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| rey619 | Posted on 04/20/10 at 21:09:54 OK, so I'm posting this circuit here as well, now that all the spambots have left :) Some of you might already know this, of course, but it's a TNA spin-off where the Knockouts get their own show. Backstory: Hulk Hogan doesn't want women's wrestling in his promotion. Dixie Carter, a supporter of the knockout division, reached a compromise. The total separation of the knockout division - TNAW! The women's weekly show, StarStruck, got a one-hour graveyard slot from Spike TV every Saturday night, and TNAW will present 8 PPVs in 2010. |
| rey619 | Posted on 04/20/10 at 21:11:09 TNAW StarStruck 09.01.2010 A grand introduction The premiere edition of TNAW StarStruck started with everyone of the former TNA Knockouts in the ring, including the returning Sojourner Bolt and one of the very best on the independent scene - Sara Del Rey. Christy Hemme comes to the ring and starts addressing the fans and the wrestler, saying that they will show everyone that a weekly show featuring just women, would be a great success. Christy said that Tara and Sarita/Taylor Wilde are still champions, but that the titles have been redubbed TNAW World Title and TNAW World Tag Team Titles. Hemme also said that, since this is the first show, both titles will be on line, with Sarita and Wilde defending against The Beautiful People, and Tara defending against ODB. The announcers, Dave Prazak of ROH and Shimmer fame, and Lauren plugs tonight's matches, which will see the debut of Sara Del Ray and an interesting three-way match between Hamada, Alissa Flash and Sojourner Bolt. Sarita/Taylor Wilde (Sarita and Taylor Wilde) defeated The Beautiful People (Madison Rayne and Velvet Sky) when Taylor pinned Sky after a rolling reverse cradle in 0:12:12. Rating: ** (Sarita/Taylor Wilde retained the TNAW Tag-Team Titles.) Sky and Rayne was completely taken by surprise by the ferocity and speed of the champions in the opening minutes of this match. Several minutes went by before The Beautiful People managed some sort of offense, Sky nearly winning the belts for her team with a Northern Lights Suplex. Lot of nice action here, as the girls really tried to prove a point to Hulk Hogan and his cronies. The champions retained after a cradle with a bridge. TNAW's newest acquisition So Cal Val is in the back with superagent Larry Sweeney and his client, Sara Del Rey. Sweeney claims that Sara is the most dangerous female wrestler on the planet, and that she will make her mark on TNAW, starting tonight. Sara's make-up makes her look like a maniac. Sara Del Rey pinned Traci Brooks with the Royal Butterfly in 0:05:51. Rating: ** Traci Brooks may be the Original TNA Knockout, but she was clearly not in the league of the debuting Del Ray. Even though she managed a brief flurry of offense in the opening, Del Ray caught her unaware in an armbar, which sapped most of Brooks strength. A minute later, the Royal Butterfly was all that Sara needed. Backstage interview So Cal Val is in the back with Tara and ODB. ODB tells Tara she got lucky at Final Resolution, and that she will win back her belt tonight. Tara says she's got ODB's number, and that she will hold the World Title for a long, long time. Triangle Match: Hamada defeated Sojourner Bolt and Alissa Flash when Hamada pinned Bolt after a rana in 0:09:28. Rating: ** 1/2 Sojourner Bolt is back in TNA, but she was clearly the underdog in this triangle match with "Future Legend" and Hamada. This may have worked to her advantage, as Flash and Hamada concentrated on each other, almost leaving her alone. She used her strength to great advantage, hitting both her opponents with powerful suplexes. Unfortunately, Hamada's speed proved to much for her, as she connected with a rana for the win. After the match, Hamada and Bolt shook hands, but Flash refused to do so. The Meanest Girls The Beautiful People is in the back, walking around with a blanket covered cage. Lacey von Erich says that they are going to put some fear into the tag-champs by releasing the contents of the cage, a dozen white mice. Rayne and Sky are giggling, but the giggles disappear when Lacey pulls of the blanket to reveal an empty cage with the cage door wide open. After a couple of seconds, the girls realize that this means that all the mice are on the loose, quite possible in their own locker room, and they run away screaming. Tara pinned ODB with the Widow's Peak in 0:05:38. Rating: ** 1/2 (Tara retained the TNAW World Title.) Time for a World Title match! This will be Tara's first defense of her title, just weeks after winning it from ODB. Even match for the first few minutes. Tara hit a superplex, but after that, ODB was all over the champ, getting a two count after a powerslam and connecting with the Bronco Buster. Tara came back in this relatively short, but intense match, pulling out the moonsault before hitting the Widow's Peak more or less out of nowhere for the win. Tara went to the second turnbuckle to celebrate, when to women rushed the ring from the crowd, dressed in hoodies. They pummeled Tara before revealing that they were, in fact, Jillian and Mickie James from WWE! As they continued to beat down the TNAW champ, ODB attacked the WWE divas from behind, and together, Tara and ODB chased them from the ring. ODB grabbed a microphone and said that she has always known that from where they came from (WWE), everyone was a pussy, but if they wanted to prove her wrong, they could get back into the ring and face her and Tara. Tara looked surprise as to why her rival wanted to tag with her, but quickly agreed. Jillian and Mickie also agreed, and stripped of their civilian clothing. ODB and Tara defeated Jillian and Alexis Laree when Tara defeated Mickie by disqualification in 0:10:36. Rating: *** 1/2 [Gail Kim interfered against ODB.] [Gail Kim interfered against Tara.] ODB and Tara had just fought for the TNAW World Title, but the former champ didn't appear tired at all, as she tore into the intruders from up north. In fact, Tara and ODB's teamwork was nearly flawless, as they worked together as a well-oiled machinery. The end of the match saw Alexis hit Tara with a DDT and a spear for 2. At the same time, Jillian and ODB was brawling ringside. In the ring, Alexis and Tara got hit with a double clothesline. Alexis was first on her feet, and went for another DDT. Tara blocked it and hit the Widow's Peak. As she went for the cover, another hooded women rushed the ring from the crowd and broke the pin. She hit Tara with a Superkick, and revealed herself as Gail Kim. The «Intruders» kicked the shit out of ODB and Tara, until Sarita and Taylor Wilde made the save. As the three new girls retreated to the back, Maria Kanellis and Kelly Kelly came out in the arena. Maria said that there were a host of girls from up north who is sick and tired of never making a PPV, and that they are here to show the TNAW girls that they aren't the only ones worthy of airtime on national TV. Maria said that she, Barbie Blank (Kelly Kellys name), Jillian, Gail and Alexis was just the beginning, and that they would take over! Card rating: ** 3/4 Match observations: A shocking show to say the least, as several wrestlers from WWE appeared towards the end, and even participated in a great tag-match featuring ODB and Tara against Alexis Laree (former Mickie James) and Jillian. What is in store next week for the girls in TNAW? Will their jobs be filled by Divas from up north? |
| rey619 | Posted on 04/20/10 at 21:12:28 TNAW StarStruck 16.01.2010 The TNA Girls are in an uproar The show starts out with all the TNAW girls in Christy Hemme's locker room, demanding an explanation for what happened last week. Hemme confesses she's as ignorant about this as they are, and that she didn't know that there had been an exodus of women wrestlers from WWE. She calmed them all down, saying that their jobs were not in danger. Hamada defeated Alissa Flash by disqualification in 0:08:36. Rating: *** [Alexis Laree interfered against Alissa Flash.] [Alexis Laree and Gail Kim interfered against Hamada.] The opening bout featured two of the quickest and fastest TNAW has to offer, and also two of the hardest hitters, as a series of chops, kicks punches and elbows in the opening minutes proved. Early in the match, Maria Kanellis and Barbie Blank came down to join Lauren and Dave Prazak in the announce booth. Prazak asked them what they were doing here, and Maria said that they were here watch some good wrestling, and that Barbie had the hots for him. That seemed to ease Dave, as he spent more time hitting on Barbie then calling the match, which was an excellent back and forth match that got called off by the referee when Gail Kim, Jillian and Alexis Laree hit the ring and started attacking both wrestlers. Flash and Hamada were dumped to the outside and told to get lost. The Stamford Divas make their intentions clear After taking control of the ring, The Stamford Divas, which they call themselves, call out Christy Hemme, the leader of this place. Maria told Christy that they were here to make their mark, get booked and get PPV and title opportunities. And the best way to do that, was to get attention. Hemme then booked a re-match from last week, but added herself and Gail Kim to the mix. It will be Alexis Laree, Jillian and Gail Kim taking on Tara, ODB and Christy Hemme! Sara Del Rey pinned Sojourner Bolt with the Royal Butterfly in 0:10:41. Rating: *** 3/4 Last week, superagent Larry Sweeney debuted his prime client, Sara Del Ray, with a convincing win against Traci Brooks. Against Sojourner Bolt, Sara made a point early on, hitting Bolt with a german suplex as Bolt posed for the fans before the match. Del Ray continued her onslaught, until Bolt hit with a spinebuster. Del Ray may have had an easy time with Traci last week, but this was something else, as Bolt matched Sara's size and power, making this a slugfest. Bolt even hit the Gory Bomb on Del Ray, but super agent Sweeney put her foot on the rope. While Bolt was complaining to ref Mattano, Del Ray attacked her from behind and locked in the Royal Butterfly for the win. Terrific match! Unemployment worries The Beautiful People are walking backstage, and the trio are talking about whether their jobs really are in danger, now that an exodus of women's wrestlers from WWE have started. They run into Awesome Kong, and Lacey asks her if she fears for her job. Kong says she has nothing to fear, as there is nobody in the entire wrestling world that can match her size and power. Beautiful girls like them, however, are everywhere in WWE, so they SHOULD be worried. As Kong moves on, the camera zooms in on someone in the background. It looks like Beth Phoenix! Awesome Kong pinned Daffney with the Awesome Bomb in 0:02:37. Rating: *** Daffney tried valiantly against Kong, but fell short to the Awesome Bomb after a couple of minutes. Interview with Daffney So Cal Val catches up to Daffney in the back. Daffney complains about Hemme's booking, claiming that she is nowhere near Kong's caliber. She says she will find someone and use her managerial talents once again. The Stamford Divas (Alexis Laree, Gail Kim and Jillian) defeated ODB, Tara and Christy Hemme when Gail pinned Tara with the Eat Defeat in 0:15:55. Rating: *** 1/2 Time for the main event, as The Stamford Divas took on the TNAW World Champion, the former TNA Knockouts Champion and the TNAW General Manager. Earlier, Christy said she was here in a GM capacity, but she proved to be tougher than she gave herself credit for, countering a rana from Gail Kim into a power bomb. Soon, however, The Stamford Divas isolated Christy from her tag-partners, using quick tags to methodically wear her down. One time, Hemme managed to tag ODB, but referee Remsburg was occupied keeping Alexis Laree out of the ring, and had to send ODB back out. Finally, after hitting Laree with a cross body out of nowhere, Hemme was able to tag ODB, who cleaned house and took Laree down with a powerslam for a two count. The ring was a total chaos now as all six girls brawled. Hemme and Jillian rolled under the ring to the outside, while ODB took Alexis Laree over the ropes with a clothesline. In the ring, Tara had Gail Kim where she wanted her, but missed a moonsault when Barbie Blank distracted her long enough for Gail Kim to regain her bearings. Gail Kim hit the Eat Defeat and PINNED the TNAW World Champion in the middle of the ring. The Stamford Divas exited the ring triumphantly, Maria and Barbie flanking the victorious trio. Card rating: *** 1/4 Match observations: A great second show here tonight, with a lot of great matches. Sara Del Ray seems to be a force to be reckoned with in the future, but everybody is, naturally, more concerned about The Stamford Divas and what they will do next in their fight to gain supremacy in TNAW! |
| rey619 | Posted on 04/20/10 at 21:13:49 TNAW StarStruck 23.01.2010 New title announcement The show starts with the announcers, Dave Prazak and Lauren announcing that tonight, TNAW will start an 8-woman tournament to crown the very first TNAW Maiden Champion. Among the 8 women in the tournament is Sara Del Rey, Alissa Flash, Hamada, Daffney, Sojourner Bolt and three yet to be announced wrestlers. [TNAW Maiden Title Tournament - Quarter Final #1]: Hamada pinned Daffney after a moonsault in 0:06:44. Rating: *** 1/4 Daffney has announced that she will focus more on managing, but was still a part of the Maiden Title Tournament, taking on Hamada in a losing effort. Daffney tried taking some shortcuts to victory, choking the japanese superstar with the ropes, but Hamada possesses too much experience to be beaten by short-handed tactics, and picked up the win with a beautiful moonsault. Backstage ruckus Backstage, GM Christy Hemme has to break up a scuffle between Sarita/Taylor Wilde and the Beautiful People. TBP says that Sarita/Wilde are afraid of them, and is therefore choosing to defend their tag-team titles against The Intruders tonight. Wilde says that the blonde trio should try to focus on defending their company against this invasion. Hemme sides with the champions, and reminds Velvet that she has a singles match with one of these Stamford Divas, up next! Brianna Garcia pinned Velvet Sky after a backslide in 0:11:35. Rating: * 1/2 Velvet Sky in singles action now, against the debuting Brianna Garcia, the newest addition to the Stamford Divas. With the aid of Lacey von Erich, Velvet dominated this match, that actually saw Brianna get most of the crowd's cheers.Late in the match, after hitting the Beauty Mark, Brianna rolled out of the ring in pain, crawling under the ring. She emerged soon thereafter, and when Velvet went for the Beauty Mark again, Brianna, apparently rejuvenated, countered it into a backslide for the win. A flustered Velvet Sky and Lacey von Erich tried to appeal with the referee that something illegal must have happened, but this one went to Garcia. Daffney presents her new client Daffney presents her new client, a green dressed goth girl named MsChif. Daffney says that MsChif is a multiple champion on the independent circuit, and that she will make her name known here in TNAW. To end the interview, they both scream extraordinarily loud, causing So Cal Val to cover her ears. Four Corners Match: Sara Del Rey defeated MsChif, Nattie Neidhart and Traci Brooks when Del Rey pinned Neidhart after a German suplex in 0:10:21. Rating: * 1/2 Two debuts in this four-way match, as original TNA knockout Traci Brooks, Sara Del Rey with superagent Larry Sweeney, MsChif and third generation superstar Nattie Neidhart squared off. Neidhart came out to the ring with a bag full of stuffed animals, giving them out to fans at ringside. Dave Prazak announced that, while technically a Stamford Diva, Nattie had opted to remain outside the villainous faction MsChif gave a good first impression (or bad, depending on how you view it), giving both Brooks and Neidhart a thorough beating. Del Rey tried to stay on the apron as long as possible, only tagging in when superagent Sweeney felt it was tactically advantageous. Just before the 10-minute mark, she blind-tagged MsChif just as she was about to give Neidhart the Desecrator. Sara drop kicked MsChif out of the ring and hit the Royal Butterfly on Nattie, who miraculously kicked out. Sara followed up with a beautiful german suplex for the win. Sara must really be considered one of the favorites for the Maiden Title. A meeting of giants Backstage, Awesome Kong is walking around, throwing threatening glances to both crew members and lesser wrestlers, when she bumps into the woman previously known as "The Glamazon". Even though she is well over 100 lbs lighter than Kong, she's still bigger than most of Kong's peers, and didn't back down. She presented herself as "The NEW" Miss Elizabeth, and that she was the new force of nature around here. The Intruders (Alexis Laree and Jillian) defeated Sarita/Taylor Wilde (Sarita and Taylor Wilde) when Jillian pinned Taylor with the Full Nelson Bulldog in 0:09:37. Rating: *** (The Intruders won the TNAW Tag-Team Titles.) The Intruders have made a shocking impact on StarStruck so far, and it was only a matter of time before Christy Hemme had to grant them a title shot at Sarita and Wildes tag titles, belts they have held for several months now. Sarita and Wilde frustrate the Intruders early on with their fast paced lucha style, but the Stamford Divas soon isolated Taylor, wearing her down with several power moves and stiff smashes to the head. Sarita finally got the hot tag, and came in with a flurry of offense against the Intruders. When the champions attempted the springboard dropkick/german suplex combination that has given them so many victories, Laree ducked and Sarita hit Taylor instead. Laree took Sarita over the ropes with a clothesline, and Jillian hit the Full Nelson Bulldog on Taylor to WIN the TNAW Tag-team titles! This brought out Barbie Blank, Maria and Miss Elizabeth, who promptly set up a table on the outside. While Sarita watched, helplessly trapped by Miss Elizabeth's strong arms, the Intruders double powerbombed poor Wilde through the table. StarStruck ends with all Stamford Divas in the ring, their TNAW Tag-team title belts held high, while Sarita, Christy Hemme, Tara and ODB staring angrily at them from the entrance ramp, Wilde being stretchered out by paramedics. Card rating: ** 1/4 The Stamford Divas have really made their mark now on the TNAW landscape, winning the tag team titles in an impressive manner. And with Taylor Wilde taken out indefinetely, who will rise to the occasion and be the Intruders next opponents? |
| rey619 | Posted on 04/20/10 at 21:15:47 TNAW StarStruck 30.01.2010 The show opens tonight with Maria and Barbie Blank, the leaders of the Stamford Divas, in Christy Hemme's office, demanding that they get one of the three available spots in the TNAW Maiden Title Tournament. Hemme reluctantly agrees, and asks who she has in mind. Katie Lea/Nikita walks in, now under the name Katarina. Maria says they will soon have all the championship belts in TNAW. [TNAW Maiden Title Tournament - Quarter Final #2]: Katarina pinned Nattie Neidhart with the Kat Nap in 0:10:09. Rating: *** 1/2 [Barbie Blank interfered against Nattie Neidhart.] Two former WWE divas faced off against each other in this Maiden Title tournamen match. Nattie was still trying to win the crowd over, bringing with her bags of small chocolates, which she tossed out to the crowd. The british ice queen Katarina packs a mean punch, and gave an impressive debut. Nattie tried to hurt her balance by putting her in the Airplane spin on a couple of occassions, but the Stamford Diva recovered with the help of Barbie Blank pulling her down from Neidhart's shoulders. As Nattie got distracted trying to get hold of Blank, Katarina recovered and hit the Kat Nap out of nowhere to advance to the semi finals. After the match, Blank went into the ring and called Nattie a traitor. Brianna Garcia pinned Madison Rayne after a crucifix in 0:08:59. Rating: ** 1/4 [Barbie Blank interfered against Madison Rayne.] Velvet Sky lost last week to Brianna Garcia, and now it was Madison's turn to try to rack up a singles win. The crowd witnessed yet again Brianna Garcia taking a breather under the ring. Lacey von Erich tried to pull her back up, but Barbie Blank got in her face. Brianna emerged on the other side of the ring, sporting a dazed look. Madison brought her back into the ring and went for the DDT, but Brianna was playing possum again, pushed herself out of the hold, ducked a clothesline and hit the crucifix for the win. Brianna has now beaten both of the Beautiful People! Dave Prazak and Lauren informs us that the announced main event between Gail Kim and Tara has been cancelled, due to some rumors about Tara being attacked backstage. Unconfirmed suspicions about the Stamford Divas' involvement have led ODB to challenge Gail Kim in the main event instead. General Manager Christy Hemme has signed the match. Melina defeated Awesome Kong by countout in 0:05:54. Rating: 1/4* The paparazzi's were flashing their cameras all over the StarStruck zone as Melina strutted her way to the ring. Melina said she had pondered whether or not to come to TNAW since several of her colleagues defected, but that she was happy to stay where she was. Nobody in TNAW had the star caliber to face her. Nobody was BIG enough to deserve her attention. Now, she probably didn't mean BIG in the literal sense, but Awesome Kong soon made her way down to the ring, asking Melina if SHE was big enough for her. Melina was no match for Kong, who tried to go for the chokeslam early on. After evading Kong's most brutal offense for several minutes, Melina was finally caught in the choke slam and dropped to the mat. Then, "The NEW" Miss Elizabeth appeared on the entrance ramp with a mic, telling Kong that she should focus on someone her own size, like her! Elizabeth continued, claiming that Kong's rampage was at an end now that she was there. Kong went out of the ring and walked towards Elizabeth, but the two large amazons were separated by security. The staredown, however, was intense. Back in the ring, Melina picked up the countout victory while still trying to regain her footing after the brutal choke slam from Kong. Hamada and Sarita defeated The Intruders (Alexis Laree and Jillian) when Sarita defeated Jillian by disqualification in 0:14:17. Rating: ** Sarita was allowed to pick any wrestler as her new partner for this match against the Intruders, who last week won the belts from her and Taylor Wilde. She chose international superstar Hamada, and even though they haven't tagged before, they were definetely a destructive force. Sarita lost her cool on a couple of occasions, almost getting herself disqualified for choking or illegal entry into the ring. Hamada's experience proved of great value in this one, and she nearly won the non title match with a beautiful moonsault on Laree. Jillian broke up the pin. The match was closing in on the 15-minute time limit mark, when Sarita hit the Tiger Driver on Jillian. Laree was on the floor, and Maria Kanellis pulled referee Mattano out of the ring and slapped her across the mouth, causing the disqualification. Sarita and Hamada caught Maria and trapped her in a corner, but were ambushed from behind by Katarina and Gail Kim, who together with a revived Alexis Laree, gave a beating to the new tag team, until ODB came in and cleared the ring, leaving only Gail Kim left. This jump started the main event. Gail Kim pinned ODB with the Eat Defeat in 0:12:35. Rating: ** 3/4 [Maria Kanellis interfered against ODB.] ODB and Tara are former rivals turned allies in a desperate battle to fight the invading force known as the Stamford Divas. The Intruders have already won the tag belts and sent Taylor Wilde packing, and Gail Kim looks to be their chosen candidate for the TNAW World Title. ODB gave Gail Kim a run for her money tonight, but Gail Kim is a former Knockout Champion herself, and with added support from Maria on the outside, she proved victorious with the Eat Defeat. As the Stamford Divas celebrates in the ring, a worried Christy Hemme watches from the entrance ramp. Card rating: ** The Stamford Divas cement their position in TNAW by defeating ODB in the main event. Tara was knocked out backstage, and will most assuredly want revenge on Gail Kim. Next week: Alissa Flash vs Sarita and Sara Del Rey vs Sojourner Bolt in the Maiden Title tournament, and Miss Elizabeth makes her in-ring debut. |
| rey619 | Posted on 04/20/10 at 21:16:56 TNAW StarStruck 06.02.10 A Grand Entrance The Stamford Divas arrive in a huge limo. As they approache the arena, we see Christy Hemme, Tara, ODB, Sarita and a host of other TNAW wrestlers standing by (noticeable by their absence are the Beautiful People and Awesome Kong), waiting for the Divas to emerge. Unfortunately for them, The Stamford Divas are protected by several big, dress clad men who act as their security. Words are being thrown, and ODB tries to reach Maria Kanellis, but the security is too tight. A Grand Speech Afterwards, Christy Hemme gathers everyone to a pep talk. Christy holds a huge speech, where she says that this war that the Stamford Divas have brought to TNAW, is a war they cannot afford to lose. Christy says that it is great to see a somewhat united front here (camera zooms in on rivals Hamada and Alissa Flash, and the devious superagent Larry Sweeney and his client, the vicious Sara Del Rey), and tells her wrestlers that she will grant Sarita and a partner of her choice a tag team title match against The Intruders at My Bloody Valentine. Tara says she wants Gail Kim tonight, a match Christy grants. In the background, we see the Beautiful People and Awesome Kong, obviously unsure on whether or not they should join this alliance. TNAW Maiden Title Tournament Quarter Final # 3 Alissa Flash pinned Sarita with the Green Fall in 0:11:37. Rating: *** 1/4 The first match of the night was a qualifier for the TNAW Maiden Title. Even though she is in the hunt to regain her tag-belts, Sarita would like nothing more than to also hold singles belts here in TNAW. This fast-paced match showcased two of the best wrestlers in the world right now, and when the ring couldn't hold them, they wrestled on the outside, ramming each other into the barricade. Sarita thought she had it with the Tiger Driver, but Flash put her foot on the rope. The Intruders came down to ringside to taunt Sarita, and while it was distracting to her, it didn't look as if it was directly the reason why she fell to the Green Fall. After the match, the Intruders were on their way into the ring, when Flash and Sarita stood tall together, warning the Intruders to back off. Which they did. TNAW Maiden Title Tournament Quarter Final # 4 Sara Del Rey pinned Sojourner Bolt with the Royal Butterfly in 0:08:48. Rating: ** 1/2 Final quarter final match in the Maiden Title tournament, and a rematch from a couple of weeks earlier, when Del Rey continued her winning ways in a great match against Bolt. Superagent Sweeney joined Dave Prazak at the announce table, letting him know that it was a travesty that Del Rey needed to be in this tournament, and that the management should simply award her the belt. Bolt had really improved since her last match against Del Rey, taking her to the limits and nearly winning the match with the Spin Doctor (and nearly gave Sweeney a heart attack to boost). As usual though, Del Rey eventually scooped her opponent up in the Royal Butterfly and slammed her to the ground for the win. Miss Elizabeth's debut Miss Elizabeth pinned Traci Brooks with the Stamford Slam in 0:03:45. Rating: * "The NEW" Miss Elizabeth has been an impressive figure on TNAW StarStruck so far, but this is her in-ring debut. The Stamford Diva had no problems with Traci in this one, toying with her for a while before dumping her with a Pedigree-like move she has dubbed the Stamford Slam. After the match, she held Traci in a chokebomb hold until Awesome Kong came walking down to the ring. Miss Elizabeth stood tall in the ring as Kong made her way into it. The biggest female wrestler on the planet, and the biggest Stamford Diva was staring at each other for over a minute, while the crowd was shouting for Kong to knock her out. At the urging of Maria Kanellis, Miss Elizabeth rolled out of the ring, while Kong was staring intently at her. We have later learned that Awesome Kong has demanded a match with Elizabeth at My Bloody Valentine, and that Hemme has approved! Kong is on board with the TNAW girls! Non-title Match Gail Kim pinned Tara after an elbowsmash in 0:18:28. Rating: *** 1/4 [Maria Kanellis and Brianna Garcia interfered against Tara.] Gail Kim and other Stamford Divas laid out Tara backstage last week, but tonight, the champion had her chance against the Stamford Diva. Tara frustrated Gail Kim's attempts early on, but the former Knockout Champion eventually started working on Tara's head and neck, wearing it down with a sleeperhold. Gail Kim hit the Eat Defeat out of nowhere, but Tara showed why she is the champion, kicking out of Kim's deadly finisher. When she moments later hit the Widow's Peak, everyone thought the win was Tara's. Maria Kanellis has other ideas, however, and pulled referee Steve Crabs out of the ring. Crabs was about to DQ her, when she gave him a kiss right on the lips and told him to go inside and finish the match. As Tara confronted Crabs with his decision not to DQ Kim, Barbie Blank snuck in an elbow pad to Kim, which she used to knock Tara senseless and win the match. As the show came to a close, Tara, Maria and Barbie stood over a lifeless Tara, and showed that the elbow pad was loaded with lead. Ref Crabs was about to reverse the decision, but Maria "convinced" him otherwise. Card rating: ** 1/2 Match observations: Yet again, the Stamford Divas stand triumphantly in the ring at the end of StarStruck. This time, Tara, TNAW World Champion was defeated in a non-title match against Gail Kim. All quarter finals in the TNAW Maiden Title Tournament have been decided, and the semi-finals will be held next week. Hamada vs Katarina Alissa Flash vs Sara Del Ray The card for "My Bloody Valentine" now is as follows: Gail Kim vs. Tara (c) for the TNAW World Title Sarita & TBA vs. The Intruders (c) for the TNAW Tag-team belts Awesome Kong vs "The NEW" Miss Elizabeth The finals of the TNAW Maiden Title tournament |
| rey619 | Posted on 04/20/10 at 21:19:10 TNAW StarStruck 13.02.10 Prazak announces four way The show starts with Lauren and Dave Prazak announcing that a special four-way match has been signed for My Bloody Valentine. Four hungry independent wrestlers - Nicole Matthews, Daizee Haze, LuFisto and former TNA Knockout Roxxi - will wrestle for a TNAW contract. TNAW Maiden Title Tournament Semi Final # 1 Hamada pinned Katarina after a moonsault in 0:07:17. Rating: ** The first match is a semi finals match for the TNAW Maiden Title. The winner of this match will fight for the belt on My Bloody Valentine. The japanese was all over the brit, pulling out her vast array of aerial maneuvers to put her away. Barbie Blank tried to help out the Stamford Diva, but Hamada saw her and knocked her off the apron before putting Katarina away with the moonsault. Hamada has her sights set on the Maiden Title! Tag match The Stamford Divas (Brianna Garcia and Melina) defeated The Beautiful People (Madison Rayne and Velvet Sky) when Garcia defeated M. Rayne via pinfall in 0:04:53. Rating: * 1/4 [Barbie Blank and Nicole Garcia interfered against Velvet Sky.] Both Rayne and Sky had fallen in singles action against Brianna Garcia in recent weeks, but they are primarily tag-team wrestlers, so they demanded a tag-team match with Brianna and a partner of her choosing. She chose none other than Melina, and this new tag-team attacked the Beautiful People during their entrance, kicking the rope when The Beautiful People posed between the ropes. The fans actually wanted to see The Beautiful People take this away, and their knowledge of each other really gave them an advantage in this match. The Stamford Divas also had an advantage, as Brianna's twin appeared from under the ring, clocking Rayne in the head with a chair! When Brianna defeated Velvet and Madison in recent weeks, she had always hid under the ring for a short time, and then reappeared completely fresh. It had been a switch all along! The Beautiful People are on board! The Beautiful People are in Christy Hemme's office, Madison clutching a bag of ice on her swollen head. Lacey demands a match against the Garcia Twins at My Bloody Valentine. Christy asks if they are on the TNAW girls side in the escalating conflict. The threesome nods, and Velvet says that they will chase them back from where they came from. Singles match Miss Elizabeth pinned Nattie Neidhart with the Stamford Slam in 0:05:39. Rating: *** 3/4 Nattie Neidhart desperately tries to win the fans over, this time she hands out roses to people in the crowd. Taking on the biggest Stamford Diva, "the NEW" Miss Elizabeth might be one way of ingratiating herself with the fans, and they rallied behind her as she tried to lift Elizabeth up for the airplane spin. Instead, she went for the Sharpshooter, which really got the crowd going. Strangely, Nattie let go rather quick and went for a cover, which Elizabeth kicked out of and promptly set Nattie up for the Pedigree-like move she calls the Stamford Slam. After the match, Elizabeth lifted Nattie up for the choke-bomb, when Awesome Kong charged the ring. Elizabeth dropped Nattie, and yet again, the two muscular women was staring at each other, like two angry animals looking for a fight, but afraid to make the first move. Then, out of nowhere, Nattie Neidhart dropkicked Awesome Kongs knee from behind, the big woman buckling. Elizabeth gave her a stiff kick to the face, and then dropped Kong with the Stamford Slam. Elizabeth and Nattie left the ring together, lauging at Kong. Nattie explains her actions In the back, So Cal Val catches up with Nattie, asking for answers. Nattie said that she didn't owe Val any answers, but gave her one anyway. Nattie said that she realized that TNAW will be ruled by Maria & Barbie and the rest of the Stamford Divas, and that she didn't want to be on the losing side. She also told Val that up north, the interviewers were both better and prettier than her, so she should be looking for new employment. Singles match ODB pinned Jillian after a running powerslam in 0:05:40. Rating: ** 1/2 [Alexis Laree interfered against Jillian.] In facing one-half of the current tag-team champions, ODB had her work cut out for her. Not only did she have to wrestle Jillian, she also had to have eyes in her back, as Alexis tried to intervene as often as she could without the ref's knowledge. Jillian is a great wrestler, no doubt, and she even pulled out a 450 splash. ODB fought with great tenacity, however, and when Alexis accidentally tripped Jillian, ODB pulled her up into a running powerslam to earn the win. After the match, the tag-champs jumped Jillian, until Sarita came to the save. As ODB and Jillian brawled to the back, a ref came into the ring and started a regular match between Sarita and Laree. Singles match Alexis Laree pinned Sarita after a roll up in 0:05:25. Rating: ** 1/2 [Jillian and Maria Kanellis interfered against Sarita.] Sarita still needs to find a tag-team partner for tomorrow's title match against the Intruders, as Hamada, her preferred partner, will be fighting for the Maiden Title. If she cannot find one, she will probably fight on her own, and if she has the fighting spirit she showed in this match, I wouldn't put it past her to win it. Desperate to not lose this one as well, Maria jumped up on the apron and got ref Crabs attention. Ref Crabs has a good eye to Maria, and while he chatted with her, Alexis hit Sarita between the eyes with the title belt. Sarita instinctively kicked out of it, but fell to a roll-up (with a really quick count as well). Laree and Maria put the boots to Sarita, until Sojourner Bolt ran in for the save. Sarita presents her new partner Backstage, Sarita offers Sojourner to tag with her for the tag-team belts tomorrow night. Bolt accepts. Main event - TNAW Maiden Title Tournament Semi Final #2 Sara Del Rey pinned Alissa Flash after the Kudo Driver in 0:08:38. Rating: *** The main event will decide who Hamada's opponent for the Maiden Title match tomorrow will be. Superagent Larry Sweeney joined Prazak and Lauren, telling them that the match was supposed to be earlier tonight, but that his managerial awesomeness had enabled Sara to feature in the main event. These two are no strangers to each other, having faced each other several times on the independent circuit, and gave the fans in attendance and the viewers a great match, punishing each other with their full arsenal of moves. Del Ray tried to put on the Royal Butterfly, but Flash, fearing that move more than anything else from Del Ray, always managed to get out of it. Flash tried to set Del Rey up with the Vertebreaker, the deadly Kudo Driver, but Del Rey countered it with a Kudo Driver of her own, stealing Flash's move and advancing to the finals! Post-match brawl Sara didn't celebrate long, as the Stamford Divas, all of them, charged the ring and tossed out both girls (and Sweeney). As Maria was handed a microphone, the TNAW Girls, led by Christy Hemme, attacked the ring. A huge brawl ensued, which saw the likes of Awesome Kong and the Beautiful People on the same side as Tara, ODB and Sarita. The TNAW Knockout succeeded in taking the ring, trapping poor, traitorous Nattie Neidhart. Awesome Kong gorilla pressed the third generation superstar, press slamming her over the ropes and at the Stamford Divas. Card rating: ** 3/4 Match observations: A triumphant end of the show for the TNAW girls, but will tomorrow bring the same sense of triumph? Tara will put her belt on the line against Gail Kim, Sarita and Sojourner Bolt will try to defeat the tag-team known as the Intruders, the Beautiful People will take on The Garcia Twins and the fearsome Awesome Kong will butt heads with "the NEW" Miss Elizabeth. In addition to this, the TNAW Maiden Title will be decided between Sara Del Ray and Hamada, four girls will battle for a TNAW contract, and, recently added, Christy Hemme, ODB and Traci Brooks will take on the Stamford Girl team of Katarina, Nattie Neidhart and Melina. Don't miss My Bloody Valentine! |
| rey619 | Posted on 04/20/10 at 21:20:55 My Bloody Valentine - 14.02.10 Preshow Match: Alissa Flash pinned Daffney after the Kudo Driver in 0:04:38. Rating: *** Alissa Flash was furious at Sara Del Rey for stealing her finisher as she moved past her on her way to the TNAW Maiden Title match, and took out her frustrations on Daffney here tonight in a pre-show match. Winner receives TNAW Contract: LuFisto defeated Nicole Matthews, Daizee Haze and Roxxi when LuFisto pinned N. Matthews with the Burning Hammer in 0:12:49. Rating: ** 1/2 This match was a golden opportunites for these girls, as the winner would get a TNAW contract. Contrasting styles as well, as the small and lithe Daizee Haze, hardcore/strong-style wrestler LuFisto, technical prodigy Nicole Matthews and the former TNA knockout, Roxxi, faced each other in four-corner survival. All girls were very impressive, and TNAW management should, I think, consider signing all of this! The finish saw a fantastic exchange of finishers, from Roxxi giving LuFisto a power bomb, Daizee hitting the Heart Punch->Yakuza Kick combo, Nicole Matthews leveling Daizee with a lariat, but then turning right into a Burning Hammer from LuFisto, who steals the win and the TNAW contract. TNAW Maiden Title Match: Hamada pinned Sara Del Rey with the Hamada Driver in 0:12:30. Rating: ** 1/2 (Hamada won the TNAW Maiden Title.) The impressive aerial finesse of Hamada met the tough as bones mentality of Larry Sweeney's prime client, Sara Del Rey for the TNAW Maiden Title. Sara moved past Alissa Flash in the semi finals by blatantly stealing her finisher, an act that is deemed a great breach of etiquette in the wrestling world. This was a wilde match, as Hamada pulled out a dizzying array of high-flying maneuvers, including a sick jumping DDT that landed Del Rey on top of her head. Del Rey, led by superagent Sweeney, tried to slow the pace by using submission moves to ground her opponent. Towards the end, Hamada was in control and even hit the Hamada Driver. Del Rey was out, but Sweeney put her foot on the rope. Alissa Flash ran down to the ring and started chasing Sweeney around it. Hamada hit a moonsault and a new Hamada Driver for good measure. Sara Del Rey has lost her first match in TNAW, and is the FIRST TNAW Maiden Champion! Tag Team Grudge Match The Beautiful People (Madison Rayne and Velvet Sky) defeated The Garcia Twins (Brianna Garcia and Nicole Garcia) when Sky pinned Nicole Garcia with the Beauty Mark in 0:11:10. Rating: * 1/4 The devious Garcia Twins pulled one over against both Rayne and Sky in singles competition, one twin hiding beneath the ring and switching with the other twin when she got tired. While this earned them a couple of singles win, it also pushed The Beautiful People fully unto TNAW's side in this invasion. While the twins may have some sort of twin bond between them, Rayne and Sky are both more experienced, and pissing them off may have been the wrong thing to do for Nicole and Brianna. Barbie Blank was ringside, but that threat was equalized by the Beautiful People having Lacey von Erich at their side. The Garcia Twins pulled out some nice double-team maneuvers, but the Beautiful People stood tall after the match, Sky pinning Nicole with the Beauty Mark. Singles Grudge Match Miss Elizabeth and Awesome Kong battled to a no contest in 0:12:11. Rating: ** 1/4 This was a match I was really looking forward too. The WWE "Glamazon", now "The NEW" Miss Elizabeth, against the behemoth known as Awesome Kong. Even if Miss Elizabeth is the largest from the Stamford Divas, Kong is over 100 pounds heavier, and had the crowd at her side. Both women tried to test each other early with shoulderblocks and clothesline, Miss Elizabeth coming out on the losing side on both occasions. Kong dominated her early on, even hitting the Awesome Bomb. It was a little too early though, as Miss Elizabeth reached for the ropes. Elizabeth came back after this, rocking Kong with a sitout powerbomb for a two-count. Referee Bryce Remsburg had his hands full with these two, as they were not above putting their hands on the smaller male. First, Awesome Kong pushed him away when he tried to pull her out of the corner. Then, Miss Elizabeth gave him an elbow when she was choking Kong on the mat. THEN, both girls kicked out at him when he tried to separate them and get them back into the ring. Even though Bryce is a lenient ref, this time he had had enough, and threw the match out. Security had to break the two up, and I don't think we have seen the last of them.. Thieves in the night As security escorts Kong and Miss Elizabeth through the backstage area, they start brawling again. Several of the wrestlers get involved trying to break them up, including World Champion, Tara. In the confusion, Barbie Blank and Maria Kanellis sneak into Tara's locker room, stealing her pet spider, Poison! Tag Team Title Match The Intruders (Alexis Laree and Jillian) defeated Sojourner Bolt and Sarita when Jillian pinned Bolt with the Full Nelson Bulldog in 0:22:32. Rating: *** 1/2 (The Intruders retained the TNAW Tag-Team Titles.) [Maria Kanellis interfered against Sarita.] The Intruders were the first Stamford Divas to show up in TNAW, and the first to gain some gold around their waists. One-half of the former champs, Sarita, has picked Sojourner Bolt as her partner, as Taylor Wilde is gone from TNAW for now. They had never teamed before, so they had to be considered the underdogs for this match. Still, the underdogs gave the champions one hell of a match, pushing them to their limits, making them pull out all of their tricks, even the underhanded ones, as Maria Kanellis was really not interested in losing the titles so soon. For over twenty minutes they battled, and Jillian had to pull out the Full Nelson Bulldog on Bolt, while Sarita was occupied with fending off both Alexis and Maria. Six Woman Tag Team Match Christy Hemme, Traci Brooks and ODB defeated The Stamford Divas (Katarina, Melina and Nattie Neidhart) when ODB pinned Melina with the Flying Thesz Press in 0:11:41. Rating: * 1/4 Six-woman tag-action as Barbie Blank led three Stamford Divas, including the turncoat Nattie Neidhart, into battle with Christy Hemme and her chosen, former TNA Knockout Champion ODB and original TNA knockout, Traci Brooks. Before the match, Barbie riled up the crowd and her opponents by saying that the TNAW team consisted of two former Playboy sluts, and one woman who nobody wants to see in Playboy. This was probably not such a good idea, as even though the Stamford Divas controlled the opening minutes, isolating, Hemme, then Traci in the ring, ODB was a woman on fire, unleashing her pent up rage on all three Stamford Divas, including Barbie, before hitting Melina with the Thesz Press and the win. The TNAW girls got at least ONE win tonight.. TNAW World Title Match Tara made Gail Kim submit to a Canadian backbreaker in 0:18:05. Rating: *** 1/2 (Tara retained the TNAW World Title.) [ODB interfered against Gail Kim.] [Nicole Garcia and Miss Elizabeth interfered against Tara.] As Tara walked to the ring, you could obviously see some discomfort on her face, probably from losing Poison earlier on. This allowed Gail Kim to dictate the first minutes of the match, as Tara's mind were somewhere else. Tara gained momentum throughout the match though, as Maria's presence were neutralized by the fact that ODB was sitting ringside, verbally threatening Maria with a beating should she attempt anything. Gail Kim missed a moonsault at about the 15-minute mark, and Tara promptly hit the Widow's Peak. Before she could make the pin though, Barbie Blank appeared on the big screen, standing in the basement of the cellar, outside of the incinerator. She told Tara that she had Poison, and showed her a spider in a small cage. If Tara didn't lie down and got pinned immediately, she would throw Poison inside. Tara, torn between the belt and her pet, laid down, but when the ref had reached two, Tara kicked out and soon locked in a Canadian backbreaker. As Tara watched in horror as Barbie throw Poison into the incinerator, she applied even more pressure on Gail Kim, forcing her to submit. A shocking end of our first PPV, as a teary-eyed Tara clutched her belt to her chest, as Gail Kim and Maria walked out the losers, but still laughing at Tara. These Stamford Divas are devious! Card rating: ** 1/2 Match observations: Our first PPV is in the books, with Hamada as the new and first Maiden Champion, the Intruders still the tag-champs and Tara making the ultimate sacriface for her TNAW World Title. No clear answer has been given on who is the better of Awesome Kong and Miss Elizabeth, but what is clear, is that the Stamford Divas will stop at nothing to gain control over the championships here in TNAW. |
| JoshiQ | Posted on 04/20/10 at 22:14:42 I can't believe I'm actually enjoying a women's circuit. Very well done. I'm really enjoying the invasion angle. I just have to remember to keep track of the new names. It's taking awhile to get use to Phoenix being called Miss Elizabeth. Anyways, it would take a lot to get me interested in a women's TNM circuit, but you did it. Looking forward to seeing where you go from here. |
| rey619 | Posted on 04/21/10 at 07:54:40 Thanks for the comments :) You know, there were rumors that TNA were going to do this IRL. Of course, those plans were shelved with Hogan and Bischoff coming in. Considering that the Knockout segments have been some of the most viewed segments on Impact, I actually believe a separate Knockouts show could've worked... |
| rey619 | Posted on 04/21/10 at 19:09:30 TNAW StarStruck 20.02.10 A solemn funeral On the heels of a very successful "My Bloody Valentine" PPV, StarStruck opened with a segment from a funerary home, where the entire Stamford Divas are gathered, dressed in black gowns. Barbie Blank and Alexis Laree are fake crying as Maria brings an ornate urn to a small table at the front. Maria then proceeds to hold a very touching (but very fake) funeral speech for Poison, Tara's pet spider who was killed by Barbie Blank when Tara refused to lay down for Gail Kim, and actually defeated Gail Kim instead. At the end of this sham funeral, the tone turn differently, and Maria threatens TNAW that The Stamford Divas are for real, and that Tara's hold on the TNAW World Title is gradually slipping away. Tag-Team Match Sojourner Bolt and Sarita defeated The Garcia Twins (Brianna Garcia and Nicole Garcia) when Sarita made Nicole Garcia submit to a double chickenwing submission in 0:10:31. Rating: * 1/4 Both of these teams are fresh of a loss at My Bloody Valentine. The Garcia Twins fell to the Beautiful People, and the makeshift team of Sojourner Bolt and Sarita, lost in an attempt to win the TNAW Tag Team titles. Maybe the team will be a more permanent one, as their combination of power and speed, was more than The Garcia Twins could handle. Even though they consistently tried the old twin trick of switching place without tagging (and without the ref sending the illegal wrestler back to the apron), it was Sarita who picked up the win with an intricate modified chickenwing submission on... well, one of the twins anyway. Revenge Match Awesome Kong pinned Nattie Neidhart with the Awesome Bomb in 0:05:41. Rating: *** 1/4 Nattie Neidhart, the third generation superstar who came to TNAW and posed as the only ex-WWE diva who wasn't part of The Stamford Divas, defected to that side anyway, by practically sacrificing Awesome Kong to Miss Elizabeth. General Manager Christy Hemme repaid Nattie by booking her against the same Awesome Kong tonight. Nattie survived for a few minutes by evading Kong and staying out of her reach, and then raking her eyes for a brief offense before Kong caught her and pummeled her, before dropping her unceremoniously with the Awesome Bomb. As Miss Elizabeth appeared at the entrance ramp, Kong Awesome Bombed Neidhart once more for good measure, and to send a message to Miss Elizabeth that they weren't finished. Interview with Nattie As Nattie Neidhart is being helped to the back by crew members, So Cal Val catches up with her and asks her if it hadn't been best to stay away from The Stamford Divas. Nattie shouts as Val, and says that she's just getting ready for her rise to the top, and that she's at least the best Canadian women's wrestler in the world. "Super Anime" LuFisto walks by and laughs out loud. She looks at Nattie again and says: "Seriously?" and walks away, laughing. Singles Match Melina made LuFisto submit to The Longest Stretch in 0:10:52. Rating: *** 1/4 [Nattie Neidhart interfered against LuFisto.] LuFisto won the 4-way invitational at My Bloody Valentine, earning herself a TNAW contract. As was witnessed earlier, she disagrees with Nattie's statement about her being the best Canadian women's wrestler, and wanted to prove that, in fact, she was the best Canadian women's wrestler by defeating Melina here tonight. Many has dismissed Melina as being a jetsetter and a diva, and not a serious wrestler, but the flexible latina is actually a pretty tough chick, using a variety of kicks to wear down LuFisto. LuFisto packs a mean punch though, and as the match neared the 10-minute mark, LuFisto nearly got the win with an Air Raid Crash. Melina kicked out, and when LuFisto lifted her up for the Burning Hammer, Nattie Neidhart came out to the ring and distracted her. LuFisto went for Nattie, giving Melina the chance to roll her up. LuFisto kicked out, but Melina locked in The Longest Stretch (Muta Lock). LuFisto actually reached the ropes, but Nattie kicked her hand away, and the Canadian hardcore queen had to tap. Main Event The Stamford Divas (Alexis Laree, Gail Kim and Jillian) defeated The Beautiful People (Madison Rayne and Velvet Sky) and ODB when Laree defeated M. Rayne by disqualification in 0:12:41. Rating: ** 1/4 [Lacey von Erich interfered against Gail Kim.] ODB on the same side as The Beautiful People? Only an invasion from the most self-centered, ruthless divas in the business could have led to this, but that was tonight's main event, in a show where TNAW World Champion, Tara, was conspicuous by her absence. ODB seemed ready to avenge Poison, though, going on a rampage in the early goings, knocking all her three opponents to the ground and going after Maria on the outside. This allowed the Intruders and Kim to work over the Beautiful People for a while, before ODB got the hot tag and ran wild again. The Divas cheating ways were in no way hidden tonight, as referee Steve Crabs was busy flirting with his rumored fling, Maria Kanellis. ODB and TBP barely tolerated it, but when Jillian hit Madison with the tag-belt right in front of Crabs without causing a DQ, ODB had had enough, and kicked Crabs in the nuts. THAT caused the DQ, and all hell broke loose in the ring, which was cleared up when Tara! came running in with her TNAW World belt, chasing the Stamford Divas and ref Crabs from the ring. Tara sends a message to the Stamford Divas The show ends with Tara, ODB and TBP in the ring. Tara takes the microphone and said that when Barbie and Maria killed Spider, a small part of her died as well. She might just be a spider, but she was an innocent spider. And she knew what The Stamford Divas motive was. If she yielded, fine. If she didn't, they would kill Poison and compel her into a rage which would end in her giving Gail Kim a title shot so that she could get her hands on her. But that wouldn't happen. The best way for her to hurt the Stamford Divas, was to not give away free title shots to terrorists. Gail Kim had lost her opportunity, and she would have to earn the title shot through conventional means, meaning winning matches. Card rating: ** 3/4 Match observations: The Stamford Divas are trying to coax Tara to give Gail Kim another title shot in order to cement their hold on TNAW. So far, it doesn't look like their tactics are working. |
| rey619 | Posted on 04/21/10 at 19:12:00 TNAW StarStruck 27.02.10 Tara receives Poison`s ashes We start StarStruck inside Tara's locker room, where Christy Hemme and ODB are still trying to console her after The Stamford Diva's horrible murder of her pet spider, Poison. There is a knock on the door, and Christy answers. It's a delivery guy with a package for Tara. The TNAW World Champ opens it, revealing a small, decorative urn. Engraved on it is: "RIP Poison". Tara covers her head in her hands as ODB vows to get the Divas for this. What lowlives! Interview with Miss Wrestling So Cal Val interviews TNAW's newest addition, a masked female wrestler that goes by the name Miss Wrestling. She is dressed in a sexy version of the old Mr. Wrestling's outfit, her long blonde hair flowing out of her mask. She talks only briefly, saying that she's here to make a mark, starting tonight with winning the four-way match. Four Corners Match: Miss Wrestling defeated Katarina, Traci Brooks and Alissa Flash when Wrestling made Katarina submit to the Choke Sleeper in 0:09:26. Rating: ** 1/4 Alissa Flash is still upset by being robbed of her TNAW Maiden Title shot by Sara Del Rey stealing her move, and tried taking out her frustrations on everyone in this match. Miss Wrestling proved to be a capable wrestler as well, holding her own against Brooks and Flash, and trapping Katarina in a choke sleeper, forcing the Stamford Diva to tap out. An impressive debut by Miss Wrestling. This girl has wrestled before, that's for sure! Interview with Alissa Flash Alissa Flash returns backstage after her fourway. She is upset, but not so much because she lost the match. She tells So Cal Val that she is infuriated with Sara Del Rey. You don't steal another wrestler's move. That's an unspoken rule within the wrestling world. It's etiquette. She says she will have a word or two with Sara tonight, and wishes her good luck in her title re-match tonight. Singles Match Miss Elizabeth pinned Sojourner Bolt with the Stamford Slam in 0:05:25. Rating: ** 1/2 "The NEW" Miss Elizabeth couldn't get a decisive result on My Bloody Valentine, but she fared much better tonight against Sojourner Bolt. Both are two powerful wrestlers, but Elizabeth is the chosen enforcer of the Stamford Divas, and picked up the win with the Stamford Slam. When walking out of the ring, she looked into the camera and told Awesome Kong to bring it on. Non-title match The Intruders (Alexis Laree and Jillian) defeated The Beautiful People (Madison Rayne and Velvet Sky) when Laree pinned Sky with the Laree-DT in 0:11:12. Jillian tore her right calf muscle. Rating: *** [Lacey von Erich interfered against Jillian.] This was a non-title match, but one could assume that a win would propel The Beautiful People to a title shot. The opening minutes saw a lot of pinning maneuvers from Velvet Sky and Alexis, as roll-ups, small packages and a crucifix were exchanged in order to rack up a quick win. The Intruders quickly gained an advantage, working quick tags and crisp double moves in order to keep Rayne in the ring. Rayne went for the tag several times, but clever tactics by The Intruders and manager Maria Kanellis prevented ref Crabs from seeing the tag. Lacey tried to protest, but was actually sent to the back by ref Crabs (at the recommendation by Maria, of course). Sky managed the tag, but after a brief flurry of offense, she was cut short by a clothesline from Jillian, which set up the Laree-DT by Alexis and the win. Backstage chaos! When Maria returns to her office after the Intruders' match, Tara is hidden behind the door, and assaults Maria as she enters. She lays into Maria, but is pulled off by Alexis Laree and Katarina who respond to Maria's cries. She fights them off, but then Miss Elizabeth comes in and knocks Tara out with a punch. Alexis picks her up and drops her with a Laree-DT on the hardwood floor! Maria has recovered now, and tells the others to get this piece of trash out of her office. They carry the limp TNAW World Champ out of the office and dumps her outside Christy Hemme's GM office. TNAW Maiden Title Match Hamada pinned Sara Del Rey with the Hamada Driver in 0:11:54. Rating: *** 1/4 (Hamada retained the TNAW Maiden Title.) [Alissa Flash interfered against Sara Del Rey.] This was a re-match from the TNAW Maiden Title final at My Bloody Valentine. Sara had the strength advantage and Larry Sweeney as an extra ace up her sleeve, Hamada had the agility, speed and experience. This was a solid main-event, Hamada awing the crowd as usual with her handsprings and her moonsault, Sara pounding on the oriental star whenever she got the opportunity, working her arm with submission moves. Larry Sweeney tried to get involved, but was stopped by Alissa Flash who had some choice words for Larry Sweeney. When the superagent tried to brush her off, she got physical and slapped Sweeney, who flopped to the floor like a fish outside of its tank. Sara Del Ray got distracted by this, and didn't see Hamada connect with a spin kick and then the Hamada Driver to retain the title. As Del Rey and Sweeney back out of the ring arena, pointing and shouting at Flash and Hamada, Flash actually shakes Hamada's hand, bringing an end to their heated rivalry, perhaps? Card rating: *** Match observations: How long can Tara sustain the psychological torture the Stamford Divas are putting her through before granting them another shot at her title? Gail Kim was not present tonight, could this mean that the Stamford Divas have someone else lined up for the TNAW World Title? On a related note, Jillian tore her calf muscle in her non-title tag-team match against The Beautiful People. The current plan is to have her work through the injury. |
| rey619 | Posted on 04/21/10 at 19:14:29 TNAW StarStruck 06.03.2010 Changes to the main event The announcers have just announced that Gail Kim will face Sarita for the top contendership in tonight's main event, when ODB barges into Christy Hemme's office. Larry Sweeney and Sara Del Rey are already there. ODB says it's a disgrace that she isn't given a title shot. She has always stood on Christy's side, and haven't yet received a proper re-match after losing the title to Tara in the first place. Larry Sweeney tells ODB to get in line, as he and Sara are here to vent their frustration over not getting a title shot as well. ODB looks ready to smack Sweeney in the mouth, but Sara gets in his way. Christy calms everyone down by telling them that they both can be in the main event, and that it will be a 4-way match, 1 pin to the finish. Singles match Madison Rayne pinned Daffney with the DDT in 0:04:25. Rating: * 3/4 Madison may have come up short in her bid to become tag-team champions, but the new fan favorite proved to be the better girl here tonight against Daffney, hitting the goth queen with a vicious DDT for the win. Christy reprimands Ref Crabs Christy Hemme and Traci are preparing for their match, when ref Steve Crabs enter Christy's office, asking her why she summoned him. Christy says that as long as he's seeing Maria Kanellis, she cannot let him referee any match that involves the Stamford Divas. Which is all matches left tonight. So she says he can go home. Crabs starts to protest, but Christy says her decision is final. Tag-team match The Garcia Twins (Brianna Garcia and Nicole Garcia) defeated Traci Brooks and Christy Hemme when Nicole Garcia pinned Traci with the Sitout Facebuster in 0:07:30. Rating: -1/4* [Katarina interfered against Traci Brooks.] Christy doesn't wrestle as often now that she's general manager, but teamed up with Traci Brooks tonight to take on the Garcia Twins. The Garcia Twins are notorious cheaters, and when they're not choking, sneak attacking or making illegal tags using their twin appearance to their advantage, they had Barbie Blank on the outside. Christy put some leverage on ref Remsburg, who ejected Barbie after he saw an infringement. This put the match into Christy and Traci's hands, until Katarina ran in and hit Traci Brooks in the back. Nicole Garcia used this distraction to hit the Sitout Facebuster for the win. Non-title match Tara pinned Melina after a standing moonsault in 0:07:52. Rating: ** 3/4 The title was not on the line when Tara faced Melina tonight. Tara was not really interested in wrestling a straight match, taking out her frustrations on Melina. This led to the Stamford diva being able to almost pull out the upset with a small package early on. After a few minutes though, Tara gained control, and didn't lose it again. She hit the Widow's Peak, but instead of going for the pin, she hit a beautiful standing moonsault for the decisive win. After the match, Gail Kim, Maria and Barbie Blank appeared on the ramp, staring intently on Tara and the prize they covet. Interview with Gail Kim & Maria So Cal Val is backstage with Maria, Gail Kim and Barbie Blank. Maria says that it's only a question of when, not if, Gail Kim wins the TNAW World Title. Putting three other competitors against her won't matter. Gail Kim says that Christy's is putting of the inevitable, and is looking forward of wearing the belt. Singles match Nattie Neidhart defeated LuFisto by disqualification in 0:05:02. Rating: ** 1/4 These two both feel that they are the best Canada has to offer, and while they have exchanged heated words in the past, this is their first match against each other. Nattie spent most of the match insulting LuFisto with slaps and dodgy tactics. LuFisto kept her cool for several minutes, before snapping and hitting Nattie with one power move after the other. Nattie took a breather on the outside, and rolled a chair into the ring. As ref Remsburg removed the chair, Nattie brought in another one and swung at LuFisto. She missed, and LuFisto picked it up and hit Nattie square on the head. Remsburg saw this, DQ-ing LuFisto. Nattie may have won the match, but it was LuFisto who could walk out of the ring on her own. Interview with Miss Elizabeth Miss Elizabeth comes out for an interview. She cuts it short, stating simply that her and Awesome Kong is not over - far from it. She demands another match to find out who's the Alpha Female of TNAW. This brings out Awesome Kong, who contrary to the StarStruck shows prior to My Bloody Valentine, started brawling with Miss Elizabeth. Security came to and separated the two. These two are not done, that's for sure! Four-way # 1 contenders match Sarita defeated Sara Del Rey, Gail Kim and ODB when Sarita pinned Del Rey with the Tiger Driver in 0:11:16. Rating: ** 1/4 [Larry Sweeney interfered against ODB.] Time for the main event of the evening! Two former Knockout champions, and one former Tag-team champion. The wild card was Sara Del Rey, who even though she has no accolades to speak of, she has super agent Larry Sweeney in her corner, and you have to look far to find a more savvy business man than him. The match saw ODB and Sarita briefly team up to wear Gail Kim, Sara trying to remain neutral for as long as possible, while not missing out on a pinning situation. She blind-tagged Gail Kim at an opportune moment, hitting a moonsault for a close call. The match turned chaotic in the late stages of the match, with Larry Sweeney getting close to a DQ after tripping Sarita. ODB lost track of her objective again, taking Gail Kim over the ropes with a clothesline, and brawling with both Kim and Maria on the outside. Sara went for the Kudo Driver (the move she has stolen from Alissa Flash) on Sarita, but the Mexican countered the hold and hit a Tiger Driver for the win and the shot at Tara's world title. Three girls had to leave the ring disappointed, but for Sarita, the fun has just begun. Card rating: ** Match observations: Sarita is on her way to a title shot against Tara, but where does this leave Gail Kim and the Stamford Divas? Will LuFisto let Nattie Neidhart get the last laugh? And will TNAW contain Miss Elizabeth and Awesome Kong both? |
| rey619 | Posted on 04/21/10 at 19:16:39 TNAW - behind the curtains TV RATINGS: Even though the very first episode garnered a nice 0.4 rating, the following StarStruck has steadily declined in viewership, reaching as low as 0.05 in the last StarStruck before My Bloody Valentine. According to sources, Dixie Carter is not deterred by this, and says that 0.4 was artificially high, as many viewers tuned in to see scantily dressed women. She hopes that more viewers will come by when they realize what kind of athletes these women are. PPVS: TNAW has decided upon names for four of the seven remaining PPVs. We have Girl's Night Out in April, Tropic Tumble in August and Through The Gates of Hell in November. The most interesting PPV of them all may be the June PPV - Queen of the Ring! WRESTLERS LEAVING/COMING IN: Taylor Wilde decided to leave after being offered a top position in the severely weakened WWE Women Division. MsChif left after only one match. Apparently, there was a misunderstanding about prior commitments. BACKSTAGE RUMORS: Rumors are that there are a divide between the original TNA Knockouts and the former WWE girls. The worst offenders are, it is rumored, Alexis Laree and Nattie Neidhart, who behaves as if they are above the rest, and that the decrease in production values, crowd and overall television exposure, is a step back in their careers. Gail Kim is the only one who speaks regularly with her old friends. |
| rey619 | Posted on 04/21/10 at 19:17:45 TNAW StarStruck 13.03.2010 Alissa Flash vs. Katarina Lauren and Dave Prazak wishes us welcome to another edition of TNAW StarStruck, where you tonight will see Tara take on Sarita for the TNAW World Title. Dave promises Total Nonstop Action tonight, a night full of exciting matches, and nothing but matches! Tonight, the girls let the wrestling do the talking! Alissa Flash is trying to make a statement, that statement being that you shouldn't steal other wrestlers signature moves. Katarina haven't been having a lot of luck so far in TNAW, and taking on "The Future Legend" proved to be a difficult encounter for the Stamford Diva. Avoiding the Kudo Driver was of utmost importance for Katarina, so she worked over Alissa's back, causing her to fail in her first attempt to hoist Katarina up for the deadly finishing move. A backbreaker brought a 2-count from ref Remsburg. Flash picked up her game from here on out, and managed to counter a backslide into the Kudo Driver for the win. After the match, she got on the mic, telling Sara Del Ray that this is how a Kudo Driver is done properly. Del Rey and Sweeney came out and said that Sara's Kudo Driver was enough to defeat Flash in the Maiden Title Tournament. This got Flash angry, and she chased Sweeney and Del Rey out of the arena. Alissa Flash pinned Katarina with the Kudo Driver in 0:09:30. Rating: ** Alexis Laree vs. Madison Rayne The Beautiful People failed in their attempt to take the tag-belts from the Intruders, and tonight, Madison Rayne were up against Alexis Laree in singles action. Rayne was able to use her speed and agility to build up momentum against Laree. On the outside, Maria tried to interfere, Lacey von Erich coming in her way on several occasions. Their catfight moved into the ring, and ref Remsburg tried to separate them, even becoming entangled in their catfight (it didn't look like Remsburg minded that..). With Remsburg occupied, Jillian ran in and hit Rayne from behind. She didn't let up, and Remsburg DQ-ed Alexis. Velvet Sky came in with a steel chair and cleared the ring. We have later learned that The Beautiful People will get another shot at the Tag-Team Titles at our next PPV - Girls Night Out! Madison Rayne defeated Alexis Laree by disqualification in 0:05:31. Rating: * 1/2 [Jillian interfered against Madison Rayne.] Miss Wrestling vs. Nattie Neidhart Next out was the mysterios Miss Wrestling, taking on Nattie Neidhart, who proclaimed herself as the best Canadian female wrestler of all time! Prazak and Lauren speculated on who might be hiding beneath the mask, if this was a new competitor, or someone the wrestling world had seen previously. It had to be the latter, as Miss Wrestling took Neidhart down with a spectacular rana early on. Miss Wrestling fought a mixed style of old-school and high-flying, and the only thing giving clues as to who she might be, was the white skin, the long blonde ponytail, and her (according to Dave Prazak) rather sizeable fruit basket (this drew some very angry retorts from Lauren). Neidhart gained the advantage when Barbie Blank tripped Miss Wrestling behind the ref's back, and Neidhart started working on Miss Wrestling's leg. The masked women's wrestler fought back, locking in a Choke Sleeper, which almost caused Nattie to tap. She almost reached the rope - and Barbie Blank helped her the rest of the way. LuFisto ran out at this point, chasing Barbie away. This distraction was enough for Miss Wrestling, who connected with a high cross body for the win. After the match, LuFisto got a Canadian flag from one of the fans, draping it over her shoulders as she left a furious Neidhart in the ring. Tremendous match! Miss Wrestling pinned Nattie Neidhart after a flying cross body press in 0:09:06. Rating: **** 1/4 [LuFisto interfered against Nattie Neidhart.] Sarita vs. Tara (c) for the TNAW World Title It was time for our main event of the evening, and Sarita and Tara had really something to battle for - the TNAW World Title. The two friends shook hands before the match, and proceeded to have a great, competetitive match. Great technical exchanges led to a series of lucha-inspired moves that awed the fascinated crowd. Then, the two ladies upped their game with a host of finishes - power bomb from Tara and the Tiger Driver from Sarita. None put the other one away. Tara went for a spinning backbreaker, but Tara spun out of it, giving Sarita a stiff elbow. She then caught Sarita with a small package out of nowhere to retain the title. Tara pinned Sarita after a small package in 0:11:16. Rating: ** 3/4 (Tara retained the TNAW World Title.) The Stamford Divas strikes again Tara didn't get to rest on her laurels for long, as Maria Kanelllis, Barbie Blank and Gail Kim came out. Maria congratulated her with her win, and then told her that they had some good news for her. They then brought forth a small cage, containing a spider! Maria said that the "spider" Barbie threw into the incinerator, was a fake! After all, they weren't that barbaric. Gail then took the mic and told her that Tara could get Poison back, alive, if she defended the belt against her right here, right now. Tara was obviously tired after her match with Sarita, but accepted, with the condition that they give Poison to Prazak and Lauren, and that if anyone remotely connected to the Stamford Divas showed up in her match, she would retain via DQ. Gail agreed, and the match was on! Gail Kim vs. Tara (c) for the TNAW World Title Gail Kim had a huge advantage being the fresh girl in the ring, and having the advantage of knowing that she would (probably) wrestle Tara tonight. Gail controlled most of the opening minutes of the match, working over Tara's neck with several locks and precision moves. Tara pulled out a small package again, but Gail Kim kicked out. A roll up yielded another two count. Gail Kim became desperate know, throwing fists right and left, missing a clothesline with a huge swing. Tara bounced back and hit a cross body - also taking with her referee Remsburg in the process. They continued fighting, and Gail Kim hit the Eat Defeat out of nothing! Nobody was there to count, but then ref Steve Crabs came running in and pinned an incredible fast.... 2-count! Tara kicked out! Gail Kim became furious with ref Crabs, telling him that he didn't get his fast butt out here fast enough. Then, she gave Crabs the Eat Defeat too! She turned, directly to a waiting Tara who kicked her in the guts and hit the Widows's Peak. Remsburg had woken up now, and counted a slow... 3-count! Tara pinned Gail Kim with the Widow's Peak in 0:08:26. Rating: *** 3/4 (Tara retained the TNAW World Title.) The Stamford Divas walked slowly towards the ring, when the camera caught sight of several wrestlers moving in from the crowd! Christy Hemme, Sarita, The Beautiful People, Awesome Kong and Sojourner Bolt all stood outside of the ring, preventing the Stamford Divas from attacking Tara. As the show came to an end, Tara had both the TNAW World Title, and Poison in her possession, letting the arachnid crawl slowly over her arm. Gail Kim and Maria, had nothing. Card rating: *** 1/4 Match observations: What a spectaculer episode of StarStruck! Maria played her full house, but went up against Tara's straight flush. Join us again, next week! |
| rey619 | Posted on 04/21/10 at 19:18:59 TNAW StarStruck 20.03.2010 Ref Crabs asks for an explanation StarStruck opens with Steve Crabs cautiously entering the Stamford Divas' dressing room. He gets suspicious looks by Melina and the Garcia Twins, and an annoyed look by Maria, who asks what is going on. Crabs is angry, saying that Gail Kim sent him to the dentist with a chipped tooth after giving him the Eat Defeat. Maria said that Crabs lost them their title, and that their "relationship" is over. Crabs demands an explanation, but Maria blows him off. When he grabbed Maria, the entire locker room exploded, and Crabs got pummeled by at least five girls, before being unceremoniously tossed out by Miss Elizabeth. Seems like they were only using him after all. Alissa Flash vs LuFisto vs Miss Wrestling vs Sara Del Rey - Four Corner Match - Winner gets Maiden Title shot at A Girl's Night Out Four girls fighting for a chance to take on the undefeated Hamada at Girl's Night Out. Del Rey and Flash have already had their chance at Hamada, but are still considered two of the main contenders. LuFisto proved at My Bloody Valentine that she could go 4-ways, and Miss Wrestling.. the mysterious Miss Wrestling is no rookie either. Flash and Del Rey are having some problems over Del Rey using Flash's finisher to defeat her in the Maiden Title Tournament earlier, and when they tagged each other tonight, it was more of a stiff slap to the back, then a tag. That was until Del Rey set Miss Wrestling up for the Kudo Driver, which brought Flash into the ring. A few words later, the two came to blows, eventually leaving the ring to continue brawling. LuFisto gained control over Miss Wrestling in the ring, and hoisted Miss Wrestling up for the Burning Hammer. A title shot was mere seconds away! Unfortunately, ref Mattano came to close to the two, and when LuFisto suddenly turned, she got Miss Wrestling's boot in her head. There was nobody to make the cover! Then, Nattie Neidhart ran in with a canadian flag, smashing it into her head. Miss Wrestling, unaware of what happened, shrugged and made the cover. Ref Mattano woke up, but LuFisto kicked out! She was still stunned by the flag attack, and Miss Wrestling took her down with a small package, winning the match and a ticket to face Hamada for the TNAW Maiden Title! Miss Wrestling defeated LuFisto, Sara Del Rey and Alissa Flash when Wrestling pinned LuFisto after a small package in 0:12:30. Rating: ** 3/4 [Nattie Neidhart interfered against LuFisto.] Neidhart continues the attack Even though she had accomplished what she set out to do, Nattie Neidhart came back into the ring and started to choke LuFisto with the flag. LuFisto was turning limp, when Miss Wrestling came back into the ring, forcing Nattie into retreat. We have later learned that Nattie Neidhart vs LuFisto has been signed for A Girl's Night Out – in a Flag Match! Interview with Del Rey and Sweeney So Cal Val stands by with Larry Sweeney and Sara Del Rey. Sweeney says it's an outrage that Del Rey doesn't get the title shot. Once again, "Future Legend" Alissa Flash comes in the way. Sara starts threatening Flash, telling Val that when she gets her hands on that bitch... when Flash comes into view, asking Del Rey "then what?" Sweeney starts complaining about his interview time being interrupted, when Flash decks him with a hard right. So Cal Val barely gets out of harms way as Flash and Del Rey starts brawling backstage. Eventually, they get separated by security. When we return from commercial, Dave Prazak informs the viewer that another match have been set for Girl's Night Out. It's gonna be Sara Del Rey vs Alissa Flash - in a Finisher's match. The match HAS to end with the Kudo Driver, and the loser will not be allowed to use that move again. Meet and greet with Tara We see footage from a joint TNA/TNAW Meet and Greet from last night. Tara is signing autographs for fans, when one of the fans turns out to be Gail Kim! The two feuding women starts brawling in between the fans, and everything turned quite chaotic. Still, the camera manages to zoom in on Maria Kanellis and Barbie Blank, stealing Tara's belt! (which she brought with her) Security manages to separate the brawling girls, and when Tara returns, she almost goes postal when she discovers that, once again, the Stamford Divas have pulled a distraction on her to steal something that belongs to her. The belt situation comes up When we come back, Dave Prazak and Lauren talk about what just happened, and what this means for the World Title picture. They are interrupted by Christy Hemme and Tara coming out. The GM condemns the Stamford Diva's actions, and demands that they bring back the belt. This eventually brings out Maria, Barbie and several of the Divas, who says that the belt will return to StarStruck when Tara grants Gail Kim ONE more shot at the world title. Tara responds by saying that Gail can try as many times as she like, but she will never take the belt from her - in a match. Tara accepts to put her belt on the line once again - on Girl's Night Out. With that taken care of, Maria wanted to bring up something else. Hemme's complete lack of talent being the GM. Too many brawls to break up, irregular booking and no authority what so ever. Christy asks if Maria think she can do better, and Maria replies with "with my hands tied behind my back". This brings out TNAW owner - Dixie Carter! Carter says she's tired of their bickering, and that this pointless arguing has caused one match to be cancelled tonight. They are actually ruining the show with this! Dixie says that if Maria thinks she can do better, she is willing to give her a shot. Dixie then tells Christy to choose four girls, and Maria to choose four girls. For an 8-women elimination match at Girls' Night Out! Tag Team Main Event – Awesome Kong & Sojourner Bolt vs The Stamford Divas (Melina & Miss Elizabeth) Main event tag-team action here, as Miss Elizabeth and Melina took on Awesome Kong and a partner of her choosing. Sojourner Bolt was a member of the Kongtourage, and was an obvious pick for the biggest girl in TNAW. It looked like Elizabeth and Kong would face off from the start, but Elizabeth tagged Melina, who got pummeled by the big Kong. Kong tagged Bolt, who after a brief period of offense, got eye gouged by Melina, who quickly tagged Elizabeth. The two Stamford Divas dominated Bolt for a while now, using Elizabeth's strength and Melinas stiff kicks to wear Bolt down. When Elizabeth missed a big boot and leveled Melina, Bolt managed to tag Kong. Elizabeth quickly exited the ring, leaving Melina to Kong's mercy. Kong took one look at Melina, and started after Elizabeth instead. Ref Remsburg didn't seem to want this to end in a countout, and was lenient with the "who is legal" rule. The camera moved to Elizabeth and Kong, who was brawling in the crowd, Elizabeth laying it into Kong with a series of chair shots. Back in the ring, Bolt finishes Melina with the Gory Bomb, picking up the win in this match. Out in the crowd, Kong is punishing Elizabeth with hard fists, sending her tumbling with a backfist. Kong is setting up a table, but as she has Elizabeth in an Awesome Bomb-position, Katarina, the Garcia Twins and Nattie Neidhart attacks her from behind. She swats them away, but the distraction was enough to let "The NEW!" Miss Elizabeth get away from Kong's deadly grasp. Sojourner Bolt and Awesome Kong defeated The Stamford Divas (Melina and Miss Elizabeth) when Bolt pinned Melina with the Gory Bomb in 0:13:27. Rating: ** 1/4 Card rating: ** 1/4 Match observations: If last StarStruck featured more matches than normal, this featured far less. One match was completely cancelled because of the bickering between the Stamford Divas and the TNAW girls. Still, several matches are shaping up for Girl's Night Out! Tara vs Gail Kim - Kim's final shot for the TNAW World Title The Beautiful People vs The Intruders - TNAW Tag Team Titles Hamada vs Miss Wrestling - TNAW Maiden Title Sara Del Rey vs Alissa Flash - Finisher's Match Nattie Neidhart vs LuFisto - Canadian Flag Match 8 Women Elimination Match - Christy's team vs Maria's team And while it's not finalized, one would be stupid to think that there won't be a match with Awesome Kong and "the NEW" Miss Elizabeth. Don't miss next StarStruck! |
| rey619 | Posted on 04/21/10 at 19:21:43 TNAW StarStruck 27.03.10 Maria presents her team In The Stamford Divas' lavishly decorated locker room, So Cal Val stands by with Maria Kanellis and Barbie Blank. Maria says that she has every intention of picking a winning team that will defeat Christy's at A Girl's Night Out, and get complete control over StarStruck for one month. Into the camera screen comes the beautiful Garcia Twins, Melina and Katarina. Alexis Laree w/Maria Kanellis vs Velvet Sky w/Lacey von Erich Madison Rayne defeated Laree by DQ two weeks ago. Tonight, her tag-team partner Velvet Sky was up against one-half of the current TNAW Tag-team champions. Velvet knew she had to pull out something special to defeat this former WWE Women's Champion. Fortunately, Lacey von Erich was on the outside, effectively neutralizing Alexis' manager, Maria Kanellis. After a few minutes, Velvet had the upper hand and was charging Laree with a clothesline, when the tag champ pulled ref Remsburg in front of her. While Bryce was out, Jillian came in as Alexis threw Velvet between the ropes. Jillian gave it to Velvet on the outside, ramming her into the guardrail. Madison Rayne came out, and she and Jillian brawled to the back. Remsburg woke up, and counted Velvet out. A cheap win for Alexis here tonight. Alexis Laree defeated Velvet Sky by countout in 0:08:25. Rating: * 1/4 [Maria Kanellis interfered against Velvet Sky.] Christy picks her team Christy comes out and joins Lauren in the ring. Christy says that she has decided on her team, and calls out ODB, Sarita and Sojourner Bolt. Lauren asks her who the fourth wrestler will be? Christy says that she needs to do this herself. The fourth person is herself! Then, Christy challenges Maria to send out two of her girls to face Sarita and Sojourner Bolt, right now! Sojourner Bolt & Sarita vs The Stamford Divas (Katarina & Melina) with Barbie Blank This was a little taste of what to come in eight days in the 8-women elimination match, as Katarina and Melina faced Bolt and Sarita. It was the TNAW girls that dominated the first few minutes, until Melina gouged Bolt's eye and the Stamford Divas started double-teaming her. Bolt really needed a tag, but was caught by Melina and her It Came From Nowhere (leg trap sunset flip bomb). Sarita was almost completely fresh at this point, but couldn't get in! When Bolt hit an enzuigiri on Katarina, Sarita eyed the hot tag, but then Melina ran around the ring and pulled Sarita off the apron. A distraught Bolt fell to the Kat Nap neckbreaker - and the win, and perhaps the psychological advantage, goes to the Stamford Divas. The Stamford Divas (Katarina and Melina) defeated Sojourner Bolt and Sarita when Katarina pinned Bolt with the Kat Nap in 0:09:52. Rating: ** 3/4 LuFisto & Hamada vs. Nattie Neidhart & Miss Wrestling Another tag-team match. This time, Nattie Neidhart teamed up with Miss Wrestling to take on LuFisto and Hamada. Two matches for A Girls Night out combined into one. It didn't appear as if Miss Wrestling and Nattie were on the same page, and Nattie didn't like that Miss Wrestling shook hands with both LuFisto and Hamada before the match. Nattie and LuFisto started out, and they almost got the match thrown out because they wouldn't stop brawling, even while in the ropes. Miss Wrestling and Hamada pulled them apart, and Hamada tagged in. Amazing action between Nattie and Hamada. When Hamada went for the moonsault bodyblock, Nattie responded with a vicious dropkick. The StarStruck fans witnessed a real classic, as Miss Wrestling and Hamada pulled out great technical and aerial moves, and LuFisto and Nattie were brawling and fighting with a great intensity. Close to the 10-minute mark, ref Mattano had lost all control of the match, and Nattie and LuFisto were fighting on the outside, LuFisto ramming Nattie into the guardrail. In the ring, Hamada went for the moonsault, but missed, and Miss Wrestling locked on the choke sleeper. Hamada never tapped out, but when she stopped moving, the ref ended the match. Miss Wrestling has a win over Hamada - just 8 days before A Girls' Night Out! Nattie Neidhart and Miss Wrestling defeated LuFisto and Hamada when Wrestling defeated Hamada when Hamada passed out in the Choke Sleeper in 0:10:27. Rating: **** Tara wants a stipulation We see footage of Tara at a hardware store. Tara walks around the store, looking at various tools. She then stops when she sees several large ladders standing up against a wall. The TNAW World Champ picks up her phone. "Christy? It's Tara. Listen. I have a suggestion for the title match at A Girls' Night Out". When we come back from commercial, Dave and Lauren informs us that Christy Hemme has sanctioned a ladder match for A Girls' Night Out. AND, "the NEW" Miss Elizabeth and Awesome Kong will fight in a Streetfight! This PPV should not be missed. Alissa Flash vs. Gail Kim w/Maria Kanellis & Barbie Blank Exciting main event, as Gail Kim, the crown princess of The Stamford Divas faced Alissa Flash. Flash has a Finisher match to worry about at A Girls' Night Out, but knew that a win against Gail Kim would propel her to the top in TNAW. It was a back and forth match between these two athletes, and Flash nearly had the 3-count with the Air Raid Crash. Surprisingly enough, the Stamford Divas didn't bother interfering. One who did bother though, was Larry Sweeney, Sara Del Rey's superagent. First, he tripped Flash, almost drawing a DQ from ref Mattano. Gail Kim used the distraction wisely, choking Alissa on the ropes. Gail pushed Alissa out, and while Maria distracted ref Mattano, the despicable Larry Sweeney started stomping Flash on the outside. Flash was fighting desperately against the refs 10-count, but made it back in. Gail Kim came at her, Alissa missed a clothesline, and Gail hit a crucifix for the win. Gail Kim pinned Alissa Flash after a crucifix in 0:11:00. Rating: ** 1/2 [Maria Kanellis and Larry Sweeney interfered against Alissa Flash.] Card rating: *** Match observations: A great StarStruck, only 8 days before A Girls' Night Out. The battle lines have been drawn, and the fate of next month's StarStruck are in the balance. And the belt hangs, literally speaking, up in the air! Before StarStruck goes off air, Dave Prazak mentions that next week, the day before the PPV, Miss Elizabeth and Awesome Kong will have a Pick My Poison challenge. Elizabeth picks Kong's opponent, and vice versa. AND, just in, Alissa Flash will be one-on-one in the ring with Larry Sweeney! Do not miss next week's edition of StarStruck! |
| rey619 | Posted on 04/26/10 at 19:26:08 TNAW StarStruck - 03.04.2010 Join us for the last StarStruck before TNAW's second Pay-per-view, A Girls Night Out! Interview with the Stamford Divas In the Stamford Divas' locker room, Barbie Blank and Maria Kanellis are having a pep talk with Gail Kim. They tell her that they have taken a lot of risks with her, and that the ladder match against Tara is her last attempt at the belt. Then they will find another captain. Gail says she understands, and that she will not fail them another time. Tara's belt will be hers - officially. They then see that a camera man is in their locker room, and ushes him away. Christy Hemme & ODB vs. The Garcia Twins w/Barbie Blank Four wrestlers involved in the big elimination match at A Girls' Night Out. ODB didn't seem completely sober in this match, but was still able to dominate the Garcia Twins with her strength and brawling capacity. Hemme almost pulled home the win with a vicious looking spear, but it was ODB that hit Nicole with a running powerslam for the win. The battle lines are drawn, the fate of StarStruck hangs in the balance tomorrow. Christy Hemme and ODB defeated The Garcia Twins (Brianna Garcia and Nicole Garcia) when ODB pinned Nicole Garcia after a running powerslam in 0:06:24. Rating: 1/2* Nattie in the Dungeon A video segment from the Hart Dungeon airs, Nattie Neidhart training with her father and a couple of her uncles. Nattie says that LuFisto doesn't know what's waiting her. While Nattie has learned the craft from some of the best in the history of wrestling, LuFisto has plied her trade being thrown through tables and thumbtacks. Nattie promises her father, Jim "the Anvil" Neidhart that she will pick down the Canadian flag and win the match at the PPV. Alissa Flash vs. Larry Sweeney First intergender match in TNAW was between Sara Del Ray's superagent, Larry Sweeney, and Sara's rival, Alissa Flash. Sweeney was stalling a lot in this match, not particularly keen on letting Flash get her hands on him. At last, Flash got hold of the weasel Sweeney, and put her in a half Boston, almost making him submit of pain. Flash followed it up with an Air Raid Crash, but Sweeney, who have wrestling experience, kicked out. Sweeney took back the initiative with an eye gouge, and was punishing Flash without mercy for some minutes, before Flash countered a piledriver with a backdriver and hit a vicious lariat. Sara Del Rey hit the ring and broke the pin, causing the DQ. Del Rey and Sweeney continued to beat on Flash, trying to put her away before their match tomorrow. Sara had Flash up in the Kudo Driver position, but Flash slipped over, and hit a drop kick on Del Ray, sending her out of the ring. She then turned to Sweeney, kicked him in the gut and hit a Kudo Driver on him! Alissa Flash defeated Larry Sweeney by disqualification in 0:07:49. Rating: * 1/4 [Sara Del Rey interfered against Alissa Flash.] Back from commercial, we see Sweeney being carried away by paramedics. It doesn't look like Sweeney will be a factor tomorrow night! Miss Elizabeth w/Maria Kanellis vs Sarita It was time for the two main events, the Pick Your Poison matches for Elizabeth and Awesome Kong.Elizabeth's chosen opponent was Sarita, and the Mexican superstar took the opportunity granted her by Kong to go for a small upset, even hitting the Tiger Driver on "The NEW" Miss Elizabeth. Pinning Elizabeth is tough thing to do, and the Tiger Driver was, unfortunately for Sarita, not enough. Elizabeth punished Sarita thoroughly throughout the match, hitting a chokebomb and a powerslam for close falls, before locking Sarita's arms behind her back and hitting the Stamford Slam for the 3-count. Miss Elizabeth pinned Sarita with the Stamford Slam in 0:10:07. Rating: *** 1/2 Tara video package A video package of the TNAW World Champion airs, with some nice rock musick to accompany it. Tara talks about her time in the WWE, being overlooked because she didn't look like a bimbo. We see her running and working out, playing with Poison and training wrestling. Tara says that she is ready for tomorrow's ladder match Video package Back from commercial, a video package highlights the matches for tomorrow's PPV. The Finisher Match between Del Rey and Flash. The TNA Maiden Title Match between the international superstar Hamada and the mysterious Miss Wrestling. The Canadian Flag Match between LuFisto and the third generation superstar Nattie Neidhart. The tag-team title match between The Beautiful People and the Intruders. The 8-women elimination match that decides who will run StarStruck in April. The Streetfight between the behemoths of TNAW, Awesome Kong and Miss Elizabeth. And of course, the TNAW World Title Match between Tara and Gail Kim. Awesome Kong vs. Sara Del Rey Sweeney was absent for Sara Del Rey's main event match against Awesome Kong. Still, being picked by Elizabeth for this Pick Your Poison Match meant a lot to Sara, who had to try and beat Awesome Kong, but also stay alive for her match against Flash tomorrow. Alissa Flash may actually be laughing all night, as she saw how Del Ray and Kong beat the crap out of each other. This was a slobberknocker, with neither girls holding anything back as they pummeled each other with fists, elbows, skulls and kicks. Sara tried to get Kong up in the Royal Butterfly, but hoisting the 270 pounder up is as tough as it sounds like. Del Ray kicked out of a spinning back elbow, but a stunned Del Ray could not avoid the Awesome Bomb, and as Kong's hand was raised in victory, Miss Elizabeth appeared in the aisle, giving mock applause before their match tomorrow. Judging from their matches, Kong definetely received more beating than Miss Elizabeth. Awesome Kong pinned Sara Del Rey with the Awesome Bomb in 0:11:48. Rating: *** 1/4 Card rating: ** 3/4 Match observations: This was the final StarStruck before A Girls' Night Out, a PPV where the landscape of TNAW may change for the next month. All titles are at stake, and the two biggest and meanest girls in the federation will battle it out in a match where the only rule is: there are no rules! Don't miss it for the world! |
| rey619 | Posted on 04/26/10 at 19:27:50 TNAW - Girls' Night Out - 04.04.2010 The Stamford Divas arrive The Stamford Divas arrive in a huge limo. Big bodyguards protect them as they emerge from the car, Maria cradling the TNAW World Title, which will be on the line in a ladder match between Tara and Gail Kim later tonight. The Garcia Twins, Melina and Katarina look focused as they walk into the building. They know that they are Maria's chosen in her bid to control StarStruck for one month. A Girl's Night Out is upon us! Hamada (c) vs. Miss Wrestling for the TNAW Maiden Title The PPV kicked off with the Maiden Title Match. Both these girls are undefeated in singles wrestling so far in TNAW, but last week, Miss Wrestling made Hamada pass out in the Choke Sleeper. She may have had the psychological advantage going into this match, but as experienced Hamada is, she knows how to put that loss behind her and focus on this important title match. Great technical exchanges dominated the opening of this match, before the girls increased the pace and started working a more high-flying style. The masked (but definetely blond) Miss Wrestling could move as well, wiping out Hamada with a cross body. She also put the Choke Sleeper on the Japanese, but the champ was too close to the ropes. At the 10-minute mark, Hamada went for the Hamada Driver, but Miss Wrestling slid down her back and hit a school-girl for a close count. A couple of minutes later, Hamada hit the Hamada Driver to retain. The two women shook hands after this excellent opening match. Hamada pinned Miss Wrestling with the Hamada Driver in 0:13:23. Rating: *** (Hamada retained the TNAW Maiden Title.) LuFisto vs. Nattie Neidhart - Canadian Flag Match It's time for the flag match! Two canadian girls vying for the unofficial title as the best from the Maple Leaf. The object of this match, retrieve the Canadian Flag that hangs on a pole in the opponent's corner. In the opening, neither girls cared much about the flag on the pole, and more about punishing each other. Nattie was the first to try and climb the turnbuckle and reach for the flag, but LuFisto caught her and brought her down with a top-rope rana. This match wasn't that long, but it was intense all the way through. At about the 5-minute mark, the two girls was slugging it out on the apron, close to Dave and Lauren's announce table. LuFisto swung at Nattie, who ducked and promptly back suplexed LuFisto through the table! With LuFisto motionless on the floor, Nattie climbed the pole to retrieve the flag. An unpopular victory among the StarStruck fans, but another excellent match. Flag Match: Nattie Neidhart defeated LuFisto in 0:07:07. Rating: *** 3/4 Christy prepares her troops Christy and her three partners in tonight's Elimination match are getting ready backstage. Sarita and Sojourner are working out, and Christy walks over to ODB, who stands in the background, a distant look on her face. Christy asks her if everything's OK, and if she's ready. ODB asks her if she can get a title match if they win tonight. Hemme gets annoyed, saying that this is about more than her, and that there are a lot of girls gunning for the big one. Christy tells her to put her head into THIS match, and forget about the world title for the time being. ODB nods and starts doing some squats. The Beautiful People (Madison Rayne & Velvet Sky) w/Lacey von Erich vs. The Intruders (Alexis Laree & Jillian) w/Maria Kanellis Tag Team titles on the line, as The Beautiful People took on The Intruders. Jillian and Alexis dominated the opening minutes, performing quick tags to keep Velvet Sky separated from Madison. Alexis did the brunt of this work, even sending poor Velvet to the outside with a backdrop. The Intruders continued to torture TBP, using distracting techniques to keep ref Rosenberg occupied while they double-teamed either Sky or Rayne. Finally, Lacey von Erich had had enough, and tore Maria Kanellis down from the apron while she was talking with ref Rosenberg. This allowed Velvet to tag Madison, who went ballistic on Jillian and Alexis, hitting them with several clotheslines before drop kicking Alexis out of the ring. Madison tagged Velvet again, who set Jillian up for the Makeover. Madison and Velvet hit their STO/Yakuza kick combination to WIN the Tag-Team Titles! The Beautiful People (Madison Rayne and Velvet Sky) defeated The Intruders (Alexis Laree and Jillian) when Sky pinned Laree after The Makeover in 0:08:15. Rating: ** (The Beautiful People won the TNAW Tag-Team Titles.) [Maria Kanellis interfered against Madison Rayne.] As Maria and Alexis helped the semi-conscious Jillian out of the ring - the three girls celebrated their win. Lacey was crying - literally - her makeup was running down her cheeks. Then, out of nowhere, Miss Wrestling slid into the ring with a steel chair, blasting Velvet in the back and Madison in the gut and leg. Von Erich couldn't understand anything of this unprovoked attack, but that didn't prevent Miss Wrestling from blasting her in the head as well. What the h**K is going on?? 8-women elimination match for the control of StarStruck A chaotic start to this eight-women elimination match. Barbie Blank joined the announce team, to Dave Prazak's delight. Maria directed her wrestlers from the side, but it was Team Christy who got the first pin. The Garcia Twins were double-teaming Sojourner, when the strong Bolt hit them both with a double clothesline, Brianna with a powerslam and Nicole with the Gory Bomb to make the first elimination. Christy was in heaven for about ten seconds, as Katarina ran right in and hit the Kat Nap to even the score. Christy threw herself into this match now, and had some grueling exchanges with Brianna Garcia, even kicking out of the Sitout Facebuster before hitting the Flying Firecrotch Guillotine, that split-legged diving legdrop, to eliminate the second twin from the match. Again, Team Christy didn't pay enough attention, as Melina snuck in and hit the Schoolgirl to even the score, yet again. It was now two against two, Melina and Katarina against Sarita and ODB. Sarita climbed through the ropes, but ODB smashed her in the head with her hip flask, glass shattering on the Mexican senoritas head. As Christy watched in horror, Katarina hit a german suplex on Sarita to eliminate her. ODB then entered the ring and laid down for the voluntary pin. Maria has won control over StarStruck for ONE month, and Christy has been betrayed by ODB! ODB yells at Christy, saying that if SHE won't give her the title match she deserves, somebody else will! She has sold out TNAW for a chance to win the title. Unbelieveable. Elimination Match: The Stamford Divas (Brianna Garcia, Katarina, Melina and Nicole Garcia) beat ODB, Sojourner Bolt, Sarita and Christy Hemme 4 falls to 2: x Bolt beat Garcia via the Gory Bomb in 0:05:40 x Katarina beat Bolt via the Kat Nap in 0:06:05 x Christy beat Garcia via the Flying Firecrotch Guillotine in 0:11:29 x Melina beat Christy via a schoolgirl roll up in 0:11:58 x Katarina beat Sarita via a German suplex in 0:12:39 x Katarina beat ODB via a pinfall in 0:13:22 Survivors: Katarina, Melina Rating: * Awesome Kong vs. "the NEW" Miss Elizabeth in a Street Fight It was time for Miss Elizabeth/Awesome Kong II. This time, the only rule of the match was that THERE ARE NO RULES. Elizabeth attacked Kong at the entrance ramp, and they slowly brawled back to the ring, where Kong introduced Elizabeth to the unyielding steelsteps. This match was as brutal as one could imagine. They punched, kicked and choked each other, using the barricades, the ring apron, the posts and various objects such as a garbage can, a chair and a rope. Still, this wasn't a falls count anywhere-match, so when Awesome Kong Awesome Bombed Elizabeth on the steel steps, she had to pull her back into the ring. The time it took, was enough for Elizabeth to get her hands up. Kong chopped Elizabeth so hard and so many times, that her chest area had several large bruises on them after the match. Elizabeth brutalized Kong as well, driving her head into a chair with a DDT. The match went past the 20-minute mark, when Awesome Kong brought a part of the steel barricades with her into the ring. She placed a dazed Elizabth on it, and climbed up for the Amazing Press. A big splash from the tope rope on Elizabeth hanging limp over the barricade, would surely break her spine. Ref Rosenberg tried to stop Kong, but she wouldn't listen, and jumped. Elizabeth got away at the last split second, and Kong caught herself on the guardrail, surely breaking many ribs in the process! Elizabeth then crawled over Kong to make the pin. Miss Elizabeth wins the battle of the top dogs in TNAW, but the brutality inflicted on both girls will surely make its mark on them for a long time - if not forever. No-Countout-No-DQ-Match: Miss Elizabeth defeated Awesome Kong via pinfall in 0:23:06. Rating: ** 3/4 Alissa Flash vs. Sara Del Rey w/Larry Sweeney in a Finisher's Match Sara Del Rey defeated Flash with the Kudo Driver in the semi finals to the TNAW Maiden Title tournament. This is Flash's move, a move she learned and adapted early in her career, after an extended stay in Japan. There, she met legendary joshi wrestler Megumi Kudo, who invented this move. Del Rey's manager, superagent Larry Sweeney was not present tonight. Last night on StarStruck, Flash hit Sweeney with the Kudo Driver, putting him in the hospital for a couple of nights. This was a solid match between two girls who know each other well. Alissa tried to return Sara's favor by hitting the Royal Butterfly (double-underhook into a powerslam), Sara's signature move, but the only way this match could end, was if one of them hit (and pinned) the other with the Kudo Driver. A couple of minutes after the 10-minute mark, Sara actually hit the dreaded move on Alissa, but she kicked out. Sara couldn't believe it! Flash fought back, determined to hang onto one of her dearest moves. And when she finally hit the Kudo Driver herself, Sara was done for the night. Sara (and anyone else) are now banned from using the Kudo Driver. Only Alissa may use the move. [Finisher's Match]: Alissa Flash pinned Sara Del Rey after the Kudo Driver in 0:16:43. Rating: ** 1/2 Awesome Kong ruins the backstage area Backstage, an Awesome Kong in pain pushes the medical assistants away from her, and goes on a rampage, tearing down paintings on the walls, toppling tables and shelves. A couple of security guards try to stop her, but they get hit by fists and headbutts. Finally, a doctor manages to inject her with a sedative. Kong slumps down on the floor, the bandage on her ribs partially torn apart. Gail Kim w/Maria & Barbie Blank vs. Tara (c) for the TNAW World Title in a Ladder match As we see the TNAW World Title being elevated above the ring, we knew that it's time for the main event. The Stamford Divas have done what they could in order to take the belt from Tara, going as far as to steal it at a recent meet and greet. Gail Kim had been told, in no uncertain terms, that this was her final attempt at the belt. She tore into Tara from the get-go, and the match turned into a brawling affair, until Tara hit a hotshot on Gail, and started going for a ladder. A ladder is not only a tool, it can be a weapon as well. And Tara used it to both ram and slam Gail Kim with it. Kim, on the other hand, used the ladder steps as leverage as she tried to bend Tara's leg in unnatural angles. Even though the belt means everything to Tara, she still took the time to please her fans. Gail was prone on the mat after a powerslam, and Tara was halfway up the ladder, when Tara instead decided to hit Gail with a moonsault. At about the 15-minute mark, both girls were climbing the ladder, and started slugging at each other on the top. Gail packs a mean punch, but Tara packs an even harder one, and knocked Gail off. Gail fell to the ground, even taking with her ref Mattano who had positioned herself a little too close to the ladder. Tara retrieved the belt, and was climbing down to a tremendous ovation, when the Garcia Twins and Alexis Laree hit the ring, pummeling Tara and putting the belt over Gail before escaping the ring. When ref Mattano woke up, she awarded the match to Gail! Tara and the fans were shocked! How could this happen! Then, backup ref Steve Crabs, who have had a fling with Stamford Diva leader, Maria Kanellis, ran in and talked with ref Mattano, who then turned to the announcer and whispered something in her ear. Mattano had reversed the decision! Tara was STILL the TNAW World Champion! A final stab at the conniving Maria from her ex, Crabs. Before the Stamford Divas could turn their attention to Crabs and Tara - Christy, Sarita, Bolt, TBP, Alissa Flash and Hamada hit the ring, celebrating with Tara. The TNAW girls have all the belts now, but the next four StarStrucks belong to Maria. The landscape has, as the saying goes, changed here in TNAW. At least temporarily. Ladder Match: Tara defeated Gail Kim in 0:17:52. Rating: *** 3/4 (Tara retained the TNAW World Title.) [Maria Kanellis, , Brianna Garcia, Nicole Garcia and Alexis Laree interfered against Tara.] Card rating: ** 3/4 Match observations: A Girls' Night Out is in the books. The Beautiful People are the new tag-team champions, and Tara and Hamada retained their belts. While this may be a great triumph for the TNAW Girls, ODB's betrayal of Christy in the elimination match was a downer, as Maria Kanellis now has control for ONE month. What deviousness can the Stamford Diva come up with? |
| rey619 | Posted on 04/26/10 at 19:29:10 Behind the Curtains TNAW - behind the curtains TV RATINGS: The ratings have been steady since My Bloody Valentine. 0.05 - 0.1. While not horrible, rumor has it that Dixie Carter had been expecting more. And the former WWE Divas are reportedly on a high salary, so if the numbers won't start to go up, there might be a roster change to "cheaper" Indy workers down the block. PPV'S: TNAW's next PPV is called "Caged Fury", leading everyone to speculate that some sort of cage match will be involved. Dave Meltzer reports that My Bloody Valentine did 3000 buys, almost half of what Dave Prazak was hoping for. WRESTLERS LEAVING/COMING IN: "Girl Dynamite" Jennifer Blake has signed for TNAW. Blake has been wrestling in Shimmer, Wrestlicious, Mexico and several promotions in Canada. The blonde is known for her finisher, The Dynamite Destroyer, an underhook version of Petey Williams' Canadian Destroyer. She will make her debut shortly. Steve Crabs is done with the company. The most prominent referee in TNAW had a backstage altercation with ODB, and creative felt that Crabs were over exposed after his involvement in the Stamford Divas' storyline, and opted to let him go. BACKSTAGE RUMORS: Jillian needs knee surgery, and will be out until August, at least. That's the main reason for the title change, even though many feel that TBP deserves it for being with the Knockout Division for a long time, and being able to switch to face so easily and garner so much face pops in their matches. Tara and Dave Prazak does not see eye-to-eye with booking. While these are unconfirmed rumors, Tara want more short jobber matches building up to the PPV's, while Prazak wants more competitive matches, also on TV. Both have a valid point, and the booking have been a little of both, wrestling pundits say. Still, Carter needs to make a decision on which direction she wants her company to go, as this unclear booking style may be the cause of the very low ratings. |
| rey619 | Posted on 04/26/10 at 19:31:07 TNAW StarStruck 10.04.10 Footage from A Girls' Night Out StarStruck opens with footage from A Girl's Night Out, and focuses on Tara's victory in the ladder match, Miss Elizabeth and Awesome Kong in their fierce StreetFight and, of course, the elimination match where ODB's betrayal led to Maria Kanellis being in control of StarStruck for the next month. Stamford Divas reign of terror The Stamford Divas (minus Miss Elizabeth) comes out to a chorus of jeers from the fans in attendance. Maria takes the mic, and says that after the results from A Girl's Night Out, she is now in control, and she does not accept people booing her. After another storm of jeers dies down, Maria says that even if she is acting general manager, she is, unfortunately, bound by some rules set by owner Dixie Carter. She cannot fire or hire anyone, and champs do not have to defend their belts more than once per month. She also wants to point out that she is here to provide the best possible TV-experience, not for her own agenda. That being said, she announces Gail Kim and Katarina versus The Beautiful People for the tag-team belts, and Christy Hemme against Alexis Laree, in a no-DQ match! Jennifer Blake vs. Traci Brooks The young Canadian "Girl Dynamite" Jennifer Blake made her debut here today against Traci Brooks. Traci wanted to put the newcomer in her place early on, pulling her down by the hair for a one count. Blake proved to be a skilled competitor, whipping out a host of high-flying moves that stunned the crowd and dizzied Traci. Traci tried taking her out with some strikes and elbows, but Blake hit a clothesline and then the Dynamite Destroyer (Canadian Destroyer) for the three-count. Jennifer Blake pinned Traci Brooks with the Dynamite Destroyer in 0:06:43. Rating: ** 1/2 Interview with ODB So Cal Val stands by with ODB, and naturally asks about what transpired at A Girls' Night Out. ODB said that while it pained her heart to betray her old friends, she found it necessary in order to right a wrong. She has never gotten the title shot that was rightfully hers, and Christy Hemme needs to go anyway for TNAW to become successful. She takes a sip from her hip flask, and goes out for her match. ODB vs. Sojourner Bolt Bolt was also part of the 8-woman elimination match from A Girls' Night Out, and wanted to exact some revenge on ODB. This was an exciting match, with ODB hitting several moves that normally should have put Bolt out of the match, but tonight, with the desire to get even with ODB, Sojourner found the extra energy needed to stay in the match. After miraculously kicking out of the Thesz Press, Bolt managed to counter a Gory Special into a sunset flip for a two count. A DDT yielded another close fall. Bolt whips ODB into the ropes, but misses a clothesline and get hits by the Thesz Press for the win. A very unpopular victory for ODB tonight. ODB pinned Sojourner Bolt with the Flying Thesz Press in 0:07:54. Rating: ** Alexis Laree vs. Christy Hemme Christy Hemme doesn't wrestle often, but under Maria Kanellis' control, it looks like she needs to strap on the boots more often. Alexis - who is the Stamford Divas' new "captain", and who will probably be their choice for a top contender - brought with her a huge entourage to this match, Maria, Barbie, The Garcia Twins and Melina. This was a farce of a match, with the Garcia Twins clubbing down Christy from the start. Alexis toys around with Christy before tossing her out, where Melina gives her a kick to the head. Back in the ring, Alexis gives her a spin kick for the 3-count. The crowd boos at the Divas as they exits the ring area. Christy is helped out by a couple of refs, completely out of it. No-Countout-No-DQ-Match: Alexis Laree pinned Christy Hemme after a spin kick in 0:04:36. Rating: 1/2* [Nicole Garcia interfered against Christy Hemme.] Video of Miss Elizabeth We see video footage from Miss Elizabeth's apartment. She is laying on the couch, her ribs wrapped in bandages, a brace around her neck and a visible black eye. Elizabeth still smiles though, saying that every bruise, every black eye and every broken rib was worth it. Even though it put her out of action for a couple of weeks, she proved that she is the top dog in TNAW. And when she comes back, she expects Kong to be gone. So Cal Val interviews TBP Backstage, Lacey von Erich is preparing Velvet and Madison for their tag-team title match. So Cal Val enters, and asks about the unprovoked attack from Miss Wrestling. Madison says that she was probably just jealous because she didn't win any belts at the PPV. Lacey says that she feels that beneath her mask, Miss Wrestling is probably a stunning woman, and that she should remove that mask and join them. Velvet says that she only wants for everyone to be friends. All four then joins in a group hug. The Beautiful People (Madison Rayne & Velvet Sky) (c) w/Lacey von Erich vs. The Stamford Divas (Gail Kim & Katarina) w/Maria & Barbie Blank - TNAW Tag-Team Title Match Main event time! Since Jillian needs knee surgery, and Alexis Laree is concentrating on singles action, the Stamford Divas have teamed up Katarina and Gail Kim. Gail and Katarina may be better individual wrestlers, but The Beautiful People is a well-oiled machinery, and their double-team maneuvers gave them an early advantage. Gail Kim managed to prevent Velvet from tagging Madison, and Sky was isolated for a couple of minutes, before making the very hot tag to Madison, who hit Katarina with a missile dropkick and a bulldog for a two count. The ref was busy holding Gail Kim out of the ring, when Madison and Velvet hit the Makeover. The ref counted 1..2.. but Barbie Blank pulls Madison Rayne out of the ring. As the ref warns Barbie not to do this again, Miss Wrestling enters the ring from the crowd, hitting Rayne with a lung blower. Velvet charges the masked women, but gets kicked between the legs. The ref turns around, and sees Katarina hit the Kat Nap on Velvet to WIN the tag-team titles! The Stamford Divas have possession of the tag-team titles again after an extremely short title reign by The Beautiful People. Gail Kim And Katarina (Gail Kim and Katarina) defeated The Beautiful People (Madison Rayne and Velvet Sky) when Katarina pinned Sky with the Kat Nap in 0:10:16. Rating: ** 3/4 (Gail Kim And Katarina won the TNAW Tag-Team Titles.) Miss Wrestling continues attack The Stamford Divas leave the ring as champions, but Miss Wrestling is not finished. However, the numbers game catches up with her, as Madison Rayne and Lacey von Erich enters the ring and clobbers her from behind. Madison and Velvet are holding Miss Wrestling's arms behind her back as Lacey tries to remove the mask of this blonde, well-endowed woman. Suddenly, Jennifer Blake, the newcomer, runs into the ring with a chair, taking out Lacey's leg and hitting Madison over the head with it. Miss Wrestling low blows Velvet again, who cries out in pain. Miss Wrestling starts choking on Rayne, and Blake puts Von Erich in some sort of leglock. Security runs in, and Blake and Miss Wrestling retreats. Card rating: ** Match observations: A dramatic start to Maria's month as GM here on StarStruck. Christy Hemme gets beaten down in an extremely unfair No DQ-match, and Gail Kim and Katarina are the NEW Tag Team Champions, not without help, but surprisingly enough, the Stamford Divas were not behind this. Or are they.. ? Tune in to StarStruck next week to find out! |
| rey619 | Posted on 04/26/10 at 19:32:43 TNAW StarStruck - 17.04.10 LuFisto vs. Sara Del Rey StarStruck opened with a bang, as Sara Del Rey faced LuFisto. Both these girls need to get back on the winning track after losing their PPV match two weeks back, and these two girls didn't pull any stops against each other, trying to knock each other silly with hard forearms and vicious kicks. LuFisto tried to hit her painful backfist on LuFisto, but when she whipped Death Ray into the ropes, super agent Larry Sweeney caught hold of Sara, stopping her momentum. Sara charged LuFisto, knocking her off her feet. When the Canadian got back up on her feet, Sara caught her in the Royal Butterfly hold, and powerslammed her for the win. Sara Del Rey pinned LuFisto with the Royal Butterfly in 0:07:40. Rating: ** 1/2 Flash crosses Maria and Barbie In the back, Maria Kanellis and Barbie Blank walks into Alissa Flash's locker room. They start kissing up to her, complimenting her on her looks, her talent and her win against Del Rey at A Girl's Night Out. Flash asks them what they want, and Barbie says that with Jillian's injury, they are in need of a new Diva. Alissa simply says 'no thanks', and walks out. Maria walks after her, telling her that she will regret turning her down, and asks her once again. Alissa says she's not interested in becoming a diva, and walks away. Christy Hemme vs. Gail Kim - No DQ Match It's time for YOUR weekly "Christy Hemme gets beat up" match, and tonight, her opponent was Gail Kim. Christy was attacked already on the outside by Barbie and Maria, and then Gail jumped on top of them with a plancha. Christy actually managed to inflict some damage on Gail, reversing a whip and sending Gail into the guardrail. Fighting Barbie and Maria in addition, was of course not an easy task, and Gail finished her off with an Air Raid Crash. After the match, Maria told Christy to look forward to next week, as Miss Elizabeth would be returning then! No-Countout-No-DQ-Match: Gail Kim pinned Christy Hemme after the Air Raid Crash in 0:06:23. Rating: * 1/2 [Maria Kanellis and Barbie Blank interfered against Christy Hemme.] The Garcia Twins & Melina vs. Alissa Flash - Handicap match As Alissa Flash went out for her match against Melina, Maria Kanellis walked out and told Alissa that since Alissa had proved to be such a great performer, this wasn't enough for her. Maria then introduced the Garcia Twins, and made this a 3 against 1 handicap match! Prazak and Lauren on commentary expressess disgust with Maria's treatment of StarStruck, calling it a farce. Flash put up a brave effort, hitting all three with consecutive clotheslines, but she was quickly put down by a clubbing axehandle from Melina. After reversing an irish whip, she sent one Garcia Twin into the other, hard in the corner, and Melina and Alissa squared off against each other. Alissa almost had the win after a back elbow, but then the Garcia twins stereo dropkicked her in the back, setting up the It Came From Nowhere from Melina. After the match, the threesome stomped on Alissa for a while, before Maria entered the ring, spitting on Alissa. This is obviously what'll happen if you cross Maria this month! Handicap-Match: The Stamford Divas (Brianna Garcia, Melina and Nicole Garcia) defeated Alissa Flash when Melina pinned A. Flash with the It Came From Nowhere in 0:08:04. Rating: * 1/2 The Blonde Boombers (Miss Wrestling & Jennifer Blake) vs. Traci Brooks & Sarita "Girl Dynamite" Jennifer Blake debuted last week, and promptly made an alliance with the mysterious Miss Wrestling. This week, they teamed up as the brand NEW tag team, The Blonde Bombers! Miss Wrestling has found a great partner in Blake, as she went toe to toe with Sarita in the opening minutes, hitting Sarita with a lung blower for a two count. Traci hasn't achived much so far in TNAW, but really wanted a win tonight, hitting Miss Wrestling with a spear for a near fall. Still, in this exciting tag bout, it was Traci who ate the pin when she couldn't wriggle free of an Oklahoma Side Roll from Jennifer Blake. This is the second time in two weeks Blake pins Brooks. The Blonde Bombers (Miss Wrestling and Jennifer Blake) defeated Traci Brooks and Sarita when J. Blake pinned Traci after an Oklahoma side roll in 0:08:51. Rating: ** 3/4 The Beautiful People meet an old friend The Beautiful People are wearing matching purple dresses as they discuss the Blonde Bombers and why they attacked them last week. Velvet shouts in glee as their old friend, Angelina Love, comes into their locker room! The Beautiful People jump around and giggles merrily as they all hug the returning Angelina. They express extreme happiness to see Angelina, and asks why she is all sweaty and wet. Angelina says she just had a small workout. They then talk about the Blonde Bombers and Miss Wrestling, and Angelina promises to help them fight off this masked maniac. Awesome Kong video We see video footage from a doctor's office, where Awesome Kong are being treated by a physician. The doctor tells her that her ribs are healing, but that she needs to stay away from StarStruck another two weeks. Awesome Kong says that will not happen, as she has a score to settle with Miss Elizabeth. The doctor tells her that he has been hired by Maria Kanellis to make sure none of her athletes are in any danger when they wrestle. Kong grabs the doctor, slamming him against the wall and telling him in no uncertain means that she would show up wherever she wanted, whenever she wanted. Hamada (c) vs. Nattie Neidhart - TNAW Maiden Title The main event tonight was a Maiden Title Match between Hamada and Nattie Neidhart. Hamada takes on all comers, and with Maria behind the wheel, putting one of her own in the title match made sense. While Hamada tried to use speed and agility in her title defense, Nattie Neidhart tried to slow down the pace as often as possible, and with Barbie on the outside, she had an ally up her sleeve. After dominating the champ for several minutes, Hamada countered a suplex attempt with a backdrop, following up with an enzuigiri and a lariat. Now followed an insane sequence of power moves. Top-rope frankensteiner, power bomb and Hamada driver from Hamada, german suplex, neckbreaker and yakuza kick from Nattie. The crowd was going crazy, but after another top-rope frankensteiner from Hamada. The Japanese hit the Canadian with a sick flying double foot stomp to retain, in one of TNAW's best matches ever! Hamada pinned Nattie Neidhart after a flying double foot stomp in 0:13:42. Rating: **** 1/4 (Hamada retained the TNAW Maiden Title.) Card rating: *** Match observations: The biggest surprise tonight must have been the returning Angelina Love! Can she help her old friends, The Beautiful People, against the Blonde Bombers? Also, Maria continues playing it as dirty as she possibly can, booking her enemies in impossibly situations. And Nattie Neidhart and Hamada put on what has already been lauded as the best women's matches in North America - ever! |
| rey619 | Posted on 04/26/10 at 19:33:58 TNAW StarStruck - 24.04.10 Maria preparing for the worst In the back, Maria and Barbie are posting guards at every entrance, giving strict orders to not let Awesome Kong in. Maria threatens the guards with unemployment, physical abuse and dismemberment if they let Awesome Kong into the building. ODB comes over to Maria and Barbie and asks about her title opportunity. Maria says that she will address the title picture later tonight, and tells ODB that she will receive a title shot next week. So Cal Val Interviews Tara So Cal Val interviews Tara, who has been absent since A Girls' Night Out. Tara says that she was given the nights off by Maria, but now she was back and ready to defend her title with every breath in her body. She said that she knew The Stamford Divas were up to something, she just didn't know what. She told So Cal Val that she didn't fear any challengers, but that she only needed to defend her belt once a month, a contract clause she would not hesitate to use as long as the Stamford Divas were in control. Sarita & Sojourner Bolt vs The Blonde Bombers (Miss Wrestling & Jennifer Blake The Blonde Bombers are making an impact here on StarStruck, and even if Miss Wrestling and "Girl Dynamite" haven't tagged together for that long (or have they? We don't know who Miss Wrestling is, do we?), they appear to be a well-oiled machinery. Halfway through the match, Sarita backdropped Miss Wrestling to the outside, causing her to hit her arm on the apron. She favored that arm for the rest of the match, and Blake picked up the win with a surprise small package on Bolt out of nowhere. Traci distracting guards Traci, wearing a really tight and short sweater, is running around hysterically at the front entrance, causing a scene. She tells the security guards that she brought with her her 8-year old niece, Tiffany, to the StarStruck zone, but that she has disappeared! Traci is afraid that Tiffany may hurt herself, and begs the security guards to help her search. Six guards run along with Traci, leaving only two guards at the entrance. The camera zooms through the windows, and we see a rather huge person hiding behind a corner, long, black dreads covering her face... Christy Hemme vs. Miss Elizabeth w/Maria Kanellis In YOUR weekely "Christy Hemme gets beat up"-match, Maria Kanellis pitted the returning Miss Elizabeth against the unfortunate GM-on-leave. Elizabeth wasted no time punishing Hemme, but took her time doing it. She hoisted Hemme up with a Gorilla Press, walking around the ring and showing off her strength before dropping her unceremoniously to the ground. As the previous matches in this series, it was no-DQ and no-countout. In this match, however, Maria let Elizabeth do all the work by herself. She went for the cover several times, but lifted Christy's shoulders up from the mat at two. The match wasn't over before Maria wanted it to. The screen was suddenly split in two, as we see Barbie Blank rushings to the front entrance, where the two guards lay motionless on the ground. Back in the ring, Awesome Kong rushes to the ring with a chair, shoving Maria Kanellis to the ground as she smashed Miss Elizabeth in the head. She entered the ring, and blasted Miss Elizabeth with it three more times. Several Stamford Divas rushed to the ring, but Kong held them at bay with the chair and her sheer physical presence. Christy crawled over Elizabeth and made the pin, defeating her in a huge upset! No-Countout-No-DQ-Match: Christy Hemme pinned Miss Elizabeth after a schoolgirl roll up in 0:05:34. Rating: 1/2* [Awesome Kong interfered against Miss Elizabeth.] As we go to commercial, we see security escort Awesome Kong out of the StarStruck zone in cuffs, a huge grin on her face. The Beautiful People and Angelina Love The Beautiful People are preparing for their re-match against Gail Kim and Katarina, when Angelina Love walks in, clutching her arm. Velvet is concerned about Angelina's arm, and kisses it to make the pain go away. Madison asks what happened to her arm, and Angelina says it got stuck in a drawer. She wants TBP to know that she will stay ringside as a security measure, in case the Stamford Divas or that heinous Miss Wrestling decides to interfere. TBP thanks her for her devotion, and they group hug. Parking Lot Brawl We see Awesome Kong being loaded into a security truck, when Miss Elizabeth out of nowhere starts blasting the guards with a bat. Kong is in cuffs, she is totally helpless! As Miss Elizabeth is about to smash Kong, Kong headbutts Elizabeth between the eyes. More security rushes to, as Kong laughs maniacially, and Miss Elizabeth clutches at her bloody forehead as guards put her in cuffs as well. The head of security calls in reinforcements, saying that he needs an extra car. These two should not be in the vicinity of each other! The Beautiful People (Madison Rayne & Velvet Sky) w/Lacey von Erich vs. The Stamford Divas (Gail Kim & Katarina) w/Maria Kanellis & Barbie Blank for the TNAW Tag Team Titles The main event tonight was the re-match for the TNAW Tag Team Championship. The Beautiful People had both Lacey von Erich and Angelina Love ringside, which was more than enough to keep Maria Kanellis and Barbie Blank away from their cheating ways. The Beautiful People controlled Katarina in the opening minutes of the match, until Gail Kim managed to steal a tag and hit Velvet with a cross body. The match went back and forth for a few minutes, before Jennifer Blake made her way down to ringside, sliding a chair into the ring just as TBP hit the Makeover on Gail Kim. Ref Mattano took her time getting the chair out of the ring, and Gail Kim got her shoulder up. Love chased the Blonde Bomber to the back, but where could Miss Wrestling be? Just after the 10-minute mark, Miss Wrestling came running down the ramp. She was clutching her arm from her own match, but was still able to pull Madison down from the apron, sending her into the guardrail. Lacey von Erich came over, but was met with a boot to the face. She then exited the StarStruck zone. Sky put up a brave effort against Kim and Katarina, but fell to the Eat Defeat from Gail Kim. Gail Kim And Katarina (Gail Kim and Katarina) defeated The Beautiful People (Madison Rayne and Velvet Sky) when Gail pinned Sky with the Eat Defeat in 0:12:45. Rating: *** 1/2 (Gail Kim And Katarina retained the TNAW Tag-Team Titles.) [Jennifer Blake interfered against Velvet Sky.] As TBP try to get back on their feet, Angelina Love comes running down to the ring, saying she's sorry for not being there, but she was fighting Jennifer Blake in the back. TBP tells her it's not her fault, and they all group hug in the middle of the ring. The Divas want Tara in the ring Tara enters the ring and tells the crowd that she was told to get in the ring, so that Maria could present her challenger for next StarStruck. The Stamford Divas music plays, and out comes Maria and Barbie, Alexis Laree, Melina, Katarina and Gail Kim, the Garcia Twins and even ODB. Maria says that she has been thinking really hard on how she would play this. She couldn't have had Tara defend her title in a handicap match, and a 3-way, 4-way, 6-way or even a battle royal would force her girls to fight each other, which isn't something she really wanted to do. And then there's ODB... whom she promised a title shot to. She says she has come up with a solution. Next week, Tara will defend her title against ODB! And Melina! And Katarina! And Alexis Laree! And if that isn't enough, maybe against The Garcia Twins and Nattie Neidhart too! She will defend her belt in a Gauntlet Match, where Tara will be the first to enter! The Gauntlet match will start 30 minutes before the end of StarStruck, so if she can stay alive in 30 minutes against all those opponents, she will still be the champion. The crowd boo Maria heavily, and the boos intensifies as the Divas attack the ring from all sides. Tara fights them off valiantly, but as StarStruck goes dark, we see a jumbled mass kicking and stomping at the champ. Card rating: ** 1/4 Match observations: Awesome Kong is back! And it looks like the score is far from settled with Miss Elizabeth. With a little help from Traci Brooks, Christy and Kong managed to give Elizabeth and Maria an embarrassing loss. But Maria might have Tara defeated now. How can Tara keep the belt in a Gauntlet match where she will be the first entrant? Who will be our new champ? Laree? Melina? ODB? And Miss Wrestling and Jennifer Blake are really screwing TBP over, even with Angelina Love to help them. Who is she? And why does she hate TBP so much? The answer to all these questions: Watch next StarStruck! |
| rey619 | Posted on 04/26/10 at 19:35:12 TNAW StarStruck - 01.05.2010 LuFisto vs. Daffney We haven't seen a lot of neither Daffney or LuFisto as of late, but tonight, they were given the chance to shine in our opening contest. Daffney tried to choke the energy out of Lufisto, and succeeded for a couple of minutes, before LuFisto got pumped up by the crowd cheering her on, dropping her with the Burning Hammer to get back on the winning track. LuFisto pinned Daffney with the Burning Hammer in 0:04:28. Rating: * 1/4 So Cal Val interviews The Blonde Bombers So Cal Val stands by with The Blonde Bombers. She congratulates them on making an impressive debut here in TNAW, as a team, but is more interesting in knowing why they have targetted the Beautiful People. Blake does the talking, as Miss Wrestling remains silent. Blake says that she's only here for the ride and the opportunity given her by her fellow Canadian national. Miss Wrestling wants revenge on the Beautiful People, and Jen Blake is here to help her. Blake tells Madison, Velvet and Lacey to watch out, their lives are about to go to hell. Awesome Kong vs The Garcia Twins (Brianna Garcia and Nicole Garcia) w/Barbie Blank Maria did what she could to put Awesome Kong in a difficult position, but pitting her against the Garcia Twins looked more like some sort of internal punishment for something Brianna and Nicole had done, than it did trying to take out Awesome Kong. With Miss Elizabeth out for the week with a mild concussion following their altercation last week, Maria didn't dare send anyone involved in the Gauntlet Match down to interfere. As a result, Awesome Kong had a field day with the twins, punishing them thoroughly (even pulling Barbie Blank into the ring and Gorilla pressing her), before putting Nicole out of her misery with the Awesome Bomb. Brianna could have broken the pin, but a quick look on her face revealed her thoughts - just let her win and the pain will stop. Handicap-Match: Awesome Kong defeated The Garcia Twins (Brianna Garcia and Nicole Garcia) when Kong pinned Nicole Garcia with the Awesome Bomb in 0:04:35. Rating: * 3/4 Awesome Kong challenges Elizabeth Awesome Kong took the mic and challenged Miss Elizabeth to come out. Nobody came, so Kong said she had all night. Maria Kanellis came out and asked Kong to leave the ring, so that the show could continue. Kong said that she wouldn't leave until Miss Elizabeth came out and accepted her challenge for a final match for Caged Fury. Maria said that she could, and would, accept any such challenge on behalf for Miss Elizabeth, if she could just get out of the ring so that the Gauntlet Match could begin. Kong told Maria she wanted Elizabeth in a Last Woman's Standing Match at Caged Fury. Maria said "whatever", and Kong left - satisfied. The question is: will Miss Elizabeth be as satisfied when she finds out what's in store for her? Sweeney and Brooks backstage Backstage, superagent Larry Sweeney are talking with Traci Brooks. Sweeney tells Brooks that what she needs, is a guy like him. A guy who can get her the matches she needs to build momentum, and to earn the dough she deserves. A superagent like him. Traci is considering it, when Sweeney starts mentioning something completely different, telling Brooks that if she needs someone to "talk to" if she gets tired of her cheating husband, he can also be there for her. He is more of "hands-on" kind of agent he says, motioning with his hands in front of Traci's... eh.. front. Traci scoffs, tells Sweeney to "hands-OFF!", and leaves. Sweeney says she'll forever be a loser. Gauntlet Match for the TNAW World Title - Tara needs to survive the remaining television time Tara vs. ODB In our first Gauntlet Match, it was ODB against Tara. ODB received this title shot by betraying Team Christy at A Girls' Night Out. Now, ODB was not happy by being given the first match in a long series of Gauntlet Matches, and made herself perfectly clear to Maria and Barbie at ringside. Melina, Katarina and Alexis, who were also ringside, punished her mercilessly, before sending her into the ring. Even though she shouldn't have, Tara allowed ODB to get her bearings before starting the match. ODB were close on a couple of occasions, but as Barbie Blank mentioned (joining Dave and Lauren at commentary), ODB would NEVER leave the StarStruck-zone as TNAW Champion. This was just a loop hole to satisfy ODB's lawyers. Tara picks up the win with the Widows' Peak. On her way out, ODB was attacked by Sarita, who hasn't forgotten that ODB smashed a hip flask over her head at A Girls' Night Out. The two girls brawled out of the StarStruck zone. Tara pinned ODB with the Widow's Peak in 0:07:18. Rating: *** 1/4 (Tara retained the TNAW World Title.) Tara vs. Melina w/Barbie Blank & Maria Kanellis Next up was Melina, who didn't give Tara any rest period at all, attacking with kicks and punches from before the bell rang. Tara tried to finish this one as quickly as possible, hitting Melina with slams and suplexes, before hitting a moonsault to advance in the Gauntlet. Tara pinned Melina after a moonsault in 0:03:56. Rating: ** (Tara retained the TNAW World Title.) Tara vs. Katarina w/Barbie Blank & Maria Kanellis With Katarina - Tara's third opponent - she adopted a new strategy. Her superb cardio and perfect physique allowed her to offset the freshness factor after a few minutes, using restholds to punish Katarina while at the same time recovering herself. She hit another moonsault after 5 minutes, and one-half of the tag-team champions seemed to be out of it. But Tara didn't go for the pin. Instead, she took her time punishing Katarina with a punch or a kick here, and a bodyslam or sideslam there. Suddenly, Maria realized what Tara was doing - she was buying herself time! She needed to survive the broadcast, she didn't need to defeat Katarina or anyone else coming after her! Maria ran in and kicked ref Bryce Remsburg in his leg, causing the instant dq before she barely escaped Tara on her way out. Tara defeated Katarina by disqualification in 0:09:42. Rating: ** (Tara retained the TNAW World Title.) [Barbie Blank and Maria Kanellis interfered against Tara.] Tara vs. Alexis Laree With 10 minutes to go on StarStruck, Maria had no choice but to send in Alexis Laree. Tara had went through three opponents by now, surely, Alexis had to get the job done. She was surprised though, as Tara charged her immediately, hitting her with kicks and stomps before powerbombing her to the ground. This took out a lot of Tara, though, who made a sloppy cover for the 2-count. The outside was no friendly territory for Tara, but she took her eyes off of Laree for too long, and was tossed to the outside. While Alexis took care of ref Mattano, Barbie, Maria, Katarina and Melina took care of Tara. The rest of this match saw Alexis Laree do anything in her power to pin Tara to the ground for the 3 required seconds. She even hit the Laree-DT, but Tara's will to survive was too great. She was not able to mount any offensive on her own, though, and we don't quite know what happened, because the screen suddenly turned black, as SpikeTV went to commercial, Maria Kanellis screaming to keep the show rolling. Alexis Laree and Tara battled to a time limit draw in 0:10:00. Rating: *** (Tara retained the TNAW World Title.) Card rating: ** 1/2 Tara survives the Gauntlet Match in spectacular fashion! Even if Alexis was able to pin Tara eventually (which we'll never know), the stipulation was that Tara would keep the belt if she survived the opponents sent her way during the StarStruck show itself. Let's take a look at the Caged Fury PPV. It's only two weeks away, but we have only TWO signed matches so far. The Blonde Bombers will face The Beautiful People. Whether or not we know Miss Wrestling's identity by then, or not, remains to be seen. And of course, Awesome Kong will square off with Miss Elizabeth again, this time in a Last Woman Standing Match! Catch StarStruck next week, as Madison Rayne takes on Jennifer Blake, Sarita wants revenge on ODB and Larry Sweeneys client, Sara Del Rey, faces Traci Brooks. This and more! |
| JoshiQ | Posted on 04/26/10 at 19:49:19 Man, I freaking hate spiders. I hope a strong push is in line for Alexis as I am a huge fan of Mickie James. If it's not Miss Elizabeth or Awesome Kong, I'm definitely cheering for Laree to take the title off of Tara. Anyways, another great episode of Starstruck. I'm looking forward to seeing how it all plays out, especially who ends up getting the monster push between Elizabeth and Kong. |
| rey619 | Posted on 04/27/10 at 07:10:44 Alexis (Mickie) and Jillian were supposed to be the dominant tag team in 2010 (the Intruders were meant to be a rip-off of The Outsiders), but unfortunately, Jillian's knee injury forced me to change my plans. Having Alexis as number one contender for the World Title makes perfect sense though. I wonder if she'll go to TNA in real life, now that she has been released from WWE. |
| rey619 | Posted on 05/05/10 at 20:11:35 TNAW StarStruck - 08.05.2010 Backstage brawl Backstage, Dixie Carter is leading a potential sponsor around the grounds, trying to persuade him to sign a huge sponsoring contract for TNAW. She is really trying to impress him, and lets him know that how professionally run this business this is. As they pass a doorway, the Garcia Twins, Sarita and Bolt come crashing through, brawling wildly. Dixie leads the sponsor down another way, but is blocked by Melina and Nattie giving it to Hamada and LuFisto. They try to move through a kitchen, but that kitchen is in the process of being wrecked in a violent clash between Kong and Miss Elizabeth. "This place is worse than Baghdad," the sponsor yells and narrowly escapes a flying frying pan as he runs out of the StarStruck-zone. Sara Del Rey w/Larry Sweeney vs. Traci Brooks Traci refused Larry Sweeney's advances against her last week, both professional and private, and as a result, Larry Sweeney got her booked in a match against Sara Del Rey. Sara hasn't been seen a lot around here since losing the Finisher Match against Alissa Flash on A Girls' Night Out, but wasted no time giving it hard to Traci. Traci made a couple of small comebacks, but was stopped short by the strength and fitness of Sara. After a couple of minutes, the StarStruck-zone was graced by the presence of Frankie Kazarian, who came down and started jawing with Larry Sweeney, presumably due to Sweeney bringing up the bogus infidelity rumors about Kazarian and a porn star. When Sweeney started to move away, apparently not interested to talk with Kazarian, the TNA star grabbed him by his tie and started threatening him. Sara Del Rey lost focus on Traci for a minute, yelling at Kazarian to let go of her manager, or ELSE! Traci used this distraction to roll up Sara for the upset win! When Kazarian turned around to cheer for his wife's win, Larry Sweeney low-blowed him and sent him face first into the ringpost. Traci Brooks pinned Sara Del Rey after a schoolgirl roll up in 0:04:44. Rating: ** [Larry Sweeney interfered against Traci Brooks.] Dixie on the rampage Dixie Carter walks to the ring, flanked by security. Dixie orders Maria and Christy to come out, and if anything happens to either of them, heads will roll. Christy and Maria comes out, but keep a distance to each other. Dixie congratulates Maria on reaching even higher lows rating-wise, and congratulates both of them on losing her a major sponsor tonight. They try to protest, but she cuts them off, telling them that they are here to listen, not talk. Dixie says that she's extremely sick and tired of their bickering which is about to cost them their TV-spot. This needs to end, and it needs to end at Caged Fury. At Caged Fury, May 16th, TNA Women goes old school, as the main event will be an old-fashioned War Games Match! Christy picks a team of five, Maria picks a team of five. This time, the GM post is permanent, and the GM's can fire and hire whoever they will. The future of the entire TNAW hang in the balance! ODB vs. Sarita Sarita didn't take ODB's betrayal at A Girls' Night Out lightly, especially not since it was her that took a shot in the back of her head from ODB's hip flask. That ODB was partially double crossed by Maria and Barbie Blank, didn't matter for the Mexican knockout. Sarita controlled this match from the get-go, to a great ovation from the crowd, who wants nothing more than to see ODB fail. ODB turned the tides after raking Sarita's eyes, hitting a powerslam for a two-count. She went for the Thesz Press as well, but Sarita ducked and ODB hit the ground hard. Sarita had this match where she wanted it, when ODB retrieved another hip flask, smashing it over Sarita's face, causing the DQ. ODB stomped away on Sarita, shouting that she deserves another title shot. Sarita defeated ODB by disqualification in 0:07:33. Rating: * 1/2 Jennifer Blake vs. Madison Rayne w/Velvet Sky, Angelina Love & Lacey von Erich Madison Rayne went to battle against Jennifer Blake tonight, Velvet Sky, Lacey von Erich and Angelina Love on the outside. The deck was stacked against Blake tonight, as Miss Wrestling was nowhere to be seen. This was a back-and-forth match for a couple of minutes, until Angelina Love suddenly started noticing something under the ring. Could it be that Miss Wrestling was hiding there? Lacey screamed in fear and jumped in the lap of Dave Prazak, but Angelina Love climbed under the ring to root her out! We heard some ruckus beneath the ring, but out came Miss Wrestling, her mask loosely tied on her blonde head. She started brawling with Velvet, smashing her head into the announce table. This was enough distraction for Jennifer Blake, who gave Madison a kick to the midsection and the Dynamite Destroyer for the win. Miss Wrestling ducked beneath the ring again, as TNAW went to commercial. Jennifer Blake pinned Madison Rayne with the Dynamite Destroyer in 0:07:33. Rating: *** [Miss Wrestling interfered against Madison Rayne.] Maria and Alexis interview So Cal Val is standing by with Maria Kanellis and Alexis Laree. Maria says that last week, after StarStruck ended, Laree pinned Tara with the Laree-DT. Now, according to the match stipulation, that wasn't a valid win, so Tara escaped by the neck of her hair. Now, at Caged Fury, she won't be so fortunate, as Maria would do anything to get Tara back in the ring against Laree. Tara suddenly appears in the interview zone. She tells Maria that she doesn't need to steal her spider, her belt or do anything else. She is sick of this tactic. She would be happy to defend her belt against Alexis. BUT.. to make sure this will be a fair fight.. and since there already will be a cage present, why not make this a cage fight? Maria accepts. TBP frustrated Backstage, Lacey is in tears as the doctors check on Velvet Sky. Angelina Love enters, and tells them that Miss Wrestling escaped down a hidden trapdoor beneath the ring. Madison says it's not her fault, and that they're glad she is back and on their side. When she turns to leave, something falls out of her back pocket. Lacey picks it up - it's Miss Wrestling's mask! Lacey, Velvet and Madison look at each other - then at Angelina Love (who is biting her lip and is really nervous). Lacey: "Do you think what I'm thinking?" she asks the other two. Madison and Velvet nods and looks at Angelina. Angelina: "Hey, listen now.." Madison and Velvet: "You took her mask?! Now she cannot show herself without everybody knowing who she is!" Everybody thanks Angelina and gives her a group hug. LuFisto, Alissa Flash & Hamada w/Christy Hemme vs. The Stamford Divas (Gail Kim, Katarina & Melina) w/Maria Kanellis & Barbie Blank Big 6-woman tag-match to main event this StarStruck. If this is a sign of things to come, everybody and their grandmother should buy this PPV. This was an action-filled bout with no shenanigans what-so-ever. Suplexes from LuFisto, great technical action from Flash, high-flying from Gail Kim and Hamada and crisp kicks from Katarina. Ref Rosenberg did not manage to keep control of this chaotic ruckus, and the final minutes saw Flash hit the Air Raid Crash on Katarina, Melina hitting It Came From Nowhere on Alissa, Hamada hitting the Hamada Driver on Melina, Gail Kim hitting Eat Defeat on Hamada before LuFisto hit the Burning Hammer on Kim. Everybody was lying prone in or outside the ring, and LuFisto just needed to make some sort of cover, as she was the legal woman. As she went for the legal woman on the other team, Katarina, she was surprised by Katarina playing possum, who hit the Kat Nap for the win. The Stamford Divas (Gail Kim, Katarina and Melina) defeated LuFisto, Alissa Flash and Hamada when Katarina pinned LuFisto with the Kat Nap in 0:13:30. Rating: *** 1/2 Card rating: *** The war, invasion if you want, will end in just 8 days, when Team Christy and the Stamford Divas face each other in a War Games Match! The Blonde Bombers will face The Beautiful People, but the question everybody wants to know, WHEN will TBP realize who Miss Wrestling is? Miss Elizabeth and Awesome Kong will do battle in a Last Woman Standing match, and this WILL be their last match for now. ODB and Sarita will settle their score. Traci Brooks and Sara Del Rey have been booked for a re-match. And of course, Alexis Laree will challenge for the title in a cage match! Caged Fury, in 8 days! Next week, Dave Prazak will lead us through a documentary of women's wrestling history. This is something that should have been on National Geographic, but you'll get it here on Spike TV! |
| JoshiQ | Posted on 05/05/10 at 21:37:34 Sara Del Ray sure has been on a slump lately. It was cool to see some male talent involved here even if it is Kaz. Oh, the Dixie Carter thing was great. It was hilarious, and a great way also to build up to War Games. It definitely makes sense as to why she would book that match for the PPV. Alexis vs Tara is something I'm definitely looking forward to. Are you going to write it up like they are using the double ring cage that will be used for War Games? Cause it would be hard to substitute cages hanging from the ceiling in the middle of a show. :) Another great show. |
| rey619 | Posted on 05/06/10 at 07:31:41 Tara and Alexis will also use the double cage, yes. Being a huge Del Rey fan, Sara's luck will turn sooner rather than later :) Thanks for the comments! |
| rey619 | Posted on 05/13/10 at 15:40:15 TNAW StarStruck - 15.05.10 Alissa Flash vs Melina Flashy opening match (pun intended) between two of the participants in tomorrows War Games Match. Melina used her gymnastic background to catch Alissa unaware with her handspring elbow for a two count. Alissa built momentum throughout the match, picking up a near fall after an Air Raid Clash. A distraction by Barbie Blank let Melina almost get the fall with a crucifix, but Alissa, who was put in a 3 against 1 handicap match back on April 17 when Maria was controlling StarStruck, fought back, caught Melina in a stomachbreaker and delivered a gruelling curb stomp to get the fall. As Maria and Melina walked out of the ring, Melina was almost crying, certain her face was ruined. Alissa Flash pinned Melina after the Curb Stomp in 0:06:47. Rating: ** 1/2 Interview with TBP, Love and Kong The Beautiful People were preparing for their match with the Blonde Bombers, when Angelina Love came in and offered to take one of the spots in the match. She said she was dying to get back in the ring, and that she wanted to make Miss Wrestling and Jennifer Blake pay. Velvet and Madison thought a little about it, and then decided that Angelina could take Velvet's place. Angelina walks to the girl's room, when Awesome Kong enters. TBP are visibly nervous, even though they are on the same team in the invasion. Kong asks them if they really don't know who Miss Wrestling is. They say that they cannot know that, she wears a mask! Awesome Kong shakes her head in disbelief and walks back out. Women's Wrestling documentary A lengthy (15 minutes) documentary airs about the history of women's wrestling. It goes so far back as the turn of the century with Cora Livingstone, moving up to the 30s and 50s big stars - Mildred Burke and June Byers. The documentary showed a lot of old footage from the likes of The Fabulous Moolah and Rita Cortez. TNAW have not the rights to any WWE/WWF shows, of course, but Wendi Richter, who was at one point almost as popular as Hulk Hogan in WWF (due to Cyndi Lauper, but still) was mentioned. It also mentioned the GLOW project, and touched briefly upon the Japanese and Mexican scene. It ended/concluded with the fact that women's wrestling was really thriving and on the rise in North America. Alexis Laree vs. Daffney Alexis Laree appears to be ready for Tara tomorrow, defeating Daffney in just a couple of minutes with the Laree-DT. Alexis Laree pinned Daffney with the Laree-DT in 0:02:31. Rating: ** 1/4 The Beautiful People (Madison Rayne & Angelina Love) w/Lacey von Erich & Velvet Sky vs. The Blonde Bombers (Miss Wrestling & Jennifer Blake At the onset of this match, Miss Wrestling where nowhere to be seen! Jennifer Blake had to wrestle on her own, and no explanation were given to this. Madison quickly took control of Blake, hitting a rana to awe the crowd. Angelina was tagged in after a couple of minutes, putting Blake in a submission hold. Blake fought out and tossed Angelina to the outside. Rayne ran into the ring and attacked Blake, and Angelina was nowhere to be seen - until Miss Wrestling suddenly appeared from under the ring! Miss Wrestling tore into Madison Rayne (and Velvet Sky, who also entered the ring), before putting the Choke Sleeper on Rayne to win the match. Where did Angelina Love go?? The Blonde Bombers (Miss Wrestling and Jennifer Blake) defeated The Beautiful People (Madison Rayne and Angelina Love) when Wrestling made M. Rayne submit to the Choke Sleeper in 0:12:20. Rating: *** 1/2 Miss Wrestling is revealed (to all) After the match, Velvet and Lacey try to get some life back in Madison, as Jennifer Blake and Miss Wrestling look at them in disgust. Blake is given a microphone, and she tells The Beautiful People that they really are as stupid and blonde as Miss Wrestling said they would be. Miss Wrestling then pulls off her mask, revealing herself to be none other than Angelina Love! The Beautiful People looked as shocked and surprised as a 6-year old who discovers that Santa Claus really is Uncle Bob. Angelina tells The Beautiful People that when she was let go due to VISA issues last fall, they never called her, they never sent her a text or contacted her in any ways. She was the one who created the Beautiful People and brought them together in TNA, and when she needed them most, they were too busy running TBP by themselves and bringing in a halfwit from a cursed wrestling family. So she vowed to come back and make their lives miserable, costing them their tag-team titles and making them look more stupid than ever. Angelina says that the crowd doesn't cheer them because they love them, they cheer them because they pity them. Angelina then challenges them to a match on Caged Fury. PPV Rundown A video package runs, highlighting all the matches for tomorrow's PPV. We see ODB betraying Team Hemme at A Girls' Night out, leading to ODB vs. Sarita. A recap of Sweeney low-blowing Frankie Kazarian last week airs, and we are told that they will now meet tomorrow! And that Sara Del Rey and Traci Brooks will have a rematch. We see a highlight video of the Miss Elizabeth vs. Awesome Kong feud, hyping their Last Woman Standing match. We see clips from just a few minutes ago, and hear that The Beautiful People have accepted the challenge, and will face Angelina Love and Jennifer Blake! The new crown princess of the Stamford Divas, Alexis Laree, supposedly beat Tara after StarStruck went off air a couple of weeks ago in the Gauntlet Match. Tomorrow, they will do battle in a cage match at Caged Fury. We end the video with a summary of the Invasion, and that everything will be settled - for good - in tomorrow night's War Games Match - pitting The Nicole Garcia, Nattie Neidhart, the TNAW Tag Team Champions Katarina and Gail Kim & Melina - against Christy Hemme, ALissa Flash, Sojourner Bolt, LuFisto & TNAW Maiden Champion Hamada. This PPV WILL change the landscape of TNAW. Forever. Card rating: *** |
| JoshiQ | Posted on 05/15/10 at 01:49:02 I'm really looking forward to Caged Fury. I never thought I'd say that about a women's PPV. :) Great job on the build and there are quite a few matches that could go either way. TBP stuff is terrific, and you really made TBP seem almost sympathetic in a way. And I also can't wait for Miss Elizabeth against Awesome Kong. You really have done a great job so far. |
| rey619 | Posted on 05/15/10 at 10:47:13 Didn't really know if stupid faces TBP would work, but I think people got some sympathy for them. Madison is way over btw, heat of 9. Thanks for the comments, Caged Fury coming up this weekend! Predictions are welcome ;) |
| JoshiQ | Posted on 05/15/10 at 15:21:38 As for predictions, I see ODB over Sarita. Kaz over Sweeney Del Rey over Brooks I guess Kong over Elizabeth, but this one is a tough one to call. I'm hoping for TBP going over, but I think it will be Blake and Love. I don't think it's Laree that wil dethrone Tara, so Tara goes over and retains. And I think the Invasion wins War Games and takes over TNAW for a couple of months until Hemme comes up with a way to take it back. |
| rey619 | Posted on 05/16/10 at 19:11:35 TNAW Caged Fury - 16.05.2010 ODB vs. Sarita Caged Fury opened with a grudge match from the events that took place at A Girls' Night Out, when ODB smashed a beer bottle in the back of Sarita's head and betrayed Team Hemme. While Christy certainly would've wanted the Mexican superstar on her team in tonight's War Games match, it surely pleased her heart to see Sarita punish ODB in this match. ODB seemed completely taken by surprise by Sarita's speed and technical prowess (or drunk or hung over, you never know), and while she had a few minutes of powerful offense, it was no stopping the senorita, who locked ODB in a chickenwing, causing ODB to tap out almost immediately. Sarita made ODB submit to a double chickenwing submission in 0:08:15. Rating: *** 3/4 Sara Del Rey w/Larry Sweeney vs Traci Brooks Traci Brooks shocked Larry Sweeney when she defeated his star client, Sara Del Rey, last week on StarStruck. In tonight's re-match, Del Rey was much more focused, not letting her eyes off Traci. The same could be said of Sweeney, who got an eyeful when Del Rey hit a drop toe hold on Traci, causing her to hang on the middle ropes, her assets on full display for the pleased manager at ringside - who for the occasion was dressed in wrestling gear. Kaz turned up to warn Sweeney not to check out his wife like that. Sweeney apologized, before he eye gouged Kaz and starting running around the ring. This caused a distraction, and ref Rosenberg never saw Traci roll up Del Rey for something that was surely a 3-count. Seconds later, Sara hit a hard right and followed up with a piledriver to win. Sara Del Rey pinned Traci Brooks after a piledriver in 0:08:20. Rating: * 1/2 Kaz vs. Larry Sweeney Sweeney was finally caught by Kaz inside the ring, but Kaz was clocked from behind by Del Rey. Sweeney grab a mic and told the fans that under no circumstance would he fight tonight, and that Sara would take his place. He tried to intimidate the ref to start the match, but to no avail. That didn't bother Sweeney though, who ripped off his shirt to reveal a ref's shirt! Ref Sweeney did use a lot of underhanded tactics though, and helped Sara in the match. Whenever Kaz fought back against Sara, Sweeney tackled him from behind. A stiff scissors kick from Sara drove Kaz down to the ground, and how he escaped the pinfall, is beyond me. Kaz fought back against both with great fervor, but was eventually low-kicked by ref Sweeney. Del Rey picked Kaz up in the Royal Butterfly, and slammed him down. Sweeney counted a very fast 3-count, and the very unofficial win was a fact! Sara Del Rey pinned Kaz with the Royal Butterfly in 0:04:49. Rating: *** 1/4 [Larry Sweeney interfered against Kaz.] The Beautiful People So Cal Val was in the back, interviewing TBP before their tag-team match against the Blonde Bombers. We see an entirely different side of TBP tonight, their determination and lust for revenge clearly showing through. Madison says that they are sorry that Angelina feels they abandoned her, but that costing them their tag team-titles, tricking them and making them look like fools was completely uncalled for. Velvet promised Jennifer a fast and uneventful career in TNAW. Unless she joins TBP, chimes Lacey. The Beautiful Bombers (Angelina Love & Jennifer Blake) vs. The Beautiful People (Madison Rayne & Velvet Sky) w/Lacey von Erich Angelina still wrestles under a mask with the Miss Wrestling moniker, and Lacey von Erich pointed out that she couldn't fool her any longer. Velvet and Blake started out, and Velvet had the upperhand until Miss Wrestling pulled velvet's hair when she ran into the ropes. Miss Wrestling and Blake double-teamed Velvet for several minutes, isolating her and cutting off Madison. Velvet managed a tag, but the ref was distracted, and had to force Madison out of the ring. Finally, Madison made the tag and cleared the house. The crowd was really on fire for this match, all in attendance wanted to see TBP get some measure of revenge on The Blonde Bombers. They hit the Makeover on Blake, but Love broke up the pin by pulling the referee out of the ring, prompting Velvet Sky to climb up on the turnbuckle and fly out of the ring. Back in the ring, Blake stuck a sharp-nailed finger into Rayne's eye, and while Madison shrieked out in pain, Blake hit her with the Dynamite Destroyer for the win. The Bombers win this one, and poor Madison was crying as she exited the ring area, clutching her eye. The Blonde Bombers ("Miss Wrestling" Angelina Love and Jennifer Blake) defeated The Beautiful People (Madison Rayne and Velvet Sky) when J. Blake pinned M. Rayne with the Dynamite Destroyer in 0:07:06. Madison Rayne suffered a back injury. She will be out for approximately 1 card. Rating: ** 3/4 [Lacey von Erich interfered against Jennifer Blake.] To win or not to be In Stamford Divas' locker room, Maria and Barbie are yelling at everyone, apparently nervous before the War Games match later tonight. Maria says that if they lose, they will be fired, and everyone has to work as Las Vegas showgirls to pay their bills. Unfortunately, Nattie Neidhart was prevented to be here tonight due to travelling issues, so both Garcia Twins had to be in the match. Barbie told them to focus on Hemme, as she was their weak link. Awesome Kong vs Miss Elizabeth - Last Woman Standing They are the two biggest women in sports entertainment today, and their feud has lasted for almost five months, reaching unprecedented levels of violence. Last time they faced each other saw both of them take some time off to heal injuries, so the fans knew they were in for a treat. The two wasted no time with entrances, as the match started when the two came brawling out from the back. They rolled shortly into the ring, allowing ref Mattano to start the match, but went quickly back out. On the outside, Kong rammed Elizabeth into the guardrail several times, while "The New" Miss Elizabeth smashed Kong's arm repeatedly into the ringpost. This match wasn't pretty at all, but the intensity and power showed by both girls were otherworldly. Elizabeth got up to her feet at 7 after an Awesome Bomb, while Kong got up at 8 when she was Stamford Slammed on a steel chair. Kong went for the spinning back fist on a couple of occassions, missing the first time, hitting the second - bringing extreme pain to her self in the process - as Elizabeth had been working over her arm throughout the match. Kong rolled out of the ring and retrieved a chain from under the ring. She went back into the ring, straight into another Stamford Slam from Miss Elizabeth. Elizabeth didn't see the chain though, and when Kong got back up at 9, she received a jab from Kong and was smashed with the spinning back fist, a chain wrapped around her hand. They both fell to the ground, Kong screaming primally at her shattered wrist - but she pulled herself up at 9, winning this Last Man Standing Match! Last Woman Standing: Awesome Kong pinned Miss Elizabeth with a spinning back fist in 0:16:16. Rating: *** 3/4 Alexis Laree vs Tara (c) for the TNAW World Title Dave Prazak entered the ring, telling the fans that unfortunately, Alexis Laree was involved with a serious traffic accident on her way to the arena earlier today. She is OK, but has suffered leg and hip injuries that will put her on the sidelines for some time. Alexis Laree and Tara battled to a no contest due to Alexis Laree's car accident. Alexis Laree suffered a dislocated hip. She will be out for approximately 7 cards. Rating: * (Tara retained the TNAW World Title.) Team Hemme vs. The Stamford Divas in a War Games Match for the control of TNAW The TNAW World Title match may have been torpedoed by Alexis' unfortunate car accident, but the fans were still on the edge of their seats before this historical match - the very FIRST women's War Games match. The match saw Sojourner Bolt and Katarina, one-half of the TNAW Tag-Team Champs start the match. Bolt used her power to send Kat into the cage on a couple of occasions, and even hit her Gory Bomb. However, the match could not be one, not at this time, and not by pinfall. Stamford Divas won the coin toss, and Brianna Garcia entered the ring, double-teaming Bolt and introducing her to the unyielding cage as well. LuFisto entered the cage next, evening the odds and softening up Brianna with a Muta Lock. Give LuFisto a cage, and you WILL see a lot of sick bumps. When Nicole joined her twin and Katarina, they worked together like they were twins... which they are.. and hiptossed LuFisto over the ropes and into the cage. Alissa Flash was next, taking out the twins with a double clothesline and hitting the Air Raid Crash on Katarina. Melina was next from the Stamford Divas, again giving them the edge. She hit a blockbuster on Flash and a flapjack on Bolt. The cage was teeming with action, and the seven wrestlers were spread all over the two rings. Hamada was next, climbing to the top rope and hitting Melina and Brianna with a double cross body. Hamada hit a spin kick on Nicole, and hit a springboard lariat from one ring, to the other, on Katarina. Gail Kim was last from the Stamford Divas, and the tag team-champ came in fresh and focused to save her job. She went after Flash, but was intercepted by Hamada who drove her down with a Hamada Driver. All were down and weary when the last entrant, Christy Hemme, entered the ring. Bolt and Katarina had been in the ring for almost 20 minutes, but they had been down on the mat, exhausted and beaten up for the last five minutes. Hemme went around rousing all her girls, but was tackled from behind by one of the Garcias. They had been told to target Hemme, and target Hemme they did. It was difficult to see anything in this blurry brawl, but in one corner, Alissa Flash caught Melina in a figure four around the ringpost, using that as leverage. Gail Kim tried to rescue her, but was hit with a spear from LuFisto. Melina tapped furiously, causing Team Hemme to win the match! War Games No-Countout-No-DQ-Match: Sojourner Bolt, LuFisto, Alissa Flash, Hamada and Christy Hemme defeated The Stamford Divas (Brianna Garcia, Gail Kim, Katarina, Melina and Nicole Garcia) when A. Flash defeated Melina when Melina passed out in a figure-four leglock in 0:21:42. Rating: *** 1/4 The control has permanently been given to Christy Hemme, and by the agreement reached by both parties, The Stamford Divas might be without jobs... Card rating: ** 3/4 Match observations: A violent end to a violent feud. The TNAW girls defeated The Stamford Divas in the final match, and the Divas' fate hangs in the balance. Unfortunately, this PPV will maybe be remembered for Alexis Laree's tragic car accident, that prevented her from taking part in the World Title Match. Fortunately, the latest prognosis from the doctors, say that Alexis might be back in the ring before christmas! If she has a job, of course. |
| rey619 | Posted on 05/17/10 at 11:51:46 TNAW - Behind the curtains Ratings and numbers The ratings for StarStruck has really dropped. At one point, they were as low as 0.015, meaning that only 15 000 or so watched this free show. A big disappointment for a show that opened with 0.4 in January. A Girls' Night Out sold 3000 PPV buys, while Caged Fury sold 4000. Not great numbers, either. Comings and goings With the Invasion angle being wrapped up in the amazing War Games match at Caged Fury, there will be some spring cleaning in TNAW. The Stamford Girls were aware of this, but still put on a great performance. Maria, Barbie, The Garcia Twins and Melina will all be gone from TNAW. Everyone except the Garcia Twins will be going back to WWE from what Behind the Scenes have heard. Hamada and Awesome Kong will not be on StarStruck for the next month or so, as they will be on tour with SENDAI Girls in Japan. Lacey von Erich will have to lace up her boots and do in-ring wrestling from now on. The rumor says that she has asked for this for a while now, but Dave Prazak who is in charge of booking, hasn't felt that she has been good enough. Now is her chance. TNAW has also offered contracts to the independent tag-team of Hailey Hatred and Jessica Havoc, Hatred & Havoc. It is not known when they will debut. BUT - the biggest news must be that when Dave was on the Diva-Dirt podcast, promised the fans a huge signing soon. It is believed that this is a former WWE Women's Champion, and rumor has it that it will be someone like Lita, Trish Stratus, Chyna or Jazz. Injuries Madison Rayne suffered a back injury after receiving the Dynamite Destroyer from Jennifer Blake at Caged Fury. The storyline injury is still an eye injury following the blatant eye gouge. Stay tuned for Pirate Madison for a month's time or so. Alexis' car accident will keep her out of action for the rest of the year. Jillian is still a few months away from returning to the ring too. Other news Nattie didn't have travel issues coming into Caged Fury. The creative team felt that she would suffer too much if she was on the losing side in the War Games match, and felt it best to keep the twins together. Rumors have it that Nattie will receive a push, and that she will be paired with a manager. The Dynamite Destroyer has been banned as a move. Madison isn't the first to have suffered a minor injury after taking it. Larry Sweeney got some heat after bringing a few of his non-wrestler friends to a StarStruck taping. His friends were there to pick up some of the girls. Sweeney's job is not in danger at this point, but he is not allowed to bring any more friends around. |
| rey619 | Posted on 05/26/10 at 21:46:19 TNAW StarStruck - 22.05.2010 Christy Hemme returns triumphantly Christy Hemme and her team (minus Hamada who's on tour in Japan), comes to the ring to a thunderous ovation from the crowd. Christy thanks them for the support, and praises her team for their effort last week. She also brings up the question of the Stamford Divas, and guaranteed that this would be the last we have seen of Maria and Barbie. She calls out the tag champs, Gail Kim and Katarina, Nattie Neidhart and Jillian (who is on color commentary with Dave now). She says that she cannot fire the tag champs or someone injured (Alexis and Jillian). She also wants to keep Nattie, which she plugs as one of the greatest talents in the world today. She doesn't mention anything about the rest, so I guess that means The Garcia Twins, Melina and Miss Elizabeth is out of TNAW. Kaz & Traci Brooks vs Larry Sweeney & Sara Del Rey Mixed tag-team match as a consequence of what took place at Caged Fury. Kaz has been after Larry Sweeney for a few weeks now, both because he's pestering his wife, Traci, and because he's both low-blowed and eye gouged the TNA X-Division champion. As on Caged Fury, Larry Sweeney wanted no part of Kaz, and had Sara Del Rey protect his ass. Unfortunately for Sweeney, he got what was coming to him in this one, receiving a low blow from Traci followed by the Wave of the Future from Kaz. Queen of the Ring Brackets Rundown Prazak and Jillian talk about the Queen of the Ring tournament, and shows us the brackets. First round brackets will be Awesome Kong vs. Hamada (taking place in Japan), Sojourner Bolt vs Katarina, Sarita vs ODB, Gail Kim vs LuFisto, Angelina Love vs Velvet Sky (that should be interesting), Sara Del Rey vs Lacey von Erich, Jennifer Blake vs Alissa Flash and Miss Elizabeth vs TBA (which means that Miss Elizabeth was kept on as well). The first two rounds will take place on StarStruck, while the semi finals and the final will be decided on the Queen of the Ring PPV. ODB vs. Sarita First round match in the QOTR tournament was also a rematch from Caged Fury. ODB didn't fare a whole lot better in this match, as she missed several easy shots and stumbled across the ring. Prazak wondered if ODB was drunk, but Jillian thought she was only fat. ODB managed to get the upper hand eventually, but missed a Thesz Press completely and fell on her face. When she got back up, she was hit by a cross body press and decided to stay down. ODB is really in a rut now. This doesn't look good for the former Knockouts champion. [Queen of the Ring 2010 - Round 1]: Sarita pinned ODB after a flying cross body press in 0:05:58. Rating: ** 3/4 Pirat Eye Madison Rayne Backstage, Lacey von Erich are preparing for her in-ring debut here in TNAW. Velvet and Christy are trying to calm her nerves, as Madison Rayne, wearing an eye-patch enters the locker room. The other girls laugh at her, which pisses her off. She says she thought pirates were sexy. Velvet says that Johnny Depp's sexy with an eye patch. Keira Knightley, not so much. The Beautiful People (Lacey von Erich & Velvet Sky) w/Madison Rayne vs The Blonde Bombers (Miss Wrestling & Jennifer Blake) The Blonde Bombers' partner tonight was Daffney, who, of course, had bleached her hair to fit in with the Bombers. The match started out in a chaotic fashion, TBP cleaning house and sending Jennifer Blake out to a waiting Madison Rayne, who started clobbering on the woman who stabbed her in the eye. Love took control for her team by pulling Christy down to the mat hard, and for several minutes, the general manager/wrestler were in dire straits. Miscommunication between Daffney and Blake saw Hemme making the tag to Velvet, who came in like a house on fire. The match turned into chaos yet again, and the ref had no control on who was legal. Most of the girls spilled to the outside, but Lacey von Erich was caught by "Miss Wrestling" and passed out in the Choke Sleeper. The Bombers made their escape, but Daffney wasn't that lucky, and was taken down with the Makeover from Velvet and Madison. The Blonde Bombers (Miss Wrestling and Jennifer Blake) and Daffney defeated The Beautiful People (Lacey Von Erich and Velvet Sky) and Christy Hemme when Wrestling defeated Lacey when Lacey passed out in the Choke Sleeper in 0:10:19. Rating: ** 3/4 Nattie Neidhart introduces her new manager Backstage, So Cal Val stands by with Nattie Neidhart. She asks the Canadian if she's happy with Christy's kind words. Nattie cuts her off, saying she doesn't care what Christy says, she knows she's good, but more importantly, she's here to introduce her new manager/corner man - her own father Jim "the Anvil" Neidhart! The Anvil says that Nattie is the true superstar here in TNAW, and that is why they refused taking part in the Queen of the Ring-tournament. She doesn't need to go through 15 other wrestlers to get a title shot - they are demanding one for Queen of the Ring anyway! World Title, Tag-team title, Maiden Title - doesn't matter. Nattie will wear gold! ODB drunken ruckus Alissa and LuFisto are walking backstage, talking, when they come across ODB yelling drunkenly at some catering people, while she was flailing around with her arms and knocking things to the ground. She yells at Alissa and LuFisto as well, but they walk away, shaking their head in disgust over the actions of the former champ. Gail Kim vs Tara (c) for the TNAW World Title Tara didn't get to defend her belt last week at Caged Fury, so she challenged anyone to a title match here tonight. Ironically enough, it was Gail Kim who came out of the curtain, considering what lengths she and the Divas went to in order to obtain title shots earlier this year. As usual, these two had a great match. They know each other so well by now, and both girls picked up several close falls in the course of this match. Gail Kim didn't come down on her own, and her tag team-partner Katarina, played an influential part in this match, pulling Tara out of the ring after ref Bryce Remsburg was hit by a stray clothesline from Gail. Gail and Katarina beat Tara within an inch of making it back by the 10 count, but when Tara quickly turned the tides on Gail by hitting the Widows Peak on her, Katarina entered the ring and broke the pin, resulting in the DQ. Tara defeated Gail Kim by disqualification in 0:11:35. Rating: ** 1/4 (Tara retained the TNAW World Title.) [Katarina interfered against Tara.] A former Women's Champ makes the save The remaining Stamford Divas kicked away at Tara, until someone ran down for the save, laying out Gail and Katarina. That someone was none other than Trish Stratus! Stratusfaction has arrived in TNAW. After the match, Trish lifted the arm of her old friend in triumph, and was then given a microphone. Trish said she was excited to be here, reunited with some of her old friends. She also stated that she couldn't sit in the back and watch Tara got beat down like that, so she had to intervene. She also said she would be getting gold around her waist pretty soon. Tara looked suspicious at this, but Trish said that next week, Trish Stratus and Tara would challenge Gail Kim and Katarina for the Tag Team Titles! Card rating: ** 1/2 Match observations: TNAW goes on without the Stamford Divas, but the greatest surprise must have been that Trish Stratus has returned to the wrestling ring! And not only that, she and Tara will challenge Katarina and Gail Kim for the tag titles next week on StarStruck. And with her father, Jim "the Anvil" Neidhart on her team, what will the future hold for Nattie Neidhart? |
| rey619 | Posted on 05/29/10 at 21:10:42 TNAW StarStruck - 29.05.2010 Nattie and daddy interrupts StarStruck opens with Sara Del Rey and Lacey von Erich in a QOTR-qualifier, but the match is interrupted by father & daughter, as Nattie and Jim Neidhart walks out on the ramp, telling everyone how nobody else is close to Nattie's talent, and that she should be given a title opportunity at once. They refuse to leave the ramp unless they're given a title shot, and sit down in protest. After almost a minute of loud jeering from the crowd, Christy Hemme comes out. "The Anvil" demands a world title shot, but Christy says she cannot give Nattie that. He then asks for a tag-title shot, but Nattie doesn't have a partner, so that is out of the question too. Nattie then demands a Maiden Title shot. Hemme says that Hamada is on tour in Japan, so Nattie will have to wait. After some coercion, Christy agrees to book Nattie vs Hamada for the title at Queen of the Ring - as long as Hamada doesn't lose it while in Japan (she has scheduled two defences over there). Father & daughter leave the ramp, and the match can start. Lacey von Erich w/Madison Rayne & Velvet Sky vs. Sara Del Rey w/Larry Sweeney - QOTR First Round Lacey's first singles bout in TNAW was against Sara Del Rey, and the third generation wrestler couldn't have wished for a worse opponent. Sara pounded mercilessly on her from the get-go, but got frustrated when Lacey didn't give up as easily as Sara had predicted. Lacey is improving, but she is far from Sara's caliber, and fell to the Royal Butterfly. As they exited the area, Larry Sweeney told the camera that they were looking at the Queen of the Ring 2010! [Queen of the Ring - First Round]: Sara Del Rey pinned Lacey Von Erich with the Royal Butterfly in 0:04:33. Rating: * 1/4 Hemme worried Backstage, Christy Hemme is having an informal chat with So Cal Val and Traci Brooks, about ODB's recent behavior. Christy says that ODB obviously have drinking problems, and that they should help her. Traci says they don't own that turncoat anything. Suddenly, ODB walks by, and all girls quiet down. ODB obviously thinks they're talking about her, and yells at them for talking about her behind her back. She pushes So Cal Val down to the ground and stumbles on. So Cal Val interviews the Bombers After a commercial, So Cal Val interviews the Blonde Bombers. The Bombers say that they proved they were a better team than The Beautiful People, and they have nothing more to say to Madison, Velvet and Lacey. Angelina promises the viewers that she will be the next Queen of the Ring. Jennifer warns Madison to stay out of her business, unless she wants to go blind on both eyes. Alissa Flash vs Jennifer Blake - QOTR First Round Alissa Flash is one of several outsiders to win the Queen of the Ring tournament, but first she had to defeat Girl Dynamite Jennifer Blake. These two put on a terrific match, both girls being technically sound, fast and opportunistic, hitting several pinning maneuvers that could give them the win in a flash (pun intended). Jennifer got the upper hand by (what else) poking Alissa in the eye, but when she had Alissa in place for the Dynamite Destroyer, Madison Rayne ran in and jumped up on the apron. Blake hesitated as the ref threw out Rayne, and this allowed Alissa to hit a backdrop. She then picked up Girl Dynamite and hit the Air Raid Crash for the win. The "Future Legend" is one step closer to becoming the Queen of the Ring. [Queen of the Ring 2010 - First Round]: Alissa Flash pinned Jennifer Blake after the Air Raid Crash in 0:06:46. Rating: *** 1/4 Angelina Love w/Jennifer Blake vs Velvet Sky w/Lacey von Erich & Madison Rayne - QOTR First Round Quick transition into the next match, which featured one Bomber and one of the Beautiful People. Angelina and Velvet were the original Beautiful People, but the fact that these two were best friends not a year ago, was not obvious in this match. These two gorgeous ladies put on a wild brawl where ref Mattano was close to disqualifying both of them on several occasions. They also knew each other so well, that defeating one another proved difficult. Angelina even kicked out of the Beauty Mark! The ending of this match saw Jennifer Blake come out through the crowd and take out Lacey with several forearms to the back. Ref Mattano was down, and Angelina had Velvet in a full nelson. Blake climbed the apron and was about to poke Velvet's eye out, when Madison Rayne ran in and grabbed hold of Jennifer. Jennifer kicked Madison away and poked in front of her. Only problem was that Velvet had reversed the full nelson, so it was Angelina who got poked in the eye. Miss Wrestling cried out and fell down, allowing Velvet to make the cover and advance in the Queen of the Ring tournament. My guess is that the Blonde Bombers and The Beautiful People aren't through. Velvet Sky defeated Angelina Love via pinfall in 0:07:24. Rating: ** 1/2 [Jennifer Blake interfered against Velvet Sky.] Awesome Kong vs. Hamada - QOTR First Round We then get to see edited footage from Japan, where Hamada faced Awesome Kong in the first round. We see Hamada using her speed and agility to gain the upper hand in the beginning. We then jump to when Kong catches Hamada's rana attempt, and power bombs her. We see Kong work over Hamada some more, and then cutting Hamada's comeback short with an Awesome Bomb to go through to the next round. [Queen of the Ring 2010 - First Round]: Awesome Kong pinned Hamada with the Awesome Bomb in 0:07:29. Rating: *** 3/4 Trisha & Tara are backstage Backstage, Tara and Trisha (which will be Trish's stage name in TNAW) are getting ready for their match. They're laughing and talking about the old days, and how they are ready to rock this place. Gail Kim & Katarina (c) vs. Trisha & Tara for the TNAW Tag Team Titles Tonight's main event was for the TNAW Tag Team Titles. Could Tara become a double champion? Or is Trisha too rusty to be of any help against the Stamford Divas? It didn't look like it in the opening minute, as Trisha took out both Kim and Katarina with clotheslines and drop kicks, before tagging in Tara. Tara did a thorough job at Katarina's chest, chopping it red before going for some moves that might yield Tara & Trish the belts. It was still to early, and when Gail made a blind tag, Tara was caught unaware and lost the momentum. The champs had control for several minutes now, dominating Tara and preventing her from tagging Trisha. She was close several times, but one tag was hindered by Gail pulling Trisha down from her apron, and the other missed the ref's attention due to distraction from Katarina. Tara was finally able to sneak through Gail's legs and crawl over to Trisha... who dropped down from the apron! Tara was in shock as she saw Trisha walk out of the ringside area! Tara was double-teamed some more, before Katarina dropped her with the Kat Nap to retain the belt. Gail Kim And Katarina (Gail Kim and Katarina) defeated Trisha and Tara when Katarina pinned Tara with the Kat Nap in 0:10:46. Rating: *** 1/4 (Gail Kim And Katarina retained the TNAW Tag-Team Titles.) Card rating: *** 1/4 Match observations: Velvet Sky, Alissa Flash, Sara Del Rey and Awesome Kong joins Sarita in the quarter finals of Queen of the Ring 2010. The first match for the Queen of the Ring PPV has been finalized, as Nattie Neidhart will face Hamada for the Maiden Title. But the one thing the viewers will remember from this episode, must be that Trisha abandoned Tara in the tag team title match. And one question must be on Tara's mind. Why? |
| JoshiQ | Posted on 06/01/10 at 00:08:02 Another good card. I'm kind of surprised to see Trisha already make the turn against Tara, but at least I'll get to enjoy the match sooner rather than later. I'm guessing you go a different route than Awesome Kong for QOTR since she doesn't really need it, so I guess we might see Del Rey take the title. |
| rey619 | Posted on 06/01/10 at 16:15:51 Trisha is on a very short-term contract, so I didn't really have time for a long build-up. Needed a credible challenger until the Queen of TNAW emerges after the next PPV :D Thanks for the comments. |
| JoshiQ | Posted on 06/03/10 at 16:26:47 I am surprised to hear that you only signed Trisha to a short term contract. Did you start up with some sort of rules as to how long you can sign certain wrestlers? I hope you don't get rid of Trisha too fast after she eats the pin against Tara. :) |
| rey619 | Posted on 06/05/10 at 01:01:46 No rules set in stone, I just figured that IF TNAW was a reality, and they contacted Trish Stratus for a return to the ring, they had to pay a small fortune and she would not commit to a long-term deal - after all she is 35 years all, a respectable age for a female wrestler. If she decides to renew after her contract is done however, I will try to sign her for a longer period. Maybe she got her motivation back ;) |
| rey619 | Posted on 06/05/10 at 01:13:59 TNAW StarStruck - 05.06.2010 Daffney vs Miss Elizabeth - QOTR First Round Match Miss Elizabeth hasn't been on StarStruck since her loss to Awesome Kong at Caged Fury. She was not among the Stamford Divas that were let go by Christy Hemme though, so she obviously sees her as valuable. Miss Elizabeth didn't appear interested in the match at all in the beginning, letting Daffney chop and punch at her, and simply shoving her away without expressing any interest in pinning her. Her attitude changed when Daffney taunted Elizabeth with Kong being better than her. Elizabeth snapped, and was choking Daffney until the ref DQ-ed her and kicked her arms away to save Daffney's life. Daffney is through to the quarter finals, while Elizabeth may want to talk to a professional. [Queen of the Ring - First Round Match]: Daffney defeated Miss Elizabeth by disqualification in 0:04:29. Rating: * 1/2 Tara interview TNAW World Champion Tara was interviewed by So Cal Val. Tara said that while you could never really trust anyone in the world of professional wrestling, she really didn't see Trisha sullying her comeback by stabbing her and the fans in the back. Tara promised Trisha that when they were face to face in the ring, she will prove who the better woman is. Katarina vs. Sojourner Bolt - QOTR First Round Queen of the Ring qualifying match between one-half of the TNAW Tag-Team champions, Katarina, and Sojourner Bolt. This one saw severally quick pin attempts in the opening minutes, until Katarina gained control using her size advantage to keep Bolt away and score some hits with her kicks. Bolt tried to use her power to knock Katarina down, but with co-holder of the tag team belts, Gail Kim at ringside to distract the ref, Bolt never saw a count from her powerslam. Bolt went to have a talk with Gail Kim, and when she turned around, she walked into a Kat Nap. Katarina is on her way to the Queen of the Ring. Katarina pinned Sojourner Bolt with the Kat Nap in 0:06:32. Rating: * 1/2 LuFisto interview So Cal Val interviews LuFisto about having her very first main event on StarStruck. LuFisto starts speaking in French, and is eventually cut short by So Cal Val, who says that she might want to do it English. LuFisto looks embarrassed, and says that she is really nervous, but wants to do good in Queen of the Ring. She asks So Cal Val if she thinks she'll look good in a crown. LuFisto says she wants to be the Queen of Montreal. Traci Brooks vs. Trisha Traci Brooks was awaiting her opponent for the evening, ODB, but ODB never came out. Traci was on her way out of the ring, when Trisha's music played, and the former world champ entered the ring area. Trisha said that if Traci didn't mind, she could sub for ODB tonight. Traci didn't mind, and we had an impromptu match. Trisha showed sign of some ring rust for a couple of minutes, before picking up the pace and hitting the Stratusfaction out of nowhere. Trisha pinned Traci Brooks with the Stratusfaction in 0:04:32. Rating: * Tara confronts Trisha After her match, Tara came out with the World Title. Tara told Trisha that she knew what she was out after, and that wouldn't happen. She was so sick of people not earning their dues, and after so many years out of the loop, Trisha had to work her way up the ladder. Christy Hemme came out and told Tara that wasn't her call to make. Christy asked the crowd if they wanted to see Tara and Trisha go at it for the title. The crowd definetely wanted to see that. Christy then said that if Trisha could beat Tara next week on StarStruck, she would be granted a title shot. QOTR Bracket info We see updated brackets for the QOTR. The quarter finals will now be as follows: Amazing Kong vs Katarina Sarita vs Gail Kim / LuFisto Velvet Sky vs Sara Del Rey Alissa Flash vs Daffney QOTR Video The hype for QOTR continues, as we see a video footage of the throne, crown, robe and scepter - the regalia - which the winner will be presented with. Another incentive for winning this tournament is, of course, a TNAW World Title shot! Nattie and the Anvil sick of waiting Backstage, a furious Nattie Neidhart says she doesn't want to wait until Queen of the Ring to get her hands on Hamada and the Maiden Title. Her father and manager, Jim "the Anvil" Neidhart, tells So Cal Val that the match will take place here and now. So Cal Val tries to tell the twosome that Hamada is still in Japan, but they refuse to belive her. Nattie Neidhart vs. Sumie Sakai Dave and Lauren wondered what Nattie Neidhart was talking about, Hamada really is back in Japan. Nattie walks to the ring, takes the mic from the ring announcer and introduces her opponent for the evening, Maiden Champion Hamada! Jim Neidhart came out alongside an asian girl. Dave says this is not Hamada, but a wrestler named Sumie Sakai. He expresses his disgust with the Neidharts, but says that this could be a great opportunity for Sumie. Sumie got the crowd going, and had a couple of close calls after a beautiful moonsault bodyblock and a rana out of nowhere. Nattie grounded Sumie with a backbreaker, before she locked in the Sharpshooter, forcing Sumie to tap. Nattie Neidhart defeated Sumie Sakai when Sumie Sakai passed out in the Sharpshooter in 0:05:35. Rating: ** 1/4 After the match, Nattie demanded that Hamada turn over the Maiden Title. The ref tried telling her that this wasn't Hamada, but Jim Neidhart pushed him down and said that TNAW will hear from the Hart family's lawyer. Gail Kim vs LuFisto - QOTR First Round It's time for your main event and the final first round match in QOTR, and what a match this became! After a brief offense from LuFisto, Gail took a breather on the outside. LuFisto had no patience for the tag champ's stalling tactics, and ran out after her, just to be blindsided by Katarina who was ringside. Gail took control of the match, using distraction tactics to let Katarina interject herself now and then. Finally, LuFisto had enough and rolled out of the ring and ran backstage. Gail awaited the countout victory, but LuFisto ran back equipped with a broom. She would surely have been disqualified, but she needed to hit someone with it first, and Gail Kim didn't want to stay in one place. So the crowd witnessed a crazy hunt which ironically ended when Gail and Katarina crashed into each other. LuFisto then sent both into the guard rail sorrounding the ring, and crashed into both with a cannonball. LuFisto rolled Gail Kim back into the ring and eventually hit the Burning Hammer for a 2-count. LuFisto was close on several other occasions, close but no cigar. The end to this fantastic match came when Katarina slid a chair into the ring. The ref removed the chair, but while he did, Katarina hit LuFisto in the head with the same broom that she brought into the game. Gail hit the Eat Defeat to advance to the semi finals of the QOTR tournament. Gail Kim pinned LuFisto with the Eat Defeat in 0:10:14. Rating: **** 1/4 [Katarina interfered against LuFisto.] Card rating: ** 3/4 Match observations: We are now down to 8 contestants in the QOTR tournament, but we will have to shave that down to 4 before the PPV itself. Nattie Neidhart feels she have won the Maiden Title by beating the unproven Sumie Sakai and ODB was nowhere to be seen. Join us next week, where we will see Trisha and Tara fight it out in a non-title match. If Trisha wins, she will get a title match at Queen of the Ring. |
| JoshiQ | Posted on 06/05/10 at 17:08:53 Poor Lufisto. Glad to see you kept the name Stratusfaction. And nice to see Ms. Elizabeth back. I really like where you might be going with Ms. Elizabeth. It's good to see her with an edge. Although I was definitely surprised to see Daffney make it to the quarters in the QOTR since she seems to be the jobber of your circuit. :) Another good card which is building up nicely to your next supercard. |
| rey619 | Posted on 06/05/10 at 23:31:00 Thanks, but I think I would have gotten an angry letter from WWE by now - so Stratusfaction got to go :( Yeah, Daffney is the heel jobber - Traci the face. I was really looking forward to booking the shows leading up to QOTR and the PPV itself, and I can't wait to show you. Some asked a question earlier this year if I could keep it up without the Invasion storyline. I think I can :) |
| rey619 | Posted on 06/10/10 at 10:17:33 TNAW StarStruck - 12.06.2010 Christy confronts ODB StarStruck opens with ODB in Christy's office. Christy is yelling at ODB, telling her that no-showing is unacceptable. ODB says that she didn't no show, she was at the premises. Christy says that she was in no condition to wrestle, as she was wasted beyond comprehension. Christy said that she wouldn't tolerate any more of this. ODB shrugs and leaves, taking a huge sip of her hip flask as she walks through the halls. The Beautiful People (Lacey von Erich & Velvet Sky) w/Madison Rayne vs. The Blonde Bombers (Angelina Love & Jennifer Blake) Tag team grudge match between The Blonde Bombers and the team of Lacey von Erich and Velvet Sky - the Beautiful People. The Bombers did not hesitate for the bell, attacking Velvet and Lacey as they were entering the ring. THe Bombers isolated Lacey, torturing her with various submission moves while trying to put her away with slams and suplexes. Lacey ducked a double clothesline and hit one of her own before tagging Sky, but Sky's offense on Love was cut short when Blake illegally entered the ring and hit a lung blower. On the outside, one-eyed Madison Rayne tried to rally some support for the fans, but even the fans couldn't save Velvet from being hit by the Blonde Bombshell double-team move. The Bombers really have The Beautiful People's number.. The Blonde Bombers (Angelina Love and Jennifer Blake) defeated The Beautiful People (Lacey Von Erich and Velvet Sky) when J. Blake pinned Sky after the The Blonde Bombshell in 0:09:17. Rating: ** Gail Kim w/Katarina vs. Sarita - QOTR Quarter Final Match This was the first of four quarter finals in the Queen of the Ring tournament. The winner in this one would be guaranteed a match on the PPV itself! Gail Kim is already one-half of the tag team champions, but as close as she was to become the TNAW World Champion earlier this year, she certainly wanted another shot at Tara's gold. With Katarina on the outside, odds were certainly favoring her. Still, Sarita's unique Mexican style proved troublesome for Gail, and when Sarita put her in a chickenwing submission hold in the middle of the ring, Gail seemed ready to call it the night. Katarina wanted it otherwise though, and ran in to break up the pin, causing the DQ. After the match, Gail shoved Katarina away, telling her in no uncertain terms that she cost her a shot at the world title. Gail and Katarina were put together by Maria Kanellis, and their alliance may be short-lived if they cannot put aside their differences. [QOTR - Quarter Final Match]: Sarita defeated Gail Kim by disqualification in 0:08:36. Rating: * 3/4 [Katarina interfered against Sarita.] "Future Legend" Alissa Flash vs. Daffney - QOTR Quarter Final Match Next quarter final was between Daffney, who had advanced through a DQ win against Miss Elizabeth, and Alissa Flash, who defeated Jennifer Blake in the first round. Daffney tried to pull this one off quickly, hitting Alissa with a series of forearms before tangling her up in a small package. Alissa has her sights set firmly on the Queen of the Ring title, and held her focus even though Daffney tried to disrupt her concentration by showing the crowd why she's called "the Scream Queen". After hitting a spear on the goth girl, Alissa hit a vicious lariat to put her away. Alissa will face Velvet Sky or her old nemesis, Sara Del Rey, in the semi-finals! [QOTR - Quarter Final Match]: Alissa Flash pinned Daffney after a lariat in 0:06:28. Rating: ** The Beautiful People's day ruined Lacey, Velvet and Madison are in a relatively good mood as they are getting ready to hit downtown for a fun night out. They are all dressed nicely and their make up are in order. Lacey is complimenting Madison on her hair, when Velvet screams. In the doorway stands Jen Blake and Angelina Love, both with buckets of paint. Velvet and Madison tries to reason with them, but to no avail. TBP gets showered in paint, and their night out is ruined. Lacey starts to cry as Madison wants to run after the Bombers, but Velvet stops her and tells her that they need to shower first. They cannot let anyone see them like this! Tara vs. Trisha - if Trisha wins, she'll get a title match at Queen of the Ring Time for your main event, as Trisha and Tara squared off in the ring. If Trisha won, she would get a title shot at Queen of the Ring. Even after all those years out of the ring, Trisha proved that she still had it, wrestling hold for hold with the savvy ring veteran Tara, trading suplexes and chops like she had never been away from the business. At the 5-minute mark, Tara had Trisha trapped in the corner, but missed a shoulder thrust and rammed her shoulder into the ring post. For the next several minutes, Trisha worked over Tara's shoulder extensively, yelling at the crowd to shut their mouths. Tara was obviously in pain, but tried overcoming it as she set up for the Widow's Peak. The twist of her shoulder was too much though, and Trisha slipped out of the hold and hit a Trish-a-licious (Stratusfaction). Tara showed her resilience by kicking out of Tara's finisher, but as Tara slowly made her way back to her feet, Trisha hit a schoolgirl, pulled Tara's tights and used the ropes as leverage to win the main event and secure herself a title shot at Queen of the Ring. Number-One-Contenders-Match: Trisha pinned Tara after a schoolgirl roll up in 0:11:36. Rating: *** 1/2 Later that evening, in the parking lot Christy, Lauren and Sarita are exiting the area at the end of the night, talking about how exciting it will be to see Tara and Trisha go at it for the TNAW World Title at Queen of the Ring. Suddenly an old chevy races past them in the parking lot and rams a small red sedan. Christy screams that this is her car. The chevy backs up, and rams the sedan again! When they run over to the car, we see a drunkenly ODB behind the wheels. She holds up a bottle of tequila and tells Hemme to go f*ck herself. Nobody treats ODB like trash! Lauren runs to get security as Sarita tries to pull out the keys from the ignition. Card rating: ** 1/2 Match observations: Trisha is back in the business, and at QOTR in two weeks time, she will have the chance to become TNAW World Champion. The war between The Beautiful People and The Blonde Bombers are becoming fiercer every show, and what has happened with ODB? Ramming her boss's car must have consequences for the former Knockouts Champion. |
| JoshiQ | Posted on 06/13/10 at 00:21:50 - Poor ODB. She needs help. I have no idea where you are going with this though. It's going to be an interesting angle for me to see how you develop it and end it. - Man, the Bombers pretty much squashed them. I am hoping this leads to TBP bringing in somebody that can take Von Erich's spot as a wrestler and hold her own. - No surprise to see Daffney lose. I never saw why people went crazy over her. - Wow, I'm really starting to hate the Blonde Bombers. They are suppose to be the heels definitely, right? Cause they sure act like bitches. :) - Good result with Trisha going over Tara. I hope she can keep it up. Not sure if I want her to be the one to dethrone Tara or not, but I like that both seem like they could win. - I like the ending. A lot. Like I said above, I have no idea where you are going with this, but you definitely have me interested. Good card. |
| Unright | Posted on 06/13/10 at 02:49:54 The Bombers are definitely the fun-loving cheeky faces. I like them. Also, Daffney rules. She needs moar push. I'm also interested in what happens with ODB. Running a really good angle there. |
| rey619 | Posted on 06/13/10 at 10:02:27 Thanks for the comments. The Bombers are supposed to be the heels, and TBP are the faces. The ODB angle is probably an attempt to use a wrestling storyline to deal with a very serious problem. Thanks for the comments! |
| rey619 | Posted on 06/13/10 at 16:04:16 TNAW StarStruck - 19.06.2010 Hemme and ODB backstage Christy Hemme is backstage with some security, yelling at ODB for last week's heinous attack on Hemme's car. Christy says that this is her last chance, and that's just because she's such a nice person. ODB goes to re-hab, or she is out of TNAW. ODB burps drunkenly, says she'll think about it and leaves. Christy leaves to prepare for her match. Christy Hemme vs. Daffney This match had barely gotten under way, when ODB made her way to the announce booth. She took Lauren's mic and slurred some insults at Christy Hemme. Christy had just gotten a two-count following a cross body at Daffney, but she took the time to chastise ODB from the ring. ODB turned to Christy and splashes pure alcohol in her eyes. Christy screamed in pain, and ran into the Lobotomy-suplex from Daffney. ODB looked quite pleased with herself as she left the area. Daffney pinned Christy Hemme with the Lobotomy in 0:03:35. Rating: -1/2* [ODB interfered against Christy Hemme.] Nattie and the Anvil on the hunt We see video footage from Nattie and Jim "the Anvil" Neidhart in Chinatown. Apparently, they are walking from door to door, asking the Chinese inhabitants if they've seen Hamada! They're even showing pictures of Hamada, but everyone just shakes their head. Hamada isn't even Chinese! This is ignorance and borderline racism from the Candian duo. Sojourner Bolt vs. Trisha Trisha still needs a few more match under her belt before squaring off against Tara for the world title, and tonight, Sojourner Bolt was her opponent. Trisha was really condescending against Bolt throughout the match, asking her what she had accomplished, who she thought she was, etc. Bolt had a few shots at winning the match, but Trisha's experience proved too difficult for Bolt to overcome. Trisha hits the Trish-a-licious bulldog to win this one. Trisha pinned Sojourner Bolt with the Trish-a-licious in 0:05:38. Rating: * 3/4 Backstage brawl After commercial, we go backstage, where Trisha and Tara are yelling at each other. Tara tells Trisha that she has no right treating other hard-working wrestlers like she treated Sojourner. Trisha tells Tara that she was nothing in WWE compared to her, and she'll make sure she's nothing in TNAW too. It comes to fisticuffs, and several of the other girls have to pull them apart. A video from a prince Video footage is shown from the African nation of Ghana. After some landscape shots, we go to a lavishly decorated throne room, where a man sits on a throne, sorrunded by servants. In broken English, he introduces himself as Prince Nana, prince of Ghana. He says his favorite TV show is StarStruck, and now that TNAW will crown a queen, he will come to the USA and be present. Represent the royalty, so to speak. And maybe, just maybe, he will find a queen of Ghana too! Sara Del Rey vs. Velvet Sky - QOTR Quarter Final Third quarter finals in the QoTR 2010. Velvet Sky of the Beautiful People had her chance of a lifetime, but first she had to move past Sara Del Rey. Velvet put up a great match, maybe her best singles match to date - even hitting the Beauty Mark. Sara has her eyes set on the Queen of the Ring title though, and is one tough cookie. And with the aid of Larry Sweeney on the outside, her leg conveniently found the ropes. Velvet never found her stride again after this. Maybe she lost confident in her ability to win this match. Anyway, Sara caught her in the Royal Butterfly and slammed her hard to the ground to send her on her way to the Queen of the Ring PPV, where she will face her old nemesis - Alissa Flash! [QOTR - Quarter Final]: Sara Del Rey pinned Velvet Sky with the Royal Butterfly in 0:09:37. Rating: *** 1/4 [Larry Sweeney interfered against Velvet Sky.] Hamada video Hamada cuts a short video promo from Japan. It's in Japanese, but Dave translates it. He says Hamada is really angry with the Neidharts, and when she comes back from Japan, she will take care of Nattie and her father. Lauren questions whether Dave actually knows Japanese, but Dave says that you don't need to speak Japanese to know what Hamada was saying. Gail and Katarina argues Gail Kim and Katarina, the tag-team champions, are preparing for their title match backstage. The mood is not good at all, as they are snapping at each other for every little thing. Gail tells Katarina to bring her A-game, while Katarina tells Gail to take care of her own business, at least she's still in the QOTR tournament. Gail Kim & Katarina (c's) vs. The Blonde Bombers (Angelina Love & Jennifer Blake) for the TNAW Tag Team Titles Neither of these teams are crowd favorites by any means, but they still put on a great match. The crowd was behind Blake and Love for the most part though. Gail and Blake did some high-flying in the opening minutes, Blake hitting Gail with a spinning headscissors that sent her out of the ring. Love and Katarina slowed down the pace, putting on a clinic of a technical bout, countering each other's submission moves. Being a tag match, it broke down eventually, Gail Kim drop-kicking Love out of the ring and pulling Blake into the ring to do some double-teaming on her. Angelina was on the outside, slumped against the guardrail. Suddenly, two of the fans at ringside grabs hold of Love's wrists, trapping her against the guardrail. We see that the fans are none other than Pirate Madison Rayne and Lacey von Erich. Love squirms, but cannot escape! The ref doesn't see that she is held back, and counts out Angelina. Payback is a bitch. Now, The Beautiful People have cost The Blonde Bombers the titles as well. Gail Kim And Katarina (Gail Kim and Katarina) defeated The Blonde Bombers (Angelina Love and Jennifer Blake) when Katarina defeated Love by countout in 0:09:41. Rating: *** (Gail Kim And Katarina retained the TNAW Tag-Team Titles.) [Madison Rayne and Lacey Von Erich interfered against Angelina Love.] Card rating: ** 3/4 Match observations: Queen of the Ring is only 8 days away, and the card looks terrific! Tara vs Trisha - TNAW World Title Match Hamada vs Nattie Neidhart w/Jim Neidhart - TNA Maiden Title Match Alissa Flash vs Sara Del Rey - QOTR Semi Final match Sarita vs Awesome Kong/Katarina - QOTR Semi Final match and just in.. The Beautiful People w/Lacey von Erich vs. The Blonde Bombers in a Street Fight! |
| JoshiQ | Posted on 06/13/10 at 16:58:55 - ODB vs Hemme picks up some more steam, and I have no idea how you are going to resolve all of this. Surprised Daffney got a win, but it makes sense along these lines. - Nattie and Anvil stuff was pretty funny. :) - Trisha and Tara continue along nicely. - Prince Nana? Interesting. Is he going to hit on the QOTR? :) - Glad to see TBP finally get some revenge. They deserved something after all the BB's have done to them. Another good card in the build to QOTR. I'll give my predictions next week. |
| rey619 | Posted on 06/14/10 at 21:04:53 - Prince Nana will definetely play a part on and after QOTR, but I don't know if he'll be the one I use when/if I decide to do a romance angle. - I really like the evolution (or should I say devolution?) of ODB. From recent ex-champ to being in the title hunt, to betraying her friends to now being totally out of controll with her drinking... so what's next? Well, we'll find out soon enough :) - The TBP vs. BB feud is a feud I'm not really sure how to wrap up.. I'm about a month ahead of what I post on the boards, and.. well.. still going strong ;) |
| JoshiQ | Posted on 06/14/10 at 21:12:14 Well, every fed needs a Rock/Austin, Stratus/Lita, Flair/Sting feud that never ends. :) |
| rey619 | Posted on 06/18/10 at 17:12:14 TNAW StarStruck - 26.06.2010 Angelina Love vs. Lacey von Erich The first match pitted the third generation superstar Lacey von Erich, against "Miss Wrestling". Love didn't take Lacey seriously in the beginning, toying with her and putting her in various locks which didn't really hurt that much, only trapping her and making her look foolish. Lacey tried to show Angelina that she needed to be taken seriously, and this actually became a mat-based match that the crowd appreciated. On the outside, Jen Blake, Velvet Sky and Pirat Eye Madison Rayne cheered for their friend, without actually interfering all that much. In the end, Love captured Lacey in the Choke Sleeper, giving her the win. Angelina Love made Lacey Von Erich submit to the Choke Sleeper in 0:07:37. Rating: ** 1/2 Tag-team brawl Even though the feuding teams held their tempers during the bout, it was a whole other ball game afterwards. Since Lacey was out cold after the Choke Sleeper, Angelina directed Jennifer to attack Madison, while she started brawling with Velvet. The four girls gave the fans a taste of what to expect tomorrow night, as they brawled outside the ring and throughout the crowd. They were quite even, until Lacey von Erich gave the advantage to TBP. This will be a wild one tomorrow! ODB vs. Sumie Sakai ODB has not made things easy for herself these past months. First she betrays the TNAW Girls in exchange for a title shot, then she starts no-showing and being drunk on work. It all culminated two weeks ago, when she drunkenly rammed her own car into Christy's car. She appeared drunk in this match as well, which was why Sumie Sakai actually had the upper hand for several minutes. In the end, ODB wouldn't release a chokehold, getting himself disqualified in the process. After the match, a dizzy ODB threw up right next to the ring! Disgusting. Sumie Sakai defeated ODB by disqualification in 0:06:49. Rating: * 1/4 Christy has had enough After the commercial, Christy Hemme enters the locker room, where ODB sits slumped into a corner, her back to Christy. The GM yells off at her for some time, telling her that she has had enough of her behavior. Hemme tells ODB to get a grip of herself, for tomorrow at Queen of the Ring, she will be wrestling her! After Christy leaves, the camera zooms in and shows that ODB is sleeping her buzz off. Awesome Kong vs Katarina - QOTR Quarter Final Awesome Kong is back in the US, and her opponent for the last spot in the semi finals at tomorrow's PPV, is one-half of the current TNAW Tag-Team champions - Katarina. Her partner was ringside, but they didn't seem to be on very friendly terms during the intro, Kim showing a clear lack of interest in how Katarina fared. Katarina did well in the start, trying to stay clear of an Awesome Kong who was visibly tired after a long flight. Her kicks did a number on Kong's thighs, and she actually managed to get her down with a clothesline. A couple of times during the match, Kong was slumped in the corner, and Katarina distracted the referee, giving Gail Kim the chance to cheat. Kim didn't take that opportunity though, and the second time it happened, the tag-partners started yelling at each other. When Katarina turned around, she was met with a backfist, followed by a spinning backfist, a chokeslam and an Awesome Bomb. I don't care if you're the tag champ, you don't get up from that! Awesome Kong pinned Katarina with the Awesome Bomb in 0:07:31. Rating: ** 3/4 Interview with the tag-team champions Backstage, So Cal Val tries to get some words from the tag champs, but they are more interested in yelling insults at each other, eventually turning the yelling match into a brawl which has to be broken up by security. What does this mean for the tag team titles? Nattie Neidhart w/Jim Neidhart & Trisha vs. Hamada & Tara Tonight's main event also featured a return of sorts, as Hamada tagged with Tara against Trisha and Nattie Neidhart. It took a while before the two separate feuds came to a clash, as it was almost always Trisha/Hamada or Tara/Nattie. But it did finally happen, as the two ring veterans Tara and Trisha were tagged in at the same time. They slugged it out with fists and elbows, before Trisha's rana attempt was stopped short by a power bomb. Hamada didn't feel like standing idly by either, blind tagging herself in to get her hands on Nattie. They started brawling outside, while Trisha and Tara still wrestled inside the ring. Tara didn't realize she was not legal, as she hit the Widow's Peak and went for the cover. The referee did so, as not only did she not count the fall, she counted out Hamada on the outside. Tara broke up the fight on the outside by slamming Nattie into the guardrail, and then told Hamada to wait until tomorrow. Nattie Neidhart and Trisha defeated Hamada and Tara when Trisha defeated Hamada by countout in 0:13:12. Rating: ** 1/4 Card rating: ** 1/4 Match observations: Tomorrow is a historic occasion, as the very first Queen of the Ring will be crowned. Awesome Kong will face Sarita, and Alissa Flash will meet Sara Del Rey. ODB will face Christy Hemme, The Blonde Bombers will take on The Beautiful People in a Street Fight, and Tara will face Trisha for the TNAW World Title! And just in, the TNAW Tag Team titles have been vacated, as Gail Kim and Katarina have officially split up. Not only that, they will face each other one against one. The winner will take both belts and can choose a new partner, while the loser will have to leave TNAW. This will be a PPV you don't want to miss! |
| rey619 | Posted on 06/23/10 at 17:32:16 QUEEN OF THE RING 2010 A hype video plays to open Queen of the Ring 2010 - showing the four semi finalists' way to the PPV, detailing the problems between ODB and General Manager/Wrestler Christy Hemme, Trish's betrayal of Tara, the continuing feud between The Beautiful People and The Blonde Bombers and the recent split between the tag team champs Katarina and Gail Kim. Alissa Flash vs Sara Del Rey w/Larry Sweeney - QOTR Semi Final Match These two had a Finisher match at A Girl's Night Out, where Alissa Flash walked out victoriously. Tonight, the prize they were fighting for were not anything less, as they fought for a place in the finals of the Queen of the Ring tournament. Alissa defeated Jennifer Blake and Daffney to secure this spot, while Sara bested Lacey von Erich and Velvet Sky. These two know each other so well, and watching them in the opening minutes of this match was like seeing two best friends trying to outwit each other in chess. But these two are far from good friends, and when the match spilled to the outside, they were quick to ram each other into the barricades. Back inside the ring, they tried to hit their finishers at each other, but it appeared as if the other one had a quick counter move to anything they could come up with. On the outside, Larry Sweeney became frustrated. Even if Sara could overcome Alissa, she would need to wrestle another match in order to become the Queen. An opening revealed itself when the ref got squashed between Flash and Sara in the corner. Larry swiftly slid a chair into the ring, but he overshot it, and Alissa got hold of it. Sara's obviously been well instructed by Larry Sweeney, as she promptly fell to the ground, clutching her face. The ref woke up and saw Alissa standing there with a chair, while Sara was obviously hurting. A controversial DQ to say the least, and Sweeney and Sara had to high-tail out of there to avoid a real chairshot! [Queen of the Ring - Semi Final Match]: Sara Del Rey defeated Alissa Flash by disqualification in 0:10:35. Rating: *** Awesome Kong vs Sarita - QOTR Semi Final Match Second semi finals coming up, as Sarita faced an enormous challenge in Awesome Kong. The latina superstar had to defeat ODB and Gail Kim to reach this far, while Kong had to go through Hamada and Katarina. The crowd was split in this one, as nobody had forgotten the contributions Kong did in the invasion recently. The match was clean down the middle, and not surprisingly, was a match of speed vs. strength. Speed can only prevail so long, and when Kong blocked a flying headscissors by slamming Sarita face first into the mat, Sarita switched tactics to a more submission based style. She put on the Reinera on Kong, but Kong's limbs are so big and strong, and it didn't look like she was anywhere near submitting. When Sarita tried to go for her signature move, the Tiger Driver, she soon realized how heavy Kong really is. Kong backdropped Sarita and then delivered the Awesome Bomb to advance to the finals - where she will face Sara Del Rey! [Queen of the Ring - Semi Final Match]: Awesome Kong pinned Sarita with the Awesome Bomb in 0:08:41. Rating: **** Christy Hemme vs ODB Christy Hemme's patience with ODB has come to an end, and the former Knockouts champion had to face the GM here tonight. ODB was clearly not sober as she wobbled down to the ring, taking the time to drunkenly yell at some fans. She still had enough wits about her to attack Hemme before the bell, giving her the advantage in the opening minutes of the match. Hemme tried desperately to gain the upper hand, but it all looked very bleak when ODB hit the Flying Thesz Press. However, Hemme kicked out! She started targetting what was probably ODB's weak spot tonight, her stomach. After a couple of kicks and punches, it looked like ODB was ready to throw up. Christy didn't care and hit her with a spear, before hitting her signature leg drop to win the match. As Hemme was on her way out, ODB asked for a microphone. She told Christy to stop. ODB was teary-eyed now, as she said she would do it. She would go to rehab, if she could get another chance. Christy smiled and told ODB that if she went to rehab, she would give her a new chance. Christy Hemme pinned ODB with the Flying Firecrotch Guillotine in 0:07:35. Rating: 1/2* Hamada (c) vs Nattie Neidhart w/Jim "the Anvil" Neidhart for the TNAW Maiden Title Nattie has been on a quest the past month or so, a quest to wear gold around her Canadian waist. With her father by her side, she has targetted Maiden Champion Hamada - with something many may see as racial slurs. She even went so far as to fight Sumie Sakai for the Maiden Title, in the belief that she was actually Hamada! Hamada has been in Japan since Caged Fury, but she is not too happy with Nattie's antics. This match started out nice and slow with some great, mat-based action. It soon became heated though, as Jim Neidhart tripped Hamada when she went off the ropes. Hamada, unafraid, went after "the Anvil", but was blindsided by Nattie, who decked her and applied the Sharpshooter on the outside. You cannot win the match by submission on the outside though, and you cannot win the title by countout, so father and daughter Neidhart had to push Hamada in to save the match up. Nattie dominated for a long period of time now, but Hamada kicked out of any move Nattie hit her with. Finally, she was able to lock on the Sharpshooter. Any time Hamada made it close to the ropes, Nattie pulled her back to the middle of the ring. The grimaces on Hamada's face clearly indiciated that she was in excruciating pain, but she wouldn't give up! She finally reached the ropes, and the ref had to drag Nattie away from her, as she wouldn't release the hold. This brought out the daddie in Jim Neidhart, as he got up on the apron and yelled at the referee to let his daughter go. He actually went so far as to push the referee, who collided with Nattie who was bouncing of the ropes. This gave Hamada the time she needed to get her bearings back, and on wobbly legs she delivered a brainbuster to Nattie before slowly climbing to the top rope, hitting a picture perfect moonsault to win the match and retain the belt. A terrific match between these two! Hamada pinned Nattie Neidhart after a moonsault in 0:15:16. Rating: **** 1/4 (Hamada retained the TNAW Maiden Title.) The Beautiful People (Madison Rayne & Velvet Sky) w/Lacey Von Erich vs. The Blonde Bombers (Angelina Love & Jennifer Blake) in a Street Fight When Miss Wrestling showed up in TNAW earlier this year, it was clear that she was a skilled competitor. That she in fact was none other than the returning Angelina Love, proved difficult for Madison and Velvet to understand. In fact, they were the last to know. With her new partner, Jennifer Blake, Angelina has waged a war against her former friends. This has led us to tonight's match, a Street Fight! All four came dressed in street clothes, which in TBP's case was a really short denim skirt and a frilly top. They still had to look good! This match was intense, but didn't stray to far away from the ring. With Lacey by their side, TBP had a slight advantage. While Velvet had Angelina trapped by her throat with a chair, Lacey stole a slurpee from a fan, emptying the contents on Angelina's face. Jen Blake is known to take it to the floor occasionally, and she hit a perfect drop kick on a dazed Madison Rayne sitting on a chair. Still, falling flat after a drop kick on the floor, had to hurt. The end of the match came when Blake went for the Dynamite Destroyer in the ring. Ref Mattano told her that she would be disqualified, as that move has been outlawed. Blake grabbed Mattano by the throat, but released her in fear of a DQ. Maybe that would have been the best though, as she was hit by a Flatliner from Rayne, who got even from Blake stabbing her in the eye at Caged Fury. The Beautiful People has gotten a measure of revenge on The Blonde Bombers, celebrating their victory with a huge group hug in the ring. No-Countout-No-DQ-Match: The Beautiful People (Madison Rayne and Velvet Sky) defeated The Blonde Bombers (Angelina Love and Jennifer Blake) when M. Rayne pinned J. Blake after a Flatliner in 0:07:29. Rating: ** 1/2 Gail Kim vs Katarina for the right to the TNAW Tag Team Titles - Loser must leave TNAW Gail and Katarina was put together by Maria Kanellis, and won the tag-team titles on their first try - with a little help from Angelina Love. The partnership quickly fell apart when the Stamford Divas were disbanded, and the result was this match - a match to decide who gets to keep the belts (and find a new partner) and who has to leave TNAW. The crowd was evenly split on this one, as both girls showed passion and desire to stay in TNAW. Katarina had the match won when she hit the Kat Nap late in the match, but Gail showed ring awareness when she draped her leg across the bottom ropes. Legs on the ropes are possibly Gail's new tactic, because when she hit an inside cradle out of nowhere, her legs went on the ropes again. With the added leverage, Gail sent Katarina out of TNAW for now, and secured her both tag-team belts. MatchLoser-Leaves-Town Match: Gail Kim pinned Katarina after an inside cradle in 0:09:33. Rating: ** 3/4 Gail Kim interview So Cal Val caught up with Gail Kim after the match, asking her who she wanted as her partner. Gail said that she didn't think anyone deserved to be her partner, but that she had to sleep on it. She told Val to expect an answer to her question on the next episode of StarStruck. Interview with Larry Sweeney and Sara Del Rey So Cal Val wanted a quick word with Sara Del Rey before her Queen of the Ring final, but Larry Sweeney said she was busy preparing. Sweeney told Val that Sara faced a monumental opponent in Awesome Kong, but that Sara was ready. He said that Sara had defeated Kong before, and would do so again. Awesome Kong vs. Sara Del Rey w/Larry Sweeney - QOTR Final Both opponents took an extra look at the throne, crown, cloak and scepter which was placed outside of the ring, clearly showing how much they wanted to win this. Even though they both have had enough time to recover on, their previous matches had to have taken a toll on them. Dave Prazak commented that if it boiled down to stamina, Sara Del Rey would have a huge advantaged. There aren't many wrestlers, male or female, that have the conditioning of Sara Del Rey. Sara is one of the strongest competitors Kong has faced, and she stood toe to toe with Kong on many occasions throughout the match. Sara needed to take down Kong though, and after hitting a series of kicks, she hit the rolling koppo kick to level Kong. Del Rey kept Kong on the ground for a while, at the same time preserving and perhaps regenerating some strength for herself. Prazak says that he knows that Kong has lost matches before, but he has never heard of anyone making Kong tap out. Kong eventually got out of the various submission holds, and started slugging away at Del Rey, who slumped down in the corner, covering her face. Larry Sweeney knew he had to do something, and stole the scepter, sliding it into the ring. As ref Bryce Remsburg put it away, Sara Del Rey kicked him in the butt, causing him to fall out. Sara had attacked the referee, but since it was from behind, who should he disqualify? Sweeney ran into the ring to help out Sara, but Awesome Kong was on fire, hitting both with clothesline and tossing Larry out of the ring, tearing up his suit jacket in the process. Sara was down on her knees now, begging for Kong to stop the hurting. Sara then low-blowed Kong, who didn't even flinch, but hoisted Sara up in a chokelift, parading her around in the ring before dropping her with the Awesome Bomb. Bryce Remsburg slid into the ring and counted the 3-count. Awesome Kong is the Queen of the Ring! [Queen of the Ring - Final Match]: Awesome Kong pinned Sara Del Rey with the Awesome Bomb in 0:13:28. Rating: *** Crowning ceremony Christy Hemme and a couple of other staff members came out to prepare Kong for her crowning ceremony. Awesome Kong draped the robe around her and sat down on the throne, clearly happy at being the winner of this terrific tournament. The proceedings were interrupted, as the Prince from Ghana, Prince Nana, came down with several servants. Prince Nana said that he had payed a lot of attention to this tournament, and that he is ecstatic that Awesome Kong won. Nana says that since he is the Prince of a Ghanesian tribe, he is of royalty. He should be the one crowning Awesome Kong. Hemme tries to tell Nana that even though it's an honor to have him here, she would to the honors. Kong stops her, telling him that it is ok. Prince Nana then puts the crown on Awesome Kong, announcing for the world that she was now... QUEEN KONG! Tara vs. Trisha for the TNAW World Title We have our Queen, but we still have a match left as well. Two veterans of the ring duking it out for the biggest prize in the game, the TNAW World Title. Trisha made her comeback in the sport of professional wrestling after Caged Fury, helping Tara fend off a post-match beatdown. It was all a ruse though, as Trisha was after Tara's belt all along. And even though they may not be the youngest competitors, and even though Tara may be plagued with recurring injuries and Trisha has some ring rust still in her body, these two put on a great 20-minute clinic that exceeded anyone's expectations. From technical catch in the opening minutes, to several periods of ringside brawling, to hitting each other's with finisher moves only to have the other participant kick out or catch hold of the ropes. Trisha hung up her boots due to a lack of desire, but it appeared as if that desire had come back tenfold. She also tried to pull out one of her most well-known moves, using the bottom rope as leverage as she would slingshot Tara out into the ring with a rana. However, Tara captured Trisha and slowly used her great strength to pull her up, dumping her hard to the ground with a power bomb. Her breath completely beaten out of her, Trisha did not get up from it. Tara retains, but Trisha has nothing to be ashamed of. Tara pinned Trisha after a power bomb in 0:19:19. Rating: *** (Tara retained the TNAW World Title.) Card rating: *** A tremendous PPV saw Awesome Kong crowned as the Queen of the Ring, Hamada and Tara retaining their titles, Gail Kim become the sole owner of both tag team titles, The Beautiful People came out on top in a Streetfight and ODB promised Christy Hemme to check herself in to a rehab clinic. Don't miss StarStruck next week, as QUEEN Kong and her Prince Nana will speak on what everyone is excited about - the TNAW World Title Match against Tara at Tropic Tumble. |
| rey619 | Posted on 06/24/10 at 21:43:37 TNAW - behind the scenes The ratings for StarStruck has improved as of late, keeping it a steady 0,050 ever since Caged Fury, reaching 0,1 at the last StarStruck before Queen of the Ring. With Hamada and Kong back from Japan, and Tara & Trisha involved in the main event, the viewers tuned in. Looks like Trisha's involvement with TNAW has garnered a great deal of viewers. Queen of the Ring had 4000 buys, the same as Caged Fury. Katarina is moving back to England this summer, that was the reason behind the sudden tag-team split and short feud. As noted, Trisha is only on a short term contract. It is believed at this time that she will not renew it, although nothing is for sure. She has stated in interviews that she is happy to be back in the ring. Indy wrestlers Hailey Hatred and Jessica Havoc was brought in to do a dark match prior to a taping, but only Havoc turned up due to alleged travel issues on Hatred's side. TNAW has not called them back in. Jillian is recovering from injury and will be back soon. She has published a country album while she has been gone, and it is believed that she will have some sort of country singer / cowgirl gimmick when she returns. |
| rey619 | Posted on 06/28/10 at 17:09:40 TNAW StarStruck - 03.07.2010 Prince Nana and Queen Kong take the stage The first StarStruck opened with Prince Nana and Queen Kong entering the StarStruck-zone in full regalia. The prince took the mic, running down the crowd and calling random people fat pigs - telling them to shut up when a prince and a queen is in the building. Prince Nana and Queen Kong walk to the ring, where Nana tells the fans that it is time to reinstate the Kongtourage! He then introduces Gail Kim and Sojourner Bolt, who comes out and enters the ring with Kong. Bolt has the tag team belt wrapped around her waist, so she must be Gail's new partner. Nana then calls out Christy Hemme and Tara, so that they can sign the contract for the TNAW World Title Match at Tropic Tumble. Hemme comes out, but regrets to inform Nana and Kong that Tara, like Hamada, is in Europe on tour with TNA, but will be back in two weeks. Nana then says that it really doesn't matter, Queen Kong WILL become the TNAW World Champion in Hawaii at Tropic Tumble, and then they would all party Ghana-style! The crowd boo Nana heavily, pissing off both the Prince and the Queen. Kong's popularity seems to have dropped since allying with the obnoxious prince. Trisha vs. Velvet Sky Trisha lost her title match against Tara at Queen of the Ring, but was back in the winning track here tonight against Velvet Sky of the Beautiful People. Velvet Sky seemed to have a lot of respect for Trisha in the start of the match, almost acting like a sitting duck for a series of clothesline from Trisha. When Velvet realized she needed to pull herself together in order to rack up a win, she hit a jawbreaker and a clothesline of her own, driving the fans wild. The rest of the match went back and forth, until Trisha hit the Trish-a-licious bulldog to win. Trisha pinned Velvet Sky with the Trish-a-licious in 0:06:33. Rating: ** 1/4 In-ring interview with Trisha After the match, Trisha picks up the phone and talks about being out of the business for so long, that when she got the opportunity to make a comeback, she didn't want to take the long way there - she needed to be on top right away. This delusion of taking a short cut to the top was why she betrayed Tara and tried to win the World Title. She now realizes that she cannot change who she is, she cannot betray her fans to chase something that once was hers, but which she now know she has to work hard for. She promises to not let her fans down again. The fans seem to appreciate her apology, and cheers for her when she makes her way out of the ring. LuFisto vs Miss Elizabeth Miss Elizabeth has gone through a tough time after losing the Last Woman Standing match against Awesome Kong at Caged Fury, and did not even qualify for the Queen of the Ring tournament. Her vacation seems to have done wonders for "The NEW!" Miss Elizabeth though, as she took on LuFisto here tonight. Super Hardcore Anime LuFisto is not intimidated by anyone, and Miss Elizabeth found out firsthand why LuFisto is known for her toughness, as she fought the bigger woman with tooth and nail. She had Elizabeth defeated with a Swinging DDT, but Elizabeth kicked out in the last nano second. Elizabeth tried to ground the swifter opponent, locking first in a Texas Cloverleaf, and then a chickenwing submission variant. The crowd was on their feet cheering for LuFisto to power out of it, but to no avail. LuFisto couldn't answer ref Mattano, and the match was awarded to Miss Elizabeth. A terrific match! Miss Elizabeth defeated LuFisto when LuFisto passed out in a double chickenwing submission in 0:07:53. Rating: **** 1/4 So Cal interviews Miss Elizabeth So Cal Val catches up with Miss Elizabeth after the match. Elizabeth is raging, asking why the fans hate her so much. She then says that she really doesn't care, and unlike Trisha, she won't show weakness by apologizing to the crowd in order to win their support. Interview with The Blonde Bombers So Cal Val is backstage with Jennifer Blake and Angelina Love, trying to get their thoughts on losing to The Beautiful People at Queen of the Ring. Angelina says that the teams are very evenly matched, but when TBP has one more member, even though it is a totally talentless hack such as Lacey von Erich, the advantage tips in their favor. Jennifer says that as long as TBP wants to play with an unfair advantage, they will have a hard time moving up the tag team ranks. Looks like the Bombers are looking for a third member.. Gail Kim vs Madison Rayne vs Alissa Flash vs Sarita vs Sara Del Rey vs Angelina Love - Maiden Title top contenders match Our main event tonight was a six-women elimination match for the top contendership for the Maiden Title Match. You had several interesting matches "within" the match - as Angelina and Madison continued their feud, Love hitting Rayne with a rana early on for a two count. Sara Del Rey and Alissa Flash has a storied rivalry as well, Sara almost putting Alissa away with a piledriver at the 5-minute mark. Gail Kim could very well be on her way to become a double champion, and former tag team champion Sarita was also working hard to win a title shot. Madison made the first elimination, spiking Love on her head with the DDT. She took her eyes off the other four girls though, allowing Gail to hit the Eat Defeat to send Madison out of the match. Rayne and Love brawled all the way to the back. Sarita tried to sneak up on Gail after the elimination, but Gail had Sojourner Bolt on the outside (Sarita's on and off tag team partner), and her fellow Kongtourage member warned her in time, allowing Gail to whip Sarita into the ropes and hit a vicious spinebuster for the elimination. Sara and Gail then teamed up against Alissa, dominating "the Future Legend" for several minutes, before Sara decided to take all the credit herself and hit the Royal Butterfly on Gail. Alissa and Sara fought on, but even though Sara hit another piledriver and Flash hit the Air Raid Crash, admitting defeat to the other was something they were not prepared to do. So it went to a 15-minute time limit draw. That didn't seem to deter them though, as they continued to fight even after several gongs from the bell. Security and Christy Hemme had to come out to restrain them. Christy then announced that next week, they would do singles battle in order to determine the top contender for the Maiden Title. 6-women elimination match: Sara Del Rey won a 6-woman elimination match: x M. Rayne defeated Love after the DDT in 0:07:16 x Gail defeated M. Rayne after the Eat Defeat in 0:08:06 x Gail defeated Sarita after a spinebuster slam in 0:09:02 x Del Rey defeated Gail after the Royal Butterfly in 0:12:17 x Del Rey and Flash drew at time limit 0:15:00 Rating: **** Card rating: *** 3/4 Prince Nana and Queen Kong are the new powerbrokers in TNAW, and they have their eyes set on the TNAW World Title. Prince Nana's riches have also enabled him to recruit Gail Kim and Sojourner Bolt into his fold - reincarnating the Kongtourage. They most surely will be a faction to keep an eye out for. Speaking of factions, The Blonde Bombers seems to be recruiting... Next week: Sara Del Rey vs Alissa Flash for the #1 contendership for the Maiden Title Queen Kong & The Kongtourage vs The Beautiful People and just in, due to her comments... Miss Elizabeth vs Trisha! |
| rey619 | Posted on 07/06/10 at 21:44:24 TNAW StarStruck - 10.07.2010 Backstage with The Kongtourage StarStruck opens with a scene from the lavishly decorated "locker room" of the Kongtourage, where Prince Nana is badmouthing a couple of caterers for delivering the wrong fool. Nana calls them fat pigs and threatens to sue them if they don't fetch Queen Kong a bottle of the exclusive Voss water from Norway. He then turn towards the camera, and gives the viewer a tour of the Kongtourage's apartments. Queen Kong is eating chicken wings, while attendants are giving Gail and Sojourner a massage. Nana says that TNAW should be ready for Kong, their new TNAW World Champion. He guarantees that The Beautiful People would feel their power tonight, as the Kongtourage is the most powerful group in pro wrestling today. Nattie Neidhart w/Jim "the Anvil" Neidhart vs Traci Brooks Nattie and Jim were in a foul mood here tonight, as the loss to Hamada at Queen of the Ring had to irk her. Traci was no match for the third-generation superstar, who put her away early with the Sharpshooter. When they exited the ring area, "the Anvil" told the camera that they weren't done with the Maiden Title - not by a longshot. Nattie Neidhart defeated Traci Brooks when Traci Brooks passed out in the Sharpshooter in 0:03:42. Rating: *** LuFisto & Sarita vs The Blonde Bombers (Angelina Love & Jennifer Blake As Sarita's on and off tag team partner, Sojourner Bolt, has joined the Kongtourage and gained the tag team belt without really deserving it - Sarita has found herself a new partner in LuFisto. Even if this was their first match together, their unconventional and unpredictable style evened out the experience edge Blake and Love possess. The Bombers were still pissed at losing to The Beautiful People at Queen of the Ring, and weren't on the same page tonight. After Blake lost a chop-battle with LuFisto, Love actually refused to tag Blake, telling her to pull it together and fight back. After dominating Sarita for a couple of minutes with hot tags, a misunderstanding between the Bombers caused them to crash their heads together in the middle of the ring, allowing Sarita to tag LuFisto, who speared Love and then Blake. Love rolled out of the ring as LuFisto hit her flying headbutt. Then, Love just watched passively as LuFisto hit the Burning Hammer to take home the win. LuFisto and Sarita defeated The Blonde Bombers (Angelina Love and Jennifer Blake) when LuFisto pinned J. Blake with the Burning Hammer in 0:06:32. Rating: *** After the match, Blake and Love were arguing, when a blonde Daffney came out. She told them to stop arguing, as it was clear that the loss to The Beautiful Peoople was riding on their backs. Daffney told them she heard they were recruiting a third member - and that this was her official job application. Love and Blake conferred for a few seconds, then told Daffney that she was in. The Beautiful People (Lacey von Erich, Madison Rayne & Velvet Sky) vs. The Kongtourage (Gail Kim, Queen Kong & Sojo Bolt) w/Prince Nana Quick-paced action in the opening minutes, as Rayne and Sky showed Bolt and Kim that even though they might be the tag champs, TBP still have the experience advantage over them, and that it takes time to make a tag-team work as a cohesive unit. Lacey von Erich tagged herself in, but she lost the hold on Bolt, who tagged Queen Kong. Lacey tried bodyslamming, suplexing and drop-kicking Kong, but the top contender to the TNAW World Title wouldn't budge. Lacey tagged both her partners, and three simultaneous dropkicks felled Kong like the giant redwood she is. The match broke down now, and the ref had to see through his fingers with who the legal girls were. As the four other women brawled outside, Madison Rayne found herself with Kong in the ring. Kong easily caught Rayne's cross body attempt, and power slammed her to the ground. Kong then picked her up in a bearhug, squeezing Rayne and throwing her around like a rag doll. The ref saw that Rayne had lost her consciousness, and ended the match. An impressive showing from the Kongtourage stable! The Kongtourage (Gail Kim, Queen Kong and Sojourner Bolt) defeated The Beautiful People (Lacey Von Erich, Madison Rayne and Velvet Sky) when Kong defeated M. Rayne when M. Rayne passed out in a bearhug in 0:09:29. Rating: ** Miss Elizabeth lashes out at Trisha Miss Elizabeth walks out to the ring and is handed a microphone. Elizabeth said that when she debuted in Stamford, she was asked by Trisha to protect her from the crazy Alexis Laree. Elizabeth did so because she respected Trisha, her accomplishments and what she had done in the industry. Elizabeth says that after she left, everybody was saying how Trisha was the best and that they would never see someone like her. So she worked hard every day to one day be as good and as respected as Trisha. So when Trisha arrived in TNAW, Elizabeth was ecstatic. Even though Trisha cut the line, so to speak, and received a title shot right away, ahead of more deserving athletes like herself, Elizabeth respected the way it was done. Trisha went straight after the champ, betraying her and making her mark. But then, last week on StarStruck, Trisha came out and apologized? Selling her soul to the masses so that they would cheer for her? That just made Elizabeth sick. Elizabeth then told Trisha to get out here so that she could beat her bloody and force her to retire again. Miss Elizabeth vs Trisha Trisha tried to talk to Miss Elizabeth before the match, but Elizabeth smacked the mic out of Trisha's hand and gave Trisha a roundhouse right. Elizabeth wanted to prove a point to Trisha, and dominated her for a few minutes, using hard kicks and stiff rights to do so, stooping to using an eye gouge here or a chokehold there to keep her momentum, always staying within ref Mattano's patience. Trisha made a comeback when Elizabeth missed an avalanche in the corner, hitting a roll up for a two count. Elizabeth cut her short with a forearm and a kick in the gut, and set up for the Stamford Slam. Trisha resisted and hit a backdrop. Elizabeth went for a clothesline, but Trisha ducked, grabbed Elizabeth's arm and hit a backslide, pinning Elizabeth's shoulders to the ground for a three count. The pin out of nowhere made Elizabeth even angrier than before, clubbing Trisha down and tossing her to the outside. Elizabeth pulled out a chair from beneath the ring and hit Trisha in the back with it. She then laid it down on the floor and hit the Stamford Slam on the chair on the outside! What a despicable act by Miss Elizabeth! Trisha pinned Miss Elizabeth after a backslide in 0:07:50. Rating: * 1/2 Alissa Flash vs Sara Del Rey w/Larry Sweeney - Top Contender Match for the Maiden Title Since last week's six-women elimination match for a title shot at Hamada's Maiden Title match ended in a time limit draw when Del Rey and Flash were the only two left, TNAW management signed this match as tonight's main event. These two are no strangers to another, having met in PPV matches at both a Girls Night Out and Queen of the Ring this year. They're 1-1 in PPV matches, and both girls wanted to have the rubber match go in their favor. The fans were treated to over ten minutes of two of the greatest womens wrestlers in the world trying to put the other one away. Del Rey tried to soften up Flash's back and neck for the Royal Butterfly, hitting three german suplexes in a row. Flash hit the Air Raid Crash on Del Rey, but Sweeney pulled the referee out of the ring, and then feigned completely innocence. While the ref was admonishing Sweeney, Nattie Neidhart ran in and threw both Del Rey and Flash out of the ring, jumping on them from the turnbuckle. The threesome started brawling violently outside of the ring, the ref counting from the inside. Larry Sweeney tried to break them up, but Jim Neidhart clocked him from behind. As the ref was close to ten, Nattie Neidhart slid into the ring, and was the only one within the boundaries of the ropes when the ref hit ten - causing the double countout! Sara Del Rey and Alissa Flash battled to a double countout in 0:13:49. Rating: *** [Nattie Neidhart interfered against Sara Del Rey.] [Nattie Neidhart interfered against Alissa Flash.] On the outside, Larry Sweeney was livid, and Flash and Del Rey even paused brawling with each other to field a common complaint with the referee. Inside the ring, Jim "the Anvil" Neidhart took a microphone and said that it was an outrage that the management was conducting matches to determine a top contender without putting Nattie in the mix. Losing to Hamada at Queen of the Ring was a fluke, and would not happen again. With her burly father in the ring, neither Del Rey or Flash dared to go into the ring. This stalemate led to Christy Hemme appearing on the screen. Hemme said that she had the solution to everyone's problems - the Neidharts, who apparently thinks they deserve another chance, Flash and Del Rey - who seem to be so evenly matched that a winner cannot be determined, and the fans - who most assuredly want to see the best women in action in one of the trademarks of TNA wrestling. At Tropic Tumble, to be held in exotic Honolulu, Hawaii, Hamada will defend her Maiden Title against BOTH Del Rey, Flash and Neidhart... in an Ultimate X match! Card rating: ** 1/4 We're still four weeks away from Tropic Tumble, but several matches have already been signed. Queen Kong (c) vs Tara for the TNAW World Title Hamada (c) vs Alissa Flash vs Sara Del Rey vs Nattie Neidhart for the TNAW Maiden Title... and just in: The Blonde Bombers & Daffney vs The Beautiful People Book your plane ticket to Honolulu, Hawaii now - this is an even you wouldn't want to miss! |
| rey619 | Posted on 07/08/10 at 17:54:15 TNAW StarStruck - 17.07.2010 A heated backstage argument Sojourner Bolt is walking around backstage with her tag-team title belt, when she is confronted by her former tag-team partner Sarita. Sarita asks why Sojourner has joined forces with the Kongtourage. Bolt scoffs at Sarita, saying that she was holding her back and that she would never win any titles with her. Sarita says that Bolt hasn't even won a match with Kim yet, and that she doesn't deserve the belt. Suddenly, Sarita is clubbed in the back by Gail Kim, who holds Sarita's arm as Bolt slaps Sarita hard across the face. LuFisto comes running with a steel chair, chasing the Kongtourage away. Christy Hemme appears backstage, telling them to take it to the ring in a singles match between two former partners! Sarita vs. Sojourner Bolt A great TV match between these two former tag team partners. Sarita doesn't feel like Bolt deserves being the tag champ (and who can blame her?), while Bolt obviously feels Sarita held her back. Bolt has really picked up her step since allying herself with the Kongtourage, tossing Sarita around with slams and suplexes, while Sarita whipped Bolt around with armdrags and headscissors. Towards the end of the match, Bolt hit the Gory bomb on Sarita, who kicked out in the last second. Bolt threw a fit at the referee afterwards, allowing Sarita to recover and duck Bolt's clothesline attempt and hit one of her own. When Bolt got back up, she received a kick to the gut and the Tiger Driver. At two, the referee was pulled out of the ring by Gail Kim, causing the DQ. Bolt and Gail put their boots to Sarita, until LuFisto makes the save yet again. Sarita defeated Sojourner Bolt by disqualification in 0:09:24. Rating: *** 1/2 [Gail Kim interfered against Sarita.] Interview with Tara Backstage, So Cal Val is having a sit down interview with TNAW World Champ, Tara. Tara talks about going to Europe with the TNA crew, and then about Queen Kong winning the Queen of the Ring and challenging her for the TNAW World Title. Val points out that there will be a contract signing later tonight. Suddenly, Trisha enters the locker room. Trisha says that while the fans seem to have forgiven her transgressions, one person remains. She holds out her hand and says she's sorry. Tara smiles and shakes her hand, saying that she didn't need to stab her in the back to get a title match. Trisha says she will work her way up to a title shot in the future, and Tara says she's more than welcome to do that. As Trisha leaves and Val and Tara wraps up the interview, Miss Elizabeth enters, saying that it's despicable how people can forget and forgive around her, and how some people use their name and history to get undeserved title shots. Tara wants to know what Elizabeth wants with this, not unsurprisingly she wants a title shot. Tara says she is more than welcome to get a title shot next week on StarStruck! Hamada interview Hamada cuts a promo in Japanese, holding up not just one, not two, not three - but four fingers. Dave translates it as usual, saying that Hamada is getting ready to fight three other girls for the TNAW Maiden Title at Tropic Tumble. Lauren is yet again impressed by Dave's linguistic skills. Angelina Love vs. Velvet Sky The feud between The Beautiful People and The Blonde Bombers continues with a series of singles matches with the rest of their crews banned from ringside. First out was Angelina Love against Velvet Sky. Who is the best wrestler when outside distractions are not part of the equation? These two beautiful and talented women threw off their gloves at the onset, and tried to literally smash each other's head in with vicious forearms. Velvet almost got herself disqualified when she started choking Love on the ropes. Seems that this feud is bringing about everyone's bad side. Sky had a couple of close calls with a small package and a schoolgirl's roll up, while Love tried several times to catch Sky in the choke sleeper. The finish came a little out of nowhere, with Sky throwing Love into the corner, but Love instead climbing up and comes back with a flying cross body press, pulling Sky's tights as she got the three count. Match with Managers Banned From Ringside: Angelina Love pinned Velvet Sky after a flying cross body press in 0:07:41. Rating: ** 1/2 TBP and Bombers set stipulation Backstage, The Beautiful People and The Blonde Bombers are arguing over the match, Rayne and Lacey claiming that Angelina cheated as usual. Christy and security come over to prevent more trouble, and Christy says that she wants a stipulation for their 6-woman tag match at Tropic Tumble. Lacey wants losers leaves TNAW, but Christy says that's not happening. Daffney wants loser strip to their underwear, but Christy says this is a serious wrestling company. Velvet then proposes that the losers become the other team's servants for a full month. Christy likes the idea and books it. Alissa Flash vs Nattie Neidhart Tonight's main event match was between two of the girls fighting for the TNAW Maiden Title at Tropic Tumble, in the historic first ever Ultimate X match for women. These two are two of the absolute best athletes TNAW has to offer, and they did not let the fans down in this intense match. Nattie got a two count following a powerslam at the 5 minute mark, while a timely intervention by Jim Neidhart prevented the ref from counting the Air Raid Crash from Alissa. A little later, Nattie was finally able to lock the Sharpshooter on Alissa, who was writhing in pain on the canvas. However, she was able to reach the ropes, and the ref tapped Nattie's shoulder to signal that she had to let go. Nattie let go and raised her arms in victory, and was angry as hell when she found out that she hadn't won. In protest, Nattie and "the Anvil" left the ring area, giving the victory by countout to "Future Legend" Alissa Flash. Alissa Flash defeated Nattie Neidhart by countout in 0:09:46. Rating: ** 1/2 [Jim "the Anvil" Neidhart interfered against Alissa Flash.] Big contract signing One thing remained tonight, the big contract signing with Queen Kong and Tara. The red carpet was laid out, and Prince Nana, Queen Kong and the Kongtourage walked to the ring, Prince Nana his usual self bad-mouthing everyone on his way, calling the fans fat pigs and slobs. Tara then entered the ring, looking cautiously at Nana and the Kongtourage, but sitting down across the table from Kong and signing the contract. Nana then reviewed the contract, before non-chalantly telling Kong to destroy her. General Manager Christy Hemme tried to protest, but was pushed to the ground by Gail Kim and stomped repeatedly by Bolt, as Kong and Tara was pummeling each other. The numbers game took its toll on Tara though, and she was hit by the Implant Buster. Then, Trisha hit the ring, clotheslining Kim over the ropes and hitting a devastating lariat on Bolt. She jumped on Kong's back locking in a sleeperhold, but was clubbed from behind by Miss Elizabeth! Elizabeth tossed Trisha over the ropes and rammed her into the guardrail on the outside. Sarita and LuFisto hit the ring, but Kong and the Kongtourage kept them at bay, while at the same time punishing Tara profoundly. The show comes to an end as Queen Kong delivers a vicious chokebomb on Tara. What a disgusting act by Kong and her cronies! Card rating: ** 1/2 Match observations: What a disgusting act by Prince Nana's crew here tonight! Kong made a statement, that's for sure, but they may have done Miss Elizabeth a bigger favor than they have themselves.. in what shape may Tara be next week, when she's facing Elizabeth for the title? Also booked for next week is Gail Kim vs. Lufisto, Madison Rayne vs. Jennifer Blake and Hamada vs Sara Del Rey in a non-title match. Also, if you haven't booked your tickets to Hawaii, you should do so now! Tropic Tumble will be held outdoors in Honolulu, a one of a kind wrestling event! |
| rey619 | Posted on 07/16/10 at 22:28:14 TNAW StarStruck - 24.07.2010 Hemme demands an apology StarStruck opens with Christy Hemme in the ring. The General Manager says that Queen Kong's actions last week was uncalled for, and that even though the match is signed for Tropic Tumble, this does not mean there will not be consequences. She orders Queen Kong to come to the ring. The queen does so, with her full Kongtourage in tow, Prince Nana joining Dave and Lauren, calling Dave an imbecile for questioning Kong's actions last week. In the ring, Hemme repeats her complain about Kong's actions, and Kong says she will apology if Christy wrestles a match with her, right here and right now. Hemme is surprised to say the least. Kong says that she doesn't need to win. She doesn't even need to avoid loss for a certain amount of time. All she has to do - is agree to a match right now. As Christy thinks about this, Gail Kim and Sojourner Bolt is egging her on, calling her a coward if she doesn't agree. Even though Dave Prazak goes as far as to get up from the announce position (and is called a fat pig by Prince Nana for doing so), Christy agrees. Christy Hemme vs. Queen Kong w/Prince Nana I don't know if the former Playboy model knew what she was getting herself into, but Kong wasted no time tossing Christy around like a small doll, quickly getting a two count after hitting a backfist. Nana screamed at the GM from the outside, telling her to stay down. Hemme tried to fight back, but was tossed into the turnbuckle by her hair, and then squashed violently. Kong hit another backfist and then a big splash, before lifting her up and slamming her to the ground with the Awesome Bomb. As we go to commercials, we see Hemme being carried away on a stretcher. As she leaves the ring area, Kong looks into the camera and says: "I'm sorry Christy." Then she and the Kongtourage laughs maniacally. Queen Kong pinned Christy Hemme with the Awesome Bomb in 0:02:31. Rating: 1/4* Jennifer Blake vs. Madison Rayne Match # 2 in a series of singles matches between the members of The Beautiful People and The Blonde Bombers. This match had a lucha feel to it, maybe not surprisingly as Jennifer Blake regularly competes in Mexico for the AAA promotion. Blake's agility and quickness gave her an advantage, and it is not often you see a perfectly executed slingshot sunset flip here in TNAW. Late in the match, Jennifer got herself a warning for trying to untie the turnbuckle. As ref Remsburg was fixing it, Blake pulled out brass knuckles hidden in her tights. Instead of using it on Rayne, she threw them at Rayne, who actually just dropped them on the ground, so when Remsburg turned around, he didn't believe Blake when she claimed she had been hit. After throwing a fit, Blake turned right into a superkick from Rayne, and that was enough to put Blake away tonight. 1-1 between these two feuding teams. Madison Rayne pinned Jennifer Blake after a superkick in 0:05:37. Rating: **** 1/4 Hamada vs. Sara Del Rey Sara Del Rey had the opportunity tonight to get a psychological advantage over Hamada before the Ultimate X match at Tropic Tumble. Hamada hasn't been a lot on StarStruck the last couple of months, being occupied in Japan and on tour in Europe, so the fans really appreciated seeing her fast-paced, hard-kicking style again. Del Rey is one of the toughest women in professional wrestling today, but Hamada is perhaps one of the few who can match her pound by pound. And after hitting several stiff kicks and forearm smashes on each other, soaring through the air with moonsaults and dropkicks, the end could maybe come off as a little anti climatic. Sara was going to whip Hamada into the ropes, but Hamada reversed it. Larry Sweeney had turned his back to the action, but still managed to grab hold of a leg. Sara's leg. Sara kicked him lightly in the head and turned to shout at him. Larry held up his hands in apology, but when Sara turned around, she was surprised with a small package by Hamada that secured the win. After the match, Sara ran around telling the ref that that didn't count, while Larry tried desperately to have Sara forgive him, knowing that she could probably kick his ass if she wanted to. In the end though, she forgave him and gave him a short hug. Hamada pinned Sara Del Rey after a small package in 0:07:08. Rating: *** 3/4 Blonde Bombers having a surprise for TBP Backstage, TBP and The Blonde Bombers are yet again arguing over the outcome of their singles match, with Blake still claiming that Rayne hit her with brass knucks. Angelina says it really doesn't matter, because when they defeat them in their six-woman tag match at Tropic Tumble, they will need to appear on TV every week in a REALLY short and revealing french maid uniform. Velvet says "no way we're wearing that", while Lacey stutters: "well... if you lose, you will have to go buck naked for a month!" Madison and Velvet look at Lacey, and say that they don't think that's legal. Next week will be the third match - Lacey von Erich against Daffney! Nana and the Kongtourage So Cal Val enters the Kongtourage's locker room, where two servants are feeding grapes to Queen Kong. Val tells Nana that Hemme has been taken to a hospital for treatment, and that she probably suffers from a concussion. Nana says he's not sorry for that, she went into the ring with Queen Kong and got what she deserved. Val then brings up the unprovoked attack on Tara, and Nana calls Val "So Cal Slut" in return. He tells her that the Age of Kong is upon TNAW, and that it will be a dark age ruled by the Prince and Queen of Ghana. In the background, Queen Kong slaps a servant for giving her a sour grape. Nana laughs, telling Tara and the rest of TNAW to get ready for the Age of Kong! Gail Kim vs. LuFisto Gail Kim defeated LuFisto in a QOTR qualifier last month, but LuFisto brought a different game tonight. Kim took a breather on the outside after LuFisto hit her with a cannonball in the corner, but the Montreal native dove out from the apron with a new cannonball, wiping out both Kim and Bolt in the process. As is customary in LuFisto's matches, they brawled on the outside, LuFisto draping Gail on a table and smashing down with a chair. Bolt managed to pull her partner off the table in the last split second, and LuFisto smashed Bolt instead, probably saving her from being disqualified. Back in the ring, LuFisto went for the Burning Hammer, but Kim managed to reach the ropes while she was on LuFisto's shoulders, managing to wriggle herself free and hit the devastating Eat Defeat finisher out of nowhere - earning herself another victory over LuFisto. After the match, Bolt and Kim put the boots to LuFisto, until Sarita ran in and chased the Kongtourage away. Sarita and LuFisto were motioning for the tag-team belts at this point, and we have later learned that there will indeed be a tag-team match between these four at Tropic Tumble - with the tag-titles on the line! Gail Kim pinned LuFisto with the Eat Defeat in 0:07:38. Rating: *** 1/2 [Sojourner Bolt interfered against LuFisto.] Miss Elizabeth vs. Tara (c) for the TNAW World Title This has been a night of many great matches, but the big main event was still to come - Tara defending her World Title against Miss Elizabeth. Tara was brutally attacked by Queen Kong and her Kongtourage last week, and she was visibly injured as she made her way to the ring, clutching her ribs and limping. Miss Elizabeth wasted no time attacking the champ's weak spots, slamming her to the ground and wrenching away on her hurt leg. Tara managed a small comeback after a jawbreaker, DDT and standing moonsault, but Miss Elizabeth was quickly on top again, hitting a Northern Lights Suplex for a near fall. A crushing bear hug didn't do Tara's ribs any favors either. At the announce table, Lauren wondered if we might see Kong vs Elizabeth IV at Tropic Tumble instead. The inevitable happened, as Elizabeth dropped Tara on her head with The Stamford Slam. Ref Mattano didn't get the chance to count though, as someone pulled Miss Elizabeth out of the ring. That someone was Trisha, but she kept her head low and hid under the ring, the ref didn't see it! Elizabeth was furious and tried to drag Trisha out from beneath the ring, but had to return to the ring to avoid being counted out. She pulled up Tara again, but Tara had played possum for a while, backdropping Elizabeth and hitting another standing moonsault. That was not enough, but Tara quickly hit the Widow's Peak to retain the title. Miss Elizabeth was furious, and that feeling did not subside as Trisha backed up the ramp, laughing at Elizabeth. Tara pinned Miss Elizabeth with the Widow's Peak in 0:08:29. Rating: *** 1/2 (Tara retained the TNAW World Title.) Card rating: *** 1/2 A fantastic StarStruck for those that enjoy quality women's wrestling matches. This is entertainment you won't find anywhere else! Christy Hemme has been diagnosed with a concussion after the brutal attack by Queen Kong. We have no word on whether Hemme will be present next week or not. We have two more matches set for Tropic Tumble, LuFisto/Sarita vs. The Kongtourage for the TNAW Tag-Team Titles, and just in: Trisha vs. Miss Elizabeth! The three matches already signed for Tropic Tumble are: Queen Kong vs Tara for the TNAW World Title Nattie vs Flash vs Hamada (c) vs Del Rey for the Maiden Title and The Beautiful People vs The Blonde Bombers & Daffney - losers must be the other team's servants for a month. |
| rey619 | Posted on 07/18/10 at 00:54:54 TNAW StarStruck - 31.07.2010 Dave reports about Christy The show opens with Dave Prazak in the ring. Dave announces that Christy Hemme has suffered some side effects from the concussion suffered last week in the match against Awesome Kong, and will not be here tonight. Dave apologizes for this, but is cut short as Prince Nana and the Kongtourage make their way to the ring. Nana calls Dave a fat pig and a son of a bitch for blaming Hemme's condition on Kong. Nana says that Hemme belongs in a porn magazine, not in the ring with regality. Prazak starts to object, but is cut short by Kong who grabs Dave by his collar and threatens to chokeslam him. Instead, she pushes him into the ring corner and runs in with an avalanche. Dave falls down and Kong is about to sit down on him, when Trisha runs in with a microphone, challenging Kong to a match. Prince Nana says that Trisha is not worthy of a match with the Queen, but that she can fight Sojourner Bolt if she's itching for a fight. The distraction saves Dave Prazak, who rolls out of the ring and takes cover at the announce table. Sojourner Bolt vs. Trisha Nana and Kong did not stay for Bolt's match against Trisha, but Sojourner's tag team partner, Gail Kim, did, and proved a nuisance for Trisha during the match, choking her on the ropes when ref Remsburg wasn't looking. This advantage helped Bolt dominate large parts of the match, but Trisha wouldn't go down, even when hit by a lung blower from Bolt. Bolt tossed Trisha out of the ring, which allowed Gail to try and whip Trisha into the ring steps. Trisha reversed it, ramming Gail into the unyielding steps. Then, Miss Elizabeth ran in with murder in her eyes, but Trisha was perceptive and hit a drop toe hold that sent Elizabeth into the steel steps as well. With all the distractions out of the way, Trisha went back into the ring where she quickly hit the Trish-a-licious for the win. Looks like Trisha is getting back in ring shape - big time! Trisha pinned Sojourner Bolt with the Trish-a-licious in 0:07:17. Rating: ** 3/4 [Miss Elizabeth interfered against Trisha.] Tara visits Christy We see a video from Christy Hemme's home, where TNAW World Champ Tara visits. Christy is suffering from migraines and dizziness, and confesses that she should never have faced Kong, and that she's perhaps better off as a GM. Tara tells Christy to not think about this now, and to get better. She will take care of Kong. Daffney vs. Lacey von Erich The score is 1-1 in the singles match series between The Beautiful People and The Blonde Bombers, and it would all be decided here tonight with Daffney and Lacey squaring off in the ring. Lacey tried going for some quick pins early on, but Daffney wasn't sufficiently worn down to call it quits. Daffney countered with some killer forearms, but Lacey wanted to prove a point here tonight - the point being that she's more than Fritz von Erich's grand-daughter, she's a superstar in her own right. One thing she has from her family lineage though, is the dreaded Iron Claw. Once she had locked in the Claw on Daffney, she didn't let go, and the ref had to award the match to Lacey when Daffney didn't respond. Lacey Von Erich defeated Daffney when Daffney passed out in the Iron Claw in 0:06:09. Rating: * 1/2 TBP celebrates - Love does not Backstage, Lacey, Velvet and Madison celebrates Lacey's win, which gives them a 2-1 victory in the mini series. They hug and cheer and skip along the corridor. Angelina Love watches them from afar, a look of jealousy and envy on her face. Jennifer Blake comes along, telling Love that they will still win the six-woman match at Tropic Tumble, and that they should go check on Daffney. Music video of Jillian Jones A music video of Jillian Jones (yes, wrestler Jillian) airs. She is dressed as a cowgirl, singing some sort of bland country music while playing a guitar. In the middle of the video, she struts along just like a more well-known wrestlers who happens to share her initials. Sarita & LuFisto vs. Sumie Sakai & Traci Brooks Sarita and LuFisto have challenged the Kongtourage to a tag team title match at Tropic Tumble, but they absolutely need some tagging experience before going up against the champs. Their opponents were Sumie Sakai and Traci Brooks. SaFisto didn't exactly work like a well-oiled machinery together, but individually they're tougher, more experienced and more skilled than their opponents. LuFisto picked up the win when Traci had to tap to a cross armbreaker. Fortunately for SaFisto, Gail Kim and Bolt haven't a great deal of experience together either. That match could go either way! Sarita and LuFisto defeated Sumie Sakai and Traci Brooks when LuFisto defeated Traci when Traci passed out in a cross armbreaker in 0:05:24. Rating: *** 3/4 Elizabeth attacks Trisha backstage So Cal Val is backstage searching for Trisha. She enters her locker room, but finds her in the shower, a towel wrapped around her. Trisha asks her kindly to wait outside the shower for a minute. As So Cal Val speaks to the camera about the upcoming PPV, Miss Elizabeth barges into the locker room wielding a lead pipe. She drags Val with her, telling her that all the world should be witness to the beating she is about to give Trisha. Poor Trisha is just standing in the shower with a towel, as Elizabeth stares menacingly at her. Then, Trisha grabs the shower head and sprays Elizabeth with it. Elizabeth screams running away as she drops the pipe and clutches her arm. So Cal Val wonders if Elizabeth is afraid of water. Trisha says Elizabeth probably doesn't like scaldingly hot water, and the camera zooms in on the shower who is turned all the way to red. Trisha says she's been in the business too long not to take precautions when she knows someone's out to get her. Alissa Flash vs. Nattie Neidhart w/Jim Neidhart vs. Sara Del Rey w/Larry Sweeney Main even time, as all the competitors in the Maiden Title Ultimate X match at Tropic Tumble - sans the champ, went toe to toe in a fantastic match here tonight. Flash and Del Rey's ongoing rivalry helped Nattie in the opening minutes, as she could take a breather on the outside, relaxing with her father slash manager, Jim Neidhart. Reality caught up with her though as Alissa tossed Sara out, diving on both of them with a cross body from the apron. Larry Sweeney then proposed a truce of sorts with Jim Neidhart, and Sara and Nattie worked together for a while against Alissa. The partnership broke up when Nattie locked in the Sharpshooter on Alissa, a move broken up by a stiff kick from Sara. The partnership on the outside evaporated as well, Neidhart decking Sweeney with a hard right. Sweeney took cover at the announce table, sitting on Dave Prazak's lap in the absence of a third chair. Lauren then asked them if they wanted a room. The fans were really into this match, cheering on all three participants, simply for putting on such a great display. The end came when Alissa planted Sara with an Air Raid Crash. Before she went for the cover, Nattie rolled her over with a La Magistral. Alissa kicked out, and Nattie went for a backslide. Alissa countered with the Kudo Driver for the win. Alissa with a great win here, only two weeks before Tropic Tumble! Alissa Flash defeated Sara Del Rey and Nattie Neidhart when A. Flash pinned N. Neidhart with the Kudo Driver in 0:11:52. Rating: *** 1/2 [Jim "the Anvil" Neidhart interfered against Sara Del Rey.] Card rating: *** 1/4 Match observations: Another great StarStruck saw Trisha really getting the upper hand in her feud with Miss Elizabeth, Lacey von Erich securing her first win and Alissa Flash gaining some momentum going into the Ultimate X-match at Tropic Tumble. Next week, Total Nonstop Action Woman will live up to its moniker as we will present six great matches back to back - with only a few commercial breaks so that you can go to the toilet. We have Hamada vs Jennifer Blake in a non-title match, Alissa Flash vs Nattie Neidhart in a rematch of sorts from tonight's triple threat and in the main event, the entire Kongtourage will take on Tara, Sarita and LuFisto! This and more, next week! |
| rey619 | Posted on 07/21/10 at 20:15:26 TNAW StarStruck - 07.08.2010 Sumie Sakai & Traci Brooks vs. The Beautiful People (Lacey von Erich & Madison Rayne) Tonight, TNAW promised to live up to its name - Total Nonstop Action Women - as they would present no less than six matches on StarStruck. The first match featured Madison Rayne and Lacey von Erich preparing for their big six-women tag match at Tropic Tumble by facing Sumie Sakai and Traci Brooks in a tag match. TBP is en route to Tropic Tumble with a nice win here tonight, Traci being tangled up in a small package. At the end of the match, Sumie took a bad bump to the outside, hitting her back on the ring apron. It is believed she will miss some tapings. The Beautiful People (Lacey Von Erich and Madison Rayne) defeated Sumie Sakai and Traci Brooks when M. Rayne pinned Traci after a small package in 0:05:15. Sumie Sakai suffered a back injury. She will be out for approximately 1 month. Rating: * 1/4 Miss Elizabeth vs. Velvet Sky Next up was Miss Elizabeth against the third and final member of The Beautiful People. Velvet Sky knew she was up against a big challenge here, but didn't shy away from the fight, taking Elizabeth down with a couple of quick armdrags in the opening. Elizabeth quickly gained the advantage though, powering Sky down with a bodyslam and a suplex. She even sapped more strength away from Sky by choking her on the ropes. Sky mounted a comeback with several hard forearms that rocked Elizabeth, but when she bounced off the ropes looking for a clothesline to take Elizabeth down, she was met with a kick to the gut and unceremoniously dropped on her face with The Stamford Slam. Miss Elizabeth pinned Velvet Sky with the Stamford Slam in 0:05:31. Rating: ** 1/2 Alissa Flash vs. Nattie Neidhart w/Jim Neidhart Alissa Flash came out on top last week in a three-way match which featured Sara Del Rey and her opponent tonight - Nattie Neidhart. Nattie is desperate to win some gold here in TNAW, and to prove her point, she ran out and met Flash on the outside, slamming her into the guardrail and suplexing her on the protective mats on the outside. This gave her the advantage in the first few minutes of the match, and timely distractions from Jim Neidhart gave her more opportunities to wear Flash down. Alissa rocked Nattie with an elbow when Nattie came charging in the corner, and several stiff forearms for Melissa stunned Nattie enough to allow her to hit a drop kick. Alissa then went for the dreaded Curb Stomp. This prompted Jim Neidhart to jump up on the apron and yell at Alissa, who knocked him down with an elbow. This allowed Nattie to roll up Flash with a roll up. Alissa kicked out, but Nattie immediately turned it into the Sharpshooter - forcing her opponent to tap. Maybe a little early, but the Ultimate X match at Tropic Tumble must have been in Alissa's mind. Nattie Neidhart made Alissa Flash submit to the Sharpshooter in 0:08:22. Rating: *** 1/2 [Jim "the Anvil" Neidhart interfered against Alissa Flash.] Angelina Love vs. Trisha Before the match, Angelina told Trisha that she was just an older version of her, and that she should step aside and let the new generation take over. Trisha DID step aside - for Angelina's drop kick attempt, and then took her down with a spear and then hit her with several punches. Angelina was gunning for a big win before the important six-woman tag match at Hawaii, dropping Trisha on her head with a DDT later in the match for a two-count. Trisha did a number on Angelina's chest later on with a series of chops, and eventually hit the Trish-a-licious for the win. Both Trisha and Miss Elizabeth walks into their big grudge match at Tropic Tumble with a win under their belts. Trisha pinned Angelina Love with the Trish-a-licious in 0:06:34. Rating: ** 3/4 Hamada vs. Jennifer Blake - non-title match Jennifer Blake with a great opportunity tonight. Even though it was a non-title match, a win against Hamada would surely propel her into the Maiden Title picture, regardless of what happens at Tropic Tumble. You could see Blake really wanted the win, as she withstood Hamada's brutal headbutt offense early on, and even hit a spear for a close call. Hamada was her usual high-flying self in this match, coming back from the corner with a moonsault bodyblock to wipe out Blake. The end came after Blake hit a cross body for a two count. She then went for a clothesline, but Hamada countered it with a crucifix. Blake kicked out, but was hoisted up on Hamada's shoulders and hit with the Hamada Driver. Hamada pinned Jennifer Blake with the Hamada Driver in 0:07:39. Rating: *** The KongTourage (Gail Kim, Sojourner Bolt & Queen Kong) w/Prince Nana vs. Sarita, LuFisto & Tara After almost an hour of nonstop action here on StarStruck, the main event was still to go. Prince Nana led her Kongtourage towards the ring. The imposing trio was up against TNAW World Champion and two of the crowd favorites, Sarita and LuFisto. Kong and Tara started out, giving the fans a preview of what to expect next week in Hawaii. Kong showed how big and fearsome she is when Tara time and time again failed to bring her to the ground, clubbing the champ down and going for the Awesome Bomb. Sarita and LuFisto quickly entered the ring and dropkicked Kong down. Kim and Bolt also entered the ring at this point, and all heck broke loose. Ref Remsburg couldn't contain the match at all, and as SaFisto and Kim/Bolt double-teamed each other in the ring, Kong and Tara brawled on the outside, Kong parading around with the champ on her shoulders in a torture rack position. Prince Nana set up a table on the outside, and Kong actually Awesome Bombed Tara through it! The champ was out cold, and LuFisto ran out of the ring to attack Kong, sending her crashing into the guardrail following a dive from the apron. This left Sarita in the ring alone with the tag-champ, and the Mexican soon fell victim to Gail Kim's Eat Defeat. On the outside, Kong hit an Implant Buster on LuFisto on the floor, and the carnage was complete. With a maniacal grin on her face, the challenger for the TNAW World Champ left the ring area, a devastation in her wake. The Kongtourage (Gail Kim, Queen Kong and Sojourner Bolt) defeated Sarita, LuFisto and Tara when Gail pinned Sarita with the Eat Defeat in 0:09:05 Rating: *** 3/4 [Prince Nana interfered against LuFisto.] Rundown of Tropic Tumble A video package airs, highlighting all the matches for Tropic Tumble. Tara(c) vs Awesome Kong TNAW World Title Match After winning Queen of the Ring in June, Awesome Kong allied herself with Prince Nana, renamed herself Queen Kong and reinstated the Kongtourage. Since then, she has been an unstoppable force of nature, and tonight, she laid waste to the world champion in brutal fashion. Can Tara successfully defend her title at Tropic Tumble? Hamada (c) vs Nattie Neidhart vs Alissa Flash vs Sara Del Rey - Ultimate X match for the Maiden Titel Hamada successfully defended her belt against Nattie Neidhart at QOTR, but when a top contenders match between Flash and Del Rey was ruined by Nattie Neidhart who wanted a new shot, Christy Hemme decided to book an Ultimate X match between the four. This will be a first in women's wrestling! The Kongtourage (c) vs Sarita & LuFisto for the Tag Team Championship Sojourner Bolt was given the tag-team belt when she and Gail Kim joined Prince Nana and re-established the Kongtourage. Sarita felt that her former partner didn't deserve to simply be given the belt, and has recruited a new partner in LuFisto. Trisha vs "The New" Miss Elizabeth Elizabeth was upset that Trisha sold her soul to the crowd when she apologized for her actions that led to her betrayal of Tara and subsequent title shot at QOTR. These have feuded for the past few weeks, Trisha using her experience to avoid Elizabeth's attacks. Who will have bragging rights after this exotic PPV? The Beautiful People vs The Blonde Bombers & Daffney The feud between Angelina Love's Blonde Bombers and The Beautiful People continues. The Bombers have recruited a blonde Daffney to join them in this six woman tag match, where the losers will have to be other team's servants for a full month! Card rating: *** 1/4 |
| rey619 | Posted on 08/15/10 at 19:21:16 TNAW - Tropic Tumble I - 15.08.2010 It's a great summer's night here in Honolulu, Hawaii, and Total Nonstop Action Women presents their first annual Tropic Tumble. It's being held outdoors at the beach, with bleachers set up for the fans. It's reminiscent of some of the old Bash at the Beach shows, and the beach-going crowd is loving the atmosphere as the show starts with a series of videos presenting the various feuds that has led to this PPV. TNAW World Tag-Team Title Match - LuFisto & Sarita vs. The Kongtourage (Gail Kim & Sojourner Bolt) w/Prince Nana Prince Nana and his Kongtourage was first out, and Prince Nana wasted no time insulting the Honolulu crowd. His rant was eventually silenced by Sarita and LuFisto, who came out to shut him up and jump-start the PPV with the tag team title match. SaFisto were all over The Kongtourage in the opening minutes, and the tag champs retreated to the outside to recover. It didn't take long before LuFisto dove out on them with a senton from the apron, sending Nana and his champions sprawling in the sand. There had been talks about how the sand could come into play at this PPV, and Gail Kim found another use for it a little later, when she threw sand in the eyes of Sarita, allowing her to tag Bolt and double-team LuFisto for quite a while. The crowd really got to see tag-team wrestling as it should be, as this was a terrific bout. The end came when LuFisto, desperate to make the tag, managed to hit Bolt with a spear, slowly crawling her way towards Sarita. Gail Kim ran out to stop her, but was stopped by the ref. This gave Prince Nana the opportunity to pull Sarita down from the apron, knocking her head on the apron. Without a tag partner to tag to, LuFisto quickly fell prey to the Gory Bomb from Bolt. The Kongtourage retains, and later tonight, Queen Kong may make the night complete for Prince Nana. The Kongtourage (Gail Kim and Sojourner Bolt) defeated LuFisto and Sarita when Bolt pinned LuFisto with the Gory Bomb in 0:12:47. Rating: **** 1/4 (The Kongtourage retained the TNAW Tag-Team Titles.) [Prince Nana interfered against LuFisto.] Special Joshi attraction tag-team match - Misaki Ohata & Traci Brooks vs. Ayumi Kurahara & Hiroyo Matsumoto This was supposed to be a special attraction match between four young Japanese girls. One of them was prevented to come due to flight problems, so Traci Brooks took her place. Brooks really got a taste of what the Joshi girls could dish out, but held her own on more than one occasion. Matsumoto awed the crowd by hitting Ohata with a dropkick from the top turnbuckle and to the outside, the sand cushioning her fall. The joshi girls (and Traci) received a standing ovation after the match, a match Ohata/Brooks won after Ohata hit a Fisherman's Buster on Kurahara. Misaki Ohata and Traci Brooks defeated Ayumi Kurahara and Hiroyo Matsumoto when M. Ohata pinned A. Kurahara with the Fisherman's Buster in 0:11:03. Rating: ** 1/4 (Tomoka Nakagawa no-showed.) 6-women tag-team grudge match - The Beautiful People vs. The Blonde Bombers & Daffney The longest running rivalry in TNAW continues here tonight, as The Blonde Bombers and their recruit - a blonde Daffney - takes on The Beautiful People in a match where the losers will be forced to be the winners' servants for a month. The match couldn't start right away, as Lacey wanted to wrestle in a bikini, but Madison and Velvet told her to go put some clothes on. Lacey made it known earlier this week that she will be in Playboy next month, as the annual "wrestler in Playboy" column. The Bombers didn't want to wait for Lacey though, and attacked Madison and Rayne on the outside, tossing them around in the sand. Blake got the first near fall when she hit a GOry neckbreaker on Rayne. Lacey came running back with some knee pads and some wrestling shorts and a t-shirt, and quickly applied a claw to Angelina Love on the outside. Daffney broke the excruciating hold by pulling Lacey's hair. Ref Rosenberg never got control over this match, but as the crowd loved the chaotic action, he didn't really care. They fought within the ring, in the sand and even in the water, Love actually bodyslamming Lacey in the water, drenching her t-shirt. Back in the ring, Blake went for the banned Dynamite Destroyer on Velvet, but was hit with a superkick by Madison, sending her over the ropes. Daffney rolled back in to take on the Beautiful People, but was double-teamed by Madison and Velvet. An STO-Yakuza Kick combo sent her down for the 3-count. Looks like The Blonde Bombers have a new job for a month! The Beautiful People (Lacey Von Erich, Madison Rayne and Velvet Sky) defeated The Blonde Bombers (Angelina Love and Jennifer Blake) and Daffney when M. Rayne pinned Daffney after a Yakuza kick in 0:11:48. Rating: ** 1/2 Tryout match - Christina von Eerie vs. Mercedes Martinez Two independent wrestlers had the opportunity to secure contracts with TNAW tonight when they faced each other in idyllic Honolulu, Hawaii. "The Latina Sensation" Mercedes Martinez is a well-traveled athlete from the east coast, known for her hard kicks and chops and her vicious Fisherman Buster. Christina Von Eerie has a punk rock appearance, with a lot of tattoos and a killer mohawk. Von Eerie got on the wrong side of the crowd early on, as her grumpy behavior and unwillingness to fight Martinez fired up the crowd. Martinez did a number on Von Eerie by chopping her extensively both on the chest and the back, and even if Von Eerie had some nice comebacks, including a crisp tornado DDT, the more experienced Martinez picked up the win with her Mercedes Benz move, a spinal shock variant. Mercedes Martinez pinned Christina von Eerie with the Mercedes' Benz in 0:09:32 Rating: * 1/2 Ultimate X for the TNAW Maiden Title It was time for a historic match. Never before had four women met in an Ultimate X match. The champion Hamada had held the belt since winning the vacant title six months ago, but faced a huge challenge now as three other girls were trying to get to the belt. The match started out in a tremendous pace, the girls hitting each other with power move after power move. When Sara Del Rey found herself the only one standing on her feet, she swiftly went to the corner and started moving towards the belt in the middle. Alissa Flash pulled her down. Hamada was also on her way a couple of minutes later, but instead dropped down on Nattie Neidhart, hitting her with a spinning headscissors. Later, Hamada climbed up again, but when she saw Del Rey was on her way to stop her, she flipped backwards against Del Rey with a moonsault bodyblock. Sara caught her though, showing an enormous strength as she dumped her with a tombstone. Nattie focused on injuring her opponents' arms throughout the match, locking Alissa in an armbar and smashing Hamada's arm against the ring apron. Without arm strength, they couldn't climb the cable. Just after the 10-minute mark, Del Rey and Flash was on their way from opposite sides. Just before they reached their goal, they started kicking each other, with the result that they both fell down, wiping out the referee in the process. Sara looked dizzy as she fell with her head first, while Alissa injured her leg in the landing. Nattie and Hamada took advantage of this by starting to climb towards the belt themselves, and it looked like Nattie had a lead! Then, disaster struck the Neidharts as Nattie simply lost her grip, falling to the canvas. Hamada was in reach, when Jim Neidhart ran in and pulled Hamada down, then tossed her to the outside! The referee was still down after being in the wrong place at the wrong time. "The Anvil" then helped Nattie back up, and was walking beneath her to be sure she didn't fell. He almost looked like the father of a 5-year old who had just learned how to ride a bike. With nobody to prevent her from doing so, Nattie grabbed the belt and jumped down into her father's arms. Nattie Neidhart is the new Maiden Champion, but not without controversy! Four-way Ultimate X Match: Nattie Neidhart defeated Alissa Flash, Sara Del Rey and Hamada in 0:11:58. Rating: *** 1/4 (Nattie Neidhart won the TNAW Maiden Title.) Segment - TBP and their new servants The Beautiful People have found their spots in the VIP section of the bleachers, Angelina Love and Daffney bringing them soft drinks while Daffney is giving Lacey von Erich a back rub. It doesn't look like the Bombers like their new assignment very much, but they don't really have a choice. If they refuse to do as the Beautiful People says, they will get fired. Grudge match - Miss Elizabeth vs. Trisha Trisha may be smarter and more experienced than Miss Elizabeth, but she is not as strong and powerful as the amazon. Elizabeth dominated the opening minutes of this match, levelling Trisha with several clotheslines. She knows how to work a counter though, hitting a crucifix at Elizabeth's next clothesline attempt. Her offensive moves was few and far between however, but she showed an uncanny resilience to prove that she still was at the highest level of wrestling ability. When Elizabeth hit the Stamford Slam, everybody thought the victory was secured for Elizabeth, but Trisha kicked out! Elizabeth lost control of herself now, and started choking Trisha against the ropes. Ref Remsburg tried to break it up, and Trisha used the opportunity to kick Elizabeth between her legs and then a bulldog for a two-count. Trisha went for the Trish-a-licious springboard bulldog, but Elizabeth showed her strength by halting the move and dropping Trisha with a back suplex instead. She then deadlifted Trisha up from the ground with two hands, slamming her back down with a double-arm choke slam for the win. No matter who wins tonight's main event, Miss Elizabeth must be considered a prime candidate for the next title shot. Miss Elizabeth pinned Trisha after a double-arm choke slam in 0:14:15. Rating: *** TNAW World Title Match - Tara (c) vs. Queen Kong w/Prince Nana As Tara made her way to the ring, Sojourner Bolt and Gail Kim ran in behind her and blasted her in the back with a beach chair. The assault continued until security came to break it up. The damage had already been done though, as Tara never really recovered in the ring. Kong continued to blast her by clubbing blows and slams, even hitting an early power bomb that must have hurt for the champ. Tara never showed any sign of quitting though, and she earned herself a moment of respite when she kicked out of an Implant Buster. Kong and Nana went to argue with the ref over an alleged slow count, giving Tara some time to heal. She hit a roll-up for a close call, and started a wild onslaught which culminated in a beautiful moonsault that almost put away Queen Kong. She even managed to superplex Kong to the ground, when Kong climbed up for a big splash. The move took its toll on Tara's back though, and you could see her cry out with pain as she made the unsuccesful cover. Kong then went for her backfist series, but Tara ducked all attempts and stepped on Kong's toes. Tara then went for something off the ropes, but was hit with a spinning backfist. Amazingly, she was still standing! She was stunned though, allowing Kong to pick her up and drop her with her sitout power bomb - now renamed The Queen's Fury. 1-2-3.. and we have a NEW World Champion! Queen Kong pinned Tara with the Queen`s Fury in 0:09:36. Rating: **** 1/4 (Queen Kong won the TNAW World Title.) [Sojourner Bolt interfered against Tara.] Card rating: *** Match observations: A great night and a great PPV. The Honolulu crowd got to see both sexy and skilled girls fight it out like never before. We have two new champions, as Nattie Neidhart managed to win the historic Ultimate X match, and Queen Kong, with the help of the Kongtourage, won the World Title against a brave champion in Tara. They also managed to retain their tag team belts. The Beautiful People have earned the services of The Blonde Bombers for one month, and that will surely be interesting. Join us next week for a brand new StarStruck! |
| rey619 | Posted on 08/25/10 at 21:23:37 TNAW StarStruck - 21.08.2010 Christina von Eerie vs. Queen Kong w/Prince Nana Last week, Awesome Kong made history as she was the first woman to win the TNAW World Title (since Tara technically was awarded it by being the Knockout Champion). Tonight, she, Prince Nana and the Kongtourage came out at the onset of StarStruck. Nana told everyone to get used to having Kong as their champ, as the Age of Kong had just begun. He said that she would definitely be a fighting champ, and called out her first challenger. Prazak and Lauren was quite surprised to see the newcomer Christina Von Eerie, come out to face Kong for the title. Von Eerie was hesitant at first, but nobody in their right mind would say no to a title match. At first she ducked Kong's mighty fists, but she was eventually caught with a lariat. After a couple of slams and suplexes, Kong ended this charade with the Queen's Fury, which she now calls her power bomb. Queen Kong pinned Christina von Eerie with the Queen`s Fury in 0:02:42. Rating: ** 1/4 (Queen Kong retained the TNAW World Title.) Hemme & Nana showdown After the match, Prince Nana entered the ring and told the fans that Kong had now fulfilled her duty as champ, and would wait another 30 days until her next title defense. Meanwhile, she was going to Ghana where she would be treated as the Queen she is. This brought out Christy Hemme, who told Nana in no uncertain terms that this title match was not valid, and that Kong's duties as champ was not over for this 30-day period yet. Nana called Hemme a no-good white-trashed w**re, and left the ring with Kong, telling the Kongtourage to make an example of Hemme. As the tag champs cornered Hemme, someone jumped the guardrail and slid into the ring with a chair, smashing Bolt in the back and forcing Gail Kim to drag her partner out of the ring. This someone was none other than ODB! What was going on? The last time we saw ODB, she was lying broken and defeated in the ring, courtesy of Christy Hemme herself. Christy was as surprised as the crowd and the announcers, and ODB was given a mic. ODB told Christy that the best thing that could've happened to her, was being defeated by Christy at Queen of the Ring. ODB says she owes Christy her career and her health, and that she had quit drinking altogether. She tells Christy she is in her debt, and will start repaying that debt by helping her against Nana and the Kongtourage. She then asks Christy to book a tag-title match for tonight, ODB & Christy vs. The Kongtourage! Christy is still a little shocked, but says that the match is on! Mercedes Martinez vs Sarita "The Latina Sensation" Mercedes Martinez won a tryout match at Tropic Tumble, and made her StarStruck debut here tonight against another latina, Sarita. These two had a back and forth straight wrestling contest, showcasing a lot of technical and lucha moves. Sarita brought the match down on the mat, trying to find a submission hold to put Martinez in. Mercedes showed that she is no slouch on the ground either, and for a while they traded holds, looking for a tap-out win. In the end, Sarita managed to lock on the chickenwing for the second time in this match, forcing Mercedes to submit. After the match, the two girls shook hands and hugged in a sign of mutual respect. Sarita made Mercedes Martinez submit to a double chickenwing submission in 0:07:39. Rating: *** 1/4 Trisha makes announcement Trisha comes out to a thunderous ovation from the crowd. Trisha talks about her return to the business and while it has been invigorating, she feels that her body cannot keep up with her head. She therefore announces her retirement. Some in the crowd yells for her to stay, but Trisha has obviously made up her mind. Suddenly, Miss Elizabeth's music starts playing, and the blonde amazon enters the ring with a microphone. Elizabeth is all smiles, and gloats about being the one who forced Trisha into retirement - again. Trisha doesn't put up a fight, and instead tells Elizabeth that she has a bright future ahead of her, and that she doesn't need to resort to the tactics she uses. She then starts to move out of the ring, but is blindsided by Elizabeth, who clubs her in the back and starts choking her on the ropes. She shouts to Trisha that she doesn't tell her what to do! Elizabeth picks up Trisha and chokeslams her to the ground. Before she can do more damage though, the former TNAW World Champion, Tara, slides into the ring, forcing Elizabeth to retreat. As StarStruck goes into commercial, Tara is checking on Trisha. Tara demands Miss Elizabeth After the commercial, we go backstage where Tara is talking with Christy Hemme. Tara says she wants Miss Elizabeth in the ring at Pretty Amazing (the next PPV, september 26), and that the amazon will pay for ruining Trisha's retirement speech. Hemme says that she had planned for Tara to invoke her rematch clause with Kong at that PPV. Tara asks if she can save the rematch for later. Hemme says she could always do that, but needs a top contender. Tara walks away, telling Christy that she should do a battle royal - the fans love those matches. Hemme says she'll do just that. Eve Torres vs Jillian Jones vs LuFisto vs Sara Del Rey w/Larry Sweeney Jillian is back from her injury, sporting an entire new country singer look and taking the last name Jones. She came to the ring playing sour notes on a guitar, but obviously feeling quite satisfied with herself. We also had a debut here tonight, as Eve Torres made her debut in TNAW! The former dancer made quite an impact in the opening minutes, clotheslining Jillian and backdropping Del Rey in a match that turned chaotic pretty fast. For some reason, everyone ganged up on Jillian (possibly because of her awful music), Del Rey leveling her with a koppo kick and letting LuFisto hit her with a flying headbutt. Jillian slid out of the ring and started crying that everyone was mean to her. She grabbed her guitar and was about to leave, when Eve grabbed her hair from inside the ring. Jillian smashed the guitar over Jillian's head, and then walked out. Back in the ring, Sara's amazing strength allowed her to halt a rana attempt by LuFisto and bring her down hard with a powerbomb. She picked up "Super Hardcore Anime" in the Royal Butterfly, and tossed her back in the suplex to pick up the win. Four Corners Match: Sara Del Rey defeated LuFisto, Jillian Jones and Eve Torres when Del Rey pinned LuFisto with the Royal Butterfly in 0:10:33. Rating: *** [Larry Sweeney interfered against LuFisto.] The Bombers slaving for The Beautiful People We see footage from the Playboy photo shoot with Lacey von Erich (no X-rated photos though). We also see Madison and Velvet relaxing nearby, Angelina Love and Daffney bringing them drinks and giving them foot rubs. Madison and Velvet are really treating them like the servants they are forced to be for the next month. Jennifer Blake is forced to fetch clothing for Lacey, and spraying her in-between sessions. The Bombers are really pissed, but don't complain too much - their jobs are in the balance. The Kongtourage (Gail Kim & Sojourner Bolt) w/Prince Nana vs ODB & Christy Hemme for the TNAW Tag Team Titles After what's happened over the last few months, few would have bet money on ODB and Christy Hemme challenging for the tag-team titles. Nana made his feelings about this match perfectly clear to "the fat slob" Prazak, as he didn't think it was right for the GM to give herself such a match. In the ring, Christy and ODB had the plan ready, attacking Bolt and Kim as they posed on the turnbuckles. The champs spent some time trying to regain their composures, taking control of the match when Bolt gouged Hemme's eyes and hit her with a neckbreaker. The champs controlled ODB for some minutes now, hitting her with a double vertical suplex for a two-count. You could see that ODB had changed though, and so had the crowd's opinion of her, counting along with ODB as she smashed Gail's head ten times into the turnbuckle. Towards the end of the match, Prince Nana brought out a bottle of tequila, waving it temptingly in front of ODB on the apron. ODB spat on Nana, and got the hot tag from Hemme, cleaning house on the Kongtourage and hitting Bolt with her Flying Thesz Press. As the ref counted 2, Prince Nana pulled him out of the ring, causing an instant disqualification. As the Kongtourage withdrew from the match, ODB was screaming at them that this wasn't over. ODB and Christy Hemme defeated The Kongtourage (Gail Kim and Sojourner Bolt) when ODB defeated Bolt by disqualification in 0:08:02. Rating: 1/2* (The Kongtourage retained the TNAW Tag-Team Titles.) [Prince Nana interfered against ODB.] Card rating: * 3/4 Wow, what a StarStruck! Not only did ODB made her return after rehab, she has aligned herself with her former nemesis in a huge way, teaming up with her in a winning effort against the tag champs. Unfortunately, it was a DQ. We also had three debuts here tonight, Mercedes Martinez losing in a spirited effort against Sarita, Christina Von Eerie receiving an unsanctioned title shot against Queen Kong and Eve Torres getting cracked in the head by the returning Jillian Jones. Join us next week, when a 12-women battle royal will decide the top contender to Queen Kong's TNAW World Title! |
| rey619 | Posted on 09/01/10 at 18:37:18 TNAW StarStruck - 28.08.2010 Christy taking herself of the active roster ODB is in Christy's office, telling her to book a tag team title match against the Kongtourage for Pretty Amazing. They cannot get away with a dq finish. Christy is thoughtful, and tells ODB that Prince Nana is actually right. She cannot abuse her power as a GM to give herself title shots. She then proceeds to take herself off the active roster - at least for now. ODB looks disappointed, but Hemme tells her old friend that this doesn't mean ODB cannot help Christy any more. Christy tells ODB to go out there tonight and win the top contenders battle royal. ODB vows to do just that. Nattie Neidhart vs. Traci Brooks The new Maiden Champion was in non-title action tonight, against Traci Brooks. Nattie defeated Traci before Tropic Tumble as well, but Brooks didn't fare a lot better here against the new champ. She hit a clothesline and a senton for a two-count, but from there on, it was all about the third generation champ. Nattie picked up the win with a beautiful German Suplex. During the match, Lauren mentioned that Hamada would receive her re-match next week on StarStruck. Nattie Neidhart pinned Traci Brooks after a German suplex in 0:03:55. Rating: ** 3/4 So Cal Val interviews Double J, Jillian Jones So Cal Val stands by with Jillian Jones backstage. The country singer is asked why she struck Eve with a guitar in last week's four corner match. Jillian whines and says that everybody was out to get her for having success in the music world, so she took out her frustrations on Eve. She went on to say that Eve was jealous of her success, particularly because all she had managed to do in showbiz, was appear on Deal or No Deal. Eve appeared at this point, yelling at Jillian that nobody cared for her or her music, and that she ruined a perfectly good match due to her petty insecurity. Jillian screams back, and Eve challenges her to a match later on. The Beautiful People (Madison Rayne & Velvet Sky) vs. The Kongtourage (Sojourner Bolt & Gail Kim) w/Prince Nana The Kongtourage were in action this week again, in a non-title effort against the Beautiful People. Velvet and Madison brought out Angelina Love as a foil against Prince Nana, a task Angelina wasn't very keen on doing. Madison warned her against not protecting their backs, as it would be grounds for firing or suspension. TBP is the most experienced tag-team by far on the roster, and it showed in the early goings, Sky and Rayne making good use of quick tags to take Gail Kim down on several occasions. A superkick on Bolt from Rayne almost gave them the win, but Gail made the save. An eye gouge from Gail allowed the Kongtourage to take control over Velvet, culminating in Gail hitting Eat Defeat on her. Velvet was out of it, but Angelina Love put her foot on the rope, saving TBP from losing. Angelina hid her face in shame, while Madison clapped enthusiastically. Prince Nana then ordered the Kongtourage out of the ring, grabbed a mic and said that the champs will not, under any circumstance, wrestle a cheating team! Ref Mattano counted them out. The Beautiful People (Madison Rayne and Velvet Sky) defeated The Kongtourage (Gail Kim and Sojourner Bolt) when Sky defeated Bolt by countout in 0:10:20. Rating: ** 1/2 This brought out Christy Hemme, who told Prince Nana that come Pretty Amazing, the Kongtourage couldn't escape their opponents like this anymore, as they would be facing The Beautiful People in a match where the title would change on countouts or disqualifications! Eve Torres vs. Jillian Jones Country singer vs. dancer/model. Fortunately, both were also competent wrestlers. Double J was all over Eve in the start, clubbing her from behind while on the turnbuckle, hitting a hotshot and then a leg drop. Jillian used the ropes extensively to choke Torres, drawing a warning from ref Mattano. Eve gained control when Jillian missed a clothesline in the corner, whipping her into the other and hitting a handspring elbow followed by a beautiful moonsault. It might be that Jillian handles adversity in a bad way, as she now grabbed the guitar from the apron and smashed it over Eve's head - again causing the disqualification. It's only a matter of time before Jillian's antics must suffer some consequences. Eve Torres defeated Jillian Jones by disqualification in 0:06:01. Rating: * 1/2 Bombers and Slavers Backstage, Daffney and Jen Blake are ironing clothes for TBP, as Madison and Velvet tells Lacey how Angelina helped them avoid defeat at the hands of the Kongtourage. Lacey has a small chihuahua as well, and she tells Daff and Jen that poor Mr. Claw peed on the bathroom floor, and orders them to clean it up. Daffney says "screw this", and walks out of there, despite warnings that this would cause a termination of her contract. Blake picks up a bucket of water and walks into the bathroom, cursing that she now takes orders from a porn model. 12-woman Battle Royal for the #1 contendership to the TNAW World Title 12 girls battled for a chance of a lifetime at Pretty Amazing. Angelina and Jennifer Blake had obviously received orders to protect Lacey von Erich, the only one of TBP in this match. This fact, coupled with the fact that it was actually Lacey who eliminated Jennifer when she had saved herself from being tossed out by Miss Elizabeth, didn't sit to well with Girl Dynamite. Lacey simply ran into the ropes, pushing Blake off the apron. LuFisto, von Eerie, Lacey, Love and Flash were also eliminated early. Larry Sweeney had tweeted about this match earlier today, claiming that Sara Del Rey was destined for greatness. His jaw almost fell to the floor when Sarita threw her out. Sara wasn't done though, as she re-entered the ring despite the protests of the referees. She gave Sarita a piledriver, and tossed her out as well. What a cowardly thing to do! The final four was Miss Elizabeth, Hamada, ODB and the newcomer, Mercedes Martinez. Elizabeth dominated in the ring, sending ODB down with a big boot, clotheslining Martinez and then tossing Hamada out. Prazak said it was only a matter of time before we would see Kong vs Elizabeth IV. ODB and Martinez had some success double teaming Elizabeth, but the bigger woman would not be eliminated that easily, and turned the tables on them, clotheslining both out of the ring! As she turned and gloated, the fans were pointing at the apron. Both girls had managed to land on it! Miss Elizabeth managed to drop kick Martinez off of it, but ODB jumped back in and slugged it out with her. Elizabeth had her positioned for the Stamford Slam, but ODB reversed it and hit a backdrop. She then sent Elizabeth into the ropes and hit a devastating power slam before picking her up and sending her flying through the ropes. ODB is your new top contender! 12-Man Battle Royal: ODB won a 12-man Battle Royal: x Elizabeth threw out LuFisto in 0:02:15 x Lacey pushed out Blake in 0:02:28 x A. Flash threw out von Eerie after the Curb Stomp in 0:03:46 x Del Rey threw out Lacey in 0:03:59 x Hamada threw out Love after a dropkick in 0:04:35 x ODB threw out Alissa Flash in 0:04:57 x Sarita threw out Del Rey in 0:05:10 x Del Rey threw out Sarita after a pile driver in 0:06:45 x Elizabeth threw out Hamada in 0:12:40 x Elizabeth threw out Martinez after a dropkick in 0:14:31 x ODB threw out Miss Elizabeth after a powerslam in 0:15:24 Rating: *** 1/2 Card rating: ** 3/4 Match observations: ODB has emerged as the new top contender for the TNAW World Title! It wasn't long ago that she puked in the ring and lost to Christy Hemme at The Queen of the Ring. Now, she will have what she has wanted since the onset of TNAW, a title match at a PPV. Daffney lost her patience with the slaving Beautiful People. TBP has actually asked Christy to not fire her anyway, but Daffney is at least suspended for a time. Join us next week, as Hamada and Nattie goes one on one for the Maiden Title! |
| rey619 | Posted on 09/07/10 at 20:29:26 TNAW StarStruck - 04.09.2010 Prince Nana doesn`t accept top contender As StarStruck opens, Prince Nana and Sojourner Bolt make their way to the ring. Nana takes the mic and says he's appalled by the "choice" to make ODB top contender. He says that ODB doesn't deserve to be in the ring with Queen Kong, being a drunken old white-trash. ODB comes out and says she won that top contendership fair and square by winning that battle royal. Nana says he doesn't care about Christy Hemme's stupid little ideas, and tells ODB that if she wants a title shot, she needs to complete a small test - defeating Sojourner Bolt. ODB accepts, stating that she needs more practice after her rehab anyways. ODB vs. Sojourner Bolt ODB was all over Bolt in the early goings, levelling her with a couple of clothesline before taking her along with an airplane spin. Nana was screaming for Bolt to put her winning game on, but a gutwrench suplex was the closest thing she came to putting a W in the column tonight. After a brief stint on the outside, where ODB rammed Bolt into the ring apron and even threatened Nana with some bodily harm, ODB rolled Bolt back into the ring. Bolt tried to hit a surprise elbow, but ODB evaded it, bounced off the ropes and hit the Flying Thesz Press for the win. ODB pinned Sojourner Bolt with the Flying Thesz Press in 0:06:54. Rating: ** 1/4 Slave Blake and Mistress Lacey Jennifer Blake is painting Lacey's toenails while Lacey is talking with somebody on the phone. Lacey is telling all about her pretty little slave. The talk is really annoying Jennifer, but she's pulling herself through it. Lacey tells Jennifer to go fetch her a drink. When she walks away, Blake looks at the camera, and with a menacing look says: "Just one more week, playboy girl... one more week.." Sarita and Mercedes join forces So Cal Val stands by with Sarita and Mercedes Martinez. Sarita says that after their match, she felt that the chemistry between the two was so great that they created a new tag-team. Sarita says that she has searched for a regular partner all since Taylor left, but feels Mercedes may be the one. Miss Elizabeth interview So Cal Val catches up with Miss Elizabeth, who is furious with Tara, postponing her re-match so that she could challenge her for a match at Pretty Amazing. Elizabeth says that it doesn't really matter, she just retired Trisha, now she's gonna retire Tara as well. Jennifer Blake & Lacey von Erich vs. Girls Gone Wild (Sarita & Mercedes Martinez) Just before the Blonde Bombers were about to go out to their match, Lacey von Erich insisted on replacing Angelina Love. She gave Blake a good hug, telling Angelina that she wants to tag with her little slave. Jennifer didn't really want to cooperate with Lacey all that much, which led to Girls Gone Wild dominating Blake for a couple of minutes, until Lacey blind tagged Blake, taking Mercedes down after her hair. She tagged Blake back in, and together they did some nice double-teaming, hitting a double suplex. The team of von Erich and Blake didn't do too bad though, and Martinez was really looking for the tag - a tag she couldn't get, because Sara Del Rey ran in and pulled Sarita down from the apron, slamming her into the guardrail and hitting a koppo kick on her. Back in the ring, Jennifer Blake distracted the ref, while Lacey von Erich applied the Iron Claw on poor Mercedes, forcing her to submit. Lacey Von Erich and Jennifer Blake defeated Girls Gone Wild (Sarita and Mercedes Martinez) when Lacey made Sarita submit to the Iron Claw in 0:09:02. Rating: **** [Sara Del Rey interfered against Sarita.] Jillian Jones music video Jillian Jones new hit music video, "The Special One", airs in the StarStruck Zone, the crowd booing it immensely. Eve Torres interview So Cal Val interviews Eve Torres, who seems more interested in talking about Jillian Jones' awful music, than to her own start here in TNAW. Eve says that while she can appreciate a good country tune, Jillian Jones does not sing a good tune. TNAW Maiden Title Match - Hamada vs. Nattie Neidhart (c) w/Jim "the Anvil" Neidhart Hamada cashed in her rematch against Nattie Neidhart in tonight's main event, and as usual, these two put on a heck of a match. Hamada displayed her vast array of martial arts maneuvers in the beginning, hitting a leg lariat for a two-count. Nattie started attacking Hamada's leg in order to both weaken her ability to hit those devastating kicks, and also to soften her up to the Sharpshooter, a move she eventually locked in at the 10-minute mark. Hamada held on, and grabbed the ropes. The fans were off their feet chanting as Nattie kicked out of a moonsault, Hamada doing the same after a discus lariat. Ref Remsburg was knocked down after a missed dropkick from Hamada, and daddy Jim slid a broom into the ring. Nattie swung it at Hamada, who ducked and hoisted Nattie up on her shoulders, hitting her with the Hamada Driver. Remsburg crawled over and slowly counted the 2-count. Hamada lifted Neidhart up again, hitting another Hamada Driver to win back her Maiden Title belt! Hamada pinned Nattie Neidhart with the Hamada Driver in 0:14:31. Rating: **** 1/4 (Hamada won the TNAW Maiden Title.) [Jim "the Anvil" Neidhart interfered against Hamada.] Card rating: **** Match observations: Hamada is the NEW Maiden Title champion, after yet another classic match between her and Nattie Neidhart. You can bet that this is not the last they've seen of each other. Join us next week, for a very special four-corner match, featuring former TNAW World Champion Tara, Miss Elizabeth, Jillian Jones and Eve Torres! |
| rey619 | Posted on 09/12/10 at 18:35:38 TNAW StarStruck - 11.09.2010 The Neidharts demand justice! StarStruck opens with the former TNAW Maiden Champion, Nattie Neidhart, coming to the ring with her father, Jim "the Anvil" Neidhart. The Neidharts are fuming, and Jim said that last week, a grave injustice was perpetrated on StarStruck, when his darling daughter lost her precious Maiden Title, a title she had only held for three weeks since winning the very first Ultimate X Women's match. Nattie grabbed the mic, saying that it wasn't fair that 3 small seconds was enough to take her title away from her. She demanded a re-match, right away, 2/3 falls! Christy Hemme came out, and told the Neidharts that while she understood their frustrations of losing the title so soon, Hamada DID regain the belt fair and square. Christy then told the Neidharts that their proposition is a sound one, but one more suited to Pretty Amazing. The Neidharts accept, and we have ourself a 2/3 falls match for the Maiden Title! Nana sets another obstacle for ODB Prince Nana and Gail Kim was out next. Nana says that even though ODB won the Battle Royal AND defeated Sojourner Bolt last week, he still didn't see ODB as a valid challenger for Queen Kong's "regalia". But, Nana being the fair man he was, could acknowledge ODB's contendership if she defeated the other half of the TNAW Tag-Team champions, Gail Kim. Gail Kim w/Prince Nana vs. ODB While these obstacles that Prince Nana has set out for ODB may not have any implications on her official contendership, it at least gave ODB valuable match training before her big match against Queen Kong at Pretty Amazing. Gail Kim has been the Knockout champ before and did challenge Tara several times for the belt early in 2010. ODB had her hands full in the opening, with the more agile Kim trying to injure ODB for her stablemate. ODB, however, seems hellbent on repaying Christy's favors by winning the World Title, and did take pleasure in having to go through the rest of the Kongtourage before reaching the grand finale of Queen Kong. ODB hit the Flying Thesz Press on Kim for the win in this great opening bout. ODB pinned Gail Kim with the Flying Thesz Press in 0:10:28. Rating: *** 3/4 [Prince Nana interfered against ODB.] Sitdown interview with Tara So Cal Val interviews Tara in her locker room. Tara says that Miss Elizabeth has it all wrong. Tara still wants the world title back, but sometimes, other affairs comes in the way. Like avenging a dear friend. After taking care of Elizabeth, she is going after the title belt, no matter who has it, be it Queen Kong or ODB. Last week of slaving for the Bombers It's the last week of slaving for the Bombers (sans Daffney, who quit and hasn't been seen around for some time), and The Beautiful People are pushing them hard, forcing them to clean their locker room, bringing them take-out and even completing Lacey's SAT test. Jennifer Blake is seething of rage, and takes comfort in knowing that this is the last week of slaving. Lacey then tells Jennifer to join her for her match with Christina von Eerie, to watch her back. Christina von Eerie vs. Lacey von Erich w/Jennifer Blake In the battle of the von's, Jennifer Blake was reluctantly watching Lacey's back during the match. The rookie, von Eerie, used all kinds of tactics in bringing Lacey down, including eye gouging, choking and distracting the ref by claiming Blake was trying to interfere. When von Eerie fished out a steel chain from her trunks, Blake was the only one to see it. While it bugged her big time to do it, she jumped up on the apron and grabbed Christina's arm. Christina knocked Blake down with the chain, but was distracted from Lacey, who rolled her up for the win. After the match, she was celebrating with Jen Blake, who was less than enthusiastic for Lacey's win. Lacey Von Erich pinned Christina von Eerie after an inside cradle in 0:06:37. Rating: DUD Interview with Sarita In the back, So Cal Val is talking to Sarita, who is telling Sara Del Rey to stay out of her business. Sarita claims Del Rey cannot handle failure, and her being eliminated from the battle royal two weeks ago by Sarita, tipped her over the edge. As she is saying this, Sara comes from behind and clobbers her in the back. Sara continues to stomp on Sarita while Larry Sweeney is egging her on. Sara says that there is always someone there to sabotage her shot at a title, and that Sarita will pay for it. Sarita's tag team partner, Mercedes Martinez comes to the rescue, chasing Del Rey and Sweeney away with a chair. Eve Torres vs Jillian Jones vs Miss Elizabeth vs Tara The main event saw Tara take on Miss Elizabeth, Jillian Jones and Eve Torres in a four-way match. Tara and Elizabeth has already a match set for Pretty Amazing, and Jillian Jones and Eve Torres have also been at odds, Jillian smashing her guitar over Eve's head in another 4-way match two weeks ago. The tension could be felt in the opening minutes, Tara wanting Elizabeth in the ring, but only getting Jillian or Eve. Elizabeth blind tagged Jillian finally, brutalizing Eve until Eve connected with an enzuigiri and was able to tag Tara. The former world champ was all over Miss Elizabeth, and the two superstars tumbled out of the ring in a heap. Jillian took the advantage and tossed Eve back in the ring, but was hit with a surprise clothesline that took her out of the ring too. The four girls brawled on two different sides of the ring, but neither was in it. Jillian almost got herself back in before the ref had counted to ten, but Eve gave some payback to "the Special One" by hitting her in the head with her own guitar. Four Corners Match: Miss Elizabeth, Tara, Eve Torres and Jillian Jones battled to a quadruple countout in 0:14:55. Rating: ** Card rating: * 1/2 Match observations: An interesting StarStruck, to say the least. ODB has overcome all obstacles set out by Prince Nana, and will face the TNAW World Champion, Queen Kong, at Pretty Amazing in two weeks. Two fierce rivals, Tara and Miss Elizabeth, will also do battle, and we got a taste of that tonight, when the two didn't heed the ten count in their wild brawl. Two other that didn't answer the ten count was Eve Torres and "the Special One" Jillian Jones. Those two have had their problems since Torres debuted in TNAW, and they will meet at Pretty Amazing. And in a match all true fans of wrestling will look forward to, Hamada will defend her regained Maiden Title against Nattie Neidhart. |
| rey619 | Posted on 09/27/10 at 22:49:53 TNAW StarStruck - 18.09.2010 Prince Nana and the Kongtourage in the ring StarStruck opens with the TNAW World Champion Queen Kong in the ring together with Prince Nana and the Kongtourage. Nana says it's an outrage that Queen Kong has to defend her belt against ODB, who in his mind hasn't proved anything in TNAW. This brings out ODB, who is furious with Nana, asking him what she needs to do to prove to him that she's worthy of a title shot against the almighty Kong. She has already won a 12-woman Battle Royal and defeated both members of the current Tag-Team champions. Nana says that might be true.. but she hasn't defeated them both at the SAME TIME yet. ODB tells Nana to bring it on, but Nana says it'll have to wait until main event time. Looks like ODB's up against not just one, but two opponents here tonight. Angelina Love vs. Tara The one-month slavery period of Angelina Love is over, and it's time to get back in the ring. Tara is the former World Champion though, and Miss Wrestling needed a perfect match to pull this off. She held her own for quite some time, drilling Tara with a DDT for a 2-count. Tara came back like a house of fire, taking Love down with a superplex and clotheslining her out of the ring. The two started brawling outside the ring, Love sending Tara into the guard rail. She rolled back in to restart the ref's count, but the ref physically prevented her from going back out there. The ref had his back turned to Tara, so he didn't see Miss Elizabeth run in and clock Tara in the head with a chair. Miss Elizabeth rolled Tara back into the ring, and a very fortunate Love made the cover for the upset. Angelina Love defeated Tara via pinfall in 0:07:42. Rating: ** 1/2 Lacey von Erich on Playboy So Cal Val interviews Lacey von Erich on the Playboy photo shoot. Lacey says she's so excited to see the photos in print, and Val says that so's a lot of the male fans. Suddenly, Jennifer Blake clubs Lacey in the back, stomping away on her. When So Cal Val asks why she's attacking Lacey, Jen says that the likes of Lacey has nothing to do in the business, and that she will prove it at Pretty Amazin, when she challenges her former slaver to a match, one on one. Jennifer Blake vs. LuFisto After the unprovoked attack on Lacey von Erich, Jennifer Blake took out the rest of her frustrations on LuFisto. This match was fast and furious, with fists flying and kicks being exchanged. It could have gone either way, with LuFisto hitting Blake with a huracanrana and nailing Blake with a Shining Wizard. Blake fought back though, levelling LuFisto with a devastating clothesline. It went back and forth, until Blake wriggled her way out of a Burning Hammer attempt and hit a superkick out of nowhere to pick up the 3-count. After the match, Blake told the camera: "Lacey! If I can do this to HER, what do you think I can do to you!" Jennifer Blake pinned LuFisto after a superkick in 0:07:36. Rating: *** 1/4 Eve Torres sings a little song We see a video of Eve Torres dressed in a cowgirl outfit holding a guitar. She clearly doesn't play herself, and mimics Jillian's strut. After parodying Jillian's song in a sour voice, she tells Jillian to bring her game at Pretty Amazin, cause Double J Jillian Jones isn't the only one who can sing a sour tone OR wield a guitar. Sara Del Rey w/Larry Sweeney vs. Sarita This rivalry originated when Sarita had the audacity to eliminate Sara Del Rey from the Battle Royal a few weeks ago. Del Rey went straight back in, gave Sarita a piledriver and eliminated her too. Since then, Sara and her agent, Larry Sweeney, has targeted Sarita to blame for Sara's lack of title opportunities. This match was a technical affair for the first minutes, Sarita landing a belly-to-belly for the first big move. Sara knows suplexes herself, almost getting the pin with a german suplex. The two were jockeying for position in the ring, both of them going for their finishers, when Sarita blocked the piledriver, hitting the Tiger Driver instead. Larry Sweeney couldn't let Sara lose, so he ran in and broke the pin, causing the DQ. They continued to stomp away on Sarita for a few seconds, until Mercedes Martinez ran in to drive them away. Sarita and Sara will meet at Pretty Amazin, hopefully we can have a decisive finish then. Sarita defeated Sara Del Rey by disqualification in 0:08:05. Rating: ** 1/4 [Larry Sweeney interfered against Sarita.] Hamada and Neidhart at each other throats Backstage, Nattie and Jim Neidhart are harassing Hamada, telling her that her win on StarStruck two weeks ago, was a fluke. Hamada, not one to back down, starts doing martial arts maneuvers, pushing the Neidharts back. Jim gets in between the girls and starts doing some silly shadow boxing, when Christy Hemme comes upon them. Christy says that they need to stop this right away. She knows they don't like each other and that they have a match against each other in two weeks time, but they need to put their differences aside until the PPV, because next week, they will team up against the Beautiful People. Hamada and Nattie stares at each other while Jim tries to talk reason with Christy. ODB vs. The KongTourage (Gail Kim & Sojourner Bolt) w/Prince Nana in a Handicap match ODB might have tried to bite over more than she can chew in this one, taking on both Gail Kim and Sojourner Bolt in a handicap match. She tried gaining an early advantage by sneaking into the ring from behind, taking both her opponents down with clotheslines and back elbows. She tossed Gail Kim to the outside, jumping on her with a Thesz Press. This allowed ODB to handle just Sojourner. She almost put away Bolt in this time. Nana helped Kim back on her feet, and she pulled ODB out of the ring, slamming her into the ring post. ODB tried to fight them off, but even though you're the top contender for the biggest prize in the game, two tag-champs is too much for you. After twisting out of Bolt's Gory Special, she ran into Gail Kim's Eat Defeat. Handicap-Match: The Kongtourage (Gail Kim and Sojourner Bolt) defeated ODB when Gail pinned ODB with the Eat Defeat in 0:09:00. Rating: **** Prince Nana then told ODB that next week, Queen Kong would also be facing two opponents, but unlike her, she would win. Nana was then about to order a beatdown of ODB, but The Beautiful People, The Kongtourage's opponents at Pretty Amazin, entered the ring area and warned Nana about laying a finger on ODB. Gail Kim told TBP that their futile attempt at the tag titles, would come to an end next week. Card rating: *** 1/4 We're only one week and one StarStruck away from Pretty Amazin, the PPV where ODB's complete makeover will face its ultimate challenge - Queen Kong! One other match scheduled from tonight, Jennifer Blake vs Lacey von Erich! |
| rey619 | Posted on 09/27/10 at 22:51:02 TNAW StarStruck - 25.09.2010 Prince Nana tempting ODB ODB enters her locker room, only to find a huge gift basket containing a six-pack, two bottles of wines, a bottle of whiskey and a bottle of vodka. She stares at it in contempt, shaking her head but still extending an arm against the forbidden fruits. Then, Prince Nana enters the locker room, laughing and telling ODB that this is a gift for him. He knows she must be thirsty. ODB grins, but tells Nana that his games does not work on her, especially not one night before her big title shot. Besides, she says as she tosses the bottles in the trashcan, she mostly drank tequila anyway. Jennifer Blake apologizes Jennifer Blake enters The Beautiful People's locker room, approaching Lacey von Erich and telling her she's sorry about the sneak attack last week. She was only so pent up with fury after one month of servitude. Even though she is skeptical at first, Lacey smiles and hugs Jennifer and says it's alright, and that she forgives her. Lacey says she hopes their match at Pretty Amazin is still on? They can have a nice, competitive match. Blake laughs, saying that their match will not be competitive, as she's the only REAL wrestler of the two. Anyway, Jen has taken it upon her to make sure Lacey is in shape for their match, and have booked her in a match tonight. Against Miss Elizabeth! Lacey von Erich vs. Miss Elizabeth Lacey von Erich didn't look ecstatic as she made her way to the ring for her match against Miss Elizabeth - a match arranged by Jennifer Blake, Lacey's opponent tomorrow at Pretty Amazing. Elizabeth showed her strength by hoisting Lacey up in a gorilla press right after lock-up, and dropped her on her face. Elizabeth didn't punish Lacey more than she to though, and after a couple of kicks and suplexes, she simply put her away with the Stamford Slam. Throughout the match, Elizabeth was looking over her shoulder, trying not to be blindsided by Tara. Miss Elizabeth pinned Lacey Von Erich with the Stamford Slam in 0:02:29. Rating: * 3/4 Tara attacking Miss Elizabeth Even though Tara didn't attack Elizabeth during her match, she did tackle her right after Elizabeth had entered the backstage area. The two girls clubbed each other with hard rights, Tara shoving Elizabeth into the wall and slamming a table into her gut. Security, directed by Christy Hemme, came to separate them. Elizabeth screamed for the guards to get their hands off her, claiming she would sue for sexual harrasment. These two enemies will get their hands on each other tomorrow night. The Blonde Bombers (Angelina Love & Jennifer Blake) vs. Girls Gone Wild (Mercedes Martinez & Sarita) The Blonde Bombers have been more or less busy with being slaves for The Beautiful People for the last month, but tonight they're were back together against the relative new tag-team Girls Gone Wild, the latinas Sarita and Mercedes Martinez. Their teamwork seemed a little rusty in the start, allowing Sarita and Martinez to frustrate both Blake and Love with supreme technical and ground-based wrestling, wearing them down with submission moves. A DDT from Sarita on Love yielded a two-count. The Bombers got back into the driver's seat when Blake yanked Mercedes' hair from the outside. They double-teamed her for a couple of minutes, preventing her from making the hot tag to Sarita. Finally, Mercedes managed to block a superkick from Blake, hitting her with an enzuigiri. As they both crawled to their respective corners, Larry Sweeney jumped the guard rail from the crowd and pulled Sarita down from her apron. Sarita took the bait and jumped after him into the crowd, where Sara Del Rey was waiting! As Sarita and Del Rey brawled through the crowd, Mercedes had nobody to tag, allowing Angelina Love (who had been tagged in by Blake), to enter the ring and lock on the Choke Sleeper from behind. Martinez failed to respond to the referee, and the match was won by the Bombers. The Blonde Bombers (Angelina Love and Jennifer Blake) defeated Girls Gone Wild (Sarita and Mercedes Martinez) when Love defeated Martinez when Martinez passed out in the Choke Sleeper in 0:11:41. Rating: **** Queen Kong w/Prince vs. Christina von Eerie & LuFisto ODB failed to win her handicap match last week, and now Queen Kong had the chance to gain the mental advantage by doing the opposite. The odds were not exactly the same as with ODB, as Kim and Bolt are the tag-team champions, while Christina von Eerie and LuFisto have never worked together before and didn't look like they were on the same page anyway. LuFisto tried to communicate a pre-emptive strike on Kong as she posed in the corner, but von Eerie either didn't get it, or didn't want to as she maybe remembered what Kong did to her the week after Tropic Tumble. Even though Kong swatted LuFisto away like a fly, Super Hardcore Anime managed to lock in a Cristo submission. Von Eerie dropkicked Kong though, breaking the hold. The two never managed to work together, and when Kong caught LuFisto in the bearhug, von Eerie walked away after receiving the evil eye from Kong. Handicap-Match: Queen Kong defeated Christina von Eerie and LuFisto when Kong defeated LuFisto when LuFisto passed out in a bearhug in 0:05:34. Rating: *** Kong squeezes on After the bell, Kong doesn't let go of LuFisto, squeezing her until she just hangs there limp as a rag doll. The crowd is shouting for ODB, and she doesn't let the fans down, running down the aisle for the rescue. Kong lets LuFisto go and meets ODB head on. The challenger ducks Kong's swing, taking her down with the Thesz Press and attacking her with a barrage of fists. Kong pushes her away, but before the behemoth can get to her feet, ODB is back on top of her like a rabid wolverine, punching and kneeing her. Gail Kim and Bolt come running, and ODB rolls out of the ring. Nana's plan to give Kong the psychological advantage may have backfired! The Beautiful People want the belts Velvet Sky and Madison Rayne cut a promo where they say that their problems with Angelina and Jennifer Blake are over now, and that they will move on to get what's rightfully theirs - the TNAW Tag Team Titles. The Beautiful People (Madison Rayne & Velvet Sky) vs. Hamada & Nattie Neidhart w/Jim Neidhart Christy Hemme joins the announce team for this match, where she explains the odd pairing she made last week. She says that Hamada and Neidhart have given the fans some of the best matches in TNAW so far, and working together gives them the opportunity to learn even more about another. The more you know about your opponent, the better the match will be, says Hemme and Prazak can't argue against that logic. At first, Hamada and Neidhart work together as a team, their desire to always win overcoming their dislike for each other. Sky and Rayne are a great team, but they had problems handling Nattie's extreme technical work or Hamada's swift style and hard kicks. Still, TBP had a few quick pin attempts after a cradle and a sunset flip on Neidhart, giving the match an intense and exciting feeling. As the match neared the 10-minute mark, Neidhart started getting impatient with the current Maiden Champion, yelling at her when she didn't make the pin cover after a yakuza kick, instead going for a standing moonsault which Rayne rolled away from. She blind-tagged Hamada with a stinging chop to the back, but right ran into a superkick from Rayne. On the outside of the apron, Jim Neidhart mouths off against Hamada, even coming with a couple of obvious racial slurs. Hamada stunned Jim with a kick to the head, and then simply left. Nattie shouted to Hamada to get back on the apron, but the Japanese superstar wouldn't listen. With two against one, Nattie didn't stand much of a chance, and the Beautiful People gave her The Makeover en route to their title match tomorrow. The Beautiful People (Madison Rayne and Velvet Sky) defeated Nattie Neidhart and Hamada when Sky pinned N. Neidhart after the Makeover in 0:15:13. Rating: *** 3/4 Card rating: *** 1/2 Match observations: Tomorrow night is Pretty Amazing, and the PPV is stacked with terrific matches! Lacey von Erich vs Jennifer Blake - Jennifer Blake didn't like slaving to TBP, especially not Lacey who, according to Blake, isn't a real wrestler, but a Playboy model who has a job simply because of her family name. Can Lacey prove her otherwise? Sarita vs Sara Del Rey - Sara really wants a title soon, and Sarita prevented her chances in the Battle Royal by eliminating her. Sara was a sore loser and eliminated Sarita afterwards, and their feud has only blossomed since then. Will Sarita shut Sara up and make her realize that she cannot blame everyone else for her failures? The Beautiful People vs The Kongtourage (c) - Madison and Velvet were tag champs for a short while earlier this year, and after having taken care of the returning Angelina Love and her new partner, their goal is again the tag belts. "The Special One" Jillian Jones vs Eve Torres - the returning Jillian Jones soon made an enemy out of the debuting Eve Torres - the former dancer having been at the receiving end of more than one guitar shot. Jones feels Torres makes fun of her country music, while Torres says she simply states the obvious. It sucks. Hamada (c) vs Nattie Neidhart - Nattie finally won the Maiden Title at Tropic Tumble, only to have the title wrested away from her at the re-match a couple of weeks later. This will be the last match between these two this year, and to make sure that 3 short seconds won't be decisive, this will be contested in a 2/3 falls match. Tara vs Miss Elizabeth - Miss Elizabeth defeated Trisha last PPV, and the following StarStruck saw Elizabeth ruin Trisha's retirement speech. Trisha's friend Tara willingly gave up her rematch against Queen Kong (at least for now) for a shot at Miss Elizabeth, and the two titans will meet tomorrow night. ODB vs Queen Kong (c) - ODB's makeover is almost complete. From being left battered, bruised and humiliated in the ring at Queen of the Ring, ODB went through rehab and has returned a new woman. Now a good friend of GM Christy Hemme, ODB won the 12-woman Battle Royal to crown a top contender. Prince Nana didn't approve of this, but after defeating both Sojourner Bolt and Gail Kim, ODB has cleaned away the ring rust and is ready for the biggest challenge of her career. The question is: is Queen Kong ready for the unpredictable ODB? Join us tomorrow on PPV! |
| rey619 | Posted on 10/05/10 at 21:55:54 TNAW - Pretty Amazing - 26.09.2010 Sara Del Rey vs. Sarita The match didn't start out scientifically as Sarita might have wanted, but as a chopfest where the strength and brutality of Sara Del Rey had the upper edge. Sarita pulled out one of her own specialities sending Del Rey spinning with a headscissors, and Larry Sweeney deemed it necessary to trip her up to allow Sara some respite. The rest of the match continued in the same vein, with Sara punishing Sarita, and the Mexican being hindered by Larry Sweeney whenever she tried to mount a comeback. This brought out Sarita's new partner, Mercedes Martinez, who chased away Larry Sweeney. Sara looked a little bewildered at this point, allowing Sarita to come fully back into the match. She even caught Sara's arm and was ready for the Tiger Driver, but Sara pulled down and got the strength she needed to backdrop Sarita, hitting her with a koppo kick as a follow-up and a set-up for the piledriver that put Sarita away. Sara Del Rey pinned Sarita after a piledriver in 0:10:17. Rating: ** 3/4 [Larry Sweeney interfered against Sarita.] Jennifer Blake vs. Lacey von Erich Lacey von Erich is on everybodys lips after she appeared in the September issue of Playboy, but one who speaks of her with ill disguised disgust, is Lacey's former slave, "Girl Dynamite" Jennifer Blake. Blake wanted to prove that Lacey doesn't belong in this business, and attacked Lacey with a fervor at the start of the match, hitting her with forearms and elbows. She even took her outside the ring, slamming her head into the ring announcers table and chopping the heck out of her with a series of Kobashi chops. Lacey received a ton of beating, but did not bow under. Finally, Lacey had had enough, reversing a suplex attempt and locking on the Iron Claw. Blake screamed out in pain, and for a moment it looked like Blake would quit or pass out. Blake reached the ropes though, and the ref Mattano had to break it up. As Lacey pleaded with the ref, Blake recovered and hit Lacey with a superkick to take home the W. Jennifer Blake pinned Lacey Von Erich after a superkick in 0:07:33. Rating: * 3/4 After the match, Jennifer took the mic and told Lacey that she was wrong. Someone who can take that much beating without quitting or rolling over and die, definitely deserves to be in the business. Lacey's earned her respect. Eve Torres vs. "the Special One" Jillian Jones Jillian Jones' return ended with Eve Torres being on the receiving end of a guitar shot, and that event sparked the rivalry that led us here tonight - a grudge match between these two beauties. Both proved that they were very athletic, Eve using her dancing background to dazzle the crowd with a nice handspring elbow on Jillian in the corner. Jillian, on her hand, pulled out a flashy move we haven't seen from her here in TNAW yet - the 450 Splash! Eve was a little to close to the ropes though, putting her foot on the bottom rope. This frustrated Jillian almost to tears, and forced her to reach for her guitar. The ref stopped her, allowing Eve to almost pick up the win with a small package. A dropkick from Torres sent Jillian into the ref, knocking him over through the ropes and out of the ring. Eve picked up the guitar, but decided against using it. This little distraction allowed "The Special One"to rake Eve's eyes, pick up the guitar and smash it over Eve's head. Even though the ref spent some time getting to his senses, Jillian takes home the victory. Jillian Jones pinned Eve Torres with the Full Nelson Bulldog in 0:09:44. Rating: ** 1/4 Disaster for The Beautiful People In the locker room of the Beautiful People, a doctor is checking on Lacey's bruises. Meanwhile, retching sounds can be heard from the toilet, and we see Madison Rayne crouched over the can. Velvet asks her if she's ok, and the doctor says she probably has food poisoning. She's vomiting and sweating and runs a fever. There's no way she'll be able to wrestle. Same for Lacey, she cannot pull double duty. Velvet sits down, sighs, and says that the title slipped their grasp this time as well. "Not necessarily," says Angelina Love who enters the locker room and offers her services to velvet. Velvet asks if she can trust Angelina. Angelina says she doesn't know that, but she must understand Angelina wants this title as much as she does. Madison emerges from the toilet looking terrible, and nods softly, telling Velvet to go out there and win the titles. To win the titles for The Beautiful People. The KongTourage (c's) (Gail Kim & Sojourner Bolt) vs. Angelina Love & Velvet Sky w/Madison Rayne At first, Prince Nana wanted to throw the match out because this wasn't the match they'd signed up for, but Christy Hemme came out and made it quite clear that the fans had paid to see a TNAW World Tag Team Title match, and that it was going to happen. Velvet knew that Angelina had sabotaged their chances of winning the titles before, and was hesitant to tag Angelina in. She therefore stayed in the ring for far too long, giving the Kongtourage ample opportunity to punish her thoroughly and try to put her out. Love even had to break up a pin attempt after an arm trap neckbreaker from Kim. Finally, Velvet broke lose from the Kongtourage and slowly crawled towards her corner. Everbody and their grandmother expected Angelina Love to jump down from the apron, but she didn't, and was all over Bolt and Kim, sending them down with flying forearms. The teamwork was splendid from here on out, Love and Sky hitting Bolt with a double clothesline for a 2-count. Chaos erupted as Kim hit Love with the Eat Defeat, but Love drop-kicked Kim over the ropes. Prince Nana hit the ring trying to get their team disqualified and save the championship, but Love threw the prince through the ropes. Bolt went for the Gory Bomb, but Love slid down her back, hit a DDT and locked in the Choke Sleeper. Kim tried to crawl back in, but Velvet held her away, and didn't let go until she saw ref Mattano signal to the timekeeper that Bolt didn't respond. Angelina Love and Velvet Sky are the new tag-team champions! Velvet Sky and Angelina Love defeated The Kongtourage (Gail Kim and Sojourner Bolt) when Love defeated Bolt when Bolt passed out in the Choke Sleeper in 0:14:00. Rating: *** 3/4 (Velvet Sky and Angelina Love won the TNAW Tag-Team Titles.) A grand celebration Angelina Love and Velvet Sky return to their locker rooms, celebrating their big win. Jennifer Blake, Lacey von Erich and Madison Rayne are also part of this celebrating (that is, until she runs away to the bathroom). Lacey wants to know what this means for The Beautiful People and to the Bombers. Velvet says she doesn't know, but that they should have a meeting about it next week. Jennifer asks if it'll be like a board meeting, and Lacey says she's always wanted to be in a board meeting. Love says the meeting can wait, now it's time to celebrate! Nattie Neidhart w/Jim Neidhart vs Hamada (c) in a 2/3-falls match for the TNAW Maiden Title It's time for the final showdown between Nattie and Hamada. No more quick pinfalls, no more first woman to pick down the belt. 2/3 falls - the ultimate decider. Even though their matches have almost reached legendary status, the rivalry hasn't come to the hatred that defines other feuds, like Tara/Elizabeth and even Torres/Jillian. That's why the first few moments were a smorgasboard of technical brilliance, each girl coming up with reversals and counter reversals. Even Jim Neidhart stayed out of it. The heat was turned up a notch or two when Nattie hit a flash schoolgirl out of nowhere, holding her tights for the 3-count. Guess Nattie should've wished for a normal match now. The technical went out the window, hard-hitting kicks and punching were on the agenda now, Nattie buckling after being hit a dozen times with kicks on her thighs. Hamada went for the Hamada Driver, but she was too close to the apron, and daddy Jim pulled her down. Nattie locked in the Sharpshooter, but Hamada was too close to the ropes, and it didn't do much damage. Shortly thereafter, at the 15-minute point, Hamada hoisted Nattie up on her shoulders and delivered the Hamada Driver to make it all even. Hamada was all over Nattie at once, punching her and throwing her to the outside where they brawled extensively. Nattie even missed an elbowdrop, surely injuring it on the concrete. They narrowly made the 10-count a couple of times, but it might look like a draw, as Prazak mentioned that they were closing in on the 20-minute time limit. Finally, Nattie managed to trap Hamada in the middle of the ring with the Sharpshooter. Hamada held on, but neither did Nattie let go. At the same time, Jim went over to the timekeeper to ask for the time. The timekeeper looked down on his stopwatch and said something, something which prompted Jim to steal the stopwatch! The timekeeper tried to stop him, but lacked at least 100 lbs on the retired wrestler. In the ring, Hamada held on for at least a minute, the crowd shouting for her to not tap, but in the end, that was what she did. But who knows? Had the time limit expired? Two-out-of-three-Falls Match: Nattie Neidhart beat Hamada 2 falls to 1: x N. Neidhart beat Hamada via a schoolgirl roll up in 0:08:49 x Hamada beat N. Neidhart via the Hamada Driver in 0:15:30 x N. Neidhart beat Hamada via the Sharpshooter in 0:20:25 Rating: *** (Nattie Neidhart won the TNAW Maiden Title.) Miss Elizabeth vs Tara Tara and Miss Elizabeth's hatred culminates here tonight, and this was a wild brawl from the get go, Tara winding up the crowd with a 10-punch series in the corner. Elizabeth needed to pull out some big guns early on, hitting Tara with a sitout power bomb for a 2-count. Tara went for the Widow's Peak, but it was too early and Elizabeth wasn't stunned enough. Tara tried softening her up with a spinebuster. The high power moves in the beginning of the match took its toll on the contestants, as they needed a lot of extra time to recover in the latter part of the match. Even so, Elizabeth managed to hit a Stamford Slam on Tara, but as the very FIRST woman to do so, Tara kicked out. Tara fought back, and hit the Widow's Peak - only to have Elizabeth kick out of that one too! The two almost fell victim to a double ten-count, but then both slid out of the ring on opposite sides, tossing a chair each into the ring. The referee picked up Miss Elizabeth's chair and threw it out again, and turned around just in time to see Tara smash Elizabeth's skull in with the chair - causing the DQ. Tara was apparently angry with herself for getting herself disqualified, but tossed the chair at Elizabeth and left the ring. Miss Elizabeth defeated Tara by disqualification in 0:14:08. Rating: *** 1/4 [Chair interfered against Miss Elizabeth.] ODB vs. Queen Kong (c) w/Prince Nana It's time for our main event, as the complete makeover of ODB culminates here tonight against Queen Kong. ODB was all over Kong from the start, reversing an irish whip and hitting a splash in the corner. ODB sent Kong over the top ropes with a clothesline, and continued the attack on the outside, even picking the champ up and slamming her into the ringpost. She went for a clothesline against the post, but Prince Nana pulled Kong away, and ODB crashed into the ring post. Kong started to punish ODB extensively now, almost putting her away with the Implant Buster. ODB, backed by the fervent crowd, started regaining her strength, countering a power bomb attempt with a rana. ODB even hit the Flying Thesz Press, but the Kongtourage ran in to try and break it up. ODB rolled away from a splash attempt from Bolt, causing Bolt to splash Kong instead. ODB then sent Gail Kim flying and gave Bolt a big boot which also sent her outside. Ref Remsburg allowed the match to continue, and ODB went for another Flying Thesz Press. This time, Kong didn't go down, and sent ODB down with a devastating spinebuster. This softened up ODB for the Queen's Fury powerbomb, allowing Kong to retain in this exciting main event. Queen Kong pinned ODB with the Queen`s Fury in 0:12:44. Rating: *** 1/4 (Queen Kong retained the TNAW World Title.) [Sojourner Bolt interfered against ODB.] Card rating: *** 1/4 Match observations: Pretty Amazing was.. well.. Pretty amazing! Three new champions, The Bombers and The Beautiful People burying the hatchet and forming an alliance and Queen Kong continuing her dominant reign. We'll see you next week for StarStruck! |
| rey619 | Posted on 10/13/10 at 19:44:38 TNAW StarStruck - 02.10.2010 Mercedes Martinez vs. Sara Del Rey Last Sunday on Pretty Amazing, Sara Del Rey defeated Sarita. Tonight, Sarita's partner in Girls Gone Wild, Mercedes Martinez, would go one on one against Del Rey. These two are no strangers to one another, and according to Dave Prazak at the announce booth, they have had several tough battles on the independent scene. This was a slobberknocker as well, the girls lightning up each others chests with chops and forearms, until Del Rey gained momentum with a barrage of quick elbows followed by a koppo kick that leveled Martinez. Del Rey continued to punish Mercedes, until the Latina Sensation suddenly hit Death Rey with a drop toe hold and locked on an STF. Del Rey made it to the ropes, gouged Mercedes' eyes and hit a german suplex for a 2-count. Sarita made her way down to the ring to cheer on Mercedes at this point, and Sweeney tried to force her to leave. This distracted Sara somewhat, as she took her eyes of Martinez. She then went for a suplex, but Mercedes blocked it and executed a small package that held Sara down for the 3-count! A small upset here at the start of StarStruck! Mercedes Martinez pinned Sara Del Rey after a small package in 0:08:33. Rating: ** 1/4 Board meeting We see a video from a conference center, where The Blonde Bombers and The Beautiful People have rented a meeting room. They're all nicely dressed as if they were actually having a board meeting, Velvet Sky even wearing some prescription glasses she doesn't need, Lacey going around asking the others if they want coffee or tea and Angelina Love struggling to make a Power Point presentation work. Madison Rayne loses patience with Love, and starts writing on a whiteboard. First order on the agenda: Find a name! Lacey suggests a combination of the two groups' names: The Beautiful Blonde People Bombers. The other shoot down the idea, saying that bombing people aren't very nice. The Beautiful Blondes is also rejected, as it must be allowed to dye your hear and Lacey is apparently not a natural blonde anyway. Angelina then suggests to simply keep The Beautiful People, and all seem to agree on that, since they're all rather beautiful. Jillian Jones vs. Traci Brooks Jillian Jones won in her first PPV match after her injury, defeating Eve Torres, but not without help from her trustworthy guitar. Traci held her own for a while against "the Special One", kicking out of a few pin attempts and even sending Jillian to the outside for a breather following a clothesline. Still, Jillian wants to be considered a major player in TNAW again, and a Full Nelson Bulldog finished Traci for tonight. Jillian Jones pinned Traci Brooks with the Full Nelson Bulldog in 0:06:42. Rating: ** 1/2 Eve Torres vs. Sumie Sakai Eve Torres has recovered from another brutal guitar shot by Jillian at Pretty Amazing, and wrestled the returning Sumie Sakai here tonight. Eve's biggest strength is her amazing agility and gymnastics background, even though she hasn't many years of experience in the ring, her handsprings and sommersaults is enough to dazzle the crowd and dizzy her opponents. It might not have been enough against Jillian and her guitar on Sunday, but it was enough against Sumie Sakai who fell victim to a sommersault senton from the second rope. Eve Torres pinned Sumie Sakai after a somersault senton in 0:03:44. Rating: ** 1/4 Eve interview Lauren entered the ring after Eve's match and congratulated her on her fine win. Eve said that a win is a win, but she was more interested in talking about the defeat at the hands of Jillian. Eve said that if the playing field had been equal, she would have defeated "the Special One", she says. And if given the chance to fight her again, WITHOUT a guitar, she would prove she was more than a dancer turned wrestler. Christy announces Through the Gates of Hell After the commercial, Christy Hemme comes out and talks about the great PPV last weekend. Christy says it's time to look forward to the next PPV, to be held October 10. It's called Through the Gates of Hell, and will be a special PPV. ALL the matches will be matches with different special rules. She already has one match signed! After listening to Eve Torres talking about an even playing field, she decided to book a match between Eve and Jillian where BOTH can use the guitar as a weapon. At Through the Gates of Hell, they will meet in a Guitar on a Pole match. The Beautiful People w/Lacey von Erich & Jennifer Blake vs. The KongTourage w/Prince Nana Time for the main event! The KongTourage might have lost their belts at Pretty Amazing, but together with the TNAW World Champion Queen Kong and their benefactor, Prince Nana, they're still a force to be reckoned with. Their opponents: the new tag-team champions of Velvet Sky and Angelina Love together with Madison Rayne - The Beautiful People reunited again! Quick tags in the first few minutes saw TBB dominate Gail and Bolt, until Gail saw it prudent to tag in the powerhouse Kong. Nice triple-work from the lovely threesome saw Kong taken down though, until Prince Nana tripped Rayne and allowed Kong to level the tag champs with a double clothesline. The Kongtourage dominated the match for a while now, Bolt knocking the breath out of Love with a spinebuster and Kong knocking Sky loopy with a backfist. It was a battle to see who could muster the best teamwork, albeit with Prince Nana's girls having a huge advantage in Kong. Then, Tara decided to make her presence known at the ringside area, coming down and gesturing to the World Title in Nana's safekeeping. This provoked Kong (who was the legal woman) to leave the ring and go after Tara. Nana and the rest of the team tried to persuade her to re-enter the ring before ref Remsburg counted the 10-count, but Kong didn't heed them at all, focusing on the yelling match that ensued between herself and Tara. The Beautiful People win their first match back together! The Beautiful People (Madison Rayne, Angelina Love and Velvet Sky) defeated The Kongtourage (Gail Kim, Queen Kong and Sojourner Bolt) when M. Rayne defeated Kong by countout in 0:14:53. Rating: ** 3/4 Major showdown After the commercials, the ringside area have been cleared for everyone except for Tara, Queen Kong and Prince Nana. Tara says that even though she didn't use her re-match clause right away after losing the belt at Tropic Tumble, she hasn't forgotten about it. She's invoking her rights now, and demands to face Queen Kong at Through the Gates of Hell. Queen Kong moves menacingly towards Tara, but Nana holds her back. Prince Nana says that they have no objections to seeing Tara being decimated yet again, and that Christy Hemme can book the slaughter for all he cares. This brings out Miss Elizabeth, who keeps her distance to Queen Kong, the bloody and violent feud those two had earlier this year fresh in mind. Elizabeth says that unless Tara suffers from amnesia, it was SHE who won the match at Pretty Amazing and that it was she - she now looks wearily and maybe a little frightened at Queen Kong - who deserved the title shot. Tara responds that it might be a W for Miss Elizabeth in the history books, but it was Tara who walked out of the ring without help from the referee. At this, ODB also comes out. ODB says that the only reason Kong still has the title around her waist, is her minions interfering whenever Kong doesn't meet someone who rolls over dead after two minutes. ODB says she's not through with the Queen, and that the others will have to get in line. All four start talking and arguing with each other now, forcing Christy Hemme to come out and calm things down. The general manager says they all have valid points, and the joy of being GM is that it IS actually possible to please everyone. Christy Hemme then says she will create a special match for Through the Gates of Hell, a match where all four of them will be involved and where the biggest prize in TNAW would be on the line. She says it will be a unique match not seen in the wrestling world so far. Card rating: ** 1/2 Match observations: WOW! It's still five more weeks to Through the Gates of Hell, but everybody should be looking forward to it. Hemme's announcement about a special match involving four of the major players in TNAW should be enough to whet everyone's appetite for that PPV, and the specifics about that match will be revealed next week on StarStruck. Also on Starstruck next week, the Neidharts will have to answer the question on everyone's mind: had the time expired when Hamada submitted to the Sharpshooter? |