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Post by Sephiroth on May 20, 2015 22:49:25 GMT -5
Premature, I know. But with the unending onslaught of bad news in the past couple weeks, it feels like the end really is nigh. So let us take a moment to break this perpetual cloud of pessimism and doom and remember the good times. I'll get the rock rolling by saying that one of my favorite TNA programs was honestly Kong vs ODB. Everything about it just fit; Kong had been booked to perfection at that point, built up as a truly dominant monster champion. After she beat Gail Kim, I was seriously questioning who they could book to look like a credible challenger? Then along comes ODB! And despite how cartoony her character was-it freaking worked! The two characters contrasted excellently, and they actually did a great job of building ODB up. You really couldn't help but feel that here was someone who really could pose a challenge to that dominant, monster heel. And they actually played the feud out just right, not cutting it off too soon or dragging it out too long. It was a great program for TNA and for women's wrestling as a whole, especially since neither of them would have gotten a second glance from WWE at that time.
Anyone else care to share?
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Post by Deleted on May 20, 2015 22:51:52 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on May 20, 2015 23:27:38 GMT -5
BFG 2005 and 2006 and Unbreakable are still some of my favorite PPVs
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Post by DSR on May 21, 2015 0:11:57 GMT -5
I loved the X Division in the early to mid 00s. The Styles/Daniels/Joe stuff, Team Canada-era Petey Williams, Shark Boy. Even Kevin Nash's stuff with them was a lot of fun.
Outside of that, I've always been a Christian fan, and I thought he had a really good run in TNA. Also, Joker Sting was kind of a guilty pleasure for me.
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Post by JDviant on May 21, 2015 0:42:31 GMT -5
I like when Pappa Pump was on commentary said Brother Ray comes from Dunkin Donuts.
The World Cup tournaments they did were a lot of fun and as a casual viewer I got to see new people I didn't know, and it wasn't the 'America Wins!' fest I thought it would have been.
Samoa Joe carrying around a blood-stained towel
When Eric Young was a coward freaking out about Sting coming; all of Team Canada
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Post by Celgress on May 21, 2015 0:46:23 GMT -5
The original X Division The original KO Division Lockdown 2004 - 2009 The Asylum Years Monty Brown's early work Raven's first TNA run, including NWA-TNA Title reign AJ Styles rise to prominence The early Tag Division; AMW, Team Canada, Original LAX, The Motor City Machine Guns, Triple XXX, Three Live Crew, Beer Money Styles v. Daniels Pope in 2009/early 2010 Christian's Collation, including Tomko & Christian v. Kaz Undefeated Samoa Joe Evil heel Anderson v. Kurt Angle Unbreakable PPV, highlighted by Daniels v Styles v Joe
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on May 21, 2015 1:07:51 GMT -5
Let us have a moment of silence..........................
"Put that cigarette out"
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Post by Johnny Flamingo on May 21, 2015 7:11:30 GMT -5
Raven's first run in TNA was pretty awesome.
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Post by Sephiroth on May 21, 2015 7:36:20 GMT -5
Let us not forget, TNA brought us those ever memorable Daffney photoshoots. IMO, those were the hottest pics of any female wrestler ever, second only to some of Trish Stratus' work.
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on May 21, 2015 7:49:45 GMT -5
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Post by Celgress on May 21, 2015 11:02:38 GMT -5
And of course more recently the EC3 and to a lesser degree Rock Star Spud characters and their brutal hair vs. hair match in London. Funny thing is it was the first hair vs. hair match I ever enjoyed, in spite of my low expectations due to EC3 entering the match with a broken freakin' arm.
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Post by Nickybojelais on May 21, 2015 11:43:56 GMT -5
Back in the mid 2000s TNA was shown on a channel called the Wrestling Channel in the UK. I didn't have access to the channel but my parents did. I would visit them every couple of months and they would hand over to me loads of tapes of all the TNA shows they had recorded for me. I would then overdose on TNA and watch pretty much all of the Impact episodes in a single day. Great times, seem a long time ago
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Post by Sephiroth on May 21, 2015 18:36:13 GMT -5
We also have TNA to thank fur all the delightful exposure to Brooke Tessmacher's best side
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Post by Woo on May 21, 2015 19:43:25 GMT -5
The PCS and Kevin Nash talking to Alex Shelly backstage in general were some of the best comedy segments I've ever seen in wrestling.
The entire Daniels/Joe/Styles feud from Destination X 2005 to the Ultimate X match a year later was sublime. Their 2009 series was incredible too.
Elix Skipper walking the cage is one of the best moments in wrestling history for me.
The Ultimate X match was a genius concept perfected by the incredible Styles/Williams/Sabin match.
Scott Steiner gave us comedy gold after comedy gold and along with Angle and Christian remains one of the best ex WWE signings.
Mick Foley's run as the evil owner of TNA was full of memorable moments and amazing promos.
Desmond Wolfe's debut and matches with Angle were breath taking.
Some of the best tag matches of recent times with AMW, XXX, LAX, Styles/Daniels, MCMG and Beer Money.
Monty Browns pooooooooounce. Period.
Tomko and Matt Morgan going from slow lumbering wastes to getting better and becoming massively over.
The Black Pope. Such an incredible gimmick.
Angle and Christian's debuts.
Joes undeated streak.
Raven winning the belt at last.
The Raven, Sabu, Rhino, Abyss hardcore matches in 2005 ending with the barbed wire match that I loved.
The Gail Kim/Amazing Kong feud.
The Knockouts in 2009- Kong, Flash, Roxi, Daffney, Wilde, Sarita, Hamada, Rayne, Love, Sky. LOADED with talent. The best female roster ever on TV.
TNA's entire era when they broadcast the shows on their website. The most consistently good TV show there's been until NXT.
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Post by DSR on May 21, 2015 22:14:17 GMT -5
Just going through some old posts of mine, and apparently on an Impact in 2006 Homicide and Hernandez defeated two guys named Jeff Watson and Tyler Black in 37 seconds. Crazy.
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Post by Next Level was WRONG on May 22, 2015 8:44:34 GMT -5
Mick Foley vs Rocky Balboa.
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Post by Crappler El 0 M on May 22, 2015 9:08:08 GMT -5
Team 3D's funeral
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Post by Dave the Dave on May 22, 2015 10:33:27 GMT -5
Let us not forget, TNA brought us those ever memorable Daffney photoshoots. IMO, those were the hottest pics of any female wrestler ever, second only to some of Trish Stratus' work. Yes indeed
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Post by A Platypus Rave on May 22, 2015 10:35:24 GMT -5
The AMW vs. Triple X feud which had the cage walk that they used in their promos for f***ing ever.
Expanding that pretty much everything Christopher Daniels did in the company especially when he was one of the few bright spots with Kaz towards the end of his tenure.
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Post by Sephiroth on May 22, 2015 10:36:46 GMT -5
Let us not forget, TNA brought us those ever memorable Daffney photoshoots. IMO, those were the hottest pics of any female wrestler ever, second only to some of Trish Stratus' work. Yes indeed I don't care if they are fake-they are GLORIOUS!!!
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