From every columnist from me to the 'ol hype monkey WWE supporter, I keep hearing how good TNA is doing right now. It puts me in a good mood, to tell the truth. I get to post this from a place where the company I started this blog for actually is getting better reviews week to week than the big dog. Fact is, with Elimination Chamber a week after Against All Odds, I'm gonna go with TNA to have the better card between the two. Two Elimination Chamber matches kinda cheapens the special vibe to me, but what do I know? In any case, I wanted to say thank you to TNA for following at least a part of the model I set out instead of continuing in one on one action for the World Heavyweight Title. BUT, that's not why I'm here now. No....I want to explore the card. Let's have a look......
AJ Styles vs. Kazarian....I wanted to talk about this to pose a thought. What if this whole deal is to ultimately bring both guys into the World Title picture? Would that be a bad thing? That would make 6 guys, not including Kurt Angle, who is out for Olympic training, vying for the big belt. Now, I'm not entirely opposed, so long as it makes sense, which is always my moniker. Regardless of what happens afterward, I'm going to have to give this one to Kazarian with a face turn after, whooping on Daniels, who wants Kaz to finish the job.
Austin Aries vs. Alex Shelley for the X Title.......I LOVED the last three way bout on Impact, but this one feels a bit different than the whole Kid Kash, Jesse Sorenson story. It seems more about the returning Shelley and the fanfare for said return than it does about anything else. I'm not even sure why it's for the title, other than Aries just happens to be holding it right now. In any case, I'm going to side with Alex Shelley taking the belt this time. Why? Mostly because the reign is doing little to help the division and spreading the wealth seems like a good idea now more than it might have earlier. Not scientific, but it's my reason.
Zema Ion vs. Jesse Sorenson for #1 Contender......I'm actually excited for this one. I believe that the winner of this one will end up being the next X Division Champion. However, Jesse seems to be TNA's white bread babyface golden boy at the moment, which doesn't bode well for Ion, but I have been surprised before and I wouldn't be disappointed in being wrong. Nevertheless, I'm still going to go with my gut and say that Jesse Sorenson will be #1 Contender.
Magnus/Joe vs. Crimson/Morgan for the Tag Titles......Looking forward to this one too. Both teams have gelled in such a way to make this a match I am looking forward to. I think we might see something interesting come out of this one. I'm going to side with Magnus and Joe with Morgan being pinned. Does it help Morgan? Not really, but if the psychology plays out right, he'll have his hands full with the challengers working on Crimson early and throughout the match, ultimately resulting in a double team pin on Matt. This will mean Crimson will probably turn as this will be his first loss, even if it wasn't on him. SO....Magnus/Joe take the belts and go on to face someone new.
Tara vs. Gail Kim for the Knockouts Title......They are, in my personal opinion, the most talented, surgically accurate pair in the two wrestling companies today. If this match is given a solid block of time to let them brawl and showcase, I see this one being a GREAT match. Even though Gail Kim has held the belt for just shy of 2 months, I think her reign is going to end here. I give the win to Tara.
James Storm vs. Jeff Hardy vs. Bully Ray vs. Bobby Roode......I asked for a match something like this, with multiple competitors and a good blend of veterans in the mix. I think this could very well take match of the night if it isn't overbooked, as TNA sometimes has this inexplicable habit of doing that. I can see this one going to anyone in the match, but I'm going to say that they should give the belt to Bully Ray, for one reason.....heat. He is such a talented talker and can manipulate the crowd of what company he works for.
Now, you might be wondering why I didn't include Gunner and Garrett's match on here....simple. I truly don't care enough about it to. This is just going to a simple filler match to fill up space on the card. But that notwithstanding, these are my predictions and I'm pulling for the roster to shine Sunday and wrangle some new fans.
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