TNA-RIP?
Recent pro wrestling news (via Internet sources) have WWE
buying the entire TNA wrestling tape library or mutiny within the ranks of
Total Nonstop Action wrestling's upper brass. Whether this is all true or just
cheap publicity for both brands is to be seen. Until those facts can be
officially confirmed, Krude would like to bring you back to 2006 and relive an
interesting TNA wrestling house show card I attended in New Jersey.
Krude has a buddy that managed a porn shop in Wayne, NJ back
in 2006. Somebody from Liberty States Wrestling asked my friend if they could place
an advert card in the window of the porn shop to promote this local TNA wrestling
card. That's how we became aware of this show.
A worker at the above mentioned porn shop came with us that
night. My friend hired him because he looked exactly like Scott Steiner- blonde
hair and facial hair,muscular build etc... And he was a major pro wrestling
fan. Needless to say, we were quite the sight walking into the event. Young kids
were asking the Steiner look a like for autographs. The wrestlers mingling
around the gym took double or triple glances at us. Last I heard, the Steiner
clone married a hooker and is living a peaceful existence. Godspeed.
What I remember the most about that show was the overall
enthusiasm for the TNA product at the time. This was before Kurt Angle and the
Hogan/Bischoff era of TNA. Samoa Joe got the biggest pops with the crowd
chanting "Joe is gonna kill you" for most of the night. Local NJ
wrestling hero Jay Lethal was there (with his mom working an angle). AJ Styles
was met with a mild reaction. Some Attitude Era stalwarts like the New Age
Outlaws played well with this crowd. I snapped a few pics that night with my
favorite being Jeff Jarrett getting heckled by a dude in a Joe Montana jersey. Here
is the card:
June 10, 2006 – TNA House Show
(Liberty States Wrestling) in Wayne, New Jersey
Petey Williams b Shark Boy
Jerry Lynn b Homicide
Jeff Jarrett w/Simon Diamond b Jay
Lethal in an open challenge (Jay Lethal’s mom jumped the rail and stopped Simon
Diamond from interfering)
The James Gang (BG James & Kip
James) b Team 3-D (Brothers Ray & Devon)
Tracy Brooks b Gail Kim with Shark
Boy in a TNA Knockouts match
AJ Styles & Christopher Daniels
b America’s Most Wanted (Chris Harris & James Storm) in a Non-title match
Samoa Joe b Abyss and Rhino in a
3-WAY Monster’s Ball match
I hope Billy Corgan (or whoever can handle getting legit potatoed
backstage) can repackage the existing TNA roster and create real competition to
WWE. The years between 1996-2000 were the absolutely greatest years pro
wrestling ever had. WWF, WCW, and ECW were all in their prime. And all of it was
'must watch'. Jeff Jarrett's current Global Force Wrestling doesn't seem like it
will be anything but third rate, rec hall pro wrestling. So we can only hope for
a new TNA to cause some ripples in the pro wrestling waters. Talent needs to be
exploited. And given solid storylines.
Hey Vince, bring back the curbstomp. Rollins' Pedigree part 2
ain't cutting for Krude.
Never a false finish
KK
@kapn_krude