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TNA HOUSE SHOWLAST OF 2012
By: tnafanforum Date: January 1, 2013, 5:48 am
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I would estimate 500-700 in attendance here at the Times Union
Center. They had a small stage set up with a frame, curtain,
lights, and steps; similar to some of the old ECW sets. Not
elaborate, but professional looking.
Christy Hemme came onto stage with an acoustic guitar and
performed a pretty good National Anthem. She would also be the
ring announcer for the evening.
The new (not) Don West got the fans absolutely crazy for free
merchandise. I will always be loud for wrestling, but I refuse
to get shamelessly rabid over free merch.
Jesse Godderz came out with Tara to start the show. They were
followed by Robbie E., who said that he gave Bigger Rob the
weekend off after winning the Bro-Off on Impact. He then
announced Bro-Off Round 2 tonight. They repeated the segment
from Impact, only instead of Bigger Rob posing, a match started.
Robbie is the babyface apparently.
(1) Jesse Godderz (w/Tara) beat Robbie E. after a roll-up with a
handful of tights. About five minutes; nothing special. Robbie
played to the crowd pretty well, though, so perhaps a turn is in
the near future…
Post-match, Jesse held Robbie for Tara to slap him, but Velvet
Sky’s music hit and she took it to Tara. The ref called for the
bell and match number two was underway.
(2) Velvet Sky pinned Knockouts champion Tara in a non-title
match by reversing the Widow’s Peak into a roll-up. Probably
seven minutes and better than anything from any Diva not named
Paige down in NXT.
Joey Ryan and Matt Morgan came out next. I was quite excited to
see Ryan live, as he hasn’t had much, if any, exposure (no pun
intended) to wrestling fans in the Northeast. Earl Hebner came
out next to Alice in Chains’s “Man in the Box” and played up the
Screwjob with a t-shirt and Hitman sunglasses. He was followed
by Mexican America 2.0, who came out to LAX’s music. One fan was
vocally calling for Homicide to return through the entire match.
(3) TNA tag champions Chavo Guerrero & Hernandez beat Joey Ryan
& Matt Morgan to retain the Tag Titles when Chavo hit the
Frogsplash on Ryan. The match probably went about 12 minutes and
the crowd liked Chavo and Hernandez. Impressive PWG-esque spot
where Hernandez held a vertical suplex for 25 seconds on Joey
Ryan.
Post-match, Chavo felt the need to grab a mic and mention that
he had many tag matches in this building with his old tag team
partner. This led to “Eddie” chants. While I miss the heck out
of watching Eddie, I resent Chavo for mentioning him to get
himself over all the time.
Austin Aries came out, followed by Bully Ray. They bickered back
and forth, which ended in Aries refusing to wrestle because he
thought Hebner wasn’t an impartial ref. Hebner grabbed a mic and
said that if Aries got counted out, he would be fined $5,000.
Okay?
(4) Bully Ray pinned Austin Aries after an awesome one-man 3D.
Some comical spots in the opening minutes before it got serious
for the last five or ten mins. The crowd was almost entirely
behind Bully from entrance to exit. Disappointing action
considering the abilities of the two men involved, but Aries
made the finish look fantastic.
[ Intermission. Not-Don West announced that Earl Hebner recently
refereed his 100,000th match. He was at the merch stand signing
his "Damn Right I Did" t-shirt. ]
Devon and D.O.C. came to the ring, Devon with Sting’s bat
in-hand. James Storm was out next to the pop of the night so
far, followed by Samoa Joe. Devon grabbed a mic at ringside and
said that when Aces & Eights are in the building, we should bow
down to the two men in the ring, apparently missing that Joe and
Storm were the only two men in the ring at the time.
Unintentionally funny moment.
(5) Aces & Eights (TV champion Devon & D.O.C) beat James Storm &
Samoa Joe after the V.P. came to the ring and hit Storm with the
hammer, allowing D.O.C. to pick up the win. The crowd was really
into Joe’s signature spots and seemed very impressed by him in
general. Very good match.
Storm sold the hammer strike by laying unconscious in the ring
for more than five minutes before being helped to the back. The
crowd became restless and one fan yelled “Beer guy, get the
Cowboy a beer!” This led to a large “Beer!” chant.
Bobby Roode came out to some heat, followed by Jeff Hardy, who
got the expected pop of the night.
(6) TNA champion Jeff Hardy pinned Bobby Roode after a Twist of
Fate stunner variation followed by the original to retain the
TNA World Title. Roode took control from the start and kept it
for most of the match. Slow spots, but the crowd came alive for
Hardy’s offense. Believable nearfall when Roode brought both
title belts into the ring – when Hebner went to dispose of one,
Roode struck Hardy with the other, but Roode couldn’t put Hardy
away. The finish came shortly thereafter.
Overall, a fun night of wrestling. No action stood out as
particularly great, but all of the wrestlers put forth a good
effort and put together a solid show. It was interesting to hear
and see the reactions of fans who may not be as familiar with
the Impact product as many people reading this probably are. The
reactions for James Storm, Samoa Joe, and of course, Jeff Hardy
stood out above the rest of the card. I hoped for another match,
as six seems to leave the card just a little bit short, in my
opinion. But for a $23 ticket, I can’t complain. Until next
time…
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