By Graham "GSM" Matthews Dixie Carter Interrupted TNA World Heavyweight Champion Eric Young Please don't tell me that Dixie is back as a regular on-air character. I realize she is still in charge of the company and not wrestling operations, but then what was the point of her being fired at Lockdown if that was going to be the case? The show was so much easier to watch when she wasn't around. She was fine here with Young, even if Young's championship celebration felt a lot like Daniel Bryan's the night after he won the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. Bully Ray was good here as well, but is he supposed to be feuding with Dixie? I fear that means Dixie is here to stay. Oh lord. Knockouts Champion Madison Rayne def. Velvet Sky in a Street Fight Of course, Sky isn't the best in-ring worker, but Rayne carried her to a good match here. However, why was the Street Fight stipulation necessary? It made the interference from Angelina Love at ringside obvious and it didn't even matter in the end since Rayne overcame the odds and won anyway. It wasn't a culmination of the feud or anything, so the stipulation was pointless even if it made the match more entertaining. The Beautiful People will get their heat back next week I'm sure, but this was a bit odd.
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By Graham "GSM" Matthews Aiden English def. Colin Cassady Both Cassady and English are entertaining acts, but much like when they feuded a few months, their matches are uninteresting. They are both good workers, but they just don't have great chemistry together. Cassady has potential as a singles act, but he's been floundering since Enzo Amore was sidelined with an injury. He's been booked badly by losing every match he's been involved in and the win doesn't do much for English. He's beaten Cassady multiple times before and he hasn't done anything of note since. Both guys need wins at the moment, so this was a lose-lose situation. Camacho def. Oliver Grey Similar to the last match, both of these guys were in need of wins coming of their respective hiatuses. This was especially true for Grey considering he's been out of action for a year. After seeing Camacho in a suit during a backstage segment last week, I expected him to be repackaged in some way, but I was disappointed to see him out to his old stereotypical entrance music without any kind of gimmick change. The match was decent enough, but the crowd didn't have any reason to care about either guy because they have yet to be properly introduced. The finish came out of nowhere and having Camacho go over Grey was questionable. I have no idea how Camacho will fare on his own, but I'd much rather see Grey get the push over Camacho. By Graham "GSM" Matthews Los Matadores vs. 3MB Went to a No Contest Not only have we seen the match countless times in the past, but it never serves any purpose. This match was more meaningless than usual given the involvement of Hornswoggle and El Toritro and how their brawling in the ring somehow led to the match being called by the referee. I guess the upside is that we didn't have to sit through yet another match between these two teams, but I couldn't care less about a possible feud between two of the WWE's biggest jokes. Does the younger audience even find this remotely entertaining? Bad News Barrett def. Sin Cara It's nice to see Barrett garner good reactions from live crowds despite being a heel, but it will be interesting to see if this continues in other future cities. The match was a complete squash that was designed to put Barrett over. Sin Cara scored some offense, but that was about it. There's nothing for him to do at the moment anyway, so I don't mind him being used as an enhancement talent. I'm very glad to see Barrett back in the ring and here's hoping his involvement in the Intercontinental Championship tournament will only boost his profile. By Graham "GSM" Matthews WWE Paid Tribute to The Ultimate Warrior Being the massive fan of The Ultimate Warrior that I am, I can honestly say I shed a tear (okay, several tears) while watching the phenomenal video package that aired honoring Warrior. Ringing the bell ten times was also very respectful, though I didn't expect anything thing less from WWE. They're a classy company (as we all know) and they always do it best. This was a fantastic way to kick off the show, and all the talent wearing Warrior merchandise (as well as all the fans) on the top of the stage was a tremendous visual. Rob Van Dam def. Alberto Del Rio in a Quarterfinals Match of the Intercontinental Championship Tournament I really liked how this match kicked off the tournament given the history between this two and the fact Del Rio was one who took RVD out of WWE last October. They worked better matches during their feud last year, but this was still a nice outing from both men. RVD looked winded at certain points and there were a few botches here and there, but RVD being so over with the crowd made up for it. Isn't it mind-boggling to think Del Rio has never held a midcard title? He has "midcard champion" written all over him! |
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