TNA Impact Review - 03/15/07
TNA Impact Review for 03/15/07
Written by System Crash
This week before I dig into my review, I just want to mention that El Gringo got sold by Don West this week for the Destination X autograph package, click here to be sold by Don West.
We open with the still re-crap of Destination X.
Jim Cornette is in the ring to announce the main event of Lockdown, A 10 man Lethal Lockdown (WarGames). Christian comes to the top of the ramp as the captain of Team 1. Kurt Angle is the going to be captain of Team 2. Cornette told them to choose quickly and wisely. Christian doesn’t like the sound of it, and Cornette told him to shut up. Christian tries to talk over the music and the music is too loud for him.
We open to West and Tenay shilling for lockdown and the opening pyro. Tonight we get to see Alex Shelley wrestle.
AJ comes out to the remixed version of his music in a neck brace, ankle brace, and a crutch. We saw a recap of Elevation X. AJ is the ring asking the crowd if that’s what they wanted. The crowd doesn’t give a shit about this. The crowd chants for Rhino. AJ wants Rhino to call his wife for him and Rhino runs to the ring. The crowd is hot for Rhino. Rhino asks AJ if you want him to call his wife. Rhino asks what you makes you think he hasn’t already called her. Rhino is shouting what is this about? I’m asking myself the same question. AJ wants this to be over. Rhino says it’s over. They shake hands. AJ tried to hit Rhino with the crutch, rhino catches the crutch and AJ hits in the balls and the crutch. The crowd chants AJ Styles as we go to commercial.
First promo for Lockdown 2007 already for the night.
Wow we are still in the ring and Rhino sends AJ face first into the six sides of steel. Christian runs down to help AJ styles out. The crowd is chanting for Angle to come out. AJ bolted as soon he saw Angle and Joe up the ramp, leaving Christian to the wolves. I’ve never seen anyone climb the cage so fast and bolted thru the crowd. Christian just shattered 20 years of kayfabe as he crawled up the cage in 2 seconds.
We are almost 20 minutes into the program and we have yet to see one wrestling match.
We go to the back with Jeremy Borash with LAX and Alex Shelley dressed up LAX style. Konnan cuts another killer promo and we go to commercial.
Kevin Nash is in the ring with Sonjay Dutt. Borash is in the back with Borash and Backlund. Sabin is playing God Of War and tells Borash he is the god of wrestling. Backlund was just weird as usual and told Borash he makes him angry. Sabin says Borash makes him a little angry too.
Match 1 – Jay Lethal vs Kaz vs Jerry Lynn in a triple threat X-Division match.
Lethal comes out with new music a rip off the Macho Man music and walks and moves around like Savage. Kaz comes out to the ring to the J-O-B. Jerry Lynn is out next in this triple threat X-Division match.
Lot of fast paced action early and the crowd chants Let’s Go Lethal. Jerry Lynn hit a nice inverted DDT and Lethal broke up that pin. Awesome move by Kaz and the crowd chants that was awesome. Too many damn roll ups in this match. Lethal hits the Lethal Combo on Kaz.
The winner: Jay Lethal
Daniels comes down the ring with a bat and takes out every one. The crowd goes wild for The Fallen Angel.
JB is in the back with Christian Cage. AJ is the first guy on Christian’s team for Lockdown 2007. Christian is not very trusting these days. Christian just seems to be promising title shots to every one. Team Cage will announce team member 3 tonight.
Match 2 – LAX with Alex Shelley vs Team 3D
LAX comes out of the own entrance ramp. Shelley is all thugged out tonight. Team 3D comes out accompanied by Johnny Rodz. For once this a normal six man tag team match instead of some stipulated crap by Vince Russo booking. The crowd chants 3D Sucks. The crowd chants for Alex Shelley. I love the TNA crowd most of the time. LAX dominated most of the match. Brother Ray gets the hot tag to brother runt. Brother runt clears the ring for a bit till Shelley fucks him up and we go to commercial.
Brother runt got owned during the commercial. Hernandez with an awesome splash off the top rope onto Brother Runt. Runt gets the tag into D-Von and D-Von cleans house. Hernandez throws Brother Runt onto Johnny ROdz. Shelley gets the Wazzup. Brother Ray asks D-Von to get the smoothie, I mean the table, Johnny Rodz helps D-Von get the table and Machete distract the ref. Shelley gets the 3d thru the table but the ref is distracted. Hernandez wins with a god damn roll up on D-Von. That move should be banned from wrestling. However I’m glad Team 3D didn’t win.
Winner: LAX
Konnan reminds Team 3D they’ve beat them in every match they’ve thrown at them, and they are going to take their legacy next.
We go to the backstage with Leticia, Serotonin, and Raven. Raven says they are embarking on a new journey. Raven wants the wrestlers to feel the wrath of Serotonin. Raven slaps Martyr for not beating Kaz with the stick. Havoc gets caned for not hitting Kaz either. Weird Raven promo as usual and a complete waste of time.
We’re backstage with Borash going into the men’s bathroom what the hell, and Eric Young is cleaning toilets. Eric Young wants out of the contract, and I want out of this angle. Robert Roode comes in the bathroom and tells Borash to beat it. TNA needs two hours to further some storylines.
We’re back to the ring with Christian Cage and AJ Styles. Christian is here to introduce the third member of Team Cage and he introduces Abyss as the third member. Christian invites him into the ring. The lights go out and Sting comes out with a mic in the hand. Sting tells Christian, Abyss is his own team. Sting spews out some religious crap. Christian tells Sting he is full of crap. Cornette comes down to the ring to announce Sting/Abyss vs Styles/Cage next week and Sting said it’s going to happen right now or not! We end Impact.
Damn this was a crappy Impact, please get rid of Russo its time for him to go. I think ECW had more matches on Tuesday