- Generation Me
- Crimson
- Ivelisse Velez (she counts, right?)
- The Sheiks from Ring Ka King (Sheik Abdul Bashir & his brother)
- Madison Rayne after her pregnancy & stuff
- And it'd be great having Petey Williams & Sonjay Dutt under official contract. And it'd also be cool seeing Low Ki and/or Jay Lethal return... Amazing Red too.

These next two are very unlikely, but I feel they'd be much better off if they return to TNA: Ron "The Truth" Killings & Christian Cage.

EDIT: And how can I forget Shark Boy??

I still think Crimson was TNA's worst release in all of this....

With Flash Flanagan taking charge of The Coalition (or The Marauders now), I'm guessing Crimson is also done with OVW following his TNA release? If so, that's unfortunate. I've always liked watching Crimson, and he's been one of my favorites since his TNA debut, let alone OVW debut.

I also wonder where this leaves Jason Wayne in everything. Coleman, Jonze, & LaMotta make it seem like Wayne is out of the group too.

I refer to em as GunStorm on Twitter, hahaha

Oh, and another thing... I don't see why WWE would hire Taz as a color commentator while JBL is behind the table but that's another conversation for another website since I'm leaning into WWE grounds a bit too much.

Anyway, just read the updated report & I'm actually getting excited over the idea of a new team on commentary in TNA! :)

Eh, I don't really care for Taz. He stays, he stays. He goes, I'd like to see TNA try to get Todd Keneley back, sign Matt Striker to the announce team, or see Al Snow possibly take over as color commentator. Keneley & Striker's experience as commentators speaks for itself but, from what I remember, Al did provide some good commentary during a Gut Check match. Better than Taz did, anyway.

Can't say I agree with the booking (I'd rather Sabin cash-in Option C for Sabin vs. Bully, honestly), but I am interested in it. The spoiler looks a lot worse on paper than it did in video... to me, anyway.

I like the Suicide character, and I like TJ Perkins as the man under the mask. Should be interesting to see if they continue to use the character after all of this (I hope so).

Having watched OVW on a semi-weekly basis (missed an episode here and there, but what can ya do?) since they've officially become TNA's developmental territory, I could name several OVW wrestlers more deserving of a Gut Check than Ryan Howe. Jamin Olivencia, Jason Wayne, Johnny Spade, Marcus Anthony, and Rudy Switchblade, off the top of my head, are more worthy of the opportunity than Howe IMO. Howe just isn't all that good & less than impressive to me.

Regardless though, I'm expecting The Big O to pick up the victory & be the one to face the judges... I'm hoping so, anyway. Beats having Ryan Howe on the roster, if ya ask me.

Another thing; It's cool to see TNA investing in those who were in the Gut Check online challenge but didn't win (i.e. Big O). Hopefully this means the likes of Shanna, LuFisto, etc. may get a chance in future Gut Checks.

I love talking about end of the year awards lol
-- Match of the Year: AJ vs. Angle, Taryn vs. Gail, Ultimate X, or Sting vs. Bully all from Slammiversary XI
-- Most Memorable Moment: Bully Ray becoming World Champion & revealing himself as Pres. of the Aces n 8s
-- IMPACT Wrestler of the Year: Bully Ray but, by the end of the year, I expect AJ Styles to be a front-runner (If he wins the BFGS, then WHC at BFG like may are expecting).
-- X Man of the Year: As of right now, I'd say Kenny King, but I'm expecting Chris Sabin to take that award as the summer months roll on. Honorable Mention to Suicide; hopefully TNA puts the spotlight on him post-Option C because he's been consistently great in the ring.
-- Tag Team of the Year: As of right now, Roode & Aries but I'm also expecting Gun Storm to surpass them for this award.
-- Knockout of the Year: It's gotta be Taryn Terrell.
-- Best Non-Wrestling Segment: Bully explaining the Aces n 8s story, Sting/Bully's face-to-face a few weeks before Slamm. (the, "snap my arm, break my leg, or else I'll do that.... to you." one), or James Storm's search for a tag partner which was just flat-out fun where as the previous two I mentioned were dead serious.

And it may not be listed as an award yet, but I'd give PPV of the Year to Slammiversary XI without question.

I bought the PPV (only $15. How couldn't you simply buy it?) and I'd also say it was well worth it. I actually wasn't expecting the Top X-Division Moments countdown, so that was definitely cool.

Christian York is a good talent, but he's just not cut out for the X-Division. He's had solid matches with the likes of Jeff Hardy and Bobby Roode, but he just doesn't have "it" to be in the X-Division. If anything, York would be best suited for the TV title hunt or maybe a tag team with RVD (that'd be interesting, at least IMO). I loved watching Silva, Shaw, and Rave in particular during the Xscape match though. I marked out for the Silva Surfer on Shaw, hahaha.

Old School vs. New School was cool, but I'm not big on Doug Williams being in the X-Division for pretty much the same reason I stated for York. He's just too slow and, personally, I didn't like watching Williams' technical prowess slow the match down and whatnot.

BUT, Kid Kash, he's another story. Holy sh*t, did this performance have me begging for him to return to TNA. He was vicious, brutal, just relentless...and I loved it! I've liked Cameron & Nese since the first time we've seen 'em in TNA, so I'd definitely like to see those two comeback every now and then under the new X rules.

The rest of the PPV was fun and, I maybe alone on this part, but I think Taz said a few funny things..... out of his countless attempts at comedy. RVD vs. Lynn exceeded my expectations, I liked how the locker room applauded Lynn afterward, and Aries/Joe was the perfect ending to the show.