WrestleRant
  • Home
  • Columnist Corner
  • Reviews
  • Interviews
  • Audio
  • Videos
  • Store
  • About
  • Contact
Picture

TNA Impact Wrestling Review - September 29, 2016

9/29/2016

0 Comments

 
Picture
By Graham "GSM" Matthews

​TNA World Heavyweight Champion Lashley and Ethan Carter III Chose Their Lethal Lockdown Teams

The wrestlers EC3 and Lashley chose to be a part of their respective teams were extremely predictable given all of them will be involved in the main matches at Bound for Glory, but it was a good kind of predictable. Having random wrestlers take part in each team would have made zero sense. Beyond that, EC3 and Lashley delivered strong mic work that hyped up the night's Lethal Lockdown match as well as their upcoming championship clash.


X-Division Champion DJ Z def. Eddie Edwards

This was along the same lines as essentially every other X-Division match in recent years in that it was very well-wrestled but there was little incentive to cheer for one guy over the other. Edwards has had more of a character arc this year than DJ Z, but they had a one week build and that was it. Not to mention the match was mere minutes long, so it was hardly enough time for me to invest in the action. It looks like we'll be getting yet another multi-man match with Trevor Lee and Andrew Everett on Sunday. Didn't we already see something similar at Bound for Glory?

Josh Mathews Sat Down with Mike Bennett and Moose

Bennett's remarkable mic work has really gone under the radar since his feud with EC3 ended over the summer, but this sit-down segment provided him with a platform to cut one of his best promos in recent memory. As for Moose, he comes across as much more natural in TNA than he ever did in Ring of Honor and I'm happy that he's doing most of the talking now. They recapped their feud nicely and had me looking forward to their Bound for Glory match by the end of it.


Laurel Vanness def. Madison Rayne

While Vanness is still relatively green in the ring (and it showed in this match), the potential is there, and at least she plays her snobby character nicely. The match really wasn't anything of note, but the tension teased between her and Allie was well done. It's a shame Vanness was introduced so late because by this point, it's too late to do a match between them at the pay-per-view.


Drew Galloway and Aron Rex Came Face-to-Face

It's so sweet that Galloway has been able to reinvent himself as a heel and he feels fresher than he has in a while. He was decent as a babyface, but even in WWE, he was a wonderful heel. Believe it or not, he cut the better promo between him and Rex here. I wouldn't blame TNA for dropping the ball on Rex just yet, but so far, he's felt like just another guy and fairly generic. Nevertheless, a good final face-off between them.


Reby Sky def. Rosemary by Disqualification

I'm not completely sure, but this might have marked Sky's first singles match in TNA. She isn't amazing, and I don't know the extent of Rosemary's wrestling experience either, but they kept it short and sweet as they should have. The brawl that ensued afterward was entertaining and the perfect prelude to "The Great War" coming up. Props to the women for taking such a sick table bump, too.


McKenzie Mitchell Sat Down with Knockouts Champion Maria and Gail Kim

Although I enjoyed the other sit-down interview with Bennett and Moose slightly more, this was still solid and both women were fine in their respective roles. As I've said several times as of late, I commend TNA for keeping this program going since the start of the year, and I'm shocked they've managed to restrain themselves from booking the bout ahead of the event. Their promos didn't feature anything we haven't heard from them before, but it was effective hype for their Knockouts title match.


TNA World Heavyweight Champion Lashley, Mike Bennett, Drew Galloway and Knockouts Champion Maria def. Ethan Carter III, Moose, Aron Rex and Gail Kim in a Lethal Lockdown Match

The thing I've never liked about Lethal Lockdown matches is that they take way too long to get going. Up until everyone enters, it's simply a ton of brawling. And then the weapons are introduced and they're just not necessary. Basically, the Lethal Lockdown match isn't my favorite, but if nothing else, Lashley went over strong at the end by shockingly forcing EC3 to pass out and all four feuds were furthered accordingly. Correct if I'm wrong here, but this might have been the first Lethal Lockdown match ever where the heels won.


​Overall Show

The TNA product has been firing on all cylinders this year and deserves credit for turning its ship around, at least from a creative standpoint. They're in major trouble financially this weekend, but my prediction is that the company lives on. Either way, this was a strong go-home show with an excellent focus on most of the matches taking place at the pay-per-view and a newsworthy main event that had Bound for Glory implications.
0 Comments



Leave a Reply.


    Categories

    All
    #AskGSM
    Battle Of The Belts
    Cruiserweight Classic
    Halftime Heat
    Hidden Gems
    Interviews
    Lists/Rankings
    Mae Young Classic
    Mixed Match Challenge
    News
    NJPW
    NWA Shockwave
    NXT PLEs
    Opinion
    Previews
    Retro Reviews
    Reviews
    RJ's Two Cents
    Satire
    Slammy Awards
    SNME
    SummerSlam Recall
    The Deadly Draw
    The World Is A Vampire
    Tribute To The Troops
    Women's Eliminator
    Worlds Collide
    WrestleMania Recall
    WWE Draft
    WWE Network Specials
    WWE PLEs
    WWE Starrcade


    Archives

    May 2025
    April 2025
    March 2025
    February 2025
    January 2025
    December 2024
    November 2024
    October 2024
    September 2024
    August 2024
    July 2024
    June 2024
    May 2024
    April 2024
    March 2024
    February 2024
    January 2024
    December 2023
    November 2023
    October 2023
    September 2023
    August 2023
    July 2023
    June 2023
    May 2023
    April 2023
    March 2023
    February 2023
    January 2023
    December 2022
    November 2022
    October 2022
    September 2022
    August 2022
    July 2022
    June 2022
    May 2022
    April 2022
    March 2022
    February 2022
    January 2022
    December 2021
    November 2021
    October 2021
    September 2021
    August 2021
    July 2021
    June 2021
    May 2021
    April 2021
    March 2021
    February 2021
    January 2021
    December 2020
    November 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014
    August 2014
    July 2014
    June 2014
    May 2014
    April 2014
    March 2014
    February 2014
    January 2014
    December 2013
    November 2013
    October 2013
    September 2013
    August 2013
    July 2013
    June 2013
    May 2013
    April 2013
    March 2013
    February 2013
    January 2013
    December 2012
    November 2012
    October 2012
    September 2012
    August 2012
    July 2012
    June 2012
    May 2012
    April 2012
    March 2012
    February 2012
    January 2012
    December 2011
    November 2011
    October 2011
    September 2011
    August 2011
    July 2011
    June 2011
    May 2011
    April 2011
    March 2011
    February 2011
    January 2011
    December 2010
    November 2010

    RSS Feed

©2025 WrestleRant. All Rights Reserved.
  • Home
  • Columnist Corner
  • Reviews
  • Interviews
  • Audio
  • Videos
  • Store
  • About
  • Contact