THE WORST TNA MATCHES

[@orster2076]

the amount of punishment Marky takes for us is impressive

[@ricardonb6375]

You hear that TwatCulture, Cacaholic, crapsfunknown, and Lameamania?

[@Brando-Lee3725]

Indeed ! Marky has one hell of a threshold for torture !

[@TheFailedmessiah]

Oh he's the shove it man, oh he's the shove it man!

[@lewisaino]

@@Brando-Lee3725 He carries the weight

[@joemartin7227]

The Great Muta of KZbin videos

[@JasonTopo]

1:08 This is one of the craziest moments I've seen in wrestling. The way that chair just spawns out of nowhere into her face is crazy.

[@SlimbyTheSillyGoose]

Then u must not watch a lot of wrestling LOL if that’s one of the craziest moments.

[@dokuganryu1565]

It's one of my favorites.

[@HyperFlame64V1]

I cannot believe #2 got beaten out..... What a Time to be alive.

[@thesfdoctor3603]

For real, when I saw Jenna vs Sharmell at #2 I thought "Oh god, he fucked it up. What can be worse than this match?" Completing forgetting Shelly vs Rebel

[@WizardoftheGhost]

Shelly's physics are like playing a DOA wrestling game

[@MiniSage]

those last two matches, how horrific. i can't believe this company is the same company that had Gail Kim going against Awesome Kong

[@MiniSage]

@Cairo Lee honestly, im glad the ref threw the drawstring away. makes it much more funny to watch. glad these guys were able to show their wrestling skills without blindfolds on, though. would be a shame if this was the end of their feud

[@MiniSage]

@Cairo Lee what do you mean things fell apart? Braden Walker is a god amongst men, the feud should've continued after he came back with the full support and adoration of the fans with the amazing gimmick WWE gave him! but uh yeah, all jokes aside Harris really fell off

[@tafua_a]

I went from hating the number two spot to loving it for how stupid everything was. I think that the only reason why I came around to ironic enjoyment is Awesome Kong first casually walking away as she failed to catch SoJo Bolt and then her beating the shit out of Jenna after the match.

[@TheGilgameshepic]

With the Trinity/Kid Kash match I think that Moonsault landing early really shook her up as I remember actually watching it and it started well. That chair throw can't have helped either.

[@ASimpleHeroinUser]

She also got a big feel and handful of dk too on that landing lol. I hope he smashed it while working with her or while he was there. She looked surprisingly good and good looking as well

[@exeortegarubio]

A couple of things of note regarding the LAX vs. 3D match. Dutch Mantell booked the match, not Russo. It was originally meant to be an electrified cage match with 'explosives' (fireworks), but they worked horribly during the rehearsals so the latter were scrapped. Still, a terrible idea to book such a match in a tornado tag format.

[@yellowkangdexasthur4904]

​@@KingPossum It's not. Dutch admitted it himself in a shoot a few years ago. Just because you think someone "knows wrestling" doesn't mean everything they do is perfect

[@bigrigjoe5130]

@@yellowkangdexasthur4904 No he didn't. He said it was Jeff Jarrett's 's Idea. Look up "Dutch Mantell Talks TNA "Fire Russo" Chants & More: FULL Podcast" within the first 3 minutes of the interview He says he didn't like the idea, it was Jeff's idea and he stayed as far away from it as he could

[@veryonlineman]

​@@KingPossumYou are delusional

[@skorpiontamer]

The implants not popping out with that top gotta be a miracle

[@jry3270]

A steel cage match is already a stipulation. YOU DONT NEED THE BLINDFOLD GIMMICK! As Jim Cornette would say, that’s like putting a hat on a hat !

[@unholyperiodza5442]

You forgot Magnus vs Sting. That horrible booking of Dixie forcing the ref not to mention Bobby Roode interfering trying to quit the company.

[@EmoEmu]

The Shelly Martinez vs. Rebel match was so bad that I loved it. It's funny.

[@lukethomas6900]

To be fair, Trinity did show just how badass she was in that match with Kid Kash.

[@dhall888]

Yes!! When you say the cab driver slam, the cab driver slam!, you need to show the video twice like that!👍! That would be awesome bro! I’m just hanging out with my friends in the Carolina’s, getting my night started right!

[@Unregistered.HyperCam.2]

I'd like to nominate CHEEX's single appearance from NWA-TNA #2 as _at least_ an honorable mention. He was completely gassed just walking to the ring, he was essentially unable to do ANYTHING, and him sitting on his opponent for a pin cracks the ring itself; the ring ends up being lop-sided for several matches. NWA-TNA #1 opened after this match was recorded and had a ~15 minute cold open when it was supposed to be "Total Nonstop Action" because they had to replace the ring board. Also, a Markyd video, especially a TNA one, without a Wild Slapnuts Appearing? This video can't be real.

[@rayedmonds6108]

I kept waiting for a Wild Slapnuts to appear too lol

[@jandrew1313]

Does anyone ever mentioned why they booked cheex in the first place? Who thought it would be a good idea to book a guy like that? I know sometimes you want to book a local guy but there were probably a thousand other local guys way better than cheex. Cheex could barely move.

[@SamsarasArt]

3:57 my brother saw this match in person. 6:57 this one too. Kinda sucks that my brother has to suffer through such shitty matches

[@arizonawrestlinginterviews1040]

I bought Victory Road 2009, and my eyes and my wallet haven't forgiven me yet

[@TimTE01]

Underselling how they botched the Electric Cage Match. Homicide was supposed to fall into a 3-D…but didn’t. They had to redo it. Ouch.

[@kidwaryodproduction]

2:28 Jeff Hardy legendary meme face. 5:05 - 5:07 And why D-Von acting like Invisible Man attack him 😅

[@tafua_a]

That's how D-Von sells everything. That's vintage D-Von

[@kidwaryodproduction]

@@tafua_a Actually tried to doing Spinning Wheel Kick 😆

[@Duke_of_Spook]

If you've seen it, you already knew it had to be #1 before even clicking on the video 😂 I rewatch this match occasionally for a good laugh.

[@FloridaGuy53]

"You talk about your Gospels and you talk about your Psalms 23. Well, MarkyD 23 says to 'Shuv it, maaayn!'"

[@michaelspikes1506]

Great video Sir

[@pleaseshutup7053]

Tna a lot of creative ideas I will always respect them for that. They really felt like a different show from wwe

[@user-fe8gx3ie5v]

Most of them were Russo being unchecked.

[@michaelsinger4638]

Trinity was ahead of her time. If she had come into TNA later on, she could have been a champion easily.

[@SirJoelsuf1]

She could have been competing with the cruiserweights in WWE like Jackie Moore was at the time!

[@Markyd123]

Love me some trinity

[@_Bruzzi]

Great list, I was expecting to see the Sting vs Abyss Candleabra match

[@Markyd123]

It wasn’t actually that bad it just looked silly

[@jabbarmuhammad]

I fully agree with marky these matches were total garbage TNA should never have these types of matches ever again

[@Sweettooth1231]

11:58 "one night only"... well i sure hope so!

[@UndergroundSkat2000]

Shelly Martinez and her resilient wardrobe 👌

[@zubrhero5270]

I swear some of the worst TNA matches are so _good_ bad that they could simultaneously be on a "best" and "worst" matches list.

[@MichaelSpikes-pv6kl]

Great video

[@JustJames83]

There’s so many I don’t know how you narrowed it down

[@k.d.kelley2830]

A ha the Hawk graces us with his bird like presence

[@DeathSongoftheThreeStorms]

Hernandez diving off the top of the cage also the killed the kayfabe of it being "electrified" since how did he climb up without touching the wires.

[@tafua_a]

The fact that there were more than one electrified cage match in the history of wrestling, and the fact that Russo had nothing to do with either (Dutch Mantell booked the TNA one) is probably one of the most depressing things about wrestling creative.

[@WhipLashJimmyFrank]

Probably, Sting vs Abyss in the final rites match or whatever that was as an honourable mention.

[@BigJeffIsInTheHouse]

#4 is sad because Raven would've only been in his early 40's and should've been able to still work a match.

[@donzellmccalipp8510]

Great list i'd say the only match you missed was rosita/zelina vega and sarita vs winter and angelina love victory road 2011 match was only 5 minutes but it was still horrible

[@jordanfligor]

Well deserve vacation for the Hawk! Hope the ladies are taking a flight on the Hawk!

[@AGxAG]

Trinity clearly botched that last 'Rana so they could hit the ref for the angle.

[@KidGravityBeyond]

Trinity would have been a Legend if she came later on in TNA

[@ButWhatIfItIs]

VERY controversial opinion: If Trinity came before Lita... there may never have been need for a Lita. Apart from being a beautiful redhead I always thought Trinity being a stuntwoman could do all of the moves etc Lita could and looked way more legit/comfortable doing them. The fact she was in a smaller company has been detrimental to how well she's thought of imo. Pity about new ECW too. She was meant to be a valet for the FBI and I think she had a lot to offer WWE in 2006, but it wasn't the right time.

[@BabyMaharaja0]

WWE signed her and did nothing with her.

[@SteRDLK]

@@ButWhatIfItIs If Stone Cold came before Hulk Hogan... there many never have been need for a Hulk Hogan

[@ButWhatIfItIs]

@@SteRDLK I see no lie told! I'm not a Lita hater by any means. She was still Lita, but... Ehhh, idk, you couldn't really replicate Trish. She was charismatic for days, obviously sexy, she evolved her moveset somewhat throughout her career... Lita? I feel like a handful of women could of filled her shoes. I'm not even a big Lita or Trish mark. I was a Victoria boy. But I can completely see why WWE put their eggs in Trish rather than Lita more often. What do you think?

[@TGreen0381]

Raven was only 42 years old in that match against Zbysko.

[@googlemyself4091]

Raven is what happen when you abuse drugs. Booker T, Billy Gunn are both in their mid 50's and look younger than Raven did when he was 42.

[@axdambient]

i liked the Jenna Morasca match and I think we all know why Very...talented

[@flyguy7825]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@nicktaylor2657]

She was kinda hot So I don't mind it that much 😍

[@ravendarklawgaming197]

"Look at this pin!" Trust me, I am... 🤣

[@BigmanDogs]

That thumbnail gave me trauma

[@bigjohnsbreakfastlog5819]

Surprised we didn't have anything involving Khoya, and I'm specifically putting in Khoya and not Mahabali Shera because the Revolution was just the pits.

[@superfan931]

I'm surprised that match with Cheeks didn't make the list.

[@MatthewSmith-nc3vg]

The electrified cage was because the Arena didn't allow blood, they also filmed an empty arena match at the Impactzone for the ppv to get around it

[@kgty3163]

Who knew that Sting V Jeff Hardy would suck but it's Jeff Hardy's drinking problems so...

[@flyguy7825]

No, not drinking problems lol other types of problems, drug problems

[@kshinokevin]

"Okay, who booked this... (Vic Venom (Vince Russo), BRO). Makes sense..." - "Cowboy" James Storm vs. "Wildcast" Chris Harris (Blindfold / steel cage match)

[@SheriffOutlaw]

King Hawk! What's Goodie Hawk-Brotha! ❤

[@Donathon-qx8kq]

Omg I remember Grado...he was in WOS part of the New British Bulldogs with Davie Boy Smith Jr

[@Ishfaqw731]

I could be mistaken but I remember hearing/reading that Larry had cancer at the time so had to shave his hair off. He was on air authority figure as well at the time.

[@Markyd123]

I remember he did a wig gimmick for a few months after this

[@Ishfaqw731]

@@Markyd123 Holy smokes a reply from the hawk himself! I vaguely remember the wig gimmick hahaha. Did you ever watch live action wrestling on twc as well? (LAW) I always had a soft spot for that

[@michaelspikes1506]

I'm a big fan of TNA impact wrestling

[@flyguy7825]

Yes, I was a huge fan of TNA wrestling but now watching this mess it made me turn away from TNA towards the end

[@jamesb1988]

#7 I remember something regarding the fire Marshall threatening to shut show down due to electric cage fire risk so they ended up having to pretend.

[@FaizalKuntz]

i love top 10 list especially when marky has to suffer alot to make the video

[@BBoy4040]

If Jenna Morasca vs. Sharmell isn't #1....

[@flyguy7825]

That is exactly what I said!! 😆😆😆😆 That was by far in my opinion. The worst match I ever seen in TNA history.

[@flyguy7825]

The worst match I think I've ever seen in TNA and that says quite a bit is Jenna Marasco vs Sharmell at Victory Road along with Sting vs Jeff Hardy ironically at Victory Road '11,Man a lot of those victory road pay-per-views were horrible. But after seeing the number one pick which I don't remember off the top of my head seeing it. But I know the wrestling observer covered it. Yeah, this is neck and neck with that match lol Shelly Martinez I don't think I can name one good match she was ever in.

[@Usedplungerstotheface]

Adam Pearce is an awesome wrestler

[@AquariusLeviathanProphecy]

A Wild Slap Nuts appear 😆 🎸

[@ryanstewart4444]

Cheex. This was his time to "shine". No way you can get a whole 'Ring of the Hawk' out of him but it is time for him to get his due.

[@calebmaybin6896]

I put Jenna vs Sharmell at #1 for one reason, Jenna's Entrance. If you can't get the entrance right on your debut then you're dead before the bell dings.

[@allanshawa7489]

I think Kid Kash with Trinity in that ninja costume was worse, Trinity botched so much. The reverse battle royal should've been here, Aj Styles vs Magnus, Orlando Jordan vs Rob Terry, Matt Morgan vs Hernandez and the lockbox challenge.

[@daanyelgeorge7004]

Bring it on MarkyD!!

[@insignificantaftermathPROJECTS]

You made it sound like Raven was 55 years old back in 2006 lol

[@Dbanks700]

This video should be great let’s go squad 🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@omega.male4231]

Not once, not twice but thrice. And it sure wasn’t nice

[@TheWitchingHourBand]

I got one I was in attendance for. AJ styles vs Frank Trigg in a mixed martial arts match at no surrender 2008..

[@DarknessCornered]

That match with judas messias vs abyss. Thinking it was a monsters ball where they were cutting each other with glass.

[@demored3017]

shouldve added rvd vs anderson for the "restart the match" "no" chants

[@DannyBedo]

Just so we all understand. The Voodoo Kin Mafia was established to make fun of Vince. Vince made one of his writers dance in a thong for weeks and then fired him. Then TNA said “ya sounds good we’ll hire that guy and do that joke too because fuck Vince. We only do inside jokes in this company.” This is giving me violent spirit squad flashbacks and I hate it.

[@JustJulyo]

Even the most hardcore masochist will think twice to watch half these matches

[@skrillabagbg]

I just know my nigga jeff on here🤦🏾‍♂️

[@declangaming24]

Can you cover the ECW originals in WWE 2005 - 07

[@pleaseshutup7053]

Sandman getting drafted raw in 2007 is literally too dumb for words

[@declangaming24]

@@pleaseshutup7053 might be but it would be interesting I like sandman he used weapons but when he couldn't use them he felt useless.

[@pleaseshutup7053]

@@declangaming24 that move was just proof Vince wanted to kill ecw. I would like to see markyd cover them tho I didn’t watch the original ecw even I knew what sandman meant to the original ecw

[@declangaming24]

@@pleaseshutup7053 yeah WWE and vince wanted to Bury them Tommy dreamer stayed until December 2009 WWE ECW got ruined by multiple factors heyman not getting freedom to do what he wanted, not having December to dismember at a good time 1 week after survivor series then it should of been 2 weeks before armageddon so you get some buildup, burying the ECW originals, making big show champion ect if they made sabu, ric flair, sandman, Undertaker, Triple H or HBK ECW champion the brand would of had someone more prestigious nothing against big show he is a good superstar but a guy who shouldn't of been forced to the main event straight away also Tuesday time slot not something you want for a show Wednesday night ECW would of been better in smaller venues.

[@Apple13556]

My dream is to get a smack from the hawk

[@jennygholson]

Love your video ❤

[@okolo22000]

It’s astonishing that #1, 2 AND 3 all involved women; why am I not surprised about how bad things have gone for women back then?

[@pleaseshutup7053]

Not surprising Tna featured the women like no other company I’ve seen that wasn’t an all women company. And Tna was down for anything so a lot of misses here

[@suedenim]

It's amazing how much better the Impact Knockouts division has become - possibly the best women's division in wrestling.

[@markula_4040]

Little off topic but I will never understand why the bell would accidently ring early. Is it necessary for the bell to ring the millisecond there is a 3 count? No, so just wait for the referee to give the timekeeper the signal. Same with playing the entrance music as soon as the match is over. Waiting until the announcer announces the winner to play the music isn't going to lessen the moment and makes it look less pre-determined.

[@CTCELMOCTC]

We need a Grado Ring of the Hawk!

[@Markyd123]

He had way too many matches 😂 thank god

[@ChairmanMeow1]

Oh man, I remember that Raven/Zbysko match clear as day. The reason I remember it is how truly awful it was. At some point during it I started feeling a lot of sympathy for these two old fucks getting beaten up. But it quickly turned to anger as I realized they forced such a shit match just to stay in the scene for another 15 minutes.

[@youbesilly2k5]

Damn u hit me with.a brick. Those matches sucked. Those last 2 matches set womans wrestling back 20 years. Lol

[@Crushbra]

#11 Frank Trygg vs AJ Styles MMA match with the loud Fire Russo chant

[@crisistian_]

You know what, that Grado's match was disappointing. In ICW he had a way better hardcore match vs Chris Renfrew

[@KadeemG61]

MarkyD, Bro, let me be perfectly clear. I didn’t book this match, Bro.

[@iamlougotti]

Omg that Morasca vs Sharmell match was probably the worst match I ever seen. I wish I could clear it out my head

[@DarkBlueBaker]

Some gimmick matches are a lot worse than others. If you wanted to do like a blind fold or eye-for-an-eye match and not the WWE way, which was terrible, here's a thought. Chris Harris lost his eye and was wearing an eye patch. Okay well not having both eyes does put you at a disadvantage, especially if your vision is better in one eye than the other. It might have been more interesting to have both men wear an eyepatch. You wouldn't be ridiculous looking the way the blindfold matches look, and it would be a handicap to one or both men. Gimmick matches, in my opinion, don't need to be so complicated. If you want to add a little spice add a stipulation like an eye patch. Or even a mask. Jim Neidhart said that he did not like wearing a mask because it limited peripheral his vision. There you go there's a disadvantage to add some drama to the match.

[@user-tl4fi6oy8d]

Really, Trinity doing crazy shit and missing some of it and really taking hard bumps is number 10? HIT ME WIV A BRICK GUVNA!

[@xChris_Kentx]

7:41 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@insignificantaftermathPROJECTS]

Imagine Trinity vs Lita. The high flying style AND the near neck breaking botches.

[@ColeYote]

Not sure about the "electrified cage could've legitimately killed you" thing considering said cage was very clearly not actually electrified.

[@xilon3]

Here it comes again : please Ludvig Borga WWF run for RoH

[@Markyd123]

It’s on my list bro it’s coming

[@xilon3]

@@Markyd123 praise The might Markyd, I have been heared! 😁

[@mr.awesome6011]

Okay, sure, Christie Hemme isn't going to be remembered for her in ring performances, but even she deserved better than that.

[@kidz4p509]

For some reason, every time someone talks about the worst wrestling matches, I notice that some of the matches that they talk about would sometimes involve a shirtless bum, especially the fat ones.

[@MarzK216]

0:03 Straight bars

[@tomservo5347]

Being married to a native Texan with a Mexican dad I can appreciate Shelly Martinez.

[@jacobvanveldhuizen4365]

i'm glad at least one wrestling reviewer has the sense to hate on abyss, he was boring and redundant.

[@jasoncooper4507]

I thought Spain was the vacation destination for our Hawks across the pond? Mexico. No. Bad Hawk. Bad.

[@stevehardman4686]

The one that really stands out as deserving to be on the list, there was a Gut Check match with Gunner and Kris Lewie that nothing about it was good. It needs to be on this list, there were wrestling sites that chose that as the very worst match of 2012, it wasn't a case where there was one obvious thing that went wrong, everything about it went a little bit wrong. Anyone who wants to check it out on this site, look for Gunner vs Kris Lewis, judge for yourself

[@Wickedred413]

How in the hell has no one done a top 10 worst TNA matches completely blows my mind.

[@Markyd123]

Yea I think I skipped it at the time because Tom did a video on three bad matches

[@Wickedred413]

​​​@@Markyd123 it's funny that you mention that because I remember Tom had a series of worst TNA matches. And then he just stopped for some strange reason. I just want to say thank you and continue to fly and run wild to Graceland.

[@JT-ih2rx]

Confused about abyss wasn't he in decay? Why he attack rosemary?

[@ButWhatIfItIs]

Tbh as botchy as Trinity and Kid Kash's match was, I'd still of had more fun watching and it would of kept my short attention span. Trinity is still an above average female wrestler even by today's standards which says a lot about how she hasn't really been ackowledged imo. Tbh I found a lot of Jessicka Havok's initial run in 2013/2014 pretty horrible. She'd been this fantastic talent on the indies then when she got to TNA she was barely mobile, had horrible music and a confusing gimmick. There's lots of stuff that's so bad you never forget that are featured, but there are ones that were bad AND boring so therefore we mercifully forget all about it.

[@jasontodd1896]

Agree

[@pleaseshutup7053]

It’s car crash tv

[@user-fe8gx3ie5v]

I'd still have had* Learn English, Th*rd W*rlder.

[@deathsnitemaresinfullust2269]

Damn. Never realized Raven was already 55 back in 06, no wonder he was starting to go downhill in the ring by the end of his TNA\Impact run. i'm most familiar with his ECW feud with Sandman, back when he started influencing his son and all that. That was probably some of his best stuff, i dont think he ever got to see his full potential in WCW or WWE and by the time TNA rolled around the character wasn't as relevant anymore. For being "just a list" i thought this was a fun video, i wouldn't mind seeing more videos like this that point out different facts about TNA & Impact. This is basically the only channel i know that talks about it so even if it seems like other channels have made something similar i wouldn't know because i don't see those channels, pretty sure i can't be the only one with a similar outlook. Especially if it's not affecting the videos you would usually be making, a list here and there is totally welcomed and appreciated by me. 😄👍

[@Markyd123]

Yea I just personally find lists a bit lazy. But I get that they’re more easily digestible for the viewers. Thanks for the support

[@deathsnitemaresinfullust2269]

@@Markyd123 Thank You for the entertainment

[@je7055]

There is no way Raven was 55 in 06, that would make him early/mid 70s now. Pretty sure he meant to say Zbyszko was 55 lol

[@Unregistered.HyperCam.2]

Raven wasn't 55 in 06; he's 57 today in 2023.

[@deathsnitemaresinfullust2269]

Oh🤦‍♂️, well i guess it's pretty sad that i thought Raven looked old enough to possibly be 55 back then Zabisco being 55 sounds about right 😅👍

[@christopherbaker9676]

Damn Trinity ate that fuckin chair.

[@ASCUMBAGWh0re]

Hey! Watch ur fkn mouffth

[@TeamTowers1]

Honestly I never liked how Monster's Ball matches over time just became a hardcore match that happens to feature Abyss. I much prefer the initially concept of it being a multi man hardcore match with a few crazy people.

[@rayedmonds6108]

I totally agree with you. Impact went back to the original concept last year with Sammy Calihan vs Moose (I think it was Moose) where they "stayed in a dark room with no food for days" before the match.

[@TeamTowers1]

@@rayedmonds6108 That's cool, but I still don't think the Monster's Ball should be a one on one match.