Ya know what? fukk it, 6 sided ring Pre-Hogan era TNA appreciation thread

[Larry]

Not enough can be said about how fun this was brehs




I’m talkin Elix Skipper walking the top of the cage, Voodoo Kin Mafia trolling Vince, Abyss taking thumbtack bumps every week era..

That Captain Charisma finally getting the run he deserved, Paparazzi Productions shyt


That Samoa Joe vs Kurt Angle, Don West going absolutely ape shyt for every spot era.

The TNA product was so much better than WWE’s at the time. Nobody can convince me otherwise. Even their jobbers like Mikey Batts and “Mr 630” Jerrelle Clark were fire

 

[darryl]

Tna had so much going for it and to see where they're are
now... its really sad tbh

 

[puppetmaster]

Elix Skipper was trying to give folks a heart attack

 

[NoMorePie]

I never appreciated the 6 sided era of tna in the mid to late 2000s

Every now and then I'll go on YouTube and search up the highlights of some matches back in that time. Such a great alternative to wwe

 

[StatUS]

LAX pissing off white people weekly and feuding with AJ and Fallen Angel
Kong vs. Gail Kim
Angle vs Joe

Last time I fukked with TNA was for the Dollhouse stable and Lashley with all the belts.

 

[El Guapo]

When the whole roster had a riot



Honestly if any company wants a restart and strip all the champs for a reboot, a full on riot would probably be the best option to make it make sense

 

[El Guapo]

Also Don GOAT with the heel turn which gave us *that* Tenay gif

 

[Larry]

Also Don GOAT with the heel turn which gave us *that* Tenay gif

Lmfao I forgot all about this

 

[Lurk Angle]

The best era of TNA imo

 

[RammerJammer]

I started watching TNA in 07 and shyt in 08-09 I was more of a TNA fan than a WWE fan.

MEM led by Perc Angle was

The REAL Women’s Evolution with Gail Kim, Awesome Kong, ODB, and The Beautiful People

Tag Team Division was on another level with MCMG, LAX, Beer Money, and Team 3D

 

[Collateral]

That Impact game was tough too. I was jealous that the WWE games didn’t have those kind of physics in it.

 

[Mʀ2ᴋDᴇᴇᴢ]

Watched weekly


Looking back

 

[TinFoilSnapBack]

Big facts throughout this thread

2007-2009 I was exclusively a TNA fan. I had already stopped watching the E for a couple years because of Cena's reign of terror. TNA had it all... a good mix of old and new talent, great matches, amazing feuds, solid promos, the Knockouts (women's) division, X division, good commentary by Mike Tenay, etc.



I remember the night in '07, when I first happened upon a random Impact episode while flipping through channels:

I saw Ron Killings putting in work, and was like

I saw Samoa Joe wrestle for the first time, and instantly became a fan of his

I saw Christian Cage being used way better than he had ever been in WWE

Perc Angle doing Perc Angle things




EDIT: I also attended Lockdown 2009 in Philly.

When Team 3D (The Dudleys) and Beer Money, Inc. were fighting in the crowd, D'Von and James Storm were brawling right next to me.


Awesome Kong vs. Angelina Love working their hearts out while the crowd chants horny things at Velvet Sky at ringside


Kong doing a front flip off the top rope

Scott Steiner still being able to do a perfect frankensteiner from the top rope.

Suicide doing suicide things, and jumping off the cage

Foley vs. Sting main event was the worst part. Both of them were too old and washed for this type of match.


Lashley surprise debut at the end

 

[Tanahashi Coates]

EY passing out after the match like

 

[Silkk]

Agree with everything but VKM/James Gang. They sucked in TNA