Wrestlemania in pictures. Part 2

Wrestlemania in pictures. Part 1.

TNA Destinantion X results... well kind of.

The results are in from last nights TNA PPV, Destination X, and all I can say is........I haven't watched it yet. I live in the UK so I wont be able to see it until Friday. I could always watch a stream of it (I know its illegal, but its free), but I prefer to watch PPV events in the comfort of my chair, and in front of my super size (48inch) Plasma, LCD, HD TV.........not really, my TV is OK, and by no means is it HD ready. Anyway back to last nights results, from what pictures I have seen Scott Hall seems to be in better shape and I am a true mark for his black and red ring attire (I loved the Wolfpac), so all seems good on that front, but from what I have heard he wasn't that good in the ring, what a surprise, I will judge for my self later in the week. Angle beat Anderson which shocked me but the post match trash talk from Anderson seems to mean this feud will continue. All X-Division matches seem to have been well liked, which hopefully means the X-Division will continue to be a main part of TNA's arsenal in their 'war' with the WWE. Morgan turned heel on Hernandez, which we all knew was going to happen, but I'm surprised they did it this soon, and Style's went to a no - contest with Abyss. I have heard a lot about the ending of this match so before I comment on it, I will watch it and then report back to you.

All in all, it seems like an OK event and I am looking forward to seeing it on Friday. Check back Saturday morning for an in depth look at the event and my thoughts on the Abyss/Styles/Flair/Wolfe/Hogan debacle.

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Destination X Preview

TNA host's it annual March PPV Destination X, and they have put out a strong card which should have some good, if not great matches. Over the course of this post I am going to give you a run down of the card and also give my predictions. Three matches I will not cover will be the X-Division matches, as I will write an article on the X-Division at Destination X later.

Global Championship: Rob Terry (c) vs Brutus Magnus

This is the least interesting match on the card, as these seem to be two TNA wrestlers that the fans don't care about. Rob Terry is getting a big push at the moment, mainly because of his big stature, but not only does he have no charisma, and is dreadful on the mic , he just can't wrestle (they seem to be taking this copying WWE thing a little to far). On the plus side Brutus Magnus is improving, but TNA seems to have put him on the back burner, and will be used as fodder for the 'Big' Rob Terry push tonight.

Winner: Rob Terry

TNA Tag Team Championship Match: Matt Morgan and Hernandez (c) vs Beer Money

The way things are going Matt Morgan is turning heel, which is the right thing to do. Since Bound For Glory, his push has subsided, hence the reason for him teaming with another man who washaving a monster push Hernandez. Tonight won't be the night they go all the way with it, as I see them just scraping through with the belts, and the slow build to the heel turn continuing. Beer Money turning heel has helped them also, and I see them taking the belts within the next month to then go into a feud with Mick Foley and Jeff Jarrett.

Winners: Matt Morgan and Hernandez

TNA Knockouts Championship Match: Tara (c) vs Daffney

It's nice to see Daffney finally getting the push she deserves and I believe tonight will be her night as the fans have taken to her and Tara seem's stale at the moment. These two are both talented in the right and given the right amount of time, they should have a great match.

Winner: Daffney

Scott Hall and Syxx-Pac vs Kevin Nash and Eric Young

The stipulation is as follows, if Hall and Pac win, they get a TNA contract, if they lose, they have to leave TNA for good. If it was up to me I would get rid of Pac and keep Hall in a backstage role for skits and star appeal, as that wont happen, I'm going to have to say Nash screws Young and he joins up with 'The Band' again. It will turn out Nash, Hall and Pac planned this from the start, because he knew Hogan wouldn't give them contracts off his own back. I don't have much of a problem with this as long a they keep pushing Young, who has done a great job of being a cool bad guy over the last month and he is such a great talent.

Winners: Hall and Syxx-Pac

Mr. Anderson vs Kurt Angle

This match has had a great build up, and I think this will be the 'non-X Division' match of the night. Anderson will win this as he needs a win more than Angle. Kurt will then get his rematch inside a cage at Lockdown. They seem to be building Anderson up to win the TNA Championship sometime in the near future and as long as he stays healthy and continues to produce some of the awesome promo material he has been, in my opinion it would be a good idea. After this feud is concluded, I can see Angle going into a story with Hogan, probably as a heel. Angle as a heel is when he's at his best, and is one of the only men in TNA who could have an OK match with Hogan.

Winner: Mr. Anderson

TNA Championship Match: AJ Styles (c) w/ Ric Flair vs Abyss

AJ wont lose, this match is just a stop gap before he gets into his big feud with The Pope at Lockdown. Styles will win with Flairs help and to make the show end on a happy note, Hogan will come down and help Abyss take it to Flair and Styles. The match itself will be good. These men have fought before and had that classic cage match at Lockdown in 2005. This time though Abyss will have no weapons and his wrestling ability is still suspect, but being in the ring with a talent like Styles, Abyss should have a good night. The most important thing about this match, which is unusual about TNA, they have promoted and pushed this match for five weeks, so for a change you actually give a damn about the main event of a TNA show.

Winner: AJ Styles

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Ah, the good old days

We Could be in For a Let down - WRESTLEMANIA 26

The card for this years Mania' is superb and in my opinion rivals the all-mighty WrestleMania X-7. You have got some of the most eagerly anticipated matches in Mania' history (HBK/Undertaker and McMahon/Hart), along with potential wrestling classics (Rey Mysterio/CM Punk and Edge/Chris Jericho) and the 'Mega-Match' between John Cena and Dave Batista for the WWE Championship. Also add in the Money in the Bank match, an exciting tag team match and two matches which could be minor show stealers (Orton/Dibease/Rhodes and HHH/Sheamus), this card cant go wrong......can it?

Three matches WILL determine how well this PPV will be remembered, and the event rests on their shoulders. If the following three matches produce then this event will go down as a classic, but for some reason, and I hope I am wrong, we could be in for a let down.

John Cena vs Dave Batista: Two men who have a history of putting on some bad matches are now in the ring together for what could be the Main Event. Yes Dave and John have both put on some great performances at past Mania's, and they also had a decent match at SummerSlam in 2008, but if earlier matches in the card produce then these men will have some pressure to deal with and if the fans get bored like they did at last years event, we could be in for a slow, uninspired match.

Bret Hart vs Vince McMahon: I am extremely worried about this match. With Bret Hart being out of action for 10 years and with all his past health problems, I cant see this match being that good, im hoping they make it short and use physical interactions to a minimum, and the time they do spend 'wrestling/fighting' each other make sure it looks real, even if they have to do it the hard way.

The Undertaker vs HBK: After last years stunning match I find it hard to believe they are going to top it. They need to bring something new to the table and for the life of me I do not have a clue what they can do. On saying this though, its Shawn Michaels and The Undertaker, if two men can do it, its these two.

9 Man Money In The Bank

With the 9 man money in the bank just a week away I have to ask the question is 9 men too many?

When looking at past ladder matches the better ones are where two men can really click and get things going. These matches usually have the same amount of slow burning as a regular match and have enough set peices that it can satisfy both the "stunt junkie" wrestling fans as well as the ones tuning in to see a great match. In recent memory I am refering to Michaels/Jericho and Undertaker/Edge.

The problem with nine men is that its way too overcrowded. In my opinion the eight man ladder matches are as well, it doesn't leave room for a story or a chance to elevate talent. Yes you get the winner and that its more about the story going on throughout the year and when the winner will cash in but with about two true candidates to win (Christian and McIntyre) is there really need for the other seven.

Also I do believe that they will add another man for the match to make it ten participants, the person will most likely be Kofi Kingston as he is not on the card and if Kingston is placed in the MITB then my guess is he'll be one of the favorites.

iMPACT ratings, Wrestlemania build up.

So Wrestlemania is just 8 days away and we basically have the final card. The problem however is what will go on last? My guess would most likely be Cena vs Batista as Wrestlemania 18 proved the McMahon's like a title match to go on last. Talking of Wrestlemania 18 i'm currently re-watching the DVD and Drowning Pool suck.

Shawn Michaels is currently telling his close friends and family that he will retire at Mania, my personal guess is that its all kayfabe. One popular idea would be for Triple H to screw Michael's out of the match. That would definatley freshen up The Game's gimmick.

Onto TNA and its recent ratings, I think its 0.8 rating against RAW on Monday was a good rating when you account for the variables, which are that TNA was a taped show so many people would just read the spoilers, that it was going up against Austin, Hart and McMahon and finally that this is the hottest time on the WWE calender "The Road to Wrestlemania". TNA's true test will be the period after Mania when they have had to establish there Monday time slot. Personally TNA should have gotten a time slot in which they start 1 hour prior to Raw.

Thats basically it for now, its now the Kane vs Angle match on the WM18 DVD why did they ever take Kane's mask off?