Let’s just get this out of the way… THEY are Abyss, Hulk Hogan (fresh out of back surgery and moving slower than he usually does… which was SLOW ENOUGH), Eric Bischoff, Jeff Hardy, Jeff Jarrett, and Abyss.
Anyone surprised by this turn of events – and you better pay close attention –
IS A FUCKING MORON!
In other news, Jeff Hardy is YOUR TNA World champion… yes, the guy with the criminal charges and court dates is the new champion.
GENIUS!!!
Jeff Jarrett walks out on Samoa Joe, causing him to lose the match. What a great way to foreshadow Double J being part of THEY.
PURE FUCKING GENIUS!!!!!!
Oh, you know what? Don’t get me wrong. There was some good stuff here… that I didn’t watch. But a buddy of mine did and from what I heard, the tag-team match was a solid opener, the main event was actually pretty good before the predictable ending, nice promo from Team 3D announcing their retirement and wanting one last title match before going out. So I guess the show is worth checking out when it comes out on DVD. But the swerve didn’t really surprise me all that much… at all.
So yeah… TNA? Good show (allegedly) – if only this kind of effort was put on your TV show to sell people on your PPVs, especially when the highlight of your go-home show was a brawl between two old guys – but you need to stop pulling swerves that blind men can see. It’s not a good sign.
(2024 Update: There was an earlier version of this post that implied that I had watched the show, but I actually didn’t. Most of my info was from third-hand accounts. Fortunately, I found an updated write-up that corrected this erroneous presumption. My apologies. I’ll watch the show as punishment for this error of perception… although no such apologies will be made if I end up hating the show, which I suspect I will…)
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