By Graham "GSM" Matthews If there was ever a list that ranked wrestling's greatest tag teams, you know for a fact that The Hardy Boyz would be leading the discussion. A tag team since birth, Jeff and Matt Hardy made names for themselves as backyard wrestlers before making their way to WWE in 1994. They worked as enhancement talent for several years, not coming into their own until 1998 as The Hardy Boyz. They made history by competing the first ever Tables, Ladders and Chairs match and the rest, as they say, is history. For well over a decade, The Hardy Boyz revolutionized tag team wrestling, winning a multitude of twin titles and high-profile matches. Despite their differences at times, Jeff and Matt have always reunited stronger than ever, ready to take out any opposition that has stood in their path. They have both branched off into singles competition and have garnered much success for themselves on their own, but right when you think The Hardy Boyz are no more, they just keep coming back for more.
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By Graham "GSM" Matthews X-Division Champion Sanada def. Davey Richards, Eddie Edwards, Crazy Steve, Manik and Tigre Uno in a Ladder Match One of the biggest issues with TNA at the moment is how they tape a month's worth of shows ahead of time. It disallows matches like this one from being advertised on TV, and for those who don't read the dirt sheets or TNA's website, they had no idea this match was even happening. That said, the match was nothing short of a spectacle with so many exciting spots. No real story was told throughout the bout, but that's what the X-Division has been all about for the longest time. After such a jam-packed matchup, you'd like the finish wouldn't be as anticlimactic as it was. Nevertheless, it was a fun opener that served its purpose in setting the tone for the rest of the night. The question now is whether Sanada holds the title until Destination X so he can cash it in for a shot at the TNA World Heavyweight Championship. Bobby Lashley def. Samoa Joe to Advance to the Steel Cage Main Event Lashley may not be the best in-ring worker, but this was by far his best match to date in TNA. A good deal of that can be credited to Joe, who carried him to a solid match. This was anything better the two did during their late 2009 feud and they work better when the roles are reversed (Lashley as the heel, Joe as the face). I'm of two minds on Lashley winning clean. I understand officials are behind him and putting him over in clean fashion gave him credibility, but it shows that TNA is going out of their way to protect Joe anymore. Joe can easily rebound from the loss, but he deserves better. By Greg Lowenthal Hey guys it's time for another character analysis. I thought this week I'd focus on The Shield and analyze their progress over the past two years. Since coming into the spotlight at the 2012 Survivor Series, The Shield have made an impact on the WWE landscape that very few factions have done since Degeneration X back in the late 1990's. Their dominance in the WWE has at one point seen all three members as champions: Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins as WWE Tag Team Champions and Dean Ambrose as the WWE United States Champion. The fact that Ambrose held onto the title as long as he had symbolizes just how powerful the impact of The Shield has been. When even Superstars like Ryback can be Triple Power-bombed with ease and still others fall prey to that finishing move, then it shows that they were an unstoppable force to be reckoned with. The fact that they ran rick-shod over a lot of Superstars in the WWE Universe for the latter part of 2013 also makes it clear that they are a faction that utilizes intelligence and brawn to get the job done. With Reigns as the muscle, Seth as "The Architect"(until his betrayal of the group a couple of weeks ago) and Ambrose as the mouthpiece, the Shield have once again proven that we should all "believe that, believe in the Shield."
By Graham "GSM" Matthews Triple H Interrupted Dean Ambrose and Roman Reigns Similar to Raw, Reigns and Ambrose displayed good intensity in their promos talking about Triple H and Seth Rollins. Ambrose is finally being given a chance to show just how great his mic skills are and Reigns continues to keep his promos short, sweet and to the point. It was odd of Triple H to say that there was only qualifying spot left when there's actually three, and you'd think he would've had Ambrose and Reigns face each other to further drive a wedge between the two. Nonetheless, it was an effective way of hyping up the main event for the night as well as typing into the next matchup. Roman Reigns def. Intercontinental Champion Bad News Barrett (Non-title) I was worried that Barrett would be fed to Reigns within minutes given how Reigns is "Superman" in the sense he rarely loses clean. That in mind, I never expected Barrett to win, but they worked a solid match, regardless. Both guys were able to work in their spots and develop nice chemistry with each other. 3MB interfering prevented Barrett from take another unnecessary non-title loss while it made Reigns out to look like a total beast by taking out all three of them at once. I suppose it was a fitting way to send off 3MB on their last night together, and this can be looked at as what wrote them off TV. |
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