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21/09/12 house show
By: tnafanforum Date: September 22, 2012, 12:11 pm
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This is the 21/09/12 house show at the Joel Coliseum Annex in
Winston-Salem on Friday night, it looked like their was not a
lot of people at this house show
Anyone who bought a ticket over $50 was allowed in at 5:30 p.m.
for a meet and greet, which consisted of Magnus, Robbie E.,
Robbie T., Gail Kim, Eric Young, and Crimson. They also had a
"Don West Brown Bag Special." They noted that Don went on to do
something with hockey, but he started it and it would always be
called that. It included the new TNA 10th Anniversary t-shirt
(which does look great), four DVDs, an action figure, and a
program all for $30. Also before the show, Mickie James took
professional photos with fans for $10. You got to meet Jeff
Hardy if you bought his new action figure. O.D.B. also did
signings at the merchandise table.
The show started at 7:30 with So Cal Val as the ring announcer
the whole show. She kept talking about signing up to win a trip
to Bound for Glory throughout the show.
(1) Mr. Anderson beat Crimson. Anderson came to the middle of
the ring to do his usual routine, but there was no old-school
mic. An assistant got in a chair behind him and handed him a
regular mic instead. Funny. Anderson did his "@***-hole routine
for the crowd, but emphasized that Crimson, who had taken a seat
outside the ring, really was one. Crimson did the old "Pearl
Harbor" on Anderson, hitting him from behind. Anderson rallied
back, even hitting a dropkick and then a neckbreaker. Some
standard back and forth brawling until Anderson hit the Mic
Check and got the three count.
After saying he was tired of doing his routine of saying his
name twice for several years, Anderson went to ringside and had
a female fan do an impressively-long version of his catchphrase.
By the way, with a name like Crimson, you'd think the guy would
have a flashier look instead of all black.
(2) Mickie James pinned Gail Kim. Gail did the heelish tactic of
pretending she was going to throw her t-shirt to the fans, only
to hold it close to her as if it were too precious to her.
Mickie was out next to a good pop. Gail tried to get in a cheap
shot by throwing her shirt in Mickie's face only to have Mickie
catch it and throw it to the fans. Some stalling by Gail at the
beginning. Mickie got in most of the offense, including a Thesz
Press off the ring apron onto the floor. Back in the ring,
Mickie went for a huracanrana, but Gail blocked her right leg
and started working on it. Gail went into a half-Boston Crab
working on the injured right leg. Before going for a pin,
though, Gail blew kisses at Mickie, who fought out and
eventually went up top for another Thesz Press. It looked as if
Mickie suddenly remembered she should be selling her hurt leg as
she seemed fine after Gail kicked out and even looked to the
crowd, then suddenly fell to one knee. Mickie then surprised
Gail with a spin kick with her "good" left leg and pinned Gail
after a DDT.
Afterward, two security guys helped Gail to the back. Overall,
the match was given quite a bit of time and it told a story.
Mickie was very over with the crowd even though there was a
brief but audible "Let's Go Gail" chant that Gail discouraged by
telling the fans she didn't need their help.
(3) Magnus pinned Samoa Joe. Big pop for Joe once again battling
his former tag team partner. Some standard holds to start as Joe
went into a headlock, then hammerlock, then a reversal from
Magnus. Magnus went to the outside, and Joe teased a suicide
dive, but Magnus moved out of the way, so Joe gave chase. Back
in the ring, Magnus hit Joe with a big boot to the mouth, then
flipped Joe with a fireman's carry and settled into an armbar.
Joe fought out and nailed Magnus with rapid-fire shots in one
corner, Irish-whipped him into the opposing corner, and hit him
with the facewash. Joe hit him with a backsplash for a two. The
ref was out of position as Joe tried to apply the rear naked
choke, so Magnus low-blowed him with his leg and then rolled him
up for a quick pin. I think some fans were surprised by that.
So Cal Val gave the ref for the next match, Earl Hebner, his own
introduction so that Earl could show off his t-shirt that says
"YOU'RE DAMN RIGHT I DID!" on the front. Obviously, it refers to
an incident that took place 15 years ago in another company. It
says HEBNER on the back and has ref stripes on it. Earl even put
on "Hitman" shades.
(4) Knockouts tag champions Eric Young & ODB defeated Robbie E.
& Robbie T. Robbie E. wore light blue, the color of the North
Carolina Tar Heels. The champs went around ringside slapping
hands and E.Y. even did a lock-up with a few fans, then did a
lock-up with Hebner in the ring. ODB and Young stole the
Robbies's sweaters and did the patented Flair elbow drop in the
center ring on them, then hit a knee drop.This prompted Robbie
E. to interrupt and tell them that no one cared about the champs
beating up their $5,000 sweaters, all anyone cared about was
seeing him and "Big" Rob do fist-pumping. After their routine,
"Big" Rob apparently felt he had embarrassed himself and hid his
head in a turnbuckle. The KO champs proceeded to do some
ridiculous dancing after ODB had them change the music. Robbie
E. then hit EY from behind and the ref called for the bell.
Young came back and did some Flair stuff, including the flip
upside in the corner and chops. Lots of comedy spots.
Eventually, Eric got back in the ring and did more tributes to
Flair and the NWA, then stripped off his pants revealing bright
red tights for Russia. Finally, the champs got the win. Now that
"Jersey Shore" has been cancelled, maybe they'll give Robbie E.
a more serious role.
[Intermission. They were celebrating Earl Hebner's fake deal
officiating over 100,000 matches. He even did an autograph
signing at the Direct Auto Insurance table. Also, a fan won a
$200 TNA prize pack. He was sitting near the top and they put a
spotlight on him as he came down to accept an over-sized check
and have his photo taken with Val and some Direct Auto Insurance
people.]
(5) Rob Van Dam pinned Gunner (w/Kid Kash). RVD is still quite
popular. Val announced Kash accompanying Gunner, took umbrage to
it, so he bullied her into announcing his name solo. After Kash
interfered a few times, including hitting his own guy on the
floor, the ref caught Kash and sent him to the back. Rob did a
few of his signature moves, including a roll-through and monkey
flip out of the corner. Then, a ref bump occurred. Rob bridged
into a pin, but the ref was down, so Kash ran back out and
delivered an impressive moonsault onto RVD. Kash then put Gunner
on top of him, but the ref only counted slowly to two. After
another miscue by Kash, Rob pinned Gunner. Kash tried to stop
the count but didn't get there in time. Gunner might be trying
hard, but I see zero charisma.
Next was the main event with Jeff Hardy, James Storm, Austin
Aries, and Bobby Roode. Roode was out first and then Storm, who
poured beer into one fan's mouth. Val told everyone that per
order from TNA G.M. Hulk Hogan, their partners would be decided
"at random" by picking a name out of a manila envelope. Storm
was first and, naturally, got the home state hero, Jeff Hardy.
Hardy threw out a towel to the crowd and some young fans fought
over it. Roode got upset and frustrated after picking out his
partner's name, Aries. Despite what was said by Aries on
Thursday's Impact, A-Double played a straight-up babyface for
this. After Roode tried bossing Aries around to show who was in
charge, Aries got on the mic and told Roode that he doesn't like
him any more than Roode does him, but he is the World Hvt.
champion now, not Roode, and they should make the most of it and
give the people a great main event. Roode still yelled at Aries
to get out of the ring, so Aries finally acquiesed to the
demand.
(6) Jeff Hardy & James Storm defeated TNA World Hvt. champion
Austin Aries & Bobby Roode. Storm fought Roode until Roode
retreated to the floor with his partner, Aries, mocking him.
Roode got back in the ring and yelled at Aries, teling him that
he didn't need the champ's help, then he flipped him off and
told Aries to kiss his ass. Hardy then fought Roode, and when
Roode turned around for a tag, Aries flipped Roode off while
dropping to the floor. After getting back on the apron, Roode
moved out of the way of a charging Hardy, who struck Aries, who
retaliated against Jeff with a beautiful missile dropkick from
the top rope. But then, Aries caught Roode trying to use the
World Title belt on his opponents. They did a brief tug of war
with the belt until Aries let go suddenly, and Roode went
backwards into a Storm superkick, followed by a Twist of Fate
from Hardy. Hardy got the three count on Roode.
Afterward, Aries told Jeff that even though he is the World
champion, this is Hardy's home state, so Hardy should have the
spotlight, and they'll meet at Bound For Glory. Fans could then
get a photo taken with Jeff for $20.
The overall show was fun and everything was good, but they could
improve fixing the lines at the merchandise table so that it
isn't so erratic. Speaking of erratic lines, I went early Friday
morning for autograph signings and photos with Jeff Hardy,
Mickie James, and So Cal Val, who wasn't advertised, at the
Direct Auto Insurance building in Winston-Salem. We were told
that once you get a signed photo to go to the back of the line
(what they really meant was start a new line) and come back in
again to get a photo taken with them. In the words of one
employee: "This is the way TNA does it, so that's the way we're
doing it." After several of us did this and had to wait in the
hot sun for almost an hour, and having to move back and forth as
the employess lost track of which line was which, the same
employee who made the previous statement came out and told those
of us who had a signed autograph - those who had arrived early
like me - had to leave because they didn't have time for us to
get a photo. I found this to be a disorganized and
unprofessional event. I saw the same employees at the live event
and they brushed me off with, "Well, we couldn't please
everyone," and "There were too many people." Apparently, no one
knew that Jeff Hardy would draw a big crowd. Very disappointed
by the way it was run there.
#Post#: 4515--------------------------------------------------
Re: 21/09/12 house show
By: ChrissiCalvert Date: September 22, 2012, 2:07 pm
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Is this the house show where Bobby Roode broke his nose??
(According to TNAinsider)
Also, how weird is it to see Roode & Aries team up after months
of fueding?
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Re: 21/09/12 house show
By: tnafanforum Date: September 22, 2012, 2:14 pm
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i know ot see them to on the same side is not right lol
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Re: 21/09/12 house show
By: EnigmaMinded Date: September 27, 2012, 10:20 am
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I'm sure their team up was a bit reluctant.
#Post#: 5018--------------------------------------------------
Re: 21/09/12 house show
By: tnafanforum Date: September 27, 2012, 11:17 am
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IN house shows what happens on tv dones not show in them lol.. i
went to one in the us 4 years ago and omg i sew guys like JJ and
anglehugging in the ring after a match lol. oand on tv they hate
each other.
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