NWA World Heavyweight Title Match
Christian Cage vs. Samoa Joe

Elevation X Match
AJ Styles vs. Rhino

X-Division Title Match
Chris Sabin vs. Jerry Lynn

Last Rites Match
Sting vs. Abyss

Grudge Match
Kurt Angle vs. Scott Steiner



Already looking better than last month's card...

Wow. I have interest in all those matches.

All could be good to amazing if done correctly. But that's a big if.

I'm REALLY interested to see what Angle and Steiner pull out because I dug Steiner's run from last year a whole lot.

That is a good looking card, though I'm not crazy about the concept of the "Elevation X." I hope they can prove me wrong.

Well, I'm pretty sure it will feature AJ dying for our entertainment. Although I probably won't buy it and need to download it later.

I'm still not even buying that they'll blow off AJ/Rhino. I could see them fighting AGAIN next month a Lockdown.

I'd buy it, but the last PPV was such shit that I'm not even risking my cash right now

On paper, this show looks like a worthy DVD purchase, depending on the reviews.

I am pretty excited about Joe/Christian, if only that Joe might actually become the NWA Champion.

Meh... wait for the DVD if it's that good. TNA really needs more TV time to build up these PPV's.

My understanding is that Elevation X is basically an X-shaped Scaffold match? Is it old school style with nothing to break your fall but the ring, or are they gonna stack tables everywhere?

They didn't mention that, which mean Russo booked it.

UGH.

Probably the latter, without it being an official part of the gimmick.

Scaffold matches have forever sucked ass though, so this isn't TNA bias. It's a danger to the workers and the whole concept is just trying not to kill yourself.

That's basically it. So far there has been no mention of tables or other fun stuff in the ring.

I really hate scaffold matches. They tend to suck and are needlessly dangerous. I don't see how shaping the scaffold in a giant X will improve things.

Last Rites sounds very Russorific too. Again, no idea how that one is gonna work.

Is that like a Last Ride Match?

Or is it some bible thumper kind of gimmick?

Neither does he.

Also I totally agree with Elevation X. Scaffold matches are fucking terrible.

Russo will probably decide what the match is 20 minutes before the show begins.

I'm being serious, too.

Well Sting's (fucking creepy) promo had him lying on some metal bed or something. He also said "gnashing of teeth" like 80 times.

Oh, so it's a Prison Bitch Match?

I'd download it on YouTube anyway.

How much money do you think goes into creating these odd structures for Russo's bizarre gimmick matches?

Too much, especially for a company like TNA.

Probably a good $10-20,000 for the basic shit, like the Ejaculation X match.

Scrooge's Dreamy Flashbacks on a Pole Match. Get it right.

Fine, a Scrooge's Dreamy Flashbacks on a Pole Match.

Can someone catch me up on the feud history between AJ and Rhino?

You'd think someone like Jim Cornette would have something to do with not letting people kill themselves in a scaffold match, don't you?

I honestly don't remember how it began, I woke up one day and they were feuding.

That's about how it happened for me. I stopped reading up on results for like two weeks and when I started following it again, he and Daniels had broken up, he was a heel, and Rhino really hated him for some reason.

Rhino was trying to stop AJ/Daniels from feuding. During Rhino's feud with Xian they played up how they were former friends. Rhino was trying to be the peacekeeper for AJ/Daniels so that they didn't have the same thing happen. AJ basically got pissed at Rhino for being in his business, yadda yadda wash repeat.

I sort of remember that happening now, or at least the seeds for it. Rhino was butting into their business for whatever reason, though it was transparent to all watching that this was soley for him to feud with one of them.


Kind of like in 2003 when Kurt Angle was interjecting himself into the Eddie vs. Chavo feud out of the blue.

On the money Rowe, that's basically the same thing.

Hey DK, you hooking?

Hooking?

Without explicitly saying it...

If you had the hookup, I'd holla. If you hear me.

Well you can call me the Big Bad Booty Daddy, if you know what I mean.

In that case, how many freaks will I need on my peaks? If you know what I'm sayin.

I'd say probably seven.

... The fuck?!

I want a hook-up... holla holla'?

Really?

Actually, yes. The card looks... interesting, to say the least. Besides, how much could you be charging? Anything is a deal compared to the PPV price.