This was a “Gutcheck Match,” where non-contracted guys have tryout matches on television. Usually, it’s one guy havi a tryout vs. a member of the roster. In this case, Cage and Bradley are both trying out.
Bradley cut off Cage with a big boot to the face. Bradley worked Cage over after that. Bradley called for the lariat, but Cage blocked it. Cage came back with the Fucking Machine suplex and a diving elbow drop: 1…2…NO! The commentators no-sold the Fucking Machine suplex, which was lame of them. Cage went for a rolling forearm, but Bradley avoided it and came right back with his huge lariat: 1…2…3!
I feel like these could have a really fun match if they got 8-12 minutes. Instead, this was a total WWE situation where no one gets over. I enjoy both guys, and I think both could be assets to TNA (I believe Bradley is already in Aces & Eights, but he has more to offer than just that).
TJ was a fan of wrestling as a kid (starting around 1999), and his first concrete wrestling memory is some kid bringing Hulk Hogan his old yellow and red gear backstage during an episode of Nitro. Hogan needed the gear to defeat Kevin Nash in a title vs. career match at the next WCW PPV. Nash lost the match and his career, which sadly resulted in the world losing out on seeing Kevin Nash matches for the last 13 years. Like almost all young kids, TJ’s interest in wrestling fluctuated over the years until an episode of Raw on July 3, 2006. TJ was curious and excited to see his beloved RVD show up with the WWE Title belt and what he thought was the revitalized European title. TJ decided he must turn to the the internet to figure out what was going on. Almost 6 years later, TJ is still searching the internet every day to find out what is going on in wrestling. Now though, he writes for the pop culture site (411mania.com), has his own blog (The Best of Chikara), and is the creator of the very site you are reading now.
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