[Byrntrigan]

Hey All -

Tonights' Impact! promises to be cranking up the excitement as we arguably head into one of the most exciting PPV's in TNA in quite some time (at least as long as I've been watching religiously for 4 years).

Chat starts promptly at 8:00 PM CT (whenever the hell that is on your timezone is up to you, humanoid ;D )

Oh, and as a favor to various PH luminaries you can watch Impact! here on a rather reliable stream from the Intarweb: www.channelsurfing.net/watch-wwe.html (yeah, disregard the wwe url, it's TNA...) :

Taken from www.tnawrestling.com:

Tonight at 9pm, TNA Wrestling returns to SpikeTV for two hours of Total Nonstop Action, featuring the final countdown to the April 13 "Lockdown" Pay-Per-View!

The below is a preview of what is scheduled to take place on the broadcast:

HUGE MAIN EVENT: STING & KEVIN NASH VS. TEAM 3D
Two of the biggest superstars in wrestling history in Sting and Kevin Nash will team up tonight to face off against one of the greatest tag teams in wrestling history in Team 3D! Not only that, but all four TNA stars will be a part of the Lethal Lockdown match on April 13 - so this will certainly be a preview of the potentially bloody battle coming up at Lockdown!

ALSO TONIGHT ON SPIKE TV:

- Speaking of Lethal Lockdown, Team Tomko is livid over Matt Morgan's scheme last Thursday, as he revealed himself to be the fifth and final member of Team Cage! Sources tell us Team Tomko plans to address the situation tonight prior to the Pay-Per-View.

- TNA World Heavyweight Champion Kurt Angle has demanded to TNA Management that Samoa Joe be present during the broadcast to sign a legally-binding contract that if Joe does lose at Lockdown, he will honor his promise of walking away from the sport! Will Samoa Joe break from his training in California to appear on "iMPACT!" and sign the contract? Tune in and find out!

- In addition, "Big Poppa Pump" Scott Steiner and "Maple Leaf Muscle" Petey Williams (with Rhaka Khan) will take on The Motor City Machineguns!

- The final matches for Lockdown will be announced on the broadcast!

- Plus, it will be the TNA Wrestling return of newcomer Consequences Creed as he faces off against The Rock N' Rave Infection's Jimmy Rave in a Lockdown Xscape Match qualifier!

[Byrntrigan]

Wow, feel the Pun's House excitement over Impact! tonight... ;D

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Sorry all. technical difficulties last night beyond my control. Recap will be up tonight.

[salmonjunkie]

Here's something I never even thought to wonder until today. Is Jacqueline James Storm's girlfriend or just his female drinking buddy?

[Lucky]

I believe they've made casual suggestions in the past to her being his girlfriend. But I could be imagining that.

Good show. It was largely a preview for Lockdown but a good one that has me further hyped. Good promos, light on ring work but what we got was solid. Creed was underwhelming but I know he has more ability. I'd say more but I'm exhausted.

[Riot Act]

I shit you not, my digital cable preview for the show last night simply read:

Kurt Angle and Samoa Joe sign a contract.

I watched anyway.

[DevSop]

And it wasn't the MAIN EVENT segment...my god, contract signing not being the end of the show.

[Batman]

I've got bullets:

• Consequences had better be impressive in the Xscape match, or he's getting a DHM from me this week. You shouldn't build up a guy with, frankly, excellent vignettes like that if he's just going to underwhelm in the ring.
  
• How amazing is it that, despite the fact that neither of them have pinned anybody in weeks, the MCMGs managed to look so unstoppable that Steiner and Petey pulling off a win seemed like an amazing feat. That's impressive.
  
• Black Reign's mouth dropping open when he sees that Eric has broken the handcuffs--awesome.
  
• After two weeks of leading me to expect his promo to be a highlight, Sting was kind of off tonight.
  
• Speaking of that promo, why is Nash a babyface? Could he turn heel now? Please?
  
• When I saw Team Tomko's entrance, I couldn't help but think, "coloreds to the back of the line!" I know, tasteless.
  

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Apr 11, 2008 10:04:52 GMT -5 DevSop said:

And it wasn't the MAIN EVENT segment...my god, contract signing not being the end of the show.

Not only that, but this might be the first time in wrestling history where a contract signing actually went off without a hitch. Signed contract, handshake, staredown... the end. How bizarre.

[Mr. Dashbee]

The contract signing fits in with the way this has been booked. Keeping Joe & Angle physically apart for the eventual endgame. I don't know how well the event has been selling, but the crowd will go nuts when Joe wins.

I'm really psyched for this event. They seem to be blowing off a lot of feuds (Angle-Joe, Kip-BG, Roode-Booker) and kickstarting others (Matt Morgan vs. someone?, Dutt-Lethal, etc.)

That, combined with the idea of a more physical style, make me really interested to see where TNA goes in the next few months.