Professional wrestling thread

Anybody buying Final Resolution tonight?

 

No, but I read that a former WWF (yes, WWF) champion is expected to appear on the PPV for the Alex Shelley-Austin (Aries) Starr match and we're not talking about Kevin Nash. There's also a report that two Chicago White Sox employees, catcher AJ Pierzynski and Dale (WCW's "The Demon") Torborg, are also in Orlando for the PPV. Not sure if David Eckstein is too.

Here's the card as provided by Dave Meltzer:

Pre-show
Lance Hoyt vs. Chase Stevens

PPV
A.J. Styles vs. Rhino in a last man standing
Alex Shelley vs. Austin Starr with three judges
Christopher Daniels vs. Jerry Lynn vs. Chris Sabin for the X title
James Storm vs. Petey Williams
LAX vs. Team 3-D for NWA tag titles
Samoa Joe vs. Kurt Angle in an Iron Man match
Abyss vs. Christian Cage vs. Sting for the NWA title -- according to DM, this is the main event and will go on last.

 

And here are the results ...

Final Resolution Results
NWA Heavyweight Title Elimination Match: Christian Cage over Sting and Abyss; Christian wins NWA title

30 Minute Ironman Match: Kurt Angle (3) over Samoa Joe (2); Angle wins, gets NWA title shot on next PPV

NWA World Tag Team Title Match: LAX over Team 3D via DQ

James Storm over Petey Williams

Paparazzi Championship Series Final: Alex Shelley over Austin Starr; Bob Backlund was one of three judges and he put Starr in the chicken wing!

X Division Title Match: Chris Sabin over Christopher Daniels and Jerry Lynn; Sabin pinned Lynn to win X Division Title

Last Man Standing: Rhino over AJ Styles

Pre-Show: Lance Hoyt over Chase Stevens; Pierzynski and Torborg showed up during this match and worked over Hoyt.

 

I'm glad Christian one the title back, although he's sure to just be a transitional champ until Angle or Joe beat him.

Interesting that they had Angle go over Joe, though. I really want Joe to have the belt: And soon.

 

What does it say that the TNA PPV title match next month is, unless things change, two former WWE guys in Angle and Christian?


What's next, a Chris Jericho appearance for a three-way dance with Angle and Christian?

 

The knee injury is probably nagging Joe a little bit. I talked to him at a house show about a month ago, and he said he didn't know how serious it was. I think if he's wrestling now, it was probably a sprain, but I guess TNA didn't want to take any chances. They're probably thinking it would be good for TNA to have Angle feud with Christian, eventually give Christian his first true L (pin/submission), and have Joe feud with Angle for the title down the road.

 

Monty Brown is apparently going to work ECW. Another tag team is supposedly debuting, a duo from OVW, with a "Grease" gimmick. One of the wrestlers is Jimmy Snuka's kid. That team will be on Smackdown.

 

The gimmick is stupid, but Snuka's kid is good. That's about it.

 

Monty Bro ... er, Marquis Corvon debuted in ECW tonight.

 

I saw that too. They should have let him pin the jobber last night with the POUNCE!!! Instead, they gave him a crappy Fujiwara armbar submission.

 

Now that Monty has debuted, what about 2 Cold Scorpio? Or should I say Flash Funk?

 

They probably think it's too simple a finishing manuever and good enough for TNA, but not them. Or perhaps it's just them wanting to put their stamp on his character. But the POUNCE! is a far better finisher. It's like when Shawn Michaels started his singles career after throwing Marty Jannetty through the Barber Shop window. He had his superkick, but it was a setup to an anticlimatic back suplex. Eventually they figured it out.