Post by inoki91 on May 28, 2011 16:18:56 GMT -5
Okay. Here's my version of the TNA World Heavyweight Championship title picture at present. Suspend your disbelief and imagine that TNA creative, as well as the entire promotion itself, has been overhauled and retooled. The Hogan/Bischoff regime has been legit deposed, and Russo has been fired! Here we go!
It's January 2011; after twelve-and-a-half years in the business, Kurt Angle has his legit retirement match (having never had another in TNA or WWE) against Samoa Joe, also for the title, at Genesis, with their original '08 feud having come to its proper conclusion. Note: Angle's held the title for three months as a transitional champion at this point.
Joe wins that match, and Kurt gives the obligatory post match speech, thanking the fans and putting Joe/the promotion over. With that, Kurt Angle officially leaves the business. The next Impact is a special episode devoted entirely to highlights of of it and other matches/moments in his TNA career.
Meanwhile, Joe goes undefeated for the next six months, squashing jobbers to keep the streak up and entering a feud with Douglas Williams for the title along the way. It ends in May at Sacrifice. The main focus of Impact the following Thursday is a recap of the blow-off match, and the show ends with Joe cutting a promo, saying that, even though he's already beaten one of the best in the company, he's still hungry, and so is looking for a new challenge.
Next Impact, Joe gets in the ring and reiterates what he said last week. Then, AJ Styles' entrance theme plays, and he comes out, saying, basically, that he'll challenge him, alright...for his World Heavyweight Championship. Joe accepts, telling AJ that he'd better bring his "A" game, because he's stepped his up now more than ever. AJ reminds him that he's faced him before, so he knows what's in his arsenal. Joe responds by saying that it's settled, then, and that the best man will win.
The next month is devoted to build for the match/PPV. Then, the day comes at Destination X in July.
Both men are given Japanese-style ring introductions (as would be the case with every set of competitors, be they singles, tag, or otherwise in [my/i] TNA. Thus, the two proceed to have a very intense, Puro-esque main event match, which AJ wins for the title.
Afterward, Joe turns heel, refusing a handshake offer from AJ a la Rob Van Dam/Sabu (only after the subtlety had been built up with Joe of course), and the feud goes on maybe five months longer from there.
Anyway, my choice for TNA World Heavyweight champion, as of this writing, is Samoa Joe.
It's January 2011; after twelve-and-a-half years in the business, Kurt Angle has his legit retirement match (having never had another in TNA or WWE) against Samoa Joe, also for the title, at Genesis, with their original '08 feud having come to its proper conclusion. Note: Angle's held the title for three months as a transitional champion at this point.
Joe wins that match, and Kurt gives the obligatory post match speech, thanking the fans and putting Joe/the promotion over. With that, Kurt Angle officially leaves the business. The next Impact is a special episode devoted entirely to highlights of of it and other matches/moments in his TNA career.
Meanwhile, Joe goes undefeated for the next six months, squashing jobbers to keep the streak up and entering a feud with Douglas Williams for the title along the way. It ends in May at Sacrifice. The main focus of Impact the following Thursday is a recap of the blow-off match, and the show ends with Joe cutting a promo, saying that, even though he's already beaten one of the best in the company, he's still hungry, and so is looking for a new challenge.
Next Impact, Joe gets in the ring and reiterates what he said last week. Then, AJ Styles' entrance theme plays, and he comes out, saying, basically, that he'll challenge him, alright...for his World Heavyweight Championship. Joe accepts, telling AJ that he'd better bring his "A" game, because he's stepped his up now more than ever. AJ reminds him that he's faced him before, so he knows what's in his arsenal. Joe responds by saying that it's settled, then, and that the best man will win.
The next month is devoted to build for the match/PPV. Then, the day comes at Destination X in July.
Both men are given Japanese-style ring introductions (as would be the case with every set of competitors, be they singles, tag, or otherwise in [my/i] TNA. Thus, the two proceed to have a very intense, Puro-esque main event match, which AJ wins for the title.
Afterward, Joe turns heel, refusing a handshake offer from AJ a la Rob Van Dam/Sabu (only after the subtlety had been built up with Joe of course), and the feud goes on maybe five months longer from there.
Anyway, my choice for TNA World Heavyweight champion, as of this writing, is Samoa Joe.