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TNA Hard Justice Hits

Kurt Angle vs. Sting vs. Matt Morgan: This was the best TNA main event in recent memory. The story of Angle and Morgan working together early on worked nicely, and having three men in the ring led to better action than Angle could have had in singles matches with either man.

Kevin Nash vs. Mick Foley: A lot of blood goes a long way. Both veterans gave it everything they had and the match was much better than anyone expected it would be. The blood enhanced the match in a big way. Unfortunately, I still don't give a damn about the TNA Legends Title.

Asylum match: A fun opening match. D'Angelo Dinero looked major league for his debut. I still question whether it was a wise decision to have him make an unadvertised in-ring appearance and lose in his debut. Yes, they teased he would be at the pay-per-view, but none of the advertising on the TNA website listed him as being part of the actual match. That said, the match provided some really fun moments and got the crowd going to open the show.

Scott Steiner and Booker T vs. Team 3D: A fun brawl. Steiner went above and beyond in this match by taking some big bumps (by his standards) and by diving off the guardrail. The finish came off poorly because no one had a good explanation for why Steiner and Booker retained. Why not just say the champion retains in the event of a tie?

Hernandez vs. Rob Terry: Hernandez went over strong in 30 seconds. Nothing wrong with that. He also delivered a nice promo. Of the three guys they're pushing aggressively, I have the most confidence in Hernandez getting over.

British Invasion vs. Beer Money: The Hit goes to Beer Money. The team is getting over in a big way. I could have done without Eric Young on commentary. They're trying hard to get him over, but it's just not clicking with this viewer. If nothing else, I give TNA credit for trying to elevate mid-card talent.

Abyss vs. Jethro Holiday: Fine for what it was. It's just too bad they haven't done anything to establish Holiday's character. He just seems lost in the shuffle at this point. By the way, my guess is that Mick Foley attempts to cash in on the bounty that Dr. Stevie has placed on Abyss's head. Abyss and Foley will probably team once on pay-per-view and then move into a feud. Just a guess, though.

TNA Hard Justice Misses

TNA ignores the Kurt Angle story and keeps the title on him: TNA was in a tough spot here because Angle and Rhaka Khan are both under contract. I'm not sure what they could have said, but some acknowledgement of the situation would have been nice. I have more of a problem with them keeping the title on Angle. I didn't expect TNA to keep him off the pay-per-view. After all, Ben Roethlisberger is still playing football despite being accused of rape in a civil lawsuit. However, I would have had Angle drop the title and head home to clear his name. The most embarrassing aspect of this for TNA is that they wouldn't comment on their own drug testing policy.

Samoa Joe vs. Homicide: I expected so much more from this match. The ring work was strong for as long as the match lasted, but they really needed another five minutes.

ODB and Cody Deaner vs. Angelina Love and Velvet Sky: I had no idea whether this was supposed to be a singles match or a tag match until they got started. Did Don West really say there should be sexual assault charges filed against Deaner? Given the allegations against Angle (which are not sexual), it might not be good to mention any type of assault charges. The match was a mess and the post-match bit with Deaner walking out with the TNA Knockouts Title was embarrassing. There are so many good things happening in the Knockouts Division, so why in the world would they use the title as a prop in a comedy storyline?

Hard Justice name: Fans have been mocking the gay porn sounding name since TNA introduced it, yet the company refuses to change it. It's not like there's any emotional attachment to the name or the concept. I'm not sure whether Hard Justice or Bound For Glory sounds more homoerotic.

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