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Arcademan:
Was sick most of last week so the Wrestling results weren't updated here. Check out the Neo (link below my sig pic) to get caught up with all of last week's results including the TNA Victory Road PPV report. Thanks.

Arcademan:
TNA Comments on Flair's WWE ROH Induction

Legacy Talent & Entertainment, along with TNA, issued a press release Tuesday announcing Ric Flair's appearance at the 2012 WWE Hall of Fame ceremony on March 31 after WWE and TNA reached an agreement on Flair's appearance.

“Being inducted once was one of the greatest accomplishments of my career, so I’m humbled and honored to be recognized again. I wouldn’t miss the ceremony for the world,” Flair said in the release.

TNA president Dixie Carter added, "We are proud of Ric’s many accomplishments and contributions he has made to the world of professional wrestling and beyond. We wish to congratulate him on yet another honor he truly deserves.”

WWE did not comment in the press release drafted by Flair's representatives. Financial terms of the agreement, if any, were not disclosed.

Arcademan:
WWE NXT Results: 3-28-12

Results courtesy of PWTorch.com (direct link to James's complete report). Condensed here to in-ring results only.

1 - DERRICK BATEMAN (w/Kaitlyn) vs. HUNICO (w/Camacho)

Hunico with early control. Bateman uses his size to get an offensive flurry, then Hunico arm drags Bateman right into the turnbuckle back-first - that may be the bump of the night, but it is only good for a one count. Hunico back on the attack; he even manages a suplex on the much-larger Bateman. Regal talks about how Hunico was stabbed to save Camacho's life, biting a man's eyeball out in the process. Regal must be attending the Scott Stanford school of character enhancement. Double cross-body block sends to a break.

Hunico has Bateman in the corner out of the break, but Bateman tries to fight back. Hunico's shirt is ripped up. Hunico lands a bodyslam and looks for a top-rope move, but Bateman counters with a dropkick, then dumps Hunico face-first onto the turnbuckle. Bateman with a running neckbreaker, which is good for two. Hunico gets frustrated, unable to put Bateman away. Bateman delivers some big punches to Hunico on the apron, and tries to suplex him into the ring, but Hunico counters the suplex with a lateral press with a handful of tights. Bateman lands a suicide dive on Camacho to pre-emptively take him out of the equation, but when he gets back in, Hunico lands a move for the win. It looked kind of like an Angle Slam.

WINNER: Hunico at 7:15. I enjoyed this match, as Hunico and Bateman meshed well. There was one slightly missed spot (the suplex counter to roll-through sequence), but it was a lot of fun. I'd like to see Hunico get more character development on NXT since his in-ring work is fun.

2 - JEY USO (w/Jimmy Uso) vs. TITUS O'NEIL (w/Darren Young)

Young talks about running NXT, so Regal says, "Do I need to verbally castrate you?" and then does so with ease. He talks about taking control and keeping Hawkins and Reks off as punishment for their attitudes, and then tells Young that he needs to toe the line too.

Jey with hard offense and Jimmy talks about how it's tough to transition from being a team to singles competition. Young mouths off, so Regal hints at a match next week. Jey looks for the Superfly Splash, but O'Neil rolls out of the ring.

Out of the break, O'Neil is beating on Jey in the corner. Jey can't get traction as Regal mentions that The Usos train with Booker T to keep improving. Regal jumps on Young for wearing a "balance bracelet" and for not talking up O'Neil. Regal reminds Young that he got "who are you" chants last week. Young's headset isn't on right, so it's hard to hear him. Regal jumps on Young for not sounding upset about the "who are you" chants. O'Neil gets creative with a running back elbow on a seated Jey Uso. Jey then manages a massive back body drop on the big man O'Neil, and Regal rightfully praises it.

Jey fires up and puts O'Neil down with a spinning elbow, then puts him down with a stinkface for two. Disgusting quote of the night from Regal: "I've had my head buried up your father's crevice so many times you wouldn't believe it." Thanks for the visual, Regal. Jey gets a Samoan Drop and goes for the Superfly Splash, but O'Neil gets knees up. That looks like it hurt. O'Neil catches the stumbling Jey Uso with the Clash of the Titus for the win.

WINNER: Titus O'Neil at 6:15. Jey Uso did a good job making O'Neil look good, and Jimmy did a fine job in the booth to talk up their tandem. Darren Young was totally blindsided on commentary - Regal and Mathews gave him every opportunity to develop as a character or expand upon his teaming with O'Neil, and he completely dropped the ball. Regal egged him on about the "who are you" chants and Young sounded like he was talking about a gallon of milk gone bad instead of having the anger that he needed to show.

Arcademan:
WWE Superstars Results: 3-29-12

Results courtesy of PWTorch.com (direct link to James's complete report). Condensed here to in-ring results only.

1 - ALEX RILEY vs. HEATH SLATER

Matt Striker and Scott Stanford are in the booth on this one. I am curious how it works out, because this is a pairing that I've thought for some time would be a good team. Back-and-forth action to start. Slater does a nice job at portraying his character with in-ring mannerisms, and is constantly growing with it. Slater dominates for a stretch as Stanford and Striker talk up Riley as a nice guy, including taking his mother to the Hall of Fame ceremony even though women throw themselves at him.

Slater with a leaping neckbreaker for a close two count, and Slater argues at the ref. Riley draws Tim Tebow comparisons, in no small part because he has a Biblical reference written on his wristtape. Riley dodges an elbow in the corner to turn the tide. Riley with his usual comeback, including the big spinebuster. Riley with the A-Bomb faceplant in the corner for a nearfall. Slater then elbows out of the Final Score and he fires back with this running neckbreaker for the win.

WINNER: Heath Slater at 5:40. Fun match with lots of back-and-forth. Heath Slater continues to impress with his growth as a wrestler, both in terms of technical ability and his ability to portray a character. Alex Riley is someone I continue to want to see more of.

WrestleMania ad, Punk vs. Jericho video package, Triple H vs. Undertaker video package, video on Kelly Kelly and Maria Menounos vs. Eve Torres & Beth Phoenix, "Bending the Rules" trailer, and another Rock-Cena ad.

2 - TYSON KIDD vs. JUSTIN GABRIEL

This is set to be a top-flight match. Too bad there's well under ten minutes left in the video feed for the match.

Lightning-quick chain wrestling to start the match. They crank up the intensity and start combining luchador speed and martial arts counters and throws. They head to the outside and Kidd hits a side Russian legsweep into the barrier. Kidd rolls Gabriel into the ring and follows with a springboard dropkick for two. Gabriel turns it around by outwitting Kidd in the corner, then moves to attack. Gabriel counters a snap huracanrana with a powerbomb for two. Yikes.

Kidd rolls under a huge springboard moonsault and lands a dropkick for a nearfall. Kidd wants the Sharpshooter, but Gabriel counters, then reverses into a roll-through for two. Kidd tries his reverse slingshot sunset flip, but Gabriel has it scouted and turns it around and stacks Kidd up on the shoulders for the pin. Post-match, the shake hands and Kidd raises Gabriel's hand.

WINNER: Justin Gabriel in 5:00. Someone please go back in time and give these two an extra ten minutes from those video packages! There was more action here in five minutes than on a two-hour Raw. It looks like they may be slotting Justin Gabriel into a tag team with Tyson Kidd, instead of the injured Trent Barreta.

Arcademan:
TNA Impact Wrestling Results: 3-29-12

Results courtesy of PWTorch.com (direct link to Turner's complete report). Condensed here to in-ring results only.

1 -- VELVET SKY vs. MADISON RAYNE

The bell rang as Rayne attacked Sky on her way into the ring, and hit a flying heel kick, followed by choking Sky out on the ropes. The crowd chanted for Sky as she made a comeback for a two count following a dropkick to Rayne. Sky hit a “spear-like move” followed by a bulldog and In Yo Face for the win.

WINNER: Velvet Sky via pinfall at 3:00. Quick and painless, but it's not like that is a testament to the work from these Knockouts. Sky and Rayne are a mixed bag, in that their work ranges from pleasantly passable to almost unwatchable, but they have come a long way from playing second and third fiddle to Angelina Love.

2 -- MATT MORGAN vs. CRIMSON

In the ring, Crimson got the offensive advantage over Morgan, until Morgan was able to knock Crimson to the outside. Crimson yanked Morgan out of the ring and slammed his head on the apron and threw him back in the ring for a two count. Morgan was able to dodge a spear that sent Crimson, shoulder first, into the ringpost. He was able to take advantage of Crimson’s mistake, and continued to brawl with him outside of the ring. As Morgan reversed Crimson’s piledriver attempt on the ramp, the ref rang the bell for a double-countout.

WINNER: The match ended in a double-countout at 3:51.

Morgan and Crimson continued to battle until they were out of the Impact Zone.

3-- MR. ANDERSON vs. JEFF HARDY

Hardy and Anderson started the match exchanging basic holds. As the wrestlers went at it in the ring Mike Tenay announced that the Motor City Machine Guns would be returning next week. Back to the match, Anderson nailed Hardy with a big kick to the side of the gut of a fallen Hardy. Hardy made a comeback, but missed a dropkick in the corner, which led to a two count from Anderson. Hardy was able to come back on the offensive with a pair of dropkicks for a two count. Anderson was able to regain the offensive edge and hit an elbow drop, and tried to followed up with the Mic Check, but Hardy countered, which led to both wrestlers butting heads so bad that it sent Hardy to the outside. Outside the ring, Angle snuck up on Hardy and hit him with a low blow before throwing him back in the ring. In the ring, Anderson hit a dazed Hardy with a Mic Check for the win.

WINNER: Mr. Anderson via pinfall at 4:17. A pretty standard match the furthered the issue between Angle and Hardy. After airing vignettes over the past few weeks for the return of the Motor City Machineguns. I found it strange that they would just announce their return date so anticlimactically in the middle of an unrelated match.

4 -- BULLY RAY & TNA World Heavyweight champion BOBBY ROODE vs. JAMES STORM & TNA X Division champion AUSTIN ARIES

It seemed as if Aries and Ray were going to start the match as the crowd chanted for Aries. Ray teased Aries about getting his hands on him, but then tagged Roode in. Roode took advantage of Aries trying to tag Storm in to face to Roode. Aries showed off some his flashy offense until Roode was able to ground for a short while before Aries nailed him with an elbow to the face.

Back from the break, Aries was in the ring getting the better of Ray. Aries continued to get the best of Ray in the corner until he caught Ray’s boot the face.

Ray tagged in Roode, who picked up his scraps while taunting Storm. Roode got a little offense in before tagging Ray back into the match. Ray put Aries into the corner where Roode started to get into his face yelling that he was the real champion which prompted Aires to wake up and attacked both Roode and Ray. Aries was able to roll through Ray’s offense to tag in Storm, who cleaned house.

As Storm was about to substantially get his hands on Roode, Ray got involved as Roode went to the outside to fill his mouth up with some of Storm’s beer. Roode tried to spit Storm’s beer in his face, but Storm as quick enough to dodge the spray as it hit Ray in the face. Storm hit the superkick on Ray for the pin.

WINNERS: James Storm and Austin Aries via pinfall at 12:24. Good match that shouldn’t have been overshadowed by a segment with Hogan and a trite authority figure scenario. This match accomplished two significant things: one, it established Austin Aries as a serious contender outside of the World Title picture, as he picked up the slack for an injured Storm, and two, it made Storm look like badass for picking up the win for his team.

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