TNA News TNA Lockdown on-site report: Notes on Vince Russo and the crowd reaction to Samoa Joe vs. Kurt Angle Apr 14, 2008 - 12:23 PM Email This Article | Printer Friendly Page Send Us News & Results | Back to Main Listing Dot Net reader Matt Cail sent the following report on the TNA pay-per-view. Vince Russo was in the back of ringside area by the TV and light area . He was there during the Kip James vs. B.G. James match and came back for Lethal Lockdown and Kurt Angle vs. Samoa Joe match. He looked very thin. There where about three or four other TNA reps or production people with him watching from the ringside area. SoCal Val was at ringside for the entire pay-per-view.   During the Angle vs. Joe match, a lot of fans chanted, "We want wrestling, not MMA." Prior to the pay-per-view, the new blonde female backstage interviewer was at ringside letting fans take pics with a TNA title belt, as was SoCal Val with another belt. A few spurts from the crowd of "Cena sucks" and one loud chant of "Yankees suck." Funny. The Lethal Lockdown t-shirts went for $20 and were the best sellers. The shirt listed Boston, Mass. as the pay-per-view site rather than Lowell, Mass. The arena itself had plenty of empty seats at the two sections on the opposite side of the ring. The crowd went nuts for the A.J. Styles and Christian Cage bump on top of the cage. When Curry Man climbed the cage it looked like he slipped. Biggest pops: Sting and Booker T. The live crowd was split between Joe and Angle. Joe didn't get a huge pop until he pinned Angle. Roxxi Laveaux got a nice pop. She wrestles a lot in the Boston area for NECW and other indy promotions. Many fans where disappointed in Kip and B.G., and Robert Roode vs. Booker T matches being so short. Not sure how it came off on pay-per-view, but Matt Morgan got like zero response from the crowd when he made his entrance for the Lethal Lockdown match. He was bleeding from a cut to the back of his head late in the match. All in all, the crowd was hot and seemed to be very happy with the event. HELP SUPPORT DOT NET! BECOME A MEMBER AT OUR CHARTER RATE OF JUST $5 A MONTH - GET THE FIRST LOOK AT EXCLUSIVE INSIDER DOT NET NEWS, TONS OF EXCLUSIVE AUDIO SHOWS, MESSAGE BOARD ACCESS, START YOUR OWN BLOG, AD-FREE MAIN LISTING: SIGN ME UP (or MORE INFO) GOT AN IPHONE OR IPOD TOUCH? THEN BE SURE TO DOWNLOAD OUR NEW FREE iPhone APP: (click here!) (or SEARCH "pro wrestling" in iTunes App Store) FOR MORE BREAKING WWE & TNA NEWS AND COMMENTARY, VISIT OUR AFFILIATE PWTORCH.COM (click here!) FOR MORE MMA & UFC NEWS AND COMMENTARY, VISIT OUR AFFILIATE MMATORCH.COM (click here!) CLICK TO RETURN TO DOT NET MAIN LISTING OR SELECT A LINK BELOW FROM THIS CATEGORY TNA News Latest Twelve Articles Hulk Hogan claims he taught Vince McMahon the wrestling business, says his WCW role will be similar to the role Vince plays in WWE TNA News: Notes on what the creative plans for the two former champions who are backstage at the Impact taping (spoilers) Hulk Hogan says he drove Vince McMahon crazy by going to WCW, and he's going after him again by signing with TNA TNA News: Another former champion backstage (spoiler) TNA News: An update on the former WWE Tag Champion who is backstage at the Impact taping Former WWE Tag Champion is backstage at the TNA Impact taping (spoiler - correspondents still needed for tonight's Impact taping)