KELLER'S TNA IMPACT REPORT
FEBRUARY 11, 2010
TAPED IN ORLANDO, FLA.
AIRED ON SPIKE TV

[Q1]

-A clip aired of Mick Foley and Eric Bischoff arguing, and then Syxx-Pac and Scott Hall turning on Kevin Nash. Average age of those five, somewhere around 45 or 46.

-Title of the show: "Hulk's Moment of Truth." Then the TNA Impact opening aired, followed by Mike Tenay introducing the show as the camera panned the crowd and pyro blasted.

-Hulk Hogan walked out to his NWO music. He strutted and played to the crowd as Tenay and Tazz talked about Kurt Angle getting in Hogan's face. Taz said Angle works for Hogan and should watch the tone he takes with him. "Welcome to your Impact Zone, brother," he said. "This place is crackle-lackin' jack." He said walking through airports he's got his swagger on. He said everyone at airports and the gym is talking about TNA. He said his brothers "up North" who are dancin' to the tune are thinking about TNA. He told the Impact Zone fans, "You've made this the in place to be. I feel like I'm cool again. Being in TNA, I'm back on the map, jack. This place is on fire, and the fans have made this the number one in place to be." (You shouldn't have to say it, but it's not bad to say it if it's not quite the perception yet.)

Hogan said the Impact Zone is on full lockdown. He said he has security guards all over the building. He said if you have to go to the bathroom, you better hold it, because nobody's getting out and nobody's getting in. (Can't people inside use bathrooms inside, or are there outhouses only at Universal Studios?) He accentuated that Syxx-Pac and Hall especially aren't allowed to crash the show. He said TNA is moving fast as a freight train, and he doesn't want them getting in the way. He said he gets the idea of "getting even" if you've got a grudge, but Syxx and Hall "taking a brother out" like Nash is totally not acceptable. He said if Hall and Syxx sneak past the crevices, he'll be tempted to put the red and black back on.

Eric Young walked out to interrupt Hogan. The crowd chanted "Underrated! Underrated!" at Hogan. He said he and Nash are friends. He said good friends are hard to find in this business. He asked Hogan for a favor. He asked Hogan to let Hall and Syxx back into the building so they can get what's coming to them. He said Hogan will learn that he's not afraid to get his hands dirty. Hogan asked if it's his turn yet. He said he's not some Johnny Come Lately. He said he knows what time it is. He said Dixie Carter has been wining and dining him a long time. He said he knows all about Young because he's one of the young guys with the energy and talent to take TNA where it's supposed to go. Young nodded in a conciliatory manner.

Hogan told Young that he gave Syxx and Hall their last warning and he won't let them in. Young said there aren't many people he respects more than Hogan, and Hogan's a big reason he's standing there. He told Hogan he's going to do what Hogan and the fans would do. He said he's going to go find them. Hogan told him to take it off the property and bust them up real bad. (In other words, risk a felony assault charge instead of wrestling them in the ring. Usually authority figures want to keep their talent out of jail.)

-Mick Foley asked a woman backstage if she's seen Eric Bischoff. She pointed him toward his office. He was soft spoken, almost humble.

[Q2] [c]

1 -- "THE POPE" D'ANGELO DINERO vs. ORLANDO JORDAN

Tenay said when Pope lost to Jordan a few weeks ago, he wasn't at 100 percent, so he wants to make good on this rematch opportunity. Tenay brought up the ranking system that's in the works. He said matches like this will have huge "implications" (he means "ramifications," as "implications" means something totally different) on the rankings. The crowd chanted "You still suck" at Jordan early in the match. At 3:00 Pope scored an near fall. Jordan came back with a near fall of his own 30 seconds later. Pope came back to win with the D'Angelo Express flying knees into the corner.

WINNER: Pope in 4:00.

STAR RATING: *1/4 -- I don't like this match-up because it makes Pope look relatively small to Jordan, who wasn't exactly perceived as a top guy in WWE. But at least he got his back.

-Jeff Jarrett approached Bischoff in his office. He asked Bischoff if he delivered for him against Anderson. Bischoff said he can't think of a match in the last ten years he personally enjoyed more. He said his strategy and psychology going into the match impressed him. He said he may have miscalculated with him and underestimated how valuable he is to the company. He said he is reconsidering their situation. He called him a world class athlete. Jarrett said that's music to his ears. Jarrett asked to be put into one of the PPV tournament slots that are open. Bischoff said he doesn't think he's ready for that steep of a challenge and he doesn't want to put him at risk because he's such a big asset for TNA. He said if went to Against All Odds and won three matches and suddenly he's the no. 1 contender, that isn't starting at the bottom of the ladder. Bischoff said he needs to go to the gym and work hard and be the "exemplary employee I know you can be. So, n'yah, I don't think so. See ya!" [c]

2 -- MATT MORGAN vs. SUICIDE

A screen graphic plugged TNA Epics focused on Sting featuring his greatest matches. Well, those from TNA, not from WCW. Morgan smashed Suicide in the corner and then lifted and dropped him to the mat. Suicide got in a brief offensive flurry, but then was KO'd by Morgan's Carbon Footprint for the win.

WINNER: Morgan in 3:00. This is another example of why TNA should use jobbers and keep the X Division and Heavyweights separate. By having Morgan basically squash Suicide, it makes anyone in the X Division who had competitive matches with Suicide in the past seem like a virtual jobber also. If they want to claim the X Division won't draw, it's a self-fulfilling prophesy with matches like that. Until the X Division wrestlers are kept completely separate from heavyweights except for a rare case where a smaller wrestler moves to heavyweight and does well (i.e. Rey Mysterio vs. Undertaker and Batista), the X Division might as well be renamed the Little Jobbers Flippy Floppy Division. Imagine if UFC tried to sell the Lightweight Division or Welterweight Division after having Brock Lesnar destroy B.J. Penn and GSP on TV?

-Foley walked into Bischoff's office. He was humbled and asked Bischoff to take care of Jeremy Borash and Abyss, and in exchange he'd do whatever he asks. Bischoff said he didn't expect to see Foley. Foley said it was tough, but he's doing what he feels he has to. Bischoff said Abyss gets one of the two open slots in the Eight Card Stud Tournament. Bischoff then said he impresses himself sometimes with how good he is at his job. Definitely playing up the cocky smarmy side. [c]

-Taz and Tenay showed the brackets of the Eight-Card Stud Tournament.

-Christy Hemme interviewed Mr. Anderson and Kurt Angle, asking how they can function as a team later when they're facing each other in the Against All Odds tournament. Anderson called Christy by the wrong name, then said he can carry any partner because he's done it before. He said what matters to him is wining the tournament and tearing through each of his opponents as he does it. He said he will then go on to become the next TNA Champion. He chomped on his gum as Angle walked up to his face. He said he's going to have eyes on the back of his head, and he tries to screw him like Hulk Hogan did, he's going to snap his ankle "faster than that ridiculous microphone can fall from the ceiling." He walked away and Anderson made funny faces. Angle then walked back and made a snapping gesture with his fists. Anderson held out his hand and a mic dropped right into his palm from above. He closed with, "Misssstteeeer Annn-der-soooonn!" Good segment.

[Q4] [c]

Angle approached Eric Young backstage and told he appreciates that he wants to stand up to Kevin Nash. He said he can't trust Hogan. Angle told Young to stay backstage and not try to help him. Angle left and Young punched a locker.

3 -- DOUG WILLIAMS vs. AMAZING RED -- X Division Title

Taz said Red is "fresh as a daisy" compared to when Williams cashed in his briefcase and beat Red for the title on zero notice. The screen plugged Dixie Carter's Twitter account. She closing in on 30,000. It's long road to the 1 million mark that her Spike TV co-partner Dana White just reached. Red hit a cool twisting corkscrew bodyblock over the top rope onto Williams at ringside at 3:00. The crowd chanted, "That's amazing!" Red followed up with a top rope dropkick for a near fall. After another near fall, Tenay wondered if frustration would set in with Red. Williams came back with the Rolling Chaos (German suplex) for the win.

WINNER: Williams in 5:00.

STAR RATING: *1/4 -- Nice short TV match.

-As they showed The Beautiful People on their way to the entrance tunnel, Taz said, "It's going to be like a produce stand here." [c]

[Q5]

-A short video package aired on Angelina Love-BP feud.

-Christy interviewed Tara & Angelina Love backstage. Tara addressed the lack of trust she may have with Love, but said the plan for the BP is simple: "It's going to get ugly." Love added, "Real ugly."

4 - ANGELINA LOVE & TARA vs. THE BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE (Velvet Sky & Lacey Von Erich & Madison Rayne)

Taz said, after the crotch rub by Love, that he needs to start hanging out with that second rope because it "gets a lot of lovin'" Love can absolutely become one of the MVPs of TNA - including all the men in the promotion - if they promote her like a star. They need to pretend they just signed her away from WWE after a few years with a Sable/Trish/Chyna-like big push. Someone in the front row held up a sign that said, "Pipe down nerds." As the BP grouped outside, Tara and Love slidekicked them into the security railing. They cut to a break at 4:00. [c] Rayne worked over Tara after the break. Love got a hot-tag and cleaned house. With the ref distracted by Tara and Rayne, Love KO'd Sky with a boot to the face. Lacey, though, KO'd Love with the Ugly Stick and draped Sky on top for the win. They also attacked Tara with the Ugly Stick afterward.

WINNER: The Beautiful People in 10:00.

STAR RATING: *1/4

[Q5]

-Christy interviewed Desmond Wolfe backstage regarding his tag match later against Angle & Anderson. He said, "A very famous stupid American once said life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're going to get." He said only one person in the match can end up on top. He called Hernandez "Super Maxy Pad" and Angle "Kurt Mangled." He then mocked Mr. Anderson's self-intro and said, "Missssttteeeerr Wolfe." Christy giggled throughout as if she was being tickled. Wolfe said he'll end anyone who takes a cheap shot at him, while sniffing a few times. He then put on his sunglasses. [c]

-They showed Scott Hall and Syxx lurking in the parking garage area.

5 -- DESMOND WOLFE & HERNANDEZ vs. KURT ANGLE & MR. ANDERSON

Taz wondered, when Wolfe came to the ring alone, where his "arm candy" was. Wolfe offered a handshake. Hernandez hesitated, and then the camera cut away. He told the "imbeciles and mouth-breathers" that he is the next TNA World Hvt. Champion. Hernandez opened against Anderson and used his shirt wrapped around Anderson's neck to toss him across the ring. He tagged in Angle. Wolfe also tagged in shortly thereafter. With Angle on a roll at 6:00 against Wolfe after an Angle slam out of nowhere, Anderson tagged himself in, tossed Angle out of the ring, and stole the pin on Wolfe.

WINNERS: Anderson & Angle in 6:00.

STAR RATING: *3/4 -- Good short tag match.

[Q7]

-Samoa Joe called A.J. Styles and Ric Flair to the ring. Taz said Joe showed real guts by giving Styles two weeks notice that he was cashing in his briefcase for at title shot rather than surprising him. When Styles walked out with Flair, Joe told Styles that he disgusts him. Joe said he's known Styles for a long time. He said they were known as the two hottest young stars at one time. He said they gave it all they had to the fans. He said he should know that when it comes to the most epic clashes in the ring, it always involved Styles and Joe. He said he could always have been proud of earning what he had, but now he's thrown it all away. Flair interrupted. He said he wasn't going to speak, but he has something he has to say. He said he wanted to establish one thing before Styles goes to work on him, which is, "He is The Champ. He is the World Champion. He is the Flagship." Flair said Joe, just like all of the fans, are going to learn the word respect. Joe said Flair can strut down to the ring and teach him respect, but he guarantees he'll be limping his way to the hospital afterward. He told Styles he is "the last pure thing" for the fans and wrestlers in TNA to believe in. He said he cheated the fans out of a champion they could be proud of. Joe's emotions were in check yet intense and believable.

Styles said Joe has "turned more coats than the dry cleaners." He said he was with the Front Line, the Main Event Mafia, and the Nation of Violence. "How's that going, anyway? This Nation of Violence thing, now that the Main Event Mafia money has run out." He told Taz to maybe tag with Joe, but then warned Taz that he'd turn on him, too. "Who are you to judge 'The Phenomenal' A.J. Styles?" Joe said he knows his transgressions, and at the risk of sounding Biblical, he'll bare his crosses." Joe said every time some newcomer came to TNA and said they were going to shake things up, he stood right in his face, "whereas you dropped to your knees, puckered your lips, and kissed the ring of your new sugar daddy." Flair's reaction was great, taking one of those deep breaths that said, "I can't believe he just said that." Styles took off his suit jacket. Flair tried to talk him into waiting, but Styles charged into the ring. Joe took instant control of Styles. When he set up a Muscle Buster, Flair gave him a low-blow from behind. Tenay said Flair is the dirtiest player in the game. Taz said things are going to get really ugly. After the beatdown, Flair said, "Hey tough guy, whooo!" One of TNA's better segments of the year. Everyone was really good, and the focus was on the title belt and the wrestler's respective history in TNA.

[Q8] [c]

-Styles bumped into Bischoff backstage. Styles was still excited about what he just did. Bischoff was more reserved. He said it sounds like there are women waiting for him in the limo and he's in for a great night. He said he had something to add first. He said he and Hogan had decided to add a special referee - and it'd be him, Eric Bischoff. Styles wasn't sure he liked that news. Bischoff claimed he'd call is straight down the middle. I'm not sure how viewers are supposed to feel since Bischoff has been a heel lately. Why would Styles be worried? Styles pulled out his cell phone and called Flair, saying, "Naitch, we've got a problem!"

-They went to Taz and Tenay who hyped the Against All Odds line-up: Anderson vs. Angle, Hernandez vs. Matt Morgan, Desmond Wolfe vs. D'Angelo Dinero, and Abyss vs. Mick Foley. Plus The Nasty Boys vs. Team 3D and the main event of Samoa Joe challenging Styles for the TNA Title with Bischoff as special referee.

-Angle confronted Hogan backstage. He said he knew all along that he didn't have good intentions in TNA. He said he told Dixie Carter she couldn't trust him. Hogan said if he's so hell-bent on getting his ass beat, he's not going to stand in his way. He said he'd make sure that whatever happens to him happens in his house "so that when they're beating you down, maybe somebody will beat your dumb ass." He told him to get in the ring because he believes The Band will be showing up real soon." Angle said since he's the boss, he's sure he'll see all three of them out there - Hogan, Hall, and Syxx. [c]

-Angle stood in the ring and called "Hogan's boys, Scott Hall and Syxx Pac" to the ring to "come get some." Syxx and Hall ran to the ring. Angle knocked Syxx down immediately. Angle's punches looked weird. Not sure if it was the selling of Syxx and Hall or Angle's fault, but they seemed to miss each time against both Syxx and Hall. Angle put Hall in an ankle lock. Syxx hit Angle from behind with brass knuckles. Hall then put the knux on and hit Angle. After a couple minutes, Hogan's music played. He strutted out, trying to mask his limp with a stylistic voyage to the ring. Hogan then gave friendly greetings to both Hall and Syxx. Hall handed Hogan the brass knux. Hogan put them on and smiled. Taz said Hogan broke everyone's trust. Hall held Angle, but Hogan hit Hall instead. Hogan put his hand on Syxx's head. He made Syxx awkwardly act like he had him by his hair even though Syxx could have easily slipped away as he wound up and hit Syxx. Syxx took one of his crazy bumps. Hogan dropped the knux on the mat with a frown as Angle looked up at him.

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