Diabolik's (and Rich's) TNA Catch-Up for October 23, 2008

Diabolik: Well, in my normal vein of trying to catch up on TNA Wrestling (if you hadn't noticed by the deluge of posts on both Perfect Impact and on Diabolik's Total Nonsense and Ridiculousness) I was surprised by Rich showing up at my home this morning to hang out. So we decided to let Rich in on the things he has been missing and do a little back and forth blogging about the October 23, 2008 show.

So how goes it Rich?

Richard: It's goin...been a while since I've actually watching any TNA programing, and I'm interested to see what I've missed. Work, life in general and a great deal of other things have kept me away. But with the new Lockdown coming up, and the fact that we'll be there for it, I'm kinda hyped! Looks like we're ready to go here, we've got the first TNA in HD set up in front of us, and it looks like it might be a big one. It's in Las Vegas, and although it happened a while ago, looks like it may have been shot and shown live, so that's cool. Haven't had one of those since the two hour special, or so I've just been told. I'm also a sucker for HD, so I'll be looking forward to catching that on my TV after the catch-up, and of course if I have Spike HD on my FiOS box. Guess now all that's left is to hit play!


Diabolik: The Beautiful People...Wooo....can I sound more apathetic?
I'm sure they were the center of attention in Las Vegas....they look kind of like hookers....

Richard: Didn't know Kip was involved with this...even though I read his name in the catch-up. Wow, what's up with that? Yeah...they do kinda look like that.

Diabolik: Oh...so you just didn't get that Mr. Ass was a part of The Beautiful People now?
Yeah
Hoooray for that!
Sarcasm!

Richard: Is there a story that makes this any less weird?

Diabolik: No....but now they are using paper bags with Kip's face on them......on women.....
So Velvet Sky vs Christie Hemme.....

Richard: (sighs)
Diabolik: exactly.....

Diabolik: So Angle apparently called JB at Midnight the morning of the show and told him that he was going to one up Foley's announcement and that his announcement is going to change the face of wrestling as we know it.....go figure
Christie wins with the Flying Firecrotch Guillotine....
(sigh)

Richard: I am confused at the name of .... oh....that's.....wow

Diabolik: We were considering talking more about Christie's win...but I decided I didn't care....

Richard: One might thought they would have had a regular X-Division match to kick this HD episode off...you know, some eye-popping, high flying action...but you know...that's just me.

Diabolik: Well, Flying Firecrotches in HD wasn't enough of an eye catching event?
JB is sitting down with Angle and he says that he made some calls to important people

Richard: Lol, if those eyes want to catch vd maybe...

Diabolik: LOL

Richard: What's Booker's problem? He needs speech therapy.

Diabolik: Booker is in the same room as JB and Angle.....and he says he is from Africa......and yet also from Houston Texas.....
Nash is there too......at least I can understand Nash.....Booker keeps repeating RESPECT in his retarded accent....

Richard: Apparently, Nash doesn't get any....respect...sorry had to d it

Diabolik: Yay! We are getting another New Blood angle.....like we did in WCW.....which worked so well then.....

Richard: I don't remember the outcome, what happened that time?

Diabolik: Hmmm...let's see....Eric Bischoff tried to ban together all of the newer talent against the veterans to take over control of the company to shape it in a new way....but it was all new guys vs established guys.....

Richard: So, i'm assuming people didn't like that...

Diabolik: I didn't like that and I don't think that it was very well taken by the fans....this is also a little before they went out of business.....

Richard: RESSSSPPEEEEEEEEEECCCCCT!

Diabolik: So a faction of Booker, Angle, Nash and Sting?????
Damn it....
Are they going to be Team RESPECT?

Richard: ...I see, not a way to take things now....
God I hope not

Diabolik: THE MAIN EVENT MAFIA?!?!?!?!?!?!?
WHAT THE GOD DAMN FUCK?!?!?!!?
Dear God....
I quit

Richard: Wait, I heard Colin talking about that...he was all weird about it and didn't want to tell me things...

Diabolik: Yeah someone else pointed out the MEM angle but they wouldn't tell me anything else because I didn't want to know.....

Diabolik: Why does our African friend still come out to the Harlem Heat esque music and not some African themed music?

Richard: Don't know..why is he still from Houston?..and...Really, the pinky is back?

Diabolik: What the fuck is he saying? I can barely understand him

Richard: Dunno..."no more accents" just got chanted

Diabolik: What the hell....a new belt was in the suitcase?
The TNA Legends Championship.....
So is this like the FTW World Championship?
Ah thank you Christian for coming down and interrupting him....

Richard: "Double C!!!" ... and that belt looks kinda cool, but I would say have it a bit darker red...

Diabolik: or not exist at all

Richard: Indeed.

Diabolik: So we already have NWO esque invites to the Main Event Mafia to Christian......
who isn't interested.....
and Christian wants Booker to put up the Legends Title at Turning Point.....

Richard: ...it looks like Booker likes this too...

Diabolik: yeah sure....of course he does because for whatever reason having Christian....who doesn't want to join the group.....join the group makes them better.....like he wouldn't try to fuck it up from the inside anyway.....

Diabolik: Lauren is talking to Matt Morgan and Abyss about the Tag Team Text match (which when she first said it I was trying to figure out if you won by texting faster than the other people)

Richard: lol...It's good to see Double J back on the show, well, for me not having seen this is so long anyway.

Diabolik: JB is up with Jeff Jarrett talking about how Jarrett won't wrestle Angle again....

Richard: The Middle Eastern Nightmare, or "Divari", looks pretty jacked

Diabolik: X-Division title match with Bashir vs Jay Lethal.....
He does.....

Richard: Are you F'ing serious!!! That short?

Diabolik: ?????
Did I just blink and miss that match?
Lethal misses a fucking elbow off the top rope, Bashir comes over and DDTs him and that is the match?
there was like 4 wrestling moves.....
damn it.....it was for a damn title

Richard: I'm calling somebody was hurt before this match.

Diabolik: Let's see.....(rewinding the recording)

Diabolik: I don't see it.....could be...I just don't see it......(still reviewing the tape)

Diabolik: That whole match from bell to bell was 1:50.....
slowly becoming WWE.....

Richard: If that was planned, I just don't see how that highlights one of, if not THE best part of TNA.

Diabolik: Unless they were running long.....

Richard: It's the X division that got me into TNA in the first plac

Diabolik: i know....
but if they were running long why cut the best part of the company? Cut the interviews.....

Richard: Agreed.

Diabolik: Lauren talks with AJ Styles and Samoa Joe about the MEM (God I will hate writing that) and how that will affect the match of Styles/Joe vs Booker/Nash.....

Diabolik: Joe goes off about how he is going to hurt any of the MEM if they get in his way.....

Diabolik: So Rhino is all up in Bashir's face.....accepts his challenge and says he will deport him.....when did Rhino become an INS agent (that and the fact that he is a legal US citizen)
Richard: Isn't anyplace, also anywhere Rhino?

Diabolik: Bashir kicks him in the balls and beats on him.....

Diabolik: So the Hardcore Tag Team Gauntlet Match is next.....Beer Money Inc and Team 3D start it off......they are telling people to text in with what weapon should be legal in this match.....Ladder, Table or Chairs......IN A FUCKING HARDCORE MATCH

Richard: Can I text to have you guys stop doing his?

Diabolik: I wish.....if only we had watched this 6 months ago.....

Richard: Indeed.

Diabolik: Oh, So it was actually Roode and Brother Ray that started out and the next person in was James Storm.....
I missed the fact that it was a singles elimination match that will turn into a tag team match some how.....
Next in is D-Von......
Next in is Hernandez...

Richard: "Super Mex?"
Well, he is pretty ridiculous...

Diabolik: They have been calling him that because he jumps over the top rope every match.....
Next in is Homicide

Richard: ahhh, gotcha. Gotta tell you though, we're what, halfway in and now FINALLY seeing some good stuff?
matt morgan looks like he bathed himself in oil

Diabolik: He did.
Morgan comes down and eliminates Homicide and D-Von and Hernandez....
Morgan gets eliminated because he was trying to tell Abyss not to come to the ring.....
Tables are legal in a hardcore match.....
Yay!
shocker

Richard: Of course they are... and of course 3D likes this

Diabolik: Will I get a flaming table?!?!?

Richard: In HD?

Diabolik: Charcoal lighter fluid
ECDub chants

Richard: It's going on!
Diabolik: Team 3D left their lighter at home.... and lighters flying into the ring
This time they are letting the lighter fluid evaporate
So Abyss gets eliminated.....
I am so confused as to the rules for this match
and now it is Beer Money and 3D
and a We Want Fire chant
oh, what a waste of lighter fluid
they broke the table without lighting it
Beer Money Inc wins

Richard: No revenge for Abyss...I'm sad...and it looks like no fire...and a cheap end.

Richard: Does Kurt's entrance video tag him as the "Greatest Wrestler in the World"?

Diabolik: That is totally not true that the Angle from the previous week was unlike any we had ever seen......we saw him flip out in the WWE
and yes it does.....they tagged him that when he debuted

Richard: I suppose it would have been true...in 1996...Don't get me wrong, i like the dude, but, um...yeah

Diabolik: yeah well.....what can I say.....
Angle says once again that he is going to go to Jarrett's house to talk to his kids......
Jarrett shows up and says that they have the finest talent in the world and he has no business being in the ring......
which could be true.....

Richard: He names all the talent that should matter as well, if something goes down, Double J could be the one vet that stands with the "Young Guys" or whatever they may wind up being called.

Diabolik: Abyss is standing in the ring behind Angle....they go at it....Blackhole Slam attempt and Angle gets out....

Richard is offline. Messages you send will be delivered when Richard comes online.

So Rich had to leave before we could finish watching the show. So now you get just the Diabolik rant.....

Kong and Saieed are in the back bitching at Lauren...they are sick and tired of taylor Wilde....I still think this is a different person behind the veil....very americanish accent on the accent....too much emphasis on the rolling r's....

JB is with Taylor Wilde....I hate her hair....Taylor says that Kong has to end her career in order to take the title from her....Ooooooooooo....

Kong is on the way to the ring....Whoopee!...Cut to a commercial and then Taylor

Wilde comes out....Whoopee!....Yeah I am so totally stoked for this match....A chant for Lets go Taylow Lets go Kong.....interesting...the crowd is really into this....Kong wins the title with an Awesome Bomb....


...Dear god...more Main Event Mafia....Sting and Nash come to the ring for the Main Event....they come out to Sting's music.....Samoa Joe comes down....Then AJ Styles....I wonder how Nash feels about needing to enter with Sting's music....at least the MEM doesn't have entrance music yet....I give it a week....

AJ squares off against Nash which is a great juxtaposition of sizes....Nash ends up smashing Joe with the Title belt and pins him for the win...and then they play his music....I guess it didn't matter that he didn't have his music while coming down....Aj starts fighting off both Nash and Sting and then Jow stands up and puts Nash in a choke....Booker comes down and hits Style with the Legends belt....

We get Foley after that....

Foley is talking about how he made a lot of money and Jarrett told him he should make an investment....then the MEM comes out to interrupt....Ironically they had just been out....Angle starts talking shit to Foley....about Foley saying Kurt was shit....Angle headbutts Foley....Now Foley is a major shareholder in TNA....Ooooo....cause I didn't see that coming....though I thought they were going to make him a commissioner for the gimmick.....Foley tries to imitate Vinny Mac in the "You're Fired" voice by telling Angle that he is fried etc.....Foley wants to know if Angle wants to be a part of history or be history.....

So yeah....I'm not sure if Foley's Announcement really "crossed the line" or not.....but whatever...he is a part of TNA now and we will see what that brings....


So wow....a TNA Live event on tv and that is what we got? An NWO esque respect posse? A new title, because we never see enough fucking titles on a show....and no fire....I think Mick wept a little from seeing all that lighter fluid go to waste....

I have no idea how many more shows I have to get through before April 19.....and our apologies for Rich not being able to ramble back and forth with me....something about him needing to pick up his wife from work....