TNA Tag Team Title Match: Daniels and Kazarian beat Magnus and Samoa Joe. REACT: Daniels and Kazarian are much more interesting right now than Magnus and Samoa Joe, even if they are more involved with AJ Styles. Nice to read the titles changed hands here in what read as a decent opener. PICK: I'm 1-0.
TNA Knockouts Title Match: Gail Kim beats Brooke Tessmacher. REACT: I don't get this huge buildup for these title-contender Knockouts and then have them lose each and every time to Kim. At least it read as a good match. PICK: I'm 1-1.
TNA Television Title Match: Devon beat Robbie E and Robbie T. REACT: 1 over 2? Where's the logic? PICK: I'm 1-2.
Mr. Anderson beats Jeff Hardy. REACT: Reported botched finish pin. Ouch! Expect Anderson's title shot to be short and sweet in a loss. PICK: I'm 1-3.
Crimson beat Eric Young. REACT: Non-scheduled and really a waste of time. Crimson needs a credible challenger and feud.
Austin Aries beats Bully Ray. REACT: Nothing wrong with this feud continuing, and for that to happen, Aries had to win. Nice to read it was a good match, which was expected. PICK: I'm 1-4.
Kurt Angle beats AJ Styles. REACT: Angle remains the best wrestler in the company, as he put on another mat classic according to several reports. Smart to have Angle and Styles now working together against Daniels and Kazarian. PICK: I'm 2-4.
Ladder Match for the World Heavyweight Title: Bobby Roode beats Rob Van Dam. REACT: If anyone has any doubts about RVD's ability, think again. RVD gets the job done on a nightly basis, and he brought his "A" game in this one according to numerous reports. Difficult to follow a great match with another great match, but these two guys got it done. PICK: I'm 3-4.
ANALYSIS: No surprise the lower-to-mid card is harder to predict than the top-level card. Read like a decent show with several dangerous moves and or rough finishes, though. More good than bad on this one. GRADE: B.
TV REVIEWS
WWE Raw
Triple H tells John Laurinaitis good luck with John Cena. REACT: Sounded like a tease for something Sunday. But it's more likely a swerve of nothing.
Triple H's promo on Brock Lesnar. REACT: One of HHH's best promos in a long while. It sounded truthful, as he spoke about "legitimacy" and Lesnar "suing." I'm not big on lawsuits, especially with those involving a guy who isn't wrestling that much.
CM Punk/Santino Marella beat Cody Rhodes/Daniel Bryan. REACT: Strange tag teams. Nice time and a decent finish.
Beth Phoenix beats Alicia Fox. REACT: Nice statement match made here by Phoenix to Layla.
Kane beats Big Show. REACT: OK match, and Kane needed a win. Getting one by distraction was fine by me. Loved the post-match segment with Big Show and Laurinaitis. Big Show talking about being 23 years old in WCW was solid. Very believable words from Big Show. Superb aftermath with Laurinaitis demanding Big Show to apologize while on his knees. Yes, it may be hard to believe a giant man crying and listening to Laurinaitis' demands, but it's just a wrestling angle.
Brodus Clay/Kofi Kingston/R-Truth beat The Miz/Jack Swagger/Dolph Ziggler. REACT: Remember when more than half of these guys were relevant and had direction? Not anymore.
Alex Riley, CM Punk, AJ segment. REACT: Great stuff with Punk calling AJ unstable
Chris Jericho beats Randy Orton by DQ. REACT: Another DQ finish frustrates me. Sheamus got it done on commentary.
Laurinaitis and Cena segment. REACT: A little long, but moved along at a decent clip. Stipulations really seem like they favor Cena -- who was very obnoxious but differently funny -- by 100 percent. That's strange. However, rumors suggest Big Show will turn heel and help Laurinaitis against Cena, since he's not really "employed" anymore. Would make sense.
ANALYSIS: Great promo segments by HHH, Big Show and Cena-Laurinaitis. Not the best week for matches, though, but that wasn't the point this week. GRADE: B-.
WWE Smackdown
No contest between Randy Orton/Sheamus vs. Chris Jericho/Alberto Del Rio. REACT: Referee can't keep things under control? Shame.
AJ beats Kaitlyn. REACT: Sloppy match. Daniel Bryan teasing going for Kaitlyn seems like a wrong direction..
Daniel Bryan beats Big Show. REACT: Liked the knee takeout by Bryan and John Laurinaitis ringing the bell and asking for an apology by Big Show. Nice start to a decent angle.
Ryback beats Heath Slater. REACT: Short and solid.
Antonio Cesaro beats Alex Riley. REACT: Teddy Long's interactions with Aksana are well done. Cesaro grabbing Riley's ear was different. Decent debut by Cesaro.
John Cena clips for Make A Wishes. REACT: Excellent.
Randy Orton beats Alberto Del Rio. REACT: Solid finish with Ricardo Rodriguez's interference. Decent match.
R-Truth beats Jack Swagger. REACT: No complaints.
Titus O'Neil/Darren Young beats Zack Ryder/Santino Marella. REACT: Powerful finish. Keep pushing these guys.
Brodus Clay beats Hunico. REACT: An ineffective 2-on-1 vs. Clay? Wow. Squash. Clay is winning too easily.
Chris Jericho beats Sheamus. REACT: Sheamus' few launches are impressive. Another DQ. Ouch.
ANALYSIS: Like the number of matches and the undercard is developing nicely. However, matches need clean winners and not added confusion, and less squashes. Variety is nice and helps the grade. GRADE: C+.
LATEST HEADLINES AND MY REACTS
TNA Wrestling
Mike Knox reportedly receives a tryout. REACT: Solid hire, if it happens.
WWE
Matt Morgan coming aboard after his TNA Wrestling contract expires? REACT: I can see this happening.
"Panic" over holding off on Brock Lesnar vs. Triple H until Summerslam and there being a need to move it ahead to June's No Way Out. REACT: This doesn't surprise me. As huge as the Lesnar signing has been, it has big flaws.
Beginning this Thursday, WWE and Full Sail University (which is very close to here) will move live tapings of WWE NXT to the the University. REACT: I can see there being some immediate impact here, as small as moving some interest away from TNA Wrestling's Universal Studios site and as big as one day locating the WWE Hall of Fame nearby.
Konnan said WWE is biased with its Wellness Program. REACT: Shocker.
