i like the new Samoa Joe but the way Booker sold internal bleeding was terrible he act like was knocked out instead of kicking in pain. Douglas needs more than a long sleeve shirt you should tell him if he's gonna wear a shirt please dont wear black. Why is Mick's security still wearing the MEM shirts. i loved daffney's new look and the beatdown she gave.

To spoil a bit, I think the issue is going to be with Joe that he apparently tore his triceps, according to the Interwebz. I don't know how they can maintain his heat without having him wrestle.

RESPONSE FROM KE: He did suffer a torn triceps, but the last I heard was that he was going to try and work through it and put off surgery. That doesn't sound like the smartest thing to do, but it's almost understandable considering his push right now.

Kevin hit on some important issues in this post for TNA watchers. The one thing I’d disagree with is that Madison Rayne is a great fit in the Beautiful People because they’ve done a great job of using her as the guinea pig/sacrificial lamb. (And yes, Don West’s heel commentary has helped get that point across.) Other than that, I agree wholeheartedly with this post.

Joe has been booked to be super strong but there’s still no real story here. Some random figure (we assume it to be Tazz) tells Joe to take out the MEM so, of course, he does in 2 weeks what the entire TNA locker room could not do in the past 8 months. We don’t know who or why. We don’t even know why the MEM has decided to attack in evil ninja mode (one at a time, politely taking turns) as opposed to the gang warfare they practiced so brutally well for months. Joe looks great but the promotion as a whole looks stupid. Not a good trade.

This week, after what three weeks, Douglas and Daniels are now in a loser leaves TNA match. (They haven’t announced it but that’s what Daniels basically said.) This is almost impossibly stupid assuming that both guys have a future with the company. Why the ridiculous urgency and ridiculous stipulation? It devalues Feast or Fired and retirement matches. Hot shotting is sometimes okay; hot shooting yourself in the foot is just not.

Keep up the good work, Kevin.

Re: "Is it just me or does Rayne seem out of place as a member of The Beautiful People? ..." I think she is bringing down Velvet Sky. Since Rayne joined the Beautiful people Sky has been acting more and more like Love's lackey, a role I don't care for.

BTW I am absolutely LOVING Eric Young's heel turn. I nearly fell out of my chair when he smacked Jeremy Borash on Impact!!

Love TNA . Can't stand Samoa Joe . Period .

Rayne definitely looks out of place in the BP.

Kayfabe JJ is supposed to be the "founder" of TNA, which doesn't necessarily mean he is the owner.

Madison Rayne has the right look for The Beautiful People but might not have the right attitude.

No Kevin it's not just you unless of course like many other angles on TNA (& WWE for that matter) the "Beatiful People is an oxy-moron (and for you Rush Limbaugh fans no that's not a drug).The other 2 have that chiseled, over mascera'd look but do Rayne a favor and stay away from the close-ups, it wasn't very flattering even on regular TV, but on HD ouch! I had to go in the other room and watch on the old TV.

I have a simple question. Since Joe was taking part in a first blood match, where all weapons were apparently legal- why didn't he just use the GIANT KNIFE/ SWORD THING he has been carrying around for the last 2 months?

I'm just sayin'.

I have never been a big fan of Joe, maybe I just need to watch more of his matches.
To be honest I liked the Angle-Sting match. Seen it too many times but they still put on a good match.
I thought Tara looked solid, the match between her and Angelina Love should be good but I don't expect the belt to leave her waist just yet, just a feeling.
The problem with Rayne is the "Sacraficial Lamb" routine. Everyone see's it coming. It would be nice for a change for her to go into a match not looking to "steal" a win but get a clean win to give her some credability...Even if it's agains Cody Deaner.
Foley has lost more than his smile. For someone who has made millions he sure could use a trip to the dentist and I'm not talking about his 2 front missing teeth, I'm talking about the rest of them that look to be rotting out of his head.
Is Shane Douglas that hard up? Really? I expected him to wreslte with a shirt on because he is out of shape, but showing up with a farmers tan?!?
Maybe he had to stand in line outside of the Impact Zone in the Florida sun waiting on Dixie Carter to bring him a pen to sign the contract.

What worries me is this is a short lived angle with Raven, Daffney, and Richards. When Raven goes again where will that leave Daffney and Richards??? More talent on the way to bail them out perhaps???

Good Stuff Kevin.

Great episode of Impact this week. Just to look at the little things:

Not sure why, but that Booker T interview was funny. He was very emotional at the end of it. Sometimes Booker really owns.

It was also kind of funny when Raven and Richards were just sitting there while Daffney took out Taylor. Pretty cool and demented stable. It's interesting that in TNA the male wrestlers also help put over the females. It goes to show the respect they have for the Knock Out division. Hopefully Raven doesn't disappear too soon.

Short and sweet promo from Daniels. I guess Douglas only came back to put someone over at Slammiversary, where the stars of yesterday and today collide. His match with AJ was slow but good. A deliberate paced match is perfectly fine when there isn't any stalling, and I enjoyed this match.

Quality main event.