This past week, TNA Impact Wrestling regained my attention. I'll admit I'm always on the fence with them. They'll have a story line going on between wrestlers that seems interesting, and then it goes nowhere.
Or I'll catch a match of a particular wrestler, and the company actually starts to go with him, giving them a new star, and they just squander it *cough*Magnus*cough*.
But now they've done it again, and in the most brilliantly, weird way I might add. I'm talking about the Broken Matt/Brother Nero fued, that all culminated with The Final Deletion.
When this thing started, I'll be honest, I thought to myself: "What the hell is this?". What I'm talking about is the Jeff Hardy/Matt Hardy contract signing for Slammiversary. Plainly put, it seemed stupid. But you know what it did? It got to tune back into Impact Wrestling a few more weeks, and I've seen this asinine character Matt Hardy has come up with. This "Broken Matt" character. It's so odd, that it's actually entertaining. And that's saying a lot, because I've actually never been that big of a Matt Hardy fan.
But this... this... THING. This Broken Matt/Brother Nero feud they've put on, it combines the best parts of the weird world of wrestling with those movies that are are so strange, that they're good. It's home video MEETS found footage movies MEETS the crazy concepts you'd think up when you're playing outside with your friends when you were five years old MEETS those old school crazy wrestling matches. You know the ones; like the Pig Pen Match, or the Kiss My Foot match between Jerry Lawler and Bret Hart, or the Scaffolding Match between the Midnight Express and the Rock N Roll Express.
Don't take my word for it, check it out for yourself. TNA has put The Final Deletion on youtube in all it's hilariously awesome, super-weird glory!
It's insane, right!? But insane in a good way. Insane in the way that (at least to me) says, check us out over here. We aren't doing that same exact thing as everyone else, and that in itself is a good thing. It's different. And what's even better, from a business point-of-view, is that the match helped TNA score their largest ratings in over a year, and it's highest ever since debuting on PopTV, at 410,000.
It'll be interesting to see where they go from here and if they can keep up the momentum, at least ratings wise.
On a side note, here's EC3's reaction to Final Deletion, which was pretty much mine. Did you see Final Deletion? What'd you think?
Brock Lesnar versus.... Randy Orton???
Smackdown has come and gone and with it, the announcement of who Brock Lesnar will be facing at Summer Slam. And the opponent is Randy Orton.
I don't know, it is just me or is this news, well... very anti-climatic.
Orton's been out of action since November of last year. He'll most likely be popping back up on television before the Summer Slam match, but by the time that match roles around it will be over 8 months since we've seen him in the ring.
This match just isn't really sparking my interest. I don't see this is a "blockbuster" match, as much as WWE is going to want to play that up. What are your thoughts?
I don't know, it is just me or is this news, well... very anti-climatic.
Orton's been out of action since November of last year. He'll most likely be popping back up on television before the Summer Slam match, but by the time that match roles around it will be over 8 months since we've seen him in the ring.
This match just isn't really sparking my interest. I don't see this is a "blockbuster" match, as much as WWE is going to want to play that up. What are your thoughts?
Future Endeavored List Expands
You can add Cody Rhodes and Eden to the list of talents released by WWE, either by way of the company, or of their own accord.
And now comes Cody Rhodes.
Cody Rhodes started posting a couple tweets earlier this month like this...
and it finally culminated with him asking for his release days before Extreme Rules.🎼Back beat, the word was on the street— Cody Rhodes (@StardustWWE) May 10, 2016
That the fire in your heart is out...🎼 #RAW pic.twitter.com/sHBCQ0Ch9W
Just days later, it was announced that WWE came to terms with Cody Rhodes, and granted him his release. After it was annoucned, Cody released his own answer as to why he asked for and was granted his release.(1/2) The past ten years have been quite the trek, but as of earlier today I have asked for my release from @WWE— Hyrule Husky (@PrinceCGR) May 21, 2016
Now, days after that incident, WWE announcer Eden, who's real name is Brandi Runnels and is the real life wife of Cody, announced she has asked for and was granted her release. Today, she blogged about her decision, and explains that this was already in the plans, as she has other opportunities that have presented themselves.My one&only statement on the matter. No podcasts or tell-all nonsense.— Hyrule Husky (@PrinceCGR) May 22, 2016
Thank you friends. pic.twitter.com/c5MNKw6spH
WWE also released Adam Rose, after his domestic dispute with his wife and him getting arrested.
So now, the may releases are as follows:
Zeb Colter
El Torito
Hornswoggle
Santino Marella
Cameron
Alex Riley
Wade Barrett
Damien Sandow
Brooklyn Brawler
Christian
Adam Rose
Cody Rhodes
Eden
Plus Ryback is still out there making antagonizing tweets, so it's probably gonna expand soon.
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