{"id":22553,"date":"2016-06-12T14:05:34","date_gmt":"2016-06-12T19:05:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=22553"},"modified":"2016-06-12T14:05:34","modified_gmt":"2016-06-12T19:05:34","slug":"broken-mcneill-previews-tna-slammiversary-2016-w-wrestling-history-lesson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/06\/12\/broken-mcneill-previews-tna-slammiversary-2016-w-wrestling-history-lesson\/","title":{"rendered":"Broken &#8211; McNEILL previews TNA Slammiversary 2016 (w\/ Wrestling History Lesson)!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3587724898\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-2659\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/StaffMcNeill07_120.jpg\" alt=\"StaffMcNeill07_120\" width=\"120\" height=\"138\" \/>Wake the pets and call the neighbors. It&#8217;s time for our TNA Wrestling pay-per-view preview column!<\/p>\n<p><b>DISCLAIMER<\/b>: Projections are made by myself and for myself with absolutely no assistance from &#8220;Big&#8221; John Gaburick, Dave &#8220;I Want Wrestling&#8221; Lagana, Billy &#8220;Doomsday Clock&#8221; Corgan, or anybody else in the TNA\/Carter\/Aroluxe family. Projections are not predictions, because this is the column where everything&#8217;s made up and the points don&#8217;t matter. No TNA employees have been harmed in the writing of this column. This preview has been sealed in a mayonnaise jar on Funk &amp; Wagnall&#8217;s porch since noon today. Some of our departing contestants will receive fragrant Capri Shampoos. Give everyone clean and beautiful hair. Capri shampoos and conditioners: the answer to all your shampoo needs. And remember, if you come within $100 of the actual retail price of your showcase, you win both showcases. This is only an exhibition. This is not a competition. Please, please, no wagering. This lineup is based on the best available information as of this writing. Also remember that my projections are based on what I would do if I had control over of Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. Although, at this point, I&#8217;d rather have the book in Paragon Pro Wrestling.<\/p>\n<p>Given everything that happened this morning in Orlando, I don&#8217;t feel much like cracking jokes. Hopefully, that will change. Happy fourteenth anniversary to TNA Wrestling.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s go on to this week&#8217;s <b>Wrestling History Lesson<\/b>, because that&#8217;s why many of you clicked here in the first place. Twenty years ago, on June 15, 1996, World Championship Wrestling presented a new episode of WCW Pro Wrestling on TBS. That show was taped in Orlando, Florida. Your main event? Eddie Guerrero takes on Jushin Liger. That&#8217;s good stuff. Chris Cruise, Larry Zbyzsko &amp; Dusty Rhodes have the call.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/N17r6OoYtzw\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a big match from TNA&#8217;s last pay-per-view, &#8220;One Night Only: Victory Road 2016.&#8221; We take you to Orlando, where it&#8217;s Velvet Sky locking up with Marti Bell. Jeremy Borash and Josh Mathews are on commentary.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CDoixi0ocGU\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>What was happening in TNA ten years ago? I&#8217;m so glad you asked! Let&#8217;s revisit those thrilling days of yesteryear as we go back to the TNA\/UWF live events. On June 9, 2006, it was TNA\/UWF&#8217;s &#8220;Hardcore War&#8221; in South Philadelphia. Your main event saw America&#8217;s Most Wanted, Team 3-D and the &#8220;James Gang&#8221; in a three-way street fight. Jeff Harris &amp; Greg Stutz have the call. Also, there is a LOT of foul language during these promos. We are in the former ECW Arena, after all.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/N0jGiKJVnGw\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t know if there is a pre-show. If there is one, I vote for <b>Braxton Sutter<\/b> squashing a local wrestler.<\/p>\n<p>Your announcers should be <b>Josh Mathews &amp; D&#8217;Angelo Dinero.<\/b>\u00a0On with the show!<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-1958338972\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><b>Mahabali Shera &amp; Grado vs. The Tribunal (w\/ Al Snow):<\/b> Al Snow&#8217;s formerly developmental duo gets showcased in Orlando, with a match against the mismatched Shera &amp; Grado. Not crazy about the names. &#8220;Dax &amp; Baraka&#8221; sounds like a buddy cop movie starring Russell Crowe &amp; Mark Paul Gosselaar. <b>Projection?<\/b> Snow trips Shera, the Tribunal hits a double superkick and Dax pins Grado.<\/p>\n<p><b>Trevor Lee vs. Eddie Edwards vs. Andrew Everett vs. D.J. Zema Ion (TNA X Division Title)<\/b> If you&#8217;re Eddie Edwards, you have to be counting the hours until Davey Richards is cleared to return. And I like the Helms Dynasty, obviously. <b>Projection?<\/b> Lee pins Zema with the Orange Crush, and this feud must continue. I don&#8217;t Lee will be exercising Option C in 2016, but I&#8217;ve been wrong before.<\/p>\n<p><b>Eli Drake vs. Bram (TNA King of the Mountain Title)<\/b>: TNA celebrates the first anniversary of the KOTM championship with a huge rematch from six weeks ago. I&#8217;m a little disappointed that Drake&#8217;s entrance music isn&#8217;t &#8220;Eli&#8217;s Coming&#8221; by Three Dog Night. Or, for that matter, something by Drake. <b>Projection?<\/b> Drake wins with the Bottom Rung. It&#8217;s not Bram&#8217;s night.<\/p>\n<p><b>The Decay vs. The Bro-Mans (TNA World Tag Team Titles):<\/b> I will admit that this feud is more entertaining than I thought it would be. One of the advantages in the new TNA is that Abyss isn&#8217;t being underutilized. <b>Projection?<\/b> Rosemary sprays Jessie Godderz with the mist, and Abyss pins Godderz with the Black Hole Slam.<\/p>\n<p><b>Jade vs. Sienna (TNA Knockouts Title)<\/b>: It is great to see these two lady wrestlers here, in the sort of big time match you can&#8217;t find outside of a Dave Prazak promotion. <b>Projection?<\/b> Sweet Jade wins with the package piledriver. Hooray for Fairfax County.<\/p>\n<p><b>Gail Kim vs. Maria Kanellis<\/b>: Maria has an injured hand. I&#8217;m pretty sure this is part of a story, and I have no idea where this is heading. But I know what I&#8217;d want to do. <b>Projection?<\/b> After numerous protests, Maria is forced to wrestle anyway. Kim wins with Eat Defeat, and is immediately attacked by Maria&#8217;s latest acquisition. If iI were booking, it&#8217;d be <b>Madison Eagles<\/b> in that role. Your mileage may vary.<\/p>\n<p><b>Ethan Carter III vs. Mike Bennett<\/b>: Looking forward to late 2016, when Carter is forced to change his name to Ethan Aeroluxe. <b>Projection?<\/b> Carter wins with the One Percenter. Bennett gets ready for a long feud with James Storm.<\/p>\n<p><b>Jeff Hardy vs. Matt Hardy (Full Metal Mayhem Match)<\/b>: The most ridiculous wrestling promo of 2016 leads to what should be a big car crash of a match. <b>Projection?<\/b> Brother Nero beats Lionmane with a senton onto a ladder onto Matt Hardy, or something equally dangerous. We&#8217;re hoping for no injuries.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-589154190\" class=\"pwtor-content-1 pwtor-entity-placement\"><!-- Tag ID: pwtorchcom_test_300x600 -->\r\n<div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __300x600\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><b>Drew Galloway vs. Bobby Lashley (TNA World Heavyweight Title)<\/b>: Galloway is the future of TNA (for the moment). The promotion obviously can&#8217;t book Drew to beat Brock Lesnar, so this is the next best thing. <b>Projection?<\/b> It&#8217;s Knockout or Tapout, so Galloway knocks out Big Bob with the Claymore Kick, and Lashley is unable to answer the bell.<\/p>\n<p><b>Aftermath:<\/b> I&#8217;m guessing the next pay-per-view is &#8220;One Night Only: X-Travaganza 2016,&#8221; an X Division show which should be taped later this week. After that, we&#8217;ll see.<\/p>\n<p>***<\/p>\n<p><i>Pat McNeill of Greenville, South Carolina has been a Torch columnist since February 2001. You can e-mail him at <i>patmcneill@live.com.<\/i> He&#8217;d take the San Francisco Giants over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday Night Baseball. 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