BRM Reviews the 8/5/2015 Impact (GREAT!)

[Big Red Machine]

MR. ANDERSON vs. BRAM- 6/10
It really feels like they could have done more with this feud and stretched it out a bit (plus, they could save some money by keeping Anderson out of the ring and off TV while Bram would keep calling him out, so then they wouldn’t have had to pay to bring Anderson in for some of the days of tapings).
A good brawl, and I really liked the small package as a finish here. For Anderson this was about proving that he can still go. What he did here was hang in there with Bram and then defeated him in a wrestling match- exactly what he wanted to do.
I didn’t like Bram laying Anderson out with the mic after the match, mostly because it feels like something we’ve already seen in this feud.

JB INTERVIEWS THE HARDYS- very good.

JAMES STORM & KHOYA SEGMENT- good for what it was, although it seems to have come on awfully quick. There should have been a week or two of Storm slapping him around before the babyface turn.

DOLLHOUSE VS. GAIL VIDEO PACKAGE- good, although they really seemed to have dropped the “messing with Gail’s family” thing at an odd time, as it was right after they did the wedding ring angle.

JAMES STORM PROMO- good

HANDICAP MATCH: Gail Kim vs. The Dollhouse- 4/10
Fine for what it was, but I thought this really made Dollhouse look like chumps.

DREW GALLOWAY vs. ELI DRAKE- 6.25/10
Drew said a VERY naughty word during his comeback (right before the clothesline). The last thing TNA needs right now is the FCC fining them. The match was fine, but the finish was one of those where putting your hand on the ropes would actually lessen the pressure on your opponent, not increase it, which really annoys me because it just shows such a of common sense.

BULLY RAY TALKS TO A BRIAN HEBNER- pointless.

BULLY RAY TALKS TO BOBBY ROODE- bad.
Let me get this straight: Roode is concerned that if his tag partner is fired, he won’t be able to make a living anymore? DUDE!!!! You’re BOBBY ROODE! A former two-time TNA World Heavyweight Champion! You and Aries weren’t even a team four months ago! Why are you so afraid of what will happen to you if he gets fired?
The whole point of this was to set up interference in the next match, because if there’s one thing that wrestling fans love, it’s interference in big matches. That’s why TNA’s viewership has been so spectacular.
(Edit: It turns out that there was no interference at all, meaning that this was done to set up absolutely nothing.
CAREER VS. NICKNAME MATCH: Austin Aries(career) vs. Rockstar Spud(nickname)- 7.5/10
Yeah… I really just can’t this match seriously because of the “nickname” part of the stip.
A good story and great use of Aries on his way out.

AUSTIN ARIES & BOBBY ROODE BACKSTAGE- not bad or anything, but not helpful to TNA in any way.

JAMES STORM vs. MAHABALI SHERA- no rating. Okay segment.
They’re having a match already?! Has it even been an hour since the turn?!
Storm gets DQed on purpose.

BULLY RAY HAS BEEN ATTACKED BACKSTAGE- oh no! I wonder who could have done this terrible deed?

DIXIE CARTER AND JEFF JARRETT BACKSTAGE- Apparently it has already been determined that Bully Ray will be out for a significant length of time. How do they know that? It’s only been a few minutes since he was attacked.
Jeff offers to be the authority figure for a week because it’s not like he has a promotion to run or anything. Dixie agrees to let him.

EC III PROMO- very good. I loved the way he worked in the fact that there are no pinfalls or submissions in this match to plant the idea in our heads that TNA might well have him drop the title here because he would be able to do so in a way that keeps his streak intact.

FULL METAL MAYHEM MATCH FOR THE TNA WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE: Ethan Carter III(c) vs. Matt Hardy- 8.25/10
Awesome weapons match!

A GREAT show from TNA!

STUPID ANNOUNCER QUOTES:
1. Josh Matthews- “I am not going to degradate these women.”
That’s right. You’re not. Because “degradate” ISN’T A WORD!

[cero2k]

CAREER VS. NICKNAME MATCH: Austin Aries(career) vs. Rockstar Spud(nickname)- 7.5/10
Yeah… I really just can’t this match seriously because of the “nickname” part of the stip.
A good story and great use of Aries on his way out.
Had i not known that Aries was leaving, it would have thought the stipulation was perfect to make me believe that there was no way Aries was losing and then, swerve.

A GREAT show from TNA!
who are you and what have you done with Red!?