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Post by pink on Dec 29, 2010 14:59:15 GMT -5
I love TNA's Tag division. Its been consitently good all year with Beer Money, MCMG, Gen. Me, Ink Inc., and of course Matt & Morgan.
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Post by wcw on Dec 29, 2010 15:25:51 GMT -5
Once The Band was stripped of the tag titles the tag team division has been awesome. Jay Lethal's feud with Ric Flair and Lethal being relevant again. The Pope becoming relevant Eric Young not being fired Anderson vs Angle feud The Jan 4th show (Not perfect but interesting and felt like a big deal).
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Post by Alex Shelley on Dec 29, 2010 16:29:35 GMT -5
EY and OJ. Seriously, I didn't think Orlando Jordan would ever be entertaining, but his partnership (HEH?!) with Eric Young has been awesome. Oh, thank God I'm not the only person who likes this pairing. It seems like a lot of people dislike it, but I think it's been funny as hell (and, I admit, kinda cute... shut up!). Also, Lethal this year has been amazing, especially the Flair feud. Holy awesome! Flair in general has been pretty fun too. Whenever he starts talking I immediately put 120% attention on him, because I know I'm going to hear something insane. Angle/Anderson was awesome as well.
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Post by Efren on Dec 29, 2010 17:03:40 GMT -5
Anderson / Angle feud
Hardy vs RVD to qualify as contenders and RVD getting the tittle in a freakin great impact
Hardy /Angle matches to qualify as contenders
MCMG get the belts, Best of five vs Beer Money, Feud with Gen me, wining over the Dudleys final match... Heck everything to do with tags.
Pre-injury Pope
Jay Lethal leaving the stupid Black Machismo persona, his feud with Flair and general rise for a while.
Flair just being awesome on tv, and putting over people either in feuds or with Fourtune, a great stable.
Hardcore Justice
Kendrick's current gimmick
EY in genral and EY and OJ, im one of the few that does like this tag... a lot.
They destroyed the female division at first but its been geting a lot better in the past months.
Kaz getting higher on the card and the booking.
Hardy as a heel, I like it, sue me.
Morgan geting a large push, the guy has star writen all over him.
The way impact zone looks, I liked the 6 sided ring, but still the new look with the huge screens and stuff looks awesome, its nothing compared to wwe's but its leaps and bounds better looking then what they had beforehand.
"They" thing was interesting for a while, as retarded as some of it was other bits were really smart and well planted ahead of time.
Reaction. really inovative.
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Post by @TenaciousBe on Dec 29, 2010 17:09:56 GMT -5
That's a good point, Citten, and something I almost take for granted at this point -- I, for one, am INSANELY happy that Flair came back to wrestling. His big WWE send-off was what it was - it was his retirement from WWE. If he ever came back THERE, I'd be pissed. But TNA gives him the outlet to be what he's always been best at being - a cranky / cocky heel. WWE Flair was NEVER as good as NWA/WCW/TNA Flair. And even though it goes against everything I stand for, I can't help but love Flair getting Iced.
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Post by FUNK_US/BRODUS on Dec 29, 2010 17:45:05 GMT -5
Jeff coming in.
-The crowd already recognised his music, which enhanced the reaction.
-He came through the crowd. Always cool.
-Sat on top of the cage, VINTAGE Hardy.
It was just done really well.
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Post by rusty on Dec 29, 2010 18:55:32 GMT -5
The production values.
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Post by Kash Flagg on Dec 29, 2010 19:11:33 GMT -5
I'm a big tag team mark, so TNA always gets a thumbs up from me there. And as much as I wish he wouldn't wrestle, Ric Flair really seems invigorated (or intoxicated) and has been awesome as the leader and mouthpiece for Immortal.
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Post by rogers67 on Dec 29, 2010 19:20:38 GMT -5
When they fired ed ferrera and bubba the love sponge. Beer Money vs MCMG. Heel Jeff Hardy. Insane Ric Flair. Velvet Sky photos.
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Post by ________ has left the building on Dec 29, 2010 19:57:06 GMT -5
Beer Money vs MCMG feud Jay Lethal showing he can do another impression beside Randy Savage AJ Styles Desmond Wolfe vs Angle Douglas Williams Fortune kicking EV2.0's asses Mickie vs Tara
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Post by golding on Dec 29, 2010 22:28:45 GMT -5
People are going to make believe that TNA 2010 was some sort of catastrophic year for TNA simply because some fans online like to make Hogan, Bischoff, and Russo out to be wrestling's pariahs. 2010 has been a really cool year with TNA, and if 2010 somehow does get the reputation as a "bad" year, its unfortunate.
Ken Anderson's TNA run has been a lot of fun so far. He has been given a lot more freedom than he enjoyed in the WWE, and you can just see him running with it. He's an awesome heel, and makes for a quality face without changing too much.
Brian Kendrick's "third eye" gimmick is my favorite character in wrestling right now.
Reaction was an excellent show that, if truly gone, wrestling has missed out on.
TNA actually got me interested in Jeff Hardy, which is something I never thought was possible.
Hardcore Justice was a great ECW show, and EV2's entrance among the crowds had people buzzing despite the usual suspects crapping all over the idea.
Fourtune being booked as the company's strongest stable, and consisting of TNA-only wrestlers. I'm really digging the legit Horsemen feel you get from them, and as an aside it proved that some people will complain even given what they clamor for.
Ric Flair returning and being set free on the microphone again. The guy can tell you he had sex with Zenyata last night, and make it the awesomest thing ever. WWE was nice to give him an emotional sendoff, but I simply don't want that gone from wrestling forever.
The tag team division is one of TNA's undeniable highlights. Well represented by MCMG having the tag titles, with outstanding matches throughout the year with Beer Money, GenMe, and Dudleys. The only thing that can improve the division is...
London Brawling. Desmond and Magnus are a hilarious duo that hopefully will find their way back on TV.
Pope, and everything he does. The PPV where he won the Eight Card Stud tournament was a fantastic wrestling show.
They found a nice way to get Jay Lethal to drop the Machismo gimmick, which overran its course. It was a great tribute to Macho Man, but it was limiting the guy. He has it in him to be memorable on his own, but has to hit his stride. His feud with Flair was memorable, and it seems like they're coming back to it.
Douglas Williams, the Finest thing in Life. He had a great year, and I dare say has the finest looking finisher in TNA right now.
Matt Morgan's "we" gimmick, as a tag team champion who doesn't play nice with others, played out really well. The two-on-one gags fans were making had me laughing, and I kind of miss that.
Eric Young holding the world title, even if it isn't really the world title, is a nice visual. He's funny without entirely being Super Eric, and his interactions with Orlando Jordan are pretty amusing. I did prefer World Elite, but I can cope.
I prefer the four sided ring.
Scott Hall still entertains me, and I liked him when he was in TNA for a while. It's sad that he just can't stop hurting himself since he has so much to offer. Last Call with Scott Hall was fun fan interaction.
TNA did what WCW couldn't bring itself to do, and that's get rid of Hogan's crew when they thought they were invincible. Scott Hall (sad to say), the Nasty Boyz, and Bubba got themselves fired, which does show more discipline in TNA management than their predecessors, and more than some would like to credit TNA for.
The PPV's were largely a demonstration of great quality wrestling, and with appropriate time given to them.
Kurt Angle still wrestles some of the best matches, on TV or not. His series with Desmond Wolfe (though really late 2009), Ken Anderson, and AJ Styles were outstanding. It's impressive how the guy not only can still go, but can still go better than most anyone out there.
Jeff Jarrett's Double-J Double-M A stuff is funny stuff, and shows that he's only meant to do over-the-top midcard heel work.
People hate on it, but The Shore is really, really good. Robbie E is a good wrestler, and he plays the gimmick well. Becky Bayless has her fans, and she does a good job as Cookie. But overall, the duo works for me.
"The Whole F'n Show" was aptly named. It was TNA's best show of the year.
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Post by The Ichi on Dec 30, 2010 3:16:34 GMT -5
Kurt Angle's promo on Mr. Anderson earlier in the year over the dog tag Anderson stole from him. Sounds silly on paper but it was honestly one of the best promos I've heard this year, Kurt can really get you emotionally involved when he wants to.
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Post by Ryushinku on Dec 30, 2010 6:23:08 GMT -5
I still think they've got everything in place to have a really great and more profitable show, and Bischoff & Hogan can be part of that.
They just need to do it right, and not doing it right has always been the problem.
So, potential optimism?
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