Greetings to all, and allow me to welcome you to a special episode of TNA’s secondary program that sadly only airs outside of the United States, Xplosion! The last time we met for one of these, Madison Rayne was squaring off against Brooke Tessmacher… and that was about two months ago. As you can see, the Knockouts aren’t a frequent guest here, but whenever they are, they certainly make an impact!~ This week it was a Beautiful People reunion as former Knockouts Champions, Velvet Sky and Angelina Love collided with each other in what’s sure to be a great showing. With Winter nearby though, will she play a deciding factor in the end result? There’s only one way to find out…
We head to the ring where the addicting rock theme of the former five time Knockouts Champion, Angelina Love, hits, and out walks both she and her cohort in crime, Winter! Following some stage posing, they head down to the ring and crawl inside the squared circle as Taz and Mike Tenay discuss their partying life. Thankfully for us, Velvet Sky interrupts their babble and steps out onto the ramp for all the world to cheer! She slaps some hands of the fans and skips over to her patented side of the stage. Following some brief booty shaking, the pigeons are let loose as Sky steps over the middle rope to hop in. She ascends to the second rope to pose for the camera, and as soon as she steps back down Angelina Love charges towards her at full force!
Unfortunately for Love, Sky knows her former partner all too well and manages to dodge the possible attack and slam her head into the turnbuckle. Some boots to the abdomen follow, as they trade Irish Whip attempts until Sky is sent off the ropes and comes back with a shoulder tackle to send Angelina down. She proceeds to run the opposite side of the ring, hop over Angelina, and reverse a hip toss attempt into one of her own! A clothesline follows up, alongside a headlock takedown that Angelina tries to reverse into a pinfall for a one count. Velvet keeps the hold locked in until Love manages to trap her legs around the neck for a possible submission hold.
After some struggling, Velvet finally breaks free of the hold and scores with another side headlock takeover! A brief “Velvet” chant starts up, as Angelina goes for the hair and screams for Sky to get off of her. She finally gets to a vertical base and backs Sky to the ropes, before connecting with a kick and slamming her down to the canvas by the hair. Some taunting follows up, before Angelina picks Velvet up and tosses her outside the ring. Suddenly, Winter begins to kick Sky in her side as the referee has his back turned by something I’m guessing Angelina is doing, and we head to a commercial break!
Once we return to the action, Angelina Love can be seen charging off the ropes and connecting with a running dropkick to the face for a two count. Velvet attempts to fight off with some chops and kicks, but Angelina gets a quick shot in to send Velvet to the corner. Love grabs her by the hair and slams her head into the turnbuckle pad before locking in a foot choke by the corner. Love proceeds to distract the referee, which allows that dastardly Winter to choke Velvet up along the second rope. Angelina Irish whips her into another side of the ring, and upon going for a running clothesline, Sky dodges out of the way and connects with a drop toe hold into the turnbuckle! Velvet with a quick roll up, but only for a two count.
She tries to regain her composure, but Angelina quickly springs forward with a wicked clothesline out of nowhere. Love follows it up with some relentless punches and a sick backbreaker for a two count. She then applies a choke hold around the throat, as a “Let’s Go Velvet” chant begins and she starts to mount a comeback with some elbows and a jawbreaker! She ducks a clothesline from Angelina and hits a few of her own, before connecting with two facebreakers to the knee and a bulldog! Velvet goes for the Sky High, but Angelina reverses and goes for the Break-A-Bitch, which is again countered, this time, into the Snap DDT! Velvet hooks the leg and gets the one… two… three!
Sky celebrates her victory in the ring, as we then advance ahead in the program to Jeremy Borash backstage. He welcomes Velvet Sky to join him, as he questions how it felt to beat her former tag team partner in the ring tonight. Sky asserts that she is a lover, not a fighter, and that as much of a falling out as they’ve had, it felt good to finally get a good win over Angelina. Borash then plugs the United Kingdom tour, as Velvet discusses her love of their fan base in the UK and how excited she is to let the pigeons loose across the pond!
Thoughts: Pretty enjoyable contest between Angelina and Velvet. I think it’s remarkable how much Sky has improved since she started with TNA in 2007, at least in my eyes. It’s great to see the two be given such time to go out and deliver a match, which surprisingly, wasn’t hindered by a commercial in the middle of it too much. Winter’s involvement was kept to a minimum, but focused on enough that it made an impact in showing how the underdog can prevail even if the odds are stacked against her. I really hope these two can have more matches together, preferably at a larger stage such as a pay per view or something.
23 Comments
at 6:04 pm
Angelina looks diffrent each week it’s like she changes every week What”s up with that?
number1AngelinaLovefan Reply:
January 29th, 2012 at 9:12 pm
What do you mean changes i think she looks great
jen07201 Reply:
January 29th, 2012 at 10:16 pm
I don’t know she looks very skinny one week and the next she looks fine.
at 6:12 pm
I really wish Angelina won and I really do miss her as a face :(
jen07201 Reply:
January 29th, 2012 at 6:13 pm
I think maybe when she breaks from Winter she will be a face again.
at 6:35 pm
OK This is a whole diffrent thing but I’m just so happy
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at 6:38 pm
I MISS ANGELINA LOVE!!!! I am so sick of her being with Winter and not being a major contender for the knockout’s title! There is absolutely no reason for her to be paired up with Winter. It is so stale and boring and in typical TNA fashion they totally dropped the ball with their storyline! They never acknowledged Winter drugging Angelina and act like it never happened. Angelina needs to go back to being a singles competitor and have some big feuds with Gail, Mickie and Tara and get the knockout’s title back!
jen07201 Reply:
January 29th, 2012 at 6:47 pm
Yeah I heard that TNA doesn’t know how to end that storyline.
jayjayholler Reply:
January 29th, 2012 at 7:42 pm
Yeah that sounds and looks about right.
at 7:11 pm
Angelina should be competing with Mickie, Velvet, Madison, and Gail. It’s also funny how Angelina was the hbic of the bp and the two former members r getting pushed while she is barely on tv.
at 7:11 pm
Match was alright.. Wis Angel would of won though.. Velvet is just meh… She’s been wrestling for ten years know and is just now trying to get better? Not a fan nor think i’ll ever be of hers.
shameronstar Reply:
January 29th, 2012 at 9:16 pm
I guess better late than never:)
at 8:24 pm
Velvet Sky actually has improved in the past year. She’s almost just about at Angelina’s level now.
igotthatpma123 Reply:
January 30th, 2012 at 12:49 am
Velvet sky is very sloppy to her pacing is very off to me she has a long way before she could even be mentioned in a sentence with a ring leader like angelina
at 8:48 pm
Good write up Bobby.
I thought this was a good match. Anglina and Velvet work well together. This was easily my favorite match that happened last week.
at 9:10 pm
Why the Hell can’t Angelina WIN? And please TNA break Up her and Winter i am so sick of them together She should be in the Ko’s tittle picture
at 9:21 pm
Great match velvet has really grown over the past year i finally can look at her as a serious competitor, her break up with Angelina and becoming Knockouts champion really helped her. Now if The Beautiful People Reunite she won’t be looked at as Angelina’s shadow.
But I want Angelina to win matches again but stay as heel, i mean Tna doesn’t have a problem doing heel vs heel So if Gail retains, u woudnt mind seeing Gail Vs Angelina
at 9:37 pm
I really want Angelina to go back to the top heel she was years ago. I love her look, physique, her name & her moveset. I honestly feel like she’s one of the best from this generation & I want to see more. I think that the BP should reunite and have them against Madison & Gail (Heels vs. Heels, of course).
Williambitious Reply:
January 29th, 2012 at 9:40 pm
I would actually like to see Tara vs. Mickie vs. Gail(c) vs. Angelina Love for the Knockouts Championship.
igotthatpma123 Reply:
January 30th, 2012 at 12:57 am
That’s what i would “love” to see I remember years ago her match with gail at victory road 08 and their rough cut segments leading up to the match I’d take Angelina over velvet and rayne anyday
at 2:53 am
Lil Jimmy!
at 3:15 am
I guess Michael Cole is going to be in the Rumble too:S
at 11:54 pm
I love these two ladies. Velvet Sky is one of a hell wrestler and I never see her as a shadow to Angelina Love. This girl can kick ass. I wish they reuinte and bring Lacey Von Erich back with them.