WEEK 3, APRIL 2011
PRESHOW
Carlito Colón defeated Sheamus O'Shaunessy in 7:37 by pinfall with a Backstabber.
This match lifted the crowd. Sheamus O'Shaunessy is improving in Performance skills.
A Rating
Alex Shelley defeated Bobby Roode and James Storm in 7:29 when Alex Shelley defeated Bobby Roode by pinfall with a handful of tights. Alex Shelley makes defence number 8 of his TNA X-Division title.
This match lifted the crowd. Bobby Roode is improving in Rumble skills.
B+ Rating
LOCKDOWN
"BOOM! BOOM! BOOM-BA-BOOM! BOOM!" The show starts with an impressive opening salvo of fireworks, before the lights are raised and several sections of the excited crowd are shown waving various signs and pieces of promotional merchandise. The focus then switches to the announce table where Michael Cole and Jim Ross introduce the show and heavily hype the expected impact the likes of The Rock, Nic Nemeth and Undertaker are likely to have on tonight's proceedings.
The Rock vs Nemeth storyline has continued with this segment. This segment lifted the crowd.
B+ Rating
Bray Rotunda defeated Austin Aries, Bryan Danielson and Kevin Steen in 5:56; the order of elimination was Bryan Danielson first, then Kevin Steen, and finally Austin Aries.
Bray Rotunda was really off his game tonight. This match lifted the crowd.
B+ Rating
The Rock is shown backstage and cuts a promo on Nic Nemeth.
The Rock vs Nemeth storyline has continued with this segment. This segment lifted the crowd.
A Rating
Backstage, Gregory Helms ambushes Big Show with a sneak attack and leaves Him lying.
This segment benefitted greatly from a hot crowd. The Helms vs Show storyline has continued with this segment. This segment lifted the crowd.
B+ Rating
Chris Hero defeated Chris Sabin, Charlie Haas, Shelton Benjamin, Matt Sydal and Kazarian in 6:56 when Chris Hero retrieved the item. Chris Hero makes defence number 2 of his TNA Primetime title.
The announcing quality lifted the match. The colour commentary gave the match a boost. This match benefitted greatly from a hot crowd.
B- Rating
AJ Styles cut a promo about an upcoming singles match with Rob Van Dam.
Trish Stratus helped AJ Styles during this segment. The RVD vs Styles storyline has continued with this segment. This segment lifted the crowd.
B+ Rating
AJ Styles defeated Rob Van Dam in 8:05 by pinfall with a Styles Clash.
The RVD vs Styles storyline has continued with this match. This match lifted the crowd.
A Rating
Gregory Helms is shown backstage and cuts a promo on Big Show.
This segment benefitted greatly from a hot crowd. The Helms vs Show storyline has continued with this segment. This segment lifted the crowd.
B+ Rating
Big Show is shown walking backstage.
This segment benefitted greatly from a hot crowd. This segment lifted the crowd.
B+ Rating
Gregory Helms defeated Big Show in 9:10 by pinfall with a Single Knee Facebreaker.
The Helms vs Show storyline has continued with this match. This match lifted the crowd.
A Rating
A video plays hyping the goings on in the Hunter Hearst Helmsley vs. Shawn Michaels storyline.
The HHH vs HBK storyline has continued with this segment. This segment lifted the crowd.
A* Rating
Shawn Michaels defeated Hunter Hearst Helmsley in 10:53 when Hunter Hearst Helmsley was knocked out.
Hunter Hearst Helmsley and Shawn Michaels don't seem to click, and it made for an awkward bout. The announcing quality wasn't up to the same standard as the match. The HHH vs HBK storyline has continued with this match. This match lifted the crowd.
A* Rating
A video plays hyping the goings on in the Desmond Wolfe, Undertaker, Carlito Colón, and Sheamus O'Shaunessy storyline.
This segment suffered as it came across as a let-down after the previous segment. This segment benefitted greatly from a hot crowd. The Wolfe vs Undertaker storyline has continued with this segment.
B Rating
Desmond Wolfe is inside the ring cut a selfpromotion promo when the light goes out. Undertaker music plays and his trademark symbol appears on the big screen while lighting strikes the ring post
Paul Heyman helped Desmond Wolfe during this segment. This segment lifted the crowd.
A Rating
Desmond Wolfe defeated Undertaker in 10:35 when Undertaker could not beat a ten count after being assaulted by Prince Devitt. During the match we also had Claudio Castagnoli run in and attack Undertaker.
This match lifted the crowd.
A Rating
A video plays hyping the goings on in the The Rock vs. Nic Nemeth storyline.
The Rock vs Nemeth storyline has continued with this segment. This segment lifted the crowd.
A Rating
Nic Nemeth defeated The Rock in 10:35 by pinfall with a Leaping Reverse STO.
The Rock and Nic Nemeth have pretty good chemistry, and it lifted the match. The announcing job done by Jerry Lawler was pretty weak. The announcing quality wasn't up to the same standard as the match. The Rock vs Nemeth storyline has continued with this match. This match lifted the crowd.
A* Rating
A video plays hyping the goings on in the Brock Lesnar vs. Bully Ray storyline.
The Bully vs Brock storyline has continued with this segment. This segment lifted the crowd.
A Rating
Brock Lesnar defeated Bully Ray in 11:25 by submission with an Armbar. Brock Lesnar makes defence number 8 of his TNA World title.
Brock Lesnar and Bully Ray have great chemistry, and it showed in their performances. The announcing job done by Jerry Lawler was pretty weak. The announcing quality wasn't up to the same standard as the match. The Bully vs Brock storyline has continued with this match. This match lifted the crowd.
A* Rating
A video plays hyping the goings on in the Jeff Hardy vs. Tyler Black storyline.
This segment suffered as it came across as a let-down after the previous segment. This segment benefitted greatly from a hot crowd. The Hardy vs Black storyline has continued with this segment.
B Rating
Tyler Black defeated Jeff Hardy in 10:40 when Tyler Black retrieved the item. Tyler Black makes defence number 4 of his TNA Heavyweight title.
Jeff Hardy and Tyler Black have pretty good chemistry, and it lifted the match. The lack of psychology shown really hurt this match. The Hardy vs Black storyline has continued with this match. This match lifted the crowd.
A* Rating
Having just won the match by dubious means, Tyler Black snatches his title belt and scrambles back up the aisle, only holding the belt aloft in triumph when he is a considerable distance from the ring.
This segment lifted the crowd.
A Rating
A* Show Rating
