By Graham "GSM" Matthews MVP Interrupted TNA World Heavyweight Champion Eric Young The promos cut by both MVP and Young were good for what they were, but it's difficult to get excited about anyone involved in this stale storyline right now. Young has been a decent champion, but he has felt overshadowed as of late. MVP trying to negotiate with a babyface Young made no sense from a storyline standpoint and made him look incompetent. MVP has been playing his role well, but being the latest heel authority figure in TNA to be obsessed with power does him no favors. If nothing else, this segment established several matches for the remainder of the night. Bobby Lashley def. TNA World Heavyweight Champion Eric Young (Non-title) How are fans supposed to take Young seriously as champion when he loses to a heel authority figure's lackey within minutes? The match was a glorified squash and I expected to Young to bounce back with the win, but apparently not. Yes, realistically, Lashley would destroy Young, but that's no way to book your world champion. The fact that it was the first in a series of matches doesn't justify it. Young had been booked to be a strong title holder up to this point and its losses like this that hurt his credibility.
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By Graham "GSM" Matthews Dolph Ziggler def. Titus O'Neil Can WWE please officially give O'Neil the nickname of Mr. Thursday Night? He is on every episode of Superstars, I swear. It's sad to see Ziggler has been relegated to working Superstars, but not surprising. All that said, Ziggler and O'Neil worked a good match. O'Neil's in-ring work needs improvement, but Ziggler carried him to a quality contest. The live crowd was heavily behind Ziggler and it was cool to see him kick off the show. This is the part of the review where I rant about O'Neil's poor position in the company, but I'll try to resist this week. Adam Rose def. Heath Slater For those keeping score at home, yes, this was technically the final appearances of Drew McIntyre and Jinder Mahal, as they were released today. This match also marked the Superstars debut of Rose, so it was notable for more than one reason. The match itself was fun, lighthearted comedy that didn't overstay its welcome. I'm still confused as to why Hornswoggle still has hair on half of his head instead of being completely bald. Here's hoping Rose working Superstars this week doesn't means officials have lost faith in the character already. By Graham "GSM" Matthews Divas Champion Paige, Emma and Bayley def. NXT Women's Champion Charlotte, Summer Rae and Sasha Banks Although the action was fine and I was glad the match was given good time, it was all about the tension teased among the members of the BFFs. It was evident last week that this is all building to a Charlotte face turn and that was furthered here with Summer's antics at ringside. Bayley picking up the pinfall victory for him was a pleasant surprise as it sets her up for a title match against her former friend for later down the line. Colin Cassady def. Sylvester LeFort Cassady is over with the Full Sail University crowd (then again, who isn't?), but he isn't interesting on his own. He showed potential as a singles star early on in his feud with Aiden English, but it quickly became apparent he isn't capable of holding his own in the ring. This was a simple squash for Cassady, but if his feud with LeFort is more than a one-off thing, I hope it leads to the return of Enzo Amore to even the odds. By Graham "GSM" Matthews As of today, June 12, 2014, WWE has come to terms on the release of several Superstars. Below is the list of Superstars that have been let go, along with my analysis. This list will be updated as more names are announced. Yoshi Tatsu: Tatsu first debuted on the WWE main roster a part of the ECW brand almost exactly five years ago on June 30, 2009, defeating Shelton Benjamin. He had a promising career in the Land of Extreme, at one point even contending for the ECW Championship against Christian. However, once the ECW brand was shut down in February 2010 to make room for NXT, Tatsu was mostly neglected on both Raw and SmackDown. He was a regular on WWE Superstars as well as NXT: Redemption, where he feuded with Tyson Kidd over the summer of 2011. Tatsu was a very talented performer over in Japan and even just recently asked WWE if he could relocate, but they denied his request. He had been tweeting about how he had been receiving positive feedback from trainers at the WWE Performance Center regarding his improvement, but unfortunately, he never resurfaced on WWE TV aside from a few appearances on the rebranded NXT. Tatsu was highly underutilized during his time in WWE and it's a shame he was nothing more than an enhancement talent for most of his run. |
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