The Katz Files – Arnie Katz
My Bound for Glory Recap & Analysis!
The Kingfish Arnie Katz reports all the happenings at TNA’s biggest show of the year and delves into the meaning of it all.

We don’t yet know whether the Wrestle Nation agrees that Bound for Glory was TNA’s biggest event of the year . The show, live from Irvine, CA, Sunday, October 18, made strong statement in favor of that distinction. It was an exciting three hours of entertainment – plus a very good half-hour pre-show — after a run of uninspiring pay per views from both of the major promotions.

Bound for Glory is sure to have some detractors, because it was far from perfect. The most obvious flaw was that they messed up the timing and had to bring home the main event very abruptly. Sting-Styles still gets a high grade, but it had to disappoint those who expected a “match of the year” candidate.

Let’s look at Bound for Glory, match by match, to see what happened and why.

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The Katz Files – Arnie Katz
My Bound for Glory Preview & Predictions!
The Kingfish Arnie Katz breaks out the crystal ball to get you ready for TNA’s number-one pay per view event of the year, Bound for Glory.

TNA keeps telling fans that Bound for Glory is the biggest pay per view of the year. Fans keep hoping that TNA is right. Great action in the ring can’t totally redeem meaningless matches and climaxes that get contradicted or wiped out entirely on the following episode of iMPACT</I.

On the final iMPACT before this show, the emphasis subtly shifted the concept of Bound for Glory. It’s now positioned as the make or break show for the Main Event Mafia. AJ Styles has vowed to destroy the group at this show, while Kurt Angle says hell celebrate the group’s first anniversary at the October PPV.

Of TNA follows through with a show that provides an exciting climax to the long storyline. It certainly seems like the right time to fold the MEM and if TNA can do it in spectacular fashion, Bound for Glory may end up as truly the best event of the year.

Let’s look at Bound for Glory, match by match, to see what’s in store – and what may happen.

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The Katz Files – Arnie Katz
My Weekly TNA Notebook
The Kingfish Arnie Katz wrestles with some of the major issues raise by the 10/15 “Super Impact” episode of TNA’s weekly TV show.

The MAFIA On Trial
Typical of the way TNA does – or doesn’t – do things is the last-minute positioning of Bound for Glory,allegedly TNA’s premier pay per view of the year.

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My Weekly RAW Notebook
The Kingfish Arnie Katz wrestles with some of the major issues raise by the 10/12 episode of WWE’s Monday night TV show.

Bragging Rights
Since the interval between pay per view events is so short this time, WWE went into overdrive to rev up for Bragging Rights. The show features a seven-on-seven melee between representatives of RAW and Smackdown.

The attempt to build excitement was somewhat frustrated by the absence of Shawn Michaels. Hey tried to cover it with comedy, and a lame excuse, but it further trivialized a match that’s already more or less meaningless. No one’s going to buy the idea that the team that wins the match proves that their show is better; one thing doesn’t really connect to the other.

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My Weekly TNA Notebook
The Kingfish Arnie Katz wrestles with some of the major issues raise by the 10/8 episode of TNA’s weekly TV show.

The Foley-Abyss War

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HeadLocker — Jay Shannon
The Impact and Global Impact Dual Recaps
Our resident philosopher looks at both the weekly edition of TNA Impact and the Global Impact 2 special

More pieces of the puzzle fell into place for Bound For Glory. TNA brought out the biggest upset in TNA history! Samoa Joe faced Amazing Red for the X-Division title and Kevin Nash defended against Hernandez. Plus, Abyss and Matt Morgan reunited to battle Kurt Angle and Mick Foley. A TNA star came very close to death on this week’s show. Read on.

The show opened with a look back at the bloody attack on Abyss by Mick Foley. Abyss told Mick that he was his hero, but no more. Abyss told Foley that he started in wrestling because of Foley.

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Hell in a Cell: Recap & Analysis!
The Kingfish Arnie reports the happenings at
Hell in a Cell and delves into what it all might mean.

Hell in a Cell had two major title changes inside the Cell, a first, and a lot of the rest made for good viewing. As expected, it settled very little if anything, though the show delivered a fairly entertaining three hours.

Let’s look at the scheduled matches one by one and analyze the ramification of what took place in Newark, NJ..

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The Katz Files – Arnie Katz
My Weekly TNA Notebook
The Kingfish Arnie Katz wrestles with some of the major issues raise by the 10/1 episode of TNA’s weekly TV show.’

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The Katz Files – Arnie Katz
Hell in a Cell: Preview & Predictions!
The Kingfish Arnie Katz gets you ready for WWE’s first pay per view event of the fall season.

Hell in a Cell, WWE’s first pay per view is one of those gimmick shows. Sadly, WWE didn’t stick to the all-cage format, but the top matches, at least, will be conducted within the confines of the steel mesh.

It promises a lot of action, but don’t look for a lot of dramatic climaxes. WWE can definitely deliver in the ring, at least some of the time, so Hell in a Cell maybe good viewing even if it isn’t terribly significant.

Let’s look at the scheduled matches and delves into what fans might expect from Hell in a Cell.

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The Katz Files – Arnie Katz
The October TNA Report Card
The Kingfish Arnie Katz files his October report card for the good folks at TNA.

About the Report Cards
Each month, I issue a report card for TNA. I examine and grade the promotion in all the vital areas. I discuss strengths and weaknesses and chart the ups and downs. The grades in parentheses are for the previous report card. The grades in parentheses represent the previous report card.

Talent Pool
TNA has recently experienced a lot of comings and goings. Jeff Jarrett is out, at least for now, and Angelina Love’s work visa problem has taken her off the roster for now.

TNA has signed Bobby Lashley and also added quite a few women to the Knockout Division. The newcomers include Hamada, Sarita and Alissa Flash. The latter still makes appearances as Raisha Saeed, but her future lies beyond the berka.

The most interesting new arrival in TNA is Pope D’Angelo Dinero. His character isn’t much, but he us already embroiled in a hot feud with Suicide.
Grade: B

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