Ishmeal Insane's TNA Diary

[Ishmeal Insane]

After a prolonged absence, I am trying this again from scratch. It is a TNA Diary, starting with December of 2012 (but my roster is a couple months old). I will give the cliff's notes version of the first couple of Impact's leading up to Final Resolution in my next few posts. Let the kayfabe begin!

[Ishmeal Insane]

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Dixie Carter Issues Press Release on Future of Impact Wrestling

by Bob Loblaw

December 3, 2012

This morning, Dixie Carter, the President of Impact Wrestling, issued a press statement on the sudden parting of ways between IW and Hulk Hogan:

"It is with great reluctance that I have to announce that, as of this past Friday, the Immortal Hulk Hogan is no longer under contract to Impact Wrestling. We have enjoyed our three-year relationship with Hulk, but there comes a time when things have to come to an end. Quite frankly, it was not fiscally healthy for our relationship to continue. Mr. Hogan has a great history in wrestling, and that's just what it is - history. We here at Impact Wrestling are looking to the future - bringing you, our loyal fans, the best in the present, and future, of Impact Wrestling!"

- In addition to Hulk, his daughter Brooke is also out of Impact Wrestling.

[Ishmeal Insane]

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Major Changes to Impact Wrestling Pay Per View Schedule

by Bob Loblaw

December 4, 2012

- More news out of the office of Dixie Carter at Impact Wrestling. Today, Miss Carter issued another Press Release on Impact Wrestling's Pay-Per-View schedule. In short:

- Impact Wrestling, starting in February 2013, will be switching to a bi-monthly Pay-Per-View schedule.

- Genesis, Victory Road, Sacrifice, and No Surrender are gone from the schedule.

- The February Pay-Per-View is being changed from Against All Odds to Turning Point.

- Destination X will move from July to August, replacing Hardcore Justice.

- Here's the schedule:

Feburary 17 - Turning Point
April 21 - Lockdown
June 16 - Slammiversary
August 25 - Destination X
October 20 - Bound for Glory
December 30 - Final Resolution

[Ishmeal Insane]

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New Impact Wrestling Signings, Impact Wrestling starts developmental territory, training camp

by Bob Loblaw

December 5, 2012

- More news out of the Impact Wrestling camp, as they change course for the new year. First, Hogan was gone. Then, they dropped from 12 PPV's to 6. Now, some new siginings have been announced.

- "Impact Wrestling is proud to welcome the newest members of the Impact Wrestling roster. First, we welcome the tag team of Futureshock, made up of Kyle O'reilly and Adam Cole. These two have been standouts all around the independents, and are looking to make a big name for themselves in Impact Wrestling."

- "Another of the hottest tag teams around has been added to Impact Wrestling, as we are proud to welcome Sandy Fork, Delaware's own, Jay and Mark, the Briscoe Brothers! These unorthadox Southern boys have a stellar resume in Ring of Honor, among many others, as well as a plethora of international experience."

- IW also promised some "surprise signings" showing up in the coming weeks.
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- Impact Wrestling also announced the formation of their own Developmental Territory beginning Next Week. The organization, which as of right now is unnamed and being referred to simply as Impact Developmental, will be located near Impact Wrestling headquarters in Nashville. To oversee the program, IW has tapped none other than Calgary (dramatic pause), Alberta, Canada's own Lance Storm. No assistants have been named as of yet, but there is only the beginnings of a roster so far.

Speaking of the roster, they are:

- Aeroboy
22 Years Old
Tulancingo, Hidalgo, Mexico.
Trained by Crazy Boy and Taz El Feroz

- Alex Silva
22 Years Old
Montreal, Quebec
Trained by Carl LeDuc, Crusher Kline, Micah Taylor and Tommy Rose.

- Brandon Van Danielson
22 Years Old
High River, Alberta
Trained by Randy Myers & Tyson Kidd

- Chucky Blaze
22 Years Old
Calgary, Alberta
Trained by Davey Boy Smith Jr., Natalya, Randy Myers and Tyson Kidd.

- Crazy Crusher
22 Years Old
Quebec City, Quebec

- Nightmare Manson
25 Years Old
Quebec City, Quebec

- Savannah the Southern Belle
22 Years Old
Savannah, Georgia

- Taeler Hendrix
23 Years Old
New Bedford, MA
Trained by Bob Evans and Spike Dudley

- Veda Scott
22 Years Old
Providence, RI
Trained by Daizee Haze and Delirious


---More is expected to be announced in the coming weeks.






- Also, Impact Wrestling has announced they have started the inaugural class of the Impact Wrestling Training Camp.

[Ishmeal Insane]

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Impact Wrestling News


- Yet another statement from Dixie Carter. In this one, she had news about the On-air Authority Figure role in Impact Wrestling.

"For the past decade plus, the Authority Figure has been a staple of professional wrestling. We at Impact Wrestling are changing things up a bit. No longer will there be one person or group of people making the match decisions on Impact Wrestling. The Impact Wrestling Board of Directors will be the be-all and end-all of decision and match making for Impact Wrestling.

The board has also announced that, from this point forward, they will have a spokesman present at all Impact Wrestling television shows and Pay-Per-Views. The man that the board feels best fits the qualities of this position is Al Snow.

[Ishmeal Insane]

OK, so to sum up how we got to Final Resolution:

TAG TEAM TITLE SITUATION

- During November (I didn't actually run these shows, so I'm making it up) Magnus turned on Samoa Joe and reunited with Douglas Williams, reforming the British Invasion, thus vacating the Tag Team Championship. The titles remained vacant due to all the confusion with Hogan leaving, and changes with the Board of Directors.

- Meanwhile, Joe vowed revenge on the British Invasion, and said he was "going back and finding an old friend" to take them on.

- On the final Impact of November, Al Snow announced, via the Board of Directors, that Impact Wresting, over the next few months, would be holding their first-ever round-robin format tag team championship tournament (think the G1 Climax Tag League, since I basically stole it). There will be 10 tag teams divided into 2 blocks of 5. Each team will face the other in its block once. A win nets you 2 points, a draw 1, and a loss 0. The top 2 in each block will advance to the semi-finals at Turning Point in February. The first-place team from each block will face the second-place team from the opposite block, with the winners facing each other that same night for the TNA World Tag Team Championship. The full field would be revealed on the first episode of Impact of December, with the tournament kicking off on the December 13 episode of Impact.

- Chris Sabin came to the ring with an announcement. Before he could speak, he was ambushed by the British Invasion, leading to the return of Alex Shelley to save Sabin from a beating! Later in the same show, Al Snow introduced the tag team of Futureshock to Impact Wrestling.

- Samoa Joe said he wanted to be in the tag team tournament, and announced his tag team partner, returning from the Madness, his former protege Jay Lethal!

- Sting & Garrett Bischoff announced a new mentorship/partnership and entered the tournament.

The full blocks for the tournament were released, including a few surprises.

BLOCK A

FutureShock
the British Invasion
Eric Young & ODB
Samoa Joe & Jay Lethal
the newest addition to TNA, Charlie Haas & Shelton Benjamin!

BLOCK B
the Motor City Machine Guns
the Briscoe Brothers
the newly-named (and now heel) Chavo Guerrero & Hernandez, La Familia
Robbie E & Robbie T
Sting & Garrett Bischoff

VARIOUS OTHER THINGS

- I lazily copied booking again, having Austin Aries forfeit the X-Division title for a shot at the TNA World Championship. Bobby Roode (the Champ) initially said no, but was overruled by the Board of Directors and Aries was stripped of the X-division title in exchange for a World Championship title shot at Final Resolution.

- Daniels challenged Devon for a TV Title match at Final Resolution

- X-title: on the Impact before Final Resolution, D'angelo Dinero beat Jay Lethal and AJ Styles beat Zema Ion to advance to the X-Division title match at the PPV.

- Knockouts: Mickie James will challenge Gail Kim for the Knockouts title at the PPV.

Also, after a hard-fought main event match won by Jeff Hardy, his opponent, Kurt Angle, viciously attacked Hardy after the match. Hardy was out of action the show before the PPV, but challenged Angle to a rematch at the PPV, this time with no DQ.

[Brain Of J]

Sweet, a new diary!

Jed Shaffer
~So, will the off-months be Clash Of The Champions-style supershows?

[Ishmeal Insane]

Nov 18, 2012 0:03:57 GMT -5 Brain Of J said:

Sweet, a new diary!

Jed Shaffer
~So, will the off-months be Clash Of The Champions-style supershows?

I'm tossing the idea around. Not sure yet, though

[Ishmeal Insane]

Some news and notes before I post the PPV Preview:

- In the first four matches of the round robin tournament to crown new Impact Wrestling World Tag Team Champions:

BLOCK A:
- The British Invasion d. ODB & Eric Young decisively.
- Wrestling's Greatest Tag Team narrowly defeated Futureshock in a great matchup.

BLOCK B:
- La Familia d. Robbie E. & Robbie T.
- The Motor City Machine Guns d. the Briscoe Brothers in a another finely wrestled match.

Here's the points as they stand through four matches:

BLOCK A	POINTS
Wrestling's Greatest Tag Team	2
British Invasion	2
Lethal & Joe	-
Futureshock	0
Eric Young & ODB	0

Block B	Points
La Familia	2
Motor City Machine Guns	2
Sting & Garrett Bischoff	-
Briscoe Brothers	0
Robbie E & Robbie T	0

[Ishmeal Insane]

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Final Resolution Preview
Sunday, December 30, 2012
LIVE on PPV
from Reynolds Coliseum in Raleigh, NC

MAIN EVENT for the Impact Wrestling World Heavyweight Championship
Bobby Roode (c) vs. "the Greatest Man That Ever Lived" Austin Aries
In a story that sounds vaguely familiar, Austin Aries declared that he would vacate the X-Division Title in favor of a World Title match against the champion, Bobby Roode. "The It Factor" wanted nothing to do with it, saying that Aries can't hold a candle to "the Leader of the Selfish Generation." However, the Executive Board liked Aries' decision and, through their mouthpiece Al Snow, accepted Aries' title resignation and made the match. Can Roode retain "his" World Championship, or will A-Double become the NEW Heavyweight Champion of the World?

For the Vacant X-Division Championship
"The Phenomenal" AJ Styles vs. "the Pope" D'Angelo Dinero
When Austin Aries vacated the X-Division Championship, a mini-tournament was held to determine the two men that would square off for the title. AJ Styles made short work of Zema Ion, and D'Angelo Dinero narrowly squeaked by Jay Lethal. Can "the Phenomenal One" win his sixth X-Division Championship, or will "the Pope" break through to win his first title in Impact Wrestling?

Television Championship
Devon (c) defends against Christopher Daniels
A few weeks ago on Impact, following Devon's successful Television Title defense against Gunner, Christopher Daniels blindsided the champ and left him laying. Daniels quickly made his motives clear: he wanted the Television gold. Daniels challenged, Devon accepted. It was as simple as that. Will Devon make another successful title defense, or will the "Fallen Angel" end the reign of Impact Wrestling's favorite brother?

GRUDGE MATCH
"the Charismatic Enigma" Jeff Hardy vs. Kurt Angle
Kurt Angle and Jeff Hardy had a great main event match on Impact a few weeks ago. Hardy was able to squeak out the win, only for Angle to attack him after the match and hold Hardy in the Ankle Lock until Impact Wresting officials and security were able to get Angle to release the hold. The following week, an obviously injured Jeff Hardy hobbled to the Impact Zone. He said he was hurt, but Angle didn't get the best of him. He wanted another match against Angle, but this time, all the rules are out the window. Angle responded, saying that he looked forward to the chance to put Jeff Hardy out of wrestling for good, using any means necessary. He went so far as to call Hardy "a cancer on wrestling," and said at Final Resolution, it will be "tap, then snap."

2 Matches From the Round Robin Tag Team Championship Tournament
BLOCK A
The British Invasion (2 points) vs. Wrestling's Greatest Tag Team (2 points)
and
Futureshock (0) vs. Jay Lethal & Samoa Joe (0)

Two great matches from Block A will be on tap at Final Resolution where first place is up for grabs. The British Invasion was successful in their first tournament match, against Eric Young & ODB. Wrestling's Greatest Tag Team also won their first tournament match when they narrowly defeated Futureshock. Who will come out of Final Resolution with first place?

As mentioned, Futureshock had a great showing in their first Impact Wrestling match, narrowly losing to Wrestling's Greatest Tag Team. Now, they must lock horns with the newly reformed team of Samoa Joe and his one-time protege Jay Lethal. Can Joe and Lethal earn 2 precious points in their first match of the tournament, or will Futureshock get on the board?

Knockouts Title
Gail Kim (c) vs. Mickie James

Gail has the title. Mickie is really popular. I needed matches and haven't invested that much yet. Yay.

A "We Needed to Fill the Card" Match
Mr. Anderson vs. Bully Ray
See witty title above matchup.

[comahan]

- Bully d. Anderson
- Gail d. Mickie
- Joe/Lethal d. FutureShock
- British Invasion d. WGTT
- Hardy d. Angle
- Daniels d. Devon
- Styles d. Pope
- Roode d. Aries

[Ishmeal Insane]

Here's my roster:

AJ Styles
Al Snow
Angelina Love
Austin Aries
Bobby Roode
Brooke Tessmacher
Bully Ray
Christopher Daniels
D'Angelo Dinero
Devon
Eric Bischoff
Gail Kim
Garrett Bischoff
Gunner
James Storm
Jay Lethal
Jeff Hardy
Jeff Jarrett
Jesse Sorensen
Joseph Park
Kazarian
Kid Kash
Kurt Angle
Madison Rayne
Matt Morgan
Mickie James
Mr. Anderson
Ric Flair
Rob Van Dam
Samoa Joe
Sting
Tara
Velvet Sky
Winter
Zema Ion

Full-time Tag Teams:
the British Invasion (Douglas Williams & Brutus Magnus)
Eric Young & ODB
Futureshock (Adam Cole & Kyle O'reilly)
La Familia (Hernandez & Chavo Guerrero)
Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin)
Robbie E & Robbie T
the Briscoes (Jay & Mark Briscoe)
WGTT (Charile Haas & Shelton Benjamin)

[Brain Of J]

Obviously, just going on whims, given it's the first event.

MAIN EVENT for the Impact Wrestling World Heavyweight Championship
Bobby Roode (c) vs. "the Greatest Man That Ever Lived" Austin Aries
A-DOUBLE!

For the Vacant X-Division Championship
"The Phenomenal" AJ Styles vs. "the Pope" D'Angelo Dinero
I think "The Pope" gets made here. AJ's bigger than the X Division.

Television Championship
Devon (c) defends against Christopher Daniels
Unless you're running Aces & 8's, I don't see mileage in Devon as champ. And Daniels deserves championships. ALL the championships.

GRUDGE MATCH
"the Charismatic Enigma" Jeff Hardy vs. Kurt Angle
Heel wins to really give the face a mountain to climb.

2 Matches From the Round Robin Tag Team Championship Tournament
BLOCK A
The British Invasion (2 points) vs. Wrestling's Greatest Tag Team (2 points)
and
Futureshock (0) vs. Jay Lethal & Samoa Joe (0)
The first match is a coin flip. The second builds a newer team over a pair of established guys (Lethal's a returning guy, I know, but he has a history there).

Knockouts Title
Gail Kim (c) vs. Mickie James
In my humble opinion, I've never thought Kim was any great shakes. And I've always been a Mickie mark. That being said, even I can see the handwriting on the wall. James has far fewer good days ahead than behind. Kim retains.

"We Needed to Fill the Card"
Mr. Anderson vs. Bully Ray
Cause Mr. Anderson sucks and Bully Ray is eleven shades of awesome.

Jed Shaffer
~And I'm hoping Aries/Ray down the line for the championship.

[Ishmeal Insane]

Nov 28, 2012 11:02:40 GMT -5 Brain Of J said:

Cause Mr. Anderson sucks and Bully Ray is eleven shades of awesome.

Anderson has 26 months left on his contract.

SPOILER ALERT

Get ready for 26 months of Anderson jobbing.

[Dan O'Mac]

Final Resolution Preds

MAIN EVENT for the Impact Wrestling World Heavyweight Championship
Bobby Roode (c) vs. "the Greatest Man That Ever Lived" Austin Aries
Aries wins, setting himself up for a long, mega-heel run with the belt

For the Vacant X-Division Championship
"The Phenomenal" AJ Styles vs. "the Pope" D'Angelo Dinero
Styles. He'll be a thorn in Aries side, following the "give up X Division title for a shot at the world" down the road when Aries refuses to give Styles a shot

Television Championship
Devon (c) defends against Christopher Daniels
Daniels, because Devon is horrible

GRUDGE MATCH
"the Charismatic Enigma" Jeff Hardy vs. Kurt Angle
Tough match to call with so little to go off of. I say Hardy

2 Matches From the Round Robin Tag Team Championship Tournament
BLOCK A
The British Invasion (2 points) vs. Wrestling's Greatest Tag Team (2 points)
and
Futureshock (0) vs. Jay Lethal & Samoa Joe (0)
British Invasion and Futureshock have more long term potential, so those guys


Knockouts Title
Gail Kim (c) vs. Mickie James
The Ladies need more build, and taking the title from Gail won't help. Gail continues to look sexy while holding that belt


A "We Needed to Fill the Card" Match
Mr. Anderson vs. Bully Ray
Bully Ray because he is awesome, and Anderson is not