Last week a bearded man won two matches in one night to overcome the odds and become new World Heavyweight champion. Daniel who? I'm talking about Eric Young!
Whether of not TNA are blatantly saying "fuck this, lets just copy our favorite TV Show" (which isn't GoT), giving the title to someone who has been working hard for the company since his first appearance in 2004 is always a good strategy to keep your company alive. Granted, they hot potatoing the title off to Chris Sabin last summer (another deserving TNA veteran), I doubt that the good folks behind TNA will make the mistake of making Young a transitional Champion. Especially not one that will lose it to the leader of the next "rogue team looking to take over Impact Wrestling".
Then again, We will just have to wait and see how Daniel Bryan fairs with the Authority. Until then, here's to TNA doing something right!
Team 3D vs. Shark Boy & Curry Man - Fish Market Street Fight - TNA Destination X (2008)
Part 1
Here we go: Team 3D take on the colorful team of "Stone Cold" Shark Boy and Curry Man in a unique street fight that was right up Shark Boy's alley. But, before they could compete in the match itself, Brother Devon and Brother Ray first had to weigh-in as they had previously lost to Shelley/Sabin with the stipulation that if Team 3D lost they must be weighed before every match. If the brothers from another mother over-exceeded the weight limit of 275 lb, they'd be DQ'd. I want to say the weight limit gimmick came about due to the new X division weight limit but it was probably just TNA being TNA.
Part 2
Anyways, Team 3D (much bigger than they are today) ended up miraculously meeting the weigh-in and got the opportunity to be in TNA's very first Fish Market Street Fight! Real dead fish and all. I'll try not to go too far into detail, but let's just say there were enough antics with fish, fish nets, fishing rods, and more fish by way of crotch shots to make you say holy mackerel. Stuff like that.
Brother Ray even Frenches a big ol' bass.
Part 3
"The fish are flying at Destination X" - Mike Tenay, 2009.
The only part of this match that really disappoints, and it's definitely not the use of fish/fish puns/fish equipment, is the ending. After countless kick-outs by Team 3D, Brother Devine (remember Johnny Devine?) came in to throw some powder in someone's face and it ends up in Brother Ray's eyes instead. Powder, really? I get that that is a good heel lackey thing to do, but this was a Fish Market Street Fight; couldn't Devine at least have thrown salt water at Ray instead? But nope. Ray then blindly walks in to position for a 3D on his own partner, Devon. Oh, and Curry Man and Shark Boy win!
Theme results
Food: fish, ding dongs, clam juice.
For more laughs, I highly recommend reading the Wrestlecrap induction of this match!
Shark Boy vs. Chris Chetti - XPW Exit Sandman (2002)
Tale of the tape:
Taz's first cousin and ECW alum, Chris Chetti takes on the only wrestler from 2000 leagues under the sea* in Shark Boy's first match for Xtreme Pro Wrestler. The match itself is a little slow but as it progresses the crowd really starts to get behind the finned superstar who would eventually defeat Chetti using his top rope stunner. The crowd did not stop cheering for Shark Boy once this match was over, however, and in a sequence that is documented on Botchamania - the crowd demanded "We Want Shark Boy!" clap clap clap-clap-clap and even, "Holy Shark!" "Holy Shark!" "Holy Shark!" for the rest of the night.
