Hi, and welcome to the InsidePulse Rasslin’ Roundtable for NWA: Total Nonstop Action’s Against All Odds pay-per-view! We’ve got a lot of Pulse Wrestling’s young blood participating this month, so let’s get this going!
Please note: many of these predictions were made prior to the announcement that Scott Hall was being replaced in his match with Bobby Roode vs. Page & Brown by Team Canada’s Eric Young.
Jeff Jarrett [c] vs. Kevin Nash
Widro: i just hope this match doesn’t go on last. i think the end will involve xpac and billy gunn in some dx/nwo nonsense.
Winner – Jeff Jarrett
Dan Hevia: Double J vs. Big Daddy Cool? If this is TNA’s version of something cool to revive the promotion, heeeeeeeere comes the flatline! Other than that, you have to believe Jarrett will win, only because you can’t put the belt on Nash with a straight face. Although faces probably aren’t too straight since Jarrett still has the belt.
Winner – Jeff Jarrett
Kurtis Osterlund: This is going is a WMOTYC (Worst Match of the Year Candidate) I feel sorry for the guy who has to cover it. It’s me? Shit.
Winner – New Champion, Kevin Nash
Rob Blatt: Knowing Nash gets paid $5,000 a show is un-settling to me. This one’s gonna be a stinker and the crowd doesn’t care for it either imho. Planet Jarrett wins this one.
Weiner – Jeff Jarrett and Monty Brown one day
Jed Shaffer: I think Nash would be the only person Jarrett is comfortable losing to at this point…but it still ain’t happening. TNA IS Planet Jarrett, and everyone else is just a lower lifeform.
Winner – Triple J
Matthew Michaels: I have a feeling Nash wins this one, if only for the “historical” significance of his being one of only, what, two people (?) to have held the WWF, WCW and NWA Titles. My intuition tells me that was part of his agreement all along, and hey, if he really wants to put over young talent as much as he says he does, if he beats Jarrett, then drops the title to one of the non-Jarrett title contenders in a month or so, that could be one of the best things he’s done for the business in a long time.
Winner – Kevin “Silver Fox” Nash
The Phenomenal AJ Styles [c] vs. The Fallen Angel Christopher Daniels
Widro: this match is gonna be awesome. i’d love to see daniels elevated here.
Winner – Daniels
Dan Hevia: Funny, any business sense and this would be for the World Title. We all know this will steal the show. If you want to compare this to a heavyweight match, think Angle-Benoit. Logic says AJ drops the belt and goes for the heavyweight title again. Oh! It’s TNA! NO LOGIC!
Winner – AJ Styles
Kurtis Osterlund: This match on the other hand will be a MOTYC. I don’t care if the rest of PPV sucks honestly. I think this match will be worth the rest of the PPV all by itself.
Winner – Still champion, AJ Styles
Rob Blatt: If I was gonna get the PPV, it’d be for this match. HOWEVER, who the hell books a 30 MINUTE IRON MAN MATCH? IF IT’S NOT 60 MINUTES IT’S NOT A DAMN IRON MAN MATCH. If Raw or Smackdown! can afford to air a 60 minute Iron Man match on weekly TV, then TNA can let these two guys go for 60 on a PPV. If Elix wins his match earlier in the night, Daniels will win, if Petey wins, the AJ will win. Let’s set up the broken up XXX squaring off as soon as we can now.
Weiner – A.J. Styles if Petey wins and Daniels if Skipper wins
Jed Shaffer: Styles is, as Eric has stated, TNA’s default X Champ. But it can’t rest on him long, and Daniels needs something to do to justify the XXX break-up. Expect some kind of last-minute shenanigins and Daniels takes the belt by a point.
Winner – The good member of XXX
Matthew Michaels: I don’t care who wins this — I just wanna see what the Internet Wrestling Community has been telling me is a match that I should regret having missed all the times they’ve gone head to head on the indie circuit over the past few years. My guess is that Daniels wins it, with AJ going on the chase, but I really don’t know either way.
Winner – Christopher Daniels
America’s Most Wanted [c] vs. Kid Kash & Lance Hoyt
Widro: amw are on a serious roll, kid kash isn’t getting the tag titles.
Winner – AMW
Dan Hevia: Lance Hoyt? I guess I’m out of the loop. I like America’s Most Wanted though. I grew up on the mean streets of the suburbs, so I like AMW and the Mean Street Posse. I have no clue how those two relate. Much like Towlie, I have no idea whats going on.
Winners – AMW
Kurtis Osterlund: I like Kid Kash, though I wish they would make up their mind on what they’re doing with him. His partner though, is a BAD Test ripoff. And when you’re a ripoff of a ripoff, you ain’t good in my book. On top of all this AMW is just pure awesome.
Winners – Still champs, AMW
Rob Blatt: Holy crap could I care less about Kid Kash. First he loses to Dustin and now he’s got himself a tag title match? Please.
Weiners – AMW and hopes for a REAL tag division one day
Jed Shaffer: Need I even make comment here?
Winners – The best damn tag team on the planet
Matthew Michaels: No reason for Kash & Not-Dallas to win here. None at all. Just a match to keep AMW busy until Shane & Kazarian are ready.
Winners – AMW
The Charismatic Enigma Jeff Hardy vs. Abyss
Widro: i expect at least 1 killer spot here, i think if hardy might be their choice for world champ over abyss
Winner – Hardy
Dan Hevia: How do you know you’re watching TNA? You see a TLC match, tailor made for tag teams, driver, as JR would say, straight to hell. Adding chains would be good if you had MORE THAN TWO PEOPLE IN THE RING.
Winner – Home Depot
Kurtis Osterlund: I’m ready for violence and I’m pulling for the monster. However, I don’t think it’ll end up that way.
Winner – New #1 contender for the NWA title, Jeff Hardy
Rob Blatt: How are they going to explain Abyss as a big-man when he’s only a few inches taller than Hardy? After Jarrett proved that Hardy can’t win the big one, how am I supposed to care about him?
Weiner – The “Monster” Abyss and a re-packaging one day
Jed Shaffer: So tables are metal, hmm? I want to believe they have every intention of doing something with Abyss after that ridiculous “Abyss quit the promotion” work that got the promotion absolutely NOTHING. For once, I’m going to try and have faith…although I should know better…
Winner – Kanekind
Matthew Michaels: I say Jeff goes over here, as a loyalty play. Let’s face it, Abyss tried to leave NWA: TNA and is he in WWE now? No. Jeff basically chose TNA (and its lighter schedule, admittedly) over WWE. This one goes to Hardy.
Winner – Jeff Hardy
The Alpha Male Monty Brown and Diamond Dallas Page vs.
Widro: i like the idea of giving monty the rub of ddp on his team.
Winner – monty/ddp
Dan Hevia: If I’m Monty Brown, I’m thisclose to asking for a release. Him and Disabled Dipshit Page will win, but this is one of the reasons this promotion sucks more than a Diva Search chick.
Winners – Monty and The Cripple
Kurtis Osterlund: WTF?
Winners – Diamonds of the Serengeti
Rob Blatt: I must have missed why this match is taking place. Monty Brown obviously needs the run that was received by Karl Malone and Jay Leno.
Weiners – DDP, Monty B., and Scott Hall if he’s makin $5,000 for that match
Jed Shaffer: What the FUCK is THIS?!? Hall and BOBBY ROODE?!? Did FatDust get hit in the head and start up a Lethal Lottery we didn’t hear about?
Winner – DDMe and Rock2K
Matthew Michaels: Hall or no Hall, I can’t see how Bobby Roode’s team ever had a chance at victory vs. two Heavyweight Title contenders. Unless, of course, TNA’s for some reason looking to put Page and Brown in a program vs. each other. I personally don’t see it though.
Winners – Monty Brown and Diamond Dallas Page
Dustin Rhodes vs. Raven
Widro: i think dustin and raven could put something decent together here, i think he gets the win too
Winner – Dustin
Dan Hevia: Didn’t I see this match on Heat a couple of years ago? I’m probably in the minority here, but I still like Rhodes. That and Raven is still one of the coolest characters invented. But seriously, I saw this match on Heat two years ago.
Winner – Raven
Kurtis Osterlund: Raven hasn’t won a PPV match since they started the 3 hour format. Why start now?
Winner – They used to call him The Natural
Rob Blatt: I really want TNA to succeed, really I do, but this match will not help. Goldie will continue beating opponents with dad’s book.
Weiner – Dustin and not Raven’s career certainly
Jed Shaffer: So, I was under the assumption that Raven was booking the whole Raven/Erik Watts/DDP feud. And yet…where did it go? Like his “Seven Sins” angle in WWE…vanished without trace. And now, he’s stuck with the booker’s son…fan-f*cking-tastic.
Winner – FatDust Jr.
Matthew Michaels: Raven’s been a good team player, and Dusty’s booking his son for big things.
Winner – Goldust
Primetime Elix Skipper vs. Team Canada’s Petey Williams
Widro: could be a sleeper hit of the show.
Winner – petey
Dan Hevia: Petey Williams made the InsidePulse Top 50, Skipper did not. Follow the trail of Hevia’s f***ed up logic.
Winner – Petey Williams
Kurtis Osterlund: When the hell did this match get signed? This one should be all sorts of cool for the X division fans.
Winner – not a clue, if forced to pick I’ll go Petey Williams
Rob Blatt: This one could be good if they give it some time. That’s a big if. They have a lot of egos to contend with on this card and it’s a shame when something like the DDP match will get more time to play out than this one. A win by skipper will send him to face the X-Division champ no doubt, who just mught be his old tag team partner. Let’s hope breaking up the tag team was worth it when it happens.
Weiner – Elix flipping Skipper
Jed Shaffer: What should be a decent match (carried by Petey…I make no apologies about it: I LOATHE Flix Pecker) that means nothing whatsoever. I find it hard to believe someone said “We’ll break up XXX and take the X-Title off Petey! That’ll surely do wonders for their careers!”, and yet, here we are.
Winner – Team Canada’s best member
Matthew Michaels: Could they possibly be booking towards a “class of XXX” X Division Title match-up in a month? Hmmm…
Winner – Elix Skipper
BG James and Jeff Hammond vs. Michael Shane and Kazarian
Widro: i like shane and kazarian, i don’t really know who goes over here though.
Winner – shane/kazarian
Dan Hevia: What’s a TNA Roundtable without my patented “Pick ’em by syllables!” BG James & Hammond = 6 syllabes, while Shane & Kazarian = 7 syllabes.
Winner – Shane and Kazarian
Kurtis Osterlund: You’ve got to be shitting me, right?
Winner – Fuck this
Jed Shaffer: This whole card is a sick joke. It better pay off in some FANTASTIC matches, because on paper, this card is ludicrous. And this is no help. See Jed snore.
Winner – The Road Druggie-drug and some NASSHOLE
Matthew Michaels: Poor, poor, poor Ron Killings and Konnan. Time for Sopp & Waltman (how’s THAT for an intimidating tag-team name?) to make an appearance? Could be…
Winners – Shane & Kazarian
Team Traci and Team Trinity In Action!
Widro: woo!
Winner – team tracy
Dan Hevia: Yeah they have women. But do any of their women compare to the WWE chicks as of late. TNA is not porn, but…
Winner – Porn
Kurtis Osterlund: Since we won’t know who the teams are until the show, I can’t give a winner really.
Winners – TBA
Matthew Michaels: TNA has a pre-show? I was never clear on if these two teams are going up against each other or just winning in jobber matches. If against each other, I say Traci’s team wins, as she’s been growing on me and I’m a dirty old man. If against jobbers, they both win. Either way, I’m more interested in seeing WHO these teams and if they’ll at all entice people to buy the PPV last-minute.
Winners – Oh, we’re all winners.
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