@@BabyMaharaja0 wrestling with wreget used to be good until he was looking at any excuse to defend AEW. He's often condescending and is just flat out annoying to listen to at times.
@JoeChillton yeah, makes sense, considering he was/is reallly overrated and D'Amore was probably the only one that would have given him that kind of a push.
Tessa getting “she’s a racist” chants in TEXAS!! 😂 But seriously, it’s a pity that she has been such a nightmare backstage for years because she IS really talented. Her vs. Grace was an awesome match.
the pity is that she has apologized to the person, the person said they are over it and tessa has become better from it but people literally want her homeless still.
@@hgriff14 one personal apology isn’t gonna make the entirety of a race forgive her. They should have just gotten her to swallow the pride she somehow still possesses, apologise before her return. Being a racist ain’t heel heat it’s go away heat
@@hgriff14Lmao She doesn't have to be homeless. She just doesn't need to be on tv and making that much money. Tessa had match of the night, but I still hate her.
Was kinda hoping to hear from the Hawk about PCO being done with TNA and breaking the Digital Media Championship. I hope TNA takes this opportunity to just end that championship lineage.
Commentary also seemed to have some memory issues, or were also confused about Moose being the X division champion. Since they kept trying to sell that Ace Austin was a tag guy trying to move into singles (Ace Austin is a 3 time X division champion, super X cup winner, and also was regularly competing for the world title in his original run lol) Alexander is a big dude with a technical wrestler gimmick/style. He'd probably be able to stand out in AEW if they use him well. In WWE not so much, they already have Gable, the Creeds, the NQCC etc and I don't see him having the charisma factor to leap frog them.
I dunno, I think Alexander would actually be a perfect fit for WWE. Sure there are guys like him on the roster but with WWE nowadays seemingly being a melting pot of styles that’s to be expected. I think given Alexander’s look, mat skill and WWE’s insistence on not pushing Gable for some reason, he could be a major player on their roster
Cancel culture is alive and well in the wrestling world. She did something pretty disgusting, she apologised and lost 3 years of her career. For some people though they want her never be able to work again. Most of them are virtue signallers and nothing more.
@@wcvince according to the person she said the things to. you know, the person she had to apologize to, not random fans that literally make no difference at all in the situation.
lost? did you forget she held the title hostage and told tna to give her 150k to get the title back? tna still kept her around after the allegations... so miss me with that, she cost herself years of her career, that's why she was wrestling in mexico
The Partnership will benefit both I feel Tna wrestlers getting to wrestle potential future wwe wrestlemania main eventers and Wwe guys learning how other companies operates I'm excited for the Partnership
Got my tickets a week earlier. The buzz leading up to the show had me excited, and in the end it definitely delivered. These guys AND girls can go in real life. The Jordynne and Tessa match is up there in the best match of the night to me
Seriously, she’s shrunk by about 20 pounds since October. Good for her health, but dunno how her powerhouse gimmick holds up if she’s the same size as half of the women in NXT.
I think that NXT & TNA partnership will make a difference for them. The same way you make a difference for all of us Hawk. Thank you for another great video.
Rosemary rocking the Flock era Kidman shirt, nice callback I'm still wondering what the fuck is with this JBL interference storyline tease, but so glad for Hendry.
Hendry and LA knight fued / partnership would go crazy both are massively over and they could just do antiface personas or have them both rub each other and have fun for the fans
I am still so confused about how TNA does Moose. He would be a big deal in WWE. Grace is such a huge loss and Alexander leaving is the end of an era for them.
Let’s not kid ourselves - WWE hasn’t suddenly turned over a new leaf and decided to work with a smaller company for mutual benefit. They will happily scoop up anyone they like the look of.
Amen. It was painfully clear that they were poaching Grace and Hendry when they “invited them to work out at the Performance Center” last year, and they’ll gut the rest of the roster by turning TNA into another farm league while sending back nobodies. I mean, not like TNA’s good for much else in its current form, but the fact that people are still defending it as some mutually beneficial agreement is bad comedy
Joe Hendry is what Vince is searching for John Cena replacement and he only found Roman Reign..Joe Hendry got all crowd behind him imagine if larger audience
@@Markyd123 who is bro first off? but there are several unsigned indie talents that could've filled this spot. i can list them in the next comment if you'd like.
@@Markyd123 Also, my other issue with this besides the obvious reason is the same concern I had during her first tenure: NONE of the women benefit from working with Tessa even then. Only Tessa. Women like Masha and Ash (To an extent) benefitted from working a program with Jordynne. And Tessa is another heel, which the current roster is overloaded with, with barely even faces. I can think of 5 women on the indies right now.
Okay so so are they that have the name value that Tessa has for better or worse. She's also a really good wrestler you won't find many unsigned that are that good
You asked how the WWE/TNA thing will go? Why don't we ask the UK wrestling scene how it went? And, no, just because Vince is no longer does not mean it is going to be any different; the company is now part of a larger corporation and money - and only money, not in-ring product, not storylines, just money - is its only desire. TNA will become a feeder system for the feeder system. I have followed TNA since the weekly PPVs (watched 'em all...) and somehow survived the Hogan era, the Corgin era and the GFW era... but I think the WWE era will be the end of TNA. As much as I love TNA, (and Genesis was a strong show) WWE will screw them over. Like they have done since the 1980s (and I started watching wrestling in 1980) to every single wrestling entity they have come across...
It happened, but it was in the past. It's been more than 5 years at this point, Tessa learned from her mistakes. She lost a few years of her career because of what happened. I agree with MarkyD here, Tessa should show what she's capable of, the first match was a phenomenal start.
Oh that's alright then@@teo_heel People can change if they actually feel sorry for what they done but not one time has she showed an ounce of remorse. Considering it wasn't just 1 incident but 5 more people even said there's more.
@ I mean... yeah... but who really cares? Human relationships are so hard to manage and balance. And I mean... look at Hulk Hogan, how much he done and he still appears for WWE. Jimmy Snuka... should I even say what he did? José González/Invader 1 who killed Bruiser Brody during the show in Puerto Rico and still competed for almost 35 years after that? Tessa isn't the first one and she won't be the last. Wrestling world is full of much more terrible people than Tessa.
Honestly not impressed. TNA 2.0 still sucks in my opinion, the glory days have passed for them. I use to be a diehard fan when I started watching in 2009 but it's not the same so I don't care what they're doing. I was just curious to see what you thought of this PPV. Everyone is hyped for this so called WWE partnership but I still believe this just made TNA, WWE's backyard now, their new developmental. Give it some time and you might hear that they've been sold to WWE. All their talent is leaving and they don't have a good roster anymore like they use to back in 2009. I'm an MLW guy now. I just wished they'd bring back their weekly show already.
I’m in the same boat as you but I will always have an infinity with this company. Mlw is very fun but I hate their taping schedule, every time I enjoy the show and then the wrestlers I like don’t show up for three more show.
@Markyd123 I definitely can see that with you which is not a problem because we were both the same at one point with TNA. I do love when you cover the good times of TNA and the Monday night Wars 2.0 lol those were great and nostalgic but this new TNA I just can't stand lol and this partnership I see as a bad thing for TNA and a big gain for WWE. I agree 100% on MLW. That's how I feel, I get into it then they disappear for like 3 months lol 😅 they do have a PPV coming up(free show but I still call them PPVs), SuperFight 6 with Eric Bischoff in charge. Seeing him in MLW reminds me of when him and Hogan were in TNA back then.
The Knockouts Tag Ttitle match really outshined my expectations. Both teams I didn't expect much out of and they beat the hell out of each other, good stuff.
I just hope that TNA will finally be able to afford a bigger ring, because the one they currently have looks like it got pulled straight from an indie wrestling event.
I haven't watched tna in a few years when it was still Impact wrestling since I got TH-cam TV. I still can't believe they brought Tessa Blanchard back and how the hell did Moose become the X division champion
Thing is, Jeff has admitted and acknowledged the issues, taking responsibility for his bad actions and has actually looked for help to avoid relapsing, so far Tessa hasn't acknowledged or admitted any responsibility for the things she's done and also has played the mental issues card when pushed for a response which only makes her look worse, she so far has only apologized to 1 person she offended and hasn't even tried to do anything like that for the rest. Again, everyone deserves a second chance but they at least have to take responsibility for their bad deeds in order to move forward; let's hope she doesn't pull the same stitch of taking her ball and going home when things gets tougher
I thought it was a fun show and it was great seeing how big the crowd was. I totally get the sentiment about the parthership. It might be similar to the AEWxNJPW partnership, where the primarily NJPW/TNA fans get drowned out by the WWE/AEW-first tourists.
I don't really follow wrestling anymore but goddamn am I happy for Joe Hendry! Know him from back in the day he was on youtube with those guys (hmm can't rmemeber the channel right now). Anyway he's such a cool guy and I'm so happy to see him get what he deserves! Go get them Hendry! I believe in Joe Hendry!
The dirt sheet reporting about Moose was about as embarrassing as it gets. What the headlines said: "TNA Retires X Division" What the articles said: "Moose says he'll replace the X Division Championship What the actual promo said: "Moose says he'll debut a new design for the X Division Championship." The fact that the new design is just a gold version of the old one with a Moose strap is icing on the cake.
They didn't do a thing where they teased getting rid of the X division, some idiot in the crowd told that to a "journalist" and they ran w it. Moose was also world champion half last year
People are allowed to boo whoever they want... also no, Tessa didn't just call *one* person a name(a racial slur) and you know that. Lying doesn't help when we could just look these things up, buddy
@@wrequiem1727Talk about contradictory... Who else has she racially abused? You're the first person to point that out. BTW, I thibk she deserved the boos and chants. But I think you're absolutely contemptible for defending Hardy and so are his other moron fans.
It's probably been like this for awhile but for some reason hasn't popped into my head until now but the Spear, like the Superkick and Canadian Destroyer has become completely overused.
@@Markyd123 Tbf it took a near barren Knockouts division before Grace had the chance to shine, not that their in the same tier. I think Ace has the ability to take excel on that challenge when he gets positioned for it, like she did
I really hope Jordynne doesn’t develop the same dysmorphia that led Natty and Charlotte to butcher themselves in pursuit of the “diva aesthetic.” She already looks like she’s been off the kit for a couple of months.
3:33 She is the reason an unsanctioned world champion belt was created. So, who remembers that in 2020, TNA had an unsanctioned world champion that was unified with the then-called IMPACT World Heavyweight Champion at IMPACT Sacrifice (2021)? It was basically their version of Taz's FTW Championship or Ted DiBiase's Million Dollar Championship. Let me explain because this is a bit confusing. Moose was supposed to face Tessa Blanchard for the IMPACT World Heavyweight Champion at Rebellion (2020) and win, but she caught COVID-19 before the event. So, because of this Moose beat Hernandez and Michael Elgin at Rebellion (2020) in a triple-threat match. After that, he started using the 2011 - 2017 version of the TNA Heavyweight Champion belt and called it the TNA World Heavyweight Champion and we wrestling fans know it as TNA World Heavyweight Champion (2020 - 2021). It was officially sanctioned a mere eighteen days before it was unified with then IMPACT World Heavyweight Champion Rich Swann, who should honestly have been IMPACT X-Division Champion, not IMPACT World Heavyweight Champion. Getting back to the topic, Rich Swann unified the TNA World Heavyweight Champion (2020 - 2021) with the IMPACT World Heavyweight Champion to create the Unified IMPACT World Heavyweight Champion and they would use both belts for it because of TNA logic. Moose was the IMPACT World Heavyweight Champion three years ago when at Bound For Glory (2021) after cashing in his Call Your Shot briefcase the same night he won it against Josh Alexander who won the IMPACT World Heavyweight Champion against Christian Cage after invoking Option C, cashing in his IMPACT X-Division Champion for a world title shot. Again, TNA logic. Horray, except not really. So, there's your little fun fact of IMPACT Wrestling making an unsanctioned world champion, that should have lasted longer than a year.
Thing is, Tessa is a great wrestler, but she needs to be the best in the world to make people forget. Personally, I don't even think she was the best wrestler in that match.
The Tessa from 2017 was better than Grace. I think people forget Tessa has just been taking it easy in Mexico for years so perhaps she just isn’t as good as she used to be?
That was back when people thought it was real and were willing to pay money because they thought they’d get to see someone despicable get their ass kicked (see: Paul, Jake). That doesn’t exist in wrestling anymore, so people just want to see her fired.
It probably won't happen, but a jobber/midcard swap program between NXT and TNA where everyone who isn't a title holder or feuding for #1 contender position for a title serves as a partial free agent [bouncing between both promotions] to see who works best with who and who gets bigger pops with what crowd, would be beneficial to all. With Slapnutz and both Vinces out of creative, the likelihood of it devolving into a tired invasion storyline is less, but cross-promotion factions like a new J.O.B. Squad, or a "one more match" type thing like the Hardys vs the Dudleys [who are under legends contracts I believe], or maybe AJ Styles in 1 last Ultimate X match before he retires, maybe at a cross-promotion PPV could be cool, and the card could be filled otherwise with either other cool cross-promotion dream matches, or showcases of up and comers. R-Truth could get confused and try to re-form 3 live kru, maybe with a TNA and NXT guy that kinda look like Konnan and Mold Dogg
Kind of feels like there's a lot of angles. The TNA partnership could go for one. It allows WWE to screen some talent two it allows WWE to certain talent time in the ring, Three it allows TNA some legitimacy and advertising as a wrestling company in the mainstream sense, fout we're probably getting Joe Henry and Marsha slamovich in the Royal rumble this year so once again legitimizing the company, five worst case scenario. If WWE wants to let go talent, it might act as a secondary company for the towns to go to be resigned.
More eyes on TNA with the NXT partnership is a good thing, but TNA needs to get a better TV deal over being stuck on AXS which some don't have. I'd not be against TNA on FX. It be a perfect place for them to get more mainstream attention.
I can see this WWE/TNA joint venture working out. I wanna see someone like Je’von Evans get a run with the X Division title. Him v Leon Slater is a must.
I believe the wwe partnership with TNA is huge. You have your younger up incomers facing some more experience tallent without hurting your main talent character. Alot of wwe former and current wrestlers had some of there best matches in TNA, like kurt Angle, Aj styles, Samoa Joe, Chris Daniels (i cant remember if he was just a no name wrestler at the time or not) Matt Hardy, and Christian to name a few. Tna was on life support after some poor management as well, and wwe partnering with another company isn't anything new. They did it with ECW (secretly) back in the day. Just this time Vince isnt in charge to pluck some of there Tallent.
The WWE partnership is going to allow TNA to fill in a lot of crucial gaps within their roster for building up feuds and bigger matches for the PPVs. At first I thought that TNA was getting a raw deal here, but at the end of the day the top TNA talent was always going to leave upon completion of their contracts, in hopes for being signed by the WWE anyways. Plus, it’s undeniable that TNA has been selling more tickets for their shows since the two promotions have dabbled in giving each other more exposure. It seems like a win win of sorts.
This was literally the first TNA ppv I ever bought, it was ok, I wanted to see the reaction to Tessa Blanchard, only Tessa match I saw was when she won the World Championship, and ofc I had to see Joe Hendry finally win the world title, and I also wanted to see who from NXT was gonna show up, and that was pretty much about it
Before the video even begins for me. I want to say 2 things. 1. What did TNA expect with Tessa coming back? That reaction was hilarious and sad at the same time. She's getting that Hulk Hogan on January 6th treatment. 2. Good for Hendry winning and shame on anyone ok with the fact that he did not win at Bound for Glory, that would have been the biggest stage for him to win the championship on. I cannot wait for him to go to WWE.
Everyone reading this, please go watch for yourselves. These are sensitive people who are mad that tessa was hired back in a major promotion in the US and now try to spread a false narrative of what the reaction to her return match was, mostly because it was not bad at all. I'd even go as far as to say fans were quite invested. There were times during the match when you could clearly hear dueling chants with portions of the crowd chanting "let's go tessa" opposing the "tessa sucks" ones.
There was a small group who were booing loudly but apart from that the crowd seemed to just be into the match. She will be fine. Unfortunately the IWC tends to be dominated by the Reddit Progressive types so they make the situation seem bigger than it was
@extremeking425 Wow, you really are a loser 🤣 You replied to everything I said in this comment section. I can only petty the sad, lonely life you must have in order to be so desperate for attention.
I miss the soap opera aspect in modern wrestling a lot. It was the main thing that hooked me. The matches for me personally always been the moment when all the story found it's climax 😅 Nowdays it's match after match and really nothing else happens... It all feels the same... No matter if WWE, TNA, AEW or whatever... Like none of the products they put out are really hooking me
Yup it’s the same in every company. I’ve been saying it for years I don’t understand why someone doesn’t just try to be different. Aew and wwe fans fight each other but the shows feel very similar to me.
I am subbed to your channel with the notification bell , but for some reason I have to search for your channel to find your vids. Meanwhile I get suggested videos by jabronis like Top 10 wrestling.
Few years ago, LAX quit TNA after losing to The North, and now, Josh Alexander quit TNA after losing to Mike Santana.
Full circle.
With this video being mirrored, I finally noticed that when you spell Anthem backwards you get Meh TNA. I got a chuckle out of that.
YLOH TIHS
Learning this is the reason the Internet was created
Thank you for that one
@@nicksparta9580shit holy.
SAY HIS NAME AND HE APPEARS (at the Royal Rumble)!
I BELIEVE IN JOE HENDRY (being at the Royal Rumble)!
Why? That's an insult to TNA.
@@rayhoyer4829How is being in the most prestigious match in wrestling an insult?
“if you are wondering why moose is X DIVISION champion.. so am i” for real though samoa joe was really pushing it enough back in the day
I do believe that you are the only youtuber that covers TNA and thank you GGs Mr Hawk
Wrestling With Wregret does too, just not nearly as often. Marky always does
@@Kingofb0ngstylehe is a lame
@@BabyMaharaja0 wrestling with wreget used to be good until he was looking at any excuse to defend AEW. He's often condescending and is just flat out annoying to listen to at times.
Someone had to do it.
Honestly never thought Josh Alexander would leave TNA
I thought it was a done deal with D'Amore gone.
@JoeChillton yeah, makes sense, considering he was/is reallly overrated and D'Amore was probably the only one that would have given him that kind of a push.
@@GABRIEL23000 Get a life, why are you responding to everyone?
He can go to WWE and team with bron breaker as the new Steiners
@@extremeking425 it's funny someone on social media telling someone else on social media to get a life. Both of y'all need to unhook and go outside
Was lucky to be there Live, was an amazing time.
I never have to watch a TNA PPV thanks to you MarkyD. I appreciate you
Pretty wild seeing the sign guy back in the audience again.
I believe in Joe Hendry ❤❤❤
👏👏
I believe in Joe Henry.
No WE believe in Joe Hendry My Friend👏🏾👏🏾!
Tessa Blanchard got some heat from that crowd damn lol… Glad Joe Hendry won the title… Plus WWE and TNA mixing together is great stuff..👍🏼
Tessa getting “she’s a racist” chants in TEXAS!! 😂
But seriously, it’s a pity that she has been such a nightmare backstage for years because she IS really talented. Her vs. Grace was an awesome match.
the pity is that she has apologized to the person, the person said they are over it and tessa has become better from it but people literally want her homeless still.
This gives me life.
@@hgriff14 one personal apology isn’t gonna make the entirety of a race forgive her.
They should have just gotten her to swallow the pride she somehow still possesses, apologise before her return.
Being a racist ain’t heel heat it’s go away heat
@@hgriff14Lmao She doesn't have to be homeless. She just doesn't need to be on tv and making that much money. Tessa had match of the night, but I still hate her.
@@hgriff14Hogan made a public apology and one in public it doesn’t matter if u say sorry you can’t take it back you’re destined to be labeled a racist
I don't think "you don't have any better options" is a good enough reason. If the fans want to voice their displeasure, it's their right to do so.
yeah gotta disagree with the HAWK there
If they want to pay money just to virtue signal to feel good about themselves, its their right. Still wont change anything though
@@veryonlinemanwill definitely change things if she gets a rotten response each time and it genuinely hurts the product
@anwarasheed2844 It won't change anything on screen and it won't change anything about the self-hating fake virtue signaling nerds. Keep coping tho
@@veryonlineman funny you say that when the public outrage led to her career taking a steep nosedive right after
MarkyD is the foremost TNA expert
When it comes to TNA TH-cam videos, it's always a pleasure to hear The Hawk Talk
Was kinda hoping to hear from the Hawk about PCO being done with TNA and breaking the Digital Media Championship. I hope TNA takes this opportunity to just end that championship lineage.
Commentary also seemed to have some memory issues, or were also confused about Moose being the X division champion. Since they kept trying to sell that Ace Austin was a tag guy trying to move into singles
(Ace Austin is a 3 time X division champion, super X cup winner, and also was regularly competing for the world title in his original run lol)
Alexander is a big dude with a technical wrestler gimmick/style. He'd probably be able to stand out in AEW if they use him well. In WWE not so much, they already have Gable, the Creeds, the NQCC etc and I don't see him having the charisma factor to leap frog them.
I don’t have faith in AEW to use him well. They’ve done a poor job at creative. He can have banger matches but creatively there’s not much hope
I dunno, I think Alexander would actually be a perfect fit for WWE. Sure there are guys like him on the roster but with WWE nowadays seemingly being a melting pot of styles that’s to be expected. I think given Alexander’s look, mat skill and WWE’s insistence on not pushing Gable for some reason, he could be a major player on their roster
props to the Hawk for not being afraid to put Tessa over, dude's always been a real one
She’s always been a great wrestler but sometimes how u conduct yourself outside the ring is what kills your career.
Thumbnail is top tier, hawk
I do think the WWE partnership will help TNA at least in the short term since it helped them sale more tickets for this show
Happy Joe hendry is champ and also can’t wait to see him in the rumble and can’t wait to see grace and Alexander in wwe
Was my first TNA PPV, and I'm already looking forward to rebellion so it made me happy.
Cancel culture is alive and well in the wrestling world. She did something pretty disgusting, she apologised and lost 3 years of her career. For some people though they want her never be able to work again. Most of them are virtue signallers and nothing more.
When did she apologize?
@@wcvince according to the person she said the things to. you know, the person she had to apologize to, not random fans that literally make no difference at all in the situation.
@@hgriff14she also lost her muscles and her cake.
lost? did you forget she held the title hostage and told tna to give her 150k to get the title back? tna still kept her around after the allegations... so miss me with that, she cost herself years of her career, that's why she was wrestling in mexico
@@hgriff14 so if she apologized, she's admitting to doing it? right?
The Partnership will benefit both I feel
Tna wrestlers getting to wrestle potential future wwe wrestlemania main eventers and Wwe guys learning how other companies operates I'm excited for the Partnership
Got my tickets a week earlier. The buzz leading up to the show had me excited, and in the end it definitely delivered. These guys AND girls can go in real life. The Jordynne and Tessa match is up there in the best match of the night to me
Josh Alexander has a gonna reunite with Ethan Page now that Ethan has a darker edgier character arc.
Can tell Grace has stopped the roids.
Seriously, she’s shrunk by about 20 pounds since October. Good for her health, but dunno how her powerhouse gimmick holds up if she’s the same size as half of the women in NXT.
I think that NXT & TNA partnership will make a difference for them. The same way you make a difference for all of us Hawk. Thank you for another great video.
Great video! Thanks for covering the new events!
Rosemary rocking the Flock era Kidman shirt, nice callback
I'm still wondering what the fuck is with this JBL interference storyline tease, but so glad for Hendry.
Needs to bring back all the heroin references that were part of Kidmans character back then😂
Made me happy. hopefully all the changes will be worth it also the megaheat on Tessa I welcome! hopefully she can turn it around.
Buzzing to see Hendry walk out at the Rumble 😂😂😂
Hendry and LA knight fued / partnership would go crazy both are massively over and they could just do antiface personas or have them both rub each other and have fun for the fans
10:21 Abyss can return at some point sicne WWE and TNA work together!
He old
I am still so confused about how TNA does Moose. He would be a big deal in WWE. Grace is such a huge loss and Alexander leaving is the end of an era for them.
Let’s not kid ourselves - WWE hasn’t suddenly turned over a new leaf and decided to work with a smaller company for mutual benefit. They will happily scoop up anyone they like the look of.
Pretty much but you’re not allowed to have that opinion here 😂
Amen. It was painfully clear that they were poaching Grace and Hendry when they “invited them to work out at the Performance Center” last year, and they’ll gut the rest of the roster by turning TNA into another farm league while sending back nobodies.
I mean, not like TNA’s good for much else in its current form, but the fact that people are still defending it as some mutually beneficial agreement is bad comedy
Joe Hendry is what Vince is searching for John Cena replacement and he only found Roman Reign..Joe Hendry got all crowd behind him imagine if larger audience
6:11 LOL there are SEVERAL better options, but okay lol However, I will never deny Tessa's talent.
List em bro I love scouting talents
@@Markyd123 who is bro first off? but there are several unsigned indie talents that could've filled this spot. i can list them in the next comment if you'd like.
@@Markyd123 Also, my other issue with this besides the obvious reason is the same concern I had during her first tenure: NONE of the women benefit from working with Tessa even then. Only Tessa. Women like Masha and Ash (To an extent) benefitted from working a program with Jordynne. And Tessa is another heel, which the current roster is overloaded with, with barely even faces. I can think of 5 women on the indies right now.
Okay so so are they that have the name value that Tessa has for better or worse. She's also a really good wrestler you won't find many unsigned that are that good
You asked how the WWE/TNA thing will go? Why don't we ask the UK wrestling scene how it went? And, no, just because Vince is no longer does not mean it is going to be any different; the company is now part of a larger corporation and money - and only money, not in-ring product, not storylines, just money - is its only desire. TNA will become a feeder system for the feeder system. I have followed TNA since the weekly PPVs (watched 'em all...) and somehow survived the Hogan era, the Corgin era and the GFW era... but I think the WWE era will be the end of TNA. As much as I love TNA, (and Genesis was a strong show) WWE will screw them over. Like they have done since the 1980s (and I started watching wrestling in 1980) to every single wrestling entity they have come across...
The UK scene that got exposed for tons of their men being sexual predators? That UK scene?
@@willkenshinmost of which were signed to wwe at the time
Joe Hendry worked so hard, he got over in a big way. I was elated he finally got his big break and moment.
It’s frustrating because Tessa Blanchard is one of the best female talents I’ve seen but her out of ring shit ruined that reputation.
You can’t tell people to just be “on board” with a person who abused other talent, they have the right to protest her appearance
It happened, but it was in the past. It's been more than 5 years at this point, Tessa learned from her mistakes. She lost a few years of her career because of what happened.
I agree with MarkyD here, Tessa should show what she's capable of, the first match was a phenomenal start.
Are people able to be rehabilitated and redeemed or not?
If people are willing to forgive CM Punk, then there’s a chance people will forgive Blanchard.
Oh that's alright then@@teo_heel
People can change if they actually feel sorry for what they done but not one time has she showed an ounce of remorse. Considering it wasn't just 1 incident but 5 more people even said there's more.
@ I mean... yeah... but who really cares? Human relationships are so hard to manage and balance. And I mean... look at Hulk Hogan, how much he done and he still appears for WWE. Jimmy Snuka... should I even say what he did? José González/Invader 1 who killed Bruiser Brody during the show in Puerto Rico and still competed for almost 35 years after that?
Tessa isn't the first one and she won't be the last. Wrestling world is full of much more terrible people than Tessa.
Honestly not impressed. TNA 2.0 still sucks in my opinion, the glory days have passed for them. I use to be a diehard fan when I started watching in 2009 but it's not the same so I don't care what they're doing. I was just curious to see what you thought of this PPV. Everyone is hyped for this so called WWE partnership but I still believe this just made TNA, WWE's backyard now, their new developmental. Give it some time and you might hear that they've been sold to WWE. All their talent is leaving and they don't have a good roster anymore like they use to back in 2009. I'm an MLW guy now. I just wished they'd bring back their weekly show already.
I’m in the same boat as you but I will always have an infinity with this company. Mlw is very fun but I hate their taping schedule, every time I enjoy the show and then the wrestlers I like don’t show up for three more show.
@Markyd123 I definitely can see that with you which is not a problem because we were both the same at one point with TNA. I do love when you cover the good times of TNA and the Monday night Wars 2.0 lol those were great and nostalgic but this new TNA I just can't stand lol and this partnership I see as a bad thing for TNA and a big gain for WWE. I agree 100% on MLW. That's how I feel, I get into it then they disappear for like 3 months lol 😅 they do have a PPV coming up(free show but I still call them PPVs), SuperFight 6 with Eric Bischoff in charge. Seeing him in MLW reminds me of when him and Hogan were in TNA back then.
Imma miss grace on tna 😢
I can’t get over her hair she looked so different!
@@Markyd123you like em blonde brother?
@@Markyd123not trying to simp but it looks good
@@Markyd123Thats the sign that she is going to wwe
@@miroki6308I ain’t got no type. Bad bches is the only thing that I like
I thought X-Divison was like the high flyers.
It’s supposed to be. Sometimes they say it has no limits and people like Samoa Joe competed.
@ 😲
Rosemary in the old Billy Kidman shirt is sick
Man how did I miss that
Good catch
The Knockouts Tag Ttitle match really outshined my expectations. Both teams I didn't expect much out of and they beat the hell out of each other, good stuff.
Nice to see Joe Hendry as the world champion
I just hope that TNA will finally be able to afford a bigger ring, because the one they currently have looks like it got pulled straight from an indie wrestling event.
A heel against Joe Hendry should pretend they think he's Billy Mays
YTP Billy Mays?
The infomercial guy, he could sell anything.
I haven't watched tna in a few years when it was still Impact wrestling since I got TH-cam TV. I still can't believe they brought Tessa Blanchard back and how the hell did Moose become the X division champion
If they are doing the x division like it originally was it was a no limit division and they had Joe as champion
If after what happened with Jeff Hardy and Sting we can be okay with Jeff Hardy coming back, I think we can all be fine with Tessa Blanchard.
there's a difference between being addicted to drugs and being a flaming racist bully lol
Thing is, Jeff has admitted and acknowledged the issues, taking responsibility for his bad actions and has actually looked for help to avoid relapsing, so far Tessa hasn't acknowledged or admitted any responsibility for the things she's done and also has played the mental issues card when pushed for a response which only makes her look worse, she so far has only apologized to 1 person she offended and hasn't even tried to do anything like that for the rest.
Again, everyone deserves a second chance but they at least have to take responsibility for their bad deeds in order to move forward; let's hope she doesn't pull the same stitch of taking her ball and going home when things gets tougher
Did you just compare being under the influence to being racist? What is wrong with you people?
I am not going to be fine with Tessa Blanchard here in TNA because she is the racist
@@djpegaoshe made up with the girl involved in private. It doesn’t need to all be public. If the victim can forgive shouldn’t we be able to?
I thought it was a fun show and it was great seeing how big the crowd was. I totally get the sentiment about the parthership. It might be similar to the AEWxNJPW partnership, where the primarily NJPW/TNA fans get drowned out by the WWE/AEW-first tourists.
This is why Ortiz didnt want to break up with Santana. He would rather make 100k in aew then 20k in tna
Maybe a Ryback was it any good?
A wild slap nuts appears
Not today
@@Markyd123Eddie Shitnuts Edwards was on! Which is worst! At Jeff Jarrett is a star!
@@lastdayonearthmysteryman4849 I love double J but Eddie can shove it
For me, I think Tessa needs to remember who her dad is if she wants to fix her rep.
5:16 Shout out to that lone fan.
I think the Hardys really need to call it a day. They look really slow I think the game has left them. And no shame, Jeff is 47 and Matt is 50.
Yeh…they did look slow which is sad. Maybe one big storyline before they retire. One which covers their in ring flaws.
I don't really follow wrestling anymore but goddamn am I happy for Joe Hendry! Know him from back in the day he was on youtube with those guys (hmm can't rmemeber the channel right now). Anyway he's such a cool guy and I'm so happy to see him get what he deserves! Go get them Hendry! I believe in Joe Hendry!
It’s been quite a road!
The dirt sheet reporting about Moose was about as embarrassing as it gets.
What the headlines said: "TNA Retires X Division"
What the articles said: "Moose says he'll replace the X Division Championship
What the actual promo said: "Moose says he'll debut a new design for the X Division Championship."
The fact that the new design is just a gold version of the old one with a Moose strap is icing on the cake.
Does anyone else think that it looks like Tessa Blanchard is wearing a mask, but it's her real face.
She looks like Ash from Evil Dead when he got morphed into a puddy mask in Army of Darkness.
@@JoeChillton lol yes, I was also thinking she looks like Rocky Dennis from the movie Mask (1985)
Happy for Joe Hendry becoming new TNA Champ.
Pissed for having to see Tessa Blanchard on my screen.
"They look like failed cheerleaders."
Probably because their gear is based on the cheerleaders for the Dallas Cowboys.
They didn't do a thing where they teased getting rid of the X division, some idiot in the crowd told that to a "journalist" and they ran w it. Moose was also world champion half last year
Tessa calls some one a name and gets booed , Jeff Hardy almost kills
People drunk driving and gets cheered . I guess that’s wrestling fans
Spoken like a true racist and racist sympathizer
People are allowed to boo whoever they want... also no, Tessa didn't just call *one* person a name(a racial slur) and you know that. Lying doesn't help when we could just look these things up, buddy
@@wrequiem1727 How many people do you have to call a slur before it equals attempted vehicular manslaughter?
@@wrequiem1727Talk about contradictory...
Who else has she racially abused? You're the first person to point that out.
BTW, I thibk she deserved the boos and chants. But I think you're absolutely contemptible for defending Hardy and so are his other moron fans.
@@wrequiem1727 Ther'es no proof of Tessa saying anything racial. None. Just hearsay from a bunch of bitches that ain't over.
It's probably been like this for awhile but for some reason hasn't popped into my head until now but the Spear, like the Superkick and Canadian Destroyer has become completely overused.
Its already helped the live event crowds are bigger and one would only think that equals more viewers for Anthem!
Even tho Moose looked weak, it seems to me that they really are invested to make Ace Austin the face of TNA when the time comes
I just don’t see anything in this guy. He’s been there years and I’m still waiting for him to do something other than some nice moves.
@@Markyd123 Tbf it took a near barren Knockouts division before Grace had the chance to shine, not that their in the same tier. I think Ace has the ability to take excel on that challenge when he gets positioned for it, like she did
@@TheRealKSmiththat’s a fair point. Despite being on the show I wouldn’t say they’ve exactly focussed on him.
I really hope Jordynne doesn’t develop the same dysmorphia that led Natty and Charlotte to butcher themselves in pursuit of the “diva aesthetic.”
She already looks like she’s been off the kit for a couple of months.
Tessa stans need to understand talent doesn't excuse racism and her being unprofessional.
If what’s her face forgave her .. we all can
the person that she said it to has said tessa has apologized and they both have gotten over it people can stop being mad on her behalf now.
@illlogick7151 she didn't tho look up what Chelsie said about her
@@illlogick7151wow I’m gonna believe the words of a man who doesn’t even know the names of the people involved 💀
They won't thought because they are just like her in their own lives.
hey Markyd waht do you think about the poc destroying TNA DIGITAL MEDIA CHAMPION
3:33 She is the reason an unsanctioned world champion belt was created. So, who remembers that in 2020, TNA had an unsanctioned world champion that was unified with the then-called IMPACT World Heavyweight Champion at IMPACT Sacrifice (2021)? It was basically their version of Taz's FTW Championship or Ted DiBiase's Million Dollar Championship. Let me explain because this is a bit confusing. Moose was supposed to face Tessa Blanchard for the IMPACT World Heavyweight Champion at Rebellion (2020) and win, but she caught COVID-19 before the event. So, because of this Moose beat Hernandez and Michael Elgin at Rebellion (2020) in a triple-threat match. After that, he started using the 2011 - 2017 version of the TNA Heavyweight Champion belt and called it the TNA World Heavyweight Champion and we wrestling fans know it as TNA World Heavyweight Champion (2020 - 2021). It was officially sanctioned a mere eighteen days before it was unified with then IMPACT World Heavyweight Champion Rich Swann, who should honestly have been IMPACT X-Division Champion, not IMPACT World Heavyweight Champion. Getting back to the topic, Rich Swann unified the TNA World Heavyweight Champion (2020 - 2021) with the IMPACT World Heavyweight Champion to create the Unified IMPACT World Heavyweight Champion and they would use both belts for it because of TNA logic. Moose was the IMPACT World Heavyweight Champion three years ago when at Bound For Glory (2021) after cashing in his Call Your Shot briefcase the same night he won it against Josh Alexander who won the IMPACT World Heavyweight Champion against Christian Cage after invoking Option C, cashing in his IMPACT X-Division Champion for a world title shot. Again, TNA logic. Horray, except not really. So, there's your little fun fact of IMPACT Wrestling making an unsanctioned world champion, that should have lasted longer than a year.
Thing is, Tessa is a great wrestler, but she needs to be the best in the world to make people forget. Personally, I don't even think she was the best wrestler in that match.
The Tessa from 2017 was better than Grace. I think people forget Tessa has just been taking it easy in Mexico for years so perhaps she just isn’t as good as she used to be?
what Tessa has, its what called White Heat, really rare on todays landscape of wrestling, more common in the 70s and before
It’s called “Go away Heat” and it’s not a good thing
That was back when people thought it was real and were willing to pay money because they thought they’d get to see someone despicable get their ass kicked (see: Paul, Jake).
That doesn’t exist in wrestling anymore, so people just want to see her fired.
@@RetepAdamPeople are asinine
When you started calling him Josh I was thrown off for a second🤣
It probably won't happen, but a jobber/midcard swap program between NXT and TNA where everyone who isn't a title holder or feuding for #1 contender position for a title serves as a partial free agent [bouncing between both promotions] to see who works best with who and who gets bigger pops with what crowd, would be beneficial to all.
With Slapnutz and both Vinces out of creative, the likelihood of it devolving into a tired invasion storyline is less, but cross-promotion factions like a new J.O.B. Squad, or a "one more match" type thing like the Hardys vs the Dudleys [who are under legends contracts I believe], or maybe AJ Styles in 1 last Ultimate X match before he retires, maybe at a cross-promotion PPV could be cool, and the card could be filled otherwise with either other cool cross-promotion dream matches, or showcases of up and comers. R-Truth could get confused and try to re-form 3 live kru, maybe with a TNA and NXT guy that kinda look like Konnan and Mold Dogg
The fans also chanted holy shit, for the NXT tag champs
Kind of feels like there's a lot of angles. The TNA partnership could go for one. It allows WWE to screen some talent two it allows WWE to certain talent time in the ring, Three it allows TNA some legitimacy and advertising as a wrestling company in the mainstream sense, fout we're probably getting Joe Henry and Marsha slamovich in the Royal rumble this year so once again legitimizing the company, five worst case scenario. If WWE wants to let go talent, it might act as a secondary company for the towns to go to be resigned.
Glad to see Tessa back. People deserve a chance at redemption.
As a dallas/Ft worth native, why is Tessa becoming a constant. Get Tessa out of wrestling, everyone hates her, she’s a shot person; remove her.
Name one time a WWF/E partnership actually worked out for the other company.
I'll wait.
This seemed really fun! I’ll have to watch it next year!
Rosemary needed to win the match with the 7 year itch wearing that shirt gave me old school, Billy Kidman vibes.
Day 66 of asking for Luther Reigns for ring of the hawk for some reason....
More eyes on TNA with the NXT partnership is a good thing, but TNA needs to get a better TV deal over being stuck on AXS which some don't have. I'd not be against TNA on FX. It be a perfect place for them to get more mainstream attention.
I can see this WWE/TNA joint venture working out. I wanna see someone like Je’von Evans get a run with the X Division title. Him v Leon Slater is a must.
It would be cool to see Josh Alexander wrestle In AAA for the mega championship against Alberto el patron .
I believe the wwe partnership with TNA is huge.
You have your younger up incomers facing some more experience tallent without hurting your main talent character.
Alot of wwe former and current wrestlers had some of there best matches in TNA, like kurt Angle, Aj styles, Samoa Joe, Chris Daniels (i cant remember if he was just a no name wrestler at the time or not) Matt Hardy, and Christian to name a few.
Tna was on life support after some poor management as well, and wwe partnering with another company isn't anything new. They did it with ECW (secretly) back in the day. Just this time Vince isnt in charge to pluck some of there Tallent.
Daniels was the fallen angel he was also Curyman and suicide at one point fucking legend that he is
@thedeadlynose5127 sorry I should have stated in WWE 😅
The WWE partnership is going to allow TNA to fill in a lot of crucial gaps within their roster for building up feuds and bigger matches for the PPVs. At first I thought that TNA was getting a raw deal here, but at the end of the day the top TNA talent was always going to leave upon completion of their contracts, in hopes for being signed by the WWE anyways. Plus, it’s undeniable that TNA has been selling more tickets for their shows since the two promotions have dabbled in giving each other more exposure. It seems like a win win of sorts.
This was literally the first TNA ppv I ever bought, it was ok, I wanted to see the reaction to Tessa Blanchard, only Tessa match I saw was when she won the World Championship, and ofc I had to see Joe Hendry finally win the world title, and I also wanted to see who from NXT was gonna show up, and that was pretty much about it
Joe finally did it so I think the fans will be happy.
Yes it did, the fans enjoy the show!!
Finally someone that actually cover the show with no biased against Tessa
Before the video even begins for me. I want to say 2 things.
1. What did TNA expect with Tessa coming back? That reaction was hilarious and sad at the same time. She's getting that Hulk Hogan on January 6th treatment.
2. Good for Hendry winning and shame on anyone ok with the fact that he did not win at Bound for Glory, that would have been the biggest stage for him to win the championship on. I cannot wait for him to go to WWE.
Everyone reading this, please go watch for yourselves.
These are sensitive people who are mad that tessa was hired back in a major promotion in the US and now try to spread a false narrative of what the reaction to her return match was, mostly because it was not bad at all.
I'd even go as far as to say fans were quite invested.
There were times during the match when you could clearly hear dueling chants with portions of the crowd chanting "let's go tessa" opposing the "tessa sucks" ones.
@@GABRIEL23000 Sensitive? oh shut up, you're one of those people huh?
There was a small group who were booing loudly but apart from that the crowd seemed to just be into the match. She will be fine.
Unfortunately the IWC tends to be dominated by the Reddit Progressive types so they make the situation seem bigger than it was
@@GABRIEL23000 if you defending Tessa Blanchard then you are the racist also
@extremeking425 Wow, you really are a loser 🤣
You replied to everything I said in this comment section.
I can only petty the sad, lonely life you must have in order to be so desperate for attention.
This partnership will help TNA because it will like see fresh matches with mixture of wrestlers to see and watch there both go back and forth.
And help TNA fill up larger arenas and of course hurt AEW by giving potentially disgruntled talent a place to go other than WWE
"More man than women" jordynne grace
Kid Kash SmackDown Run for Season 6 Ring of the Hawk
Yes yes yes
I have no idea how Jordynne Grace keeps getting hotter
I miss the soap opera aspect in modern wrestling a lot. It was the main thing that hooked me. The matches for me personally always been the moment when all the story found it's climax 😅
Nowdays it's match after match and really nothing else happens... It all feels the same... No matter if WWE, TNA, AEW or whatever... Like none of the products they put out are really hooking me
Yup it’s the same in every company. I’ve been saying it for years I don’t understand why someone doesn’t just try to be different. Aew and wwe fans fight each other but the shows feel very similar to me.
This is my favorite tbing to listen to when i drive 🤣
I am subbed to your channel with the notification bell , but for some reason I have to search for your channel to find your vids. Meanwhile I get suggested videos by jabronis like Top 10 wrestling.
You’ve been a very long time subscriber too I remember you bro. Thanks for the support.
I'm excited to see Team Canada reunited in NXT