Part 2 of the 2 part column the 24 worse things in wrestling in 2009

10. The 2009 Slammies

I know it’s pretty late in the year to be adding this, but the truth is that this was not only the worst wrestling show all year, but it also majorly exposed almost all the issues that WWE’s programming has had all year. Essentially, the fact that continuity gets thrown out the window at an instant (Kane and Khali teaming up despite having feuded for months?), the Divas get little to no screentime and little acknowledgement (The 7-on-7 Diva match alone went thirty seconds, and only two of the Divas, Piggy James and Rosa “Seriously Get Out of the Ring” Mendes, wrestle, and then the FANS vote Maria who did nothing this year as the Diva of the Year), and even though you’ve had an awesome year, you still mean nothing in the eyes of the creative team. Seriously, Jericho and Big Show spent most of the year giving the Intercontinental title and the newly unified Tag Team Championships much more prominence in the second half of ’09, and then lose them to D-Generation X, and the following night when they use their rematch clause, the match ends when DX intentionally disqualify themselves, and then the lowercard roster ends up throwing Jericho out of the arena…while wearing DX merchandise. Yeah, nice way to treat the guy that two years ago was part of the big “SAVE_US.X29″ campaign, huh? Then again, when Triple H and Jericho feud, this seems to be a common ordeal. Also of note, not only does the newly crowned WWE Champion Sheamus get a total of three minutes of airtime to accept his Breakout Star of the year award, mocks Cena, and doesn’t wrestle…whereas Cena tears through CM Punk in three minutes despite having a good ten minute match with the Straight Edge Superstar two weeks earlier, then wrestles against Orton in a match we’ve seen thirty times this year already at least, cuts a promo on Sheamus where as time grows on HE YELLS LOUDER AND LOUDER TO COMPLAIN ABOUT HOW HE JUST. WON’T. QUIT, and wins Superstar of the Year. My problem is that the Cena promo is something he’s done all year, and bugs the hell out of me, but what irritates myself and fans even more is the fact that even one night after losing the WWE title, he wins all his matches and wins Superstar of the Year. Despite the fact that both Orton and Punk are more deserving of that award than Cena is, given most of their work this year. Also, why is it that Undertaker can get away with a ten-count to keep him from a match, but Punk has to be that guy to lose to Cena? Just…why? I know this went on longer than it should have, but for WWE to let their flagship show end on a whimper, even though the rest of the year was god-awful…it just royally pisses me off.

9. The First Abraham Washington Show Segment

So, here we are with Abraham Washington. While the “show” has gotten a little better over the months, the first initial segment was just a godawful-

Vert: Whoa whoa whoa whoa… if there’s anyone who should be writing about this particular segment, it should be me. I can’t stand the guy and his beyond cheesy jokes.

Ragnal: What th-…you’re kidding me, Vert, right? You’re already getting paid for the stuff you’ve written, now you’re trying to take over THIS spot?! I saw this one, at least!

Vert: Hey, I saw it too. LIVE and on the couch! Also, I told you to pay me gold bars. THESE ARE SILVER!

Ragnal: Those aren’t even silver, they’re bricks painted in zirconium alloy. Now move it, I got a countdown to run!

Vert: Oh no you don’t! I’m not going anywhere without compensation for this insult. And don’t forget that I wrote a few of those myself!

Ragnal: And you took that payment already, now shoo!

Vert: Never! I refuse to budge!

Ragnal: Fer the luvva…alright, then. Looks like we have no other choice…but to work together.

Vert: Blast, I hate cooperation. But we’ve done it before, so I guess I can stomach it if you can.

Ragnal: I’ll try. So, to explain Abraham Washington, he originally started off as a Barack Obama parody in FCW, and was moved up to ECW not too long after the WWE draft. Kinda funny though, that he’s moved back a letter.

Vert: Huh, I never noticed that. So anyway, apparently Tiffany decided that there was one thing that ECW desperately lacked… A TALK SHOW! So, using the ol talent iniative that brought us such greats as Braden Walker, Gavin Spears, and Teacher’s Pets, Abraham Washington emerged onto ECW. So apparently all you need to do to get a job in ECW is tell horribly corny jokes.

Ragnal: And we all know how well that went with Walker. And yet, I’m convinced if Bryan Danielson did the same thing for his debut in WWE, except replace “knock your brains in” with “kick your fucking head in”, he’d be immediately over. But to me, Abraham’s debut episode made me think they were going to redo the MVP stuff, with the show’s set and Abraham’s attire seeming like a more laid back early MVP.

Vert: To me when I saw Abraham Washington debut, I thought he had a pretty catchy theme. That’s about it though.

Ragnal: So, for this inaugural sort of event, you want your first guest to be something good. And though I like the Bella Twins, and find them better in-ring than girls like Michelle McCool…they aren’t the best talkers.

Vert: Yeah, not to mention what does it say about your show when the best guests you can get are the Bella Twins? I mean really… what had they done up to warrant such an opportunity? Why are the Bella’s even on ECW other then to win the occassional match via switcheroo against the horribly underutilized Katie Lea Burchill?

Ragnal: Made ever more pointless with them always popping up on Raw during the guest host segments, but that’s besides the point. Abraham would ask them, for six minutes, questions that I guess were meant to give us a more inside look at the Bellas. This is also where “I’m just playin’!” was made…but Abraham says it so many times to try and generate a laugh that it becomes cringe-worthy.

Vert: Yep. In this very engaging six minutes, when he wasn’t pulling out unfunny jokes after unfunny joke, Abraham’s IN DEPTH interview let us learn a few things about this twosome. One, Brie is allegedly the youngest by sixteen minutes. Two, Nikki is the smarter of the pair apparently since she claims to have gotten all A’s and B’s in school. Three, the both of them quite obviously sleep around. Four, Nikki is apparently the one who come up with the idea for them to cheat… despite Gymini, The Basham Bros, the Killer Bees, and every other twin team thinking of it before them. Also, if Nikki was the one who always wanted to win, then why didn’t she debut first instead of Brie? And five, the Bella Twins are as dull as dishwater.

Ragnal: And six minutes was too long for this segment. Abraham couldn’t work the crowd, he was clearly uncomfy with such a huge number of the audience, and the Bellas were terrible in the fact that they couldn’t support Abraham in any way. Also, I think they found out that the audience up and leaves their seats when they bring out the couches to the ring, hence why the stage is now the primary setting for these segments.

Vert: Thus the first Abraham Washington show was a monumental flop. Nearly ten minutes of our lives were wasted for a nothing segment that lead absolutely nowhere. The Bella Twins magically made up sometime later and this lame arguement was never mentioned again. At least when they broke up during the whole Miz/Morrison and Colon feud, they got a WWE Mobile segment that explained them getting back together. Meanwhile Abraham Washington is still around these days, though thankfully now he has Tony Atlas and his chortle.

Ragnal: And guests that mean something. OKAY, segment done, now get out of my text!

Vert: Fine. I’ll go… for now.

8. Kane/Khali

Like I need to say more? Alright, fine…basically, the storyline seemed to be an alright deal, nothing wrong with that. But the matches…the matches would literally end up being some of the crappiest of the year. But to be honest, Khali at least tries to do his best to put on a good match. He might not be Andre the Giant, but I’m pretty sure the guy knows enough about wrestling to have a good ring mentality on how to perform. Whereas Kane, while he might not be at his best, still knows how to work a match overall while being a big monster-type. And maybe that’s where the problem lies: Both men are pretty large, Kane nearing 7 feet tall, and Khali being over just that. Khali’s gotten slightly better since their Wrestlemania 23 match, but it’s hard for two hulking men to work together and pose as a threat to the other. It just comes off as boring and crappy when the bell rings for the victor. Hopefully more wrestling promoters learn to keep two giants out of the ring against one another. It’s just not safe, and it’s not healthy for the fans.

7. Donald Trump, the shortest-termed owner of Monday Night RAW

Some people might be wondering why this is here, while others will think they know why it’s here. But I don’t think even they’ll understand it. See, one week in June, Vince McMahon made what looked to be an urgent announcement that he was selling Raw because of this being desperate times, and sold it to none other than his Wrestlemania 23 nemesis, Donald Trump. a collective groan was heard throughout the internet. The next week, we got what was a somewhat interesting show, and an innovative gimmick for the show, it being commercial-free. Then Trump announced his plans for the future of Raw, and suddenly, Vince McMahon came out, insulted Trump…and then announced he would buy back Raw for double the price. A collective “HUH?!” was heard throughout the wrestling world. See…the problem with this one isn’t that it happened. It just happened, and ended too abruptly. It looked like this would be a summer-long event that would force Vince to feud with Trump to regain his company, but apparently Trump found out he was going to be too busy, and had to pull out at the last second. Basically, it was too short to tell if the whole thing was really awful or not. The show itself got a 4.5 rating, which in these days is good for Raw. But some of us were left wondering just how bad it could’ve gotten. Judging by some of the guest hosts we’ve had since then…not that bad.

6. Kurt Angel off screen antics

All I’ll say here is that it’s silly how Kurt Angle can be said to stalk his girlfriend, drive around without a license, and carry HGH…and not be suspended from TV, nor have his World title taken from him. Sure, he was only called guilty for the illegal driving, but…still. Wouldn’t you want to take precautions for that scenario? I mean, it’s funny that this came after Jeff Jarrett was taken out of his seat of power, with Dixie Carter siding with Kurt, but this…it’s too stupid. I mean, even if someone in WWE (Rey Mysterio in this year’s case) breaks the Wellness Policy, they’re not going to keep him on TV, nor are they going to let him keep the Intercontinental title while he’s on his thirty-day suspension. To think WWE would do something like that is stupid, especially since in the past they’ve rightfully suspended and dethroned those champions, making them lose the title on-air. And even Daniels, who was caught with a DUI not too long after, went unpunished. Not a bad guy, but still nothing was done here. But if anyone were to show concerns with the talent, like Kevin Nash after Chris Sabin took a nasty bump from Team 3D…you get suspended. What the hell,TNA?

5. The Hornswoggle/Chavo feud

Oh, the memories. The painful, painful memories… I think it’s sad that Hornswoggle’s been made out into such an integral part of WWE television, because keep in mind that the Little Bastard was just a running buddy of Finlay’s, sticking at his side. But after winning the Cruiserweight title and being declared Vince’s son, then Finlay’s son…I want to pop the little guy’s head. And really, I’m not blaming the guy that portrays the leprechaun every week, it’s just that WWE’s writing has gone to such lengths to literally make me hate this character when there’s no need for him. The Chavo feud is a perfect example of this. Just…why? I know Chavo’s not one of the more over talents, I know not too many care about him…but for god’s sakes, I don’t think Chavo ever left the ring once with his dignity in tact. I can’t even remember why this feud started. I don’t even want to remember. All I have burned into my brain are the images of Chavo losing a Tuxedo match (Kind of a male Bra & Panties match), dressing up like a cow and getting hogtied in a rope by the midget, and just losing every match he was given against Hornswoggle. I think what aggravates me most about it all is the fact that despite fan outrage against the segments, they continuously did it with no real conclusion in mind. The reality is, nobody can understand it. And the people that defend this segment by saying “It’s for kids, so we should enjoy it too”…no no no NO NO. That’s not how this type of thing works! Just because kids enjoy it doesn’t mean I should enjoy it! Granted if I had kids I wouldn’t tell them “wow, that sucked”. But that doesn’t mean I should force myself to ENJOY that crap! I don’t know who exactly to blame for this, but the bottom line is this. What time was spent into making Hornswoggle a “big star” when nothing will be made of it could have been used for anything else, and it’s an insult that time is put towards anything relating to him.

4. MEM iMPACT! Stop me if you heard this one before: A group of old guys that were over in another wrestling promotion claim dominance over a wrestling promotion, and then take over the flagship show of the company. You have? Over twelve years ago? Well, with TNA being half WCW-lite, half WWE-lite, you knew they’d have to steal something like this eventually. Long story short, TNA’s Main Event Mafia (consisting of Kurt Angle, Booker T, Kevin Nash, Scott Steiner, and sometimes Sting) took over an episode of TNA iMPACT! and took over the show, pretty much putting all their opponents out to pasture, as if to remind the fans how much TNA sucks, and how much more dominant than the younger talents. Yes, very much like nWo in WCW. What made this burial worse was that the fans at home were “joyed” with hearing the vocal presence of Kevin Nash and Booker T, the latter going by the name “Black Snow” and doing some idiotic and annoying accent or…whatever, that almost compares to his bitter Booker T days. I heard fans think Booker’s like the best commentator ever. This show is proof otherwise. The good news about it at least is that the MEM takeover only took up an hour of the show’s (and the fans’) time, but even still it was hard to sit through. Though, the only thing that I got a chuckle out of was Scott Steiner as ring announcer, and giving Brother Ray Dudley a new hometown (“FROM DUNKIN DONUTS…”) Of all the things to copy though, TNA, why this?

3. Samoa Joe’s Heel Turn

I neglected to mention this before, but Vince Russo loves to swerve the audience, making them believe that a heel’s about to turn on his best buddy, but instead remains heel the whole night. These things happened on a weekly basis in WCW, though in TNA it seems to be a more monthly basis, usually climaxing at the PPVs. …However, when someone actually does manage to turn heel, it’s a swing out of nowhere, a stupid idea, and quite frankly, rather than shock the audience, it’s just gonna piss us off. At the 2009 Slammiversary, Samoa Joe and Kurt Angle were the two men on the ladder, ready to claim themselves King of the Mountain and hang the TNA title above the ring, as is the rules of the match. As mentioned earlier, Joe had transformed his persona, and pretty much took out each member of the MEM one by one, with Kurt Angle left to take on. And rather than wrestle over the belt, fight to get the other man off the ladder…Samoa Joe hands Kurt the TNA title, allowing the gold-medalist to claim the title again. When we saw this, my friend and I were PISSED. With that one moment, with Joe just handing the title over to Kurt…almost five months of story was thrown out the window. Five months of building up to another Joe/Kurt rematch, and possibly another opportunity for Joe to be the TNA champion…gone. Done with. Forgotten about and pissed on. I don’t mind a heel turn or a face turn, let’s be honest. But I’d like to see a PROPER turn rather than an out of the blue shock and gasp sort of moment just to get a big reaction from the crowd. Let’s say that Lita had all of a sudden turned on Kane in 2005 when she joined up with Edge (yeah, I know this isn’t the best example…). The turn was teased, segments between her and Edge were made to set it up, and the commentators speculated about it. It was all a big smog of foreshadowing, something most fans wished they wouldn’t have to see. Or how about this year with Batista turning on Rey? You could see the cracks in their relationship early before Bragging Rights, and you knew something was bound to happen, in segments and in matches. Sure, it lead us to the hilarious “YOU WERE SUBBOSED TO BE MAH FRIEND! BWAAAGH!” but nonetheless it was a heel turn, one that fans were hoping wouldn’t happen, but did. But for Joe to beat up the Mafia, say Kurt was next, and all of a sudden pretend it was all a ruse that nobody else knew about? Bullshit.

2. The Wrestlemania Main Event Storylines

Now, understand this. While some people will argue I’m just being biased against Cena or Triple H, the truth is that from the segments I’ve seen, in context even, my interpretation of either feud is simply that the faces in these feuds have no right to call themselves thusly. First of all, it’s hard to go against a guy like Randy Orton when he kicks the boss’s head in then RKO’s his daughter. Half of it’s simply because it’s Vince and Stephanie, the biggest camera hogs of the McMahon family (even moreso now that Shane and Linda are gone). Second, thanks to Steve Austin, Rock, and DX, it’s established enough that when you see Vince get decimated by a wrestler, you’ll cheer for them. And the ensuing weeks of Orton RKO’ing Stephanie didn’t help matters either. And of course, enter Triple H, who becomes so enraged at how Orton has destroyed his married family that he literally breaks into Orton’s house, breaks into a fight with Randy, gets arrested…and is cheered by the fans? Our hero, ladies and gentlemen, following in the footsteps of Steve Austin several years too late. What made this feud even worse is that by the time Wrestlemania came about, it was still billed as a normal one-on-one match, when it seemed more like a storyline built around a Hardcore match finish with run-ins abound. Instead, we get a normal, boring, long Wrestlemania main event. But don’t think the Cena/Edge/Big Show feud was any better. After Edge lost the WWE title and then won the World Heavyweight title in one night (Something that yeah, was pretty dumb at year’s start, but is more tame in comparison to everything else on this list), Cena lost his rematch in a DQ finish. Rather than accept that he’s lost his only opportunity to regain the title and it’s time to let another contender fight for the gold, Cena interrupted a contract signing between Edge and Big Show, then whispered something into Vickie Guerrero’s ear. Keep in mind Vickie and Edge were still married in storyline. So the next week on Raw, they redo the contract signing, but Cena shows up to apparently break up the party…only to reveal that he’s blackmailed his way into the World title match at Wrestlemania. And just to be a complete dick about the situation, after getting what he wants, he shows the blackmail fodder ANYWAY, showing Vickie to have an affair with Big Show. Edge and Big Show feud with one another while both keep to their heel status, leaving fans unsure who’s the better of the two, while John Cena has a good laugh about the fact they’re feuding over a woman like Vickie, and gets cheered. To be perfectly honest, I had no idea who I was supposed to cheer for in this feud. Was I supposed to sympathize with Edge, who had just witnessed his wife cheating on him? Doubt it, since he did mack with Alicia Fox just before his own wedding. Was I supposed to side with Big Show, who’s never won a match against Cena, but also had an affair with a married woman? Um…I don’t think so…this just leaves John Cena, who can’t come to terms with not being in a main event at Wrestlemania ever, who had just Superdicked his way into a match that he should have just let go. to be perfectly honest, I just don’t know what to say. It’s as if for three months WWE decided to test out Vince Russo’s “shades of grey” mentality just to point and laugh at him and say “HAHA, your way of thinking SUCKS!” while losing a small portion of their viewing audience ratings-wise and storyline-wise. It’s ridiculous. But you know what’s more ridiculous? Our number one pick. Stay tuned.

1. Jenna Morasca vs. Sharmell

Well, here we are, ladies and gentlemen. The worst of the year. While crap like Joe’s heel turn, Hornswoggle vs. Chavo, and Santina were awful, the truth is, they were all marketed to get someone’s money. This match, on the other hand…seemed design to do none of that intentionally. Right, Vert?

Vert: I don’t even know what this match was designed to do. Of course you could say that same thing about many of TNA’s angles, matches, and feuds. This however… I don’t even know how one could fathom imagining that this could possibly be benefitial in any sort of way. I mean I seriously doubt that this was supposed to lead to a long epic feud, thankfully. We don’t need any rematches for this debacle. Maybe it was just Russo’s idea that somehow someway it would lead to ratings. Or maybe he just figured booking a past Survivor contestant would draw the reality show fans to purchase the PPV. Really… he should’ve just brought in Ashley if that was the case. Sure it would’ve sucked, but at least it would’ve sucked LESS.

Ragnal: wow, someone’s clearly pissed about this one, eh?

Vert: I acutally watched this one as soon as I heard about how bad it was. They did not exaggerate when they said this was possibly the first ever negative five star match.

Ragnal: You’re kidding me.

Vert: Nope, it truely is a wretched horrible match. I could probably sit here and pick it apart piece by piece for hours just describing the sheer… ineptitude that was this match. Worse yet, after being asked about it, Survivor Chick Jenna herself even said that she thought the match was actually not that bad and that anyone who said otherwise was just a HATER.

Ragnal: …words…words cannot describe the depths of stupidity…that one would have to delve to…to think the match was “not that bad”. This match makes THAT Jackie Gayda match look like a Lita/Trish classic.

But before we get into this match, I think some backstory needs to be given, don’t you?

Vert: That’s correct. Well things of course started off after TNA hired Survivor Chick Jenna to a lucritive TNA contract for no reason. I mean really, what possible benefit could you have by hiring a reality show contestant with literally no wrestling experience, likely no appreciation for professional wrestling itself and one who probably wasn’t even very athletic nor a good actress. It’s basically nothing more than hiring a useless lump with (fake) breasts.

Ragnal: No idea myself. Jenna wasn’t really a relevant case given her win was years ago, and she’s as well remembered as the name of the naked guy that won the first Survivor. But what bugs me about this is how Jenna was the benefactor for the Main Event Mafia, and also why Samoa Joe turned heel: Because she waved a handful of cash his way.

Vert: Either she was very good at making investments with her Survivor winnings or Joe’s not difficult to bribe.

Ragnal: Like I explained earlier, the excuses made to turn Joe heel were downright dimwitted. But even dumber was despite the fact she backed a heel tandem, she was still, in the eyes of TNA’s booking at least, a face, and this became evident whenever Sharmelle approached Jenna and…yelled at her for no real reason.

Vert: Maybe she was mad that Jenna was making more money than she was contract wise.

Ragnal:  I doubt it. Sharmell’s married to Booker T, who I’m sure had to have a lot of money during that time. But the worst thing about it is that segments like these went on for like…six months.

Vert: Yeah, this was one of those feuds that REALLY needed a slow burn.

Ragnal: The match finally occurred at Victory Road, which, looking back on it, was probably one of TNA’s worst PPVs all year. Sharmell had Sojo Bolt in her corner, while Jenna herself was trained by Awesome Kong, who was in her corner. The fact she’s given such association with the big stars of TNA’s roster, to me, makes her sound like a Mary Sue in most fanfiction…if she had a good match, I’d still be saying that, but…well…you explain it.

Vert: It’s pretty sad that even after being trained by the very accomplished in ring competitor Awesome Kong that Jenna still blew out loud in the ring. Anyway, the match was… well it was hideous. It mainly consisted of Sharmell beating up Jenna with such poorly executed moves such as knees, SHOVING, hair pulling, that stupid spot in every bad women’s match where one of them pounds the other’s head into the canvas, and a Camel Clutch that would’ve made the Iron Shiek want to go on a murderous rampage if he witnessed it. But that’s not the worst part. No… that was Jenna’s RUNNING THE ROPES. Now for those unfamiliar with that concept, it’s pretty simple. There’s a good way to run back and forth between the ring ropes and there’s a bad way. Usually it’s best when you can make it across the ring in about five steps or so and bounce realistically against it. This usually comes in handy after suffering an irish whip, which is basically being tossed towards said ropes of course. Jenna did neither of these things. Not only that, but she couldn’t even run them in a straight line, going against the laws of professional wrestling by zigging and zagging across the ring as she richoted off of them.

Vert: Not only that, but Jenna’s offense wasn’t much better. Her reprotiore consisted of a crossbody which looked more like she kind of fell atop of Sharmell, a jawbreaker, and… slaps. SLAPS that made the Smackdown game’s Women’s special slap look devastating. Seriously, these slaps couldn’t bruise a fly. They couldn’t pop a bubble. They couldn’t even create a slight breeze.

Ragnal: Then there was also the fact she sold the slightest move like she died.

Vert: Followed by popping up immediately afterwards looking completely unfazed. Not even the Hulkster could no sell to that degree.

Ragnal: …Keep in mind that’s the same guy to stand up after taking a Vader Bomb.

Vert: There was also a spot in the match where Awesome Kong was accidentally distracting the referee allowing Sojo to enter the ring. She and Sharmell then proceeded to STOMP upon the comatose Jenna Morasca. This dastardly manuever also lead to a NEAR FALL! Seriously… has any wrestler ever gotten a near fall after STOMPING on someone?

Ragnal: Not sure, but there was that one finisher that stomped all over his opponent for a finisher. The Garvin Stomp.

Vert: Oh yeah, the same move that Randy Orton recently revitalized and added to his move set.

Ragnal: Yep. But continue.

Vert: Indeed. We still haven’t gotten to the finish of the match. Jenna eventually mounts Sharmell (Not in that manner) and rips out a set of hair plugs. Sharmell afterwards is absolutely horrified at this terrible occurence. Jenna then proceeds to twirl them mockingly in front of her, just like a babyface should, before handing them over to one Awesome Kong. Sharmell then runs at Jenna as meanwhile Sojo Bolt has leapt onto the apron, presumably to attack Jenna. Of course the timing is completely off as Jenna just stands there like a statue, Sharmell bumps into Sojo, knocks her off the apron where Awesome Kong is supposed to catch her. Of course, perhaps having had her mind blown by the sheer horribleness of this match, she fails to do so and Sojo takes a nasty spill on the outside. Sharmell then walks over and pleads for Kong to give the plugs back so she can hide her age. Kong then proceeds to SLAP her across the face and knock her down. And… that’s the finish. Keep in the mind the referee is watching this the entire time and yet it’s not a DQ. So then Jenna straddles the fallen Sharmell with her… girly bits and gets the pin.

Ragnal: …I’m sorry, you lost me after you said Jenna mounts Sharmell.

Vert: Yeah… so that’s basically it. Afterwards Awesome Kong raises Jenna up on her mighty shoulders in celebration. However as she does, apparently Jenna gets mad at her or something and gets lowered. She then starts to lambast her trainer who just helped her win, proving what an ungrateful bitch she is. Kong responds by smacking her in the face into oblivion, then flattening her with a big splash. Frankly the only highlight of this entire mess if you ask me. Too bad it wasn’t an Awesome Bomb or even an Implant Buster, though I can understand why it wasn’t.

Ragnal: Although really if anything, Jenna shouldn’t have been capable of walking after all that, especially from Kong. The time building this match up could have been used for anything else, but because they wanted their moneys worth, we got to see Jenna Morasca wrestle a match worse than anything concerning Ashley Massaro.

Vert: Thankfully following this horrible match, Jenna was quietly dropped from the TNA roster and the entire MEM stable fell soon after. But the damage had already been done by that point and a blight had forever been imprinted upons the souls of any wrestling fan unfortunate to view this with their bare eyes.

Ragnal: And that, of course, is why this is the number one worst moment of the year. And with that said, we bring this chapter to a close. I’d like to thank Vert for coming here in the end and helping out with writing most of the countdown, and thank TGWTG.com for the opportunity I’ve had this year. Next year, however, a new chapter awaits, and so I say see you then. Vert, anything to say?

Vert: You owe me some non fake gold bars.

Ragnal:  …we’ll talk. G’night, everyone.

 

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Tags: 2009, TNA, WWE, year in review

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