay tuned" for an announcement of a 2nd hour of impact.

I also saw Eric Young leaving the venue and getting mobbed by autograph seekers. He seemed very polite about it, though.

[Michael Coello]

So, I'm guessing Test felt right at home?

Hey, you asked for it.

[Chainsaw]

misspelled said:

It was a pretty fun show, although the bad acoustics in the building were a problem all night. Not a bad turnout either, although there were plenty of stadium seats left. The venue itself was the same one used for horse shows, so you can make your own jokes there. It was also infested by bats, which would fly over our heads between matches.

Anyway, onto the show:

Eric Young d. Robert Roode : Fun little comedy match. The crowd was all over Tracy.

"Black Machismo" Jay Lethal b. Kaz and Sonjay Dutt: Lethal got a huge reaction and there was a nice reaction for Sonjay as well. Kaz got mostly crickets.

Miss Jackie b. Tracy Brooks: The people around me seemed disappointed that Gail Kim wasn't there. Miss Jackie was the face in this one, or at least she was the one that got cheered. In one spot, Tracy went crashing through the barricade and onto the dirt floor that separated the first row of seats. They also did a comedy spot where referee Earl Hebner got tangled up in the girls' cat fight. Then he did a little Ric Flair strut to celebrate.

LAX b. XXX: LAX was over huge here. Not a bad match, but like most of the others tonight, it seemed a bit too short.

Samoa Joe b. AJ Styles : AJ got a nice reaction, but everyone was on their feet for Joe. It was a good match, but only went about five minutes long. Afterwords, Joe went to sign autographs at the souvenir stand, and was completely mobbed.

Abyss b. Tomko in a no DQ match: Abyss wins with a chair shot to the head. Tomko took a long time to get up afterwords and needed the help of the refs. He got a nice ovation on his way out.

Chris Harris b. James Storm Storm did an excellent job heeling the crowd. Finish cam as Miss Jackie tried to throw powder in Harris' eyes, and ends up getting it into her own.

Angle b. Christian Christian got a big pop, but tried to turn the crowd by trashing the Orangemen. Angle got the biggest reaction of the night. Christian tapped to the ankle lock to end the bout.


JB mentioned that they'd be coming back to New York "real soon" and that we should "stay tuned" for an announcement of a 2nd hour of impact.

I also saw Eric Young leaving the venue and getting mobbed by autograph seekers. He seemed very polite about it, though.

Did you see the game on Saturday? I'm a diehard SU fan, and I think Christian was right for running them down! ;D

Sounds like a great show, despite lack of MCMG.

[Bucket Barnes]

I just got back from there as well. I thought that it was alright but the sound cutting in and out on Borash was a little annoying.

And I totally agree with some of the matches seeming too short. Plus, Borash calling out the time during the matches was weird too

[Hiroshi Hase]

Sounds like a decent show and if they ever did the Manhattan Center, I'd go.

[KingPopper]

So all the faces won?

[Mozenrath]

Kaz got no reaction? Man they missed the boat on him. He was over huge at one point in his Raven feud.

[HMARK Center]

TNA house shows actually sound pretty fun.

Samoa Joe b. AJ Styles : AJ got a nice reaction, but everyone was on their feet for Joe. It was a good match, but only went about five minutes long. Afterwords, Joe went to sign autographs at the souvenir stand, and was completely mobbed.

Memo to TNA: TAKE THE FREAKING HINT.

[Bucket Barnes]

Kaz got a little bit of a reaction but most of the cheers went to Lethal and the boos went to Sonjay because he was playing heel. Poor Kaz was just kind of there.

[marvelocity]

Even though Kaz got no reaction, he hit the move of the night, for me at least. It's hard to describe, he rolled up Sonjay in a reverse schoolboy, then Lethal came running at him, and Kaz hit a northern lights suplex on him while holding the pin on Sonjay, and tried to pin them both at the same time. A lot of oohs and aahs from the crowd.

My description doesn't do it justice. For the people there, they will understand what I'm talking about.

[Can you afford to pay me, Gah]

Christian and Angle ME. Airn't they both Heels?

[Bucket Barnes]

For the show Angle played face. They had Christian rip on the Orangemen football team so we would stopcheering him