Happy Sunday to everyone. Its been a relaxing weekend with a Walking Dead marathon on AMC, and a pretty good UFC card last night. Tonight is the Destination X PPV offered up by TNA. Normally people make predictions of what will happend, this will be predictions on what should happen.
The whole PPV will be built around the X-division title tournament. Since there aren't any announced match-ups then I'll give my view on the four guys who should be the in the Ultimate X final.
Kid Kash - He may rub some people the wrong way, but he always delivers in the ring. Even if he isn't going to win the title, Kid Kash is valuable to any X-division match. Having him in the finals will make the overall card better. I would be very surprised if he won the title, but I would be even more surprised if he wasn't in the finals.
Doug Williams - Probably the most gifted technical wrestler in the X-division. His style is a great change up from most X-division wrestlers. Doug Williams is a great ring general and will help put together a unique finals. Like Kid Kash, having him in the finals, even if he isn't winning it, makes the match better because of his ability to put together great matches in any environment. I would say Williams is a dark horse to win it all.
Sonjay Dutt - I went back and forth with this pick. I think Dutt's new finisher is pretty amazing. I think he wins his semi-finals match just because the finisher will be something cool to see. Dutt also helps push TNAs Indian promotion. Dutt winning the X-title would be the true shocker of the night.
Kenny King - When Kenny King jumped ship from Ring of Honor while still holding the tag belts, it set the internet on fire. He is a hot commodity right now, and TNA needs to capitalize on it. King is gifted in the ring, on the mic, and has an undeniable charisma. Not only should he be in the finals, but Kenny King should walk out of Destination X as the new X-Division champion.
X-Tournament Pick: Kenny King
There are three singles matches on the card that have been announced.
Samoa Joe and Kurt Angle always put on a good show. I would expect no different. Joe is trailing James Storm in the convoluted Bound for Glory series. Samoa Joe is due for a big push, and having him win BFG would mean a great match up at the signature event. Tonight I think starts an undefeated streak for Joe as he blows through the competition, especially since submissions give you 10 points instead of 7 like a pinfall. Math makes my head hurt. Plus who wouldn't want to see Austin Aries or Robert Roode vs. Samoa Joe at Bound for Glory.
Pick: Samoa Joe by Submission
AJ Styles and Christopher Daniels are two of the best wrestlers in the world. They have wrestled in TNA more times than Flair faced Steamboat. Tonight should be another good match up. Too bad they are stuck in a horrible storyline. I am sure Dixie Carter will get involved and so will the Pregnant Crackhead. It will probably ruin a good match. If they decide to keep this thing going, as hinted at by AJ Styles in a recent interview, then that means Daniels should pick up the win. It won't be a clean win, and it will involve some overbooked bullshit, but if this storyline makes any sense then Daniels needs to win over Styles to show he is inside AJ's head. If there is a God, somehow this all ends tonight and both men get away fron this angle like it's a sprinkler spraying acid. If not it could really effect their characters going forward. I mean people still can't forget HHH humping the fake Katie Vick corpse. This whole storyline is AJ and Daniels having a three way with Katie Vick.
Pick: Daniels by underhanded tactics (We all die a little inside)
Finally there is the main event between Robert Roode and Austin Aries. My decision has changed numerous times before writing this. I can make a case for both men on why they should be champion. I think Roode's time has run it's course and AA is white hot right now. TNA needs to strike while the iron is hot, plus AA offers fresh new PPV main events with most of the TNA roster. Roode is an amazing heel and has more to offer in TNA. How much better would the Bound for Glory series be if Roode lost tonight then "injured" somebody like Robbie E to open up a spot in BFG and insert himself into the series? It would make the series more entertaining, and would make a little sense of why Robbie E was in the BFG series in the first place. I think in the end having Roode drop the belt to Austin Aries is better for TNA in the long run.
Pick: Austin Aries by Pinfall
That's my predictions for the night. If they are anything like my picks for UFC last night then prepare for everything to be wrong. I would recommend getting the PPV as it should be full of good matches, and the main event will be worth the price of admission alone. Enjoy the rest of your weekend and prepare for a good RAW tomorrow night.
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