Matches for the night:

Tomko vs. Christian Cage

Rock n Rave Infection vs. Sonjay Dut and Black Machismo Jay Lethal

Cowboy James Storm vs. War Machine Rhino

Roxxi vs. Angelina Love

Team 3d takes the spotlight as they have for the last few weeks with Booker T joining the Thug mix along with Tomko as well. Booker T is trying to get respect and well this is not going to happen as a thug and not as a contender as far as I am concerned. He is great at generating heat I am dissappointed in this as he was making a good impression before taking on the role of head thug. Now I do not see him going much further then beating up AJ Styles each week, so he will take a back seat to Team 3D and then either take a shot for the title or become a frustrated overated ex-wwe star like others in the company.

Chrsitian Cage makes a good point as the fact that the past is just that what has Booker done lately to prove he deserves a shot at the title. That’s when Samoa Joe the Heavyweight Champion make a short statement that he intends to walk in as champion as walk out as champion at Slammiversary.

TNA kicks off the program with a match between Sonjay Dut and Black Machismo Jay Lethal against the Rock N Rave Infection Lance Hoyt and Jimmy Rave. This one is for the books as we see the back and forth blows between both teams. And at one point I thought there would be a real confrontation between Sonjay Dut and Jay Lethal as this has been set up in the last few weeks. A close call here and there and then the pin by Sonjay Dut, with a little misdirection help from Ace Young from American Idol.

Angelina Love and Velvet Sky do the call to battle as they do with the beautiful people representing in this next match against Roxxi. More of a revenge match for Roxxi but, its all about the numbers here when Roxxi had the opportunity for a victory and falls short after hair spray to the eyes by Velvet Sky.

The Awesome Kong challenge, well lets just say that when the challenger is like 5′ 180 against an over 250 opponnent that there is no real challenge. I look forward to the day someone from the audience comes in and challenges her just to prove the point. However unless you go to a broadcast of the American Gladiators that may not happen.

The King of the Mountain Match Qualifier will be Cowboy James Storm against Rhino. This was an all out brawl to say the least as they started in the back anything and everything that could be used was. Until they hit the ring and the bell rang then the action really hit, as this battle between these two was a heated one. Rhino the favorite in this one but, Storm looked pretty good. James Storm hit the last call or at least made the attempt, but missed which gave Rhino a change to get the Gore and the win. The Final match for the night was the second qualifier between Tomko and Christian Cage. These two know each other and have a long history and so this battle was a great one and the best for the night. Tomo had the advantage as his strength gave Cage a beatdown that would not end. With several near falls from both sides and a missed Frog Splash from Cage. He finally hits the Tornado DDT and its all over as Cage will advance.

TNA will take over and thats the match…..Shredder88

- Shredder88

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News that the 5/26 edition of WWE RAW scored a pathetic 2.9 cable rating (its lowest since a 12/15/97 show) has to serve as a real wake-up call to the powers that be in the WWE. Even Mr. Mal cannot be bothered to watch the tripe the WWE serves up these days. Will this “Million Dollar Giveaway” be enough to lure fans? Highly doubtful, although it does smack of desperation. For far too long, Vince McMahon has ignored his core market in an effort to expand his boundaries and bring pro wrestling into areas it was never meant to be — namely, the mainstream. He is now paying for this misdirection. Longtime fans are completely apathetic to his product and he has no one to blame but himself. Mr. Mal is glad to hear that pushing the Great Khali means big business over in India. Great. But it means the clicking of TV to the “off” position here in North America.

I’m not even baggin’ on Khali, either. It’s just . . . everything, really. No tag teams, no managers (why the hell was Armando Alejandro Estrada taken away from Umaga?!? He’s wasting away on ECW) and no long-term feuds with any significance whatsoever. Add in too many PPVs where fans are expected to pay for matches they have already seen — including the unholiest of unholy matches that should NEVER again see the light of day: Triple Threat Matches — and its actually encouraging to see WWE RAW post such lowly numbers. It means the public aren’t the witless marks the WWE believes us to be.

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Finally, someone in the industry with the testicular fortitude-enough to say what needed to be said: HHH doesn’t deserve the spot he has in the WWE based on his talent. He established his spot via, ahem, other means. In an interview with the Baltimore Sun, Scott Steiner is quoted as saying, “Look at Triple H’s career before he started (having sex with) the boss’ daughter: He lost to Ultimate Warrior in 30 seconds; he was losing to guys like Alex Wright in WCW; he lost to one of the Godwins in a pig slop match. And then all of a sudden he’s [having sex with] the boss’ daughter and he’s the toughest guy in the world. I’m not the only guy who thinks that. ”

Here, here. HHH is one of the main reasons today’s WWE product is so damn stale. Continually forced upon the public as a top face (when, in fact, he is a much, much better heel) HHH embodies everything that is wrong with the WWE. Talk about the Emperor wearing no clothes. Without much competition (sorry, TNA fans) the WWE continues to serve up uninspired television, piss poor wrestling angles and shoddy in-ring action. And leading the way in all of this? Hunter Hearst Helmsley himself. Isn’t it enough that he will one day own the company, or at least a major portion therein? Does he have to be in the title picture all the time as well?

When HHH reportedly refused to move to Smackdown a few years back, it spoke volumes about where his loyalities lie — with him, and him alone. What could have been instant credibility to the fledgling Smackdown brand (for better or worse) instead solidified the brand as secondary, both in the mind of the rest of the roster as well as fans themselves. Thank the pro wrestling gods that the Undertaker never put himself ahead of the business — now cemented as Smackdown’s #1 face — as HHH does on a seemingly weekly basis.

Listening to HHH on the stick is painfully lame the majority of the time (at least we don’t have to listen to his pathetic attempt to mimic Road Dogg’s DX catchphrases anymore) and his in-ring work has been in steady decline for years. What’s left beside his giant ego? Very little, save for the fact who he shares his bed with. And that apparently makes all the difference — no matter how low the ratings go.

- Mr. Mal

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