My TNA Monthly Catch-up, Jan - Feb 07

Once again, it's that time of the month. Time for my monthly TNA catch-up. As always I have to state the caveat that I call the matches how I see them, the only bias is my own.

Impact 18 Jan 07 - Show opens with Team 3d vs LAX for the tag team title. After interference from Moody Jack, LAX get the win using the slapjack.

Gail Kim & Miss Tennessee (jaqueline) are seen fighting back stage.

Christie Hemme interview vid.

Christian Cage comes out to bore us on the mic and is interupted by Kurt Angle. Boring chat until Cage teases us with the promise of an advisor who knows & hates Angle.

Lance Hoyt vs James Storm (with Miss Tennessee aka Jaqueline). Storm gets the win after 2 baseball players double team Hoyt.

AJ Styles vs Kurt Angle. Was Tomko doing the Anvil beard rub supposed to be a clue? Angle gets the win after slamming Styles onto a chair.

Impact 24 jan 07 - Show opens with Samoa Joe boring us on the mic. Kurt Angle interupts him. Christian Cage interupts them. And TNA fans? Stop shouting "what?", your not in the WWE, ok?

Rhyno vs Raven (with Seratonin), Raven turns out to be AJ Styles dressed as Raven. Match is thrown out (dq by outside interference I assume), and Rhyno is floored by a chair.

Chris Sabin vs Senshi vs Austin Starr vs Jerry Lynn in a non-title 4-way. Jerry Lynn gets the win off Sabin from a roll-up after an overly long match.

VKM insert.

Sting comes out to bore us on the mic, with details of Abyss's secret. No-one cares about storylines like this, we just want to see wrestling. By doing this kind of thing, TNA are becoming the thing they hate the most - WWE. Abyss does a number on Sting.

Chris Daniels vs Christian Cage in a non-title match. Cage gets the win after a low blow.

Impact 1 feb 07 - 5 way no limits X division match - Jay Lethal vs Alex Shelley vs Sonjay Dutt vs Austin Starr vs Jerry Lynn. Austin Starr gets the pin after interference from Chris Sabin and Jay Lethal.

Samoa Joe gives us a lecture - dull.

Robert Roode vs Petey Williams. Roode gets the win after interference from James Storm.

James Mitchell bores us on the mic.

Aj Styles vs Samoa Joe. Match is thrown out after Rhyno climbs in to chase Styles back in the ring. Lots of after match trash to "develop storyline" that we didn't need.

Impact 8 feb 07 - Abyss vs Chase Stevens. Abyss gets the very quick win off the black hole slam. Team 3d mouth off to LAX who give them a beat down.

6 man Tag team match Chris Sabin, Austin Starr & James Storm vs Senshi, Jerry Lynn & Rhyno. Starr gets the win for his team.

Sting comes out to bore us on the mic.

Tag Team match - AJ Styles & Christian Cage vs Samoa Joe & Kurt Angle. Angle gets the win from an Olympic slam off the top rope with some help from Rhyno. Cage's "special consultant" turns out to be Scott Steiner.

Against All Odds PPV 07 - Little Italy Street Fight with Team 3d vs LAX. Pretty even both ways the whole match. LAX got the win with The Border Toss.

Austin Starr vs Sensi - Overly long match where Senshi got a win that was very difficult to call.

Tuxedo Match - Christy Hemme vs Big Oily Fat Guy. Hemme gets the win going the whole match with a boot unlaced, and yes the match was that dull I noticed that!

Basebrawl Match - Dale Torborg vs Lance Hoyt. How low have TNA sunk to have a wrestler fight a baseball player? Torborg gets the win but it's overturned to Hoyt for use of a chair.

Motor City Chain Match - Aj Styles vs Rhyno. Pretty even match, heel Aj is quite cool. It was pretty obvious Rhyno would never use the nightstick and that AJ would free himself from the chain 1st. Aj got the win after Rhyno missed a gore through the tables.

X Division Title - Chris Sabin vs Jerry Lyn. Another overly long but even match. Sabin got the win by holding the ropes.

Mixed tag match - Miss Tennessee & James Storm vs Gail Kim & Petey Williams. Very good & very even match with Jackie getting the win for her team.

Prison Yard Match - Abyss vs Sting. The match started outside The Impact Zone, and ended with barbed wire on a table and Sting getting the win by locking Abyss in the solitary confinement cage.

NWA Heavyweight Title match - Kurt Angle vs Christian Cage. Tomko was sent back the locker room as per Jim Cornette's instructions. After some major interference by the world and his dog, Cage gets the win by using a lead pipe.

I want to go on record and say I also saw episodes 1 and 2 from WSX and I was damned impressed. Good names like Vampiro (who is now their champ) and X-pac, Teddy Hart impressed the hell out of me. If WSX offer that kind of level every week then fans are going to be leaving ECW, leaving Raw & Smackdown and leaving TNA because WSX are offering an excellent piece of serious hardcore wrestling.
If you haven't watched it yet, I highly recommend it!