TNA in 2003 is an unbearable wrestling show! Ep 73 & 74

NWA TNA was a bad time for the company. The buzz and excitement from the early days has faded at this point and they’re left with a very weak roster. Other than Jarrett, Aj styles, D’lo Brown and Raven there aren’t really any good full time wrestlers. The show is bad because security teams fight constantly and there are power struggle storylines every week that nobody cares about. This is episode 73 and 74 of NwA TNA! Wat chi if you dare!

[@TheMC1102]

Crazy to think that R-Truth has been a tag team champion in three different decades.

[@thesfdoctor3603]

Billy Gunn has been tag team champ in 4 different decades (3 in WWF/E)

[@nicholasdunlap2275]

Truth as well.

[@Yoni123]

How is it crazy? Hes been wrestling in 3 different decades so why wouldnt he

[@TheMC1102]

@@Yoni123 It's easy to forget he's been around for so long. The guy seemingly ages in reverse.

[@Yoni123]

@@TheMC1102 How can you forget something like that?

[@Nargaroth]

"How is he gifted?" This has become a part of my everyday vernacular.

[@pendafen7405]

It's such a versatile read and you can use it on anyone, 10/10

[@ExpressDunlop]

disco was great

[@theelvis654]

Daniels' BME is a thing of beauty

[@Retroloft556]

Don Callis`s hairline is a tragedy in 3 acts.

[@MideonProductions]

He looks so much better bald.

[@rossomac21]

"The crowd chant HOGAN.... out walks Eric Watts" Has there ever been a bigger disparity of star power in a sentence? I loved this video in all seriousness (the wobbly DMX caught me off guard) 🤣

[@vengeanceandfashion]

Nice profile pic, bruv

[@ShubhamMishrabro]

Maybe when aj styles theme hit and out came the hornswoggle. There was disparity in star power and height both

[@rossomac21]

@@vengeanceandfashion MOT

[@rossomac21]

@@ShubhamMishrabro Hornswoggle was over at some point though.

[@RealGateGuardian]

Yeah, chants of "YES! YES! YES! YES!" And Rey Mysterio Jr. runs out. This one didn't happen, but how about fans chanting "CM PUNK! CM PUNK! CM PUNK!" And out comes The Brooklyn Brawler or Hardcore Holly?

[@marcuslee1927]

My ears always perk up when I hear, “swanton bomb”

[@darknite9374]

Michael Shane, he’s Shawn Michaels cousin and nothing else. I always find myself saying that randomly 😂😂😂😂

[@boothdaemoncreations]

Who’s Shawn Michaels tho

[@mjdf122]

Sonny Siaki is back in the Hawk Zone

[@SGTDave]

While most wrestlers have bad backs from all the hard hits they take over the years, TNA cruiserweights threw their backs out carrying the company for two decades.

[@Yoni123]

Jarret too

[@GregoryWeagle]

I'm at "Who cares if he's gifted?!" phase when it comes to Disco Inferno.

[@matthewpulama106]

You're a brave soul for enduring all this Marky!

[@BigmanDogs]

Good > So bad it's good > Bad > Boring > So bad it's just bad

[@AndreaChiarolini]

>up sonny siaki's ass

[@TihetrisWeathersby]

Slaps nuts strikes again

[@TheDestroyerX]

🎶🎶 Welcome to my world, my world Time to leave my mark 🎶🎶

[@iamgoat5863]

*DOUBLE J! JEFF JARRETT!*

[@michaelsinger4638]

TNA ruining a good main event by unnecessary random BS. What a shocker. It’s WCW all over again. How many freaking Ref bumps, Ref distractions, run ins, etc do we need in one show, jeez!!

[@scottfitzgerald5309]

Imagine TNA's budget they could waste money on a guitar for don Harris

[@alexandru5369]

TNa 2002-2204 is the perfect example of the phrase doing way too much

[@omerta316]

2204?

[@misfire33]

They'll probably survive till 2204 somehow

[@pendafen7405]

@@misfire33 TNA & cockroaches will be all that's left at the End of Days

[@MarcoNegrisEye]

@@pendafen7405 it's true. Hogan just stated this in a recent interview.

[@misfire33]

@@MarcoNegrisEye Foresight Hulk Hogan at it again

[@alexytxg]

Commenting on every new video until J&J security gets a video

[@zerothehero4381]

😂😂

[@ShizSantana]

😂 he faithful to it too I give you that

[@leonelcardenas5847]

And then you'll stop commenting? Not good for the channel, LoL.

[@aceyace9236]

How long have u been at this I felt like I've seen this comment for a while

[@eddieherrera5314]

You’re the reason he hasn’t done it He’s annoyed

[@Mickologist]

HOW is he gifted?!

[@MenverMan]

Nobody has yet to figure that out lol

[@neilsmith9066]

He has a crappy podcast

[@TheMC1102]

Could you make a video on Monty Brown's WWE run as Marcus Cor Von?

[@callandrogemuller2425]

"Gay guys" line will never get old

[@richardSmith-mk1wl]

Jimmy Hart looks strange without sunglasses on.

[@JWS1985]

I didn't see TNA until it started airing on Fox Sports Net in 2004. It's interesting to see all the different names who passed thru TNA in the early years.

[@dukes1993724]

They started finding their footing towards the end of 2004. 2004-2009 was the peak

[@satiricalzero]

Makes you miss the days of Puppet and Miss TNA Bruce

[@Markyd123]

At least that was funny

[@satiricalzero]

@@Markyd123 Not gonna lie I hated it at first, but i miss the days of Flying Elvis, the never ending AJ Styles vs Lynn matches, Dont Look At My Ass, Heel Steamboat and Schizo Brian Lawler dumping in his nappy.

[@PedroBenolielBonito]

TWO Hawk memes in the first 3 and a half minutes? We are spoiled.

[@0GuruCS]

Putting yourself thru hell for our enjoyment 😂

[@889654]

"Harris doesn't exactly make for a sympathetic babyface. Whose idea was any of this?" Probably Don Harris.

[@omega.male4231]

Tracy Brook looking damn fine

[@samtheone9680]

Damn fucking straight

[@iamsarcy]

The Smack of the Week segments are The Bomb 😁

[@scottfitzgerald5309]

Every time I see Erik Watts on here I think techno team 2000

[@marccaselle8108]

Lol

[@ShizSantana]

Hawk been pumping them out and I’m loving it

[@Antmandidit]

So TNA at the time might have had “bigger names” but this felt like watching a current ROH show. Which I can’t tell is a good or bad thing…..

[@Antmandidit]

Of course minus Chick Magnet Phil

[@boothdaemoncreations]

Ring of Honor is defunct

[@Itypestuff-truestuff]

JJ is over 30 years in tue business and actually weestling still. That's crazy props to him and his nut attacks.

[@jurisfootrag]

I kept thinking Harris was Justin Credible

[@thesfdoctor3603]

This is a really bizarre segm. THIS IS A REALLY BIZARRE SEGMENT! (Sorry, had to do it. Love you marky)

[@kidz4p509]

“So bad, it’s not even funny”. That’s a 1-in-a-million thing to happen in any media.

[@ricardonb6375]

I just realized something. You never mentioned Sonny Siaki during the video. Was he not mentioned in the two episodes? Where did he go?

[@GaryLShawIII]

“Shane Micheal who is Shawn Micheal’s cousin…and nothing else.”

[@thehorrorhound6575]

During Aj and Jarrett: “there’s no BS here. Just two guys wrestling their hearts out and it’s great…oh and here comes the interference.” Lmao welcome to Vince Russo booking. Dude openly admitted in interviews that he thought traditional wrestling was boring and if he couldn’t fill it with weapons spots or keep the matches shorter than 5 minutes he would throw in interference anytime he could too keep it “entertaining” because god forbid you have wrestling on a wrestling show 🤣

[@Penguindude1]

Has "The Gifted" Glenn Gelberrti (How is he Gifted?) ever take on Rellik (That's Killer spelled backwards?)?

[@scottfitzgerald5309]

It's amazing watching these old episodes how this company is still going 😂

[@jay17764]

Wwe from 2005-2011 was unbearable to watch!!!! Tna was doing their thing up until 2010 when hogan came in.

[@dontejackson1726]

2008-2011

[@jay17764]

@@dontejackson17262005-2011

[@mikefrost796]

Paul London and Billy Kidman as a Tag Team for ROTH

[@pendafen7405]

🙏THIS. Please make it Marky

[@emperortrevornorton3119]

Watching this knowing I have a little man coming really soon makes me smile

[@YusukeKnight]

I miss the old TNA at least it was entertaining at times

[@Markyd123]

Agree. It was so entertaining int because the stuff they did seemed impossible. Jarrett getting a gun pulled on him. The dupps. Weird promos from siaki. Russo attacking Athena every week.

[@YusukeKnight]

@@Markyd123 indeed

[@pendafen7405]

Yes, it really had a gonzo quality in the early years that kept you watching just to see what insanity would transpire next.

[@YusukeKnight]

@@pendafen7405 agreed

[@Meldrick-jv7sy]

2:48 Ah, good ol double J!! Jeff Jarret.

[@Venemofthe888]

Raven with black hair looks like its painted on

[@pendafen7405]

am so stressed and depressed about his beautiful blond hair getting ruined

[@dukes1993724]

The faces on the blonde hair dye always get me 😂

[@dukes1993724]

You’re wrong Mark. It’s so bad that you make it funny 😂

[@kidwaryodproduction]

15:59 If it's Ric Flair who Christopher Daniels pull the pants. Hilarity Ensued. 😆 And not gonna lie I often think than Daniels and Low Ki was a same person for a long long time (Now Don Callis is look like Daniels) 😄

[@pendafen7405]

this is how I learn baby Sabin (Babin?) and Sonjay were ever a tag team

[@ShubhamMishrabro]

This time is so underrated people don't even talk about it when talking about bad periods like wcw 2000 or pg wwe

[@Latino_Lariat]

Eyyyy some more NWA TNA!! Thanks Marky

[@henrygvidonas9573]

What a window into a strange past. AJ Styles looking like the building manager/merch table guy, future biggest attraction in pro wrestling CM Punk looking like "generic indie dork no. 367", Disco has a job, Eric Watts... exists, Christopher Daniels being exactly as completely uninteresting as he is today... I missed all of the weekly-PPV era of TNA at the time. I wasn't even aware it existed at all.

[@Yoni123]

It was pretty great at the time.

[@corsicacommander8371]

Imagine your companies success hinging on slap nuts. Probably not the best business model

[@dmichael1172]

Well before Panda and The Carters helping pay the bills Jeff Jerrett was the only performer they could say would be there 100 percent all the time.

[@Yoni123]

Jeff Jarrett is a great worker and promo with a good mind for the buisness

[@willkayl8793]

The things you put yourself through for us is admirable.

[@CSG370]

I appreciate you suffering through this era of NWA TNA, Hawk Man. It will get better eventually but man this is ROUGH.

[@RealGateGuardian]

Good to see even in 2003, Jarrett still had the same ending of "Nut shot", "Stroke", "Ref Bump", and "Guitar Shot". Dear GOD was episode 73's main event WAY FUCKING OVER BOOKED.

[@jjenk911]

Don Callis used to be a wrestler, but is a better manager/authority figure.

[@Curtisisback1]

TNA at that time was late WCW rip-off show, but i love your reviews of episodes.

[@vivalafonz]

Keep this series going please!!!

[@mjdf122]

So happy that the Smack of the Week was the Pie in the Sky such an underrated named finisher 😂

[@packedentertainment2866]

TNA was never unbearable

[@Jim-so3zm]

It's weird to hear the guy from Turdtowns talk about wrestling

[@pelicanphuucker4life]

You should do a ring of the hawk on Don Callis in-ring career in Canada. It would be long but the takeaway is it's too bad Callis wouldn't wrestle any longer rather than too bad "wrestlers" can't cut promos like Callis. The Natural Don Callis was an awesome character!

[@TheDevinJones961]

The hawk is back let’s go Sorry you hadda watch old tna

[@Qyngali]

Still better than AEW.

[@4Redwall]

I just thought of a video idea: Comparing 3 people's title reigns? who had the longest reign of terror? Hulk Hogan, Triple H or Jeff Jarret?

[@Iceebear19]

Love that beat in the background Da ruckus - we shine (feat Eminem)

[@ducklife420]

aj styles body change over the years is insane

[@SyndicateSuperman]

It's absolutely mind boggling that 2024 AJ is in better shape than 2003 AJ.

[@jcc3333]

We all know how that happens ...

[@IGCproductions2001]

Jimmy Hart's sunglasses come off?

[@blueave01]

Hey Hawk, would love to see you do a Ring of the Hawk of Kenny Omega in Roh.

[@ButWhatIfItIs]

You had a problem with them paying tribute to someone who worked for them albeit for a brief time. Incredible...

[@landismithCOJ]

Brian Lawler could have had a title run when he was on his Ronnie From Jersey Shore Mode.

[@omerta316]

AJ here looks like a high school kid

[@JustJulyo]

MarkyD and Double J mix like bleach and concrete! I love it!

[@timhall5382]

I like these reviews the most.

[@alin81-82]

3 live crew was one of the few shining lights in early tna. Unfortunately, they were booked wrong w little good writing of promos.

[@allengriggs8894]

Fart break kid 😂😂😂

[@Troytotheworld]

I hate flat liners so much. You’re basically just giving yourself a rock bottom. I hate that move

[@Edgarm1383]

A lot of this era was cheesy but it wasn't as unbearable as WCW in 2000.

[@wethillbilly]

9 seconds ago is crazy

[@SamPugh-ru2yf]

Another video featuring a wild slapnuts appears and gifted Glen Gilberti how is he gifted

[@MichaelSpikes-pv6kl]

Excellent video

[@DavidRagan3134]

Still love seeing the Albino Harry Potter with Blonde Just for Men.

[@TadangTalin000]

Aj style,cm punk ,R truth wow TNA was amazing back then

[@EFIL4NAISREP]

This is more entertaining than AEW today

[@JtBaxter-pb9ij]

Can you do a Kid Kash in WWE video?

[@ulipeterson6112]

"Smells like WCW." lmao

[@TommyVinMI]

X gonna give it to ya

[@leonard2786]

We need more turd town content too

[@paulobrien784]

Shawn micheals................ Cousin 😂😂😂

[@thedeadlynose5127]

Always makes me sad when you say raven instead of raisin

[@ajnboilerup]

I feel so sorry for TNA fans. Too much ref bumps and interference. Just wondering if Jeff Jarrett was ever aware of this crap when it comes to the differences between heat and annoyance.

[@killergrooves2438]

AMW were one of my favorite tag teams around this time, especially since WWE was almost entirely Frankenteams at this time where they threw random established singles wrestlers together as a team. Actually, I think it was 2004 or 2005?

[@timewithoutconsequence4611]

All the hits! Partners that don’t get on.

[@HamanKarn567]

Imo TNA didnt really get good until late 2004 then was steadily better and was really great late 2005 to 2008. Overall not everything was lmao

[@tiredepet4010]

please WWF MEAT RUN WE WANT RING OF THE HAWK MEAT

[@AltamaRemarion]

If you took red shirts and the Disco crew off the show it wouldn't be too bad!

[@LuisFelipeFelipe808]

*Certified is slap nuts moment*

[@pendafen7405]

It is unbearable, but it's ours