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Dr Octogon Brings the Squared Circle: Superstars & Impact 07/30/09 Edition

WWE Superstars
Superstars was another strong entertaining show this week. Tyson Kid of the Hart Dynasty had a very good match with John Morrison that really amped the crowd up. There was a terrible “ask a Diva” segment but almost all segments including divas go that way. Yoshi Tatsu had a surprisingly quick match and finally fell to William Regal. And the main event was a better than expected Orton vs Primo contest. It was pretty long for what really amounted to a squash match. Primo was allowed to get some moves in but mainly the whole match just brought to question why they ever split the Colons up. They were one of the few face tag teams they have and it just doesn’t male sense.

TNA Impact
This was by far the best the Impact I have seen in a long time. There was one weak segment where Don West interviewed Victoria, but those “candid” interviews always seem to be pretty dull. Angle and Foley were both great on the mic. Bobby Lashley was better than during his tenure in the WWE, but still rather sophomoric compared to the two legends he was verbally sparring with. The match action was good and most of the run-in, an eternal TNA weakness, was restricted to outside the ring or outside the parameters of the match. Hernandez re-debuted with some new snazzy Super-Mex digs and got to defeat Joe and then promo a title run. Unlikely. But we can all hope. The Knockouts match prominently featured Velvet Sky so all was good there. Matt Morgan and AJ Styles started an interesting series that I think would pay off best if it is part of Morgan’s transition to a top face. My favorite part of the show though, was the Eric Young led uber-faction, World Elite. Team Canada was awesome and I really like that Young is getting the chance to shine on the mic. I am not sold on the faction name, but MEM sounded lame too. It is finally working out since they seem to actually have a plan now. I think once Sting left it really became a cohesive stable. It’s not that Sting couldn’t be a part, it is the Sting they were portraying never fit in and hurt the stable from the beginning. The main event even had a crazy-ass “TNA” stipulation, but they way it played out was entertaining, however predictable. Before the match, MEM jumps Foley and Lashley backstage. Beer Money jumps Booker and Steiner, and the lights go out. Angle and Nash stand in the ring waiting for Foley and Lashley to come out and just as a the ref is about to raise their hands here comes Foley. They fight for a while and Angle had Foley in the Ankle Lock. The lights go out, Sting points to Angle from the stands, the lights go out, Lashley is in the ring. Now, Lashley looked terrible. He looked like he had no idea how to hit his spots, but regardless he knocks out Nash and Foley pins Big Sexy to win the TNA Legends Championship.