First TNA PPV 2002.

[Hurbster]

Well, I heard a bit about it of course but this is certainly something.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAmbK135FVw

[OVO 40 hunched over like he 80]

It was weird watching all those legends and the Russo booking on the same show.

TNA defined themselves with that first match. You had AJ Styles but on the same ring you had Elvis impersonators. They were already on the hole from day one.

[Kevin Hamilton]

This showed up on my YouTube homepage. This is an odd show. The Ron Killings vs the NASCAR guys thing was weirdly racially charged.

[OVO 40 hunched over like he 80]

Dec 14, 2018 21:48:28 GMT -5 Kevin Hamilton said:

This showed up on my YouTube homepage. This is an odd show. The Ron Killings vs the NASCAR guys thing was weirdly racially charged.

Vince Russo and Jarrett booking unfortunately.

[Big Chungus]

This was actually a pretty good show until the lingerie bit. Even the Flying Elvis thing doesn't matter cause the gimmick is dropped right after the entrance and the match was great. Plus, the crowd was red hot for everything. Had to laugh at all the Southern MURRICA stuff though.

[peep2018]

I've just subscribed to the 30 day free trial of the GWN and just watched this PPV the other night.

I'm honestly surprised that the company is still in business after that watching that first PPV.
Just seems they couldn't get anything right. Can't wait to work my way through the rest

[Sephiroth]

Amazing the are stil in business.. How do you top that opening math with Cheex?

[peep2018]

Dec 18, 2018 18:17:41 GMT -5 Sephiroth said:

Amazing the are stil in business.. How do you top that opening math with Cheex?

Cheex was the 2nd episode. Just when I thought the first episode was an eye opener, Cheex appeared to open the 2nd

[Sephiroth]

Dec 19, 2018 16:02:19 GMT -5 peep2018 said:

Dec 18, 2018 18:17:41 GMT -5 Sephiroth said:

Amazing the are stil in business.. How do you top that opening math with Cheex?

Cheex was the 2nd episode. Just when I thought the first episode was an eye opener, Cheex appeared to open the 2nd

I could have sworn it was the first one. Wasn’t the story that it was meant as a dark match but he broke the ring, so they had to open the show with a promo instead while the crew fixed the ring?

[peep2018]

Dec 19, 2018 19:18:12 GMT -5 Sephiroth said:

Dec 19, 2018 16:02:19 GMT -5 peep2018 said:

Cheex was the 2nd episode. Just when I thought the first episode was an eye opener, Cheex appeared to open the 2nd

I could have sworn it was the first one. Wasn’t the story that it was meant as a dark match but he broke the ring, so they had to open the show with a promo instead while the crew fixed the ring?

My bad you are right, it was the dark match on the show.  His first appearance on the show was the 2nd episode

[Big Chungus]

The dark match was actually supposed to air on TV, as a cold open half way through it match, as they wanted to get over the Total Nonstop Action aspect

[cjh]

Dec 19, 2018 19:18:12 GMT -5 Sephiroth said:

Dec 19, 2018 16:02:19 GMT -5 peep2018 said:

Cheex was the 2nd episode. Just when I thought the first episode was an eye opener, Cheex appeared to open the 2nd

I could have sworn it was the first one. Wasn’t the story that it was meant as a dark match but he broke the ring, so they had to open the show with a promo instead while the crew fixed the ring?

The second TNA PPV was taped the night of the first show and aired the next week.  The Cheex match (and maybe some other stuff) was taped before the live PPV started.  It's similar to what WCW did with Thunder when they started shooting two episodes in one night.

[Ultimo Gallos]

We watched this the night it aired. From then until TNA did the 99 cent PPV we skipped TNA events. And back we would get pretty much every PPV. From those Japanese death match ones to the ones that were just 2 hours of AWA footage.

[wankah]

I thought Jarrett was a babyface after he cut off Toby Keith singing that ''America, f*** yeah!'' song of his.

[adamclark52]

it really wasn't that bad

NWA-Total Nonstop Action PPV #1
June 19th, 2002
From the Von Braun Center in Huntsville, Alabama
Commentators: Mike Teney, Don West and Ed Ferrara

Don West comes out and introduces his partners Ed Ferrara and Mike Teney.

Tonight: a Gauntlet for the Gold for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. It’s a 20-man Gauntlet Battle Royal (basically a Royal Rumble) with the final two men competing in a standard match.

Jeremy Borash brings out NWA legends Harley Race, Dory Funk Jr., Jackie Fargo, “Bullet” Bob Armstrong, Corsica Joe, some old lady, Bill Behrens and Ricky Steamboat. They put over the Gauntlet for the Gold Match then that f***ing familiar music hits and Jeff Jarrett comes out and annoys everyone. So Jackie Fargo puts him as the first entrance in the match. Ken Shamrock and Scott Hall to stake their claims. In a great showing of putting a match over they all comment on how much they don’t like the NWA championship being contested in a Battle Royal.

Goldylocks is with Puppet the Psycho dwarf.

AJ Styles, Low Ki & Jerry Lynn vs. the Flying Elvis'
Despite the stupid Elvis gimmick this was a fun match. Just a fast spotfest showcase.
Winners: the Flying Elvis’

Midget Match
Hollywood vs. Teo
This was a match.
Winner: TEO

Ed Ferrara and Don West announce the Lingerie Battle Royal for the next show. They bring out the competitors: Francine, Alexis Laree, Elektra, Erin, Joanie, Miss Sasha, Shannon and Tyler...there was a cat fight.

Goldylocks is backstage with Mortimer Plumbtree who manages the Johnsons. He’s prepared to introduce the world to the Johnsons.

The Johnsons w/Mortimer Plumbtree vs. Psychosis & James Storm
I mean, yeah; this was the wrestling dick match. But it wasn’t that bad a match and if you listen to a bit of the early commentary it sounds like they were planning something with the gimmick. Sadly this match very quickly turned to puns.
Winners: the Johnsons

Goldylocks is backstage when the Dupps stop her and drink beer.

NASCARs Sterling Marlin and Hermi Sadler come out and bore the f*** out of me but thankfully K. Krush comes out and tells them to get lost. He’s about to get physical until Brian Lawler comes to the rescue. Lawler challenges him to a match next week.

Christian York & Joey Matthews vs. the Dupps w/Fluff Dupp
This wasn’t worth paying attention to.
Winners: the Dupps

Toby Keith promo.

Toby Keith comes out to sing a song. Jeff Jarrett interferes. I was actually not minding the song. Jarrett does nothing right.

Gauntlet for the Gold for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship
Featuring: Apollo, Brian Christopher, Bruce, Buff Bagwell, Chris Harris, Del Rios, Devon Storm, Jeff Jarrett, Justice, K. Krush, Ken Shamrock, Konnan, Lash Laroux, Malice, Norman Smiley, Rick Steiner, Scott Hall, Slash, Steve Corino and Vampire Warrior
This wasn’t bad at all. It started out with Jeff Jarrett dominating and that made me throw up in my mouth. But then Toby Keith came out and got him eliminated. It came down to Malice and Ken Shamrock, who had a short match afterwards that was nothing special.
Winner: Ken Shamrock (new NWA World Heavyweight Champion)

Jeff Jarrett is pissed. Jackie Fargo puts him in a match next week with Scott Hall.
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This really wasn’t that bad a show. Yeah it had the Flying Elvis', midgets, the Johnsons, the Dupps and the girl segment. But even all that wasn’t as bad as it should have been. I mean, the Johnsons could've gone a lot worse if Vince McMahon was booking it. I went into this expecting to make fun of the whole thing but by the time the Gauntlet for the Gold started me and John (who was “watching” it with me over messenger) both agreed that it wasn’t bad at all. It was basically late-WCW minus all the Vince Russo crap. If episode two comes up on YouTube I’d actually watch it. I bet it was better than whatever the WWE puked out this week.