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A look into reactions from tonight's (Oct. 4) episode of TNA Impact Wrestling from Spike TV as observed by a teenage girl who is not all that into wrestling. What does the product look like to her?

TNA Impact Wrestling went down from the Impact Wrestling Zone tonight (Oct. 4) from 7 - 9 p.m. CT on Spike TV. And while Cageside's own Nolan Howell was live-blogging the show with our Thursday night crew of Cagesiders hanging out in the threads, and our General Manager Geno was monitoring and covering various other angles for the site, my 15-year-old daughter and I decided to do something new for you Cagesiders.

See, every now and then my daughter opts to grace Geno and me with her coolness and actually hang with us when wrestling is on. Typically, she is busy with her ipod, or her other gadgets and games, involved in texting or whatever while the show is on. But tonight she decided to put all that aside and sit down to WATCH this episode of Impact Wrestling with us and interact with us about the show. Even though I suspected this would likely be a short-lived but humorous experiment on her part, I got her to allow me to take note of her reactions during the show.

This little experiment didn't pan out so well, as I only got reactions from her for the first half and last few minutes of the show, as she bailed for awhile to watch another channel, no big surprise there. However, there were some gems in her observations, so I am gonna go ahead and share them with you Cagesiders.

Without further ado, tonight's episode of Impact Wrestling brought to you as seen through the eyes of my 15-year-daughter (who has minimal wrestling knowledge):

As the show opens, Hogan and Sting are talking in a conference room...

"What's with his face paint? It's a gimmick I guess, but it isn't working out well, he needs a new makeup artist I think. There are some girls at school who could do better than that. And that one old dude... why did he dye his beard and mustache both white and black? Make up your mind! I mean seriously, it's just confusing, pick a color, dude, you look ridiculous."

Mr. Anderson makes his intro to the ring...

"This guy... this Mr. Anderson guy ... no, just no. He needs to learn how to not ruin a good entrance. Plus, he is wearing a shirt that is supposed to be tight and show off his muscles I think, but he doesn't even have enough muscles to make it work, it just looks loose and sloppy and he's really annoying when he opens his mouth, not a good combo. This kind of sucks.

Knockouts are back stage...

"Okay, so this girl is saying she is gonna be fighting in a match soon, but then she's backstage acting like a freshman girl with her cell, that's like two totally conflicting personality types. Is she supposed to be crazy? This is bad. These women, they aren't very good at this acting thing.

Commercial Break then the Knockouts match (with Tara, ODB, Miss Tessmacher and Gayle Kim) is announced and starts...she is mostly silent with a vacant look on her face...so I ask what she thinks...

"Why are all the women on here playing with their hair right before they'll be wrestling and fighting and why are they wearing it down? Girls I know at school aren't prissy with their phones or hair, especially not when they're getting ready to throw down. They take off their jewelry and pull their hair back. I mean, I thought this was supposed to be a wrestling match or a fight or something? Oh my god, why on Earth are they using their crotches and rubbing their booties in each other's faces? Seriously, this is just wrong. One of these chicks whips out a flask now. I don't even know what to say, this is just horrible. Truly disappointing this is what the girls have to offer to this show."

Backstage scene she doesn't get at all and Commercial Break...

Towards the end of the commercial break she looks at the time, "Oh my god it has only been on for 22 mins of this stuff! How long does this thing last again?" Geno replies with a smirk, "two hours." "Umm, no way! Maybe I don't wanna let you blog about me watching this thing after all. I mean, can we do an hour and then maybe just switch over to GLEE at 8 instead? Maybe it won't be so bad since the commercials are so long. There are a lot of commercials during this show, I guess that's a plus." (As she checks her phone)

We're back and we have Al Snow joined by Joey Ryan...

(Al comes out) "This guy's suit coat is way too small for him, I think he's gonna snap a button and put some poor kid's eye out. He seems out of breath getting to the ring, guess he's old and it's hard to breathe in that jacket. Hey, did you see the old lady sitting in the front row in the purple shirt booing him? Ha! There she is again, lol, she is the best. There she is, right there, she is cracking me up."

(Joey comes out) "Why is this loser wearing a scarf and a t-shirt? A scarf and a t-shirt don't go together, guy. Did he just say he wants 'an apologement?' ... I'm telling you right now, it is a known fact people who wear scarves with t-shirts cannot speak coherently. He also seems a little self-involved."

(Al whips out a contract) "Ha, he can't get that button undone and this loser wearing the scarf is gonna get screwed here. I mean, once he signs that contract, then they can just go ahead and fire him, right? I mean, it's not rocket science, he oughta know better, he should read it first, but he doesn't seem too bright, so, yeah."

(Joey wants Al to let him sign on his back) "Just use your stomach to sign it, chubby, why ask the old worn out guy to turn around? Give him a break."

(Joey signs the contract and hands it to Al) "Now he should just rip it up and throw it in his face and say, ‘You're fiiiired!!!' (Geno does that impression a lot so she is familiar with the Vince voice and does it when she says this, hilariously) "... Ha, the contract was just a trick. I like the end there, what they did, that was cool. I knew it would turn out something like that. This part was pretty funny."

Sting back stage with Kurt Angle and Bully Ray...

"Yeah, this backstage stuff is lame. Wow, he said, "Paaahtnuh"... Ha. ... New Yaaahkuhs, they talk funny. Sting looks like he has no eyes and appears to have been drinking blood, so is he like the Impact Edward or Vampire guy? (looks at the time again) Still 23 more minutes ‘til GLEE is on. Ugh, this is hard work."

Commercial break...

"Wow, even the commercials to this thing are bad. ‘Tag Away Skin tag removal'? That is just gross. You got enough of those tag things you need to call and order a bottle and want to get a second bottle for free then you got serious issues, you probably oughta call a dermatologist, not this commercial. This show must be desperate for sponsors, they aren't too picky with what they show are they?"

TV Championship Match...

(Rob Van Dam comes out) "His hair looks weird, half-shaved, half-long... he has these big thick folds on the back of his neck... these people are freaks, it's like he's got an extreme cousin of the mullet on his head. Yikes.

(Samoa Joe comes out) "He is way bigger than the other guy, so I say he will probably win. I think the Mohawk dude (Samoa Joe) should win because he reminds me of a fatter, older, uglier version of ‘Puck' from GLEE, but way bigger. This dude with ponytail mullet thing is ugly, he should lose. (he loses right at this moment) HA! I knew it, see? Told ya! I called it!"

Backstage again...

(looking at the clock yet again) "Only 12 more minutes ‘til we get to switch over to GLEE! Again, I'm telling you, this backstage stuff is weird, like a bad soap. And why is this one guy drinking a fancy green drink in the locker room with all the sweat and smell, that is just ick. (referring to Daniels and his Appletini) If I wasn't subjected to watching this show ‘cause you guys have it on, I'd def change the channel. The worst of all so far was the girl's match -- that was just embarrassing for girls everywhere."

Commercials again...

"Ugh, this tortilla product with ice cream inside it thing looks gross, but hey the ‘cut and cup' thing looks fun to use for salads and stuff, man, you guys, when the commercials hold your interest more than the show, it's not good. (looks at the clock again) Only seven minutes til GLEE!"

We see info on King Mo as Hogan's choice for "special enforcer" and cut to Aries backstage...

"Why is this guy (Austin Aries) just randomly carrying the belt around with him everywhere and drinking in the parking garage with fumes or something? Why, Geno, why? Geno shrugs and replies, "I dunno, that's his thing?" "Ha, so you don't know either. Yeah, this show. This Bully Ray guy is kinda funny. Why is the belt-carrying, belt-lover guy so upset about having to have a fight when he wanted to have a fight to begin with? None of this makes any sense.

Chavo Guerrero and Hernandez come out...

"Oh my god, now this guy comes out in a PONCHO!!!???!!!... That was out of style years ago... and it seems kinda racist. This other shirtless guy is acting like he thinks he is that Rico Suave guy Mom showed me on VH1 one-hit wonders. This is so dumb."

Kurt Angle comes out...

"This guy looks good but I am out, this is just too boring. Besides, it is 8 p.m. now and GLEE is on FOX, see ya!"

9 p.m. CT... we switched back to IMPACT from a stellar episode of GLEE...

"This is STILL on?!?!? Wow, the New Yaahkuh and the Vampire Guy are still at it, with the old guy with the Oreo beard? They sure do a lot of talk and no action, these guys. Geno, they probably don't pay you enough to have to watch this stuff every week. (show concludes while she is talking) Oh, it's over and nothing really happened much in the hour we missed? Huh. Oh well, I'm gonna take a bath."

And we are done...

Hope you found this as funny as I did, but hey, I am her Mom, so I am totally biased here. Any other Cagesiders ever watch with their daughters before, teenage or otherwise? Would love to hear if your experience was the same.

                                                                                                                                                                                                               

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