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Wed, 11 Feb 2009 13:57:46 GMT

Given the attention toward BurningDoom's Chrsi Jericho thread, I figured I'd start an on going wrestling discussion since there are more wrestling fants on CCL than I thought. SO First off, anyone wandering into this thread with intentions of giving us marks the shocking news that pro-wrestling is fake. Dont bother. W know it's fake. You know what else is fake? Comicbook and video games. But it's all just entertainment. That said. [b]What are your opinions on the current state of wrestling?[/b] I wish we could have another 90's boom. There was nothing like the attitude era and the Monday Night Wars. I'm okay with Vince taking wrestling (notice I said wrestling and not just WWE) back an era and really pushing the characters, gimmicks and entertainment value. Though I know this angers the hell out of old school and internet fans. [b]What do you think with WWE's current product?[/b] I like it. But it's deffinatly been better. Nothing will be as good as Austin vs McMahon and the late 90's. But I like the push that Randy Orton is getting. I'm excited about Wrestlemania coming up soon. I really like the HBK/ JBL fued right now, too. CM Punk is doing amazing things in WWE, too. I've been following his career for years and am glad to see him flurishing. Normally I'm arguing with the internet marks over John Cena. I LOVE Cena. Most of you will think I'm crazy. And I'm looking forward to arguing with those who think I am. But as much as I love Cena, I am sick of him always having the title. I usually only read about Smackdown. I hardly ever catch it. I was glad that they took a chance on Jeff Hardy as WWE champion, even if it was for only a month. Edge is always amazing, and I'm glad I dont have Triple H shuved in my face everyweek now. CHRISTIAN IS BACK! I never ever even bother with ECW, but of vourse, I'm waiting for weeks and weeks for him to show up, and he comes back on ECW. Very disapointing. But oh well, he's back, and I'm excited. [b]What do you think of TNA's current product?[/b] ICK! TNA is terrible right now IMO. They have tons of great talent but their booking is TERRIBLE! I mea, they're still doing a Sara Palin gimmick? What! The storylines are horrid. But like I said, lots of good talent. Samoa Joe and AJ Styles I mark pretty hard for. [b]What indies/Puero do you watch?[/b] I use to be all over some ROH. Back in 04-05 when it was really good. Brian Danielson's reigh as champion was AWSOME. I don't follow any Japanese wrestling. [b]What got you hooked/ When did you start watching?[/b] I started watching WCW in about 97. I was the hugest nWo Wolfpac fan. I was at the Georgia Dome when Goldberg beat Hogan for the world title. I think I cried I was so happy. Sting and the nWo got me hooked. Sting was amazing. I watched it then and thought, "This guy is a real life superhero!" But eventually I got fed up with WCW and made the switch to WWF. Best decision I ever made. I came in at late 99 and cought Triple H's title raigns. Triple H was the absolute coolest guy I'd ever seen at that time. The year 2000 is my favorite. [b]Who's your favorite wrestler?[/b] Of all time? Triple H. Like I just said, what he was doing in 2000 was AMAZING. Right now? CM Punk or Randy Orton. Orton is a brilliant heel. CM Punk's matchs with William Regal as of late have been AWESOME. [b]WWE LEGENDS OF WRESTLEMANIA[/b] It comes out in march! AAHHHH! My second most looked forward to game this year. WWE.com has an updated roster of 22 superstars. More coming soon! What are some of your other favorite moments/wrestlers/shows and whatever else?

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Wed, 11 Feb 2009 15:20:39 GMT

[quote=scaryhead] SO First off, anyone wandering into this thread with intentions of giving us marks the shocking news that pro-wrestling is fake. Dont bother. W know it's fake. You know what else is fake? Comicbook and video games. But it's all just entertainment. [/quote] Amen! lol These guys are athletic (some more than others) stuntment who get beat up for my entertainment and we all know the outcome of the matches are predetermined but who cares?! I've been a fan since I was a kid in the 80s during the Hulkamania era that was everywhere! A lot of great memories and good times...I'm even going to Wrestlemania XXV whoo hooo!!!

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Wed, 11 Feb 2009 15:58:17 GMT

[b]What are your opinions on the current state of wrestling?[/b] It's crap, it has been since Austin and Rock left the scene. And I'm not saying that just because I like those wrestlers. It's just that WWE has been rehashing the same tired feuds and storylines ever since, and it's predictable and boring because of it. TNA has potential, but it always falls just short. I think a big problem is the announcers, they need more humor in there. They also need to use their big talkent more. I know Kurt Angle can't get away from the camera. But other guys like Sting take off months at a time, we're lucky to see Kevin Nash beat a guy down maybe 2 or 3 times a year, and when Hogan was there all he did was run his mouth mostly. [b]What do you think with WWE's current product?[/b] See my answer to the last question. [b]What do you think of TNA's current product?[/b] I diagree with you. I think TNA is beating the pants off of WWE right now. The Main-Event Mafia storyline is great! I'm loving it! It's very reminiscent of the nWo invasion of WCW. [b]What indies/Puero do you watch?[/b] None. [b]What got you hooked/ When did you start watching?[/b] I was watching WCW right when nWo debuted and Sting was making his debut with the Crow make-up. The nWo storyline got me hooked. Then I discovered Austin vs. McMahon in WWF. This was when Triple H led D-X, Undertaker and The Rock were in McMahon's Corporation, and *shock* Ken Shamrock was a wrestler. [b]Who's your favorite wrestler?[/b] Sting, followed by Triple H then Jericho. Sting was just my 1st favorite wrestler back in the day, he was awesome when fighting against nWo, and I never stopped liking him. Triple is just a freaking bad-ass! I like Jericho's arrogantness. I like Austin too just cause of his attitude. I used to really like Kevin Nash, but now he's a lazy SOB that always seems to have some surgery or injury right when he's supposed to do his big match.

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Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:12:31 GMT

[quote=scaryhead] First off, anyone wandering into this thread with intentions of giving us marks the shocking news that pro-wrestling is fake. Dont bother. W know it's fake. You know what else is fake? Comicbook and video games. But it's all just entertainment.[/quote] [size=7]WHAT ?![/size]

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Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:13:05 GMT

[quote=BurningDoom][b]What are your opinions on the current state of wrestling?[/b] It's crap.[/quote] Now we're getting somewhere.

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Wed, 11 Feb 2009 17:11:04 GMT

Growing up in Virginia, I was a NWA fan, Jim Crockett ran the territory then (Virginias, Carolinas) I grew up on Magnum TA, Ric Flair, The Horsemen, The Road Warriors, The Freebirds, Steiners, Midnight Express, RnR Express, Nikita, Sting, Muta, Terry Funk. This is wrestling to me. I still watch on occasion, but nothing will ever, ever touch 80's NWA, later WCW & ECW in the 90's. Wrestling is dead. [B]What are your opinions on the current state of wrestling?[/B] D E A D [b]What do you think with WWE's current product?[/b] It sucks for the most part, WWF still misuses every single guy they get that can become a star. Why are people like Orton & Batista in the spotlight? They're bread & butter should be HBK, Ken Kennedy, CM Punk, Jericho, Santino, etc WWF,E whatever sucks. [b]What do you think of TNA's current product?[/b] Bush league, great talent, but not good enough to step up & go head to head with the WWF,E so they can both become better & kick off another boom. [b]What indies/Puero do you watch?[/b] None anymore. [b]What got you hooked/ When did you start watching?[/b] 80's NWA [B]Who's your favorite wrestler?[/B] All time? Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat, Sting & Mick Foley. [b]WWE LEGENDS OF WRESTLEMANIA[/b] Hope this game is kickass, haven't played a good wrestler since the AKI engine on the N64.

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Wed, 11 Feb 2009 23:48:10 GMT

This is slightly off topic but I had to say something. Last night I successfully found a copy of No Holds Barred starring Hulk Hogan and Tiny Lister on a torrent site. I watched it last night for the first time in 20 years. How awesome is THAT wrestling fans? (It is not available on DVD, and was never released on anything but VHS.)

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Sat, 14 Feb 2009 16:04:02 GMT

[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v449/scaryhead/wrestling_savage.jpg[/IMG] June 9th, WWE is planning to release Macho Madness: The Ultimate Randy Savage Collection. A 3 disc DVD set of the Macho Man. This is amazing news for the fans. Savage has always been a huge favorite in wrestling past, but Vince MacMahon has done nearly everything he can to forget the Madness due to a personal grudge. Vince has been able to work with other talent that he has had heat with in the past (Honky Tonk Man, Warrior, Hogan)just fine, but Savage has alway been out of the question. While no one really seems to know why Vince hates Savage so much, the internet rumor is that it stems from Savage ellegedly having sex with 15 year old Stephanie MacMahon. Though there is nothing at all to that rumor other than internet speculation. WWE is not in a position to cancel big money making projects like the marketing of Randy Savage. This is tremendous news for the fans.

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Sat, 14 Feb 2009 18:25:28 GMT

[b]Grew up around / watching AWA .......An uncle of mine used to work out with Rick Rude , Curt Hennig ....We used to go see house shows all the time... Loved late 80's - early 90's WWF.... Got back into wrestling aroung 95-96 when nwo first came out...not so much anymore...mostly TNA[/b] [quote=scaryhead]I wish we could have another 90's boom. [/quote] [b]would be good to see....but I don't see it...[/b]

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Sat, 14 Feb 2009 20:08:55 GMT

I do like the current Randy Orton push with McMahons A little ticked with Matt going heel (again), the original intent was for the attacks to be Christian, but that aparently got thrown out. Now I have a reason to want to watch ECW with Christian there though. I watch most of the shows from Tivo to my ipod for my comutes so I do get to see Raw/SD/ECW most every week. Kills time on the train. My wife loves Cena and I think he is a great talent. I do wish they would stop with him being champion year round though. Hope Mysterio wins the elimination chamber this week. I love the high fliers and Rey would have to be one of my all time favorites. I got into wrestling back onin the late 90's, and then I stopped watching/pay attention for a few years and started watching again about 4 years ago. Never really cared for TNA, like some of the talent though. I read up online every couple weeks to see whats going on over there.

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Sun, 15 Feb 2009 16:02:35 GMT

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Fri, 20 Feb 2009 10:28:04 GMT

Just a few of my favs. [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v449/scaryhead/20z9zrs.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v449/scaryhead/7070236.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v449/scaryhead/kevinnash3ak3.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v449/scaryhead/MrPerfect030-1.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v449/scaryhead/Kurt_Angle_-_Kurt_Angle_10.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v449/scaryhead/76865777iw2.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v449/scaryhead/UltimateWarriorArmTassels.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v449/scaryhead/tlclegendshm5.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v449/scaryhead/20060615031031Mick_Foley.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v449/scaryhead/BenoitGuerrero-1.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v449/scaryhead/ricNWA.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v449/scaryhead/bret_hart.jpg[/IMG]

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Fri, 20 Feb 2009 16:00:24 GMT

coolest thing ever when mick foley got tossed off the top of that cage and landed on his coconut-yeah me 700 posts:)) <:o)

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Fri, 20 Feb 2009 16:02:55 GMT

[quote=dunleavy75]coolest thing ever when mick foley got tossed off the top of that cage and landed on his coconut-yeah me 700 posts:)) <:o) [/quote] And then he spit out his tooth...THROUGH HIS NOSE! HARDCORE! -Nate-

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Fri, 20 Feb 2009 16:50:57 GMT

[b]What are your opinions on the current state of wrestling?[/b] Terrible!!! This Is The Worst Wrestling Has Ever Been In Years!! [b]What do you think with WWE's current product?[/b] To Predictable. You Always Know Who The Secret Guest Refferee Is By Who Has A Book Or Movie Coming Out. The Last Couple Of Years It Has Always Been Either Austin Or Foley. They Always Have A Tag Match The Week Before A Pay-Per-View Comprised Of Two Of The Main Matches Opponets Teaming Together. 98% Of The Time I Know Who's About To Come Out Based On Who Is In The Ring. The Biggest Problem I Have Is That There Is Way Too Much Talking. During The Last Diva Search, One Episode Of Raw Only Had Three Matches. Three!!! In Two Hours!!! ECW Sucks! With It Only Being An Hour, By The Time They Show Every Thing That Happened During Raw, Smackdown, The Pay-Per-Views, Behind The Scenes Of Someones Movie, The Make A Wish Foundation Stuff, Christmas In Iraq Etc. Etc. Etc., They Don't Have Time For Any Matches. I'm So Over Edge. The Ultimate Oppertunist Thing Is Wearing Thin! I Also Just Have To Say "I've Cena Nuff"! Normally When A Wrestler Loses His Title And His Rematch, They Start Back At The Bottom And Have To Work There Way Back Up. OOOOOHHHHH NOOOO Not John Cena. Nope He Gets To Have A Title Shot Any Time He Wants. I Can't Believe They Haven't Brought Back The Undisputed Championship Just For Him!!! I'll Bet If All The 15 Year Old Girls Weren't Buying His Merch, The Landscape Would Be Different. Vickie Gurrero. WTF!!! I'll Bet Eddie Is Turning Over In His Grave. I Can' Even Talk About That Anymore. [b]What do you think of TNA's current product?[/b] I'm A Big TNA Mark, But Right Now It's Not So Great. They Need To Push There Talent More. I Was Stoked At Them Bringing In "Legends" To Get Viewers, But Now They Need To Give The Others Equal Time. Also They Need To Steer Away From WWE Type Storylines. Whats Wrong With I'm Going To Beat You Up Simply Because I Want The Title? [b]What indies/Puero do you watch?[/b] None. Although When ROH Gets There Show I'll Check It Out If My Cable Provider Has That Channel. [b]What got you hooked/ When did you start watching?[/b] I Used To Watch Early To Mid 80's Whan I Was A Kid And Then Lost Interest. I Later Became A Fan Of The Insane Clown Posse And Started Watching WCW When They Were On And Got Re-Hooked. I Then Started Following WCW And WWF And Haven't Stopped Watching Since. Coincidently, ICP Is What Also Got Me Watching The PPV TNA Shows Before Fox Sport Net And Eventually Spike. [b]Who's your favorite wrestler?[/b] Top Three: 1) Sting 2) Kevin Nash 3) Booker T (Hated The King Booker Gimmick) Other Notables: I'm Starting To Like Alot Of The Fresh Faces. The Mainstays Are Getting Boring And Predicable (I've Seen Thousands Of Matches Where Noone Falls To The Middle Rope, But Every Time Mysterio Is In A Match...) Anyway: Matt Sydal (I'm Sorry, Evan Bourne), Ron Killings (R Truth), Kevin Thorn (They Didn't Push Him Enough. Remember Mordecai - Awful). Oh Yeah. I Miss Tajiri!!!

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Fri, 20 Feb 2009 18:25:02 GMT

I miss mid-to-late '90s wrestling too. Today's WWE reminds me of WWE in the early '90s post-Hulkamania and pre-Attitude. The pendulum will swing back in wrestling's favor again. That's my guess. TNA is like really bad WCW...and what's up with that crazy ring? I started watching WWF on Saturday morning when I was really young. They were like superheroes to me, so there was a direct correlation between wrestling and comics. Then when the Monday Night Wars started, it was awesome. I was in college and everyone piled into our room every Monday night. It was great. Favorite wrestlers: Mick Foley, The Rock, Stone Cold, Triple H. These guys were just plain amazing.

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Fri, 20 Feb 2009 22:54:51 GMT

What happend to the Headbangers? They were my faves way back when

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Sat, 21 Feb 2009 01:55:30 GMT

What are your opinions on the current state of wrestling? Today's wrestling sucks. Ever since Vince bought WCW and ECW, wrestling went down. People think if wrestlers like Stone Cold, the Rock, and Bret Hart came back it will get better. I don't think so. I think with the UCF and MMA's and such, wrestling is slowly going down. To much of the storylines are just reused materials from the 80's. How many times are they going to have the brother turn on his brother? Or a wrestler's lover (or midget) gets attacked? And why do they only focus on the "big guys" and not take a chance of the other talent...ok...besides Jeff Hardy. What do you think with WWE's current product? WWE sucks. They have so much talent but they focus to much on guys like Cena and Batista. It took a guy as good as Chris Benoit about 20 years to win a title that he did deserve but hand the belt to guys like Khali, Batista, CM Punk? I like what the Legacy is doing right now on Raw. Just thought it was to much having RKO giving Steph the RKO. I was really happy to see Jeff Hardy having the title after a year of fighting for it. I was hoping RVD at the Royal Rumble meant he was coming back...guess not. I'm also happy to see Christian back where he belongs. Just wait to the draft and have him on Smackdown with Edge and the Hardyz. What do you think of TNA's current product? TNA has the talent to compete with WWE. Just to bad that they also focus on the big guns. Don't get me wrong, I like Sting, Angle and Booker. But Steiner and Nash shouldn't be getting that much tv time. I do like the Main Event Mafia storyline, but maybe add a couple of members that were dominating more then just WCW. What indies/Puero do you watch? Don't watch any of it..sorry. What got you hooked/ When did you start watching? I've been watching wrestling for about 30 out of my 33 plus years of life. I remember watching Hogan when he started off as a heel. I remember the Body Ventura looking so "fairy". Being kids, we were jumping up and down and going crazy when Hogan bodyslammed Andre and as young adults cheering the nWo and DX every week. I still love it now as much as I did back then even though it really is bad to watch now...but I still love the "magic" behind it all. Who's your favorite wrestler? Of all time??? Bret the Hitman Hart. He was everything that HBK was only he did it first. Ok...so Bret never won the European title...that's a crap title anyway since it's not around...:)) . I also like Randy Savage, Ricky Steamboat, Ric Flair, Sting, Shawn Michaels, Jake Roberts, Mr Perfect, the Undertaker, Eddie Guerrero, Chris Benoit, Chris Jericho, Randy Orton, Edge, and many others. WWE LEGENDS OF WRESTLEMANIA Man I can't wait for this game!!!=p~

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Sat, 21 Feb 2009 13:43:13 GMT

I think a lot lof people these days, epecially, well, mostly, internet fans are missing the point of modern pro wrestling. Pro wrestling is goofy entertainment. Plain and simple. Not to say that goofy entertainment can't be AWESOME when done right, but you have to look at it for what it is. The days of strong kayfabe are long gone. We shouldn't be trying to tell the fans it's real when the whole world knows it's not. WWE has adopted the phrase "WWE Universe" Witch is pefect, because the WWE, and all of wrestling, is just like a live action comic book with super characters and fights between good and evil. I admit that wrestling has not been anywhere near as good as it was in the late 90's, but it's far from CRAP. A lot of people look at the storylines and gimmicks of today and get mad. Why? If someone has a goofy gimmick, then why can't people laugh at it? If the guy has a goofy gimmick and is a shit worker, then I gan understand some frustration, but I think people are taking their wrestling WAY to seriously. Someone said that the WWE today is to predictable. They must not have been watching the last year of WWE. Who predicted CM Punk cashing in Money In The Bank against Edge and win the World Title? Who Predicted Edge's recent loss of the WWE title and winning the World title last Sunday? Predicability is the one thing WWE has been trying to change for the last year. And look at all the great talent in WWE right now. Randy Orton, Cody Rhodes and Ted Dibiase J.r.- These guys, especially Orton, are doing AMAZING things on RAW. Orton is damn near brilliant. Jericho- WOW is all I have to say. Shawn Micheals- Nuff said. CM Punk- One of the best workers in wrestling today Rey Mysterio JBL William Regal Kofi Kingston Santino Marella- Not the best worker, but damn he's hilarious. Thats just RAW Triple H- He will never get the full credit he deserves just because he married Stephanie. People seem to forget that he was a 4 time WWF champion before he and Steph were even dating. Edge- IMO, the nest heel in WWE last year. Undertaker- Nuff said. The Hardys Brian Kendrick- Awsome worker. Chavo Guerrero Hurricane Helms Shelton Benjamin I'l admit I hav't watched ECW in months before Christian came back. But even the most boring of wrestling product, Divas matches have improved. Micky James- a Better wrestler than half the RAW locker room, but will always be looked over cuz she's a woman. Beth Pheonix Maryse- Great heel Michele Mcool Natallya Neidhart True, storylines could be better. And since Vince boguht out WCW the lack of compatition has showed it's affects, but wrestling today is not THAT bad. Not as bad as it was a few years ago. It's atleast fun, even if at times it's not cool. But it doesn't have to be cool. Just entertaining. _______________________________________________________________________ You'll notice in my rant that I havn't mentioned TNA. Thats because I think TNA is shit. But I'll make a few remarks. During the early days of TNA and Impact being shown on Fox Sports Net all those years ago, I was a HUGE TNA mark, but that was also one o WWE's lowest points. Today's TNA has a few good qualities. Mostly just good to decent talent. Samoa Joe Alex Shelley Chris Sabin AJ Styles Black Machiesmo Plus all the older guys like Sting Kurt Angle Booker T Mick Foley Kevin Nash Scott Steiner My biggest issue with TNA is their booking, but why I hate TNA is a whole nother rant.

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Mon, 23 Feb 2009 08:49:30 GMT

[quote]Someone said that the WWE today is to predictable. They must not have been watching the last year of WWE. Who predicted CM Punk cashing in Money In The Bank against Edge and win the World Title?[/quote] Actually, I Called It! That Was The Most Obvious Way To Get The Title Back On Raw. I Forget Why, But Both Titles Were Being Held By Smackdown Superstars At That Time. I Didn't Call It Before Hand, But As Soon As I Saw Edge Take Kofi's Spot, I Knew He Was Going To Win! I Don't Take It Too Seriously. It's A TV Show I Know, But You Have To Get Somewhat Disappointed At The Storylines, Because The Wrestling Part Sux! They Only Push The People That Vince And/Or 15 Year Old Girls Like And Let The Real Talent Rot. In Realitiy Shelton Benjamin Should Have Been WWE Or World Champion By Now. He Is Hands Down One Of The Best Actual Real Wrestlers In The WWE Since Benoit. The Match He Had Against HBK (If Your A Fan Of Either, You Should Know The One I'm Talking About) Was Amazing. I'm Sorry For All The Fanboys, But John cena Can't Wrestle To Save His Life. He Has Like Three Moves. You Can Always Tell Which One He Is Going To Use. You Know Every Time He Is Whipped Into The Ropes, He Is Going To Do A Flying Shoulder Tackle. I Mean Hes The Most Predicable Part Of All Wrestling. Not To Mention The Superhuman Strength They Try To Get Us To Believe He Has. I Mean Really. He's Handcuffed To The Ringpost And He Pulls It Out Of The Ring!!! Your $#!+ing Me! Don't Get Me Wrong, He's A Strong SOB, But Really! It's Also Weird That He Gets His @$$ Handed To Him For Almost The Whole Match, Kicks Out Of Every Finisher, Then Out Of Nowhere He Hits His FU (Or Whatever They Call It Now) And Wins The Match. Please. Orton - Great Wrestler. Current Storyline Is Decent. Would Prefer Less Mic Time. He Drones On. Cody Rhodes - I Think Was Brought Up Too Soon, But Has Made Vast Improvements. Ted Dibiase Jr. - A Star Is Born. Rey Mysterio - Has Slowed Down With Age. Tired Of All The David And Goliath Matches. Hasn't Had A Decent Story Line In Years. They Have Nothing For Him. JBL - Booooorrrrriiinnnnggggg!!! Get Ron Simmons And Restart The APA William Regal - Highly Underrated And Underused Kofi Kingston - Rocked From The Start. Kind Of Leveled Off. Santino Marella - [quote]Not the best worker, but damn he's hilarious.[/quote] You Hit The Nail On The Head. HHH - What Credit? I Don't Care That Much For Him, But He IS WWE. You Want To Give Him Credit On Top Of His 13 Title Reigns? Edge - Too Much Man. Too Much. They Need To Back Him Off A Little. You Know What They Say About Too Much Of A Good Thing... Undertaker - Best Current Legend. Need To Think About Hanging It Up. All his Storylines Are The Same And He Takes Too Much Time Off. Hardy Boys - Wish They Wouldn't Have Replaced Christian With Matt Hardy In The Jeff Hardy Storyline. It Has Already Been Done. Thats Hao They Became Single Competitors To Begin With. Christian - Was Set To Blow Up Huge When He Came In, Except Vince Don't Like Him So He Will Soon Be A Midcarder. Should Go Back To TNA As Soon As He Can!!! Kendrick, Chavo, Helms - "Yawn" Useless Since They Dropped The Cruiserweight Title. Women's Divsion - I Could Go Either Way On That One. For Every Decent Wrestler, You Have A Hottie "Trying" To Wrestle And It Comes Off Stupid! All The Great Ones Have Left. Mickey James Is Reallyy The Only One Worth A Damn. If I Ticked Anybody Off, I'm Sorry. These Are Just One Mans Opinions!!!

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Mon, 23 Feb 2009 10:24:04 GMT

John Cena, love him or hate him, is pound for pound one of the strongest people that I have ever seen wrestle. I've been a fan for 25+ years and have seen Hogan, Goldberg, Lesnar, Norton, etc....all the powerhouses and Cena is right there with them. I'm not a Cena fan either, but there aren't too many that deserve the spotlight more than him if he is drawing and bringing in money.

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Mon, 23 Feb 2009 10:29:43 GMT

I'll admit that when John Cena forst wont the WWE championship, I ws against it and hated Cena for the longest time. But the complaints against him are getting very old. The same moves over and over? You know who else used the same moves over and over? Every top wrestler in history. It's got getting the moves over. Say what you will about his ability, but look at his match with Umaga at the Royal Rumble, or how he carried the Great Kahli to a good match. Wrestling in WWE isn't always about flash moves. It's about story telling and psychology. I'm the exact opposite about Rhodes and Dibiase. Dibiase has zero mic skills and no heat. Rhodes can get out there and work the crowd. Everytime Dibiase hitsa the ring you can hear a pin drop. Rhodes is carrying that part of the team. JBL is boring? What? Do you not like good heels? Any one of his matches with Rey or Undertaker or Shawn will tell you he can work. And the man is as hateable as they come.

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Mon, 23 Feb 2009 14:49:51 GMT

^ I still liked JBL better when he was APA. -Nate-

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Mon, 23 Feb 2009 17:03:25 GMT

[b]Scary...love the sig but I'd have to be : [b]Black & White Express [/b] [/b][img]http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff316/jamnloki/nwo.jpg[/img]

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Mon, 23 Feb 2009 20:18:49 GMT

And now, for the REAL stable of pro wrestling.... [img]http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/Reviews/2007/04/11/zkk9_4horsemen.jpg[/img]

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Mon, 23 Feb 2009 20:29:34 GMT

[b]What are your opinions on the current state of wrestling?[/b] Well I stop watching it entirely if that tells you anything. [b]What do you think with WWE's current product?[/b] Last time I watched it they sent Triple H to smackdown so there was no reason to Raw anymore since I haven't watched smackdown in years. The stories are either slow or just plain dumb. There's no originality and I feel their just recycling stories. [b]What do you think of TNA's current product?[/b] I gave it a try for a few weeks and found it to even more boring than WWE , if that’s possible. I haven't watched it lately and the roster does look interesting but it's not enough for me to get back into it. [b]What indies/Puero do you watch?[/b] None. I used to catch some indie stuff about 5 years ago and it looked tougher than the original ECW. [b]What got you hooked/ When did you start watching?[/b] I was flipping through channels and I see Raw was on and at this point I was uninterested in wrestling but I see this bald guy bleeding from his head in a cage match. Then I see Ken Shamrock was talking about the match to the announcers saying how tough the Austin guy was and said he never tapped out. Ken was a guest referee and an old favorite of mine got in his face Brett Hart was talking crap. Then I saw the son of a really old Favorite of mine was there by the name of Rocky Miavia. The son of Rocky Johnson. Then in the next few weeks I saw the start of the Evil McMahon start when he screwed Brett (who was leaving to WCW). Then the Austin and McMahon war started and DX started and I was in love with wrestling again. [b]Who's your favorite wrestler?[/b] Stone Cold Steve Austin and Vince McMahon. Good or bad that man Knew what he was doing and the chemistry between him and Steve was flawless. Also Triple H but only as a Heel, as a face he loses to much.

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Tue, 24 Feb 2009 01:06:39 GMT

[quote=jamnloki][b]Scary...love the sig but I'd have to be : [b]Black & White Express [/b] [/b][img]http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff316/jamnloki/nwo.jpg[/img][/quote] >:d<

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Tue, 24 Feb 2009 10:54:53 GMT

The official promotional material and match listing for the WWE Randy Savage DVD set "Macho Madness" have been announced. The official blurb for the set reads, "He was one of the most controversial superstars in history of sports entertainment, through his complicated relationship with Miss Elizabeth, his dramatic WWE championship tournament run at WrestleMania IV, the formation and explosive breakup of the MegaPowers with Hulk Hogan, his reign as the Macho King, and his shocking jump to WCW. “Macho Man” Randy Savage brought a chaotic poetry to the ring. He’s widely considered one of the finest in-ring competitors of all time, and his interviews were always a sight to behold. For the first time ever, fans can relive the entire storied career in Macho Madness: The Ultimate Randy Savage Collection, a 3-DVD set that spans two decades of exciting and intense matchups." The official Match Listing for the set: Disc 1 WWE Debut Randy Savage vs. Rick McGraw Prime Time Wrestling July 9, 1985 Randy Savage vs. Ricky Steamboat Boston Garden December 7, 1985 WWE Championship Match Randy Savage vs. Hulk Hogan Madison Square Garden December 30, 1985 WWE Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship Randy Savage vs. Tito Santana Boston Garden February 8, 1986 WWE Intercontinental Championship Match Randy Savage vs. Bruno Sammartino Boston Garden January 3, 1987 WWE Intercontinental Championship Match Randy Savage vs. Ricky Steamboat WrestleMania III March 29, 1987 Randy Savage vs. Honky Tonk Man The Main Event February 5, 1988 WWE Championship Tournament Final Randy Savage vs. Ted DiBiase WrestleMania IV March 27, 1988 Steel Cage Match for the WWE Championship Randy Savage vs. Ted DiBiase Madison Square Garden June 25, 1988 Disc 2 Randy Savage & Hulk Hogan vs. Andre the Giant & Ted DiBiase SummerSlam August 29, 1988 WWE Championship Match Randy Savage vs. Hulk Hogan WrestleMania V April 2, 1989 WWE Championship Match Randy Savage vs. Hulk Hogan The Main Event March 22, 1990 Randy Savage / Sherri vs. Dusty Rhodes / Sapphire WrestleMania VI April 1, 1990 Retirement Match Randy Savage vs. Ultimate Warrior WrestleMania VII March 24, 1991 Randy Savage vs. Jake Roberts This Tuesday in Texas December 3, 1991 WWE Championship Match Randy Savage vs. Ric Flair WrestleMania VIII April 5, 1992 Disc 3 WWE Championship Match Randy Savage vs. Shawn Michaels European Rampage April 19, 1992 Randy Savage & Bret Hart vs. Ric Flair & Shawn Michaels Worcester, MA July 22, 1992 WWE Championship Match Randy Savage vs. Yokozuna RAW February 28, 1994 Lifeguard Match Randy Savage vs. Ric Flair Bash at the Beach July 16, 1995 WCW Championship Match Randy Savage vs. Ric Flair Nitro January 22, 1996 Falls Count Anywhere Match Randy Savage vs. Diamond Dallas Page Great American Bash June 15, 1997 WCW Championship Match Randy Savage & Sid Vicious vs. Kevin Nash & Sting Bash at the Beach July 11, 1999 courtesy of pwinsider

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Tue, 24 Feb 2009 16:46:39 GMT

[quote=BurningDoom][quote=jamnloki][b]Scary...love the sig but I'd have to be : [b]Black & White Express [/b] [/b][img]http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff316/jamnloki/nwo.jpg[/img][/quote] >:d< [/quote] [b]4 - LIFE !! cause I'm just too sweeeeeeeeeeet ![/b]

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Wed, 25 Feb 2009 22:27:35 GMT

What are some of your favorite matches? Here's mine. 10. Edge vs Mick Foley Hardcore Match --Wrestlemania XXII 9. Stone Cold Steve Austin vs The Undertaker --Summer Slam 1998 8. Goldberg vs Kevin Nash --Starrcade 1998 7. Triple H vs Shawn Micheals vs Chris Benoit --Wrestlemania XX 6. Shawn Micheals vs Mick Foley --Mind Games 1996 5. Stone Cold Steve Austin vs The Rock --Wrestlemania 17 4. Edge & Christian vs The Hardy Boys vs The Dudley Boys Ladder Match --Wrestlemania 2000 3. Triple H vs The Rock vs Kurt Angle --Summer Slam 2000 2. Triple H vs The Rock One Hour Iron Man Match --Judgment Day 2000 1. Triple H vs Cactus Jack Street Fight --Royal Rumble 2000

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Wed, 25 Feb 2009 22:54:54 GMT

Steamboat vs Savage WMIII Steamboat vs Flair, pick one Austin vs Bret Hart WMXIII Edge vs Foley WM XXIII Mankind vs Taker KOTR 98 HIAC RVD vs Lynn Hardcore Heaven 98 Awesome vs Tanaka, pick one bunch more

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Wed, 25 Feb 2009 23:15:46 GMT

Oh I can't remember em all, I'm sure other will mention some matches I wish I wouldn't have missed: Hogan vs. The Ultimate Warrior Hogan vs. Sting (Specifically Starrcade 1997) Sting vs. Bret Hart Hogan vs. The Rock The Rock vs. Austin The Rock vs. Mankind Undertaker vs. Kane Undertaker vs. Mankind World War 3 Match - Team WCW vs. Team nWo vs. Team nWo Wolfpac vs. The 4-Horsemen WWE Invasion - Team WWE vs. Team WCW/ECW Chris Jericho vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin Stone Cold vs. Triple H vs. Kevin Nash vs. Goldberg Diamond Dallas Page vs. Scott Hall

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Fri, 06 Mar 2009 15:24:09 GMT

A tribute to some of my favorite tag teams. [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v449/scaryhead/Outsiders.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v449/scaryhead/05.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v449/scaryhead/5K102KNY2GmW1Pr.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v449/scaryhead/638790870_94895bfa25.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v449/scaryhead/ArnAnderson-TullyBlanchard.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v449/scaryhead/DudleyBoys.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v449/scaryhead/HartFoundation-1.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v449/scaryhead/HollywoodBlondes.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v449/scaryhead/RoadWarriors-1.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v449/scaryhead/The-steiner-brothers.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v449/scaryhead/demolition.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v449/scaryhead/harlemheat.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v449/scaryhead/rock-and-sock-connection.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v449/scaryhead/sheik-volkoff.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v449/scaryhead/tlclegendshm5-1.jpg[/IMG]

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Fri, 06 Mar 2009 15:54:05 GMT

Damn good list, but where's the Mega Powers? [img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/37/TheMegaPowers.jpg[/img] There have been some damn good teams. The New Age Outlaws, The Outsiders, The Hardy Boyz, The Mega Powers, Rock N Sock Connection. But as good as they all were, they were only on top of the tag team division for a short while. While on the other hand, The Dudley Boyz have dominated the Tag Team division of EVERY company for years, so I say the Dudley Boyz are the greatest Tag Team of all-time. OH BRUTHA TESTIFY! [img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v449/scaryhead/DudleyBoys.jpg[/img] -Nate-

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Fri, 06 Mar 2009 16:09:22 GMT

[quote=BurningDoom]Damn good list, but where's the Mega Powers? [img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/37/TheMegaPowers.jpg[/img] There have been some damn good teams. The New Age Outlaws, The Outsiders, The Hardy Boyz, The Mega Powers, Rock N Sock Connection. But as good as they all were, they were only on top of the tag team division for a short while. While on the other hand, The Dudley Boyz have dominated the Tag Team division of EVERY company for years, so I say the Dudley Boyz are the greatest Tag Team of all-time. OH BRUTHA TESTIFY! [img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v449/scaryhead/DudleyBoys.jpg[/img] -Nate-[/quote] Agreed- Team 3D = best tage ever. I just hope they get one more run in WWE to sement it.

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Mon, 09 Mar 2009 12:12:43 GMT

So I picked up the Best of Staurday Night's Main Event DVD. [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v449/scaryhead/P11697195.jpg[/IMG] And wow. I've only watched the first disc so far and I'm in love with this set. It has a lot of really fun matches and moment and maybe my favorite part about it is how Savage heavy it is. I'm glad WWE is starting to (or atleast mildy) marking Macho Man. The one thing this set really did for me was get me even more pumped for LEGENDS OF WRESTLEMANIA!

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Mon, 09 Mar 2009 21:08:40 GMT

[b]K-Mart has all their WWE stuff on sale. figures, dvd's , etc.[/b]

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Tue, 10 Mar 2009 12:09:13 GMT

The Wrestlemania XXV card so far... [b]Triple Threat World Heavyweight Championship Match[/b] Edge (c) vs. The Big Show vs. John Cena [b]WWE Championship Match[/b] Triple H (c) vs. Randy Orton [b]Money in the Bank Ladder Match [/b] CM Punk vs. Kane vs. Mark Henry vs. Shelton Benjamin vs. MVP vs. Kofi Kingston vs. TBA vs. TBA [b]25-Diva Battle Royal[/b] Featuring Divas from Raw, SmackDown, ECW and the past. Winner becomes first ever Ms. WrestleMania The Undertaker vs. Shawn Michaels Plus Chris Jericho is sure to have a hugh profile match, and JBL announced on his WWE Universe blog that he has major plans for Wrestlemania. So what do you think of the show so far this year? There have definitly been better Manias, but Orton/ HHH and Taker/ HBK should both be very cool. And I'm REALLLY excited to see what Y2J and JBL are going to end up doing. Not the best card, so far, but not the worst.

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Tue, 10 Mar 2009 15:19:44 GMT

[quote=scaryhead]The Wrestlemania XXV card so far... [b]Triple Threat World Heavyweight Championship Match[/b] Edge (c) vs. The Big Show vs. John Cena [b]WWE Championship Match[/b] Triple H (c) vs. Randy Orton [b]Money in the Bank Ladder Match [/b] CM Punk vs. Kane vs. Mark Henry vs. Shelton Benjamin vs. MVP vs. Kofi Kingston vs. TBA vs. TBA [b]25-Diva Battle Royal[/b] Featuring Divas from Raw, SmackDown, ECW and the past. Winner becomes first ever Ms. WrestleMania The Undertaker vs. Shawn Michaels Plus Chris Jericho is sure to have a hugh profile match, and JBL announced on his WWE Universe blog that he has major plans for Wrestlemania. So what do you think of the show so far this year? There have definitly been better Manias, but Orton/ HHH and Taker/ HBK should both be very cool. And I'm REALLLY excited to see what Y2J and JBL are going to end up doing. Not the best card, so far, but not the worst.[/quote] That is freaking disappointing. TNA is about to have Sting vs. Angle, a classic in the making. And what does WWE do for the main of even of Wrestlemania 25? Randy Orton vs. Triple H for the umpteenth time?! WHAT IS WRONG WITH THEM?! This is the 25th Wrestlemania! We should be seeing something like Triple H vs. Hogan or some crap, not a the same tired feud we've seen a 100 times. And John Cena vs. Edge vs. Big Show, is just John Cena vs. Edge for the 100th time with Big Show thrown in there. -Nate-

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Tue, 10 Mar 2009 16:05:27 GMT

I agree, this really isn't the best card to be having for such an historical moment, but really what else do they have to work with? In the case of TNA it is literally the new WCW meaning this is where legends go to get their last kicks in, so they have the ability to put together some dream matches (IE sting/ angle or the later announced sting/foley) WWE just doesn't have that potential. Secretly I have been hoping for the return of a WWE great to headline this mania, the way the Rock vs Hogan match did a few years back. I am not sure who, Perhaps the Rock, Austin can still put the butts in the seats, Although it would never happen Brett Hart would sell out the show in about 5 seconds. All I am saying is I don't know what they have that could be better... but this sure as hell isn't it.

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Tue, 10 Mar 2009 16:14:36 GMT

[quote=scaryhead] The Undertaker vs. Shawn Michaels [/quote] [-o< [b]hoping this is a classic ... ain't 'Taker undefeated in Wrestlemania's ??[/b]

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Tue, 10 Mar 2009 16:38:44 GMT

yeah he is

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Tue, 10 Mar 2009 20:55:09 GMT

This is the card for TNA's Destination X PPV on Sunday... TNA WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE MATCH Kurt Angle vs. Champion "The Icon" Sting THE RETURN OF THE INNOVATIVE "ULTIMATE X" MATCH Featuring the daredevil superstars of TNA's X Division OFF THE WAGON CHALLENGE FOR THE TNA WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP Team 3D vs. champions Beer Money, Inc KNOCKOUTS CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH Sojo Bolt vs. champion Awesome Kong Samoa Joe vs. "Big Poppa Pump" Scott Steiner The Finals Of One Night With ODB And more to be announced. Doesn't look like a bad card. I'm sick of TNA pulling the worst gimmick match ideas out of their asses and using it to spoil potentially great matches. I'm not exactly sure wht a "Wagon Challenge" is but I hope it doesnt keep 3D and Beer Money from having a good match. Sting and Angle should be good (I'm sorry BurningDoom, but I'm not so sure Angel/Sting is going to be the classic you say it is. Not to say it shouldnt be very good.) I used to like the X-division untill all the matches became just spot fests with no psychology. I like Awesome Kong (I wish WWE would hurry up and snatch her up) And I LOVE Samoa Joe and Stiner, but the last match of theirs I saw was terrible! And I'm fully against anything involving ODB. This is how I enjoy TNA--just watching the monthly PPVs. If I can just see the top matches and promos each month, I'm happy. I dont want to sit through two hours of horrid storylines each week.

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Tue, 10 Mar 2009 20:58:16 GMT

scaryhead you are definitely a DUDE, contrary to that hot photo! :))

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Wed, 11 Mar 2009 01:15:29 GMT

[quote=jamnloki][quote=scaryhead] The Undertaker vs. Shawn Michaels [/quote] [-o< [b]hoping this is a classic ... ain't 'Taker undefeated in Wrestlemania's ??[/b][/quote] This sounds good. But it sounds good if it was the Shawn Michaels from the 90s. Since Shawn Michaels has come back, he has been a jobber. He wins barely anything anymore. He's a has been, which is hard for me to admit, I grew up wanting to be HBK when I was a kid. But then at the same time, Michaels has always put on his best performances at Wrestlemania. So here's to hoping. -Nate-

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Wed, 11 Mar 2009 02:37:03 GMT

Even in the loss (Come on he is facing Taker at Mania no way they will let Taker lose and end the streak) I think it is going to be a damn good match. I to really think it is a shame what has happened to his career as he has long been my favorite as well. I sincerely hope they will give him one more, top of the mountain style run before he hangs them up for good.

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Wed, 11 Mar 2009 08:31:00 GMT

[quote=dunleavy75]scaryhead you are definitely a DUDE, contrary to that hot photo! :)) [/quote] =;; [b]be nice.. what happened to that photo ?? [/b]:-k

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Sun, 15 Mar 2009 14:13:35 GMT

http://www.prowrestling.com/article/news/11870 [b]Andrew "Test" Martin Found Dead At 33[/b] Date Added: March 14, 2009 Story By: Ryan Gray The following article was written by The Associated Press: TAMPA, Fla. -- Authorities say former professional wrestler Andrew Martin, who was known as "Test" and "The Punisher" to fans, has died at his Tampa home. He was 33. The former World Wrestling Entertainment champion was found dead at his apartment Friday night. Police say a neighbor reported that she could see into his apartment window and that Martin appeared motionless for several hours. Police say there was no indication of foul play. A cause of death will be determined after an autopsy. During his time with Stamford, Conn.-based World Wrestling Entertainment, Martin held the Intercontinental, European and Hardcore belts. He was also a tag-team champion. Martin most recently worked for TNA Wrestling under the name "The Punisher."

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Sun, 15 Mar 2009 15:11:21 GMT

I was never a big fan of Test, but it's never good to hear about something like that. There seems to be a lot of death in the wrestling world. -Nate-

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Mon, 16 Mar 2009 09:58:52 GMT

[quote=BurningDoom][quote=jamnloki][quote=scaryhead] The Undertaker vs. Shawn Michaels [/quote] [-o< [b]hoping this is a classic ... ain't 'Taker undefeated in Wrestlemania's ??[/b][/quote] This sounds good. But it sounds good if it was the Shawn Michaels from the 90s. Since Shawn Michaels has come back, he has been a jobber. He wins barely anything anymore. He's a has been, which is hard for me to admit, I grew up wanting to be HBK when I was a kid. But then at the same time, Michaels has always put on his best performances at Wrestlemania. So here's to hoping. -Nate-[/quote] I never seen Michaels as a jobber but the guy that you have to beat to get to the next level. Same as Undertaker. The one thing I love about watching Michaels wrestle is that he's one of the best still around and with all his past injuries, it's freaking amazing he can still be one of the best in the game. I know when HBK and Undertaker fight, it's going to be Taker who wins it all at the end.

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Fri, 27 Mar 2009 14:09:51 GMT

WHAR ARE YOUR WRESTLEMANIA THOUGHTS AND PREDICTIONS? [b]Triple Threat World Heavyweight Championship Match Edge (c) vs. The Big Show vs. John Cena[/b] I really wish this match would have just been Cena vs Edge. Big Show tends to kill any match for me. And as much as I usually like Cena, I see him taking the World title here, and that disapoints me. I hope Edge retains. [b]WWE Championship Match[/b] Triple H (c) vs. Randy Orton Last week on RAW, Triple H, Stephanie and Orton had a POWERFUL segment that got me REALLY hyped for this match. Orton is damn near brilliant right now and I'd really love for himt o go over, but somehow I don't see it happening. There were rumors of a double turn taking place during the match. that would be interesting to see. And how they pull it off. [b]The Undertaker vs. Shawn Michaels[/b] There is a lot of internest buzz this year about HBK ending the streak. The rumor being that HBK will go over with the help of JBL, however, IMO, no one will ever end Taker's streak. [b]Money in the Bank Ladder Match CM Punk vs. Kane vs. Mark Henry vs. Shelton Benjamin vs. MVP vs. Kofi Kingston vs. Christian vs. Finlay[/b] This match is going to be very fun. I would be totally cool with any of these guys (except Mark Henry) winning this match. I'm hoping this year, someone comes out after one of the main events and challenges the chapmion right there at WM. That would be AMAZING. [b]Legends Handicap Match Jimmy Snuka, Roddy Piper & Ricky Steamboat vs. Chris Jericho Ric Flair in the legends corner and Mickey Rourke at ringside.[/b] This match is going to be really cool. Mainly for Steamboat getting back in the ring. WWE is trying to get other Legends involved in this angle before WM. I hope they do. I'm really looking forward to this match. [b]25-Diva Battle Royal Featuring Divas from Raw, SmackDown, ECW and the past. Winner becomes first ever Ms. WrestleMania [/b] This match should be fun aswell. There have been some great Divas over the years. I hope Sunny shows up. I think I'd even mark if they got Chyna to show up aswell. [b]Unified Tag Team Championship Lumberjack Match WWE Tag Team Champions vs. World Tag Team Champions[/b] I'm glad to see their unifying the tag belts. Though I'm nervous that John Morrison and Miz are going to lose. Carlito makes me so made cuz I use to really like him, but he is so F'n lazy in the ring and wont improve. And the WWE tag belts have pretty much become usless since Miz and Morrison have been so over as World tag champs. [b]Intercontinental Championship Match JBL vs. Rey Mysterio [/b] This match is going to be awsome. These two have had great matches in the past, and this one at wrestlemania has potential to be their best. The only thing that disapoints me is that JBL is rumored to retire soon after WM. [b]Extreme Rules Match Jeff Hardy vs. Matt Hardy [/b] This match should be AWSOME. I expect big, crazy, high spots in this match. Over all, this Manis looks to be great! Lots of good and fun matches. My only complaint is the triple threat world title match, but hell, that onw cant be all bad. I'm excited.

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Fri, 27 Mar 2009 15:05:05 GMT

For your average PPV, this doesn't look like a bad card. But for Wrestlemania, this is damn disappointing, especially considering it's Wrestlemania 25. They should be pulling something big, like the return of an old wrestler, a new stable, some celebrity fighting, a big face turning heel, SOMETHING! Instead they give us the same tired feuds that have been going on since the Attitude Era ended. How many times have we seen Randy Orton vs. Triple H? Like 20 times! Or how about Edge vs. Cena, they're like arch-rivals! Sure Big Show is in there, but I just see him as a bad attempt at making it look like something other than Edge vs. Cena. And again, JBL vs. Rey Mysterio has happened a million times over! The only 2 matches that has any interest for me is the Shawn Michaels vs. Undertaker match (god I hope HBK gives it his all for this, and not what he's been giving the last couple years). And the Legends Battle-Royal sounds awesome! Those were like the 1st guys I can barely remember wrestling with Hogan back in the day. -Nate-

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Fri, 27 Mar 2009 15:29:10 GMT

[quote=BurningDoom]For your average PPV, this doesn't look like a bad card. But for Wrestlemania, this is damn disappointing, especially considering it's Wrestlemania 25. They should be pulling something big, like the return of an old wrestler, a new stable, some celebrity fighting, a big face turning heel, SOMETHING! Instead they give us the same tired feuds that have been going on since the Attitude Era ended. How many times have we seen Randy Orton vs. Triple H? Like 20 times! Or how about Edge vs. Cena, they're like arch-rivals! Sure Big Show is in there, but I just see him as a bad attempt at making it look like something other than Edge vs. Cena. And again, JBL vs. Rey Mysterio has happened a million times over! The only 2 matches that has any interest for me is the Shawn Michaels vs. Undertaker match (god I hope HBK gives it his all for this, and not what he's been giving the last couple years). And the Legends Battle-Royal sounds awesome! Those were like the 1st guys I can barely remember wrestling with Hogan back in the day. -Nate-[/quote] I agree that WWE could have done more. But I think, on paper, most Wrestlemania cards are really weak. Just look at previous shows. Most of the matches look like borfests, but the actuall show sends up being amazing. The last few WWE PPVs have been really unpredictable with lots of surprises and I see a lot of that happening at Wrestlemania. One of their original plans, wich I'm disapointed didn't end up happening, was Hulk Hogan vs John Cena. That match probably would have stunk the place up, but the build would have been really cool I think. And while we have seen some of these matches before, we havn't seen them in the same light as Wrestlemania. And I think WWE did about the best they could with what they had. I mean, who else is Randy Orton going to face that we havn't seen before that would actually draw money? Triple H is about the only guy. And regarless of what two guys we've seen in the ring together, that doesn't mean the match will be the same. And they're still going to be awsome matches. But I'm a little confused at what Legends Battle Royal your refering to. There is the 25 Diva Battle Royal and the Legends Handi-Cap Match against Jericho. Is there another match I don't know about?

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Sat, 28 Mar 2009 01:33:33 GMT

[quote=scaryhead]the Legends Handi-Cap Match against Jericho. Is there another match I don't know about?[/quote] That's the one. I totally missed that it was a handicapped match against Jericho. I saw 4-contenders and then just decided in my head that meant Battle Royal. 8-} -Nate-

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Sat, 28 Mar 2009 05:15:15 GMT

I don't know about that whole Cena/Hogan match if it did take place. Hogan had his true good match when he wrestled the Rock. That was his last decent WM match. The match between the Hardy brothers could be a lot better, in terms of buildup. I blame Vince for that one. It was about the time that rumors were going around about Christian coming back. Vince waited too long to reveal who this mystery "attacker" was. If we knew a month or 2 earlier, this match would have a lot better implications to it. Plus, with it being a gimmick match, you can guarantee that the feud won't last much past WM 25. You have to have a couple of straight up matches that will lead up to a gimmick match to make it *that* much better. I wouldn't mind having just a Big Show/Edge match. We've had enough Cena/Edge matches that I'm tired of them. The stipulation of the winner getting Vicki would be a lot more compelling than with Cena in it. I can't complain about the Diva Battle Royal. Having a lot of good looking women in 1 ring is fine by me. :-d I do like the HHH/Orton buildup, having the whole McMahon family in it without having it revolve around Vince. My take is Linda might come out and have her say. Either that or Vince, Shane, and Stephanie make it a no DQ match and the whole family go to town on Orton and the Legacy.

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Sat, 28 Mar 2009 08:17:31 GMT

[quote=scaryhead]WHAR ARE YOUR WRESTLEMANIA THOUGHTS AND PREDICTIONS? [b]Triple Threat World Heavyweight Championship Match Edge (c) vs. The Big Show vs. John Cena[/b] I really wish this match would have just been Cena vs Edge. Big Show tends to kill any match for me. And as much as I usually like Cena, I see him taking the World title here, and that disapoints me. I hope Edge retains.[/quote] Prediction - Edge Retains What I want - Edge to retain [quote=scaryhead][b]WWE Championship Match[/b] Triple H (c) vs. Randy Orton Last week on RAW, Triple H, Stephanie and Orton had a POWERFUL segment that got me REALLY hyped for this match. Orton is damn near brilliant right now and I'd really love for himt o go over, but somehow I don't see it happening. There were rumors of a double turn taking place during the match. that would be interesting to see. And how they pull it off.[/quote] Prediction - Triple H What I want - Stephanie McMahon Helmsley to do a Playboy shoot [quote=scaryhead][b]The Undertaker vs. Shawn Michaels[/b] There is a lot of internest buzz this year about HBK ending the streak. The rumor being that HBK will go over with the help of JBL, however, IMO, no one will ever end Taker's streak.[/quote] Prediction - Undertaker What I want - Undertaker to stay undefeated, its his legacy. [quote=scaryhead][b]Money in the Bank Ladder Match CM Punk vs. Kane vs. Mark Henry vs. Shelton Benjamin vs. MVP vs. Kofi Kingston vs. Christian vs. Finlay[/b] This match is going to be very fun. I would be totally cool with any of these guys (except Mark Henry) winning this match. I'm hoping this year, someone comes out after one of the main events and challenges the chapmion right there at WM. That would be AMAZING.[/quote] Prediction - Christian What I want - Christian, and then to cash in on Edge later. INSTANT CLASSIC! [quote=scaryhead][b]Legends Handicap Match Jimmy Snuka, Roddy Piper & Ricky Steamboat vs. Chris Jericho Ric Flair in the legends corner and Mickey Rourke at ringside.[/b] This match is going to be really cool. Mainly for Steamboat getting back in the ring. WWE is trying to get other Legends involved in this angle before WM. I hope they do. I'm really looking forward to this match.[/quote] Prediction - Legends What I want - Legends to win and Steamboat chops galore. [quote=scaryhead][b]25-Diva Battle Royal Featuring Divas from Raw, SmackDown, ECW and the past. Winner becomes first ever Ms. WrestleMania [/b] This match should be fun aswell. There have been some great Divas over the years. I hope Sunny shows up. I think I'd even mark if they got Chyna to show up aswell.[/quote] Prediction - Kelly Kelly What I want - this to be a nude baby oil battle royal. [quote=scaryhead][b]Unified Tag Team Championship Lumberjack Match WWE Tag Team Champions vs. World Tag Team Champions[/b] I'm glad to see their unifying the tag belts. Though I'm nervous that John Morrison and Miz are going to lose. Carlito makes me so made cuz I use to really like him, but he is so F'n lazy in the ring and wont improve. And the WWE tag belts have pretty much become usless since Miz and Morrison have been so over as World tag champs.[/quote] This is seriously THE tag-team match for WRESTLEMANIA 25??? WHO BOOKED THIS SHIT? Vince Russo? 4 Mid-carders for life. What crap. Prediction - Whatever What I want - a better tag team division for the WWE [quote=scaryhead][b]Intercontinental Championship Match JBL vs. Rey Mysterio [/b] This match is going to be awsome. These two have had great matches in the past, and this one at wrestlemania has potential to be their best. The only thing that disapoints me is that JBL is rumored to retire soon after WM.[/quote] Prediction - Rey Mysterio What I want - Pete Rose to get revenge on Kane. [quote=scaryhead][b]Extreme Rules Match Jeff Hardy vs. Matt Hardy [/b] This match should be AWSOME. I expect big, crazy, high spots in this match.[/quote] Prediction - Match of the Night, can't pick this. What I want - Tables, Ladders & Chairs! OH MY! [quote=scaryhead]Over all, this Manis looks to be great! Lots of good and fun matches. My only complaint is the triple threat world title match, but hell, that onw cant be all bad. I'm excited.[/quote] 100% Agreed I'll be at Buffalo Wild Wings April 5th watching this one!\:d/

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Tue, 31 Mar 2009 23:20:49 GMT

[b]TAZ GONE FROM WWE[/b] http://www.prowrestling.com/article/news/12042 The only update on Tazz leaving WWE right now is that he asked for the release several weeks ago according to well placed sources. His reason was that he 'wanted some time off to recharge his batteries'. There are conflicting reports on when his contract was set to expire. Some sources were under the impression it was today while others are saying within the new few weeks to a month. I'm being told that last night was his final date with the company although a return at some point is possible. He was saying his goodbyes last night at the TV tapings.

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Wed, 01 Apr 2009 03:52:38 GMT

From what I read, his contract expired a couple of weeks ago, from the impression I got from the article, but they negotiated for him to stay until the Smackdown before Wrestlemania. I hate to see him go, since I enjoyed his commentary with JR, but you can't blame the guy for wanting to take some time off to recoup.

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Wed, 01 Apr 2009 04:51:24 GMT

Is he "recharging his batteries" because he plans on returning to the ring again? -Nate-

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Wed, 01 Apr 2009 05:12:00 GMT

[quote=BurningDoom]Is he "recharging his batteries" because he plans on returning to the ring again? -Nate-[/quote] I don't know if he's necesarrily trying to return to the ring, though I wouldn't put it past him to have a couple of matches if/when he returns. He just got a case of the "burnt out blues". I really hope he does come back since I really enjoyed his commentary. Some of his matches, espiacially from ECW, I really liked. A hell of a worker.

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Wed, 01 Apr 2009 22:30:17 GMT

[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v449/scaryhead/ecw.jpg[/IMG] I'm gonna be honost. I hated ECW. I know ECW is, like, the internet's golden promotion, but I think that just proves how big a group of marks the internet fans are. I think Jerry Lawler said it best: Extreamly Crappy Wrestling. Now, I'll be the first to admit, ECW had it exception to that saying. Guerrero Benoit Jericho Malenko All of which are amoung my favorite. I'm leaving off the luchadors because I think lucha libre sucks hard. Sure they look exciting for seven minuets, but they turn terrible after that. Though guys like Rey Mysterio are another exception. Then there are guys like Taz Rob Van Dam Jerry Lynn Mike Awesome That are concidered great workeres, but IMHO, a lot of their ECW stuff came off as mediocer at best to me. It wasnt untill these guys hit WWE or in Awesome's case, WCW, that they had their better matches. Then their is the shit. Public Enemy Sandman Mickey Whipwreck Tommy Dreamer Sabu (That's right, I said Sabu) Theres are the guys, along with most of the rest of the ECW locker room who needed the hardcore crutch to get by in an entertaining match. But I'll give credit where credit is due. As bad as most of ECW's maches were, they had some AMAZING storylines. The fued between Raven and Tommy Dreamer The Raven/ Sandman fued ect. And I wont enterly bash ECW's existance manily cuz they did have a huge impact on wrestling. They started the Attitude Era before Vince coined the term. And most of my favorites came from ECW Benoit Guererro Foley Dudleys And I dont know what it is about him, but the older he gets, the more I want to see him for some reason. Him being Terry Funk. I can't get enough of Funk. [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v449/scaryhead/terry-1.jpg[/IMG] And I think the fall of ECW was pretty much unavoidable. I'm glad Vince bought it, even though the ECW of today is nearly worthless. I mean, one of my top ten favs, Christian cant even get me to watch that show. But I guess it has it's purpose. It's gotten guys like Punk and John Morrison over and it'll probably do the same for a few other before Vince pulls the plug on it. So what are some of your thought and feelings and favorites of Extream Championship Wrestling? What do you think of ECWWE? Is it one of the greatest promotions ever or the worst? Eitherway, Paul Haymen is still an evil mastermind. [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v449/scaryhead/Paul_Heyman_435963a.jpg[/IMG]

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Thu, 02 Apr 2009 00:20:48 GMT

I never watched much ECW. It aired on a channel that you had to unhook the cable from the TV and hook-up the rabbit ears to get. So I only checked it out through like 2 PPVs worth of stuff the decided it wasn't worth the effort. I was too into WCW and WWF (that's right, F, not WWE) at the time, that was right in the prime of the Monday Night Wars during Rock, Austin, D-X, Goldberg, and nWo. WWF and WCW were beating the hell outta ECW then. If that same ECW aired today, I'd probably watch it, though. I can't stand WWE anymore, so I only see TNA once a week, and the WWE Vintage Collection which I can only watch on YouTube because it doesn't air in the U.S. I've said it enough, but WWE is just too predictable and repetetive any more. A return to the old ECW would at least be a breath of fresh air. I have to give respect though, cause some of the best came outta ECW nonetheless. RVD, Dudley Boyz, Sabu (you're absolutely insane Scaryhead, Sabu is one of the greatest risk-takers in wrestling history), Chris Jericho, Chris Benoit (I choose to remember his great career and not his tragedy), Mick Foley, & Dean Malenko. -Nate-

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Thu, 02 Apr 2009 00:32:30 GMT

Lol, well I'll agree he is a great "risk taker" but as a wrestler I think he sucks ass. I'll amit I enjoyed the ridiculous hardcore crazy spots he would do, but my problem is that he would botch them half the time and it would look like shit. Like I said, he's one of those guys who needs the "hardcore crutch" to make an interesting match. He can't do it without chairs, blood, tables ect. P.S. I love you're avatar, BD.

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Thu, 02 Apr 2009 00:57:09 GMT

[quote=scaryhead]P.S. I love you're avatar, BD.[/quote] Thanks. I've been watching the Hulk Hogan Anthology piece by piece recently. It's reawakened the Hulkamaniac in me! CAUSE WHATCHA GONNA DO, BROTHER! WHEN HULKAMANIA AND THE 24-INCH PYTHONS RUN WILD OVER YOU?!! -Nate-

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Thu, 02 Apr 2009 02:41:02 GMT

ECW was great for wrestling because it was new and innovative. It was a mixture of harcore matches, Taz Sabu and Sandman, and traditional style matches, RVD Jerry Lynn. You also had wrestlers who could fall into both categories, like the Dudleys, Dreamer, and Funk. At its prime, ECW made both WCW and WWE change the way they did business. That's why WWE went into their whole "Attitude" era and WCW went into their whole Cruiserweight division. I hold Heyman and ECW in a pretty high regard due to all the names that eventually came out of there, too many to name. IMO, Heyman was, and still is, a great thinker in terms of creating storylines. If you get a chance, there's a handful of "greatest matches" of ECW under different names. Some of them are PPV's, but I really enjoy watching these DVD's.

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Thu, 09 Apr 2009 20:46:31 GMT

[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v449/scaryhead/ricNWA.jpg[/IMG] This is partly in celebration of the 3 NWA/WCW shows I just got today. There has been no better solid more realistic American pro wrestling than the NWA in the 1980s. The roster in the late 80s was AMAZING. The fueds were AMAZING. The matches were MORE than AMAZING. [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v449/scaryhead/steamboatricky.jpg[/IMG] The 3 shows I got today are the Flair/ Steamboat trilogy of 1989. Look at these cards. [b]Clash Of The Champions VI[/b] Midnight Express vs. Samoan Swat Team Steven Casey vs. Great Muta Junkyard Dog vs. Butch Reed Bob Orton vs. Dick Murdoch Tag Team Title Match: Mike Rotunda and Steve Williams vs. Road Warriors- Iron Sheik vs. Ranger Ross [b]US Tag Team Title Match[/b]: Danny Spivey and Kevin Sullivan vs. Eddie Gilbert vs. Rick Steiner [b]NWA Title, 2 of 3 Falls Match[/b]: Ric Flair vs. Ricky Steamboat [b]Chi-Town Rumble[/b] Michael Hayes vs Russian Assassin #1 Sting vs Butch Reed [b]Loser Leaves Town Match:[/b] The Midnight Express (Eaton & Lane) & Jim Cornette vs Randy Rose, Jack Victory, & Paul E Dangerously [b]NWA Television Chapmionship:[/b] Mike Rotunda vs Rick Steiner [b]NWA United States Chapionship:[/b] Lex Luger vs Barry Windham [b] NWA Tag-Team Chapionship:[/b] Road Warriors vs Steve Williams & Kevin Sullivan [b]NWA World Championship:[/b] Ricky Steamboat vs Ric Flair [b]Wrestlewar 1989[/b] The Great Muta vs Doug Gilbert Butch Reed vs Ranger Ross Bullrope Match: Dick Murdoch vs Bob Orton The Dynamic Dudes (Shane Douglas and Johnny Ace) vs The Samoan Swat Team (Fatu and Samu) [b]United States Heavyweight Title Match:[/b] Michael Hayes vs Lex Luger [b]World Television Title Match:[/b] Sting vs The Iron Sheik [b]World Heavyweight Title Match:[/b] Ric Flair vs Ricky Steamboat [b]World Tag Team Title Match:[/b] The Road Warriors (Hawk and Animal) vs Mike Rotunda and Steve Williams [b]United States Tag Team Title Match:[/b] Eddie Gilbert and Rick Steiner vs Kevin Sullivan and Danny Spivey What were your fav fueds/ wrestlers/ matches of the NWA?

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Thu, 09 Apr 2009 22:35:13 GMT

I haven't seen much of the NWA. I watched WCW like right when Hogan, Nash, and Hall created the nWo and from there on out. And there isn't much out there in terms of home DVDs, that I've seen at least, when it comes to the NWA and early WCW. If there was, I'd totally watch it. I know that there is the WWE released 4-Horsemen set, but I'm not a Horsemen fan. I'm not a Ric Flair or Arn Anderson fan either. So there was really nothing there worthwhile for me. I have thought for a long time though that WWE needs to make a best of WCW DVD set now that they own all the rights. They should make it a multi-disc set like the did with the Ultimate Hulk Hogan Anthology, Triple H: King of Kings, and The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event. They could even milk it by making separate releases and really make bank: DVD 1: The History of the NWA DVD 2: The Rise and Fall of WCW DVD 3: The Best of WCW Saturday Night DVD 4: The Best of WCW Nitro. I would be all over those on release day if they did this, and I'm sure a ton of other people would too since WWE has virtually stopped all flow of WCW media. I want to relive the glory days of the mid-to-late-90s, and learn the early history of the company that I missed. -Nate-

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Thu, 09 Apr 2009 23:21:26 GMT

nothing like the four horsemen 1.flair 2.blanchard 3.arn 4.oley the roster changed a bit over the years but it was definitley the focal point for me. hon. mention...barry windham, sid vicious

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Fri, 10 Apr 2009 00:07:50 GMT

I'm a little late to this discussion, but right now I'm watching the best wrestling show on TV today. If you don't know what I'm talking about, it's AWA Championship Wrestling, it's on ESPN Classic every night at midnight!! It's got some good, classic wrestling, the storylines are pretty bad, and you get to watch the saddest days of a once-proud wrestling organization, but it's great. I love it. Larry Zbyszko was one of the all-time great heels, and Triple H stole everything he ever did from The Living Legend (including marrying the boss's daughter!). As far as the NWA stuff, I never really watched that, but I've tried to catch as much of it as I can. I love watching Flair's old promos on Youtube. Going up a little higher with the ECW discussion, there were a few things I didn't like about ECW, but mostly I loved it. Nearly every match had a beginning and an end. No DQs, no cheap finishes. Generally the ECW wrestlers were great workers. Not counting the Hall Of Fame caliber guys that spent a short time in ECW (Benoit, Guerrerro, Mysterio, etc), guys like RVD, Jerry Lynn, Sabu, and Taz were amazing wrestlers. I really don't like the bloody violence for the sake of bloody violence, but if it works as part of the match it's ok. I was never a fan of guys like New Jack.

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Sun, 12 Apr 2009 16:13:58 GMT

TNA Impact 4/9/09 What a show! TNA Impact just keeps getting better! They are the premiere wrestling organization of today, in my book. While WWE is doing STUPID gimmicks, TNA is actually creating historic feuds and great wrestling storylines. Anyways, what did you all think of the main event? The Motor City Machine Guns vs. Mick Foley, WITH their tag titles on the line by their choice! This was a great match! The Motor City Machineguns are quickly becoming a tag-team favorite for me. They are like the new Hardy Boyz, big risk takers and very visual in the ring. Foley is bringing back the unpredictability of the main eventers again! I can't wait for the Sting vs. Mick Foley match at Lethal Lockdown. I really had my doubts of Mick's capabilities in the ring, but he's been proving me wrong as of late. [img]http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2007/10/26/sabin_shelley.jpg[/img][img]http://wrestlingupdateonline.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/tna_lockdown_2009_0001.jpg[/img] How about the Cowboy James Storm vs. Scott Steiner? Another great moment! This tag title match coming up at Lethal Lockdown is probably the best hyped tag-match I can remember (excluding WWE's TLC matches of course). Team 3D (Dudley Boyz) vs. Beer Money Inc. New Japan Tag Titles AND TNA Tag Titles on the line. I love both these team, but I'm willing to bet the Dudley Boyz walk-out of Lethal Lockdown as the Unified Tag-Team Champions of the World! [img]http://http.cdnlayer.com/tnawrestling/components/com_fpss/images/ldtagtitle.jpg[/img] Even the low-card talent has an interesting storyline. I love the premise of all the mexican, New Japan, and other foreign competitors making an anti-American/TNA faction. I know it's been done before with The Hart Foundation, Team Canada in WCW, and the Latino World Order. But I'm still interested. I've really liked Awesome Kong too. She is one of the most dominant female wrestlers I have ever seen. But it's time to present her with a REAL challenge. It's getting a little old seeing her destroy the women's division week after week. [img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Awesome_Kong.jpg/200px-Awesome_Kong.jpg[/img] And of course I can't wait for the main event of the Lethal Lockdown itself! It's basically a team Survivor Series-type match, but in a Hell in Cell environment! The carnage will be great! Here's the card for Lethal Lockdown 2009, it's gonna be one of the best PPV's in quite a while: Mick Foley VS Sting for Tna World Heavyweight title Lethal Lockdown: Joe, Styles, Jarret, Daniels VS Angle, Nash, Book, Steiner Team 3D VS Beer Money for IWGP and TNA World Tag Titles (Streetfight) Suicide VS Kiyoshi VS The Sheik VS Lethal VS Creed (Xscape match for X Title) Abyss VS Matt Morgan (Doomsday Chamber of Blood Match) Kong VS Love VS Wilde for Knockouts Title Bonaduce (yes as in Danny Bonaduce) VS Eric Young (Worst Match-up on the card, both these guys are douches) MCMG VS LAX VS No Limit for IWGP junior tag titles ODB VS The Governor VS Rayne VS Bolt (Queen of Cage) -Nate-

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Sun, 12 Apr 2009 22:17:20 GMT

I'm going to be at Lockdown next Sunday, so I need to make sure I'm up on TNA, and as I went to watch my DVR'd Impact tonight, IT WASN'T THERE. Apparently on DirecTV they changed the name from TNA Impact to TNA Wrestling so it wasn't set to record. I had to read the results. I wrote somebody a nasty letter. There are a LOT of things I don't like about TNA. I don't think you can say they are the premier wrestling organization, as they haven't overtaken WWE in any area of the business. But there are still a lot of things I do like about TNA, but nearly all of them have a "but." I like the fact that there is an all steel cage PPV. That is like my wrestling geek fantasy, BUT the significance of such a match is kind of lost on most wrestling fans when EVERY MATCH IS LIKE THAT. I also like that they tend to be more focused on wrestling, BUT they also have trouble ending a match without somebody interfering. Many times, more than once in a single match. I like the fact that they promote the next generation of talent, BUT they do it with their words as their actions tell a completely different story. They routinely book their younger wrestlers to look inferior to the likes of Steiner, Sting, and Foley, who are all WAAAY past their prime. AJ Styles should be able to beat those three guys almost as easily as Jericho beat Steamboat, Piper, and Snuka at Wrestlemania. I try to be optimistic and enjoy every part of TNA, and I do like it, I like to watch as much wrestling as possible, but at the same time, their issues are glaring, and while WWE seems to be able to look themselves in the mirror and right many of their wrongs, TNA doesn't have the ability to do that. Either way, I'm PUMPED about Lockdown and I'll be sure to let everybody know how it was and post pictures if you want to see them.

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Sat, 18 Apr 2009 06:13:02 GMT

[quote][b][size=6]WWE: Greatest Stars of the '90s (2009)[/size][/b] [img]http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/512GhPAe68L._SL500_AA240_.jpg[/img] [b]Product Description:[/b] The 1990s may have been the most turbulent decade in the history of sports entertainment. The biggest fight of the era was not in the squared circle, but rather between rival companies WWE and WCW, and survival was at stake. Like any good match, it saw its twists and turns, particularly when WCW brought WWE to its knees, winning the Monday-night ratings battle for more than 80 consecutive weeks. While WWE eventually prevailed, the real winners of the war were fans who got to see birth and rebirth of some of the biggest stars and factions in the history of sports entertainment. The Greatest Stars of the 90s profiles 15 of them. Hosted by SmackDown announcer and former ECW champion Tazz, the 3-disc set is packed with matches, interviews, comedy, and more. [b]Actual Disc Content:[/b] Disc 1 Tazz - Introduction Shawn Michaels From the Smallest Champion to the Largest Yokozuna Samoan Culture The Rock Drawing the Casual Fan Women of the 90s Tough and Sexy Kevin Nash Battle for Superstardom Owen Hart Fun Filled Memories Ric Flair Infamous Figure Mick Foley The Quest for Success Not So Great Stars of the 90s The Reinvention Hulk Hogan Attitude and Controversy Triple H Technical Savvy Bret Hart Pop Culture Phenomenon Vince McMahon / Eric Bischoff / Paul Heyman The Total Package Lex Luger The IT Factor Sting The Bad Guy Razor Ramon Respect The Undertaker A Rebel Stone Cold Steve Austin Tazz - Close Extras * Razor Ramon - Restaurant Vignette July 11, 1992 * The Undertaker Builds a Coffin for Yokozuna December 1993 * Bret Hart - New Generation Vignette July 1994 * Owen Hart Inside a Steel Cage August 20, 1994 * Shawn Michaels Press Conference Before WrestleMania XI February 28, 1995 * Hunter Hearst Helmsley - "Riff Raff" April 15, 1995 * Mankind - "And God Created Mankind" January 6, 1996 * Scott Hall & Kevin Nash N.W.O. Vignette August 19, 1996 * The Hart Foundation Reunites March 31, 1997 * D-Generation X Reenacts the Montreal Incident November 24, 1997 * The Rock Reads Steve Austin's Eulogy April 19, 1999 * Steve Austin remembers the Shockmaster Disc 2 Ric Flair vs. Hulk Hogan Madison Square Garden - November 30, 1991 WWE Championship Match Bret Hart vs. Shawn Michaels Survivor Series - November 25, 1992 WWE Championship Match Hulk Hogan vs. Yokozuna King of the Ring - June 13, 1993 Bret Hart vs. Owen Hart WrestleMania X - March 20, 1994 Intercontinental Championship Match Diesel vs. Razor Ramon Superstars - April 13, 1994 International World Heavyweight Championship Match Sting vs. Vader Slamboree - May 22, 1994 WWE Championship Match Bret Hart vs. Diesel Royal Rumble - January 22, 1995 WWE Women's Championship Match Alundra Blayze vs. Bull Nakano Monday Night Raw - April 3, 1995 Disc 3 Triple Header Match Shawn Michaels & Diesel vs. Yokozuna & British Bulldog In Your House - September 24, 1995 #1 Contender Match Owen Hart vs. Shawn Michaels In Your House - February 18, 1996 WWE Championship Match Shawn Michaels vs. Vader SummerSlam - August 18, 1996 Steel Cage Match Mankind vs. Hunter Hearst Helmsley SummerSlam - August 3, 1997 WCW Championship Match Lex Luger vs. Hulk Hogan Monday Nitro - August 4, 1997 WWE Championship Match Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. The Undertaker SummerSlam - August 30, 1998 United States Championship Match Sting vs. Bret Hart Halloween Havoc - October 25, 1998 Strap Match Triple H vs. The Rock Fully Loaded - July 25, 1999[/quote] YESSS!!!! I MUST HAVE IT!!! =p~ It came out this week. -Nate-

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Sat, 18 Apr 2009 09:49:28 GMT

That DVD looks awesome!! [quote]WWE Championship Match Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. The Undertaker SummerSlam - August 30, 1998 [/quote] That's the only match I was looking for!! This is the most underrated match of the Attitude Era in my mind. This is Austin and Taker at the top of their respective games and it ranks with any of Austin's top matches as far as I'm concerned! I've got it on VHS and I'm about to convert it to DVD soon. Also, I watched Impact! this last Thursday night, and it was really good. Even Don West was less bad than usual. I am so psyched for Lockdown, I am going to be there!! If you are looking for me I will have a sign that reads, "Cactus Jack would rather hurt a man than love a woman." I'm also thinking of some other ideas, like "FTW" or "King Bookah!" or something cool for the other side of the sign, and for my cousin's sign.

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Sat, 18 Apr 2009 11:50:21 GMT

I agree the 90s set looks awesome! And Austin vs Taker at SS 99 is a personal fav. I'm really looking forward to the [b]nWo[/b] DVD comming out later this year!

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Sat, 18 Apr 2009 15:03:19 GMT

[quote=scaryhead]I agree the 90s set looks awesome! And Austin vs Taker at SS 99 is a personal fav. I'm really looking forward to the [b]nWo[/b] DVD comming out later this year![/quote] Another one? Don't get me wrong, I loved the nWo. But when WCW was around they made an nWo special, and when WWE got the rights they made their own nWo special. So what's the point of this one? -Nate-

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Sun, 19 Apr 2009 04:20:22 GMT

Hopefully, Vince will just focus the WCW nWo. Mainly, that was what started to really boost the ratings for the whole Monday night wars. Don't get me wrong, I do wear my nWo shirt from time to time, but it gets hard to think of ideas when you split some of the guys into its own factions, the Wolfpac. Maybe, it was just nearing the end of its run. Oh, I agree with you the Austin/'Taker match from SS is definitely up there in terms of my favorite matches.

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Sun, 19 Apr 2009 09:48:15 GMT

[quote]And Austin vs Taker at SS 99 is a personal fav.[/quote] [quote]Oh, I agree with you the Austin/'Taker match from SS is definitely up there in terms of my favorite matches. [/quote] Awesome! I thought I was the only one! Now I want to go watch it again! Every time I watch it I'm still rooting for Undertaker to win!! Argh!! That whole PPV was solid, this was one of the last times that The Rock was not in the main event, but he had a GREAT ladder match with Triple H. Also, Edge as the silent babyface (Edge didn't talk for like a year when he first came to WWE). OK, well, I'm leaving for Lockdown in a little bit. If you see a guy holding a sign that says, "Cactus Jack would rather hurt a man than love a woman" that's me.

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Sun, 19 Apr 2009 18:27:48 GMT

Steming from BurningDoom's Best Of video game discussion. Thoughts, opinions. Favs, least favs of wrestling games! [b]My favorite![/b] WWE Smackdown vs Raw (the first one) & WWE Here Comes The Pain I dont know how many hours of my life I've wasted playing wrestling games. Hell, I waistes at least one hour this morning. I really liked the SVR series untill 2006. 06 took a TERRIBLE turn. I don't what they did, but that game had SOOOO many issues. My only other problem with wrestling games today is the AI. With a friend, you can have some pretty epic matches, but against the computer, I can squach my opponant in 2 minuest. And yes, that's on the Legendary difficulty setting. I played TNA's game. It was kinda lame. One on one was really cool. Everey thing else not so much. LEGENDS OF WRESTLEMANIA was pretty disaponting. I was looking forward to the game since they announced it lat year,a nd while I still believe in the idea, the pay off asn't so good. They game play was tolerable at best, watches tend to be short and unexciting. The worst and most unforgivable part of this game (Besides the lack of Savage or Steamboat) was NO STORY MODE!!! Rewire, Relive and Redefine is a good idea, BUT NO STORY MODE!!! WHAT ARE YOU THINKING!!! I downloaded an SNES emulator a few years ago and DL'd WCW SuperBrawl. That game is awesome! And I really liked Wrestlemania the arcade game. Shooting skulls out of Undertaker's hands was AMAZING!

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Mon, 20 Apr 2009 04:11:09 GMT

[quote=ninjapirategear][quote]And Austin vs Taker at SS 99 is a personal fav.[/quote] [quote]Oh, I agree with you the Austin/'Taker match from SS is definitely up there in terms of my favorite matches. [/quote] Awesome! I thought I was the only one! Now I want to go watch it again! Every time I watch it I'm still rooting for Undertaker to win!! Argh!! That whole PPV was solid, this was one of the last times that The Rock was not in the main event, but he had a GREAT ladder match with Triple H. Also, Edge as the silent babyface (Edge didn't talk for like a year when he first came to WWE). OK, well, I'm leaving for Lockdown in a little bit. If you see a guy holding a sign that says, "Cactus Jack would rather hurt a man than love a woman" that's me.[/quote] Did you have fun at the Lockdown PPV last night?

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Mon, 20 Apr 2009 09:12:35 GMT

Yeah, it was great! I'm a total mark for Foley so I was really geeked when he won. We got to do a meet and greet, I met Homicide and Jay Lethal (and some other people). It was a really, really good show to be at, probably the best atmosphere of any show I've been to and, I mean, nothing could top Wrestlemania last year, but this show was surprisingly close.

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Mon, 20 Apr 2009 14:00:46 GMT

How big was the pop when Lashley came out at the top of the ring? I want to know what happened between him and UFC, since last I heard he was in talks with Dana White. I know what you mean about the atmosphere about the TNA. Granted, I only went to a house show of only 100 ppl (it was in a small town) and not a PPV, the crowd was into it from the opening bell.

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Mon, 20 Apr 2009 15:13:40 GMT

^ I've only been to one wrestling show in my life. I live in Redding, CA, not a small town but not a city by any means either. So barely anything worthwhile comes along to Redding. But the one show I did go to was a WWE show, even though it was just House Show. I had a blast. But I'm sure it was nothing like TNA Lethal Lockdown, I'm extremely jealous!!! Hey mods, does 5 pages of continued activity give us sticky status yet? -Nate-

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Mon, 20 Apr 2009 23:15:26 GMT

Lashley got a surprisingly good pop, it might have seemed louder because I was yelling at the top of my lungs things like, "YOU ARE A COMPLETE DISAPPOINTMENT!!" and "WHY AREN'T YOU TAZ?!" Of course I also tried to start a "Daivari" chant during the X-Division match!! Now I'm torn. Next Saturday I'll be at the Steel City Con until 5PM, if I leave at 6 I can make it to Youngstown, Ohio by 7 for the TNA house show!! My friend who's going with me doesn't want to go, but I'm so geeked for TNA right now that I really want to go!! If anybody lives out that way and wants to go, I'm in in a heartbeat.

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Tue, 21 Apr 2009 01:04:53 GMT

[quote=ninjapirategear]Lashley got a surprisingly good pop, it might have seemed louder because I was yelling at the top of my lungs things like, "YOU ARE A COMPLETE DISAPPOINTMENT!!" and "WHY AREN'T YOU TAZ?!" Of course I also tried to start a "Daivari" chant during the X-Division match!! Now I'm torn. Next Saturday I'll be at the Steel City Con until 5PM, if I leave at 6 I can make it to Youngstown, Ohio by 7 for the TNA house show!! My friend who's going with me doesn't want to go, but I'm so geeked for TNA right now that I really want to go!! If anybody lives out that way and wants to go, I'm in in a heartbeat. [/quote] I'd so be there with you, but I'm in Northern California. If you're ever in the area :-c

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Tue, 21 Apr 2009 01:21:23 GMT

Speaking of Daivari, I was at that house show and I did the meet and greet. He was one of the guys. I was just not that impressed by him. When it was time for him to sign my TNA program, he was there. I got the impression that he just did not want to be there and interact with the fans. Alex Shelley was the same way. I'm comparing them to the others who were just as nice as can be. Miss Brooks (I think that's her name) was thanking everyone for showing up. Lethal Consequences was chatting everyone up and joking with the fans.

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Tue, 21 Apr 2009 01:38:19 GMT

That's odd to hear about Alex Shelley. I've always heard about how he's awesome with the fans. Oh well, must have been having a bad day. Who knows. I had a bad experiance with Tommy Dreamer. I already didn't like the guy that much, but then he was kind if a dick to everyone at the axxess I went too. But whatever. I'm sure their are points when they're sick of dealing with marks. I can't blam them. Side note: I was more sad than excited to hear that Foley won the TNA title. I mean, Foley is my #3 fav of all time, but it seemed sad to me that he's not TNA champ.

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Tue, 21 Apr 2009 02:49:10 GMT

That is a good point, a lot of the wrestlers deal with marks on a daily basis to the point they get tired of them. TNA is coming back my way next month. If I go back, speaking from a financial standpoint, and if MCG are there, I'll keep an open mind. Oh, I forgot to mention this in my last post. Sunjay Dutt was there as well. Right when I got to him for him to sign my program, he was texting a friend. I had to wait there patiently for him to get finished. That really annoyed me. I can deal with the guys being exhausted, but not texting while signing autographs. Rhyno was there as well. After he signed my program, I extend my hand to shake his. He wanted me to the fist punch. I'm not saying anything bad about that, but I thought it was interesting.

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Tue, 21 Apr 2009 09:12:21 GMT

We did a meet and greet, and it was pretty fun. We met Hernandez, Homicide, Taylor Wilde, Brutus Magnus, Creed, and Jay Lethal. http://wnst.net/wordpress/nestoraparicio/2009/04/20/a-night-of-old-school-bloody-rasslin-in-philly/ There's a picture of all of us. I'm mostly obscured in there, ha ha. Jay Lethal is in the back of the picture for some reason, and Homicide has a really stupid grin. Hernandez was really cool. My cousin asked him if he was going to cash in his briefcase that night, and he said, "I don't know, you have to talk to management about that." Homicide looked really bummed for some reason. At first I didn't even see him there, so I didn't have my camera ready to take a picture of him. I was like, "Whoa, Homicide, you are awesome," and he said thanks. Consequences Creed and Jay Lethal were very nice, and I got a picture of them. Taylor Wilde was really nice and she was very pretty. When a woman wears wrestling tights that have like laces all the way up the leg, it looks pretty cool on TV. When you are right next to that person in a little conference room and it's kind of quiet...she seems kind of exposed. Ha ha...it was just kind of uncomfortable in a regular everyday atmosphere, I guess. All in all, it was very cool.

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Tue, 21 Apr 2009 14:40:37 GMT

I don't know if you have heard the rumors, but Jeff Hardy might let his contract expire and start doing his own thing. This would suck since he's at the upper tier of the Raw brand. I understand the burned out part, but I can't see why he wants to leave at this moment.

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Tue, 21 Apr 2009 22:29:49 GMT

I haven't heard about that, but he already tried that once. I think it's best for him personally to stay in WWE. I know the wrestling business has been hard on a lot of people (Jeff included), and a lot of guys who had drug problems (Kurt Angle as an example) did themselves a favor by getting out of WWE and giving themselves a reduced schedule, but I don't think Jeff Hardy is one of those guys. I don't know him, so this could be 100% wrong, but I get the impression that for him, working every day and being around his brother and people who are relying on him EVERY DAY will keep him on the straight and narrow. I really hope he stays healthy, whatever he does. I do not need Jeff Hardy to be the next Test.

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Wed, 22 Apr 2009 02:45:42 GMT

I'm kind of excited about this, so I had to let everyone know. I work in a hotel where I live. I just come into work when I noticed someone walking in to go to his room. After a closer look, it was the Nature Boy Ric Flair. Right before he gets to the elevators, he turns around and gives everyone in ear shot his trademark WOOOO. Classic stuff. :-d

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Wed, 22 Apr 2009 03:53:47 GMT

[quote=brendavis]I'm kind of excited about this, so I had to let everyone know. I work in a hotel where I live. I just come into work when I noticed someone walking in to go to his room. After a closer look, it was the Nature Boy Ric Flair. Right before he gets to the elevators, he turns around and gives everyone in ear shot his trademark WOOOO. Classic stuff. :-d [/quote] Awesome! You should have asked for an autograph. I've heard that Ric Flair loves the fans. -Nate-

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Wed, 22 Apr 2009 07:54:28 GMT

Holy crap!! I would have cut a promo on him right there!! No, I would have stared awkwardly and then (even more awkwardly) tried to say something and then security would have had me removed. That is so cool! I'm going to meet Mick Foley at Steel City Con this weekend. I need to prepare like right now, because last time I met him at an autograph signing I choked like CRAZY. Here is the transcript: Me (walking up to the table where he is and handing him my book): Uh...H-h-how are you doing? Mick: (Barely noticing I am there as he signs my book): How are [i]you [/i]doing? Me: (craps my pants) That was like 6 or 7 years ago, but still, it's not like I've met so many celebrities since then that I'm just used to it. I'm a geek, I geek out.

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Wed, 22 Apr 2009 08:27:42 GMT

BRIGHT LIGHTS!!! PRETTY LADIES!!! NAAATTUURRE BOOOOYYY!!!!

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Wed, 22 Apr 2009 11:53:44 GMT

[quote=BurningDoom][quote=brendavis]I'm kind of excited about this, so I had to let everyone know. I work in a hotel where I live. I just come into work when I noticed someone walking in to go to his room. After a closer look, it was the Nature Boy Ric Flair. Right before he gets to the elevators, he turns around and gives everyone in ear shot his trademark WOOOO. Classic stuff. :-d [/quote] Awesome! You should have asked for an autograph. I've heard that Ric Flair loves the fans. -Nate-[/quote] I would have really loved to, but I had a couple of reasons why I couldn't. First, I was helping a couple of guests and I didn't want to be rude and start talking to Natch. Second, he had a lady friend with him and I didn't want to interupt the mood. hehe

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Thu, 23 Apr 2009 20:28:48 GMT

Your New Unifed World Tag Team Champions (Both TNA Tag Champions and IGWP Tag Champions): [b]TEAM 3D:[/b] [img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v449/scaryhead/DudleyBoys.jpg[/img] And your new TNA Heavyweight Champion of the World: [b]MICK FOLEY[/b]: [img]http://www.geocities.com/smokyrobmoore/tacks53199.jpg[/img] -Nate-

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Sat, 25 Apr 2009 01:42:50 GMT

[b]Pro Wrestling Illustrated Presents: 2009 Wrestling Alamac & Book of Facts[/b] [img]http://images.booksamillion.com/covers/mag/2/26/270/038/226270038834.jpg[/img] I picked up this bad boy for a measly $5.95 at the grocery store of all places. It is black & white, but it does include pictures. It's also 164 Pages. You're all probably going, "So what?" Well this baby is packed full of more information and facts about professional wrestling than any WWE, WCW, or TNA DVD I have ever seen; for a measly $5.95!!! It has cards and results for every Pay-Per-View by a major wrestling organization spanning back to the late 70s! It has stats and win/loss records on like every major professional wrestler wrestling today. It has the history of multiple championships from multiple organizations (WWE, WCW, TNA, ECW, NWA, ROH, and tons of others) including the win/loss dates, who from, and where; dating back to the late 70s. It has contact information (websites and whatnot) on every wrestling organization on the freaking planet! It has a wrestler ranking that spans all organizations, including a small explanation of why when it comes to the top 10. It has a "2008: Year in Review" section. It even includes a "what's hot what's not" list on the back page for 2008. All wrestling fans [b]NEED[/b] to pick this up. It's dirt cheap and [b]HIGHLY[/b] informative. -Nate-

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Sat, 25 Apr 2009 07:26:36 GMT

Holy crap!! I will definitely keep on the lookout for that.

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Sat, 25 Apr 2009 07:32:59 GMT

It's sounds like a really awesome almanac. Dating back to the 70's, I wonder how long the authors had to work on this book.

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Fri, 01 May 2009 01:22:25 GMT

I just watched TNA Impact tonight (4/30/09) and the main event match was a tag-team match between Kevin Nash & Booker T vs. AJ Styles & Samoa Joe. It has been quite a while since Kevin Nash has been in the ring. He has was sidelines for what seemed like years, every match had an injury excuse. Well tonight it seems he couldn't weasel his way out of it. And man was Kevin Nash HORRIBLE in the ring. He botched nearly everything he did and made the whole thing look horrible. The other 3 guys had to make up for his poor performance. It's sad to see what was once one of the greatest wrestlers in world become this sorry excuse for a wrestler. RETIRE ALREADY NASH! -Nate-

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Sat, 02 May 2009 02:19:14 GMT

[quote=BurningDoom]I just watched TNA Impact tonight (4/30/09) and the main event match was a tag-team match between Kevin Nash & Booker T vs. AJ Styles & Samoa Joe. It has been quite a while since Kevin Nash has been in the ring. He has was sidelines for what seemed like years, every match had an injury excuse. Well tonight it seems he couldn't weasel his way out of it. And man was Kevin Nash HORRIBLE in the ring. He botched nearly everything he did and made the whole thing look horrible. The other 3 guys had to make up for his poor performance. It's sad to see what was once one of the greatest wrestlers in world become this sorry excuse for a wrestler. RETIRE ALREADY NASH! -Nate-[/quote] I agree. Nash hasn't been the same since his days in WCW imo. He had a little run in WWE when Vince brought in the nWo but Nash barely did anything back then. He spent more time injured then wrestling. Just stay off camera already.

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Sun, 03 May 2009 13:57:56 GMT

[b]Eric Bischoff turns down WWE for participation in WCW DVD.[/b] Via Twitter (twitter.com/EBischoff), a fan asked Eric Bischoff if he'll be taking part in WWE's upcoming "Rise and Fall of WCW" DVD release — which Jim Ross noted was in production in a recent blog post. Bischoff responded with the following: "They called and asked me to be a part of it and I declined. No desire to give credibility to their revisionist hist." Bischoff later added the following in response to another fan: "Chose not to participate in WWE's latest revisionist history initiative for many reasons including the obvious one." Source: eWrestlingnews [b]Wrestling news and notes as of 4/30[/b] -- At the moment, WWE is leaning toward holding WrestleMania 27 in Indianapolis. However, nothing will be decided until early next year. -- WWE plans on keeping all three brands apart from this point forward. For the most part, WWE managed to stay true to their new directive as announcer Josh Mathews and United States Champion Montel Vontavious Porter were the sole talents to cross brands following Backlash. It was noted on commentary during last week's episode of SmackDown that MVP's title defense against Dolph Ziggler on this week's show was signed prior to the Draft. -- 12 Rounds, starring WWE Superstar John Cena, is on its last legs as the film was carried in a limited number of theaters this past weekend — 223 to be exact. According to www.BoxOfficeMojo.com, 12 Rounds brought in an additional $100,484 last weekend, bringing its five week total to $11,492,383. In comparison, The Marine was at $17,945,427 by the same point, drawing an additional $705,576 in it's fifth weekend out. -- WWE.com has uploaded a tribute photo gallery honoring former WWE Superstar "Playboy" Buddy Rose (real name Paul Perschmann), who was found dead by his wife yesterday afternoon at their home in Vancouver, Washington. The gallery features images of Rose from his cup of coffee stint in the promotion in 1990. http://www.wwe.com/inside/news/articlephot...secareerphotos/ -- Seldom seen Raw Superstar Sim Snuka (in his plain black T-shirt gimmick) is today's "Superstar of the Day" on WWE.com. Snuka has not been seen since the January 12, 2009 episode of Monday Night Raw where Ted DiBiase betrayed him and Manu. -- Since his departure from World Wrestling Entertainment in December, Gene Snitsky has completely changed his appearance. The former WWE star appeared at the Signamania IV wrestling convention this past Saturday in Levittown, Pennsylvania no longer clean shaven. He has grown his hair in, not to mention a goatee. He also grew in his eyebrows, which he shaved off for his former psychotic madman gimmick. He also no longer has dark yellow stained teeth, which some websites erroneously reported was permanent. You can see an image of the new look Snitsky at the following link. http://wrestlingfigs.com/inner2.php?id=11928&page_id=1 -- WWE Hall of Famer The Iron Sheik will be appearing on both The Howard Stern Show and The Opie & Anthony Show tomorrow morning, reports www.f4wonline.com. -- Former WCW star Buff Bagwell is working on an autobiography entitled Gladiators Don't Cry. "I've got a story that is completely off the chain. It's crazy, literally, it really is. I shot my father when I was 18 years old for beating my mom up. So, way beyond wrestling my life's been crazy. He's still alive and now we're best friends," Bagwell said. "I've led a pretty crazy life outside of wrestling, but that too. In wrestling it was just wide open." In an interview with the Coshocton Tribune, the five-time WCW World Tag Team Champion discusses his numerous tag team partnerships, working indy shows, meeting the fans, and more. http://www.coshoctontribune.com/article/20...EWS01/903180307 -- Former WWE Diva Torrie Wilson stands to earn $70,000 for her participation in NBC's upcoming reality television show, I'm a Celebrity... Get Me out of Here!, reports The Sun. The winner of the show will donate $100,000 to a charity of his or her choosing. In it, a cast of nine celebrities live in jungle conditions with few comforts and have to earn human essentials. The show premieres on Monday, June 1st and will air Monday through Thursday nights for the entire month. -- Former wrestling manager Percy Pringle has issued a statement regarding the passing of former Pringle Dynasty member "Playboy" Buddy Rose, who was found dead by his wife yesterday afternoon at their home in Vancouver, Washington. Pringle managed Rose in the Florida Championship Wrestling territory in 1985. You can read his statement here. http://percysposts.blogspot.com/ -- This week Raw, WWE announced that Friday's SmackDown would feature a Scramble match to determine the #1 contender to Edge's World Heavyweight championship at next month's Judgement Day. As it turns out, the match never occured at last night's tapings. Instead of the advertised scramble match between Chris Jericho, The Great Khali, Jeff Hardy, Rey Mysterio and John Morrison, it was actually changed to a Fatal Fourway match, with the Great Khali and John Morrison being left out. -- Sherri Shepherd, co-host of daytime talk show The View, was a guest at last night's WWE SmackDown tapings from Madison Square Garden and accompanied United States champion MVP to the ring. On The View this morning, Shepherd spoke about her time with MVP, who she called a great entertainer. Barbara Walters asked her about MVP "smacking her down" and she said not before she "smacks him down." Overall it was a pretty light segment and some decent publicity for WWE. -- As a reminder, ECW on Sci-Fi will be permanently returning to it's original time of 10PM (eastern) next week. -- WWE is having a presale for their August 4th Smackdown/ECW taping at Nassau Coliseum in Long Island, NY on tomorrow morning at 9am on Ticketmaster.com. The pre-sale password is "NVMC". -- Tyson Kidd and Natalya were told to expect a third addition to their package soon, that of course being DH Smith. The son of the "British Bulldog" has not been seen on WWE programming in nearly a year, his last television appearance taking place on the May 5, 2008 episode of Raw as a result of a stretcher job at the hands of John Bradshaw Layfield. According to Smith, he asked to return to developmental on a full-time basis so he could mature, as well as put more effort into developing his in-ring work and personality. At the time, Smith was having trouble finding his niche in WWE — not to mention television time. Staying on the main roster was not doing him much good, hence the request for a demotion with the idea that he would take one step back to go two steps forward. Smith was drafted to the ECW brand in the Supplemental Draft two weeks ago with the idea to pair him up with the two. As a result, his move to the brand squashed the possibility of the second generation wrestler joining Legacy on Raw. Randy Orton had an idea for Smith to be the Arn Anderson of his group, but plans derailed when the heated McMahon storyline came about in mid-January. All three wrestlers are quite familiar with each other as they've known each other since childhood. At the age of ten, Kidd was adopted into the Hart family after befriending Teddy Hart. He also lived with Smith for several years and has been living with Natalya for five years. In 2007, Smith, Kidd and Natalya briefly aligned themselves and formed the Next Generation Hart Foundation in Florida Championship Wrestling. The group disbanded when Smith was called up to the main roster in October of that year. Late last year, Smith was paired up with Kidd and Natalya once again with the idea to call them up to the main roster. In December, they looked to be on the brink of being called up to SmackDown to work a program with tag team champions Carlito and Primo, but those plans were nixed when Smith reportedly went behind Kidd's back to suggest to the creative team that they place him in Legacy. Creative apparently bought the idea as the two were unexpectedly broken up in mid-December — a week or two after they started working dark matches. FCW officials actually turned the behind the scenes happenings into a storyline as Kidd taunted Smith for making it onto television before him even though his former tag partner went behind his back to get in WWE without him. -- Jerry "The King" Lawler will be working as a referee for the dark match main event at the SmackDown/ECW taping on June 2nd in Memphis, Tennessee. -- Last night's episode of ECW on Sci Fi featuring Christian's first appearance as ECW Champion scored a 1.17 cable rating, the show's worst number in quite some time. ECW was seen by an average audience of 1.60 million viewers, continuing the show's steady decline from the year's peak of 1.95 million viewers on March 17th. Comparing last night's episode to the previous ten episodes, the show's viewership was down 12.7 percent. -- WWE Hall of Famer Howard Finkel has posted a new blog on his WWE Universe page, where he remembers one of his favorite performers in WWE history, the late "Playboy" Buddy Rose. "In the ring, he could move with the best of them. Deceivingly quick and cat like, Rose could go toe to toe with the best of them. His first meeting against Bob Backlund in Madison Square Garden even had my jaw dropping in amazement. This man gave the then WWE Champion a run for his money, in addition to the great Pedro Morales, and others as well." The Fink added, "He knew what his role was, and he always seemed to press the right buttons to make himself a most unique character that stood out from the rest of the pack." - We've been covering the story about Jeff Hardy's WWE contract status and the possibility of Jeff taking time off when it expires this summer. Jeff has turned down several of WWE's attempts to sign him to a new contract and the former WWE champion is said to be considering extended time away from the ring. The latest is that Jeff has been giving the impression to friends that he will in fact re-sign with WWE before his contract expires this summer. While he is burned out with the hectic travel schedule, his willingness to walk away from WWE has given him negotiating leverage and he will likely ask for a reduced schedule, similar to the Undertaker's deal. In related Hardy news, the former WWE Champion has had talks with MTV regarding a reality television series. Matt and Jeff currently produce the online video show "The Hardy Show" and the MTV series would likely tie into that. -- The post-Backlash 4/27 edition of WWE Raw drew a 3.42 cable rating, down almost 10% from last week's 3.74. The first hour did a 3.46 and then the show lost viewers, doing a 3.37 for hour two. The show averaged 5 million viewers, down from last week's audience of 5.3 million. -- ECW Original Tommy Dreamer posted a new blog on his WWE Universe page in which he talks about tonight possibly being his final in-ring appearance at Madison Square Garden. "In my own personal career, wrestling in MSG has been a dream," Dreamer wrote. "Performing there after 9/11, tearing down the house with Rob Van Dam in the last ever Hardcore Title match, and the greatest two minutes of my life the Royal Rumble." He added, "I realize all of this because as time approaches, this may be my last performance in MSG. I hope it isn't but what a ride, I would love to have a Lou Gehrig leaving as a Yankee moment. I am really trying to think of something special to do tonight, so if you can please watch. It is real television a boyhood dream quite possibly coming to an end and not regretting a single thing." Dreamer has said he will retire when his WWE contract expires in June if he cannot win the ECW title by then. - Earlier this month, Hulk Hogan made tabloid headlines when he told Rolling Stone magazine that after the latest round of divorce proceedings, he empathizes with O.J. Simpson. Hogan told Rolling Stone, "I could have turned everything into a crime scene, like OJ, cutting everybody's throat. You live half a mile from the 20,000-square-foot home you can't go to anymore, you're driving through downtown Clearwater and see a 19-year-old boy driving your Escalade, and you know that a 19-year-old boy is sleeping in your bed, with your wife . . . I totally understand OJ. I get it." Now, TMZ.com reports that Linda Hogan is looking to cash in on Hulk's poor choice of words. This afternoon, Linda filed papers in Pinellas County, Florida claiming she is in "imminent danger of becoming a victim" and needs an additional $8,200 a month from Hulk so she can move "thousands of miles away" from him. Linda is also asking for $24,000 for "advanced rent and security deposits" so she can find a new home in California - where, as TMZ points out, O.J. allegedly killed his wife. -- As reported over the weekend, there are four WWE developmental wrestlers in Florida Championship Wrestling that have a very good chance of being called up to the main roster in the near future. They are DH Smith, Eric Escobar (a.k.a. Eric Perez), Sheamus O'Shaunessy, and Drew McIntyre. In an update on the story, one of the four wrestlers previously named is booked to wrestle on a slate of WWE live events throughout the month May. Sheamus O'Shaunessy has been under contract to World Wrestling Entertainment for two years, but still has yet perform in front of a live WWE crowd. However, he will finally be getting his chance as company officials have booked him to appear on their shows next month. With his Irish roots, an obvious pairing or possible feud would be with fellow Irishman Finlay on the ECW brand. O'Shaunessy has actually acknowledged him before as he did an angle insulting him and ECW at a Florida Championship Wrestling television taping this past February. -- WWE has apparently signed a new blonde female by the name of Carly as she worked a tag match at a Florida Championship Wrestling live event this past Saturday. She was mistaken for Lacey Von Erich, hence the online rumors saying the third generation wrestler had re-signed with WWE — which Von Erich herself later denied. Carly, teaming with Angela Fong, came out on the losing end in their tag match with Jenny Cash and Beverly Mullins. -- Former WWE referee Tim White was backstage visiting friends at Sunday's Backlash pay-per-view in Providence, Rhode Island. White was released from his WWE contract on January 9, 2009 in a cost-cutting measure. -- TNA officials have contacted former WWE wrestler Lance Cade about coming in. The three-time WWE World Tag Team Champion is apparently interested in joining the promotion, but he has some commitments in Japan to finish up first. His former tag team partner, Trevor Murdoch, debuted in TNA on last week's episode of Impact under the name "The Outlaw" Jethro Holliday. The former WWE star teamed with Eric Young to defeat the team of No Limit (Naito and Yujiro), advancing to the second round of Team 3D's Open Invitational Tag Team Tournament. -- TNA wrestler Bobby Lashley will be taking part in an interview on HDNet's Inside MMA program this Friday night. -- There are currently no plans to hold a Fan Interaction event during Slammiversary weekend in Detroit. -- Canadian women's wrestler Jaime Dauncey, better known as Sirelda, is looking to re-join TNA Wrestling. In fact, WWE Hall of Famer Superstar Billy Graham is trying to mentor her into becoming a female version of himself in hopes of getting her back in the organization. In October 2004, Dauncey took part in a "Gut Check Challenge," a talent recruitment event organized by TNA. She won the female event and was signed to a developmental contract a year later. Dauncey debuted at the 2006 Slammiversary pay-per-view and would engage in a feud with Gail Kim. Following a loss to Kim at the 2006 Hard Justice pay-per-view, Dauncey quietly left the promotion, although she made a surprise appearance two months later at Bound for Glory as an entrant in the "Kevin Nash Open Invitational X Division Gauntlet Battle Royal." She has not been seen since. Since her departure from the organization, TNA has used approximately 30 female talents, but they have yet to give her a call to come back. Her main backer at the time was the former head of creative in TNA, Scott D'Amore, who she had ties with through his independent promotion, Border City Wrestling. Considering he no longer works there, this should explain why she has yet to resurface. -- TNA's Lockdown pay-per-view at the Liacouras Center on the campus of Temple University in Philadelphia drew approximately 4,500 fans, with 3,500 paid. Based on preliminary indications, it doesn't appear to have done anywhere close to record levels in terms of pay-per-view buys. It looks to be above average, but not nearly as much above average as most internally were expecting. -- For the record, last week's episode of Impact featured 26 minutes and 2 seconds of wrestling, the most in a while. -- Bobby Lashley's next MMA opponent, Bob Sapp, recently spoke to FightHype.com about their upcoming fight. "I will never be a better wrestler than Bobby Lashley, but this isn't a wrestling match. A lot of wrestlers get guys to the ground in a mixed martial arts fight and think that's it. But no, we gotta get up eventually and throw some blows," Sapp added, "Once I hit him with a few shots, he's going to realize this is the real deal and you always gotta watch that overhand right!" Lashley vs. Sapp will be the main event of Prize Fight MMA's "Ultimate Chaos" show from Biloxi, Mississippi on June 27th. -- There are some rumors going around saying Wrestlicious star Lacey Von Erich has re-signed with World Wrestling Entertainment as she supposedly took part in a Divas tag match at a Florida Championship Wrestling live event late last week. These rumors are false as Von Erich posted a brief message on her MySpace account (www.myspace.com/sexymama717) denying them. Von Erich wrote: "Don't believe the rumors! I have not signed with WWE nor wrestled for them latley. I'm Wrestlicious all the way baby!" The daughter of Kerry Von Erich signed a developmental contract with WWE in August 2007, but was released shortly after Thanksgiving of that year as a result of some behavioral issues. -- ESPN.com has posted footage of John Cena interacting with former WWE personality Jonathan Coachman at their studios in Bristol, Connecticut several weeks ago when he was promoting 12 Rounds. Coachman currently works for ESPN as an anchor on ESPNews and occasionally the late-night SportsCenter. In the video, Cena makes fun of Coachman by calling him an intern on SportCenter, leading Coach to inform him that he now hosts the show. Coachman, playing up his former character in WWE, is then locked outside the building by Cena after pretending to be cool with him. You can see the video here. http://sports.espn.go.com/broadband/video/video?id=4096247 Lance Storm Blog Non Wrestling RANT March 22, 2009 I just read the stupidest thing in my local paper and I have to rant about it. This has absolutely nothing to do with wrestling, apart from the fact that I would like to have this jack ass in the ring so I could knock some sense into him…or just kick the shit out of him, either or. Hotel owners in the small Saskatchewan town of Wynyard are up in arms about a recent crackdown by the RCMP (our version of State Police) on liquor infractions. Apparently since Sgt. Ron Russell came to town in July there has been nearly a doubling of Impaired Driving and other Liquor Violence charges being laid, and local hotel owners are complaining that it is hurting business. Can you believe this? This cop has decreasing violence in their town and taken potential dangerous killers off the road, and bar owners are bitching because it’s hurting business. The primary complainer named in the article is a (if I can use an opinion driven adjective) Jack Ass by the name Larry Borzack. He has organized a town meeting to speak out against the crackdown in hopes of forcing local RCMP to ease up on the enforcement of THE LAW, in an attempt to increase business and sell more booze. He is actually claiming that this police officer is “picking on everyone in the community” with his actions. This is just unf—king believable. The number of cases I read about in the paper of people being injured or killed by drunk drivers and this f—kwad wants police to stop enforcing impaired driving charges because people in his town are “afraid to go out and have a drink” and are now more often than not getting off sales to take home. Since when does public safety and the enforcement of THE LAW take a backseat to Bar Business and alcohol sales. Perhaps this Jack Ass should complain about them enforcing the drinking age as well, I’m sure he could sell a lot more booze if he could sell alcohol to minors. Come on now, it would be good for business, let’s start liquoring up our kids too, it’s for the good of the community. If people in this town don’t feel they can go out to a bar and have a drink with out getting arrested for violent or impair driving charges, too f—king bad. Public safety needs to be a bigger concern than one guys right (I guess 5 guys rights) to sell booze. There are only 5 bars in the community so hopefully the anti law enforcement contingent at the up coming meeting will be a small one, but I would not be surprised to see a large group of drinkers at the meeting supporting their cause. I do want to add this one cautionary warning to the town of Wynyard before they hold their town meeting. If you instruct or even hint at Sgt. Russell that he should ease up on his enforcement of these laws and even one person gets hurt or killed in a liquor related incident in your town, will you be able to live with yourself? Not to mention the fact that if such an injury or death does occur, I hope the family of the victim sues the living shit out of City council, Larry Borzack, and anyone else that speaks out in favour of said changes at this meeting, because they are saying F—k you and your right to public safety, we want to be able to sell booze and make money as well as drink and drive in our community. This isn’t even just a local issue because I just looked up Wynyard on a map and it’s located on a major highway in Saskatchewan so drunk drivers from that community will be crossing a major highway and endangering travelers from all over the Province. Drunk driving is just UNACEPTABLE under any circumstances in my opinion, and I’m sorry if you can’t run a business without allowing drunk driving you need to find a new business. That’s my two cents, Lance Lance Storm Blog Mulligans April 23, 2009 I wrote the following for my “Storm Front” article for “Fighting Spirit” Magazine, back in February, and it is being reproduced with permission from Uncooked Media Ltd. While updating the photo galleries on my website recently, I’ve been going back through photographs from my career. In addition to all the great memories this has brought back it has also stirred up some not so great ones. It is those somewhat less than fond memories that have inspired me this month, so I’m going to put the concept of wrestling “Mulligans” on the Storm Front. For those of you who aren’t familiar with the term, Mulligan is a golf term, which basically means “do over”. For example: If you were playing golf, and were allowing Mulligans, and you knocked your tee shot into the water or into the bush, you could simply call Mulligan, tee up another ball, and start over without taking a penalty stroke. This can be a very handy device, and while it doesn’t erase the error, it does allow you to just pretend it didn’t happen and get the shot right the second time. There is or course no such thing as Mulligans in pro-wrestling, but if there was there are a few moments in my career I’d like to have back to do again. I didn’t’ make too many mistakes during my career so thankfully there aren’t many moments I’d like to change but I thought it would be fun to look back at a few of my less than stellar moments, and fix them with a Mulligan. For my first Mulligan, I would like to have a second go at the second match of my career. Looking back I realize this match was such an insignificant part of my career that it’s horrendousness didn’t really matter, but at the time I was absolutely furious after this match and would have killed to be able to erase it from existence and pretend it never happened. This match was by far the worst match of my career. It was in October of 1990 and held in an agricultural Quonset in Strathmore, Alberta. This was the debut of Sudden Impact the pre-Thrillseekers combo of Lance Storm and Chris Jericho. In this debacle of a match we faced Ed Langley (the old guy who helped train us) and Steve Gillespie (a perennial jobber for Stampede Wrestling). Jericho and I were only in our second match so we put our faith and the fate of this match in the hands of our more experienced opponents. This turned out to be a really really bad idea. The problem was that our opponents were not nearly as up to the task as we would have hoped. Despite working for Stampede Wrestling for a couple years Steve was in no way shape or form a ring general, and despite numerous stories to the contrary Ed Langley had no experience what so ever and had absolutely no idea what he was doing in the ring. The idea of this match was to get over the young new tag team of Sudden Impact so we could go on to feud with the companies top heel tag team the Predators (they also sucked by the way). To accomplish this (or rather in a failed attempt to accomplish this) Ed and Steve proceeded to completely eat us up in the match and give us practically no offense what so ever. When Jericho finally made the hot tag, he was cut off almost immediately with a low blow and then for the finish the heels did a misdirection spot where they crashed into each other allowing the still testicularly damaged Chris Jericho to score the win with a fluke roll up. We looked like such completely losers in this match that you’d have thought we were being booked by TNA to join the Front Line. After the match we were so mad at home bad the match had gone that we swore we would never get eaten up so badly in a match ever again. Another moment I’d like to have back is from my Smokey Mountain days, and occurred during the Fire on the Mountain match I had with the Heavenly Bodies in Johnson City, TN in August of 1994. It was the night after the famous Night of Legends show in Knoxville where Jericho broke his arm in the afternoon and still worked the match against the Heavenly Bodies that night. Chris bled buckets in that match and to this day it is the second biggest blood bath (behind the Eddie Guerrero – JBL match) that I’ve ever seen. I’m sure Jericho would love to have that afternoon to do over so he could avoid breaking his arm, but it’s the following night at Fire on the Mountain that I’d like a second chance at. Jericho has surgery on his broken arm that morning and Doctors said it was only going to be an in and out day surgery so I stayed in Knoxville, so I could take him from the hospital straight to the show. He wasn’t going to wrestle on the show just stand in my corner as a show of support and be involved in the finish. There was a long delay at the hospital and in the end he had to remain over night so I had to race to the event in Johnson City without him. I made the show with very little time to prepare for my match which made it one of the most hectic day of my career, and that doesn’t even cover still having to wrestle the Heavenly Bodies in a Handicap match that night. The match that night was going unbelievably well. The Bodies were amazing and the crowd was incredibly hot. Watching the match back now the mistake that I made in the match really didn’t matter in the grand scheme of things but I’m a perfectionist and it still bother me to this day. The idea behind the match was that I would have to go it alone without my partner (remember he’s in the hospital). I held my own for a long time against SMW’s premier tag team, but eventually they cut me off and started beating the holly hell out of me. After the hellacious beat down Jimmy Delray was to hit me with a splash off the top rope, which I would kick out of. This was going to be the “Oh My God this kid won’t stay down” moment, which would fire up the crowd and bring SMW main stay Tracy Smothers out from the back to become my impromptu partner. Now there would be a light at the end of the tunnel, if only I could make the tag. Shortly there after Delray would miss his moonsault finisher and I would make the hot tag to Tracy. Unfortunately that wasn’t exactly what happened because I had a brain fart and moved on the Splash by mistake. I can still feel the rage I had in me when I realized I screwed up. Thankfully the others covered well enough and the crowd still popped on the missed moonsault and the hot tag, but that kick out would have been a magical moment and I screwed it up, and not just for me for everyone else in the match. Moving on the splash probably only took the match down from a 10 to a 9 but everything else was pure magic that night, and moving on the wrong move was such a stupid mistake. ECW was a hot bed for in-ring mishaps and the crowd loved chanting, “You F—‘d up” when they occurred. I avoided that chant better than most and the one movement in ECW I’d like to have back didn’t even get the chant. The match I’m referring to was a Dream Partners tag match that took place while Chris Candito and I were ECW Tag Team Champions and also feuding. As a team we were feuding with RVD and Sabu but because the Triple Threat had turned on me, Chris and I were also at odds. For this match we each picked a new partner and faced each other in a tag match. I picked RVD and Candito picked Sabu. At the finish I was to run wild with a chair hitting Candito, Sabu, and then swing at Rob but pull up short, realizing that despite our on going feud we were partners that night. As soon as I pulled the chair shot on Rob, he was to double crossed me and hit me with the Van Daminator. If you saw the match you will likely remember that is exactly what happened. The problem was that I got busted open and required 8 or 9 stitched by my right eye afterwards and it was completely my fault. When you get hit with a chair there is a certain side you want to get hit with. The guy taking the chair wants to get hit with the side of the seat that you sit on. In ECW we called it the soft side but more accurately it’s the flat side. I knew what side of the chair to use the problem was I was hitting Chris and Sabu first then getting hit myself. In order for all of us to get hit with the proper side I would have to flip it over after hitting Chris and Sabu. Not wanting to tip my hand to the crowd (if I flipped the chair over the smart fans would know I would ending up eating the chair) I decided to keep the chair the way it was in hopes of fooling the crowd. In hindsight this was not a good idea. Not only did I get hit with the hard side of the chair but when Rob kicked the seat it unfolded the chair and I took the lip of the seat in the face. The few people who might have been more surprised when I got hit with the chair, was in no way worth the stitches, and if I had it to do over, I’d have flipped the chair, or better yet not flipped the chair and just started out hitting Candito and Sabu with the wrong side. I would also like to have my US Title tournament match with Buff Bagwell to do over again. It’s not so much the match I’d like to do again, as it is the finish. Buff and I faced off in the opening match of the tournament and if you recall I wrestled 3 matches that night to win the title. I was winning all three matches with my ½ Boston crab. During the day Buff was complaining about having to put me over and was trying to get the finish changed. As a concession it was decided that when I put Buff in the hold they would show footage on the big screen of Kanyon hitting Buff’s Mom (she was a semi-regular in WCW) with the diamond cutter in the parking lot. The rational was that Buff could save face by tapping more to escape in order to run to his mom’s aid than because I was beating him with my hold. To make matters worse Buff did the swimming like crawl to the ropes, which the ref counted as the tap out, which ended up looking like crap. I remember not wanting to rock the boat because Buff had a fair bit of pull and I had just started with WCW but looking back now I’d give anything to have a Mulligan of that moment, because if I did I’d have pulled him to the middle of the ring and sat down on that hold so tight he would have been tapping out for real. What a Prima Donna bullshit way to do business. I certainly had more than just those 4 screw-ups over my career, but the others I’ve managed to get over or just forget all together. I guess that’s the bright side of getting old. You get to forget some of the mistakes you’ve made. Lance Storm

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Mon, 04 May 2009 19:19:24 GMT

[b]5/3 news and notes[/b] -- The official video trailer for WWE's upcoming three-disc DVD set on "Macho Man" Randy Savage, Macho Madness - The Randy Savage Ultimate Collection, has surfaced online. You can see the trailer at Savage's official website, www.MachoMadness.com. The DVD will be released on Tuesday, June 9 and contains over 20 matches from his illustrious career. -- In its third week out, WWE Superstars on WGN America scored an 0.85 cable rating, reports PWInsider.com. -- WWE has apparently canceled it's Raw tour of Mexico on the final weekend of May as Raw house shows have been announced for Huntsville, Alabama on May 29th & Montgomery, Alabama on May 30th. -- According to WWE.com, United States Champion Montel Vontavious Porter will be a guest on The View this coming Tuesday at 11:00 a.m. ET. -- Several readers sent word that Batista was seen at last night's Manny Pacquiao vs. Ricky Hatton boxing match accompanying Pacquiao to the ring. Courtesy of reader Norman Abellera, you can see an image of Batista at last night's show at the following link. Reduced: 76% of original size [ 832 x 468 ] - Click to view full image - (courtesy of http://www.wrestlingepicenter.com) Lance Cade, who is a reader/listener of our site/show and has stayed in contact with us since our tremendous December 2008 interview, has asked that we put out a statement on his behalf discussing his status with TNA and to clear up some of the misconceptions that have been discussed online over the past few weeks. This is a paraphrased version of what he told us from Japan: "There's been two sides of the story and neither is fully accurate. People confused me not teaming with Trevor meaning that I don't have a desire to compete in TNA which is false. It was as simple as me having an obligation in Japan where I have been working full time since December 2008. I will NEVER go against my word. When my obligations over here are finished up, and the moon and stars are aligned, there is a good chance that TNA could be where I call my future home either singles or along side my friend Trevor Murdoch. As far as the comment of me saying we won 3 world tag team championships with WWE and there's not much left to do as a team... That is part true. The part that's true is there's nothing left for us to do in the WWE as a team! I am not a mark for Lance Cade don't care about winning "x" amount of titles. It's a work and doesn't represent me in how good I or anyone else really are. There is still plenty for us to do... Win TNA's championships, give them a new team that can work with anyone and doing the same over here in Japan. I want my side to be heard because I don't want anyone to think I am not interested in TNA or that I have anything except respect and admiration for Trevor Murdoch." There you have it, straight from Lance Cade's mouth... Or, darn close to it! Remember: If you are interested in booking Lance Cade for your wrestling event, personal appearance, TV show, or have any other booking proposals for him, you can submit them through http://www.WrestleBookings.com. -- TNA Wrestling announced on their Twitter page (www.twitter.com/tnaonline) that Shark Boy was sent home from this weekend's slate of live events due to illness. He is said to be suffering from the flu, so company officials felt it was best to send him home to rest -- Thursday's episode of TNA Impact drew a 1.15 cable rating, down 7.0 percent from last week's 1.23 number. The show was seen by an average audience of 1.6 million viewers, down 13.7 percent from the previous week and down 13.8 percent from the previous five episodes. The first hour drew a lackluster 1.09 going up against the conclusion of the Bulls vs. Celtics game on TNT before increasing to a 1.21 for the second hour. The show was outdrawn by this week's episode of ECW on Sci Fi, which pulled a 1.17 cable rating. -- LAX member Hernandez will be out of action for two to three months after undergoing neck surgery this past week. His neck surgery is the reason company officials booked "The British Invasion" alliance to attack him backstage during last week's episode of Impact. -- The Daily Press has an article on TNA Knockout Traci Brooks speaking to students in Timmins, Ontario on Friday. During the session, Brooks discussed overcoming her handicap as she was born with torn arm tendons that make complete range of motion impossible. She noted she is unable to lift her hand higher than her head not to mention most free weights. Click here to read the article. http://www.timminspress.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1551052 -- TNA wrestler Cute Kip will be wrestling "The UK Kid" in a Steel Cage Match in Portsmouth, England on Tuesday, May 26 for Varsity Pro Wrestling. For more information on the upcoming show, visit www.VarsityProWrestling.com. - "Superstar" Billy Graham is — or was — quite upset with Karl Lauer, the Executive Vice President of the Cauliflower Alley Club. Last weekend, Graham sent a threatening e-mail to Lauer, likening him to Adolf Hiter and saying he should get "666" tattooed on his head. Graham forwarded the e-mail to a number of people with one person receiving it sending it to me. The WWE Hall of Famer was upset over teaching a seminar at the annual convention in Las Vegas a few weeks ago and not being paid. Apparently, he was going to send his payoff for the event to a nine-year-old girl by the name of Shiloh. However, it should be noted that the Cauliflower Alley Club is a non-profit organization. Here is his e-mail in its entirety: Mr. Lauer, Please return Paulette Nordmann from the Bronx, NY her income tax refund check of $200, that she wanted to donate to Shiloh. Ms Nordmann has set an example that you would have been wise to follow. She gave all she had to help this handicap child. But you, a filthy rich cattle baron has not given that child a penny. I know people with almost nothing that have given something, to this handicap child. I would urge you, you worthless piece of dung to go out and hang yourself and then send us all a postcard from Hell. You are a pure dictator and your middle name should be Hitler. You walk up to me and tell me, that I have a seminar at 10 AM the next morning. You do not ask, you tell, you order, you demand. You are nothing more than a mark whore for this business and the numbers 666 should be tattooed across your forehead. I have been told by more than one person that you were the worst pay off promoter in this disgusting business. You stole and robbed money from wrestlers as a wanta be promoter. You promoted a silent auction? It was so silent that know one even knew about it. You comped me a fold up table worth $150? So what, you should have, would you have the nerve to have charged Hulk or Ventura for a gimmick table? Or, charge them $100 for a plate of mashed potatoes? Or charged them $32 per night in a white trash hotel? Dont you get it? You comp people that will bring marks and add prestige to your event. But you are whining you multi millionaire fool who did not give a handicap child a penny? Fuck you, you worthless pile of dung. I hate your guts Mr. Hitler. The CAC board of good and decent folks need to vote you out, burn in Hell please. SUPERSTAR BILLY GRAHAM Shiloh (Pepin) is the nine-year old "Mermaid Girl" that was featured on a Discovery Channel special last year. She's a huge WWE fan who Graham has been raising money for in recent months. He tried to convince Vince McMahon to bring her in as celebrity at this year's WrestleMania, but he refused. Graham's official MySpace account (www.myspace.com/superstargraham) notes a statement from the official website of the Millennium Wrestling Federation, www.BostonWrestling.com, thanking him for raising enough money for Shiloh and her family to attend the Backlash pay-per-view in Providence, Rhode Island last week. The statement notes that Shiloh was personally presented with a WWE Women's Championship by John Cena himself. It would appear that Lauer gave in to Graham's request as he is also credited with helping raise money for the Pepin family to attend Backlash. JR's Blog Smackdown vs. Raw...not the video game, New Smackdown Stars Sizzle Worthy Friday, May 1, 2009 Thanks for stopping by and I hope your week has gone well. It's a great week in Oklahoma when we aren't threatened by a tornado....which...BTW...is another reason I don't like the lyrics of former SD star Matt Hardy's entrance music....but enough of that. Friday night Smackdown is WWE's best TV broadcast this week as the 2 hour show was a good one from a capacity filled Madison Square Garden on Tuesday night. I say that not because of the "announcing" nor, contrary to what some blithering idiots on the 'net have speculated, I am not raging against Monday Night Raw because I am personally not on the WWE's premier broadcast. Nonetheless it makes a good story for the lonely, conspiracy theorists who spend too much time alone in their rooms at their Mom and Dad's house. FNSD has two excellent, multi segment main events and both of them were for "something." When something tangible is at stake in a wrestling match it obviously makes the match better. It's akin to Major League Baseball in April. Who cares what happens in April except the die hards who hang on every pitch all season long. I'll get interested in MLB after the All Star break, thank you very much. Friday Night Smackdown (FNSD) will determine a new #1 contender this week and who will face World's Champ Edge at Judgment Day in a few weeks in a red hot, Chicago. Mr. Money in the Bank, C.M. Punk, also has a memorable evening also involving Edge. Did you know that C.M. stands for "Chicago Made?" Chris Jericho is dotted throughout FNSD and never fails to deliver whether it be in the ring or outside it. Jericho is an egocentric winner who will add a lightning rod-like element to Friday nights. Jericho even takes issue with John Morrison which is noteworthy as it seems the fans were on young Morrison's side of this confrontation. Just so you will know and remember that you heard it here first, John Morrison will be in PPV Main Events within one year, at the latest. Dolph Ziggler has elevated his game and is talking more, which helps, and is doing more than introducing himself to everyone he meets multiple times each day. His name is "Dolph" Ziggler not "Zig" Ziggler. For you younger folks, Google Zig Ziggler and call it a day. Mike Knox has some Bruiser Brody-isms about him that encourage me and I'm not talking about the bushy, beard. Knox is not a big, dumb jock and his raw boned frame and nasty disposition will likely take him far in WWE. Brody might have been, behind the scenes, the first "Cerebral Assassin" which is a name I coined for HHH many moons ago. FNSD got the better of the deal when Teddy Long became G.M. and Vickie Guerrero moved to Monday Night Raw along with her "excuse me" and her sometimes non objective decision making. Ms. Guerrero-Edge and Monday Night Raw seem to be made for one another as Raw has always seemingly had a controversial decision maker at the helm. I would have made WWE.com's Stocky Balboa the Raw G.M. but, again, I'm an out of touch old schooler who's not hip enough to make a decision such as this. Poor me. We're shipping lots of autographed caps, "JR's Cookbooks," and T Shirts all over the world especially to WWE fans in the United Kingdom. We are also making positive steps to improve the packaging of our sauces going from heavy glass bottles to more shipping friendly plastic bottles. Many of you have contacted our website to ask questions and make comments plus read our many weekly blogs at www.jsbarbq.com and we appreciate your support. Dancing and ample "yo's" come to FNSD this week. Todd Grisham got his freak on or so I'm told because I have no clue what that means. Should I know? Can you believe that some people are already talking about the 2010 WWE Hall of Fame class. There are many, many viable candidates from where I sit and I am happy I'm not the one who has to make these decisions. What's you thoughts? I will stick to making "upper management" decisions at J.R.'s Family BBQ in Norman, Oklahoma where business has definitely picked up. It seems like Backlash was a well received/reviewed PPV and by and large I thought it was a really solid show too after watching it on DVR after returning home. Yours truly is looking forward to heading up to Pittsburgh, or "6-Burg" with the Mrs, a Steel city native, this Monday for the taping of FNSD. I really enjoy Tuesdays because I am able to watch ECW be taped prior to FNSD and I like hearing young broadcasters Matt Striker and Josh Mathews as they improve each and every week. Matt and Josh will be calling ECW bout(s) at Judgment Day in Chicago which is how one improves ones game. Is WWE Champion Randy Orton's name pronounced Or-TON or Or-Un. I always enunciated the "T" but diction has not always been my strong suit. "Or-Un" and his Legacy Lap Dogs will make things miserable for folks on Monday night and I have my doubts that even Batista can overcome a 1 on 3 disadvantage but, also, this isn't hockey. The Diva competition on FNSD has the potential to be extremely competitive and the in ring action could end up being one of the highlights of Friday nights. Melina bringing the WWE Women's Title over from Raw is a good thing. Oh, yeah Melina also brought her entrance which I inadvertently replicated while walking out to the mail box during out last ice storm. Be well and count your blessings. Also check out www.wrestlersrescue.org to see how you can help WWE and me assit in raising funds for a needed surgical procedure for Steve "Dr. Death" Williams who is a throat cancer survivor. Thanks, in advance, for your help. Boomer Sooner! J.R

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Wed, 06 May 2009 17:50:05 GMT

TNA Impact's Main Event is HUGE this week! I can't wait! It's like we get to see the main event of a PPV, but on TNA Impact! [url=http://www.tnawrestling.com/content/view/1477/84/]http://www.tnawrestling.com/content/view/1477/84/[/url] [quote][img]http://http.cdnlayer.com/tnawrestling/components/com_fpss/images/10manwar.jpg[/img] In perhaps the biggest match in TNA "iMPACT" history, for the first time ever it will be the entire Main Event Mafia teaming up in a 10-Man War to battle the TNA Frontline! On Thursday's broadcast, it will be Kurt Angle, Sting, Kevin Nash, Booker T and Scott Steiner taking on TNA World Heavyweight Champion Mick Foley, Jeff Jarrett, AJ Styles, Samoa Joe and Daniels! What will happen when the Main Event Mafia goes to war with TNA Frontline? Tune in and find out - don't miss this huge bout![/quote]

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Thu, 07 May 2009 12:30:43 GMT

Oh, that's going to be awesome!!!! I hope they give the main event the last half hour of the show. That'll be the only way they can pull off a good match of that caliber. I do see some kind of screw job happening in that match. I don't know what it is, but it will happen.

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Thu, 07 May 2009 14:59:46 GMT

[quote=brendavis]Oh, that's going to be awesome!!!! I hope they give the main event the last half hour of the show. That'll be the only way they can pull off a good match of that caliber. I do see some kind of screw job happening in that match. I don't know what it is, but it will happen.[/quote] Well of course! And how much you want to bet it has to do with Bobby Lashley? -Nate-

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Thu, 07 May 2009 16:00:47 GMT

[b]The Rise And Fall Of WCW[/b] DVD is said to be released August 25th. [b]Allied Powers: The World’s Greatest Tag Teams DVD match listing[/b] Throughout the years, fans of sports entertainment have enjoyed the controlled chaos of tag-team wrestling. Many present and future Hall of Fame Superstars have been part of a popular duo, including Shawn Michaels (The Rockers), Bret “Hit Man” Hart (The Hart Foundation) and Jeff and Matt Hardy (The Hardy Boys). Some Superstars will forever be remembered for their incredible impact as a team, including The Road Warriors, The Fabulous Freebirds and The Midnight Express. Some teams were a result of the unique, temporary pairing of two singles Superstars, including The Mega Powers (Hulk Hogan and Randy “Macho Man” Savage), and D-Generation X (Triple H and Shawn Michaels). Allied Powers: The World’s Greatest Tag Teams honours all the greatest duos in sports entertainment history, complete with matches from WWE, WCW, NWA, AWA, WCCW and Championship Wrestling from Florida. Packed with profiles of more than 20 historical tag teams and events and 25 tag-team matches, Allied Powers: The World’s Greatest Tag Teams gives fans twice the excitement, twice the action and twice the drama. Disc 1 Introduction by The Miz & John Morrison Miz & Morrison – Chemistry Between Two Individuals British Bulldogs British Bulldogs vs. Hart Foundation Madison Square Garden September 23, 1985 Steiner Brothers Title vs. Title Match Steiner Brothers vs. Hiroshi Hase / Kensuke Sasaki Japan Supershow March 21, 1991 Miz & Morrison – Daredevils Outstanding Aerial Achievement by a Tag Team 2 out of 3 Falls Tag Team Match Killer Bees vs. Demolition Houston, TX October 9, 1987 Hardy Boys # 1 Contender Match Edge & Christian vs. Hardy Boys King of the Ring June 27, 1999 Miz & Morrison – Chick Magnets of the ‘80s Fabulous Freebirds Country Whipping Tag Team Match Fabulous Freebirds vs. Kerry Von Erich / Kevin Von Erich World Class Championship Wrestling October 1983 Best Brotherly Duos Funk Brothers vs. Brisco Brothers Championship Wrestling From Florida Harlem Heat WCW World Tag Team Championship Match Harlem Heat vs. Steiner Brothers Hog Wild August 10, 1996 Midnight Express NWA United States Tag Team Championship Match Fantastics vs. Midnight Express Great American Bash July 10, 1988 Honorable Mentions Anything Goes, Falls Count Anywhere Street Fight Public Enemy vs. Nasty Boys SuperBrawl VI February 11, 1996 Miz & Morrison – Rocking Your World Rockers Rockers vs. Brain Busters Madison Square Garden March 18, 1989 Disc 2 Miz & Morrison – Demolishing the Competition Demolition WWE World Tag Team Championship Strike Force vs. Demolition WrestleMania IV March 27, 1988 Worldwide Attractions WWE World Tag Team Championship Mike Rotundo / Barry Windham vs. Iron Sheik / Nikolai Volkoff WrestleMania March 31, 1985 Miz & Morrison – Get the Tables! Dudley Boyz Championship Unification Steel Cage Tag Team Match Dudley Boyz vs. Hardy Boys Survivor Series November 18, 2001 Outsiders WCW World Tag Team Championship Match Outsiders vs. Harlem Heat Halloween Havoc October 27, 1996 Miz & Morrison – Power… Horses Arn Anderson / Tully Blanchard NWA World Tag Team Championship Match Sting / Nikita Koloff vs. Arn Anderson / Tully Blanchard Great American Bash July 10, 1988 Tribute to the Classics Nick Bockwinkel / Ray Stevens vs. Red Bastien / Billy Robinson AWA All Star Wrestling December 1972 Miz & Morrison – The Greatest Tag Team of the 21st Century The Miz & John Morrison The Miz / John Morrison vs. Rey Mysterio / Shawn Michaels RAW November 17, 2008 Hart Foundation WWE World Tag Team Championship Rougeau Brothers vs. Hart Foundation Boston Garden March 7, 1987 Bonus Features The Fabulous Freebirds – “Badstreet, USA” Music Video Animal Advice from the British Bulldogs Primetime Wrestling – August 31, 1987 Gene Okerlund Visits the Hart Foundation Headquarters Coliseum Home Video Exclusive – 1987 Camouflage, Bushwhacker Style Superstars – December 10, 1988 Gene Okerlund Interviews Demolition Wrestling Challenge – July 7, 1990 The Legion of Doom Return to Chicago Superstars – April 11, 1992 The Cutting Room Floor: Los Conquistadors The Rock ‘n’ Sock Connection Break Up? Raw – October 4, 1999 D-Generation X and the Meaning of Controversy Cyber Sunday – November 5, 2006 John Morrison & The Miz – “Mizfits & Mofos” Music Video Disc 3 Miz & Morrison – Reeking of the Most Awesomeness Edge & Christian Tables, Ladders & Chairs Match for the WWE World Tag Team Championship Edge & Christian vs. Dudley Boyz vs. Hardy Boyz SummerSlam August 27, 2000 Rock ‘N’ Roll Express NWA World Tag Team Championship Rock ‘N’ Roll Express vs. Ivan Koloff / Khrusher Khruschev World Wide Wrestling July 9, 1985 Miz & Morrison – Oh You Didn’t Know? New Age Outlaws WWE World Tag Team Championship New Age Outlaws vs. Rock ‘N’ Sock Connection Armageddon December 12, 1999 Blockbuster Tag Teams D-Generation X vs. Edge / Randy Orton Cyber Sunday November 5, 2006 Miz & Morrison – Technical Masterminds World’s Greatest Tag Team Los Guerreros vs. World’s Greatest Tag Team SmackDown! December 11, 2003 Crockett Cup Tournament Cup Finals Tully Blanchard / Lex Luger vs. Nikita Koloff / Dusty Rhodes Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament April 11, 1987 Miz & Morrison – Ohh, What a Rush! Road Warriors Legion of Doom vs. Money Inc. SummerSlam August 29, 1992 Miz & Morrison – Saving the Best for Last

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Thu, 07 May 2009 16:17:25 GMT

[quote=scaryhead][b]The Rise And Fall Of WCW[/b] DVD is said to be released August 25th. [b]Allied Powers: The World’s Greatest Tag Teams DVD match listing[/b] Throughout the years, fans of sports entertainment have enjoyed the controlled chaos of tag-team wrestling. Many present and future Hall of Fame Superstars have been part of a popular duo, including Shawn Michaels (The Rockers), Bret “Hit Man” Hart (The Hart Foundation) and Jeff and Matt Hardy (The Hardy Boys). Some Superstars will forever be remembered for their incredible impact as a team, including The Road Warriors, The Fabulous Freebirds and The Midnight Express. Some teams were a result of the unique, temporary pairing of two singles Superstars, including The Mega Powers (Hulk Hogan and Randy “Macho Man” Savage), and D-Generation X (Triple H and Shawn Michaels). Allied Powers: The World’s Greatest Tag Teams honours all the greatest duos in sports entertainment history, complete with matches from WWE, WCW, NWA, AWA, WCCW and Championship Wrestling from Florida. Packed with profiles of more than 20 historical tag teams and events and 25 tag-team matches, Allied Powers: The World’s Greatest Tag Teams gives fans twice the excitement, twice the action and twice the drama. Disc 1 Introduction by The Miz & John Morrison Miz & Morrison – Chemistry Between Two Individuals British Bulldogs British Bulldogs vs. Hart Foundation Madison Square Garden September 23, 1985 Steiner Brothers Title vs. Title Match Steiner Brothers vs. Hiroshi Hase / Kensuke Sasaki Japan Supershow March 21, 1991 Miz & Morrison – Daredevils Outstanding Aerial Achievement by a Tag Team 2 out of 3 Falls Tag Team Match Killer Bees vs. Demolition Houston, TX October 9, 1987 Hardy Boys # 1 Contender Match Edge & Christian vs. Hardy Boys King of the Ring June 27, 1999 Miz & Morrison – Chick Magnets of the ‘80s Fabulous Freebirds Country Whipping Tag Team Match Fabulous Freebirds vs. Kerry Von Erich / Kevin Von Erich World Class Championship Wrestling October 1983 Best Brotherly Duos Funk Brothers vs. Brisco Brothers Championship Wrestling From Florida Harlem Heat WCW World Tag Team Championship Match Harlem Heat vs. Steiner Brothers Hog Wild August 10, 1996 Midnight Express NWA United States Tag Team Championship Match Fantastics vs. Midnight Express Great American Bash July 10, 1988 Honorable Mentions Anything Goes, Falls Count Anywhere Street Fight Public Enemy vs. Nasty Boys SuperBrawl VI February 11, 1996 Miz & Morrison – Rocking Your World Rockers Rockers vs. Brain Busters Madison Square Garden March 18, 1989 Disc 2 Miz & Morrison – Demolishing the Competition Demolition WWE World Tag Team Championship Strike Force vs. Demolition WrestleMania IV March 27, 1988 Worldwide Attractions WWE World Tag Team Championship Mike Rotundo / Barry Windham vs. Iron Sheik / Nikolai Volkoff WrestleMania March 31, 1985 Miz & Morrison – Get the Tables! Dudley Boyz Championship Unification Steel Cage Tag Team Match Dudley Boyz vs. Hardy Boys Survivor Series November 18, 2001 Outsiders WCW World Tag Team Championship Match Outsiders vs. Harlem Heat Halloween Havoc October 27, 1996 Miz & Morrison – Power… Horses Arn Anderson / Tully Blanchard NWA World Tag Team Championship Match Sting / Nikita Koloff vs. Arn Anderson / Tully Blanchard Great American Bash July 10, 1988 Tribute to the Classics Nick Bockwinkel / Ray Stevens vs. Red Bastien / Billy Robinson AWA All Star Wrestling December 1972 Miz & Morrison – The Greatest Tag Team of the 21st Century The Miz & John Morrison The Miz / John Morrison vs. Rey Mysterio / Shawn Michaels RAW November 17, 2008 Hart Foundation WWE World Tag Team Championship Rougeau Brothers vs. Hart Foundation Boston Garden March 7, 1987 Bonus Features The Fabulous Freebirds – “Badstreet, USA” Music Video Animal Advice from the British Bulldogs Primetime Wrestling – August 31, 1987 Gene Okerlund Visits the Hart Foundation Headquarters Coliseum Home Video Exclusive – 1987 Camouflage, Bushwhacker Style Superstars – December 10, 1988 Gene Okerlund Interviews Demolition Wrestling Challenge – July 7, 1990 The Legion of Doom Return to Chicago Superstars – April 11, 1992 The Cutting Room Floor: Los Conquistadors The Rock ‘n’ Sock Connection Break Up? Raw – October 4, 1999 D-Generation X and the Meaning of Controversy Cyber Sunday – November 5, 2006 John Morrison & The Miz – “Mizfits & Mofos” Music Video Disc 3 Miz & Morrison – Reeking of the Most Awesomeness Edge & Christian Tables, Ladders & Chairs Match for the WWE World Tag Team Championship Edge & Christian vs. Dudley Boyz vs. Hardy Boyz SummerSlam August 27, 2000 Rock ‘N’ Roll Express NWA World Tag Team Championship Rock ‘N’ Roll Express vs. Ivan Koloff / Khrusher Khruschev World Wide Wrestling July 9, 1985 Miz & Morrison – Oh You Didn’t Know? New Age Outlaws WWE World Tag Team Championship New Age Outlaws vs. Rock ‘N’ Sock Connection Armageddon December 12, 1999 Blockbuster Tag Teams D-Generation X vs. Edge / Randy Orton Cyber Sunday November 5, 2006 Miz & Morrison – Technical Masterminds World’s Greatest Tag Team Los Guerreros vs. World’s Greatest Tag Team SmackDown! December 11, 2003 Crockett Cup Tournament Cup Finals Tully Blanchard / Lex Luger vs. Nikita Koloff / Dusty Rhodes Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament April 11, 1987 Miz & Morrison – Ohh, What a Rush! Road Warriors Legion of Doom vs. Money Inc. SummerSlam August 29, 1992 Miz & Morrison – Saving the Best for Last[/quote] This is probably going to be my next wrestling DVD purchase. With the exception of the '72 match, I remember all these matches....damn, why did I have to admit that on my 34th birthday. lol The British Bulldogs is one of my top 5 tag teams. After reading the Dynamite Kid's book, I have a lot more respect for him. I was actually in 4th row seats to the TLC match between the Hardy's, Dudley's, and E and C. That was awesome live.

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Thu, 07 May 2009 16:47:48 GMT

I want to know more about the Rise & Fall of WCW DVD, I'm off to Google and Wikipedia... -Nate-

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Thu, 07 May 2009 17:08:06 GMT

[quote=BurningDoom]I want to know more about the Rise & Fall of WCW DVD, I'm off to Google and Wikipedia... -Nate-[/quote] There is a lot of people who are against this DVD cuz they think it's just going to be WWE retconning everything to make WWE look good. Similar to how one sided the Monday Night Wars DVD was. Like it's gonna be a "self destruction of WCW" DVD. I havn't read the book myself, but I hear that for a more unbias look at the rise and fall of WCW you should check out The Death Of WCW. It's on my reading list for this year.

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Fri, 08 May 2009 15:49:51 GMT

[b][size=7]Will Sting Retire?[/size][/b] [img]http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QRIwFJ6k6HQ/SDSnuMqQwAI/AAAAAAAAAuo/ymiaR628rEM/s400/sting+icon.jpg[/img] That is the question on the lips of wrestling fans around the world after last night's TNA Impact broadcast. During that massive 5 on 5 tag-team match between the Main Event Mafia and TNA Frontline, there was a stipulation made between Mick Foley and Sting that if Sting pinned Mick Foley to win that match for the Main Event Mafia, then he would be added to the 4-way Heavyweight Title match-up at TNA Sacrifice. He did indeed pin the TNA Champion in that match. There is a catch, however, if he is pinned during that match at TNA Sacrifice, he will retire from professional wrestling (at least TNA). Does this spell the end for the Stinger? I really hope not, he is my all-time favorite wrestler. But, he is getting up there in age, and there really isn't anything left for him to prove in pro-wrestling. I would love to see him have a run in WWE before he goes, but from what I've read about Sting's attitude towards the WWE I doubt that will ever happen. It would be a crying shame if he went out this way. Sting, of all wrestlers, deserves to go out on top. He has always been good to the fans, good to the business, hard working, and loyal to NWA/WCW, then NWA/TNA. -Nate-

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Fri, 08 May 2009 16:30:30 GMT

[quote]Does this spell the end for the Stinger? I really hope not, he is my all-time favorite wrestler. But, he is getting up there in age, and there really isn't anything left for him to prove in pro-wrestling. I would love to see him have a run in WWE before he goes, but from what I've read about Sting's attitude towards the WWE I doubt that will ever happen. It would be a crying shame if he went out this way. Sting, of all wrestlers, deserves to go out on top. He has always been good to the fans, good to the business, hard working, and loyal to NWA/WCW, then NWA/TNA.[/quote] COME ON! First, I don't think this is the end for Sting. He's no worse of a wrestler than he has ever been (that's not saying much), and he makes about $800,000 a year to work 3-5 days a month. He isn't suffering from any lagging injuries, so I don't see any reason for him to retire. Dude, I know he's your favorite wrestler, but come on. Nobody deserves to go out on top. Every wrestler loses their last match. You have to pass the torch, it's the right thing to do. Ric Flair lost his last match, and nobody's bigger than him. Even Undertaker will lose his last match, unless it's at Wrestlemania. That said, I would love to see him do a 6-month WWE stint, but considering they'll pay him half to work double the schedule, I highly, highly doubt he'd be into it. Also, he's a really awful wrestler and he'd be so overexposed it's not even funny. Imagine Sting cutting a promo against Randy Orton, or in a match with Shawn Michaels or the Undertaker? He'd look like a cartoon character. He is coddled in TNA, and that's probably the best way to sell him, because he doesn't do a very good job of selling himself. He wrestles like it's 1991, and his promos haven't improved much since then either (although Foley did bring out the best in him). I still haven't watched this week's Impact! so I will comment more on it after I see it.

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Fri, 08 May 2009 16:43:44 GMT

[quote=ninjapirategear][quote]Does this spell the end for the Stinger? I really hope not, he is my all-time favorite wrestler. But, he is getting up there in age, and there really isn't anything left for him to prove in pro-wrestling. I would love to see him have a run in WWE before he goes, but from what I've read about Sting's attitude towards the WWE I doubt that will ever happen. It would be a crying shame if he went out this way. Sting, of all wrestlers, deserves to go out on top. He has always been good to the fans, good to the business, hard working, and loyal to NWA/WCW, then NWA/TNA.[/quote] COME ON! First, I don't think this is the end for Sting. He's no worse of a wrestler than he has ever been (that's not saying much), and he makes about $800,000 a year to work 3-5 days a month. He isn't suffering from any lagging injuries, so I don't see any reason for him to retire. Dude, I know he's your favorite wrestler, but come on. Nobody deserves to go out on top. Every wrestler loses their last match. You have to pass the torch, it's the right thing to do. Ric Flair lost his last match, and nobody's bigger than him. Even Undertaker will lose his last match, unless it's at Wrestlemania. That said, I would love to see him do a 6-month WWE stint, but considering they'll pay him half to work double the schedule, I highly, highly doubt he'd be into it. Also, he's a really awful wrestler and he'd be so overexposed it's not even funny. Imagine Sting cutting a promo against Randy Orton, or in a match with Shawn Michaels or the Undertaker? He'd look like a cartoon character. He is coddled in TNA, and that's probably the best way to sell him, because he doesn't do a very good job of selling himself. He wrestles like it's 1991, and his promos haven't improved much since then either (although Foley did bring out the best in him). I still haven't watched this week's Impact! so I will comment more on it after I see it.[/quote] Wow, I couldn't disagree more. Sting is STILL a helluva wrestler. He's 10 times better than others his age and can still do a match with a younger guy. Why would sting cutting a promo against WWE stars seem cartoonish? He isn't the mysterious crow guy he was in the WCW/nWo days. He is his own guy, that talks like a normal guy. He just wears awesome looking face-paint to the ring. I could go on and on, and point out SEVERAL instances from WCW, and TNA, but I have to go to work at the moment. -Nate-

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Fri, 08 May 2009 16:47:19 GMT

I'm a big Sting fan, but honostly, I'm hoping he retires soon. Not because I think he's washed up, though. The big rumor is that once Sting's career is over, Vince is going to release a Sting DVD set, Classic Supstars figures and get him into the hall of fame.

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Sat, 09 May 2009 08:32:26 GMT

[quote]Wow, I couldn't disagree more. Sting is STILL a helluva wrestler. He's 10 times better than others his age and can still do a match with a younger guy. Why would sting cutting a promo against WWE stars seem cartoonish? He isn't the mysterious crow guy he was in the WCW/nWo days. He is his own guy, that talks like a normal guy. He just wears awesome looking face-paint to the ring. I could go on and on, and point out SEVERAL instances from WCW, and TNA, but I have to go to work at the moment.[/quote] I could point out several instances where Sting has looked amateurish, or where his ring psychology is lacking, or where his promos seem dated or his intensity doesn't match what he is saying. I mean, he's cool just because he is Sting, and he's a legend, but he works a match about the same as Hogan or Warrior, because that's always the type of character he's been. He has never had to develop as a technical wrestler to get over, and so he hasn't. I am just saying he's not exactly Kurt Angle. What does it say about a guy when the peak of his career, the most successful he EVER was, as a wrestler, was a year he spent not talking and not wrestling? I think he'd look cartoonish because he looked cartoonish when he cut promos against Christian. Christian is great, and he's on Randy Orton and Edge's level when it comes to cutting promos, and he truly sells wrestling as a real competition in his promos, while Sting is calling himself "The Stizzinger" and repeating his opponent's name 100 times during a promo because he can't remember the next line. Sting is about on the level of AJ Styles as far as his mic skills. I don't know, I guess it looks like AJ is reading from a script, whereas it looks like Sting has memorized a script. So maybe Sting is 1 better than AJ. Just look at it objectively, think, "If this guy had never won a world title before in his life, and he was 25 years younger, would he be in a high-profile match?"

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Sat, 09 May 2009 14:09:44 GMT

I agree that Sting's promos are amazingly cartoony and fake. But at the same time, they make me laugh so much sometimes that I love them.

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Sat, 09 May 2009 23:00:46 GMT

I'm definitely of two minds about Sting. I mean, on the one hand, I'm a complete mark and he is just so friggin cool. I mean, I don't even know why, but he's cool. But at the same time there's the smark wrestling geek side of me that knows he's out there being put over by guys that he has no right to share the same ring with. It's hard for me to reconcile those two sides. Maybe if I had been on his bandwagon to begin with, but I was never a WCW guy, and even when I watched it, I was more into what was going on with the cruiserweights and Chris Jericho, and about when he left I stopped watching.

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Sun, 10 May 2009 14:32:53 GMT

[b][u]Subject: The Current State of Tag Team Wrestling[/u] [/b] There has been a little back-and-forth lately between TNA and WWE (specifically J.R.) regarding Tag Team Wrestling. J.R. is claiming that tag-team wrestling is pretty much dead at the moment, regardless of the wrestling federation. TNA is basically saying: Speak for yourselves, we've got a strong tag-team division we're highly proud of. What do you guys think about the current state of Tag Team Wrestling? I think both sides are right here. The WWE hasn't seen good tag-team action since the Dudleyz left and the Hardyz broke-up. But TNA, on the other hand, has had some pretty good tag-team stuff going on lately. In fact their whole product has stepped-up lately, but that's for another discussion. But you can't deny the potential and greatness as of late of teams like Team 3D (Dudley Boyz), Beer Money Inc., and The Motor City Machine Guns. Hell, even Lethal Consequences, who were a joke, have stepped-up their game. -Nate-

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Sun, 10 May 2009 14:48:11 GMT

WWE may as well not even have tag-team championships right now, and thats a damn shame, cuz the tag division, when done right, is one of my favorite things in wrestling. Yes, TNA does have great tags and always have. I love LAX and MCMG. I miss the Naturals from a few years ago. What hooked me as far as tag-team wrestling was in 2000 with the fueds between E&C, Dudleys, Hardyz, T&A, RTC, Too Cool, New Age Outlaws and about 3 or 4 other teams I'm forgetting. the tag titles never ment so much then. I still have my Edge and Christian figures displayed on my DVD shelf. [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v449/scaryhead/6570512.jpg[/IMG]

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Sun, 10 May 2009 16:22:47 GMT

TNA quasi-promotes their tag team division. They've got some good stuff, but they always find a way to make it meaningless. They'll job out a great tag team to Kurt Angle or something. One guy shouldn't beat two guys clean, especially if those two guys are supposed to mean something to your company. And their booking of tag teams seems like an afterthought. They'll just throw something random out there, put 2 tag teams against each other with a random extra partner apiece and make 6-man tags, there's not many cohesive feuds. And then they have the balls to talk about how good their tag division is, when they've treated it like a bastard stepson. Also, 3D and Beer Money, Inc are the bread and butter of tag team wrestling in America, but neither team will be around long. 3D is getting close to hanging it up, and Robert Roode is going to be solo before long. Also, none of their tag teams are natural tag teams. MCMG are both great singles wrestlers, and will get back to that at some point, Jay Lethal is FANTASTIC, and LAX have these briefcases that basically say, "Hey, I'm going to be a singles wrestler at some point." Not to mention that Homicide is one of the best wrestlers in the world and he's the #2 guy on a low/mid-card tag team in TNA. WOW. The only reason a lot of those teams exist is because TNA's roster is too full, and they had to find a way to get everybody on TV. WWE on the other hand, they will basically take 2 tag teams, have them feud over the tag belts for a while (never on PPV), then when that feud ends there won't be any talk of the tag belts for like 6 months, and then they'll start it up again. The Colons and Miz and Morrison had a GREAT feud with matches 3 times a week for 2 months leading up to Wrestlemania. If you missed it, you missed some great wrestling, but that's all WWE has done with their tag division in a year. I would say that tag team wrestling is not dead, but it's on its way out. TNA claims to be the home of great tag team wrestling, and the matches are good, but unless they give it more priority, it's on its way out.

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Mon, 11 May 2009 02:04:51 GMT

Sadly enough, even though TNA only quasi promotes tag team wrestling, that's a whole helluva a lot more than what the WWE does. You were right in saying that WWE just throws 2 guys together in hopes that they mesh...for example, Hogan and Edge were tag team champions at one point. TNA has a better understanding of tag team wrestling. Vince has been around long enough and is at a point in his professional career where he's just on cruise control. Sadly, that's the price he pays when he has no competition to make him change his strategy a little bit. Also, TNA is at least making the effort to help cross compete with other competition that the US don't get to see that often, CMLL, New Japan. If you haven't already, read the Dyanmite Kid's biography. He has some really good stories of his trips over to Japan and the Far East. The Japanese crowds *really* get into wrestling....a lot moreso than we do.

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Mon, 11 May 2009 12:41:43 GMT

TNA definitely does a better job with their tag team division, but I think WWE has come to the realization that it's just not necessary. The tag team titles are convenient to keep around so that they can continue to use the tag team format to help further along other storylines, but they really aren't committed to tag wrestling as a whole, and honestly, it's not important. Tag teams have been a part of wrestling for a long time, but they've never been the main event, and as long as the rest of the product was good, they wouldn't really be missed. Hell, I'd trade tag team wrestling for all the rest of the other matches and storylines to be good and make sense, for sure.

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Tue, 12 May 2009 14:33:44 GMT

I AM ANGRY!!! My DVR has betrayed me. It hasn't recorded the last 2 WWE Smackdowns, and last night it didn't record WWE Raw! WTF! Does the DVR not want me to watch WWE or what? I know I've been a total TNA & WCW mark, but that doesn't mean I don't watch WWE, I just like the other guys better. x-( So anyone here fell like giving me a quick run-down on what I've been missing? ;;) I know wwe.com has results, but for some reason everytime I go to that site, and that site alone, my browser freezes up. Thanks. -Nate-

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Tue, 12 May 2009 14:59:38 GMT

Dude, now I'm afraid if I tell you what happened something bad is going to happen to ME! I haven't watched them on DVR yet, I'll let you know when I catch up.

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Wed, 13 May 2009 14:11:11 GMT

Just read on Wiki that WWE plans on releasing a 3 disc DVD of old TBS wrestling. Heres what I read. WWE is planning to release a 3-Disc DVD set titled Rasslin' On The Superstation in late 2009 which will include footage of GCW, Jim Crockett Promotions and the Turner Owned WCW from the 1970's up to the year that wrestling ended on TBS, 2001. Reportedly, It will include the controversial 1984 Black Saturday Episode.

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Wed, 13 May 2009 14:41:36 GMT

[quote=scaryhead]Just read on Wiki that WWE plans on releasing a 3 disc DVD of old TBS wrestling. Heres what I read. WWE is planning to release a 3-Disc DVD set titled Rasslin' On The Superstation in late 2009 which will include footage of GCW, Jim Crockett Promotions and the Turner Owned WCW from the 1970's up to the year that wrestling ended on TBS, 2001. Reportedly, It will include the controversial 1984 Black Saturday Episode. [/quote] That sounds like a pretty good DVD release. I don't know if anybody knows about that 1984 Black Saturday Episode. I haven't heard about it until now. Any help?

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Wed, 13 May 2009 17:17:58 GMT

[quote=scaryhead]Just read on Wiki that WWE plans on releasing a 3 disc DVD of old TBS wrestling. Heres what I read. WWE is planning to release a 3-Disc DVD set titled Rasslin' On The Superstation in late 2009 which will include footage of GCW, Jim Crockett Promotions and the Turner Owned WCW from the 1970's up to the year that wrestling ended on TBS, 2001. Reportedly, It will include the controversial 1984 Black Saturday Episode. [/quote] HELL YEAH!!! This SOUNDS like the ultimate wrestling DVD for me! NWA and WCW were the best! -Nate-

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Wed, 13 May 2009 17:50:14 GMT

I have heard great things about WWE 24/7, maybe I'll subscribe when I catch up on my comic reading. I think that's probably the best source for old, good wrestling.

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Thu, 14 May 2009 03:55:31 GMT

[quote=brendavis][quote=scaryhead]Just read on Wiki that WWE plans on releasing a 3 disc DVD of old TBS wrestling. Heres what I read. WWE is planning to release a 3-Disc DVD set titled Rasslin' On The Superstation in late 2009 which will include footage of GCW, Jim Crockett Promotions and the Turner Owned WCW from the 1970's up to the year that wrestling ended on TBS, 2001. Reportedly, It will include the controversial 1984 Black Saturday Episode. [/quote] That sounds like a pretty good DVD release. I don't know if anybody knows about that 1984 Black Saturday Episode. I haven't heard about it until now. Any help?[/quote] Black Saturday has something to do with the day Vince sold what was to become WCW to Jim Crocket. There is a Black Saturday wiki page, the same where I read the DVD news bit, and there is an errie pic of Vince standing infront of a WCW logo.

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Thu, 14 May 2009 07:50:23 GMT

[quote=scaryhead][quote=brendavis][quote=scaryhead]Just read on Wiki that WWE plans on releasing a 3 disc DVD of old TBS wrestling. Heres what I read. WWE is planning to release a 3-Disc DVD set titled Rasslin' On The Superstation in late 2009 which will include footage of GCW, Jim Crockett Promotions and the Turner Owned WCW from the 1970's up to the year that wrestling ended on TBS, 2001. Reportedly, It will include the controversial 1984 Black Saturday Episode. [/quote] That sounds like a pretty good DVD release. I don't know if anybody knows about that 1984 Black Saturday Episode. I haven't heard about it until now. Any help?[/quote] Black Saturday has something to do with the day Vince sold what was to become WCW to Jim Crocket. There is a Black Saturday wiki page, the same where I read the DVD news bit, and there is an errie pic of Vince standing infront of a WCW logo. [/quote] That is pretty creepy. The whole Black Saturday would be my whole reason to buy the DVD. If Vince only knew how that would come back and bite him in the arse.

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Thu, 14 May 2009 10:02:25 GMT

Black Saturday was the day that Vince McMahon brought WWF programming to TBS Superstation, in the time slot that had been Georgia Championship Wrestling previously. It was extremely unpopular with fans of GCW (hence the name Black Saturday) and did not last long. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Saturday_(1984) I really doubt Vince regrets selling the time slot to Jim Crockett, for a few reasons. First, he wasn't making any money in that time slot. Second, while it did, 10+ years later, develop into a pretty strong competitor to WWE, that competition is all that pushed WWE into the next level and made Vince head of a billion dollar company. Third, Vince owns it all now anyway, so he'll just make his money off of it now and laugh his way to the bank.

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Thu, 14 May 2009 20:28:30 GMT

[b][size=7]Preview for Tonight's TNA Impact. 9pm on Spike TV.[/size] [/b] [url=http://www.tnawrestling.com/content/view/1482/84/]http://www.tnawrestling.com/content/view/1482/84/[/url] [quote] [img]http://http.cdnlayer.com/tnawrestling/components/com_fpss/images/incharge.jpg[/img] PREVIEW FOR TONIGHT'S HUGE "iMPACT!" BROADCAST ON SPIKE TV AT 9/8c The road to the May 24 "Sacrifice" Pay-Per-View continues Tonight, TNA Wrestling returns to SpikeTV at 9/8c for two hours of Total Nonstop Action as the road to the May 24 "Sacrifice" Pay-Per-View event continues! The below is a preview of what is scheduled for the huge broadcast: - Who is in charge in TNA Wrestling: TNA Founder Jeff Jarrett, or Executive Shareholder and TNA World Heavyweight Champion Mick Foley? In recent weeks, the two superstars have been involved in an ongoing power struggle. TNAwrestling.com has learned that Foley plans to open Thursday's broadcast with some words regarding the volatile situation, as well as a major announcement concerning TNA Founder, Jeff Jarrett! What does Foley have planned? Who truly calls the shots in TNA? Tune in and find out! - Will we find out the true identity of TNA X Division Champion Suicide? This past week, The Motor City Machineguns and Lethal Consequences confronted Daniels on the rumor he is under the mask as Suicide. The Machienguns are demanding Suicide's true identity be revealed on Thursday night on SpikeTV, and according to Sabin and Shelley, they'll pull the mask off themselves if they have to! Who is under the disguise? Is it really Daniels? Don't miss it on Thursday's "iMPACT!" on SpikeTV! Also on Thursday's broadcast: - Speaking of Suicide, he will team up with Amazing Red on Thursday to take on The British Invasion in the semifinals of the Team 3D Tag Team Tournament for a shot at the TNA World Tag Team gold! - We'll hear from "The Icon" Sting, who has vowed to retire if he gets pinned in the main event at Sacrifice! - Will we find out more about Samoa Joe and the mysterious person he has been talking to? - Kevin Nash and Booker T of the Main Event Mafia will both be in singles action on the broadcast - Who is TNA Women's Champion Angelina Love getting as backup in her war against Awesome Kong? With Velvet Sky and Madison Rayne injured, who will Angelina turn to for help? - Plus, more news on the May 24 "Sacrifice" Pay-Per-View event and much more! [/quote]

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Thu, 14 May 2009 21:09:57 GMT

[b]May 15 news and notes[/b] sources: PWInsider.com, Wrestling Observer Newsletter, f4wonline.com, PWTorch.com -- Last night's episode of ECW on Sci Fi garnered a 0.93 cable rating, by far the show's worst number in quite some time. The night prior on Raw, they ran a commercial plugging the return of "The Peep Show" with Jack Swagger as Christian's guest. -- While Vince McMahon discussed airing a new WWE television show on Wednesday nights at last week's shareholders conference, the feeling is that he was posturing more than anything. It's been noted that WWE's production staff is stretched to the limit as it is. While they could run a vintage footage show or highlight show, the idea of taping another hour a week of first-run content at television tapings, while not impossible, would be very difficult. At the moment, there doesn't appear to be any actual negotiations on adding a new show. -- The new "Don't Try This At Home" commercial that aired this past Monday night on Raw was likely inspired by the media attention in New York concerning a nine-year-old who jumped off the roof of his apartment trying to, at least in his mind, emulate Jeff Hardy. Prior to Monday night, WWE had not aired a "Don't Try This At Home" commercial during United States television programming in years. They do however, frequently run the commercial overseas. - Ric Flair was interviewed by Alex Marvez of ScrippsNews.com this week and says he's itching to get back in the ring. "I want to wrestle again," said Flair. "I watch WWE and I can still do better than 90 percent of the guys there. I weigh one less pound than the day I retired. I still work out really hard and I wrestle my kid (Reid) all the time. It's not like I haven't been in the ring." http://www.scrippsnews.com/node/43135 Flair, who dishes out $22,000 a month in alimony payments to two ex-wives, has big money offers to return to the ring. "People in Europe are offering me a fortune. I'm tired of signing autographs. I can make more money wrestling. I love the business. I was thinking the other day about the reason why God gave me this health. I don't hurt anywhere. I haven't lost any strength. I'm just like I was 10 years ago. I keep thinking, 'Why am I signing autographs when I can still take backdrops?" Flair even went to so far as to send Vince McMahon a text message recently asking him why he wasn't a part of the 2009 WWE Draft. Vince responded by reminding Flair that he's retired. At this point, the only thing holding him back is the blessing from WWE and Shawn Michaels. "I respect Shawn and WWE so much that I wouldn't do anything to disrespect them. They would have to give me full approval (to wrestle again). They put me in a special place. I think it's going to be a long time before we see something come across again like what they did for me (with the retirement ceremony). I didn't think it would be that big a deal. We'll see how this turns out." Flair's son Reid was arrested yet again last month (this time for DWI and felony heroin possession) and the Nature Boy spoke candidly about Reid's drug problem. Ric and Reid had been working on a reality TV show project, but that is now on hold. "It all depends on how he gets himself put back together. The biggest thing about that is that it's a disease. It's not so hard for me to say that after being at an outpatient clinic with him where they talk about a chromosome deficiency causing stuff like that. It's curable, but he's going to have to work real hard at it. He's doing that." -- The Undertaker is expected to be back in action around mid-July, according to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. While that is not set in stone, WWE wants him to return over the summer with enough time to build to a big program for SummerSlam in August. -- WWE Raw on September 7th (Labor Day) will be held at the Allstate Arena in Chicago, the site of WrestleMania 22. -- Former WWE diva Chyna has launched a new website at ChynaWeb.com, which she's calling the "Official Online Magazine of the Paper Doll....Chyna!!!" The site includes pictures and videos of her tamer public outings and appears to mainly be a vehicle for pushing her new book, titled "Paper Doll." According to the book's synopsis, "Paper Doll reads like a spectacular night at the theater, and upon closing the book, the reader is no less satisfied." Talk about over-hyping something. SkySports.com has posted an interview with CM Punk, which can be read here in its entirety. Some highlights: http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,14205_5317433,00.html His Inspiration to Wrestle: "That's a hard question to answer because there are so many. Shawn Michaels is definitely one and he is pretty relevant because he's still with the company. Ricky Steamboat and Bret Hart as well, those" His Favorite Matches: "About a year ago on SmackDown I had a really good one with Edge. That sticks out in my mind. My championship win for the ECW title against John Morrison and probably the Money In The Bank from last year. Fracturing His Skull During a Match: "I thought I broke my neck at the time. I was giving a guy a neckbreaker and his head wound up on top of mine and everything just sandwiched and hit the mat at the same time and my head was turned. It felt like somebody took a pot of warm water and poured it inside my brain. Everything got hot so I thought I broke my neck. I still had feelings so like a knucklehead I continued to wrestle for 12 more minutes. Afterwards it was a chore to walk from the ring to the back and as soon as I got in the back I hit the floor and couldn't get up. I couldn't open my eyes, I couldn't see and was throwing up." Doctors' Reaction To the Injury: "They told me that they were shocked because I walked into the hospital. They were like 'how did you get in here?' I said 'I walked' so they said 'the bad news is you have a fractured skull. The good news is you should have died.' I was out two months." Pro Wrestling in 2009: "Nowadays it's bigger and more insane than ever. It's literally the best entertainment for your dollar. It's part soap opera, part action movie. There's loud music like a rock concert, explosions like four or five pyro, gorgeous women, people you can get behind and root for, underdogs, people you want to see get their teeth kicked down their throat. To me, it's the greatest thing in the world. -- Former WWE Diva Dawn Marie is scheduled to give a C-Section birth to a baby girl named Katie next Tuesday, reports the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. -- Former WWE Diva Kristal Marshall has launched an official website at www.MyKristalOnline.com. She posted a blog updating fans on what she's been up to since her departure from World Wrestling Entertainment in October of 2007, which includes giving birth to a baby boy this past July and winning the Ms. Bikini America 2008 contest just four months later. In an unrelated trivia note, Marshall is perhaps the most notable former WWE Superstar not featured in the WWE Encyclopedia put out a few weeks ago. -- Here are the addresses of a slew of former WWE female performers on Twitter: » Joy Giovanni (twitter.com/joygiovanni) » Krissy Vaine (twitter.com/krissyvaine) » Missy Hyatt (twitter.com/missyhyatt) » Shelly Martinez (twitter.com/funtimeshelly) » Tammy Sytch (twitter.com/sunnywwe) » Terri Runnels (twitter.com/theterrirunnels) » Torrie Wilson (twitter.com/Torrie11) -- Click here to see video of former WWE Diva Amy "Lita" Dumas performing with her punk rock band The Luchagors this past Friday night in Atlanta. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kWvC2ozRrE -- Here is the roster directory for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, featuring real names and ages. » Abyss (Christopher J. Parks), 35 » AJ Styles (Allan Jones), 30 » Alex Shelley (Patrick Martin), 25 » Amazing Red (Jonathan Figueora), 27 » Andrew Thomas (Andrew Thomas), 33 » Andromeda (Saul Armendariz), ? » Angelina Love (Lauren Williams), 27 » Awesome Kong (Kia Stevens), 31 » Ayako Hamada (Ayako Valentina Hamada Villareal), 28 » BG James (Brian Gerard James), 39 » Big Rocco (?), ? » "Black Machismo" Jay Lethal (Jamar Shipman), 24 » Bobby Lashley (Franklin Roberto Lashley), 32 » Booker T (Robert Booker Tio Huffman), 44 » Brother Devon (Devon Hughes), 36 » Brother Ray (Mark LoMonaco), 37 » Brutus Magnus (Nick Aldis), 22 » Chris Sabin (Joshua Harter), 27 » Christy Hemme (Christina Lee Hemme), 28 » Cody Deaner (?), 27 » Consequences Creed (Austin Watson), 22 » Cute Kip (Monty Kip Sopp), 45 » Daffney (Shannon Claire Spruill), 33 » Daniels (Daniel Christopher Covell), 37 » David Penzer (David Penzer), ? » Don West (Donald Ronald West), 45 » Doug Williams (Douglas Clayton Durdle), 36 » Dr. Stevie (Michael Manna), 37 » Earl Hebner (Earl William Hebner), 59 » Eric Young (Jeremy Fritz), 29 » Hector Guerrero (Hector Manuel Guerrero Lleras), 54 » Hernandez (Shawn Hernandez), 39 » Homicide (Nelson Erazo), 32 » Jacqueline (Jacqueline DeLois Moore), 45 » James Storm (James Allan Black), 31 » Jeff Jarrett (Jeffrey Leonard Jarrett), 41 » Jenna Morasca (Jenna Morasca), 28 » Jeremy Borash (Jeremy Borash), 34 » Jesse Neal (Jesse Neal), 29 » Jethro Holliday (William Theodore Mueller), 28 » Jim Cornette (James Mark Cornette), 47 » Kevin Nash (Kevin Scott Nash), 49 » Kiyoshi (Akira Raijin), 30 » Kurt Angle (Kurt Steven Angle), 40 » Lauren Brooke (Lauren Brooke), 26 » Madison Rayne (Ashley Simmons), 23 » Mark "Slick" Johnson (Mark Johnson), ? » Matt Morgan (Matthew Thomas Morgan), 32 » Mick Foley (Michael Francis Foley, Sr.), 43 » Mike Tenay (Mike Tenay), 53 » Naito (Tetsuya Naito), 27 » ODB (Jessica Kresa), 30 » Raisha Saeed (Melissa Marie Anderson), 26 » Rhaka Khan (Trenesha Biggers), 26 » Rhino (Terry Gerin), 33 » Robert Roode (Robert F. Roode, Jr.), 32 » Rob Terry (Robert Terry), ? » Rudy Charles (Daniel Engler), 31 » Sally Boy (Bruno Sassi), ? » Samoa Joe (Nuufolao Joel Seanoa), 30 » Sarita (Sarah Stock), 30 » Scott Steiner (Scott Carl Rechsteiner), 46 » Shane Sewell (Shane Sewell), 32 » Shark Boy (Dean Roll), 34 » Sharmell (Sharmell Sullivan-Huffman), 36 » Sheik Abdul Bashir (Shawn Daivari), 25 » SoCal Val (Valerie Elizabeth Wyndham), 23 » Sojournor Bolt (Josette Bynum), 31 » Sting (Stephen Borden), 50 » Suicide (Frank B. Gerdelman), 31 » Taylor Wilde (Shantelle Malawski), 23 » Taz (Peter Senerchia), 41 » Traci Brooks (Tracy Brookshaw), 33 » Velvet Sky (Jamie Szantyr), 27 » Willie Urbina (Willie Urbina), ? » Yujiro (Yujiro Takahashi), 28 -- For the record, Frankie Kazarian returned to action a few weeks ago and is once again portraying the Suicide character. He donned the costume on last week's episode of Impact, retaining the X Division Championship against Consequences Creed. As a result of an injury, Suicide has been portrayed by Christopher Daniels in recent months, who was in the costume when the character won the X Division Championship at Destination X. -- TNA Women's Knockout Champion Angelina Love received good reviews for her performance in a segment set to air next week on Impact in which both she and Kong take part in a contract signing for a Stretcher Match at the Sacrifice pay-per-view. -- Triple H will be returning to action shortly after Sunday's WWE Judgment Day PPV, according to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. After Batista cost Triple H the WWE title at Backlash, there has been talk of The Game interfering in Sunday's main event and preventing Batista from capturing that same title from Randy Orton. -- Jesse Ventura was a guest on Larry King Live this week and as always, it was interesting to say the least. Ventura, who is now an avid surfer and lives in Mexico "an hour away from any pavement and electricity," had a lot to say about the current state of United States politics. Some of the topics discussed included President Obama's first 100 days in office, George W. Bush being the worst president of Ventura's lifetime, water boarding and torture, legalizing drugs in the United States and Ventura wanting to be the Ambassador to Cuba. You can see video of the appearance on Youtube.com: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9yfMdNC6cQ...player_embedded http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejahDWoYk2A...player_embedded -- Ring of Honor has posted a video clip of Nature Boy Ric Flair's entire first televised ROH promo from the May 2 edition of ROH TV on HDNet. Flair, who now serves as the official "ROH Ambassador", cuts a promo and is later joined by ROH Champion Jerry Lynn. The two men are then interrupted by Austin Aries. You can see the video at YouTube.com. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzB99xNQO4M -- WWE's online store, WWEShop.com, has put up the product page for their upcoming three-disc DVD set on the career of Randy Savage, Macho Madness - The Randy Savage Ultimate Collection. While fans can purchase the DVD by itself, WWE is also offering a package deal including the DVD, the WWE: The Main Event book, and a three-pack of miscellaneous wrist bracelets. As you can see, WWE is not going all out with their package deal on Savage as they typically offer another piece of merchandise related to the Superstar's DVD release — usually a t-shirt. There is actually a reason for the non-inclusion of another Savage product in this case. According to the webmaster of Randy Savage's official website, www.MachoMadness.com, WWE officials do not want fans wearing t-shirts bearing his trademark likeness appearing on their television shows. As a result, WWE is not manufacturing and including a t-shirt that is typically included with DVD packages. -- WWE Superstars Curt Hawkins and DJ Gabriel are booked to appear on Florida Championship Wrestling live events on 5/22 and 5/24 in Plant City and Melbourne, Florida. Other WWE stars scheduled to appear include Ezekiel Jackson, Ricky Ortiz and Alicia Fox. -- Saturday night's Raw brand house show at the Chevrolet Centre in Youngstown, Ohio drew a paying audience of 7,100 fans. - World Wrestling Entertainment issued the following press release today, touting the impressive popularity of their official website, WWE.com: WWE.COM BEATS DISNEY STAMFORD, Conn., May 13, 2009 – In the month of April, World Wrestling Entertainment®’s flagship website, WWE.com, had more U.S. visits than premiere pop culture and sports hubs Disney.com, TMZ.com, Hulu.com, PerezHilton.com, CBS.com, ABC.com, NBC.com, NBA.com and NFL.com, according to Hitwise, a leading online competitive intelligence provider. WWE.com also reported a staggering 18 million unique visitors, 28.3 million video streams, and a record breaking 663.1 million page views for the month of April. The monthly page views represent a 62% increase from April 2008. Page views per visit also increased 57% to an average of 17.2 -- Christy Hemme took part in an interview this past week saying she still can't give a timetable on when she'll be able to return to the ring after deciding not to have surgery to help heal her seriously injured neck. "I opted not to have neck surgery because I don't like the idea of fusing bones together when you can heal it naturally," Hemme said. "I haven't wrestled since November and I'm feeling really good and getting a lot stronger and waiting it out until I can get back in the ring." While the TNA Knockout suffered the neck injury training for a pay-per-view match, she says the injury was inevitable after accumulating a variety of injuries as a result of being "knocked around in the ring." In other highlights coming out of the interview, when asked if there's anyone in professional wrestling she doesn't like, Hemme notes Vince McMahon, saying he's "not my favorite person on the planet." Hemme is also asked about winning the first WWE Diva Search and the $250,000 grand prize. She says the worst part was paying taxes on the winnings. "Paid a lot of taxes and it was horrible," Hemme said. You can listen to the interview — which starts at the 36:30 mark — at the following link. http://www.revolution31.com/blog/ -- TNA newcomer Sarah Stock was formally introduced in the latest episode of TNA En Espanol Con Willie Urbina on YouTube.com. During the interview, her ring name is revealed to be "Sarita." The segment features a behind the scenes photo shoot Stock recently took part in, highlights from her recent dark matches against Awesome Kong and Taylor Wilde, and an interview Hector Guerrero conducted with her in Spanish. During the interview, Stock discusses her wrestling background and notes the contrast in styles between Mexico and the United States. She says the Mexican style of wrestling is very different, but she's going to do the best she can. Stock also adds it's her intention to dominate the women's division and she plans on reaching her goal by going up against the best TNA has to offer. She notes her two matches against Awesome Kong and Taylor Wilde, saying right from the start, TNA has put her up against the best they have to offer. Basically, Stock says she just want to prove that she's the best wrestler in the women's division. -- BloggingStocks.com is questioning whether WWE can sustain their unusually high dividend yield, which was almost 13% as of Tuesday's closing price. Writer Steven Mallas says WWE's stock looks appealing, but WWE's latest round of financial results reported earlier this month makes him cautious. "One thing about the earnings picture that I don't like is that both revenues and earnings per share are down. Sure, cash flow may have improved, but when you combine timing issues with a drop in income and juxtapose that with WWE's dividend yield, you've got to pause and really look at the situation. I mean, reporting a nearly 50% drop in per-share profit just doesn't inspire a lot of confidence." http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/05/13/w...ash-flow-in-q1/ -- Dwayne Johnson's "Race To Witch Mountain" film will be available on DVD and BluRay on August 4th. - Scott Siegel, the actor who played Randy "The Ram" Robinson's steroid dealer in the movie "The Wrestler," was indicted yesterday for possessing and distributing steroids and assaulting law enforcement officers in a New York City suburb. If convicted, he faces up to 45 years in prison. The case stems from Feb. 18 when federal drug agents and police tried to take him into custody on the steroid charges. Siegel jumped in the car and led police on a chase through Eastchester. Siegel's lawyer, Barry Levin, says his client acted out of fear. The actor is scheduled to be arraigned Thursday in federal court in White Plains. -- Hulk Hogan recently told TheWeek.com that he's in bad physical condition these days. “My tailbone is bent from landing on my ass, 400 times a year,” Hogan said. “My back’s got all kinds of problems. My legs get numb. My hands are numb. My neck, too. I’ve got arthritis and scoliosis. I’m 6–4. I used to be 6–7.” http://www.theweek.com/article/index/96230...painful_decline -- Last week, Brooke Hogan celebrated her 21st birthday in Las Vegas. She had dinner at trendy restaurant Spago alongside her boyfriend Stack$, father Hulk, brother Nick and a few close friends. FoxNews.com reports that notably absent from the intimate affair was her mom, Linda Bollea. Brooke apparently reached out to her mother to invite her several times, but Linda chose not to attend. "Linda was really, really hurt," a source told Fox News. "But Brooke has sided with her father in all of this, she was adamant about not celebrating with her mom or extending an invitation." http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,519904,00.html

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Thu, 14 May 2009 23:10:04 GMT

In regards to showing a WWE show on Wednesday nights, why not? They are already producing a vintage show called WWE Vintage Classics, it's just being distributed internationally. They could just put this already produced show on U.S. airwaves. I love the show, I watch it every week on YouTube.com. It's hosted by Mean Gene Okerlund. -Nate-

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Fri, 15 May 2009 03:17:29 GMT

[quote=BurningDoom]In regards to showing a WWE show on Wednesday nights, why not? They are already producing a vintage show called WWE Vintage Classics, it's just being distributed internationally. They could just put this already produced show on U.S. airwaves. I love the show, I watch it every week on YouTube.com. It's hosted by Mean Gene Okerlund. -Nate-[/quote] I completely agree.

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Fri, 15 May 2009 09:56:05 GMT

I was already watching AWA on ESPN Classic every night, I'd much rather watch Raw and Nitro from the 90s, and other WWE programming from even before that. They could run that show on the cost of 3 salaries and air conditioning for the tape vault. That sounds like a desirable TV Show budget to me. Even if they show it late at night I'd DVR it and watch it later.

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Sun, 17 May 2009 01:27:02 GMT

[b][size=6]Bobby Lashley: Pro-Wrestler or MMA Fighter?[/size] [/b] [img]http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b212/SportSyndicate/Sport%20Syndicate/bobby_lashley.jpg[/img] As many of you have probably already heard, Bobby Lashley just beat some poor rookie MMA fighter in less than a minute. But just a couple weeks ago, we saw Bobby Lashley in the TNA Impact Zone, like he was about to make his debut on TNA. So which one is it? Is Bobby Lashley a Pro-Wrestler or MMA Fighter? Is the TNA deal no more? Did TNA jump-the-gun by giving Lashley TV time? -Nate-

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Sun, 17 May 2009 04:35:05 GMT

I really don't think TNA would mind at all if Lashley continued his MMA career along with wrestling. They may even encourage it. But it wont be much of an MMA career for Lashley if he satys in pro-wrestling. Dana White (President of the UFC) has already stated that he will not sign fighters who are also wrestling part time.

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Mon, 18 May 2009 01:49:43 GMT

If anyone was curious, I found the answer to my question about Bobby Lashley. It doesn't clear anything up all that much though: [url=http://www.wrestling-edge.com/wwenews.php?subaction=showfull&id=1242592555&archive=&start_from=&ucat=2]http://www.wrestling-edge.com/wwenews.php?subaction=showfull&id=1242592555&archive=&start_from=&ucat=2[/url] [quote]Source: Wrestling Observer - Bobby Lashley still has yet to sign a contract with TNA Wrestling. As a result, company officials have decided against using him on television again until he signs a contract. He wasn't brought to the most recent set of Impact tapings. Lashley recently said he was trying to work out scheduling issues with TNA. He also said he would be working no more than four days a month with them and wouldn't do any pro wrestling matches within a few weeks of fights due to the injury risk. TNA taped some stuff with Lashley at the prior Impact tapings which may be inserted into shows over the next few weeks if needed. Although, the fact his name was never mentioned during the last two weeks of Impact is a good indication they're putting his storyline on hold until he signs, which is where the situation stands at the moment.[/quote]

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Fri, 22 May 2009 15:23:11 GMT

[b]Regarding the Rise and Fall of WCW DVD.[/b] NoDQ.com The word that made the rounds regarding the developmental of the WWE produced "Rise and Fall of WCW" DVD is that the people involved in putting it together were said to be completely clueless to the actual history of the company reports The Wrestling Observer Newsletter. The knowledge of WCW for these certain individuals in WWE was described as simply searching the internet and reading basic historical material in what many described as "laughable" facts. Plus, there were many on the outside viewing the project as coming in with an inherent and obvious bias. Since then things have changed and it appears the final product will be much better because they ended up interviewing a lot of people who worked for the company and were set straight on a variety of topics. As reported on earlier, the company reached out to Ted Turner, former WCW Executive Bill Shaw and Eric Bischoff to take part in interviews. All three turned down offers from WWE with Bischoff adding the following on his official Twitter page, "Chose not to participate in WWE's latest revisionist history initiative for many reasons including the obvious one." The DVD, which is slated to be a three-disc set, will be released on August 25. [b]Regarding The great American Bash[/b] Looks like WWE is changing the name of TGAB to just The Bash.

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Fri, 22 May 2009 22:57:36 GMT

[quote=scaryhead][b]Regarding the Rise and Fall of WCW DVD.[/b] NoDQ.com The word that made the rounds regarding the developmental of the WWE produced "Rise and Fall of WCW" DVD is that the people involved in putting it together were said to be completely clueless to the actual history of the company reports The Wrestling Observer Newsletter. The knowledge of WCW for these certain individuals in WWE was described as simply searching the internet and reading basic historical material in what many described as "laughable" facts. Plus, there were many on the outside viewing the project as coming in with an inherent and obvious bias. Since then things have changed and it appears the final product will be much better because they ended up interviewing a lot of people who worked for the company and were set straight on a variety of topics. As reported on earlier, the company reached out to Ted Turner, former WCW Executive Bill Shaw and Eric Bischoff to take part in interviews. All three turned down offers from WWE with Bischoff adding the following on his official Twitter page, "Chose not to participate in WWE's latest revisionist history initiative for many reasons including the obvious one." The DVD, which is slated to be a three-disc set, will be released on August 25. [b]Regarding The great American Bash[/b] Looks like WWE is changing the name of TGAB to just The Bash.[/quote] They're taking the American out of the bash!! Also, it is no longer great. Ouch. As far as the WCW DVD goes, that first part sounds like speculation, or a rumor started by somebody who is disgruntled. Just the way it's worded, and the fact that it seems incredibly stupid to begin with. WWE has no reason to completely crap on WCW, their best marketing option is to glorify it like they did with ECW. They sold ECW as the greatest thing of all time. WCW surely wasn't the greatest thing of all time, and in my opinion had many storylines that insulted its fans' intelligence throughout the entire run, but at the same time was a major organization with a mostly solid product for a long time. You can make a 3 hour documentary and focus on the greatness of WCW, easily. I think that would sell so well. At the same time, you can't ignore when things went bad. They went REALLY bad. 99 through the end was just awful. Even worse was the fact that it wasn't the awfulness that ended WCW. The new management at Time Warner just didn't want anything to do with wrestling. I hope they cover all that in the DVD.

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Sat, 23 May 2009 02:36:33 GMT

^ But when WCW was good, they were on fire! And even though the very late 90s did suck for WCW, we did get to see Vampiro! -Nate-

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Sun, 24 May 2009 01:19:10 GMT

[b]The Rocky Incident[/b] So did anyone else see this ridiculous BS? I can't believe TNA put this on their flagship show that airs nationwide and in other countries. It looks as if the inmates are running the asylum like the latter days of WCW (god I hope not). I felt completely cheated as a fan. All night we had been getting promised about this mystery "former world champion" that was gonna face Foley, and instead we get something that was just insulting to fans' itelligence. I hope this is a one-time goof, and not an omen of things to come. -Nate-

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Sun, 24 May 2009 10:34:34 GMT

[quote=BurningDoom][b]The Rocky Incident[/b] So did anyone else see this ridiculous BS? I can't believe TNA put this on their flagship show that airs nationwide and in other countries. It looks as if the inmates are running the asylum like the latter days of WCW (god I hope not). I felt completely cheated as a fan. All night we had been getting promised about this mystery "former world champion" that was gonna face Foley, and instead we get something that was just insulting to fans' itelligence. I hope this is a one-time goof, and not an omen of things to come. -Nate-[/quote] An omen of things to come?? How about an omen of the way things have been. That's TNA. That's what happens when you let Vince Russo run your show. This is what I really hate. They are trying to portray Foley as inept, as somebody who shouldn't be running the company, as somebody who would book an awful main event, like himself fighting a cardboard cutout. But here's the thing...TNA actually did book that as their main event!!! Whatever the intent was, whatever they were trying to portray Foley as, THAT WAS STILL THE FRIGGIN MAIN EVENT!! So in trying to portray Foley as inept, they have shown us that they, too, are inept. They really, really do not get it.

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Sun, 24 May 2009 12:41:50 GMT

Is it just me, or does TNA have a "former world champion" to feature every week? Who was it this time?

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Sun, 24 May 2009 12:49:49 GMT

I almost forgot. Owen Hart dies ten years ago yesterday. [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v449/scaryhead/owen2.jpg[/IMG]

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Sun, 24 May 2009 12:52:59 GMT

http://www.prowrestling.com/article/news/12521 J.R. On Undertaker/HBK Retiring, Flair Wrestling, Foley -- There are NO plans for EITHER the Undertaker or Shawn Michaels to retire any time soon. Stop the pain and please stop the emails about this matter. When either man does decide to say adios there will be a HUGE deal made of it. Both men will be back in action in 2009 and no I don't have the exact date and likely no one does as we speak. -- Kane is not AWOL. He is simply has not been appearing on TV lately. He, too, will return likely before Undertaker or HBK and is being counted on to contribute to Friday Night SmackDown. Kane is healthy and could return at any time. -- Yes, I am still friends with Mick Foley even though he wrestles in TNA and as a matter of fact Mick stopped by J.R.'s Family BBQ along with several of his friends Thursday and enjoyed some great food. I did tell him that I was shocked that he had a salad with his "Slobber-Knocker" three meat combo. After visiting with Mrs J.R. and me on Thursday , Mick got to catch up with WWE HOF'er Terry Funk in Amarillo on Friday. -- Yes I think Ric Flair will wrestle again but I don't know if it will be for WWE. Ric is getting offers that involve "serious money" as my late father would say which Ric likely won't be able to turn down. Ric has said publically that he pays over $20K per month in alimony so the man has to stay pretty damn busy to keep his legally bound commitments. Nonetheless it is great to see "Naitch" back on TV and this Monday night should be no exception. There will never be another like him. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Jim Corrnet has been offering some very interesting and hilarious commentaries on his web site. This one is about hardcore wrestling. Caution: Hardcore wrestling fans may get their feelings hurt. THE SLIPPERY SLOPE OF HARDCORE WRESTLING Posted May 20, 2009 I've made very clear in the past my opinion of the so-called "hardcore wrestling" style and it's detrimental effects on not only the business in general, but the participants as well. I've received pretty much universal support for those opinions, but some folks still think this crap should belong in our sport, and a disturbing number of wrestlers and promoters still feel the need to present and/or participate in this type of stunt show for the small, albeit vocal number of people who will actually pay to see it. Therefore, in this edition of the commentary, I thought it interesting to examine the hardcore fad, from it's origin, to development, to it's effect on wrestling wherever it has gotten a foothold. There has always been a "wild and woolly" aspect to pro wrestling, and I have no problem with that. A great part of wrestling's history has been the "pier 6 brawl" with chairs or foreign objects. In Chicago in the 60's and 70's, Bruiser and Crusher drew huge crowds to see them bloody the hated heels and whack them with chairs. Texas wrestling had a tradition for bloody, all out brawls in and out of the ring. Nowhere was this style more prominent than in Tennessee wrestling, which was often the subject of scorn and ridicule among the more conservative promoters and territories, because they felt it was "garbage" wrestling that took no athletic talent and would either expose the business or burn out the territory. However, Southern fans loved a brawl, as long as they BELIEVED it was a brawl (an important point for later), and one of the reasons these types of matches got over so well was the Fabulous Jackie Fargo. Jackie Fargo came to Tennessee in the late 50's as part of the Fabulous Fargos with brother Don. Often World Tag Team Champions, they had a big run in New York, selling out Madison Square Garden against Rocca and Perez, working the Northeast, the Midwest, Chicago and other hotspots, but in Tennessee, the name Fargo became legendary. First as heels, then later babyfaces when they got popular simply because they were on top so long, the Fargos ruled promoter Nick Gulas' territory, which stretched across Tennessee, Kentucky, Alabama, Arkansas, parts of Missouri and even into Western North Carolina in those days. When Don moved on, Jackie's brother Sonny ("Roughouse") joined the team, but eventually Jackie Fargo emerged as the Man, the single top draw in the promotion. He stayed in that spot for over 15 years, until passing the torch to Jerry Lawler in the mid-70's and settling into his spot as the all time wrestling legend in the area, a position he was still able to pop huge houses in for another 10 years or so. In 1982, he lent his credibility to Stan Lane and Steve Keirn, the Fabulous Ones. A Fargo Brothers update for the 80's, the Fabs, primarily due to Fargo's influence with the fans, were over instantly, and went on to become one of the biggest tag team draws and influences of all time, spawning the Rock & Roll Express and other MTV-style teams that flooded wrestling in the decade. Wild, bloody, chair and table-swinging brawls were Jackie's forte, and any type of No DQ, anything-goes matches where furniture and ring bells ended up in the ring were often called "Fargo matches" by those in the business in the area. Fargo was so important to the promotion that he claimed to have earned over $100,000 in 1971 working for Nick Gulas, who had a reputation as the worst payoff man in wrestling. Fargo often did "hardways", i.e., taking full-force punches and being busted open for real, to protect the credibility of wrestling. He always told the fans he wasn't a great scientific wrestler, but he would fight anyone, and in his matches he sold for his opponents in such a realistic manner, then came back to win, that he was seen as the toughest man in wrestling. Watching films of his early 70's main events is as close as anything you will ever see to a real life "Rocky" movie. The important thing to remember as we go forward is that in all cases, especially in Tennessee where the style was popular and the main stars proficient in it, is that these matches were ALWAYS presented as a match between two rivals that got out of control, tempers flared, a fight erupted, and the furniture or objects used were utilized because they happened to be within reach when "those two sons of bitches went crazy". If it was a regular match, the ref immediately Disqualified someone. In a No DQ match, it was portrayed as the ref only having the power to count a pin, not stop anyone from doing anything they wanted with anyTHING they wanted. Whether a Street Fight, Texas Death Match or whatever, these rules illustrated the difference between what you were about to see and a normal wrestling match. The real birth, however, of what has come to be known as "Hardcore" wrestling, came June 17, 1979 in, of all places, Tupelo, Mississippi. Promoter Jerry Jarrett, who had started his own promotion two years earlier and taken over Gulas' area, had a problem. Over the previous four months or so, his booker had been Robert Fuller. Fuller had installed his own crew of talent over that time, and only a few Memphis mainstays were currently working the area. The problem was, for whatever reason, the success Fuller and his crew had in Knoxville for brother Ron's Southeastern Wrestling had not translated to the Memphis end. On June 11, the crowd at the weekly Monday night matches in Memphis had dropped below 4,000 fans, an alarming level at the time, and previous weeks' houses showed it wasn't a fluke. Jarrett replaced Fuller (and I would love to someday hear the first-person account from Jerry of that conversation), and took the book back himself. Now he was in another quandary--almost all the top names featured on TV and in angles over the previous several months were gone--Fuller, the Mongolian Stomper, Gorgeous George Jr., Mr. Fuji & Prof. Tanaka, Ronnie Garvin, Jimmy Golden, Dick Slater, Boris Malenko, Tony Charles, all were gone from the territory instantly after the June 11 Memphis card. Jarrett, in my opinion a booking genius, realized he had to take the talent left available to him on short notice and do something that would get such attention, cause such talk, and most importantly, sell enough tickets, that the territory could weather this storm until he had time to build new programs and import new stars. There are plenty of clichés to apply to this situation. Necessity is the mother of invention. Adversity introduces a man to himself. I prefer two that I have coined--Every brilliant idea can potentially cause the downfall of the business it revolutionizes, or, in the wrong hands, even inspiration is deadly. In Tupelo, Jarrett booked his two top names, Jerry Lawler and Bill Dundee, to defend the Southern Tag Team Title against two prelim wrestlers who had been teaming the previous two weeks--Wayne Farris (later Honky Tonk Man) and Larry Latham (later Moondog Spot). In a wild match where everyone bled and the crowd of 300 or so was on their feet, Farris and Latham scored an upset by screwing Lawler and Dundee and winning the belts. Lawler and Dundee, pissed off, attacked the heels after the match and they spilled out of the ring and fought down the aisle. Lance Russell, in the "crow's nest" of the arena with a TV camera allegedly shooting for the "B" show that featured arena matches from around the area, signed off and the camera faded to black. The audio, however, was still up. Within 10 seconds you heard Lance yell to the cameraman Randy West, "Hey Randy, there's a hell of a fight going on down here!" Video coming back up, you saw the camera moved down the back stairs, where Lance, carrying a light pole, shone the spotlight on all 4 men in the concession stand of the Tupelo Sports Arena, a dump of a place with plywood walls, and they were literally destroying the place. Stiff punches and kicks, chairs, tables, cookie sheets, brooms, mops, everything you would expect to find in a concession stand was used along with some of the most realistic brawling you will ever see, as the two teams beat the bejesus out of each other with Lance calling the action. Jarrett, trying to break up the brawl, was beaten down and had his street clothes ripped off. Finally, the combatants were hustled out by security and wrestlers, and the stand was completely destroyed and what was left was covered in blood and mustard, courtesy of a 10 gallon mustard jug Lawler had chucked at Latham that broke against the wall in a million pieces. The next morning on Memphis TV, the entire tape was shown unedited, and became the talk of the town's wrestling fans. In an area noted for wild matches, no one had ever seen anything like this. The following week, it had become such a sensation it was shown again in it's entirety, as well as airing on the one week tape delay in the other markets, Louisville, Nashville, Evansville and Lexington. Kenny Bolin and I went everywhere repeating Lance's call of the action--"Mustard everywhere!"--and this incident actually convinced me to buy one of those newfangled inventions called a VCR. Adding Sgt. Danny Davis as the manager of Latham & Farris, the Blonde Bombers, Jarrett booked the return matches on top in every town in the territory, filling out the cards with local talent and running Tommy & Eddie Gilbert vs. Buddy & Ken Wayne as the only other real "program" on the cards. In Memphis, he brought Fargo back to offset Davis. The crowds in all the cities started to rise. By July 16, the Memphis crowd was near 7,000, and two weeks later, a triple main event of Bill Dundee vs. Nick Bockwinkle for the AWA Title, Jackie & Roughouse Fargo vs. the Bombers in a cage, and Ron Bass vs. newcomer Terry "The Hulk" Boulder for the Southern Title drew 8,000. A crisis had been averted. The "Tupelo Concession Stand Brawl", as it came to be known, made such an impression on wrestling fans throughout the area it is still remembered today. But, to show that even a genius sometimes goes to the well too often, it happened again less than a year later. With business down with Jerry Lawler out with a broken leg, the team of Ricky & Robert Gibson went to the "stand" in Tupelo with the Bombers, but it had little effect on business because, well, the fans had seen it before and done better, and few remember this one as it was before the VCR boom. But the THIRD time, which proved to be no charm, is the pivotal point in our story. In September 1981, the team of Eddie Gilbert and Ricky Morton faced Tojo Yamamoto's team of Masa Fuchi and Atsushi Onita in Tupelo. Onita and Fuchi were just beginning their careers and had been sent by Giant Baba's All Japan promotion to the U.S. to get experience, so he could bring them back as stars. The Concession Stand Brawl was reprised one more time, and this one, in performance at least, was the topper to them all. Gilbert and Morton were hungry to climb the cards and the Japanese team were determined to hang with them in a dangerous, bloody brawl that even saw the Tupelo promoter's wife, having not been smartened up, try to get these maniacs out of her food stand. Although wilder than both previous brawls, this one had no effect on business whatsoever and it was never done again. In Tupelo. The lesson had been learned in Memphis that the reason the first one drew was because it contained top names (Lawler & Dundee) in a wild fight that people could believe really got out of control because they had never seen anything like it. Repeats featured talent being used lower on the cards, and even in an era where many still believed wrestling, it was just too coincidental that things always got out of hand in the one arena in the territory that was such a dump you could destroy part of it and not spend a fortune in repairs. But another lesson had been learned that would affect wrestling halfway around the world. By the mid-80's, Onita had been brought back to Japan to be Baba's top junior heavyweight star. Unfortunately, the high-risk style destroyed his knees, and he was pretty much retired from wrestling by the end of the decade. However, he still had a name, a boatload of charisma, an ability to talk to the fans in an emotional way, and a fire to be a superstar. He remembered this nutty wrestling he had seen in Tennessee, and had an inspiration (which remember, can be dangerous.) Pro wrestling had been one of the biggest sports in Japan since the days of Rikidozan in the late 50's. It was treated as a legitimate sport in the national newspapers and magazines, was broadcast on network TV with state-of-the-art production values, drew huge ratings and big houses. There were two games in town--Baba's All Japan Wrestling and Antonio Inoki's New Japan Wrestling. While Japanese wrestling fans were no strangers to blood, especially after the legendary Dory & Terry Funk vs. Abdullah the Butcher and the Sheik rivalry in the 70's, even bloody bouts with gimmick performers were treated as sport, and the main draws in Japan in the late 80's were stiff, realistic and exciting athletic contests. The top Americans, like Bruiser Brody, Stan Hansen, the Road Warriors, and whomever held the NWA Title, were earning upwards of $10,000 per week on tour there. Onita knew he couldn't compete at Japanese level wrestling with his bad knees, but with a NEW style, never seen there, he could stand out. He assembled a crew of Japanese talent who couldn't make it on the main promotions' rosters, imported Americans that hadn't been able to gain a spot with the "big two", and FMW, Frontier Martial Arts Wrestling, was born. This was wrestling on acid to the Japanese. Blood, not just from a busted head but arms, chests, everywhere. Barbed wire matches, no rope death matches, chaos and mayhem on a scale the Japanese had never seen. Through all the carnage, Onita would emerge triumphant, and do emotional promos in his native language, often crying real tears, about how he was enduring all the pain for his fans. He became a hero and, for a brief time, FMW drew money in a country where this type of thing had never been seen. The problem was, he had no frame of reference as to why and how this had taken place in Tennessee. Not speaking English, not having grown up watching it, being a rookie in the sport, he had no idea of the positives and negatives, how this type of wrestling fit in or what the consequences were of doing it too often. Within a few years, not only had other "outlaw" promotions sprung up in Japan when Onita would make "stars" that would become disgruntled and leave to form their own companies, diluting the product, but the need to "top" the extreme level of violence on every card led to more and more dangerous (and preposterous) gimmick matches, the culmination of which may have been the Exploding Ring match. In this one, a clock counted down to 0 as the wrestlers battled, and when it hit 0, whether anyone was in it or not, the ring would blow up! The matches and work mostly sucked, but the spectacle attracted attention. The lesson was not learned that in a "real" fight, and used sparingly, this style could succeed, but in a "stunt show" environment where the participants were in obvious cooperation with each other, it became a distasteful freak show. While the "big two" tried to ignore all this, and more and more outlaw promotions sprung up in Japan trying to copy Onita's success, he became a living mass of scars and even more crippled than he was before. While FMW did draw some big crowds, including over 30,000 to a baseball stadium for the FIRST exploding ring match, and Onita succeeded in signing Japanese legend Terry Funk and upcoming U.S. star Cactus Jack to appear for him, barely five years after starting up, FMW folded, and Onita went on to become an elected politician, the Japanese version of a United States Senator. The toothpaste was out of the tube, however, in Japan. Countless different promotions sprang up and folded up in the 90's. All Japan and New Japan's business was affected, as, even though no one else ever got real television, fans were fragmented, and they began seeing "too much" to either settle for traditional angles, finishes and matchups, or to take wrestling as seriously as they had for the previous 40 years as a "real sport." Several other things, notably changes in network TV times and the 1999 death of Baba, hurt wrestling in Japan, but it was the late 90's rise of REAL wrestling groups doing MMA and shootfighting matches that finished exposing pro wrestling as a work and took most of it's fans away, that ended pro wrestling's days as a major attraction in Japan. Many groups hang on, a few draw moderate crowds, most feature "sports entertainment" style product, and none have major TV today, but as of 2009 MMA and shoots have replaced traditional pro wrestling in what just over 20 years ago was the most lucrative market for the sport in the world on a per capita basis. In the United States, pro wrestling in the early 90's was in a state of transition. The territories had all gone under thanks to Vince McMahon's WWF expansion, and ironically, only Jarrett's Memphis promotion survived. Wrestling entered a sort of "deregulation" that would make Wall Street shudder, where the experienced promoters who controlled all wrestling in their territories and would protect the credibility of the business to their fans were gone. Anyone with enough money to book a building and hire some wrestlers could be a promoter. Anyone with enough money to buy boots and tights (and these days, even those are not needed) could be a wrestler. Many tried to open promotions to service the now-disenfranchised wrestling fans who were suddenly left with no regular shows in their local markets. A small independent promotion based in Philadelphia, Eastern Championship Wrestling, suddenly became Extreme Championship Wrestling in 1994. ECW, led by my old friend Paul Heyman, featured a lot of great wrestling and wrestlers, but it became known primarily for it's "Extreme" rules. Philly had been one of the first cities in the country with a large segment of "smart" fans, who read the newsletters, cheered the charismatic heels, and knew there was a performance aspect to the business the casual fans didn't see. This was magnified by the mid-90's emergence of a thing called the Internet. ECW began showing what could generously be termed as a lack of restraint in presenting wilder matches and edgier angles, becoming something of a "heavy-metal" wrestling promotion, with few if any rules, profanity, gimmick-laden matches and a blurring of the lines of face and heel, work and shoot. Because the fans were smart, the wrestlers, most from a new generation, began laying in the weapons shots for real to "convince" the fans. Veterans in the business, including myself, laughed at them when we would see photos of the welts, scars, and cuts, but we would soon find out it was no laughing matter. ECW began importing many of the Japanese FMW-style gimmicks as a large percentage of it's fans were tape traders who had seen or heard of those matches. Heavy blood, furniture, barbed wire, fire, even a crucifixion became part of it's presentation. The vocal minority at the matches and on the Internet made it a cult attraction. The pinnacle of this is an ECW match I saw on TV where two guys "battled" to the top rope, held onto each other while standing there shakily, then nodded at each other in an obvious display of cooperation, and leaped for no reason off the top rope to crash through a table set up in the ring, while the sellout crowd of 900 roared it's approval. I was embarrassed to watch it. ECW never drew crowds as large as my major Smoky Mountain Wrestling shows in Knoxville, or booker Randy Hales' legends shows in Memphis, much less approached WWF-level attendance, but it did catch the eye of the struggling WCW, who, run by corporate idiots and desperate to compete with WWF, started incorporating more "hardcore lite" rules in their matches. This caused Vince McMahon to take notice, and a few of the complete marks HE had hired, with no knowledge of what they were getting into, liked the shit as well, and convinced him for a brief time to go in that direction, with tables, ladders, chairs and the like. To Vince's credit, when the injuries got out of control and the law of diminishing returns kicked in, he showed wisdom no one else has been able to muster and cut the crap out. By the late 90's this shit was completely out of control. A porn producer in LA who got pissed off at Heyman got into the wrestling business with an "XPW", and his tapes made ECW look like Sam Muchnick's St. Louis, with strippers, porn girls and outlaw wrestlers, and some of the most ludicrous stipulations and shitty work ever seen, but thankfully the government indicted him for his porn and his promotion closed up. The injury rate was off the charts in ECW, as well as the talent just working banged up and in pain most of the time, which led to severe drug issues in their locker room. No one there attempted to reign in the insanity for the good of the talent, the business, or the promotion's long-term viability, and by 2001 ECW folded up, $8 million in debt, as much a victim of their inability to continue "topping" what they presented to their fans as by the loss of their stars to WWF or WCW. The damage they did is apparent even today, however, as every time someone crashes through a flaming table or perpetrates some preposterous stunt, a segment of fans in the Northeast will chant "ECW, ECW". Even WWE's revival of the initials to serve as a "C" show developmental television can't quash this. My friend Mick Foley, who I respect as one of the top stars in the business of the last two decades, must bear some responsibility as well. Not possessed of the traditional "look" of a star, he had to take the big bumps and do the outlandish things he did to attract attention and get over. But the people who emulate just that aspect of his performance ignore that he had incredible promo skills, tremendous psychology, above-average intelligence and off-the-charts charisma that kept him over long after the "stunt" had subsided. Copycats think they, too, can get over just like Mick by diving off the roof. And some idiot promoter will let them. But the worst was yet to come. In the past 10 years, literally hundreds of smalltime "promotions" have come into being, and except in states with athletic commission regulation, have been allowed to run rampant. The "wrestlers" they use have often never even been trained, and much as with Onita's gathering of lesser talent in Japan, people who have always wanted to be "pro wrestlers" but simply can't hang with the big boys due to a lack of talent, athletic ability, size or whatever, but CAN hit each other over the head with blunt instruments, have overrun our sport. Guys who grew up as ECW fans get in the business and think this is the way it's supposed to be, or that it's "cool" that they show everyone how "hardcore" they are. Ex ECW "star" Ian Rotten's IWA Mid-South promotion almost killed pro wrestling in Kentucky, with broken glass, thumb tacks, mouse traps, and the like until the state revoked his license and kicked him out. The publicity his "shows" got resulted in strict new regulations on wrestling, the sport being banned from many schools in Kentucky and all National Guard Armories in Indiana, and the bad taste left in the general public's mouth took years for Ohio Valley Wrestling to erase. He was the subject of a criminal investigation in 2008 when, at a show in a parking lot somewhere in Indiana, his "wrestlers" legitimately beat the shit out of some mark he allowed to wrestle a WOMAN because the guy got stiff with her! A promotion called Combat Zone Wrestling in the Philly area holds matches where they hit each other with fluorescent light tubes and weed whackers, and pour salt and lemon juice in the wounds! The morbid, pathological need these idiots have to be recognized as SOMEONE in pro wrestling, even if it's only for sane people to laugh at them, is what causes so many fans who are exposed to this shit to scoff at, or just avoid, ALL pro wrestling. These people mutilate their bodies for no compensation in parking lots and rec centers to hear the cheers of 100 or so people who this type of thing appeals to, and become a public relations nightmare to anyone trying to present a profitable, quality product. Additionally, just who is it that ENJOYS this sideshow garbage? The same type of people who go to rock concerts to punch and bash each other in the face and beat each other up in the "mosh pit"--lower class, mentally challenged college-age (but not attending) guys who piss and moan about their depression and lot in life because they have neither the drive and determination nor mental acumen to change it. Any normal fans who see this type of show or attend one with these type of fans NEVER want to go to wrestling again. As bad as I hate sports entertainment, even THAT is certainly preferable to "hardcore" wrestling. So what has been the fallout of "hardcore" wrestling today? For the wrestlers, shorter careers, higher injury rates and painkiller addictions. The fans have been numbed to seeing people get hit with objects, so you have to hit someone THREE times as hard to get a THIRD of the response. For bookers, many of the tools they had to shoot angles or draw money have been taken away now that everyone has seen everything. For the fans, it's meant a lack of credibility to anything they see, thus a lack of interest or emotional investment. For the general public, the opinion of wrestling and wrestlers is at an all time low with the steroid issues, the Benoit scandal, and the release of the movie "The Wrestler", where the aforementioned Combat Zone Wrestling is highlighted in the scene where a staple gun is used (In CZW, they actually DO that for REAL.) And anyone who sees it thinks "What stupid goofs those wrestlers must be", and those of us who used to proudly proclaim to anyone in sight we were in the wrestling business now walk around in public with our heads down so as not to be recognized, for fear people will think WE used to partake in that type of activity. All because people who didn't have the talent to BE pro wrestlers were allowed to be, because of the deregulation of having no strong territories and promoters to protect the business from itself. Twenty years ago, we PRETENDED to hurt each other, and the fans believed it. Today, we REALLY DO hurt each other, and the fans think it's fake. Who are the marks now?? Will pro wrestling as it used to be ever return? Yes it will, only it will be called UFC, and it will happen whenever the two top stars get together on their own and agree to work a two out of three series of "business matches" to make money, just as Frank Gotch and George Hackenschmidt, the two top wrestlers in the world, did in 1908 and started this whole thing. Of course, that series ended in a doublecross. I'm Jim Cornette, and that's my opinion.

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Sun, 24 May 2009 15:35:49 GMT

FOR ALL TNA FANS IN THE GREAT LAKES AREA: There are a limited number of tickets for sale to see Slammiversary 2009 PPV Event live in Michigan on June 21st for only $7!!! Got to TNA.com to see details. Unfortunately I am all the way in California or I'd be all over that! Just wanted to pass it on the wrestling fans of CCL in case they were close enough to take advantage of this steal. -Nate-

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Mon, 25 May 2009 00:19:23 GMT

[quote=scaryhead] Jim Corrnet has been offering some very interesting and hilarious commentaries on his web site. This one is about hardcore wrestling. [/quote] AWESOME. Cornette always presents a really great argument. If only he could explain to me what his role in TNA is except "Guy who cashes a paycheck."

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Tue, 26 May 2009 02:48:19 GMT

[b]This Week's WWE Raw (5/25/09)[/b] Did anyone else catch this week's Raw? It was actually quite entertaining after quite a few weeks of yawners. I love it when real-life feuds spill into the wrestling storyline. The real life "Denver Incident" is turning into an enjoyable little wrestling storyline. I can't wait to see if the Nugget's owner fires back! And how about Golddust? Sure, he isn't the same as he was in the 90s, but he was pretty impressive in the ring this week. The main event good too. I hated seeing them in the stupid basketball uniforms, but the match itself was great! On a side note, I REALLY hate The Miz. Santino Marella is the funniest thing I've seen on wrestling since Gillberg and the Huckster, give me more Santino/Santina! One thing I'm not liking is Ric Flair's return. The whole thing just seems so disrespectful to Flair. Is Vince still holding a grudge against Flair for being his competition's biggest star for so long or what? He's being portrayed as a pathetic old man, and everytime he gets jumped and doesn't fight back is making it look even worse. And then whining about how he doesn't need pity just sounds pathetic. Why is Flair okay with being portrayed like this? He was one of the most prestigious wrestlers in the world. I keep hoping that the final match will redeem him, but then I remember he's not even on the PPV Card. -Nate-

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Tue, 26 May 2009 10:48:55 GMT

Vince isn't forcing Flair to do anything. The bug rumor is that Flair is running out of money, having to pay about 250,000 in allamony. I really don't want Flair to un-retire. I don't want his career to be the same joke as so many guys who have retired and un-retired.

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Tue, 26 May 2009 13:09:58 GMT

[quote]One thing I'm not liking is Ric Flair's return. The whole thing just seems so disrespectful to Flair. Is Vince still holding a grudge against Flair for being his competition's biggest star for so long or what? He's being portrayed as a pathetic old man, and everytime he gets jumped and doesn't fight back is making it look even worse. And then whining about how he doesn't need pity just sounds pathetic. Why is Flair okay with being portrayed like this? He was one of the most prestigious wrestlers in the world. I keep hoping that the final match will redeem him, but then I remember he's not even on the PPV Card.[/quote] Yeah, Ric has to pay $25 grand a month in alimony!! Ugh!! He's probably going to have to start wrestling again. Dude, can't he get a better lawyer and get that friggin alimony down??! JEEEZ

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Tue, 26 May 2009 13:36:24 GMT

[quote=scaryhead]Vince isn't forcing Flair to do anything. The bug rumor is that Flair is running out of money, having to pay about 250,000 in allamony. I really don't want Flair to un-retire. I don't want his career to be the same joke as so many guys who have retired and un-retired.[/quote] That seriously sucks. Women can be evilly vindictive. I guess Slick Ric really isn't stylin and profilin, is he? -Nate-

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Tue, 26 May 2009 17:47:03 GMT

The best thing they could do with Ric Flair is make him a "JJ Dillon" and bring back the Horsemen. There is some new blood that could use the label to help their careers. Look what the Legacy label did for Cody & Ted Jr. A feud with Legacy would be $$$. Let Flair be the mouth piece and make an honest buck again without having to lace up the boots. He could bump every once in a while, but his legacy and body would be protected. I got a few ideas of who would be Horsemen material, but want to see what others think first.

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Tue, 26 May 2009 21:51:24 GMT

[quote=ShenValleyInitiative]The best thing they could do with Ric Flair is make him a "JJ Dillon" and bring back the Horsemen. There is some new blood that could use the label to help their careers. Look what the Legacy label did for Cody & Ted Jr. A feud with Legacy would be $$$. Let Flair be the mouth piece and make an honest buck again without having to lace up the boots. He could bump every once in a while, but his legacy and body would be protected. I got a few ideas of who would be Horsemen material, but want to see what others think first.[/quote] That is a great idea. To relauch the horseman and have him still hold his integritiy is brilliant. As far as members, I don't know I had never really thought about it before. The obvious choices to me seem to be Batista, HBK, and Triple H simply for their relationship to Flair. However you would have this weird juxtaposition between DX and Evolution, and those weird elements... but still those are the horseman as I see it. However I will think about this and maybe some more unconvencial thoughts may creep in.

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Wed, 27 May 2009 00:57:20 GMT

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Wed, 27 May 2009 01:00:44 GMT

[quote=meangreenninjame][quote=ShenValleyInitiative]The best thing they could do with Ric Flair is make him a "JJ Dillon" and bring back the Horsemen. There is some new blood that could use the label to help their careers. Look what the Legacy label did for Cody & Ted Jr. A feud with Legacy would be $$$. Let Flair be the mouth piece and make an honest buck again without having to lace up the boots. He could bump every once in a while, but his legacy and body would be protected. I got a few ideas of who would be Horsemen material, but want to see what others think first.[/quote] That is a great idea. To relauch the horseman and have him still hold his integritiy is brilliant. As far as members, I don't know I had never really thought about it before. The obvious choices to me seem to be Batista, HBK, and Triple H simply for their relationship to Flair. However you would have this weird juxtaposition between DX and Evolution, and those weird elements... but still those are the horseman as I see it. However I will think about this and maybe some more unconvencial thoughts may creep in.[/quote] Naw, if they were going to do a new horsemen, they would have to be all new, fresh guys, or younger stars, like the new Hart Foundation. Guys like CM Punk, Kofi Kingston, Shelton Benjamin, Brian Kendrick.

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Wed, 27 May 2009 03:37:46 GMT

In response to the Four Horsemen discussion: Sound techinical wrestlers have always been a part of the Four Horsemen. So I could see meangreenninjame's Triple H suggestion, and scaryhead's suggestion of Shelton Benjamin. I don't think HBK fits the bill, just because he is more of a performer than a technical wrestler. I'm not sure who else should go it my self, that's just my two-cents on what's been said. In other wrestling news: [b]He's Buff, he's the Stuff, and he maybe returning soon[/b]: [quote=[url=http://www.wrestling-edge.com/wwenews.php?subaction=showfull&id=1243409145&archive=&start_from=&ucat=2]http://www.wrestling-edge.com/wwenews.php?subaction=showfull&id=1243409145&archive=&start_from=&ucat=2[/url]]- It sounds like Marcus "Buff" Bagwell may be coming into TNA soon. Bagwell's name has been brought up in TNA meetings lately and apparently he's been telling people that he's coming in soon.[/quote] -Nate-

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Wed, 27 May 2009 08:15:33 GMT

[quote=scaryhead][quote=meangreenninjame][quote=ShenValleyInitiative]The best thing they could do with Ric Flair is make him a "JJ Dillon" and bring back the Horsemen. There is some new blood that could use the label to help their careers. Look what the Legacy label did for Cody & Ted Jr. A feud with Legacy would be $$$. Let Flair be the mouth piece and make an honest buck again without having to lace up the boots. He could bump every once in a while, but his legacy and body would be protected. I got a few ideas of who would be Horsemen material, but want to see what others think first.[/quote] That is a great idea. To relauch the horseman and have him still hold his integritiy is brilliant. As far as members, I don't know I had never really thought about it before. The obvious choices to me seem to be Batista, HBK, and Triple H simply for their relationship to Flair. However you would have this weird juxtaposition between DX and Evolution, and those weird elements... but still those are the horseman as I see it. However I will think about this and maybe some more unconvencial thoughts may creep in.[/quote] Naw, if they were going to do a new horsemen, they would have to be all new, fresh guys, or younger stars, like the new Hart Foundation. Guys like CM Punk, Kofi Kingston, Shelton Benjamin, Brian Kendrick.[/quote] Thats what I said.:-)

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Wed, 27 May 2009 09:48:02 GMT

[quote=BurningDoom]In other wrestling news: [b]He's Buff, he's the Stuff, and he maybe returning soon[/b]: [quote=[url=http://www.wrestling-edge.com/wwenews.php?subaction=showfull&id=1243409145&archive=&start_from=&ucat=2]http://www.wrestling-edge.com/wwenews.php?subaction=showfull&id=1243409145&archive=&start_from=&ucat=2[/url]]- It sounds like Marcus "Buff" Bagwell may be coming into TNA soon. Bagwell's name has been brought up in TNA meetings lately and apparently he's been telling people that he's coming in soon.[/quote] -Nate-[/quote] I think TNA is done. Wow. After the last PPV and now this?? Should I even watch anymore? I feel like they really don't deserve me as a viewer. They need to be taught a lesson about ending I Quit matches with towels and not giving the winner of title matches the title, and about how Buff Bagwell will not improve your show one bit!

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Wed, 27 May 2009 12:37:55 GMT

Buff Bagwell is garbage. Horrible wrestler. I'd rather see his dumbass mom in the ring again.

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Wed, 27 May 2009 12:40:13 GMT

I NEVER got why Buff Bagwell is still so popular amung wrestling fans today. He never did anything that great in his career. He was a decent worker and good on the mic, probably would have been a star if WCW wasn't going to shit and not letting any younger stars go through. But he got his chance in WWE and his bad attitude got him released. Since then, the guy has done NOTHING. But somehow he ge gets atleast 3 Classic Superstars figures and fans still talk about him like he was some kind of top draw.

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Wed, 27 May 2009 13:25:00 GMT

Interesting posts by Dave Meltzer on wrestlingclassics.com. For those who aren't familure with Meltzer, he is a highly respected (or disrespected by some wrestlers) wrestling journalist who founded the Wrestling Observer newsletter that has been the top "dirt Sheet" for two decades. [b]ECW[/b] It had no chance to make money, just as Smoky Mountain (a territory) had no chance to make money. The big boys had already taken over. Paul truly believed because of booking and his ability to manipulate everyone, he could overcome his huge financial disadvantages. At the end, he realized he couldn't. He could have gone on. There were people willing to put in money but, like with Cornette, they faced the fact that it couldn't work. Not that it wasn't working. That it couldn't work. The Vince supporting him stuff is so overblown. That's pretty much a myth created on a DVD. Paying someone in a business losing $1 million per year a $52,000 per year consultant contract is not financially backing the company. He did give a loan of $600,000 to keep him from going under in 2000, but that was to avoid a lawsuit since they had just started a TV deal and while still under contract, Vince started negotiating to steal the deal. And they were a lot more than $600,000 in debt. If Vince was really supporting them, they'd have never folded. The territory idea wouldn't work. They'd have the run the same markets too often and burn them out, plus the whole "dream" was PPV and national merchandise deals because that's the revenue stream the guys he was competing with had. They needed 1,700 paid the last year or two at a house show just to break even. Every now and then they got it, but never consistently. He lost money in Philadelphia selling out because the crowd made for great TV. He always termed the ECW Arena a loss leader in his eyes. [b]Earnings[/b] Rock made $10 million in 2000. He was the second highest single-year earner behind Austin. [b]Was Undertaker ever Red River Jack?[/b] Myth was started by Brody, who said they used Calaway as Jack at different times. Since Matysik was his best friend in wrestling, he must have told him the same thing. Seems like a silly thing to make up, given that Calaway wasn't even a name in the business before Brody died. Calaway has done interviews saying he did the gimmick as well. Rick Davidson was the guy on TV. [b]Wrestlers' opinions of Scott Hall & Lex Luger[/b] Everyone I've talked with in wrestling about Hall as far as top guys go all say he was overrated and very difficult to have a good match with, but not impossible. Most respect that he was very smart as far as his ability to play to the cameras, and you get mixed responses on whether he was generous (putting people over)or cleverly selfish (lost to people in a manner he made sure he was the one getting over). Regarding Luger and Steamboat, I talked to Steamboat regularly in 1989 when they had their great matches and Steamboat told me in specific that Lex called the Philadelphia and Baltimore matches, which were the two best ones of the series. He said Lex didn't want to call them because Steamboat was the veteran, but Steamboat told him that the heel calls. [b]The WWE significance of the Signature Pharmacy bust in a nutshell:[/b] Too bad these reporters have zero sophistication on the issue. Marion Jones was taking undetectable drugs provided by Balco, hence she wasn't caught. If certain wealthy WWE people had contacts with a lab making designer drugs, they could (and likely do) sneak through. His rank-and-file $75,000 to $500,000 per year guys can't afford that stuff and are taking stuff prescribed by their local doctor, the real stuff the tests should catch. The drugs his guys were taking with the except of the GH brigade, were the easiest to detect in a test. Not one NFL or MLB player to this point was found on the Signature list passing for steroids the test should find. It's always GH, and everyone knows you can't really test accurately for htat. There are 1700 NFL players and 700 MLB players. Not one. There are 67 WWE male roster guys and a dozen passed the test while taking drugs like Test and Stanazolol. [b]Hogan & Flair's importance in WCW[/b] Flair drew bigger ratings than Hogan, and WCW was all about ratings. Hogan drew bigger buy rates than Flair and sold more tickets. Hogan was a bigger national star. Flair was a bigger star in the Southeast. Hogan's coming didn't turn WCW around. Nitro did and a roster that had more star power than any roster in history. In WCW's best year and hottest period, Goldberg was the draw. When WCW was doing those 30,000 fan Nitros, Hogan was doing one of his retirements and the company was doing its biggest house show business ever without him. Hogan being portrayed as a bigger star than Flair wasn't bad. Flair not being competitive, that's bad. Flair being asked to put over Shane Douglas, and be used to get heat on so Brian Adams could make the save in an angle when Flair was the company's No. 2 ratings draw at the time? Insanity. Anyone confusing the NWO with the Horsemen doesn't get it. The Horseman were about making the faces look good, to the extreme. If anything, they lost too much and sold too much. the NWO were about making the faces look impotent and not giving back at all. Both should have been closer to the center for long-term but Dusty booked to make himself look strong and the Horseman's job was to make Dusty look like he was still in his prime. The NWO was all about keeping the top spots for themselves and burying everyone else. Both versions killed companies.

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Wed, 27 May 2009 13:33:50 GMT

[quote=scaryhead]I NEVER got why Buff Bagwell is still so popular amung wrestling fans today. He never did anything that great in his career. He was a decent worker and good on the mic, probably would have been a star if WCW wasn't going to shit and not letting any younger stars go through. But he got his chance in WWE and his bad attitude got him released. Since then, the guy has done NOTHING. But somehow he ge gets atleast 3 Classic Superstars figures and fans still talk about him like he was some kind of top draw.[/quote] It's really very simple: He had charisma and could do an entertaining match to boot. Sure he was no Jeff Hardy or Kurt Angle in the ring, but he still could put a guy over or make the crowd pop nonetheless. And his mic skills were great, give credit where credit is due. -Nate-

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Wed, 27 May 2009 14:45:12 GMT

[quote]I NEVER got why Buff Bagwell is still so popular amung wrestling fans today. He never did anything that great in his career. He was a decent worker and good on the mic, probably would have been a star if WCW wasn't going to (banned) and not letting any younger stars go through. But he got his chance in WWE and his bad attitude got him released. Since then, the guy has done NOTHING.[/quote] Who was booking WCW when he was big? His friend Big Kev. I hate when TNA puts all this insider bullcrap into their shows, inside jokes and stuff. The other wrestlers on the roster are not paying customers, you shouldn't be playing to them. I think TNA is such a mark for the "business" that they forget that they are actually running a business. Also, the Meltzer thing, what is the the context of that?? Is that all one post, or parts of a post, or an interview, or what?

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Thu, 28 May 2009 17:41:34 GMT

If you haven't picked up Bret Hart's book, I'm letting you know that's worth your time.

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Thu, 28 May 2009 19:48:16 GMT

[quote=tybird99]If you haven't picked up Bret Hart's book, I'm letting you know that's worth your time.[/quote] Agreed. It was a little annoying how he spends half the book bitching but still an amazing wrestling book.

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Thu, 28 May 2009 20:21:17 GMT

[quote=scaryhead][quote=tybird99]If you haven't picked up Bret Hart's book, I'm letting you know that's worth your time.[/quote] Agreed. It was a little annoying how he spends half the book bitching but still an amazing wrestling book.[/quote] ...and probably closer to the truth than any of the books published by WWE Publishing.

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Fri, 29 May 2009 02:01:00 GMT

[quote=tybird99][quote=scaryhead][quote=tybird99]If you haven't picked up Bret Hart's book, I'm letting you know that's worth your time.[/quote] Agreed. It was a little annoying how he spends half the book bitching but still an amazing wrestling book.[/quote] ...and probably closer to the truth than any of the books published by WWE Publishing.[/quote] I don't know how truthful I would concider most of the book. Not that Bret is lying about anything, but I've noticed his side of things tend to be skewed and one sided. There were a few to many times where I felt like Bret was writing himself as too much of the victum or coming off as naive. But yeah, in Hulk Hogan's WWE book, there is aparently some story about a match with him at one Summerslam and it turns out the Summerslam they were talking about, he wasn't even on the card that year. Amoung other errors.

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Fri, 29 May 2009 02:04:18 GMT

[b]May 18 news and notes.[/b] Source: PWInsider.com, The Sun, f4wonline.com PWTorch.com -- The rating is in for Monday's WWE Raw and the show did a 3.2 cable rating, down from last week's 3.6. The show did hours of 3.08 and 3.38. It appears the mainstream media attention WWE received from Vince McMahon's "Denver Debacle" crusade failed to draw any additional viewers to Raw. Game 4 of the NBA Playoffs between the Denver Nuggets and Los Angeles Lakers went head-to-head with Raw and crushed it in the ratings. The ESPN broadcast drew a 6.9 rating, more than double Raw's number. ** Warning: The following contains a *SPOILER* for a future episode of TNA iMPACT! -- Former WWE superstars Elijah Burke and Shawn "Gavin" Spears are backstage at tonight's TNA iMPACT! tapings and expected to wrestle. These two join Shane Douglas Raven and former WWE Diva Victoria as fresh faces TNA brought to television this week. -- Former WWE Women's Champion Victoria made her debut for TNA Wrestling at Monday night's iMPACT! taping in Orlando. After TNA Knockouts champ Angelina Love defeated Sojo Bolt to retain her title, Victoria, who will be going by her real name (Lisa Marie Varon) in TNA, hit the ring and ran off the Beautiful People. The UK Sun also recently reported that Varon will be revealed to be a patient of Dr. Stevie's. - Commercials are airing in the Charlotte area for the live three-hour, tri-branded RAW on June 15th advertising a main event of Triple H and John Cena vs. Big Show and WWE Champion Randy Orton. It has been speculated that WWE may hold the 2009 King of the Ring tournament on this night. -- This fall season will mark 10 years on the air for WWE SmackDown. To celebrate, WWE will be puttong on a "Decade of Smackdown" special to kick off the the new Friday Night Smackdown season on October 2nd, according to an article in entertainment publication Variety. -- It's interesting to note that WWE's new Breaking Point Pay-Per-View event in September shares its name with UFC 81 PPV, the event where Brock Lesnar made his debut for the Ultimate Fighting Championship. -- In an interview with PeoplesDefender.com, MMA star Frank Trigg was asked about the idea of his friend Kurt Angle in Mixed Martial Arts and said, "I think he realized that coming in with the way the organizations are right now, he isn't going to get the pay day he would need right now as a fighter. Michael Jordan is the most recognizable basketball player in our time. He went and played baseball and couldn't pull it off. Just because you are a great athlete doesn't mean you can excel at another sport. Jordan went from making 30 million plus a year to making 25 thousand or whatever a Single A player makes; that is pretty tough to swallow. That is why he went back to basketball because that's who he is. The same goes with Kurt Angle. He is making some serious money right now with TNA. He would have to fight 4-5 times a year in MMA to make that kind of money. It's not really worth it to him." -- Former WCW wrestler Marcus "Buff" Bagwell, 39, has been telling friends he's headed to TNA. Bagwell last appeared in TNA in 2006. -- The 5/23 replay of last week's episode of TNA Impact drew a 0.3 cable rating. -- Kip James was forced to pull out of a scheduled independent booking in the UK yesterday because TNA needed him for this week's television tapings. TNA issued the following statement to www.VarsityProWrestling.com: "TNA would like to apologize to the fans of VPW and the fans of Kip James, but TNA TV has to be the 1st priority for all contracted talent and we apologise for the unpredicted change in Kip James' schedule." James' replacement for the match against The UK KID in a Steel Cage Match was former WWE Superstar Bob "Hardcore" Holly. - To follow up on the story we posted earlier, WWE is in fact changing the name of their September Pay-Per-View event. WWE Unforgiven, which has been an annual event since 1998, will now be known as WWE Breaking Point. WWE Breaking Point will take place on September 13th from the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec Canada. Tickets for the event go on sale Saturday, July 11th. Advertisements running in Canada are promoting the event as WWE's first Pay-Per-View in Montreal "in over a decade," despite the fact that Montreal hosted WWE No Way Out back in February 2003. Several weeks ago, WWE sent out a survey asking fans to help the company pick a name for the event. "Breaking Point" won out over Submission Sunday, Total Submission and Submit & Quit. The top matches on Breaking Point are expected to be submission matches. -- In an interview with the Latest MMA News Now radio show, UFC Hall of Famer Mark Coleman says he's been training with former WCW star and WWE SmackDown announcer Ernest "The Cat" Miller. Coleman said Miller's training has given him the confidence to want a crack at at new UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Lyoto Machida, but first has to go through Stephan Bonnar at UFC 100 on 7/11. That show will be headlined by UFC Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar vs. Interim champion Frank Mir. http://rajah.com/base/node/Latestmmanewsno...ls-out-machida/ -- In perhaps a first for World Wrestling Entertainment, they had people handing out free tickets all over Los Angeles on Monday — even outside the STAPLES Center before the show. The heavily papered show ended up drawing 8,000 to 9,000 fans. While the Los Angeles Times ran a story saying Monday's Raw was sold out at a "special limited capacity," and Michael Cole claimed several times during the live broadcast that the building was "at capacity," in reality, the upper level seats were tarped off and darkened. Furthermore, most of the concession stands were closed. It was also announced during the show that anyone who attended last night's SmackDown/ECW taping could get a ticket for half price if they showed their used ticket stub at the box office. -- Rob Van Dam was backstage visiting friends at Monday's Raw taping. -- Candice Michelle noted on her Twitter account (www.twitter.com/divacandicem) that she was backstage at last night's SmackDown event in Los Angeles and got to practice in the ring. Still no word yet on when she'll be able to return to action. -- WWE Executive Vice President of Talent Relations John Laurinaitis will be attending the Wild Samoan training camp on Friday, June 26 in Leesburg, Florida. Visit www.WXWwrestling.com for more details on the talent evaluation being held. -- For those wondering, Taz will not be able to join TNA Wrestling until at least July when his 90-day no-compete clause with World Wrestling Entertainment expires. -- When asked to comment on former WWE Diva Victoria's impending arrival to TNA Wrestling, Awesome Kong replied with the following on her Twitter account (www.twitter.com/awesomekong): "Fresh meat?" -- As noted last week during TNA Wrestling's important announcement to wrestling fans in Colorado feeling burned by WWE canceling shows, president Dixie Carter made a formal invitation to the Denver Nuggets players and staff to attend this Friday's TNA live event in Pueblo, Colorado. Unfortunately, they will not be able to attend the event as a result of their win over the Los Angeles Lakers last night at the Pepsi Center. They evened the series and have Game 6 scheduled for Friday night at home. -- Today is former TNA wrestler Pat Kenney's birthday. He turns 41 years old. -- The front page of the official website of TNA Wrestling has a countdown clock leading to the conclusion of next week's Impact broadcast. It reads: "TNA WRESTLING DELIVERS A POWERFUL SHOT IN..." -- Last week's episode of ECW scored 1.1 cable rating, up from the previous week's atrocious 0.93 rating. The show featured a lengthy contest between David Hart Smith and Finlay. - Click here to see some posed photos of The Hart Trilogy from a few months ago, taken by photographer Robert Beukema. You can see a look they had in mind, but ultimately decided against. http://flrankings.proboards.com/index.cgi?...mp;thread=12955 -- Candice Michelle said on her Twitter page (www.twitter.com/DIVACANDICEM) she was backstage visiting friends at Raw last night. Candice wrote: "Backstage at raw, great seeing everyone!" -- Natalya posted a blog over the weekend in remembrance of her uncle, Owen Hart, who tragically passed away ten years ago Saturday. "Sometimes when you lose people you love, you try not to think about them because it's too painful. With Owen, we think about him all the time. We are reminded of what a remarkable person he was, every single day," Natalya wrote. "I have to say, that I have never met a person, who met Owen, and wasn't touched by him." You can read her blog in its entirety at the following link. http://fans.wwe.com/natalya/blog/2009/05/23/owen -- The Undertaker has undergone hip surgery, according to ProWrestling.net. He had been suffering from hip and back pain for several months and the hope is that the surgery will eliminate the pain in both areas. -- Ric Flair will be special guest referee for the ROH World Title match in New York City on 6/13. ROH champ Jerry Lynn will defend against Austin Aries. Nigel McGuinness will be ringside to watch the match. -- The man who played Denver Nuggets owner Stan Kroenke last night on Raw was Troy Stone, an NWA ring announcer. -- TNA officials have recently talked to former NWA World Heavyweight Champion Ken Shamrock, 45, about returning to the promotion. -- The rating for last week's episode of TNA Impact took a 12% plunge, averaging a 1.10 rating following the previous week's 1.23 number. The show was also down 100,000 viewers on average. Impact went up against Game Two of the Los Angeles Lakers vs. Denver Nuggets NBA Playoffs series on TNT, which scored the high cable rating of the evening. -- A match pitting AJ Styles against Daniels at last night's Impact taping is getting rave reviews. You can check it out this Thursday night on Spike. Cena: Our critics are ignorant By ROB McNICHOL Published: 26 May 2009 JOHN CENA is a man who is used to being booed, when he doesn't deserve to be. Arguably the hardest working man in wrestling, the multi-time WWE world champion is frequently met with catcalls as he walks to the ring despite his obvious talents and improving wrestling skills. Now this cynicism has followed him to the movie world. His latest WWE Films-produced flick, 12 Rounds, was dismissed by many who have not even seen the film, because its string of predecessors have been flops. But Cena, as ever, is unperturbed. In an exclusive interview, he told SunSport: "I've had to fight that battle my entire career. "Vince McMahon has been fighting that battle since he took the company global. It's personal ignorance. "People don't know how good we are as entertainers. They don't know how good we are as people in the media. "The only way we can silence those voices is by putting together a good product. "We've done that with 12 Rounds." And he's not exaggerating. Released later this month, it really is a genuinely good product that is fast paced and entertaining throughout. It does admittedly borrow heavily from Die Hard and similar movies, but that does not prevent it from being a more than pleasant way to spend an hour and a half. Cena stars as hero Danny Fisher who is attempting to rescue his girlfriend Molly, played by Ashley Scott, from the evil clutches of on-the-run con Miles Jackson (Aiden Gillen) Cena is plenty believable as the dogged hero fighting for his girl. Clichéd though the plot may be, it does continue to move effectively forward. Much of this is due to Gillen, who gives a virtuoso performance as the movie's unflustered villain. Indeed, so good is Gillen, we couldn't help but feel that instinct would once again push some to think Cena should be the heel in this scenario. You see, even in a brief review one cannot help but allude back to wrestling. This is a tag which Dwayne Johnson, formerly known as The Rock, has been keen to shrug off. Cena is in no such hurry. He said: "You need to know that I'm not leaving the ring. "In WWE, there's a lot of folks who like me and a lot who don't, and those that don't are just waiting for me to leave. "What gets to me is people questioning my resolve. People who think I'm in WWE as a stepping stone and don't think I'm telling the truth. "The only thing I can do is keep doing what I'm doing." In February last year, John caused a global storm after criticising The Rock on The Sun's WrestleCast for saying he loved the business but then leaving and not giving back. And, despite praising his rival personally, John is still not backing down. He admits: "Rock's a hardworking guy, he's a great guy. "I'm just speaking as a selfish wrestling fan. The same kind of selfish wrestling fan who would boo me for whatever reason. "Selfishly, I miss him in the ring. I wish he would come back. He is physically in his prime. One of the greatest sports entertainers we've ever had. But he's an actor now. "The trouble is, here I am telling everybody I love the business - it's the same thing Rock said then went out and made movies. "He's basically made my life tougher. "I'd love to have him back. I'd love to have a WrestleMania match with him - maybe next year. "I would love that. That would be great." It's clear that Cena is what he says he is - a fan of the wrestling business, not just a participant. Someone he admires, and who has also made the transition to the big screen, is Stone Cold Steve Austin. Austin was inducted into the 2009 class of WWE's Hall of Fame, and after his speech toasted John Cena with a beer. An act seen by many as a symbolic passing of the torch from one wrestling icon to another. Did Cena revel in the moment? "Oh, man, are you kidding me," he replies. "Not just the biggest star of our era, but the biggest star of all time. "Steve is unique, has so much talent. There's a guy who would be in the ring tomorrow if he could, but he physically cannot. "It was a great moment, a great surprise. It made the Hall of Fame that much more special for me. "I was just disappointed that I got my suit and tie covered in beer." Barring any unforeseen injuries such as we saw with the Texas Rattlesnake, it is clear John Cena's intentions are to continue to try to entertain people on two fronts. Some will love him and some will hate him, but don't expect to see John Cena leaving the wrestling ring or your cinema screens anytime soon. How he keeps up his punishing schedule is beyond us, but he has an idea. As we part company, Cena says: "I'm going to have to petition for more hours in the day!" Something tells me he's not joking.

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Fri, 29 May 2009 13:39:27 GMT

I was just watching TNA, but I turned it off like 15 minutes into it. It's so bad that I couldn't stand to watch. Sting said, "We started the Main Event Mafia to bring back honor, dignity, and respect to the business, at any cost." Umm, Sting, I don't know how to tell you this, but if you do something "at any cost," 9 1/2 times out of 10 that COST is honor, dignity, and respect. And in the case of the M.E.M. that is the cost, because to demand respect is undignified, and to try to take it by force is dishonorable, and to expect it would make it undeserved. So you are a moron. Also, you're a face in a heel group, and then you kick the women out of the group instead of solving the problem. And then you kick the security out of the group when you could have just used them in a more intelligent manner than Angle, I mean, if they're under contract you're going to have to pay them anyway, right?? Anyway, I don't know if I'll end up watching it. After the PPV, and now this, and possibly Buff Bagwell?? Ugh. I do want to see Victoria, though. Maybe I'll FF through the whole thing.

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Fri, 29 May 2009 13:51:55 GMT

[quote=BurningDoom][quote=scaryhead]I NEVER got why Buff Bagwell is still so popular amung wrestling fans today. He never did anything that great in his career. He was a decent worker and good on the mic, probably would have been a star if WCW wasn't going to shit and not letting any younger stars go through. But he got his chance in WWE and his bad attitude got him released. Since then, the guy has done NOTHING. But somehow he ge gets atleast 3 Classic Superstars figures and fans still talk about him like he was some kind of top draw.[/quote] It's really very simple: He had charisma and could do an entertaining match to boot. Sure he was no [b]Jeff Hardy[/b] or Kurt Angle in the ring, but he still could put a guy over or make the crowd pop nonetheless. And his mic skills were great, give credit where credit is due. -Nate-[/quote] Jeff Hardy isn't a Kurt Angle either. The guy has charisma no doubt. But the minute he opens his mouth and starts dialogue, I turn the channel. No verbal charisma, just physical. Not to mention he is a glorified spot monkey with some of the sloppiest wrestling I've ever seen. He has been lazy at times too. Matt > Jeff overall IMO. But neither belong in the same sentence with Kurt Angle, who has been the best overall package since Ric Flair IMO. Buff Bagwell just sucks, I can't find a single positive thing to say about him.

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Fri, 29 May 2009 15:05:38 GMT

[quote=scaryhead][quote=tybird99][quote=scaryhead][quote=tybird99]If you haven't picked up Bret Hart's book, I'm letting you know that's worth your time.[/quote] Agreed. It was a little annoying how he spends half the book bitching but still an amazing wrestling book.[/quote] ...and probably closer to the truth than any of the books published by WWE Publishing.[/quote] I don't know how truthful I would concider most of the book. Not that Bret is lying about anything, but I've noticed his side of things tend to be skewed and one sided. There were a few to many times where I felt like Bret was writing himself as too much of the victum or coming off as naive. But yeah, in Hulk Hogan's WWE book, there is aparently some story about a match with him at one Summerslam and it turns out the Summerslam they were talking about, he wasn't even on the card that year. Amoung other errors. [/quote] Don't be saying bad things about the Hulkster...he could go "O.J." on ya, Brother :-d

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Fri, 29 May 2009 15:57:34 GMT

[quote=ninjapirategear]I was just watching TNA, but I turned it off like 15 minutes into it. It's so bad that I couldn't stand to watch. Sting said, "We started the Main Event Mafia to bring back honor, dignity, and respect to the business, at any cost." Umm, Sting, I don't know how to tell you this, but if you do something "at any cost," 9 1/2 times out of 10 that COST is honor, dignity, and respect. And in the case of the M.E.M. that is the cost, because to demand respect is undignified, and to try to take it by force is dishonorable, and to expect it would make it undeserved. So you are a moron. Also, you're a face in a heel group, and then you kick the women out of the group instead of solving the problem. And then you kick the security out of the group when you could have just used them in a more intelligent manner than Angle, I mean, if they're under contract you're going to have to pay them anyway, right?? Anyway, I don't know if I'll end up watching it. After the PPV, and now this, and possibly Buff Bagwell?? Ugh. I do want to see Victoria, though. Maybe I'll FF through the whole thing.[/quote] I will never convince you otherwise, I see. But I still think TNA is 10x better than anything WWE is doing right now. WWE is on auto-pilot and it's getting stale. While TNA is trying to shake things up, sure not all their ideas work 100% of the time, but it's more than WWE is doing. Oh, and there is a countdown clock ticking down to next's week's TNA that has been going on for the last few days. All it says is: "TNA Wrestling Fires a Huge Shot in (insert time clock here)" or something like that. It's very simple, but it has me intrigued for sure! -Nate-

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Fri, 29 May 2009 23:50:08 GMT

[quote]I will never convince you otherwise, I see. But I still think TNA is 10x better than anything WWE is doing right now. WWE is on auto-pilot and it's getting stale. While TNA is trying to shake things up, sure not all their ideas work 100% of the time, but it's more than WWE is doing. Oh, and there is a countdown clock ticking down to next's week's TNA that has been going on for the last few days. All it says is: "TNA Wrestling Fires a Huge Shot in (insert time clock here)" or something like that. It's very simple, but it has me intrigued for sure![/quote] If WWE is on autopilot (and I'll give you that they are), then TNA is being flown by penguins*. I just can't watch it. It's insulting to my intelligence. I mean, I watch WWE, it's ok, it's nothing great, but nothing is ever going to be as great as it was when I was 15 years old. Samoa Joe has a knife, and then he threatens to kill Kurt Angle?? That is bad on so many levels. First, it's just in poor taste. Wrestling and real violence DO NOT MIX. You can carve somebody's face up with a cheese grater, but a knife?!? How does Samoa Joe have any credibility if he uses a knife? Also, WTF kind of message do you send having a dude cut people with a knife and threaten their life?? It's not wrestling. And what is Sting even doing in the MEM?? That makes no sense. And why are their so many authority figures and nobody (including them) seems to know who's who!! What does Jim Cornette even do!? Why would you make half of your backstage segments about inside jokes?? Sure, I get some of them, but I'm not the casual viewer, I'm a wrestling nerd through and through. I overlook a lot of stupidity in wrestling because at its heart wrestling is kind of stupid anyway, but to be stupid and treat me bad?? No way.

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Sat, 30 May 2009 02:53:50 GMT

[quote=ninjapirategear]Samoa Joe has a knife, and then he threatens to kill Kurt Angle?? That is bad on so many levels. First, it's just in poor taste. Wrestling and real violence DO NOT MIX. You can carve somebody's face up with a cheese grater, but a knife?!? How does Samoa Joe have any credibility if he uses a knife? Also, WTF kind of message do you send having a dude cut people with a knife and threaten their life?? It's not wrestling. [/quote] And WWE is any different? What about Vince McMahon's "death". What about Randy Orton punting guys in the head? What about Undertaker crucifying people? Or the various wrestlers hit by cars? -Nate-

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Sat, 30 May 2009 03:40:56 GMT

[quote=BurningDoom][quote=ninjapirategear]Samoa Joe has a knife, and then he threatens to kill Kurt Angle?? That is bad on so many levels. First, it's just in poor taste. Wrestling and real violence DO NOT MIX. You can carve somebody's face up with a cheese grater, but a knife?!? How does Samoa Joe have any credibility if he uses a knife? Also, WTF kind of message do you send having a dude cut people with a knife and threaten their life?? It's not wrestling. [/quote] And WWE is any different? What about Vince McMahon's "death". What about Randy Orton punting guys in the head? What about Undertaker crucifying people? Or the various wrestlers hit by cars? -Nate-[/quote] For what it's worth, the Undertaker "crucifying" people was around the start of the whole "Attitude" era. So, they were just trying to feel themselves out on how to handle. I'm not trying to defend them, but that's how I saw it. Now, Brian Pillman showing a gun and saying he was going to shoot Austin was in bad taste. I thought that was a little far. In terms of Samoa Joe, I think they're trying to make him into some kind of badass. TNA can do that without saying he's going to kill so and so. WWE hit the nail on the head when they made Austin into Stone Cold. Making a person into a bonafide badass can be done in a way that the public won't perceive it as tasteless.

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Sat, 30 May 2009 03:42:40 GMT

[quote=ShenValleyInitiative]Buff Bagwell is garbage. Horrible wrestler. I'd rather see his dumbass mom in the ring again.[/quote] I kind of liked Buff Bagwell until his mother starting to appear by his side. The moment she became U.S. Champ, Bagwell became sh*t to me. Part of it was the writers fault, but most of it is on Bagwell. Either Bagwell or his mother should had put a stop to it when it got pretty far.

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Sat, 30 May 2009 13:30:26 GMT

Mr. Kennedy was released yesterday due to ANOTHER injury he suffered on RAW last Monday. Can't say I blame WWE. I liked Kennedy as a heel, but I couldn't his baby face. [b]May 30th News and Notes.[/b] sources: www.f4wonline.com, PWInsider.com, Wrestling Observer -- In a last minute decision, World Wrestling Entertainment pulled Ric Flair from last night's Ring of Honor television taping in Philadelphia. In a segment that will not be televised, Ric Flair came to the ring at tonight's show to put over the company and its fans, but announced he was stepping down as commissioner to work for WWE. Before he left, he thanked everyone for their acceptance and support. -- It was announced today that Chris Jericho would be wrestling Ricky Steamboat at a SmackDown/ECW house show in Japan on Wednesday, July 8th. -- Two WWE stars celebrate their birthdays yesterday. The Brian Kendrick turns 30 whereas Hornswoggle turns 23. -- The official website of Mr. Kennedy, www.Ken-Kennedy.com, released the following statement in light of his release from World Wrestling Entertainment last night: "Ken is physically 100 percent healthy, and very optimistic about his future in the business. More details will follow." -- In WGN America's "Go 12 Rounds With John Cena Sweepstakes," people can enter to win a DVD copy of 12 Rounds, a John Cena poster, and a John Cena post-card. However, entrants must name one of Cena's finishing maneuvers as well as the last movie he starred in before 12 Rounds. The entry form can be accessed at the following link. http://www.wgnamerica.com/pages/wwe_contest/ WGN America aired a number of promotional commercials promoting the sweepstakes during Thursday's episode of WWE Superstars and in a WCW-like blunder, the voice-over person announced his name as "John Sayna." -- Montel Vontavious Porter was invited to a Chicago-area prom by The View co-host Sherri Shepherd, who recently escorted the United States Champion to the ring on Friday Night SmackDown at Madison Square Garden. He will be escorting Shepherd to Hoffman Estates High School's event in suburban Chicago tonight, which is her alma mater. http://www.wwe.com/inside/overtheropes/news/10363384 -- As reported earlier, Undertaker recently underwent arthroscopic hip surgery and is resting at his ranch in South Florida. He won't be medically cleared to return to the squared circle until July or August, but should be back in time for SummerSlam. Several ideas have already been pitched for his return to television including a program with rising SmackDown star Dolph Ziggler. -- WWE developmental wrestler Kaval (a.k.a. Low Ki) is still rehabbing his injured knee following surgery earlier this year and there is still no word yet on when he will be able to return to the ring. Florida Championship Wrestling explained his absence by airing a backstage segment of the aftermath where Kaval was attacked prior to his scheduled match against FCW Heavyweight Champion Eric Escobar. -- Former WWE Superstar Mr. Kennedy is today's WWE Mobile Ringtone of the Day on WWE.com. http://www.wwe.com/shop/mobile/ In a separate Kennedy note, his profiles on both WWE.com and the social networking site were immediately deleted following the announcement of his release from the company tonight. -- In an update on the whereabouts of missing Raw Superstar Sim Snuka (Jimmy Reiher, Jr.), he is said to be in the doghouse for what has been described as a very serious reason. The second generation wrestler has not appeared on television in nearly five months. -- In a minor update on independent women's wrestler Serena Deeb, she still has yet to sign a developmental contract with World Wrestling Entertainment. She was offered a deal after making a cameo appearance on last week's episode of ECW on Sci Fi. -- Last night's episode of WWE Superstars on WGN America scored a 0.76 cable rating, resulting in the lowest rated episode of the series to date. This week's episode was hyped as John Cena's first appearance on WWE Superstars, as he took on Ted DiBiase. -- In an update on Christy Hemme, she was scheduled to meet with TNA officials this week to discuss her future in the organization. As far as wrestling is concerned, that doesn't appear to be an option for her for the foreseeable future. In January, Hemme was diagnosed with two herniated discs in her neck suffered while training in the ring with AJ Styles. She decided against having surgery, instead opting for a procedure called neuro cranial realignment in which two rods are inserted up the nose and a balloon is blown in the head to manipulate the cranial bones to relieve pressure off the neck. The 2004 Diva Search winner returned to the gym two weeks ago. One person close to her believed she was retired from wrestling, but Hemme herself said during a radio interview last week that she was working hard towards wrestling in the squared circle once again. -- Abyss, a spokesperson for Monster Energy, filmed a commercial this past week promoting the energy drink. -- Former WWE wrestler Kurrgan (Robert Maillet) appears in a fight scene with Robert Downey, Jr. in Guy Ritchie's upcoming film Sherlock Holmes. In November, Maillet accidentally punched Robert Downey, Jr. in the face, causing him to be bloodied and knocked down. You can see a photo of Maillet's scene in the film at the following link. http://i42.tinypic.com/331jfgh.jpg -- Here are yesterday's wrestling birthdays: Steve Corino (36), Headshrinker Samu (46), and Pete Gas (39). It was also Kamala's birthday yesterday, who turned 58 years old. - John Tolos passed away last night in California at the age of 78. His death is believed to be as a result of kidney failure . "The Golden Greek" and his brother Chris worked a number of territories as a tag team including the WWWF, NWA Detroit, Maple Leaf Wrestling, NWA Los Angeles, Stampede Wrestling and Championship Wrestling from Florida. They held several tag team championships throughout North America as heels. Following his split from his brother, Tolos went on to become a top singles heel in Los Angeles and was considered one of the top talkers of the seventies. Tolos may be best known for feuding with Fred Blassie in one of pro wrestling's all-time greatest feuds. He was chosen by Blassie to be his opponent in a match in 1971 at the Los Angeles Coliseum, which was one of the biggest events in wrestling of the time. Tolos had a brief run in the World Wrestling Federation in 1991 as the manager of Intercontinental Champion "Mr. Perfect" Curt Hennig, replacing Bobby "The Brain" Heenan. Known as "The Coach," the character never really caught on, partially because Hennig took an extended leave of absence following SummerSlam after suffering a severe back injury. With Hennig indefinitely out of action, along with The Beverly Brothers changing their manager to "The Genius" Lanny Poffo, Tolos quietly disappeared from the World Wrestling Federation by the end of the year. Tolos later worked for Herb Abrams' Universal Wrestling Federation as an announcer and heel manager for "Cowboy" Bob Orton, Cactus Jack and The Power Twins. Tolos' career in wrestling spanned three decades and he worked regularly into his 50s. He was known for his tremendous conditioning as he continued distance running well into his 60s. However, a near fatal stroke slowed him down in recent years. Click here to read an article on "The Golden Greek." http://wrestlingfigs.com/inner2.php?id=122...7eb29e76d8e25c8 -- In an interview with the New York Daily News, former WCW wrestler Marcus "Buff" Bagwell said he would work for World Wrestling Entertainment for free. Bagwell said, "I'd love to join them so much I'd work for free!" Regarding recent rumors of the five-time tag team champion heading to TNA Wrestling, Bagwell adamantly denied them. "I don't know who started them, but (the rumors) are totally false. I have not been contacted by TNA," Bagwell said. "If they did call, I'd answer and listen." You can read the article here. http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/more_spo...wwe_return.html -- SmackDown Diva Eve Torres has been taking classes in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu at the Gracie Academy in Los Angeles, California, reports The Sun. A number of her fellow Divas are regulars at Gracie-certified gyms in California and Florida. -- Nu Wrestling Evolution, the overseas promotion that brought the Ultimate Warrior out of retirement last summer, is advertising that Ric Flair will be appearing on three of their shows in South Africa this summer. The Nature Boy will be appearing in Johannesburg, South Africa on 8/30, Cape Town on 9/1 and Durban on on 9/3. It was recently reported that Ric Flair has been negotiating to wrestle on several overseas shows for huge money and South Africa was mentioned . Given Ric Flair's recent comments about getting back in the ring and the public reactions of Jim Ross and Triple H, there's a good chance Flair will be wrestling on this tour (I personally don't think so). For more information on the shows, visit NWEwrestling.com. -- Matt Hardy posted a blog on MySpace asking fans, "What do you guys and gals want out of Matt Hardy? The person and the character. This is a very open ended question." Visit Matt Hardy's page at Myspace.com to leave feedback. http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseact...logId=491558033 -- TNA star Kurt Angle will be be in Pittsburgh on Saturday filming scenes for the MMA-themed film "Warrior." According to Variety.com, "Nolte plays an ex-Vietnam vet boxer-turned-steel mill worker whose family was torn apart by his alcoholism; the now-sober and remorseful dad welcomes back his youngest son (Hardy) and trains him to compete in a mixed martial arts tournament. He and his older brother, played by Edgerton, are on a collision course in the ring." Angle plays the role of Koba, a Russian Olympic hero. Producers are looking for extras, so check out Warriorevent.com if you're interested. - Hulk Hogan is firing back at Linda Hogan's latest round of allegations. Last week, Linda's public relations representative issued a statement to PerezHilton.com trashing Brooke, her boyfriend $tacks and of course , the Hulkster. Among Linda's claims are that Hulk and Brooke's boyfriend smoke pot together. However, even Linda's drug accusations come after Brooke strongly hinted to Perez Hilton in a recent video chat that her mother is "on something." Hulk’s lawyer fired back a statement defending his client, saying: "Brooke Hogan has spoken out in support of her father only because of her mother’s repeated fabricated attacks on him. "She is in the unique position of knowing both parties in this litigation and she has only spoken as to what she knows to be the truth based upon her personal experience with each. "Linda has refused repeated invitations by Brooke to reconcile and given these recent comments it appears a mother/daughter relationship is impossible at this time. It is sad that Linda Hogan continues to attempt to throw her family under the bus to gain publicity.” Hulk also offered to take a legally supervised drug test to prove he’s clean, and challenged Linda to do the same, since he believes she’s the one doing drugs with her young boyfriend Charlie. -- A celebrity gossip website that typically doesn't cover professional wrestling has posted some very explicit nude cell phone images allegedly of ECW color commentator Matt Striker. The images were allegedly taken by him and display full frontal nudity. They were apparently passed on to the celebrity gossip website by a former partner. The person who leaked them claimed the following to the gossip website: "It says "GM presents Matt Striker" because these are his pictures and he doesn't want anyone else claiming them. Please don't ask me how he got them. He is not willing to share that information and they weren’t leaked online." - Heading into the weekend, Raw will continue their tour of Mexico. Friday, they'll hold a show at the Plaza Del Toros Santa Maria in Queretaro, Mexico. Bell time is set for 8:30 p.m. local time. On Saturday, Raw will head to the Palacio De Los Deportes in Mexico City, Mexico. Bell time is set for 8:00 p.m. ET. SmackDown & ECW will begin their weekend on Saturday with a show at the McKenzie Arena in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Bell time is set for 7:30 p.m. local time and the following matches are being advertised locally: Jeff Hardy vs. Edge for the World Heavyweight Championship, CM Punk vs. Shelton Benjamin, and The Great Khali vs. Chris Jericho. SmackDown & ECW will conclude their weekend on Sunday at the EA Diddle Arena in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Bell time is set for 5:00 p.m. local time. Next week's edition of Raw and part of WWE Superstars will be taped on Monday at the BJCC in Birmingham, Alabama. Bell time is set for 7:15 p.m. local time. The second part of next week's WWE Superstars as well as next week's ECW and SmackDown will be taped Tuesday night at the FedEx Forum in Memphis, Tennessee. Bell time is set for 6:30 p.m. local time. -- Here are the quarter hour numbers for this past Monday's episode of Monday Night Raw. It's interesting to note that Raw lost 0.13 ratings points by the time Vince McMahon was through mocking Denver Nuggets owner E. Stan Kroenke. The rating would continue to free fall through the first hour, although viewership spiked come hour two. * 9:00: 3.28 - Vince McMahon mocks Stan Kroenke, The Miz appears * 9:15: 3.15 - Miz and John Cena, Maryse vs. Kelly Kelly * 9:30: 2.99 - Backstage with "Jack Nicholson," star of United States Championship Shot Triple Threat * 9:45: 2.90 - conclusion of United States shampionship shot, Ric Flair walks backstage * 10:00: 3.26 - Flair vs. Randy Orton confrontation, Santino's ring entrance * 10:15: 3.42 - Santino and Mickie James vs. Chavo Guerrero and Beth, start of Kendrick and Festus vs. Goldust and Hornswoggle * 10:30: 3.29 - conclusion Kendrick and Festus vs. Goldust and Hornswoggle, ring announcement of "players" for main event * 10:45: 3.31 - 5-on-5 main event * Overrun: 3.81 - conclusion of 5-on-5 main event and aftermath Overall, the show scored a 3.2 cable rating, with hours of 3.08 and 3.38. -- The latest issue of WWE Magazine has an interview with rising SmackDown star Dolph Ziggler. He discusses handshakes. http://www.wwe.com/magazine/3012324/60secondsziggler http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vus8H2qJzdw

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Mon, 01 Jun 2009 15:12:26 GMT

[quote=BurningDoom][quote=ninjapirategear]Samoa Joe has a knife, and then he threatens to kill Kurt Angle?? That is bad on so many levels. First, it's just in poor taste. Wrestling and real violence DO NOT MIX. You can carve somebody's face up with a cheese grater, but a knife?!? How does Samoa Joe have any credibility if he uses a knife? Also, WTF kind of message do you send having a dude cut people with a knife and threaten their life?? It's not wrestling. [/quote] And WWE is any different? What about Vince McMahon's "death". What about Randy Orton punting guys in the head? What about Undertaker crucifying people? Or the various wrestlers hit by cars? -Nate-[/quote] It's not much different than the crucifixion, but who would defend that?? Vince McMahon's death was lame, and people getting hit by cars is borderline. I mean, it's always a glancing blow, and it's always to explain an injury or to start or further an angle that ends in the ring. You would never see a gun or a knife in WWE. It doesn't help anything. The point of wrestling is that you settle it in the ring. If you settle it with a knife, it's done. There is no wrestling that can be done after that. Seriously, though, how many lawsuits does WWE get where some kid piledrives a baby to death and the parents want to blame it on WWE for making their kid do that?? A lawsuit like that, except with a knife, would put TNA out of business. Well, they really aren't in business, but Panda Energy, who feeds TNA an unending supply of capital, would probably cut it loose if it got any bad PR.

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Mon, 01 Jun 2009 15:16:24 GMT

[quote=ninjapirategear][quote=BurningDoom][quote=ninjapirategear]Samoa Joe has a knife, and then he threatens to kill Kurt Angle?? That is bad on so many levels. First, it's just in poor taste. Wrestling and real violence DO NOT MIX. You can carve somebody's face up with a cheese grater, but a knife?!? How does Samoa Joe have any credibility if he uses a knife? Also, WTF kind of message do you send having a dude cut people with a knife and threaten their life?? It's not wrestling. [/quote] And WWE is any different? What about Vince McMahon's "death". What about Randy Orton punting guys in the head? What about Undertaker crucifying people? Or the various wrestlers hit by cars? -Nate-[/quote] It's not much different than the crucifixion, but who would defend that?? Vince McMahon's death was lame, and people getting hit by cars is borderline. I mean, it's always a glancing blow, and it's always to explain an injury or to start or further an angle that ends in the ring. You would never see a gun or a knife in WWE. It doesn't help anything. The point of wrestling is that you settle it in the ring. If you settle it with a knife, it's done. There is no wrestling that can be done after that. Seriously, though, how many lawsuits does WWE get where some kid piledrives a baby to death and the parents want to blame it on WWE for making their kid do that?? A lawsuit like that, except with a knife, would put TNA out of business. Well, they really aren't in business, but Panda Energy, who feeds TNA an unending supply of capital, would probably cut it loose if it got any bad PR.[/quote] Actually, Undertaker pulled out Undertaker-symbol knives during the crucifiction bits. Albert would pierce people against their will. And Brian Pullman pulled a gun on Stone Cold. Or the countless random objects used as weapons on a weekly basis in both organizations. And in Samoa Joe's defense, he is seemingly over the whole Nation of Violence thing, and never used the knife on anyone. My point being, you can't say TNA is terrible for doing it and WWE is great for not, when WWE has more times than TNA has. -Nate-

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Mon, 01 Jun 2009 15:17:30 GMT

Mr. Kennedy is now released from WWE for having more time off for injuries than being in the ring. There are now rumors that he is looking into TNA for an option. I think TNA would be stupid to take him after seeing the reason WWE released him. -Nate-

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Mon, 01 Jun 2009 21:47:45 GMT

[b]Macho Madness[/b] The Randy Savage 3 Disc DVD Anthology drops next week. [size=9][b]IT WILL BE MINE! OH YES, IT WILL BE MINE![/b][/size] OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHH YEEEEEEEAH!

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Tue, 02 Jun 2009 00:55:17 GMT

[quote=ShenValleyInitiative][b]Macho Madness[/b] The Randy Savage 3 Disc DVD Anthology drops next week. [size=9][b]IT WILL BE MINE! OH YES, IT WILL BE MINE![/b][/size] OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHH YEEEEEEEAH![/quote] =d> I'm not getting the DVD, but that "OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHH YEEEEEEEAH!" deserved an applause. -Nate-

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Tue, 02 Jun 2009 01:08:25 GMT

[quote=BurningDoom]Actually, Undertaker pulled out Undertaker-symbol knives during the crucifiction bits. Albert would pierce people against their will. And Brian Pullman pulled a gun on Stone Cold. Or the countless random objects used as weapons on a weekly basis in both organizations. And in Samoa Joe's defense, he is seemingly over the whole Nation of Violence thing, and never used the knife on anyone. My point being, you can't say TNA is terrible for doing it and WWE is great for not, when WWE has more times than TNA has. -Nate-[/quote] I'm not saying that. I'm saying that WWE was terrible for doing it, but they wouldn't do it now. It was 11 years ago. The Gun was back further than that, and right after it aired, WWE apologized for it. I think they apologized for the Undertaker thing, too. If it's any difference (I don't know if there is), Taker was going to use the knife in a ritual, and Samoa Joe was using it to intimidate people and in a fight. Samoa Joe DID use the knife on Steiner. He supposedly cut his face, but we never actually saw the damage. Don't think I'm just pro-WWE, I'm pro-good wrestling and angles that make sense and don't confuse the hell out of me. WWE has a formula that they use that can be boring, but it's never confusing. The things they intend to happen do happen. TNA frustrates me for two reasons: Their angles are constantly changing and are confusing, and because they do that with so much potential! I want TNA to be the best! They have great wrestlers, they have crazy dedicated fans, they just have a crappy show. I'm glad they have gotten away from putting 65 wrestlers on every show and having at least one interference (often more) in every match. They still do a horrible job of putting anybody over who isn't 89 years old (which is ridiculous), they bury their most talented wrestlers, and they rely on gimmicks WAAAY too much. [quote]Mr. Kennedy is now released from WWE for having more time off for injuries than being in the ring. There are now rumors that he is looking into TNA for an option. I think TNA would be stupid to take him after seeing the reason WWE released him.[/quote] He wasn't injured, he was fired for nearly breaking Randy Orton's neck with a sloppy move in the ring.

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Tue, 02 Jun 2009 02:13:30 GMT

So, I was quite impressed by a couple matches in RAW tonight. I've never been a fan of either MVP of Khofi Kingston, but that was a helluva match for the United States Championship. And then the street fight between Orton and Flair was great! I wasn't expecting much more than Legacy just jumping Flair. True, that's what happened in then end, but up until Flair was jumped it was great! -Nate-

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Tue, 02 Jun 2009 02:34:05 GMT

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Tue, 02 Jun 2009 14:53:10 GMT

[quote=ninjapirategear][quote=BurningDoom]Actually, Undertaker pulled out Undertaker-symbol knives during the crucifiction bits. Albert would pierce people against their will. And Brian Pullman pulled a gun on Stone Cold. Or the countless random objects used as weapons on a weekly basis in both organizations. And in Samoa Joe's defense, he is seemingly over the whole Nation of Violence thing, and never used the knife on anyone. My point being, you can't say TNA is terrible for doing it and WWE is great for not, when WWE has more times than TNA has. -Nate-[/quote] I'm not saying that. I'm saying that WWE was terrible for doing it, but they wouldn't do it now. It was 11 years ago. The Gun was back further than that, and right after it aired, WWE apologized for it. I think they apologized for the Undertaker thing, too. If it's any difference (I don't know if there is), Taker was going to use the knife in a ritual, and Samoa Joe was using it to intimidate people and in a fight.[/quote] Okay, now you're just splitting hairs. WWE did do these things, plain and simple. And these things happened more than once. TNA only has one strike against their record. You're entitled to your opinion if you don't like TNA. But come on, you can't use the Samoa Joe w/a knife argument and pretend like they are the big bad TNA when WWE has done so many similar things. On top of the things already mentioned: People have been purposely ran over in WWE, people have been thrown into burning infernos, people have been thrown off of bridges, there was the incident where (my memory is fuzzy here) either Kane or Undertaker threw someone in a trash compactor, there is Triple H's signature sledgehammer which he still uses on occasion. And the most out of taste thing I have EVER seen in wrestling, Mae Young giving birth to a hand :-& -Nate-

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Wed, 03 Jun 2009 01:50:59 GMT

I agree. If you don't like TNA or WWE, there has to be more to it than Samoa Joe has a knife. If you don't like one of the 2 for how they do their storylines is another thing. I personally think WWE is a little stale b/c they haven't had any big competition for a while. When WCW was in their prime, it helped WWE change their product to compete with WCW. AS a result, we got Stone Cold, one of the best feuds between Vince and Austin.

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Wed, 03 Jun 2009 12:35:14 GMT

Speaking oh Joe. He's injured. http://www.prowrestling.com/article/news/12628 From Samoa Joe's official Twitter page: "Just left Boise State training facility was told i have a torn my triceps in addition to broken fingers. Sweet!....." http://twitter.com/SamoaJoe

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Wed, 03 Jun 2009 13:43:03 GMT

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Wed, 03 Jun 2009 16:56:31 GMT

[quote=BurningDoom][quote=ninjapirategear][quote=BurningDoom]Actually, Undertaker pulled out Undertaker-symbol knives during the crucifiction bits. Albert would pierce people against their will. And Brian Pullman pulled a gun on Stone Cold. Or the countless random objects used as weapons on a weekly basis in both organizations. And in Samoa Joe's defense, he is seemingly over the whole Nation of Violence thing, and never used the knife on anyone. My point being, you can't say TNA is terrible for doing it and WWE is great for not, when WWE has more times than TNA has. -Nate-[/quote] I'm not saying that. I'm saying that WWE was terrible for doing it, but they wouldn't do it now. It was 11 years ago. The Gun was back further than that, and right after it aired, WWE apologized for it. I think they apologized for the Undertaker thing, too. If it's any difference (I don't know if there is), Taker was going to use the knife in a ritual, and Samoa Joe was using it to intimidate people and in a fight.[/quote] Okay, now you're just splitting hairs. WWE did do these things, plain and simple. And these things happened more than once. TNA only has one strike against their record. You're entitled to your opinion if you don't like TNA. But come on, you can't use the Samoa Joe w/a knife argument and pretend like they are the big bad TNA when WWE has done so many similar things. On top of the things already mentioned: People have been purposely ran over in WWE, people have been thrown into burning infernos, people have been thrown off of bridges, there was the incident where (my memory is fuzzy here) either Kane or Undertaker threw someone in a trash compactor, there is Triple H's signature sledgehammer which he still uses on occasion. And the most out of taste thing I have EVER seen in wrestling, Mae Young giving birth to a hand :-& -Nate-[/quote] Just because WWE did something doesn't make it right for TNA to do it. Especially if it was wrong when WWE did it, it's still wrong when TNA does it. Most of the stuff you mentioned happened like TEN YEARS AGO, though, so that is different. WWE was a completely different product then. It still doesn't excuse it, and I'm not trying to excuse it, but I'm saying that if you watch WWE now, or in the not too distant future, you will not see guns or knives. It's not that I don't like TNA, it's that TNA could be so great, and it's like they try double hard to suck. And it's not just the Samoa Joe with a knife thing. I must have mentioned the confusing storylines, the constant run-ins, the backwards booking, crapping on young talent (talent being the key word), heels acting like faces, faces acting like heels, and just generally disrespecting their fans. That's just the general stuff. I can go even more specific like ending an I Quit match with a towel and having announcers talk while people are cutting promos or interviews. They have nonwrestlers beat wrestlers and they rely way too heavily on gimmick matches. They had a women's ladder match that was for the #1 contendership and they didn't promote it. They had a ladder match FOR NO REASON. That is bad booking. And if that was the only thing, it would be like, "OK, you made a mistake," but it's indicative of the type of show they run and the way they run their show. They ALWAYS book like that. It's like Vince Russo said, "Can we do that same match, but put it on a pole?"

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Wed, 03 Jun 2009 18:43:04 GMT

[quote=brendavis]I agree. If you don't like TNA or WWE, there has to be more to it than Samoa Joe has a knife. If you don't like one of the 2 for how they do their storylines is another thing. I personally think WWE is a little stale b/c they haven't had any big competition for a while. When WCW was in their prime, it helped WWE change their product to compete with WCW. AS a result, we got Stone Cold, one of the best feuds between Vince and Austin.[/quote] You have the right idea. Why not have TNA and WWE directly compete with each other again? Remember Nitro vs. Raw on Mondays, and Smackdown vs. Thunder on Thursdays (yes, Smackdown was on Thursday at one time). I think if TNA and WWE did this, it would push BOTH organizations to be better. It would piss off Vince to no end, though, which would make it that much better! I've heard that ROH is starting to dabble in the National and televised areas. If they could polish up a bit, they can be that third, alternative, option that ECW used to be. -Nate-

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Wed, 03 Jun 2009 19:53:19 GMT

[quote]Why not have TNA and WWE directly compete with each other again?[/quote] TNA is already unprofitable, you want to put them out of business, too?? WWE gets 3-4 times the ratings of Impact! The whole point is that they SHOULDN'T compete. It wouldn't hurt WWE at all, but it would destroy TNA. The point is that there are plenty of wrestling fans for both shows. WWE doesn't care if TNA is in business, TNA should feel the same way. I wish they would focus on being good rather than whatever WWE is doing or bringing in new people when their roster is already amazing. I always wondered how much longer WCW would have survived if they stopped going head to head with WWE. Remember when both shows got 5+ ratings at the same time?!?! That would have translated into 8, 9, possibly 10+ ratings if they were on different nights. All they did was depress their ratings and end up taking less advertiser money. At first it was probably a good idea, but after a while you don't need a sport that is only a bit more than a cult following to compete with itself. Does college football come on at the same time as the NFL? No, they know better than to divide the audience. I think the only way to compete with WWE right now would be to take their wrestlers. That was bigger for WCW than being on the same night. You would have to have a lot of money, like, A LOT of money, 10 times what TNA is spending, and you'd have to have high production values and you could just sign away Edge and Randy Orton, THEN WWE would take notice. But unless there was a super abundance of wrestling on TV, I don't see why the programs should compete. More wrestling is good in my opinion.

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Wed, 03 Jun 2009 20:16:12 GMT

[quote=ninjapirategear][quote]Why not have TNA and WWE directly compete with each other again?[/quote] TNA is already unprofitable, you want to put them out of business, too?? WWE gets 3-4 times the ratings of Impact! The whole point is that they SHOULDN'T compete. It wouldn't hurt WWE at all, but it would destroy TNA. The point is that there are plenty of wrestling fans for both shows. WWE doesn't care if TNA is in business, TNA should feel the same way. I wish they would focus on being good rather than whatever WWE is doing or bringing in new people when their roster is already amazing. I always wondered how much longer WCW would have survived if they stopped going head to head with WWE. Remember when both shows got 5+ ratings at the same time?!?! That would have translated into 8, 9, possibly 10+ ratings if they were on different nights. All they did was depress their ratings and end up taking less advertiser money. At first it was probably a good idea, but after a while you don't need a sport that is only a bit more than a cult following to compete with itself. Does college football come on at the same time as the NFL? No, they know better than to divide the audience. I think the only way to compete with WWE right now would be to take their wrestlers. That was bigger for WCW than being on the same night. You would have to have a lot of money, like, A LOT of money, 10 times what TNA is spending, and you'd have to have high production values and you could just sign away Edge and Randy Orton, THEN WWE would take notice. But unless there was a super abundance of wrestling on TV, I don't see why the programs should compete. More wrestling is good in my opinion. [/quote] They've already taken Kevin Nash, Kurt Angle, Booker T, Mick Foley, and the Dudley Boyz. All those wrestlers are bigger than Orton and Edge. I think we're talking from two totally different views here. I'm thinking about how to improve WWE's stale product. And you want to change TNA's product to be more WWE like. -Nate-

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Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:06:40 GMT

[quote]I think we're talking from two totally different views here. I'm thinking about how to improve WWE's stale product. And you want to change TNA's product to be more WWE like.[/quote] I can think of a few ways to change WWE's stale product but they play to their fanbase very well and they could probably provide a solid argument as to why the way they are doing things are the best way to do them even though I don't necessarily think it's the best. They could focus on wrestling a little more and they definitely could use more organic storytelling and they could afford to experiment with some new stuff every once in a while. I want to change TNA's product to be good. I mean, any sense of the word. Is it too much to ask for something to make sense once in a while? I don't want them to be like WWE, I want them to be what they claim to be, TOTAL NONSTOP ACTION. I don't want to see confusing backstage skits, I don't want to see the [i]action stopped [/i]by interference. I would like to see backstage skits and interviews that progress a storyline or sell a match. I would like to see wrestling matches that go all the way to their completion. [quote]They've already taken Kevin Nash, Kurt Angle, Booker T, Mick Foley, and the Dudley Boyz. All those wrestlers are bigger than Orton and Edge.[/quote] All of those wrestlers are also WAY past their prime. I mean, dude, Kevin Nash isn't even a wrestler. I'll actually make a separate paragraph for him. I'm a huge Foley mark, but he's far from a great wrestler anymore, Booker is on the downside of his career (I'm still a HUGE fan and think he can still have a great match - only he chooses not to in TNA), and the Dudleys are going to be retired in a year. Neither of those guys is really a great wrestler, and you can give me a call the next time Brother Ray takes a bump. Angle is still theoretically in his prime but his drug abuse and heavy wear have hurt his abilities. Also, he (like other TNA stars) seems to realize that TNA isn't exactly the big time and he phones his matches in. Orton and Edge are the two biggest wrestling stars of a reasonable age in the world right now. They are also the most talented. I'm not just saying this because they are in WWE, it's just that they are both incredibly good. I don't always agree with the way they are used, but talent is talent. About Kevin Nash. Kevin Nash is another example of how terrible TNA is. First, he's got a staph infection. That should be an easy enough decision, GET HIM THE HELL AWAY FROM THE RING. Second, HE CAN'T WRESTLE. His knees and his back are so F'ed up that he can't take a bump, so he has to plod around like the Great Khali in the ring and "dominate" the other wrestler, who is doing all the work. We all know wrestling is fake, but the point isn't to make it look obviously fake. Nash diminishes TNA's product and just makes it look awful. When I went to Lockdown he punched on AJ for a while and then crouched down by a turnbuckle for the whole match. There weren't other wrestlers that TNA could have used that could actually wrestle?!? They don't have any problem selling a crappy product? I think you have me wrong. I have been a TNA fan and I just want them to succeed, but they never will at this pace. I feel like they have disrespected me and other fans with the type of product they put out. Why would you expect people to pay for something that doesn't make sense? It just seems so obvious the ways they could improve and yet they refuse! I read the results of the PPVs and I want to cry, and then I imagine how angry it would make me if I had actually PAID for that crap. They sold more pay-per-views when Impact was on Fox Sports Net! They won't be around much longer at this pace, Dixie Carter can only convince her daddy to bankroll the company's losses for so long.

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Thu, 04 Jun 2009 10:49:51 GMT

The problem with changing things with the WWE product is called stockholders. Their concern is not how entertaining or interesting the product is, it's the steady cash flow from said product produces that brings value to their holdings.

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Thu, 04 Jun 2009 11:56:17 GMT

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Thu, 04 Jun 2009 14:42:29 GMT

[quote=tybird99]The problem with changing things with the WWE product is called stockholders. Their concern is not how entertaining or interesting the product is, it's the steady cash flow from said product produces that brings value to their holdings.[/quote] Eh, WWE has like 17 stockholders. Vince, Linda, Shane, and Steph own something like 80% of the company, they only went public to improve their cash flow enough to grow faster and start developing movies. The stockholders really have no say in operations, and I believe most of them are fans anyway who treat their stock like a collectible item, although WWE does pay dividends. [quote]This is why John Cena hasn't been turned heel and is constantly champion. His product sells the most.[/quote] I think Cena should have been turned heel years ago, but if I were running a company and the fans seemed happy with Cena as a face, I probably wouldn't turn him. They make TONS of money from Cena, and he is willing to travel anywhere in the world at a moment's notice to sell tickets. If they are going on an international tour of Singapore, he's there. He never takes time off, he doesn't seem to have much drama, he's the perfect employee, I can see why WWE keeps him where they do. But his true talent lies with him being a heel, I hope WWE someday gets that through their skulls. They could do Edge/Cena with Cena as the heel and Edge as the face, the fans would go nuts for Edge as a face if they did it right. That was always kind of my hope, is that they'd double switch them at some point, but I don't see it now. It's been too long already, they haven't done it yet :(

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Thu, 04 Jun 2009 16:55:05 GMT

[quote=ninjapirategear] [quote]This is why John Cena hasn't been turned heel and is constantly champion. His product sells the most.[/quote] I think Cena should have been turned heel years ago, but if I were running a company and the fans seemed happy with Cena as a face, I probably wouldn't turn him. They make TONS of money from Cena, and he is willing to travel anywhere in the world at a moment's notice to sell tickets. If they are going on an international tour of Singapore, he's there. He never takes time off, he doesn't seem to have much drama, he's the perfect employee, I can see why WWE keeps him where they do. But his true talent lies with him being a heel, I hope WWE someday gets that through their skulls. They could do Edge/Cena with Cena as the heel and Edge as the face, the fans would go nuts for Edge as a face if they did it right. That was always kind of my hope, is that they'd double switch them at some point, but I don't see it now. It's been too long already, they haven't done it yet :([/quote] I loved Edge as a face, years ago. This was about the tail end of the Stone Cold/Rock run and right when Edge starting getting some real recognition outside of the Tag Team division. He was like a rock-star when he was a face. I liked him much better than then his whiney attitude now. In fact, I hate how SOOOO many heels nowadays are whiney. They're just annoying, not intimidating. Bring back some heels that inspire fear and intimidation! About that TNA countdown clock I was talking about a couple posts up: IT'S GONE! I can't believe it! Whatever TNA had planned, it looks as if it may be cancelled. Now I will never know and it will drive me insane! ~x( -Nate-

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Fri, 05 Jun 2009 01:16:56 GMT

[quote=BurningDoom][quote=brendavis]I agree. If you don't like TNA or WWE, there has to be more to it than Samoa Joe has a knife. If you don't like one of the 2 for how they do their storylines is another thing. I personally think WWE is a little stale b/c they haven't had any big competition for a while. When WCW was in their prime, it helped WWE change their product to compete with WCW. AS a result, we got Stone Cold, one of the best feuds between Vince and Austin.[/quote] You have the right idea. Why not have TNA and WWE directly compete with each other again? Remember Nitro vs. Raw on Mondays, and Smackdown vs. Thunder on Thursdays (yes, Smackdown was on Thursday at one time). I think if TNA and WWE did this, it would push BOTH organizations to be better. It would piss off Vince to no end, though, which would make it that much better! I've heard that ROH is starting to dabble in the National and televised areas. If they could polish up a bit, they can be that third, alternative, option that ECW used to be. -Nate-[/quote] I do hope that at some point both TNA and WWE will compete during the same day and time slot. If TNA were to do this now, I would put Impact against Smackdown. Since Raw is the flagship for WWE, they have made RAW "wrestler heavy" in terms of having a majority of their top talent there. Though Smackdown does have their big names, ie Jericho, Mysterio, Jeff Hardy (who is probably the most popular face in WWE right now), Vince doesn't concern as much with it as RAW, relatively speaking. With that said, I want to say that Impact is about a year away or so from actually going head to head with WWE. Like Ninja said, Jarrett needs to keep their gimmick matches to a minimum. If they want to make a name, let them have the younger guys show what they can do and have fans watch them for their abilities, instead of "Wow, that was a really good reverse battle royal."

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Fri, 05 Jun 2009 12:56:29 GMT

[quote]About that TNA countdown clock I was talking about a couple posts up: IT'S GONE! I can't believe it! Whatever TNA had planned, it looks as if it may be cancelled. Now I will never know and it will drive me insane! [/quote] Just like Lashley suddenly appearing and then never being mentioned again. Just like the videotape that Jeff Jarrett didn't want anybody to see all those years ago. This is what I'm talking about when I say they don't have any direction and they have no clue what they are doing. This stuff is confusing!! [quote]I do hope that at some point both TNA and WWE will compete during the same day and time slot. If TNA were to do this now, I would put Impact against Smackdown. Since Raw is the flagship for WWE, they have made RAW "wrestler heavy" in terms of having a majority of their top talent there. Though Smackdown does have their big names, ie Jericho, Mysterio, Jeff Hardy (who is probably the most popular face in WWE right now), Vince doesn't concern as much with it as RAW, relatively speaking.[/quote] I just don't know what the goal is behind dividing TNA's already tiny audience. Even if all the people who watched TNA also watched Smackdown (or Raw), and when you put them head to head they ALL chose TNA, TNA's ratings would be exactly the same, and WWE's ratings would drop by less than 25%, they'd still be successful. That's the best case scenario. The real-life scenario is that forcing people to choose would end up costing TNA about half their viewers, at which point they would go out of business. The half of the viewers that still tuned in for TNA would mostly be people that weren't watching WWE anyway, so WWE wouldn't notice. Also, if Spike TV were dumb enough to let TNA do that, WWE would just buy TNA and I don't think anybody wants that, so be careful what you wish for! [quote]With that said, I want to say that Impact is about a year away or so from actually going head to head with WWE. Like Ninja said, Jarrett needs to keep their gimmick matches to a minimum. If they want to make a name, let them have the younger guys show what they can do and have fans watch them for their abilities, instead of "Wow, that was a really good reverse battle royal."[/quote] Exactly!! They have the talent! Those guys can sell themselves, they don't need gimmick matches galore to do it! I mean, I'm a mark for gimmick matches, it's my one weakness, if you put a ladder inside of a steel cage inside of a hell in a cell, I'd be there in a heartbeat! But TNA will just randomly have a gimmick match with no build up! How am I supposed to know when to tune in if you don't even advertise the ladder match?!?! What a bunch of morons! And back to my original point, if you had AJ Styles and Samoa Joe in a feud for months, they wouldn't need gimmick matches. They are tremendous performers, and if after months and months of tearing the house down they needed to take things inside of a steel cage or something, wouldn't that just put them over the top? I mean, a well-placed gimmick match can put the finishing touches on a great feud, but they'll start a feud with an elevation X match and where do you go from there?

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Fri, 05 Jun 2009 14:48:01 GMT

[quote][b][size=7]News on Kennedy Looking Forward to Joining TNA Wrestling[/size][/b] Written by: Marc Middleton - June 04th, 2009 - One person close to Mr. Kennedy notes that he is looking forward to going to TNA in September, once his 90 day non-compete clause with WWE ends. The same person notes that Kennedy has a lot of confidence and believes he can really be a top guy but feels like Vince McMahon didn't see him at that level, which he didn't. His goal is he believes if he goes to TNA he can be that top guy, thinking they will allow him to be the character he thinks he can be without always trying to get him to change. It is believed that TNA has an interest in him but in his case, the situation would be that TNA would probably want to sign him to a three-year deal.[/quote] And on a side note, I believe this is now the largest thread in the TV forum, let's get it stickied already! -Nate-

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Fri, 05 Jun 2009 17:27:22 GMT

Also, regarding Kennedy[Credit Jason Powell at Prowrestling.Net and The Torch: [quote]Kennedy's WWE tenure was filled with highs and lows. He was slated to become a World Champion temporarily, but plans were scrapped when a doctor read an MRI scan and diagnosed a triceps tear that would have held him out of action long term. The plan was for Kennedy to cash in his Money in the Bank contract and win the title, but the company opted to have Kennedy lose the Money in the Bank contract to a match with Edge, who went on to win the title. A second surgeon's opinion revealed that Kennedy had not torn his triceps. Rather, he suffered a massive hematoma - an injury that was not as serious and did not keep him out of action for long. Had it not been for the misdiagnosis, Kennedy likely would have been a World Champion. Kennedy's next big break was to be revealed as Vince McMahon's son in what was supposed to be the big angle of the summer. Around this time, he spoke out as an advocate of the the company's Wellness Policy testing following the death of Chris Benoit. "I don't take steroids, but I have taken steroids in the past," Kennedy told the UK Sun in an interview published on Aug. 17, 2007. "I never took a lot, but when I was working the independent scene I was trying everything I could. I never took massive amounts of steroids and do you know why I stopped taking them? Because of the Wellness Policy. Because I knew that having a job with the WWE was way more important than the 10 pounds of extra muscle that the steroids gave me." On Aug. 31, WWE suspended Kennedy and several other wrestlers for allegedly ordering human growth hormone and other drugs through Signature Pharmacy - a website that allegedly distributed steroids and other prescription drugs to clients who had not been examined by doctors. Kennedy was suspended for 30 days and the angle with Vince McMahon was scrapped. Hornswoggle, who had been known as "The Little Bastard" earlier in his WWE run, replaced Kennedy as Vince's storyline son. Meanwhile, the cover for Kennedy's suspension was that Vince had suspended him for impersonating a McMahon family member. The company showed faith in Kennedy again by casting him in their straight to DVD movie project "Behind Enemy Lines Columbia." Unfortunately, he suffered a shoulder injury and was forced out of the ring again for nearly nine months. He returned to television to promote the movie and then disappeared again while completing his rehabilitation for the shoulder problem. There were rumors even then that he was on the bubble because he had developed a reputation for being injury prone, yet he returned to television to promote the movie. Back in March, Kennedy did another interview with the UK Sun that ruffled feathers within the company. He described the Wellness Policy tests as "a little much," and added regarding performance enhancing drugs, "If you're not hurting anybody, then what's the big deal?" he asked. He also stated during the interview that his shoulder injury was severe enough that he was at risk of being forced to retire. As I posted at the time, a WWE official told me that Kennedy needed "to shut the f--- up." Needless to say, he didn't do himself any favors with the comment regarding performance enhancing drugs, and the retirement tease baffled people in WWE because the feeling was that he simply needed additional rehabilitation time and was not at serious risk of being forced to end his career prematurely. Kennedy returned to work a couple months later with a brief stint with WWE developmental territory Florida Championship Wrestling that was designed simply to shake the rust off. He made his actual WWE return last week in the 10-man tag match. During the match, he performed a backdrop on Orton, who landed awkwardly. Orton, clearly in pain, expressed his frustration by slamming his hand on the mat a couple times. Once the match was complete, Orton approached Kennedy backstage and told him that he couldn't be so careless. The feeling of people within the industry who watched the match was that Kennedy pushed Orton into the mat rather than letting him take the bump himself. "Usually you fall flat," explained a source. "He gave him an extra pump with his arm." Four days later, Kennedy was released. There has been plenty of suspicion that Orton was behind Kennedy's termination, especially since it's well known that he was outspoken against Manu being part of Legacy before he was released. However, a well-placed source stated that Vince McMahon spoke to multiple top wrestlers who expressed concerns regarding Kennedy's in-ring work. The buzz even before Kennedy returned to television was that Vince was down on him because of his history of injuries and controversial comments. "I'm not shocked because the guy's had nine lives," said a former colleague. "(The wrestlers who went to Vince) had a valid concern and they weren't trying to f--- with him... It's unprecedented. I can't think of a guy whose had so much money invested in him and had so many people in his corner and received so many chances." The source also noted that while conspiracy theorists will naturally assume that the wrestlers who complained were protecting their spots, they had no reason to do so because they did not feel threatened by Kennedy. "People blow spots at house shows and TV every week," continued the source. "There's blowing spots and then there's reckless and green." One example given was that while Rob Van Dam is known for hitting opponents with potatoes, no one feared working with him. "A black eye maybe," said the source, "but no one worried about suffering an actual injury." The source also stated that Kennedy would have had a longer leash had it not been for everything else that has transpired throughout his run, but apparently this isn't the first time guys have expressed concern regarding his in-ring work. Likewise, even friends of Kennedy have stated that his head was spinning throughout most of his WWE run because he received conflicting advice from so many different people. Even late last year, there were friends of Kennedy who felt that it was only a matter of time before he would be released. Kennedy stated in the second UK Sun interview that he stopped reading wrestling websites after said reports surfaced because they were obviously inaccurate since he was still with the company. Kennedy is expected to sign with TNA once his 90-day noncompete clause expires. He has worked for the company in the past on the Xplosion show before his WWE run. More than one of Kennedy's former colleagues has stated that a fresh start could be just what he needs to get his career back on track since he won't be under the microscope like he was in WWE. There are also reports at press time that he is exploring his options with Japanese promoters as well.[/quote]

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Sat, 06 Jun 2009 15:19:19 GMT

Where are the Old-Timers at in WWE? We've got Ric Flair, and that's it! And he's made a joke of himself as of late. But why is Shawn Michaels, Triple H, and The Undertaker all gone at the same time? That seems like a bad move on WWE's part. It seems like they'd want at least one of their biggest draws on the active roster. Does anyone know what's going on with them? All three of them are still under contract, right? None of them have been let go? And, this has nothing to do with the above, but does anyone remember XWF? They had a one-night show that showcased a bunch of old WWF and WCW stars, as well as some new up-and-comers and had old WWF announcers like Mean Gene Okerlund. This was shortly after WWE acquired WCW and ECW, and the roster included names like Curt Henning and Hulk Hogan. Is that company still around in any shape or form, and if so, where can I watch it? And why did they only have one on air show? Just to tease me?! And since I'm on a "where are they now?" streak, where the hell is Stone Cold Steve Austin and what is he doing? -Nate-

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Sat, 06 Jun 2009 15:46:41 GMT

[quote=BurningDoom]Where are the Old-Timers at in WWE? We've got Ric Flair, and that's it! And he's made a joke of himself as of late. But why is Shawn Michaels, Triple H, and The Undertaker all gone at the same time? That seems like a bad move on WWE's part. It seems like they'd want at least one of their biggest draws on the active roster. Does anyone know what's going on with them? All three of them are still under contract, right? None of them have been let go? And, this has nothing to do with the above, but does anyone remember XWF? They had a one-night show that showcased a bunch of old WWF and WCW stars, as well as some new up-and-comers and had old WWF announcers like Mean Gene Okerlund. This was shortly after WWE acquired WCW and ECW, and the roster included names like Curt Henning and Hulk Hogan. Is that company still around in any shape or form, and if so, where can I watch it? And why did they only have one on air show? Just to tease me?! And since I'm on a "where are they now?" streak, where the hell is Stone Cold Steve Austin and what is he doing? -Nate-[/quote] Triple H is taking time off from the ring, but still working backstage at RAW, expected to return before SummerSlam. Shawn is taking time off to heal his leg and there are no plans for his to return soon, not to say he'll never be coming back. Undertaker was suppose to be returning really soon, but got pushed to Summerslam. I remember the XWF. A few years ago they released a Best Of XWF DVD that I bought at Walmart. Austin is overseas filming a movie.

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Sun, 07 Jun 2009 00:30:21 GMT

[quote=scaryhead] Austin is overseas filming a movie.[/quote] Do you know if he or WWE has any plans on him returning to the ring, or is he retired for good? And since we're on the subject, what about The Rock? I know he's wants to fully explore a film career now, but he's just too young to leave the game forever. I say that all wrestling fans boycott his movies, then maybe he'd have to return to the ring to keep up his now (probably) lavish lifestyle. How was the XWF DVD? Should I look for it, or pass on it? -Nate-

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Sun, 07 Jun 2009 02:23:40 GMT

[quote=BurningDoom][quote=scaryhead] Austin is overseas filming a movie.[/quote] Do you know if he or WWE has any plans on him returning to the ring, or is he retired for good? And since we're on the subject, what about The Rock? I know he's wants to fully explore a film career now, but he's just too young to leave the game forever. I say that all wrestling fans boycott his movies, then maybe he'd have to return to the ring to keep up his now (probably) lavish lifestyle. How was the XWF DVD? Should I look for it, or pass on it? -Nate-[/quote] Austin is done for good. He's WAY to beat up to work again. If he were going to wrestle again it would have been at Wrestlemania. There was talk a few years ago for Austin vs Hogan and Austin agreed to it, but Hogan didnt. I'm 99% sure Rock is done for good, wich breaks my heart. Apparently Vince offered him huge money to have one match witch Shawn Micheals but, apparently, early in Rocky's career HBK was mean to him and Rock's held a grudge ever since. But that could just be internet speculation. The XWF DVD was okay. It was filled with a lot of current X-Division stars and a few nobodies. The commentary was really eerie cuz it was Tony Shavonie and Jerry Lawler. It's not must-watch stuff, but if you can find it cheap somewhere, you might enjoy it.

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Sun, 07 Jun 2009 11:32:25 GMT

June 6 news and notes sources: PWInsider.com, www.f4wonline.com -- Add developmental wrestler Kafu to the list of those let go by World Wrestling Entertainment this past week. Kafu, whose real name is Victor Ceron, was originally trained by All Pro Wrestling in California and signed to a contract in January 2008. -- Chris Masters, who re-signed with World Wrestling Entertainment this past week, is telling promoters that he has not canceled all of his future bookings and will still fulfill his obligations. -- Despite being one hour less, ECW beat Impact in wrestling time again this week, 23:52 versus 20:26. -- WWE will be holding a tri-branded supershow at Scotiabank Place in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada on September 12th, 2009. Tickets go on sale June 20th, 2009 at 10 AM. -- Tommy Dreamer's contract with World Wrestling Entertainment expires today. However, he recently signed a one-day extension to compete at tomorrow night's Extreme Rules pay-per-view — and has vowed that if he doesn't win the ECW Championship, he will not re-sign with the company. -- SLAM! Wrestling has an interview with Tommy Dreamer discussing tomorrow night possibly being his final night with World Wrestling Entertainment. In the interview, Dreamer clarifies his situation, saying it's not some retirement angle, and that he won't return as General Manager of ECW or show up on Raw or SmackDown. "I guess if I was like my mentor Terry Funk, I would have retired a million times," Dreamer joked. "But this isn't an angle for me, this is the real deal. My contract legitimately was up, and I really signed a one-day extension and that's it. If I lose, then I'm gone. I've read some rumours that said that I would come back as General Manager or that I would move to Raw or Smackdown. But like I said on (the company's website) WWE Universe: No. If I lose, I'm gone. You will not see me on WWE programming again." To read the interview in its entirety, click here. http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2009/06/05/9691536.html -- World Wrestling Entertainment reported this past Thursday that WrestleMania XXV drew fewer than the targeted 1.0 million pay-per-view buys, according to their preliminary figures. According to a chart posted on their corporate website, the show drew approximately 975,000 buys. Company executives said during their quarterly conference call with investors a weeks ago that they were confident WrestleMania would reach 1.0 million pay-per-view buys. However, not all buys have been accounted for, so it's still a possibility. The pay-per-view buy number for Backlash was also released and it drew fewer than 200,000 buys. Preliminary figures have the show doing 185,000 buys. Last year's event drew 200,000 total buys. To see the complete chart (PDF file), click here. http://corporate.wwe.com/investors/documen...ors-6.04.09.pdf -- Perhaps in response to a ten minute rant Jim Cornette did earlier this week concerning Joey Styles' political views for the Who's Slamming Who podcast (which you can listen to at whosslammingwho.podomatic.com), the former ECW announcer has posted some more anti-Barack Obama statements on his Twitter account (twitter.com/wwejoeystyles). Yesterday morning, he posted the following three "Tweets" within a ten minute span: "Our marxist president is in the Middle East apologizing for for the USA and snubbing Israel. The disgrace continues." "Obama hid from his middle name, Hussein, during the election and now brags about how many Muslims live in America. He's a fraud." "By the way, he used taxpayer money to turn ownership of Chrysler and GM to the UAW which donated millions to his campaign. That's a payoff!" Four hours later, he released the following message: "I just want to make clear that the passionate political commentary posted here is mine personally and not in any way those of WWE, Inc." -- The Chris Benoit vs. Fit Finlay match was edited off the WCW Slamboree 1998 pay-per-view shown on WWE Classics on Demand this past week. -- The official website of New Zealand Wide Pro Wrestling, www.nzwpw.co.nz, has released a statement concerning Chris Masters and his negotations with World Wrestling Entertainment: "The CWO of NZWPW spoke to Chris (The Masterpeice) Masters this afternoon about his apparent re-instatement into the WWE and because of this recent press release Chris Masters himself wished to release a statement of his own: "It is true that I have met with WWE officials about a possible return to the WWE, but any and/or all official confirmations have not yet been made as we are still only in the planning stages. If I am officially re-instated into the WWE, I will not hesitate to let the New Zealand Fans know personally. Many thanks "Chris Masters". The CWO is confident that NZWPW will be the first to know the out come." -- You can follow Chris Jericho on Twitter at twitter.com/iamjericho. -- Today is Drew McIntyre's birthday, who turns 24 years old. Also, former Intercontinental Champion Ahmed Johnson turns 39 while Konnan turns 45. -- Jeff Hardy appeared on the Big O and Dukes radio show yesterday morning, which airs from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on 106.7 FM in Washington D.C. and on WJFK.com. When asked about the release of Ken Anderson (Ken Kennedy), Jeff said, "It was really sad, you know? I think he's a real talented guy. I don't know if it was the right move, but we'll see." He also mentioned that Ken was a guy that he had worked with and traveled with quite a bit and that he was extremely shocked to find out about his release. He said he'll be just fine and wished him the best of luck. One of the hosts, Chad Dukes, went on to ask Jeff how weird it is to find out about a release and Jeff replied, "There's been alot of releases, alot of friends that are getting released just out of nowhere. You gotta deal with it, move on and just know to yourself that its not the end of the world and that there's other things out there." In the interview Jeff also talks about feuding with brother Matt, his moveset, other interests, and more. You can download this interview at WJFK.com and on iTunes under Big O and Dukes. -- WWE.com has erased Victoria's WWE Alumni profile. http://www.wwe.com/superstars/wwealumni/victoria/ -- The Ticketmaster pre-sale code for WWE's return to Denver, Colorado on Friday, August 7th is KROENKE. - In an interview with The Sun, Evan Bourne says he is a huge fan of the original ECW, but feels the WWE version blows them out of the water. "You can't make a direct comparison between the rosters, as we're so different," Bourne told The Sun. "But if you compare ECW now to the old ECW on TNN - we blow that show out of the water. Every week we blow it out of the water. "I have tons of respect for Rob Van Dam, Sabu, Super Crazy, and Tajiri - as they were the guys I idolized growing up. I loved ECW. So that's why I'm so proud to part of the current ECW, to make sure the name has the same feel and fans feel the same way I did at that age. "The main difference is that the original ECW's events weren't as large as ours. They were wrestling in front of 4,000-5,000, whereas WWE's arena shows attract 10,000." To read the full article, click here. http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport...-the-water.html -- As reported earlier, World Wrestling Entertainment has parted ways with Dakota "Maverick" Darsow (son of former WWE wrestler Barry "Demolition Smash" Darsow), Lupe Santiago (tall, Hispanic bodybuilder looking wrestler) and "Prime Cut" Jon Cutler (Winnipeg native signed last year). All three individuals were informed of their termination from the company by WWE Executive Vice President of Talent Relations John Laurinaitis prior to last night's Florida Championship Wrestling television taping in Tampa. In an update, the word is that one of the wrestlers was let go as a result of a Wellness Policy violation, reports The Sun. The wrestler in question was set to be suspended, but Laurinaitis decided to let him go altogether. Additional details are still being investigated. Furthermore, more releases are expected to be confirmed, so stay tuned. -- ECW Interim General Manager Tiffany wrote on her Twitter page (twitter.com/WWEDivaTiffany) today that all proceeds from her items auctioned off at WWE's auction website will be donated to Hope Children's Home in Tampa. -- World Wrestling Entertainment has released developmental wrestler "Prime Cut" Jon Cutler, who had been under contract since last year. Other Florida Championship Wrestling talents let go by the company this week include Dakota "Maverick" Darsow and Lupe Santiago. -- Former TNA wrestler Lance Hoyt is simply wrestling under the name "Hoyt" in Florida Championship Wrestling. He pinned Sheamus O'Shaunessy in a tag match at last night's television taping. To listen to either interview, visit www.WrestlingEpicenter.com. There, you will find a link to both of the before mentioned links for Legends of the Arena. Tell them the Epicenter sent you! But, don't forget to check out the Epicenter and support us through the store! "SIMON DEAN" AKA NOVA PART 1: - The interview begins with Simon talking about why he hasn’t done many of these interviews. He puts us over and says most shows don’t know what they are doing. He also says that Francine put in a good word for us and was more than happy to do the show. - Right away we plug the “Legends of the Arena” event. He hasn’t wrestled much since leaving the WWE, but was more than happy to be a part of something that Francine is running. He is also excited to be a part a show taking place in the ECW Arena, which he hasn=E 2t been in since early 2001. - He kind of knew that ECW was coming close to shutting down and figured he would never go to the arena again. He also mentions how a lot of other federations have booked the arena hoping to recapture that same spirit (quoting Field of Dreams by saying “Book it and they will come”), but it hasn’t been met with the same success or passion that ECW had. - When asked about what made ECW standout, he says a large part of it were the fans. He is going there to see them just as much as they are coming to see him. He says the product was a combination of hard work, passionate fans, and just a great & fun atmosphere. - When addressing the critics of ECW and its hardcore style, Nova says that ECW offered much more than that. It featured comedy, attitude, drama, great action, and the hardcore was all in addition to that. He specifically says that he only went through two tables his entire time there. - When talking about the WWE’s ECW, he says that right now it’s a way to get people out of developmental and on TV, and it offers chances to sell merchandise and make money, which is not a bad thing. - In the old ECW, Nova says that as long as you worked hard, the fans would get behind you. The fans really took to him, especially towards the end, and he evolved the entire time he was there as he moved higher up the card. - He says that he worked part t ime at Wendy’s and some people would recognize him from the MSG channel ECW shows. He says a major problem with wrestling today is that most young guys start their career in WWE rather than being a complete wrestler with lots of experience before they get there. He also says that the only way to really improve in wrestling is to work with guys that are better & more experienced. - When talking about the young wrestlers of today, he mentions that a lot of them don’t take the time to improve and as a result they wind up lasting a short time and they blame creative for not knowing what to do with them. Nova then states that Creative does allow more leeway than people realize. - He says that the Simon Dean persona was his creation and he was allowed to work on the character to make it what he wanted it to be. Vince called him into a meeting while he was working in OVW and he pitched the Simon Dean character in the meeting. Vince came by to visit OVW only once and asked to see Nova and he told him that he loved the character. He then mentions that it was Stephanie McMahon’s idea to put his face on the back of his gym suit, stating that his smile was pure heel heat. Nova later came up with the idea of carrying a gym bag & riding a scooter to the ring. He also says that they never really gave him a script when he did his promos. - When talking about today’s promos, he says that a lot of guys probably can ’t talk without having a script, which is why the WWE does it. He also says that this can be attributed to guys not having experience before going to WWE. He advises that if promos are your week point, then you should either practice more and more or take an acting class. - Nova then mentions the politics of wrestling with guys in power trying to hold him down, but says that eventually talent will shine through and the opportunity will come. - When asked why Simon Dean was treated as a jobber, he never understood why they decided to take him in that direction. He says that he was one of the most over heels on the show and as a result, all babyfaces looked good when put up against him. He accepted the role though and he did the best job possible in getting other guys over. Vince put a lot of faith in him in being able to do whatever he asked and recalls Vince saying that “I wish I had 10 more heels like him” - A question comes in from a caller: He asks about the process & reasoning for his release. Simon puts over his time in WWE. He says that he’ll never go back, but thanks them for what they gave him. He was released while doing the talent relations job, and honestly didn’t like it. He loved working with John Lauranitis, Howard Finkel, and various others, but lots of guys tried to20backstab him. - Another called question comes in: The caller asks him about Tommy Dreamer and Nova puts him over as one of his best friends in the world, but doesn’t know what he will be doing after his contract expires. - We then go into a discussion about Nova appearing on the Signature Pharmacy list. He says that he never failed a drug test and was never a customer with them. He doesn’t feel like the WWE used him as a scapegoat and doesn’t know how his name got on there. He then talks about his post WWE career in handling loans as a Broker. - He puts over Bobby Lashley heavily and liked working with him upon Lashley’s arrival with the WWE. They worked together on house shows with great reviews. They had a Dark Match scheduled for a Smackdown taping, and eventually the match got moved to the main show and he made Lashley look like a monster. The reaction to their SD match was so good that they decided to give them a PPV match as well, and he is very proud that he was able to be creative in those matches. - Simon then goes into a long discussion about the talents in developmental. He says that too many young talents just showed up and expected to be called up right away. He says a lot of them just went out and partied and put little effort into improving their craft. He doesn’t mention names, but says that a lot of them got released & two of them are still on WWE TV, but aren’t doing=2 0anything significant. - When he was part of talent relations, he talked about watching the OVW guys wrestle and how terrible a lot of it was. He says they didn’t even know they were going to get fired, but when they do, they’ll blame everybody else. - He talks about working with The Shane Twins (called the Gymani in WWE) and says that they were underutilized and a very good team that he loved working with. - Creatively, he wasn’t going anywhere, so he took the talent relations job and was disappointed with the laziness of the developmental talents. He also says he feels sorry for Indy wrestlers like Claudio Casignolo who work hard every night, and they don’t get a job, and a lot of the young wrestlers he dealt with were lazy. He also mentions that he gave them Eddie Guerrero’s Book to read and write about what they learned, and he mentions that one girl (who is currently on Raw) wrote the assignment without reading the book. - Another disappointment for him was when Dr. Death came down and gave the talents his book to read and he said he was going to test them. The talents, for the most part, they failed, and Dr. Death was heartbroken by that lack of respect. - In his job, he never actually fired or hired anybody, but he was allowed to recommend talents & let people know that they were fired. He specifically mentions Kofi Kingston, Santino Marella, Natalya, TJ Hart, Ted DiBiase, & various others that he20helped get hired. He said that there were two talents that he had to inform they were fired, and he really didn’t want to because he was very high on them: Danny Inferno & Angel Williams AKA Angelina Love, current TNA Knockout Champion. - Continuing on his points about the young talents, he argues that if you try hard enough to get your name out there, eventually you will have your talent recognized. He talks about a new girl in the WWE named Serena who worked as a Waitress part time before finally being brought into the WWE. Simon mentions people like her & Claudio have to get recognized eventually because they are too talented to overlook. - Another talent he was very impressed with was Idol Stevens and says they put him together in an ill advised tag team with KC James (who Simon got frustrated with a lot) and things didn’t work out when he was sent back to OVW. He says that he has the talent to be a main eventer. Simon also puts over the valet of the tag team, Michelle McCool, as a very hard worker and he’s proud of what she’s been able to do. -With WWE holding Extreme Rules this Sunday, they'll only have one house show this weekend. Saturday they will hold a Supershow at the Pensacola Civic Center in Pensacola, Florida. Bell time is set for 7:30 p.m. ET. Extreme Rules will be held at the New Orleans Arena in New Orleans, LA. Bell time is set for 6:45 p.m. local time. As of this writing VIP ringside seats are still available as I just did a Ticketmaster search and was able to obtain 6th row camera side seats (this is awesome if you buy at face value). On Monday, WWE will tape next week's edition of WWE Superstars and Raw at the Lafayette Cajundome in Lafayette, Louisiana. Bell time is set for 7:15 p.m. local time. Next week's edition of ECW and SmackDown will be taped on Tuesday at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi, Mississippi. Bell time for that taping is 6:30 p.m. local time. - After numerous cuts from the main roster and office in the past year, World Wrestling Entertainment has finally started cleaning house on developmental. Among those let go Thursday include second generation wrestler Dakota "Maverick" Darsow (son of former WWE wrestler Barry "Demolition Smash" Darsow) and Lupe Santiago, both previously stationed in Tampa for Florida Championship Wrestling. Darsow, 21, scored a developmental contract with WWE last December despite possessing very limited wrestling experience, having started earlier in the year. He debuted under his real name before changing his ring name to "Maverick Darsow" and then once again to "Barry Allen." Darsow holds a victory over ECW star David Hart Smith, which he achieved this past March. Lupe Santiago, whose real name is Lupe Viscara, fit the prototypical "WWE look" to a T — tall, muscular and young. He begun training for a career in professional wrestling at the Ohio Valley Wrestling school in the spring of 2006 and debuted approximately a year later. For Viscara, it was in the nick of time as he nabbed a developmental contract a few months later, just before WWE severed their official affiliation with Ohio Valley Wrestling. The last other wrestler signed out of the wrestling academy was Andrew Vain, another muscular wrestler who seemingly disappeared last year. Soon after, Viscara transferred to Florida Championship Wrestling, where he had been stationed ever since. It would appear that his development was coming along slowly as after two years under contract to the company, he still had yet to work a single match in front of a WWE audience, which should be a pretty good indication that he was nowhere near ready to join the main roster. His personality had also come into question as quite like Maryse, he has the tremendous language barrier to overcome, thus hindering his promo ability. It is believed that several other talent cuts in developmental were made Thursday, but names have yet to be confirmed. Stay tuned. -- Kane will be traveling to India next week to do promotional work for World Wrestling Entertainment's Indian television affiliate, Ten Sports. His travel schedule includes stops in Delhi and Mumbai for several interviews with the local media, an autograph session at a retail store, and making a special appearance through the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Kane has not appeared on television since the May 1st episode of Friday Night SmackDown when he was involved in a No. 1 Contender Fatal Four Way Elimination Match with Chris Jericho, Rey Mysterio, and Jeff Hardy. -- Sci-Fi is airing the 2-hour debut of Warehouse 13 on Tuesday, July 7th from 9 to 11 PM (ET), so ECW will air on Thursday, July 9th at 7 PM (ET). This means that ECW on Sci-Fi, WWE Superstars on WGN and TNA Impact on Spike TV are airing back-to-back on July 9th.

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Mon, 08 Jun 2009 02:08:15 GMT

[b][size=7]Is Sting Retiring?[/size] [/b] [img]http://blogbeckett.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/sting2.jpg[/img] [url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/TNA_News_1/article_32640.shtml]http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/TNA_News_1/article_32640.shtml[/url] [quote]The latest word out of the TNA locker room is that Sting has been telling colleagues he doesn't plan to renew his contract with TNA and he'll be finishing up at this fall's Bound for Glory. He planned to walk away last year, but was talked into putting in another year with a tempting offer and a feeling he could contribute more to the promotion's growth. Keller's Analysis: Sting has probably done what he's going to do with TNA's growth. The novelty of seeing "a big star from the 1990s" has worn off where now he's just one of the TNA big boys in 2009. He's got a teenage son and he's 50 years old, so retirement seems most likely. However, if he walks away, there's still a chance WWE will knock on his door with an offer to come in and try add an extra oomph to the WrestleMania 26 line-up with his first and only WWE in-ring appearance. I don't think he's planning to walk away from TNA for that reason, and he could always be talked into returning once again (it's a common strategy to drive up one's price by insisting you're preference is to walk away and retire), but if he does walk away, WWE has to at least consider it. As Sting wraps up his TNA run in the next several months, he doesn't have a lot of big match-ups left on paper that would necessarily pop a buyrate. If Ken Anderson (Kennedy) joins TNA before Sting leaves, they could rush into one big match there which Anderson could win to give him a boost, but it seems more likely Sting will go out a winner in a big singles match against an established TNA heel on Bound for Glory on Oct. 18, 2009.[/quote] That would be sweet to see him walk into a WWE ring. -Nate-

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Mon, 08 Jun 2009 08:12:57 GMT

Hardy wins, Hardy wins!! No, wait - CM Punk wins!! CM Punk is the new Champion, sweeeeeeet.

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Mon, 08 Jun 2009 14:26:54 GMT

[quote=ninjapirategear]Hardy wins, Hardy wins!! No, wait - CM Punk wins!! CM Punk is the new Champion, sweeeeeeet.[/quote] :-o That is like the quickest rise to a world championship (ECW belt doesn't count anymore)! It wasn't more than a couple years ago that he was an indie wrestler! Congrats for Punk! -Nate-

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Mon, 08 Jun 2009 15:20:02 GMT

This week's WWE Vintage Collection was great! They were mostly showing 80s WWF matches with stars like Hogan, Paul Orndoff, and Rowdy Roddy Piper. But this week they showcased the very beginnings of the Attitude Era, good stuff here for 90s fans, including Bret Hart, Stone Cold Steve Austin, Razor Ramone, and others: [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-4bXAmX91s]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-4bXAmX91s[/url] -Nate-

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Tue, 09 Jun 2009 01:52:54 GMT

[quote=BurningDoom][b][size=7]Is Sting Retiring?[/size] [/b] [img]http://blogbeckett.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/sting2.jpg[/img] [url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/TNA_News_1/article_32640.shtml]http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/TNA_News_1/article_32640.shtml[/url] [quote]The latest word out of the TNA locker room is that Sting has been telling colleagues he doesn't plan to renew his contract with TNA and he'll be finishing up at this fall's Bound for Glory. He planned to walk away last year, but was talked into putting in another year with a tempting offer and a feeling he could contribute more to the promotion's growth. Keller's Analysis: Sting has probably done what he's going to do with TNA's growth. The novelty of seeing "a big star from the 1990s" has worn off where now he's just one of the TNA big boys in 2009. He's got a teenage son and he's 50 years old, so retirement seems most likely. However, if he walks away, there's still a chance WWE will knock on his door with an offer to come in and try add an extra oomph to the WrestleMania 26 line-up with his first and only WWE in-ring appearance. I don't think he's planning to walk away from TNA for that reason, and he could always be talked into returning once again (it's a common strategy to drive up one's price by insisting you're preference is to walk away and retire), but if he does walk away, WWE has to at least consider it. As Sting wraps up his TNA run in the next several months, he doesn't have a lot of big match-ups left on paper that would necessarily pop a buyrate. If Ken Anderson (Kennedy) joins TNA before Sting leaves, they could rush into one big match there which Anderson could win to give him a boost, but it seems more likely Sting will go out a winner in a big singles match against an established TNA heel on Bound for Glory on Oct. 18, 2009.[/quote] That would be sweet to see him walk into a WWE ring. -Nate-[/quote] This might be wishful thinking on my part, but I'll throw it out there anyway. I would like to see Sting show up at WM 26, win the World Title and maybe lose it the next night on Raw. I would really like to see Sting hold all 3 major World Titles...TNA, WCW, and WWE.

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Tue, 09 Jun 2009 02:54:23 GMT

[quote=brendavis][quote=BurningDoom][b][size=7]Is Sting Retiring?[/size] [/b] [img]http://blogbeckett.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/sting2.jpg[/img] [url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/TNA_News_1/article_32640.shtml]http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/TNA_News_1/article_32640.shtml[/url] [quote]The latest word out of the TNA locker room is that Sting has been telling colleagues he doesn't plan to renew his contract with TNA and he'll be finishing up at this fall's Bound for Glory. He planned to walk away last year, but was talked into putting in another year with a tempting offer and a feeling he could contribute more to the promotion's growth. Keller's Analysis: Sting has probably done what he's going to do with TNA's growth. The novelty of seeing "a big star from the 1990s" has worn off where now he's just one of the TNA big boys in 2009. He's got a teenage son and he's 50 years old, so retirement seems most likely. However, if he walks away, there's still a chance WWE will knock on his door with an offer to come in and try add an extra oomph to the WrestleMania 26 line-up with his first and only WWE in-ring appearance. I don't think he's planning to walk away from TNA for that reason, and he could always be talked into returning once again (it's a common strategy to drive up one's price by insisting you're preference is to walk away and retire), but if he does walk away, WWE has to at least consider it. As Sting wraps up his TNA run in the next several months, he doesn't have a lot of big match-ups left on paper that would necessarily pop a buyrate. If Ken Anderson (Kennedy) joins TNA before Sting leaves, they could rush into one big match there which Anderson could win to give him a boost, but it seems more likely Sting will go out a winner in a big singles match against an established TNA heel on Bound for Glory on Oct. 18, 2009.[/quote] That would be sweet to see him walk into a WWE ring. -Nate-[/quote] This might be wishful thinking on my part, but I'll throw it out there anyway. I would like to see Sting show up at WM 26, win the World Title and maybe lose it the next night on Raw. I would really like to see Sting hold all 3 major World Titles...TNA, WCW, and WWE.[/quote] Definetly! He also held the NWA title when it was considered the NWA title. On a different note, has anyone else seen RAW yet? The wicked witch is dead! No more Vickie Guererro, YAY! \:d/ But that brings us to another question, who is gonna be the General Manager of RAW? The obvious answer would be Stephanie McMahon, since Triple H just returned for vengeance on Orton. Vince McMahon would also be an the obvious shoe-in, since he's done it like 20 times already. I was thinking, though, that it might be Ric Flair. Considering that he is in his 60s now and it's just ridiculous to see him in the ring, yet they are intent on bringing out of retirement. And I'm so freaking happy Triple H is back! I know he wasn't gone for long, but he is by far the best superstar on the WWE Roster. -Nate-

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Tue, 09 Jun 2009 12:20:15 GMT

[quote=BurningDoom][quote=ninjapirategear]Hardy wins, Hardy wins!! No, wait - CM Punk wins!! CM Punk is the new Champion, sweeeeeeet.[/quote] :-o That is like the quickest rise to a world championship (ECW belt doesn't count anymore)! It wasn't more than a couple years ago that he was an indie wrestler! Congrats for Punk! -Nate-[/quote] This is Punk's second World title. Remember, he beat Edge for it by cashiung in his first MITB contract last year. Also, the reasoning behind Triple H's early return is because Batista is injured AGAIN. Surgery is suppose to be today and out or two months.

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Wed, 10 Jun 2009 01:00:55 GMT

Why does WWE keep Bautista around? He is injured more than he's working, BY FAR! I'm not a businessman, but that sounds like a bad business decision to me. It sucks for us fans, too, because when he is in the ring, he's exciting to watch. -Nate-

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Wed, 10 Jun 2009 10:54:53 GMT

[quote=BurningDoom]Why does WWE keep Bautista around? He is injured more than he's working, BY FAR! I'm not a businessman, but that sounds like a bad business decision to me. It sucks for us fans, too, because when he is in the ring, he's exciting to watch. -Nate-[/quote] This is the thing with Batista. When you use steroids and HGH, your body gets bigger than it would get naturally. Batista is a 40 year old man with more muscle packed on his frame than his tendons and ligaments can really hold. His muscle is literally ripping itself off the bone because he is so juiced. That is why he is "injury prone." But I don't think WWE minds because they get a little bump every time he makes a triumphant return. "Batista's back!! OMG!!" I don't know what is exciting to watch about a guy who can't wrestle at all and has a rainbow tattoo on his belly button. Batista is probably the most limited wrestler in the ring this side of Khali. Big Show takes bigger bumps than Batista. Bubba Ray Dudley is more of a technical wrestler than Batista.

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Wed, 10 Jun 2009 11:01:43 GMT

Punk has already won the RAW WHC hasn't he? Whats SD's title? WWE championship?

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Wed, 10 Jun 2009 11:56:34 GMT

I think Raw and Smackdown's titles changed in between his runs. I'll check the official history. Toward the end of last year and through the beginning of this year, the brand identity of either of the champions was questionable at best. I'm researching it..... Holy crap I'm so confused. OK, basically, Triple H was on whatever show he wanted to be on. When he had the WWE title, it was like, whatever. Was he on Smackdown, or Raw? Who knew? I think he was technically on Smackdown, but he was feuding with Orton, on Raw. Once Orton won the gold off him, the title was Raw for good. Edge was the main guy behind all the real switcheroonies, whether it was CM Punk taking the title from Edge even though they were on different shows, or Edge inserting himself into an Elimination Chamber match he wasn't supposed to be in to win the title off Cena even though they were on different shows. Still confused? Me too. Basically Punk was a Raw superstar who beat a Smackdown superstar for the WHW gold, and took it back to Raw, while Triple H had the other championship on Smackdown (I think). Cena eventually wound up with the WHW title on Raw, but Edge took it BACK to Smackdown by getting into Raw's Elimination Chamber match. Around that time all brand identity fell apart, because both Title feuds were interbrand, although each brand had its own champion. After Mania, Edge wound up with the WHW title on Smackdown, Orton had the WWE Title on Raw, and the universe was settled down. Even CM Punk, a Smackdown Superstar, managed to take the belt off of another Smackdown guy, to keep things simple. If you paid attention, there were like 700 switches, but the main thing is that somehow CM Punk managed to beat a Smackdown Champion for the same title both times.

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Wed, 10 Jun 2009 13:36:11 GMT

[b]News On Vickie Guerrero’s Release & The New RAW GM[/b] http://www.prowrestling.com/article/news/12724 PWInsider.com reports that Vickie Guerrero had no complaints about the segment on RAW this week to write her out of storylines and thought it was great. As previously noted, she has given her notice to WWE and is legitimately leaving the company. Vickie had gotten rave reviews throughout her WWE career, especially since she came into the role as a housewife with no acting experience. According to sources within WWE, as of Tuesday afternoon nothing has been firmly decided regarding the next General Manager of RAW. We previously reported a spoiler on who the new GM is, and that person is definitely in the running, but now it appears that WWE still hasn‘t committed to one name yet. [b]Report: Batista Expected To Be Out Until 2010? Details[/b] http://www.prowrestling.com/article/news/12725 As noted previously, Batista underwent biceps surgery Tuesday and is expected to be out of action for at least four months, according to WWEâ€™s official website. A new report, according to Wrestling Observer Newsletter, suggests he may be kept out of action until next yearâ€™s Royal Rumble. Reason being, they are hoping to get him to 100% health wise. His last return, from injury, lasted about six months before he went down with this latest injury. As more information is revealed, weâ€™ll keep you updated. [b]WWE Solves WWE Championship Mystery, Title Matches Set[/b] http://www.prowrestling.com/article/news/12719 WWE announced three headline matches for next week's "Three for All" edition of WWE RAW, effectively ending the mystery surrounding the WWE Championship. The WWE Championship mystery, created as a consequence of title holder Batista's biceps injury, has been a subject of much discussion among wrestling fans and industry insiders. Next week's show features a four-way between Triple H, Big Show, John Cena and Randy Orton to crown the next WWE Champion. The "Three for All" event, a three-hour show featuring all brands, will also include an ECW Championship bout between Tommy Dreamer and Christian. On the SmackDown! side, CM Punk will defend the World Championship against Edge.

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Wed, 10 Jun 2009 14:29:01 GMT

I really questioned WWE bringing in Vickie Guerrerro, but she did a great job and it looked like she was having a great time. WWE probably wishes they had hired Owen's wife, too, so she didn't sue them.

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Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:10:55 GMT

[quote=ninjapirategear]I think Raw and Smackdown's titles changed in between his runs. I'll check the official history. Toward the end of last year and through the beginning of this year, the brand identity of either of the champions was questionable at best. I'm researching it..... Holy crap I'm so confused. OK, basically, Triple H was on whatever show he wanted to be on. When he had the WWE title, it was like, whatever. Was he on Smackdown, or Raw? Who knew? I think he was technically on Smackdown, but he was feuding with Orton, on Raw. Once Orton won the gold off him, the title was Raw for good. Edge was the main guy behind all the real switcheroonies, whether it was CM Punk taking the title from Edge even though they were on different shows, or Edge inserting himself into an Elimination Chamber match he wasn't supposed to be in to win the title off Cena even though they were on different shows. Still confused? Me too. Basically Punk was a Raw superstar who beat a Smackdown superstar for the WHW gold, and took it back to Raw, while Triple H had the other championship on Smackdown (I think). Cena eventually wound up with the WHW title on Raw, but Edge took it BACK to Smackdown by getting into Raw's Elimination Chamber match. Around that time all brand identity fell apart, because both Title feuds were interbrand, although each brand had its own champion. After Mania, Edge wound up with the WHW title on Smackdown, Orton had the WWE Title on Raw, and the universe was settled down. Even CM Punk, a Smackdown Superstar, managed to take the belt off of another Smackdown guy, to keep things simple. If you paid attention, there were like 700 switches, but the main thing is that somehow CM Punk managed to beat a Smackdown Champion for the same title both times. [/quote] Wikipedia? Right? Cause they're wrong if so. I was there, I don't need research. I remember: Triple H was on whatever brand he wanted when he had the championship because that's how it used to be. There was only one world championship among all 3 shows (1st it was the WWF/WWE Title, then the Undisputed Championship (WCW and WWF/WWE Titles Combined), and the 3rd show was Sunday Night Heat back then). Then sometime in the mid-2000s they split the championship up again and gave them the Raw and Smackdown respectively (The World Heavyweight Championship is actually the old WCW World Title). From then on they changed back and forth who had who's belt, which usually changed during the draft when the champion would be drafted to the other show. Then even after that, WWE finally created their own ECW show and the resurrected ECW belt. -Nate-

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Wed, 10 Jun 2009 18:18:20 GMT

[quote]Wikipedia? Right? Cause they're wrong if so. I was there, I don't need research. I remember: Triple H was on whatever brand he wanted when he had the championship because that's how it used to be. There was only one world championship among all 3 shows (1st it was the WWF/WWE Title, then the Undisputed Championship (WCW and WWF/WWE Titles Combined), and the 3rd show was Sunday Night Heat back then). Then sometime in the mid-2000s they split the championship up again and gave them the Raw and Smackdown respectively (The World Heavyweight Championship is actually the old WCW World Title). From then on they changed back and forth who had who's belt, which usually changed during the draft when the champion would be drafted to the other show. Then even after that, WWE finally created their own ECW show and the resurrected ECW belt. -Nate-[/quote] No, I'm just talking about the last year, about how CM Punk ended up having 2 runs with the same belt despite being on 2 different shows. I should have cited [quote]Punk has already won the RAW WHC hasn't he? Whats SD's title? WWE championship?[/quote] before I posted that. When they first did the brand split, there was only one title, the WWE Undisputed Championship (Now WWE Title), which was in fact the merged WWE Title and the WCW Title (Remember, Chris Jericho became the first Undisputed Champion). The champion was allowed to be on both shows. At some point they realized that brand separation called for an additional title, and Raw GM Eric Bischoff awarded Triple H the World Heavyweight Championship for no reason. While the World Heavyweight Championship is nearly identical to the WCW Title, and may in spirit be the WCW Title, the lineage of the WCW Title goes back through the WWE title. I'm going to go into that some more, but I'll do a separate post.

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Wed, 10 Jun 2009 19:15:09 GMT

I wanted to make a separate post about title lineages. We know that WCW's lineage goes through the WWE Title since they were merged by Chris Jericho. We also know that the ECW Title is a resurrected version of the same, ECW Title. What about the NWA Title? At certain points, different organizations have broken apart from or absorbed the NWA title, and that makes it kind of interesting. The NWA title is probably the second most prestigious World Title in wrestling history. Early on, the WWWF separated from the NWA and formed its own title. While the WWWF (now WWE) traces its roots through the NWA, I don't think the WWE title as it is can claim to have descended from the NWA title or claim any NWA champions as previous champions. There was a period where the WCW Championship absorbed the NWA championship, and essentially was the NWA title renamed. This is really interesting, because that means that the lineage of the WCW Title went back all the way through every previous NWA champion. Then the WWE absorbed THAT into the WWE title, which means the WWE title has some pretty impressive lineage!! Now, ECW is kind of an interesting situation. Shane Douglas was set to become the NWA World Heavyweight Champion after WCW split with NWA. He won the title, but instead declared himself ECW WORLD Heavyweight Champion. He was already the ECW Heavyweight Champion, but it was not recognized as a world title at the time. So I'm kind of 50/50 as to whether or not the ECW Title lineage goes back through the NWA. I guess it really doesn't, but it's a footnote. Either way, the current ECW Title shares its lineage with the previous incarnation of the ECW Title, and that's pretty impressive itself. I do feel like there is unfinished business with the ECW Title, since it was awarded to RVD and Rhino never actually lost it. TNA is even more interesting. I mean, they used the actual NWA Belt for years, but then they switched to their own. I'm not sure how they consider previous TNA Champions who held the NWA belt. I mean, on the one hand, they can't deny their previous champions, but if they don't deny them, are thy saying that their title is an extension of the NWA belt? If so, maybe the current TNA lineage goes back through Shane Douglas' short NWA title run, and through when WCW left NWA, and all the way back to the 40s? That would be interesting. I think the WWE Title has the strongest claim to the classic NWA lineage, and oddly enough the World Heavyweight Championship, the "Big Gold Belt," has no claim to any lineage before being arbitrarily awarded to Triple H!! Now, I wish somebody would do something with the AWA Championship!! That is the most prestigious championship that is not currently represented.

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Wed, 10 Jun 2009 21:52:22 GMT

[ On a different note, has anyone else seen RAW yet? The wicked witch is dead! No more Vickie Guererro, YAY! \:d/ But that brings us to another question, who is gonna be the General Manager of RAW? The obvious answer would be Stephanie McMahon, since Triple H just returned for vengeance on Orton. Vince McMahon would also be an the obvious shoe-in, since he's done it like 20 times already. I was thinking, though, that it might be Ric Flair. Considering that he is in his 60s now and it's just ridiculous to see him in the ring, yet they are intent on bringing out of retirement. And I'm so freaking happy Triple H is back! I know he wasn't gone for long, but he is by far the best superstar on the WWE Roster. -Nate-[/quote] I read rumors about Ric Flair since Raw is going to be in his home town. I was thinking maybe have some comedy in it and have Santino(a) as GM or Raw. He's good enough for it on the mic and he doesn't wrestle that often anyways.

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Fri, 12 Jun 2009 03:02:48 GMT

[quote=ninjapirategear][quote] When they first did the brand split, there was only one title, the WWE Undisputed Championship (Now WWE Title), which was in fact the merged WWE Title and the WCW Title (Remember, Chris Jericho became the first Undisputed Champion). The champion was allowed to be on both shows. At some point they realized that brand separation called for an additional title, and Raw GM Eric Bischoff awarded Triple H the World Heavyweight Championship for no reason. While the World Heavyweight Championship is nearly identical to the WCW Title, and may in spirit be the WCW Title, the lineage of the WCW Title goes back through the WWE title. I'm going to go into that some more, but I'll do a separate post.[/quote] I don't think Jericho [b]will[/b] let you forget. lol

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Fri, 12 Jun 2009 04:18:04 GMT

[quote=ninjapirategear] I think the WWE Title has the strongest claim to the classic NWA lineage, and oddly enough the World Heavyweight Championship, the "Big Gold Belt," has no claim to any lineage before being arbitrarily awarded to Triple H!![/quote] How do you figure that the World Heavyweight Championship has no lineage before being awarded to Triple H? I of course remember the night on Monday Night Raw, it was Eric Bischoff that awarded Triple H the Championship, but in no way does that erase it's long and prestigious history: The belt known as "Big Gold" actually began as the NWA World Heavyweight Championship seen in the 80s, I'm not sure how long before that the actual belt was used by NWA. Then Jim Crockett's promotion, which was a part of the NWA, was bought by Ted Turner. Ted Turner turned that into WCW, which split from the NWA, and it was then that the "Big Gold" belt became the WCW World Heavyweight Championship which it was known as through the 90s and very early 2000s. But it has plenty of history after that, even in the WWE: When WCW & ECW "invaded" WWE, Booker T was still wearing the belt as the last WCW World Heavyweight Champion. It was that belt and the WWE Championship that was combined to create the Undisputed Championship that Jericho first won after winning the WWE Title from Austin and the WCW Title from The Rock in the same night. Then that belt and the WWE Title were retired, temporarily, as the Undisputed Championship was the only World Championship seen in all the WWE shows at the time. Then finally, as the brand split really became separate products, they split the Undisputed Championship up, retiring that belt which is still retired, and resurrecting both the WWE Championship and the newly renamed World Heavyweight Championship which is the "Big Gold" belt formerly known as the WCW World Heavyweight Championship. There are is a long-list of worthy champions before Triple H including names like: Ric Flair, Sting, Hulk Hogan, Diamond Dallas Page, The Rock, Vader, Kevin Nash, Lex Luger, Goldberg, Booker T, Bret Hart and others. I don't know much about the modern NWA, but it looks to me like their still around, and as such have the most legitimate claim to the NWA Title: [url=http://www.nwawrestling.com/]http://www.nwawrestling.com/[/url] -Nate-

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Fri, 12 Jun 2009 09:58:25 GMT

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Fri, 12 Jun 2009 13:16:12 GMT

^ I never said otherwise, it was called the WCW World Heavyweight Championship up until it was unified, which is what I said. But I hear it called simply "The World Heavyweight Championship" now and not the "WWE World Heavyweight Championship". Anyways, that wasn't the point of my post. My point was that it has a long history before being awarded to Triple H. -Nate-

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Fri, 12 Jun 2009 13:35:25 GMT

Ah. I see. Here are some pics that make me LOL!! [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v449/scaryhead/Hulk-Hogan-pastamania-712484.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v449/scaryhead/RobocopSting-1.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v449/scaryhead/LexSideImage8copy.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v449/scaryhead/WCW_Battlebowl93.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v449/scaryhead/Summerslam1998.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v449/scaryhead/wrestler_large-1.jpg[/IMG]

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Fri, 12 Jun 2009 15:08:22 GMT

[quote=BurningDoom][quote=ninjapirategear] I think the WWE Title has the strongest claim to the classic NWA lineage, and oddly enough the World Heavyweight Championship, the "Big Gold Belt," has no claim to any lineage before being arbitrarily awarded to Triple H!![/quote] How do you figure that the World Heavyweight Championship has no lineage before being awarded to Triple H? I of course remember the night on Monday Night Raw, it was Eric Bischoff that awarded Triple H the Championship, but in no way does that erase it's long and prestigious history: The belt known as "Big Gold" actually began as the NWA World Heavyweight Championship seen in the 80s, I'm not sure how long before that the actual belt was used by NWA. Then Jim Crockett's promotion, which was a part of the NWA, was bought by Ted Turner. Ted Turner turned that into WCW, which split from the NWA, and it was then that the "Big Gold" belt became the WCW World Heavyweight Championship which it was known as through the 90s and very early 2000s. But it has plenty of history after that, even in the WWE: When WCW & ECW "invaded" WWE, Booker T was still wearing the belt as the last WCW World Heavyweight Champion. It was that belt and the WWE Championship that was combined to create the Undisputed Championship that Jericho first won after winning the WWE Title from Austin and the WCW Title from The Rock in the same night. Then that belt and the WWE Title were retired, temporarily, as the Undisputed Championship was the only World Championship seen in all the WWE shows at the time. Then finally, as the brand split really became separate products, they split the Undisputed Championship up, retiring that belt which is still retired, and resurrecting both the WWE Championship and the newly renamed World Heavyweight Championship which is the "Big Gold" belt formerly known as the WCW World Heavyweight Championship. There are is a long-list of worthy champions before Triple H including names like: Ric Flair, Sting, Hulk Hogan, Diamond Dallas Page, The Rock, Vader, Kevin Nash, Lex Luger, Goldberg, Booker T, Bret Hart and others. I don't know much about the modern NWA, but it looks to me like their still around, and as such have the most legitimate claim to the NWA Title: [url=http://www.nwawrestling.com/]http://www.nwawrestling.com/[/url] -Nate-[/quote] Yes, but the history and lineage of the Big Gold Belt actually goes through the belt that it was merged into, which is the WWE Title. When WWE [i]UNIFIED[/i] the WWF and WCW World Titles, that NEW belt didn't replace both of those titles, it BECAME BOTH OF THEM. WWE didn't retire two belts and start a new one, it put two long and historic title belts into one champion. WWE acknowledges the WWE Title as the same championship title they have always had, going back to when WWWF first split up from the NWA. It considers the WCW Title as a retired belt, with Chris Jericho being the final champion. Other than the fact that it is identically the same belt, there is no reason for the WHW Title to be a continuation of WCW's title, since the WWE Title is already that. I don't think anything could erase the history and the glory of the WCW Title and its own history on top of that, but that history goes through the WWE Title now because it was unified into it. Interesting to note, I don't think the WWE Championship was ever "officially" named before there were two World Title belts and names were necessary for identification purposes, aside from when Triple H had a single belt made for the Undisputed Title and that belt was known as the Undisputed Championship (or some combination of words involving Undisputed). It was always known as the "WWF Title" or "WWF Championship" or "WWF World Heavyweight Championship" or "WWF World Title" or any combination of those names. I don't think it had an official name until the creation of the World Heavyweight Championship required a name for the other belt. The funny thing is that both titles sort of still have the same name, because they are both WWE Heavyweight Championships of the World, right?? Also, about the "modern" NWA. It's kind of a crappy organization, and none of their champions outside of WCW and TNA in the last 20 years have been worthy of being a World Champion. I would say the ROH Title right now is about 5 times more valuable than the NWA Title. I'd rather have the FCW tag title belt than the NWA belt right now. It's not the real NWA, it's a bunch of guys saying they are the NWA. It's like Guns N Roses right now, it's not really GNR, it's just Axl and some dudes. They can say their title has a great history, and it does, but its present is awful, and its future looks even worse.

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Sat, 13 Jun 2009 00:57:32 GMT

[quote=scaryhead]Ah. I see. Here are some pics that make me LOL!! [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v449/scaryhead/Hulk-Hogan-pastamania-712484.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v449/scaryhead/RobocopSting-1.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v449/scaryhead/LexSideImage8copy.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v449/scaryhead/WCW_Battlebowl93.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v449/scaryhead/Summerslam1998.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v449/scaryhead/wrestler_large-1.jpg[/IMG][/quote] The picture of Sting and Robocop wasn't the best storyline at the time, but pretty funny. Like Robocop was going to take care of the Horsemen. I don't even remember that King Kong Bundy ad. You have to love Pastaman, that's the classic one of all. lol

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Sat, 13 Jun 2009 10:10:51 GMT

[quote]The picture of Sting and Robocop [b]wasn't the best storyline at the time[/b], but pretty funny. Like Robocop was going to take care of the Horsemen. I don't even remember that King Kong Bundy ad. You have to love Pastaman, that's the classic one of all. lol[/quote] WASN'T THE BEST STORYLINE?!?! Talk about an understatement. I love the youtube video and Jim Ross is trying to put Robocop over and he's probably got a loaded gun under the desk to blow his own brains out.

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Sat, 13 Jun 2009 12:17:37 GMT

[quote=ninjapirategear][quote]The picture of Sting and Robocop [b]wasn't the best storyline at the time[/b], but pretty funny. Like Robocop was going to take care of the Horsemen. I don't even remember that King Kong Bundy ad. You have to love Pastaman, that's the classic one of all. lol[/quote] I love the youtube video and Jim Ross is trying to put Robocop over and he's probably got a loaded gun under the desk to blow his own brains out. [/quote] Lol! I know right! All the classic calls JR has made and all the legedary matches he's been involved with like Steamboat/ Flair and what not, and then to hear him say "Well...here comes Robocop!" It's stuff like that why I loved WCW.

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Sat, 13 Jun 2009 13:45:42 GMT

I love how he has to pretend to be surprised by Robocop's appearance, but at the same time he's trying to put him over like crazy, so it just comes off really really cheesy. If Jim Ross really saw Robocop come out to the ring, his response would be similar to what it was when he got drafted to Smackdown.

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Sun, 14 Jun 2009 02:40:49 GMT

Who's excited about WWE Monday Night Raw Three-For-All? Three hours of WWE Raw and all three World Titles are on the line! In the wise words of The King: "Whoo hoo!" [quote][img]http://www.wwe.com/content/media/touts/splash/images/10465644[/img] After failing to garner any sympathy from the WWE Universe, Vickie Guerrero quit her job as General Manager of Raw last week. [img]http://www.wwe.com/content/media/touts/splash/images/10489560[/img] Celebration time is over and new ECW Champion Tommy Dreamer must defend his prize against former titleholder Christian at the WWE 3-For-All on Raw, Monday at 8/7 CT on USA Network. [img]http://www.wwe.com/content/media/touts/splash/images/10520576[/img] At Extreme Rules, Jeff Hardy beat Edge to hold World Heavyweight gold for mere moments before CM Punk cashed in Money in the Bank, taking the coveted title. At the 3-For-All on Raw, can Hardy or Edge regain gold, or will Punk reign supreme in their Triple Threat Match? [img]http://www.wwe.com/content/media/touts/splash/images/10488362[/img] As part of the first-ever 3-For-All, John Cena, Triple H, Randy Orton and Big Show will square off in a Fatal Four-Way for the WWE Championship. Watch this special three-hour Raw Monday at 8/7 CT.[/quote] -Nate-

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Sun, 14 Jun 2009 04:48:25 GMT

[quote=BurningDoom]Who's excited about WWE Monday Night Raw Three-For-All? Three hours of WWE Raw and all three World Titles are on the line! In the wise words of The King: "Whoo hoo!" [quote][img]http://www.wwe.com/content/media/touts/splash/images/10465644[/img] After failing to garner any sympathy from the WWE Universe, Vickie Guerrero quit her job as General Manager of Raw last week. [img]http://www.wwe.com/content/media/touts/splash/images/10489560[/img] Celebration time is over and new ECW Champion Tommy Dreamer must defend his prize against former titleholder Christian at the WWE 3-For-All on Raw, Monday at 8/7 CT on USA Network. [img]http://www.wwe.com/content/media/touts/splash/images/10520576[/img] At Extreme Rules, Jeff Hardy beat Edge to hold World Heavyweight gold for mere moments before CM Punk cashed in Money in the Bank, taking the coveted title. At the 3-For-All on Raw, can Hardy or Edge regain gold, or will Punk reign supreme in their Triple Threat Match? [img]http://www.wwe.com/content/media/touts/splash/images/10488362[/img] As part of the first-ever 3-For-All, John Cena, Triple H, Randy Orton and Big Show will square off in a Fatal Four-Way for the WWE Championship. Watch this special three-hour Raw Monday at 8/7 CT.[/quote] -Nate-[/quote] Okay, with all 3 major titles on the line, out of the 3 who will have a new champ. We're garaunteed at least 1 with Raw crowning a new champ for the vacant title. Will all 3 change hands or just the 1? I think we'll have 2 new champs. Randy Orton will get his title back, imo. CM Punk will probably retain. I wouldn't be surprised if Christian wins back his title. I'm going with the whole "I was never pinned to lose my title" excuse. Also, I wouldn't put it past Vince to let Dreamer win the title and put it right back on Christian. That way Dreamer can save face and not retire with his "Win the title or retire ultimate."

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Tue, 16 Jun 2009 04:21:01 GMT

That was one helluva Raw! Everything felt big and grand. Every match felt important. It felt like watching a PPV. The opening match between Chris Jericho vs. Rey Mysterio for the Intercontinental Title was a great way to open up such an exciting night. Definetly a solid match. The Fatal-Four Way to decide the WWE Champion was an incredible match! The back-and-forth almost finishers and near-falls had me at the edge of my seat! As for the announcement that Vince McMahon sold Raw to Donald Trump, HA! We'll see how long this lasts. We all know Vince is really the man still, and Trump not only has ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to do with wrestling but he also sucks behind a mic, he'll be gone before we know it. I am excited about Raw being commercial-free next week and the Last Man Standing match for the WWE Championship between Randy Orton and Triple H, though. The World Championship match was pretty good too. Jeff Hardy, Edge, and CM Punk are future Hall of Famers, IMO. Then to top it off we're treated to a 10-Man Battle Royal. What a Monday Night Raw! -Nate-

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Tue, 16 Jun 2009 04:59:21 GMT

[quote=BurningDoom]That was one helluva Raw! Everything felt big and grand. Every match felt important. It felt like watching a PPV. The opening match between Chris Jericho vs. Rey Mysterio for the Intercontinental Title was a great way to open up such an exciting night. Definetly a solid match. The Fatal-Four Way to decide the WWE Champion was an incredible match! The back-and-forth almost finishers and near-falls had me at the edge of my seat! As for the announcement that Vince McMahon sold Raw to Donald Trump, HA! We'll see how long this lasts. We all know Vince is really the man still, and Trump not only has ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to do with wrestling but he also sucks behind a mic, he'll be gone before we know it. I am excited about Raw being commercial-free next week and the Last Man Standing match for the WWE Championship between Randy Orton and Triple H, though. The World Championship match was pretty good too. Jeff Hardy, Edge, and CM Punk are future Hall of Famers, IMO. Then to top it off we're treated to a 10-Man Battle Royal. What a Monday Night Raw! -Nate-[/quote] I haven't watched it yet, but from everything I read online I'm excited. To Vince's credit, he definitely knows how to put on a helluva a show when he needs to.

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Tue, 16 Jun 2009 13:05:20 GMT

Deffinitly some AWESOME matches this week. I can't wait for Punk vs Hardy at the Bash. I wonder what Edge will be doing. ...I wish I had MyNetworkTV so I could watch Smackdown! :~< :~< :~< :~< :~< :~< :~<

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Wed, 17 Jun 2009 02:00:07 GMT

Let me ask this, was Donald's statement's taped? I noticed a couple of times Vince tried to chime in and say something, but Donald kept talking. Normally, the person talking would pause for a moment and keep talking, but Donald had no hesitation whatsoever. I also thought the triple threat match between Hardy/Punk/Edge was the best match of the night. I knew Hardy and Edge would put on a show, but Punk added a lot more to it. In a weird way, I was hoping the Miz would have done a little more to interfere between Trip's and Cena. If they're trying to put over a match between the Miz and Cena, I thought the Miz would come awfully close to eliminating him. Just my opinion.

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Wed, 17 Jun 2009 04:27:33 GMT

[quote][b]PREVIEW FOR THURSDAY'S "iMPACT!" ON SPIKE TV: HUGE 3-WAY MAIN EVENT, PLUS THE FINAL COUNTDOWN TO SLAMMIVERSARY[/b] [img]http://http.cdnlayer.com/tnawrestling/components/com_fpss/images/3tagmain.jpg[/img] On Thursday night, TNA Wrestling returns to SpikeTV for two hours of Total Nonstop Action as the road to the June 21 "Slammiversary" Pay-Per-View continues. The below is a preview of what is scheduled for the huge broadcast (card subject to change): - The big Three-Way Main Event will feature TNA World Heavyweight Champion and Executive Shareholder Mick Foley teaming with TNA Founder Jeff Jarrett vs. TNA Legends Champion AJ Styles & Samoa Joe vs. Sting and Kurt Angle! Six of the top TNA Superstars competing in one match - who knows what hell will break loose! - In X Division action, it will be Daniels taking on The Amazing Red - Raven's violent "House Of Fun" match returns as the maniacal superstar will compete on Thursday's "iMPACT!" - In Knockouts action, it will be Women's Champion Angelina Love teaming with Daffney to take on Awesome Kong and Taylor Wilde - Plus, TNA World tag Team Champions Team 3D team with Beer Money to face The Motor City Machineguns and Lethal Consequences in an 8-Man Match All this and much more on Thursday's "iMPACT!", including more matches for the June 21 Slammiversary epic event![/quote] Wow, not looking good this week, especially following the awesome 3-hour Raw we just had. I'm a huge TNA fan and the only matches I'm excited about are the main event and the 8-man tag-team match. But those 2 matches look pretty damn good on paper. -Nate-

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Wed, 17 Jun 2009 04:34:46 GMT

Yeah, it's hard to compete against a RAW [b]that[/b] good. In all fairness, it is the show before the PPV. My guess is they're going to finalize some loose ends to make the matches look better....try to get those last few buyers for the show.

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Wed, 17 Jun 2009 12:05:02 GMT

[quote=brendavis]Yeah, it's hard to compete against a RAW [b]that[/b] good. In all fairness, it is the show before the PPV. My guess is they're going to finalize some loose ends to make the matches look better....try to get those last few buyers for the show. [/quote] You might want to amend that to "those few buyers for the show." Ha ha, I don't think TNA even tries to sell PPVs anymore, they know it's not going to happen. Seriously, I am NOT making this up, I've said it before, but they sold more PPVs when their show was on FSN.

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Wed, 17 Jun 2009 23:44:19 GMT

[quote=ninjapirategear][quote=brendavis]Yeah, it's hard to compete against a RAW [b]that[/b] good. In all fairness, it is the show before the PPV. My guess is they're going to finalize some loose ends to make the matches look better....try to get those last few buyers for the show. [/quote] You might want to amend that to "those few buyers for the show." Ha ha, I don't think TNA even tries to sell PPVs anymore, they know it's not going to happen. Seriously, I am NOT making this up, I've said it before, but they sold more PPVs when their show was on FSN.[/quote] You're probably right. Do you know what the buyrate looks like? I'm asking because I really don't know what they look like.

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Thu, 18 Jun 2009 12:04:47 GMT

They don't release the buy rates, after a while they usually get leaked, but it's never official. The only thing I know is that the buy rate is always bad. I think it peaked a few years ago and it has flattened out to a stable but still unprofitable number. I think they are around 10,000-15,000 and it might go up into the 20s for 2 or 3 of the biggest PPVs. For anybody who thinks TNA has a chance to compete with WWE, if a WWE PPV does less than 200,000 buys, they freak out and start firing people left and right. WrestleMania usually gets around 1 million buys and the larger WWE PPVs are AT LEAST half a million, up to 3/4 of a million, but 150,000 is really the low end of what a WWE PPV would do, which is still 4-5 times more than the best TNA PPV has ever done. I think TNA could probably turn a profit with 50,000 buys but they aren't anywhere close to that, and even farther from doing it on a regular basis.

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Thu, 18 Jun 2009 14:45:15 GMT

[quote=ninjapirategear]They don't release the buy rates, after a while they usually get leaked, but it's never official. The only thing I know is that the buy rate is always bad. I think it peaked a few years ago and it has flattened out to a stable but still unprofitable number. I think they are around 10,000-15,000 and it might go up into the 20s for 2 or 3 of the biggest PPVs. For anybody who thinks TNA has a chance to compete with WWE, if a WWE PPV does less than 200,000 buys, they freak out and start firing people left and right. WrestleMania usually gets around 1 million buys and the larger WWE PPVs are AT LEAST half a million, up to 3/4 of a million, but 150,000 is really the low end of what a WWE PPV would do, which is still 4-5 times more than the best TNA PPV has ever done. I think TNA could probably turn a profit with 50,000 buys but they aren't anywhere close to that, and even farther from doing it on a regular basis. [/quote] But as a fan, I don't care. I don't think most of the fans care about buyrate numbers or viewing statistics. Only the people making money off of it should. The ratings system is a dinosaur anyways. It doesn't accurately measure viewship. You know how many people DVR it now, or watch things online? Especially TNA, TNA is available online minutes after they air something, and 95% of the time you can find TNA w/o downloading anything, on YouTube. Yet I can't deny the reality that WWE is #1. But that alone doesn't mean it's better, you know how many things in the world are #1 but suck? The Twilight Movie, tThe Jonas Brothers, and Ex-President Bush immeadiatly come to mind. -Nate-

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Thu, 18 Jun 2009 17:03:31 GMT

I'm just saying for people that think TNA should compete head to head with WWE. This is how much they'd be blown out of the water, and they would be on for 2 weeks before they were canceled completely, if it was ever allowed to happen. I'm not talking about ratings, I think buy rates are a far larger indicator of success (since that's where a wrestling company would theoretically make nearly all of its money, especially if it's not touring much).

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Thu, 18 Jun 2009 22:00:15 GMT

http://www.prowrestling.com/article/news/12825 Below are the complete details for the upcoming WWE DVD set "The Best of SmackDown 1999 – 2009". The DVD is scheduled to be released on 9/15/09 and can be pre-ordered via Amazon.com at this link. For ten years, SmackDown has provided the most unpredictable moments and matches on network television. The Best of SmackDown 1999 – 2009 counts down the 100 greatest moments in the show’s history. Disc 1 Introduction by Michael Cole & Matt Striker # 100 – The Spinner April 14, 2005 # 99 – Unlikely Merger October 31, 2002 # 98 – Here Comes the Chokeslam July 10, 2003 # 97 – A SmackDown Tradition # 96 – Randy Orton vs. The Undertaker September 16, 2005 # 95 – Mattitude # 94 – Show Hunters September 23, 2004 # 93 – Rey Mysterio vs. Eddie Guerrero September 9, 2005 # 92 – Mr. America # 91 – Out of Tune July 19, 2001 # 90 – Signs of Friendship # 89 – Chris Jericho vs. Chyna December 30, 1999 # 88 – Hardcore Injury June 29, 2000 # 87 – No Way Out February 24, 2000 # 86 – Return of Piper’s Pit April 10, 2003 # 85 – Carlito vs. John Cena October 7, 2004 # 84 – Sewage Bath October 9, 2003 # 83 – The BoogeyMan # 82 – Hulkster Returns January 23, 2003 # 81 – Triple H vs. Tazz April 20, 2000 # 80 – Bar Room Brawl January 20, 2000 # 79 – Gore! Gore! Gore! August 9, 2001 # 78 – Time to Play the Game September 23, 1999 # 77 – Rock ‘N’ Sock Connection # 76 – Hulk Hogan vs. Chris Jericho May 2, 2002 # 75 – Gold Medal Thief August 30, 2001 # 74 – Gold Medal Auction July 29, 2004 # 73 – Funeral Fight # 72 – Life Sucks … May 11, 2000 # 71 – Al Snow & Steve Blackman # 70 – Batista/Rey/Finlay/Jeff Hardy vs. MVP/JBL/Kane/Brian Kendrick October 3, 2008 Disc 2 # 69 – Mr. Kennedy # 68 – Rough Landing September 9, 1999 # 67 – Stephanie’s The Champ March 30, 2000 # 66 – Randy Orton vs. Hardcore Holly April 25, 2002 # 65 – Angle Wins Gold February 10, 2000 # 64 – New Tag Champs December 16, 2005 # 63 – Heidenreich Poetry September 16, 2004 # 62 – The Rock vs. Dudley Boyz March 9, 2000 # 61 – Lethal Dose of Poison January 24, 2002 # 60 – Parking Lot Brawl September 11, 2003 # 59 – Rey Mysterio vs. Matt Hardy June 5, 2003 # 58 – Sincerest Form of Flattery # 57 – Superhuman Strength # 56 – You’re Hired! April 11, 2002 # 55 – Rob Van Dam vs. Steve Austin September 4, 2001 # 54 – Edge & Vickie # 53 – Austin Stalks DX October 28, 1999 # 52 – Debra’s Cookies # 51 – Stinkdown! # 50 – Team Angle vs. Tajiri / Eddie Guerrero May 29, 2003 # 49 – Rock & Busta July 11, 2002 # 48 – Fate Fulfilled December 19, 2008 # 47 – Billy & Chuck Wedding September 12, 2002 # 46 – Tribute to Eddie November 18, 2005 # 45 – Where is Foley? # 44 – A Classic Hit September 9, 1999 # 43 – Eddie Guerrero vs. JBL July 15, 2004 # 42 – Air Mysterio October 31, 2002 # 41 – Noble & Nidia # 40 – Kurt Angle vs. Undertaker July 4, 2002 Disc 3 # 39 – MotherSlapper March 23, 2000 # 38 – A Celebration To Remember February 19, 2004 # 37 – Big Show Returns September 9, 2004 # 36 – Sexy Kurt March 24, 2005 # 35 – Rock ‘n’ Sock vs. New Age Outlaws October 14, 1999 # 34 – Houdini of Hardcore # 33 – Mysterio Flies July 25, 2002 # 32 – Undertaker’s Revenge September 26, 2008 # 31 – Divorce Court # 30 – John Cena vs. Kurt Angle June 27, 2002 # 29 – Icon Destruction August 8, 2002 # 28 – Get In My Belly April 13, 2000 # 27 – Bald is Beautiful June 13, 2002 # 26 – Border Patrol April 8, 2004 # 25 – Zach Gowen / Stephanie McMahon vs. Big Show July 3, 2003 # 24 – Right Place, Wrong Time July 27, 2000 # 23 – Ultimate Opportunist May 11, 2007 # 22 – Angle vs. Lesnar September 18, 2003 # 21 – DX-plosion April 27, 2000 # 20 – Batista Forfeits Title January 13, 2006 # 19 – People’s Elbow September 30, 1999 # 18 – Edge / Hulk Hogan vs. Billy / Chuck July 4, 2002 # 17 – Kurt Kisses Stephanie August 24, 2000 # 16 – JBL vs. Dollzilla February 10, 2005 # 15 – TLC III May 24, 2001 # 14 – Blockbuster Champ November 11, 1999 # 13 – Jeff Hardy vs. Triple H April 12, 2001 # 12 – Champion Chairman September 16, 1999 # 11 – Thuganomics # 10 – Tribute to the Troops # 9 – Supermarket Brawl December 13, 2001 # 8 – Edge vs. Eddie Guerrero September 26, 2002 # 7 – The Rock Says… # 6 – Funeral Crasher November 11, 1999 # 5 – Austin & Angle – Unplugged July 12, 2001 # 4 – The Pilot April 29, 1999 # 3 – The Rock vs. Triple H August 26, 1999 # 2 – The Bigger They Are… June 12, 2003 # 1 – 9-11 Tribute Show September 13, 2001

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Thu, 18 Jun 2009 23:12:53 GMT

[quote]# 5 – Austin & Angle – Unplugged July 12, 2001 [/quote] BEST WRESTLING SKIT EVER - Nothing else comes close. When Austin gives Angle that little hat and Angle goes ape over it....we were rolling around on the floor. This was better than the entirety of Edge and Christian. Austin's entire angle where he was kissing McMahon's @$$ was just so perfect. Also, it looks like the dates for those matches are the dates they were filmed, not the dates they were shown, as most of them are on Tuesdays.

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Fri, 19 Jun 2009 00:02:49 GMT

[quote=ninjapirategear][quote]# 5 – Austin & Angle – Unplugged July 12, 2001 [/quote] BEST WRESTLING SKIT EVER - Nothing else comes close. When Austin gives Angle that little hat and Angle goes ape over it....we were rolling around on the floor. This was better than the entirety of Edge and Christian. Austin's entire angle where he was kissing McMahon's @$$ was just so perfect. Also, it looks like the dates for those matches are the dates they were filmed, not the dates they were shown, as most of them are on Tuesdays.[/quote] Omg, I completely agree. That whole angle between them was brilliant.

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Fri, 19 Jun 2009 10:11:03 GMT

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMWeYETIcSU&feature=related I found it!! This is probably what's actually on the DVD though- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jq5uUj7yPz0&feature=related I forgot that Austin really made Kurt Angle. He really put him over, and Angle really stepped up to the plate and established himself as one of the great ones right off the bat. It was a good moment in time for wrestling. Austin also gave Angle nightmares by starting the "WHAT?" chants. Ha ha!! Angle still gets that to this day, you know he hates it. I could watch wrestling videos forever. I need to get back to work.

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Fri, 19 Jun 2009 10:44:39 GMT

http://www.prowrestling.com/article/news/12830 Eric Bischoff Rips Triple H & Vince McMahon In Blog Date Added: June 19, 2009 Story By: Tim Brown Eric Bischoff recently made a blog entry on his official website with his thoughts on RAW this week, below are the highlights. (Thanks to site reader Lucas C.) -- "Triple H’s entrance is weak, old and so tired I went to go floss my teeth when it started. He looks like a Lhasa Apso genetic experiment gone bad. Get him some new music for Gods sake, and a hair-cut. One word describes HHH’s character: dated." -- "The VKM announcement of the new GM tease was weak at best…is it me or are Vince’s ears gaining size on his head? The VKM revelation that he “sold RAW” was lame. When you start out a story line with a premise that is completely unbelievable, should it be a surprise that the audiences gags on it? Trump isn’t good in this role and is too forced. My guess is that Trump will bring in Ric to handle day-to-day duties on his behalf, and at least give fans something to get excited about for a while." -- "The main event just bored me. 3 ways, 4 ways, 10 ways are just cheap ways to camouflage the lack of story and issues between the performers. I am the first one to defend writers/producers who are challenged to come up with fresh ideas for the same pool of talent week after week, but there is a consistent pattern in WWE story telling that just leaves me feeling flat."

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Fri, 19 Jun 2009 22:51:44 GMT

I'm not Eric Bischoff's biggest fan by any means, but the dude knows wrestling, and he knows that Triple H's entrance is frigging INSANE. I find myself drawn to the water bottle every time, like, "Man, why's he carrying that water bottle AND a sledgehammer?" Haha. Seriously, the dude cheapifies wrestling. He used to be the best heel in the game but he couldn't get over himself.

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Fri, 19 Jun 2009 22:55:20 GMT

[quote]# 14 – Blockbuster Champ November 11, 1999 # 6 – Funeral Crasher November 11, 1999 [/quote] Holy crap I just saw this - I WAS THERE!! That was, I believe, Triple H crashing Big Show's father's funeral by dragging his coffin around behind a car (gotta love Vince Russo!!!). I was in the audience but that happened on the tron. Also, blockbuster champ was Vince McMahon awarding an honorary WWF Championship to Arnold Schwarzenegger. It was cool, that was in the Baltimore Arena. I was there with my girlfriend who, at the time, did not like wrestling. Ha ha.

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Sat, 20 Jun 2009 03:38:41 GMT

[quote=ninjapirategear][quote]# 14 – Blockbuster Champ November 11, 1999 # 6 – Funeral Crasher November 11, 1999 [/quote] Holy crap I just saw this - I WAS THERE!! That was, I believe, [b]Triple H[/b] crashing Big Show's father's funeral by dragging his coffin around behind a car (gotta love Vince Russo!!!). I was in the audience but that happened on the tron. Also, blockbuster champ was Vince McMahon awarding an honorary WWF Championship to Arnold Schwarzenegger. It was cool, that was in the Baltimore Arena. I was there with my girlfriend who, at the time, did not like wrestling. Ha ha.[/quote] It was Big Boss Man. Not The Game. :-b :-b :-b :-b :-b :-b :-b :-b :-b

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Sat, 20 Jun 2009 14:25:16 GMT

[quote=scaryhead][quote=ninjapirategear][quote]# 14 – Blockbuster Champ November 11, 1999 # 6 – Funeral Crasher November 11, 1999 [/quote] Holy crap I just saw this - I WAS THERE!! That was, I believe, [b]Triple H[/b] crashing Big Show's father's funeral by dragging his coffin around behind a car (gotta love Vince Russo!!!). I was in the audience but that happened on the tron. Also, blockbuster champ was Vince McMahon awarding an honorary WWF Championship to Arnold Schwarzenegger. It was cool, that was in the Baltimore Arena. I was there with my girlfriend who, at the time, did not like wrestling. Ha ha.[/quote] It was Big Boss Man. Not The Game. :-b :-b :-b :-b :-b :-b :-b :-b :-b [/quote] I should have checked, but I wasn't totally sure. It totally was Big Boss Man. Ohhhhh yeah Triple H was the one who had the coffin angle with KANE. That's where the confusion came in. Either way, I was there!! WOOP WOOP BTW Big Show's dad didn't really die during that angle. I don't know if he was/is alive, but that's not when he died.

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Sun, 21 Jun 2009 14:49:25 GMT

So who else has watched Smackdown yet? That match between Edge and Morrison was in-freaking-credible! That was a match that belonged at Wrestlemania! It lasted like a half-hour and it went back and forth so much. You thought Edge had it in the bag, them you were sure Morrison had it, then back to Edge. It's too bad Morrison lost, though. He deserves a push. Edge has had his time in the spotlight, and what Morrison said about it was absolutely true: Edge used to be entertaining, now he's just a whiner. [quote]At the Grand Rapids TNA live show, Kurt Angle squashed the WWE return rumors. Angle announced that he loves TNA, wants to extend his contract with the company and that he will never return to the WWE again. He said he never wants to work for Vince McMahon again, despite his recent radio appearance where he said he could return to WWE if he wanted to, since his TNA contract is about to expire and he did not burn any bridges in WWE when he left. [/quote] I just wanted to rub that in all you WWE fans' faces. I'm a jerk, I know, but...TNA STILL HAS KURT ANGLE! -Nate-

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Sun, 21 Jun 2009 15:26:18 GMT

I'll have to check out Smackdown, I've got it DVRed. [quote]I just wanted to rub that in all you WWE fans' faces. I'm a jerk, I know, but...TNA STILL HAS KURT ANGLE![/quote] ha haha ha!!! First off, when he says he could return to WWE if he wanted to, that's probably true, but it's also just a negotiating tactic. Second, he DID burn bridges when he left, he took shots at Vince, and it's not like he left voluntarily. WWE wanted him to enter rehab, and he didn't want to, so they let him go because they couldn't afford for another wrestler on their roster to die from drug use. That might be the worst way/reason to leave WWE that I've ever heard. Go Angle!! WOO HOO!! Screw rehab, right? Angle can take all the Oxycontin he wants as long as a doctor writes him a prescription, so he's not really an addict because he has a prescription. HA HA - Yeah, right. Honestly, I'm glad that Kurt wrestles a lighter schedule in TNA, I don't think WWE would take him back unless they knew he was really off drugs for good because they still can't afford for him to die on their watch. I'd imagine that Vince is probably just happy that Kurt is alive (possibly for selfish reasons) and in TNA his body won't get beat up the same way it did with a WWE schedule. Personally, I'm glad Kurt is alive and I think if he were in WWE his drug use would spiral out of control again and he'd O/D or get in a car accident or have a heart attack or something. I don't think many people know how bad his problem was when he left WWE. A lot of wrestlers said they were worried for his life, and it was right after the Benoit thing, if I remember correctly.

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Sun, 21 Jun 2009 15:34:22 GMT

[quote=ninjapirategear]I'll have to check out Smackdown, I've got it DVRed. [quote]I just wanted to rub that in all you WWE fans' faces. I'm a jerk, I know, but...TNA STILL HAS KURT ANGLE![/quote] ha haha ha!!! First off, when he says he could return to WWE if he wanted to, that's probably true, but it's also just a negotiating tactic. Second, he DID burn bridges when he left, he took shots at Vince, and it's not like he left voluntarily. WWE wanted him to enter rehab, and he didn't want to, so they let him go because they couldn't afford for another wrestler on their roster to die from drug use. That might be the worst way/reason to leave WWE that I've ever heard. Go Angle!! WOO HOO!! Screw rehab, right? Angle can take all the Oxycontin he wants as long as a doctor writes him a prescription, so he's not really an addict because he has a prescription. HA HA - Yeah, right. Honestly, I'm glad that Kurt wrestles a lighter schedule in TNA, I don't think WWE would take him back unless they knew he was really off drugs for good because they still can't afford for him to die on their watch. I'd imagine that Vince is probably just happy that Kurt is alive (possibly for selfish reasons) and in TNA his body won't get beat up the same way it did with a WWE schedule. Personally, I'm glad Kurt is alive and I think if he were in WWE his drug use would spiral out of control again and he'd O/D or get in a car accident or have a heart attack or something. I don't think many people know how bad his problem was when he left WWE. A lot of wrestlers said they were worried for his life, and it was right after the Benoit thing, if I remember correctly. [/quote] Wow, I didn't know all that. All I've heard is Angle's side of the story. He said he felt his body was getting way too banged up and he wanted a lighter wrestling schedule as a result. Vince wouldn't agree so he left, and now he's happy with TNA becuase all the wrestlers get a lighter schedule. Again, that was his side of the story. -Nate-

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Sun, 21 Jun 2009 20:08:16 GMT

[quote]Wow, I didn't know all that. All I've heard is Angle's side of the story. He said he felt his body was getting way too banged up and he wanted a lighter wrestling schedule as a result. Vince wouldn't agree so he left, and now he's happy with TNA becuase all the wrestlers get a lighter schedule. Again, that was his side of the story.[/quote] Yeah, well, it's really hard to get off an addiction to painkillers when you're constantly in pain from wrestling 4 nights a week, so that's what he meant by getting way too banged up.

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Mon, 22 Jun 2009 02:01:39 GMT

[quote]RESULTS FROM TNA WRESTLING'S "SLAMMIVERSARY" PAY-PER-VIEW: SAMOA JOE SHOCKS THE FANS AND HELPS KURT ANGLE WIN THE WORLD TITLE! PLUS, BEER MONEY INC. REGAINS TAG TEAM GOLD, ANGELINA AND SUICIDE RETAIN AND MORE! Missed Sunday's TNA Wrestling "Slammiversary" Pay-Per-View epic event? You can still catch the replay all month long on Pay-Per-View! Check your cable programming guide for availability! Preshow: The British Invasion defeated Rhino & Jesse Neal when Brutus Magnus beat Neal. Rhino's original partner Eric Young walked out on him during the bout, leading to Neal coming to try to help his mentor. QUICK RESULTS: - X Champion Suicide won the first King Of The Mountain match - Daniels defeated Shane Douglas - Knockouts Champion Angelina Love defeated Tara - Abyss & Taylor Wilde beat Raven & Daffney in Monster's Ball - Sting defeated Matt Morgan - Beer Money beat Team 3D to win the Tag Team Title - Kurt Angle won the King Of The Mountain to become new World Champion, thanks to Samoa Joe turning his back on his friends and fans to help Angle! COMPLETE PAY-PER-VIEW RESULTS: - Suicide retained the X Division Championship in the first King Of The Mountain match to open the broadcast, beating the members of The Motor City Machineguns and Lethal Consequences in a high-flying ladder match! - Daniels defeated "The Franchise" Shane Douglas in the "Second Chance Match" after Daniels hit the Best Moonsault Ever. - Angelina Love successfully defended the TNA Knockouts Championship over Tara when Velvet Sky interfered on behalf of her Beautiful People partner. Velvet Sky and Madison Rayne interfered throughout. Velvet sprayed hairspray in Tara's eyes, allowing Angelina to hit her finisher and get the pin to retain the gold. - Abyss and Taylor Wilde defeated Raven and Daffney in the "Monster's Ball" match when Abyss reversed a DDT into the Black Hole Slam for the pin on Raven. The chaotic bout also saw Wilde and Daffney go hardcore on each other with weapons and tacks! - "The Icon" Sting defeated "The Blueprint" Matt Morgan after Sting escaped from Morgan's "Hellavtor" finisher and Sting hit the Scorpion Death Drop for the win. Sting remains the leader of the Main Event Mafia. - Beer Money, Inc became the new TNA World Tag Team Champions by defeating Team 3D. The British Invasion got involved in the bout, ultimately costing Brother Ray and Devon the gold! After Team 3D hit their finisher, Rob Terry of the Invasion climbed up on the ring apron - causing a battle between Team 3D and the British Invasion. This allowed Beer Money to hit their finisher on Brother Devon to get the win! - Kurt Angle became the new TNA World Heavyweight Champion by winning the King Of The Mountain main event, beating Mick Foley, Jeff Jarrett and AJ Styles...with help from Samoa Joe!!! As Joe was climbing the ladder to win it, he handed the gold to Angle! Joe shocked the wrestling world with his actions - the question is, what will be the fallout from what he did? [/quote] HE HANDED HIM THE BELT?! WHAT?! Is that even legal?! The fingerpoke of doom from Hogan to Nash was a sanctioned match, so it was legal. But if Samoa Joe grabbed the belt, he's the champ. There should be some sort of match to take it away from him, even if he did lay down in the match. If I had ordered this PPV or been at the event live, I would have been pissed. And Beer Money Inc. are the tag team champions again. I really like them, but I really like the Dudleyz too. I wish I would have seen that match. -Nate-

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Mon, 22 Jun 2009 08:41:48 GMT

I would love to buy TNA PPVs but I'm always waiting for there to be a good one so that I won't regret buying the next one. But every time I read the results I think, "Glad I didn't buy that."

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Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:03:32 GMT

[quote=ninjapirategear]I would love to buy TNA PPVs but I'm always waiting for there to be a good one so that I won't regret buying the next one. But every time I read the results I think, "Glad I didn't buy that."[/quote] Agreed. I got a copy of whatever show Sting and Foley had their first match at and I fastforward through most of it.

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Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:30:43 GMT

Preview for tonight's first ever commercial-free WWE Monday Night Raw: [quote][img]http://www.wwe.com/content/media/touts/splash/images/10583658[/img] [b][size=7]Raw is Trump's[/size][/b] Tonight, appearing on the show he just purchased, Donald Trump will present the first-ever commercial-free Raw. What other surprises will Raw's new owner have in store for the WWE Universe? Will Trump stop with Raw? [img]http://www.wwe.com/content/media/touts/splash/images/10579654[/img] New Raw owner Donald Trump decreed that Randy Orton defend the WWE Title tonight against Triple H in a Last Man Standing Match - the match type that saw The Game shatter The Viper's collarbone at One Night Stand last year. [img]http://www.wwe.com/content/media/touts/splash/images/10536624[/img] Besting nine other Superstars in a Battle Royal on Raw, Triple H earned the right to face WWE Champion Randy Orton at The Bash. But first the two enemies will face next week on Raw in a Last Man Standing Match. [img]http://www.wwe.com/content/media/touts/splash/images/10547134[/img] After defeating Carlito & Primo on Raw, Cody Rhodes & Ted DiBiase earned an opportunity to challenge for the Unified WWE Tag Team Titles. The multi-generational Superstars will collide with the titles on the line at The Bash[/quote] I can't wait! Two big events in a row on Raw! WWE if finally starting to wow me again after quite a few years of stagnation. I'm not liking the idea of Trump being involved with WWE, but I'm liking the commercial-free Raw as a result of it. I really hope Legacy takes the tag-titles away from Carlito and Primo. God I hate Carlito and Primo. -Nate-

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Mon, 22 Jun 2009 20:09:46 GMT

[quote=BurningDoom][quote]RESULTS FROM TNA WRESTLING'S "SLAMMIVERSARY" PAY-PER-VIEW: SAMOA JOE SHOCKS THE FANS AND HELPS KURT ANGLE WIN THE WORLD TITLE! PLUS, BEER MONEY INC. REGAINS TAG TEAM GOLD, ANGELINA AND SUICIDE RETAIN AND MORE! - Kurt Angle became the new TNA World Heavyweight Champion by winning the King Of The Mountain main event, beating Mick Foley, Jeff Jarrett and AJ Styles...with help from Samoa Joe!!! As Joe was climbing the ladder to win it, he handed the gold to Angle! Joe shocked the wrestling world with his actions - the question is, what will be the fallout from what he did? [/quote] HE HANDED HIM THE BELT?! WHAT?! Is that even legal?! The fingerpoke of doom from Hogan to Nash was a sanctioned match, so it was legal. But if Samoa Joe grabbed the belt, he's the champ. There should be some sort of match to take it away from him, even if he did lay down in the match. If I had ordered this PPV or been at the event live, I would have been pissed. And Beer Money Inc. are the tag team champions again. I really like them, but I really like the Dudleyz too. I wish I would have seen that match. -Nate-[/quote] "The competitors in the match start out as "ineligible" to win. In order to become "eligible", a wrestler must score a pinfall or submission on an opponent. The opponent who submits or is pinned is forced to spend two minutes in the "penalty box" cage. More than one wrestler can be in the cage. This often results in wrestlers fighting inside the cage or forming some sort of alliance. Once "eligible", the wrestler may win the match by retrieving the belt and hanging it on the hook suspended above the ring with the aid of the ladders. A TNA official maintains possession of the belt and circles the ring, staying out of the action as much as possible. When a wrestler wishes to hang the belt, he must retrieve it from the official. Once the belt is in play, any other wrestler who is eligible may attempt to steal the belt and hang it. Once the belt has been dropped and no wrestler is attempting to hang it, a referee returns the belt to the official. The matchup is similar to the more common ladder match, which has the belt suspended above the ring and the winner is the one who retrieves it with the use of a ladder. The King of the Mountain match is considered backwards in nature to the ladder match, as the competitors attempt to hang the belt instead of retrieving it." So Joe had the belt and he just had to hang it on the hook but instead handed it to Angle who hanged the belt on the hook to win the match and championship. Not sure if I like how the match is won.

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Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:36:10 GMT

[quote=kidlippy][quote=BurningDoom][quote]RESULTS FROM TNA WRESTLING'S "SLAMMIVERSARY" PAY-PER-VIEW: SAMOA JOE SHOCKS THE FANS AND HELPS KURT ANGLE WIN THE WORLD TITLE! PLUS, BEER MONEY INC. REGAINS TAG TEAM GOLD, ANGELINA AND SUICIDE RETAIN AND MORE! - Kurt Angle became the new TNA World Heavyweight Champion by winning the King Of The Mountain main event, beating Mick Foley, Jeff Jarrett and AJ Styles...with help from Samoa Joe!!! As Joe was climbing the ladder to win it, he handed the gold to Angle! Joe shocked the wrestling world with his actions - the question is, what will be the fallout from what he did? [/quote] HE HANDED HIM THE BELT?! WHAT?! Is that even legal?! The fingerpoke of doom from Hogan to Nash was a sanctioned match, so it was legal. But if Samoa Joe grabbed the belt, he's the champ. There should be some sort of match to take it away from him, even if he did lay down in the match. If I had ordered this PPV or been at the event live, I would have been pissed. And Beer Money Inc. are the tag team champions again. I really like them, but I really like the Dudleyz too. I wish I would have seen that match. -Nate-[/quote] "The competitors in the match start out as "ineligible" to win. In order to become "eligible", a wrestler must score a pinfall or submission on an opponent. The opponent who submits or is pinned is forced to spend two minutes in the "penalty box" cage. More than one wrestler can be in the cage. This often results in wrestlers fighting inside the cage or forming some sort of alliance. Once "eligible", the wrestler may win the match by retrieving the belt and hanging it on the hook suspended above the ring with the aid of the ladders. A TNA official maintains possession of the belt and circles the ring, staying out of the action as much as possible. When a wrestler wishes to hang the belt, he must retrieve it from the official. Once the belt is in play, any other wrestler who is eligible may attempt to steal the belt and hang it. Once the belt has been dropped and no wrestler is attempting to hang it, a referee returns the belt to the official. The matchup is similar to the more common ladder match, which has the belt suspended above the ring and the winner is the one who retrieves it with the use of a ladder. The King of the Mountain match is considered backwards in nature to the ladder match, as the competitors attempt to hang the belt instead of retrieving it." So Joe had the belt and he just had to hang it on the hook but instead handed it to Angle who hanged the belt on the hook to win the match and championship. Not sure if I like how the match is won.[/quote] Yeah, because any of that makes sense. Here is a scene: Jeff Jarrett: Vince, I had a thought. Vince Russo: Does it involve something on a pole? Jeff Jarrett: I don't know, maybe. We should think of the most ridiculously complicated match of all time. Vince Russo: Wow! Great idea! Does it involve hanging something, ladders, and a cage? Jeff Jarrett: Why not? Vince Russo: What are the rules? Jeff Jarrett: I don't know, we'll make it up as we go along. Vince Russo: SWEET.

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Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:39:20 GMT

Wow, King of the Mountain is the most ridiculously complicated match in the history of wrestling. What a stupid match! Either pin a guy, or climb a ladder, not both. But I guess it makes sense now with Samoa Joe handed Angle the belt. It was legal. It's still a lame ending to a PPV main event though. -Nate-

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Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:58:34 GMT

[quote=BurningDoom]Wow, King of the Mountain is the most ridiculously complicated match in the history of wrestling. What a stupid match! Either pin a guy, or climb a ladder, not both. But I guess it makes sense now with Samoa Joe handed Angle the belt. It was legal. It's still a lame ending to a PPV main event though. -Nate-[/quote] You have to give Jarrett credit for trying to make TNA different, but yeah, keep it simple. That's why the Royal Rumble has been successful since 1988, War Games was successful (until Bischoff tried to add 3 teams and add more rules to it), and to a lesser extent, World War 3.

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Tue, 23 Jun 2009 01:32:27 GMT

TNA uses gimmicks like it's 1999. They need to use a more conservative booking style. A ladder match is for when there MUST only be 1 winner and both guys are willing to sacrifice everything for the gold. A steel cage match is to prevent outside interference. If you can't finish a regular match, you have to put it in a cage to keep other people out. A battle royal is for when you have a lot of guys and you need 1 winner. Fast. Obviously there are a few exceptions to these rules, and there are a few more gimmick ideas that work OK, but overall one of these 3 will settle any dispute. Every classic, good gimmick match was originally created for a purpose, and that should be considered when using them. If you want to do a Last Man Standing match or an I Quit match, you better be prepared to give the fans something good. You better be prepared to have a decisive finish! Gimmick matches are all about decisive finishes. If you have AJ Styles and Booker T, and neither of them can afford to lose to the other one clean, DON'T BOOK THEM IN AN I QUIT MATCH!!! Put them in a normal match and get one DQ'ed. DUH. Jeff, your dad is historically one of the greatest bookers of all time. WTF??! Don't you have him on speed dial?? Ask him what the fuck you should be doing. And if he thinks what the show is decent, then get him to a hospital, he's got early onset Alzheimer's.

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Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:30:39 GMT

[quote=ninjapirategear]TNA uses gimmicks like it's 1999. They need to use a more conservative booking style. A ladder match is for when there MUST only be 1 winner and both guys are willing to sacrifice everything for the gold. A steel cage match is to prevent outside interference. If you can't finish a regular match, you have to put it in a cage to keep other people out. A battle royal is for when you have a lot of guys and you need 1 winner. Fast. Obviously there are a few exceptions to these rules, and there are a few more gimmick ideas that work OK, but overall one of these 3 will settle any dispute. Every classic, good gimmick match was originally created for a purpose, and that should be considered when using them. If you want to do a Last Man Standing match or an I Quit match, you better be prepared to give the fans something good. You better be prepared to have a decisive finish! Gimmick matches are all about decisive finishes. If you have AJ Styles and Booker T, and neither of them can afford to lose to the other one clean, DON'T BOOK THEM IN AN I QUIT MATCH!!! Put them in a normal match and get one DQ'ed. DUH. Jeff, your dad is historically one of the greatest bookers of all time. WTF??! Don't you have him on speed dial?? Ask him what the fuck you should be doing. And if he thinks what the show is decent, then get him to a hospital, he's got early onset Alzheimer's. [/quote] Jeff Jarrett is one of the fastest ways to make me change a channel...his gimmicks are bad, his style is bad and his work is blah. His is a big part of TNA's problems....dude, it's a business not a thing with which to stroke your ego.

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Tue, 23 Jun 2009 16:55:57 GMT

[quote]Jeff Jarrett is one of the fastest ways to make me change a channel...his gimmicks are bad, his style is bad and his work is blah. His is a big part of TNA's problems....dude, it's a business not a thing with which to stroke your ego.[/quote] Let's talk about Jeff Jarrett for a minute. Let's do Jarrett's bio: Worked for his dad in the 80s. Wow, way to pay your dues. Was hired by Vince after his dad went out of business, had a string of unsuccessful angles. His tag team partner DIED and he was suddenly given the push his tag team partner was getting. Look, I'm not saying Jeff is glad Owen died or anything, I'm just saying he was in the right place at the right time. Won the IC belt around the same time as Val Venis, Billy Gunn, and Ken Shamrock, if you want to kind of compare Jeff to some of the other "greats" of the time. Jeff became good friends with Vince Russo in WWF. Russo gave Jeff a lot of TV time and he was featured in some big angles with Debra and Miss Kitty. Then he had a very big feud with Chyna. Apparently Vince Russo had Jeff booked as the IC champion, and Jeff's contract expired on the Saturday before a PPV. Russo left for WCW, and told Jeff to get his ass over there ASAP. So Jeff comes to WWF like, "Hey, I'm going to take the IC belt to WCW with me after my contract expires unless you pay me $300,000." So McMahon paid Jarrett over a quarter million dollars to drop the belt to Chyna at No Mercy 1999. Then Jarrett goes to WCW, where his ol' buddy Russo is running the show, and is the World Champion in 6 months. So he goes from jobbing to Chyna to winning a world title that Chris Benoit spat on. Since Vince Russo doesn't really know what people want to see, obviously WCW got even worse than it already was, and nobody cared about Jarrett, who has never been able to get people to cheer OR boo him. After WCW failed, Jarrett and his dad started TNA with money they borrowed from Dixie Carter's parents, they have been hemorrhaging money ever since. Of course Jarrett hired his buddy Vince Russo to book the show, guaranteeing that it will suck. Maybe Jeff Jarrett really is the Chosen One. I mean, he's always in the right place at the right time. His friends and family have gotten him every job and push he ever had.

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Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:10:02 GMT

[quote=ninjapirategear][quote]Jeff Jarrett is one of the fastest ways to make me change a channel...his gimmicks are bad, his style is bad and his work is blah. His is a big part of TNA's problems....dude, it's a business not a thing with which to stroke your ego.[/quote] Let's talk about Jeff Jarrett for a minute. Let's do Jarrett's bio: Worked for his dad in the 80s. Wow, way to pay your dues. Was hired by Vince after his dad went out of business, had a string of unsuccessful angles. His tag team partner DIED and he was suddenly given the push his tag team partner was getting. Look, I'm not saying Jeff is glad Owen died or anything, I'm just saying he was in the right place at the right time. Won the IC belt around the same time as Val Venis, Billy Gunn, and Ken Shamrock, if you want to kind of compare Jeff to some of the other "greats" of the time. Jeff became good friends with Vince Russo in WWF. Russo gave Jeff a lot of TV time and he was featured in some big angles with Debra and Miss Kitty. Then he had a very big feud with Chyna. Apparently Vince Russo had Jeff booked as the IC champion, and Jeff's contract expired on the Saturday before a PPV. Russo left for WCW, and told Jeff to get his ass over there ASAP. So Jeff comes to WWF like, "Hey, I'm going to take the IC belt to WCW with me after my contract expires unless you pay me $300,000." So McMahon paid Jarrett over a quarter million dollars to drop the belt to Chyna at No Mercy 1999. Then Jarrett goes to WCW, where his ol' buddy Russo is running the show, and is the World Champion in 6 months. So he goes from jobbing to Chyna to winning a world title that Chris Benoit spat on. Since Vince Russo doesn't really know what people want to see, obviously WCW got even worse than it already was, and nobody cared about Jarrett, who has never been able to get people to cheer OR boo him. After WCW failed, Jarrett and his dad started TNA with money they borrowed from Dixie Carter's parents, they have been hemorrhaging money ever since. Of course Jarrett hired his buddy Vince Russo to book the show, guaranteeing that it will suck. Maybe Jeff Jarrett really is the Chosen One. I mean, he's always in the right place at the right time. His friends and family have gotten him every job and push he ever had. [/quote] Sounds about right to me....The N.W.O. angle jumped the shark when he got his tee-shirt....he's the reason that I have never seriously pursued interest in TNA...your point about people never being able to either boo or cheer him is well said and very accurate.

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Tue, 23 Jun 2009 21:53:44 GMT

I think Vince should have just let him walk with the IC title. I mean, it would have hurt Chyna, who was a big deal at the time, and her push WAS very important, as much of a joke as she is now. It would have been bad to diminish her role, but at the same time, why not just get on TV and say, "Ted Turner, I'm sending you one of my champions. I know you really need a boost right now, and I don't want anybody to say I'm not a generous man. So it's yours. You can have the WWF Intercontinental Championship for as long as you want it." Wouldn't that have been a classic move? He would own all the WCW belts less than 2 years later anyway.

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Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:10:57 GMT

[quote][img]http://http.cdnlayer.com/tnawrestling/components/com_fpss/images/impactthurs.jpg[/img] [img]http://http.cdnlayer.com/tnawrestling/components/com_fpss/images/abyssnash.jpg[/img] [b]PREVIEW FOR THURSDAY'S HUGE "iMPACT!" BROADCAST ON SPIKE TV: THE AFTERMATH OF SLAMMIVERSARY, SAMOA JOE JOINS THE MAIN EVENT MAFIA, ABYSS VS. KEVIN NASH AND MORE[/b] On Thursday night, TNA Wrestling returns to SpikeTV at 9/8c for two hours of Total Nonstop Action featuring the aftermath of the Slammiversary Pay-Per-View event! The below is an early preview of what is scheduled for the broadcast - card is subject to change! - NEW TNA World Heavyweight Champion Kurt Angle will appear on the broadcast along with Samoa Joe, who shocked the wrestling world on Sunday night by turning his back on the fans and his friend AJ Styles! Joe helped Angle regain the World Title, leading to major controversy. Will Joe explain himself this Thursday? What will happen when he crosses paths with AJ Styles? - Plus, what will Main Event Mafia leader "The Icon" Sting have to say about the situation involving Angle and Samoa Joe? What will be Sting's reaction to what happened at Slammiversary? Sources say Kurt Angle will officially introduce Samoa Joe as the newest member of the Main Event Mafia on Thursday night! What hell will break loose as a result?! - Main Event Mafia member "Big Sexy" Kevin Nash will battle "The Monster" Abyss this Thursday night in one of the featured bouts between two of TNA's top juggernauts! - Also on the broadcast, we'll hear from new TNA World Tag Team Champions Beer Money, Inc...plus Team 3D has already promised to unleash hell on The British Invasion this Thursday for costing them the championship at Slammiversary! Will all hell break loose between Team 3D, Beer Money and The British Invasion? - Also this Thursday on SpikeTV, the TNA Knockouts go hardcore once more as Taylor Wilde will battle Daffney in the first-ever Knockouts 10,000 Tacks Match! All this and much more on "iMPACT!" on SpikeTV at 9/8c as TNA begins the road to the July 19 "Victory Road" Pay-Per-View event[/quote]

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Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:11:25 GMT

[quote]- Main Event Mafia member "Big Sexy" Kevin Nash will battle "The Monster" Abyss this Thursday night in one of the featured bouts between two of TNA's top juggernauts![/quote] Neither of these guys can wrestle!! Come on! Wrestling is fake. I accept that. It's a show. But I don't want them rubbing it in my face that it's fake. You know how a puppeteer will hide behind a curtain or above or below a stage? It's like, I know they're puppets, but you can suspend your disbelief for the sake of the show, and it helps if you don't see the puppeteer. Well, how the hell am I supposed to suspend my disbelief if Kevin Nash is in a match. All I can think about is how I COULD TAKE KEVIN NASH FOR REAL. The dude is one step better than being in a wheelchair, plus his elbow is f'ed up, and he was never that good of a wrestler to begin with, so he doesn't have anything to fall back on the way Steve Austin did for a few years when his knees were basically done. **SPOILER ALERT** I haven't seen the match or read the results, but here's what's going to happen. Lots of stand up punches, Nash is going to get the big boot. Abyss is going to spend A LOT of time in the corner being slowly worked by Kevin Nash. They may also switch, and put Nash in the corner and Abyss will slowly work him. At some point Abyss will jump on Nash's back, and Nash will fall on his back, hurting Abyss. Either Nash gets Abyss up for the Jackknife and wins or somebody interferes on Nash's behalf. I'm not sure if Nash can get somebody the size of Abyss up anymore, so the ending will sort of remain a mystery. Also, I don't want to spoil anything else, but this match will be SLOOOOOWWWWWW. Why would anybody WANT to see that? I'll say it again: Isn't there another guy on the roster that can wrestle so that Nash doesn't have to?? The guy is not a wrestler anymore. He can't do it. I respect Nash for his past greatness, he's got a great mind for the business and he's a natural talker, but the dude just can't wrestle anymore. [quote]- Also this Thursday on SpikeTV, the TNA Knockouts go hardcore once more as Taylor Wilde will battle Daffney in the first-ever Knockouts 10,000 Tacks Match![/quote] Who wants to see 2 hot chicks get tacks in them? This is awful. TNA has no clue what anybody wants to see, because clearly nobody wants to see this. If they did a "show your boobs" match, it would be cheap and it would be bad, but at least somebody would want to see it.

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Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:13:21 GMT

Also, I just watched Raw. The only part I liked was them cleaning up the Santina Marella debacle. I mean, she gets fired, and then it turns out that Santino and Santina were different people all along! Well, she had a good run, right?

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Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:59:58 GMT

[b]June 24 news and notes[/b] source: PWInsider.com, f4wonline.com -- WWE had arena security confiscate all fan signs related to "Macho Man" Randy Savage at Monday's Raw taping in Green Bay, Wisconsin. It was reported last month that WWE decided against manufacturing Savage clothing in coordination with their three-disc DVD release on him as they didn't want fans wearing t-shirts bearing his trademark likeness appearing on their television shows. -- WWE will be touring Puerto Rico in September of 2009. Here are the dates & locations: September 3rd - Tomas Dones Coliseum in Fajardo September 4th - Jose Miguel Agrelot Coliseum in Hato Rey September 5th - Manuel Iguina Coliseum in Arecibo September 6th - Juan Pachin Vicens Auditorium in Ponce Tickets go on sale July 18th at 10 AM. -- BaldwinCountyNow.com has a story on city native Todd Grisham. When asked to name the highlight of his career, Grisham said: "Calling a match at WrestleMania 25 in front of over 70,000 people was pretty cool...and just being on TV so my mom can watch me is a dream come true....even on the rare occasions that I get kicked in the face!" Click here to read the article. http://www.baldwincountynow.com/articles/2...cf819370206.txt -- Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase are no longer be referred to as "Priceless," reports f4wonline.com. Rather, they will simply referred to as "Legacy." WWE recently issued a directive to the announcers regarding the change. -- Raw's top cable competition, Jon & Kate Plus 8, will go on hiatus until August following the Gosselins' separation announcement on Monday's episode, TLC said in a statement. -- The agent of Ric Flair, Elaine Gillespie, issued the following statement yesterday: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 23, 2009 We've had several inquiries since Ric Flair began to appear frequently on RAW again as to whether or not Ric is still available for appearances outside of WWE, so here’s a statement from The Man himself: "I will always be a part of the WWE family, however I am still anxious to get out there and meet my fans in person. I have had a great time doing just that since my retirement! My agent is currently negotiating appearances across the US and several abroad that will allow me to meet my fans around the world. I am very excited about these new opportunities! WooooOOOooo!" -- Following last night's episode, former WWE Diva Torrie Wilson is one of the final three competitors in NBC's reality show I'm a Celebrity…Get Me out of Here!. The two other finalists are actor Lou Diamond Phillips and former NBA star John Salley. The King or Queen of the Jungle will be announced during tonight's one-hour finale, which starts at 8:00 p.m. EST. -- Today marks the two-year anniversary -- BIG ANNOUNCEMENT - Candice Michelle.... WrestleBookings.com is pleased, proud, and excited to announce the addition of former WWE Womens' Champion CANDICE MICHELLE! Though Candice was a 2004 Diva Search contestant which ultimately lead to her signing a contract with the WWE, she rose to fame in 2005 as the sultry starlet that pushed the censors during the GoDaddy.com Super Bowl commercial. With that shot in the arm, Candice became one of the WWE's most beloved Divas of all time both learning the ropes and maintaining her signature looks. In 2006, Candice made headlines again posing for Playboy magazine in a wildly successful issue. In 2009, Candice departed from the WWE after a series of injuries sidelined her. But, her departure from the WWE has opened the door for her to accept bookings for autograph signings, modeling, and TV appearances! And, you can send your inquiry and/or proposal for this major entertainment superstar through WrestleBookings, http://www.WrestleBookings.com and http://myspace.com/WrestleBookings. *SERIOUS INQURIES ONLY* **Please note that Candice is not currently accepting radio/internet interview requests, due to a charity commitment.** -- The following was sent in: Pro Wrestling Radio returns live this Wednesday night June 24 at 7 PM/EST. I will be joined by former WWE and ECW world champion Rob Van Dam. Rob will join the show as soon as I go on the air at 7. Rob will catch us up with what he has been up to since he left the WWE. Rob also talk about his career in ECW and the WWE. I interviewed Rob 12 years ago for a Shoot Interview and he was fantastic. This is an interview you do not want to miss. I will take questions for Rob from the chat room. I will take your calls following Rob’s appearance for the rest of the show. We can talk about all of the latest news and topics in the world of pro wrestling. Call in at 1-877-800-8834. Listen live online with no downloads and join the chat room at http://www.tvbydemand.com/radio_ prowrestling_radioshow.asp. Don’t Forget the CBF (Celebrity Boxing Federation) #9 DVD and PPV is on sale at TVByDemand.com! This is an exciting show with a main event you do not want to miss! For more information click http://www.tvbydemand.com. Are you interested in Sports Entertainment? Have you dreamed of getting into the squared circle? Would you like to be a Professional Wrestler? Devastation University is holding an open house on Monday June 29th 2009 from 7:30pm till 9:30pm at 523 Howard Street Riverton NJ, click here for more information www.devastationwrestling.com or www.locowrestling.com. Lance Storm Blog Camrose, AB June 22, 2009 I’m not sure how many of you, if any, were able to attend the Rockstar Wrestling Federation Show in Camrose, AB this past weekend, but if you had the chance and didn’t I’m pretty sure you’ll regret it. I plugged the show on the site and as I mentioned, I would be doing a special guest referee spot on the show and a few of my SWA students would be working the show as well. I really had no idea, going in, what to expect from the show. I had never dealt with anyone from RWF before, so to be honest my expectations were low. The local Indy scene can be very hit and miss, more often miss than hit, which is one of the reasons why I turn down almost every Indy offer I receive. I accepted the RWF offer for two reasons the first being that it was only 45 minutes from my in-laws cabin, which is where I was going to be that weekend, and they agreed to book four of my students in the opening tag team match. I like to help my students get bookings when possible so I figured I’d roll the dice and give RWF a chance. With the show now behind me I’m happy to report that I had a great time in Camrose, and ended up being a much bigger part of the show than I originally intended. About a week out from the show one of my students pulled out of the tag match, leaving an open spot to fill. After a few unsuccessful attempts to fill the spot I decided to just fill the spot myself and work under a mask as another one of my students. I knew I would have fun working with my guys, and working under the mask instead of as Lance Storm gave me the freedom to just work the opener and have fun. I wasn’t working as Lance Storm so I wasn’t asking for a big pay cheque (I did it for what he was paying the other guys) and since he wasn’t paying for Lance Storm I didn’t feel obligated to put out a Lance Storm caliber Main Event match. I asked the promoter to keep it quiet and not tell anyone, and to his credit he did just that. I had one of my current students, who came to the show, play decoy for me so there would be an extra body at the show if anyone wanted to know who the masked guy was. When I arrived at the show the only people who knew I’d be working were my students. I don’t think there was a single person in the crowd that had a clue it was me and I know the majority of the boys were very surprised when I quickly slipped off my ref gear and took the mask from my decoy, right before our ring music hit. There were even a few of the boys that missed the ring entrance and didn’t know I worked the show till after the match. What really made the show for me was the building set up and a really responsive local crowd. The show was held in a hockey arena, which is usually terrible for wrestling. Unless you draw a thousand people or more, you never even fill the seats on the arena floor, so everyone is spread out and a crowd of 500 can look and sound like a crowd of 100. With this show the promoter had tall wooden bleachers set up tight around ring side, which got all the fans in close to the ring. The show drew close to 300 people, (which is real good for an Alberta Indy) and I doubt there was a person more than 30 feet from the ring. The ring was literally surrounded on 3 sides by a wall of fans with a few people sitting on the floor by the entrance way. This set up made the 300 fans look and sound like a crowd of 600, which made for a fun show. The opening SWA Grad Tag match ended up pitting T-Bone (June 2006) & Chris Knight (Sept. 2007) against Pete Powers (Jan. 2008) & The SWA Kid (Yours Truly). Peter and I were the Baby Face team and in an attempt to conceal my identity I wore the black and red singlet that I only wore once, against Christian on a BSE show in Toronto in 2006, with a red and black Under Armor shirt underneath that, with a black and red Octagon mask; I even tried to work a completely different style, which was a lot of fun. I didn’t do a single move I was known for using during my career and even broke out a couple whacky lucha type rolls to start the match, which got a great reaction, especially from Chris Knight who had never seen me do them before and had no idea what I was doing. The crazy thing is I had no idea I was going to bust them out till about 10 seconds before I did them. I honestly can’t remember the last time I had so much fun in the ring. There was no pressure to live up to any expectations and even with our attempts to keep our match at a solid opening match effort and just have fun, I think we still managed to have the best match on the card. The referee gig was a good time as well. I managed to maintain law and order enabling Vance Nevada to successfully defend his Trans Canadian Title. To top the night off I even managed to deliver a Super Kick to the unsuccessful challenger, Michelle Star, who took exception to my refereeing skills. All in all it was a fun night and I hope everyone who attended the show had a great time. Perhaps they even had a better time now that they realize that in addition to the fun show they also got to see my first wrestling match back in almost 2-years. Thanks for coming out everyone. Lance Storm ( A.K.A. The SWA Kid) JR's Blog Jerry Brisco Update...The Bash...The Travel...The Death of a Legend Wed, 06/24/2009 Back from cheese country safe and sound and hitting the ground running with plenty to do on the BBQ front not to mention prep time for this Sunday's "Bash." BBQ'ed random thoughts..... My thanks to those of you that are doing some on line shopping with us. Your business keeps this site up and running and for that we are thankful. Please check out our specials in our store and look at our customer friendly prices on quality products. We also have plenty of autographed items available there. Gerald Brisco is feeling much better and after a "false start" regarding his lab work looks as if he will have his "valve job" for his ticker next week. In order words, Jerry Brisco is scheduled, as I write this, to have the small hole in his heart and the faulty heart valve repaired in Tampa next week. Jerry seems to have made a positive turn from the affects of his multiple strokes. The Brisco's are tough and have always been winners and I can feel Jerry attacking this matter with the competitive edge with which he was born. Recovery time for all the native Okie's health issues will likely be a couple of months, maybe a little more, but what some folks wouldn't give to have a couple of months off and get away from the challenging, weekly travel schedule. Not a bad trip this week as I flew into Chicago and then rode to Milwaukee Sunday night and hooked up with Todd Grisham on Monday for the short haul up to Green Bay for our one match. The SD bout ended up being a solid one considering it was a 6 man tag featuring 3 different issues in one contest. The SD crew will accept all "thanks" from the Raw team for helping Raw pop a nice TV rating Monday night. That was a joke, by the way. I thought HHH vs. Orton was one helluva match Monday night for the record. Big time execution and physicality. Love the physical nature of the business but that's easy for me to say as I only have to try and describe it.....BROTHER!! Monday was fun and I want to say that Donald Trump and his traveling party are as professional and friendly as any of the celeb's that have ever visited WWE. I always enjoying talking with Mr. Trump and he's actually been watching the programming as he had a few J.R. quotes from previous shows. I thought that was pretty cool. BTW....years ago if someone told an old time wrestler that they "enjoyed the show tonight" the old timer would usually curse out the fan and threaten them with bodily harm for implying that the event was a "show." Speaking of old timers, I got a Crusher reference in the Smackdown show Friday night in Milwaukee, the city the late Crusher, Reggie Lisowski, made famous in his AWA days. This week's Friday Night Smackdown show is a really solid, two hour effort with lots of wrestling and some extremely entertaining interaction between Mr. McMahon and Theodore Long. You can judge for yourself Friday night but I think you will agree that the SD team created an awareness for The Bash PPV which it needed. With so many PPV's makes it challenging to give all of them the time and TLC that they need to fully engage the consumer in buying them. I think that this Sunday's PPV has a chance to be really good especially if the match times allow for compelling stories to be told. Speaking of California, The Bash, etc, this is a long trip as I leave Saturday for Sacramento and don't return until the following Thursday afternoon after the Bakersfield SD/ECW taping. That's likely to mean a trip to Stamford the following week for voice overs of the Bakersfield Smackdown. I was really sad to hear of Billy "Red" Lyons passing. I first met Billy when he would attend the every 3 week, WWE TV tapings always traveling with Jack Tunney and always dressed like a pro with coat and tie. Billy told great stories including when he was Cowboy Bill Watts' tag partner not long after Watts had made his in ring debut. Billy "Red" Lyons was a class act who made significant, long term contributions to the business that he loved and will be missed by so many. My condolences to all of Billy's friends and family. I'll assure you that Billy has some of "the boys" cornered in Heaven and they are all laughing at one of Billy Red's stories as you read this. The Jeff Hardy challenge to World's Champ C.M. Punk is really gathering steam. I actually like the deliberate evolution of Punk's persona and his subtleties are on point in my view because they are not being rushed along. This first ever one on one meeting and with it being on PPV should encourage these two natural performers to raise the bar this Sunday and I expect this match to rock. I love the contrast in styles, Hardy's high flying and Punk's strikes ala those brain rattling knee shots, which can help make for a great bout. John Morrison is starting to separate himself from the pack of young talents who want to elevate to the next level and Morrison's bout this Friday night against C.M. Punk is a damn good one. Growing up in the wrestling territories, the Mask vs. the IC Title bout has me emotionally vested. Some younger fans may not connect with the heritage of Rey's mask and other fans may simply want to lament what was once done in WCW and that's cool but I am in a role where I have to deal in "today" and come Sunday I look for these two pro's to make their match hard to follow. SD has four bouts at The Bash which also includes Melina defending the WWE Women's Title against Michelle McCool, this one will be physical if my instincts are accurate, and the Ziggler vs. Khali bout which might surprise us. I'm not saying it will be Brisco-Funk or HHH-HBK but still, Dick, I mean Dolph Ziggler vs. The Great Khali might offer a surprise. Or not. Yes, ladies but sorry to confirm that my young, broadcast partner Todd Grisham, a rising star in WWE, has become engaged to be married. Congrats to Todd who is 33 and has never been hitched. Smart man....there's no reason to rush into martial bliss. Of course, the Mrs. and I have been invited to the wedding but it, unfortunately, takes place on Saturday October 17 in the Northeast and I will be in Dallas that day for the Oklahoma vs. Texas college football game. Hey, a man has to have his priorities and Todd and his new bride will receive a nice gift from the Ross'. Nonetheless I wouldn't miss an OU-UT game to attend the wedding of one of my own family members. [b]Chris Jericho was telling the story in Milwaukee Tuesday night of the locker room altercation he had with Goldberg on Goldberg's first night in WWE. I saw the incident and it was essentially over in the blink of an eye as Jericho grabbed a tight, front face lock on his larger adversary and then the mêlée was broken up. Jericho smiled when remembering that moment and many of the young guys seemed to enjoy hearing the story.[/b] Take it from me, no one in Green Bay wants to talk about Bret Favre. Sore subject. The #4 ship has sailed in Cheeseland. We are presently looking at the possibility of opening one or two more J.R.'s Family BBQ'S and are doing our due diligence on these projects. Both will be in Oklahoma so we can properly manage them. Stay tuned. Thanks for stopping by. More blogs and Q&A's updated soon. Boomer Sooner! J.R.

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Wed, 24 Jun 2009 19:24:54 GMT

[quote=ninjapirategear][quote]- Main Event Mafia member "Big Sexy" Kevin Nash will battle "The Monster" Abyss this Thursday night in one of the featured bouts between two of TNA's top juggernauts![/quote] Neither of these guys can wrestle!! Come on! Wrestling is fake. I accept that. It's a show. But I don't want them rubbing it in my face that it's fake. You know how a puppeteer will hide behind a curtain or above or below a stage? It's like, I know they're puppets, but you can suspend your disbelief for the sake of the show, and it helps if you don't see the puppeteer. Well, how the hell am I supposed to suspend my disbelief if Kevin Nash is in a match. All I can think about is how I COULD TAKE KEVIN NASH FOR REAL. The dude is one step better than being in a wheelchair, plus his elbow is f'ed up, and he was never that good of a wrestler to begin with, so he doesn't have anything to fall back on the way Steve Austin did for a few years when his knees were basically done. **SPOILER ALERT** I haven't seen the match or read the results, but here's what's going to happen. Lots of stand up punches, Nash is going to get the big boot. Abyss is going to spend A LOT of time in the corner being slowly worked by Kevin Nash. They may also switch, and put Nash in the corner and Abyss will slowly work him. At some point Abyss will jump on Nash's back, and Nash will fall on his back, hurting Abyss. Either Nash gets Abyss up for the Jackknife and wins or somebody interferes on Nash's behalf. I'm not sure if Nash can get somebody the size of Abyss up anymore, so the ending will sort of remain a mystery. Also, I don't want to spoil anything else, but this match will be SLOOOOOWWWWWW. Why would anybody WANT to see that? I'll say it again: Isn't there another guy on the roster that can wrestle so that Nash doesn't have to?? The guy is not a wrestler anymore. He can't do it. I respect Nash for his past greatness, he's got a great mind for the business and he's a natural talker, but the dude just can't wrestle anymore. [quote]- Also this Thursday on SpikeTV, the TNA Knockouts go hardcore once more as Taylor Wilde will battle Daffney in the first-ever Knockouts 10,000 Tacks Match![/quote] Who wants to see 2 hot chicks get tacks in them? This is awful. TNA has no clue what anybody wants to see, because clearly nobody wants to see this. If they did a "show your boobs" match, it would be cheap and it would be bad, but at least somebody would want to see it.[/quote] Okay, we get it. You don't like TNA. Some of us do though, try not bashing every post I put up about TNA. -Nate-

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Thu, 25 Jun 2009 10:55:55 GMT

I'm sorry, dude. I'm not trying to come off like that, but it's hard. You don't realize how much I want TNA to be good, and they have broken my heart over and over again. I will reserve my anger exclusively for the absurdity of their PPVs from now on. Seriously, though, do you want to see hot chicks getting thrown onto tacks?

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Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:12:14 GMT

[quote=ninjapirategear]I'm sorry, dude. I'm not trying to come off like that, but it's hard. You don't realize how much I want TNA to be good, and they have broken my heart over and over again. I will reserve my anger exclusively for the absurdity of their PPVs from now on. Seriously, though, do you want to see hot chicks getting thrown onto tacks?[/quote] I agree with you about wanting TNA to be good and having my heart broken. But honestly. And maybe its the masochist in me. But fuck yeah I wanna see hot chicks thrown into tacs!

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Fri, 26 Jun 2009 01:12:38 GMT

[quote=scaryhead][quote=ninjapirategear]I'm sorry, dude. I'm not trying to come off like that, but it's hard. You don't realize how much I want TNA to be good, and they have broken my heart over and over again. I will reserve my anger exclusively for the absurdity of their PPVs from now on. Seriously, though, do you want to see hot chicks getting thrown onto tacks?[/quote] I agree with you about wanting TNA to be good and having my heart broken. But honestly. And maybe its the masochist in me. But fuck yeah I wanna see hot chicks thrown into tacs![/quote] Ehhhh bleeding doesn't really do it for me. The whole tack thing always grossed me out. Sorry, I'm about to go on a rant that I hope better explains my situation, then I will officially not bitch about TNA until the next PPV. About TNA, there is just so much wasted potential. Ugh. It hurts. For 2 years I wrote a TNA Impact recap report and after a while it just degraded into me pulling my hair out. Samoa Joe was set to take over the wrestling world and they wasted him. Samoa Joe was getting his signs on WWE TV. Kurt crashed his party. AJ, too. Christian was giving us some of the best wrestling we've seen since around 2000, and even as the champion he wasn't headlining the show. It didn't matter that he was the best non-Japanese wrestler in the world. He made Rhyno look like a great wrestler over and over again, and Jeff Jarrett was still the star of the show. It's not that I hate TNA, I love it. I just want them to succeed, and trust me I'm not pointing out their faults to be a dick. If I didn't like TNA I wouldn't watch or pay attention to it. I e-mail them all the time, I just want them to be better. I'm not willing to accept their product being crappy when I know how little they would have to do to make it great. I read a bunch of excerpts from Jerry Jarrett's autobiography and it was depressing. Jeff, Vince Russo, Borash, Tenay, they're all such marks for themselves that they could never run the show the right way. They try to pander to internet geeks like me, but they don't realize that the internet wrestling geeks of 1999 are all 10 years older watching ROH now and they are 10 years smarter about wrestling, and on top of that there's like, what, a few thousand hardcore wrestling geeks like me?? You have to point your show toward the right audience, because even if you want to do a show for wrestling geeks, there aren't enough of them to pay your bills. What happened to the majority WCW's audience?? What happened to the people that never liked WWE's style of wrestling? They aren't watching wrestling at all, and TNA has done nothing to get them to watch. Plus, if I'm a mom, and I don't know wrestling, and my kid wants to watch something called [i]TNA[/i], I'm telling them no, and I ever hear about you watching something called TNA, you're grounded. What an awful name. Vince Russo, you suck. Seriously, if TNA were smart, they'd go after the remainder of the WCW fans who were with WCW through the 80s and 90s, that was a very loyal and devoted audience. And I'm done.

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Sat, 27 Jun 2009 15:01:25 GMT

http://www.prowrestling.com/article/news/12945 - After sending out several surveys over the past few months, WWE has changed the name of a few upcoming pay-per-view events. * The October 4th No Mercy pay-per-view is now called Hell in a Cell. This show is expected to have the top matches take place in a Hell in a Cell. At one point there was a plan to have Randy Orton vs. Triple H at SummerSlam in a Hell in a Cell match but that plan might be changed now. * The Cyber Sunday pay-per-view on October 25th has been changed to WWE Annihilation. Presumably this will be the event with the top matches on the card having submission stipulations. --------------------------------------------------------------- All Hell In A Cell PPV? Seriously? Way to kill the importance of the HIAC. HIAC matches are resevrved for the biggest, most persnal fueds, not just some gimmick to increase PPV buyrates. Well, I guess that's not the case anymore. Oh well. I wonder what crappy midcard matches we'll see taking place in a HIAC.

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Sat, 27 Jun 2009 15:22:07 GMT

In regards to PPVs, I think that is modern wrestling's biggest flaw at the moment. TNA and WWE has gotten greedy and want to put on a PPV every single month. That makes it hard to really make a good rivalry or to really push a great storyline when it all has fit within a month's package. Remember back in the day when there would be great feuds like Hogan vs. Orndorf, or Bret Hart vs. HBK. These guys would go at it for months at a time before it was finally settled in the ring. And by the time you the big PPV happened, you were really anticipating the match, and that's what drove you to pay $30 for the PPV. Now you could care less, because there isn't any lasting impact. Everything will be wiped clean by the next month for the next PPV. WWE could still do a PPV a month, yet stretch things out. I think they should have 1 PPV for one brand. There are 3 brands, so they could do this in 4 intervals a year. Have Jan. be Raw's PPV, then Feb. is Smackdown's, and finally March could be a mixed ECW and Cruiserweight PPV. Then they start all over. That way WWE still gets the revenue from monthly PPVs, yet storylines and feuds have 3 month period to develop and ripen. -Nate-

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Sat, 27 Jun 2009 16:29:41 GMT

[quote=BurningDoom]In regards to PPVs, I think that is modern wrestling's biggest flaw at the moment. TNA and WWE has gotten greedy and want to put on a PPV every single month. That makes it hard to really make a good rivalry or to really push a great storyline when it all has fit within a month's package. Remember back in the day when there would be great feuds like Hogan vs. Orndorf, or Bret Hart vs. HBK. These guys would go at it for months at a time before it was finally settled in the ring. And by the time you the big PPV happened, you were really anticipating the match, and that's what drove you to pay $30 for the PPV. Now you could care less, because there isn't any lasting impact. Everything will be wiped clean by the next month for the next PPV. WWE could still do a PPV a month, yet stretch things out. I think they should have 1 PPV for one brand. There are 3 brands, so they could do this in 4 intervals a year. Have Jan. be Raw's PPV, then Feb. is Smackdown's, and finally March could be a mixed ECW and Cruiserweight PPV. Then they start all over. That way WWE still gets the revenue from monthly PPVs, yet storylines and feuds have 3 month period to develop and ripen. -Nate-[/quote] Somehow I don't envision McMahon ever seeing the logic behind a "less=more" idea, but I see the logic that you are presenting. This continuous hawking of the PPV from the second that the last one ends is another factor that has turned me from watching either WWE or TNA. It is a big factor in why I could never convince myself to watch TNA two weeks in a row.

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Sat, 27 Jun 2009 17:17:23 GMT

Wow. I finally was able to watch Smackdown! thanks to Hulu and it's every bit as good as I knew it was. Awesome matches all throught the show. Great opener by R-Truth and Shelton Benjimen, AMAZING match with CM Punk and John Morrison and awesome tag team cage match with Jeff Hardy and Rey Meysterio vs Edge and Chris Jericho. My friend tells me TNA is really picking things up, so I'll probably watch it next week. Yay! I thought I was losing interest in today's product. But now I'm excited about it!

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Sat, 27 Jun 2009 21:19:18 GMT

The separate brands did have their own PPVs for a while, but they changed it back because they were finding it hard to sell the PPVs without all of their biggest stars on board.

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Sun, 28 Jun 2009 13:31:31 GMT

Final card for The Bash. What do you think? 3 Stages of Hell Match for the WWE Championship - Randy Orton (c) vs. Triple H 1st Fall: Wrestling Match 2nd Fall: Falls Count Anywhere Match 3rd Fall (if necessary): Stretcher Match World Heavyweight Championship Match - CM Punk (c) vs. Jeff Hardy Unified WWE Tag Team Championship Match - Carlito & Primo (c) vs. Cody Rhodes & Ted DiBiase Scramble Match for the ECW Championship - Tommy Dreamer (c) vs. Jack Swagger vs. Christian vs. Mark Henry vs. Finlay WWE Women's Championship Match - Melina vs. Michelle McCool Mask vs. Title Match for the WWE Intercontinental Championship - Chris Jericho (c) vs. Rey Mysterio - John Cena vs. The Miz - The Great Khali vs. Dolph Ziggler ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Meh. Card looks okay. Punk/ Hardy and Jericho/ Rey are sure to be really good. I'm looking forward to Cena/ Miz. I could not care less about Triple H/ Orton. the rest is just meh.

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Sun, 28 Jun 2009 13:44:25 GMT

I looks cool. If I were willing to pay as much for PPVs as they charge, I would get it, but I'm not willing to pay that much. I do find the 3 Stages of Hell match a little much. Why not simply make it a stetcher match, or a best of 3 falls? Nonetheless, the match looks cool. Last week's Raw match between Triple H and Orton was brutal! CM Punk vs. Jeff Hardy looks awesome! Chris Jericho vs. Mysterio should be good. But damn, I want Y2J back, not his new, completely unentertaining version of Jericho. And what is a scramble match exactly? I don't watch ECW, I can't get past the god-awful announcers. Scramble match sounds like a TNA gimmick, so does 3 Levels of Hell for that matter. Is WWE trying to do a bunch of gimmicks now too? And scaryhead, what is that pic of Nash and Hall from? -Nate-

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Sun, 28 Jun 2009 17:24:44 GMT

Nate. Nate, Nate, Nate, Nate. Dude. You aren't supposed to like Jericho, he's the bad guy! This dude is teaching a class on how to be one of the all-time great heels, and you're talking trash? Also, I am not necessarily a big fan of the other dude, but on ECW, Matt Striker is great. You can't talk about Striker, dude! He's a throwback! I always loved it when Monsoon or Bobby The Brain would explain how the wrestling moves and things effected the wrestlers, it's great color commentary! I think Matt and Todd Grisham did a great job together, but the new guy isn't as good.

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Mon, 29 Jun 2009 02:31:52 GMT

[quote=ninjapirategear]Nate. Nate, Nate, Nate, Nate. Dude. You aren't supposed to like Jericho, he's the bad guy! This dude is teaching a class on how to be one of the all-time great heels, and you're talking trash[/quote] He's been a heel plenty of times when he was Y2J, and he was entertaining as a heel then. But his current character is a bit dry. At least he'd make-up some pretty funny insults before when he was heel. -Nate-

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Mon, 29 Jun 2009 02:43:41 GMT

[quote=BurningDoom][quote=ninjapirategear]Nate. Nate, Nate, Nate, Nate. Dude. You aren't supposed to like Jericho, he's the bad guy! This dude is teaching a class on how to be one of the all-time great heels, and you're talking trash[/quote] He's been a heel plenty of times when he was Y2J, and he was entertaining as a heel then. But his current character is a bit dry. At least he'd make-up some pretty funny insults before when he was heel. -Nate-[/quote] Yeah, the WCW whiney heel Jericho was amazing and funny, but I think I prefer WWE's serious heel Jericho. It's hard to say witch is better. Both actually seem to come off very natural. But I think it's a great natural progression of the character. And my god, he's just a brilliant heel either way. And BD, I dont really know where the Hall/ Nash pic is from. I just pulled it off another messege board I visit. And Ninjapirategear, shame on you for breaking kayfabe! Your suppose to agree with BD and miss the old Jericho!

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Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:27:06 GMT

I miss the old Jericho from WCW, he was great then. But right now he is a devastating heel who gets legit heat, and that's hard to do. Jericho is one of my favorite wrestlers in the world, and I'm like, "Damn, that guy's a dick."

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Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:20:22 GMT

This is going to stir-up some trouble, but... [img]http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/252/247544.jpg[/img] Eric Bischoff is the greatest wrestling promoter of all-time! I love WCW, especially during the Bischoff-era, during that time it was BETTER than WWE ever was, IMO. I am in the middle of reading his book, "Cash Creates Controversy", and seeing what he had to work with, and the people and politics he had to work with, this man is not given the credit he is due. WCW was on the verge of bankruptcy when he took over. He took a company bleeding money out the arse and made it into something spectacular. And the moment he left the building, Vince Russo raped it and ruined it for all it's worth. If you guys haven't read this book, go your local library and get it! It gives all the dirt on the behind-the-scenes going-ons at WCW, stuff that at the time was kept sealed-up tight. It's long, but I have had trouble putting it down. I just SO wish Eric Bischoff still had an influence in wrestling. How cool would it be if he kicked Vince Russo out of TNA and took his spot? And even though I'm a big TNA fan, I'd even love to see him manage Raw again. He was the longest lasting, and arguably the most successful GM in Raw's history. [img]http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/Reviews/2006/11/07/bischoff.jpg[/img] -Nate-

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Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:34:01 GMT

[quote]WWE's president of international business, Andrew Whitaker, says the difference between WWE and TNA according to WWE's view is that WWE is "entertainment" and TNA is "pro wrestling." The quote came in an interview with indiantelevision.com with a focus on WWE's international business in Asia, specifically India. TNA programming airs on a separate sports channel from WWE's Indian partner, Ten Sports. Whitaker was asked how WWE views TNA as competition in the market, but Whitaker first gave the company line about "all forms of entertainment" being competition to WWE for dollars in the marketplace. "For any sports or entertainment company, whether you are Manchester United, U2, or WWE, the biggest concern is the enormous proliferation of content in the market," Whitaker said. Whitaker added: "However, WWE is a significant force within entertainment and pop culture. Within our specific entertainment genre, we clearly are the industry leader. While TNA is pro wrestling, WWE is entertainment."[/quote] Hmm, that makes sense to me. WWE=Entertainment and TNA=Pro Wrestling. That's how WCW was vs. WWE during the Monday Night Wars, and I preferred WCW then, as I prefer TNA now. -Nate-

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Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:49:45 GMT

I would be more excited about the book it it wasn't released by WWE. Who knows what they decided to edit out of it. I also hear about a lot of date and name errors among other things all throughout the book. Also, if he were the greatest wrestling promoter of all time, he would still be in business.

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Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:17:59 GMT

[quote=BurningDoom]This is going to stir-up some trouble, but... [img]http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/252/247544.jpg[/img] Eric Bischoff is the greatest wrestling promoter of all-time! I love WCW, especially during the Bischoff-era, during that time it was BETTER than WWE ever was, IMO. I am in the middle of reading his book, "Cash Creates Controversy", and seeing what he had to work with, and the people and politics he had to work with, this man is not given the credit he is due. WCW was on the verge of bankruptcy when he took over. He took a company bleeding money out the arse and made it into something spectacular. And the moment he left the building, Vince Russo raped it and ruined it for all it's worth. If you guys haven't read this book, go your local library and get it! It gives all the dirt on the behind-the-scenes going-ons at WCW, stuff that at the time was kept sealed-up tight. It's long, but I have had trouble putting it down. I just SO wish Eric Bischoff still had an influence in wrestling. How cool would it be if he kicked Vince Russo out of TNA and took his spot? And even though I'm a big TNA fan, I'd even love to see him manage Raw again. He was the longest lasting, and arguably the most successful GM in Raw's history. [img]http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/Reviews/2006/11/07/bischoff.jpg[/img] -Nate-[/quote] Does he mention the "Golden Club" trial in the book....where he tried to pay high-end strippers to have sex with him and his wife????>:)

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Mon, 29 Jun 2009 20:32:04 GMT

Bischoff is a shameless self-promoter, and while I really enjoyed his book, it's VERY skewed to his perspective. He only tells the story through the "I am a god" perspective, which is interesting, but come on. All that came falling down around him and [i]none of it [/i]was his fault? He was in charge, and everything failed, and somehow, SOMEHOW it was all because of other people besides him. OK, whatever. Good read, though, and he was a great GM on Raw, but remember that he had absolutely ZERO creative input. I think his friendships with his employees is what hurt him. He became starstruck and couldn't do the right thing for his business at their expense. That is a bad way to run a business, and will crush ANY business.

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Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:54:02 GMT

[quote=ninjapirategear]Bischoff is a shameless self-promoter, and while I really enjoyed his book, it's VERY skewed to his perspective. He only tells the story through the "I am a god" perspective, which is interesting, but come on. All that came falling down around him and [i]none of it [/i]was his fault? He was in charge, and everything failed, and somehow, SOMEHOW it was all because of other people besides him. OK, whatever. Good read, though, and he was a great GM on Raw, but remember that he had absolutely ZERO creative input. I think his friendships with his employees is what hurt him. He became starstruck and couldn't do the right thing for his business at their expense. That is a bad way to run a business, and will crush ANY business.[/quote] No, it wasn't his fault. He wasn't running WCW when it all went to crap, Vince Russo had control at that time. I will admit he does have a bit of an ego, though, and does like to talk himself up. But who wouldn't after taking a company that was losing money only to make it bigger than WWE at the time? -Nate-

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Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:26:28 GMT

Nate, things were already bad when Vince Russo took over. I mean, why wasn't Bischoff in charge if things were going so well? WCW always had a hard time making any money, because they never, even at their height, did well at selling out arenas, especially house shows. In certain parts of the country they would get good attendance, but it was never enough. All the big stars had contracts that paid them too much, and didn't make them show up for house shows, and in many cases, Thunder tapings. So why would anybody buy a ticket to a show that didn't have any of the stars there? WWE on the other hand, if you went to a house show, they made you feel like you were watching a Wrestlemania in your hometown. WWE always swings through here around late February or early March as part of their Mania tune-up tour, and you see some really, really awesome matches. This is the part of the business Bischoff was clueless about. He also paid too many people too much money. I know what he says about that in the book, but even if they could afford it, which I don't believe, they couldn't afford the locker room disparity. Bischoff would let his friends do whatever they wanted. And what they wanted was to never lose. So you have these old, broken down guys, and they either never lost, or they lost in a way that never put anybody else over. It ended up disenfranchising fans who were really confused about what was going on. On the other side of that, the best wrestlers were being paid the least, and I'm sure THEY weren't happy. Jericho was the best wrestler (all-around) that WCW had, and they couldn't find room for him between all the Scott Steiners and Scott Halls and Kevin Nashs to take advantage of the fact that they had him?? When they let Jericho go, it was the beginning of the end. Everybody knew that was the way they were going to do business, so a lot of people got tired of it, and stopped watching. It was Bischoff's fault for letting Kevin Nash book the show, it was Bischoff's fault for letting his employees be his friends, and like any friend, he didn't want to disappoint them personally, but at the expense of their business.

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Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:52:43 GMT

[quote=ninjapirategear]Nate, things were already bad when Vince Russo took over. I mean, why wasn't Bischoff in charge if things were going so well? WCW always had a hard time making any money, because they never, even at their height, did well at selling out arenas, especially house shows. In certain parts of the country they would get good attendance, but it was never enough. All the big stars had contracts that paid them too much, and didn't make them show up for house shows, and in many cases, Thunder tapings. So why would anybody buy a ticket to a show that didn't have any of the stars there? WWE on the other hand, if you went to a house show, they made you feel like you were watching a Wrestlemania in your hometown. WWE always swings through here around late February or early March as part of their Mania tune-up tour, and you see some really, really awesome matches. This is the part of the business Bischoff was clueless about. He also paid too many people too much money. I know what he says about that in the book, but even if they could afford it, which I don't believe, they couldn't afford the locker room disparity. Bischoff would let his friends do whatever they wanted. And what they wanted was to never lose. So you have these old, broken down guys, and they either never lost, or they lost in a way that never put anybody else over. It ended up disenfranchising fans who were really confused about what was going on. On the other side of that, the best wrestlers were being paid the least, and I'm sure THEY weren't happy. Jericho was the best wrestler (all-around) that WCW had, and they couldn't find room for him between all the Scott Steiners and Scott Halls and Kevin Nashs to take advantage of the fact that they had him?? When they let Jericho go, it was the beginning of the end. Everybody knew that was the way they were going to do business, so a lot of people got tired of it, and stopped watching. It was Bischoff's fault for letting Kevin Nash book the show, it was Bischoff's fault for letting his employees be his friends, and like any friend, he didn't want to disappoint them personally, but at the expense of their business.[/quote] Actually, the creative control aspects of contracts and booking aspects were done before Bischoff ever got to WCW. Arn Anderson and Ric Flair had these in their contracts when Bischoff was still working for the AWA as a peon. Bischoff may have agreed to do it for a few wrestlers, but it's not like it was his idea, and it was a practice done at the company before he had control. And Hogan (I can't speak for Nash here, only Hogan) made it very clear that the only way he would return to the ring was with a creative control clause. At the time he was trying to get his foot into the door of Hollywood, so he demanded a lot to be swayed back to the squared-circle. As for the live attendance, that was something that was a problem pre-Nitro, during the Bill Shaw and before era. Once Nitro and the nWo took off, they were filling arenas without a hitch. But yeah, WCW DEFINETLY underused guys like Jericho and Benoit. Yet at the time, they were up-and-comers. They weren't the stars that they are today. It would be like booking Primo for your main event. Sure he's got talent, but why would you forsake stars like Cena, Edge, and Triple H for someone like Primo? That doesn't excuse the grave error in Jericho, though. But for that matter, I think Vince McMahon underuses Jericho, too. He should be in the main event picture. First ever Undisputed World Heavyweight Champion! And the only man to beat both The Rock and Stone Cold Steve Austin in separate matches in one single night. -Nate-

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Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:12:54 GMT

[quote]Actually, the creative control aspects of contracts and booking aspects were done before Bischoff ever got to WCW. Arn Anderson and Ric Flair had these in their contracts when Bischoff was still working for the AWA as a peon. Bischoff may have agreed to do it for a few wrestlers, but it's not like it was his idea, and it was a practice done at the company before he had control. And Hogan (I can't speak for Nash here, only Hogan) made it very clear that the only way he would return to the ring was with a creative control clause. At the time he was trying to get his foot into the door of Hollywood, so he demanded a lot to be swayed back to the squared-circle.[/quote] Well, as far as the creative control thing, for guys like Flair and Hogan, you can't argue with that. But you should have made them show up to some house shows, you know?? But Bischoff really became friends with too many guys, and he booked the nWo really horribly and there was a point when NOBODY was going over. Also, he let Kevin Nash book the show. [quote]As for the live attendance, that was something that was a problem pre-Nitro, during the Bill Shaw and before era. Once Nitro and the nWo took off, they were filling arenas without a hitch.[/quote] They were selling out TV tapings for about a year and a half. And I don't think that EVER extended to house shows. WWE had house shows at MSG and other large arenas that WCW had a hard time selling out for Nitro. If WCW was selling out house shows it's because they were playing really small arenas. [quote]But yeah, WCW DEFINETLY underused guys like Jericho and Benoit. Yet at the time, they were up-and-comers. They weren't the stars that they are today. It would be like booking Primo for your main event. Sure he's got talent, but why would you forsake stars like Cena, Edge, and Triple H for someone like Primo? That doesn't excuse the grave error in Jericho, though. But for that matter, I think Vince McMahon underuses Jericho, too. He should be in the main event picture. First ever Undisputed World Heavyweight Champion! And the only man to beat both The Rock and Stone Cold Steve Austin in separate matches in one single night.[/quote] Totally, but here's the thing. Those guys have to move up at some point, right? Primo isn't the best example, he's not quite ready, but MVP is ready. MVP is behind a few other guys getting pushes, but he's a great example of a guy who is on the cusp. You don't want to sacrifice your established stars, but you can definitely use a guy like MVP in a feud with Edge to establish MVP as a big star. Actually, that's what they're doing with Punk right now, he's going back to being a heel (he is a natural, GREAT heel), and he's finally being considered a real main event talent. It's all about transitioning a guy who is ready. I do think it's time for guys like Triple H to step aside, and I like that Taker works a shorter schedule. Actually, if Triple H worked 4 or 5 months a year, that would be cool, but I don't like the way he's booked.

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Wed, 01 Jul 2009 02:14:34 GMT

John Cena vs. Triple H next week! And to top it off: THE MILLION DOLLAR MAN IS GONNA BE ON RAW!!! WHOO-HOO!!! \:d/ -Nate-

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Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:47:50 GMT

That's what I'm looking forward to seeing, the Million Dollar Man! He's definitely one of my top favorite wrestlers. His biography is a good read as well.

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Wed, 01 Jul 2009 04:36:18 GMT

I found this on the Dallas Cowboys website and thought it was pretty interesting. In the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders section, every so often, they have a Where Are They Now? category. The latest one they have is on Kristin Ditto. Now mind you, all of the DCC cheerleaders, past and current, are just plain hoootttt, she said something that I just did not know. Kristin's father is the American Dream Dusty Rhodes. Now granted, I didn't know how many kids Dusty had, but my goodness I had to take another look at Dusty's daughter. Just thought it was interesting enough to share. :-d

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Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:30:42 GMT

[quote][img]http://http.cdnlayer.com/tnawrestling/components/com_fpss/images/impacttonight.jpg[/img] [b]PREVIEW FOR TONIGHT'S "iMPACT!" ON SPIKE TV AT 9/8c - A HUGE TNA WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE MATCH AND MUCH MORE![/b] Tonight, TNA Wrestling returns to SpikeTV at 9/8c for two hours of Total Nonstop Action as the road to the July 19 "Victory Road" Pay-Per-View epic event continues! Thursday's broadcast will feature three big tag team bouts. The below is a preview of what will take place on the broadcast - card is subject to change! [img]http://http.cdnlayer.com/tnawrestling/components/com_fpss/images/worldtitle.jpg[/img] - A huge tag team match for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship will take place tonight as TNA Founder Jeff Jarrett will team with "The Phenomenal" AJ Styles to battle reigning titleholder Kurt Angle and Samoa Joe! Whoever wins the bout will be declared the TNA World Heavyweight Champion! - Plus, Jeff Jarrett has vowed that he and Mick Foley will resolve their differences once and for all, for the good of TNA Wrestling! - How will "The Icon" Sting react to the Main Event Mafia turning their back on the legend and attacking him this past week? No doubt, Sting will be looking to exact revenge on Kurt Angle and the rest of the Mafia! [img]http://http.cdnlayer.com/tnawrestling/components/com_fpss/images/tagteams.jpg[/img] - In another big tag team match, it will be the legendary Team 3D taking on the tandem of Main Event Mafia members Scott Steiner and Booker T! Which one of these teams will get the shot against Beer Money at Victory Road? Tune in and find out! - In Knockouts action, it will be Awesome Kong joining forces with Tara to battle Knockouts Champion Angelina Love and Velvet Sky, aka The Beautiful People! - In addition, "The War Machine" Rhino will take on his former friend Eric Young All this and much on Thursday night on SpikeTV at 9/8c, plus new matches will be announced for the "Victory Road" Pay-Per-View![/quote] Sounds like a great episode tonight! I can't wait to see the tag-team main event, and the Team 3D vs. Stiener & Booker T match! And Sting is out for revenge. I know everyone thinks he should retire, but screw em. He was always my favorite wrestler. -Nate-

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Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:10:58 GMT

So I'm giving TNA another shot. Mainly cuz my friend said it was pretty good last week. Well, it's halfway through the show. The knockout's tag match is on (I LOOVE the Beautiful People!) But this show sucks! All these backstage segments are terrible and uninteresting. TNA gimmicks are getting worse and worse it seems. (I cant believe Cody Deaner lasted longer that first PPV he showed up at.) AND HOLY CRAP! VICTORIA JUST PUT A TARANTULA ON VELVET SKY! I GUESS I SHOULD PRETEND LIKE IT'S SUCH A SCARY AND DANGEROUS THING LIKE TENAY AND WEST ARE PATHETICALLY MAKING IT OUT TO BE! And who the fuck is this x-marine guy following Rhino around? So he survived a ship bombing and suddenly he's an 'American hero'? I'm all for Booker T having some kind of overly ghetto gimmick, but that accent he's doing is HORRIBLE. I cant tell if it's brooklyn, ghetto or retard? Oh, and the entire opening segment was awkward and a mess. Maybe the next hour will be better.

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Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:04:35 GMT

Okay, well, the second hour was better, but not by much. The Abyss/Stevie Richards feud I dont find very interesting, but I LOVE Stevie. 3D vs MEM was okay. the main event was a good match, but I hated Jerret's "passing out from the pain" finish. About halfway through the second hour I decided to catch up on some of the Smackdowns I'd missed on Hulu. I ended up muting Impact on my TV and paying more attention to Smackdown on my computer. TNA still has a lot of talent I like, but christ, their shows are sloppy and their segments are more boring than not.

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Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:00:18 GMT

I don't know if any of you guys read Bret Hart and Chris Jericho's books, but going by those guys, WCW was bad behind the scenes. No one knew what was going on including the ones in charge. Wrestlers didn't know when they're wrestling on the shows. Eric only cared about Hogan and whoever is friends with Hogan. Think about it. They had Bret Hart. I don't care what anyone says, he was the best on there before he got hurt. Not to mention Beniot and Eddie. It didn't help WCW that Eric let so many good talents go. Eric was a mastermind for wrestling yes. But to have him in charge was a mistake that WCW paid dearly for imo.

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Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:03:25 GMT

Speaking of WCW. BEHOLD!! The chapter list and special features of [b]The Rise and Fall of WCW[/b]!! Disc 1 Jim Crockett Promotions Georgia Championship Wrestling Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling Black Saturday The Expansion Crockett Sells to Turner Greatest Talent in the World New Management Bill Watts Era Bill Shaw Hires Eric Bischoff Hulk Hogan Arrives Nitro Debuts nWo Cruiserweights Goldberg WCW Ratings Champ Celebrities Goldberg vs. Hogan Mistakes Begin Vince Russo A Corporate Merger McMahon buys WCW Legacy of WCW Bonus Features • Lost in Cleveland • Bill Watts Defends Himself • Spam Man • The Origin of Goldberg • Bischoff Gives Away RAW Results Disc 2 $1,000 Challenge Match Ric Flair vs. Magnum T.A. NWA World Championship Wrestling – June 15, 1985 Sting, Lex Luger & Barry Windham vs. Ric Flair, Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard (w/ JJ Dillon) The Main Event – April 3, 1988 United States Championship Match Dusty Rhodes vs. Barry Windham Great American Bash – July 10, 1988 NWA World Heavyweight Championship Match Ric Flair vs. Ricky ‘The Dragon’ Steamboat Chi-Town Rumble – February 20, 1989 The Rock ‘n’ Roll Express vs. The Midnight Express Wrestle War – February 25, 1990 NWA United States Tag Team Championship Match The Midnight Express vs. The Southern Boys Great American Bash – July 7, 1990 WCW World Tag Team Championship Match The Steiner Brothers vs. Sting & Lex Luger SuperBrawl – May 19, 1991 WCW World Heavyweight Championship Match Sting vs. Big Van Vader Great American Bash – July 12, 1992 WCW International World Heavyweight Championship Match Rick Rude vs. Sting Spring Stampede – April 17, 1994 WCW World Heavyweight Championship Match Ric Flair vs. Hulk Hogan Bash at the Beach – July 17, 1994 Disc 3 WCW World Heavyweight Championship Match Ric Flair vs. The Giant Nitro – April 29, 1996 WCW Cruiserweight Championship Match Rey Mysterio Jr. vs. Dean Malenko Clash of the Champions XXXIII – August 15, 1996 War Games Match Team WCW- Sting, Lex Luger, Ric Fair & Arn Anderson vs. Team n.W.o.- Hollywood Hulk Hogan, Kevin Nash, Scott Hall & a Mystery Partner Fall Brawl – September 15, 1996 United States Championship Ladder Match Syxx vs. Eddie Guerrero Souled Out – January 25, 1997 United States Championship No Disqualification Match Eddie Guerrero vs. Dean Malenko Uncensored – March 16, 1997 WCW Cruiserweight Championship Title vs. Mask Match Chris Jericho vs. Juventud Guerrera SuperBrawl VIII – February 22, 1998 WCW Unified World Tag Team Championship Match The Steiner Brothers vs. The Outsiders SuperBrawl VIII – February 22, 1998 Diamond Dallas Page & Karl Malone vs. Hollywood Hulk Hogan & Dennis Rodman Bash at the Beach – July 12, 1998 WCW World Heavyweight Championship Match Goldberg vs. Diamond Dallas Page Halloween Havoc – October 25, 1998 WCW World Heavyweight Championship Match Booker T vs. Lance Storm Nitro – August 7, 2000

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Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:40:19 GMT

[quote=kidlippy]I don't know if any of you guys read Bret Hart and Chris Jericho's books, but going by those guys, WCW was bad behind the scenes. No one knew what was going on including the ones in charge. Wrestlers didn't know when they're wrestling on the shows. Eric only cared about Hogan and whoever is friends with Hogan. Think about it. They had Bret Hart. I don't care what anyone says, he was the best on there before he got hurt. Not to mention Beniot and Eddie. It didn't help WCW that Eric let so many good talents go. Eric was a mastermind for wrestling yes. But to have him in charge was a mistake that WCW paid dearly for imo.[/quote] Even in Heenan's book, he had nothing good to say about the bookers. In contrast, during Raw's pre show meeting, Vince will go over every bit of it in detail. There is nothing that Vince didn't know that was going to happen. During WCW's heyday, the meeting would something like this... Bischoff: "Hogan over Nash? Russo: "Yeah." Bischoff: "Jericho does a promo?" Russo: "Yeah." Bischoff: "Lucha Libre match?" Russo: "Yeah." Bischoff: "Okay, meeting's over." That's pretty much the jest of the meeting. Not your best run down of a pre show meeting.

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Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:42:52 GMT

[quote=scaryhead]Speaking of WCW. BEHOLD!! The chapter list and special features of [b]The Rise and Fall of WCW[/b]!! Disc 1 Jim Crockett Promotions Georgia Championship Wrestling Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling Black Saturday The Expansion Crockett Sells to Turner Greatest Talent in the World New Management Bill Watts Era Bill Shaw Hires Eric Bischoff Hulk Hogan Arrives Nitro Debuts nWo Cruiserweights Goldberg WCW Ratings Champ Celebrities Goldberg vs. Hogan Mistakes Begin Vince Russo A Corporate Merger McMahon buys WCW Legacy of WCW Bonus Features • Lost in Cleveland • Bill Watts Defends Himself • Spam Man • The Origin of Goldberg • Bischoff Gives Away RAW Results Disc 2 $1,000 Challenge Match Ric Flair vs. Magnum T.A. NWA World Championship Wrestling – June 15, 1985 Sting, Lex Luger & Barry Windham vs. Ric Flair, Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard (w/ JJ Dillon) The Main Event – April 3, 1988 United States Championship Match Dusty Rhodes vs. Barry Windham Great American Bash – July 10, 1988 NWA World Heavyweight Championship Match Ric Flair vs. Ricky ‘The Dragon’ Steamboat Chi-Town Rumble – February 20, 1989 The Rock ‘n’ Roll Express vs. The Midnight Express Wrestle War – February 25, 1990 NWA United States Tag Team Championship Match The Midnight Express vs. The Southern Boys Great American Bash – July 7, 1990 WCW World Tag Team Championship Match The Steiner Brothers vs. Sting & Lex Luger SuperBrawl – May 19, 1991 WCW World Heavyweight Championship Match Sting vs. Big Van Vader Great American Bash – July 12, 1992 WCW International World Heavyweight Championship Match Rick Rude vs. Sting Spring Stampede – April 17, 1994 WCW World Heavyweight Championship Match Ric Flair vs. Hulk Hogan Bash at the Beach – July 17, 1994 Disc 3 WCW World Heavyweight Championship Match Ric Flair vs. The Giant Nitro – April 29, 1996 WCW Cruiserweight Championship Match Rey Mysterio Jr. vs. Dean Malenko Clash of the Champions XXXIII – August 15, 1996 War Games Match Team WCW- Sting, Lex Luger, Ric Fair & Arn Anderson vs. Team n.W.o.- Hollywood Hulk Hogan, Kevin Nash, Scott Hall & a Mystery Partner Fall Brawl – September 15, 1996 United States Championship Ladder Match Syxx vs. Eddie Guerrero Souled Out – January 25, 1997 United States Championship No Disqualification Match Eddie Guerrero vs. Dean Malenko Uncensored – March 16, 1997 WCW Cruiserweight Championship Title vs. Mask Match Chris Jericho vs. Juventud Guerrera SuperBrawl VIII – February 22, 1998 WCW Unified World Tag Team Championship Match The Steiner Brothers vs. The Outsiders SuperBrawl VIII – February 22, 1998 Diamond Dallas Page & Karl Malone vs. Hollywood Hulk Hogan & Dennis Rodman Bash at the Beach – July 12, 1998 WCW World Heavyweight Championship Match Goldberg vs. Diamond Dallas Page Halloween Havoc – October 25, 1998 WCW World Heavyweight Championship Match Booker T vs. Lance Storm Nitro – August 7, 2000[/quote] These look like some awesome matches. A battle of the Express match, Flair/Steamboat match, Dusty/Windham match, and a Flair/Magnum match. This match has to have you excited!

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Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:32:49 GMT

[quote]Even in Heenan's book, he had nothing good to say about the bookers. In contrast, during Raw's pre show meeting, Vince will go over every bit of it in detail. There is nothing that Vince didn't know that was going to happen. During WCW's heyday, the meeting would something like this...[/quote] In WWE, they plan things out MONTHS ahead of time. That's not to say they haven't changed things as situations changed, or changed things last minute for other reasons, but everything they do is part of a plan to get to a specific point, and that is something that Bischoff knew nothing about. After WrestleMania, Vince and the crew set up preliminary plans for NEXT WRESTLEMANIA, so everything they do from that point forward will lead to that end result.

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Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:41:35 GMT

[quote=scaryhead]Okay, well, the second hour was better, but not by much. The Abyss/Stevie Richards feud I dont find very interesting, but I LOVE Stevie. 3D vs MEM was okay. the main event was a good match, but I hated Jerret's "passing out from the pain" finish. About halfway through the second hour I decided to catch up on some of the Smackdowns I'd missed on Hulu. I ended up muting Impact on my TV and paying more attention to Smackdown on my computer. TNA still has a lot of talent I like, but christ, their shows are sloppy and their segments are more boring than not.[/quote] I liked the episode. Team 3D vs. MEM was good. The main event was freaking awesome, classic Sting there! But it was lacking: I miss the X-Division. Where were they this week and last week both? All they did was get their arses kicked by MEM this week. This stinks like nWo. I hope they don't continue down this path. I love The Motorcity Machineguns and Lethal Consequences. And speaking of the X-Division, where the hell is BG James (The Road Dogg) and Big Hernandez (LAX)? They haven't been on forever. Don't write forget about the X-Division TNA, please! [quote=ninjapirategear][quote]Even in Heenan's book, he had nothing good to say about the bookers. In contrast, during Raw's pre show meeting, Vince will go over every bit of it in detail. There is nothing that Vince didn't know that was going to happen. During WCW's heyday, the meeting would something like this...[/quote] In WWE, they plan things out MONTHS ahead of time. That's not to say they haven't changed things as situations changed, or changed things last minute for other reasons, but everything they do is part of a plan to get to a specific point, and that is something that Bischoff knew nothing about. After WrestleMania, Vince and the crew set up preliminary plans for NEXT WRESTLEMANIA, so everything they do from that point forward will lead to that end result. [/quote] Wow, that is so wrong. Eric Bishoff was just the opposite. It was guys like Bill Shaw and Ric Flair that planned only month to month, because that's how it was done in the old territorial days of wrestling. That was one of Biscoff's biggest annoyances about how WCW was ran before he got control. When he gained control, he planned things out for months ahead of time. Why do you think it took almost a year for the Hogan vs. Sting feud to culminate at Starrcade (which was WCW's version of Wrestlemania, and actually the 1st big PPV event (1983), yet Wrestlemania steals all the credit)? A lot of times, after things were planned, guys that had creative control clauses would want to change things last minute, though. Guys like Hogan and Nash. Which was partly Bischoff's fault, though, since he agreed to let them have those clauses (which I point again, was a practice used at WCW before Bischoff was ever there). I'm not saying Bischoff was a saint by any means, I'm just saying that a lot of the stuff he got blamed for wasn't his ideas. But a lot of it was like the oversaturation of the nWo and keeping the lower-to-mid card guys down. But about the DVD, it looks decent, but it definetly could have been better. The history of WCW part looks like they've got their bases covered. But the 2nd & 3rd discs are missing some pretty big matches. They include a TON of the pre-Nitro WCW, which really wasn't that good. And they leave out a TON of the Nitro/nWo era stuff which was the best of WCW. What a shame. Where's Sting vs. Hogan for the Heavyweight Championship at Starrcade '96, this was probably one of the most anticipated matches of all-time. Hogan vs. The Giant, Nash vs. Goldberg, Diamond Dallas Page vs. Macho Man, and not even ONE Sting vs. Flair match?! Come on WWE! Can Vince still possibly be holding a little of a grudge against the Nitro era? He won, he should be proud! -Nate-

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Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:45:12 GMT

[quote]where the hell is BG James (The Road Dogg) and Big Hernandez (LAX)?[/quote] From what I can tell, BG James works behind the scenes now and Hernandez broke his neck and will be out for 8 months (I don't know from when that started). I actually got to hang with Homicide after an indi show a couple weeks back and he said Hernandez was coming along just fine.

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Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:51:47 GMT

Oh and Scaryhead, Last nights Impact was a bad episode to start watching again. I'm a big mark for TNA but I was kinda bored with that episode myself. Give it some time It's kind of a cluster f*** with the whole MEM Joe in Sting out thing. I do like Eric Young turning heel though. He's been underused for some time now.

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Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:28:53 GMT

[quote=wildd0g]Oh and Scaryhead, Last nights Impact was a bad episode to start watching again. I'm a big mark for TNA but I was kinda bored with that episode myself. Give it some time It's kind of a cluster f*** with the whole MEM Joe in Sting out thing. I do like Eric Young turning heel though. He's been underused for some time now. [/quote] Young works so much better as a heel. I never, EVER took him seriously as a face. -Nate-

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Sat, 04 Jul 2009 14:46:48 GMT

[b]SUBJECT: WHAT DOES WRESTLING NEED FOR IT'S NEXT BIG BOOM?[/b] So what do you think wrestling needs for it's next big boom? New wrestlers? A return of old wrestlers? A new look? A new style of wrestling? A new federation feud (i.e. WWF vs. WCW)? Give me your ideas. My idea: I definetly think a new feud between federations like, WWF vs. WCW in the 90s, would kick wrestling back into high-gear. But TNA is still ways off for that. So, I was thinking about the history of wrestling, and something occurred to me. Wrestling has always been about taking advantage of the next big medium to present wrestling to the masses. Waaaaayyyy back in Ancient Greece, the Greeks loved wrestling so much they added it to the Olympics, which brought the sport around the known world. In the 1800s, wrestling promoters got the bright idea to join travelling circuses and side-shows to bring the sport to a national level. In the 50s promoters immeadiatly took advantage of the advent of television and started broadcasting matches to people's living rooms. And in the 80s, Vince McMahon took advantage of the Cable Network system and made a solid wrestling show for the ENTIRE nation, not just a territory. Then he took advantage of PPV and made a killing. Lately, a lot of fans and "experts" have been saying wrestling is getting stale and predictable. Something or someone needs to inject wrestling with some adrenaline to bring the next big boom. So what's the next big technology that everyone's using right now? THE INTERNET! People use it on PCs, Laptops, and Cellphones. A lot of people have stopped having interest in television all-together because of it, or watch TV online. So I was thinking: some indie-promotion that can't get television time vs. WWE and TNA, should broadcast online. They could do a weekly show like Raw or Impact but on their website. They could still sell advertising to use on their website or put on "Web-mercials" in their broadcast. They could still have a live-audience and get revenue through there, too. And they could even host PPV events online from time-to-time. Whoever did it would have to promote it like hell though, to get viewers to their website. Everyone said that McMahon was gonna fail on cable, and look what happened, now he's the king of wrestling. Someone should get the cajones to try this, I would probably follow it, and it may just be the next big boom wrestling needs. -Nate-

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Sat, 04 Jul 2009 22:57:42 GMT

Awesome post, Nate. There are actually quite a few wrestling promotions actually have web shows, I'm not sure the regularity of them, I'd assume most are every other week or so. I think the problem with that is that it's tough to get interested in something you know nothing about, so it's tough for them to get off the ground. It's a great way to get your matches out there to sell your product, and for promotions that have a TV show, it's a way to get the matches out there that there might not be time for on the TV show. I think the cyclical nature of wrestling will eventually make wrestling popular again, but the fact is that wrestling didn't drop off after the Attitude Era the same way it did in the early 90s. WWE has been so successful that they have really found ways to avoid the downswing, so I am assuming the next upswing will be less spectacular than the Attitude Era. I think the important thing is that they have to have the perfect guy for the time, and popular culture has to be ready to accept it as something cool. Unfortunately, there is nothing wrestling can do about that last part except wait. I mean, you couldn't take bets on what the next big thing will be. Who would have bet on reality TV? It's just a cultural thing.

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Sat, 04 Jul 2009 23:16:41 GMT

Actually, adding to your post, Nate, sometimes I wonder why wrestling hasn't gone after smart sports fans. Not necessarily smart wrestling fans, but in the past decade or so, sports fans have become so much smarter about their sports than they were before. Casual football fans get into the Xs and Os far more than they ever did before, same with so many other sports, but wrestling is still in the stone ages with heels and faces and commentary that tells a story, which is great. But if you look at like ROH, they cater to a smarter wrestling fan, they have more realistic wrestling and fans that really understand the art of wrestling. I think somewhere in between would be great. I love the technical aspect of wrestling. I really wish there was more emphasis on it.

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Sun, 05 Jul 2009 14:28:35 GMT

[b]WWE MONDAY NIGHT RAW PREVIEW (7/6/09)[/b] [quote][img]http://www.wwe.com/content/media/touts/splash/images/10682750[/img] Triple H. John Cena. Both champions, in every sense of the word, though neither Superstar currently holds WWE’s ultimate prize. That may change starting Monday night, however, when the two battle on Raw to determine who will face WWE Champion Randy Orton at Night of Champions. As the final two participants to advance from last Monday’s four-man tournament, The Game and Cena have torn the WWE Universe’s loyalties in opposing directions regarding this match. And you can’t blame them; after all, neither Triple H nor the 12 Rounds star have established a history of dominance over the other. Each holds a victory in one-on-one competition, so Monday’s contest will serve as the ultimate in rubber matches. [img]http://www.wwe.com/content/media/touts/splash/images/10695802[/img] [b]Money night Raw[/b] As declared by Mr. McMahon, each week's Raw will be governed by a special guest host. This coming edition of Monday Night Raw is in the manicured hands of The Million Dollar Man - one man with a wealth of experience.[/quote] [b]TNA IMPACT PREVIEW (7/9/09)[/b] [quote][img]http://http.cdnlayer.com/tnawrestling/components/com_fpss/images/worldtitles.jpg[/img] [b]PREVIEW FOR THURSDAY'S "iMPACT!" ON SPIKE TV: WILL A TNA WORLD TITLE CHANGE HANDS? PLUS, SUICIDE SPEAKS![/b] On Thursday night, TNA Wrestling returns to SpikeTV at 9/8c for two hours of Total Nonstop Action as the road to the July 19 "Victory Road" Pay-Per-View continues. The below is a preview of what will take place on the huge broadcast (card is subject to change): - Will a TNA World Title change hands on Thursday night? All of the TNA World Champions will be in action on the broadcast, including TNA World Heavyweight Champion Kurt Angle, Knockout Women's Champion Angelina Love and TNA World Tag Team Champions Beer Money! - Main Event Mafia Members Kevin Nash and Matt Morgan will team up to take on Legends Champion "The Phenomenal" AJ Styles and Daniels - Mike Tenay will conduct a very special and rare interview with TNA X Division Champion Suicide! What will the mysterious superstar say to the wrestling world? - Homicide will battle Doug Williams of the British Invasion in a Ladder Match with the briefcase and a shot at the X Division Championship on the line - Plus, new matches will be announced for the "Victory Road" Pay-Per-View event! All this and much more on Thursday's "iMPACT!" broadcast on SpikeTV! [img]http://http.cdnlayer.com/tnawrestling/components/com_fpss/images/tagmatch.jpg[/img][/quote] It's great to see that we'll get some X-Division action again! And all the titles are on the line! The tag-match between Kevin Nash & Matt Morgan vs. AJ Styles and Daniels looks awesome too! But we've got even bigger news on WWE RAW! John Cena vs. Triple H, and it's not even a PPV! And we get to see the return of The Million Dollar Man! I'm going to predict that he gives his son the Million Dollar Belt, and we get the 1st Million Dollar Champion in like 15 years! Or it would be cool if he brought Austin back with him, since that's how he started in the WWE. But that's just wrestling fan's dream, it's not gonna happen. -Nate-

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Sun, 05 Jul 2009 14:41:54 GMT

On a related note: I was drinking a little after the fireworks last night, and when I got in I started searching through YouTube. I found some videos of AJ Styles in WCW when it was in it's downward spiral. He was a member of a totally forgettable tag-team called Air Raid. I never knew that, by that time I had switched completely to WWF. I also found a video of a match between him and The Hurricane (Helms) from WWF Metal. So this guy has been held back for even longer than I thought. TNA needs to give AJ Styles the World Heavyweight Title already, he's deserved it for a long time. At least they got the belt off of Mick Foley, that was completely unbelievable since the guy could barely walk. But anyways, like I was saying. AJ Styles is probably the most underrated wrestler wrestling today. The video quality on these are poor: [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V37gmLnGlxQ&feature=PlayList&p=42A4E12EA82CFE14&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=6]AJ Styles as a Member of Air Raid in WCW[/url] [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XR5tIFlhetw&feature=PlayList&p=42A4E12EA82CFE14&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=15]AJ Styles vs. Hurricane Helms in WWE[/url] -Nate-

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Sun, 05 Jul 2009 20:23:55 GMT

[quote=BurningDoom]On a related note: I was drinking a little after the fireworks last night, and when I got in I started searching through YouTube. I found some videos of AJ Styles in WCW when it was in it's downward spiral. He was a member of a totally forgettable tag-team called Air Raid. I never knew that, by that time I had switched completely to WWF. I also found a video of a match between him and The Hurricane (Helms) from WWF Metal. So this guy has been held back for even longer than I thought. TNA needs to give AJ Styles the World Heavyweight Title already, he's deserved it for a long time. At least they got the belt off of Mick Foley, that was completely unbelievable since the guy could barely walk. But anyways, like I was saying. AJ Styles is probably the most underrated wrestler wrestling today. The video quality on these are poor: [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V37gmLnGlxQ&feature=PlayList&p=42A4E12EA82CFE14&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=6]AJ Styles as a Member of Air Raid in WCW[/url] [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XR5tIFlhetw&feature=PlayList&p=42A4E12EA82CFE14&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=15]AJ Styles vs. Hurricane Helms in WWE[/url] -Nate-[/quote] I was lucky enough to see AJ in a dark match on my first RAW. And I agree AJ is very much deserving of a world title, he bas been world champion for TNA atleast 3 times back when they used the NWA championship.

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Mon, 06 Jul 2009 21:29:05 GMT

Don't post in here much, but thought you guys might like this. This is the chronological back & forth banter on Twitter between Mike "The Miz" Mizanin & Chris Jericho over the last few days. [quote=Twitter] Jericho: @mikethemiz you're *** Miz: @IAmJericho u flat iron ur hair n im the *** one? Jericho: @mikethemiz hmmmm good call. Then again u use mounds of sculpting paste to assemble your purple fauxhawk as u admire yourself in the mirror Nixon from Framing Hanley: @mikethemiz @iamjericho ain't nothing *** with a little flat iron action Miz: @IAmJericho if u looked this good u would do the same. @fhnixon i guess its a rockstar thing. Jericho:@mikethemiz if I looked that good I would put a bag on my head Miz: @IAmJericho i cant do this back n forth my dad always taught my to respect the elderly. Jericho: @mikethemiz Did he teach u to say "do u want fries with that?"...might come in handy someday. Miz: @IAmJericho it did come in handy back in 1996 remember those days when u actually had hair. its cool though bald is the new black. Jericho:@mikethemiz And the fauxhawk is the new fanny pack. Miz: @IAmJericho listen clay jericho i mean chris aiken i mean y2*** ryan seacrest called n he wants his highlights back Jericho:@mikethemiz Adam lambert called and he wants you back... Miz: @IAmJericho i ate some bad food i have to go take a chris jericho Jericho: Just heard Miz's match tonight in Adelaide was cancelled due to lack of interest... Miz: @IAmJericho as i sit here in the stalls of jericho i cant get this parasite out does anyone have a code breaker? Miz: @IAmJericho code broken i broke the walls down. Jericho: I'm glad Miz thinks of me when he's taking a dumpski. I think of him when I'm banging his mum... Miz: @IAmJericho i just talked to my mom and she said not to worry it happens to alot of guys, you were nervous. Also y does she call u pinky [/quote]

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Mon, 06 Jul 2009 22:06:49 GMT

[quote=ShenValleyInitiative]Don't post in here much, but thought you guys might like this. This is the chronological back & forth banter on Twitter between Mike "The Miz" Mizanin & Chris Jericho over the last few days. [quote=Twitter] Jericho: @mikethemiz you're *** Miz: @IAmJericho u flat iron ur hair n im the *** one? Jericho: @mikethemiz hmmmm good call. Then again u use mounds of sculpting paste to assemble your purple fauxhawk as u admire yourself in the mirror Nixon from Framing Hanley: @mikethemiz @iamjericho ain't nothing *** with a little flat iron action Miz: @IAmJericho if u looked this good u would do the same. @fhnixon i guess its a rockstar thing. Jericho:@mikethemiz if I looked that good I would put a bag on my head Miz: @IAmJericho i cant do this back n forth my dad always taught my to respect the elderly. Jericho: @mikethemiz Did he teach u to say "do u want fries with that?"...might come in handy someday. Miz: @IAmJericho it did come in handy back in 1996 remember those days when u actually had hair. its cool though bald is the new black. Jericho:@mikethemiz And the fauxhawk is the new fanny pack. Miz: @IAmJericho listen clay jericho i mean chris aiken i mean y2*** ryan seacrest called n he wants his highlights back Jericho:@mikethemiz Adam lambert called and he wants you back... Miz: @IAmJericho i ate some bad food i have to go take a chris jericho Jericho: Just heard Miz's match tonight in Adelaide was cancelled due to lack of interest... Miz: @IAmJericho as i sit here in the stalls of jericho i cant get this parasite out does anyone have a code breaker? Miz: @IAmJericho code broken i broke the walls down. Jericho: I'm glad Miz thinks of me when he's taking a dumpski. I think of him when I'm banging his mum... Miz: @IAmJericho i just talked to my mom and she said not to worry it happens to alot of guys, you were nervous. Also y does she call u pinky [/quote][/quote] That is so awesome. It's just great.

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Mon, 06 Jul 2009 23:18:45 GMT

[quote=Twitter] Miz: @IAmJericho if u looked this good u would do the same. @fhnixon i guess its a rockstar thing. Jericho:@mikethemiz if I looked that good I would put a bag on my head Miz: @IAmJericho i ate some bad food i have to go take a chris jericho Jericho: I'm glad Miz thinks of me when he's taking a dumpski. I think of him when I'm banging his mum...[/quote] =)) -Nate-

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Tue, 07 Jul 2009 01:12:59 GMT

It looks like Jericho is getting owned by Miz, ouch.

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Wed, 08 Jul 2009 15:35:09 GMT

It's cool to see people before they were big. It's funny how WWE repackages wrestlers as if nobody ever remembers them. Remember K-Kwik? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMFWvL_Eg_Q

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Thu, 09 Jul 2009 13:55:24 GMT

^ Ha! I didn't even put it together, but you're right! [size=7][b][color=red]NEW HOPE FOR [/color][color=yellow]HULKAMANIACS!!![/color][/b][/size] [img]http://neilbeynon.files.wordpress.com/2007/11/hulk-hogan-photo.jpg[/img] [url=http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/sports/wrestling/blog/2009/07/hulk_hogan_interested_in_tna.html]http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/sports/wrestling/blog/2009/07/hulk_hogan_interested_in_tna.html[/url] [quote]Hulk Hogan interested in TNA? Speculation about Hulk Hogan possibly having interest in going to TNA has been making the rounds on wrestling Web sites. In an interview with The Southtown Star, Hogan spoke favorably about the company and said he still wants to wrestle. Hogan, who also had complimentary things to say about WWE in the interview, said: “[TNA's] like the little engine that could. Everybody thought they wouldn't be around for long, and they've been chugging along for seven years. They gain momentum every week. They seem to be real fresh. When a lot of guys go over to that side of the fence, they seem to get a spring in their step.” He went on to say: “TNA is lacking that one momentum-shifting move, that one big name that would even the playing field. … [TNA's] lacking the big piece of the puzzle.” It certainly could be interpreted that Hogan was referring to himself as the missing piece of the puzzle. Keep in mind, however, that this is Hogan, who is one of the all-time great workers – and I’m not talking about his skills in the ring. Everything he says must be taken with a grain of salt. Jeff Jarrett should know that better than anyone. Hogan had a brief flirtation with TNA in 2003, but he turned out to be a tease. After shooting an angle in which Jarrett smashed a guitar over Hogan’s head during a press conference in Japan, Hogan backed out of doing a match, citing knee problems. And that was that. Who knows, given Hogan’s financial troubles stemming from his divorce, perhaps he would do business with TNA now. My feeling is that if Hogan was serious about wanting to join TNA, the company would jump at the chance to land “The Hulkster” even though he burned them once before. Based on his name recognition, Hogan would most likely raise TNA’s profile more than Kurt Angle and Mick Foley could ever hope to. If he did come back, Hogan would have to pick his spots as far as getting in the ring. He’s two months away from his 56th birthday and has had multiple knee and back surgeries and a hip replacement. In regard to his physical condition, Hogan told The Southtown Star: “I’m trying to not joke or fool myself. I’m trying to get a logical assessment. I’m dying to get in there. … There has to be a talented wrestler willing to slow dance with me.”[/quote] I know this is only a glimmer of hope, but still, YEEEAAAAAH!!! I know he's old, but it's Hulk freaking Hogan! The man was a super-hero in my eyes as a kid, and then created the greatest wrestling faction of all-time: the nWo. -Nate-

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Thu, 09 Jul 2009 14:54:13 GMT

July 9 news and notes source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter While issues between Rey Mysterio and World Wrestling Entertainment have yet to be completely settled, he has no plans on leaving. He was however, on the verge of doing so at one point a few weeks ago. Internally, there was great fear he would quit, but they managed to pacify him for the time being. Mysterio is under a long-term contract to WWE, but he has let company officials know he can make more money in Mexico. In recent years he's made somewhere in the $1.5 million range (a tremendous increase from the $75,000 downside guarantee he was offered in 2002 to join the company), which may prove difficult to obtain in Mexico. Supposedly, the AAA promotion had offered him a contract in excess of $1 million per year as well as a $1 million signing bonus while he was contemplating re-signing with WWE or not earlier this year. Mysterio is said to be in the camp of wrestlers who have seen a 15% decrease in salary as a result of the revenue streams they are paid off of being down 15%. Although, the decline in WrestleMania revenue from last year is significantly less than the overall business (about 8%), and the annual pay-per-view extravaganza is a significant part of wrestlers' annual income. At the moment, Mysterio is said to be happy about where things are going with him in the future and as well as his program with Chris Jericho. The big issue however is that many people feel he is the second most popular person in Mexico at the moment, behind only the country's president. He wants to take advantage of his enormous popularity in Mexico and monetize it while he can by making mainstream media appearances and getting product endorsements such as tennis shoes and the like that only the likes of Tiger Woods, Michael Jordan and LeBron James would get in the United States. These are avenues that wouldn't be available to wrestlers in the United States, but those in Mexico say Mysterio could get them. Lance Storm Blog Bad Week July 6, 2009 It’s been a while since I’ve updated everyone on what’s going on with me, so I thought I would try to do that here. I’ve been heavy into my Q and A’s of late (should be another one up this week) but I figured I’d get to some more personal stuff and then jump back into the Q and A’s. Last week was a real crappy week for me. Everything had been rolling along perfectly with my preparation for my ROH return at the end of July; my cardio has been coming along great, I’ve been real happy with my lifting in the gym, and then Tuesday morning things took a turn for the worse. In addition to the ring time I’ve been logging with my regular SWA class, I’ve been doing 2 matches a week with my former student Chris Knight, in order to push my in ring cardio. Chris was in my Sept. 2007 class and is back in town helping me with this current session, so the extra ring time has been good for him too. Tuesday morning just as we were getting into the meat of our match I rolled my ankle. I haven’t sprained an ankle since high school (more than 20 years ago) and this time I did it, doing of all things, throwing a chop. Yup that’s right I somehow managed to sprain my ankle throwing a chop. It wasn’t even during the chop but right after. I threw the chop and just as I stepped forward with my left foot, it folded underneath me. I can only imagine the surprised look on Chris’ face when I hit him with a chop and for no apparent reason just collapsed in a heap in front of him. I got it elevated right away and had ice on it, off and on, all morning but the thing still swelled up pretty good and by the next day was taking on several nice shades of black and purple. Thankfully classes are to a point where we are doing matches and drills that do not require me to demonstrate and take part, so I managed to point and talk my way through classes all week, but my cardio and training came to a screeching halt. If that wasn’t bad enough there is a nasty bug going around class this session causing everyone to take turns staying home to vomit. This started Wednesday when Bubbles (obviously not his real name) showed up looking extremely ill, and telling us that he had been up vomiting all night. By Friday we had 4 people home sick doing their impressions of a bulimic super model, one of which even spent 8 hours in hospital dealing with dehydration issues. There were two new victims Monday morning, in addition to Bubbles having a go at round two. Fortunately I’ve managed to avoid the bug thus far, and I’m taking as many precautions as I can to keep it that way. I’ve started washing all door knobs and light switches at the school with anti bacterial wipes, and making sure anyone even remotely sick, STAYS HOME. With a week off from training for me ankle I sure as hell don’t need another week off being sick. As bad as that all sounds, last week wasn’t a total loss. As swollen and ugly as my ankle got, it bounced back pretty quickly. I was actually debating on getting back in the ring for matches Friday, but decided to give it the weekend and start back today. I picked up a good quality ankle brace on Saturday and was back in the ring for two matches in class Monday. The ankle held up very well, although admittedly the matches were not my most athletic endeavors. I hope to get back doing cardio this week as well as pushing myself back to full mobility in ring very soon. I doubt the injury will affect me much at all by July 24th and 25th for my ROH return in Toronto, so I think I dodged a bullet. The quick recovery wasn’t the only highlight of last week, because two thirds of the Hart Dynasty stopped by SWA on Friday to check out my school and see the new class. Harry (David Hart) Smith has been by before but this was TJ’s (Tyson Kid’s) first visit and it was great to see them both and I think my students enjoyed “marking out” a little for their visit. After class the three of us went out for lunch and shared road stories. Catching up with the boys is always a lot of fun, but much like my week, the stories were also a mixed bag. The highlight of course was sharing mutual Christian stories. TJ and I took turns burying the miserable bastard, which is always a lot of fun. For those of you who have never met Christian he has the amazing ability to somehow be a great guy and your best friend, yet still be a tremendous pain in the ass. The lowlight of our lunch was not TJ pulling the “I forgot my wallet” gimmick (which he did by the way) but him inadvertently making me feel so unbelievably old. Now he didn’t actually use the dreaded line, “I used to watch you when I was a kid” but he told a story about watching Christopher Daniels and I wrestle a match for Stampede that was pretty much the equivalent. He was putting the match over but the fact that he was a fairly young kid at the time and that match was actually in the latter part of my career, I felt really old. I’ve posted a picture of the three of us taken at my school, so click the link below to check it out, and before you ask, Harry is not standing on a box, he’s that freakin tall! I also want to send out a get well soon to my good buddy Edge who will be having surgery to repair his Achilles tendon which will keep him out of action for several months. Lance Hart Dynasty visits SWA http://academy.stormwrestling.com/guestphoto.html source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter, PWInsider.com, f4wonline.com - WWE officials recently told Joey Styles he is no longer permitted to make posts on his Twitter account concerning politics. There was tremendous heat on him on the part of corporate officials for fear of an advertiser backlash towards the company website, where he reigns as the Director of Digital Media Content. There was also concern that his comments could reflect badly on Linda McMahon as she is a member of the Connecticut State Board of Education, not to mention the SmackDown Your Vote! campaign as it is supposed to be nonpartisan. Styles last made political comments on his Twitter account on June 5th. Vince McMahon was said to be enjoying Styles' pro-Republican beliefs, which is why he was able to do them for a few weeks. Internally, it was noted that the former ECW announcer went from beind a red-headed stepchild in the company to being a favorite of McMahon. Even though those close to Styles say those are his real political views, others say knocking Obama gets over big with McMahon. One person who was in the company's "inner circle" a few years ago said employees have gotten favored status based on being outrageously outspoken towards the ultra conservative side. The person also said political discussions occur all the time on McMahon's personal jet (which the writers also take to and from television) and in internal meetings as there are always anti-Democrat discussions. -- Ken Anderson (formerly Mr. Kennedy in WWE) has confirmed reports that he's scheduled to wrestle Eddie Fatu (formerly Umaga in WWE) at the World Wrestling Council Anniversary show on Saturday in Puerto Rico. He noted on his Twitter page that he was granted permission by "the powers that be within WWE" to work the match. http://twitter.com/secondpower -- On Monday, Taz posted a message on his Twitter account saying, "BTW-WWE asked me to be the Guest host on Raw next week...i said "no thanks". After getting feedback from a number of surprised fans, he clarified "Damm, it was just a JOKE! WWE did NOT ask me host Raw for a week! Now my lawyer can eat his Tuna Fish Sandwich & his Mango Juice in peace!" -- Matt Hardy wrote more about his July 2 abdominal surgery in a WWE Universe blog. "I want to sincerely thank the WWE and everyone who had a hand in blazing my path back to being a 100 percent healthy Matt Hardy," Hardy wrote. Everyone at the WWE has been great to me in helping and supporting me through this tough procedure. I also want to thank Dr. Pappas and Duke Medical Center for doing an awesome job of putting my abdomen back together again." -- Despite a heavily promoted match between John Cena and Triple H, this week's episode of Raw only scored a 3.6 cable rating, down from last week's 3.9 and a 4.5 two weeks ago. This week's show did hours of 3.43 and 3.79. http://www.wwe.com/content/media/images/3883682/10790632 - WWE Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan was interviewed this week by The Southtown Star and spoke about a number of topics, including his family, advice for aspiring wrestlers and the upcoming Hulk Hogan Fan Appreciation Day. Some of the Hulkster's most interesting comments came when the subject of WWE vs. TNA came up. "I watch both products. (TNA's) like the little engine that could. Everybody thought they wouldn't be around for long, and they've been chugging along for seven years. They gain momentum every week. They seem to be real fresh. When a lot of guys go over to that side of the fence, they seem to get a spring in their step," Hogan said. He added that he also watched the WWE product saying, " Vince is the constant. He's the standard of excellence. I just love watching his show because you never know what he is going to do. Plus, the production -- you can't even touch his production. It's so dialed-in. It's amazing just to see how they put the pieces together." "If you look at history, everyone says, 'History repeats itself.' With all of the choices in the universe of entertainment, I look at the big package and look at the big picture from 40,000 feet. I see history repeating itself. I see TNA getting strong. I see Vince McMahon being impeccable except for a few little holes in the boat." Hogan continued, "TNA is lacking that one momentum-shifting move, that one big name that would even the playing field, the brand (that is) just as powerful as the WWE brand. (TNA's) lacking the big piece of the puzzle. It wouldn't matter who did what in the past. It will be a totally even playing field. You never know." -- As reported earlier, referee Rudy Charles recently parted ways with TNA. Contrary to reports on various wrestling websites, Charles was released as he did not quit the organization, reports The Sun. His primary job in the company was as an assistant to the creative team, but he was no longer needed and TNA chose not to retain him as a referee. -- Last week's episode of A.M. Raw drew a 0.6 cable rating, up from the previous week's 0.3. http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/3476/2cor04h.jpg Dolph in Japan! Tuesday, July 7, 2009 I am writing to you from the business center, in the Tokyodome Hotel! After a beautiful trip to Hawaii, and a lucky win for The Great Khali, then I did several hours of running in slow motion on the Waikiki Beach, and that made my legs sore, and most of the bikini-clad girls eyes jump through their DOLPHI& GABBANA shades! I have finally figured out how to log in to my wwe universe account, and blog about the great time we are all having! The first show at Budokon, was a blast and John Morrison squeaked out a win. I am excited to visit the THQ Yukes offices today, as they make the WWE video game, and I get to see just how shredded I am in computer form! In two hours or so, I will be off to the Tokyo Gold's Gym (where I'm sure they will know me) and after several hard sets of autographs, I will have a heck of a workout, then I will explore downtown Tokyo, before returning to the Budokon for one more show. P.S. The view from my hotel room is of a giant roller coaster, how awesome is that? May have to try that tonite. Until later, Dolph -- You can follow Matt Morgan on Twitter at twitter.com/Tnamattmorgan. - In an interview with Minnesota's Star Tribune newspaper, UFC Heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar once again talked about his life as a pro wrestler while hyping his title fight at the UFC 100 Pay-Per-View this Saturday night. To read the full story, visit StarTribune.com. Lesnar gets a lot of heat from the MMA community about his time as a pro wrestler, but he says signing with WWE was a no brainer after Vince McMahon offered him $250,000 and a multi-year contract. "Here I was wondering how I was going to buy myself a beer and a steak after the national tournament, reaching down and pulling out lint," Lesnar said. "It was pretty easy. Go with a sure thing. And the sure thing at the time was becoming a pro wrestler." When Lesnar left WWE, he was midway through a contract that was netting him millions a year. Unfortunately, life on the road was not worth the deluxe salary. With the fame and money came a self-destructive lifestyle fueled by alcohol and pain pills, namely vodka and Vicodin. "You're in a different city every night," he said. "You can be whoever you want to be. You can sit in your hotel room and rot to death or you can go out and ... just use your imagination. And I didn't use my imagination, I was living it. Really, I was a young man, 22 years old. Bank accounts overflowing and everything else." http://www.startribune.com/sports/49890307...?page=1&c=y -- WWE's creative team were planning an Edge babyface turn before he suffered an Achilles injury over the weekend. According to sources within WWE, the company has been looking to turn Edge for quite some time to offset the heel-heavy SmackDown roster. He is expected to be out of action until next January, when he could return as a babyface heading into WrestleMania season. -- Speaking of Edge, his surgery yesterday was a success. He'll have to stay off his bad foot for upto 2 weeks and will then begin wearing a rehabilitation boot to walk around after that. He should be ready for physical rehabilitation by the end of the month. While overseas this week for WWE's tour of the Philippines, SmackDown superstar John Morrison spoke to the Philippine Daily Inquirer this week and talked about the following: Who He Wants to Feud With: "I would love to take on C.M. Punk. I think his strange lifestyle and goofy tattoos are stupid. Also, Chris Jericho. The biggest mouth in the WWE who just talks and talks but never actually does anything. I would love to wrestle with him." Trump Buying Raw: "It adds notoriety and interest. It makes national headlines. Just the fact that you asked me that question about Donald Trump proves people are interested in it." Performing High-Risk Moves: "Here’s an analogy. In the United States, there is no law against riding a bike with no hands. You can ride your bike with no hands if you want to. But if you are not good enough to ride your bike with no hands and you try it, you are going to crash and hurt yourself." http://showbizandstyle.inquirer.net/entert...-about-his-game

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Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:56:07 GMT

[quote]-- WWE's creative team were planning an Edge babyface turn before he suffered an Achilles injury over the weekend. According to sources within WWE, the company has been looking to turn Edge for quite some time to offset the heel-heavy SmackDown roster. He is expected to be out of action until next January, when he could return as a babyface heading into WrestleMania season.[/quote] I have been calling for that FOR YEARS!!

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Fri, 10 Jul 2009 02:37:03 GMT

[quote=ninjapirategear][quote]-- WWE's creative team were planning an Edge babyface turn before he suffered an Achilles injury over the weekend. According to sources within WWE, the company has been looking to turn Edge for quite some time to offset the heel-heavy SmackDown roster. He is expected to be out of action until next January, when he could return as a babyface heading into WrestleMania season.[/quote] I have been calling for that FOR YEARS!![/quote] I loved Edge when they first made a big babyface push for him, they gave him the Rob Zombie music "Never Gonna Stop" for his entrance theme then. I saw this, and I thought it was kind of cool to read. An interview with Kevin Nash on wrestling Indy recently, Scott Hall, aging as a wrestler, retirement, and his opinion on who's gonna be the next generation of TNA Main-Eventers: [url=http://www.pwinsider.com/ViewArticle.php?id=39922]http://www.pwinsider.com/ViewArticle.php?id=39922[/url] [quote=pwinsider]KEVIN NASH INTERVIEW RECAP (Taped prior to his match against PCO last month) Kevin Nash stepped into the Main Event in June and in true big sexy style he was very cool and laid back about PCO's allegations, Nash touches on the incidents, as well as his love for Montreal. Shares a hilarious story about himself and the kilq partying with some french hotties while snowed in during one trip to Montreal. Nash also takes time to touch on working the Indy scene, where his career is at this point, where he sees it going, TNA's Slammiversary celebration, acting, who he sees as the future of wrestling, Scott Hall, Vince Russo, Bob Backlund and much more in this 35 minute interview. Here is the transcript… SHOW: The Main Event, Sundays on CJLO 1690AM in Montreal HOSTS: Ryan Rider and Steve Rockamaniac Can Be Downloaded At: http://www.maineventradio.com On the line we’ve got a multiple time WWE and WCW champion, the founder of the nWo and the nWo Wolfpac; currently a member of the Main Event Mafia in TNA…none other than “Big Sexy” Kevin Nash. Kevin, welcome to the Main Event! Q: Let’s get to business. This Saturday you’re coming into Montreal for the IWS at their big event celebrating their 10th anniversary happening at the Medley. You opponent is none other than Pierre-Carl Oulette – a man who you have some history with going back to the 90’s. Maybe you can tell us your side of the story of that? A: I guess we just had a little disagreement in the ring and it became pretty physical and let me put it this way – I haven’t gotten a Christmas card from him since. Q: Apparently this is all stemming from a 1995 house show where Jean Pierre Lafitte (Ouellet's wrestling name at the time) refused to do the job for you in a WWF title match which led to push coming to a halt and his eventual release from the company. How was the tension backstage between you and him at that time? A: I mean it wasn’t only me it was guys like ‘taker and everybody else. It was almost universal amongst the boys; it was almost unheard of that you don’t put the champion over. And here’s something in his defence: he was young and he was in Montreal and there were a lot of people there to see him. But from a business standpoint, it wasn’t the right thing to do. Q: PCO continues to blame you saying that you cost him three jobs and millions of dollars over the last few years and many other things just because of the fact that you are holding a grudge against him. What would your response be to him? A: I think it’s the urban legend of the power of the Kliq that we are able to stop people from getting jobs and hold people back. The thing is if I would have had the stroke that he says I had he would have been fired right after that match and we wouldn’t have wrestled again the next night [in Quebec City]. Q: What were you thinking when he came off the top rope in Quebec City and landed right on your face? A: As far as I was concerned he didn’t want to do a job and the only way to not do a job is to put me out of commission. I almost thought he was going to sneak one over me and take the strap off me. I didn’t know him that well but when a guy adamantly refuses to do a job in Montreal and turns around and drops 300 pounds of his glute on your head, what am I supposed to think? Q: Now all these years later though what made you decide to come back here and settle the score once and for all against him in a match for the IWS? A: To tell you the truth, Montreal is one of my most favorite cities in the world. People always say that they wish they could afford to go to Europe and I say you don’t have to; you can go to Montreal. It’s so different – Montreal is just one of those cities. Let me get this right - I get a payday, I get to go to Montreal, and worst case scenario I’ll get in a shoot fight. Q: Are you nervous at all that Pierre may decide to shoot on you for payback? A: What’s the worst case scenario? That he can beat me up? I don’t think he’s gonna murder me so worst case scenario is he either beats me up or I beat him up. It’s not like I’ve never lost a fight in my life – I’ve had a couple of hundred. I’m still in pretty darn good shape and pretty heavy handed. I don’t need any backup. Q: Do you have any memories from past matches or times you’ve been here? A: Running out of there as quick as we could to go to the clubs. I’ve probably been to that town [Montreal] about 20 times and 19 times I’ve gone from a club to the plane. I remember getting snowed in one time and Vince called the room to check up on us. It was me, Scott Hall, Shawn Michaels, Kid, and a couple of girls that we had met at the club. Waltman had handed the phone to one of the girls and she said “Hello Mr. McMahon” in an incredibly sexy French accent. She looked at us and said that Mr. McMahon would like to talk to you and he screamed “I want you and Michaels on a train now!” I was like “Aww man, busted.” A room full of girls didn’t sit too well with the boss and me and Shawn had to take a train to Boston that night. Q: Do you enjoy going out on the indy scene and your work outside of TNA? A: I never had done an indy show in my life and when the movie The Wrestler came out people asked for my take on it. My career never really started that way and it’s not ending that way. But I think Rourke did an incredible job, Tomei did an incredible job, the acting was incredible, and I think it got a lot of the realism of what the guys go through. The thing for me is when you go out on the indy scene and you see that one ‘Diamond in the Rough’; that one kid when you watch a match and say this kid has something. You go back to TNA and you say I saw this kid the other night and they actually take a look at him and it makes me feel good. It’s such a hard business to break into now. If my opponent’s in good shape and can work a match I’d be more than happy to help him get into TNA. Show me what you’ve got – can you draw money? Q: Tell me what the main differences are from the time you started and nowadays? A: Umm..nothing. Michaels and ‘Taker stole Wrestlemania. You know, before that Hulk and Vince stole it. It seems to me like everybody screams to get rid of the old guys and bring in the new guard. I don’t have any problem whatsoever with somebody taking my job. I haven’t had a problem putting over anybody – I put Joe over at the last Pay-Per-View. I don’t mind putting anybody over as long as they’re worthy and that they can draw money. I’m not going to put somebody over just to put somebody over. If it’s good for business and it makes sense. I’m nearing 50 years old in July and at this point if you don’t start looking for somebody to hand the torch to, you’re an idiot. Q: How much longer do you plan to wrestle? Is retirement on the horizon at all for Kevin Nash? A: Right now I don’t even put it in my hands anymore. I’ve been hurt so many times and for some reason why I keep coming back. So G-d will tell me when it’s time to go. When I get cut out and I can’t come back that’ll be the end of it. As long as I can keep coming back and it gives me a reason to get up in the morning, to train harder. The other night I had a match, and after I got up in the middle of the ring and the people applauded me. A small crowd – maybe 1,000 people in the Impact Zone – but they stood and applauded me for a solid minute or maybe even two. But to get that adoration at this level in life and there is no better compliment than for people to stand and applaud your performance. At my age if I can still get the people to applaud like that there is no reason for me to walk away. Q: I bumped into you in Houston a couple of weeks back when you were doing the signing for Booker T...your arm was in pretty bad shape at that point… how’s the healing coming along? A: That’s right. I had surgery the night before. It’s still slow but my strength is coming back. It’s the twentieth time I’ve been operated on – mostly on my knees but the third or fourth time on this elbow. After your break your neck, rotator cuffs, and rods in both of your ankles; if you’re going to be miserable the rest of your life, why stop now? My most painful injury was my quadriceps. The quad is so large that it felt like it took a week before it tore across and my leg fell from beneath me. The rehab was brutal and gruelling. They said I wouldn’t come back but you know. Q: What about Scott Hall? What’s he up to these days? Is he doing alright? I remember at Turning Point 2007 where it seemed like he was in good spirits and was going to do the six-man tag but then no-showed… A: Scott is Scott. He’s always going to have his demons but he has his good days and his bad days. I’ve told him a hundred times that when your gear is basically posing shorts; he’s basically worked in underwear that it’s time to switch your gear because it’s so hard at 50 years old to keep yourself in the kind of shape you need to pull off that look. He was having a good time with the hockey jersey on and all of a sudden he put his tights on and said oh G-d, I’m not gonna do that. I told him to switch his gear up - put on a singlet like I did. He was the guy who told me when I first broke in to never make it about your body, to make it about your character because your character will never die. Your body goes but the character stays alive. That’s why I let my hair go gray. I want people to say “I remember him 20 years ago – I saw him in an opening match in Montreal.” Nobody’s really aged in this business, everybody dye’s their hair and I wanted to be that guy who aged. I’m proud of the fact that I’m 50 years old and still in shape. In the past year I’ve actually gotten leaner, my work’s gotten better, I’ve gotten crisper because I lost weight which puts less pressure on my knees. And I’m having fun. I was sitting backstage at the last PPV after my hair was split open having a cold beer and a guy came to me with a camera for DVD extra features and asked me “When are you going to stop doing it Nash?”. I said “There’s not a time on this planet when a cold beer tastes better than right after you get out of the ring.” I said when I find that a beer tastes better than that – it ain’t gonna happen. I’m sitting across from Kurt Angle and Kurt was bleeding, I was bleeding. We had those first two sips of those beers together. Ricky Steamboat said it best – that first beer after a match is just amazing, after that all they do is make you fat. And that’s the truth. That first beer is just amazing after a match. Q: TNA Slammiversary… what have been your favorite moments from your time in the company? A: I think the growth. To watch the growth on so many levels from the young talent mature to the growth of the office, the marketing people, and even the growth of our president Dixie. How she’s learned the business and gotten smarter and better. Everybody just seems to continue improving. There’s so much areas for growth and continued improvement . It’s exciting; it’s kind of a genesis – it’s a new company. I think in a couple of years if things continue to go the way they are we’ll start getting a 2.0-2.2 rating. I think we are competition – competition right now. Q: What would you say should be their next step to take to make it to that next level? A: I remember when we went against Vince and Eric Bischoff would say that we were going to put him out of business. And me and Scott would look at him and shake our heads like “dude you have no idea – until you see the machine you don’t understand.” Turner was a television company that had wrestling, WWF/WWE is a wrestling company. That’s what they are; that’s what they’re always been. We [TNA] we’re a wrestling company. But you look at the WWWF and its seven-year anniversary and look at the comparisons. Their TV tapings were done from Madison Square Garden. You look at the growth patterns of the two companies. When you’re Kia Motors it’s hard to go up against GM, Ford, Chrysler, Toyota but there’s a lot of Kia’s on the road. And I think it has caught fire. The thing that makes me the happiest is that I was at an autograph signing last week in Detroit. There were guys that had Vinnie Vegas pictures, Diesel pictures, Big Sexy pictures, and then there were 7 and 8 and 9 year old boys who had Kevin Nash grey-haired TNA pictures. I did it – this is the third generation of kids that I’ve been able to been a part of their lives. The thing that really moves you that you don’t realize when you first get in the business – after you’ve been in it for 20 years and a kid comes up to you and hands you a Polaroid and it’s me with black hair with a mullet back in the early Diesel days; and he says do you know who that kid is that you’re holding? I look at the picture and I’m holding a little baby in my hands. He then said – “that’s me.” Not only have you been doing this a really long time because you’re talking to a 19 year old kid but it’s the fact that he kept that for 19 years. That’s what kind of moves you. It mean’t something to him. To be a part of the industry; it’s just a blast. Q: Announcing the latest project in his acting career… A: I’d love to do a romantic comedy. I’m so typecast because of my size that I would have to write something specifically for myself and then try to find funding for it. Something low budget to show that I could do something outside of the box that they don’t think I could do. I think I’ve shown that I can do comedy but do romantic comedy and to be a leading man at 6’10 it’s going to take the perfect actress who I think I have. That’s where my head’s at right now. In order to take that next step forward I’m probably going to have to write a screenplay which I’m in the process of doing on my computer. In my mind I’m storyboarding shots so I could go ahead and take that next step. I don’t want to be the creature of the Black Lagoon just because I could wear the suit. I’m probably going to have to produce, direct, do everything in this to keep the budget down. It’s amazing what you can do nowadays with a camera crew of three guys and a couple of high-def cameras. I’ve seen some work on some indy films which had a $150,000 budget and made it look like a $5 million movie. If you’ve got four or five hats on and you’re not getting a pay check for any of them, that cuts it down a lot because you could get an actress that can carry me through a lot of it. Then the next thing you know you can take that next step. Q: Getting back to wrestling – who do you think has potential to take over from you once you retire in TNA? A: I think that from the nucleus that we have right now – Storm and Roode are really good. I think Roode’s going to be a babyface in his career. I think that that’s where he’s going to become a star. I’ve worked heel against him on a couple of indy shows just to see if he could work face. He really has great fire and makes an amazing comeback. He makes a comeback like guys used to make comebacks like you don’t see. As long you feed him he will make a comeback. He’s a not a three-move let’s go home kind of guy. I think he’s amazing. AJ [Styles] – once his mic skills get better, which I think they’ve improved immensely. He has that intangible that Shawn Michaels had. He’s electric and you kind of have to just be there for him. He can create so much movement around you that you can just basically, you know – he just uses you as a prop. He really is phenomenal. I think [Samoa] Joe is going to come into his own. They’ve moved him around into some different places but I think that the thing about him is that he’s not the quintessential wrestling guy. He’s very different but his uniqueness makes him come across. I wrestle him often - it’s not a night in the park. He’s very physical, the things he does to you hurt, and I think all those things add to his believability. I think Matt Morgan is a very talented big guy. He’s still at that stage in his career that he wants to show everybody how athletic he can be instead of just working like a big man…Just those four guys alone are a good nucleus to move forward. You’ve also got the Black Machismo. The Motor City Machine Guns – I watched them have a match in Tokyo and it was off the chart. They can both talk, they’ve funny, they’re current, they’re really hip guys, and chicks dig ‘em. I’ve always said that if you want to find the intangible in a wrestler and you want to know if you can make money off them – chicks have got to want to be with him and guys want to be him. And if they don’t have those two qualities – if guys don’t want to be you and girls don’t want to be with you – then you’re not going to get over. I don’t care what you do. Q: So that’s the secret to your success? A: I think so. I think guys look at me and say hell I wouldn’t mind being in that big 6’10 body for a couple of days and smack somebody around. And I’ve been very successful in my entire life…I’ve a beautiful wife and I had a slew of beautiful girlfriends behind her. I’ve never not had a beautiful women in my life. Q: How was it like working with Mr. Bob Backlund in TNA? And do you have any idea where did he disappear to? A: I have no idea. It was great to see Bob. I think the only reason he got that run was because we did those stupid Paparazzi things and we kept making reference to Bob Backlund rules. I was glad because Bob did such a favor for me. And to this day he’s still bitter like he didn’t feel like I thanked him. I don’t know if it came across aloof to him that night at Madison Square Garden. At the same time, people forget that I had been in the business a little longer than four years and three of those years I had been a piece of garbage job guy. To be standing in the middle of MSG with the WWF belt, to say it was surreal would be an understatement. I hadn’t probably had 300 matches. So I mean people can say what they want to about that. Randy Orton may have been the youngest champion in the WWF but I guarantee he probably had three times the amount of matches that I did. I look at it and I say people can pick and push at my career and call me the big lazy but there’s never a night that I don’t go in there and give it whatever I’ve got. Q: What is your response to criticisms from fans or from other media members towards you? A: I always say this: until you take that first step in the morning that I take when I get out of bed and have for years and years. I was pretty much crippled when I was 25; they told me I would walk with a limp for the rest of my life when I had destroyed my knee playing ball. I’ve still been able to do this physical of a job for 20 years. Everybody gives [Roddy] Piper credit because he’s got a bad hip – hell I’ve got a bad hip, bad back, bad knees, neck, everything. Until you’ve taken in a step in my shoes there’s no judgement. Q: Thoughts on Vince Russo – Is he a changed man? A: I’ve been a fan of his since Day One. Always have been. There’s a lot of people who don’t like his style of booking. But it’s just like people who watch a movie like Closer with Julia Roberts and Natalie Portman and say “I don’t really like the movie”. And then I say “Did you not like the movie or did you not get it?”. I think he writes smart TV and you have to pay attention. There’s a lot of nuisances that can make sense that kind of connect the dots if you don’t really pay close attention they don’t make sense to you. For me the show Damages on F/X is one of the smartest written shows because you can’t be on the phone and watch that show. You have to commit yourself to watching the show – and you have to do that with us. If you’re going to criticize Russo and fast-forward or TiVo the show, you won’t get the nuisances and what he’s trying to accomplish. He doesn’t sit down and write a two-hour show and expect you not to watch the pre-tapes and say you don’t understand it and say the writing is bad. Try watching a movie with no sound. That’s the beauty of living in the United States or Canada – we have those rights to criticize. I don’t really care if you like my work, don’t like my work, like me, don’t like me; as long as you’re watching I’m happy. Q: What can we expect from your current faction, the Main Event Mafia, in the coming weeks? A: I don’t think that it’s the proper fit to have Sting as the Godfather. I don’t think the other four of us like the direction that he’s going to steer us. He won it fair and square. I’ve worked with Sting for many years and I have a feeling that there might be a mutiny – I just have a feeling.[/quote]

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Sat, 11 Jul 2009 04:33:56 GMT

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Sat, 11 Jul 2009 14:29:55 GMT

[b]Seth Green to host RAW[/b] http://www.prowrestling.com/article/news/13157 In a monumental, unprecedented announcement, Seth Green, comedic star of both film and television, will appear as the Special Guest Host this Monday night on Raw. Seth Green is the co-creator & producer of the hit stop-motion TV series Robot Chicken, which airs as part of Cartoon Network's Adult Swim block. Green also does many of the voices on the show, a talent he has shown amazing skill in throughout his celebrated career, and has even appeared in animated form. Among his numerous credits on both the big and small screen, Green left his audience in stitches as the estranged son of Dr. Evil in all three Austin Powers films, fought the good fight in Buffy The Vampire Slayer: The TV Series, and voices Chris Griffin in the hit cartoon series Family Guy. Green’s appearance on Monday Night Raw is sure to shake things up like never before. And the entire WWE Universe waits in eager anticipation to find out what the comic genius co-creator of "Robot Chicken" will have in store for the Superstars of the of the squared circle. http://www.prowrestling.com/article/news/13160 WWE's decision to book Seth Green as this week's guest RAW host has more significance than an attempt to fulfill a long-standing fan desire to see the "Austin Powers" alum at the helm of RAW. In a press release issued Saturday, WWE confirmed that one of its Superstars is working with Green in an upcoming project. According to the release, WWE RAW star Triple H will appear in a sketch on the season 4.5 premiere of Green's "Robot Chicken." The episode airs July 26. WWE plans to air a sneak preview of the episode during Monday's RAW.

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Sat, 11 Jul 2009 14:39:42 GMT

Seth Green is pretty cool, I guess. But I want to see more ex-wrestler host Raw, like Million Dollar Man did. Let's see Bret Hart, Stone Cold, The Rock, Hogan, and others. It's a great way to see old favorites return without them actually putting their retired bodies on the line. -Nate-

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Sat, 11 Jul 2009 15:17:12 GMT

OMG I'd mark like no other if Rock hosted one week.

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Sun, 12 Jul 2009 01:15:05 GMT

[quote=scaryhead]OMG I'd mark like no other if Rock hosted one week.[/quote] Just imagine it... "FINALLY, The Rock has come back to Monday Night Raw!" Or seeing this fond memory played out one more time: [img]http://moshiko654wwe.goop.co.il/GoopSitesFiles/6294/User/Upload/STONE%20COLD-STUNNER.jpg[/img] -Nate-

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Mon, 13 Jul 2009 02:08:59 GMT

[quote=brendavis][quote=ninjapirategear][quote]-- WWE's creative team were planning an Edge babyface turn before he suffered an Achilles injury over the weekend. According to sources within WWE, the company has been looking to turn Edge for quite some time to offset the heel-heavy SmackDown roster. He is expected to be out of action until next January, when he could return as a babyface heading into WrestleMania season.[/quote] I have been calling for that FOR YEARS!![/quote] I wish we could have seen an Edge/Christan program before he actually turns babyface. I think that could have been a good program.[/quote] No, you want to see the Edge/Christian program with Edge as a face, for two reasons: One, Christian is the better heel (they're both great, don't get me wrong), and two, it would never happen the other way. Christian's only chance at a title run is with Edge as a face!! Actually, now that everybody is hurt, Christian might get moved up. Sweet!

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Mon, 13 Jul 2009 14:44:04 GMT

[url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/WWE_News_3/article_33529.shtml]http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/WWE_News_3/article_33529.shtml[/url] [quote]TNA World Hvt. champion Kurt Angle has completely changed his tune to say that he was wrong, not Vince McMahon, when he left WWE for TNA in fall 2006. "I had some bad feelings because of the way I left WWE. When I thought about it, and my behavior, I then realized Vince McMahon really wasn’t at fault, it was really me," Angle told filmsinreview.com. "I have always extended my hand out to Vince, and told him that I was wrong, I am sorry." Angle clarified that he is not sorry he joined TNA, but sorry that he ripped Vince McMahon so heavily after leaving the company. Angle says he's made amends with McMahon and they have a better relationship. "I know that he is happy for me. I am living much healthier now. I love Vince. I always will. It was time for me to leave and I think Vince knew or he would have never released me," Angle said. "He had enough courage to take that initial step and release me. When he did, I respected him more." Angle says he doesn't regret leaving for TNA, but he misses working for McMahon in WWE "sometimes." However, he says he's content to "serve a much bigger purpose" in TNA.[/quote] Sounds like Angle's TNA contract is coming close to an end. -Nate-

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Mon, 13 Jul 2009 15:11:40 GMT

Probably so, but the way that last sentence came off, it sounds like he might stay where he is in TNA. I think he's better utilized in TNA right now that he would be in the WWE.

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Mon, 13 Jul 2009 15:32:57 GMT

I want Kurt Angle back in WWE. He is one of my top favorites of all time and everytime I see him on Impact it makes me sad at what he's become. He's one of the greatest of all time and deserves better than the joke of a promotion TNA is making him out to be. [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v449/scaryhead/Kurt_Angle_25_11_06_8.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v449/scaryhead/Kurt_Angle_-_Kurt_Angle_10-2.jpg[/IMG]

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Mon, 13 Jul 2009 19:34:51 GMT

I like Angle in TNA because I think with a WWE schedule he'd end up dead in a hotel room just like Eddie.

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Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:23:39 GMT

[quote][img]http://http.cdnlayer.com/tnawrestling/components/com_fpss/images/stingangle3.jpg[/img] [b]PREVIEW FOR THURSDAY'S "iMPACT!" - STING VS. KURT ANGLE IN THE SIX SIDES OF STEEL CAGE MATCH AND MUCH MORE[/b] On Thursday night, TNA Wrestling returns to SpikeTV at 9/8c for two hours of Total Nonstop Action as the countdown to the July 19 "Victory Road" Pay-Per-View event continues! The below is a preview of what is scheduled to take place on the broadcast - card is subject to change: - It will be a huge main event on Thursday's broadcast as "The Icon" Sting will battle his nemesis Kurt Angle inside the confines of the unforgiving Six Sides of Steel cage match! Can Sting get his final revenge on Angle and The Main Event Mafia? No doubt, it will certainly be another epic when two of the sport's best collide inside the cage! - Thursday's broadcast will also feature the TNA in-ring debut of Knockouts newcomer Sarita! - Speaking of the Knockouts, NEW champion Tara will be in attendance - X Champion Suicide will take on Chris Sabin of The Motor City Machineguns in a non-title match - Plus, in an Elimination Tag Team Match, it will be TNA World Tag Team Champions Beer Money, Inc teaming with Legends Champion AJ Styles to take on The Main Event Mafia! All this and much more on Thursday's huge broadcast on SpikeTV starting at 9/8c, including more news on the July 19 "Victory Road" epic event![/quote] [quote][img]http://www.wwe.com/content/media/touts/splash/images/10869420[/img] [b]Altitude vs. Attitude[/b] On SmackDown Friday night at 8/7 CT, Intercontinental Champion Rey Mysterio & Jeff Hardy will combine their high-flying arsenal to take on the outspoken combination of Unified Tag Team Champion Chris Jericho & Dolph Ziggler. [/quote] That's really all they have up for Smackdown this week at WWE.com, I'm not being biased. -Nate-

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Thu, 16 Jul 2009 05:23:31 GMT

After teasing, and then nothing...It's finally official: [quote]Former ECW Champion and current MMA star Bobby Lashley announced yesterday on during an appearance on ESPN Radio that he has officially signed with TNA Wrestling. He said he would appear at this Sunday’s Victory Road pay per view as well as the following week’s Impact television tapings. TNA President Dixie Carter apparently told Lashley that he would only have to work four days a month for TNA, giving him the rest of the time to work on his burgeoning MMA career. Lashley is currently 4-0 in MMA fights, last beating Bob Sapp on June 27. Lashley said he wanted to “give back” to wrestling fans after his abrupt exit from World Wrestling Entertainment, and that he signed with TNA because they would let him both wrestle and fight[/quote]

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Fri, 17 Jul 2009 01:24:18 GMT

I don't know how many of us live near the Charlotte area, but NWA is have a legends weekend at the Hilton there. The big night will be Friday, August 7. The original 4 Horsemen (Ole, Arn, Tully, and Ric) will be having photo ops with anybody who goes. Also, the Barry Windham version will be there too. You can get your pic taken with the Originals, Windham, or both. The catch is $103 per pic. I think this would be cool as hell.

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Fri, 17 Jul 2009 16:36:08 GMT

July 16 News and Notes. source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter, PWInsider.com, PWTorch.com, f4wonline.com -- WWE officials offered Rob Conway a contract to return to the company to help mentor some of the younger wrestlers and add some depth to the roster, but turned it down. While Conway still wrestles on the indy scene, he has another job now and did not want to give it up. -- The recently signed Serena Deeb made her debut in Florida Championship Wrestling at last night's live event in Punta Gorda, Florida. Teaming with Maria and Angela Fong, the trio defeated Alicia Fox, Natalya and Layla in a six-Diva tag match. Deeb simply went under the name Serena in her WWE developmental debut. -- WWE developmental wrestler Kip Christianson is now going under the name Eli Cottonwood in Florida Championship Wrestling. He squashed Fred Rossen at last night's FCW show. Rossen is longtime indy wrestler Fred Sampson, who recently made his debut in Florida Championship Wrestling. Prior to signing a contract with WWE in May, he made several appearances over the years on television as an extra, usually as a security guard. - Bobby Lashley announced during an interview with ESPN Radio Wednesday that he officially signed with TNA Wrestling this past week and will be on hand for Sunday's Victory Road pay-per-view as well as next week's slate of Impact tapings. During the interview, Lashley said: "I signed with TNA. It's a big thing because I am fighting and my main focus has been fighting and it still is. I left wrestling so abruptly a few years ago and the fans kind of threw their hands up. I left and they were like, man, what about us? I left at the top of my game. I still wanted to wrestle, but I wanted to fight, so it was like, how do you do both? I spoke with Dixie Carter, the owner of TNA, and she was really, really helpful and she wanted to give me an opportunity to give back to wrestling. With their schedule, they only do four days a month. This week, my schedule is Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and I'm done for the month and can concentrate on my fighting. It works out real well." You can listen to the interview at the following link. http://stations.espn.go.com/stations/1050e...hive?id=3377146 FORMER WRESTLING WORLD CHAMPION BOBBY LASHLEY JOINS TOTAL NONSTOP ACTION (TNA) WRESTLING. HISTORIC SIGNING MAKES LASHLEY THE FIRST EVER ACTIVE MMA FIGHTER TO CONCURRENTLY COMPETE IN PROFESSIONAL WRESTLING. Bobby Lashley has signed a contract with Total Nonstop Action (TNA) Wrestling, making him the first-ever active pro wrestler in the western world to simultaneously compete as an active MMA fighter. He made the announcement on various ESPN interviews in New York. “I want to do both because I can. TNA is giving me the opportunity to compete in both sports which I have a passion for,” said Lashley. “I will bring MMA fans to wrestling and wrestling fans to MMA”. “This is a great opportunity for Bobby to do something that has never been done before. He is the perfect ambassador for both sports. We are excited to have him join TNA, he is a true star that brings so much to the table as a member of our roster,” stated TNA President Dixie Carter. Prior to signing with TNA and fighting in MMA, Lashley was a two time ECW World Champion while in the WWE. During this time, he headlined many world wide pay-per-views and quickly became one of the most exciting stars in professional wrestling. As a collegiate wrestler, Lashley made a name for himself winning three national amateur wrestling championships. Since his MMA debut last December, Lashley has dominated each of his four fights and is currently undefeated with a record of 4-0. His most recent victory over Bob Sapp on June 27, 2009 ended via submission in round one. Lashley first appeared for TNA in Philadelphia at the “Lockdown” pay-per-view event in April 2009 to the surprise of many TNA fans, followed only by a brief appearance on TNA iMPACT! Since then, fans have been left wondering when and if he would return to TNA as a full time member of the roster. “It’s our intention to make history and we’re looking forward to having Bobby make an immediate impact in TNA,” stated Carter. -- TNA Knockout Christy Hemme wrote a brief blog on her MySpace page indicating she will be returning to the ring soon. Hemme wrote: "Hehe he... A little birdie told me that a certain firey redhead is coming back to kick some ASS! I will give you one guess as to who that might be :-)" Hemme has been out with a neck injury since January. -- TNA has posted the latest edition of Spin Cycle online, with the theme being "TNA's most unusual performers." This week's panel consists of Tara, Abyss, Cody Deaner and "The Sock." http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPldGl90qug -- Ken Anderson has released a new comedy video to show what he's upto while waiting for his 90-day WWE no-compete period to end. In the latest video presented by Paul Heyman's Heyman Hustle blog, Anderson teaches summer school. http://heymanhustle.craveonline.com/blogs/...derson-anderson -- Jesse, a contestant on CBS's "Big Brother" reality show, stated during a recent episode that he wants to be a WWE Superstar. -- Seth Green has posted a blog on the WWE Universe website talking about his experience hosting this week's Monday Night Raw. Green, a lifelong wrestling fan, writes, "I can not believe that actually happened ... That was one of the most amazing experiences of my life. I used to practice my 'superstar moves' on my sofa as a kid, and last night I got to do it for real. Unbelievable." -- As reported earlier this week, Nick Dinsmore has signed a contract to return to World Wrestling Entertainment. For those wondering, he is indeed being brought back to the main roster as Eugene as they want him to help mentor some of the younger wrestlers, not to mention add more depth to the roster. Prior to signing on the dotted line, WWE had Dinsmore undergo an extensive drug test to prove he's clean, including providing a hair sample. WWE previously released Dinsmore on September 1, 2007 as a result of issues with painkillers. A SmackDown taping took place that day with him being notified of his release following a company meeting and promptly being escorted out of the arena by security. -- The reason John Cena left last week's tour of Australia early, missing shows he was advertised to appear on, was because he was getting ready for his wedding. The WWE Superstar married high school sweetheart Elizabeth Huberdeau, 29, in a ceremony over the weekend in Boston, that his father officiated over. He had been engaged to her since 2007. -- WWE will be holding the seventh annual Tribute to the Troops tour in early December. -- WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair will be reuniting with the original members of the Four Horsemen at an upcoming NWA Legends Fanfest. On August 7th, Ole Anderson, Arn Anderson, Tully Blanchard, JJ Dillon and Barry Windham will be appearing together "for the first time and maybe the last time." To see a video of Flair cutting a promo about the reunion, visit YouTube.com. For more details on the fanfest and how you can get tickets, visit NWALegends.com. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuX04hZ3M3A -- Tuesday's "ECW on Syfy" show drew a 1.3 cable rating with 1.8 million viewers. This is way up from last week's 0.7 rating for the show that aired in the special Thursday time slot. Considering this week's show went up against Major League Baseball's All-Star game, the 1.3 is a strong showing. -- Bobby Lashley was interviewed on ESPN Radio on Wednesday and was asked what would happen if he fought UFC Heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar. After watching Lesnar's fights and studying the holes in his game, Lashley said confidently, "I win." He elaborated that he wants to fight Lesnar because he's the champ, not necessarily because he's taken a similar path to the world of Mixed Martial Arts. "I'm not going to say anything bad on Brock because Brock is the champion. My sights are set on Brock and I'm not saying that I want to fight him because he is the wrestling guy," Lashley told ESPN Radio 1050. "I am saying that because I am a heavyweight fighter and he's the heavyweight champ. Eventually, I do want to fight Brock for that title." Lashley says he already has a game plan in mind to beat Brock, but he won't reveal it before they fight. -- Tara, wearing the TNA Women's Knockout Championship belt, is featured on the cover of the latest issue of The Wrestler, which hits newsstands next month. This is actually her first magazine cover in her nine-year wrestling career. You can see the cover at www.pwi-online.com. Inside the magazine is a lengthy interview in which she discusses her new promotion, her time in WWE, her outside interests, and more. -- TNA newcomer Sarita, who will be making in-ring television debut on tonight's episode of Impact, is advertised to appear on TNA's upcoming tour of Texas. She is advertised to appear at live events in San Angelo, Abilene and Belton in late August. -- TNA wrestler Daniels has donated one of his ring robes to Wrestler's Rescue. The robe is up for auction at www.WrestlersRescue.org. -- WWE will be working with 7-11 convenience stores to promote SummerSlam, according to PWInsider.com. Between this major sponsorship deal, legendary rock band Aerosmith providing the event's theme song and WWE holding the first-ever Summerslam AXXESS fanfest, it's clear they're going all out to make this year's Summerslam a major event. -- USAToday.com is featuring an article looking at 9 people before Brock Lesnar and Bobby Lashley who succesfully transitioned from pro wretling to mixed martial arts. http://content.usatoday.com/communities/mm...494433/1?csp=34 -- Here are this week's top selling Recreational Sports DVDs selling from Billboard.com: 1. WWE: Wrestlemania: 25th Anniversary 2. WWE: Macho Madness: The Randy Savage Ultimate Collection 3. WWE: John Cena: My Life 4. UFC: Best Of 2008 5. WWE: Judgment Day 2009 6. WWE: Greatest Stars Of The 90s 7. Phil Mickelson: Secrets Of The Short Game 8. UFC 92: Nogueira Vs. Mir 9. WWE: Backlash 2009 10. TNA Wrestling: Lockdown 2009: Six Sides Of Steel -- As reported last week, TNA fired referee Rudy Charles (real name Dan Engler) in a cost-cutting measure. TNA's decision to let him shocked a number of people because he was popular with management and had been with the company from the start, not to mention that he performed so many tasks for the company. However, the feeling is TNA will simply hire a local referee to replace him, and that others in the office will pick up the jobs he was doing. Although it's been noted they'll have to be trained to run the errands he did. Besides being a referee and involved in timing of the shows, he also sat in on creative meetings. It was also said that TNA could save on transportation costs by using a referee who lived near Orlando. -- TNA posted the following cards for this weekend's slate of live events on its website. It's interesting to note that the company is continuing to use Kip James as he is scheduled to appear on the tour. July 17th in Johnson City, Tennessee AJ Styles vs. Samoa Joe for the Legends Championship Beer Money vs. Booker T & Scott Steiner for the World Tag Team Championship Taylor Wilde vs. Daffney Suicide vs. Chris Sabin vs. Jay Lethal Appearances by Matt Morgan, Madison Rayne & Kip James July 18th in Winston-Salem, North Carolina Kurt Angle, Booker T & Scott Steiner vs. AJ Styles & Beer Money Taylor Wilde vs. Madison Rayne Jay Lethal vs. Chris Sabin Appearances by Samoa Joe, Matt Morgan, Daffney, Suicide & Kip James -- Today is Bobby Lashley's birthday. The TNA newcomer turns 33. -- In nepotism accusation news, there have been a few questions raised concerning Eric Young's role in TNA. Young, who is quite close with Jeff Jarrett, was moved into a program with Jarrett a few weeks ago. Shortly thereafter, people started asking about Young and the feeling is that the short-term program was booked to justify his position with the company. -- A story recently floating around (said to be by a TNA official) saying Jenna Morasca was being paid strictly based on the amount of publicity she generates for the TNA was laughed at by one company source. -- In TNA live event attendance news, 7/10 in Hamilton, Ontario drew 1,500, 7/11 in Hamburg, New York drew 1,000, and 7/12 in Syracuse drew 600. -- TNA Knockout Lauren Brooke can be seen in a late night television ad spot promoting a "Free Sexy Phone Chat" line called Quest. To clarify, it's actually not one of those seedy sexed-up late night ads as she was simply promoting a service for people to meet local singles. For more information on Quest, visit www.QuestChat.com. The TNA backstage announcer has modeled for a number of years and despite her foray into the world of wrestling, still gets tons of gigs endorsing various ventures. -- TNA referee Mark "Slick" Johnson, who's frequently been a source a contention among some in the company, has a raised a few eyebrows in recent weeks over the number of house shows he's worked. In fact, there was some eye rolling over the company's recent decision to part ways with referee Shane Sewell, who was widely regarded as a better official than Johnson. Internally, the feeling is he would not be getting so many bookings if he wasn't a close friend of Jeff Jarrett, much less a job. (source: www.pwtorch.com) -- You can follow Consequences Creed on Twitter at twitter.com/AustinCreed. JR's Blog Lesnar...Seth Green...Smackdown Chaos...Allied Powers DVD...Edge...BBQ Biz Has Picked Up Thu, 07/16/2009 Good to be home...hitting the road every week is getting more challenging...business at J.R.'s Family BBQ is steady and our business on the site has been growing especially since we got our new Chipolte Ketchup and Hot BBQ Sauce in stock. We are still addressing shipping issues and I hope to have some good news on international shipping in a few days. I need more hours in the day to get all my projects completed. Here are a few random thoughts. I did a radio interview yesterday on KREF here in Norman which is a sports talk station AM1400 and Brock Lesnar and UFC 100 still seemed to be the topic of the day. I find it unwise for those to think that UFC officials don't love Lesnar for a variety of reasons but specifically for the income he is and will produce. Every great promoter wants and needs a great villain as, especially in today's world, fans are more likely to pay their hard earned cash to see someone get their ass whipped that the fans detest than they will to see their favorite competitor roll over someone. Lesnar is a natural born predator, an avid big game hunter, who loves isolation and individualism, as do most successful amateur wrestlers, and who feels threatened by his prey and will always fight as if he were cornered. That's simply Lesnar's human instincts but without question when someone does finally beat Lesnar, and they will, that person will be the new UFC Messiah for finally overcoming the former WWE Champion and natural born, defiant badass. I enjoyed Seth Green's appearance on Raw Monday night and am still waiting for my check for my "likeness" appearing on WWE's Flagship Broadcast. That's likely as close as yours truly is going to come to returning to Monday night's variety/ sports/entertainment juggernaut to answer a question that many keep asking on our Q&A section of this site. Someone recently sent me a quote from an internet scribe that "J.R. is now the #2 guy on the #2 show" which is one way to look at it I suppose. I don't feel that way personally but everyone has the right to their own opinion. The end of Friday Night Smackdown this week is one of the most chaotic last few moments of any WWE TV show in quite some time. Jeff Hardy and Rey Mysterio vs. Chris Jericho and Dolph Ziggler is the main event. Ziggler is a smart kid with an athlete's mentality and I hope that he fully grasps the opportunity that has landed at the former Kent State star's feet. John Morrison and C.M. Punk have a really solid bout on SD this week as well. Morrison is going to be big sooner than later while Punk's days of being a highly, disliked villain lie ahead. There is no reason that both these men can't headline WWE PPV's in the near future. Check out the Allied Powers DVD from WWE regarding the many great tag teams that used to commonly dot the wrestling landscape. This is a well produced DVD and, as always, provides plenty of subjective debate regarding who should or should not be included on the list. I certainly feel some teams got a "pass" with their inclusion on the DVD but all in all it is a really fun one to watch. If you are a fan of tag team wrestling and also like the old school approach to wrestling then I feel you will enjoy this DVD just released this week. I did think that Miz and Morrison were unique choices to host the DVD and that someone like an Arn Anderson amd/or a WWE HOF'er might have offered more of a historical slant to the production but as is often said, "This is a young man's game." I talked to Edge mere minutes after his Achilles tendon surgery last week and he had a more positive attitude about returning to the ring than most would. Edge has been faced with many challenges over his career and if any one can return and be as good as they were before they were hurt then it will be him. However, we should all be realistic about this situation as Achilles tendon injuries can be devastating for an athlete that maintains a schedule like Edge. My money is on Edge to return ready to rock, be more popular than ever and perhaps even possibly having a one on one match with Chris Jericho at WM26 which could be a show stealer. Yes, that's all speculation but a guy can dream, can't he? Hard to believe that Bruiser Brody was senselessly killed today in 1988 at the age of 42. The wrestler who stabbed Brody to death in a Puerto Rican shower at an arena was tried and found innocent. The judicial system works in mysterious ways. Brody was arguably the best all around brawler I ever saw and was also one of the most fiercely independent individuals who ever laced up a pair of boots. Insiders either hated Brody or they liked and respected him. I have friends who still can't stand the late Frank Goodish and his free spirit but I miss the guy and always enjoyed being around him. Also on this date in 2001 Terry Gordy died at 40 years of age. The former Freebird was the greatest in ring performer I ever saw when Terry was a teen. Gordy never lifted weights or participated in organized athletics or likely even graduated high school but his in ring timing and natural abilities were amazing. I have yet to see any one 16-17 years of age that even remotely compares to Terry Gordy nor any one in any developmental program or indy circuit. Thanks for stopping by and we'll have more blogs and updated Q&A's ASAP. Boomer Sooner! J.R.

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Sat, 18 Jul 2009 13:50:36 GMT

[quote][img]http://http.cdnlayer.com/tnawrestling/components/com_fpss/images/sundayppv.jpg[/img] [b]COMPLETE LINEUP FOR THIS SUNDAY'S "VICTORY ROAD" PAY-PER-VIEW SPECTACULAR: KURT ANGLE VS. MICK FOLEY, PLUS SAMOA JOE'S ADVISOR WILL BE REVEALED[/b]! This Sunday, July 19, Total Nonstop Action Wrestling presents "Victory Road" live and exclusively on Pay-Per-View! The epic event will be available on InDemand, DirecTV, Dish Network, TVN, Viewer's Choice and more! The complete lineup for "Victory Road" is as follows: [img]http://http.cdnlayer.com/tnawrestling/components/com_fpss/images/vrworld.jpg[/img] [b]TNA WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH[/b] Mick Foley vs. champion Kurt Angle, leader of The Main Event Mafia [img]http://http.cdnlayer.com/tnawrestling/components/com_fpss/images/joeadvisor.jpg[/img] [b]SAMOA JOE'S MYSTERY ADVISOR WILL BE REVEALED[/b] Samoa Joe vs. "The Icon" Sting [b]TNA LEGENDS CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH[/b] The Main Event Mafia's Kevin Nash vs. champion "The Phenomenal" AJ Styles [img]http://http.cdnlayer.com/tnawrestling/components/com_fpss/images/tagtitle.jpg[/img] [b]TNA WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH[/b] The Main Event Mafia's Scott Steiner & Booker T vs. champions Beer Money, Inc. [b]TNA KNOCKOUT WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP[/b] Tara (Victoria of WWE) vs. Angelina Love [b]NEW JAPAN TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP[/b] Team 3D vs. The British Invasion Sharmell vs. Jenna Morasca "The Monster" Abyss vs. Dr. Stevie "The Blueprint" Matt Morgan vs. Christopher Daniels[/quote] Samoa Joe's mystery partner isn't such a mystery anymore, since they put up that 13 symbol next to Joe's face in that pic. Does anyone need me to spell it out? This looks like one helluva PPV, if I ordered PPVs still, I would get this. But I don't. BTW, did anyone else catch Impact the other night? Great show. Great build-up for Victory Road. Too bad I don't want to waste $30 on a PPV. -Nate-

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Sat, 18 Jul 2009 15:09:40 GMT

[b][size=7]The State of PPV Shows[/size][/b] My last post made me start thinking about PPVs. The are all wrong! There are just too damn many of them. PPVs used to be something special, something had happened every few months. Rivalries seemed bigger because of it, storylines had more meaning, and you wanted to see those PPV matches WAY more because of it all. Now there's a PPV every single month. Sometimes even twice a month! That's ri-godamn-diculous. I know it's all about the almighty $. But I'm sure, in the long run, they'd do better. If PPVs were more spread out, like they used to be, things would have more impact and more meaning in the wrestling world. Fans would be more invested into the storylines and the characters, and as a result more fans would probably buy the PPVs. I've talked about all that before. My idea was for WWE to have a separate PPV for each brand. That way they could still get they PPV money they're so greedy for each month, yet at the same time stretch out storylines and feuds. For example: January would be RAWs PPV, February Smackdown's, and March could be a mix ECW/Cruiserweight PPV. As for TNA, they just need to do PPVs maybe once every 2 or 3 months rather than every month. PPVs too soon together isn't my only complaint. My other complaint is the price. $30-$40 could be acceptable for something like Wrestlemania (althought I still think it's a rip-off, it's not like you're there live), but $30-$40 EVERY PPV is definetly way too much. Only people that don't have to worry about bills or just have excess money to blow are gonna order these every single month. If it was me ordering them, then it better be one helluva PPV, and WWE and TNA better give me some big suprise or incredible match for my money. When I was younger, I used to at least order Wrestlemania and Starrcade every year, but those two were it, and usually me and my friends would split the price and watch it together. If PPVs were $20 a pop, I might actually get them when they look decent. I would definetly order TNA Victory Road for tomorrow night if it was that cheap. Damn I want to see that PPV. -Nate-

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Sat, 18 Jul 2009 23:52:35 GMT

I agree with you 100% Doom. If the WWE, for example, could stick to their big 4 (WM, Rumble, Summerslam, and Survivor Series), the feuds would be so much more meaningful. They're trying to make Summerslam the #2 PPV, but they run into the problem of not having enough time to have a worthy feud. If they keep to the big 4 and maybe 2 extras, it could be fine. I personally like the idea of the Extreme Rules PPV and the Night of Champions. Both of these could really be a staple for them, I think. If they could stick to just these, then the WWE could justify charging the $30 or $40 per PPV.

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Sun, 19 Jul 2009 01:15:06 GMT

Check out the first video promo for [i]The Rise and Fall of WCW[/i] DVD coming out August 25. [url=http://www.amazon.com/gp/mpd/permalink/m2V8OL0SC0ED7W/ref=ent_fb_link]http://www.amazon.com/gp/mpd/permalink/m2V8OL0SC0ED7W/ref=ent_fb_link[/url] -Nate-

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Sun, 19 Jul 2009 12:07:44 GMT

[quote=BurningDoom]Check out the first video promo for [i]The Rise and Fall of WCW[/i] DVD coming out August 25. [url=http://www.amazon.com/gp/mpd/permalink/m2V8OL0SC0ED7W/ref=ent_fb_link]http://www.amazon.com/gp/mpd/permalink/m2V8OL0SC0ED7W/ref=ent_fb_link[/url] -Nate-[/quote] AHHH I could not be more excited about this DVD. The only problem is that it comes out Aug. 25. The same day as Batman Arkham Asylum.

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Sun, 19 Jul 2009 14:06:23 GMT

I'm really excited about it too! But I'm afraid it's gonna focus more on the crappy Pre-Nitro WCW, rather than the Monday Night Wars WCW, after seein the promo. I like the Pre-Nitro WCW, but the Monday Night Wars WCW is still 20 times better. -Nate-

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Sun, 19 Jul 2009 21:01:59 GMT

[quote=BurningDoom]I'm really excited about it too! But I'm afraid it's gonna focus more on the crappy Pre-Nitro WCW, rather than the Monday Night Wars WCW, after seein the promo. I like the Pre-Nitro WCW, but the Monday Night Wars WCW is still 20 times better. -Nate-[/quote] I think it'll have equal shares. Just looking at the chapter listings it seems pretty well balanced. I'm just worried that this is going to be another WWE retcon of wrestling history or be more of a "Self Destruction of WCW."

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Sun, 19 Jul 2009 21:08:37 GMT

Angelina Love vs. Tara The following match is for the TNA Knockout Women's Championship and will open the pay-per-view. Love, the challenger, is out first with Madison Rayne and Velvet Sky. Tara, the TNA Knockout Women's Champion, comes out next with her tarantula. The bell rings and we're underway. Slick Johnson is the referee. Tara strikes Love in the face after she strikes first. A few scoop slams from Tara on the challenger. Tara finally is able to get her shirt off as Love regroups on the apron with The Beautiful People. Tara suplexes Love over the top rope into the ring. Tara drops Love in a face-first suplex. Tara locks in the tarantula in the ropes on the Challenger. Tara goes to the outside and takes out Rayne and Sky. The distraction allows Angelina Love to kick Tara into the steel safety rail at ringside. Love delivers a boot to Tara and throws her into the ring on the outside. Love works with Tara on the outside, continuing to ram her into the side of the ring. Love puts Tara back in then gets in herself. She lands a dropkick followed by a cover and a near fall. Love gets Tara back to her feet and works over the Champion. Love sets Tara up on the top rope. Heat on Love as she slams Tara off the top to the canvas. Love gets a two count. Tara, on her feet, strikes Love but Love counters out. Angelina goes off the middle rope with a clothesline on Tara. Another two count. Love goes right into another cover for a two count. Tara gets back to a vertical base but Angelina lands a chop. Tara counters with a clothesline but both women are down in the ring. The referee starts the double count out. Tara gets up first followed by Angelina. Right hands from Tara, sending Love down. Love gets back up and eats a face plant suplex. Tara lands the standing moonsault and gets a two count. Velvet Sky gets on the apron, Tara knocks her down. Love tries to capitalize but Velvet ends up spraying her partner in the eyes with hair spray. Tara pins Love but the referee is distracted. The Beautiful People are ejected as what should have been a three count was only a two. Tara lands a side slam but misses a moonsault off the top rope on Angelina Love. Love is able to pin Tara but Tara's foot was on the ropes and the referee didn't see it. Winner & new TNA Knockout Women's Champion - Angelina Love After the match Tara kicks Slick Johnson and hits Widow's Peak on Love. She goes for the spider but The Beautiful People come out and make the save. Tara puts the spider on Slick Johnson. We're backstage with Jeremy Borash who's with TNA Champion Kurt Angle, Samoa Joe, Scott Steiner, Kevin Nash and Booker T. JB asks Angle about the creation of the MEM and what happens tonight. Angle tells Foley he doesn't stand a chance tonight. Angle says do not expect a quality pay-per-view match from him tonight - he repeats himself and says we're not going to get one. Angle says he is going to maul him tonight. Angle tells the members of the Main Event Mafia if they don't win their matches tonight he is going to come out and fire them. Matt Morgan vs. Daniels Singles Match 'The Blueprint' Matt Morgan is out first wearing a robe. He sheds the robe and walks to ringside. Morgan is up for a spot in the Main Event Mafia. Daniels comes out next. The referee calls for the bell and we're underway. Morgan immediately throws Daniels over the top rope, out of the ring. Morgan goes to the outside and goes to work on Daniels. Morgan locks in a hold on Daniels by the crowd control gate. He bounces Daniels off the rail and gets back in the ring. New referee Jamie Tucker starts the count out. Daniels gets on the apron, counters a maneuver by Morgan and hits a missile dropkick off the top. Flying forearm shot by Daniels then Morgan counters. Daniels lands more offense but Morgan ends up taking him to the mat. Daniels counters with right hands on Morgan but Morgan cuts him off with a knee. Finally Daniels is able to get Morgan out of the ring. Daniels hits a suicide dive out of the ring on Morgan but he's still on his feet. Daniels hits Morgan in the face and bangs him off the crowd control gate. Morgan still hasn't fallen down. He throws Daniels onto the apron but Daniels counters with a split-leg moonsault. Daniels gets back in the ring as the crowd chants 'TNA'. Daniels goes back to the outside to follow-up his attack but Morgan makes him pay. Morgan puts Daniels back in the ring and lands a tremendous discus clothesline. Morgan taunts Daniels in the ring. Morgan goes to the outside and works Daniels left knee on the ring post. Headbutt from Morgan on Daniels. Daniels gets on the apron and hits a leg drop on Daniels' leg. Morgan gets back in the ring to continue his assault. Morgan throws off his elbow pads and hits shots to the side of the head of Daniels. Splash on Daniels in the corner followed by a side slam attempt which ends in Morgan just dropping Daniels. Morgan continues to work the left leg of Daniels. The crowd is behind Daniels but Morgan continues to assault him. Morgan bounces Daniels' head off the top turnbuckle and puts his boot on the chest of Daniels for a two count. Big slam from Morgan followed by an elbow drop. Daniels, selling his left leg, finally builds a counter by hitting a jawbreaker. Daniels goes to the top rope but Morgan cuts him off. Daniels rakes his eyes then goes off for a crossbody block. Two count for Daniels followed by a two count off a rollup. Morgan picks Daniels up in a counter but Daniels hits crucifix drop down for a two count. Daniels is set up in the rope as Morgan charges him with a boot. Daniels hits a bulldog on Morgan and gets a near fall. Morgan picks Daniels up and hits a fall away slam. Morgan goes for more offense but out of nowhere, Daniels hits a DDT-style move and gets a two count. Daniels went for the BME but he fell off because of his 'injured' leg. Morgan hits the Carbon Footprint. Morgan picks Daniels up and goes for the Hellevator. He lands it and gets a three count. Winner - Matt Morgan JB interviews Dr. Stevie about his match with Abyss tonight. Abyss vs. Dr. Stevie Singles Match The following is a no disqualification match. Dr. Stevie, Stevie Richards, is out first. Abyss comes out in new ring gear as the bell rings and the match starts with Stevie using a security baton to take out Abyss. Stevie ends up walking into a boot from Abyss and going to the outside. Abyss goes to the outside after him. Abyss hits him in the top of the head with a stiff right hand. Abyss brings Stevie back towards the ring by his hair. Abyss finally roles Stevie into the ring but Stevie greets Abyss by cutting him off. Stevie tries to out power Abyss but he doesn't budge. Stevie smacks him and lands a couple of backhand chops. Stevie ends up running into the open hand of Abyss which results in him landing on the canvas. Abyss throws Dr. Stevie over the top rope to the outside. Stevie starts down the ramp as Abyss follows. Don West is beyond annoying right now. Stevie retreats through the crowd. Abyss follows and lands right hands on him. Stevie counters in the crowd but ends up getting sent right into the wall in the crowd. Abyss rubs his hair in a psychotic manner as he throws Dr. Stevie into the wall again. Abyss finally throws Stevie back outside the ring. Abyss bangs Dr. Stevie's head off the steel steps. Stevie has bladed as he is bleeding from his forehead. Abyss bangs his head off the ring steps again. He does it two more times then threatens the referee. Abyss throws Stevie back into the ring. Blood is pouring from the head of Dr. Stevie as Abyss rips the shirt off of him. Abyss hits an open-handed chop on Stevie. The crowd chants 'one more time' as Abyss lands another shot. Abyss grabs a chair and brings it into the ring. He sets it up in the corner and grabs Stevie. Abyss throws Dr. Stevie face-first into the chair in the corner. Stevie is down, with his head on the apron. Abyss pulls him back in and puts Stevie on his shoulders. Shock Treatment backbreaker by Abyss on Stevie. He pulls Stevie up before the three count. Daffney comes down to the ring with a tazer as Stevie hits a low blow. Lauren comes out and pulls Daffney off the ring. Lauren goes over to Abyss but Dr. Stevie has the tazer. Abyss gives Stevie the Black Hole Slam then looks at the tazer as they encourage him to use it. Abyss picks it up and tazes Stevie in the ring. Three count by Abyss. Winner – Abyss Team 3D vs. The British Invasion New Japan Tag Team Championship Match The following match is for the IWGP/New Japan Tag Championship. The challengers, Brutus Magnus & Doug Williams, are out next with Rob Terry. Slick Johnson grabs the IWGP Tag Championship belts after Team 3D come out. Brother Ray holds up the American flag. The crowd chants 'USA'. Doug Williams and Brother Ray start things out as the bell rings. The crowd is behind 3D as they chant for them. Williams works the arm of Devon but he counters out. Williams applies a submission hold on Devon that he quickly breaks. Doug Williams slaps Devon and eats two clotheslines. Devon throws Williams off the ropes but bends down and gets kicked in the head. Brutus Magnus is tagged in but he eats offense from Devon. Devon hits a leg drop and tags in Brother Ray. Team 3D double teams Magnus with a suplex. Brother Ray works over Magnus, eventually sending him over the top rope with a clothesline to the outside. Williams gets on the apron and Brother Ray throws him in. Brutus Magnus gets back in and finally Williams is able to land some offense on Brother Ray. They double team Ray. Williams applies a weak side headlock on Ray in the corner. Williams is legally tagged into the match as he goes off the top rope and misses on Brother Ray. Ray connects with a scoop slam as Brother Devon heads to the top rope. Rob Terry pulls Devon off the ropes. Williams works with Brother Ray in the ring. The British Invasion make another tag and double team Ray. Magnus puts his weight on the back of Ray as they isolate him in their corner. Williams tags himself in but Brother Ray counters with punches. Williams cuts him off and applies a submission hold. Magnus comes back in and they work over Brother Ray. The referee keeps Brother Devon out of the ring. Williams applies a side headlock on Brother Ray and gets a tag to Magnus. The British Invasion double team Ray again but a big back body drop. Magnus gets a two count on Brother Ray. Magnus works over Devon, who's on his knees. Magnus kicks goes off the ropes but walks into a spear. The crowd chants for Brother Ray to make the tag. Devon tags in and takes out Williams with a shoulder block then a hangman neckbreaker on Brutus Magnus. Devon hits a scoop slam on Williams followed by a two count. Side slam from Devon on Williams. Magnus makes the save, breaking up the pin. Magnus is thrown to the outside as Brother Ray is back in to take out Williams. Two count for Brother Ray on Williams. Magnus hits the ring as Ray takes him out and holds him down for What's Up. Brother Devon goes off the top rope and they land it. Devon goes to the outside for a table. Rob Terry attacks Devon on the outside as Brother Ray sets up a table in the ring. Ray walks into a double team by Williams and Magnus. The referee tries to put up the table. Magnus is tossed to the floor. Terry is in the ring and accidentally takes down Williams with a clothesline. Team 3D throws Terry out, they hit 3D on Williams and get the three count. Winners & still New Japan Tag Champions - Team 3D After the match Kiyoshi and Sheik Abdul Bashir come out to attack Team 3D. Devon hands Bashir to Ray and they put him through a table. Backstage Lauren is with Slick Johnson asking about his bad call during the Women's Championship match. Slick says what can he say other than he made a mistake and he's only human. Johnson said he was out of position and clearly didn't see Tara's foot on the ropes. Johnson said he's going to Jim Cornette and going to recommend Tara gets a rematch. Sharmell vs. Jenna Morasca TNA Knockouts Match Sojo Bolt, Sharmell's 'trainer', comes to the ring first followed by Sharmell who comes out in a dress to Booker T's music. Awesome Kong, who represents the corner of Morasca, comes out next. Jenna Morasca comes out next wearing leopard print ring gear. The bell rings and the 'match' is underway. Jenna shakes it, getting some reactions from the crowd. Sharmell takes Morasca down but Jenna quickly counters. Sharmell counters again and gets on top of Morasca. Sharmell gets a two count on Jenna. Sojo shouts advise from ringside. Sharmell applies a camel clutch on Morasca, the referee checks for submission. Jenna hits a weak crossbody on Sharmell. Sharmell works over Jenna in a submission hold, crowd is dead. Jenna hits a jawbreaker as Sojo Bolt grabs her foot. Kong chases Bolt around but ends up distracting the referee, allowing Sojo to land a cheap shot on Jenna. Sharmell gets a two count. Sharmell slaps Jenna in the corner. Jenna lands weak slaps on Sharmell and tackles her in the ring. It's basically a cat fight with Hebner getting in the middle. Finally Earl pulls Morasca off of Sharmell. Jenna holds Sharmell's hair extensions in the ring. Sojo got on the apron but ends up getting knocked off. Jenna hands Kong Sharmell's hair. Kong gets a cheap shot on Sharmell from the outside. Jenna gets on Sharmell and gets the three count. Winner - Jenna Morasca For no reason what-so-ever, Jenna agitates Kong after a celebration and gets laid out. JB asks Kevin Nash about Kurt Angle's comments earlier that whoever doesn't win tonight, is thrown out of the Main Event Mafia. Nash says he doesn't blame Kurt and puts him over. Nash says the guys here 5 or 6 years ago are still where they were then. AJ Styles (c) vs. Kevin Nash TNA Legends Championship Match The following match is for the TNA Legends Championship. Kevin Nash is out first followed by the TNA Legend's Champion AJ Styles. The bell rings and we're underway. AJ kicks Nash in the leg to start things out. Nash goes to the outside, little contact is made. Styles kicks Nash in the leg again after he gets back in the ring. Nash throws AJ into the corner and follows it with an elbow. Nash buries his leg into AJ's midsection. Styles throws a right hand from his midsection but Nash takes him out. Nash hits AJ in the throat with an elbow. He follows it with another in the corner. Nash gets a two count on Styles. He hits a side slam and gets another near fall. Styles builds a counter, kicking Nash from the top rope but Nash kicks him off from the top and AJ hits the outside. Nash goes to the outside to continue his attack as we see a replay where AJ hit his head on the guard rail when he took the bump. AJ is dazed in the ring as Nash lowers the straps to his singlet. Nash gets AJ up for a Jacknife powerbomb but AJ lands right hands to block it. Styles uses a multitude of kicks on Nash followed by a big right hand, sending Nash down to the mat. Styles lands another big shot on Nash. Styles hits Nash in the face repeatedly, then works the legs of the Challenger. Styles continues to kick Nash then goes for a submission hold. Styles locks in the legs of Nash and wrenches back. Styles gets a two count on Nash out of the submission hold. Chinlock applied by AJ on Nash, the referee checks for submission. Nash works to get back to a vertical base. Nash drops AJ and breaks the hold. Styles gets a two count on Nash and hits a right hand. AJ hits the Pele and gets another two count. AJ springboards over the top rope but runs into a chokelsam. Nash pins him to win the title. Winner & new TNA Legend's Champion - Kevin Nash They shot an angle with referee Slick Johnson running out of the shower with Madison Rayne as Lauren was trying to get an interview with Tara about the controversial finish. So basically Johnson is nailing Rayne which is why Angelina Love is once again Women's Champion. Beer Money, Inc. (c) vs. Scott Steiner & Booker T TNA Tag Team Championship Match The following match is for the TNA Tag Team Championship. Booker T & Scott Steiner, the challengers representing the Main Event Mafia, are out first. Beer Money, Inc. is out next with the belts around their waists. James Storm gives a fan at ringside a drink of beer. The bell rings and we're underway. The crowd is 100% behind Beer Money. James Storm and Booker T start things out. Booker pushes Storm into a corner but Storm shoves him off, into his own corner. Back hand chop from Booker on Storm. Storm lands an arm drag take down and follows with a running clothesline. Storm gives Booker Several right hands. Storm lands a neckbreaker and gets a near fall on Booker. Storm tags in Robert Roode. Neckbreaker from Roode on Booker followed by a two count. Booker counters with a stiff shot followed by a tag. Scott Steiner takes out Roode in the ring then Storm on the apron. Steiner takes Roode down to the mat but Roode counters and lands a knee to Steiner's throat. Two count for Roode. Roode tags in James Storm. They land a double-team suplex on Steiner. Booker comes in and is thrown out as Roode and Storm do the Beer Money chant in the ring. Roode works over Booker, Storm works over Steiner on the outside. Storm puts Steiner back in the ring. Booker takes out Roode on the outside. Two count for Steiner on Storm. Steiner tags in Booker T who comes in to continue the offense. Booker gets an elbow shot that sends Storm to the mat. Booker lands high knee shots to Storm's face. Booker works over Storm in the corner. Booker taunts Roode but the referee won't let him in. Steiner makes a tag as they isolate Storm with a double team. Steiner chokes Storm with a reverse chinlock. The crowd tries to cheer Storm back to his feet. He gets up and backs Steiner down with elbows. He walks right into a belly to belly overhead release suplex into a two count from Steiner. Booker tags in to work over the weary Storm. Roode comes in and delivers a blow to Booker to try and give his partner a break. Booker lands a high heel kick and tags in Steiner. Steiner hits backhand chops on Storm in the corner. Roode argues with Hebner in his corner while Steiner works on Storm. Storm counters with a tornado DDT. Both workers are down in the ring as Storm gets the tag to Roode. Booker comes in and Roode cleans house. Bobby looks great with the veterans as he goes off the middle rope onto Steiner into a two count. Booker makes the save. Storm is in working on Booker and hits a high kick from the apron. Roode and Storm double team Steiner. Roode gets a two count on Steiner. Steiner, with help from Booker T, takes down Robert Roode for a two count in a counter. Steiner Recliner attempt but Roode fights it off. Steiner gets thrown into Booker nearly knocking him off the apron as Roode pins Steiner for two. Storm spits beer in Steiner's face. DWI on Steiner, Roode goes for the cover but Hebner has beer in his eyes. Earl Hebner and Storm argue as Booker hits an axe kick on Roode, Steiner pins him for the three count. Winners & new TNA Tag Team Champions - Scott Steiner & Booker T Lauren asks Samoa Joe if they mystery will end tonight. Joe says rest assured - he's here and he's ready for war. Joe calls him his mentor, his hope and credits him for releasing the beast that he is. Joe says he is going to deliver him Sting's head. He says tonight the mystery is over and it's showtime. Joe says tonight will be Sting's final scene. Samoa Joe vs. Sting Samoa Joe's Mystery Adviser Will Be Revealed Samoa Joe's out first with a black towel over his face followed by Sting in his trench coat. Samoa Joe attacks Sting immediately with his MMA-style punches. He throws Sting to the outside then goes out after him. Joe bangs Sting's head off the steel ring steps then the ring apron. Joe throws Sting over the guard rail and into the crowd. They fight out by the wall in the crowd with Sting throwing Joe into it in a counter. Sting throws Joe into a fan's sign by the wall. Finally they get back to the ringside area where Joe and Sting fight on the ramp. Joe hits a suplex on Sting. Sting counters and throws Joe into the steel ring steps. Sting puts Joe back into the ring and kicks away at him. Sting bites Joe then kicks him in the midsection. Sting applies a headlock on Joe on the mat. Joe throws Sting to the outside. Joe lands a suicide dive on Sting on the outside. Joe rolls Sting back into the ring and throws Sting into the top turnbuckle. Joe hits a kick to the head of Sting. Joe applies a headlock on Sting in the ring. Joe takes Sting down, laying him out on the mat. Joe hits a headbutt and follows it with a punch and some chops. Joe locks a headlock on Sting on the mat. Sting works to get back to a vertical base. Sting backs Joe down with elbows but Joe counters with a snap slam and a two count. Joe punches Sting in the face with stiff rights. They aren't having much affect on Sting. Sting hits a back body drop on Joe. Sting hits a left arm lariat on Joe and gets a two count. Sting kicks Joe in the face and gets a one count. Sting hits the Stinger Splash on Joe in the corner. Sting locks in the Scorpion. The referee checks for submission. Taz's music hits and he comes out as Joe is stuck in the hold. Joe gets out of the Scorpion and screams and Sting. Sting hits an elbow shot on Joe. Sting goes off the top rope and hits a clothesline. Joe applies the rear naked choke on Sting as Taz is now at ringside in Joe's corner. Sting taps out to Joe. Winner - Samoa Joe After the match, Taz gets in the ring to join Joe. They role footage of the Bobby Lashley interview from ESPN Radio last week, announcing Lashley's contract signing with TNA Wrestling. We're backstage with JB and Mick Foley. JB asks Foley about all of the Main Event Mafia wins tonight. Foley cuts a very good pre-match promo. Kurt Angle (c) vs. Mick Foley TNA Championship Match The following match is for the TNA Championship. Mick Foley, the challenger, is out first. Kurt Angle comes out with the TNA Championship belt over his shoulder. Jeremy Borash is in the ring for the formal introductions. The bell rings and we're underway. They lockup and Kurt Angle applies a side headlock on Mick Foley. Foley battles out and hits an elbow on Angle. Angle goes to the outside. Angle and Foley lockup again when Angle gets back in the ring. Foley applies a submission hold on Angle on the mat. Angle gets his foot on the ropes and retreats back to the outside. Angle gets back in slowly and the two circle each other. Angle works the arm of Foley, Foley reverses and lands right hands. Foley takes Kurt down in the corner. Foley runs at him and connects with a knee. Foley works the left arm with an arm bar on Angle. Angle gets the rope break and goes back to the outside. Foley goes out after him. Foley bounces Angle off the crowd control gate. Foley bites Angle and gets back in the ring. Foley gives Angle a leg drop as he tries to get back in the ring. Foley takes Angle out by snapping his throat on the top rope when he tries to get back in again. Foley suplexes Angle into the ring and gets a two count. Angle starts to build a counter with right hands. Foley hits the mat. Angle applies a headlock on Foley in the ring. Foley gets back to his feet and battles out of the hold. Mick lands several right hands then catapults Angle to the outside. Foley goes outside and goes for a piledriver. Angle back drops him onto the steel ring steps in a counter. Angle works over Foley on the outside and roles back in the ring. After the count is broke, Angle goes back out and brings Foley back in this time. Angle works the leg of Mick Foley with hard stomps. Angle continues to stomp away at Foley. They're keeping a very slow pace as Angle takes Foley down to the canvas. The crowd doesn't seem to be into the match. Angle lands another big straight right hand. Angle goes for a suplex but Foley battles to counter with an arm bar. Angle counters into his ankle lock submission hold. Foley is able to break it. Angle hits a clothesline on the Challenger and gets a two count. Angle misses on a moonsault attempt from the top rope. Foley lands a double-arm DDT on Angle and gets a two count. Foley puts the sock on his hand. The referee gets taken out but Angle ends up getting the two count on Foley after an Angle Slam. Angle, who feels he was cheated with a slow count, drops an elbow on referee Andrew Thomas. Angle grabs a chair and puts it in the ring. He goes for the shot but Angle gets hit with the mandible claw. Angle gets to the outside but Foley lands a big elbow drop to the outside. Foley brings Angle back in the ring, rolls him over and gets a two count. Foley locks leg scissors on Angle in the ring. The referee checks for a TKO. Angle gets his arm up before the count of three. He lands elbow shots on Foley and follows them with right hands. Angle locks in the ankle lock submission. The referee checks for submission as Foley reaches for the ropes. Foley gets there and the referee calls for the hold to be broken. Angle hits Foley and re-applies the hold. Foley finally taps. Winner & still TNA Champion - Kurt Angle

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Mon, 20 Jul 2009 18:55:37 GMT

[b]Karen Angle and her kids living with Jeff Jerret?[/b] http://www.prowrestling.com/article/news/13282 A man claiming to work for TNA called into the Bubba the Love Sponge radio show Wednesday morning to say that Karen Angle and her children were presently living with Jeff Jarrett. The man noted that TNA president Dixie Carter was irate and threatening to fire Jarrett or buy his company stake out as a result of the situation. Bubba tried to call Kurt Angle to confirm this person's story, but he did not answer his phone. For what it's worth, Kurt said during his memorable appearance on The Howard Stern Show back in March that Karen had an affair with a fellow TNA wrestler. Kurt claimed she'd stay out all night and later tell him she was hanging out with friends in the hotel lobby. Kurt said he cheated on her "a couple of times" while they were separated, but felt she slept around to get back at him. Karen filed for divorce from Kurt last September, which was later finalized on October 26, 2008. http://www.prowrestling.com/article/news/13290 Though Jeff Jarrett's mysterious absence from the TNA Victory Road pay-per-view has been reported as a "personal" hiatus, the feeling among those in the industry is that it stems from the allegations about his relationship with Karen Angle. Last week, a supposed TNA employee disguised his voice and announced on "Bubba the Love Sponge" that Jarrett was involved and living with Kurt Angle's ex-wife. On the heels of that news, F4WOnline.com reports that TNA's Dixie Carter sent Jarrett home, under the premise that he had asked for a personal leave of absence. Jarrett's planned segments on the pay-per-view were rewritten, and all indications are that he will also miss the iMPACT! tapings this week. The F4WOnline report noted that Angle discussed the situation with colleagues at the TNA house show Saturday, explaining that he will be given booking control and will not sign a new contract if Jarrett retains power. Most ultimately believe the situation will be worked out (and possibly even booked as a television angle), but for the time being, those not closely affiliated with Jarrett are sympathetic with Kurt Angle. In the meantime, TNA officials were trying to determine which TNA employee first announced the gossip on the radio.

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Tue, 21 Jul 2009 10:25:51 GMT

[quote=scaryhead][b]Karen Angle and her kids living with Jeff Jerret?[/b] http://www.prowrestling.com/article/news/13282 A man claiming to work for TNA called into the Bubba the Love Sponge radio show Wednesday morning to say that Karen Angle and her children were presently living with Jeff Jarrett. The man noted that TNA president Dixie Carter was irate and threatening to fire Jarrett or buy his company stake out as a result of the situation. Bubba tried to call Kurt Angle to confirm this person's story, but he did not answer his phone. For what it's worth, Kurt said during his memorable appearance on The Howard Stern Show back in March that Karen had an affair with a fellow TNA wrestler. Kurt claimed she'd stay out all night and later tell him she was hanging out with friends in the hotel lobby. Kurt said he cheated on her "a couple of times" while they were separated, but felt she slept around to get back at him. Karen filed for divorce from Kurt last September, which was later finalized on October 26, 2008. http://www.prowrestling.com/article/news/13290 Though Jeff Jarrett's mysterious absence from the TNA Victory Road pay-per-view has been reported as a "personal" hiatus, the feeling among those in the industry is that it stems from the allegations about his relationship with Karen Angle. Last week, a supposed TNA employee disguised his voice and announced on "Bubba the Love Sponge" that Jarrett was involved and living with Kurt Angle's ex-wife. On the heels of that news, F4WOnline.com reports that TNA's Dixie Carter sent Jarrett home, under the premise that he had asked for a personal leave of absence. Jarrett's planned segments on the pay-per-view were rewritten, and all indications are that he will also miss the iMPACT! tapings this week. The F4WOnline report noted that Angle discussed the situation with colleagues at the TNA house show Saturday, explaining that he will be given booking control and will not sign a new contract if Jarrett retains power. Most ultimately believe the situation will be worked out (and possibly even booked as a television angle), but for the time being, those not closely affiliated with Jarrett are sympathetic with Kurt Angle. In the meantime, TNA officials were trying to determine which TNA employee first announced the gossip on the radio. [/quote] Sounds like a re-run of the Benoit/Sullivan love triangle.>:)

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Tue, 21 Jul 2009 13:32:09 GMT

[quote=scaryhead][b]Karen Angle and her kids living with Jeff Jerret?[/b] http://www.prowrestling.com/article/news/13282 A man claiming to work for TNA called into the Bubba the Love Sponge radio show Wednesday morning to say that Karen Angle and her children were presently living with Jeff Jarrett. The man noted that TNA president Dixie Carter was irate and threatening to fire Jarrett or buy his company stake out as a result of the situation. Bubba tried to call Kurt Angle to confirm this person's story, but he did not answer his phone. For what it's worth, Kurt said during his memorable appearance on The Howard Stern Show back in March that Karen had an affair with a fellow TNA wrestler. Kurt claimed she'd stay out all night and later tell him she was hanging out with friends in the hotel lobby. Kurt said he cheated on her "a couple of times" while they were separated, but felt she slept around to get back at him. Karen filed for divorce from Kurt last September, which was later finalized on October 26, 2008. http://www.prowrestling.com/article/news/13290 Though Jeff Jarrett's mysterious absence from the TNA Victory Road pay-per-view has been reported as a "personal" hiatus, the feeling among those in the industry is that it stems from the allegations about his relationship with Karen Angle. Last week, a supposed TNA employee disguised his voice and announced on "Bubba the Love Sponge" that Jarrett was involved and living with Kurt Angle's ex-wife. On the heels of that news, F4WOnline.com reports that TNA's Dixie Carter sent Jarrett home, under the premise that he had asked for a personal leave of absence. Jarrett's planned segments on the pay-per-view were rewritten, and all indications are that he will also miss the iMPACT! tapings this week. The F4WOnline report noted that Angle discussed the situation with colleagues at the TNA house show Saturday, explaining that he will be given booking control and will not sign a new contract if Jarrett retains power. Most ultimately believe the situation will be worked out (and possibly even booked as a television angle), but for the time being, those not closely affiliated with Jarrett are sympathetic with Kurt Angle. In the meantime, TNA officials were trying to determine which TNA employee first announced the gossip on the radio. [/quote] I just read that last night. I wasn't believing it, though. It sounds too much like a set-up for the next Main Event Storyline. -Nate-

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Wed, 22 Jul 2009 00:44:32 GMT

For what its worth, one of the websites I go to says that Jarrett admitted to the relationship. www.wrestlinginc.com is the site I always go to and I haven't been given any reason *not* to believe it's not true or 50% of it is bullsh*t. Also, that might be why Angle has been saying good things about Vince lately. He might see himself going back to the WWE if he doesn't overtake Jarrett as booker of TNA.

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Wed, 22 Jul 2009 14:37:17 GMT

All you people can say what you will about TNA. But ratings be damned, TNA Impact is 20 times better than WWE Raw this week. It was one of the worst pieces of wrestling I have EVER seen. It was painful to watch. Never again do I want to see ZZ Top anywhere near a ring or another wrestler. What the hell was with the Sharp Dressed Man match? Who really wanted to see that?! And the bits with ZZ Top and Santino Marella were absolutely ridiculous. Not even ZZ Top were really playing their guitars, or even attempting to make it look like it. And what the hell was Santino Marella even doing there? I hope the writer of this episode was fired. And even the wrestling itself was bad this week. The main event was practically the same thing as last week (just minus Seth Green). Come on WWE, a little originality! This Raw almost seemded like a filler episode. Nothing of any importance happened. There were no great matches. And you already know how I feel about ZZ Top being there. They should have just had Night of Champions last Sunday. And speaking of Night of Champions, something about that bugs me. When it was WCW, it was one night of Monday Night Nitro each year when all the Chmapionships would be on the line. The whole point of it was that it was like a PPV, but it was on Nitro for free! Now WWE is charging people for it as a PPV. That rubs me the wrong way. It's almost a spit in the face to the legacy of WCW. -Nate-

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Wed, 22 Jul 2009 15:15:37 GMT

[quote=BurningDoom]All you people can say what you will about TNA. But ratings be damned, TNA Impact is 20 times better than WWE Raw this week. It was one of the worst pieces of wrestling I have EVER seen. It was painful to watch. Never again do I want to see ZZ Top anywhere near a ring or another wrestler. What the hell was with the Sharp Dressed Man match? Who really wanted to see that?! And the bits with ZZ Top and Santino Marella were absolutely ridiculous. Not even ZZ Top were really playing their guitars, or even attempting to make it look like it. And what the hell was Santino Marella even doing there? I hope the writer of this episode was fired. And even the wrestling itself was bad this week. The main event was practically the same thing as last week (just minus Seth Green). Come on WWE, a little originality! This Raw almost seemded like a filler episode. Nothing of any importance happened. There were no great matches. And you already know how I feel about ZZ Top being there. They should have just had Night of Champions last Sunday. And speaking of Night of Champions, something about that bugs me. When it was WCW, it was one night of Monday Night Nitro each year when all the Chmapionships would be on the line. The whole point of it was that it was like a PPV, but it was on Nitro for free! Now WWE is charging people for it as a PPV. That rubs me the wrong way. It's almost a spit in the face to the legacy of WCW. -Nate-[/quote] I agree about RAW being pretty lame. And Impact may have inched out RAW as a better show. Maybe. But Smackdown is still the best wrestling show on television IMO. But Night Of Champions is in no way a spit in the face of WCW. You gotta remember, in the Monday Night Wars a PPV style built show on free TV is something WCW needed to do for ratings. In today's wrestling world, there is no need for that. So Vince is marketing that as aPPV to make money like any company would. Plus, look at all the three hour RAWs WWE's been putting out. And the comercial free RAW a few weeks ago. And a big cross over Smackdown event early next month. You can't say WWE hasn't been generous to it's fans.

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Wed, 22 Jul 2009 15:27:28 GMT

[quote=scaryhead]Plus, look at all the three hour RAWs WWE's been putting out. And the comercial free RAW a few weeks ago. And a big cross over Smackdown event early next month. You can't say WWE hasn't been generous to it's fans.[/quote] Okay, you got me there. -Nate-

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Sat, 25 Jul 2009 04:19:28 GMT

[url=http://www.amazon.com/WWE-Best-Smackdown-Anniversary-1999-2009/dp/B002C6VMJS/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1248512773&sr=8-5]http://www.amazon.com/WWE-Best-Smackdown-Anniversary-1999-2009/dp/B002C6VMJS/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1248512773&sr=8-5[/url] [center][b][size=6]WWE: The Best of Smackdown - 10th Anniversary 1999-2009 (2009)[/size][/b] [img]http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61hZ42FZoaL._SS500_.jpg[/img] [b]September 15, 2009[/b][/center] Disc 1 Introduction by Michael Cole & Matt Striker # 100 - The Spinner April 14, 2005 # 99 - Unlikely Merger October 31, 2002 # 98 - Here Comes the Chokeslam July 10, 2003 # 97 - A SmackDown Tradition # 96 - Randy Orton vs. The Undertaker September 16, 2005 # 95 - Mattitude # 94 - Show Hunters September 23, 2004 # 93 - Rey Mysterio vs. Eddie Guerrero September 9, 2005 # 92 - Mr. America # 91 - Out of Tune July 19, 2001 # 90 - Signs of Friendship # 89 - Chris Jericho vs. Chyna December 30, 1999 # 88 - Hardcore Injury June 29, 2000 # 87 - No Way Out February 24, 2000 # 86 - Return of Piper's Pit April 10, 2003 # 85 - Carlito vs. John Cena October 7, 2004 # 84 - Sewage Bath October 9, 2003 # 83 - The BoogeyMan # 82 - Hulkster Returns January 23, 2003 # 81 - Triple H vs. Tazz April 20, 2000 # 80 - Bar Room Brawl January 20, 2000 # 79 - Gore! Gore! Gore! August 9, 2001 # 78 - Time to Play the Game September 23, 1999 # 77 - Rock `N' Sock Connection # 76 - Hulk Hogan vs. Chris Jericho May 2, 2002 # 75 - Gold Medal Thief August 30, 2001 # 74 - Gold Medal Auction July 29, 2004 # 73 - Funeral Fight # 72 - Life Sucks ... May 11, 2000 # 71 - Al Snow & Steve Blackman # 70 - Batista/Rey/Finlay/Jeff Hardy vs. MVP/JBL/Kane/Brian Kendrick October 3, 2008 Disc 2 # 69 - Mr. Kennedy # 68 - Rough Landing September 9, 1999 # 67 - Stephanie's The Champ March 30, 2000 # 66 - Randy Orton vs. Hardcore Holly April 25, 2002 # 65 - Angle Wins Gold February 10, 2000 # 64 - New Tag Champs December 16, 2005 # 63 - Heidenreich Poetry September 16, 2004 # 62 - The Rock vs. Dudley Boyz March 9, 2000 # 61 - Lethal Dose of Poison January 24, 2002 # 60 - Parking Lot Brawl September 11, 2003 # 59 - Rey Mysterio vs. Matt Hardy June 5, 2003 # 58 - Sincerest Form of Flattery # 57 - Superhuman Strength # 56 - You're Hired! April 11, 2002 # 55 - Rob Van Dam vs. Steve Austin September 4, 2001 # 54 - Edge & Vickie # 53 - Austin Stalks DX October 28, 1999 # 52 - Debra's Cookies # 51 - Stinkdown! # 50 - Team Angle vs. Tajiri / Eddie Guerrero May 29, 2003 # 49 - Rock & Busta July 11, 2002 # 48 - Fate Fulfilled December 19, 2008 # 47 - Billy & Chuck Wedding September 12, 2002 # 46 - Tribute to Eddie November 18, 2005 # 45 - Where is Foley? # 44 - A Classic Hit September 9, 1999 # 43 - Eddie Guerrero vs. JBL July 15, 2004 # 42 - Air Mysterio October 31, 2002 # 41 - Noble & Nidia # 40 - Kurt Angle vs. Undertaker July 4, 2002 Disc 3 # 39 - MotherSlapper March 23, 2000 # 38 - A Celebration To Remember February 19, 2004 # 37 - Big Show Returns September 9, 2004 # 36 - Sexy Kurt March 24, 2005 # 35 - Rock `n' Sock vs. New Age Outlaws October 14, 1999 # 34 - Houdini of Hardcore # 33 - Mysterio Flies July 25, 2002 # 32 - Undertaker's Revenge September 26, 2008 # 31 - Divorce Court # 30 - John Cena vs. Kurt Angle June 27, 2002 # 29 - Icon Destruction August 8, 2002 # 28 - Get In My Belly April 13, 2000 # 27 - Bald is Beautiful June 13, 2002 # 26 - Border Patrol April 8, 2004 # 25 - Zach Gowen / Stephanie McMahon vs. Big Show July 3, 2003 # 24 - Right Place, Wrong Time July 27, 2000 # 23 - Ultimate Opportunist May 11, 2007 # 22 - Angle vs. Lesnar September 18, 2003 # 21 - DX-plosion April 27, 2000 # 20 - Batista Forfeits Title January 13, 2006 # 19 - People's Elbow September 30, 1999 # 18 - Edge / Hulk Hogan vs. Billy / Chuck July 4, 2002 # 17 - Kurt Kisses Stephanie August 24, 2000 # 16 - JBL vs. Dollzilla February 10, 2005 # 15 - TLC III May 24, 2001 # 14 - Blockbuster Champ November 11, 1999 # 13 - Jeff Hardy vs. Triple H April 12, 2001 # 12 - Champion Chairman September 16, 1999 # 11 - Thuganomics # 10 - Tribute to the Troops # 9 - Supermarket Brawl December 13, 2001 # 8 - Edge vs. Eddie Guerrero September 26, 2002 # 7 - The Rock Says... # 6 - Funeral Crasher November 11, 1999 # 5 - Austin & Angle - Unplugged July 12, 2001 # 4 - The Pilot April 29, 1999 # 3 - The Rock vs. Triple H August 26, 1999 # 2 - The Bigger They Are... June 12, 2003 # 1 - 9-11 Tribute Show September 13, 2001 This will go very nicely with my Raw Anniversary Collection. I can't wait! It would be SOOO sweet if they followed this up with a Best of Monday Nitro Collection and best of WCW Saturday Night...I can hope, can't I? -Nate

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Sat, 25 Jul 2009 11:25:16 GMT

I'm soooo looking forward to this Smackdown set. And yes, if WWE came out with some kind of WCW collection, that would just be brilliant.

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Mon, 27 Jul 2009 12:09:50 GMT

HERE IT IS WRESTLING FANS!!! THE DVD WE'VE BEEN PRAYING FOR!!! [b] BATISTA: I WALK ALONE[/b] ... (:| (:| (:| (:| (:| (:| (:| Batista profile documentary with the following chapters: • Moving Around • High School • Bouncer • Meets Angie • Career Decision • Wild Samoan Training Center • Leviathan • Deacon Batista • Evolution • Winning the Game • Family Issues • Welcome to SmackDown • Tribute to Eddie • Philippines Star • Relinquishes the Championship • The Royal Treatment • Phenomenal Experience • On the Edge of Greatness • Show Stopping Moment • Celebrity Unleashed • Batista – The Animal Bonus Features • Hot Bread and Butter • Batista’s Rough Neighborhood • The Biggest Lifeguard at the Pool • Leviathan: Demon of the Ohio River • The Animal’s New Suit • Dave Meets Alonzo Mourning • Respect for Eddie • A Gift for Chavo • Eddie’s Advice • Batista’s Lunchbox Collection DVD TWO: OVW Heavyweight Championship Match Leviathan vs. “The Machine” Doug Basham Ohio Valley Wrestling – November 28, 2001 Batista vs. Kane Armageddon – December 15, 2002 Batista vs. Shawn Michaels Armageddon – December 14, 2003 World Tag Team Championship Tables Match Batista & Ric Flair vs. The Dudley Boyz Royal Rumble – January 25, 2004 Batista vs. Chris Jericho Vengeance – July 11, 2004 30-Man Royal Rumble Match Royal Rumble – January 30, 2005 World Heavyweight Championship Match Batista vs. Triple H WrestleMania 21 – April 3, 2005 Hell in a Cell Match for the World Heavyweight Championship Batista vs. Triple H Vengeance – June 26, 2005 No Holds Barred Match for the World Heavyweight Championship Batista vs. JBL SummerSlam – August 21, 2005 World Heavyweight Championship Match Batista vs. Eddie Guerrero No Mercy – October 9, 2005 DVD THREE: World Heavyweight Championship Match Batista vs. King Booker Survivor Series – November 26, 2006 Triple Threat Match for the World Heavyweight Championship Batista vs. King Booker vs. Finlay Smackdown! – December 1, 2006 World Heavyweight Championship Match Batista vs. The Undertaker WrestleMania 23 – April 1, 2007 Steel Cage Match for the World Heavyweight Championship Batista vs. Edge One Night Stand – June 3, 2007 World Heavyweight Championship w/ Special Referee “Stone Cold” Steve Austin Batista vs. The Undertaker Cyber Sunday – October 28, 2007 6-Man Tag Team Match Batista, Triple H & Ric Flair vs. Randy Orton, Edge, & Umaga Raw – December 10, 2007 Batista vs. John Cena SummerSlam – August 17, 2008 Batista vs. Randy Orton Armageddon – December 14, 2008 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Well, I absolutly love WWE's documentaries and I love nice three disc sets like this, but DAMN, give this treatment to someone who deserves it! Batista has only been a major star in WWE for the past 4 or 5 years. His documentary is gonna be so short or filled with filler cuz the guy's barley had a career. And it's not like Batista is some amazing wroker and the matches will be amazing. GIVE A THREE DISC SET TO SOMEONE WHO DESERVES IT!! Wheres my Jericho DVD? Wheres my Undertaker documentary? How bout Jerry Lawler? I guess I can't complain. WWE still puts out great stuff on DVD (RaFoWCW, Savage set). Just not as often as this mark likes! And I get why WWE is releasing the DVD. WWE's demographic will eat it up I'm sure and it'll make money.

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Mon, 27 Jul 2009 13:28:08 GMT

Half the DVD will show the months of recovery after each injury. :)) -Nate-

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Mon, 27 Jul 2009 13:34:57 GMT

Exactly, I feel the same way. Do a DVD who is actually worth buying for. That's how I felt when they went through their book phase. Who really wants to read a book on Lita? At the time her book came out, she was only a big star for about 2 or 3 years. Though, Regal's book was a good read. There was enough in there to really get into it.

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Mon, 27 Jul 2009 13:43:09 GMT

[quote=brendavis]Exactly, I feel the same way. Do a DVD who is actually worth buying for. That's how I felt when they went through their book phase. Who really wants to read a book on Lita? At the time her book came out, she was only a big star for about 2 or 3 years. Though, Regal's book was a good read. There was enough in there to really get into it. [/quote] Aw, I've been meaning to read Regals book. He's a guy who I would love to have a DVD of.

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Mon, 27 Jul 2009 14:28:31 GMT

I was thinking about it yesterday, and I WAS RIGHT!! WWEshop.com is offering an nWo black and white t-shirt when you order [b]The Rise and Fall of WCW[/b]! This is huge for me cuz I've since lost my old nWo shirts when I moved here to Arizona. I'm pre-ordering my copy now and cant wait to represent the BLACK AND WHITE!! Heres the link http://www.wweshop.com/product_detail.asp?CAT=FEATURED6&productId=50-05299

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Mon, 27 Jul 2009 15:19:59 GMT

Oh, that is soooo sweet! I've always wanted an nWo T-Shirt but never got one. And I'm glad they went with B&W and not the Black and Silver or some stupid crap. Since we're on the subject, I was wondering if anyone would be willing to trade old WCW VHS and/or DVDs. I'm looking for the following: -WCW Superstars Series - nWo 4-Life -WCW Superstars Series - Hollywood Hogan -WCW Superstars Series - DDP (Diamond Dallas Page) -WCW Best of Monday Nitro -WCW Best of Saturday Night -The 50 Greatest Moments of TNA (DVD or VHS) -TNA: Bloodiest Brawls (DVD or VHS) -TNA: Sting: Return of the Icon (DVD or VHS) -The WWE PPVs from the early 2000s when WCW/ECW invaded WWE (DVD or VHS) -And I'd be willing to take a large number of WCW PPVs. -Name em for me, I'm sure there are some I've missed that I'd still be interested in. I'd be willing to trade anyone on my trade list, the link is at the bottom of my signature (I have comics, action figures, comic cards, and posters). I'd also be willing to trade anything I have up for trade on my SwitchPlanet Profile (Hard Rock/Metal CDs, comic books) and a small amount of games). [url=http://www.comiccollectorlive.com/forum/default.aspx?g=posts&t=16615]http://www.comiccollectorlive.com/forum/default.aspx?g=posts&t=16615[/url] [url=http://www.switchplanet.com/Library/View/10349/All/1/available/]http://www.switchplanet.com/Library/View/10349/All/1/available/[/url] -Nate-

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Tue, 28 Jul 2009 00:40:08 GMT

[quote=scaryhead][quote=brendavis]Exactly, I feel the same way. Do a DVD who is actually worth buying for. That's how I felt when they went through their book phase. Who really wants to read a book on Lita? At the time her book came out, she was only a big star for about 2 or 3 years. Though, Regal's book was a good read. There was enough in there to really get into it. [/quote] Aw, I've been meaning to read Regals book. He's a guy who I would love to have a DVD of.[/quote] It's a good read. The only negative thing I could say, and it's not really *that* bad, is its endorsed by WWE. So you know there's a limit of what he could talk about in terms of negative publicity towards the WWE. If you want a to read a really good biography, read the Dynamite Kid's book. He wrote the book without the WWE's help....which means, WWE didn't have creative control over what he wrote. Near the end of his book, he talked some major sh*t against the British Bulldog.

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Tue, 28 Jul 2009 11:51:04 GMT

[quote=brendavis][quote=scaryhead][quote=brendavis]Exactly, I feel the same way. Do a DVD who is actually worth buying for. That's how I felt when they went through their book phase. Who really wants to read a book on Lita? At the time her book came out, she was only a big star for about 2 or 3 years. Though, Regal's book was a good read. There was enough in there to really get into it. [/quote] Aw, I've been meaning to read Regals book. He's a guy who I would love to have a DVD of.[/quote] It's a good read. The only negative thing I could say, and it's not really *that* bad, is its endorsed by WWE. So you know there's a limit of what he could talk about in terms of negative publicity towards the WWE. If you want a to read a really good biography, read the Dynamite Kid's book. He wrote the book without the WWE's help....which means, WWE didn't have creative control over what he wrote. Near the end of his book, he talked some major sh*t against the British Bulldog.[/quote] The same is true of Brett Hart's book....not endorsed or published by the WWE.

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Tue, 28 Jul 2009 13:51:52 GMT

[quote=tybird99][quote=brendavis][quote=scaryhead][quote=brendavis]Exactly, I feel the same way. Do a DVD who is actually worth buying for. That's how I felt when they went through their book phase. Who really wants to read a book on Lita? At the time her book came out, she was only a big star for about 2 or 3 years. Though, Regal's book was a good read. There was enough in there to really get into it. [/quote] Aw, I've been meaning to read Regals book. He's a guy who I would love to have a DVD of.[/quote] It's a good read. The only negative thing I could say, and it's not really *that* bad, is its endorsed by WWE. So you know there's a limit of what he could talk about in terms of negative publicity towards the WWE. If you want a to read a really good biography, read the Dynamite Kid's book. He wrote the book without the WWE's help....which means, WWE didn't have creative control over what he wrote. Near the end of his book, he talked some major sh*t against the British Bulldog.[/quote] The same is true of Brett Hart's book....not endorsed or published by the WWE.[/quote] Exactly, I've just started to read through his book right now. It seems pretty good at the moment.

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Tue, 28 Jul 2009 21:51:22 GMT

[quote=tybird99][quote=brendavis][quote=scaryhead][quote=brendavis]Exactly, I feel the same way. Do a DVD who is actually worth buying for. That's how I felt when they went through their book phase. Who really wants to read a book on Lita? At the time her book came out, she was only a big star for about 2 or 3 years. Though, Regal's book was a good read. There was enough in there to really get into it. [/quote] Aw, I've been meaning to read Regals book. He's a guy who I would love to have a DVD of.[/quote] It's a good read. The only negative thing I could say, and it's not really *that* bad, is its endorsed by WWE. So you know there's a limit of what he could talk about in terms of negative publicity towards the WWE. If you want a to read a really good biography, read the Dynamite Kid's book. He wrote the book without the WWE's help....which means, WWE didn't have creative control over what he wrote. Near the end of his book, he talked some major sh*t against the British Bulldog.[/quote] The same is true of Brett Hart's book....not endorsed or published by the WWE.[/quote] I just finished Bret Hart's book about a week ago and know have a very negative opinion on Triple H and Shawn Michaels and more respect for the Undertaker.

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Wed, 29 Jul 2009 01:18:34 GMT

[quote=kidlippy][quote=tybird99][quote=brendavis][quote=scaryhead][quote=brendavis]Exactly, I feel the same way. Do a DVD who is actually worth buying for. That's how I felt when they went through their book phase. Who really wants to read a book on Lita? At the time her book came out, she was only a big star for about 2 or 3 years. Though, Regal's book was a good read. There was enough in there to really get into it. [/quote] Aw, I've been meaning to read Regals book. He's a guy who I would love to have a DVD of.[/quote] It's a good read. The only negative thing I could say, and it's not really *that* bad, is its endorsed by WWE. So you know there's a limit of what he could talk about in terms of negative publicity towards the WWE. If you want a to read a really good biography, read the Dynamite Kid's book. He wrote the book without the WWE's help....which means, WWE didn't have creative control over what he wrote. Near the end of his book, he talked some major sh*t against the British Bulldog.[/quote] The same is true of Brett Hart's book....not endorsed or published by the WWE.[/quote] I just finished Bret Hart's book about a week ago and know have a very negative opinion on Triple H and Shawn Michaels and more respect for the Undertaker. [/quote] Bret's book is so full of crap. His perspective of things are so skewed and one sided. I'm basing this claim off of other books and shoot interviews I've seen. But Bret is the biggest mark for himself and the biggest cry baby in wrestling history. Dont get me wrong, I like Bret's wrok in the ring (He's over rated, but he's damn good) but the guy does nothing but bitch about how much of a victim he is. It's still one of the best wrestling books out there. If you can put up with his crying and BS. And Shawn will be the first to tell you he was an ass back in the day and Triple H was no saint, but neither was Bret contrary to what he'll tell you in his book. I have a 6 hour ride to San Diego next week. Plan on reading through The Death Of WCW. The Bobby Hennan's book.

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Wed, 29 Jul 2009 02:49:59 GMT

[quote=scaryhead][quote=kidlippy][quote=tybird99][quote=brendavis][quote=scaryhead][quote=brendavis]Exactly, I feel the same way. Do a DVD who is actually worth buying for. That's how I felt when they went through their book phase. Who really wants to read a book on Lita? At the time her book came out, she was only a big star for about 2 or 3 years. Though, Regal's book was a good read. There was enough in there to really get into it. [/quote] Aw, I've been meaning to read Regals book. He's a guy who I would love to have a DVD of.[/quote] It's a good read. The only negative thing I could say, and it's not really *that* bad, is its endorsed by WWE. So you know there's a limit of what he could talk about in terms of negative publicity towards the WWE. If you want a to read a really good biography, read the Dynamite Kid's book. He wrote the book without the WWE's help....which means, WWE didn't have creative control over what he wrote. Near the end of his book, he talked some major sh*t against the British Bulldog.[/quote] The same is true of Brett Hart's book....not endorsed or published by the WWE.[/quote] I just finished Bret Hart's book about a week ago and know have a very negative opinion on Triple H and Shawn Michaels and more respect for the Undertaker. [/quote] Bret's book is so full of crap. His perspective of things are so skewed and one sided. I'm basing this claim off of other books and shoot interviews I've seen. But Bret is the biggest mark for himself and the biggest cry baby in wrestling history. Dont get me wrong, I like Bret's wrok in the ring (He's over rated, but he's damn good) but the guy does nothing but bitch about how much of a victim he is. It's still one of the best wrestling books out there. If you can put up with his crying and BS. And Shawn will be the first to tell you he was an ass back in the day and Triple H was no saint, but neither was Bret contrary to what he'll tell you in his book. I have a 6 hour ride to San Diego next week. Plan on reading through The Death Of WCW. The Bobby Hennan's book.[/quote] I'm glad someone else feels this way. I think Bret's a huge crybaby too! I wish the Montreal Screwjob never happened, not for Bret's sake, but for my sake for all the years in WCW and beyond that I had to hear him whine about it. It really killed his image, for me. -Nate-

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Wed, 29 Jul 2009 18:04:17 GMT

Just watched last Friday's Smackdown (took forever for Hulu to upload it) and the show was amazing! Kicked off with Jeff Hardy vs Chris Jericho. Great match between R-Truth and Charlie Hass. Great match between Finely and Dolph Ziggler (I had my reservation about Ziggler at first, but the guy is really good) And probably the best match I've seen in a long long time between Rey Mysterio and CM Punk. Can't wait till next week! Hardy is the new World Champion! (Though I'm pretty sad Punk isn't anymore.)

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Wed, 29 Jul 2009 19:22:52 GMT

[quote=scaryhead]Just watched last Friday's Smackdown (took forever for Hulu to upload it) and the show was amazing! Kicked off with Jeff Hardy vs Chris Jericho. Great match between R-Truth and Charlie Hass. Great match between Finely and Dolph Ziggler (I had my reservation about Ziggler at first, but the guy is really good) And probably the best match I've seen in a long long time between Rey Mysterio and CM Punk. Can't wait till next week! Hardy is the new World Champion! (Though I'm pretty sad Punk isn't anymore.)[/quote] I didn't read most of that because I don't want spoilers. I'm staying away from internet headlines too, it makes the shows more enjoyable. All I wanted to say is, I sure hope Smackdown is better than the last couple of RAWs. WWE's flagship show sure is slipping fast. -Nate-

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Wed, 29 Jul 2009 19:33:47 GMT

[quote=BurningDoom][quote=scaryhead][quote=kidlippy][quote=tybird99][quote=brendavis][quote=scaryhead][quote=brendavis]Exactly, I feel the same way. Do a DVD who is actually worth buying for. That's how I felt when they went through their book phase. Who really wants to read a book on Lita? At the time her book came out, she was only a big star for about 2 or 3 years. Though, Regal's book was a good read. There was enough in there to really get into it. [/quote] Aw, I've been meaning to read Regals book. He's a guy who I would love to have a DVD of.[/quote] It's a good read. The only negative thing I could say, and it's not really *that* bad, is its endorsed by WWE. So you know there's a limit of what he could talk about in terms of negative publicity towards the WWE. If you want a to read a really good biography, read the Dynamite Kid's book. He wrote the book without the WWE's help....which means, WWE didn't have creative control over what he wrote. Near the end of his book, he talked some major sh*t against the British Bulldog.[/quote] The same is true of Brett Hart's book....not endorsed or published by the WWE.[/quote] I just finished Bret Hart's book about a week ago and know have a very negative opinion on Triple H and Shawn Michaels and more respect for the Undertaker. [/quote] Bret's book is so full of crap. His perspective of things are so skewed and one sided. I'm basing this claim off of other books and shoot interviews I've seen. But Bret is the biggest mark for himself and the biggest cry baby in wrestling history. Dont get me wrong, I like Bret's wrok in the ring (He's over rated, but he's damn good) but the guy does nothing but bitch about how much of a victim he is. It's still one of the best wrestling books out there. If you can put up with his crying and BS. And Shawn will be the first to tell you he was an ass back in the day and Triple H was no saint, but neither was Bret contrary to what he'll tell you in his book. I have a 6 hour ride to San Diego next week. Plan on reading through The Death Of WCW. The Bobby Hennan's book.[/quote] I'm glad someone else feels this way. I think Bret's a huge crybaby too! I wish the Montreal Screwjob never happened, not for Bret's sake, but for my sake for all the years in WCW and beyond that I had to hear him whine about it. It really killed his image, for me. -Nate-[/quote] I don't disagree that Bret Hart is a crybaby. I've been saying that for years and wish he'll shut up about the Montreal Screwjob. I don't buy that his book is full of crap though. Everyone has their own opinion, yes. But if every wrestling book was published without Vince or WWE name on it, I doubt that everyone is going to have nice things to say about their stay in the WWE and if Vince "screwed" them.

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Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:36:41 GMT

[quote=kidlippy][quote=BurningDoom][quote=scaryhead][quote=kidlippy][quote=tybird99][quote=brendavis][quote=scaryhead][quote=brendavis]Exactly, I feel the same way. Do a DVD who is actually worth buying for. That's how I felt when they went through their book phase. Who really wants to read a book on Lita? At the time her book came out, she was only a big star for about 2 or 3 years. Though, Regal's book was a good read. There was enough in there to really get into it. [/quote] Aw, I've been meaning to read Regals book. He's a guy who I would love to have a DVD of.[/quote] It's a good read. The only negative thing I could say, and it's not really *that* bad, is its endorsed by WWE. So you know there's a limit of what he could talk about in terms of negative publicity towards the WWE. If you want a to read a really good biography, read the Dynamite Kid's book. He wrote the book without the WWE's help....which means, WWE didn't have creative control over what he wrote. Near the end of his book, he talked some major sh*t against the British Bulldog.[/quote] The same is true of Brett Hart's book....not endorsed or published by the WWE.[/quote] I just finished Bret Hart's book about a week ago and know have a very negative opinion on Triple H and Shawn Michaels and more respect for the Undertaker. [/quote] Bret's book is so full of crap. His perspective of things are so skewed and one sided. I'm basing this claim off of other books and shoot interviews I've seen. But Bret is the biggest mark for himself and the biggest cry baby in wrestling history. Dont get me wrong, I like Bret's wrok in the ring (He's over rated, but he's damn good) but the guy does nothing but bitch about how much of a victim he is. It's still one of the best wrestling books out there. If you can put up with his crying and BS. And Shawn will be the first to tell you he was an ass back in the day and Triple H was no saint, but neither was Bret contrary to what he'll tell you in his book. I have a 6 hour ride to San Diego next week. Plan on reading through The Death Of WCW. The Bobby Hennan's book.[/quote] I'm glad someone else feels this way. I think Bret's a huge crybaby too! I wish the Montreal Screwjob never happened, not for Bret's sake, but for my sake for all the years in WCW and beyond that I had to hear him whine about it. It really killed his image, for me. -Nate-[/quote] I don't disagree that Bret Hart is a crybaby. I've been saying that for years and wish he'll shut up about the Montreal Screwjob. I don't buy that his book is full of crap though. Everyone has their own opinion, yes. But if every wrestling book was published without Vince or WWE name on it, I doubt that everyone is going to have nice things to say about their stay in the WWE and if Vince "screwed" them. [/quote] I'm not saying Bret is lying about anything or that he has no right to say ill things about Vince or WWE. It's just how he puts himself over so heavily in his book. Where he describes events where everyone is out to get him or how he deserved so much more from the business. Like he's wrestling's greatest hero ever. Also, I really like the drawing he did of everybody as you open the book.

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Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:59:43 GMT

If Bret didn't mention banging Sunny in his book, then I won't believe any of the other stuff in it either.

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Thu, 30 Jul 2009 02:14:57 GMT

[quote=ninjapirategear]If Bret didn't mention banging Sunny in his book, then I won't believe any of the other stuff in it either.[/quote] Exactly. I don't recall him mentioning that at all in his book. If he did, then it was only one sentence worth. He talks about cheating on his wife more than a few times and says how guilty he felt each time, but I don't recall him discussing Sunny.

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Thu, 30 Jul 2009 13:07:50 GMT

Speaking of wrestling books. Just read this blurb from JR's recent blog about a DX book. - Speaking of books, I did some writing work on an upcoming book about DX that really brought back some memories from years gone by and not all of them were pleasant ones. I am under the impression that this book will be released this fall but I could be wrong on that. DX were heat seeking missiles back in the day and rubbed many folks the wrong way. They were at the forefront of the "Attitude Era" in WWE and it will likely never be duplicated. Some of the behind the scenes stories regarding the fall out over many of the actions and antics of the DX faction should make for an provocative and fun read. [b]July 29 news and notes[/b] sources: PWInsider.com, f4wonline.com, Wrestling Observer -- In light of the news of Maryse needing surgery to repair a recurring knee injury, there was talk on Monday of turning one of the face Divas heel, with the mostly likely person being Gail Kim. It definitely appears she will be given the nod as there was a subtle hint in the Divas match on Monday as Kim tagged herself in to win the match just as James was getting ready to win the match for her team. Another hint was given later that evening during the Raw Live Chat. In an in-character statement, she felt her blind tag was selfish and that she should have shown more respect. “Well I kinda had it under control. I just don’t understand why she would tag herself in. Seemed odd. Maybe a little selfish to me. I mean we still won. But its just a matter of respect.” -- The movie that Shad Gaspard of Cryme Tyme is up for, Dead and Gone, is set to be filmed in the United States and Fiji in 2010. The movie is about two brothers that have never met each other and come together to avenge their gangster father’s death. -- CM Punk recently spoke to the UK Sun about whether he'd ever return to TNA Wrestling, WWE releasing Umaga and Mr. Kennedy and more. Some highlights: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport...ompetition.html His Dream Opponents: "There are four guys I've never even locked up with in the WWE yet, who I'd love to face, they are Undertaker, John Cena, Triple H and Shawn Michaels, so any of them from the active roster. Older guys, I'd have to say Ricky Steamboat or Harley Race in their prime are two of my favourites." Umaga & Kennedy's WWE Releases: "I honestly don't know why, I was confused when Ken got let go, I'm unsure if it was down to his injuries or what. Umaga's the same and I really don't know why they were let go. It's a personal thing and I don't like to ask things like that, I'm not a gossipy guy, so it's nothing I really get involved in at all." Keeping In Touch With TNA Friends: "Not that I should shed light on my personal life, but I've just recently stayed at (Samoa) Joe's house in Florida for a few nights, we just hung out, never mentioned wrestling and relaxed. He's still my best friend. It's awesome to just chill out and relax by the pool that way." Would He Return To TNA? No, I'd not jump ship, this is the place to be, nowhere comes close and I'm happy here. We don't really have any competition and if you want to be a top class professional wrestler in the US you have to be working for the WWE." -- In an interview published by The Washington Post today, Shaquille O’Neal spoke on his gig as the guest host of RAW. "I like to do things that other people can't do," he said. "I've had the opportunity to meet a lot of guys. I also consider them to be great athletes. You know, they respect me, I respect them." -- Yahoo.com had a front page article on Shaq at RAW titled “Shaq’s comic wrestling gig.“ The story featured an image of Shaq and Big Show holding eachother by the throat and said that “Shaq’s funny fortay into a WWE ring was a hit on the web.” http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/conte...9072803247.html -- WWE SmackDown star Dolph Ziggler turned 29 years old yesterday. - Jeremy Piven was on This Morning with Jorge Sedano on 790 the Ticket in Miami. When asked how he got involved with WWE he said he's good friends with Triple H. When asked what his relationship with Triple H was Piven said "I'm his workout partner" then Piven asked, "Why do people always laugh when I say that?" Piven was on to promote his movie "The Goods" so that was the only non-"Goods" question Sedano could get in there. The interview will be posted on 790theticket.com later today. - There has been a lot of talk within TNA over how Jeff Jarrett’s situation could both positively and negatively effect those within the company. There are plenty of former TNA wrestlers and employees watching the saga closely, as they believe Jarrett was the main reason they were let go in the first place. TNA president Dixie Carter has a good reputation for reaching out via email or calls to people who have been let go and letting them know that it wasn’t a personal decision and that the door is open for returns. Meanwhile, several current TNA workers are watching the saga for a different reason -- they feel their jobs are in jeopardy. Here’s the latest on the status of several major players in TNA, according to the PWTorch.com Newsletter: Vince Russo: The controversial TNA booker has been telling people he fears for his job and believes TNA president Dixie Carter is on the verge of making major changes. There is plenty of speculation that anyone being perceived as one of “Jeff’s guys” is on the bubble right now. However there are sources within the company who feel Russo will stick around, while Jarrett’s other cronies like Dutch Mantel may not be so lucky. Jeremy Borash: Borash is also tight with Jarrett, but the feeling is that due to his solid work ethic and likeable personality, his job isn’t at any risk at all. Terry Taylor: The TNA head of talent relations’ job seems to be secure. He’s butted heads with Jarrett many times, and gained the respect of many within the company by finalizing contracts with several top talents within the last six months. If anything, Taylor could actually gain power if Jarrett doesn’t return. Scott D’Amore: The former TNA creative member is believed to be on good terms with the company, but still wouldn’t get serious consideration from Dixie Carter for the head creative position if Jeff doesn’t return. Pat Kenny: The former TNA agent’s name continues to come up in discussion as a candidate for a bigger role in the company. Kenny was a favorite of Dixie Carter and many were shocked when she allowed him to be released. Matt Conway: The low-profile creative team member is believed to be the only booker who isn’t on the bubble right now. Carter added him to the team to serve as her eyes and ears, and he ended up become friends with the other bookers. He’s in his 20’s and most of the office feels that he has a better pulse on the target demographic than anyone else on the team. Don West: Despite the recent change in performance, many company sources believe his days as a color commentator are numbered. Dixie Carter isn’t high on West, who is a friend of Jarrett, and the assumption is that Taz will take over his position sometime sooner than later. However, there’s still interest in using West as a backstage pitchman. Christian: While it’s a moot point now, people close to Christian say that if Jarrett had been removed from power earlier, Christian may have never left TNA and returned to WWE. - TNA Superstar Mick Foley was interviewed this week by MiamiHerald.com and spoke about his time in TNA Wrestling, how TNA compares to WWE, Bobby Lashley in TNA and more. Foley also plugged his upcoming stand-up comedy debut - he'll be appearing at the Improv comedy club in Hollywood, California on August 22nd. Some highlights from the interview: http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/wrestlin...1.html%3Cbr/%3E Doing Stand-Up Comedy: "It's the first official stand-up comedy engagement for me. I have spoken at many colleges, and I've made people laugh. I don't want to try to emulate anybody out there. I've got some ideas. I've tried for so long to keep what I say and do in the roughly PG-13 area. It will be a real big relief, just for one night, to have a 21-and-older crowd to talk about things of a more risqué nature." Aug. 22 at the Improv in Hollywood. His Time In TNA So Far: "It has been a great experience in TNA. It's been the best possible move I could have made. Really, just over the last few nights, I got my confidence back as far as being a singles wrestler. I don't feel like every match coming up is a chance to destroy my legacy. I look at it as a way to possibly try out some new things. I used to really dread the possibility of having that bad singles match that people would look at and say, `I really wish he would have stayed retired for good.' TNA vs. WWE: "This is the most fun I've had in at least 10 years, and I'm probably having more fun now than I was even then. I still felt some tension, book related tension, that was not WWE's fault. This is a really good time in my life. I feel like I'm contributing. The schedule is not so grueling that I can't have a good family life. I feel like the young guys like having me around. When something happens, some kind of circumstance or injury, I'm a credible guy to step in and go to bat" Bobby Lashley "I think it's huge for TNA to sign Bobby Lashley. Obviously, Vince McMahon saw his potential, and he really tapped Bobby as his next big superstar. That was well on the way to happening, when they had a falling out, and I think we'll be able to benefit in a way WWE was not. Bobby's a great a talent, a great guy, and he's capable of having big matches with the best talent we have."

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Thu, 30 Jul 2009 16:00:03 GMT

Where was I? What happened with Jarrett? [quote]-- CM Punk recently spoke to the UK Sun about whether he'd ever return to TNA Wrestling, WWE releasing Umaga and Mr. Kennedy and more. Some highlights:[/quote] I read the interview yesterday...does it seem weird that he seems to be doing the interview in an English accent? [quote]Doing Stand-Up Comedy: "It's the first official stand-up comedy engagement for me. I have spoken at many colleges, and I've made people laugh. I don't want to try to emulate anybody out there. I've got some ideas. I've tried for so long to keep what I say and do in the roughly PG-13 area. It will be a real big relief, just for one night, to have a 21-and-older crowd to talk about things of a more risqué nature." Aug. 22 at the Improv in Hollywood.[/quote] I love Foley but this is going to be awful.

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Thu, 30 Jul 2009 16:34:49 GMT

[quote=ninjapirategear]Where was I? What happened with Jarrett? [quote]-- CM Punk recently spoke to the UK Sun about whether he'd ever return to TNA Wrestling, WWE releasing Umaga and Mr. Kennedy and more. Some highlights:[/quote] I read the interview yesterday...does it seem weird that he seems to be doing the interview in an English accent? [quote]Doing Stand-Up Comedy: "It's the first official stand-up comedy engagement for me. I have spoken at many colleges, and I've made people laugh. I don't want to try to emulate anybody out there. I've got some ideas. I've tried for so long to keep what I say and do in the roughly PG-13 area. It will be a real big relief, just for one night, to have a 21-and-older crowd to talk about things of a more risqué nature." Aug. 22 at the Improv in Hollywood.[/quote] I love Foley but this is going to be awful.[/quote] The big controversy is Jarrett is romantically involved with Karen Angle and are currently living together. The story broke and The Opie and Anthony Radio Show (that's the name of the radio show, right? I might have the names wrong.) by an anonymous caller. At that point, Dixie Carter stepped in and sent JJ home. The current situation right now is Dixie is pondering whether or not to buy out JJ's share of the company. Like Scaryheard just posted, all the names he mentioned in his post are on the verge of losing their jobs. Me personally, I hope Russo is the first to get the axe. Is it me, or is that just a slap in the face to start your wrestling company, only to be fired in such a public manner like that.

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Thu, 30 Jul 2009 17:50:28 GMT

I think it would be SOOO disrespectful for Dixie Carter to fire Double J. If it wasn't for him starting that company and going out and finding those stellar indie wrestlers that are TNA stars now (AJ Styles, Christopher Daniels, Beer Money Inc, etc.), then no one, including Dixie Carter, would have jobs right now. I personally think that Jeff's personal life shouldn't have an impact on his professional life. As long as he's not flaunting Karen Angle around at shows and in front of wrestlers, or talking trash to Angle while he's at work, it's none of Dixie Carter's business. Oh, and I didn't know CM Punk ever wrestled for TNA. I thought he came from Ring of Honor. But I just started following TNA like a year, year and half ago. -Nate-

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Thu, 30 Jul 2009 18:21:00 GMT

[quote=BurningDoom]I think it would be SOOO disrespectful for Dixie Carter to fire Double J. If it wasn't for him starting that company and going out and finding those stellar indie wrestlers that are TNA stars now (AJ Styles, Christopher Daniels, Beer Money Inc, etc.), then no one, including Dixie Carter, would have jobs right now. I personally think that Jeff's personal life shouldn't have an impact on his professional life. As long as he's not flaunting Karen Angle around at shows and in front of wrestlers, or talking trash to Angle while he's at work, it's none of Dixie Carter's business. Oh, and I didn't know CM Punk ever wrestled for TNA. I thought he came from Ring of Honor. But I just started following TNA like a year, year and half ago. -Nate- [/quote] Dixi Carter is a pretty rich woman, I'm sure she would be just fine taking over and selling TNA. I don't really understand why Carter is so upset by what Jerret and Karent are doing either, but who knows what goes on in the TNA offices. Personally I wouldn't mind a change in booking and power in TNA. I think, aside from the in ring work and the talent, the show sucks. But yeah, Punk had a very short stint in TNA way back before they were even on FSN. Then went back to ROH. Also, Brian Kendrick got Future Endevored today. Witch is very disapointing to me. Maybe we'll se spanky in ROH or TNA now though.

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Thu, 30 Jul 2009 18:28:03 GMT

[quote=scaryhead] Also, Brian Kendrick got Future Endevored today. Witch is very disapointing to me. Maybe we'll se spanky in ROH or TNA now though.[/quote] I think WWE misused THE (heh, heh) Brian Kendrick. I saw him as an early Chris Jericho (WCW era), and they could have used that better. But maybe TNA will see his potential (I hope it's TNA, because my cable doesn't carry HDNet). -Nate-

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Thu, 30 Jul 2009 21:43:13 GMT

[quote=scaryhead][quote=ninjapirategear]If Bret didn't mention banging Sunny in his book, then I won't believe any of the other stuff in it either.[/quote] Exactly. I don't recall him mentioning that at all in his book. If he did, then it was only one sentence worth. He talks about cheating on his wife more than a few times and says how guilty he felt each time, but I don't recall him discussing Sunny.[/quote] There were many women besides Sunny....he mentions the fact several times and in great length...but stays classy and doesn't name names.

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Thu, 30 Jul 2009 22:34:10 GMT

I just watched WWF Invasion 2001, and it was fan-freaking-tastic. It was the PPV when Shane McMahon, Stephanie McMahon, and Paul Heyman put WCW & ECW up again WWF for the first time. Stone Cold Steve Austin was the WWF World Champion, and Booker T was the WCW World Heavyweight Champion. The main even was 5 of WWF's top guys vs 5 of WCW/ECW's top guys in a 5 on 5 tag-match (which turned into 5 guys vs. 5 guys at once). It was Stone Cold Steve Austin (who ended up joining the WCW/ECW side by the end), Kane, Undertaker, Chris Jericho, and Kurt Angle vs. Booker T, Both Dudley Boyz, Diamond Dallas Page, and Rhyno. The entire PPV was great! But what I noticed the most was that WWE's quality of matches, microphone moments, storylines, and intensity was 10 times better than the WWE of today. I wish they could go back to that Attitude style again. Today's WWE is actually a bit degrading to fans' intelligence. I mean everyone knows that it's all scripted now, the cat has been out of the bag for a while. But WWE still acts as if we're in the dark about it...anyways, I'm going off on a whole other rant now so I better stop while I'm ahead. Point being, I miss the good ol'days of WWF Attitude! -Nate-

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Thu, 30 Jul 2009 22:46:47 GMT

[quote=brendavis][quote=ninjapirategear]Where was I? What happened with Jarrett? [quote]-- CM Punk recently spoke to the UK Sun about whether he'd ever return to TNA Wrestling, WWE releasing Umaga and Mr. Kennedy and more. Some highlights:[/quote] I read the interview yesterday...does it seem weird that he seems to be doing the interview in an English accent? [quote]Doing Stand-Up Comedy: "It's the first official stand-up comedy engagement for me. I have spoken at many colleges, and I've made people laugh. I don't want to try to emulate anybody out there. I've got some ideas. I've tried for so long to keep what I say and do in the roughly PG-13 area. It will be a real big relief, just for one night, to have a 21-and-older crowd to talk about things of a more risqué nature." Aug. 22 at the Improv in Hollywood.[/quote] I love Foley but this is going to be awful.[/quote] The big controversy is Jarrett is romantically involved with Karen Angle and are currently living together. The story broke and The Opie and Anthony Radio Show (that's the name of the radio show, right? I might have the names wrong.) by an anonymous caller. At that point, Dixie Carter stepped in and sent JJ home. The current situation right now is Dixie is pondering whether or not to buy out JJ's share of the company. Like Scaryheard just posted, all the names he mentioned in his post are on the verge of losing their jobs. Me personally, I hope Russo is the first to get the axe. Is it me, or is that just a slap in the face to start your wrestling company, only to be fired in such a public manner like that. [/quote] OK, I read up all about it. This sounds like the fakest thing ever. Like, seriously, this has "work" written all over it. This is exactly the type of thing Vince Russo and Jeff Jarrett would pull. They get their kicks reading about themselves on the internet.

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Thu, 30 Jul 2009 23:09:43 GMT

[quote=ninjapirategear][quote=brendavis][quote=ninjapirategear]Where was I? What happened with Jarrett? [quote]-- CM Punk recently spoke to the UK Sun about whether he'd ever return to TNA Wrestling, WWE releasing Umaga and Mr. Kennedy and more. Some highlights:[/quote] I read the interview yesterday...does it seem weird that he seems to be doing the interview in an English accent? [quote]Doing Stand-Up Comedy: "It's the first official stand-up comedy engagement for me. I have spoken at many colleges, and I've made people laugh. I don't want to try to emulate anybody out there. I've got some ideas. I've tried for so long to keep what I say and do in the roughly PG-13 area. It will be a real big relief, just for one night, to have a 21-and-older crowd to talk about things of a more risqué nature." Aug. 22 at the Improv in Hollywood.[/quote] I love Foley but this is going to be awful.[/quote] The big controversy is Jarrett is romantically involved with Karen Angle and are currently living together. The story broke and The Opie and Anthony Radio Show (that's the name of the radio show, right? I might have the names wrong.) by an anonymous caller. At that point, Dixie Carter stepped in and sent JJ home. The current situation right now is Dixie is pondering whether or not to buy out JJ's share of the company. Like Scaryheard just posted, all the names he mentioned in his post are on the verge of losing their jobs. Me personally, I hope Russo is the first to get the axe. Is it me, or is that just a slap in the face to start your wrestling company, only to be fired in such a public manner like that. [/quote] OK, I read up all about it. This sounds like the fakest thing ever. Like, seriously, this has "work" written all over it. This is exactly the type of thing Vince Russo and Jeff Jarrett would pull. They get their kicks reading about themselves on the internet. [/quote] I said and thought this at first too. But now their saying Jarrett's career with TNA is on the line over the incident, and not a whisper about it on Impact. I have yet to watch tonight's, so we'll see if it shows up tonight. -Nate-

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Fri, 31 Jul 2009 01:47:03 GMT

That's the thing, though, with Russo and Jarrett. If people are talking about it online they think that somehow they're making money off of it.

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Fri, 31 Jul 2009 03:48:44 GMT

Not a word about Jarrett. And again no Motor City Machineguns or Lethal Consequences. I really hope TNA isn't neglecting their X-Division for the MEM; it's the same mistake WCW made with nWo. MEM is cool and all, but don't leave the lower card guys behind, balance the two. And where was Beer Money Inc. for that matter? You can't have them about the break the main event barrier, only to sideline when their on the cusp. I'm not that into Bobby Lashley in TNA, because he doesn't seem that into it. I can't believe they gave Foley another belt. He's done in the ring, his body just won't do it and it's painfully obvious. A return to the ring once a year or something would be okay, but he should not continually be in the main event picture like he is. Even Nash looked better out there tonight, and that's not saying much. -Nate-

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Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:54:14 GMT

[quote=BurningDoom]Not a word about Jarrett. And again no Motor City Machineguns or Lethal Consequences. I really hope TNA isn't neglecting their X-Division for the MEM; it's the same mistake WCW made with nWo. MEM is cool and all, but don't leave the lower card guys behind, balance the two. And where was Beer Money Inc. for that matter? You can't have them about the break the main event barrier, only to sideline when their on the cusp. I'm not that into Bobby Lashley in TNA, because he doesn't seem that into it. I can't believe they gave Foley another belt. He's done in the ring, his body just won't do it and it's painfully obvious. A return to the ring once a year or something would be okay, but he should not continually be in the main event picture like he is. Even Nash looked better out there tonight, and that's not saying much. -Nate-[/quote] This is another reason I have trouble watching TNA. It's just sad. To see my favorites like Nash and Foley long past their primes, long after their second and third retirements still out their practically embarrassing themselves. And I could not be more SICK of the MEM. Your hit it on the head, BD. This is the same mistake WCW did with nWo. New young guys are being featured less and less and the fans are gonna get tired of MEM cuz their stale and Vince Russo will be completely oblivious. But on Jerret. I dont think this is a work at all. Dixie Carter was never one to be involved in storylines and Karen Angle left the company months ago. And the wrestling insiders and credible news sources like The Wrestling Observer wouldnt be reporting on it so heavily if it were a work. But then again, maybe it is. Also, I've been watching some old Nitros from 1998, getting pumped for RaFoWCW and it's been such a blast. These shows aren't perfect, often awkward or silly, but Luger just beat Bret for the US championship and right now it's Nash and Sting vs Hall and Giant. With Meng vs Goldberd for the world championship with the nWo at ringside still to come.

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Fri, 31 Jul 2009 16:13:20 GMT

[quote=scaryhead]Also, I've been watching some old Nitros from 1998, getting pumped for RaFoWCW and it's been such a blast. These shows aren't perfect, often awkward or silly, but Luger just beat Bret for the US championship and right now it's Nash and Sting vs Hall and Giant. With Meng vs Goldberd for the world championship with the nWo at ringside still to come.[/quote] Yeah, that's some good stuff. But it's so hard to find episodes of Nitro, even on Torrent sites. I've found the first and last episodes of Nitro, the first episode with the "new and improved" logo and look when they were in Vegas. And that's it. I can find individual matches, but I want to watch full episodes :`( One thing I've noticed in WCW, though, is that they do the main event scene so damn well, but watching the lower card guys you're always thinking "they could have done so much more with them." -Nate-

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Fri, 31 Jul 2009 16:56:51 GMT

[quote=BurningDoom][quote=scaryhead]Also, I've been watching some old Nitros from 1998, getting pumped for RaFoWCW and it's been such a blast. These shows aren't perfect, often awkward or silly, but Luger just beat Bret for the US championship and right now it's Nash and Sting vs Hall and Giant. With Meng vs Goldberd for the world championship with the nWo at ringside still to come.[/quote] Yeah, that's some good stuff. But it's so hard to find episodes of Nitro, even on Torrent sites. I've found the first and last episodes of Nitro, the first episode with the "new and improved" logo and look when they were in Vegas. And that's it. I can find individual matches, but I want to watch full episodes :`( One thing I've noticed in WCW, though, is that they do the main event scene so damn well, but watching the lower card guys you're always thinking "they could have done so much more with them." -Nate-[/quote] Yeah, it always goes back to them not pushing younger talent. One thing I really don't like about these shows are that their 3 hours. You would think that this is great for fans, but it's not. Cuz instead of creating interesting angles to help and elevate the mid-card and acually do something with them, it's just random shit matches with nobodies that no one cares about. There is soo much boring filler. As I wrote that the Warrior just debuted on Nitro and after the promo before they cut to the commercial they show like a Bat-Signal but with Warrior's logo instead of Batman's. It always makes me laugh. http://www.prowrestling.com/article/news/13461 Big Backstage News On Paul Heyman & TNA Source: PWTorch.com There is a feeling among friends of Paul Heyman that he would accept a position with TNA if he had power beyond just writing the shows. Heyman apparently feels TNA needs an overhaul both on the talent side and in the office but doesn’t believe Dixie Carter would give him so much power, so he isn’t taking the idea of working for TNA seriously. Likewise, Carter hasn’t reached out to Heyman regarding a creative position yet despite recommendations. Heyman does have detractors within TNA, primarily those who fear they would lose power or even their jobs if Heyman was brought in and given the power he wants. Meanwhile, others simply don’t have confidence in his abilities anymore. Heyman’s name has come up within TNA before, and there are many stories of people badmouthing him to Dixie Carter. While most of the locker room seems open to the idea, there’s bad blood between Heyman and Team 3D and some other former ECW stars who have shared stories about mismanagement in ECW. On the other side of the coin, Heyman has had good relationships with Kurt Angle, Bobby Lashley, Shawn Daivari, and Ken “Mr. Kennedy” Anderson who is expected to sign with TNA eventually. He’s also had a good rapport over the years with TNA head of talent relations Terry Taylor, whose stock within the company seems to be rising. Nevertheless, it might be a difficult sell to Carter, who has been hearing bad stories about Heyman for years. Plus, there are already some within the company who feel that Heyman publicly saying he would “never” work for TNA was a snub and the primary reason why Carter shouldn’t consider bringing him in.

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Fri, 31 Jul 2009 18:53:40 GMT

[quote]There is a feeling among friends of Paul Heyman that he would accept a position with TNA if he had power beyond just writing the shows. Heyman apparently feels TNA needs an overhaul both on the talent side and in the office but doesn’t believe Dixie Carter would give him so much power, so he isn’t taking the idea of working for TNA seriously. Likewise, Carter hasn’t reached out to Heyman regarding a creative position yet despite recommendations.[/quote] Heyman needs to be managed, but he's such a great wrestling mind. He and Cornette won't work together, but unless Heyman has completely lost it (wouldn't be the first time it happened to a top talent), it would be worth it for TNA to let him run the show. At least it would make sense. You have to be careful what kind of power he's given, though. He should have major input on personnel but somebody else should have the final word. It seems like most wrestling bookers are the types of guys who will sign their buddies and will not give you a job if they don't like you. I don't know if Heyman is like that, but hopefully his time around Vince McMahon has taught him not to be like that. [quote]Nevertheless, it might be a difficult sell to Carter, who has been hearing bad stories about Heyman for years. Plus, there are already some within the company who feel that Heyman publicly saying he would “never” work for TNA was a snub and the primary reason why Carter shouldn’t consider bringing him in.[/quote] That's why people "within the company" work for TNA and aren't in the big leagues. What does Vince McMahon do to people who talk trash about him or his company? He does the same thing he would have done if they hadn't. He doesn't care about anything except if they can help him. Dixie needs to get in that frame of mind if she ever wants to be successful.

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Sat, 01 Aug 2009 04:34:20 GMT

Now, I have a different view on the whole Jarrett/Karen angle. I see it as a matter of trust between wrestlers and the whole employer/employee situation. Put yourself in Angle's situation. If you just got a divorce from your wife and the mother of your kids and then found out that she's living with your boss, I think there are still a lot of raw feelings between Karen and Kurt where I would be a little upset too. Also, the fact that the guy who is signing your paychecks every week gets to see your ex wife's goods? Me personally, I would lose a lot of faith in the person I work for. To me, it says a lot about a person's character who sleeps with one of his wrestler's ex's. It puts all parties involved in a very precarious positon, in terms of personal knowledge. Now with that said, I don't think Jarrett should be bought of his part of the company. I agree with you Nate, the guys he did bring into TNA are some diamonds in the rough that I don't think Vince would have used properly. I do, however, think he should be relieved of his booking responsibilities. With all the rumblings of the wrestlers doubting Jarrett's decision making, or lack thereof (you make the decision), I don't think he will get a lot of support from the majority of locker room. Alright, Paul Heyman. I do think they should bring in Heyman to replace Russo as head booker. His insight into the wrestling business is 2nd to none right now. He is a little extreme, no pun intended, when it comes to some storylines, but he has a better view of the big picture. I thought he had some really good storylines right before his depature from WWE. It sucked that Vince used him as a scapegoat because One Night Stand did not do that well in terms of ticket sells and buyrates. I'm going to go now and try to catch my breath. lol

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Sat, 01 Aug 2009 08:21:21 GMT

The one thing that still makes me think that the whole Karen/Jeff thing is fake is that it makes as much sense as a normal TNA storyline. I could see if Jeff had gotten a DUI or he did something publicly that embarrassed TNA that Dixie would send him home and contemplate buying him out to save the company embarrassment. But for having a girlfriend? Regardless of who that person is, this situation never adds up to Jarrett getting in trouble, except in a TNA storyline, where things don't ever make sense anyway. If they did, then here is a list of wrestlers who would have gotten in trouble for who they were banging: Triple H (Steph) Steve Austin (Chris Adams' wife) Chris Benoit (Kevin Sullivan's wife) I had a larger list in my mind but I forgot a bunch. There are a TON more. This is wrestling, these people are always around the same people every day, and are rarely around anybody else. The ratio of men to women in wrestling means that every woman has a lot of choices without leaving the room. This type of thing with Jarrett and Angle has happened before, and never with this type of consequence. This is what happens in real life: "Tough luck, Kurt. Maybe you shouldn't have been banging so many chicks on the road with WWE. Maybe you shouldn't have been banging Dawn Marie so much, and your wife wouldn't have left you." http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/entertainment/19011533/detail.html That's an article where Angle talks about his marriage, BUT IT STILL SEEMS LIKE A WORK. It seems like he's planting the seeds for the angle. There are 2 other outright lies in the article, first where it says: [quote]But Angle -- an Olympic gold medalist in 1996 and a state champion at Mt. Lebanon High School before that -- admitted he wasn't without guilt himself, because he cheated on his wife "a couple of times" while they went through a separation.[/quote] Yeah, what do you think caused the separation? [quote]WWE owner Vince McMahon wanted Angle to kick his habit while still traveling to shows, according to Angle. Angle asked for time off to go to rehabilitation instead, and he and McMahon ended up parting ways over the disagreement.[/quote] NOT TRUE! Vince wanted Angle to get his ass to rehab and Angle refused, and Angle left the company. Angle never went to rehab! I also don't believe he has been clean for 4 years. Examining the facts in the case, it still seems like a work. In what world do you get in trouble for having a girlfriend? Especially when you're the boss?! This is what happens in real life: Jeff says, "Kurt, do you have a problem with me banging your ex wife? Well, now you have 2 problems, because you're fired. Actually, no, you're not fired, you're booked to lose a best of 3 falls match with Shark Boy in 2 falls. Then you're fired."

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Sat, 01 Aug 2009 11:25:53 GMT

I think if Kurt and Jarrett had talked about this before it happened (I don't know if that was ever the case), the whole company wouldn't be in a position that it's in now. Coming cleaning and talking about it would lessen the situation. Yeah, if it was me, I'd be pretty upset at first and then come to realize that, hey she's not my wife anymore and she can do what she wants.

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Sat, 01 Aug 2009 14:28:51 GMT

After the last 3 Raws, and this last Smackdown, I'm done with WWE until they do a major change of their product. They are just plain insulting to fans' intelligence. They still haven't caught on to the fact that we all know it's fake. And they do storylines and promos that are just ridiculous. I know wrestling has always had a bit of a silly element to it, but they used to balance that out with very serious and entertaining storylines too. They are also targetting a kid audience. I know they always have, but they also have had a mixture of adult entertainment and humor in there with it. Now it seems it's entirely made for the kids, from beginning to end. Not to mention that the storylines are completely predictable and are nothing but run-of-the-mill wrester vs. wrestler feuds. There hasn't been anything amazing or shocking come out of WWE for a long, long time. And what happened to matches like Hell in a Cell, TLC, Steel Cage match, Hardcore Matches, Falls Count Anywhere? Anything other than the normal average match we've been seeing week after week. It seems fans are eating it all up, not knowing how good WWE used to be just a few years earlier. I did read in the latest issue of PWI, that in the last 10 years wrestling has lost like 50% of it's core audience. That's should be telling WWE something (and I guess TNA, but I like TNA's product). I know you're all gonna point out TNA's flaws and why they suck and WWE is the best. But I'm just not buying it. I tried, I really tried to get into the "WWE Universe", but IMO TNA is 20 times better than WWE's childish, and demeaning product. It's definetly for the more adult wrestling fan. I'm all TNA from here on out, well except for WWE's DVD releases coming out: "The Rise and Fall of WCW" and "The Best of Smackdown." I can't freaking wait for both of those! -Nate-

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Sat, 01 Aug 2009 15:21:55 GMT

[quote=BurningDoom]After the last 3 Raws, and this last Smackdown, I'm done with WWE until they do a major change of their product. They are just plain insulting to fans' intelligence. They still haven't caught on to the fact that we all know it's fake. And they do storylines and promos that are just ridiculous. I know wrestling has always had a bit of a silly element to it, but they used to balance that out with very serious and entertaining storylines too. They are also targetting a kid audience. I know they always have, but they also have had a mixture of adult entertainment and humor in there with it. Now it seems it's entirely made for the kids, from beginning to end. Not to mention that the storylines are completely predictable and are nothing but run-of-the-mill wrester vs. wrestler feuds. There hasn't been anything amazing or shocking come out of WWE for a long, long time. And what happened to matches like Hell in a Cell, TLC, Steel Cage match, Hardcore Matches, Falls Count Anywhere? Anything other than the normal average match we've been seeing week after week. It seems fans are eating it all up, not knowing how good WWE used to be just a few years earlier. I did read in the latest issue of PWI, that in the last 10 years wrestling has lost like 50% of it's core audience. That's should be telling WWE something (and I guess TNA, but I like TNA's product). I know you're all gonna point out TNA's flaws and why they suck and WWE is the best. But I'm just not buying it. I tried, I really tried to get into the "WWE Universe", but IMO TNA is 20 times better than WWE's childish, and demeaning product. It's definetly for the more adult wrestling fan. I'm all TNA from here on out, well except for WWE's DVD releases coming out: "The Rise and Fall of WCW" and "The Best of Smackdown." I can't freaking wait for both of those! -Nate-[/quote] It has probably been a year since I watched an entire WWE program....I know where you're coming from....the writing is both stale....and weak...cookie-cutter personalities paraded out as the "next big thing"....I remember how bad WWE TV shows were before the WCW caught fire....they were this bad.

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Sun, 02 Aug 2009 04:49:19 GMT

[quote=BurningDoom]After the last 3 Raws, and this last Smackdown, I'm done with WWE until they do a major change of their product. They are just plain insulting to fans' intelligence. They still haven't caught on to the fact that we all know it's fake. And they do storylines and promos that are just ridiculous. I know wrestling has always had a bit of a silly element to it, but they used to balance that out with very serious and entertaining storylines too. They are also targetting a kid audience. I know they always have, but they also have had a mixture of adult entertainment and humor in there with it. Now it seems it's entirely made for the kids, from beginning to end. Not to mention that the storylines are completely predictable and are nothing but run-of-the-mill wrester vs. wrestler feuds. There hasn't been anything amazing or shocking come out of WWE for a long, long time. And what happened to matches like Hell in a Cell, TLC, Steel Cage match, Hardcore Matches, Falls Count Anywhere? Anything other than the normal average match we've been seeing week after week. It seems fans are eating it all up, not knowing how good WWE used to be just a few years earlier. I did read in the latest issue of PWI, that in the last 10 years wrestling has lost like 50% of it's core audience. That's should be telling WWE something (and I guess TNA, but I like TNA's product). I know you're all gonna point out TNA's flaws and why they suck and WWE is the best. But I'm just not buying it. I tried, I really tried to get into the "WWE Universe", but IMO TNA is 20 times better than WWE's childish, and demeaning product. It's definetly for the more adult wrestling fan. I'm all TNA from here on out, well except for WWE's DVD releases coming out: "The Rise and Fall of WCW" and "The Best of Smackdown." I can't freaking wait for both of those! -Nate-[/quote] The problem with WWE, well, your problem with WWE, is that, you're right. They aren't tayloring to you. It's a kids show now. It's PG. Kids are their biggest money making so that's who they are appealing to. I can't blame you for being sick of it.

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Mon, 03 Aug 2009 15:31:46 GMT

What does TNA need to do to compete with WWE? I personally feel that TNA already has the tools to compete with WWE (their main-event scene has 10 times the star-power, and their TNA originals and X-Division is way more exciting than WWE's lower-to-mid carders), all they need is more attention from the fans who haven't looked away from WWE, and more airtime. But how does TNA do that? TNA needs to sign on The Rock and/or Stone Cold Steve Austin (preferrably "and"). I know you probably rolled your eyes as soon as I said that, but hear me out, I have a solid reasoning here: Remember in the 90s, when WCW signed Hulk Hogan and Macho Man Randy Savage. The situation with Austin and The Rock is very similar. In both instances, the two couples of Superstars were the biggest superstars in wrestling. At the time, Hogan was saying he was done in the ring and was fully focused on Hollywood. Yet Bischoff still convinced him otherwise and signed him, and it was the best move WCW could have made at the time and really made WWE's fans at the time take notice of WCW. The Rock is in the same boat right now, I'm sure he could be convinced if the Hulkster was. As for Stone Cold, I know, he is "retired". But so was Macho Man Randy Savage when WCW signed him. (and tons of other wrestlers who were "retired") SO PLEASE TNA, TRY AND GET THESE GUYS!!! And since I mentioned his name, why not Hogan? He has publically stated his interest in returning to the ring in several interviews lately. I'm sure it wouldn't be hard at all to convince him to step into the six-sided ring! -Nate-

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Mon, 03 Aug 2009 19:19:52 GMT

I don't think TNA is better then WWE, but I do believe TNA can run with WWE. Just to bad they focus to much on the more experienced wrestlers such as MEM and Sting. I love Sting, but they should be using A.J. and Samoa alot more then they are. Their X division is better then anything WWE has, I agree and TNA's tag teams are better as well. I do believe WWE's main eventers are better overall. TNA does have the tools to compete with Raw. I would love to see them go at it on Monday nights like Raw and Nitro. That would make WWE bring their "A" game like in the old monday night wars. Having them go at it head to head could only make wrestling more fun again.

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Wed, 05 Aug 2009 20:19:25 GMT

[quote=BurningDoom]What does TNA need to do to compete with WWE? I personally feel that TNA already has the tools to compete with WWE (their main-event scene has 10 times the star-power, and their TNA originals and X-Division is way more exciting than WWE's lower-to-mid carders), all they need is more attention from the fans who haven't looked away from WWE, and more airtime. But how does TNA do that? TNA needs to sign on The Rock and/or Stone Cold Steve Austin (preferrably "and"). I know you probably rolled your eyes as soon as I said that, but hear me out, I have a solid reasoning here: Remember in the 90s, when WCW signed Hulk Hogan and Macho Man Randy Savage. The situation with Austin and The Rock is very similar. In both instances, the two couples of Superstars were the biggest superstars in wrestling. At the time, Hogan was saying he was done in the ring and was fully focused on Hollywood. Yet Bischoff still convinced him otherwise and signed him, and it was the best move WCW could have made at the time and really made WWE's fans at the time take notice of WCW. The Rock is in the same boat right now, I'm sure he could be convinced if the Hulkster was. As for Stone Cold, I know, he is "retired". But so was Macho Man Randy Savage when WCW signed him. (and tons of other wrestlers who were "retired") SO PLEASE TNA, TRY AND GET THESE GUYS!!! And since I mentioned his name, why not Hogan? He has publically stated his interest in returning to the ring in several interviews lately. I'm sure it wouldn't be hard at all to convince him to step into the six-sided ring! -Nate-[/quote] I disagree. I don't think it's some huge star that they really need. It could possibly help for a brief period, but that's not the problem. I mean, they got Mick fucking Foley and nothing changed. Like you said, they have the tools talent wize to compete with Vince, but not the booking. That's their problem. The shows are just a mess on top of the amazing talent not being used properly. It's damn near WCW all over again. The weird thing is that only 3 years ago, TNA was AMAZING. New talent was getting over from the old talent, storylines were interesting, the in ring work was near mind blowing. My friend and I were getting practically every PPV. But somewhere along the way, everything went down hill. And I can't say for sure what the problem was, maybe Russo? Maybe Kurt Angle got too much power? I dunno. But the story lines are just lame and boring and the MEM has been pushed to hard for too long. Plus the boring and uninteresting backstage segments are getting worse. The amount of old WWE talent they sign and do nothing with is becoming a joke. And even though the talent they already have is fine, but it's the same routine with TNA every time. A WWE guy gets released. three months pass and TNA hypes they up. They come in to main event a PPV. The fans could care less. Former WWE guys gets thrown down the card waiting for creative to give him something. Watch. It'll happen with Ken Kennedy in another month or so. Hell, it's happening now with Lashly. Except he's not working any match till after his MMA fight coming up, so he might as well not even be there. On a side note. I just read [b]The Death Of WCW[/b]. It's an interesting read. It's very funny too. Kind of got a little annoying just cuz of how extremely critical they are toward WCW and WWF, but still interesting. However, a warning to hardcore WCW fans, you may get your feelings hurt. Like I said. Extremely critical. Still a great read.

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Fri, 07 Aug 2009 09:56:30 GMT

Now, I haven't watched all of TNA yet, but the merger of the Main Event Mafia and the British Invasion/World Elite is eeriely going down the same lines as NWO. I'm not a big fan of having half a roster in one big faction, a handful fighting them off, while the rest fight amonst themselves. They need to hurry up and run this storyline through.

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Fri, 07 Aug 2009 12:07:05 GMT

[quote=scaryhead][quote=BurningDoom]What does TNA need to do to compete with WWE? I personally feel that TNA already has the tools to compete with WWE (their main-event scene has 10 times the star-power, and their TNA originals and X-Division is way more exciting than WWE's lower-to-mid carders), all they need is more attention from the fans who haven't looked away from WWE, and more airtime. But how does TNA do that? TNA needs to sign on The Rock and/or Stone Cold Steve Austin (preferrably "and"). I know you probably rolled your eyes as soon as I said that, but hear me out, I have a solid reasoning here: Remember in the 90s, when WCW signed Hulk Hogan and Macho Man Randy Savage. The situation with Austin and The Rock is very similar. In both instances, the two couples of Superstars were the biggest superstars in wrestling. At the time, Hogan was saying he was done in the ring and was fully focused on Hollywood. Yet Bischoff still convinced him otherwise and signed him, and it was the best move WCW could have made at the time and really made WWE's fans at the time take notice of WCW. The Rock is in the same boat right now, I'm sure he could be convinced if the Hulkster was. As for Stone Cold, I know, he is "retired". But so was Macho Man Randy Savage when WCW signed him. (and tons of other wrestlers who were "retired") SO PLEASE TNA, TRY AND GET THESE GUYS!!! And since I mentioned his name, why not Hogan? He has publically stated his interest in returning to the ring in several interviews lately. I'm sure it wouldn't be hard at all to convince him to step into the six-sided ring! -Nate-[/quote] I disagree. I don't think it's some huge star that they really need. It could possibly help for a brief period, but that's not the problem. I mean, they got Mick fucking Foley and nothing changed. Like you said, they have the tools talent wize to compete with Vince, but not the booking. That's their problem. The shows are just a mess on top of the amazing talent not being used properly. It's damn near WCW all over again. The weird thing is that only 3 years ago, TNA was AMAZING. New talent was getting over from the old talent, storylines were interesting, the in ring work was near mind blowing. My friend and I were getting practically every PPV. But somewhere along the way, everything went down hill. And I can't say for sure what the problem was, maybe Russo? Maybe Kurt Angle got too much power? I dunno. But the story lines are just lame and boring and the MEM has been pushed to hard for too long. Plus the boring and uninteresting backstage segments are getting worse. The amount of old WWE talent they sign and do nothing with is becoming a joke. And even though the talent they already have is fine, but it's the same routine with TNA every time. A WWE guy gets released. three months pass and TNA hypes they up. They come in to main event a PPV. The fans could care less. Former WWE guys gets thrown down the card waiting for creative to give him something. Watch. It'll happen with Ken Kennedy in another month or so. Hell, it's happening now with Lashly. Except he's not working any match till after his MMA fight coming up, so he might as well not even be there. On a side note. I just read [b]The Death Of WCW[/b]. It's an interesting read. It's very funny too. Kind of got a little annoying just cuz of how extremely critical they are toward WCW and WWF, but still interesting. However, a warning to hardcore WCW fans, you may get your feelings hurt. Like I said. Extremely critical. Still a great read.[/quote] You've got to be kidding. You can't possibly be saying that TNA is more repetitive and monotonous than WWE, can you? Because WWE has the same tired feuds with the same wrestlers happening over and over again. And not just feuds are being repeated, but the same freaking matches are being repeated over and over again. How many freaking times have we seen CM Punk vs. Jeff Hardy? Or Triple H and John Cena vs. Legacy. At least TNA throws different wrestlers into the mix. TNA also has different wrestling matches. They make hardcore matches, and tables matches, and ladder matches, and whatnot. WWE is just doing the same old, boring, one-on-one matches over and over again. Their even starting to abandon their tag team matches, I'm seeing less and less of those. [quote]But the story lines are just lame and boring and the MEM has been pushed to hard for too long. Plus the boring and uninteresting backstage segments are getting worse.[/quote] Because seeing John Cena take on Randy Orton for the umpteenth time is original and exciting? HA! And WWE's backstage segments are interesting? If you're 8 years old and believe that ZZ Top and Santino Marella actually play guitar together. On the other hand, TNA's segments are either intense, or comical. Not totally insulting to your intelligence, and their not boring, unlike WWE. And on a side note, TNA this week was pure insanity! I loved it! It was exciting, it was chaotic, it was unpredictable; everything wrestling should be! Sure it's very similar to nWo, but it's being done 10 times better than the nWo storyline was! Unlike WCW during the nWo storyline, the TNA roster is actually trying to fight off the MEM, and it's making for very entertaining TV. This new alliance of MEM and World Elite is awesome! TNA is getting damn good! -Nate-

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Fri, 07 Aug 2009 15:44:56 GMT

[quote=BurningDoom][quote=scaryhead][quote=BurningDoom]What does TNA need to do to compete with WWE? I personally feel that TNA already has the tools to compete with WWE (their main-event scene has 10 times the star-power, and their TNA originals and X-Division is way more exciting than WWE's lower-to-mid carders), all they need is more attention from the fans who haven't looked away from WWE, and more airtime. But how does TNA do that? TNA needs to sign on The Rock and/or Stone Cold Steve Austin (preferrably "and"). I know you probably rolled your eyes as soon as I said that, but hear me out, I have a solid reasoning here: Remember in the 90s, when WCW signed Hulk Hogan and Macho Man Randy Savage. The situation with Austin and The Rock is very similar. In both instances, the two couples of Superstars were the biggest superstars in wrestling. At the time, Hogan was saying he was done in the ring and was fully focused on Hollywood. Yet Bischoff still convinced him otherwise and signed him, and it was the best move WCW could have made at the time and really made WWE's fans at the time take notice of WCW. The Rock is in the same boat right now, I'm sure he could be convinced if the Hulkster was. As for Stone Cold, I know, he is "retired". But so was Macho Man Randy Savage when WCW signed him. (and tons of other wrestlers who were "retired") SO PLEASE TNA, TRY AND GET THESE GUYS!!! And since I mentioned his name, why not Hogan? He has publically stated his interest in returning to the ring in several interviews lately. I'm sure it wouldn't be hard at all to convince him to step into the six-sided ring! -Nate-[/quote] I disagree. I don't think it's some huge star that they really need. It could possibly help for a brief period, but that's not the problem. I mean, they got Mick fucking Foley and nothing changed. Like you said, they have the tools talent wize to compete with Vince, but not the booking. That's their problem. The shows are just a mess on top of the amazing talent not being used properly. It's damn near WCW all over again. The weird thing is that only 3 years ago, TNA was AMAZING. New talent was getting over from the old talent, storylines were interesting, the in ring work was near mind blowing. My friend and I were getting practically every PPV. But somewhere along the way, everything went down hill. And I can't say for sure what the problem was, maybe Russo? Maybe Kurt Angle got too much power? I dunno. But the story lines are just lame and boring and the MEM has been pushed to hard for too long. Plus the boring and uninteresting backstage segments are getting worse. The amount of old WWE talent they sign and do nothing with is becoming a joke. And even though the talent they already have is fine, but it's the same routine with TNA every time. A WWE guy gets released. three months pass and TNA hypes they up. They come in to main event a PPV. The fans could care less. Former WWE guys gets thrown down the card waiting for creative to give him something. Watch. It'll happen with Ken Kennedy in another month or so. Hell, it's happening now with Lashly. Except he's not working any match till after his MMA fight coming up, so he might as well not even be there. On a side note. I just read [b]The Death Of WCW[/b]. It's an interesting read. It's very funny too. Kind of got a little annoying just cuz of how extremely critical they are toward WCW and WWF, but still interesting. However, a warning to hardcore WCW fans, you may get your feelings hurt. Like I said. Extremely critical. Still a great read.[/quote] You've got to be kidding. You can't possibly be saying that TNA is more repetitive and monotonous than WWE, can you? Because WWE has the same tired feuds with the same wrestlers happening over and over again. And not just feuds are being repeated, but the same freaking matches are being repeated over and over again. How many freaking times have we seen CM Punk vs. Jeff Hardy? Or Triple H and John Cena vs. Legacy. At least TNA throws different wrestlers into the mix. TNA also has different wrestling matches. They make hardcore matches, and tables matches, and ladder matches, and whatnot. WWE is just doing the same old, boring, one-on-one matches over and over again. Their even starting to abandon their tag team matches, I'm seeing less and less of those. [quote]But the story lines are just lame and boring and the MEM has been pushed to hard for too long. Plus the boring and uninteresting backstage segments are getting worse.[/quote] Because seeing John Cena take on Randy Orton for the umpteenth time is original and exciting? HA! And WWE's backstage segments are interesting? If you're 8 years old and believe that ZZ Top and Santino Marella actually play guitar together. On the other hand, TNA's segments are either intense, or comical. Not totally insulting to your intelligence, and their not boring, unlike WWE. And on a side note, TNA this week was pure insanity! I loved it! It was exciting, it was chaotic, it was unpredictable; everything wrestling should be! Sure it's very similar to nWo, but it's being done 10 times better than the nWo storyline was! Unlike WCW during the nWo storyline, the TNA roster is actually trying to fight off the MEM, and it's making for very entertaining TV. This new alliance of MEM and World Elite is awesome! TNA is getting damn good! -Nate-[/quote] You're making it sound like I was comparing TNA to WWE. I wasn't. Your're dead on with a lot of your point about WWE and the same tired fueds.I never said WWE was doing everything right. RAW sucks a dick right now. My opinions of TNA are from a wrestling fan that knows what good wrestling and wrestling shows are about. And IMO TNA is not meeting that mark.

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Fri, 07 Aug 2009 16:00:07 GMT

[quote=scaryhead][quote=BurningDoom][quote=scaryhead][quote=BurningDoom]What does TNA need to do to compete with WWE? I personally feel that TNA already has the tools to compete with WWE (their main-event scene has 10 times the star-power, and their TNA originals and X-Division is way more exciting than WWE's lower-to-mid carders), all they need is more attention from the fans who haven't looked away from WWE, and more airtime. But how does TNA do that? TNA needs to sign on The Rock and/or Stone Cold Steve Austin (preferrably "and"). I know you probably rolled your eyes as soon as I said that, but hear me out, I have a solid reasoning here: Remember in the 90s, when WCW signed Hulk Hogan and Macho Man Randy Savage. The situation with Austin and The Rock is very similar. In both instances, the two couples of Superstars were the biggest superstars in wrestling. At the time, Hogan was saying he was done in the ring and was fully focused on Hollywood. Yet Bischoff still convinced him otherwise and signed him, and it was the best move WCW could have made at the time and really made WWE's fans at the time take notice of WCW. The Rock is in the same boat right now, I'm sure he could be convinced if the Hulkster was. As for Stone Cold, I know, he is "retired". But so was Macho Man Randy Savage when WCW signed him. (and tons of other wrestlers who were "retired") SO PLEASE TNA, TRY AND GET THESE GUYS!!! And since I mentioned his name, why not Hogan? He has publically stated his interest in returning to the ring in several interviews lately. I'm sure it wouldn't be hard at all to convince him to step into the six-sided ring! -Nate-[/quote] I disagree. I don't think it's some huge star that they really need. It could possibly help for a brief period, but that's not the problem. I mean, they got Mick fucking Foley and nothing changed. Like you said, they have the tools talent wize to compete with Vince, but not the booking. That's their problem. The shows are just a mess on top of the amazing talent not being used properly. It's damn near WCW all over again. The weird thing is that only 3 years ago, TNA was AMAZING. New talent was getting over from the old talent, storylines were interesting, the in ring work was near mind blowing. My friend and I were getting practically every PPV. But somewhere along the way, everything went down hill. And I can't say for sure what the problem was, maybe Russo? Maybe Kurt Angle got too much power? I dunno. But the story lines are just lame and boring and the MEM has been pushed to hard for too long. Plus the boring and uninteresting backstage segments are getting worse. The amount of old WWE talent they sign and do nothing with is becoming a joke. And even though the talent they already have is fine, but it's the same routine with TNA every time. A WWE guy gets released. three months pass and TNA hypes they up. They come in to main event a PPV. The fans could care less. Former WWE guys gets thrown down the card waiting for creative to give him something. Watch. It'll happen with Ken Kennedy in another month or so. Hell, it's happening now with Lashly. Except he's not working any match till after his MMA fight coming up, so he might as well not even be there. On a side note. I just read [b]The Death Of WCW[/b]. It's an interesting read. It's very funny too. Kind of got a little annoying just cuz of how extremely critical they are toward WCW and WWF, but still interesting. However, a warning to hardcore WCW fans, you may get your feelings hurt. Like I said. Extremely critical. Still a great read.[/quote] You've got to be kidding. You can't possibly be saying that TNA is more repetitive and monotonous than WWE, can you? Because WWE has the same tired feuds with the same wrestlers happening over and over again. And not just feuds are being repeated, but the same freaking matches are being repeated over and over again. How many freaking times have we seen CM Punk vs. Jeff Hardy? Or Triple H and John Cena vs. Legacy. At least TNA throws different wrestlers into the mix. TNA also has different wrestling matches. They make hardcore matches, and tables matches, and ladder matches, and whatnot. WWE is just doing the same old, boring, one-on-one matches over and over again. Their even starting to abandon their tag team matches, I'm seeing less and less of those. [quote]But the story lines are just lame and boring and the MEM has been pushed to hard for too long. Plus the boring and uninteresting backstage segments are getting worse.[/quote] Because seeing John Cena take on Randy Orton for the umpteenth time is original and exciting? HA! And WWE's backstage segments are interesting? If you're 8 years old and believe that ZZ Top and Santino Marella actually play guitar together. On the other hand, TNA's segments are either intense, or comical. Not totally insulting to your intelligence, and their not boring, unlike WWE. And on a side note, TNA this week was pure insanity! I loved it! It was exciting, it was chaotic, it was unpredictable; everything wrestling should be! Sure it's very similar to nWo, but it's being done 10 times better than the nWo storyline was! Unlike WCW during the nWo storyline, the TNA roster is actually trying to fight off the MEM, and it's making for very entertaining TV. This new alliance of MEM and World Elite is awesome! TNA is getting damn good! -Nate-[/quote] You're making it sound like I was comparing TNA to WWE. I wasn't. Your're dead on with a lot of your point about WWE and the same tired fueds.I never said WWE was doing everything right. RAW sucks a dick right now. My opinions of TNA are from a wrestling fan that knows what good wrestling and wrestling shows are about. And IMO TNA is not meeting that mark.[/quote] You're right, sorry. I'm just a little bitter about WWE because I have been repeatedly disappointed by them lately. -Nate-

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Fri, 07 Aug 2009 20:14:58 GMT

http://www.prowrestling.com/article/news/13520 [b] TNA News: Dixie Trying To Get Jarrett To Walk Away?[/b] Date Added: August 07, 2009 Story By: Tim Brown Credit: PWTorch.com Newsletter Dutch Mantel’s firing last week is being viewed by sources within TNA as a very telling move regarding Jeff Jarrett’s future with the company. All sources agree that Mantel’s firing is a sign that Jarrett either won’t be coming back, or will have little-to-no power if he opts to return. Sources say Mantel was like a father figure to Jarrett and Jarrett never would have released him. Mantel was viewed by many within TNA as someone who objected to storyline ideas without offering any fresh ideas of his own. He had a good reputation from booking in Puertyo Rico and people were excited when he was hired in 2003, but that excitement quickly faded. There are some people within the company who believe that Dixie Carter fired him in hopes that it would lead to Jarrett just walking away from the company. Jeff has kept a low profile since he was sent home and hasn’t commented publicly or given any indication as to what his plans are. There’s talk that Jarrett may have sought legal counsel on the matter. http://www.prowrestling.com/article/news/13521 [b]Kurt Taking Over TNA Creative?, Details On Firings[/b] Date Added: August 07, 2009 Story By: Tim Brown -- The PWTorch Newsletter reports that Kurt Angle is still telling friends that it’s only a matter of time before he takes over the TNA creative team. Although Angle has Carter’s ear, very few people within the company actually believe he will become the new booker. At this point, the creative team is made up of Vince Russo and Matt Conway, with contributions from Jeremy Borash. So far nobody else has been added to the team, which is currently without it’s leader Jeff Jarrett. -- Regarding Savio Vega’s firing last week, there’s talk that Dixie Carter was never too thrilled with the TNA agent’s hiring in the first place. Shortly after he was hired, Carter was asking a lot of questions about Savio and sources believe she would have fired him sooner if it wasn’t for Jarrett. Glenn Gilbertti (Disco Inferno) and Pat Kenny (Simon Diamond) were released in favor of Vega. Dixie’s main gripes about Vega was that TNA paid a ton of money to fly him in from Puerto Rico for the shows, he didn’t go on the road, and only worked strictly television events. This was said to be an eye-opening situation for Carter, any many feel that Savio didn’t do near enough to justify the expense of being flown in for tapings. TNA’s agents have come under fire lately due to lackluster match finishes, among other things. Savio and Dutch Mantel were basically in charge of the Knockouts division, and TNA management feels the division has suffered greatly since the release of former agent Scott D’Amore.

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Fri, 07 Aug 2009 21:42:11 GMT

Dutch Mantel's still around....wow....I remember him working the local circuit here in Alabama back in the 1970s.

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Sat, 08 Aug 2009 00:06:03 GMT

[quote]The PWTorch Newsletter reports that Kurt Angle is still telling friends that it’s only a matter of time before he takes over the TNA creative team. Although Angle has Carter’s ear, very few people within the company actually believe he will become the new booker.[/quote] I can't believe the Torch is just going along with it. This REEEEEEKS of Vince Russo. This is a classic wrestling angle, they just have yet to put it on TV. Do you think Vince Russo was sitting at home, reading about Edge on Wikipedia and got to the part about the real-life drama that turned into an angle between him and Matt and Lita? I think so. He's like, "we'll build this up off-air for a while, then we'll turn it into a wrestling angle! You took my wife, I'm taking your company! It's perfect!"

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Sat, 08 Aug 2009 14:35:09 GMT

I just pre-ordered my copy of "The Rise and Fall of WCW" DVD from WWEShopZone. I can't wait to watch it! I got the one that comes with nWo T-Shirt, I'll be sporting that baby the day I get it. -Nate-

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Sat, 08 Aug 2009 15:26:57 GMT

I would only rock an LWO t-shirt.

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Sat, 08 Aug 2009 15:37:09 GMT

[quote=ninjapirategear]I would only rock an LWO t-shirt.[/quote] Aw, I found one at a flea market that I would have bought if it werent XXL size.

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Sat, 08 Aug 2009 17:27:41 GMT

[quote=scaryhead][quote=ninjapirategear]I would only rock an LWO t-shirt.[/quote] Aw, I found one at a flea market that I would have bought if it werent XXL size.[/quote] AWESOME!! I remember years ago seeing them on clearance at a store (probably right after Eddie went to WWF), and I should have picked one up.

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Sun, 09 Aug 2009 13:27:02 GMT

[b]GUEST BOOKER[/b] For anyone who hasn't heard of them, wrestling DVD distributor Kayfabe Commentaries has a line of DVD's they produce called "Guest Booker." The idea of these DVD's is to take real life wrestling bookers and have them re-book a period in wrestling. Example: The first of these DVD's featured Kevin Sullivan, wrestler and WCW booker, re-book the WWF in 1984 without Hulk Hogan. He started out by picking his roster, looking at the rosters of the WWF at the time as well as the rosters of all the other territories and picked and dropped who he wanted (since Vince could practically do that at the time anyway.) Then he started with the WWF championship and booked and champion and fueds and shows for the rest of the year. The the IC title, the tag titles and everything else. If your a HUGE a wrestling nerd as I am, you'll love it. My favorite of the series was J.J. Dillon booking a fantasy card with a mixture of late 80"s early 90"s stars from the WWF and WCW. It's just amazing what he came up with. It would have been the greatest card in history had it actually happened. But Dillin did more than just book the matches, he booked the the TV tapings building up to the card and finishes to each match. Others in the series are Gabe Supulsky (ROH booker) re-booking WWE's ECW relaunch on Sci-Fi. And Raven booker ECW in 1996, the stipulation being what if Scot Hall and Kevin Nash gone to ECW instead of WCW. SO All that said, If you'd like to take part, I'm asking YOU to pick ANY period in wrestling (anything from 60's GCW to today's product or whatever you want) Or hell, book and fantasy card. Pick your roster. (30-40 guys. minimum of 25) Establish you're champions. book fueds for a whole year. Break it down month by month, (TV to TV if you want) building to supershows or PPVs. Booking finishes, heel turns, everything. Take as much time on this as you need to make something interesting. I wont be surprised if I'm the only one who submits a booking sheet cuz I'm not so sure there are other wrestling nerds as book as me who would find this kind of thing fun. But go forth and change history! Re-write wrestling the way you wanted it or put to gether your dream year of wrestling! I can't wait to read them!

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Sun, 09 Aug 2009 16:45:25 GMT

[quote=ninjapirategear]I would only rock an LWO t-shirt.[/quote] I rock my "bWo" t-shirt anyday!!

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Thu, 13 Aug 2009 12:54:03 GMT

TNA TONIGHT!!! WHOOO!!! After last week's kick-arse episode, I can't freaking wait to see what happens next! -Nate-

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Thu, 13 Aug 2009 20:25:44 GMT

I'm giving Impact a fair shot tonight. I didn't see last week's show, but it looked kinda silly to me with the "massive riot" and the "police" getting involved. I liked Hemme and the other Knockout. Hernandez and the Brittish guy was really good. No bad/boring segment so far. I'm linking it. Omg, Daphney has never been hotter. First quarter gets an B. I hate Jesse Neal, but I love Eric Young. Great promo by Rhino. The Beautiful people just stole the show. The Knockouts match was good. Second quarter gets a B Wow. The Foley/ Nash segment is amazing! Even though their match might blow hard. The Bubba/Stiner match was good, too. Quarter 3 gets an A.

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Fri, 14 Aug 2009 11:12:05 GMT

[quote=scaryhead] I'm giving Impact a fair shot tonight. I didn't see last week's show, but it looked kinda silly to me with the "massive riot" and the "police" getting involved. I liked Hemme and the other Knockout. Hernandez and the Brittish guy was really good. No bad/boring segment so far. I'm linking it. Omg, Daphney has never been hotter. First quarter gets an B. I hate Jesse Neal, but I love Eric Young. Great promo by Rhino. The Beautiful people just stole the show. The Knockouts match was good. Second quarter gets a B Wow. The Foley/ Nash segment is amazing! Even though their match might blow hard. The Bubba/Stiner match was good, too. Quarter 3 gets an A.[/quote] Hemme's back????? That would make a lot things worth watching.:-p

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Fri, 14 Aug 2009 14:12:39 GMT

Wow, good ratings Scaryhead. I was actually a little disappointed after all the chaos that happened last week. It was like it never happened, business as usual. They should have done this week's episode last week, and last week's episode this week. If they had, I might have actually ordered Hard Justice. But this episode was still better than WWE lately. -Nate-

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Fri, 14 Aug 2009 15:05:04 GMT

[quote=BurningDoom]Wow, good ratings Scaryhead. I was actually a little disappointed after all the chaos that happened last week. It was like it never happened, business as usual. They should have done this week's episode last week, and last week's episode this week. If they had, I might have actually ordered Hard Justice. But this episode was still better than WWE lately. -Nate-[/quote] Really the main reason It got such good marks cuz the show wasn't filled with MEM. And I didn't see last weeks episode, but I'm actually kind of glad I didnt, Cuz judging from the opening video package all the "chaos" looked pretty odd.

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Sat, 15 Aug 2009 16:07:05 GMT

http://www.prowrestling.com/article/news/13578 - TNA World Champion Kurt Angle was arrested this morning after a female TNA star that he was dating in, who had an active order of protection against him, spotted Kurt following her while she was at a Starbucks this morning. It's believed the female TNA star is Rhaka Khan, who Angle was dating. Media outlets are saying she is a current TNA star which would rule out Karen Angle. The order of protection was issued against Kurt this morning at his home. Angle was pulled over by police in Robinson Township, PA after the woman he was allegedly stalking called police. Angle was found carrying "a capped syringe and two vials of Human Growth Hormone Hygetropin" in his car. He claimed he had a valid prescription for the HGH. Kurt has been charged with driving with a suspended license, illegal possession of HGH, harassment and breaking an order of protection. Media outlets in Pittsburgh are already picking up on the story. According to a TNA source, Angle is still expected to perform at tomorrow's TNA Hard Justice pay-per-view in the main event.

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Sat, 15 Aug 2009 16:57:28 GMT

[quote=scaryhead]http://www.prowrestling.com/article/news/13578 - TNA World Champion Kurt Angle was arrested this morning after a female TNA star that he was dating in, who had an active order of protection against him, spotted Kurt following her while she was at a Starbucks this morning. It's believed the female TNA star is Rhaka Khan, who Angle was dating. Media outlets are saying she is a current TNA star which would rule out Karen Angle. The order of protection was issued against Kurt this morning at his home. Angle was pulled over by police in Robinson Township, PA after the woman he was allegedly stalking called police. Angle was found carrying "a capped syringe and two vials of Human Growth Hormone Hygetropin" in his car. He claimed he had a valid prescription for the HGH. Kurt has been charged with driving with a suspended license, illegal possession of HGH, harassment and breaking an order of protection. Media outlets in Pittsburgh are already picking up on the story. According to a TNA source, Angle is still expected to perform at tomorrow's TNA Hard Justice pay-per-view in the main event.[/quote] [b]wow[/b]

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Sat, 15 Aug 2009 17:04:24 GMT

We'll know soon if the Jarrett/Angle mess is a work or not!! At least he didn't have any painkillers on him, that's good.

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Sun, 16 Aug 2009 15:52:42 GMT

I found a few full episodes of WCW Monday Nitro on YouTube.com. Figured I'd share the links for my fellow wrestling fans on CCL: [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGmQfPRiHss&feature=PlayList&p=8F279E3855537B73&index=0&playnext=1]1st Episode of WCW Monday Nitro, Mall of America - 9/4/1995[/url] [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wulDaej252k&feature=PlayList&p=1031FEB007E7A8E8&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=6]WCW Monday Nitro - 1/22/1996[/url] [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Su5_KM9nZcE&feature=PlayList&p=7FBC46C7FE587555&index=9]WCW Monday Nitro - 2/12/1996[/url] [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yy8LyVdd0Zo]WCW Monday Nitro - The 1st Time WCW is in Canada - 03/29/1999[/url] [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjVA0gUdRwE]WCW Monday Nitro - 1st Episode W/New Logo & Look, Las Vegas - 04/05/1999[/url] I've watched a couple of these and it's brought back fond memories. A great way to hold your interest until The Rise & Fall of WCW DVD comes out. I haven't watched em all yet, I plan to. But damn do these make me miss WCW, and these weren't even from the best years ('97-'98). WCW beats both the current WWE and TNA hands down. -Nate-

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Wed, 19 Aug 2009 04:45:46 GMT

The 1st Episdode in Canada WCW Monday Nitro in the above post is great! The last 2 matches were incredible! 1st of the two was Chris Benoit & Dean Malenko (as members of the 4 Horsemen) vs. Rey Mysterio Jr. & Kidman for the WCW Tag Team Titles. The 2nd of the last 2 matches was Diamond Dallas Page vs. Hollywood Hogan (as leader of BOTH nWo & Wolfpac) for #1 Contender for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship (which was held by Ric Flair at the time, who is both leader of The 4 Horsemen and President of WCW right now). There was also a good Booker T match, and a good Jericho match (but unfortunately no Raulphus =(( ) This was also the infamous episode where Bret Hart wears the metal plate under his shirt when Goldberg spears him. The Canadians absolutely LOVED Bret Hart, of course, and went freaking nuts for him. But it seemed Hogan, who was a heel at the time, was getting a pretty damn big pop from the Canadian crowd, too. I did notice that the announcers seemed to be openly bickering on-air. I don't know if that was intended for some storyline or something that I forgot about, or if it was real. But either way it marred an otherwise perfect episode of WCW Monday Nitro. -Nate-

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Wed, 19 Aug 2009 14:50:38 GMT

[quote=BurningDoom]I found a few full episodes of WCW Monday Nitro on YouTube.com. Figured I'd share the links for my fellow wrestling fans on CCL: [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGmQfPRiHss&feature=PlayList&p=8F279E3855537B73&index=0&playnext=1]1st Episode of WCW Monday Nitro, Mall of America - 9/4/1995[/url] [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wulDaej252k&feature=PlayList&p=1031FEB007E7A8E8&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=6]WCW Monday Nitro - 1/22/1996[/url] [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Su5_KM9nZcE&feature=PlayList&p=7FBC46C7FE587555&index=9]WCW Monday Nitro - 2/12/1996[/url] [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yy8LyVdd0Zo]WCW Monday Nitro - The 1st Time WCW is in Canada - 03/29/1999[/url] [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjVA0gUdRwE]WCW Monday Nitro - 1st Episode W/New Logo & Look, Las Vegas - 04/05/1999[/url] I've watched a couple of these and it's brought back fond memories. A great way to hold your interest until The Rise & Fall of WCW DVD comes out. I haven't watched em all yet, I plan to. But damn do these make me miss WCW, and these weren't even from the best years ('97-'98). WCW beats both the current WWE and TNA hands down. -Nate-[/quote] The best match from the very first Nitro was Pillman/Ligar. They knew how to put on a match.

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Wed, 19 Aug 2009 15:13:10 GMT

[quote=brendavis][quote=BurningDoom]I found a few full episodes of WCW Monday Nitro on YouTube.com. Figured I'd share the links for my fellow wrestling fans on CCL: [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGmQfPRiHss&feature=PlayList&p=8F279E3855537B73&index=0&playnext=1]1st Episode of WCW Monday Nitro, Mall of America - 9/4/1995[/url] [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wulDaej252k&feature=PlayList&p=1031FEB007E7A8E8&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=6]WCW Monday Nitro - 1/22/1996[/url] [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Su5_KM9nZcE&feature=PlayList&p=7FBC46C7FE587555&index=9]WCW Monday Nitro - 2/12/1996[/url] [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yy8LyVdd0Zo]WCW Monday Nitro - The 1st Time WCW is in Canada - 03/29/1999[/url] [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjVA0gUdRwE]WCW Monday Nitro - 1st Episode W/New Logo & Look, Las Vegas - 04/05/1999[/url] I've watched a couple of these and it's brought back fond memories. A great way to hold your interest until The Rise & Fall of WCW DVD comes out. I haven't watched em all yet, I plan to. But damn do these make me miss WCW, and these weren't even from the best years ('97-'98). WCW beats both the current WWE and TNA hands down. -Nate-[/quote] The best match from the very first Nitro was Pillman/Ligar. They knew how to put on a match.[/quote] I remember mostly everyone making a big a deal out of Luger showing up. And I thought, "So what, send that loser back over to WCW" at the time. But then I started watching WCW regularly, so what did I know? -Nate-

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Wed, 19 Aug 2009 15:42:08 GMT

Luger was just a body. He couldn't talk and he was stiff in the ring, I never saw the allure of Lex Luger. Not to mention he looked like a gorilla... Warrior was basicaly the same but he was colorful, high energy, had face paint and sh*t hanging from his arms!

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Thu, 20 Aug 2009 11:43:38 GMT

That's why Lugar never really lasted that long in the Horsemen. He just couldn't work a match that well.

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Thu, 20 Aug 2009 13:10:36 GMT

[quote=AdubSMASH] Warrior was basicaly the same but he was colorful, high energy, had face paint and sh*t hanging from his arms! [/quote] The sh*t hanging from his arms were "No Pest Strips":-k

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Fri, 21 Aug 2009 01:18:30 GMT

I just ordered "The 50 Greatest Moments in TNA" DVD. It was dirt cheap at Amazon.com, and I missed a lot of the early TNA stuff. It also works as a part II to "The Rise & Fall of WCW" DVD I ordered. I'm gonna have me a wrestling weekend when the two of em show up! -Nate-

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Fri, 21 Aug 2009 03:47:17 GMT

Another great episode of TNA Impact! And the best part of the show is that Don West is gone! Good riddance. I wish Bobby Heenan would be color commentator. The Motor City Machineguns segment was funny. The match between British Invasion and Beer Money Inc. was good. The AJ Styles moment was kinda cool just because I wasnn't really sure if it was real or set-up. I was hoping Matt Morgan would have thrown Kurt Angle through a table in the main-event, but it was still a good match. Anyways, the storylines and the promos are getting top notch and the matches are exciting. Wrestling fans should be watching TNA. -Nate-

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Fri, 21 Aug 2009 09:14:27 GMT

[quote=BurningDoom]Another great episode of TNA Impact! And the best part of the show is that Don West is gone! Good riddance. I wish Bobby Heenan would be color commentator. The Motor City Machineguns segment was funny. The match between British Invasion and Beer Money Inc. was good. The AJ Styles moment was kinda cool just because I wasnn't really sure if it was real or set-up. I was hoping Matt Morgan would have thrown Kurt Angle through a table in the main-event, but it was still a good match. Anyways, the storylines and the promos are getting top notch and the matches are exciting. Wrestling fans should be watching TNA. -Nate-[/quote] Don West is gone? I might start watching again. I don't think Bobby can speak normally anymore.

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Fri, 21 Aug 2009 13:08:28 GMT

[quote=ninjapirategear][quote=BurningDoom]Another great episode of TNA Impact! And the best part of the show is that Don West is gone! Good riddance. I wish Bobby Heenan would be color commentator. The Motor City Machineguns segment was funny. The match between British Invasion and Beer Money Inc. was good. The AJ Styles moment was kinda cool just because I wasnn't really sure if it was real or set-up. I was hoping Matt Morgan would have thrown Kurt Angle through a table in the main-event, but it was still a good match. Anyways, the storylines and the promos are getting top notch and the matches are exciting. Wrestling fans should be watching TNA. -Nate-[/quote] Don West is gone? I might start watching again. I don't think Bobby can speak normally anymore.[/quote] Did he have a stroke or something? -Nate-

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Fri, 21 Aug 2009 13:36:18 GMT

Yeah I wanna know what happened to Heenan too...anyone know? Listening to his old commentary on WWE on demand..dude was funny.

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Fri, 21 Aug 2009 15:46:58 GMT

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Fri, 21 Aug 2009 17:13:02 GMT

The Baltimore Sun has an interview up with Chris Jericho where he talks about his teaming with Edge ending so quickly, his feud with Rey Mysterio, on WWE's need to create new stars, and more. Here is what he had to say about WWE being in a "crisis period." "We're in a crisis period in WWE and we need to build new guys. When Shawn Michaels came back to Raw, he said, "Whose been built since I left?" On Smackdown we've built [John] Morrison and [Dolph] Ziggler and Cryme Tyme. The Intercontinental title has been rebuilt now with Rey Mysterio. But I can't tell you on Raw who has been built over the last six months. They better do it soon, because when this generation of performers is gone, who will replace them?" [b]NEW HULK HOGAN DVD?[/b] I read from a pretty reliable source from a wrestling forum I'm apart of that WWE is realeasing a 3 disc set called [b]Hulk Hogan the Unreleased Archives[/b] on 11/17 featuring new and rare Hogan footage never before released on any other DVD set. The weird thing is that I can't find any proof of this anywhere online so it's possible that this is false. If it's true, it should be an interesting set.

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Fri, 21 Aug 2009 18:25:59 GMT

[quote=BurningDoom][quote=ninjapirategear][quote=BurningDoom]Another great episode of TNA Impact! And the best part of the show is that Don West is gone! Good riddance. I wish Bobby Heenan would be color commentator. The Motor City Machineguns segment was funny. The match between British Invasion and Beer Money Inc. was good. The AJ Styles moment was kinda cool just because I wasnn't really sure if it was real or set-up. I was hoping Matt Morgan would have thrown Kurt Angle through a table in the main-event, but it was still a good match. Anyways, the storylines and the promos are getting top notch and the matches are exciting. Wrestling fans should be watching TNA. -Nate-[/quote] Don West is gone? I might start watching again. I don't think Bobby can speak normally anymore.[/quote] Did he have a stroke or something? -Nate-[/quote] I heard he did but it could also be from over 25yrs of yelling and screaming and giving us some of the best commentary ever!

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Sat, 22 Aug 2009 03:01:02 GMT

I know he got very sick and now can't speak well, I don't know all the details.

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Tue, 25 Aug 2009 09:41:15 GMT

I'm pretty sure Bobby Heenan had throat cancer. He is clear of it at the moment, if I'm correct.

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Tue, 25 Aug 2009 10:50:53 GMT

[quote=scaryhead]The Baltimore Sun has an interview up with Chris Jericho where he talks about his teaming with Edge ending so quickly, his feud with Rey Mysterio, on WWE's need to create new stars, and more. Here is what he had to say about WWE being in a "crisis period." "We're in a crisis period in WWE and we need to build new guys. When Shawn Michaels came back to Raw, he said, "Whose been built since I left?" On Smackdown we've built [John] Morrison and [Dolph] Ziggler and Cryme Tyme. The Intercontinental title has been rebuilt now with Rey Mysterio. But I can't tell you on Raw who has been built over the last six months. They better do it soon, because when this generation of performers is gone, who will replace them?"[/quote] he isn't saying that "Raw sucks" it's just that it's stagnent right now with it being just the same ole thing and if WWE doesn't do anything soon then the audience will focus on something else. The only "new" guys to have any push lately on Raw is Kofi and Evan Borne also Dibiase and Rhodes as well but thats only four guys. I wish the cruiserweight division would be brought back but thats just me

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Wed, 26 Aug 2009 13:30:33 GMT

Well, Degeneration-X is back, that's an improvement. I happened to be flipping through the channels and caught the whole D-X/Vince McMahon birthday segment, and watched the rest of RAW. Not much better than usual, but a little better. Hopefully D-X's return is the first of many changes to the current RAW, I don't want to hate WWE. I really wish they would drop this stupid guest-host gimmick already. It seems that's when the show really went downhill is when that all started. -Nate-

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Wed, 26 Aug 2009 13:44:26 GMT

[quote=brendavis]I'm pretty sure Bobby Heenan had throat cancer. He is clear of it at the moment, if I'm correct.[/quote] Nice! I'm glad he got better. So does that mean there could still be a slight chance of him announcing again? Or would announcing be tempting fate again with something like that? Bobby Heanan was my favorite announcer. After him it would have to be Jerry "The King" Lawler, of course. For the same reason I loved Bobby Heanan: the guy is hilarious! Oh and I found another full episode of WCW Monday Nitro, if anyone was watching em (My WCW DVD hasn't shown up yet :-( [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0uflGgRzVI&feature=related]WCW Monday Nitro 4/19/1999 Live from Gainesville, Florida (Goldberg vs. DDP for WCW World Title)[/url] -Nate-

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Wed, 26 Aug 2009 15:03:19 GMT

[quote=BurningDoom]Well, Degeneration-X is back, that's an improvement. I happened to be flipping through the channels and caught the whole D-X/Vince McMahon birthday segment, and watched the rest of RAW. Not much better than usual, but a little better. Hopefully D-X's return is the first of many changes to the current RAW, I don't want to hate WWE. I really wish they would drop this stupid guest-host gimmick already. It seems that's when the show really went downhill is when that all started. -Nate-[/quote] My friend thats not an improvement, thats the problem. Those guys are old. Yes they can still wrestle but the point is pushing younger guys so you don't have to dig up the DX gimmick. Evan Bourne, Kofi, Cryme Tyme, Primo, Legacy, MVP, Miz, Dolph Zigler, John Morrison, even Mike Knox are all guys that can be pushed. Most of these guys connect with the crowd (not Knox) and Vince needs to regonize that! Cryme Tyme should be champs and let Jericho and Show work programs with some of these younger guys. Man...I think I'm done now...

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Wed, 26 Aug 2009 16:51:16 GMT

[quote=AdubSMASH][quote=BurningDoom]Well, Degeneration-X is back, that's an improvement. I happened to be flipping through the channels and caught the whole D-X/Vince McMahon birthday segment, and watched the rest of RAW. Not much better than usual, but a little better. Hopefully D-X's return is the first of many changes to the current RAW, I don't want to hate WWE. I really wish they would drop this stupid guest-host gimmick already. It seems that's when the show really went downhill is when that all started. -Nate-[/quote] My friend thats not an improvement, thats the problem. Those guys are old. Yes they can still wrestle but the point is pushing younger guys so you don't have to dig up the DX gimmick. Evan Bourne, Kofi, Cryme Tyme, Primo, Legacy, MVP, Miz, Dolph Zigler, John Morrison, even Mike Knox are all guys that can be pushed. Most of these guys connect with the crowd (not Knox) and Vince needs to regonize that! Cryme Tyme should be champs and let Jericho and Show work programs with some of these younger guys. Man...I think I'm done now...[/quote] I agree the younger guys need to be pushed, but I don't think that's the problem, at least not for me. The problem (for me) is that they are using the same old tired storylines and feuds over and over again. And the storylines are getting juvenile and insulting to our intelligence even for pro-wrestling's standards. I love that D-X is back, it may be something old, but it's old enough that it's fresh again. I'm wondering how well this run will really go for them, though, considering that WWE is trying for PG-13 at the highest for it's rating. How raunchy and rebellious can D-X really get in the PG-13 realm? It's better than seeing John Cena vs. Orton for the umpteenth time, or Triple H & Cena vs. Orton and Legacy which seemed to be the main event every week for like an entire month. And D-X aren't only great wrestlers, but their funny to boot -Nate-

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Wed, 26 Aug 2009 20:01:34 GMT

WWE Announces Key Features on Smackdown vs. Raw 2010: [url=http://ps2.ign.com/articles/101/1017484p1.html]http://ps2.ign.com/articles/101/1017484p1.html[/url] [img]http://www.clbuzz.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/SmackDown_vs._Raw_2010.jpg[/img] [quote][b][size=6]WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2010 Enters the Virtual Ring with Announcement of Key Features[/size] Best-selling fighting videogame franchise set to deliver unparalleled creative and online freedom, significant annual improvements and robust talent roster.[/b] August 24, 2009 - AGOURA HILLS, Calif. - THQ Inc. (NASDAQ:THQI) and JAKKS Pacific, Inc. (NASDAQ:JAKK) today announced the first gameplay details surrounding WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2010, the 11thedition to the distinguished fighting videogame franchise. Poised to feature the most authentic, entertaining and compelling simulation of WWE programming to date across multiple videogame platforms, WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2010 will introduce inspiring creative and online freedom, significant franchise improvements and a comprehensive roster of today's most prominent WWE Superstars and Divas. WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2010 is currently in development for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PLAYSTATION 3 computer entertainment system, PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system, PSP (PlayStation Portable) system, Wii and Nintendo DS, with a scheduled release date of October 20, 2009. "WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2010 will put the power of created freedom and shareable, user-generated content directly into the players' hands, giving them the ability to control the action beyond anything ever witnessed in WWE programming," said Brian Coleman, vice president, global brand management, THQ. "Combined with new Road to WrestleMania storylines, an impressive roster and other major franchise updates, including our new gameplay experiences on Wii and Nintendo DS, WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2010 will be the must-have game for players on October 20." "WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2010 is certain to take the renowned WWE SmackDown vs. Raw videogame franchise to the next level," said Nelo Lucich, senior vice president of interactive, JAKKS Pacific. "The vast array of creative and online options allow players the ability to create their own unique Superstars, right down to their tattoos and customized ring gear, to formulate original finishing moves, to craft their own storylines and then to share it all through the WWE Community Creations interface. The possibilities for total distinctive gameplay are endless for our tremendous fan base around the world." [b]About WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2010 – Creative and Online Freedom[/b] WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2010 will introduce a new Create-a-Superstar Mode, including a fresh look, all-new 3-D parts and improved graphical quality, allowing players to create Superstars and Divas who are comparable in quality with their in-game WWE counterparts. Adding to the creative mix, a new Paint Tool will enable detailed creation of tattoos, logos and other unique designs, while a franchise-first Superstar Threads feature will let players create alternate ring gear for Superstars and Divas by customizing the colors of shirts, pants, face paint, elbow pads, boots and more. The game's Create-a-Finisher Mode will now let players create acrobatic and gravity-defying diving attacks from the top turnbuckle, as well as move their creations to new heights by adjusting the trajectory. In addition, the mode will deliver an extensive assortment of new moves from the front grapple position. Taking creativity even further, WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2010 will also mark the debut of the WWE Story Designer. In this new mode, players will embrace a directorial role to create and customize their own storylines and cut scenes, including the ability to select talent and scene locations, write their own dialogue, adjust camera angles, select from over 100 scene animations, determine talent emotions and much more. Players will also be able to construct each night's show card with matches, unique match stipulations, interference events and other story twists and turns. WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2010 is set to empower players with not only extensive creative freedom but the ability to share their gameplay experiences as well. For the first time in franchise history, the WWE Community Creations interface will enable players to upload their creations online, including created Superstars and Divas, story designs, finishing moves, entrance movies and highlight reels, and share them with others around the world. Players may also download created content via keyword search engine from other users for use both online and offline. In addition, players will be able to tag their creations with search terms, as well as leave ratings, allowing for ease of use in searching the robust database for the most popular – or even the most obscure – created items. [b]About WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2010 – Additional Gameplay Features[/b] In addition to its extensive creative and online offerings, WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2010 will include a number of key franchise updates. The WWE Training Facility will provide players with a franchise-first in-game tutorial, making it simple for both long-time fans and newcomers to get helpful gameplay tips and practice moves with their favorite Superstars and Divas. The game's Road to WrestleMania story-based mode, introduced last year to high acclaim by consumers and press alike, returns with interactive cut scenes showcased within six brand new storylines, including a Create-a-Superstar storyline and a Divas storyline. In addition, a robust talent roster will include more than 60 playable Superstars and Divas, many of whom will make their videogame debut, as they represent the Raw, SmackDown and ECW brands. A high-profile soundtrack rounds out the gameplay experience, including "Still Unbroken," the new single from Lynyrd Skynyrd's upcoming album, God & Guns, as well as songs from artists such as Skillet, Sick Puppies, Adelita's Way and Trivium. [b]About WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2010 – Wii and Nintendo DS [/b] Delivering a button-based, simulation-style experience for the first time on the platform, WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2010 for Wii will support the Wii Remote and Nunchuk, Classic Controller and the Nintendo GameCube controller, allowing players to get to the heart of the WWE videogame experience in a number of ways. In addition, the game will offer a broader features list to the Wii gaming audience, including a more robust move set, more match types, Create-a-Superstar, Create-a-Finisher, WWE Story Designer, Road to WrestleMania and more. WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2010 for Nintendo DS will also offer a more simulation-based experience, introducing streamlined controls that take advantage of the DS directional pad and eliminate use of the stylus. Throughout gameplay, players will earn a variety of collectible cards to gain power-ups and unlock content, including arenas, backstage areas and Superstar profiles. In Story Mode, players will take their created Superstars on an action-packed journey through all WWE brands, participating in training mini-games and interactive cut scenes while earning new moves and customization parts along the way. Rounding out the Nintendo DS experience, a franchise-first Ambulance Match will see players attempt to lock their opponents inside an ambulance to attain victory. More information about WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2010 can be found at [url=http://www.smackdownvsraw.com]www.smackdownvsraw.com[/url] and [url=http://www.thq.com]www.thq.com[/url]. [/quote]

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Wed, 26 Aug 2009 20:11:09 GMT

So I got my copy of The Rise And Fall Of WCW yesterday and I just finished it. And, well, it wasn't bad. I feel they left out a bunch of stuff. It felt mostly like a quick summary than anything. But either way, I enjoyed it. Probably not as good as the treatment WWE game ECW, but still worth while.

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Thu, 27 Aug 2009 22:08:32 GMT

Rey Mysterio suspended for 30 days, he'll be a TNA star soon enough. [url]http://www.wwe.com/inside/news/869043 [/url]

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Fri, 28 Aug 2009 02:21:07 GMT

^ The link isn't working. It goes to an error page on wwe.com About the Rise & Fall of WCW DVD, pretty good. I only watched the documentary on the 1st disc, I haven't watched the matches from the other 2 discs yet. But it looks like a great list of matches. I enjoyed the history lesson. I didn't know much about WCW before Turner took it over (other than the fact that Ric Flair was their main guy). All these years I thought WCW started the war between the two companies when they started using WWF stars and aired Nitro directly against RAW. Thanks to this DVD, I learned that Vince McMahon started the war with the Black Friday Incident. -Nate-

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Fri, 28 Aug 2009 15:14:31 GMT

[quote=BurningDoom]^ The link isn't working. It goes to an error page on wwe.com About the Rise & Fall of WCW DVD, pretty good. I only watched the documentary on the 1st disc, I haven't watched the matches from the other 2 discs yet. But it looks like a great list of matches. I enjoyed the history lesson. I didn't know much about WCW before Turner took it over (other than the fact that Ric Flair was their main guy). All these years I thought WCW started the war between the two companies when they started using WWF stars and aired Nitro directly against RAW. Thanks to this DVD, I learned that Vince McMahon started the war with the Black Friday Incident. -Nate-[/quote] Well what essential became WCW came out of Black Saturday, but still, for years after that, WCW wasn't close to being competition. Even when Ted Turner bought it it still couldn't touch Vince. It wasn't until Eric Bischoff took over and was given the Monday timeslot that the war was started.

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Fri, 28 Aug 2009 15:20:44 GMT

[quote=scaryhead][quote=BurningDoom]^ The link isn't working. It goes to an error page on wwe.com About the Rise & Fall of WCW DVD, pretty good. I only watched the documentary on the 1st disc, I haven't watched the matches from the other 2 discs yet. But it looks like a great list of matches. I enjoyed the history lesson. I didn't know much about WCW before Turner took it over (other than the fact that Ric Flair was their main guy). All these years I thought WCW started the war between the two companies when they started using WWF stars and aired Nitro directly against RAW. Thanks to this DVD, I learned that Vince McMahon started the war with the Black Friday Incident. -Nate-[/quote] Well what essential became WCW came out of Black Saturday, but still, for years after that, WCW wasn't close to being competition. Even when Ted Turner bought it it still couldn't touch Vince. It wasn't until Eric Bischoff took over and was given the Monday timeslot that the war was started.[/quote] Well yeah, I know there was no real competition until Hogan came over and Nitro started. But the animosity that existed between the two companies is what I'm talking about. On an unrelated note: Who is Suicide? TNA did a storyline a couple months back where Lethal Consequences and The Motorcity Machineguns were trying to figure out who Suicide was. Their first suspect was Christopher Daniels. It was proved Christopher Daniels wasn't Suicide. But then it just ended. We never found out who Suicide really is. It's been gnawing at me ever since. Is it a wrestler we as fans might recognize behind the mask? Or is it a new guys? -Nate-

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Fri, 28 Aug 2009 16:02:30 GMT

I just finished this week's episode of TNA Impact. Another solid episode from start to finish. Big Hernandez and Matt Morgan are looking better every week. Both of them are going places. The debut of the new Japanese Knockout was impressive (I can't recall her name). The World Elite are beginning to have just as threatening of a presence as Main Event Mafia, and is doing wonders for Eric Young's character. The main event was a helluva a match (Sting, AJ Styles, & Big Hernandez in a tag match against Booker T, Scott Steiner, and Matt Morgan). And I am stoked to hear from Dixie Carter's (President of TNA) interview that they are looking to expand their programming! IMO, that is one of the biggest things they need to compete with WWE. But Bobby Lashley feels like a third wheel. He doesn't really belong. Without him committing 100% to the storylines, why should we as fans care? -Nate-

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Fri, 28 Aug 2009 16:11:30 GMT

Suicide is an older TNA talent, Frankie Kazarian. I doubt they'll ever actually reveal his identity. And I agree about Lashley. But it's the same thing every time a big former WWE guys with TNA. TNA brags on for two months about their big new toy and hope people care. Then when interest is lost, he fades away.

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Fri, 28 Aug 2009 16:45:37 GMT

--Apparently Jeff Jarrett and BG James had a falling out recently. The PWTorch Newseltter claims that Kurt Angle told James to tell Jarrett that he was going to kick his ass next time he saw him. James relayed the message, but Jarrett claimed he was told Kurt threatened to kill him. When James was asked to clarify, he said Kurt merely threatened to beat up Jarrett, not kill him. Another Kurt Angle story making the rounds is that he recently got so fired up when talking about Jarrett that he slammed the TNA Title belt down and accidentally broke it in the process. -- WWE.com has confirmed that Dusty Rhodes will host Monday's edition of WWE RAW. -- Just days after publishing a Wrestling Observer Newsletter issue that said the "the crackdown on marijuana has somewhat subsided," F4WOnline.com reports that the marijuana penalty fee--the "pot tax"--has been doubled to $2,000. Sources say that frequent abusers are also being tested more frequently, with the hope on WWE's end being that the combination of a steeper fine and an increase in failed tests will result in users wholly eliminating or at least cutting back their use. -- News on the drug that led to Rey Mysterio's thirty day WWE Wellness suspension has not yet broken, but sources within the industry have found another aspect of the saga rather interesting. There is interest in the fact that WWE announced Mysterio's failure--and the fact that he begins serving his suspension after next week's SmackDown! taping--prior to his losing the title. For wrestling fans aware of the impending suspension, WWE's method of handling the matter seems to spoil a likely title change next week and make WWE's continued advertising of Dolph Ziggler vs. Rey Mysterio for Breaking Point seem deliberately misleading.

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Sat, 29 Aug 2009 09:58:51 GMT

[quote=scaryhead]Suicide is an older TNA talent, Frankie Kazarian. I doubt they'll ever actually reveal his identity. And I agree about Lashley. But it's the same thing every time a big former WWE guys with TNA. TNA brags on for two months about their big new toy and hope people care. Then when interest is lost, he fades away.[/quote] Now this is one of the few things that I'm *really* ticked off about in TNA. Kaz was getting a helluva a push, then all of a sudden he walks out during, concindentally enough, Karen's Angle. He would had been in the upper tier of TNA if he didn't go with the Suicide character.

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Sat, 29 Aug 2009 14:00:13 GMT

[quote=brendavis][quote=scaryhead]Suicide is an older TNA talent, Frankie Kazarian. I doubt they'll ever actually reveal his identity. And I agree about Lashley. But it's the same thing every time a big former WWE guys with TNA. TNA brags on for two months about their big new toy and hope people care. Then when interest is lost, he fades away.[/quote] Now this is one of the few things that I'm *really* ticked off about in TNA. Kaz was getting a helluva a push, then all of a sudden he walks out during, concindentally enough, Karen's Angle. He would had been in the upper tier of TNA if he didn't go with the Suicide character. [/quote] Oh, Kaz! I didn't know who Frankie Kazarian is, but I know him as Kaz. -Nate-

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Mon, 07 Sep 2009 01:34:04 GMT

You WWE fans are really missing out if you're not giving TNA a chance. Yet again, another GREAT episode of TNA Impact! I was really rooting for Big Hernandez to get a title shot, but at the same time AJ Styles does deserves it. He had to play backseat to the WWE stars that came over the last couple of years; yet he was one of the guys that made TNA what it is today, and one helluva wrestler. Keep it up TNA! =d> Despite all the good, I did notice something that's been happening lately with TNA: They are neglecting their tag-team division. I don't understand it, either, because they have the best tag-team division in the business. They did add the Women's Tag Team Title though, which there is a tournament going on right now to determine who will be the first TNA Women's Tag Team Champions. So maybe they just want us to focus on that right now. Still a bad move to pull out the rug when the tag team division was on fire, no matter the reason. -Nate-

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Tue, 08 Sep 2009 12:12:32 GMT

Just watched last night's RAW. And ya know. The show isn't perfect. Sometimes it's not even wrestling. But damnit, I had fun. DX is funny. Jericho is Jericho Orton is the man Evan Bourne is on the show. It's just fun to watch. Especially with Bob Barker last night. So I can't knock anyone for hating on RAW, but man, it's just a hoot. And rarely do I ever call anything a "hoot."

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Tue, 08 Sep 2009 14:35:04 GMT

I watched like the 1st half-hour of RAW, and couldn't watch anymore. It was painful. That was not wrestling at all, and those wrestlers have to feel ridiculous being put through that kind of stuff. Does WWE even take itself seriously? -Nate-

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Fri, 11 Sep 2009 16:48:11 GMT

I agree that WWE needs some work, but IMO TNA isn't any better. My problem with TNA is that there is hardly any character development. So Eric Young has shaved his head and Samoa Joe painted his face...who has been developed though? Its similar to NWO, the big dogs just running the show. How long can Lethal keep up the Black Machismo gimmick? Is anyone gonna take him serious while he's pretending to be the Macho Man? They have talent, the wrestling is for the most part really good, but I DONT CARE ABOUT THE CHARACTERS. There is little to no build up for the matches, rarely a good storyline....WWE is not much better but it's a name I trust with wrestlers I've come to know and love, and they are finally tryin to push the younger guys. (Who remembers when Kane first came out? His feud with Taker was freakin classic) I really think TNA needs to updrage their location too...it's so small that it just doesn't FEEL big time when you watch it.

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Fri, 11 Sep 2009 16:57:15 GMT

I read that Khali and Big Show got in a fight backstage...apparantly there was already heat cuz Big Slow didn't want Khali using certain moves. Then Big Show approaches Khali after a show, saying he botched the finish...and ended up throwing a punch that Khali blocked. Show slipped and Khali jumped on him. It was broken up at that point by Taker and some others....I read this on wrestling news.com...I dont know how reliable the story is, but the news there is usually pretty accurate. just thought i'd share

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Sat, 12 Sep 2009 01:39:34 GMT

[quote=AdubSMASH]I agree that WWE needs some work, but IMO TNA isn't any better. My problem with TNA is that there is hardly any character development. So Eric Young has shaved his head and Samoa Joe painted his face...who has been developed though? Its similar to NWO, the big dogs just running the show. How long can Lethal keep up the Black Machismo gimmick? Is anyone gonna take him serious while he's pretending to be the Macho Man? They have talent, the wrestling is for the most part really good, but I DONT CARE ABOUT THE CHARACTERS. There is little to no build up for the matches, rarely a good storyline....WWE is not much better but it's a name I trust with wrestlers I've come to know and love, and they are finally tryin to push the younger guys. (Who remembers when Kane first came out? His feud with Taker was freakin classic) I really think TNA needs to updrage their location too...it's so small that it just doesn't FEEL big time when you watch it. [/quote] That sounds like how I feel about WWE, at least the character development part. I don't give a rats arse about most of the new guys at WWE, they sure aren't anything like the WWF guys of old (Bret Hart, Hulk Hogan, Steve Austin, The Rock, etc.) but I'm supposed to accept the fact that they are suddenly on par with Triple H and Undertaker? Pfft. I guess it's all a matter of taste, because I care a lot more about TNA vs. World Elite/Main Event Mafia than I do seeing Randy Orton & Legacy vs. Triple H & HBK for the millionth time. Or having to watch something as ridiculous as that stupid Price is Right skit, or the god-awful ZZ Top scenes, or how about Seth Green in a wrestling match? :-& And I feel that guys like Beer Money and The Motorcity Machineguns are way more cutting edge and entertaining than some idiots like The Miz and Carlito. I agree about Black Machismo. It was funny, no doubt, but the joke is over now. And the need to go to bigger arenas I also agree with. They have actually started to do some touring to real arenas as of late, but still only within a regional capacity, not nationwide. As for pushing the younger guys...what do you think the whole X-Division is about? And the X-Division is fan-freaking-tastic! Tens times better than the Cruiserweight, European, ECW title or whatever title is the lower-card title right now in WWE. I have seen some of the craziest stuff ever in wrestling come out of TNA's X-Division. Don West is no longer announcing, that's a plus! -Nate-

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Mon, 14 Sep 2009 13:03:49 GMT

The details for the new Hulk Hogan compolation are up, but I can't post them right now cuz I'm using a mac and I have no idea what I'm doing with it. Haha. When I get out of class and to a PC I'll post ASAP. Disc One Path to Immortality Hulk Hogan vs. Harry Valdez Championship Wrestling November 13, 1979 First Major Obstacle WWE Championship Match Bob Backlund vs. Hulk Hogan Philadelphia, PA April 12, 1980 A Work in Progress Handicap Match Hulk Hogan vs. Steve King / Angelo Gomez All Star Wrestling September 10, 1980 Building Momentum Andre the Giant vs. Hulk Hogan Madison Square Garden September 22, 1980 An Emerging Star Handicap Match Hulk Hogan vs. Nick Bockwinkel / Bobby Heenan American Wrestling Association May 2, 1981 Hulkamania is Here! Hulk Hogan and Mr. T. in a Grocery Store Tuesday Night Titans March 22, 1985 Pandemonium! WWE Championship Match Hulk Hogan vs. Randy “Macho Man” Savage Detroit, MI April 26, 1986 Revered by Crowds Hulk Hogan / Junk Yard Dog vs. Big John Studd / King Kong Bundy Maple Leaf Gardens May 4, 1986 Snake Pit with Hulk Hogan All American Wrestling March 29, 1987 The Legend Grows WWE Championship Match Hulk Hogan vs. Kamala Houston June 26, 1987 The Power of the Hulkamaniacs WWE Championship Match Hulk Hogan vs. Killer Khan Boston Garden September 12, 1987 Disc Two A Gang of Destruction WWE Championship Match Hulk Hogan vs. One Man Gang Philadelphia, PA December 5, 1987 Simply Ravishing WWE Championship Match Hulk Hogan vs. Rick Rude Boston Garden January 9, 1988 Corporate Greed Hulk Hogan / Bam Bam Bigelow vs. “Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase / Virgil Maple Leaf Wrestling March 12, 1988 The Evil Empire WWE Championship Match Hulk Hogan vs. King Haku Los Angeles October 16, 1988 The Corrupt Prison Guard WWE Championship Match Hulk Hogan vs. Big Boss Man Los Angeles December 17, 1988 Hulk Hogan Promo on Randy Savage Wrestling Challenge February 25, 1989 MegaPowers Explosion WWE Championship Match Hulk Hogan vs. Randy “Macho Man” Savage Boston Garden June 3, 1989 Hulk Hogan Promo on the Ultimate Warrior Wrestling Challenge March 31, 1990 The Natural Disaster Hulk Hogan vs. Earthquake Madison Square Garden April 30, 1990 Hulk Hogan Promo on Sgt. Slaughter Wrestling Challenge March 23, 1991 The Turncoat WWE Championship Match Hulk Hogan vs. Sgt. Slaughter London, England April 24, 1991 Real World’s Champion Hulk Hogan vs. Ric Flair Madison Square Garden December 29, 1991 Disc Three Hogan Joins WCW! Hulk Hogan / Randy Savage vs. Vader / Ric Flair Slamboree May 21, 1995 The Resident Monster Steel Cage Match for the WCW Championship Hulk Hogan vs. Vader Bash at the Beach July 16, 1995 Legendary Fan Favorites Hulk Hogan vs. Sting Nitro November 20, 1995 The nWo WCW Championship The Giant vs. Hulk Hogan Hog Wild August 10, 1996 Hitman & Hollywood Bret Hart vs. Hollywood Hulk Hogan Nitro September 28, 1998 The Return! Hulk Hogan on the Fans RAW March 18, 2002 Red & Yellow is Back! WWE Undisputed Championship Match Hollywood Hulk Hogan vs. Ric Flair RAW May 13, 2002 Still in the Hunt # 1 Contender’s Match Hollywood Hulk Hogan vs. Triple H SmackDown June 6, 2002 Tag Team Gold WWE Tag Team Championship Match Hollywood Hulk Hogan / Edge vs. Billy / Chuck SmackDown July 11, 2002 An Olympic Hurdle Hollywood Hulk Hogan vs. Kurt Angle SmackDown August 1, 2002 Immortality Bonus Features • “Around the World” Nassau Coliseum – September 7, 1984 • “Hogan and Mr. T” Tuesday Night Titans – March 7, 1986 • “Back to Square One” MSG – February 23, 1992 • “The Mega Maniacs” Wrestling Challenge – March 13, 1993 • “Hulk Hogan and Rod the Bod” Bash at the Beach – July 16, 1995 • “The Darkness of the Doom” Nitro – November 13, 1995 • “Times Have Changed” Nitro – September 2, 1996 • “Hulk Hogan and the Heartbreak Kid” RAW – April 25, 2005

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Mon, 14 Sep 2009 14:46:21 GMT

^ Why? They already have the multi-disc "Hulkamania Anthology", and the single disc "Hulk Still Rules". -Nate-

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Mon, 14 Sep 2009 14:58:08 GMT

[quote=BurningDoom]^ Why? They already have the multi-disc "Hulkamania Anthology", and the single disc "Hulk Still Rules". -Nate-[/quote] What?! I can't believe this is Burning Doom asking "why" to more Hulkamania!! Who cares why? It's more Hulk Hogan, dude! The only thing that pisses me off is that there are matches on there that we already have on other WWE sets. Like Giant/ Hogan Hog Wild 96. that was on that last anthology and it wasn't like it was sooo good it needed to be repeated. But you better watch yourself, BD! Cuz whatcha gonna do?! When more Hulk Hongan on DVD runs wild on you!!!!! [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v449/scaryhead/hulk_hogan.jpg[/IMG]

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Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:36:43 GMT

see how Hulk killed the conversation? I think Hulkamania is officially over

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Sat, 19 Sep 2009 03:02:31 GMT

[img]http://www.hecklerspray.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/hulk.jpg[/img] HULKAMANIA WILL NEVER DIE!!! Cause whatcha gonna do, brother, when Hulkamania and the 24-inch pythons run wild over you?! -Nate-

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Tue, 22 Sep 2009 05:46:11 GMT

I caught a little of RAW tonight, and I just had a couple of things to say: 1. Mark Henry=Kool-Aid Man's son :)) 2. Big Show is the love-child of King Kong Bundy & Andre The Giant :)) 3. Evan Bourne is a complete rip-off of AJ Styles. Onto TNA: A.J. Styles is the new TNA World Heavyweight Champion after Sunday's No Surrender PPV. I believe this is his 1st TNA World Heavyweight Title reign (he technically held the NWA World Heavyweight Title the other times). [img]http://http.cdnlayer.com/tnawrestling/components/com_fpss/images/ns2009.jpg[/img] -Nate-

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Tue, 22 Sep 2009 09:41:34 GMT

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Tue, 22 Sep 2009 15:34:36 GMT

Nope, complete rip-off. He has a similar look, a similar style, similar moves in the ring, similar ring entrance, and he even says "Are you ready to get Airborne", AJ Styles song says "Are you ready to fly?" Complete rip-off. I'm sure WWE appoached AJ Styles at some point after his career took off and it didn't go as planned, so Vince decided to create his own AJ Styles. -Nate-

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Wed, 23 Sep 2009 14:29:46 GMT

[size=7][b]Say it ain't so Stinger![/b][/size] [url=http://www.boundforglory5.com/]http://www.boundforglory5.com/[/url] [img]http://www.boundforglory5.com/images/thefinalcurtain.jpg[/img] I know he's old, he's been at it since the 80s. But he's an old favorite of mine, and he still knows his way around the ring. There's guys like Ric Flair, Kevin Nash, and Mick Foley who continued to wrestle or still are wrestling long after they should have stopped. Sting still looks good in that ring! Don't leave us yet Stinger! -Nate-

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Thu, 24 Sep 2009 12:17:02 GMT

[quote=BurningDoom]I caught a little of RAW tonight, and I just had a couple of things to say: 1. Mark Henry=Kool-Aid Man's son :)) 2. Big Show is the love-child of King Kong Bundy & Andre The Giant :)) 3. Evan Bourne is a complete rip-off of AJ Styles. Onto TNA: A.J. Styles is the new TNA World Heavyweight Champion after Sunday's No Surrender PPV. I believe this is his 1st TNA World Heavyweight Title reign (he technically held the NWA World Heavyweight Title the other times). [img]http://http.cdnlayer.com/tnawrestling/components/com_fpss/images/ns2009.jpg[/img] -Nate-[/quote] HA! You enjoyed some WWE!!! Now this wouldn't be complete if I didn't argue with you about your opinion! :-d Now I wouldn't put what your saying past Mr. McMahon, look at Umaga(even though I liked Umaga more than Samoa Joe) BUT...just cuz they have a similar look? Meaning white guy in tights with short dark hair? Theres a lot of wrestlers that fit that description. I have never heard Evan say are you ready to get airborne...that if true would be the only rip-offish thing I see here. That said nice to see AJ with the belt! I think the only thing holding him back is lack of charisma...he just seems very dry when doing promos but I noticiced he's been getting better. And STING! Please hang it up! It hurts me to see him wrestling in t-shirts...I'd rather see him retire than to continue tarnishing his career in TNA!!!!

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Thu, 24 Sep 2009 20:30:36 GMT

^ I used to enjoy the hell outta WWE, since the late 80s. It was about 2005 when I started hating it all. The beginning of the Orton/Cena era. -Nate-

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Sat, 26 Sep 2009 01:55:16 GMT

So did anyone else catch last week's TNA Impact? It was a pretty cool moment when AJ Styles was came out as the new TNA World Champion. The fans gave him all the respect in the world, at one point the entire crowd was chanting "You deserve it!" Sting paid him respect in what was a sort of passing the torch moment. It felt like a moment in history, totally memorable and positive at the same time (and nobody got hit!), a rarity nowadays. It felt like when Shawn Michaels and Hulk Hogan won their first WWF Championships. And what about Abyss vs. Mick Foley? Sure, Mick Foley is old and isn't quite as quick in the feet, but then he was never known for his technical prowess either. Against a guy like Abyss, I think this feud will actually work for Mick, unlike most everything else he's done in TNA up to this point. Just think about the hardcore stuff you've seen both these guys do in their careers. Both men are arguably the two most insane and pain-enduring wrestlers in the history of the business. I hope the feud develops into a bloody hell of a match that will be talked about for years to come. As for World Elite vs. Main Event Mafia...it's a cool idea, I really like the idea; buuuuuut who really thinks World Elite has what it takes to go up against the Main Event Mafia? Not I. And what the hell happened to the TNA Frontline? It crumbles just because Double J is out right now? Why? Jeff Jarrett is entertaining and all, but he's not so big that the rest of the Frontline should crumble without him. He's not Hogan (nWo). Did you catch the moment that Daphney attacked Kevin Nash's balls? :)) It wasn't supposed to be funny, but I thought it was freaking hilarious! There's was smoke coming from his balls for crying out loud! Oh, and what about the segment where Mick Foley and JB are grilling Lethal Consequeces? Black Machismo: "It's because we're black!" LOL, classic! Oh, and check out my new avatar. It's just too sweet! -Nate-

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Tue, 29 Sep 2009 13:50:19 GMT

[quote=BurningDoom]So did anyone else catch last week's TNA Impact? It was a pretty cool moment when AJ Styles was came out as the new TNA World Champion. The fans gave him all the respect in the world, at one point the entire crowd was chanting "You deserve it!" Sting paid him respect in what was a sort of passing the torch moment. It felt like a moment in history, totally memorable and positive at the same time (and nobody got hit!), a rarity nowadays. It felt like when Shawn Michaels and Hulk Hogan won their first WWF Championships. And what about Abyss vs. Mick Foley? Sure, Mick Foley is old and isn't quite as quick in the feet, but then he was never known for his technical prowess either. Against a guy like Abyss, I think this feud will actually work for Mick, unlike most everything else he's done in TNA up to this point. Just think about the hardcore stuff you've seen both these guys do in their careers. Both men are arguably the two most insane and pain-enduring wrestlers in the history of the business. I hope the feud develops into a bloody hell of a match that will be talked about for years to come. As for World Elite vs. Main Event Mafia...it's a cool idea, I really like the idea; buuuuuut who really thinks World Elite has what it takes to go up against the Main Event Mafia? Not I. And what the hell happened to the TNA Frontline? It crumbles just because Double J is out right now? Why? Jeff Jarrett is entertaining and all, but he's not so big that the rest of the Frontline should crumble without him. He's not Hogan (nWo). Did you catch the moment that Daphney attacked Kevin Nash's balls? :)) It wasn't supposed to be funny, but I thought it was freaking hilarious! There's was smoke coming from his balls for crying out loud! Oh, and what about the segment where Mick Foley and JB are grilling Lethal Consequeces? Black Machismo: "It's because we're black!" LOL, classic! Oh, and check out my new avatar. It's just too sweet! -Nate-[/quote] Yeah, it was one of the better episodes of TNA in a long while. That was totally classy of Sting and AJ Styles. I think AJ has a lot of storylines that Dixie Carter can go down the line with. Daphney is just plain awesome. I loved her in her WCW days....well, without the screaming, of course. I really think that's what Abyss needed to really get over...the Hardcore Legend. Abyss has really been stuck in a rut and just needed that little umpfh to break that glass ceiling. Oh, and Nate, wish there was a way you could get the hand movement for the NWO in your avatar as well. I really like it myself.

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Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:29:02 GMT

Has anyone else watched The Best of Smackdown! DVD yet? I saw a buddy's copy, and I am SO glad I didn't run out and buy it the first day it came out. The Raw Anniversary Set is soooo much better. I just REALLY, REALLY hated how WWE copied VH1 and had all the wrestlers comments interjected through the documentary. It really took you out of the moment when Khofi Kingston suddenly appears giving his two-cents about Stone Cold Stunning McMahon or whatever they were talking about (especially since half these wrestlers weren't even there!). Did this bug anyone else as much as it bugged me? They should have just stuck to the normal, historical documentary they normally do. -Nate-

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Sat, 03 Oct 2009 13:35:23 GMT

[quote=BurningDoom]Has anyone else watched The Best of Smackdown! DVD yet? I saw a buddy's copy, and I am SO glad I didn't run out and buy it the first day it came out. The Raw Anniversary Set is soooo much better. I just REALLY, REALLY hated how WWE copied VH1 and had all the wrestlers comments interjected through the documentary. It really took you out of the moment when Khofi Kingston suddenly appears giving his two-cents about Stone Cold Stunning McMahon or whatever they were talking about (especially since half these wrestlers weren't even there!). Did this bug anyone else as much as it bugged me? They should have just stuck to the normal, historical documentary they normally do. -Nate-[/quote] I LOVED the SD DVD. And I LOVE how WWE is coping VH1, haha. That's basically what they did with the Ultimate Warrior DVD and that was hilarious. I liked the DVD's content a lot too. It was a great trip down memory lane with both great and bad memories and so equally great and bad matches. I agree it was awkward every time they cut to Kofi, but Todd Grishom was really funny. I havn't seen the RAW set, but I plan on picking it up soon.

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Mon, 05 Oct 2009 02:29:07 GMT

What if...Legends of Wrestling: I'm bored and I thought this would be fun. What if you were the head of the next Legends of Wrestling video game coming out (and let's pretend it plays as well as Smackdown vs Raw), and it was up to you to create the roster? You have the power to pick any professional wrestler from any major wrestling promotion from any era (WWE, WWF, WWWF, WCW/nWo, NWA, AWA, TNA, ROH, ECW, IGWP, New Japan). Who would you put on the game roster? I'm pretty much only familiar with WWF/WWE, WCW, & TNA; so that's about all you'll see in my picks: 1. Hulk Hogan/Hollywood Hogan 2. Stone Cold Steve Austin 3. The Rock 4. Sting 5. The Undertaker 6. Triple H 7. Kevin Nash/Diesel 8. Goldberg 9. Scott Hall/Razor Ramone 10. Shawn Michaels 11. A.J. Styles 12. & 13. The Motorcity Machineguns 13. & 14. The Hardy Boyz 15. Chris Jericho 16. Kurt Angle 17. Macho Man Randy Savage 18. The Ultimate Warrior 19. Andre The Giant 20. Superfly Jimmy Snuka 21. Bret Hart 22. Ric Flair 23. Kane 24. Diamond Dallas Page 25. Vampiro 26. John Morrison 27. CM Punk 28. Dean Malenko 29. Eddie Guerrero 30. Chyna -Nate-

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Mon, 05 Oct 2009 12:00:51 GMT

http://www.prowrestling.com/article/news/14030 Word going around the WWE locker room is that the reason CM Punk lost the World Heavyweight Title last night is because of heat on him stemming from an incident on the recent European tour. The story goes that there was in issue with how Punk was dressed and The Undertaker said tried to nicely tell Punk that he was the World Champion and was representing WWE overseas so he should dress better. Punk said something to the effect of "what about John Cena?" This got back to WWE management and they took it as Punk thinking he was a bigger star than John Cena. Then the decision was made to take the belt off Punk at Hell in a Cell and put the match as the opener. It is noted by Dave Meltzer that this may not be exactly how the story went down but it's how it was told. The problems with Punk and losing the title has been the talk of the SmackDown locker room for the past two days. As noted last night before the show, several on the SmackDown brand were under the impression that Undertaker was winning and he did. There are some who are wondering why Undertaker was given the title considering his limited schedule and health problems with the feeling that it was too soon to take the title off Punk. Word is that WWE is planning on going with a Batista vs. Undertaker feud for the World Heavyweight Title. In response to BD's post... 1. Hogan 2. Flair 3. Bret 4. HBK 5. Steamboat 6. Undertaker 7. Austin 8. Rock 9. HHH 10. Y2J 11. 12. Hardyz 13. 14. Edge & Christian 15. Kurt Angle 16. Eddie Guerrero 17. Chris Benoit 18. Goldberg 19. Scott Hall 20. Kevin Nash 21. Kane 22. Big Show 23. Rey Mysterio 24. Vince McMahon 25. Eric Bischoff 26. 27. Doudley Boyz 28. Mick Foley 29. Dusty Rhodes 30. Lex Luger

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Tue, 06 Oct 2009 15:27:06 GMT

Look at where I'm going in a couple of weeks! Whoo! [img]http://www.btwrestling.com/btw102409_poster.jpg[/img] It's only my 2nd live wrestling event! The 1st one was a WWE house show. The main event was JBL vs. John Cena, and I got to see Maria's panties! -Nate-

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Wed, 07 Oct 2009 12:45:44 GMT

That's cool!! I almost when to there show in Mass a week ago, but did not have the time. I just went to the Decade of Smackdown show last Tuesday and I'm going to WWE Raw on Nov 2. I luckily won front row tickets to Survivor Series last year, where I caught Cena's hat for my wife, and we got to keep the chairs.

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Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:39:39 GMT

Sounds like you've seen a few shows! I wish I lived closer to a big city (I'm about 3 1/2 hours away from San Francisco), or I'd be going to a lot more myself. I'd be going to a lot more concerts for that matter, too. -Nate-

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Thu, 08 Oct 2009 12:37:09 GMT

http://www.highspots.com/nwabelt.asp Ric Flair selling ORIGINAL NWA World Heavy Weight Championship belt. The above link is the bid for the real deal. I can't believe this. Ric is so insanley desperate for money that he's having to sell his trophies like this. That's so sad... BUT I STILL WANT IT [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v449/scaryhead/flair_nwabelt.jpg[/IMG]

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Thu, 08 Oct 2009 14:59:54 GMT

Yeah, that is very sad. Isn't that his first major World Title? Can't he just tour with TNA for while, or do some autograph signings and conventions? Honkey Tonk Man has lived off of autograph signings and conventions for years! -Nate-

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Wed, 14 Oct 2009 12:25:32 GMT

[quote=BurningDoom]Look at where I'm going in a couple of weeks! Whoo! [img]http://www.btwrestling.com/btw102409_poster.jpg[/img] It's only my 2nd live wrestling event! The 1st one was a WWE house show. The main event was JBL vs. John Cena, and I got to see Maria's panties! -Nate- [/quote] These guys come to Newark, Ca all the time, I always go man. Cool show for the money. Jason Styles is a pretty good heel champ, its fun to hate him.

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Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:49:50 GMT

[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v449/scaryhead/albano2.jpg[/IMG] WWE Hall Of Famer Captain Lou died today :( I'll always remember him best from The Super Mario Bros. Super show. [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v449/scaryhead/super_mario_super_show.jpg[/IMG]

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Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:42:10 GMT

[b]R.I.P. Lou One of the greatest managers EVER in the sport. [/b]

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Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:38:53 GMT

RIP Captain. Not to sound like a jerk, but I'm suprised to hear he was still alive until now. The kind of shape he was in, and not hearing anything about him for so long, I would have guessed otherwise. -Nate-

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Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:59:06 GMT

10/15 news and notes I bolded the more important or interesting news bits. [b]Shane McMahon quits WWE[/b] STAMFORD, CT – Shane McMahon, Executive Vice President of Global Media, announced today he has tendered his resignation effective January 1, 2010. Shane stated, “It has been an incredible experience to help build WWE® into a global phenomenon. However, having been associated with this organization for the majority of my life, I feel this is the opportune time in my career to pursue outside ventures.” “Even though I am personally saddened by Shane’s decision to leave the company, I am proud of the enormous contributions he has made. He will unquestionably bring passion, commitment and extensive business experience to any endeavor he pursues,” said Vince McMahon, WWE Chairman and CEO. - Shane also posted this on WWE.com after the release was sent out: It is with great sadness that I announce my resignation from the WWE, effective January 1, 2010. I have never even considered a future outside the walls of the WWE. However, sometimes life takes an unexpected turn and while it is the most difficult decision I have ever made, it is time for me to move on. First and foremost, I would like to thank my father for the incredible education working with him has provided and for giving me the opportunity to play a role in building WWE into the global phenomenon that it is today. I am extremely proud to have been the 4th generation in this business, and I am grateful for everyday I was able to work along side not only my own, but the entire WWE family. Thank you to all of the WWE Superstars both past and present for your passion, pride and dedication. You are truly the engine of the organization and it has been a pleasure to work with, learn from and get to know all of you. Thank you for the privilege of sharing the stage with you and for allowing me to become but a momentary member of your elite brotherhood. I have so much appreciation for the many sacrifices you endure, both physically and personally, to make this business the success that it is. The respect I have for each of you is immeasurable. Finally, there are no words to express my gratitude to WWE fans the world over for supporting this company through good times and bad and for your unbridled passion that fuels the Superstars’ performances. I am profoundly grateful to have been able to entertain you both in front of the camera and from behind the scenes. You are the greatest fans in the world. I will always love this business and will remain a fan forever. Shane - At one point, WWE planned on having Dolph Ziggler beat John Morrison for the Intercontinental Championship at Hell in the Cell. Considering Morrison retained the title at last week’s pay-per-view, the plan was ultimately nixed. He was also previously scheduled to win the title at the prior month’s Breaking Point pay-per-view, but management didn’t want Morrison to have the stigma of a one week champion so the match was canceled a few days before the event. Furthermore, WWE planned on having Ziggler win the title at either Night of Champions or SummerSlam, but Rey Mysterio played hardball and would not agree to drop the title to him at either show. He did, however, agree to drop the title to Morrison before taking off for a 30-day suspension last month. Beginning today, the SmackDown & ECW crew embarks on a four-day tour of Mexico and all of the Ziggler vs. Mysterio matches were being advertised as Intercontinental title matches. - [b]Bryan Alvarez of F4Wonline reports that if WWE does decide to re-introduce the “War Games” concept for pay-per-view, it probably will not be the same format as the War Games matches seen in the NWA and WCW.[/b] The idea of bringing back War Games to WWE has been brought up several times over the years but never got off the ground. With WWE’s recent initiative to rebrand various PPV events, some variation of the War Games concept is back on the table. The WWE creative team was recently told to watch old War Games matches to come up with ideas they can use or tweak. – World Wrestling Entertainment announced today that it will report its 2009 third quarter results on Thursday, November 5, 2009, before the opening of the market. The Company’s chairman, Vincent K. McMahon, and senior management will host a conference call beginning at 11:00 a.m. ET to discuss the results. – TNA announcer Taz wrote a message on his Facebook responding to fan suggestions on how to improve the TNA product. Taz wrote: “Folks, I get many suggestions on my Tweet/FB pages asking me to do “this” or do “that” in TNA with certain talents…just so you all hear this from me…I am NOT a member of the TNA booking team guys….so there (lol)!” – Congratulations to former WWE Diva Stacey Keibler, who turns 30 years old today. She was born on October 14, 1979 in Baltimore, Maryland. – Mickie James was said to be unhappy with the manner in which she dropped the Divas title to Jillian Hall on Monday’s Raw, as well as the news she was being moved to SmackDown. It’s interesting to note that before her match with Hall, she kissed the belt goodbye before handing it to the referee. – Last night’s episode of ECW on Syfy drew a 0.95 cable rating, according to PWInsider.com. This is slightly down from last week’s 0.97 figure. – World Wrestling Entertainment officials are said to be down on former Divas champion Mickie James. According to a source within the company, recent weight gain and work rate are the main problems. While she’s arguably still gorgeous and in great shape, she had put on some weight (mostly visible in her abs & lower body) and it hasn’t gone unnoticed. Additionally, the quality of her matches has been sliding and she is no longer seen as the “reliable hand” that she once was. There have been various Internet reports this week that James is frustrated with the way she’s been booked as of late, which seems to jive with our source’s findings. – WWE’s will be holding a “Supershow” live event at the 50,000 seat Carrier Dome in Syracuse on Wednesday, December 30, 2009. Tickets go on sale this Saturday at 10:00 a.m. at the arena box office, all Ticketmaster outlets and www.ticketmaster.com/wwe. – Likely as a result of her appearance on Raw last night, Maria Menounos is No. 10 on today’s “Popular Searches” chart on Yahoo.com. – Jim Ross missed the SmackDown taping in Lexington, Kentucky. He was filled in by Michael Cole, who called the show alongside Todd Grisham. Don’t read anything into this as he was given the night off due to his wedding anniversary. He noted in a blog last week that he hasn’t voluntarily missed a week of television in his 16 years with WWE not to mention his time in WCW. – WWE officials are looking to have a member of the New York Yankees — likely either Derek Jeter or Johnny Damon — host the November 16, 2009 edition of Monday Night Raw at Madison Square Garden. How the “The Bronx Bombers” do in the playoffs this year, among other factors, will determine whether a deal can be reached. – WWE officials were said to be very pleased with guest host Maria Menounos’ performance on Raw, so much so that they would like to book her for future appearances. While WWE would love to have the Greek beauty perform regularly for the company, it appears highly unlikely given her numerous endeavors on television. – Don West will be returning as a on-air character during tonight’s edition of iMPACT! under the form of a “cheerleader-like” persona for Amazing Red. His gimmick is that he’s going to be a “promoter,” with the X Division Champion as his protégé. The persona is said to be an updated version of the colorful babyface manager, patterned after Col. Tom Parker of Elvis Presley fame. Also note, former WCW manager Col. Robert Parker was based on him. – [b]As expected, Ed Ferrara was officially added to the creative team this past week, joining Vince Russo and Matt Conway. Jeremy Borash is allowed to sit in during meetings, but he is not on the creative team as he’s always on the road.[/b] – This week’s episode of TNA Today features an exclusive interview with Sting. - [b]Hollywood, CA (October 14, 2009) – The comedy circuit just got a little EXTREME as “Total Extreme Comedy” takes its show on the road as Evil Eye Entertainment present “Total Extreme Comedy starring Mick Foley” for the month of November![/b] If you live in the Northeast don’t miss one of these exclusive dates: Monday Nov. 2nd – Gotham Comedy/New York City Thursday Nov. 5th – Dick Doherty’s Comedy Escape/Worchester, MA Friday Nov. 13th – Manhattan Comedy Club/Middletown, NY Wednesday Nov. 25th – Comedy Connection/Providence, RI “Total Extreme Comedy” (TXC) is unique concept that showcases pro wrestling personalities performing stand up comedy with the best of comedy world. These one night only events will feature multi-time World Heavyweight Champion and New York Times Best Selling Author Mick Foley, International Star (and industry funny man) Colt “Boom-Boom” Cabana and top stand up acts from across the country. Tickets are on sale now at the location box office. For more information on TXC please visit www.TotalExtremeComedy.com. - [b]Triple H and Shawn Michaels are two of the least popular wrestlers in the WWE locker room these days, according to the Pro Wrestling Torch. Even superstars on the SmackDown brand with minimal exposure to them feel as though they are abusing their power and standing in the way of WWE elevating new stars. The overwhelming sentiment among those in the company is that Raw is no man’s land” — there are no full-fledged pushes to be had as a result of the strong influence of Hunter and Michaels and the neverending Randy Orton and John Cena program. Many feel that if you get on the wrong side of DX, they’ll badmouth you to management and you won’t be getting a push. Naturally, this has created an atmosphere of resentment and uneasiness backstage.[/b] - [b]Ric Flair appeared on “Busted Open” on Sirius radio on Tuesday and revealed what Vince McMahon was to him coming out of retirement and wrestling overseas. “I told Vince McMahon about three months ago that I wanted to back and work and that I’d just work overseas. He said, ‘You know, go for it.”[/b] Flair added, “I’m in good health. I like to sign autographs and I’m really enjoying (non-wrestling projects), but there’s nothing like wrestling. I’ve been working out really hard and I’m looking forward to it. It gives Hulk (Hogan) and I a chance to see if we’ve still got it going on.” Flair was also asked about the possibility of appearing as a guest host on WWE Raw. “That may still happen,” he said. “My schedule hasn’t allowed it to happen. I work with Coca-Cole, Krogers, Wal-Mart, and Sam’s Club. The lottery thing has been huge to me. I can’t give enough credit to the North Carolina education lottery for giving me the opportunity to work for them. It’s been great.” - [b]One main event WWE star has boasted to friends about failing for marijuana 14 times, according to the PWTorch newsletter. This particular wrestler hasn’t faced the same scrutiny from management as some of the mid-carders whose pushes were stopped due to repeated test failures. The fine for testing positive for marijuana was recently levied from $1,000 to $2,500 and it now has the offending superstar thinking twice. Like many wrestlers in the company, he is now using a product sold at head shops (retail outlet specializing in drug paraphernalia related to consumption of cannabis and other recreational drugs) which gives off a similar effect as marijuana, but is legally sold and does not show up in drug tests.[/b] **Cough** [b]Randy Orton[/b] **Cough** – TMZ cameras caught up with Bill Goldberg this week and asked the former WCW/WWE champion what his typical day is like and what he has for breakfast. Goldberg said he typically does 10 eggwhites and a half pound of turkey bacon for breakfast. When asked how much he can bench press, Goldberg said benching is for “pretty boys.” He trains for functional strength with dumbells and the camera man said he looks great for a 42 year old. You can see the video at TMZ.com. – Actor Verne Troyer, best known as “Mini Me” from the Austin Powers movies, is rumored to be hosting WWE Raw this fall. One can imagine the comedy gold WWE will come up with between him and Horswoggle. – Former WWE announcer Mike Adamle recently competed the Iron Man World Championship, which included a 2.4 mile swim, a 112 mile bike ride, and a 26.2 mile marathon. Adamle told the Chicago Tribune, “This was the hardest thing I ever did. The conditions were amazing, the tire made me adjust on the fly, but it was something special everybody should experience once.” PAUL HEYMAN BLOGS ABOUT THE DEATH OF CAPTAIN LOU ALBANO …and offers some never-before-told stories! Long before he was the owner of ECW; even before he was known as “Paul E. Dangerously”; Paul Heyman was a teenage photographer who was given all access passes to Madison Square Garden. One of the people Paul came to know during this time was the legendary pro wrestling manager Captain Lou Albano. In a blog posted exclusively on The Heyman Hustle website, Paul offers some wild road stories about the Captain that have never been told (at least publicly) before. Key excerpt: There are so many “Albano” stories to tell, from the time he ran in his shorts and flip flops up 8th Avenue in New York City when his car broke down during a snow storm, and had hundreds of people following him to what was then known as The Howard Johnson’s Hotel where everyone stayed; to the time he got into a drinking contest with Andre The Giant at the hotel bar, took a Ric Flair-esque face bump into the top of a stool, cracked his head, and was knocked out cold … only to wake up when Don Muraco and Greg Valentine helped peel Lou off the floor. Lou ran outside, threw up all over the sidewalk (with half the remnants of his dinner prominently remaining on his hairy chest), came back inside, ordered another 3 rounds, turned to Andre and said “I get a 3 drink handicap for that bump!” As a 15 year old who bullsh****d his way into getting All Access Photographer Passes for Madison Square Garden, I ran the fan clubs for all 3 Wise Men of the East. During the summertime, I would sometimes go to Allentown and Hamburg, and cover the WWWF television tapings. One time, I ended up catching a ride with Albano, who was driving Blassie (which was a great idea, because Blassie was partially blind and a menace behind the wheel even with perfect eyesight). So we got out of Madison Square Garden, and we’re flying through New Jersey heading towards Allentown. Lou reaches under his seat, and pulls out one of those big glass Tropicana grapefruit juice bottles. Of course, grapefruit juice was no longer the contents of this bottle. As a matter of fact, I can’t even tell you that Lou was drinking Vodka AND grapefruit juice. It was more like vodka with a tiny little splash of grapefruit juice. Or, as Blassie used to tease The Captain, “methane with something to give it a little bit of color.” Now keep in mind, I’m in my mid-teens here, watching and listening to Blassie scream at Albano “you’re going to get us killed! This kid’s Father is a lawyer! He’s going to sue our widows, and take our swimming pools, you (2 minutes of expletives) maniac!” Lou would just laugh, with both feet on the gas pedal, and hanging onto the steering wheel for dear life. All of a sudden, Lou goes into an insane coughing fit, and spits up some phlemmy-looking loogie that must have come from the deepest, darkest recesses of his digestive system. This frightening piece of intestinal backwash ends up all over the inside of the windshield, and Lou pulls a tissue out of his pocket, wipes it off the windshield … we’re still going 90 miles an hour, mind you… and proceeds to suck the loogie back down with a big mischievous smile on his face. It only gets crazier from there. Please feel free to offer this key excerpt to your readers. A link to the blog itself would be very much appreciated. Here is the link to Heyman’s blog on Albano: http://heymanhustle.craveonline.com/articl...rip-captain-lou The story also includes a rare photograph of a 15 year old Paul Heyman in the Madison Square Garden locker room with Albano, Fred Blassie, and The Grand Wizard aka “The 3 Wise Men of the East.” - Lacey Von Erich suffered a strained muscle in her right leg during a pre-show practice session last week and had the leg heavily wrapped. As noted previously, the third generation wrestler has already rubbed many of her peers the wrong way. She has been described as “another Kerry Von Erich” from a mental standpoint, which means no common sense. Internally, she’s been nicknamed “Rhaka Blonde.” One person said she has no positive qualities for the industry other than her physical appearance as she fits in well with the presentation of “The Beautiful People.” Another person called her “harmless” as her antics have made for good fodder throughout the company. Many noted that there must be a warning sign if World Wrestling Entertainment would cut someone who looked as gorgeous as her, although the company has done well picking up their scraps. Among those mentioned include Angelina Love and Taylor Wilde, as well as Awesome Kong and ODB, who both tried to join WWE at one point, but felt they had no potential because they didn’t fit into the cookie cutter look they believe all women’s wrestlers should have. - [b]Rob Van Dam appeared on Between The Ropes radio show Tuesday night and when asked about rumors of him attending TNA’s Bound For Glory pay-per-view this Sunday in his hometown area, he mentioned that he would be there but said, “Well, I certainly don’t have any plans of bringing my wrestling boots.” RVD added that his wife Sonya has been talking to Sharmell and that he planned on seeing Booker T while he was there.[/b] – [b]Speaking of Booker T, he and fellow Main Event Mafia member Scott Steiner are on their ways out of TNA Wrestling. Booker T’s unhappiness in TNA has been well documented and he’s almost certainly leaving when his TNA contract expires shortly. As much as we’ve heard about Booker T leaving TNA soon, Scott Steiner is heavily rumored to be on his way out of TNA following this Sunday’s Bound for Glory pay-per-view. He is said to be on the bubble as a result of his friendship with Jeff Jarrett and because company president Dixie Carter has never been a big fan of his. There were rumors a few weeks ago indicating he had given notice, but it appears management made the call in this case. – There’s a rumor that former WWE superstar Ken “Mr. Kennedy” Anderson will make his TNA Wrestling debut at Sunday’s Bound For Glory PPV. While we can confirm Kennedy making his unannounced TNA debut this weekend has been discussed, there’s no telling what could happen.[/b]

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Sat, 17 Oct 2009 00:42:08 GMT

I remember when I was little seeing him on WWF being interviewed and showing them his tree that grows beard rubber bands.:))

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Sat, 17 Oct 2009 02:35:37 GMT

Wouldn't it be something if Shane-O-Mac REALLY did what he tried in the early 2000s with WCW? What if Shane McMahon started his own wrestling company to compete? I am STILL a firm believer that in order for wrestling to truly shine again as it did in the 80s and 90s, WWE needs real competetion again. I still wait and hope for the day...come on Shane, do it! -Nate-

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Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:15:28 GMT

anyone else catcth the Styles/Angle match last week? AWESOME match.

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Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:53:30 GMT

[quote=AdubSMASH]anyone else catcth the Styles/Angle match last week? AWESOME match. [/quote] Yeah, and it ended in a time-limit draw, WTF! Sure it looked like Angle had Styles in the end, but who know, Angle did kick out of the Styles Clash. -Nate-

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Wed, 21 Oct 2009 01:57:09 GMT

The PWI Awards are coming! The most respected wrestling magazine the business, for decades: Pro-Wrestling Illustrated; just released their ballot forms in the latest issue. You have to email all vote entries to pwiawards@yahoo.com by December 1. Title the e-mail ""Unofficial Officials," Top 10s, and predictions" I will be kind enough to give you guys the catagories and nominees: [b]Rookie of the Year:[/b] Wes Brisco, Mike Sydal, Jesse Neal, Trent Beretta, J.T. Flash, Mike Taven, Brooke Carter. [b]Most Popular Wrestler of the Year:[/b] Jeff Hardy, Triple-H, Kofi Kingston, Shawn Michaels, Undertaker, Christian, A.J. Styles, Evan Bourne, El Generico, John Cena, MVP, Team 3-D, ODB, Mickie James, Sting, Rey Mysterio Jr. [b]Most Improved Wrestler of the Year:[/b] Dolph Ziggler, John Morrison, Ted DeBiase Jr., The Miz, Hornswoggle, Tyler Black, Homicide, Sheamus, Eric Young, Tyson Kidd, Maryse [b]Most Hated Wrestler of the Year:[/b] Chris Jericho, C.M. Punk, Kurt Angle, Edge, Kane, Jack Swagger, Randy Orton, Samoa Joe, Dolph Ziggler, Konnan, The Miz [b]Woman of the Year:[/b] Angel Orsini, Tara, Awesome Kong, Beth Phoenix, Michelle McCool, Mickie James, Melina, Maryse, Gail Kim, ODB, MsChif, Dawn Marie [b]Comeback of the Year:[/b] Jerry Lynn, Tommy Dreamer, Jeff Jarrett, Mick Foley, Kevin Nash, Christian, Tara, Rick Steamboat (Jr.), Christopher Daniels, Rey Mysterio Jr., The Undertaker, Melina, Daffney, Shawn Michaels [b]Inspirational Wrestler of the Year:[/b] Tommy Dreamer, Jeff Hardy, Jerry Lynn. Finlay, Rick Steamboat (Jr.), John Cena, Evan Bourne. Sting, Bryan Danielson, Triple-H, The Miz, Hernandez [b]Feud of the Year:[/b] Triple H vs. Randy Orton, Kurt Angle vs. Jeff Jarrett, C.M. Punk vs. Jeff Hardy, Rey Mysterio Jr. vs. Chris Jericho, Christian vs. Jack Swagger, Main Event Mafia vs. Frontline, Matt Morgan vs. Abyss, Brent Albright vs. Claudio Catagnoli, Mickie James vs. Maryse, Tara vs. Angelina Love, El Generico & Kevin Steen vs. American Wolves, Randy Orton vs. Bautista, Chavo Guerrero Jr. vs. Hornswoggle, Mick Foley vs. Sting, John Cena vs. The Miz, Kane vs. The Great Khali, Angel Orsini vs. Mercedes Martinez [b]Match of the Year:[/b] -January 11: Chris Sabin vs. Alex Shelley -January 11: Kurt Angle vs. Jeff Jarrett -January 25: Jeff Hardy vs. Edge -January 25: Royal Rumble -February 23: Jack Swagger vs. Christian -April 4: KENTA & Tyler Black vs. Katsuhiko Nakajima & Austin Aries -April 5: Shawn Michaels vs. The Undertaker -April 10: American Wolves vs. Kevin Steen & El Generico -April 19: Team 3-D vs. Beer Money Inc. -April 26: John Cena vs. Edge -June 28: Chris Jericho vs. Rey Mysterio Jr. -July 26: John Cena vs. Randy Orton vs. Triple-H -August 23: C.M Punk vs. Jeff Hardy -September 1: Rey Mysterio Jr. vs. John Morrison -September 13: C.M. Punk vs. The Undertaker [b]Tag Team of the Year[/b]: Team 3-D, Beer Money Inc., American Wolves, Rasche Brown & Keith Walker, Carlito & Primo, Chris Jericho & The Big Show, Ted Dibiase Jr. & Cody Rhodes, Booker T & Scott Steiner, Taiyo Kea & Minoru Suzuki, Kevin Steen & El Generico, Cryme Tyme, Doug Williams & Brutus Magnus [b]Wrestler of the Year:[/b] Randy Orton, Triple-H, Kurt Angle, Chris Jericho, Austin Aries, John Cena, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Blue Demon Jr., Jeff Hardy, C.M. Punk [b]My "Unofficial" Awards for 2009:[/b] [b]My Predictions for 2010:[/b] [b]Additional Comments:[/b] [b]Name:[/b] [b]Age:[/b] [b]Street:[/b] [b]City:[/b] [b]State:[/b] [b]Zip:[/b] [b]E-Mail:[/b] [b]How Did You Get This Issue? Subscription or Newstand?[/b]

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Wed, 21 Oct 2009 02:05:27 GMT

My picks: (See Previous Post for PWI Nominees) [b]Rookie of the Year:[/b] Jesse Neal, I'm not a fan, but he's the only one I knew. [b]Most Popular Wrestler of the Year:[/b] I'm not a fan, but there's no doubt that it was John Cena. [b]Most Improved Wrestler of the Year:[/b] It's between John Morrison & Eric Young for me. [b]Most Hated Wrestler of the Year:[/b] The Miz [b]Woman of the Year:[/b] ODB [b]Comeback of the Year:[/b] Tommy Dreamer [b]Inspirational Wrestler of the Year:[/b] Jeff Hardy [b]Feud of the Year:[/b] Main Event Mafia vs. Frontline [b]Match of the Year:[/b] It's between these two matches, for me: -April 19: Team 3-D vs. Beer Money Inc. -September 1: Rey Mysterio Jr. vs. John Morrison [b]Tag Team of the Year[/b]: Beer Money Inc. [b]Wrestler of the Year:[/b] Kurt Angle

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Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:01:03 GMT

Rookie of the Year: Drew Macintyer Most Popular Wrestler of the Year: Jeff Hardy Most Improved Wrestler of the Year: John Morrison Most Hated Wrestler of the Year: ODB Woman of the Year: Mchelle Mccool Comeback of the Year: Kevin Nash Inspirational Wrestler of the Year: CM Punk Feud of the Year: CM Punk vs Jeff Hardy Match of the Year: Shawn Micheals vs The Undertaker Tag Team of the Year: I would have liked to have seen more TNA tags, but I'm going to go with DX. Wrestler of the Year: Chris Jericho

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Wed, 21 Oct 2009 22:29:30 GMT

Two matches that I think should have been included for match of the year nominees are: John Morrison vs. Edge on Friday Night Smackdown and Kurt Angle vs. Sting Empty Arena Match in TNA Impact I know the magazine was printed too late for this one, but if it wasn't then this one should have been included as well: Kurt Angle vs. A.J. Styles on TNA Impact -Nate-

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Tue, 27 Oct 2009 01:40:36 GMT

I know you're all probably sick of hearing me praise TNA, but damn was last week's episode good! I'm loving the new storyline of TNA originals vs. the ECW, WCW, & WWE refugees. rhino and Team 3-D did great with their parts in the storyline this week. It's not often that Rhino actually cuts a good promo. It looks like MEM is falling apart, which is actually good for the individual wrestlers. Scott Steiner definetly came back out; he wasn't just a lackey. Eric Young is damn entertaining as a bad guy! He's so good that he's actually outshining the rest of World Elite, the irony. Speaking of World Elite, Big Rob Terry, why the hell isn't TNA doing more with this beast of a man? It was also good to see Bobby Lashley involved in an actual wrestling storyline, rather than just being in a headline match. The Ultimate X match for #1 Contenders for the TNA Tag Titles between Lethal Consequences and The Motor City Machineguns was phenomenal! Those guys are so underrated! Anyone else catch it? Thoughts? -Nate-

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Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:37:23 GMT

[b]HOGAN SIGNS WITH TNA[/b] Sources close to Hulk Hogan say that he is about to make a huge announcement at a press conference in New York City at Madison Square Garden and that announcement has something to do with signing a TNA deal. Minutes ago, there were banners for TNA and Spike TV being put up as a back drop at the press conference. Sources believe Hogan isn't the only big name to sign with TNA but he may be the only one announced today. Word is that Eric Bischoff will also be joining Hogan in TNA. If you're wondering if Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff joining TNA means they will be taking things over to a certain extent, sources say, "absolutely not." Sources also say that this new signing is not a precursor to removing the current TNA writing team. It's no secret that Hogan and Vince Russo have had issues between them in the past. As noted before, TNA and Spike TV banners are hanging up at the Hogan press conference. Jimmy Hart is there with Hogan as well. Hogan and Bischoff signing with TNA was kept a secret to even the inner-most members of the TNA circle up until today. Just minutes ago, Dixie Carter made the official announcement at the press conference. Spike TV officials are speaking now. Stay tuned for more.

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Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:51:42 GMT

Hopefully Hogan will keep wrestling until he can't hold his bowel movements in and he'll crap himself after his "big leg drop."

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Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:54:12 GMT

[quote=scaryhead][b]HOGAN SIGNS WITH TNA[/b] Sources close to Hulk Hogan say that he is about to make a huge announcement at a press conference in New York City at Madison Square Garden and that announcement has something to do with signing a TNA deal. Minutes ago, there were banners for TNA and Spike TV being put up as a back drop at the press conference. Sources believe Hogan isn't the only big name to sign with TNA but he may be the only one announced today. Word is that Eric Bischoff will also be joining Hogan in TNA. If you're wondering if Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff joining TNA means they will be taking things over to a certain extent, sources say, "absolutely not." Sources also say that this new signing is not a precursor to removing the current TNA writing team. It's no secret that Hogan and Vince Russo have had issues between them in the past. As noted before, TNA and Spike TV banners are hanging up at the Hogan press conference. Jimmy Hart is there with Hogan as well. Hogan and Bischoff signing with TNA was kept a secret to even the inner-most members of the TNA circle up until today. Just minutes ago, Dixie Carter made the official announcement at the press conference. Spike TV officials are speaking now. Stay tuned for more. [/quote] \:d/ <:o) \:d/ <:o) <:o) :-d \:d/ =d> =d> HELL FREAKING YEAH!!! What was already the greatest wrestling organization in the world today just got better! And I hope to god that it is indeed true that Eric Bischoff is back as well. Look out Vinnie Mac! The man who whooped your arse before is back for a 2nd round! CAUSE WHATCHA GONNA DO, BROTHER, WHEN HULKAMANIA RUNS WILD OVER TNA?!! What about him and Flair in Australia, though? That was happening in November Is that cancelled now? Cause I saw youtube videos of him promoting the matches on Australian TV. And if it's not cancelled, then Hogan will probably play only a small role in TNA at first. -Nate-

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Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:37:03 GMT

I'm pretty sure I just saw Brutus Magnus (of The British Invasion on TNA) on an episode of TNT's Witchblade series. It looked like him in a bar, with a bad Irish accent. He was playing an underground cage fighter in the 2nd season episode called Palindrome. Just thought it was a cool find, and backwards in the way the business goes: he was an actor first! -Nate-

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Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:56:19 GMT

Hogan is broke again huh?

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Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:06:44 GMT

[quote=ShenValleyInitiative]Hogan is broke again huh?[/quote] From what I saw on his show (my wife watched, not me, I swear) it was his wife holding him back from the ring because she was worried about his health (he did have multiple hip surguries) But he was always talking about wanting to get back into it. Whenever anyone else brought up wrestling, he lit up. He always kept in shape, and I even saw him getting caught in his wrestling gear by the wife a couple times. Now that their divorced (so she's no longer holding him back), and his daughter's career has taken off, he's going back to his passion. So I really don't think it's a money issue. Especially considering how much he must have. I don't know how much he made in WWE, but in WCW he was getting paid over a million something per year! -Nate-

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Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:56:04 GMT

I wonder how Hogan signing with TNA will affect the upcoming Hogan DVD still scheduled for November. Will the excitement of Hogan in TNA will certainly help DVD sales, but would also help draw interest in TNA. Latest word is that WWE still doesn't consider TNA any kind of threat, but with Hogan there, competition will definitely be stronger, but nothing like the Monday Night Wars. And I don't see competition getting very brutal until WWE and TNA are going head to head on the same night like Raw and Nitro did.

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Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:33:42 GMT

[quote=scaryhead]And I don't see competition getting very brutal until WWE and TNA are going head to head on the same night like Raw and Nitro did.[/quote] Eric Bischoff is there to help expand TNA programming, they said. And you know what he did last time...PLEASE ERIC, TAKE OFF THE GLOVES AGAIN! And the WWE's arrogance is gonna bite them in arse. TNA has grown exponentially in the last 2 years. They obviously are planning on competing with WWE. WWE thought WCW wasn't real competition at first, and look what happened. -Nate-

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Fri, 30 Oct 2009 23:14:23 GMT

[quote=dunleavy75]Hopefully Hogan will keep wrestling until he can't hold his bowel movements in and he'll crap himself after his "big leg drop."[/quote] =)) =))

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Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:11:39 GMT

So...you guys think Hogan is gonna be on TNA Impact! this tonight? I hope so, but I'm not expecting anything. I can't wait for the music to hit, whether it be "Real American", "American Made", or Hendrix! -Nate-

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Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:36:16 GMT

I just bought my tickets for WRESTLEMANIA 26!! \:d/ \:d/ \:d/ \:d/ \:d/ \:d/ \:d/ \:d/ \:d/

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Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:12:36 GMT

[quote=scaryhead]I just bought my tickets for WRESTLEMANIA 26!! \:d/ \:d/ \:d/ \:d/ \:d/ \:d/ \:d/ \:d/ \:d/ [/quote] Congratulations! I heard that previous Wrestlemanias sold-out the day they went on sale. So you're a lucky SOB. Take pictures, and share em on this thread, so that the rest of us can bask in your glory. -Nate-

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Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:38:42 GMT

[quote=scaryhead]I just bought my tickets for WRESTLEMANIA 26!! \:d/ \:d/ \:d/ \:d/ \:d/ \:d/ \:d/ \:d/ \:d/ [/quote] We were going to go, too!! We have friends in AZ we could visit, but my wife is pregnant and will be about 7/8 months around Wrestlemania time, and we're already going to Orlando a week or two before Mania for Megacon. We went to Wrestlemania 24 and now it's an addiction!! WE NEED MORE MANIA. Have you been before? It's so awesome. When we went, I was about 5 or 6 seats away from Gabriel Iglesias. The whole thing was just awesome, I have some good pics I'll post up another time.

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Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:01:49 GMT

I hope we in the U.S. will be able to see the Hogan/Ric Flair match in Australia somehow, YouTube.com, something. It looks like they aren't worried about age slowing them down if they did this just to promote it: [url]http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/11/18/2746579.htm[/url] [quote][img]http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/200911/r472020_2365846.jpg[/img] [b]Hulk Hogan 'attacked' at press event[/b] The event, to promote a wrestling tour later this month, veered violently out of control when Hogan and Flair let their animosity break into what appeared to be a full-scale brawl. Media were shocked when Hogan began bleeding profusely from the head and was unable to get to his feet. Flair used his belt to whip anyone within range. The Daily Telegraph reports one photographer had their equipment broken when Flair threw a table off the stage and into the press. It was a dramatic twist, as the event had started well with the professional wrestlers discussing their careers. Pro-wrestling has a long history of orchestrating rivalries between crowd favourites and villains. Bouts are often staged with the outcome preordained. This track record has led to speculation that today's events are nothing more than a promotional event.[/quote] And on a side note, tonight on TNA Impact Sting discusses his future/retirement plans with TNA. I'm willing to bet that they will do a big Sting vs. Hogan rematch, then Sting hangs-up his boots. [img]http://www.tnawrestling.com/components/com_fpss/images/impact1a.jpg[/img] -Nate-

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Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:03:30 GMT

Has anyone ever noticed that every week it's the "Biggest main event ever" on Raw/Smackdown!? How is that possible???

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Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:23:46 GMT

What a rip-off! Sting didn't show! BOOO!!! And if this is a storyline angle, still, BOOO!!! -Nate-

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Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:21:58 GMT

I just caught the A.M Raw just to see what was going on in WWE since I stopped watching (I've been TNA only). And wow! What a Raw last week! I now wish I would have saw the entire Raw rather than the condensed A.M. Raw. It was amazing! First off, no stupid guest host, yay! Rowdy Roddy Piper showed up, which was cool to see. A crazy brawl broke out between Randy Orton and Khofi Kingston ending with Khofi Kingston jumping off of a guard rail onto a prone Randy Orton who was laying on an announce table. And a 3-way tag match between the teams of Undertaker & John Cena, Triple H & Shawn Michaels, and Chris Jericho & The Big Show. What a main event! Instead of Orton vs. Cena or Triple H vs. Cena for the umpteenth time for once. I'm gonna have to start watching WWE again. -Nate-

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Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:50:13 GMT

There's also a new video interview with Hogan at UFC if you click the link. [url]http://www.tnawrestling.com/content/view/1836/84/[/url] [quote][b]HULKAMANIA IS COMING BACK TO MONDAY NIGHT ON “TNA iMPACT!” LIVE JANUARY 4 ON SPIKE TV[/b] Hulk Hogan’s First Live Appearance On Spike TV’s “TNA iMPACT” Will Be In A Special 3-Hour Live Episode Monday, January 4 At 8:00 PM ET/PT The biggest name in professional wrestling history, Hulk Hogan, will make his first live appearance on Total Nonstop Action (TNA) Wrestling’s “TNA iMPACT!” in a live 3-hour special on Spike TV Monday, January 4, 2010 at 8:00PM ET/PT. Hogan and TNA President Dixie Carter attended “The Ultimate Fighter Heavyweights” Finale in Las Vegas where Hogan made the announcement in an interview with Joe Rogan. “TNA iMPACT!” will be going against “WWE Monday Raw” on USA Network, the first time two wrestling companies have broadcast live head-to-head since the “Monday Night Wars” in the late 1990’s between WWE and WCW. This “iMPACT!” special will broadcast live from the TNA iMPACT! Zone at Universal Studios in Orlando, Fl. Hogan’s first appearance inside the six-sided ring of TNA Wrestling will follow weeks of speculation after Hogan and Carter announced their partnership on October 27 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Hogan has hinted in various media interviews that he’ll have multiple surprises in store for TNA Wrestling fans. “I knew when I signed with TNA, that it would be important to make a statement with the first episode. Going head-to-head on January 4th, makes the statement loud and clear: Game on!” Hogan said. “TNA is kicking off 2010 in the biggest way possible with the biggest name in the history of our sport. Hulk Hogan is a pop culture icon, and his arrival will change not only TNA, but the entire professional wrestling landscape. We’re firing that first shot,” Carter said. Joining Hogan for the three-hour live “iMPACT!” will be TNA World Heavyweight Champion “The Phenomenal” AJ Styles, Olympic Gold Medalist Kurt Angle, Mick Foley, Kevin Nash, “The Samoan Submission Machine” Samoa Joe, “The Boss” Bobby Lashley and “The Blueprint” Matt Morgan. “TNA iMPACT!” will resume its normal timeslot on Thursday, January 7th at 9:00 PM ET/PT with an encore viewing of the live “iMPACT!” special. [/quote] I can't freaking wait! Hulk Hogan returns, the Monday Night Wars return, Bischoff is back, and a three-hour Impact! It's an exciting time to be a wrestling fan, especially a long-time wrestling fan! -Nate-

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Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:40:44 GMT

I don't get it. I mean, why waste time hyping up something that nobody will watch? There is absolutely no reason to compete head to head with WWE. It was a ballsy move that paid off when WCW did it, but once they were established they should have moved to another day. It just defies logic. TNA is smaller than WCW was, and WWE is infinitely larger than it was, when they originally went head to head. I don't see the sense in decimating your potential audience by going head to head with THE ONLY OTHER WRESTLING COMPANY. You have Thursday nights all to yourself! Why not just stick to that? There is a zero percent chance of this being successful. In other news, I discovered ROH on HDNet!! SWEEEET!!!! The best wrestling I've seen in years! You know when WWE or TNA put on a 4-way match because their bookers are lazy? Well, in ROH those ARE THE BEST MATCHES!!! Also, got to hang out with Kevin Nash a little bit in Pittsburgh. I spoke to him for a few minutes, spoke to SoCal Val, but I was actually only 2 tables down from Virgil and we talked quite a bit. He was very cool.

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Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:53:29 GMT

What do you mean there's no reason to watch it? They've always had the talent. Now they have the money and wrestling minds behind it with Bischoff and Hogan working with Dixie Carter. This is gonna be big, just wait and see. -Nate-

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Wed, 09 Dec 2009 23:36:25 GMT

[quote=BurningDoom]What do you mean there's no reason to watch it? They've always had the talent. Now they have the money and wrestling minds behind it with Bischoff and Hogan working with Dixie Carter. This is gonna be big, just wait and see. -Nate-[/quote] I didn't say there's no reason to watch it, I said that nobody is going to watch it. They're going to almost completely eliminate the portion of their audience that watches both Raw and TNA. 3 times as many people watch Raw as watch TNA. I'm not trying to just crap on TNA but they keep making ridiculous moves like they're trying to put themselves out of business. I want TNA to be successful and every time they take one step forward they take 2 steps back. Yes, it's exciting that they are going head to head with WWE but realistically it's a HORRIBLE business move. It's like DC Comics saying, "Hey, you have to choose Marvel or DC." WHY SHOULD ANYBODY HAVE TO CHOOSE WHEN THEY CAN HAVE BOTH?! If you had to choose one, you'd hurt ad revenue and sales for BOTH. Competition doesn't have to mean exclusivity. Like I said, moving WCW to Monday Nights was a ballsy move but in the end it lost them their timeslot and ended up making the entire brand and tape library worthless. It was never hugely profitable and I'll bet that overall WCW never made it into the black. IF they could draw a 6 rating competing with another wrestling organization that was drawing 7s, that means they could have both been drawing A 10 RATING AT LEAST if they went unopposed. That's just bad business. TNA got rid of the best wrestling minds it ever had, Cornette and Jerry Jarrett. I don't know, I have been very busy but I'm getting back into watching wrestling. I don't think I can DVR both TNA and Raw because my wife will be recording House. Seriously, though, I hung out with Kevin Nash and didn't even mark out!!!

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Thu, 10 Dec 2009 02:01:26 GMT

[quote=ninjapirategear]Seriously, though, I hung out with Kevin Nash and didn't even mark out!!![/quote] I would have totally asked for an autograph and mentioned a couple favorite Nash/Diesel moments...I can't help that I'm a geek. -Nate-

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Thu, 10 Dec 2009 09:37:02 GMT

[quote=BurningDoom][quote=ninjapirategear]Seriously, though, I hung out with Kevin Nash and didn't even mark out!!![/quote] I would have totally asked for an autograph and mentioned a couple favorite Nash/Diesel moments...I can't help that I'm a geek. -Nate-[/quote] Yeah Kevin Nash is just like any other guy WHO IS TALLER THAN A TREE. The dude is huge!! He was selling autographed pictures and stuff but it was all too expensive, I wasn't really doing well at the show so I couldn't get anything.

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Thu, 10 Dec 2009 17:25:26 GMT

[quote=ninjapirategear][quote=BurningDoom][quote=ninjapirategear]Seriously, though, I hung out with Kevin Nash and didn't even mark out!!![/quote] I would have totally asked for an autograph and mentioned a couple favorite Nash/Diesel moments...I can't help that I'm a geek. -Nate-[/quote] Yeah Kevin Nash is just like any other guy WHO IS TALLER THAN A TREE. The dude is huge!! He was selling autographed pictures and stuff but it was all too expensive, [color=red]I wasn't really doing well at the show so I couldn't get anything.[/color][/quote] What do you mean you weren't doing well? Are you wrestling or managing or something? -Nate-

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Thu, 10 Dec 2009 18:19:52 GMT

[quote=BurningDoom][quote=ninjapirategear][quote=BurningDoom][quote=ninjapirategear]Seriously, though, I hung out with Kevin Nash and didn't even mark out!!![/quote] I would have totally asked for an autograph and mentioned a couple favorite Nash/Diesel moments...I can't help that I'm a geek. -Nate-[/quote] Yeah Kevin Nash is just like any other guy WHO IS TALLER THAN A TREE. The dude is huge!! He was selling autographed pictures and stuff but it was all too expensive, [color=red]I wasn't really doing well at the show so I couldn't get anything.[/color][/quote] What do you mean you weren't doing well? Are you wrestling or managing or something? -Nate- [/quote] It was the Steel City Con, a toy/comic show. I was set up there, but I didn't do very well at all :( :(

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Thu, 10 Dec 2009 18:28:48 GMT

[quote=ninjapirategear][quote=BurningDoom][quote=ninjapirategear][quote=BurningDoom][quote=ninjapirategear]Seriously, though, I hung out with Kevin Nash and didn't even mark out!!![/quote] I would have totally asked for an autograph and mentioned a couple favorite Nash/Diesel moments...I can't help that I'm a geek. -Nate-[/quote] Yeah Kevin Nash is just like any other guy WHO IS TALLER THAN A TREE. The dude is huge!! He was selling autographed pictures and stuff but it was all too expensive, [color=red]I wasn't really doing well at the show so I couldn't get anything.[/color][/quote] What do you mean you weren't doing well? Are you wrestling or managing or something? -Nate- [/quote] It was the Steel City Con, a toy/comic show. I was set up there, but I didn't do very well at all :( :([/quote] Oh, okay. I thought you were at a wrestling show you meant. Sorry you didn't do well. Tough economy, and people are buying for Christmas not themselves right now. -Nate-

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Thu, 10 Dec 2009 20:35:44 GMT

Found some of the Hulkamania Tour on youtube. The link is of Hogan's enterance. They dont have they whole Hogan/Flair match but they do have the finish. Looked like it was a reallly cool show. Hope they come out with a DVD. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4iHysON5nw&feature=related

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Thu, 10 Dec 2009 22:31:09 GMT

[quote=scaryhead]Found some of the Hulkamania Tour on youtube. The link is of Hogan's enterance. They dont have they whole Hogan/Flair match but they do have the finish. Looked like it was a reallly cool show. Hope they come out with a DVD. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4iHysON5nw&feature=related[/quote] Yeah, I really want a DVD too, cause most of the footage I already looked at for that show was pretty bad amateur stuff. It was difficult to follow anything going on. And it might have been the match of the century 15 to 20 years ago, but I'm just such a wrestling geek that it still got me excited. So scaryhead, what do you think of the news about TNA and Hogan going head-to-head against WWE Raw? I can't believe you haven't commented yet. -Nate-

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Sat, 12 Dec 2009 02:20:41 GMT

[quote=BurningDoom][quote=scaryhead]Found some of the Hulkamania Tour on youtube. The link is of Hogan's enterance. They dont have they whole Hogan/Flair match but they do have the finish. Looked like it was a reallly cool show. Hope they come out with a DVD. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4iHysON5nw&feature=related[/quote] Yeah, I really want a DVD too, cause most of the footage I already looked at for that show was pretty bad amateur stuff. It was difficult to follow anything going on. And it might have been the match of the century 15 to 20 years ago, but I'm just such a wrestling geek that it still got me excited. So scaryhead, what do you think of the news about TNA and Hogan going head-to-head against WWE Raw? I can't believe you haven't commented yet. -Nate-[/quote] Well, It's definitely exciting. Hogan being there will no doubt turn out numbers, and If I'm not working the night of 1/4, I'll be giving TNA my full support. Not so much because I like the show, cause honestly I haven't seen Impact in months, but I'm thirsty for a new Monday Night War, and I'll bet that if Impact gets a big enough rating, then Spike may just clear a two hour slot every Monday night. So it's definitely interesting, but I'm not gonna hold my breath on anything impactful happening soon (pun fully intended). I'll wait until the numbers come in the next day to gauge any major excitement. The idea of Vince getting serious again with real competition against him is what I'm really excited for. And the lengths TNA is willing to go to to actually compete with Vince. Unfortunately I don't think wrestling will be as popular as it was 10 years ago, but the product will definitely improve. Also, I agree with Ninja. TNA getting rid of Corrnet was dumb. That should be your lead booker there. He's old school, and maye aven a little out of touch, but the man's a wrestling guienius, and TNA's show would be 1000 times better than Vince's on talent and matches alone.

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Sat, 12 Dec 2009 08:35:09 GMT

I think the problem all along was that they didn't let Cornette do any booking, he was strictly talent. I don't think he's out of touch so much as he has his own way of doing things, but he's definitely a wrestling genius. At the very least, he's somebody who will give you honest feedback when he's consulted. If you've ever read or heard any of his shoots, he understands more about wrestling from every angle than anybody else I can think of off the top of my head. WCW had not yet peaked and he forecasted their downfall. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UP6UP081pys&feature=PlayList&p=C6855591595E3EEE&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=14 OWNED!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26uu4-0kxjA&feature=PlayList&p=C6855591595E3EEE&index=15&playnext=2&playnext_from=PL This one is just funny, please watch it.

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Sat, 12 Dec 2009 15:19:07 GMT

TNA Impact last week was pretty fun. You can totally tell these are just filler episodes until Hogan shows up, though. Kevin Nash "ran the show", while Mick Foley went out to find the MIA Jeff Jarrett. Kevin Nash's booking was fun, though. We got to see a Beautiful People Mud-Wrestling Match. We saw a huge 4-on-4 Match between Team 3D, Jesse Neal, and Rhino vs. Matt Morgan, Big Hernandez, Suicide, and The Pope (blech, I hate Pope). The most entertaining match of the night had to be ODB vs. Tara in a "Trailer Park Trash" match. Both contested had to get drunk before their match, and then basically had a hardcore match. But it was funny watching ODB in her promos before the match. I missed the old haggard ODB, I'm glad she got rid of the hick boyfriend gimmick. And finally we got a highest bidder World Championship match. Whoever paid Nash the most dough, got the title shot, and it ended up be Desmond Wolf. Now, am I the only one that thinks Desmond Wolf is entirely out of his league? He shows up out of nowhere, and suddenly he's in the World title runnings repeatedly. TNA has a ton of Main Event talent, both legends and new blood. Why throw this guy in there? Anyways, it was a real fun night. Nothing that was "can't miss TV" but it was definetly fun. I can't wait until the real business picks up on January 4th, though. I am fully behind this despite all the doubts being voiced here. Nothing this exciting has happened in pro-wrestling for years. -Nate-

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Sat, 12 Dec 2009 19:46:08 GMT

Two things. I know this is late, but Umaga -- Eddie Fatu -- passed away due to a heart attack on 12/4. I loved Umaga. At times I didn't care for his 1980s gimmick, but out of all the big men in wrestling -- Wild Samoans, Yoko, Rikishi, you name it -- Umaga was hands down the best. [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v449/scaryhead/umaga4.jpg[/IMG] Regarding Hulk Hogan's claims for big numbers on the 1/4 Impact against WWE.. http://www.prowrestling.com/article/news/14443 After being publicly linked to a 3.0 ratings projection for the upcoming 1/4 edition of TNA iMPACT!, Hulk Hogan scaled back his claims in an interview with the Toronto Sun. "Jan. 4, we're going head to head with WWE," said Hogan. "We've got to pick a fight. I don't know what's going to happen that night. If we get bodyslammed by WWE, we'll get back and go at them again." As WWE RAW rarely posts a rating in significant excess of a 3.0, there is no way TNA would be "bodyslammed" if it posted such a figure (in fact, as there is a finite limit to the pro wrestling audience size on Monday, a 3.0 rating for TNA would almost definitely mark a victory for the number two wrestling group). Hogan thus appears to be lower the expectation for his initial impact, instead hoping analysts focus on the big picture benefit he--and those wrestling standouts who accompany him in TNA--will bring to the table. Hulk Hogan makes his live TNA television debut during a special three-hour iMPACT! on January 4. The TNA show will go head-to-head with RAW for at least two hours that Monday.

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Sun, 13 Dec 2009 00:26:59 GMT

[quote=scaryhead]Also, I agree with Ninja. TNA getting rid of Corrnet was dumb. That should be your lead booker there. He's old school, and maye aven a little out of touch, but the man's a wrestling guienius, and TNA's show would be 1000 times better than Vince's on talent and matches alone.[/quote] This is true, I can't disagree with that. But there has to be more to it than meets the eye. They had to have had a falling out or something. Like you guys said, why would you get rid of Cornette? But on the other hand, Bischoff is there now. Love him or hate him, you can't deny the impact the man on had on wrestling. And he's gonna make just as big of an impact with TNA most likely (no pun intended). R.I.P. Umaga. -Nate-

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Tue, 15 Dec 2009 02:42:41 GMT

Coming out today. Buy it. Watch it. Study it. [url]http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002NXSRNY/ref=s9_simp_gw_s0_p74_i1?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=1M4NF9SEC9BAKRDTYJ0D&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=470938631&pf_rd_i=507846[/url] [quote][img]http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/515hwWLJVWL._SS500_.jpg[/img] Disc 1: Documentary & NWA Matches Chapters: *Origins of Wrestling *"An American Hero" Frank Gotch *Ed "Strangler" Lewis *National Wrestling Alliance *Lou Thesz *Buddy Rogers *New Breed of Champions *1970s World Champions *A Flair for the Gold *Crockett's World Champion *NWA to WCW *WCW Withdraws From NWA *Revolving WCW Champions *The Undisputed Championship*World Championship Returns *Legacy Lives Matches *Chicago 1961 - 2 out of 3 Falls: Pat O'Connor vs. Buddy Rogers *Florida 2/11/69 - Gene Kiniski vs. Dory Funk Jr. *Florida 12/10/75 - Jack Brisco vs. Terry Funk *Florida 8/21/79 - Harley Race vs. Dusty Rhodes *AWA SuperClash - Ric Flair vs. Magnum TA *Great American Bash '90 - Ric Flair vs. Sting Disc 2 - WCW *Clash of Champions XIV - Ric Flair vs. Scott Steiner *Great American Bash '91 - Lex Luger vs. Barry Windham *Baltimore 8/2/92 - Vader vs. Ron Simmons *WCW SaturdayNight 10/16/93 - Vader vs. Ricky Steamboat *Halloween Havoc '94 - Career vs. Career Steel Cage Match: Hulk Hogan vs. Ric Flair *SuperBrawl VIII - Sting vs. Hollywood Hogan *Nitro 7/6/98 - Hollywood Hogan vs. Goldberg *Bash at the Beach '00 - Jeff Jarrett vs. Booker T *No Mercy '01 - The Rock vs. Chris Jericho Disc 3 - WWE *Unforgiven '02 - Triple H vs. Rob Van Dam *Taboo Tuesday '04 - Triple H vs. Shawn Michaels *No Way Out '06 - Kurt Angle vs. The Undertaker *SmackDown 4/7/06 - Rey Mysterio vs. Randy Orton *Armageddon '07 - Batista vs. Undertaker vs. Edge *Survivor Series '08 - John Cena vs. Chris Jericho *Extreme Rules '09 - Ladder Match: Jeff Hardy vs. Edge[/quote]

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Wed, 16 Dec 2009 02:23:47 GMT

So we all know about the big news on Hogan & Bischoff and the 3-Hour TNA Impact going head-to-head against WWE Raw. But that's not all. TNA has a few more suprises for the fans right around the corner: [quote][b]ON NEW YEARS EVE, TNA WRESTLING PRESENTS A SPECIAL FOUR HOUR BROADCAST ON SPIKE TV[/b] [img]http://www.tnawrestling.com/mambots/content/jw_sigpro/sigpro.transparent.gif[/img] On New Years Eve, TNA Wrestling presents a special FOUR HOUR New Years Knockout Eve "iMPACT! broadcast, featuring the top matches of 2009 (as voted by the fans!) as well as the sexy TNA Knockouts in action! Stay tuned to TNAwrestling.com for more info... [b]TNAWRESTLING.COM COUNTS DOWN TO THE HUGE NEW YEARS KNOCKOUT EVE "iMPACT!" SPECIAL[/b] Starting Thursday, December 24 (Christmas Eve) and running each day until New Years Eve (December 31), TNAwrestling.com will feature some of the best Pay-Per-View matches of 2009, as voted by YOU THE FANS on our website! It's TNAwrestling.com's own countdown to the huge New Years Eve special! It will all lead into the four-hour New Years Knockout Eve "iMPACT!" broadcast special on Thursday, December 31 on SpikeTV - featuring the lovely TNA Knockouts and the top vote-getting Pay-Per-View matches of 2009! [b]TNA WRESTLING "EPICS" IS COMING TO SPIKE TV STARTING THURSDAY, JANUARY 14[/b] [img]http://www.tnawrestling.com/mambots/content/jw_sigpro/sigpro.transparent.gif[/img] TNA Wrestling "Epics" is coming to SpikeTV as a new monthly series starting on Thursday, January 14, immediately following "iMPACT!". The first "Epics" broadcast will highlight Kurt Angle! Stay tuned to TNAwrestling.com for more details! [/quote] -Nate-

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Thu, 17 Dec 2009 09:35:02 GMT

I just read on a website that Brett Hart signed a 4 month contract with the WWE. It's going to start on Jan. 1 and end shortly after WM 26. Man, how *big* is that? I never thought I'd see the day.

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Thu, 17 Dec 2009 10:53:21 GMT

Better late than never, R.I.P. Umaga. My son and I were both big fans.

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Thu, 17 Dec 2009 13:06:42 GMT

WHAT ARE YOU WATCHING? So what wrestling have you been watching lately? I don't really mean the current stuff you find on TV every week. I mean what classics or indy stuff or tapes or DVDs are you watching? Most people I think only watch the current TV product because they either don't know how or don't have interest to jump into the indy scene, or have have giant library of tapes or DVDs. If you're lucky and have found a tape trading site, then it shouldn't be too hard to find whatever period of wrestling you enjoy. I'm currently going through my WCW Nitro set from 1998. Every episode of Nitro plus PPVs. What are you guys watching?

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Thu, 17 Dec 2009 13:27:03 GMT

you ever read eric bischoff's book controversey creates cash . great book . you should check it out after you watch the wcw stuff . i mainly go on youtube to look for old matches . i love my wrestling , but sadly ufc is putting a hurt on the sport or wrestling and i hope tna and wwe can wither this storm . i love my wwe but MMA is so much better

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Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:36:40 GMT

[quote=brendavis]I just read on a website that Brett Hart signed a 4 month contract with the WWE. It's going to start on Jan. 1 and end shortly after WM 26. Man, how *big* is that? I never thought I'd see the day. [/quote] :-o Wow! This year's Wrestlemania is gonna be something else! I also just read in the latest issue of Pro-Wrestling Illustrated that the main event for Wrestlemania 26 is gonna be John Cena vs. The Rock!!! This wasn't just some excerpt in the rumors section, either, it was a huge spread article. And now we also get Bret Hart! I wonder who he's gonna wrestle, if he wrestles. Looks like WWE is taking TNA's new direction seriously, or else why are they pulling out all the stops? Good, because not taking WCW seriously at first was their biggest mistake in the 90s. For what I'm watching, you guys should already know, I'm TNA's biggest fan. I just finished watching the "WWE: History of the World Heavyweight Championship." It's freaking awesome! I learned SO much that I didn't know. My wrestling knowledge went back only to the late 70s before watching this. But this has an extensive background on the championship dating back to the 1910s. And Scaryhead, 1998 was the best year in wrestling history, IMO. And that applies to both WCW and WWE/WWF. I wish I could go through it all over again like that. -Nate-

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Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:41:38 GMT

[quote]PREVIEW FOR TONIGHT'S HUGE TNA "iMPACT!" - JEFF JARRETT RETURNS TO "iMPACT!" Tonight, TNA Wrestling returns to SpikeTV starting at 9/8c for two hours of Total Nonstop Action as the road to the December 20 "Final Resolution" Pay-Per-View continues! What will happen when Jeff Jarrett returns to "iMPACT!" on Thursday night? Will he speak with TNA President Dixie Carter? How will everyone in TNA Wrestling react? Tune in and find out! Plus, what happened when Mick Foley had his face-to-face sitdown with Hulk Hogan? Did Kevin Nash come through on his promise to arrange the meeting? Find out Thursday on "iMPACT!" All this and much more on Thursday's broadcast, including news on the huge January 4 live "iMPACT!" on SpikeTV![/quote]

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Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:12:31 GMT

[quote=BurningDoom][quote=brendavis]I just read on a website that Brett Hart signed a 4 month contract with the WWE. It's going to start on Jan. 1 and end shortly after WM 26. Man, how *big* is that? I never thought I'd see the day. [/quote] :-o Wow! This year's Wrestlemania is gonna be something else! I also just read in the latest issue of Pro-Wrestling Illustrated that the main event for Wrestlemania 26 is gonna be John Cena vs. The Rock!!! This wasn't just some excerpt in the rumors section, either, it was a huge spread article. And now we also get Bret Hart! I wonder who he's gonna wrestle, if he wrestles. Looks like WWE is taking TNA's new direction seriously, or else why are they pulling out all the stops? Good, because not taking WCW seriously at first was their biggest mistake in the 90s. For what I'm watching, you guys should already know, I'm TNA's biggest fan. I just finished watching the "WWE: History of the World Heavyweight Championship." It's freaking awesome! I learned SO much that I didn't know. My wrestling knowledge went back only to the late 70s before watching this. But this has an extensive background on the championship dating back to the 1910s. And Scaryhead, 1998 was the best year in wrestling history, IMO. And that applies to both WCW and WWE/WWF. I wish I could go through it all over again like that. -Nate-[/quote] Yes, 98 was an amazing year! And I also read, from Brad Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer (The most reliable wrestling publication ever) that Breat has signed, and this is double exciting for me cuz I'm actually going to Wrestlemania this year! Speaking of WM, DB, I wouldn't put too much faith in a Cena/Rock match at mania. I mean, it would definitely be awesome, and it's been talked about since last year's mania, and while it's not impossible, I personally don't think it'll happen. So far the rumors for mania matches have been Cena/Taker, Edge/Jericho (if Edge can be healthy in time) and Triple H vs Shawn Michaels.

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Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:35:54 GMT

Jim Cornette's latest blog. Always an amazing read. A CONTRACT WITH THE WRESTLING FANS Posted December 8, 2009 You can call this an open letter. You can call it an early New Years' Resolution, an apology for abandoning my principles, or you can call it, as I am, a contract with the pro wrestling fans. Over the past few years I have attended numerous fanfests and wrestling events, and spoken to hundreds, if not thousands, of true wrestling fans. In the nine months my website, jimcornette.com, has been up and running I have received literally thousands of emails from fans around the world. The overwhelming majority have said the same thing in a variety of ways--they want their pro wrestling back. They are sick of sports entertainment. They are tired of the sport they love being treated as a Saturday Night Live sketch.They are embarassed to admit to their friends or family that they watch wrestling nowadays, or worse yet, they have quit watching altogether. They are confused and frustrated by the way bright young wrestling stars are passed over by the big leagues in favor of bodybuilders, bikini models, and quasi-celebrities, or given silly, kiss-of-death gimmicks guaranteed to fail, bestowed upon them by comedy writers who have never bought one ticket to see a wrestling match. They are disgusted by the same writers who have made the matches a meaningless backdrop for silly soap opera scripted by people who, as Bill Watts used to say, if were ever to be caught in an athlete's locker room would be whistling "Stranger in Paradise". They are fed up with the pervasive nepotism and the arrogance of Vince McMahon thinking he invented and/or owns the entire sport. Most of all, they are confounded by seeking an answer to the biggest question of all, generally phrased as "Why in the flying fuck does Vince Russo have a job?" It's no secret that I feel the same way, that I despise "sports entertainment" and what it has done to our sport, and have long predicted the decline and ultimate demise of our industry because of it, a point that we are closer to in 2010 than ever before. It's also no secret that for the past three years I abandoned my principles, and not only worked for a company that's moved even farther towards "sports entertainment", but went against every bit of my better judgment and coexisted with the man who has done more damage to our business than anyone else in it's history, the man who Bret Hart has said should be "taken out in the parking lot and hanged", the man who Jerry Jarrett has said "writes TV like a man on LSD", Vince Russo. I am ashamed by this. Sure, there were mitigating circumstances, which I will list here, then summarily dismiss and never mention again--I went to work for TNA because it was the company best poised to prevent the WWE from having a monopoly on our industry--When Russo was hired, I tried to resign but was talked out of it because of my loyalty to the Jarrett family for giving me my start, and my friendship with and respect for Dutch Mantell, one of the true great minds in our business--My wishful thinking that sooner than later Dixie Carter would have a moment of clarity and fire the man responsible for more bad gimmicks, rotten television, ruined careers, unsold tickets, illogical booking and irreparable, lost potential than any 5 other bookers in history--My desire to help the great TNA talent roster and fine TV production crew overcome the Russo handicap and succeed in spite of him--and not least the fairly good-sized check I was receiving for one of the lighter schedules I have ever worked. But none of this holds water if I was truly committed to helping produce a good product, to making wrestling better for the fans of today and the wrestlers of tomorrow. None of this matters if I had to embarass myself by being associated with this nonsense. Even if Dixie Carter is inexperienced in wrestling, she is a grown woman and should be able to spot a moron, especially when she's pouring tens of millions of dollars of her father's money down a well that same moron is digging. After 30 years, I am a whole lot closer to the end of my career than the beginning, and while I have nothing left to prove as a performer, I would still rather be remembered after I am gone as someone who helped produce good professional wrestling that was enjoyable for the fans and profitable for the wrestlers and the promotion than be remembered as a former star who produced inane corporate "sports entertainment" that limped along to a bitter end, decimated by the UFC and it's own inability to police itself from people who have no knowledge of or respect for the profession they were allowed into. Even though it's true that I never publicly praised any part of TNA's booking or creative direction, dancing around on interviews, grasping for something positive to say, changing the subject, my very presence in a Vince Russo-booked promotion lent my tacit approval to it. I wasted three years of my life. I worked and sweated over something that ultimately had no chance of success. I abandoned my principles. I took the check. And for that, I hereby apologize to every wrestling fan in the world. I'm sorry. I'm ashamed of myself. Most importantly, I won't do it again. And I ask for forgiveness. As Mama Cornette used to say, "everything happens for a reason". My total inability to force myself to back Vince Russo's vision of wrestling led to my release from TNA, but it also led to my return to Ring of Honor. I was there 3 years ago, and I made a mistake in leaving. ROH has made great strides since that time. It's a promotion that respects not only the sport but it's fans. It's run by good people who care about it's employees and it's product. It has the youngest, most athletic talent roster in the industry. It has the most competitive, serious in-ring product in this country. It has a national TV outlet and a devoted, growing fan base. And if the balance of power in wrestling is to shift, I'd like to make sure I have my thumb on the scale. So I make this agreement, this contract, with all the wrestling fans who want an alternative, who "want their wrestling back." I don't care if you're a young fan who has never seen serious pro wrestling, or an older fan who has gone away because you gave up hope, ROH is new style with old school philosophy. I am committing myself to ROH, putting my reputation and credibility where my mouth is. I am not a "big name" taking a payoff to endorse something I don't believe in. I will not forsake ROH if or when a better offer comes along to reenter the "sports entertainment" cesspool. I truly believe Ring of Honor IS "the wrestling of the future"--and the future is NOW! I make this pledge as my end of the contract--in return, I ask all the fans who want an alternative, who want their wrestling back, to support ROH as well. Watch the TV on HDNet--attend the live events in your area--check out the DVD's--go to their website, ROHwrestling.com--and most importantly, spread the word to your fellow fans, current AND disenfranchised. Just as ROH is bigger and better than it was three years ago, it's not nearly what it will be in 6 months, or a year, or two years, and you can keep track of, even be responsible for, it's progress. ROH is a company that will listen to, not scoff at, it's fans' requests. But it needs your support, because NO promotion can thrive without the fans. Want your wrestling back? We want to give it to you! That's why I make this contract with you. I will not forsake you again. Don't forsake Ring of Honor. If you will give us your support, your attention, your dedication, I pledge to you that we will not let you down. Jim Cornette

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Thu, 17 Dec 2009 20:11:06 GMT

[quote=scaryhead][quote=BurningDoom][quote=brendavis]I just read on a website that Brett Hart signed a 4 month contract with the WWE. It's going to start on Jan. 1 and end shortly after WM 26. Man, how *big* is that? I never thought I'd see the day. [/quote] :-o Wow! This year's Wrestlemania is gonna be something else! I also just read in the latest issue of Pro-Wrestling Illustrated that the main event for Wrestlemania 26 is gonna be John Cena vs. The Rock!!! This wasn't just some excerpt in the rumors section, either, it was a huge spread article. And now we also get Bret Hart! I wonder who he's gonna wrestle, if he wrestles. Looks like WWE is taking TNA's new direction seriously, or else why are they pulling out all the stops? Good, because not taking WCW seriously at first was their biggest mistake in the 90s. For what I'm watching, you guys should already know, I'm TNA's biggest fan. I just finished watching the "WWE: History of the World Heavyweight Championship." It's freaking awesome! I learned SO much that I didn't know. My wrestling knowledge went back only to the late 70s before watching this. But this has an extensive background on the championship dating back to the 1910s. And Scaryhead, 1998 was the best year in wrestling history, IMO. And that applies to both WCW and WWE/WWF. I wish I could go through it all over again like that. -Nate-[/quote] Yes, 98 was an amazing year! And I also read, from Brad Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer (The most reliable wrestling publication ever) that Breat has signed, and this is double exciting for me cuz I'm actually going to Wrestlemania this year! Speaking of WM, DB, I wouldn't put too much faith in a Cena/Rock match at mania. I mean, it would definitely be awesome, and it's been talked about since last year's mania, and while it's not impossible, I personally don't think it'll happen. So far the rumors for mania matches have been Cena/Taker, Edge/Jericho (if Edge can be healthy in time) and [color=red]Triple H vs Shawn Michaels[/color].[/quote] Well I think this week's Raw squashed that rumor. Looks like it's gonna be a Shawn Michaels vs. Undertaker rematch. And Edge vs. Jericho should be incredible! Those two are freaking incredible and are never given enough credit. -Nate-

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Thu, 17 Dec 2009 20:18:42 GMT

[quote=BurningDoom][quote=scaryhead][quote=BurningDoom][quote=brendavis]I just read on a website that Brett Hart signed a 4 month contract with the WWE. It's going to start on Jan. 1 and end shortly after WM 26. Man, how *big* is that? I never thought I'd see the day. [/quote] :-o Wow! This year's Wrestlemania is gonna be something else! I also just read in the latest issue of Pro-Wrestling Illustrated that the main event for Wrestlemania 26 is gonna be John Cena vs. The Rock!!! This wasn't just some excerpt in the rumors section, either, it was a huge spread article. And now we also get Bret Hart! I wonder who he's gonna wrestle, if he wrestles. Looks like WWE is taking TNA's new direction seriously, or else why are they pulling out all the stops? Good, because not taking WCW seriously at first was their biggest mistake in the 90s. For what I'm watching, you guys should already know, I'm TNA's biggest fan. I just finished watching the "WWE: History of the World Heavyweight Championship." It's freaking awesome! I learned SO much that I didn't know. My wrestling knowledge went back only to the late 70s before watching this. But this has an extensive background on the championship dating back to the 1910s. And Scaryhead, 1998 was the best year in wrestling history, IMO. And that applies to both WCW and WWE/WWF. I wish I could go through it all over again like that. -Nate-[/quote] Yes, 98 was an amazing year! And I also read, from Brad Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer (The most reliable wrestling publication ever) that Breat has signed, and this is double exciting for me cuz I'm actually going to Wrestlemania this year! Speaking of WM, DB, I wouldn't put too much faith in a Cena/Rock match at mania. I mean, it would definitely be awesome, and it's been talked about since last year's mania, and while it's not impossible, I personally don't think it'll happen. So far the rumors for mania matches have been Cena/Taker, Edge/Jericho (if Edge can be healthy in time) and [color=red]Triple H vs Shawn Michaels[/color].[/quote] Well I think this week's Raw squashed that rumor. Looks like it's gonna be a Shawn Michaels vs. Undertaker rematch. And Edge vs. Jericho should be incredible! Those two are freaking incredible and are never given enough credit. -Nate-[/quote] No no no no. HBK may have "thrown out the challenge," but I don't think it's actually going to happen. I mean, I could be totally wrong, but I'd be willing to put money on that match not happening again at Wrestlemania 26.

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Fri, 18 Dec 2009 13:59:16 GMT

Rumors are now spreading that Bret Hart will host the 1/4 RAW that will go head-to-head with TNA Impact. Poor TNA. They doon't stand a chance with this one. Hogan or not. http://www.prowrestling.com/article/news/14503 A source close to the situation says that Bret Hart has signed a short-term contract with WWE that will run from January 1st, 2010 until April 10th, 2010, about two weeks after WrestleMania. It was said that Hart wanted his signing to be kept quiet and his return a surprise but WWE all but officially announced it on RAW this past week. The deal had been talked about for months now, possibly as far back as SummerSlam. WWE has expected Hart to come in for a program in the past but it's never materialized until now. There had also been talk over the past few months of possibly have Hart do something with The Hart Dynasty on TV to help move them up the ladder but that talk never materialized either. Sources are under the impression that WWE wants to move forward with a storyline between Vince McMahon and Bret, playing off the Survivor Series 1997 screwjob. Some who were let in on Hart's return were even told that he would actually be wrestling, possibly only one match, but that still seems unlikely to most. Given his age and health, Hart wrestling probably won't happen. A DVD on the Hart family is also part of the deal between Bret and WWE. It is still not confirmed that Hart will host the January 4th RAW head-to-head with TNA but he currently is not scheduled to appear for WWE before the 4th.

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Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:47:54 GMT

I really hope they don't have a HBK/Taker rematch at WM 26. Mainly because there will be so much hype from last year's that I think it will fail miserably. Also, as much as I love having Brett Hart return, I am kind of curious to see what the fall out will be between Brett and HBK. You almost know there has to be some tentative agreement between all parties involved to make everything go smoothly.

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Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:58:03 GMT

[quote=scaryhead]Rumors are now spreading that Bret Hart will host the 1/4 RAW that will go head-to-head with TNA Impact. Poor TNA. They doon't stand a chance with this one. Hogan or not. [/quote] You've got to be kidding. You don't actually think Hart is a bigger draw than Hogan, do you? Hogan made modern wrestling, Hart was on top for a handful of years only. Hart doesn't have anything on Hogan. Don't get me wrong, Hart's return is exciting. But not more exciting than Hogan's return. -Nate-

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Fri, 18 Dec 2009 15:16:25 GMT

[quote=BurningDoom][quote=scaryhead]Rumors are now spreading that Bret Hart will host the 1/4 RAW that will go head-to-head with TNA Impact. Poor TNA. They doon't stand a chance with this one. Hogan or not. [/quote] You've got to be kidding. You don't actually think Hart is a bigger draw than Hogan, do you? Hogan made modern wrestling, Hart was on top for a handful of years only. Hart doesn't have anything on Hogan. Don't get me wrong, Hart's return is exciting. But not more exciting than Hogan's return. -Nate-[/quote] The common person doesn't watch TNA. Wrestling fans watch TNA. And wrestling fans like Bret Hart a hell of a lot more than they do Hogan. True Hogan is a bigger name/draw than Bret, and TNA probably would have drawn the attention of non-wrestling fans because of Hogan, and all the anti-WWE wrestling fans would have tuned in, but I bet ya just about every hardcore wrestling fan/TNA regular viewer is more interested in the return of Bret "The Hitman" Hart than another Hogan publicity stunt. I guarantee you at least 85% of TNA's ratings are from those hardcore fans, and they're gonna be tuning in to RAW for Bret, and Impact's ratings will suffer. Hell even I was gonna watch Impact just to support TNA getting a Monday night spot, but with Bret possibly on RAW? Sorry TNA. But then again I could be wrong. The next day's ratings report will be very interesting.

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Fri, 18 Dec 2009 15:27:41 GMT

[quote=scaryhead][quote=BurningDoom][quote=scaryhead]Rumors are now spreading that Bret Hart will host the 1/4 RAW that will go head-to-head with TNA Impact. Poor TNA. They doon't stand a chance with this one. Hogan or not. [/quote] You've got to be kidding. You don't actually think Hart is a bigger draw than Hogan, do you? Hogan made modern wrestling, Hart was on top for a handful of years only. Hart doesn't have anything on Hogan. Don't get me wrong, Hart's return is exciting. But not more exciting than Hogan's return. -Nate-[/quote] The common person doesn't watch TNA. Wrestling fans watch TNA. And wrestling fans like Bret Hart a hell of a lot more than they do Hogan. True Hogan is a bigger name/draw than Bret, and TNA probably would have drawn the attention of non-wrestling fans because of Hogan, and all the anti-WWE wrestling fans would have tuned in, but I bet ya just about every hardcore wrestling fan/TNA regular viewer is more interested in the return of Bret "The Hitman" Hart than another Hogan publicity stunt. I guarantee you at least 85% of TNA's ratings are from those hardcore fans, and they're gonna be tuning in to RAW for Bret, and Impact's ratings will suffer. Hell even I was gonna watch Impact just to support TNA getting a Monday night spot, but with Bret possibly on RAW? Sorry TNA. But then again I could be wrong. The next day's ratings report will be very interesting.[/quote] You're in denial due to your attitude towards TNA. I'm sure ninjapirategear will agree with you too, he's got the same attitude towards TNA. But no way on god's green earth are you gonna convince me that Hart is a bigger draw than Hogan. I personally will be watching both Impact and Raw that night, thanks to the magic of DVR. I don't want to miss either of their debuts. -Nate-

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Fri, 18 Dec 2009 15:42:45 GMT

[quote=BurningDoom][quote=scaryhead][quote=BurningDoom][quote=scaryhead]Rumors are now spreading that Bret Hart will host the 1/4 RAW that will go head-to-head with TNA Impact. Poor TNA. They doon't stand a chance with this one. Hogan or not. [/quote] You've got to be kidding. You don't actually think Hart is a bigger draw than Hogan, do you? Hogan made modern wrestling, Hart was on top for a handful of years only. Hart doesn't have anything on Hogan. Don't get me wrong, Hart's return is exciting. But not more exciting than Hogan's return. -Nate-[/quote] The common person doesn't watch TNA. Wrestling fans watch TNA. And wrestling fans like Bret Hart a hell of a lot more than they do Hogan. True Hogan is a bigger name/draw than Bret, and TNA probably would have drawn the attention of non-wrestling fans because of Hogan, and all the anti-WWE wrestling fans would have tuned in, but I bet ya just about every hardcore wrestling fan/TNA regular viewer is more interested in the return of Bret "The Hitman" Hart than another Hogan publicity stunt. I guarantee you at least 85% of TNA's ratings are from those hardcore fans, and they're gonna be tuning in to RAW for Bret, and Impact's ratings will suffer. Hell even I was gonna watch Impact just to support TNA getting a Monday night spot, but with Bret possibly on RAW? Sorry TNA. But then again I could be wrong. The next day's ratings report will be very interesting.[/quote] You're in denial due to your attitude towards TNA. I'm sure ninjapirategear will agree with you too, he's got the same attitude towards TNA. But no way on god's green earth are you gonna convince me that Hart is a bigger draw than Hogan. I personally will be watching both Impact and Raw that night, thanks to the magic of DVR. I don't want to miss either of their debuts. -Nate-[/quote] I'm completely unbiased toward TNA. I watched it last night, and it was better than what I saw a month ago, but if I thought it were that good a show, I would watch it every week, but I don't think it's that good a show, so I don't. I'm just saying among hardcore wrestling fans, more people like Hart than they do Hogan. And it's gonna be even more interesting because we haven't seen Bret as an on-screen character in years, and with the well known rocky past between Hart and WWE, it's deffinitley going to be more interesting than whatever Hogan is going to be doing on Impact. Honestly, I don't think TNA would have beat RAW in the ratings even with Hogan on Impact and not Bret on RAW.

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Fri, 18 Dec 2009 16:12:54 GMT

I still don't see it. Hogan is the bigger star, no doubt. Now if it was Stone Cold or The Rock returning, I might be inclined to agree with you. -Nate-

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Fri, 18 Dec 2009 16:15:43 GMT

[quote=BurningDoom]I still don't see it. Hogan is the bigger star, no doubt. Now if it was Stone Cold or The Rock returning, I might be inclined to agree with you. -Nate-[/quote] I agree with you that Hogan is the bigger star. But in the minds of educated hardcore wrestling fans, Hart trumps Hogan. TNA is gonna loose that hardcore faithful to RAW because they like Hart better, and havn't seen him in such a long time.

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Fri, 18 Dec 2009 16:22:03 GMT

[quote=scaryhead][quote=BurningDoom]I still don't see it. Hogan is the bigger star, no doubt. Now if it was Stone Cold or The Rock returning, I might be inclined to agree with you. -Nate-[/quote] I agree with you that Hogan is the bigger star. But in the minds of educated hardcore wrestling fans, Hart trumps Hogan. TNA is gonna loose that hardcore faithful to RAW because they like Hart better, and havn't seen him in such a long time.[/quote] But I am that TNA faithful fan! DVR baby, it's a godsend. -Nate-

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Fri, 18 Dec 2009 16:31:17 GMT

[quote=BurningDoom][quote=scaryhead][quote=BurningDoom]I still don't see it. Hogan is the bigger star, no doubt. Now if it was Stone Cold or The Rock returning, I might be inclined to agree with you. -Nate-[/quote] I agree with you that Hogan is the bigger star. But in the minds of educated hardcore wrestling fans, Hart trumps Hogan. TNA is gonna loose that hardcore faithful to RAW because they like Hart better, and havn't seen him in such a long time.[/quote] But I am that TNA faithful fan! DVR baby, it's a godsend. -Nate-[/quote] Lol. I'm hoping TNA does do well. Another Monday Night War would be fucking amazing.

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Fri, 18 Dec 2009 19:43:45 GMT

NOBODY COMMENTED ON CORNETTE?!!??!?!? HAS ANYBODY WATCHED ROH ON HDNET?!??!! THE WRESTLING IS BACK!!!!! IT'S SO AWESOME!!!!!!!!!! His rant was amazing, I totally forgive you, Jim, for all the times you barged in on Foley's fake office with an exasperated look on your face, for all the times you made some illogical proclamation in the ring, for all the times I knew that the frustration on your face wasn't acting, I forgive you!!! I FORGIVE YOU, JIM!!!! I think Hogan is technically a bigger draw than Bret, and if Hogan had been a recluse for the past 10 years and was coming back it would be like Jesus coming back, but Hogan has been overexposed, he's going on a show that a lot of wrestling fans don't even know exists, and at the same time that Bret Hart comes back to Raw. Bret, who hasn't been seen in years, will be back, and you're going to miss it to see Hogan, who you can't go 5 minutes without seeing anyway? I did the math, and Bret Hart was 152 times better as a wrestler, than Hogan. It's just a bigger deal that Bret is coming back. I was very interested to see what the ratings for TNA were going to be, but now I'm even more interested. They are going to get blown out of the water. BRET F-ING HART IS COMING BACK. I CAN'T WAIT. It takes more than silly gimmicks to be successful, and until TNA knows that, they're going to be a lesser program. I don't like WWE wrestling in general, but they are professional, and they take things for granted that TNA just doesn't know how to do. I don't have a bias except a bias for good wrestling with storylines that make sense. Also, how am I going to DVR House, TNA, and Raw at the same time? My wife watches House, unless it's a rerun I can't override her!!

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Sat, 19 Dec 2009 09:59:39 GMT

I'm more curious to see Bret Hart returning to WWE then Hulk Hogan coming to TNA. Let's face it, Bret on the same show as Hunter and Michaels is more interesting then whatever Hogan does on TNA...unless Hogan does what he says he'll do and bring in Stone Cold and Jeff Hardy...nah

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Sat, 19 Dec 2009 15:25:19 GMT

[quote=ninjapirategear]NOBODY COMMENTED ON CORNETTE?!!??!?!? HAS ANYBODY WATCHED ROH ON HDNET?!??!! THE WRESTLING IS BACK!!!!! IT'S SO AWESOME!!!!!!!!!! His rant was amazing, I totally forgive you, Jim, for all the times you barged in on Foley's fake office with an exasperated look on your face, for all the times you made some illogical proclamation in the ring, for all the times I knew that the frustration on your face wasn't acting, I forgive you!!! I FORGIVE YOU, JIM!!!! [/quote] OMG, first off. Cornette's blogs are amazing! Check them out at his website if you haven't read them. Secondly. ROH is exactly the kind of wrestling that wrestling fans want. Old school, hard hitting, go gimmicks or lame storylines. This is the modern 1980s style ( I think there's an oxymoron there somewhere ) that true wrestling fans have been starved off. I haven't seen much ROH since 2004, but OMG it was amazing then. BurningDoom! If you want great wrestling action, checkout ROH now if you haven't already! ROH ALUMNI TURNED STARS: CM Punk Samoa Joe (These two had three of the greatest matches in the last ten years) Evan Bourn Desmond Wolfe AJ Styles Christopher Daniels Alex Shelley Chris Sabin Black Machismo Mickey James Jamie Noble

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Sat, 19 Dec 2009 15:30:07 GMT

[quote=scaryhead][quote=ninjapirategear]NOBODY COMMENTED ON CORNETTE?!!??!?!? HAS ANYBODY WATCHED ROH ON HDNET?!??!! THE WRESTLING IS BACK!!!!! IT'S SO AWESOME!!!!!!!!!! His rant was amazing, I totally forgive you, Jim, for all the times you barged in on Foley's fake office with an exasperated look on your face, for all the times you made some illogical proclamation in the ring, for all the times I knew that the frustration on your face wasn't acting, I forgive you!!! I FORGIVE YOU, JIM!!!! [/quote] OMG, first off. Cornette's blogs are amazing! Check them out at his website if you haven't read them. Secondly. ROH is exactly the kind of wrestling that wrestling fans want. Old school, hard hitting, go gimmicks or lame storylines. This is the modern 1980s style ( I think there's an oxymoron there somewhere ) that true wrestling fans have been starved off. I haven't seen much ROH since 2004, but OMG it was amazing then. BurningDoom! If you want great wrestling action, checkout ROH now if you haven't already![/quote] I don't have HDNet on my cable, or else I already would have. :-( -Nate-

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Sat, 19 Dec 2009 15:39:37 GMT

[quote=BurningDoom][quote=scaryhead][quote=ninjapirategear]NOBODY COMMENTED ON CORNETTE?!!??!?!? HAS ANYBODY WATCHED ROH ON HDNET?!??!! THE WRESTLING IS BACK!!!!! IT'S SO AWESOME!!!!!!!!!! His rant was amazing, I totally forgive you, Jim, for all the times you barged in on Foley's fake office with an exasperated look on your face, for all the times you made some illogical proclamation in the ring, for all the times I knew that the frustration on your face wasn't acting, I forgive you!!! I FORGIVE YOU, JIM!!!! [/quote] OMG, first off. Cornette's blogs are amazing! Check them out at his website if you haven't read them. Secondly. ROH is exactly the kind of wrestling that wrestling fans want. Old school, hard hitting, go gimmicks or lame storylines. This is the modern 1980s style ( I think there's an oxymoron there somewhere ) that true wrestling fans have been starved off. I haven't seen much ROH since 2004, but OMG it was amazing then. BurningDoom! If you want great wrestling action, checkout ROH now if you haven't already![/quote] I don't have HDNet on my cable, or else I already would have. :-( -Nate-[/quote] They should have some matches on youtube if you wanna get a taste. And holly crap! I just went to their website ROHwrestling.com to checkout the roster, and Jerry F'n Lynn is there? WTF??

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Sat, 19 Dec 2009 18:17:22 GMT

Bret Hart will be enough for me to start watching again, at least until he is gone.

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Sun, 20 Dec 2009 01:34:32 GMT

[quote=ShenValleyInitiative]Bret Hart will be enough for me to start watching again, at least until he is gone.[/quote] And if other ex-fans have the same mindset as you, then hell yeah! That will bring in the ratings, which will bring back the stars and competition, which will bring back the greatness of the 90s wrestling scene! -Nate-

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Sun, 20 Dec 2009 02:26:32 GMT

WWE Hall of Famer Bret Hart appeared on yesterday's edition of Wrestling Observer Radio on F4Wonline.com. Here are some of the highlights: * Bret said he doesn't have faith in Eric Bischoff or Hulk Hogan when it comes to recreating the Monday Night Wars with TNA. He respects TNA as a company and hope it brings competition for the sport but doesn't think they're going to do anything major. Bret said Hogan has played himself out to the American audience and doesn't have anything to offer anymore. * He feels he still has lots of ideas and different things he can contribute to wrestling. His ideal job in the business right now would be something similar to what John Laurinaitis does for WWE. He would want to be involved in planning matches and storylines. * TNA has always been good to him as far as extending offers go. * Bret says he is a big fan of Randy Orton's work these days but not impressed with the storylines he's been involved in. He also said he's impressed with Kofi Kingston and is a mark for Melina, calling her creative and very imaginative when it comes to doing her moves. He also feels everything Sheamus is doing right now is impressive and also is a big fan of Jack Swagger. Bret feels Swagger has good potential to be a top wrestler and character. * He would loved to have wrestled Kurt Angle and David Hart Smith. He also would have loved to work as a heel against John Cena because he feels they could have told a good story together. He hinted that Cena's abilities in the ring are limited but he is still good. * As far as all the news about his WWE return, Bret said he can't talk about the rumors but did say that he was talking with WWE and "we will see what happens."

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Mon, 21 Dec 2009 12:42:23 GMT

[quote]Also, how am I going to DVR House, TNA, and Raw at the same time? My wife watches House, unless it's a rerun I can't override her!![/quote] What helps me with my wife is to tell her that wrestling doesn't have reruns or seasons released on DVD. If I miss an episode, it's gone. I heard though that their will not be a new impact the following Thursday. Instead they will be replaying The Monday episode. At least thats what I heard. I've also heard that the big WWE storyline will be a Bret/Vince rivalry ending with a match at WM where Vince will get "screwed".

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Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:04:20 GMT

[quote=wildd0g][quote]Also, how am I going to DVR House, TNA, and Raw at the same time? My wife watches House, unless it's a rerun I can't override her!![/quote] What helps me with my wife is to tell her that wrestling doesn't have reruns or seasons released on DVD. If I miss an episode, it's gone. I heard though that their will not be a new impact the following Thursday. Instead they will be replaying The Monday episode. At least thats what I heard. I've also heard that the big WWE storyline will be a Bret/Vince rivalry ending with a match at WM where Vince will get "screwed".[/quote] My TV guide on my cable doesn't even show a rerun this Thursday. I'm a bit PO'ed about that. TNA only has one show a week. I understand it's Christmas Eve, but they could have recorded it earlier, or instead of a new episode they could have shown a special or a clips show. -Nate-

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Mon, 21 Dec 2009 22:36:34 GMT

[quote=BurningDoom][quote=wildd0g][quote]Also, how am I going to DVR House, TNA, and Raw at the same time? My wife watches House, unless it's a rerun I can't override her!![/quote] What helps me with my wife is to tell her that wrestling doesn't have reruns or seasons released on DVD. If I miss an episode, it's gone. I heard though that their will not be a new impact the following Thursday. Instead they will be replaying The Monday episode. At least thats what I heard. I've also heard that the big WWE storyline will be a Bret/Vince rivalry ending with a match at WM where Vince will get "screwed".[/quote] My TV guide on my cable doesn't even show a rerun this Thursday. I'm a bit PO'ed about that. TNA only has one show a week. I understand it's Christmas Eve, but they could have recorded it earlier, or instead of a new episode they could have shown a special or a clips show. -Nate-[/quote] Don't they record EVERY show earlier?? They record 2 weeks of shows at a time, recording this week's episode on Monday, and NEXT week's episode on Tuesday. That way you only have to travel to tapings twice a month and for a PPV. They should at least show SOMETHING, I mean, even if it's not a new show. It's Christmas Eve but WWE would still be on whether it was Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, whatever.

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Tue, 22 Dec 2009 01:21:56 GMT

[quote=ninjapirategear][quote=BurningDoom][quote=wildd0g][quote]Also, how am I going to DVR House, TNA, and Raw at the same time? My wife watches House, unless it's a rerun I can't override her!![/quote] What helps me with my wife is to tell her that wrestling doesn't have reruns or seasons released on DVD. If I miss an episode, it's gone. I heard though that their will not be a new impact the following Thursday. Instead they will be replaying The Monday episode. At least thats what I heard. I've also heard that the big WWE storyline will be a Bret/Vince rivalry ending with a match at WM where Vince will get "screwed".[/quote] My TV guide on my cable doesn't even show a rerun this Thursday. I'm a bit PO'ed about that. TNA only has one show a week. I understand it's Christmas Eve, but they could have recorded it earlier, or instead of a new episode they could have shown a special or a clips show. -Nate-[/quote] Don't they record EVERY show earlier?? They record 2 weeks of shows at a time, recording this week's episode on Monday, and NEXT week's episode on Tuesday. That way you only have to travel to tapings twice a month and for a PPV. They should at least show SOMETHING, I mean, even if it's not a new show. It's Christmas Eve but WWE would still be on whether it was Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, whatever.[/quote] That's what I heard too about their tapings. So I don't get it. But concerning that, the big 3-hour Jan. 4th episode is gonna be live. Is this gonna become regular for them, or just a one-time deal? I don't think it's that big of a stretch for it to become a regular thing. Bischoff is now a part of TNA, and Bischoff has said that he feels all wrestling should be live because "anything can happen when it's live." And even though we miss a week of Impact, we get like 3 Impacts back-to-back the next week: Thursday Dec 31st 4-Hour Best of 2009 Special, Monday Jan. 4 3-hour live special (w/Hogan!), and then the normal 2-hour Impact Thursday Jan 7th. -Nate-

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Wed, 23 Dec 2009 11:35:17 GMT

[quote]The big 3-hour Jan. 4th episode is gonna be live. Is this gonna become regular for them, or just a one-time deal?[/quote] From what I've heard it's just a one time thing for now just to test the waters. [quote]And even though we miss a week of Impact, we get like 3 Impacts back-to-back the next week: Thursday Dec 31st 4-Hour Best of 2009 Special, Monday Jan. 4 3-hour live special (w/Hogan!), and then the normal 2-hour Impact Thursday Jan 7th.[/quote] I read that the show on Jan 7 will be a replay of the 3-hour Monday show.

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Wed, 23 Dec 2009 17:42:04 GMT

[quote=wildd0g][quote]The big 3-hour Jan. 4th episode is gonna be live. Is this gonna become regular for them, or just a one-time deal?[/quote] From what I've heard it's just a one time thing for now just to test the waters. [quote]And even though we miss a week of Impact, we get like 3 Impacts back-to-back the next week: Thursday Dec 31st 4-Hour Best of 2009 Special, Monday Jan. 4 3-hour live special (w/Hogan!), and then the normal 2-hour Impact Thursday Jan 7th.[/quote] I read that the show on Jan 7 will be a replay of the 3-hour Monday show.[/quote] Yeah, I went and looked again, you're right. That sucks. Oh well, I'll take what I can get. -Nate-

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Wed, 23 Dec 2009 22:31:46 GMT

[quote=BurningDoom]That's what I heard too about their tapings. So I don't get it. But concerning that, the big 3-hour Jan. 4th episode is gonna be live. Is this gonna become regular for them, or just a one-time deal? I don't think it's that big of a stretch for it to become a regular thing. Bischoff is now a part of TNA, and Bischoff has said that he feels all wrestling should be live because "anything can happen when it's live." And even though we miss a week of Impact, we get like 3 Impacts back-to-back the next week: Thursday Dec 31st 4-Hour Best of 2009 Special, Monday Jan. 4 3-hour live special (w/Hogan!), and then the normal 2-hour Impact Thursday Jan 7th. -Nate-[/quote] I agree with Bischoff that it should be live, but it might not make sense to record EVERY show live. I would understand for budgetary reasons if they just did like what WWE used to do and record 2 shows at once, the first show being live and the next show being next week's show, especially since their TV tapings are FREE and they don't make a penny off of the gate. It would make sense to limit the number of bookings for the soundstage at Universal. WWE only went to all live TV tapings when it became more profitable for them to do so. The thing about Bischoff, to me, is that he was only successful for a very short period of time. He never had any financial success, it was only rating success, and I would argue that even the ratings success was diluted because he could have been in the 10s if HALF HIS AUDIENCE WASN'T WATCHING WWF on Monday nights. For two organizations with a small following to begin with to compete is called cannibalism, and there's a reason cannibalism is frowned upon: It's not good for anybody. You can't propagate a species and impede the advancement of the species at the same time. It will not work. It's biological, it's economical, it's a law of nature. Back to Bischoff, what has he ever done but get a lot of press for spending other peoples' money? I love Bischoff as a performer, but he was behind some of the worst wrestling angles in history. I'd even say that even in WCW's heyday, it was more style than substance, it was soap opera wrestling. Luckily, the first hour of the show, which ran unopposed, usually featured some of the greatest wrestlers the world has ever seen (jobbed to hell in WCW and many of them made into stars in WWF/E). I loved the first hour of Nitro, man, cruiserweights, plus really good Georgia/Memphis style wrestling the way it was supposed to be!! Sorry, went on a rant there!!

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Thu, 24 Dec 2009 00:46:51 GMT

[quote=ninjapirategear] He never had any financial success, it was only rating success, and I would argue that even the ratings success was diluted because he could have been in the 10s if HALF HIS AUDIENCE WASN'T WATCHING WWF on Monday nights.[/quote] From what I read in his book, he was a financial success at WCW. When he took over WCW it was bleeding money every year. He then turned it around, first-breaking even, then turning a profit for quite a while. That's quite a financial feat if you ask me. 1994-1999 is a pretty good run in my book, especially for pro-wrestling. And I heard there was all kind of problems that led to WCW's downfall that had nothing to do with Bischoff such as their parent company changing ownership and it's regulations along with it, and the creative disaster that Vince Russo caused. I'm a total WCW freak, but even I can see some of Bischoff's faults, though: too much nWo in too short a time, and just giving up when things started going sour are the two biggest. -Nate-

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Thu, 24 Dec 2009 01:51:45 GMT

[quote=BurningDoom][quote=ninjapirategear] He never had any financial success, it was only rating success, and I would argue that even the ratings success was diluted because he could have been in the 10s if HALF HIS AUDIENCE WASN'T WATCHING WWF on Monday nights.[/quote] From what I read in his book, he was a financial success at WCW. When he took over WCW it was bleeding money every year. He then turned it around, first-breaking even, then turning a profit for quite a while. That's quite a financial feat if you ask me. 1994-1999 is a pretty good run in my book, especially for pro-wrestling. And I heard there was all kind of problems that led to WCW's downfall that had nothing to do with Bischoff such as their parent company changing ownership and it's regulations along with it, and the creative disaster that Vince Russo caused. I'm a total WCW freak, but even I can see some of Bischoff's faults, though: too much nWo in too short a time, and just giving up when things started going sour are the two biggest. -Nate-[/quote] I agree with Nate. I read The Death of WCW, and Bischoff was definitely making money, even if he was turning his product to garbage.

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Thu, 24 Dec 2009 10:36:49 GMT

[quote=BurningDoom][quote=ninjapirategear] He never had any financial success, it was only rating success, and I would argue that even the ratings success was diluted because he could have been in the 10s if HALF HIS AUDIENCE WASN'T WATCHING WWF on Monday nights.[/quote] From what I read in his book, he was a financial success at WCW. When he took over WCW it was bleeding money every year. He then turned it around, first-breaking even, then turning a profit for quite a while. That's quite a financial feat if you ask me. 1994-1999 is a pretty good run in my book, especially for pro-wrestling. And I heard there was all kind of problems that led to WCW's downfall that had nothing to do with Bischoff such as their parent company changing ownership and it's regulations along with it, and the creative disaster that Vince Russo caused. I'm a total WCW freak, but even I can see some of Bischoff's faults, though: too much nWo in too short a time, and just giving up when things started going sour are the two biggest. -Nate-[/quote] I read Bischoff's book as well (I didn't read Death of WCW), and I really liked it, and I think Bischoff is a cool guy, but at the same time, it was his book about himself, and if everything in that book is true, Eric has never made a bad decision in his life and he's the most perfect human of all time. Come on, seriously? Eric lost more money than he made, even if he was profitable for a bit. WWE sustained and increased their market share while fans were abandoning WCW in droves.

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Sat, 26 Dec 2009 02:46:06 GMT

I just picked up the latest PWI issue which is "The Best of the Decade" issue. I thought you guys would like to see what the results were: [u][b]2000:[/b][/u] [b]-Wrestler of the Year:[/b] The Rock [b]-Tag Team of the Year:[/b] The Hardy Boyz [b]-Match of the Year:[/b] Christian & Edge vs. Hardy Boyz vs. Dudley Boyz (TLC) [b]-Feud of the Year: [/b]Triple H vs. Kurt Angle [b]-Most Popular Wrester of the Year:[/b] The Rock [b]-Most Hated Wrestler of the Year:[/b] Kurt Angle [b]-Most Improved Wrestler of the Year:[/b] Steve Corino [b]-Comeback of the Year:[/b] Rikishi [b]-Most Inspirational Wrestler of the Year:[/b] Booker T [b]-Rookie of the Year[/b]: Kurt Angle [b]-Woman of the Year:[/b] Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley [b]-Stanley Weston Award: [/b]Freddie Blassie [u][b]2001:[/b][/u] [b]-Wrestler of the Year:[/b] Steve Austin [b]-Tag Team of the Year:[/b] Dudley Boyz [b]-Match of the Year:[/b] Christian & Edge vs. Hardy Boyz vs. Dudley Boyz (TLC) [b]-Feud of the Year: [/b]Shane McMahon vs. Vince McMahon [b]-Most Popular Wrester of the Year:[/b] Rob Van Dam [b]-Most Hated Wrestler of the Year:[/b] Steve Austin [b]-Most Improved Wrestler of the Year:[/b] Edge [b]-Comeback of the Year:[/b] Rob Van Dam [b]-Most Inspirational Wrestler of the Year:[/b] Kurt Angle [b]-Rookie of the Year[/b]: Randy Orton [b]-Woman of the Year:[/b] Lita [b]-Stanley Weston Award: [/b]Johnny Valentine [u][b]2002:[/b][/u] [b]-Wrestler of the Year:[/b] Brock Lesnar [b]-Tag Team of the Year:[/b] Billy Gunn & Chuck Palumbo [b]-Match of the Year:[/b] Hulk Hogan vs. The Rock [b]-Feud of the Year: [/b]Eric Bischoff vs. Stephanie McMahon [b]-Most Popular Wrester of the Year:[/b] Rob Van Dam [b]-Most Hated Wrestler of the Year:[/b] Chris Jericho [b]-Most Improved Wrestler of the Year:[/b] Brock Lesnar [b]-Comeback of the Year:[/b] Hulk Hogan [b]-Most Inspirational Wrestler of the Year:[/b] Eddie Guerrero [b]-Rookie of the Year[/b]: Maven [b]-Woman of the Year:[/b] Trish Stratus [b]-Stanley Weston Award: [/b]Jim Ross [u][b]2003:[/b][/u] [b]-Wrestler of the Year:[/b] Kurt Angle [b]-Tag Team of the Year:[/b] Shelton Benjamin & Charlie Haas [b]-Match of the Year:[/b] Brock Lesnar vs. Kurt Angle [b]-Feud of the Year: [/b]Brock Lesnar vs. Kurt Angle [b]-Most Popular Wrester of the Year:[/b] Kurt Angle [b]-Most Hated Wrestler of the Year:[/b] Triple H [b]-Most Improved Wrestler of the Year:[/b] John Cena [b]-Comeback of the Year:[/b] Kurt Angle [b]-Most Inspirational Wrestler of the Year:[/b] Zach Gowen [b]-Rookie of the Year[/b]: Zack Gowen [b]-Woman of the Year:[/b] Trish Stratus [b]-Stanley Weston Award: [/b]Bret Hart [u][b]2004:[/b][/u] [b]-Wrestler of the Year:[/b] Chris Benoit [b]-Tag Team of the Year:[/b] America's Most Wanted (James Storm & Chris Harris w/Gail Kim) [b]-Match of the Year:[/b] Triple H vs. Shawn Michaels vs. Chris Benoit [b]-Feud of the Year: [/b]Triple H vs. Chris Benoit [b]-Most Popular Wrester of the Year:[/b] John Cena [b]-Most Hated Wrestler of the Year:[/b] Triple H [b]-Most Improved Wrestler of the Year:[/b] Randy Orton [b]-Comeback of the Year:[/b] Edge [b]-Most Inspirational Wrestler of the Year:[/b] Eddie Guerrero [b]-Rookie of the Year[/b]: Monty Brown [b]-Woman of the Year:[/b] Victoria [b]-Stanley Weston Award: [/b]Pat Patterson [u][b]2005:[/b][/u] [b]-Wrestler of the Year:[/b] Batista [b]-Tag Team of the Year:[/b] M-N-M (John Morrison & The Miz w/Melina) [b]-Match of the Year:[/b] Kurt Angle vs. Shawn Michaels [b]-Feud of the Year: [/b]Matt Hardy vs. Edge & Lita [b]-Most Popular Wrester of the Year:[/b] John Cena [b]-Most Hated Wrestler of the Year:[/b] Triple H [b]-Most Improved Wrestler of the Year:[/b] Batista [b]-Comeback of the Year:[/b] Road Warrior Animal [b]-Most Inspirational Wrestler of the Year:[/b] Chris Candido [b]-Rookie of the Year[/b]: Bobby Lashley [b]-Woman of the Year:[/b] Trish Stratus [b]-Stanley Weston Award: [/b]Eddie Guerrero [u][b]2006:[/b][/u] [b]-Wrestler of the Year:[/b] John Cena [b]-Tag Team of the Year:[/b] A.J. Styles & Christopher Daniels [b]-Match of the Year:[/b] Shawn Michaels vs. Vince McMahon [b]-Feud of the Year: [/b]John Cena vs. Edge [b]-Most Popular Wrester of the Year:[/b] Samoa Joe [b]-Most Hated Wrestler of the Year:[/b] Edge [b]-Most Improved Wrestler of the Year:[/b] Bobby Lashley [b]-Comeback of the Year:[/b] Sting [b]-Most Inspirational Wrestler of the Year:[/b] Matt Copppotelli [b]-Rookie of the Year[/b]: The Boogeyman [b]-Woman of the Year:[/b] Trish Stratus [b]-Stanley Weston Award: [/b]Harley Race [u][b]2007:[/b][/u] [b]-Wrestler of the Year:[/b] John Cena [b]-Tag Team of the Year:[/b] Paul London & Brian Kendrick [b]-Match of the Year:[/b] John Cena vs. Shawn Michaels [b]-Feud of the Year: [/b]Samoa Joe vs. Kurt Angle [b]-Most Popular Wrester of the Year:[/b] John Cena [b]-Most Hated Wrestler of the Year:[/b] Randy Orton [b]-Most Improved Wrestler of the Year:[/b] Candice Michelle [b]-Comeback of the Year:[/b] Jeff Hardy [b]-Most Inspirational Wrestler of the Year:[/b] Jeff Jarrett [b]-Rookie of the Year[/b]: Hornswoggle [b]-Woman of the Year:[/b] Candice Michelle [b]-Stanley Weston Award: [/b]Nick Bockwinkel [u][b]2008:[/b][/u] [b]-Wrestler of the Year:[/b] Triple H [b]-Tag Team of the Year:[/b] Beer Money Inc. [b]-Match of the Year:[/b] Ric Flair vs. Shawn Michaels [b]-Feud of the Year: [/b]Shawn Michaels vs. Chris Jericho [b]-Most Popular Wrester of the Year:[/b] Jeff Hardy [b]-Most Hated Wrestler of the Year:[/b] Chris Jericho [b]-Most Improved Wrestler of the Year:[/b] Cody Rhodes [b]-Comeback of the Year:[/b] Chris Jericho [b]-Most Inspirational Wrestler of the Year:[/b] Ric Flair [b]-Rookie of the Year[/b]: Joe Henning [b]-Woman of the Year:[/b] Awesome Kong [b]-Stanley Weston Award: [/b]Ric Flair [u][b]2009:[/b][/u] NEXT ISSUE [u][b]The Decade:[/b][/u] [b]-Wrestler of the Decade:[/b] Triple H [b]-Tag Team of the Decade:[/b] Team 3-D (Dudley Boyz) [b]-Match of the Decade:[/b] Shawn Michaels vs. Ric Flair [b]-Feud of the Decade:[/b] Shawn Michaels vs. Chris Jericho [b]-Woman of the Decade:[/b] Trish Stratus [b]-Most Popular Wrestler of the Decade:[/b] John Cena [b]-Most Hated Wrestler of the Decade:[/b] Triple H [b]-Most Inspirational Wrestler of the Decade:[/b] Shawn Michaels [b]-Pay Per View of the Decade:[/b] Wrestlemania X-Seven (Rock vs. Hogan, TLC) Thoughts? Reactions? All I've got to say is: "Yeah, Wrestlemania X-Seven was freaking amazing! One of the biggest spectacles ever in pro-wrestling history. Shane McMahon's 1st ever Coast-to-Coast, and with a Trash Can! TLC: Hardy Boyz vs. Dudley Boyz vs. Edge & Christian (Intense, fast-paced, high-risk, and exciting!), Triple H vs. Undertaker, The Gimmick Royal Rumble, and Hogan vs. The Rock (One of the greatest matches of all-time!) Also, the beginning of the decade looked a lot better than the latter half, IMO. -Nate-

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Sat, 26 Dec 2009 09:24:26 GMT

[quote]-Match of the Decade: Shawn Michaels vs. Ric Flair[/quote] YES!! I was there!! I don't really know if there is a place for a kayfabe magazine in wrestling anymore. I mean, yes, if wrestling was real then Triple H was the best of the decade, but the circumstances around his success were ridiculous and had very little to do with his talent and more to do with his personal relationships. In my opinion, Edge, Jericho, Orton, maybe Christian and possibly even Trish Stratus have a better claim to the "Wrestler of the Decade." I would probably give it to Edge. Edge was in one of the greatest tag teams of all time for the first part of the decade, he later transformed himself into the top heel in the company, and was consistently great. Multiple world titles DESPITE being obviously held back by management and Triple H. Triple H likes to get over on any opponent, whether he's a face or a heel, and he knew he couldn't get over on Edge as either. He would have been outclassed on the mic and possibly in the ring. That puts him #1 in my book. Chris Jericho started off the decade becoming a slightly underwhelming first ever Undisputed Champion. He was still very good through the first part, but after he came back from his hiatus he proved why WWE signed him up in the first place. He is consistently the best wrestler and mic worker on WWE programming, but his absence and some of his work at the beginning of the decade put him at #2 on my list. In the past few years, even when Edge was the TOP heel, Randy was the BEST heel (I'm taking nothing away from Edge by saying that, both were great). I don't think Randy tops Edge or Jericho because he wasn't great for as much of the decade as they were. Even when he was on top earlier in the decade, he didn't develop into the really really great character until 2006 or 2007. In my opinion Christian was the best wrestler all decade. He was in the best tag team of all time in the beginning of the decade, and he was able to develop himself into the probably the best all-around wrestler in the world (at the time) in TNA, despite being underused in both TNA and WWE. In a listing like "wrestler of the decade" I wouldn't rank him above Jericho, Edge, and Orton just because his exposure wasn't the same as theirs, even though he held a World Title for a good bit of the 2000s. I think Trish's work speaks for itself, she was successful, popular, and most of all, GOOD. She dominated her division and was probably the second most popular wrestler throughout her entire time with the company (regardless of who was #1 at the time). I think she is a legit candidate for Wrestler of the Decade. Anybody else have any thoughts??

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Tue, 29 Dec 2009 03:31:25 GMT

Less than a week away. Will The Hitman appear? Can you feel the excitement...BROTHER?! -Nate-

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Tue, 29 Dec 2009 12:38:12 GMT

[quote=BurningDoom]Less than a week away. Will The Hitman appear? Can you feel the excitement...BROTHER?! -Nate-[/quote] "You put an "S" in front of Hitman, and that's how I feel about Bret Hart!" -Stone Cold Steve Austin, greatest quote ever.

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Tue, 29 Dec 2009 19:08:35 GMT

I very rarely post in this thread. But here is a little bit about me and what I know about wrestling. I'm from Virginia, so of course I grew up in the Mid Atlantic NWA territory (Virginias, Carolinas) and I grew up watching Ric Flair, Terry Funk, Magnum TA, The Midnight Express w/Jim Cornette, The Road Warriors, The R&R Express, Nikita Koloff, Horsemen, Sting, Muta, Luger, etc. WWF was of course an option and seemed grander. But the NWA was better. Period. Don't get me wrong, I loved some of the WWF stars. Bret Hart comes to mind, I know he was a Stampede boy along with the rest of his extended family...but you get the point. I was a Bret Hart fan, Randy Savage, Jake Roberts, Curt Henning, Rick Rude...etc....I was pretty odd for a kid...I liked some heels as much as babyfaces. So, gonna throw out some random opinions. Best in ring performers I've ever seen - Ricky Steamboat, Kurt Angle, Lance Storm, Chris Benoit, Bret Hart, Shawn Michaels, Kerry Von Erich & Magnum TA (before their accidents) Best interviews/promos I've seen - Ric Flair, Jake Roberts, Arn Anderson, Steve Austin, The Rock (as a heel mostly, NOD days) Best heels ever - Ted Dibiase is #1 NO DISPUTE. Ric Flair, ECW Dudley Boys Greatest tag team ever - Midnight Express, Hart Foundation, British Bulldogs, Steiner Brothers, Dudley Boys, E&C were awesome too. Toughest SOB's ever - Sabu, Mick Foley, Spike Dudley, Terry Funk, Steve Austin, Terry BAM BAM Gordy Best Finisher ever - Canadian Destroyer is up there. Cradle Piledriver is probably my favorite though. Kid' Kash's Moneymaker was badass too. Best matches I've ever seen - Ricky Steamboat vs Randy Savage WM III, Bret Hart vs Steve Austin WM XIII, ANY Steamboat vs Flair match, Scott Steiner PRIME vs Ric Flair non stop 60 minute time limit draw, Mankind vs Undertaker HIAC @ KOTR, Lance Storm vs Jerry Lynn November 2 Remember, Chris Benoit vs Booker BEST OF 7 SERIES ......plenty more, but I'll stop. Favorite promotions of all time are the old NWA & EC F'N W. Want to know more? Feel free to ask. I wish wrestling would get back to the basics, I like a story as much as the next guy, but there is a way to do it without coming off as a soap opera. EDIT: Almost forgot to mention, I also know Tough Enough 1 winner Maven Huffman personally. I've met a bunch of wrestlers though.

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Tue, 29 Dec 2009 20:22:53 GMT

WOW! Bret Hart and no John Cena!!! The 4th's Raw might actually be good!

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Tue, 29 Dec 2009 23:36:43 GMT

[quote=ShenValleyInitiative]I very rarely post in this thread. But here is a little bit about me and what I know about wrestling. I'm from Virginia, so of course I grew up in the Mid Atlantic NWA territory (Virginias, Carolinas) and I grew up watching Ric Flair, Terry Funk, Magnum TA, The Midnight Express w/Jim Cornette, The Road Warriors, The R&R Express, Nikita Koloff, Horsemen, Sting, Muta, Luger, etc. WWF was of course an option and seemed grander. But the NWA was better. Period. Don't get me wrong, I loved some of the WWF stars. Bret Hart comes to mind, I know he was a Stampede boy along with the rest of his extended family...but you get the point. I was a Bret Hart fan, Randy Savage, Jake Roberts, Curt Henning, Rick Rude...etc....I was pretty odd for a kid...I liked some heels as much as babyfaces. So, gonna throw out some random opinions. Best in ring performers I've ever seen - Ricky Steamboat, Kurt Angle, Lance Storm, Chris Benoit, Bret Hart, Shawn Michaels, Kerry Von Erich & Magnum TA (before their accidents) Best interviews/promos I've seen - Ric Flair, Jake Roberts, Arn Anderson, Steve Austin, The Rock (as a heel mostly, NOD days) Best heels ever - Ted Dibiase is #1 NO DISPUTE. Ric Flair, ECW Dudley Boys Greatest tag team ever - Midnight Express, Hart Foundation, British Bulldogs, Steiner Brothers, Dudley Boys, E&C were awesome too. Toughest SOB's ever - Sabu, Mick Foley, Spike Dudley, Terry Funk, Steve Austin, Terry BAM BAM Gordy Best Finisher ever - Canadian Destroyer is up there. Cradle Piledriver is probably my favorite though. Kid' Kash's Moneymaker was badass too. Best matches I've ever seen - Ricky Steamboat vs Randy Savage WM III, Bret Hart vs Steve Austin WM XIII, ANY Steamboat vs Flair match, Scott Steiner PRIME vs Ric Flair non stop 60 minute time limit draw, Mankind vs Undertaker HIAC @ KOTR, Lance Storm vs Jerry Lynn November 2 Remember, Chris Benoit vs Booker BEST OF 7 SERIES ......plenty more, but I'll stop. Favorite promotions of all time are the old NWA & EC F'N W. Want to know more? Feel free to ask. I wish wrestling would get back to the basics, I like a story as much as the next guy, but there is a way to do it without coming off as a soap opera. EDIT: Almost forgot to mention, I also know Tough Enough 1 winner Maven Huffman personally. I've met a bunch of wrestlers though. [/quote] Dude, why aren't we going to see wrestling together? Next time they do something near you or in DC we should go.

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Wed, 30 Dec 2009 00:39:33 GMT

[quote=wildd0g]WOW! Bret Hart and no John Cena!!! The 4th's Raw might actually be good![/quote] =d> I'm glad I'm not the only one that doesn't like Cena. He's just so freaking bland and boring now, and I never liked his original thug character. He's probably the biggest reason I don't like RAW anymore, all of WWE rotates around Cena's vanilla arse. [quote=ShenValleyInitiative]I very rarely post in this thread. But here is a little bit about me and what I know about wrestling. I'm from Virginia, so of course I grew up in the Mid Atlantic NWA territory (Virginias, Carolinas) and I grew up watching Ric Flair, Terry Funk, Magnum TA, The Midnight Express w/Jim Cornette, The Road Warriors, The R&R Express, Nikita Koloff, Horsemen, Sting, Muta, Luger, etc. WWF was of course an option and seemed grander. But the NWA was better. Period. Don't get me wrong, I loved some of the WWF stars. Bret Hart comes to mind, I know he was a Stampede boy along with the rest of his extended family...but you get the point. I was a Bret Hart fan, Randy Savage, Jake Roberts, Curt Henning, Rick Rude...etc....I was pretty odd for a kid...I liked some heels as much as babyfaces. So, gonna throw out some random opinions. Best in ring performers I've ever seen - Ricky Steamboat, Kurt Angle, Lance Storm, Chris Benoit, Bret Hart, Shawn Michaels, Kerry Von Erich & Magnum TA (before their accidents) Best interviews/promos I've seen - Ric Flair, Jake Roberts, Arn Anderson, Steve Austin, The Rock (as a heel mostly, NOD days) Best heels ever - Ted Dibiase is #1 NO DISPUTE. Ric Flair, ECW Dudley Boys Greatest tag team ever - Midnight Express, Hart Foundation, British Bulldogs, Steiner Brothers, Dudley Boys, E&C were awesome too. Toughest SOB's ever - Sabu, Mick Foley, Spike Dudley, Terry Funk, Steve Austin, Terry BAM BAM Gordy Best Finisher ever - Canadian Destroyer is up there. Cradle Piledriver is probably my favorite though. Kid' Kash's Moneymaker was badass too. Best matches I've ever seen - Ricky Steamboat vs Randy Savage WM III, Bret Hart vs Steve Austin WM XIII, ANY Steamboat vs Flair match, Scott Steiner PRIME vs Ric Flair non stop 60 minute time limit draw, Mankind vs Undertaker HIAC @ KOTR, Lance Storm vs Jerry Lynn November 2 Remember, Chris Benoit vs Booker BEST OF 7 SERIES ......plenty more, but I'll stop. Favorite promotions of all time are the old NWA & EC F'N W. Want to know more? Feel free to ask. I wish wrestling would get back to the basics, I like a story as much as the next guy, but there is a way to do it without coming off as a soap opera. EDIT: Almost forgot to mention, I also know Tough Enough 1 winner Maven Huffman personally. I've met a bunch of wrestlers though. [/quote] I wasn't ever exposed to NWA until it was already WCW and NWA was long gone. But since I'm older and have watched some it, yeah, that's some good wrestling. As for Ted Dibiase being the greatest villain ever, good choice. But I'd have to disagree, that accolade goes to Triple H, in my book. Yeah, he's a face now, but for the majority of his career he was the ultimate bad ass heel. -Nate-

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Wed, 30 Dec 2009 08:49:18 GMT

[quote]I'm glad I'm not the only one that doesn't like Cena. He's just so freaking bland and boring now, and I never liked his original thug character. He's probably the biggest reason I don't like RAW anymore, all of WWE rotates around Cena's vanilla arse. [/quote] I know right? What I don't get is how angry he seems to be as of late. Even when he has the title he's always screaming and ranting and raving. WTF? I also really HATE all the movie references he keeps ripping off. I know alot of people don't notice because some are pretty obscure (Johnny Dangerously) but it still drives me nuts!!!

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Wed, 30 Dec 2009 17:51:00 GMT

[quote=ninjapirategear] Dude, why aren't we going to see wrestling together? Next time they do something near you or in DC we should go. [/quote] Sounds good, I haven't been to a RAW since 2007 I think. I don't watch like I use to....but I will be watching now since Bret Hart is back. WWE was just in the area a few weeks ago at JPJ in Charlottesville. They don't come often, but I'm down for DC or Richmond too.

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Wed, 30 Dec 2009 17:59:26 GMT

[quote=BurningDoom] I wasn't ever exposed to NWA until it was already WCW and NWA was long gone. But since I'm older and have watched some it, yeah, that's some good wrestling. As for Ted Dibiase being the greatest villain ever, good choice. But I'd have to disagree, that accolade goes to Triple H, in my book. Yeah, he's a face now, but for the majority of his career he was the ultimate bad ass heel. -Nate-[/quote] I'd definately have Triple H in the Top 10. I do wonder often if a lot of his heat wasn't his overexposure & the tv time he got (especially during the McMahon-Helmsley era)....I mean he had 30+ minute segments starting RAWS for months. You don't have to be a great heel when you're being forced down people's throats, they'll boo because of that alone. I can remember X-Pac & The Big Bossman getting a lot of heat, it wasn't because they were great heels, it was because no one wanted to watch their matches. It was the same song & dance every time. Lazy. I'm thinking on all of the great heels in history, I'll make a Top 10 list later after I think. I'd like to see one from you too!

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Wed, 30 Dec 2009 23:31:25 GMT

If any of my fellow wrestling fans on CCL aren't down with Kevin Eck's blog, I think you should be. He works for the Baltimore Sun, so he occasionally gets AWESOME interviews, but he's extremely knowledgeable and very easy to read. I actually attended TNA Lockdown earlier this year with him (it was a bus trip and I sat right next to him and GEEKED OUT THE WHOLE TIME). Anyway, he's doing a top ten "best of the decade" list RIGHT NOW and tomorrow is the last day for it. http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/sports/wrestling/blog/ Check it out. We should definitely all do some top 10s. Personally I think Triple H was an all-time great heel, FOR A SHORT TIME. There was a period of 2 or 3 years where he may have been better than anybody else ever was. But what he had then was special, and it didn't carry on after he started his face turn when he came back from injury. He is OK, but not great in the ring. He has rarely ever been involved in a great match, where the performance in the ring lived up to or exceeded the hype. Personally, I can only think of three great Triple H matches, there was the Cactus Jack match with the much-used clip of him putting him through the table, there was a ladder match with the Rock at Summerslam 98, and then his Undertaker match at Wrestlemania. Everything else was either blah or a disappointment. Of all the title victories, which do you remember? I remember him beating Jericho at Wrestlemania, but I remember that as one of the all-time stinker matches with a crowd that was emotionally spent after watching THE GREATEST THING EVER (Rock/Hogan). I remember a multitude of title matches at Mania with Cena (don't remember who won/lost), I remember two title matches he was in but lost that I was present for (Lost to the Rock at Backlash 2000, lost to Orton at Mania XXIV). On top of that, his style in the ring is entirely selfish. He only has good matches with top, top, top guys because those are the only guys who won't take his BS. Triple H wrestles a match like Hulk Hogan, where even if he loses, he makes it seem like he's the real winner. He never truly puts anybody over. Even when he's a heel, he dominates promos and always makes the other guy look stupid. That's not what a heel is supposed to do. Anyway, I've gotta read some comics, I'll put together some top 10s later.

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Fri, 01 Jan 2010 10:18:43 GMT

I'd like to know what everyone thinks about Bret vs Vince @ WM. I haven't heard anything except a whisper here and there, but this was what I feared the most when I heard Bret was coming back. If Bret has some wrestling left in him PLEASE don't waste it on Mr. McMahon! But I know Vince cant help himself....what do you guys think?

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Fri, 01 Jan 2010 15:48:54 GMT

[quote=AdubSMASH]I'd like to know what everyone thinks about Bret vs Vince @ WM. I haven't heard anything except a whisper here and there, but this was what I feared the most when I heard Bret was coming back. If Bret has some wrestling left in him PLEASE don't waste it on Mr. McMahon! But I know Vince cant help himself....what do you guys think? [/quote] I wouldn't mind seeing Bret kick Vince's butt all over the ring. Make it a submission match and let the sharpshooter take him out. I can't really see Bret come back to wrestle a match unless it's against either Vince or maybe even Shawn Michaels.

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Sat, 02 Jan 2010 10:02:04 GMT

[quote=kidlippy][quote=AdubSMASH]I'd like to know what everyone thinks about Bret vs Vince @ WM. I haven't heard anything except a whisper here and there, but this was what I feared the most when I heard Bret was coming back. If Bret has some wrestling left in him PLEASE don't waste it on Mr. McMahon! But I know Vince cant help himself....what do you guys think? [/quote] I wouldn't mind seeing Bret kick Vince's butt all over the ring. Make it a submission match and let the sharpshooter take him out. I can't really see Bret come back to wrestle a match unless it's against either Vince or maybe even Shawn Michaels. [/quote] If Brett was able to wrestle again, I'd love to see a Vince/Brett match up. In terms of Shawn Michaels, I don't think that would ever happen again. Even if they would reconcile from Survivor Series '97, I don't see them wrestling each other again. ShenValley, I'm with you. I grew up with the 80's wrestling. Flair/Steamboat, battle of the Express's were just plain awesome. I'm down here in NC, so I know how big Mid Atlantic is. No disrespect to the 90's up (I still enjoy watching wrestling and matches), but they don't have anything on the 80's.

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Sat, 02 Jan 2010 15:27:51 GMT

SO I'm damn excited about Monday. Hogan and Hart's comebacks will be freaking huge, if done right by both companies. They could be the biggest comebacks, EVER! This got me thinking: What are some of the greatest comebacks in wrestling history so far? I think Shawn Micheals comeback after a 7 year hiatus was HUGE! It has to be the biggest and most unexpected comeback of all-time! I think I can say we as fans thought we'd never see him in the ring after such a neck injury, but HBK has a way of making the impossible a reality. He may not be the constant main-eventer like he was in the 90s, but he has still had some of the best matches of his career after his return such as HBK vs. Flair (Flair's farewell match) and HBK vs. Undertaker (WM 24). The runner-up has to be Hulk Hogan coming over to WCW. He left WWF in disgrace with the whole steroids scandal. Many thought he was done in the ring forever, as he had tried to pursue an acting career. Then he shows up in the company you thought you'd never see The Hulkster in, and doesn't just show up, but right away goes into the biggest hyped match of the century: Hulk Hogan vs. Ric Flair. Then he goes on to create nWo and the spark the Monday Night Wars creating what was arguably the biggest boom in wrestling history. Your thoughts? -Nate-

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Sat, 02 Jan 2010 18:33:13 GMT

I wouldn't call it a great comeback, but it was pretty shocking when they brought back Sable. No one ever thought they would she her again after all the negative comments about WWE and Vince. As they say: Never say never in the wrestling bussiness.

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Sun, 03 Jan 2010 09:23:52 GMT

Eric Bischoff going to WWE?

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Mon, 04 Jan 2010 02:17:30 GMT

[quote=kidlippy]Eric Bischoff going to WWE?[/quote] I enjoyed that. Especially: Booker T (wide-eyed) to Coach: "Tell me I didn't just see that!" -Nate-

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Tue, 05 Jan 2010 04:11:52 GMT

Okay, so I haven't watched WWE Raw yet, that's for tomorrow night after work, and I'll probably have something to say about that after I watch it too. But I just watched the 3 hour TNA Impact and DEAR FREAKING GOD IT WAS AMAZING!!! It was spectacular! If this is the way things will be from now on, then Vince better take off the kiddie gloves. So much happened! [b]***SPOILERS AHEAD!!!***[/b] [b]***SPOILERS AHEAD!!!***[/b] [b]***SPOILERS AHEAD!!!***[/b] [b]***SPOILERS AHEAD!!!***[/b] Of course, we saw the return of Hulk Hogan, and it was awesome! But before that even we saw the return of Jeff Hardy to TNA! I called that one too, pointing out the fact that tonight would be the perfect night to do it and that he had been away from WWE for months now. And I swear to god, I knew nothing about it beforehand. Bischoff is back! He's running the show now, or at least in the storyline he is. The nWo is back! Not in name, but in spirit and with the same guys: Kevin Nash, Scott Hall (dear god Scott Hall looked horrible!), and Sean Waltman (X-Pac) came back dressed in black and it looked like they were in with Bischoff and Hogan. Ric Flair made an appearance, but that's all it was, an appearance. So I'm not sure exactly what that means. Same goes for Sting, but that was painfully obvious why: they're trying to play off the old Sting vs. nWo angle from WCW already. It looks as if Jeff Jarrett will probably be going head-to-head against Hogan and gang, as they disrespected him and his contribution to TNA. Val Venis also debutes, whoopie (sarcastic). But despite all the suprises this night, the best part of the night was the main event. A.J. Styles vs. Kurt Angle for the TNA World Heavyweight Title. This match was one for the ages. These guys put on a helluva a wrestling match. They want back and forth, near-fall after near-fall, match-winning move after match-winning move yet neither man would give-up, reversal after reversal. This was wrestling at it's best! But since that was going to be the Genesis Main Event and Bischoff rescheduled it for Impact, what will now be the Genesis Main Event? -Nate-

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Tue, 05 Jan 2010 09:47:37 GMT

[quote=BurningDoom]Okay, so I haven't watched WWE Raw yet, that's for tomorrow night after work, and I'll probably have something to say about that after I watch it too. But I just watched the 3 hour TNA Impact and DEAR FREAKING GOD IT WAS AMAZING!!! It was spectacular! If this is the way things will be from now on, then Vince better take off the kiddie gloves. So much happened! [b]***SPOILERS AHEAD!!!***[/b] [b]***SPOILERS AHEAD!!!***[/b] [b]***SPOILERS AHEAD!!!***[/b] [b]***SPOILERS AHEAD!!!***[/b] Of course, we saw the return of Hulk Hogan, and it was awesome! But before that even we saw the return of Jeff Hardy to TNA! I called that one too, pointing out the fact that tonight would be the perfect night to do it and that he had been away from WWE for months now. And I swear to god, I knew nothing about it beforehand. Bischoff is back! He's running the show now, or at least in the storyline he is. The nWo is back! Not in name, but in spirit and with the same guys: Kevin Nash, Scott Hall (dear god Scott Hall looked horrible!), and Sean Waltman (X-Pac) came back dressed in black and it looked like they were in with Bischoff and Hogan. Ric Flair made an appearance, but that's all it was, an appearance. So I'm not sure exactly what that means. Same goes for Sting, but that was painfully obvious why: they're trying to play off the old Sting vs. nWo angle from WCW already. It looks as if Jeff Jarrett will probably be going head-to-head against Hogan and gang, as they disrespected him and his contribution to TNA. Val Venis also debutes, whoopie (sarcastic). But despite all the suprises this night, the best part of the night was the main event. A.J. Styles vs. Kurt Angle for the TNA World Heavyweight Title. This match was one for the ages. These guys put on a helluva a wrestling match. They want back and forth, near-fall after near-fall, match-winning move after match-winning move yet neither man would give-up, reversal after reversal. This was wrestling at it's best! But since that was going to be the Genesis Main Event and Bischoff rescheduled it for Impact, what will now be the Genesis Main Event? -Nate-[/quote] OH yeah, I truly enjoyed Impact! start to finish. Impact! would have their episodes from time to time, but I'll be raving about this for a while. The only thing that just kind of annoyed me was all those commercials they took. They would come back for about a minute, see JJ walk down a corrider, and cut back to commercial. Granted, I have DVR, but I got irritated from playing, putting down the remote, and then immediately picking it back up to fast forward past commercials. I'm kind of curious why they had the Nature Boy watch the AJ/Angle match from the ramp. The way I see it, they might be teasing a 4 Horsemen-esque type stable for Impact!. Out of all the guests that popped up tonight, I was most surprised by, and yawned at the same time, for the Nasty Boys. In terms of Val Venis, I always liked him. I feel he's an underrated wrestler that wasn't used the right way.

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Tue, 05 Jan 2010 10:44:23 GMT

Wow. Yes, I was very impressed by Impact. Especially with Jeff Hardy and Ric Flair showing up. And the main event rocked. But I never marked so hard in years when Bret and shawn were in the ring together. It was so damn sureal. Over all, I think neither show was perfect, but I do think Impact was the better show. Although I enjoyed seeing Bret more than I did Hogan.

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Tue, 05 Jan 2010 16:25:10 GMT

It was awesome seeing Bret Hart again, but other than that WWE put out the same program they always have. Not to impressive. TNA however, Damn!!! I thought seeing AJ vs. Angle yet again would be a bad thing, but boy was I wrong. They stepped it up huge. I think this was AJ's best preformance ever. Defenitly marked out over all the appearances. Those were cool. The great thing was they still left unanswered questions to be explained to bring back viewers. I'm wondering if the masked man attacking AJ is Mr. Kennedy. Just a thought. Looking forward to seeing Stings role in all of this and the arrival of more names that are pretty much confirmed to be TNA bound!

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Wed, 06 Jan 2010 03:34:31 GMT

So I'm back to comment on Raw now that I've watched it. Other than the very beginning and the very end with Bret Hart, it was just more of the same juvenile dribble that it always is. And even the segments with Bret Hart were disappointing. I expected more of a confrontation between Hart and everyone else. But it was cool to see him again. Oh and I have to comment on the Unified Tag Team match between D-X and Big Show & Jericho. Does everyone remember back in the 90s when Tony Shivone, on WCW Nitro, made a snide remark about Mick Foley winning the WWF Title? Tony Shivone only succeeded in sticking in his foot in his mouth because that's when WWF won the #1 spot back with that exact match. Well Chris Jericho has to be feeling like Tony Shivone right now. In the middle of the match he mocked Hogan with the hand to ear gesture Hogan does. But TNA Impact's broadcast was leaps and bounds above Raw, so who got the last laugh there? And speaking of Jericho, I WANT THE REAL JERICHO BACK!!! -Nate-

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Wed, 06 Jan 2010 18:36:15 GMT

[quote=BurningDoom]Oh and I have to comment on the Unified Tag Team match between D-X and Big Show & Jericho. Does everyone remember back in the 90s when Tony Shivone, on WCW Nitro, made a snide remark about Mick Foley winning the WWF Title? Tony Shivone only succeeded in sticking in his foot in his mouth because that's when WWF won the #1 spot back with that exact match. Well Chris Jericho has to be feeling like Tony Shivone right now. In the middle of the match he mocked Hogan with the hand to ear gesture Hogan does. But TNA Impact's broadcast was leaps and bounds above Raw, so who got the last laugh there? And speaking of Jericho, I WANT THE REAL JERICHO BACK!!! -Nate-[/quote] Who is the real Jericho? Jericho is better than he's ever been, IMO. I thought that considering 3 times as many people saw Jericho do the hulk hand thing, he probably doesn't feel too bad. Schiavone actually had people changing the channel to see it. I've got some opinions about Raw and TNA Nitr---Impact, but I'll put them up after dinner. Overall, both shows were pretty good.

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Wed, 06 Jan 2010 20:44:30 GMT

[quote=ninjapirategear][quote=BurningDoom]Oh and I have to comment on the Unified Tag Team match between D-X and Big Show & Jericho. Does everyone remember back in the 90s when Tony Shivone, on WCW Nitro, made a snide remark about Mick Foley winning the WWF Title? Tony Shivone only succeeded in sticking in his foot in his mouth because that's when WWF won the #1 spot back with that exact match. Well Chris Jericho has to be feeling like Tony Shivone right now. In the middle of the match he mocked Hogan with the hand to ear gesture Hogan does. But TNA Impact's broadcast was leaps and bounds above Raw, so who got the last laugh there? And speaking of Jericho, I WANT THE REAL JERICHO BACK!!! -Nate-[/quote] Who is the real Jericho? Jericho is better than he's ever been, IMO. I thought that considering 3 times as many people saw Jericho do the hulk hand thing, he probably doesn't feel too bad. Schiavone actually had people changing the channel to see it. I've got some opinions about Raw and TNA Nitr---Impact, but I'll put them up after dinner. Overall, both shows were pretty good.[/quote] The real Jericho was actually entertaining on the mic and had charisma and had 10x the character he has now. He may be better in the ring than ever before, but everything else has slipped in contrast. -Nate-

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Wed, 06 Jan 2010 21:18:19 GMT

[quote=BurningDoom][quote=ninjapirategear][quote=BurningDoom]Oh and I have to comment on the Unified Tag Team match between D-X and Big Show & Jericho. Does everyone remember back in the 90s when Tony Shivone, on WCW Nitro, made a snide remark about Mick Foley winning the WWF Title? Tony Shivone only succeeded in sticking in his foot in his mouth because that's when WWF won the #1 spot back with that exact match. Well Chris Jericho has to be feeling like Tony Shivone right now. In the middle of the match he mocked Hogan with the hand to ear gesture Hogan does. But TNA Impact's broadcast was leaps and bounds above Raw, so who got the last laugh there? And speaking of Jericho, I WANT THE REAL JERICHO BACK!!! -Nate-[/quote] Who is the real Jericho? Jericho is better than he's ever been, IMO. I thought that considering 3 times as many people saw Jericho do the hulk hand thing, he probably doesn't feel too bad. Schiavone actually had people changing the channel to see it. I've got some opinions about Raw and TNA Nitr---Impact, but I'll put them up after dinner. Overall, both shows were pretty good.[/quote] The real Jericho was actually entertaining on the mic and had charisma and had 10x the character he has now. He may be better in the ring than ever before, but everything else has slipped in contrast. -Nate-[/quote] I think this is the most over he's ever been in WWE. He's playing the heel perfectly. Obviously as a "good guy" he's going to be more entertaining on the mic, but as a heel that's really not his job. He's there to be hated, and he's really good at it.

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Wed, 06 Jan 2010 22:45:55 GMT

OK, here are my thoughts on Monday night (which I was going to watch live but Monday ended up being a nightmare so I watched them both on DVR last night). As far as WWE, it was a typical Raw except for Bret, which was AWESOME. I know he's rusty on the mic, but seeing him and Shawn together, seeing him and Vince together, wow, good stuff. I liked the Kofi/Orton match, I thought the tag team title match was very good, and the rest of Raw was BLAH. I did have one thought: I know this sounds like totally wrong, but I like gristly old angry Shawn Michaels better than freewheeling HBK from the 90s. As far as wrestling ability, he's not as athletic, but he's much better at putting on a match, so it's a wash, but I just like his attitude in the ring and I buy him as a character better. I wrote a whole review of Impact! for another site, and I'll use a lot of that here. It's really long, and I'm sorry for that. I went in 100% skeptical of TNA, and I left 50/50. They are DEFINITELY moving in the right direction, but the decision makers are still mostly the same people and there are still a lot of things I'm worried about. I'm going to start with the bad and end with the good so it doesn't sound like I'm just bashing TNA all-out, because I don't want it to seem like that. TNA had a lot of fans saying they like TNA because it's not "kid stuff" (as opposed to WWE, I guess), but maybe TNA outsmarted themselves because in the first 15 minutes of the show the fans are changing "Bulls--t" and TNA's trying to bleep it out. I don't care what the censors at the network say, bleeping out the crowd is kid stuff. WWE never did that in the Attitude Era. First segment of the show was a match featuring a crazy steel cage contraption. Typically, I go ape about gimmick matches, but it was hard to see into the cage and it was impossible to escape (as Homicide proved), plus the finish was really weird. The whole thing was really, really, really badly executed, and then Jeff Hardy came out, which would have been awesome, but now it looks like he's headed to jail (which TNA knew about beforehand), so it just looks like a bonehead move by TNA to pay Jeff Hardy and tease its fans with something like that. Some people said that the Jeff Hardy surprise was bigger than the Flair surprise, and TNA knew he wouldn't be there long term. He was indicted on Monday BEFORE the show was taped. He's going to jail at worst, and at the very least he has a serious, serious drug problem. Strip poker is the worst idea ever. That's going to get ratings?? I know they aren't actually going to show me anything, especially after the crowd was already bleeped. I have seen those girls' butts and boobs up close on my TV at least 3 feet wide in HD, there's not much more they can show me in a darkened room when I know they aren't getting naked anyway. Val Venis?? They just decided not to give him a name? Wow. "It's going to be different this time!" I'm going to provide a picture to go along with this quote: [img]http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs141.snc3/16851_268651545020_728680020_4825217_2066166_n.jpg[/img] I get the symbolism of Hogan "exorcising his demons" in the form of Hall and Waltman, showing them the door and saying, "This isn't going to be like WCW!" But if Tenay and Taz are going to play up how awesome those guys are before you trot them out into the middle of the ring, it sends mixed messages. It would have been better to get rid of all the other stupid skits outside of the building, and have Hogan tell Hall and Waltman outside of the arena that they couldn't come in, and that it was going to be different, and make less of a deal out of it. Or, an even better idea, ditch that whole concept altogether, and instead of talking about how different it's going to be, SHOW ME and have a wrestling match or something. The problem with Hogan saying, "It's going to be different this time," and professing to move the sport forward by pushing the young guys is that this is like the umpteenth time he or Bischoff or Jeff Jarrett or somebody else has said this. TNA's actions are constantly at odds with what their mouths are saying. The best GMs in pro sports stay out of the spotlight and become famous when the guys they hire MAKE THEM FAMOUS. Scott Pioli got famous because Tom Brady (just one example of many I could give you) was awesome, not because of anything he did or said. Tom Brady reflected well on Scott's ability to do his job well. Jeff Jarrett and Hogan and everybody in the whole world want to take credit for developing young guys, well, they never did ANYTHING for those guys. The best thing Jarrett ever did for the young guys (now old) on TNA's roster was to stop wrestling. I'll come back to this later. This is good and bad, but TNA got their BEST CROWD EVER to show up. A typical TNA crowd is like 2/3 wrestling fans (and rabid), and 1/3 British tourists pulled in from the theme park who have never heard of wrestling. They were probably turning people away at the Impact! Zone, this was a hot, hot crowd, and even though it was obviously pretty small (especially if you were also watching 17,000 people go nuts for Bret Hart), the crowd was smart, it was pumped, and TNA couldn't have gotten a better crowd. The problem with TNA's booking is that they don't understand their fans. Why is Hogan getting booed? I loved it, I hate Jarrett more than anybody else in wrestling, but the fact that the crowd went its own way was awesome. But it reflects poorly on TNA, because they either have to turn Hogan heel (probably not going to happen), or they have to leave their fans confused. Wrestling isn't Neil Gaiman's Sandman, it's not supposed to make anybody confused. I was confused. I think that's called "awful booking." Back to the crap about "putting over young guys." How does TNA put them over? I mean, ok, you finally let AJ get the title, and he beats Angle fair and square in the middle of the ring (how long was Angle promising to do that? 3 years? He finally did it). BY THE TIME THEY DID IT, AJ AND CHRISTOPHER DANIELS AND JOE AND THE MACHINE GUNS ARE ALREADY OLD!!! AJ is 32. Mick Foley and Shawn Michaels RETIRED at 34 and 33, respectively. Daniels is 39. Joe is 30. Joe was the hottest wrestler in the world 5 years ago, and he's gone to waste. FIVE F'N YEARS. THE ROCK DIDN'T EVEN WRESTLE FIVE YEARS. WWE doesn't waste their guys like this. Randy Orton was the champion early, but you know what? He's awesome now, and he's still younger than AJ Styles and he's BETTER than AJ Styles at every aspect of the game, and he makes ten times the money AJ does and he doesn't have to risk his body with big stupid stunts. WWE puts their young talent out there. Maybe they'll never beat Triple H, but they're at least out there. Kofi Kingston went toe to toe with Randy. Where would Kofi be on TNA? He'd be Jay Lethal. It makes me so angry when people think TNA promotes their young talent. Nobody was ever pushed harder than Sting in TNA. Hogan. Hogan is ancient, he could barely walk down the ramp, I know it's a big deal to have him there, and I respect that, but he's not going to challenge an amazing, healthy athlete like AJ for the belt, is he? TNA constantly talks about putting the younger generation over, so they obviously know they have to, but they can't get away from that older generation. They don't have faith in their roster? I mean, if they had done with AJ what WWE did with Randy Orton or Edge or Cena, just let him go out there and be the best, wouldn't that have been awesome?? He already was the best. The whole time, for 8 years, AJ has been the best. He should have been dominant. Kurt Angle should have come in a few years ago and said, "I came to TNA because I knew I hadn't beaten the best in the world, I knew that I had to come to TNA to face AJ Styles." That's how good AJ is, and that's how poorly he has been treated. It makes me angry, I'm really angry about it. And now AJ is getting old and he's been wasted. One other negative, that turns into a positive, for TNA. They need to focus on wrestling. Why did Mick Foley and the Nasty Boys and all these other guys get so much TV time? Over a half an hour. Why not just put on more wrestling? I was so happy that the main event was a HUGE wrestling match that was about 30 minutes, but overall the show was short on wrestling. These are the positives I got from TNA: When I saw Hogan's limo driving on Rt. 4 in Orlando, I got pumped. I used to live right where he was driving past! And then when they pulled up near the arena, it was right where the bus used to drop me off when I went to Universal! Maybe this isn't a positive, but in HD, Awesome Kong is hotter than Taylor Wild. Seriously, Taylor went from being 28 in SD to being 45 in HD. Wow. Big difference. The Pope/Wolf match was surprisingly good, better than anything I saw on WWE. I can't believe WWE let Elijah Burke go. The AJ and Kurt match was SPECTACULAR. AWESOME. Totally awesome. TNA really needs more of this, they need to focus on wrestling, they need to focus on giving the fans great matches on free TV (it's not like they are selling PPVs, right?), and getting fans pumped for them. They can't forget that they are still wrestling, and this was just great for me. The fans were chanting, "This is wrestling!" That is so great. I don't know about the "who needs Bret" chant, I think any of them would have geeked out at the prospect of Bret Hart showing up, but if that's how they felt, more power to them. I think overall TNA could be headed in a good direction. I am worried because every time they have made a big change, it has taken them closer to being WCW. This is no different, but they have such a promising roster, they got RECORD RATINGS for their first hour, hopefully people will tune in, they'll be in a better position to react to fan feedback, if they really wanted to, they could be GREAT. The show on Monday was a good show overall. And they need to get rid of Vince Russo, who knows so little about wrestling that he would create a steel cage that it's impossible to see into and the object is to escape even though it's impossible to escape. He needs to go. OK, Nate, I know we don't always see eye to eye on TNA, but here goes: [quote]But despite all the suprises this night, the best part of the night was the main event. A.J. Styles vs. Kurt Angle for the TNA World Heavyweight Title. This match was one for the ages. These guys put on a helluva a wrestling match. They want back and forth, near-fall after near-fall, match-winning move after match-winning move yet neither man would give-up, reversal after reversal. This was wrestling at it's best! But since that was going to be the Genesis Main Event and Bischoff rescheduled it for Impact, what will now be the Genesis Main Event?[/quote] TOTALLY. I'm pumped to find out what's going on for Genesis. That's the day after my birthday, there's a chance I can convince my wife to buy it (second thought, probably would go with Royal Rumble instead because that's my favorite PPV, but I'd consider Genesis). Either way, I'm excited to see what happens. [quote]Bischoff is back! He's running the show now, or at least in the storyline he is. The nWo is back! Not in name, but in spirit and with the same guys: Kevin Nash, Scott Hall (dear god Scott Hall looked horrible!), and Sean Waltman (X-Pac) came back dressed in black and it looked like they were in with Bischoff and Hogan. Ric Flair made an appearance, but that's all it was, an appearance. So I'm not sure exactly what that means. Same goes for Sting, but that was painfully obvious why: they're trying to play off the old Sting vs. nWo angle from WCW already. It looks as if Jeff Jarrett will probably be going head-to-head against Hogan and gang, as they disrespected him and his contribution to TNA.[/quote] Does it really seem like a good idea to rehash something just because it worked 15 years ago? It's something I think would be awesome if it wasn't the main attraction of the show. I'm curious to see what happens with Flair, maybe they would have been better off debuting him next week, he was almost undersold, it didn't come off well. [quote]They would come back for about a minute, see JJ walk down a corrider, and cut back to commercial. Granted, I have DVR, but I got irritated from playing, putting down the remote, and then immediately picking it back up to fast forward past commercials.[/quote] What was up with that? It kind of made me mad. [quote]Wow. Yes, I was very impressed by Impact. Especially with Jeff Hardy and Ric Flair showing up. And the main event rocked. But I never marked so hard in years when Bret and shawn were in the ring together. It was so damn sureal. Over all, I think neither show was perfect, but I do think Impact was the better show. Although I enjoyed seeing Bret more than I did Hogan.[/quote] I agree totally. As a show, Impact was better, but seeing Bret was AWESOME. They hugged!! Then Vince McMahon kicked him in the guts!! Nate, did you think the Unified Tag Team match on Raw was good? I really liked it, I don't know that I've seen a tag team match that good on Raw in a long time. Also, somebody help me out, TNA ran over their time but never told DirecTV so my DVR cut off at 10PM. What happened after the AJ/Angle match ended? Sorry for ranting :)

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Thu, 07 Jan 2010 00:36:53 GMT

[quote=ninjapirategear] Nate, did you think the Unified Tag Team match on Raw was good? I really liked it, I don't know that I've seen a tag team match that good on Raw in a long time. Also, somebody help me out, TNA ran over their time but never told DirecTV so my DVR cut off at 10PM. What happened after the AJ/Angle match ended? Sorry for ranting :)[/quote] Yeah, I saw the Unified Tag Team match. I thought that was best part of the whole night, IMO. Even better than the Bret Hart scenes, which I thought were a little disappointing. I thought there'd be a little more of a confrontation. And personally, I find it hard to believe that Bret truly wants to bury the hatchet. I mean he's bad-mouthed Vince McMahon and the WWE everywhere and whenever he could and did it for years after the incident was over. In fact it killed his career, at least for me personally it did, I just got sick of hearing him whine. Which is exactly why I expected more of a confrontation. Everything else except the tag-match and Bret Hart was just so predictable, juvenile, and plastic & manufactured. I can totally admit that TNA Impact was a lot like WCW Nitro, though, which is a good thing for a WCW fanatic like myself, so keep bringing it TNA! As for what happened after the Styles/Angle match: Hogan came out into the Impact Zone and congratulated Kurt Angle and A.J. Styles on their spectacular match and even said that they are two of the best wrestlers in the world. Backstage Mick Foley made it in the building and stormed into Hogan's office. Hogan saw this thanks to backstage cameras and cut his speech short and ran backstage towards the comotion. Mick came in to see behind the desk in Hogan's office was Eric Bischoff. Mick Foley demanded to see Hogan. Bischoff told him that he no longer has any power at TNA, and that he needs to lace up and prove himself like everyone else. Mick Foley then told him that he made himself a promise a long time ago that he would never work for Eric Bischoff again and went to knock Bichoff's lights out. But suddenly Nash, Hall, & X-Pac attack Foley from behind and give him a beat-down. Hogan busts in at this point and watches as Nash, Hall, and X-Pac continue to beat-down on Mick Foley and nods to Bischoff. The nWo is back. -Nate-

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Thu, 07 Jan 2010 00:46:36 GMT

[quote=BurningDoom][quote=ninjapirategear] Nate, did you think the Unified Tag Team match on Raw was good? I really liked it, I don't know that I've seen a tag team match that good on Raw in a long time. Also, somebody help me out, TNA ran over their time but never told DirecTV so my DVR cut off at 10PM. What happened after the AJ/Angle match ended? Sorry for ranting :)[/quote]As for what happened after the Styles/Angle match: Hogan came out into the Impact Zone and congratulated Kurt Angle and A.J. Styles on their spectacular match and even said that they are two of the best wrestlers in the world. Backstage Mick Foley made it in the building and stormed into Hogan's office. Hogan saw this thanks to backstage cameras and cut his speech short and ran backstage towards the comotion. Mick came in to see behind the desk in Hogan's office was Eric Bischoff. Mick Foley demanded to see Hogan. Bischoff told him that he no longer has any power at TNA, and that he needs to lace up and prove himself like everyone else. Mick Foley then told him that he made himself a promise a long time ago that he would never work for Eric Bischoff again and went to knock Bichoff's lights out. But suddenly Nash, Hall, & X-Pac attack Foley from behind and give him a beat-down. Hogan busts in at this point and watches as Nash, Hall, and X-Pac continue to beat-down on Mick Foley and nods to Bischoff. The nWo is back. -Nate-[/quote] Wha?? Really?? Man, that's kind of weak. I mean, the thought of Hall and Nash teaming up again to jump somebody kind of reminds me of Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy. Can they only beat up other old guys? What if they mess with Samoa Joe? He could probably realistically beat both of them with a twitch of his thumb. Nash is nearly paraplegic.

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Fri, 08 Jan 2010 15:49:41 GMT

WOW. Jim Cornette did a podcast on the Monday night war ans absolutely rips TNA a new one. "TNA you f*****g suck, I f******g hate you!" He doesn't exactly have nice things to say about RAW either, but DAMN he goes off on TNA. This is a MUST listen! http://whosslammingwho.podomatic.com/entry/2010-01-05T11_03_21-08_00

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Sat, 09 Jan 2010 14:42:03 GMT

What I disliked most about Raw was that all the other guest host interacted with the show like making matches (I know they don't really but you know what I mean). Bret Hart was only showed three times. Playing Kissyface with HBK, dissing Jericho, then getting Vinces shoe all up in his guts. WTF?!? He didn't make one match at all. So are to believe Timbaland booked all of this weeks matches before he left? The whole point of Bret being there was to counter TNA. Don't get me wrong, I marked out at seeing him, but damn he wasn't even used for anything. Wasted an hour of a 2 hour show.

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Sun, 10 Jan 2010 22:13:52 GMT

[quote=scaryhead]WOW. Jim Cornette did a podcast on the Monday night war ans absolutely rips TNA a new one. "TNA you f*****g suck, I f******g hate you!" He doesn't exactly have nice things to say about RAW either, but DAMN he goes off on TNA. This is a MUST listen! http://whosslammingwho.podomatic.com/entry/2010-01-05T11_03_21-08_00[/quote] I love you, dude. This is all time great stuff. "Say hello to the old guy!"

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Tue, 12 Jan 2010 00:09:50 GMT

Somone on another board I frequent said this was in his local paper, I thought you guys might want to see it: http://www.thepilot.com/stories/20091202/news/local/20091202hardycases.html [quote][b]Hardy's Court Cases Continued[/b] [img]http://img194.imageshack.us/img194/8779/hardystory.jpg[/img] Professional wrestler Jeff Hardy's court cases have been continued until Jan. 27, 2010, according to Eddie Meacham, an attorney from the law firm representing the Cameron resident. Hardy was arrested by Moore County Sheriff's officers after a September search of his residence on Camp Easter Road yielded 262 Vicodin prescription pills, 180 Soma prescription pills, 555 milliliters of anabolic steroids, a residual amount of powder cocaine and items of drug paraphernalia. At the time, Hardy was charged with felony trafficking in opium, two counts of felony possession with intent to sell or deliver a Schedule III controlled substance, felony maintaining a dwelling to keep controlled substance, felony possession of cocaine and misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia. Hardy, 32, and his brother, Matt, wrestling as the Hardy Boyz, were six-time World Wrestling Entertainment World Tag Team Champions. Individually, Jeff Hardy held the WWE World Champion belt at one time and the World Heavyweight Championship twice.[/quote]

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Tue, 12 Jan 2010 00:40:11 GMT

I had hoped the last time Jeff returned from a break, he had cleaned up, and maybe he had. I hoped he could stay clean but I don't think the wrestling business is ever going to go hand in hand with a healthy Jeff Hardy, at least not WWE. The schedule those guys keep is too much for a human being to handle, short of John Cena (whose success is based in large part on the type of workload he's willing to take on). Kurt Angle would not be alive right now if he had stayed in WWE. Jeff Hardy is a junkie and he needs to have a job that doesn't require him to destroy his body, he will never be able to get clean that way. Jeff is one of the most popular wrestlers of all time, his size and his style immediately won everybody in the world over and he never stopped appealing to new wrestling fans and younger wrestling fans. I would hate to see him be the next guy to face a tragic end, but I don't know what else could possibly happen. Look at his face, that's from like 3 years ago. DON'T DO METH

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Fri, 15 Jan 2010 11:23:39 GMT

speaking of not doing drugs, anyone see x-pac on impact thursday? this dude look HORRIBLE! He's running around the ring at 112 lbs shaking his head back and forth looking like a crack fiend! if TNA wants to improve the product they need to get this guy off TV asap. scott hall is the only one of those guys who looks like he can still wrestle.

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Fri, 15 Jan 2010 15:11:37 GMT

[quote=AdubSMASH]speaking of not doing drugs, anyone see x-pac on impact thursday? this dude look HORRIBLE! He's running around the ring at 112 lbs shaking his head back and forth looking like a crack fiend! if TNA wants to improve the product they need to get this guy off TV asap. scott hall is the only one of those guys who looks like he can still wrestle.[/quote] I didn't notice X-Pac, in fact I thought he was the best looking guy out of them. I thought Scott Hall was drunk for sure last week, he couldn't stand still, he kept shuffling back and forth like a drunk guy keeping his balance. But at the same time he seems to be playing off that angle like it's a running joke, so who knows if it's a show or not. This week's Impact in general seemed a little rushed. And a Pay-Per-View again already?! We've only had 2 Impacts since the last one! I hope this is just because of the Hogan excitement, and that this isn't gonna be a regular thing from now on. WWE is ridiculous with the amount of PPVs they have now, and for TNA to copy would be a dumb move since they don't bring in the same PPV numbers anyways. But Eric Bischoff was the guy that started upping the PPV numbers a bunch in WCW, so it wouldn't be suprising if it does become normal. -Nate-

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Sat, 16 Jan 2010 09:05:32 GMT

[quote=BurningDoom][quote=AdubSMASH]speaking of not doing drugs, anyone see x-pac on impact thursday? this dude look HORRIBLE! He's running around the ring at 112 lbs shaking his head back and forth looking like a crack fiend! if TNA wants to improve the product they need to get this guy off TV asap. scott hall is the only one of those guys who looks like he can still wrestle.[/quote] I didn't notice X-Pac, in fact I thought he was the best looking guy out of them. I thought Scott Hall was drunk for sure last week, he couldn't stand still, he kept shuffling back and forth like a drunk guy keeping his balance. But at the same time he seems to be playing off that angle like it's a running joke, so who knows if it's a show or not. This week's Impact in general seemed a little rushed. And a Pay-Per-View again already?! We've only had 2 Impacts since the last one! I hope this is just because of the Hogan excitement, and that this isn't gonna be a regular thing from now on. WWE is ridiculous with the amount of PPVs they have now, and for TNA to copy would be a dumb move since they don't bring in the same PPV numbers anyways. But Eric Bischoff was the guy that started upping the PPV numbers a bunch in WCW, so it wouldn't be suprising if it does become normal. -Nate-[/quote] TNA already does 12 PPVs a year, WWE does 12 or 13. They were up to 14 or 15 a few years ago but have slimmed back. TNA does about 5% of the PPV buys that WWE does, that's not an exaggeration. They really aren't in the same ballpark when it comes to PPV. I think Scott Hall is supposed to look drunk. If he actually is is anybody's guess. I don't know any real alcoholics that act drunk all the time, most addicts and drunks are pretty good at masking the symptoms. I read the spoilers, are they really going forward with a Nash/Hall vs. Beer Money feud? I really hope not.

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Sat, 16 Jan 2010 15:11:08 GMT

[quote=ninjapirategear][quote=BurningDoom][quote=AdubSMASH]speaking of not doing drugs, anyone see x-pac on impact thursday? this dude look HORRIBLE! He's running around the ring at 112 lbs shaking his head back and forth looking like a crack fiend! if TNA wants to improve the product they need to get this guy off TV asap. scott hall is the only one of those guys who looks like he can still wrestle.[/quote] I didn't notice X-Pac, in fact I thought he was the best looking guy out of them. I thought Scott Hall was drunk for sure last week, he couldn't stand still, he kept shuffling back and forth like a drunk guy keeping his balance. But at the same time he seems to be playing off that angle like it's a running joke, so who knows if it's a show or not. This week's Impact in general seemed a little rushed. And a Pay-Per-View again already?! We've only had 2 Impacts since the last one! I hope this is just because of the Hogan excitement, and that this isn't gonna be a regular thing from now on. WWE is ridiculous with the amount of PPVs they have now, and for TNA to copy would be a dumb move since they don't bring in the same PPV numbers anyways. But Eric Bischoff was the guy that started upping the PPV numbers a bunch in WCW, so it wouldn't be suprising if it does become normal. -Nate-[/quote] TNA already does 12 PPVs a year, WWE does 12 or 13. They were up to 14 or 15 a few years ago but have slimmed back. TNA does about 5% of the PPV buys that WWE does, that's not an exaggeration. They really aren't in the same ballpark when it comes to PPV. I think Scott Hall is supposed to look drunk. If he actually is is anybody's guess. I don't know any real alcoholics that act drunk all the time, most addicts and drunks are pretty good at masking the symptoms. I read the spoilers, are they really going forward with a Nash/Hall vs. Beer Money feud? I really hope not.[/quote] I'm not keeping a running tab, but it seems like WWE added a few PPVs to their schedule last year. It seemed like they were having one like every two weeks. It's just like comics nowadays, if you have a PPV every few weeks (or a crossover event), then people get burned out and nothing big is big anymore because that's the norm. -Nate-

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Mon, 18 Jan 2010 10:46:32 GMT

WWE did 14 last year. They only do one about every 5 weeks through April or so and then they start unloading them after that.

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Mon, 18 Jan 2010 11:18:14 GMT

On topic -- I don't mind WWE doing more than 12 PPVs a year. If they can afford it then fine. I usually only get the Royal Rumble and Wrestlemania anyway. Although the PPVs did mean a lot more 15 years ago when there were only 5 a year. Off topic -- TNA's Genesis PPV was last night and former WWE superstars Ken Anderson (Mr. Kennedy) and Brian Kendrick. But for some bigger news, TNA had their new 4-sided ring, to which the live crowd shit all over by chanting "We want six sides." Hogan had to win the crowd back by burying Vince McMahon. Also TNA took signs away from fans that were bashing the 4-sided ring.

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Mon, 18 Jan 2010 14:54:01 GMT

[quote=scaryhead]On topic -- I don't mind WWE doing more than 12 PPVs a year. If they can afford it then fine. I usually only get the Royal Rumble and Wrestlemania anyway. Although the PPVs did mean a lot more 15 years ago when there were only 5 a year. Off topic -- TNA's Genesis PPV was last night and former WWE superstars Ken Anderson (Mr. Kennedy) and Brian Kendrick. But for some bigger news, TNA had their new 4-sided ring, to which the live crowd shit all over by chanting "We want six sides." Hogan had to win the crowd back by burying Vince McMahon. Also TNA took signs away from fans that were bashing the 4-sided ring.[/quote] I don't see the big deal. 6 sides, 4 sides, I don't really care as long as the wrestling is good. And I just saw Brian Kendrick in one of the crappiest indie shows I have ever been too. I'm sure he's estatic he's in a real wrestling organization again. I'm a little disappointed that Mr. Kennedy...err Mr. Anderson is the latest TNA acquisition. Hogan was talking like this talent acquisition was gonna be bigger than any acquisitions yet. Give me a break, the Nasty Boys are almost a better acquisition. And Mr. Kennedy/Anderson was already expected to come to TNA by the fans. -Nate-

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Tue, 19 Jan 2010 01:37:40 GMT

Can you smell what The Rock is cookin'? [url]http://www.sescoops.com/wwe-news/the-rock-reveals-when-he-plans-on-returning-to-wwe[/url] [quote]The Rock Says He ‘Absolutely’ Plans On Returning To WWE Posted on Saturday, January 16, 2010 at 4:10 pm Dwayne "The ROCK" Johnson During an interview with Tim Baines of the Ottawa Sun promoting his new movie, Tooth Fairy, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson says he will “absolutely” be returning to World Wrestling Entertainment. He say he’s looking to return this summer after he completes filming on another movie. “Will I go back? Absolutely. The goal is to go back and do something special. I talked to Vince (McMahon) a couple of months ago and we’re trying to come up with something. After I wrap ‘Faster,’ maybe in the summer I can go back.” He also confirms reports saying that he was scheduled to guest host this past week’s episode of Raw, but was called to Mexico to promote Tooth Fairy. “The plan was for me to be the host (this past Monday),” Johnson said. “But then I had to go to Mexico. The idea of me going back to WWE is intriguing and exciting. I grew up in the business.”[/quote] Could Stone Cold be far behind? -Nate-

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Tue, 19 Jan 2010 14:57:44 GMT

[quote]March 15, 2010: "Stone Cold" Steve Austin Less than two weeks before WrestleMania XXVI, WWE Hall of Famer "Stone Cold" Steve Austin hosts Raw on March 15. The WWE Universe should certainly mark their calendars for the legendary Rattlesnake's return, as it is sure to turn WWE’s flagship show upside down. Though it’s uncertain what will happen when Stone Cold takes his place at the head of Raw for one night only, there's no doubt that he'll be looked at as one of Raw’s most controversial special guest hosts. Be sure to tune in every Monday night when the biggest stars from all over the world take over as Raw’s special guest host. [/quote] Sweet! -Nate-

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Fri, 22 Jan 2010 12:27:46 GMT

The Rock and Coach reunite! Rock hits up ESPN to talk about wrestling and the Tooth Fairy. Unfortunately he says he doesn't see himself stepping into the ring anymore, but definitely hosting. http://espn.go.com/blog/sportscenter/post/_/id/25363/the-rock-pays-sportscenter-a-visit

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Fri, 22 Jan 2010 15:51:32 GMT

[quote=scaryhead]The Rock and Coach reunite! Rock hits up ESPN to talk about wrestling and the Tooth Fairy. Unfortunately he says he doesn't see himself stepping into the ring anymore, but definitely hosting. http://espn.go.com/blog/sportscenter/post/_/id/25363/the-rock-pays-sportscenter-a-visit [/quote] Well that sucks, the way he talked a couple posts up, it sounded like he was interested in wrestling again. -Nate-

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Fri, 22 Jan 2010 20:55:54 GMT

[quote=BurningDoom][quote=scaryhead]The Rock and Coach reunite! Rock hits up ESPN to talk about wrestling and the Tooth Fairy. Unfortunately he says he doesn't see himself stepping into the ring anymore, but definitely hosting. http://espn.go.com/blog/sportscenter/post/_/id/25363/the-rock-pays-sportscenter-a-visit [/quote] Well that sucks, the way he talked a couple posts up, it sounded like he was interested in wrestling again. -Nate-[/quote] Dude, it'll never happen. There isn't enough money to get him back in the ring. Hulk Hogan must cry himself to sleep thinking about the Rock.

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Sat, 23 Jan 2010 01:31:11 GMT

[quote=ninjapirategear][quote=BurningDoom][quote=scaryhead]The Rock and Coach reunite! Rock hits up ESPN to talk about wrestling and the Tooth Fairy. Unfortunately he says he doesn't see himself stepping into the ring anymore, but definitely hosting. http://espn.go.com/blog/sportscenter/post/_/id/25363/the-rock-pays-sportscenter-a-visit [/quote] Well that sucks, the way he talked a couple posts up, it sounded like he was interested in wrestling again. -Nate-[/quote] Dude, it'll never happen. There isn't enough money to get him back in the ring. Hulk Hogan must cry himself to sleep thinking about the Rock. [/quote] Sometimes it's got to be about more than just the money. I mean my god, he was once Heavyweight Champion of the World and idolized by millions, now he's the freaking Tooth Fairy! -Nate-

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Sat, 23 Jan 2010 12:27:09 GMT

[quote=BurningDoom][quote=ninjapirategear][quote=BurningDoom][quote=scaryhead]The Rock and Coach reunite! Rock hits up ESPN to talk about wrestling and the Tooth Fairy. Unfortunately he says he doesn't see himself stepping into the ring anymore, but definitely hosting. http://espn.go.com/blog/sportscenter/post/_/id/25363/the-rock-pays-sportscenter-a-visit [/quote] Well that sucks, the way he talked a couple posts up, it sounded like he was interested in wrestling again. -Nate-[/quote] Dude, it'll never happen. There isn't enough money to get him back in the ring. Hulk Hogan must cry himself to sleep thinking about the Rock. [/quote] Sometimes it's got to be about more than just the money. I mean my god, he was once Heavyweight Champion of the World and idolized by millions, now he's the freaking Tooth Fairy! -Nate-[/quote] As much as I love the Rock -- he's one of my top 10ers -- and would want him to come back, I totally understand. The guy is a movie star and makes way more money than he did with Vince by just showing up to a set everyday instead of being on the road 300 days a year. And he still gets to entertain people and be loved by millions. Off topic -- WHY IN HELL DID TNA HAVE TO RECREATE THE SCREW JOB???? What were they trying to prove? And it wasn't like Kurt just go screwed over, they pourposly made it look just like Monreral. WTF?? You can watch the debacle here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3opEh5XJPeA&feature=popular The only part I liked about this angle was when Kurt spit on Hogan's face and the crowed chanted "Thank you Kurt!" Kurt also said "I don't need this shit, I'll go back to WWE." And all I could think was, "Please, Kurt, pleeaasse go back to WWE."

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Sat, 23 Jan 2010 13:44:36 GMT

[quote=scaryhead][quote=BurningDoom][quote=ninjapirategear][quote=BurningDoom][quote=scaryhead]The Rock and Coach reunite! Rock hits up ESPN to talk about wrestling and the Tooth Fairy. Unfortunately he says he doesn't see himself stepping into the ring anymore, but definitely hosting. http://espn.go.com/blog/sportscenter/post/_/id/25363/the-rock-pays-sportscenter-a-visit [/quote] Well that sucks, the way he talked a couple posts up, it sounded like he was interested in wrestling again. -Nate-[/quote] Dude, it'll never happen. There isn't enough money to get him back in the ring. Hulk Hogan must cry himself to sleep thinking about the Rock. [/quote] Sometimes it's got to be about more than just the money. I mean my god, he was once Heavyweight Champion of the World and idolized by millions, now he's the freaking Tooth Fairy! -Nate-[/quote] As much as I love the Rock -- he's one of my top 10ers -- and would want him to come back, I totally understand. The guy is a movie star and makes way more money than he did with Vince by just showing up to a set everyday instead of being on the road 300 days a year. And he still gets to entertain people and be loved by millions. Off topic -- WHY IN HELL DID TNA HAVE TO RECREATE THE SCREW JOB???? What were they trying to prove? And it wasn't like Kurt just go screwed over, they pourposly made it look just like Monreral. WTF?? You can watch the debacle here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3opEh5XJPeA&feature=popular The only part I liked about this angle was when Kurt spit on Hogan's face and the crowed chanted "Thank you Kurt!" Kurt also said "I don't need this shit, I'll go back to WWE." And all I could think was, "Please, Kurt, pleeaasse go back to WWE."[/quote] Totally storyline angle here. I wish Kurt was out of character and telling off Hogan. I thought it might be true until I seen Kurt spit in Hogan's face and it hit me, Montreal Screwjob.

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Sat, 23 Jan 2010 15:00:02 GMT

[quote=kidlippy][quote=scaryhead][quote=BurningDoom][quote=ninjapirategear][quote=BurningDoom][quote=scaryhead]The Rock and Coach reunite! Rock hits up ESPN to talk about wrestling and the Tooth Fairy. Unfortunately he says he doesn't see himself stepping into the ring anymore, but definitely hosting. http://espn.go.com/blog/sportscenter/post/_/id/25363/the-rock-pays-sportscenter-a-visit [/quote] Well that sucks, the way he talked a couple posts up, it sounded like he was interested in wrestling again. -Nate-[/quote] Dude, it'll never happen. There isn't enough money to get him back in the ring. Hulk Hogan must cry himself to sleep thinking about the Rock. [/quote] Sometimes it's got to be about more than just the money. I mean my god, he was once Heavyweight Champion of the World and idolized by millions, now he's the freaking Tooth Fairy! -Nate-[/quote] As much as I love the Rock -- he's one of my top 10ers -- and would want him to come back, I totally understand. The guy is a movie star and makes way more money than he did with Vince by just showing up to a set everyday instead of being on the road 300 days a year. And he still gets to entertain people and be loved by millions. Off topic -- WHY IN HELL DID TNA HAVE TO RECREATE THE SCREW JOB???? What were they trying to prove? And it wasn't like Kurt just go screwed over, they pourposly made it look just like Monreral. WTF?? You can watch the debacle here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3opEh5XJPeA&feature=popular The only part I liked about this angle was when Kurt spit on Hogan's face and the crowed chanted "Thank you Kurt!" Kurt also said "I don't need this shit, I'll go back to WWE." And all I could think was, "Please, Kurt, pleeaasse go back to WWE."[/quote] Totally storyline angle here. I wish Kurt was out of character and telling off Hogan. I thought it might be true until I seen Kurt spit in Hogan's face and it hit me, Montreal Screwjob. [/quote] Yep, that was the moment for me too. And I can totally see this as a copy of the Montreal Screwjob, which is bad. Can't they think of something more original? Although, I like how the show was presented. It left things open to discussion, and it left you wondering what was gonna happen next week (I mean for everyone in the program). Wrestling is unpredictable again! An element that has been missing for far too long. -Nate-

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Sun, 24 Jan 2010 16:42:43 GMT

How is that unpredictable?? This is AT LEAST the 5th time Vince Russo has done the Montreal Screwjob, and second time he's done it with Hogan and Jarrett. I've seen it in TNA a few times already. Russo's bag of tricks is severely limited.

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Sun, 24 Jan 2010 16:48:51 GMT

My friend Joe on a wrestling message board made this. I figured I'd let you guys read it, I laughed my butt off. Every once in a while he'll do this, but this was probably the best. ------------------- [img]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u144/joeyecw/Rasslin/TNAcreative.jpg[/img] [size=7][b]Episode 445: Of Mice and Monkeys[/b][/size] [img]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u144/joeyecw/Rasslin/DixieCarter.jpg[/img] Alright, boys. It's time to introduce our new creative director, Hulk Hogan! [img]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u144/joeyecw/Rasslin/hulk-hogan.jpg[/img] [b]Brothers.[/b] [img]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u144/joeyecw/Rasslin/JeffJarrett2.jpg[/img] ..is this for real? Cuz if this is a joke, it ain't funny... [img]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u144/joeyecw/Rasslin/DixieCarter.jpg[/img] It's not a joke, Jeff. Hulk Hogan is now involved in the booking process. He has final say. Well, [i]I[/i] have final say, but he has final say. I have final [i]final[/i] say, but Hulk has final say before that. He's under me. Well, not like [i]that[/i]...I mean he has final say, and then I have to approve the final say. For final. [img]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u144/joeyecw/Rasslin/steelejj.jpg[/img] ... [img]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u144/joeyecw/Rasslin/kevin_nash_cropped.jpg[/img] I've got a really big problem with this... [img]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u144/joeyecw/Rasslin/MTVTRLAmandaBynesHulkHoganbD7ltdWRP.jpg[/img] We rehired Hall and Pac. [img]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u144/joeyecw/Rasslin/nash.jpg[/img] Sold! Welcome aboard, Hulkster. [img]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u144/joeyecw/Rasslin/hulk-hogan.jpg[/img] [b]Alright, brothers, what we're gonna do first, brothers, is--[/b] [size=7]WAIT A F&$#*N MINUTE![/size] [img]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u144/joeyecw/Rasslin/hulk-hogan.jpg[/img] [b]...who said that?[/b] [img]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u144/joeyecw/Rasslin/VinceRusso2.jpg[/img] [i]I[/i] f&$^*n did. Now, why the f*#@ would I want an old, washed up piece of f#@*%n s&%t like Hulk F%#@$N Hogan writing this show? I'm supposed to work with this f$#*stick? [img]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u144/joeyecw/Rasslin/DixieCarter.jpg[/img] Hear him out, Vince. Hulk, why don't you let them hear your big idea? [img]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u144/joeyecw/Rasslin/hulk-hogan.jpg[/img] [b]OK, brothers, what has two words, and can't miss in the ratings?[/b] [img]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u144/joeyecw/Rasslin/JeffJarrett2.jpg[/img] Young wrestlers? [img]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u144/joeyecw/Rasslin/tenay2.jpg[/img] Great matches? [img]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u144/joeyecw/Rasslin/promo_russo.jpg[/img] #$#%#@ @*%#$^? [img]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u144/joeyecw/Rasslin/SamoaJoe.jpg[/img] Samoa Joe? [img]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u144/joeyecw/Rasslin/russo.jpg[/img] ... [img]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u144/joeyecw/Rasslin/steelejj.jpg[/img] ... [img]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u144/joeyecw/Rasslin/MTVTRLAmandaBynesHulkHoganbD7ltdWRP.jpg[/img] ... [img]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u144/joeyecw/Rasslin/FUNNY.jpg[/img] [img]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u144/joeyecw/Rasslin/hulk-hogan.jpg[/img] [b]No, seriously, brothers. Two words: Idea Monkey.[/b] [img]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u144/joeyecw/Rasslin/funny-monkey-2.jpg[/img] [i]WAUGGGGHHHHH![/i] [img]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u144/joeyecw/Rasslin/VinceRusso.jpg[/img] ...I gotta admit: I f*#%in' love it. [img]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u144/joeyecw/Rasslin/tenay2.jpg[/img] Genius! [img]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u144/joeyecw/Rasslin/DixieCarter.jpg[/img] I am so glad my daddy bought this company! [img]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u144/joeyecw/Rasslin/Jeff_Jarrett9.jpg[/img] So what does the monkey do, exactly? [img]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u144/joeyecw/Rasslin/hulk-hogan.jpg[/img] [b]Brother, it comes up with ideas, brother! Check this out: Hey Idea Monkey! What tag-team should we bring in to boost ratings? [/b] [img]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u144/joeyecw/Rasslin/funny-monkey-2.jpg[/img] WAUUUGGGHHHHH! AUUUGHHHHHH!! [img]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u144/joeyecw/Rasslin/hulk-hogan.jpg[/img] [b]See, brother? Now we gotta sign the Nasty Boys. Ratings gold, brother![/b] [img]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u144/joeyecw/Rasslin/kevin_nash_cropped.jpg[/img] Wait, what? I didn't hear it say-- [img]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u144/joeyecw/Rasslin/hulk-hogan-pastamania.jpg[/img] [b]Brothers, it also cooks pasta![/b] [img]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u144/joeyecw/Rasslin/JeffJarrett2.jpg[/img] ...what does that have to do with-- [img]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u144/joeyecw/Rasslin/hulk-hogan-pastamania.jpg[/img][b] BROTHER! ...pasta.[/b] [img]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u144/joeyecw/Rasslin/russo2.jpg[/img] I f*#@%n' love the Pasta Monkey! [img]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u144/joeyecw/Rasslin/DixieCarter.jpg[/img] It's called an [i]idea[/i] monkey, Vince. Pasta is just one of its many talents. [img]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u144/joeyecw/Rasslin/KurtAngle098089.jpg[/img] I SMELL MONKEY!! [img]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u144/joeyecw/Rasslin/21.jpg[/img] No, I believe that's pasta you smell, Kurt. [img]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u144/joeyecw/Rasslin/KurtAngle2.jpg[/img] HURK! Monkey pasta?! [img]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u144/joeyecw/Rasslin/russo.jpg[/img] No, [i]Pasta Monkey[/i]. [img]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u144/joeyecw/Rasslin/hulk-hogan.jpg[/img] [b]Brothers, it's the IDEA Monkey.[/b] [img]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u144/joeyecw/Rasslin/KurtAngle2.jpg[/img] Hulk mean Kurt smell ideas now? [img]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u144/joeyecw/Rasslin/steelejj.jpg[/img] Really? What's an idea smell like? [img]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u144/joeyecw/Rasslin/KurtAngle4.jpg[/img] SNNNNNOORRRT! ...Monkeys! [img]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u144/joeyecw/Rasslin/funny-monkey-2.jpg[/img] [i]WAAAAUGGGGHHH![/i] [img]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u144/joeyecw/Rasslin/hulk-hogan.jpg[/img] Alright, brothers, the Idea Monkey thinks we should do our own Montreal Screwjob. [img]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u144/joeyecw/Rasslin/russo2.jpg[/img] MAKE IT HAP--wait a second...didn't we already f*$%&n do that? [img]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u144/joeyecw/Rasslin/JeffJarrett.jpg[/img] Heh. Sure as hell did. [img]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u144/joeyecw/Rasslin/hulk-hogan-fingers-in-ears.jpg[/img] Lalalalaa! Brothers, all I know is that the Idea Monkey says we need to do a Screwjob to win in the ratings, brothers! [img]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u144/joeyecw/Rasslin/MikeTenay.jpg[/img] That makes no sense...we already did one, and it wasn't all that long ago. I really don't think we-- [img]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u144/joeyecw/Rasslin/KurtAngle098089.jpg[/img] DON'T QUESTION THE PASTA MONKEY!! [img]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u144/joeyecw/Rasslin/Jeff_Jarrett9.jpg[/img] I thought we agreed it was Idea Pasta... [img]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u144/joeyecw/Rasslin/01.jpg[/img] HA HA HA! Pasta can't has ideas, dummy! [img]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u144/joeyecw/Rasslin/funny-monkey-2.jpg[/img] [i]WAAAUUGGHHH![/i] [img]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u144/joeyecw/Rasslin/KurtAngle2.jpg[/img] GASP! Monkey Pasta can talk?! [img]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u144/joeyecw/Rasslin/russ2.jpg[/img] Heh heh heh...you dumb bastard. [img]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u144/joeyecw/Rasslin/MTVTRLAmandaBynesHulkHoganbD7ltdWRP.jpg[/img] Brothers! The Idea Monkey just said we need to turn AJ Styles heel! [img]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u144/joeyecw/Rasslin/JeffJarrett.jpg[/img] But the fans love AJ. And he's feuding with Kurt. Wait, does that mean...you want...Kurt to...become a [i]face[/i]?? [img]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u144/joeyecw/Rasslin/nash.jpg[/img] Can Kurt even do a face? He's so angry... [img]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u144/joeyecw/Rasslin/DixieCarter.jpg[/img] Of course he can! Kurt, show us you can be a face. Smile. [img]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u144/joeyecw/Rasslin/Kurt.jpg[/img] *hurk!* [img]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u144/joeyecw/Rasslin/russo.jpg[/img] Yeah...we might need to rethink this... TO BE CONTINUED...MAYBE

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Tue, 26 Jan 2010 02:09:55 GMT

During an interview with Live Audio Wrestling last night, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson said he would return to WWE for a guest-hosting role or to wrestle a match on the sole condition that he can "rip up" the writing for the current television product and tap into the "Attitude Era" with an edgier product. "I want to use the platform as a host to literally rip things open. There's so much stuff we can do," Johnson told John Pollock. "We're going to create an incredible show, an incredible Raw. I'm doing another movie, but after that, we're going to create something special, unique, something badass for the fans. Talking to Vince (McMahon), whenever that's going to be, we're going to have a great time." Johnson echoed what he said last week during an interview with ESPN in that he wouldn't rule out actually wrestling, but only if he can turn the product upside down and create a compelling storyline leading to a match. "I accomplished everything I wanted to accomplish in wrestling, so I wouldn't rule out going back," Johnson said. "If the match was right and we could create something really unique and cool for the fans and for my opponent and for the company, I would do it in a second." Johnson once again said he has no interest in wrestling John Cena, but talked about what it would take for him to work a program with one of WWE's premiere stars. "I've never been interested in wrestling John Cena. The guys I wrestled in the past - from Goldberg to Hogan to Austin - were guys who I've really wanted to wrestle. If it can be done creatively but not only that, it's very important if I do back is that the writing has to be ripped open and really be pushed," Johnson said. "I came from a time in the Attitude era where we trail-blazed a lot and were fearless in the things we said and did." Johnson added: "There are a lot of restrictions now on the product, which by the way, I understand, and I enjoy some of the stuff I see and I know some of the writers and they're challenged every week, but if in fact I do go back, it would be an interesting collision of an Attitude time that I loved and the time now, but I'm sure we can always infuse things to make it work." ------------------------------------------------------------- I'm very excited about this. Vince has already said that Rock is welcome to come in and do whatever he wants at any time, and the Rock would be huge for WWE right now. I'm very hopeful in this!

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Tue, 26 Jan 2010 03:09:05 GMT

That sounds great! Bring back the The Rock! And hell yeah bring the Attitude era back with him! Attitude era is 10x better than the repetitive stuff WWE is doing now. The Rock put it out there Vince, now do something to hook him in! -Nate-

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Tue, 26 Jan 2010 03:09:05 GMT

I don't see it happening, but it would be AWESOME. Rock vs. Orton?? Rock vs. Michaels?? Rock was the IC champ when Shawn left, and then by the time Shawn came back, Rock was gone! They've never had a program together, that could be really cool.

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Tue, 26 Jan 2010 09:36:21 GMT

[quote=ninjapirategear]I don't see it happening, but it would be AWESOME. Rock vs. Orton?? Rock vs. Michaels?? Rock was the IC champ when Shawn left, and then by the time Shawn came back, Rock was gone! They've never had a program together, that could be really cool.[/quote] I do remember a special guest referee match between the Rock and Triple H and HBK was the ref. Michaels cost the Rock the title when the Rock went for the People's Elbow and HBK gave him sweet chin music for Hunter to get the pin. So it would be cool to see the Rock and Michaels go at it. Then again, maybe have the Rock face RKO, Y2J, or even during the Attitude Era, Hunter himself.

Scaryhead's wrestling discussion.

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 09:37:49 GMT

Hey Ninja, love the TNA thing!! Idea Monkey!!:)) :))

Scaryhead's wrestling discussion.

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 10:34:08 GMT

[quote=kidlippy][quote=ninjapirategear]I don't see it happening, but it would be AWESOME. Rock vs. Orton?? Rock vs. Michaels?? Rock was the IC champ when Shawn left, and then by the time Shawn came back, Rock was gone! They've never had a program together, that could be really cool.[/quote] I do remember a special guest referee match between the Rock and Triple H and HBK was the ref. Michaels cost the Rock the title when the Rock went for the People's Elbow and HBK gave him sweet chin music for Hunter to get the pin. So it would be cool to see the Rock and Michaels go at it. Then again, maybe have the Rock face RKO, Y2J, or even during the Attitude Era, Hunter himself.[/quote] I remember reading a few years ago that Rock wouldn't want to work with HBK because he was a jerk to him. I doun't doubt that Shawn was a jerk, but I'd like to think that Rock could turn the other cheek for buisness. The match would be fucking amazing. A dream match.

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Tue, 26 Jan 2010 10:59:49 GMT

[quote=kidlippy][quote=ninjapirategear]I don't see it happening, but it would be AWESOME. Rock vs. Orton?? Rock vs. Michaels?? Rock was the IC champ when Shawn left, and then by the time Shawn came back, Rock was gone! They've never had a program together, that could be really cool.[/quote] I do remember a special guest referee match between the Rock and Triple H and HBK was the ref. Michaels cost the Rock the title when the Rock went for the People's Elbow and HBK gave him sweet chin music for Hunter to get the pin. So it would be cool to see the Rock and Michaels go at it. Then again, maybe have the Rock face RKO, Y2J, or even during the Attitude Era, Hunter himself.[/quote] Rock has already had some classic matches with HHH, and I don't think I'd really be interested in seeing it done again, and Rock also had a pretty big program with Jericho. I think Randy Orton would be who I'd most like to see him do something with.

Scaryhead's wrestling discussion.

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:29:27 GMT

Back to TNA. I wanted to talk more about the Screwjob. I can't deny the crappiness of it. It's just the same thing all over again. The difference this time is that it's fake! The Montreal (Bret Hart) screwjob was real, as was the Hogan and Russo screwjob in WCW (which makes it suprising that Hogan is working for Russo). So why mess with something that wrestling fans will immeadiatly recognize as a bad copy? And if you're gonna copy something, try something that's not so prominent in wrestling fans' minds. Okay, that said that is just one bad thing admist a sea of positive change at TNA. Everyone has bad storylines in wrestling. WCW in it's prime, and WWE in the Attitude era had bad storylines too. I think we as wrestling fans have to look past just the Screwjob segment and see TNA's change as a whole. I know a lot of haters don't like the old guys coming back, but I grew-up on Hogan, Flair, Nash, and Hall; so seeing those guys is exciting as hell for me. I'm loving it! I know that a lot of fans hate the return of the 4-sided ring and want the 6-sided ring back, who cares how many sides the ring has as long as the wrestling is good! I've also seen a ton of compaints about The Nasty Boys and how they don't belong in the ring in the shape they're in. Did anyone watch wrestling in the 90s? The Nasty Boys weren't in shape then either. There's really no difference. The Nasty Boys were never really serious, they were wrestling entertainment or comic relief. I think the problem with them is that TNA is trying to make them serious tag-team contenders and that just doesn't work with the Nasty Boys. So in my opinion, the overall feel and excitement of TNA has been upped. The main event scene has gotten some new players. And the new TNA has a WCW feel to it again, something some fans may hate but I love as a WCW fanatic! I also love the fact that things are unpredictable again. As bad as the Screwjob angle may have been, I didn't see it coming. And the additon of all these new players to TNA is suprising as hell. Unpredictability is the #1 factor in wrestling for me. As for the cons, The X-Divison has been nearly non-existant since Hogan's return which is really a shame. The X-Division is the best thing TNA's got going for them, and there's a lot of talented wrestlers that will be pushed to the back burner if they don't get back to the X-Division. Come on Bischoff, you used to be one of the biggest supporters of that quick style wrestling in WCW, you put Japanese and Mexican wrestling in America's living room, so what gives? And the other obvious con, the Screwjob. Hopefully something more and something unexpected comes from it. -Nate-

Scaryhead's wrestling discussion.

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 16:48:59 GMT

[quote=ninjapirategear][quote=kidlippy][quote=ninjapirategear]I don't see it happening, but it would be AWESOME. Rock vs. Orton?? Rock vs. Michaels?? Rock was the IC champ when Shawn left, and then by the time Shawn came back, Rock was gone! They've never had a program together, that could be really cool.[/quote] I do remember a special guest referee match between the Rock and Triple H and HBK was the ref. Michaels cost the Rock the title when the Rock went for the People's Elbow and HBK gave him sweet chin music for Hunter to get the pin. So it would be cool to see the Rock and Michaels go at it. Then again, maybe have the Rock face RKO, Y2J, or even during the Attitude Era, Hunter himself.[/quote] Rock has already had some classic matches with HHH, and I don't think I'd really be interested in seeing it done again, and Rock also had a pretty big program with Jericho. I think Randy Orton would be who I'd most like to see him do something with.[/quote] I agree with the Rock possibly facing Randy Orton. I'm just thinking about what the Rock said about the attitude era and there's not many guys around the WWE from that time but Hunter and Y2J. Not to mention, having the Rock shut up Jericho about being the only man to beat both Stone Cold and the Rock in one night!

Scaryhead's wrestling discussion.

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 17:07:20 GMT

[quote=BurningDoom]Back to TNA. I wanted to talk more about the Screwjob. I can't deny the crappiness of it. It's just the same thing all over again. The difference this time is that it's fake! The Montreal (Bret Hart) screwjob was real, as was the Hogan and Russo screwjob in WCW (which makes it suprising that Hogan is working for Russo). So why mess with something that wrestling fans will immeadiatly recognize as a bad copy? And if you're gonna copy something, try something that's not so prominent in wrestling fans' minds. Okay, that said that is just one bad thing admist a sea of positive change at TNA. Everyone has bad storylines in wrestling. WCW in it's prime, and WWE in the Attitude era had bad storylines too. I think we as wrestling fans have to look past just the Screwjob segment and see TNA's change as a whole. I know a lot of haters don't like the old guys coming back, but I grew-up on Hogan, Flair, Nash, and Hall; so seeing those guys is exciting as hell for me. I'm loving it! I know that a lot of fans hate the return of the 4-sided ring and want the 6-sided ring back, who cares how many sides the ring has as long as the wrestling is good! I've also seen a ton of compaints about The Nasty Boys and how they don't belong in the ring in the shape they're in. Did anyone watch wrestling in the 90s? The Nasty Boys weren't in shape then either. There's really no difference. The Nasty Boys were never really serious, they were wrestling entertainment or comic relief. I think the problem with them is that TNA is trying to make them serious tag-team contenders and that just doesn't work with the Nasty Boys. So in my opinion, the overall feel and excitement of TNA has been upped. The main event scene has gotten some new players. And the new TNA has a WCW feel to it again, something some fans may hate but I love as a WCW fanatic! I also love the fact that things are unpredictable again. As bad as the Screwjob angle may have been, I didn't see it coming. And the additon of all these new players to TNA is suprising as hell. Unpredictability is the #1 factor in wrestling for me. As for the cons, The X-Divison has been nearly non-existant since Hogan's return which is really a shame. The X-Division is the best thing TNA's got going for them, and there's a lot of talented wrestlers that will be pushed to the back burner if they don't get back to the X-Division. Come on Bischoff, you used to be one of the biggest supporters of that quick style wrestling in WCW, you put Japanese and Mexican wrestling in America's living room, so what gives? And the other obvious con, the Screwjob. Hopefully something more and something unexpected comes from it. -Nate-[/quote] I grew up with Hogan, Nash, Flair and even the Nasty Boyz as well, but I don't want the spotlight on them. I also believe that with Bischoff there isn't really a good thing. I'm one for the 6 sided ring because it was different. Wrestling better be alot better then before for me to get over the loss of it for the 4 sides. I do think the Montreal screwjob was done mainly because Bret is back in WWE. If Bret never came back, would the screwjob even been used?

Scaryhead's wrestling discussion.

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 22:34:39 GMT

The screwjob in WCW was also fake. It came off so horribly that it would be realistic to believe it was real, but it wasn't.

Scaryhead's wrestling discussion.

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:16:52 GMT

[quote=ninjapirategear]My friend Joe on a wrestling message board made this. I figured I'd let you guys read it, I laughed my butt off. Every once in a while he'll do this, but this was probably the best. ------------------- [img]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u144/joeyecw/Rasslin/TNAcreative.jpg[/img] [size=7][b]Episode 445: Of Mice and Monkeys[/b][/size] [img]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u144/joeyecw/Rasslin/DixieCarter.jpg[/img] Alright, boys. It's time to introduce our new creative director, Hulk Hogan! [img]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u144/joeyecw/Rasslin/hulk-hogan.jpg[/img] [b]Brothers.[/b] [img]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u144/joeyecw/Rasslin/JeffJarrett2.jpg[/img] ..is this for real? Cuz if this is a joke, it ain't funny... [img]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u144/joeyecw/Rasslin/DixieCarter.jpg[/img] It's not a joke, Jeff. Hulk Hogan is now involved in the booking process. He has final say. Well, [i]I[/i] have final say, but he has final say. I have final [i]final[/i] say, but Hulk has final say before that. He's under me. Well, not like [i]that[/i]...I mean he has final say, and then I have to approve the final say. For final. [img]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u144/joeyecw/Rasslin/steelejj.jpg[/img] ... [img]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u144/joeyecw/Rasslin/kevin_nash_cropped.jpg[/img] I've got a really big problem with this... [img]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u144/joeyecw/Rasslin/MTVTRLAmandaBynesHulkHoganbD7ltdWRP.jpg[/img] We rehired Hall and Pac. [img]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u144/joeyecw/Rasslin/nash.jpg[/img] Sold! Welcome aboard, Hulkster. [img]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u144/joeyecw/Rasslin/hulk-hogan.jpg[/img] [b]Alright, brothers, what we're gonna do first, brothers, is--[/b] [size=7]WAIT A F&$#*N MINUTE![/size] [img]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u144/joeyecw/Rasslin/hulk-hogan.jpg[/img] [b]...who said that?[/b] [img]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u144/joeyecw/Rasslin/VinceRusso2.jpg[/img] [i]I[/i] f&$^*n did. Now, why the f*#@ would I want an old, washed up piece of f#@*%n s&%t like Hulk F%#@$N Hogan writing this show? I'm supposed to work with this f$#*stick? [img]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u144/joeyecw/Rasslin/DixieCarter.jpg[/img] Hear him out, Vince. Hulk, why don't you let them hear your big idea? [img]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u144/joeyecw/Rasslin/hulk-hogan.jpg[/img] [b]OK, brothers, what has two words, and can't miss in the ratings?[/b] [img]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u144/joeyecw/Rasslin/JeffJarrett2.jpg[/img] Young wrestlers? [img]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u144/joeyecw/Rasslin/tenay2.jpg[/img] Great matches? [img]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u144/joeyecw/Rasslin/promo_russo.jpg[/img] #$#%#@ @*%#$^? [img]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u144/joeyecw/Rasslin/SamoaJoe.jpg[/img] Samoa Joe? [img]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u144/joeyecw/Rasslin/russo.jpg[/img] ... [img]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u144/joeyecw/Rasslin/steelejj.jpg[/img] ... [img]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u144/joeyecw/Rasslin/MTVTRLAmandaBynesHulkHoganbD7ltdWRP.jpg[/img] ... [img]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u144/joeyecw/Rasslin/FUNNY.jpg[/img] [img]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u144/joeyecw/Rasslin/hulk-hogan.jpg[/img] [b]No, seriously, brothers. Two words: Idea Monkey.[/b] [img]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u144/joeyecw/Rasslin/funny-monkey-2.jpg[/img] [i]WAUGGGGHHHHH![/i] [img]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u144/joeyecw/Rasslin/VinceRusso.jpg[/img] ...I gotta admit: I f*#%in' love it. [img]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u144/joeyecw/Rasslin/tenay2.jpg[/img] Genius! [img]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u144/joeyecw/Rasslin/DixieCarter.jpg[/img] I am so glad my daddy bought this company! [img]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u144/joeyecw/Rasslin/Jeff_Jarrett9.jpg[/img] So what does the monkey do, exactly? [img]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u144/joeyecw/Rasslin/hulk-hogan.jpg[/img] [b]Brother, it comes up with ideas, brother! Check this out: Hey Idea Monkey! What tag-team should we bring in to boost ratings? [/b] [img]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u144/joeyecw/Rasslin/funny-monkey-2.jpg[/img] WAUUUGGGHHHHH! AUUUGHHHHHH!! [img]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u144/joeyecw/Rasslin/hulk-hogan.jpg[/img] [b]See, brother? Now we gotta sign the Nasty Boys. Ratings gold, brother![/b] [img]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u144/joeyecw/Rasslin/kevin_nash_cropped.jpg[/img] Wait, what? I didn't hear it say-- [img]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u144/joeyecw/Rasslin/hulk-hogan-pastamania.jpg[/img] [b]Brothers, it also cooks pasta![/b] [img]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u144/joeyecw/Rasslin/JeffJarrett2.jpg[/img] ...what does that have to do with-- [img]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u144/joeyecw/Rasslin/hulk-hogan-pastamania.jpg[/img][b] BROTHER! ...pasta.[/b] [img]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u144/joeyecw/Rasslin/russo2.jpg[/img] I f*#@%n' love the Pasta Monkey! [img]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u144/joeyecw/Rasslin/DixieCarter.jpg[/img] It's called an [i]idea[/i] monkey, Vince. Pasta is just one of its many talents. [img]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u144/joeyecw/Rasslin/KurtAngle098089.jpg[/img] I SMELL MONKEY!! [img]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u144/joeyecw/Rasslin/21.jpg[/img] No, I believe that's pasta you smell, Kurt. [img]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u144/joeyecw/Rasslin/KurtAngle2.jpg[/img] HURK! Monkey pasta?! [img]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u144/joeyecw/Rasslin/russo.jpg[/img] No, [i]Pasta Monkey[/i]. [img]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u144/joeyecw/Rasslin/hulk-hogan.jpg[/img] [b]Brothers, it's the IDEA Monkey.[/b] [img]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u144/joeyecw/Rasslin/KurtAngle2.jpg[/img] Hulk mean Kurt smell ideas now? [img]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u144/joeyecw/Rasslin/steelejj.jpg[/img] Really? What's an idea smell like? [img]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u144/joeyecw/Rasslin/KurtAngle4.jpg[/img] SNNNNNOORRRT! ...Monkeys! [img]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u144/joeyecw/Rasslin/funny-monkey-2.jpg[/img] [i]WAAAAUGGGGHHH![/i] [img]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u144/joeyecw/Rasslin/hulk-hogan.jpg[/img] Alright, brothers, the Idea Monkey thinks we should do our own Montreal Screwjob. [img]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u144/joeyecw/Rasslin/russo2.jpg[/img] MAKE IT HAP--wait a second...didn't we already f*$%&n do that? [img]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u144/joeyecw/Rasslin/JeffJarrett.jpg[/img] Heh. Sure as hell did. [img]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u144/joeyecw/Rasslin/hulk-hogan-fingers-in-ears.jpg[/img] Lalalalaa! Brothers, all I know is that the Idea Monkey says we need to do a Screwjob to win in the ratings, brothers! [img]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u144/joeyecw/Rasslin/MikeTenay.jpg[/img] That makes no sense...we already did one, and it wasn't all that long ago. I really don't think we-- [img]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u144/joeyecw/Rasslin/KurtAngle098089.jpg[/img] DON'T QUESTION THE PASTA MONKEY!! [img]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u144/joeyecw/Rasslin/Jeff_Jarrett9.jpg[/img] I thought we agreed it was Idea Pasta... [img]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u144/joeyecw/Rasslin/01.jpg[/img] HA HA HA! Pasta can't has ideas, dummy! [img]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u144/joeyecw/Rasslin/funny-monkey-2.jpg[/img] [i]WAAAUUGGHHH![/i] [img]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u144/joeyecw/Rasslin/KurtAngle2.jpg[/img] GASP! Monkey Pasta can talk?! [img]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u144/joeyecw/Rasslin/russ2.jpg[/img] Heh heh heh...you dumb bastard. [img]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u144/joeyecw/Rasslin/MTVTRLAmandaBynesHulkHoganbD7ltdWRP.jpg[/img] Brothers! The Idea Monkey just said we need to turn AJ Styles heel! [img]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u144/joeyecw/Rasslin/JeffJarrett.jpg[/img] But the fans love AJ. And he's feuding with Kurt. Wait, does that mean...you want...Kurt to...become a [i]face[/i]?? [img]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u144/joeyecw/Rasslin/nash.jpg[/img] Can Kurt even do a face? He's so angry... [img]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u144/joeyecw/Rasslin/DixieCarter.jpg[/img] Of course he can! Kurt, show us you can be a face. Smile. [img]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u144/joeyecw/Rasslin/Kurt.jpg[/img] *hurk!* [img]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u144/joeyecw/Rasslin/russo.jpg[/img] Yeah...we might need to rethink this... TO BE CONTINUED...MAYBE[/quote] that is freaking great man!

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Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:45:24 GMT

[quote=ninjapirategear]The screwjob in WCW was also fake. It came off so horribly that it would be realistic to believe it was real, but it wasn't.[/quote] Then why didn't we see Hogan again in WCW? -Nate-

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Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:52:24 GMT

Is he returning as THE ROCK or THE TOOTH FAIRY!?=))

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Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:54:07 GMT

[quote=punisherfan1138]Is he returning as THE ROCK or THE TOOTH FAIRY!?=)) [/quote] And that's exactly why he needs to return to wrestling. The tooth fairy...*shakes head in dismay* -Nate-

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Wed, 27 Jan 2010 01:00:23 GMT

[quote=BurningDoom][quote=punisherfan1138]Is he returning as THE ROCK or THE TOOTH FAIRY!?=)) [/quote] And that's exactly why he needs to return to wrestling. The tooth fairy...*shakes head in dismay* -Nate-[/quote] Recover thy Mancard, Dwayne!

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Wed, 27 Jan 2010 01:15:16 GMT

[quote=meangreenninjame] that is freaking great man![/quote] I'll see if I can find some of his others, I don't know if they're still up. He might be the best ever at making fun of Russo.

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Wed, 27 Jan 2010 02:54:40 GMT

A few interesting notes from the latest issue of Pro-Wrestling Illustrated (March 2010): [quote]-"I wish to talk to Rob Van Dam, who is considering returning to the ring, and convince him to join TNA. I'm also wishing to contact 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin, and 'Macho Man' Randy Savage." -Hulk Hogan, commenting on his plans in TNA during a book signing. As reported by the New York Daily News. -The second incarnation of ECW appears to be history. WWE officials have notified members of the ECW roster to expect either to be moved to Smackdown or Raw, reassigned to Florida Championship Wrestling for further development, or released outright. In the meantime, high-ranking WWE officials have been in meetings with the Syfy Network to re-brand the federation's Tuesday night show. Both networks and WWE officials agreed that the current incarnation of ECW had become an irretreivable failure. Ratings have dropped in half since the launch of the venture. In its place will be a new weekly program that may either take the form of a magazine-style recap show for WWE news and highlights or evolve into a showcase for developmental talents and young mid-carders. -While the main event of WrestleMania is always a closely guarded secret around WWE, there has been rampant speculation that the federation is close to sealing the deal on a main event that will pit WWE World Champion John Cena against Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. Johnson has been saying for some time that although he does not plan to return to the wrestling business, he still hopes to "do something special," with WWE. Cena, meanwhile, has been more vocal in taking direct shots at Johnson, saying The Rock turned his back on the fans who had helped him rise to stardom by downplaying then distancing himself his wrestling background in favor of Hollywood. Johnson, if you recall, also took some jabs at Cena's acting career during The Rock's WWE Hall of Fame induction ceremony speech in 2007. Cena smiled, but the look in his eyes made it clear that he was not amused. -Could there finally be a thaw in the icy relationship between Warrior (the legal name of the former Jim "Ultimate Warrior" Hellwig) and WWE? The two sides have been at odds for years, and Warrior sued WWE over comments made about him on its 2006 DVD release entitled The Self-Destruction of The Ultimate Warrior. The case was recently thrown out of court by Judge Douglas L. Rayes, who noted that Warrior had made equally disparaging comments on his website about his former employers. The judge ordered Warrior to pay WWE's legal costs in defending the case, totaling $18,967. However, WWE elected to waive its right to collect the fees and instead worked out a private settlement. Coupled with growing rumors that Warrior is receptive to a WWE Hall of Fame induction, there could be a truce in the works.[/quote] -Nate-

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Wed, 27 Jan 2010 09:39:48 GMT

[quote]-"I wish to talk to Rob Van Dam, who is considering returning to the ring, and convince him to join TNA. I'm also wishing to contact 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin, and 'Macho Man' Randy Savage." -Hulk Hogan, commenting on his plans in TNA during a book signing. As reported by the New York Daily News.[/quote] I believe RVD has said that he's not interested in TNA. Also, about Austin and Macho Man, Hogan's talking out of his butt. I mean, I guess I'd want to talk to Austin, too, but nothing would come from that, and Macho Man hates Hogan like crazy. [quote]-The second incarnation of ECW appears to be history. WWE officials have notified members of the ECW roster to expect either to be moved to Smackdown or Raw, reassigned to Florida Championship Wrestling for further development, or released outright. In the meantime, high-ranking WWE officials have been in meetings with the Syfy Network to re-brand the federation's Tuesday night show. Both networks and WWE officials agreed that the current incarnation of ECW had become an irretreivable failure. Ratings have dropped in half since the launch of the venture. In its place will be a new weekly program that may either take the form of a magazine-style recap show for WWE news and highlights or evolve into a showcase for developmental talents and young mid-carders.[/quote] Sweet, now Christian will be in WWE for real! [quote]-While the main event of WrestleMania is always a closely guarded secret around WWE, there has been rampant speculation that the federation is close to sealing the deal on a main event that will pit WWE World Champion John Cena against Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. Johnson has been saying for some time that although he does not plan to return to the wrestling business, he still hopes to "do something special," with WWE. Cena, meanwhile, has been more vocal in taking direct shots at Johnson, saying The Rock turned his back on the fans who had helped him rise to stardom by downplaying then distancing himself his wrestling background in favor of Hollywood Johnson, if you recall, also took some jabs at Cena's acting career during The Rock's WWE Hall of Fame induction ceremony speech in 2007. Cena smiled, but the look in his eyes made it clear that he was not amused.[/quote] That might be interesting, and I think it would be good because it would provide the heel turn Cena has needed for YEARS.

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Wed, 27 Jan 2010 19:49:55 GMT

Be careful what you wish for, TNA!!! [quote]We reported earlier today that TNA has booked another Impact broadcast to go head-to-head with Raw on March 1st. The Wrestling Observer is now reporting that TNA has decided to permanently air Impact on Monday nights as they feel the time is right to go head-to-head with WWE. As of now, the plan is to air a live Impact every other Monday night, and tape an Impact broadcast on Tuesday nights which will air on the Monday nights that the show does not air live. It is unclear at this time whether or not Impact will retain or change its current 9-11pm time slot. The move to Monday nights is expected to take place in March, following the head-to-head broadcast that TNA has announced for 3/1.[/quote] Source: http://www.wrestlezone.com/news/article/breaking-news-impact-permanently-moving-to-monday-nights-95311 In my opinion, the product has been moving in the wrong direction since Hogan arrived. I had plenty of bad things to say about it before, now there isn't anything redeeming about the show. You know what I watch on Monday nights?? ROH on HDNet (Channel 306 on DirecTV HD, I believe). ROH is awesome, and I'm going to watch that. And I heard there's an epic match on Smackdown between HBK and Mysterio this week, so I'll tune in for that. I love the idea of TNA, but in practice it has been an insult to wrestling fans. This move to Monday nights is the beginning of the end.

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Wed, 27 Jan 2010 22:51:19 GMT

[quote=ninjapirategear]Be careful what you wish for, TNA!!! [quote]We reported earlier today that TNA has booked another Impact broadcast to go head-to-head with Raw on March 1st. The Wrestling Observer is now reporting that TNA has decided to permanently air Impact on Monday nights as they feel the time is right to go head-to-head with WWE. As of now, the plan is to air a live Impact every other Monday night, and tape an Impact broadcast on Tuesday nights which will air on the Monday nights that the show does not air live. It is unclear at this time whether or not Impact will retain or change its current 9-11pm time slot. The move to Monday nights is expected to take place in March, following the head-to-head broadcast that TNA has announced for 3/1.[/quote] Source: http://www.wrestlezone.com/news/article/breaking-news-impact-permanently-moving-to-monday-nights-95311 In my opinion, the product has been moving in the wrong direction since Hogan arrived. I had plenty of bad things to say about it before, now there isn't anything redeeming about the show. You know what I watch on Monday nights?? ROH on HDNet (Channel 306 on DirecTV HD, I believe). ROH is awesome, and I'm going to watch that. And I heard there's an epic match on Smackdown between HBK and Mysterio this week, so I'll tune in for that. I love the idea of TNA, but in practice it has been an insult to wrestling fans. This move to Monday nights is the beginning of the end.[/quote] As usual, we are of completely opposite opinion when it comes to wrestling. I think this is the best move they could possibly make. WCW didn't really start becoming competition for WWE until they put Nitro head-to-head against RAW. You can't win a race until you actually start a race, and nothing brings in ratings and quality like a little competition. You may be right that TNA won't ever beat WWE, but that drive to try and derail WWE is only good for the business as a whole. And I, along with a lot of fans, are estatic about TNA's new direction. I have to admit it, that screwjob really was a crapper admidst all the rest of the exciting change, though. -Nate-

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Thu, 28 Jan 2010 11:59:47 GMT

I think it's exciting, but if I truly hated TNA I'd be happy for this move, because it can't end any way except for them out of business. Competition is one thing, but WWE is stronger than ever and TNA is putting out the weakest product it ever has. Nate, I think there are a lot of guys like you that want to see storylines like the old WCW, and I can't criticize somebody for what they like, but realistically are there enough people like you to keep TNA in business? Especially with their costs constantly rising? Realistically, are their ratings going to be higher on Monday nights? For a one time show, yes, but now we're talking about every week. They are not only going up against the only other show on cable that has the same type of product as them, but they're going up against the highest rated show on cable. I want TNA to succeed. I want TNA to compete with WWE for talent, and I want TNA to become powerful enough to push WWE to make themselves better, and then instead of having a few shows that mostly suck, I'll be able to watch a 3 or 4 wrestling shows that are all awesome. TNA has never made one smart business move, and to assume that they will start doing it is crazy. They can't sell PPVs. They keep spending more and more money. Remember when they went to two hours and it was a big deal? They gave us twice as much crap and they didn't add any more wrestling. When the show was on Fox Sports Net it had more wrestling. They don't know what they're doing and there will come a time when Dixie Carter's dad doesn't want to throw any more money away just to please his daughter. I don't want it to come to that but it's headed that way.

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Fri, 29 Jan 2010 02:53:44 GMT

http://www.aoltv.ca/2010/01/26/wwe-to-develop-santino-marella-sitcom/ "They call me the next one to cross over, the next Hollywood star," smirked 'WWE Monday Night RAW' superstar Santino Marella while disclosing for the first time plans for the 'Santino Morella Sitcom' at last night's 'Monday Night RAW' event in Columbus, Ohio. The Canadian-born, Italian-American has already turned himself into the comedic foil of professional wrestling with his over-the-top accent, fake unibrow and proclivity to dress in drag in order to wrestle as Santina Marella, the "sister" of Santino. (The National Italian American Foundation should look into being offended by him after they recover from this season of 'Jersey Shore'.) Now, apparently, he's getting his own sitcom. In it, Morello said that WWE stars Beth Phoenix and Vladimir Kozlov will portray his girlfriend and best friend, respectively. When pressed further for details about whether it will be a reality show format or traditional multi-camera sitcom, Morello said, "I think we're going to use one or two cameras. It will kind of be like a 'Seinfeld,' but with me. You know, it will only be a reality show if you consider wrestling reality." (No, that's not confusing at all.) "In two weeks, we're filming the first three episodes," he added. "It will air at first on the dot com, then after that we will get it to a network television." USA Networks would seem the most likely place to pitch his sitcom, as its been the home of 'WWE Monday Night RAW' for many years. Chris McCumber, Executive Vice President at the networks, said the company is not actively looking for sitcoms, but they would consider one if it meets their "Characters Welcome" brand. When asked about Morello's sitcom, he expressed interest and said, "I'm not aware of it. I need to see it. He's quite a comedic character, so no doubt he will have a good sitcom." Also known by his birth name, Oleg Prudious, Kozlov proved his acting chops in the second season of 'The Wire' and Spike Lee's '25th Hour'. Beth Phoenix wrote about yesterday's reports of a new sitcom with her, Santino Marella and Vladimir Kozlov on her Twitter with the following: "Glamarella....like you've never seen it before. prepare for the unexpected as Santino Marella and Beth Phoenix enter the world of sitcoms!" I CANT BELIEVE THIS IS ACTUALLY HAPPENING!!! WTF!!! LMAO!!!

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Sat, 13 Feb 2010 15:11:50 GMT

I don't know if anyone else watched Impact or not last week since everyone except for me in the wrestling world seems to hate TNA's new direction. I won't comment much on the episode, but I enjoyed it. I wanted to comment on AJ Styles. His outfit looked like an outfit Ric Flair would have worn in the 80s in a NWA promo, complete with the 80s shades. I bet Ric gave him the suit to wear. It was hilarious to see! And speaking of Styles, is this not the worst move he could have possibly made? He was riding high, and getting the recognition he finally deserved. He was starting to become a household name with fans, and just as that huge momentum was really gaining, he does a 180 degree turn and becomes a heel...why?! -Nate-

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Sun, 14 Feb 2010 12:41:53 GMT

[quote=BurningDoom]And speaking of Styles, is this not the worst move he could have possibly made? He was riding high, and getting the recognition he finally deserved. He was starting to become a household name with fans, and just as that huge momentum was really gaining, he does a 180 degree turn and becomes a heel...why?![/quote] Because that's what Hogan and Bischoff think is a good thing to do. They have no idea.

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Mon, 15 Feb 2010 15:09:52 GMT

Results from TNA Against All Odds PPV: -AJ Styles Retain the World Heavyweight Championship against Samoa Joe with Guest Referee Eric Bischoff. -The Pope Wins the 8-Card Stud Tournament against Mr. Anderson and wins a shot at the World Heavyweight Championship -The Nasty Boys Defeat Team 3D thanks to an interference from the debuting "Mouth of the South" Jimmy Hart. And I'm not sure what happened to the Beautiful People's match. Not that I care about the results, I just love their entrance! As for the rest of the matches, they were just pre-qualifiers for the 8-Card Stud Tournament, if you really wanted to see those results go to TNA.com. -Nate-

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Mon, 15 Feb 2010 15:14:40 GMT

Anyone else hate the new Mr. Anderson? It's almost like he's not even trying anymore, I don't know if that's the point or not but it comes off as god-awful. Funny thing is, when he was Mr. Kennedy he was one of the few of the new WWE Superstars that I really liked (although still not as good as John Morrison). I just see him screwing up his TNA promos left and right. GET IT TOGETHER ANDERSON! -Nate-

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Mon, 15 Feb 2010 22:02:23 GMT

[quote=BurningDoom]Anyone else hate the new Mr. Anderson? It's almost like he's not even trying anymore, I don't know if that's the point or not but it comes off as god-awful. Funny thing is, when he was Mr. Kennedy he was one of the few of the new WWE Superstars that I really liked (although still not as good as John Morrison). I just see him screwing up his TNA promos left and right. GET IT TOGETHER ANDERSON! -Nate-[/quote] Did TNA really run the final of the tournament AFTER the title match?

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Tue, 16 Feb 2010 01:00:29 GMT

[quote=ninjapirategear][quote=BurningDoom]Anyone else hate the new Mr. Anderson? It's almost like he's not even trying anymore, I don't know if that's the point or not but it comes off as god-awful. Funny thing is, when he was Mr. Kennedy he was one of the few of the new WWE Superstars that I really liked (although still not as good as John Morrison). I just see him screwing up his TNA promos left and right. GET IT TOGETHER ANDERSON! -Nate-[/quote] Did TNA really run the final of the tournament AFTER the title match? [/quote] I'm not sure, I just got these results from TNA.com, I didn't actually watch it. But I wouldn't think that they'd do that. -Nate-

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Tue, 16 Feb 2010 01:18:48 GMT

Oh, I thought you had seen it. The way I read the results the title match was second to last. Dude, Nate, I'm headed to Orlando from the 10th to the 16th. So, when does TNA do its first two Monday tapings? The 8th and 9th. I can't catch a break!

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Tue, 16 Feb 2010 01:47:26 GMT

[quote=ninjapirategear]Oh, I thought you had seen it. The way I read the results the title match was second to last. Dude, Nate, I'm headed to Orlando from the 10th to the 16th. So, when does TNA do its first two Monday tapings? The 8th and 9th. I can't catch a break! [/quote] That sucks. I'd kill to go to a TNA show. I haven't ever been to taping of any kind. Hell, I've only been to two wrestling shows ever. One was a really bad indie show with the Honkey Tonk Man as the big draw (just last year!). And the other was a pretty entertaining WWE House Show, and one of JBL's last in-ring performances for WWE. -Nate-

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Tue, 16 Feb 2010 22:20:14 GMT

[quote=BurningDoom][quote=ninjapirategear]Oh, I thought you had seen it. The way I read the results the title match was second to last. Dude, Nate, I'm headed to Orlando from the 10th to the 16th. So, when does TNA do its first two Monday tapings? The 8th and 9th. I can't catch a break! [/quote] That sucks. I'd kill to go to a TNA show. I haven't ever been to taping of any kind. Hell, I've only been to two wrestling shows ever. One was a really bad indie show with the Honkey Tonk Man as the big draw (just last year!). And the other was a pretty entertaining WWE House Show, and one of JBL's last in-ring performances for WWE. -Nate-[/quote] I was at Wrestlemania 24, and we went to TNA Lockdown last year, I've been to a few other WWE PPVs and Raws/Smackdowns/House Shows, I even went to one of TNA's earliest house shows (Christian was the champion!). I lived in Orlando for a year and kept saying, "I'll go to the TNA taping next week...." and never did! Argh!! It was free!!!

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Tue, 16 Feb 2010 22:21:45 GMT

Nate, did I ever post the picture of the program I had Mick Foley sign, of the first ever show I went to? I had him sign it last year, it was great! He was in the main event tag teaming with Steve Austin against the Rock and Kane.

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Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:59:54 GMT

[quote=ninjapirategear]Nate, did I ever post the picture of the program I had Mick Foley sign, of the first ever show I went to? I had him sign it last year, it was great! He was in the main event tag teaming with Steve Austin against the Rock and Kane. [/quote] That's awesome! I didn't stay for autographs after the WWE House Show, it was the ONLY time WWE has come to our area, so the crowd was insane. I knew I wouldn't get in there in time to get one. -Nate-

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Wed, 17 Feb 2010 04:30:53 GMT

I just watched the "Impact Moves to Monday Night" TNA Press Conference, and what excited me was Dixie Carter's mention of expanding their programming! More wrestling is always good! -Nate-

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Wed, 17 Feb 2010 20:47:44 GMT

[url]http://www.spike.com/blog/hulk-hogan-announces/92487[/url] [quote][b][size=7]Hulk Hogan Announces Return to the Ring[/size] [/b] [img]http://dyn.ifilm.com/resize/image/blog/1/9/0/7/1907478/201002/1266424310641.jpg[/img] On the heels of a recent announcement that TNA iMPACT would permanently move to Monday night, Hulk Hogan revealed his long-awaited return to the ring would come during a live broadcast from the iMPACT Zone. On Monday, March 8 Hulkamania runs wild when TNA Wrestling officially begins life at its new home on Monday nights with the second live broadcast on network TV in 2010. The news was announced during the taping of iMPACT in Orlando, FL to a live audience. That episode airs on February 25, so stay tuned Thursday nights to find out how it all went down. [size=4]Source: TNA[/size] [/quote]

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Wed, 17 Feb 2010 21:47:19 GMT

ARGH!!!!! I should go down on that Monday to see Hogan and Flair in the ring...that way I can say (for a few days at least) that I've seen Flair's final match, since the first time I saw his final match at Mania 24 (also in Orlando), it turned out not to be his final match.

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Sun, 21 Feb 2010 00:51:31 GMT

[url]http://www.pwnewsnow.com/2010/jericho-may-host-metal-awards/[/url] [quote][b][size=7]Jericho May Host Metal Awards[/size] [/b] By Cat Meadows February 20, 2010 [img]http://blog.jr.com/images//fozzy.jpg[/img] WWE’s own metalhead, Chris Jericho, has been listed as one of the hosts of a heavy-metal awards show. MetalInjection.com reports that Fozzy frontman Jericho will be co-host of the 2nd Revolver Golden Gods Awards, though as yet the RGGA’s own site doesn’t seem to confirm. Other reports say that Jericho may be booked for a WWE international show that same evening. The awards show will be held at Club Nokia in Los Angeles on April 8th, and broadcast on VH1 Classic. Fozzy have recently released their new album Chasing the Grail, and will be performing at Club Red in Tempe just before Wrestlemania.[/quote]

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Sun, 21 Feb 2010 09:36:06 GMT

I heard Jericho's album has been doing really bad. It sold something like 2700 copies the first week.

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Sun, 21 Feb 2010 14:53:12 GMT

[quote=ninjapirategear]I heard Jericho's album has been doing really bad. It sold something like 2700 copies the first week. [/quote] It seems all music is doing bad right now, but that's really bad. I really enjoy Fozzy, myself, but I can easily see how others wouldn't take him seriously. I think this has to do more with his VH1 persona rather than his position as Fozzy's lead singer. -Nate-

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Tue, 23 Feb 2010 04:32:20 GMT

Check out this official promo of the XWF, it looked like it would have been awesome if it wasn't mismanaged into the ground: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUjQ0Ii5O5k -Nate-

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Tue, 23 Feb 2010 12:45:03 GMT

After Raw last night I can't believe that we decided not to go to Wrestlemania. Dude. Edge vs. Jericho?!?! Taker vs. HBK??!! Christian is in the MITB, and Bret Hart's gonna be there too?!!? Oh, man, I picked the wrong Mania to decide not to go to.

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Wed, 24 Feb 2010 03:00:10 GMT

[quote=ninjapirategear]After Raw last night I can't believe that we decided not to go to Wrestlemania. Dude. Edge vs. Jericho?!?! Taker vs. HBK??!! Christian is in the MITB, and Bret Hart's gonna be there too?!!? Oh, man, I picked the wrong Mania to decide not to go to.[/quote] Okay, Undertaker vs. HBK sounds cool, even though they did it last year. And Edge vs. Jericho sounds pretty cool. But I heard the main event was Batista vs. John Cena. Come on WWE, can't you do better for the main event of Wrestle-freaking-Mania than a match we've already seen 20 times? On a completely unrelated note: The dream match I most want to see at this moment is AJ Styles vs. John Morrison. One of the two of them have to jump companies sooner or later. I'm waiting for it in the meantime. -Nate-

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Wed, 24 Feb 2010 09:51:08 GMT

[quote=BurningDoom][quote=ninjapirategear]After Raw last night I can't believe that we decided not to go to Wrestlemania. Dude. Edge vs. Jericho?!?! Taker vs. HBK??!! Christian is in the MITB, and Bret Hart's gonna be there too?!!? Oh, man, I picked the wrong Mania to decide not to go to.[/quote] Okay, Undertaker vs. HBK sounds cool, even though they did it last year. And Edge vs. Jericho sounds pretty cool. But I heard the main event was Batista vs. John Cena. Come on WWE, can't you do better for the main event of Wrestle-freaking-Mania than a match we've already seen 20 times? On a completely unrelated note: The dream match I most want to see at this moment is AJ Styles vs. John Morrison. One of the two of them have to jump companies sooner or later. I'm waiting for it in the meantime. -Nate-[/quote] I hope WWE has learned that unless you have a really huge main event, the Undertaker ALWAYS goes on last. I know it's not for the title, but Taker/Michaels should go on last, just because the crowd is going to be so hot for that match it'll kill anything that comes after it. Did you see the video package they put together on Raw?? It was the best promo package I have ever seen. It made me go from, "There's no way Undertaker is losing the streak," to, "OK, maybe he's going to lose this time, the stakes are high." I mean, he'll probably still win, but damn, I wish I could be there to see it!! Edge vs. Jericho I've wanted to see forever. I've wanted to see Edge as a face forever. I really hope that Edge is able to get back to full power in time for this match, he hasn't wrestled much since coming back, and Jericho is better than he's ever been. As far as AJ and Morrison, I don't know, I'm not as high on Morrison as I once was. I thought he carried Miz in their partnership, but looking at them now, maybe Miz was doing the heavy lifting. Morrison is stagnant, his character and his in-ring used to seem great but now it just looks stale. It's weird. Maybe he really needs to be a heel? Since they split, Miz has stepped up more than any wrestler I've seen in a long time to really put himself in a top spot. There just isn't any holding Miz back at this point. I used to be a Miz hater, but the man has worked his ass off to get better. I'd like to see AJ and Morrison, but not as much as I'd like to see AJ and some other WWE guys, especially guys like Taker and Michaels who won't be around much longer, but I know they could give us a match of the century if they could meet up. I'd like to see an AJ and Orton feud, for sure. Did you watch NXT last night? What were your thoughts? I liked it.

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Mon, 01 Mar 2010 04:01:43 GMT

I really enjoyed NXT. I think this will become a new regular show for me. I really liked Daniel Bryan. I know he was from ROH under than name Bryan Danielson, thanks to Pro-Wrestling Illustrated. He seemed to have genuine charisma, rather than just the WWE gloss, and was an entertaining wrestler. Although I did notice he slipped up a couple of lines in his interview, but he quickly recovered. I also liked the team of Christian and Slater. They seem to match-up well. I just wish Slater would keep his tongue in his mouth during his poses, it looks ridiculous. -Nate-

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Tue, 02 Mar 2010 04:26:31 GMT

So I decided to check out RAW since it's getting close to Wrestlemania. I've got to say, it wasn't as bad as it was this time last year. I actually enjoyed it. I'm especially loving the Bret Hart vs. Vince McMahon feud, that's the kind of thing that belongs at Wrestlemania. I like Batista's new heel direction, too. It seems to fit him. I hope he knocks that stupid grin off of Cena's face at Wrestlemania. I just don't like Cena no matter how much WWE tries to make me. And I am SO glad that Legacy is dissolving. DiBiase needed to strike out on his own a long time ago. He didn't need Orton. Cody Rhodes is whole other story. He has the personality of a saltine cracker. Unforunately, the RAW Guest Host segments were still the worst segments in the show, absolutely awful. And I like Cheech & Chong movies. WWE just needs to get rid of the guest host gimmick already. Oh, and I still hate MVP, he needs to leave too. My only other complaint is that it needed more actual wrestling, but then WWE has always been more about the entertainment side, so I can't complain too much about that one. So between this, and the great opening episode of NXT, I just may be watching WWE regularly again. Unfortunately, I won't get to watch WWE RAW next week. TNA Impact is moving to Mondays next week and definetly takes preference over RAW for me, especially since we'll see Flair and Hogan in the ring one last time. And it's the final Bachelor episode, so no way the wife will give that one up. Since my DVR only records 2 shows at a time, and I'm at work for at least the first hour of RAW, I'm SOL. I could catch like the last 45 minutes in the extra room without DVR, though, so it's not a complete loss. -Nate-

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Tue, 02 Mar 2010 10:10:01 GMT

The last 2 weeks of Raw have been really good and had much better matches. Last night was ridiculous with the quick squashes.

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Tue, 02 Mar 2010 12:14:15 GMT

I hate Dave Batista, but that was an awesome exchange of words he had with John Cena (hate that guy too) last night, thats the best "shoot" promo I've seen in a while. Pretty pumped for Wrestlemania. Pretty pissed that Kane's stupid ass is going to ruin another MITB match though.

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Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:18:04 GMT

[quote=ShenValleyInitiative]I hate Dave Batista, but that was an awesome exchange of words he had with John Cena (hate that guy too) last night, thats the best "shoot" promo I've seen in a while. Pretty pumped for Wrestlemania. Pretty pissed that Kane's stupid ass is going to ruin another MITB match though.[/quote] With Batista, I was yelling at the screen, "Maybe if you weren't 45 years old just getting into wrestling and using insane amounts of steroids your muscles could stay attached to your damn bones for more than 5 minutes and you would have been around to get some of Cena's glory!!!!!!!"

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Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:39:36 GMT

Where has Scaryhead been? -Nate-

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Sat, 06 Mar 2010 03:51:14 GMT

SPEAR! SPEAR! SPEAR! Is that gonna be all we hear on Smackdown! until Wrestlemania? Don't get me wrong, I like Edge, and Smackdown! wasn't bad (wasn't great either), but I'm already sick of hearing this one. -Nate-

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Sat, 06 Mar 2010 18:06:45 GMT

[quote=BurningDoom]SPEAR! SPEAR! SPEAR! Is that gonna be all we hear on Smackdown! until Wrestlemania? Don't get me wrong, I like Edge, and Smackdown! wasn't bad (wasn't great either), but I'm already sick of hearing this one. -Nate-[/quote] Would it be more acceptable if Jim Ross said it instead?

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Sun, 07 Mar 2010 01:38:27 GMT

[quote=kidlippy][quote=BurningDoom]SPEAR! SPEAR! SPEAR! Is that gonna be all we hear on Smackdown! until Wrestlemania? Don't get me wrong, I like Edge, and Smackdown! wasn't bad (wasn't great either), but I'm already sick of hearing this one. -Nate-[/quote] Would it be more acceptable if Jim Ross said it instead?[/quote] Probably. He's 10x the announcer than both of the Smackdown! team put together. He knew how to get you excited. But it wasn't just the announcers, Edge himself was repeating to the point of insanity. -Nate-

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Sun, 07 Mar 2010 10:22:31 GMT

[quote=BurningDoom][quote=kidlippy][quote=BurningDoom]SPEAR! SPEAR! SPEAR! Is that gonna be all we hear on Smackdown! until Wrestlemania? Don't get me wrong, I like Edge, and Smackdown! wasn't bad (wasn't great either), but I'm already sick of hearing this one. -Nate-[/quote] Would it be more acceptable if Jim Ross said it instead?[/quote] Probably. He's 10x the announcer than both of the Smackdown! team put together. He knew how to get you excited. But it wasn't just the announcers, Edge himself was repeating to the point of insanity. -Nate-[/quote] Dude, I love Todd and Matt. I thought they were great on ECW, and I think Matt Striker is working his way toward all-time great color commentator. He's like a unique twist on Jesse Ventura, who was my favorite color commentator of all time.

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Sun, 07 Mar 2010 17:16:37 GMT

[quote=ninjapirategear][quote=BurningDoom][quote=kidlippy][quote=BurningDoom]SPEAR! SPEAR! SPEAR! Is that gonna be all we hear on Smackdown! until Wrestlemania? Don't get me wrong, I like Edge, and Smackdown! wasn't bad (wasn't great either), but I'm already sick of hearing this one. -Nate-[/quote] Would it be more acceptable if Jim Ross said it instead?[/quote] Probably. He's 10x the announcer than both of the Smackdown! team put together. He knew how to get you excited. But it wasn't just the announcers, Edge himself was repeating to the point of insanity. -Nate-[/quote] Dude, I love Todd and Matt. I thought they were great on ECW, and I think Matt Striker is working his way toward all-time great color commentator. He's like a unique twist on Jesse Ventura, who was my favorite color commentator of all time.[/quote] I play Smackdown vs Raw 2010 and Striker drives me crazy in that game. I do my best to stay away from wrestling an ECW arena...lol

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Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:19:00 GMT

Did anyone else see the big TNA Impact tonight?! It was amazing! Great matches, shocking moments, big twists; it was flawless! TNA is bringing it's A-game! Hogan can still wrestle a great match! The only question I had about the match is: If it was a no-DQ match, then why in the hell was either team still waiting for legal-tags to help their partner out?! Why didn't they all just jump in and beat the hell out of each other? And while Flair may not have it in the ring anymore, he can sure as heck cut one helluva promo still. That suprise X-Division match was amazing, too! One of the best and quickest moving matches I've seen in a while. The debut RVD was great! I didn't see that one coming; and even though he was beat like government mule (channeling a little JR there), it was still surreal to see him and Sting in the same ring. The Sting heel move is definetly unexpected. He's always been the good guy. Even when he was Main Event Mafia, he was the idealist that thought he was doing good still. I'm not sure if I like the move or not, it's a little too early to tell, but if leads to a Hogan vs. Sting rematch then I'm all aboard. And Jeff Hardy is now officially here! Hopefully we'll see him in action next week. And what about Hall & Syxx Pac vs. Nash & Young? I think this is all gonna end up being a set-up, just wait and see. My Storyline Prediction: Nash and Hall planned this from the moment it became clear that Hall & Syxx Pac weren't getting contracts. Nash and Hall will both turn on their partners at the PPV and The Outsiders will be reborn. Then Syxx Pac and Eric Young will be their first big rivals at the next PPV. I haven't watched WWE Raw yet, but it's on my DVR waiting. I hope it matches Impact's quality. I had read a while back that Stone Cold Steve Austin is supposed to host next week's Raw. I [b]REALLY, REALLY[/b] hope that's still gonna happen. [-o< -Nate-

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Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:50:33 GMT

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Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:52:21 GMT

[quote=BurningDoom]Did anyone else see the big TNA Impact tonight?! It was amazing! Great matches, shocking moments, big twists; it was flawless! TNA is bringing it's A-game! Hogan can still wrestle a great match! The only question I had about the match is: If it was a no-DQ match, then why in the hell was either team still waiting for legal-tags to help their partner out?! Why didn't they all just jump in and beat the hell out of each other? And while Flair may not have it in the ring anymore, he can sure as heck cut one helluva promo still. That suprise X-Division match was amazing, too! One of the best and quickest moving matches I've seen in a while. The debut RVD was great! I didn't see that one coming; and even though he was beat like government mule (channeling a little JR there), it was still surreal to see him and Sting in the same ring. The Sting heel move is definetly unexpected. He's always been the good guy. Even when he was Main Event Mafia, he was the idealist that thought he was doing good still. I'm not sure if I like the move or not, it's a little too early to tell, but if leads to a Hogan vs. Sting rematch then I'm all aboard. And Jeff Hardy is now officially here! Hopefully we'll see him in action next week. And what about Hall & Syxx Pac vs. Nash & Young? I think this is all gonna end up being a set-up, just wait and see. My Storyline Prediction: Nash and Hall planned this from the moment it became clear that Hall & Syxx Pac weren't getting contracts. Nash and Hall will both turn on their partners at the PPV and The Outsiders will be reborn. Then Syxx Pac and Eric Young will be their first big rivals at the next PPV. I haven't watched WWE Raw yet, but it's on my DVR waiting. I hope it matches Impact's quality. I had read a while back that Stone Cold Steve Austin is supposed to host next week's Raw. I [b]REALLY, REALLY[/b] hope that's still gonna happen. [-o< -Nate-[/quote] Nothing huge on Raw, but Stone Cold was confirmed for Next Week.

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Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:57:58 GMT

[quote=crackerjack1][quote=BurningDoom]Did anyone else see the big TNA Impact tonight?! It was amazing! Great matches, shocking moments, big twists; it was flawless! TNA is bringing it's A-game! Hogan can still wrestle a great match! The only question I had about the match is: If it was a no-DQ match, then why in the hell was either team still waiting for legal-tags to help their partner out?! Why didn't they all just jump in and beat the hell out of each other? And while Flair may not have it in the ring anymore, he can sure as heck cut one helluva promo still. That suprise X-Division match was amazing, too! One of the best and quickest moving matches I've seen in a while. The debut RVD was great! I didn't see that one coming; and even though he was beat like government mule (channeling a little JR there), it was still surreal to see him and Sting in the same ring. The Sting heel move is definetly unexpected. He's always been the good guy. Even when he was Main Event Mafia, he was the idealist that thought he was doing good still. I'm not sure if I like the move or not, it's a little too early to tell, but if leads to a Hogan vs. Sting rematch then I'm all aboard. And Jeff Hardy is now officially here! Hopefully we'll see him in action next week. And what about Hall & Syxx Pac vs. Nash & Young? I think this is all gonna end up being a set-up, just wait and see. My Storyline Prediction: Nash and Hall planned this from the moment it became clear that Hall & Syxx Pac weren't getting contracts. Nash and Hall will both turn on their partners at the PPV and The Outsiders will be reborn. Then Syxx Pac and Eric Young will be their first big rivals at the next PPV. I haven't watched WWE Raw yet, but it's on my DVR waiting. I hope it matches Impact's quality. I had read a while back that Stone Cold Steve Austin is supposed to host next week's Raw. I [b]REALLY, REALLY[/b] hope that's still gonna happen. [-o< -Nate-[/quote] Nothing huge on Raw, but Stone Cold was confirmed for Next Week.[/quote] \:d/

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Sat, 13 Mar 2010 03:33:51 GMT

A very big WWE Raw this Monday. It's WWE and I'm damn excited, it's been a while: [quote][img]http://www.wwe.com/content/media/touts/splash/images/13736356[/img] March 15, 2010: "Stone Cold" Steve Austin Less than two weeks before WrestleMania XXVI, WWE Hall of Famer "Stone Cold" Steve Austin hosts Raw on March 15. The WWE Universe should certainly mark their calendars for the legendary Rattlesnake's return, as it is sure to turn WWE’s flagship show upside down. Though it’s uncertain what will happen when Stone Cold takes his place at the head of Raw for one night only, there's no doubt that he'll be looked at as one of Raw’s most controversial special guest hosts. [img]http://www.wwe.com/content/media/images/3883682/13720242[/img] "Stone Cold" Steve Austin returns to guest host Monday Night Raw on a night he's decreed WrestleMania Rewind Night, featuring Triple H vs. Randy Orton, World Heavyweight Champion Chris Jericho vs. HBK, and John Cena vs. Unified Tag Champion Big Show. [img]http://www.wwe.com/content/media/touts/splash/images/13729434[/img] Dotted enemy lines Before Mr. McMahon and Bret "Hit Man" Hart make history in the ring at WrestleMania, the two will sign the contract for their epic encounter on Raw ... with both men's longtime rival, guest host "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, presiding.[/quote] Three main events, THREE of them! And they were big enough to be at Wrestlemania's of the past! That's huge alone! But then we get to see the long-awaited return of Stone Cold Steve Austin. Even if it is only 1 night, I'm sure all hell will break loose. And we get to see Bret Hart again! It seems like WWE has taken notice of TNA finally. I hope this is just the beginning of things to come from both companies. -Nate-

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Sat, 13 Mar 2010 08:32:35 GMT

[quote=BurningDoom]A very big WWE Raw this Monday. It's WWE and I'm damn excited, it's been a while: [quote][img]http://www.wwe.com/content/media/touts/splash/images/13736356[/img] March 15, 2010: "Stone Cold" Steve Austin Less than two weeks before WrestleMania XXVI, WWE Hall of Famer "Stone Cold" Steve Austin hosts Raw on March 15. The WWE Universe should certainly mark their calendars for the legendary Rattlesnake's return, as it is sure to turn WWE’s flagship show upside down. Though it’s uncertain what will happen when Stone Cold takes his place at the head of Raw for one night only, there's no doubt that he'll be looked at as one of Raw’s most controversial special guest hosts. [img]http://www.wwe.com/content/media/images/3883682/13720242[/img] "Stone Cold" Steve Austin returns to guest host Monday Night Raw on a night he's decreed WrestleMania Rewind Night, featuring Triple H vs. Randy Orton, World Heavyweight Champion Chris Jericho vs. HBK, and John Cena vs. Unified Tag Champion Big Show. [img]http://www.wwe.com/content/media/touts/splash/images/13729434[/img] Dotted enemy lines Before Mr. McMahon and Bret "Hit Man" Hart make history in the ring at WrestleMania, the two will sign the contract for their epic encounter on Raw ... with both men's longtime rival, guest host "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, presiding.[/quote] Three main events, THREE of them! And they were big enough to be at Wrestlemania's of the past! That's huge alone! But then we get to see the long-awaited return of Stone Cold Steve Austin. Even if it is only 1 night, I'm sure all hell will break loose. And we get to see Bret Hart again! It seems like WWE has taken notice of TNA finally. I hope this is just the beginning of things to come from both companies. -Nate-[/quote] I totally agree with you, Nate. Just to bad it's a week late! This would've been great if it was last week against TNA's live show.

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Sun, 14 Mar 2010 01:24:30 GMT

This website has sooooo much wrestling listed to watch, it's pure insanity! I've been watching Wrestlemanias. It has all WWE, TNA, and ROH shows. And none of it has to be downloaded! You do have to register to the message boards to gain access. Check it out: [url]http://www.tvcram.com/forums/index.php[/url] -Nate-

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Sun, 14 Mar 2010 04:56:56 GMT

Used to be a big wrestling fan. Watched it when it was WWF and NWA. Loved seeing guys like Rick Rude, Razor Ramon, Junkyard Dog, Jimmy Super Fly Snuka, Harlem Heat, Rick Flair and the Rock. My all time favorite was the Undertaker. Used to buy the pay per views. Used to also go and watch them live. Something about the state of professional wrestling is a turnoff. The guys today that are wrestling are a joke. I want to come back but it's so unwatchable. I heard the next Wrestlemania they are going to have Brett Hart and Stone Cold come back. Maybe that's when I come back to watch. It's got to get better than it is for me to come back.

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Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:14:07 GMT

Tonight!!! I'm excited!!! Both Raw and Impact look awesome!!! I feel like it's the 90s again!!! \:d/ -Nate-

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Tue, 16 Mar 2010 04:09:33 GMT

MY DVR DIDN'T RECORD RAW!!! STUPID DVR!!! ~x( -Nate-

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Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:30:37 GMT

[quote=BurningDoom]MY DVR DIDN'T RECORD RAW!!! STUPID DVR!!! ~x( -Nate-[/quote] That so sucks...you missed Bret Hart and Stone Cold in the same ring???

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Sun, 21 Mar 2010 15:02:20 GMT

[b]Today![/b] [img]http://i2.bebo.com/051b/21/large/2010/02/10/21/7866769176a12196147713l.jpg[/img] I so want to watch that ladder match, and the always incredible Ultimate X match. I wish I could order just those two matches. Here's the card, some questionable matches, some great looking matches: [img]http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm55/ThreeElevencaws/8a.jpg[/img] This looks to be one of the best matches of the PPV. Four of the best high-flyers of all-time in one of the greatest matches (ladder match) in wrestling. This will be chaotic! [img]http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm55/ThreeElevencaws/6-1.jpg[/img] Two of the best tag-teams in the world. TNA is keeping tag-team wrestling alive, with vigor. WWE should take note, tag-team wrestling is far from dead and a match of this calibre proves it! [img]http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm55/ThreeElevencaws/5a.jpg[/img] A chick fight, I'm not that interested. But at least they're actually wrestlers and not just Divas. [img]http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm55/ThreeElevencaws/ppv9.jpg[/img] Meh. [img]http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm55/ThreeElevencaws/7-1.jpg[/img] Rob Terry should rip through Brutus Magnus, but British Invasion will do a run-in probably and get Magnus the belt back. Regardless, I really like the British Invasion faction. A lot better than most of their World Elite brethren (are they even recognizing World Elite anymore?) [img]http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm55/ThreeElevencaws/4-1.jpg[/img] I love the Motorcity Machine Guns, but Generation Me makes me want to puke. They remind of some of the ridiculous wrestlers that were in the last 2 years WCW. [img]http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm55/ThreeElevencaws/3-2.jpg[/img] I so want this to be a good match. I miss The Outsiders and X-Pac when they were in their prime. But let's face it, Kevin Nash is old and broken, and Scott Hall is a fat and bloated alcoholic. But still, I hope Hall and X-Pac win it and stay in TNA, just because there is potential if Hall can get back into shape. [img]http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm55/ThreeElevencaws/2-3.jpg[/img] What a mismatch! Mr. Kennedy or I meant Anderson, isn't even in Kurt Angle's league. And since switching to TNA, Mr. Anderson has gotten worse! [img]http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm55/ThreeElevencaws/1-3.jpg[/img] Great match-up, but both wrestlers have ridiculous gimmicks at the moment. And this is where you'll see Jeff Hardy, Hogan, and Flair make their appearances. And of course the Ultimate X match, the centerpiece of the whole PPV and arguably the centerpiece of all of TNA. Love or hate TNA, you can't deny the talent in the X-Division. -Nate-

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Sun, 21 Mar 2010 20:58:35 GMT

I've still yet to be really impressed with TNA. They've had some great matches recently, but the shows as a whole aren't great if you ask me.

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Mon, 22 Mar 2010 01:34:55 GMT

Welcome back Scaryhead! Where've you been? -Nate-

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Mon, 22 Mar 2010 04:54:33 GMT

[b]RESULTS FROM SUNDAY'S "DESTINATION X" PAY-PER-VIEW EVENT [/b] ***SPOILERS AHEAD*** ***SPOILERS AHEAD*** ***SPOILERS AHEAD*** ***SPOILERS AHEAD*** ***SPOILERS AHEAD*** ***SPOILERS AHEAD*** [quote]- X Division Ladder Match: Kazarian defeated Amazing Red, Daniels and Brian Kendrick to become the new #1 contender to the X Division Championship. In the end, Kazarian fought off both Daniels and Kendrick from the ladder before grabbing the contract for the win. - Knockouts Title Match: Tara retained and defeated Daffney after hitting her with the Widow's Peak finisher. After the bout, Daffney left with Tara's pet tarantula, Poison - Global Title Match: Rob Terry retained and quickly defeated Magnus after a wheel kick and a chokeslam for the win - Ultimate X Match: The Motor City Machineguns defeated Generation Me in an an amazing, daredevil match to become the new #1 contenders to the TNA World Tag Team Title when Chris Sabin was able to come down with the giant red X! - Scott Hall and Sean Waltman defeated Kevin Nash and Eric Young when Nash turned on Young and hit him with a Powerbomb, allowing Hall and Waltman to get the easy win. As a result, Hall and Waltman get their contracts with TNA Wrestling. After the bout, Hall and Waltman spraypained Young on the mat, leaving his outline in the ring. - X Title Match: Doug Williams retained by beating Shannon Moore. Shannon matched Williams move-for-move in the bout, even hitting a moonsault late to get the advantage. However, Williams got the win after smashing Moore in the face with some kind of brick, once again taking the easy way out to retain the gold. - World Tag Team Title Match: Hernandez and Matt Morgan retained by defeating Beer Money, after Hernandez pinned Storm. Morgan was not happy with his tag team partner throughout the match. After the bout, Morgan attacked Hernandez, hit him with the Carbon Footprint, then left with both titles! - Kurt Angle defeated Mr. Anderson in a brutal and violent match! In the end, Angle used his Warrior's Medal on Anderson, bloodying the TNA newcomer with it. Angle then slapped the Ankle Lock submission on the bloodied Anderson, who tapped out after failing to break the hold. After the bout, Anderson told Angle he had to resort to underhanded tactics to get the win and that he wasn't a real American after all. - In a wild and chaotic bout, the TNA World Heavyweight Championship match between AJ Styles and Abyss was thrown out due to the ring being damaged after Abyss chokeslammed AJ through the mat! During the bout, Ric Flair interfered on behalf of Styles - leading to Hulk Hogan coming out with Earl Hebner to enforce law and order. This allowed Abyss to regain the upper hand and hit the chokeslam, which broke the ring due to the amount of force. After the bout was thrown out, Hulk tried to award the World Title to Abyss, but Hebner took it away - leading to more brawling between Hogan, Abyss, Flair, AJ Styles and Desmond Wolfe! What will be the fallout from this controversial ending? Tune into Monday's live "iMPACT!" to find out![/quote] I totally called the Angle/Nash/and Syxx-Pac results. I knew Nash was gonna help them! -Nate-

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Tue, 23 Mar 2010 04:41:03 GMT

Great Impact tonight. Overall it was very entertaining and dramatic. But best of all, that was a helluva main event between RVD & Jeff Hardy vs. Beer Money. And does anyone know if Hernandez really got injured or was it all just another wrestling set-up? I can never tell when it's a real injury. I'm pretty disappointed we didn't see "The Band" after what happened at Destination X, though. I still have Raw to watch, it better be dang good since it's the last Raw before Wrestlemania. -Nate-

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Tue, 23 Mar 2010 15:27:34 GMT

[quote=BurningDoom]Welcome back Scaryhead! Where've you been? -Nate-[/quote] Haha glad to see I was missed. I've been getting pumped for my first WRESTLEMANIA this Sunday. I'll be there LIVE! Just watched Impact. I thought it was pretty good. I thought the opening segment went a little too long and the back and forth between the ring and backstage was kinda lame, but that's a small complaint. I'm in love with the RVD/Jeff Hardy team. I hope they're together for a long time. Flair is the best he's been in years, and AJ is a surprisingly great heel. I'm markin' hard for the Pope, Desmond Wolfe, Mr. Anderson, Beer Money and Rob Terry. But I'm marking even harder for CM Punk vs Rey Mysterio, Batista vs John Cena, Sheamus vs Triple H, and Shawn Michaels vs the Undertaker. I was actually at a RAW house show this past Saturday and the main event was Sheamus and Batista vs John Cena and Mark Henry. I can't begin to tell you how awesome a match it was. Sheamus has really grown on me. I'm watching Friday's Smackdown! now. I cant wait to watch RAW later.

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Tue, 23 Mar 2010 15:47:35 GMT

[quote=scaryhead][quote=BurningDoom]Welcome back Scaryhead! Where've you been? -Nate-[/quote] Haha glad to see I was missed. I've been getting pumped for my first WRESTLEMANIA this Sunday. I'll be there LIVE! Just watched Impact. I thought it was pretty good. I thought the opening segment went a little too long and the back and forth between the ring and backstage was kinda lame, but that's a small complaint. I'm in love with the RVD/Jeff Hardy team. I hope they're together for a long time. Flair is the best he's been in years, and AJ is a surprisingly great heel. I'm markin' hard for the Pope, Desmond Wolfe, Mr. Anderson, Beer Money and Rob Terry. But I'm marking even harder for CM Punk vs Rey Mysterio, Batista vs John Cena, Sheamus vs Triple H, and Shawn Michaels vs the Undertaker. I was actually at a RAW house show this past Saturday and the main event was Sheamus and Batista vs John Cena and Mark Henry. I can't begin to tell you how awesome a match it was. Sheamus has really grown on me. I'm watching Friday's Smackdown! now. I cant wait to watch RAW later.[/quote] Wrestlemania?! I'm jealous. If you don't mind, how much did those babies cost ya? You like Pope? I'm not digging Pope. He's gets under my skin. And I can't believe he's already gotten a world title shot, what has he done significant yet? -Nate-

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Tue, 23 Mar 2010 16:37:00 GMT

[quote=BurningDoom][quote=scaryhead][quote=BurningDoom]Welcome back Scaryhead! Where've you been? -Nate-[/quote] Haha glad to see I was missed. I've been getting pumped for my first WRESTLEMANIA this Sunday. I'll be there LIVE! Just watched Impact. I thought it was pretty good. I thought the opening segment went a little too long and the back and forth between the ring and backstage was kinda lame, but that's a small complaint. I'm in love with the RVD/Jeff Hardy team. I hope they're together for a long time. Flair is the best he's been in years, and AJ is a surprisingly great heel. I'm markin' hard for the Pope, Desmond Wolfe, Mr. Anderson, Beer Money and Rob Terry. But I'm marking even harder for CM Punk vs Rey Mysterio, Batista vs John Cena, Sheamus vs Triple H, and Shawn Michaels vs the Undertaker. I was actually at a RAW house show this past Saturday and the main event was Sheamus and Batista vs John Cena and Mark Henry. I can't begin to tell you how awesome a match it was. Sheamus has really grown on me. I'm watching Friday's Smackdown! now. I cant wait to watch RAW later.[/quote] Wrestlemania?! I'm jealous. If you don't mind, how much did those babies cost ya? You like Pope? I'm not digging Pope. He's gets under my skin. And I can't believe he's already gotten a world title shot, what has he done significant yet? -Nate-[/quote] $112 each. Section 218 row 9. If I remember correctly, floor seats started at about $500 each. I think Pope's character is great. He's arrogant, confident, and still likable when he wants to be. And he's pretty good in the ring too. I'm totally fine with him and other new guys getting title shots. It's a lot better than more Kurt or Jerret or god forbid Hogan in the title mix.

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Wed, 24 Mar 2010 01:21:21 GMT

[quote=scaryhead][quote=BurningDoom][quote=scaryhead][quote=BurningDoom]Welcome back Scaryhead! Where've you been? -Nate-[/quote] Haha glad to see I was missed. I've been getting pumped for my first WRESTLEMANIA this Sunday. I'll be there LIVE! Just watched Impact. I thought it was pretty good. I thought the opening segment went a little too long and the back and forth between the ring and backstage was kinda lame, but that's a small complaint. I'm in love with the RVD/Jeff Hardy team. I hope they're together for a long time. Flair is the best he's been in years, and AJ is a surprisingly great heel. I'm markin' hard for the Pope, Desmond Wolfe, Mr. Anderson, Beer Money and Rob Terry. But I'm marking even harder for CM Punk vs Rey Mysterio, Batista vs John Cena, Sheamus vs Triple H, and Shawn Michaels vs the Undertaker. I was actually at a RAW house show this past Saturday and the main event was Sheamus and Batista vs John Cena and Mark Henry. I can't begin to tell you how awesome a match it was. Sheamus has really grown on me. I'm watching Friday's Smackdown! now. I cant wait to watch RAW later.[/quote] Wrestlemania?! I'm jealous. If you don't mind, how much did those babies cost ya? You like Pope? I'm not digging Pope. He's gets under my skin. And I can't believe he's already gotten a world title shot, what has he done significant yet? -Nate-[/quote] $112 each. Section 218 row 9. If I remember correctly, floor seats started at about $500 each. I think Pope's character is great. He's arrogant, confident, and still likable when he wants to be. And he's pretty good in the ring too. I'm totally fine with him and other new guys getting title shots. It's a lot better than more Kurt or Jerret or god forbid Hogan in the title mix.[/quote] $500?! :-o That's crazy! But if had the dough to go, I'd be there too. I like the young guys like Samoa Joe, CM Punk, & AJ Styles getting title shots too, but at least they've had some great moments to prove themselves worthy. Pope has had some decent matches, but he hasn't done anything great. But then I don't like John Cena and he's the most popular wrestler on the planet. So what do I know? -Nate-

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Wed, 24 Mar 2010 13:57:30 GMT

Is anyone watching NXT? I love this show. Not only is it a great concept, but it's full of great talent both pros and rookies. And It's just a dream come true to finally be able to see one of my long time favorite wrestlers Daniel Bryan (American Dragon Bryan Danielson)every week on TV having awesome matches. I'm interested to see where this show is going, and I hope it's an idea they keep around. Kinda suck for WWE's extreme undercard though. these rookies have their own show while guys like Jimmy Wang Yang, Chris Masters, Primo, and Zack Ryder are still hardly on TV every week and are probably looking at "future endeavors" soon.

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Wed, 24 Mar 2010 15:23:10 GMT

[quote=scaryhead]Is anyone watching NXT? I love this show. Not only is it a great concept, but it's full of great talent both pros and rookies. And It's just a dream come true to finally be able to see one of my long time favorite wrestlers Daniel Bryan (American Dragon Bryan Danielson)every week on TV having awesome matches. I'm interested to see where this show is going, and I hope it's an idea they keep around. Kinda suck for WWE's extreme undercard though. these rookies have their own show while guys like Jimmy Wang Yang, Chris Masters, Primo, and Zack Ryder are still hardly on TV every week and are probably looking at "future endeavors" soon.[/quote] I'm liking NXT as well. Good stuff there, and a great way to showcase the new guys. I've seen Bryan Danielson all over the Pro-Wrestling Illustrated issues, they loved him. So I've been watching him too to see what all the hoopla is about. -Nate-

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Fri, 26 Mar 2010 06:31:18 GMT

Next Monday on TNA Impact on Spike: [img]http://www.tnawrestling.com/components/com_fpss/images/impact3.jpg[/img] I'm excited! And of course, Wrestlemania XXVI this Sunday on PPV: [color=red]The Undertaker vs. Shawn Michaels Bret Hart vs. Mr. McMahon[/color] WWE Champion Batista vs. John Cena [color=red]World Heavyweight Champion Chris Jericho vs. Edge [/color] Money in the Bank Ladder Match Unified Tag Team Champion Big Show & The Miz vs. John Morrison & R-Truth Triple H vs. Sheamus [color=red]Randy Orton vs. Ted DiBiase vs. Cody Rhodes (Triple Threat Match)[/color] CM Punk vs. Rey Mysterio The highlighted ones are the ones I'm looking forward to, or at least looking forward to seeing the highlights on Raw and reading the results to. I don't know, I just can't get into PG WWE too much to be excited about the rest. -Nate-

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Mon, 29 Mar 2010 01:50:44 GMT

Wrestlemania results: ***SPOILERS*** -The Undertaker def. Shawn Michaels -Bret Hart def. Mr. McMahon in a No Holds Barred Match -John Cena def. Batista (New WWE Champion) -World Heavyweight Champion Chris Jericho def. Edge -Jack Swagger wins Money in the Bank Ladder Match -Unified Tag Team Champion Big Show & The Miz def. John Morrison & R-Truth -Triple H def. Sheamus -Randy Orton wins Triple Threat Match vs. Ted DiBiase and Cody Rhodes -Rey Mysterio def. CM Punk -Vickie Guerrero's team wins the 10-Diva Tag Team Match -Yoshi Tatsu wins 26-Superstar WrestleMania Battle Royal So the biggest thing to come from this for me is the end of Shawn Michaels career. HBK no more. I wonder if this is really the end, or if he's gonna join TNA? -Nate-

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Mon, 29 Mar 2010 10:57:15 GMT

[quote=BurningDoom]Wrestlemania results: ***SPOILERS*** -The Undertaker def. Shawn Michaels -Bret Hart def. Mr. McMahon in a No Holds Barred Match -John Cena def. Batista (New WWE Champion) -World Heavyweight Champion Chris Jericho def. Edge -Jack Swagger wins Money in the Bank Ladder Match -Unified Tag Team Champion Big Show & The Miz def. John Morrison & R-Truth -Triple H def. Sheamus -Randy Orton wins Triple Threat Match vs. Ted DiBiase and Cody Rhodes -Rey Mysterio def. CM Punk -Vickie Guerrero's team wins the 10-Diva Tag Team Match -Yoshi Tatsu wins 26-Superstar WrestleMania Battle Royal So the biggest thing to come from this for me is the end of Shawn Michaels career. HBK no more. I wonder if this is really the end, or if he's gonna join TNA? -Nate-[/quote] I think Shawn would stay under contract with WWE even if he wasn't wrestling, like before. I think he won't wrestle for a year or two, but he'll probably be back. Either way, Taker and Shawn did it again. I don't think it was as awesome as their match last year, but it was worth $65. I'm sad that we didn't go to Mania this year, we planned to, but plans changed :( Next year, in Atlanta, we're going for sure. Watching Bret in the ring was really cool, the match wasn't anything special but it didn't have to be. Edge and Jericho had a decent match but they seemed flat, the crowd seemed flat. I don't get it. Money in the bank was awesome as usual. Mysterio and Punk had a really cool match with a creative finish. Cena and Batista was as lame and predictable as everybody expected it to be. I can't believe Orton wasn't in that match instead of Batista. Orton's match was a waste of time, nothing special happened.

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Mon, 29 Mar 2010 12:56:04 GMT

BEING THERE LIVE WAS AMAZING.......I STILL CAN'T BELIEVE IT.

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Mon, 29 Mar 2010 23:55:12 GMT

On top of how awesome it will be to see Scott Hall, Kevin Nash, and Syxx-Pac vs. RVD, Jeff Hardy, and Eric Young; THEY'VE NOW MADE IT A CAGE MATCH!!! WHOOO!!! For those on the west coast, there's still an hour before it airs. That's a PPV quality match, no doubt. Don't miss this one! On a side note: Whatever happned to World Elite? Eric Young was "helping" Kevin Nash take on Scott Hall & Syxx Pac, only to be betrayed. But in the meantime, World Elite seems to have disappeared without explanation. If they're gonna break-up World Elite, they should have at least made a cool storyline out of it rather than just forgetting about them. -Nate-

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Tue, 30 Mar 2010 13:40:59 GMT

[quote=scaryhead]BEING THERE LIVE WAS AMAZING.......I STILL CAN'T BELIEVE IT.[/quote] We are going to go next year, we really wanted to make it this year but couldn't!

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Wed, 31 Mar 2010 00:40:58 GMT

[quote=scaryhead]BEING THERE LIVE WAS AMAZING.......I STILL CAN'T BELIEVE IT.[/quote] Lucky SOB! Big wrestling news: GOLDBERG! GOLDBERG! GOLDBERG! The following is a tweet from the official Twitter page of Bill Goldberg: [quote]Yes, I am in negotiations with the WWE. Looks like ole Hogan and TNA missed the boat. Shame for the fans they didn't even try. Anyone got any issues on the TNA side I suggest you bring it up with them. Truth is I never thought I'd even consider it...then came my son. No one said I'd wrestle but the door is open to it again[/quote] Man I wish he was going to TNA, but I'm glad to have The Man back again in any federation! "The Band" (or the nWo), came out to the Wolpac music from days of the red & black nWo in WCW. Why is it they're allowed to use that music, but not the original nWo music? -Nate-

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Wed, 31 Mar 2010 14:49:53 GMT

[quote]"The Band" (or the nWo), came out to the Wolpac music from days of the red & black nWo in WCW. Why is it they're allowed to use that music, but not the original nWo music?[/quote] Maybe it was a piece that WCW licensed for them to use, instead of something they composed and owned? Do you know what it's called and who wrote/performed it? I believe Jimmy Hart did most of WCW's music in the late 90s, but it wouldn't be out of the question for them to have found a piece of music they liked and paid to use it.

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Fri, 02 Apr 2010 13:07:37 GMT

This news piece just hit the web... Vince McMahon's evil "Mr. McMahon" character is said to be finished, according to the latest Wrestling Observer Newsletter. The character was spawned back in 1997 following the infamous Montreal Screwjob. McMahon's on-air character turned heel for the first time and it became the antagonist to the company's top star "Stone Cold" Steve Austin in arguably the best run in the history of the company. With Bret Hart's return to WWE after 13 years, McMahon felt WrestleMania would be the perfect chance for Bret Hart to get his ultimate revenge and wipe out Mr. McMahon once and for all. The over-the-top beatdown he sustained at the hands (and feet) of the Hart family signified the end of the character. McMahon is a firm believer in pushing younger acts and is not blind to the fact that he's in his 60's and the character more than ran its course. If this is true, then it makes me sad. Vince has been one of those guys I've been watching for the last 10 years. And on top of that, he's actually GREAT at his character. He practically made the McMahon/Hart angle interesting all by himself. Anyway, I'd love for Goldberg to come back. (Especially after going on record 1000 times saying he never would hahaha)Goldberg was one of my original fav wrestlers. and the rumors are since Wrestlemania is in Atlanta next year, the Hall of Fame might have a WCW theme. And this guy has already made plans of attending. I think I'm hooked on Wrestlemania now.

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Fri, 02 Apr 2010 16:43:07 GMT

[quote=scaryhead]This news piece just hit the web... Vince McMahon's evil "Mr. McMahon" character is said to be finished, according to the latest Wrestling Observer Newsletter. The character was spawned back in 1997 following the infamous Montreal Screwjob. McMahon's on-air character turned heel for the first time and it became the antagonist to the company's top star "Stone Cold" Steve Austin in arguably the best run in the history of the company. With Bret Hart's return to WWE after 13 years, McMahon felt WrestleMania would be the perfect chance for Bret Hart to get his ultimate revenge and wipe out Mr. McMahon once and for all. The over-the-top beatdown he sustained at the hands (and feet) of the Hart family signified the end of the character. McMahon is a firm believer in pushing younger acts and is not blind to the fact that he's in his 60's and the character more than ran its course. If this is true, then it makes me sad. Vince has been one of those guys I've been watching for the last 10 years. And on top of that, he's actually GREAT at his character. He practically made the McMahon/Hart angle interesting all by himself. Anyway, I'd love for Goldberg to come back. (Especially after going on record 1000 times saying he never would hahaha)Goldberg was one of my original fav wrestlers. and the rumors are since Wrestlemania is in Atlanta next year, the Hall of Fame might have a WCW theme. And this guy has already made plans of attending. I think I'm hooked on Wrestlemania now.[/quote] I'm gonna miss Vinnie-Mac. He made one helluva entertaining heel, even if he wasn't a wrestler. Heck, he was better than a lot of the heel wrestlers, even put up a decent match against Austin before he got whooped when he went up against him. Maybe we'll see some nostalgic return to the announce table. -Nate-

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Sun, 04 Apr 2010 03:34:42 GMT

Christopher Daniels "The Fallen Angel", has returned to ROH. Wow, Daniels and TNA have been synonymous for so many years. It's sad to lose such a great wrestler (I don't get ROH on my cable). [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAxrLd8fAoc&playnext_from=TL&videos=0YsM52UjSpk&feature=recentlik[/url] -Nate-

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Sun, 04 Apr 2010 19:16:00 GMT

[quote=BurningDoom]Christopher Daniels "The Fallen Angel", has returned to ROH. Wow, Daniels and TNA have been synonymous for so many years. It's sad to lose such a great wrestler (I don't get ROH on my cable). [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAxrLd8fAoc&playnext_from=TL&videos=0YsM52UjSpk&feature=recentlik[/url] -Nate-[/quote] Dude, get DirecTV in HD and put it on!!! Great stuff!! [quote]Yes, I am in negotiations with the WWE. Looks like ole Hogan and TNA missed the boat. Shame for the fans they didn't even try. Anyone got any issues on the TNA side I suggest you bring it up with them. Truth is I never thought I'd even consider it...then came my son. No one said I'd wrestle but the door is open to it again[/quote] JR pointed out he's probably in negotiations for a merchandise/licensing deal, maybe with a few appearances and the hall of fame. If anything he'd probably only wrestle at Wrestlemania or leading up to Wrestlemania. I don't think Goldberg needs the money he'd get from wrestling, and it would have to be a buttload of money for him to beat himself up every day.

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Mon, 05 Apr 2010 03:07:17 GMT

[center][img]http://www.accelerator3359.com/Wrestling/pictures/kanyon.jpg[/img] [b][size=7]Chris Kanyon 1970 - 2010 R.I.P.[/size] [/b][/center] [quote]On April 2, 2010, Kanyon was found dead in his Sunnyside, Queens, New York apartment, due to an apparent overdose of medication. Initial reports indicated a possible suicide. He was 40 years old.[/quote] Chris Kanyon was known to WCW and WWE fans as both the masked wrestler Mortis, and simply Kanyon (maskless). [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Kanyon]Chris Kanyon's Wikipedia[/url]

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Sat, 10 Apr 2010 14:43:40 GMT

I found some really funny videos of this WWE mark. I can't stop watching this dude's videos. This first one he was actually at the same RAW house show I was at, and his experience with the show is hilarious. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moH5yrwihhk&feature=related While the growing death toll of pro wrestler is no laughing matter, this guy's interpretation of the growing problem had me rolling. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ckAmgYH6aM&feature=player_embedded

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Tue, 13 Apr 2010 02:21:31 GMT

My god, I love TNA! Forget what the ratings say, WWE has nothing on TNA! TNA brings the drama, the violence, the sexiness of the Knockouts, and still brings us good wrestling! What an Impact! And I think I'm gonna order Lockdown this Sunday, the first PPV I've ordered since Wrestlemania 19! -Nate-

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Tue, 13 Apr 2010 18:38:37 GMT

I wasn't really impressed with Impact this week, but it was a lot better than last week's episode. Last week made me so mad. First, Love wins the KO titles by just pulling it out of a box? Well, if that belt didn't mean anything before, it certainly is worthless now. Plus that was their main event segment? WTF? And RVD and Jeff get the shit kicked out of them without at least a babyface revenge promo to hype up the feud? Same old poor TNA booking. But what really just appalled me was the chair shot Rob Terry took completely unprotected. In an industry where more and more workers are dying, it really shows the carelessness of TNA toward it's superstars. Other than that, the ladder match was good. But this week had some good matches. I didn't care for the Abyss angle with him getting run over. No Angle or Anderson. Boo. [b]**NEWS**[/b] Smackdown is moving to SyFy in October. This is good news for me since I dont get MyNetwork TV, and I've been having to watch it on Hulu. Also, NXT is moving off of SyFy and will be looking for a new network.

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Thu, 15 Apr 2010 14:22:06 GMT

Great hilarious podcast from Jim Cornette about something Terry Taylor recently did to him, and of course, all kinds of Vince Russo bashing. http://whosslammingwho.podomatic.com/entry/eg/2010-04-14T14_05_26-07_00

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Thu, 15 Apr 2010 15:48:09 GMT

[quote=scaryhead]Great hilarious podcast from Jim Cornette about something Terry Taylor recently did to him, and of course, all kinds of Vince Russo bashing. http://whosslammingwho.podomatic.com/entry/eg/2010-04-14T14_05_26-07_00[/quote] He physically threatened Russo, and threatened his life. Cornette is looking at a possible lawsuit at the moment. -Nate-

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Thu, 15 Apr 2010 17:45:47 GMT

Just bought Guest Booker: Jim Corenette re-booking the InVasion angle from 2001. If you aren't familiar with this series, it's where a wrestling expert re-books a period of wrestling history. Raven Booking ECW in 1996 if Scott Hall and Kevin Nash had gone to ECW instead of WCW, Gabe Supolsky from ROH, booking the ECW return, Jerry Jerret booking WCW in 2001, and more. So far the best has been JJ Dillon booking a fantasy card. It was amazing. [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v449/scaryhead/GB009_SITE_PAGE_2-572x978.png[/IMG] Here's a trailer -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnVF2tYCx0Y I CANT WAIT!

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Sun, 18 Apr 2010 16:44:16 GMT

That's awesome! I'll have to find that. I recently got Hall and Nash invade ECW and Kevin Sullivan books WWF 1984 without Hogan (loved that one). I loved the idea of the Invasion back in the day, but it got really messed up. It should be interesting to see how Cornette would intend to fix some of the big problems. I hope he brings Goldberg in. That in and of itself probably would have saved the entire Invasion.

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Mon, 19 Apr 2010 14:31:54 GMT

[quote=giantroboticdragon]That's awesome! I'll have to find that. I recently got Hall and Nash invade ECW and Kevin Sullivan books WWF 1984 without Hogan (loved that one). I loved the idea of the Invasion back in the day, but it got really messed up. It should be interesting to see how Cornette would intend to fix some of the big problems. I hope he brings Goldberg in. That in and of itself probably would have saved the entire Invasion.[/quote] I was really disappointed by Raven's Guest Booker. JJ Dillion's Guest Booker on writing wrestling TV is brilliant. Just put in the Cornette DVD and its great. anout 15 min in and hes talking about the history of booking. Its so cool! Now he's going backstage in Jim Crockett Promotions. these Kayfabe Commentaries specials are so good. I think ima pick this one up next... [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v449/scaryhead/Sp001_site_page2-584x1054.png[/IMG]

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Mon, 19 Apr 2010 20:06:04 GMT

[quote=scaryhead][quote=giantroboticdragon]That's awesome! I'll have to find that. I recently got Hall and Nash invade ECW and Kevin Sullivan books WWF 1984 without Hogan (loved that one). I loved the idea of the Invasion back in the day, but it got really messed up. It should be interesting to see how Cornette would intend to fix some of the big problems. I hope he brings Goldberg in. That in and of itself probably would have saved the entire Invasion.[/quote] I was really disappointed by Raven's Guest Booker. JJ Dillion's Guest Booker on writing wrestling TV is brilliant. Just put in the Cornette DVD and its great. anout 15 min in and hes talking about the history of booking. Its so cool! Now he's going backstage in Jim Crockett Promotions. these Kayfabe Commentaries specials are so good. I think ima pick this one up next... [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v449/scaryhead/Sp001_site_page2-584x1054.png[/IMG][/quote] It's weird, I alwasy heard that Kevin Sullivan was one of the guys that helped kill WCW back in the day, but after watching the other guest booker, and a shoot interview, it's hard to imagine he was as responsible as everyone says. I'm going to pick this one up as well.

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Tue, 20 Apr 2010 15:11:08 GMT

I'm a huge TNA fan. I've been in support of the new direction of TNA since the start of it. But I felt like this week's Impact was a miss overall. It was like the under-card and mid-card guys were completely missing from the show. Sure the main even stuff wasn't bad at all, but it felt like I was getting half a wrestling show. Where were The Motorcity Machineguns? The British Invasion? The Band? Kurt Angle? Team 3D? Jay Lethal? (I can always use some more Jay Lethal!) Kazarian? And others? And Hogan was tooting TNA's horn a little too much. It started feeling like an ad at times while he was on the mic. I am glad to see RVD with the title. He deserves it. Jeff Hardy has already had the privilege of holding a world title (in WWE). The only World Title RVD has held is the ECW Title, which while it is a world title, it never held the prestige that the WWE, WCW, or TNA world title does. He definetly deserved a WWE World Title run, but never had the chance. Well, he did beat John Cena for the World Championship, but then rechristianed it the ECW championship becoming WWE's first ECW Champion, so I'm not sure if that counts or not. Point being: Congratulations RVD! -Nate-

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Tue, 20 Apr 2010 20:48:32 GMT

[quote=BurningDoom]I'm a huge TNA fan. I've been in support of the new direction of TNA since the start of it. But I felt like this week's Impact was a miss overall. It was like the under-card and mid-card guys were completely missing from the show. Sure the main even stuff wasn't bad at all, but it felt like I was getting half a wrestling show. Where were The Motorcity Machineguns? The British Invasion? The Band? Kurt Angle? Team 3D? Jay Lethal? (I can always use some more Jay Lethal!) Kazarian? And others? And Hogan was tooting TNA's horn a little too much. It started feeling like an ad at times while he was on the mic. I am glad to see RVD with the title. He deserves it. Jeff Hardy has already had the privilege of holding a world title (in WWE). The only World Title RVD has held is the ECW Title, which while it is a world title, it never held the prestige that the WWE, WCW, or TNA world title does. He definetly deserved a WWE World Title run, but never had the chance. Well, he did beat John Cena for the World Championship, but then rechristianed it the ECW championship becoming WWE's first ECW Champion, so I'm not sure if that counts or not. Point being: Congratulations RVD! -Nate-[/quote] RVD actually held the ECW and WWE Title's at the same time, although it was only for about a month. So he did have a little title reign. And at that time the ECW title did have world title status. I think it was somewhere during Bobby Lashley's first title reign that they began to downgrade the Title from World Status to being comparable to IC or United States title. By the time Lashley fought Umaga at Mania the title wasn't a world title anymore. I think TNA yesterday was really out to outdo WWE while there big stars were all out of the country. That's why the show was filled with Main Eventers and big time matches. I haven't seen the rating, so I can't say it worked or didn't work, only that I watch TNA more than WWE last night.

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Thu, 22 Apr 2010 03:34:00 GMT

[quote=giantroboticdragon][quote=BurningDoom]I'm a huge TNA fan. I've been in support of the new direction of TNA since the start of it. But I felt like this week's Impact was a miss overall. It was like the under-card and mid-card guys were completely missing from the show. Sure the main even stuff wasn't bad at all, but it felt like I was getting half a wrestling show. Where were The Motorcity Machineguns? The British Invasion? The Band? Kurt Angle? Team 3D? Jay Lethal? (I can always use some more Jay Lethal!) Kazarian? And others? And Hogan was tooting TNA's horn a little too much. It started feeling like an ad at times while he was on the mic. I am glad to see RVD with the title. He deserves it. Jeff Hardy has already had the privilege of holding a world title (in WWE). The only World Title RVD has held is the ECW Title, which while it is a world title, it never held the prestige that the WWE, WCW, or TNA world title does. He definetly deserved a WWE World Title run, but never had the chance. Well, he did beat John Cena for the World Championship, but then rechristianed it the ECW championship becoming WWE's first ECW Champion, so I'm not sure if that counts or not. Point being: Congratulations RVD! -Nate-[/quote] RVD actually held the ECW and WWE Title's at the same time, although it was only for about a month. So he did have a little title reign. And at that time the ECW title did have world title status. I think it was somewhere during Bobby Lashley's first title reign that they began to downgrade the Title from World Status to being comparable to IC or United States title. By the time Lashley fought Umaga at Mania the title wasn't a world title anymore. I think TNA yesterday was really out to outdo WWE while there big stars were all out of the country. That's why the show was filled with Main Eventers and big time matches. I haven't seen the rating, so I can't say it worked or didn't work, only that I watch TNA more than WWE last night.[/quote] If you ask me, WWE's ECWWE title meant nothing, and RVD's short WWE championship reign was the only credible one he's had. I also thought Impact was better than RAW but for all the wrong reasons. The amount of WCW booking that took place on Impact was ridiculous. Giving away not just one, but two PPV quality match-ups is just irresponsible. (Not to sound like I know everything, or that I know how to book, but I certainly wouldn't have booked a show like this) RVD vs Jeff Hardy alone would have sold PPVs. RVD vs AJ Styles for the TNA title would have sold even more. And we got it all for the price of our monthly TV bill. This kind of booking is what contributed to the death of WCW. Again, it was an exciting show, and it's really fun being able to see PPV quality matches on TV, but I hope TNA doesn't continue this style of show.

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Thu, 22 Apr 2010 05:16:47 GMT

[quote=scaryhead][quote=giantroboticdragon][quote=BurningDoom]I'm a huge TNA fan. I've been in support of the new direction of TNA since the start of it. But I felt like this week's Impact was a miss overall. It was like the under-card and mid-card guys were completely missing from the show. Sure the main even stuff wasn't bad at all, but it felt like I was getting half a wrestling show. Where were The Motorcity Machineguns? The British Invasion? The Band? Kurt Angle? Team 3D? Jay Lethal? (I can always use some more Jay Lethal!) Kazarian? And others? And Hogan was tooting TNA's horn a little too much. It started feeling like an ad at times while he was on the mic. I am glad to see RVD with the title. He deserves it. Jeff Hardy has already had the privilege of holding a world title (in WWE). The only World Title RVD has held is the ECW Title, which while it is a world title, it never held the prestige that the WWE, WCW, or TNA world title does. He definetly deserved a WWE World Title run, but never had the chance. Well, he did beat John Cena for the World Championship, but then rechristianed it the ECW championship becoming WWE's first ECW Champion, so I'm not sure if that counts or not. Point being: Congratulations RVD! -Nate-[/quote] RVD actually held the ECW and WWE Title's at the same time, although it was only for about a month. So he did have a little title reign. And at that time the ECW title did have world title status. I think it was somewhere during Bobby Lashley's first title reign that they began to downgrade the Title from World Status to being comparable to IC or United States title. By the time Lashley fought Umaga at Mania the title wasn't a world title anymore. I think TNA yesterday was really out to outdo WWE while there big stars were all out of the country. That's why the show was filled with Main Eventers and big time matches. I haven't seen the rating, so I can't say it worked or didn't work, only that I watch TNA more than WWE last night.[/quote] If you ask me, WWE's ECWWE title meant nothing, and RVD's short WWE championship reign was the only credible one he's had. I also thought Impact was better than RAW but for all the wrong reasons. The amount of WCW booking that took place on Impact was ridiculous. Giving away not just one, but two PPV quality match-ups is just irresponsible. (Not to sound like I know everything, or that I know how to book, but I certainly wouldn't have booked a show like this) RVD vs Jeff Hardy alone would have sold PPVs. RVD vs AJ Styles for the TNA title would have sold even more. And we got it all for the price of our monthly TV bill. This kind of booking is what contributed to the death of WCW. Again, it was an exciting show, and it's really fun being able to see PPV quality matches on TV, [color=red]but I hope TNA doesn't continue this style of show[/color].[/quote] So you'd rather pay $40 than watch it for free? I think you're alone there. -Nate-

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Thu, 22 Apr 2010 14:13:11 GMT

[quote=BurningDoom][quote=scaryhead][quote=giantroboticdragon][quote=BurningDoom]I'm a huge TNA fan. I've been in support of the new direction of TNA since the start of it. But I felt like this week's Impact was a miss overall. It was like the under-card and mid-card guys were completely missing from the show. Sure the main even stuff wasn't bad at all, but it felt like I was getting half a wrestling show. Where were The Motorcity Machineguns? The British Invasion? The Band? Kurt Angle? Team 3D? Jay Lethal? (I can always use some more Jay Lethal!) Kazarian? And others? And Hogan was tooting TNA's horn a little too much. It started feeling like an ad at times while he was on the mic. I am glad to see RVD with the title. He deserves it. Jeff Hardy has already had the privilege of holding a world title (in WWE). The only World Title RVD has held is the ECW Title, which while it is a world title, it never held the prestige that the WWE, WCW, or TNA world title does. He definetly deserved a WWE World Title run, but never had the chance. Well, he did beat John Cena for the World Championship, but then rechristianed it the ECW championship becoming WWE's first ECW Champion, so I'm not sure if that counts or not. Point being: Congratulations RVD! -Nate-[/quote] RVD actually held the ECW and WWE Title's at the same time, although it was only for about a month. So he did have a little title reign. And at that time the ECW title did have world title status. I think it was somewhere during Bobby Lashley's first title reign that they began to downgrade the Title from World Status to being comparable to IC or United States title. By the time Lashley fought Umaga at Mania the title wasn't a world title anymore. I think TNA yesterday was really out to outdo WWE while there big stars were all out of the country. That's why the show was filled with Main Eventers and big time matches. I haven't seen the rating, so I can't say it worked or didn't work, only that I watch TNA more than WWE last night.[/quote] If you ask me, WWE's ECWWE title meant nothing, and RVD's short WWE championship reign was the only credible one he's had. I also thought Impact was better than RAW but for all the wrong reasons. The amount of WCW booking that took place on Impact was ridiculous. Giving away not just one, but two PPV quality match-ups is just irresponsible. (Not to sound like I know everything, or that I know how to book, but I certainly wouldn't have booked a show like this) RVD vs Jeff Hardy alone would have sold PPVs. RVD vs AJ Styles for the TNA title would have sold even more. And we got it all for the price of our monthly TV bill. This kind of booking is what contributed to the death of WCW. Again, it was an exciting show, and it's really fun being able to see PPV quality matches on TV, [color=red]but I hope TNA doesn't continue this style of show[/color].[/quote] So you'd rather pay $40 than watch it for free? I think you're alone there. -Nate-[/quote] I just say I hope they don't keep it up for the company's sake. Haha. If I REALLY wanted to see a TNA PPV I would either download it or buy a bootleg (Which isn't helping the company either hahaha) but I just don't want TNA to go the way of WCW and book themselves into deficit.

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Fri, 23 Apr 2010 16:28:40 GMT

[b]TNA's "Expanded" Programming[/b] Does anyone else remember Dixie Carter saying that TNA was "expanding" it's programming? The first time she said it was in an interview last summer. Than she said it again during the press conference (or maybe it was an interview) about Hogan joining TNA. Well, where is this so-called expanded programming? I hope she didn't just mean TNA Epics. I'm not compaining about it, I like Epics so far for what it is. But it's only on once a month, and it's all stuff we've already seen before. I got all excited and was thinking that we'd see TNA's version of Smackdown! or Thunder, or at least their version of Sunday Night Heat or ECW. Does anyone else know of anything else we're gonna get soon from TNA? Or was Epics what she was referring to? (If it is what she was referring to, I feel a bit cheated.)

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Fri, 23 Apr 2010 20:46:50 GMT

But TNA needs to attract viewers before it can really rival WWE, so giving away PPV matches isn't a huge thing just yet. The problem for WCW was they got impatient and used hot-shot booking that not only gave away PPV matches, but wore out the SAME PPV matches over and over, with the title changing so often, no one cared. That was their problem. TNA should be fine if the don't make a habit of it. Monday was a chance for them to show up WWE on a night that WWE was weak. TNA does need to stop burying it's young talent, and rebuild it's X-Division into something credible. Plus, I understand getting old WWE talent, but the should be more selective of who they hire to avoid just looking like a company of WWE rejects. For example, Jeff Hardy and RVD are great pick-ups, while Shannon Moore and Orlando Jordan make the company weaker.

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Sat, 24 Apr 2010 01:36:41 GMT

[quote=giantroboticdragon]Plus, I understand getting old WWE talent, but the should be more selective of who they hire to avoid just looking like a company of WWE rejects. For example, Jeff Hardy and RVD are great pick-ups, while Shannon Moore and Orlando Jordan make the company weaker.[/quote] I completely agree with your point. I just wanted to point out that Shannon Moore was already in TNA, he is simply returning to TNA now. -Nate-

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Sat, 24 Apr 2010 03:14:49 GMT

[quote=BurningDoom][quote=giantroboticdragon]Plus, I understand getting old WWE talent, but the should be more selective of who they hire to avoid just looking like a company of WWE rejects. For example, Jeff Hardy and RVD are great pick-ups, while Shannon Moore and Orlando Jordan make the company weaker.[/quote] I completely agree with your point. I just wanted to point out that Shannon Moore was already in TNA, he is simply returning to TNA now. -Nate-[/quote] I couldnt care less about Shannon Moore, but I'm really interested in Orlando Jordan's super weird bi sexual gimmick. I hope they havent axed it yet.

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Sat, 24 Apr 2010 03:31:34 GMT

[quote=scaryhead][quote=BurningDoom][quote=giantroboticdragon]Plus, I understand getting old WWE talent, but the should be more selective of who they hire to avoid just looking like a company of WWE rejects. For example, Jeff Hardy and RVD are great pick-ups, while Shannon Moore and Orlando Jordan make the company weaker.[/quote] I completely agree with your point. I just wanted to point out that Shannon Moore was already in TNA, he is simply returning to TNA now. -Nate-[/quote] I couldnt care less about Shannon Moore, but I'm really interested in Orlando Jordan's super weird bi sexual gimmick. I hope they havent axed it yet.[/quote] You don't read from the book of DILLIGAF? lol. Yeah, Orlando Jordan is a bit disturbing. I heard he wanted to use the same gimmick in WWE and Vince didn't want to do it. Good move on Vince's part. I did laugh out loud when he did the whipped cream on his chest, though. It seemed like something out of an SNL skit. -Nate-

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Sat, 24 Apr 2010 11:39:41 GMT

I heard that Orlando Jordan's bi-gimmick got cut because WWE wanted to go PG at the time. Paul Burchill and Katie Lea Burchill were also supposed to do an incest storyline but it go nixed for the same reason. FYI, Orlando's male counterpart in his Bi-storyline is already gone from TNA after getting into a drunken altercation with Ric Flair. So that storyline could be done before it even got started. Yeah I know Shannon Moore was in TNA before. Whether it was TNA or WWE, the guy doesn't bring much to the table in my opinion. I think if he wasn't such good friends with the Hardys, he wouldn't have a job.

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Sun, 25 Apr 2010 16:46:04 GMT

I've noticed a lot of wrestlers leaving WWE or being let go by WWE. I wonder if they're in financial trouble. It doesn't look that way, but then Vince would be the sort of guy to cover something like that up for the sake of apperances. Not only are wrestlers leaving, but so did Shane McMahon and Linda McMahon. Hmmm. What do you guys think? Am I reading too much into this? -Nate-

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Mon, 26 Apr 2010 14:30:20 GMT

You probably already read that WWE just released 6 guys, right? The biggest surprise being Mickie James. Others were Shelton Benjamen, Kung Fu Naki, and I cant even remember the rest. The last few years I've noticed WWE releases a large number of talent after Wrestlemania. I don't think this has anything to do with financial trouble, just guys on the roster who they have nothing for, or just dont need anymore. But like Jim Cornette said, if the writers don't have anything for a good talent...THEN FIRE THE DAMN WRITERS! This is great news for TNA, though. Shelton Benjamen will be X division champ in no time Im sure.

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Mon, 26 Apr 2010 17:55:16 GMT

Linda left to run for senate I thought...isn't that the reason WWE went PG? That's what I read but then again, could be rumors. Mickie James and Shelton Benjamin are the biggest surprises because they are great talents, just WWE has no idea what to do with them. Benjamin owns the MITB match. WWE usually has been letting go of guys after WM or before the draft. Other guys to be let go are Jimmy Yang Wang, Jessie (from Festus and Jessie), Katie Burchill I think her name is? And the latest I heard is Mike Knox.

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Tue, 27 Apr 2010 02:45:01 GMT

AWESOME IMPACT!!! I loved it! From the top to the bottom, great stuff. Team 3D vs. The Wolfpac sounds like a great feud brewing, but I wish we would have saw more of the brawl between them and Team 3D. I also like the idea of the tag-team of Jesse Neal and Shannon Moore, they are stronger together than on their own. The tag team match between Sting & A.J. vs. Jarret & Hardy was good, but I felt cheated at the end when Jeff Hardy didn't do the jump off the ladder. Ric Flair definetly isn't in his prime, but that wasn't a bad match either, although it seemed a bit unimportant to pull him out of retirement for, unless this is the beginning of another run for him. I like Samoa Joe back the way he used to be, just violent and angry at the world. I could care less about Pope vs. Anderson, personally, but I know a lot of other fans will eat it up. And we got some Jay Lethal tonight!!! OHH YEAH!!!!! MORE JAY LETHAL!!! And my favorite line all night came from RVD: "They don't understand the connection I have to mother nature's favorite." LOL! Now there's no question. And everyone vote Sting for ranking system! I haven't watched the WWE Draft yet, I hope it's just as good of a show. -Nate-

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Wed, 28 Apr 2010 16:19:17 GMT

[quote=BurningDoom]AWESOME IMPACT!!! I loved it! From the top to the bottom, great stuff. Team 3D vs. The Wolfpac sounds like a great feud brewing, but I wish we would have saw more of the brawl between them and Team 3D. I also like the idea of the tag-team of Jesse Neal and Shannon Moore, they are stronger together than on their own. The tag team match between Sting & A.J. vs. Jarret & Hardy was good, but I felt cheated at the end when Jeff Hardy didn't do the jump off the ladder. Ric Flair definetly isn't in his prime, but that wasn't a bad match either, although it seemed a bit unimportant to pull him out of retirement for, unless this is the beginning of another run for him. I like Samoa Joe back the way he used to be, just violent and angry at the world. I could care less about Pope vs. Anderson, personally, but I know a lot of other fans will eat it up. And we got some Jay Lethal tonight!!! OHH YEAH!!!!! MORE JAY LETHAL!!! And my favorite line all night came from RVD: "They don't understand the connection I have to mother nature's favorite." LOL! Now there's no question. And everyone vote Sting for ranking system! I haven't watched the WWE Draft yet, I hope it's just as good of a show. -Nate-[/quote] Raw's 3 hour draft was better then Impact imo.

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Wed, 28 Apr 2010 19:47:40 GMT

I watched The Draft, and I have to say, I was impressed. It was actually better than it was right before Wrestlemania. And man, was that a one-sided draft or what? Raw got all the best wrestlers. Ron Killings, John Morrison, Chris Jericho, and Edge?! Wow! Where the hell is Triple H gonna be, though? Notice, though, that Raw is better WITHOUT a guest host. And the fact that John Cena wasn't in the main event for once was big plus for me. -Nate-

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Wed, 28 Apr 2010 21:12:07 GMT

[quote=BurningDoom]I watched The Draft, and I have to say, I was impressed. It was actually better than it was right before Wrestlemania. And man, was that a one-sided draft or what? Raw got all the best wrestlers. Ron Simmons, John Morrison, Chris Jericho, and Edge?! Wow! Where the hell is Triple H gonna be, though? Notice, though, that Raw is better WITHOUT a guest host. And the fact that John Cena wasn't in the main event for once was big plus for me. -Nate-[/quote] Here's the problem, and has been for several years now. They have a draft, and Raw gets all the top guys, and then what? They do absolutely nothing with them. And then Smackdown has only a few top guys and one of them goes down, and suddenly Raw has to ship one of their guys over to Smackdown, when if they had spread the talent around a little in the first place, they wouldn't have that problem. The upside is, and should be that we get new guys in the main event. With Swagger as champion, guys like Christian and Kofi Kingston should be top contenders and have the talent to be there. They both match up well with the only other top heel on smackdown, CM Punk. But seriously. Did Raw need Jericho AND Edge? What are they going to do with both of them? Morrison isn't going to go anywhere on Raw. He'll get stuck in purgatory and then lose all his momentum like MVP did when he came to Raw. MVP could have been a main eventer before he came to Raw, and now he can't even win the US Title or the Tag Titles.

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Wed, 28 Apr 2010 23:31:25 GMT

[quote=giantroboticdragon][quote=BurningDoom]I watched The Draft, and I have to say, I was impressed. It was actually better than it was right before Wrestlemania. And man, was that a one-sided draft or what? Raw got all the best wrestlers. Ron Simmons, John Morrison, Chris Jericho, and Edge?! Wow! Where the hell is Triple H gonna be, though? Notice, though, that Raw is better WITHOUT a guest host. And the fact that John Cena wasn't in the main event for once was big plus for me. -Nate-[/quote] Here's the problem, and has been for several years now. They have a draft, and Raw gets all the top guys, and then what? They do absolutely nothing with them. And then Smackdown has only a few top guys and one of them goes down, and suddenly Raw has to ship one of their guys over to Smackdown, when if they had spread the talent around a little in the first place, they wouldn't have that problem. The upside is, and should be that we get new guys in the main event. With Swagger as champion, guys like Christian and Kofi Kingston should be top contenders and have the talent to be there. They both match up well with the only other top heel on smackdown, CM Punk. But seriously. Did Raw need Jericho AND Edge? What are they going to do with both of them? Morrison isn't going to go anywhere on Raw. He'll get stuck in purgatory and then lose all his momentum like MVP did when he came to Raw. MVP could have been a main eventer before he came to Raw, and now he can't even win the US Title or the Tag Titles.[/quote] Completely agreed. RAW pretty much raped SD's stars, but like you said, maybe now other guys can get pushed. Anyway, I thought RAW was an awesome show. I'm watching Impact now. It's Mr. Anderson's segment, and I'm totally thrilled he's starting a program with Pope. Oh. and Anderson's shirt is way cool! [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v449/scaryhead/IMG_2921.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v449/scaryhead/IMG_2926.jpg[/IMG] So far I'm liking Impact a lot. And last week when all the news that WWE released a bunch of talent, I found this posted on another forum. I just thought it was funny. [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v449/scaryhead/27038_1141807324996_1821859238_2656.jpg[/IMG]

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Fri, 30 Apr 2010 15:19:33 GMT

This is quoted from someone else on another board, but it makes perfect sense to me and has me wondering, so I thought I'd share it here: [quote]Good Ole' JR This is really starting to get interesting with JR. His contract expires tomorrow and he had a meeting earlier this month with Dixie and her Dad. From what I've read, assuming it's accurate, JR told them that the only way he would consider going to TNA is if they got rid of Russo. Well, now there are suddenly reports online about Russo taking a break, possibly moving and taking on a different role with the company. Is it just a coincidence that this is happening just weeks after JR met with Dixie? Maybe I'm reaching, but the next few days and weeks ahead are going to be very interesting. Getting JR would be huge for TNA and would definitely help boost ratings. I can't wait to see what happens. I hope TNA snags him!!! Let me know what you all think........ [/quote]

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Fri, 30 Apr 2010 16:19:26 GMT

I'd do a happy dance if JR would join TNA and push Russo out. I worry that TNA will focus too much on picking up old WWE talents. There tends to be a reason that WWE releases most of these guys and by snapping up pretty much anyone that WWE drops, TNA could end up making itself look cheap. Things need to turn around soon for TNA since they get killed in the ratings every week by WWE. I know that sometimes things take time, but in the week to week wrestling business, things tend to have to happen fast. Russo out, maybe JR in, that could be the start of something good. A few new top tier talents and some trimming of the fat (I still contend Orlando Jordan, Shannon Moore, and a few others add nothing to the roster) would help as well. But they shouln't fall over themselves to pick up Funaki or Jimmy Wang Yang. Shelton Benjamin may not even be worth snatching up if the rumours about him being a lazy worker are true.

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Sun, 02 May 2010 06:10:52 GMT

What is your wrestling guilty pleasure? I liked Glacier when he came out in WCW. He hit when Mortal Kombat was huge, he looked just like a character from Mortal Kombat and even used martial arts moves, and I was like 10, 11, 12 when he was in WCW, so I was the perfect age. I totally bought into the gimmick, the fake armor and stage fog and all. Looking back at it now, yeah, it was pretty cheesy, even by professional wrestling's standards. -Nate-

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Sun, 02 May 2010 14:07:06 GMT

[quote=BurningDoom]What is your wrestling guilty pleasure?[/quote] The Ultimate Warrior! He can't wrestle, apparently he was all about money and didn't care one lick about anyone else, and he killed ratings for WCW, but by God I love him. When I was younger I liked him way more than Hogan.

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Sun, 02 May 2010 14:15:33 GMT

[quote=giantroboticdragon][quote=BurningDoom]What is your wrestling guilty pleasure?[/quote] The Ultimate Warrior! He can't wrestle, apparently he was all about money and didn't care one lick about anyone else, and he killed ratings for WCW, but by God I love him. When I was younger I liked him way more than Hogan. [/quote] I'm right there with you. I was a "Little Warrior"!

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Sun, 02 May 2010 14:24:25 GMT

I had a jacket with tassles on it when I was about 7 I was so into him. I was such a little dork. It's weird that I was that into a wrestler that talentless when I was young, but now I hate John Cena.

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Mon, 03 May 2010 15:49:43 GMT

[url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVFNj8ol7ck&feature=player_embedded]Watch TNA Impact Trailer HERE[/url] [quote]TNA will make a major announcement during tonights TNA iMPACT! on Spike TV at 8ET/7CT. We strive to deliver what our fans want, and the next step in the evolution of the TNA brand will do just that. On Monday night, TNA Wrestling returns to SpikeTV at 8/7c for two hours of Total Nonstop Action Wrestling! Got a viewing conflict? No problem. Just be sure and set your DVR for TNA’s Monday Night iMPACT! so you won’t miss one minute of non-stop action. Or, catch the encore presentation on Thursday. - Who will Hulk Hogan give Ric Flair's Hall Of Fame ring to? Abyss won it from "The Nature Boy" this past week - the question is, who will be the new owner? Tune in and find out! - Plus, Hulk Hogan is demanding answers from Sting about his recent actions! What will happen when the longtime rivals go face-to-face? - In tag team action, the broadcast will also feature Beer Money vs. The Motor City Machine Guns! Obviously, Beer Money didn't think that the MCMG's recent video was very amusing - can Sabin and Shelley back it up this Monday against their tag team rivals? - The Beautiful People will battle Tara, Taylor Wilde and Sarita with every TNA Knockout Title on the line - Orlando Jordan debuts his new "O-Zone" interview segment, with his first guest the TNA Global Champion, "The Freak" Rob Terry - Former X Division Champion Douglas Williams makes his return - how will he react to being stripped of the X Title? - Plus, more on the new TNA Rankings System from Eric Bischoff![/quote]

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Mon, 03 May 2010 19:17:55 GMT

So much for the Monday Night Wars...#-o Poor TNA...how embarrassing.:~<

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Mon, 03 May 2010 19:56:49 GMT

[quote=ShenValleyInitiative]So much for the Monday Night Wars...#-o Poor TNA...how embarrassing.:~< [/quote] Wow, I didn't think they'd move back so quick. I think the move to Monday AND the move back were Spike's idea more than Hogan/Dixie. That's just hilarious, though. That's like getting to the doorstep of the "Monday Night War" and then surrendering. They didn't even engage.

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Mon, 03 May 2010 20:57:58 GMT

Agreed. It wasn't even a "pissing contest", much less a war. Its like TNA was across the street yelling insults and then ran away. WWE just stood there shaking their heads and laughing.

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Mon, 03 May 2010 22:29:08 GMT

[quote=ShenValleyInitiative]Agreed. It wasn't even a "pissing contest", much less a war. Its like TNA was across the street yelling insults and then ran away. WWE just stood there shaking their heads and laughing.[/quote] WWE: "Hey, kids, get off our lawn!" TNA: "OK, Mr. McMahon. Don't tell my dad."

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Mon, 03 May 2010 23:59:54 GMT

It's sad, but TNA should have known better in the first place. They haven't really hit their stride yet. They should have kept on Thursdays for awhile longer, developed more stars, and a unique identity, and tested the waters with a few Monday night specials. Now it makes them look weak to retreat so suddenly (and make no mistake, this is a retreat). They've done more harm than good at this point. TNA has a great roster. They have matches people would want to see, but they also have so much dead weight and lame booking ideas. A little more direction and credibility would do wonders for TNA.

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Tue, 04 May 2010 08:05:23 GMT

Could it have anything to do with the fact that Thursday's Impact! replay is getting better ratings than the Monday show?!!? Ha ha, last week's Impact got a lowly .5 rating on Monday, and a .6 on Thursday. That's awful even by TNA standards.

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Tue, 04 May 2010 13:33:47 GMT

Who books TNA anyway? I don't follow much anymore (as far as behind the scenes stuff)....I was a hardcore fan back in the day though. I do prefer TNA over WWE at the moment I should say. Was just wondering.

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Tue, 04 May 2010 13:58:51 GMT

I know Vince Russo books in TNA, and I know that Jarrett used to have some say, but I think he's been diminished. With Hogan there, I bet he a Bischoff are doing their own thing. If by some miracle they could bring in Jim Ross, I hope he gets a chance to at lease effect how they utilize talent.

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Tue, 04 May 2010 15:03:52 GMT

I loved Impact last night, again! I was entertained from beginning to end, agian. TNA is consistantly the better show for me, I just don't get the lower ratings. On one hand, I like that Impact is moving back to Thursdays, now I can DVR both Impact and Raw again. Before I couldn't or else I was being a jerk and taking away my wife's monday show on the DVR. Instead I was watching the Saturday morning A.M. Raw which is condensed to an hour. On the other hand, though, it's bad for the business. They didn't give it enough time to build momentum. WCW Nitro didn't surpass Raw's ratings for quite a while, but once they did, they held their #1 spot for like 2 or 3 years. If TNA held out and did the same, there could have been real competition at the top of the wrestling industry again. That competition makes a better product for the fans from both companies. We could have had another golden age of wrestling like in the late 90s. One thing that I'm really wondering about, is Bischoff and Hogan's conversation in the limo. It sounded like they were going to the airport to pick up an new TNA acquisition from WWE. But then they turned the car around to "deal" with the situation at Impact. Who the heck were they going to meet??? -Nate-

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Tue, 04 May 2010 22:10:42 GMT

This is a different era. At the time WCW got ont Mondays again Raw, WWE was in a dark period. Steroid abuse and trials, unpopular champion after unpopular champion, and lackluster ratings meant that wrestling in general was in poor shape. Plus WCW had Ted Turner who wouldn' have cared if he was the only person on Earth watching WCW. So it was a bit different. Todays tv enviroment is so much different that TNA needed to have picked up quick. And since it didn't, this will just be a black mark on TNA, hopefully one they can recover from and not a nail in their coffin.

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Wed, 05 May 2010 00:39:41 GMT

[quote=giantroboticdragon]This is a different era. At the time WCW got ont Mondays again Raw, WWE was in a dark period. Steroid abuse and trials, unpopular champion after unpopular champion, and lackluster ratings meant that wrestling in general was in poor shape. Plus WCW had Ted Turner who wouldn' have cared if he was the only person on Earth watching WCW. So it was a bit different. Todays tv enviroment is so much different that TNA needed to have picked up quick. And since it didn't, this will just be a black mark on TNA, hopefully one they can recover from and not a nail in their coffin.[/quote] Well I don't see much of a difference. WWE today reminds me a lot of the WWF in the mid-90s. I just don't care enough to tune-in unless something really big is happening like The Draft or Bret Hart returning. -Nate-

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Wed, 05 May 2010 04:34:32 GMT

Russo is writing TNA right now, but he's apparently burnt out and rumor is TNA is trying to get Paul Haymen to replace him. I thought Impact was better than Raw this week, but not by much. There was still a bunch of stuff that didn't make sence or just plain sucked, but Jay Leathal's Ric Flair was brilliant.

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Sat, 08 May 2010 05:24:52 GMT

[quote=scaryhead]Russo is writing TNA right now, but he's apparently burnt out and rumor is TNA is trying to get Paul Haymen to replace him. I thought Impact was better than Raw this week, but not by much. There was still a bunch of stuff that didn't make sence or just plain sucked, but Jay Leathal's Ric Flair was brilliant.[/quote] I've actually heard that Jim Ross was in talks with TNA, and that he said he didn't want to work with Russo. Now the story is that Jim Ross has indeed let his contract run out with WWE, and that at the same time Russo is "taking a break" from TNA. Coincidence? I've also heard the rumor that Paul Heyman is coming to TNA. But I heard it wasn't for booking, but it was for him to lead an ex-ECW faction in an upcoming storyline that involves the return of ECW. -Nate-

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Sat, 08 May 2010 05:25:31 GMT

I know that in the old days, wrestling used to be broadcast locally and the big promotions like WWF, WCW, and TNA weren't around yet. I'm just curious if anyone still has anything like this that broadcasts in their area? If so, do you watch it and support it? What's it called? Are there any wrestlers we'd know on there? We don't even have a local wrestling federation. The closest one is BTW which runs out of the Bay Area, but is 4 hours away. I don't think they have a TV show, either. But I have been to one or two shows, and I saw The Honky Tonk Man, Paul London, and Greg "The Hammer" Valentine amongst their indie stars. I also know that Bret Hart and Mick Foley have done things for them too and saw them on promotional posters. Jason Styles is their "big star". I don't know if he's trying to play on a relation to A.J. Styles or Joey Styles or something, or not. I haven't had the chance to follow it enough. -Nate-

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Mon, 10 May 2010 23:42:43 GMT

Has anyone else heard that Batista might be retiring after his match with John Cena at Over the Limit? I heard it once and haven't seen anything since confirming or denying.

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Tue, 11 May 2010 00:19:19 GMT

[quote=giantroboticdragon]Has anyone else heard that Batista might be retiring after his match with John Cena at Over the Limit? I heard it once and haven't seen anything since confirming or denying.[/quote] I heard the same thing. I heard it was because of nagging injuries, and because he was upset about something WWE did. I heard that he was told he would get the role that Triple H got and is now currently working on (which is the reason why HHH isn't on TV right now). I like Batista, but at the same time he's a tease. It seems whenever he really starts to build up some momentum, that's when he gets injured and gets shelved for months. -Nate-

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Tue, 11 May 2010 12:10:55 GMT

[quote=BurningDoom]I know that in the old days, wrestling used to be broadcast locally and the big promotions like WWF, WCW, and TNA weren't around yet. I'm just curious if anyone still has anything like this that broadcasts in their area? If so, do you watch it and support it? What's it called? Are there any wrestlers we'd know on there? We don't even have a local wrestling federation. The closest one is BTW which runs out of the Bay Area, but is 4 hours away. I don't think they have a TV show, either. But I have been to one or two shows, and I saw The Honky Tonk Man, Paul London, and Greg "The Hammer" Valentine amongst their indie stars. I also know that Bret Hart and Mick Foley have done things for them too and saw them on promotional posters. Jason Styles is their "big star". I don't know if he's trying to play on a relation to A.J. Styles or Joey Styles or something, or not. I haven't had the chance to follow it enough. -Nate-[/quote] I think broadcasting the shows died out completely a really long time ago. There are only a hand full of major indy promotions left in America and even thoughs are struggling to fill the seats, let alone put on broadcasts. I wish I had a local indy promotion. Every few months I hear of an NWA show an hour away from where I live, but I've never bothered going. I use to live in McDonough GA where WWE's old developmental territory was based. The "DSW arena" was only 5 min away from my house. It was awesome.

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Wed, 12 May 2010 15:55:56 GMT

[quote=BurningDoom][quote=giantroboticdragon]Has anyone else heard that Batista might be retiring after his match with John Cena at Over the Limit? I heard it once and haven't seen anything since confirming or denying.[/quote] I heard the same thing. I heard it was because of nagging injuries, and because he was upset about something WWE did. I heard that he was told he would get the role that Triple H got and is now currently working on (which is the reason why HHH isn't on TV right now). I like Batista, but at the same time he's a tease. It seems whenever he really starts to build up some momentum, that's when he gets injured and gets shelved for months. -Nate-[/quote] Batista got into wrestling at 35 years old, basically. He was a bodybuilder who used steroids and HGH to stack huge ass muscles onto his bones, and the tendons and ligaments couldn't hold all that muscle. He was old, his conditioning was piss poor, and he was way too roided up to ever stay healthy.

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Fri, 14 May 2010 03:19:01 GMT

Another solid TNA Impact. I liked it all except the main event. Now let me explain that comment. I like all three of the wrestlers in the main event. And I like what happened after the main event between Hardy and Mr. Anderson. But the main event itself was slow for those guys. All three of those guys have a face-paced style, take risks, and are high-flyers. Yet I saw very little of that in the main event. Come on, this is RVD, Jeff Hardy, and AJ Styles. Three of the best high-flyers in wrestling history, and we saw a ground match! My biggest complaint: NO JAY LETHAL! WTF?! WE WANT JAY LETHAL!!! I love that The Band are the tag-team champions. Maybe that means they will actually have to wrestle. Great 4-way tag-match, but a little too much going on for it's own good. Those are the 4 best tag teams in wrestling today, so it was still quite a treat, though. -Nate-

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Sat, 15 May 2010 08:48:18 GMT

[quote=BurningDoom]Another solid TNA Impact. I liked it all except the main event. Now let me explain that comment. I like all three of the wrestlers in the main event. And I like what happened after the main event between Hardy and Mr. Anderson. But the main event itself was slow for those guys. All three of those guys have a face-paced style, take risks, and are high-flyers. Yet I saw very little of that in the main event. Come on, this is RVD, Jeff Hardy, and AJ Styles. Three of the best high-flyers in wrestling history, and we saw a ground match! My biggest complaint: NO JAY LETHAL! WTF?! WE WANT JAY LETHAL!!! I love that The Band are the tag-team champions. Maybe that means they will actually have to wrestle. Great 4-way tag-match, but a little too much going on for it's own good. Those are the 4 best tag teams in wrestling today, so it was still quite a treat, though. -Nate-[/quote] I like Jay Lethal, but he's been so sidetracked by Black Machismo. I thought it was funny when it first started, but now it just makes him a joke and will never allow him to be a player again. I mean they don't put guys in the hall of fame for doing what someone else did twenty years ago.

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Sun, 16 May 2010 12:19:34 GMT

Dave Meltzer is reporting that TNA will be making big budget cuts "very soon." Meltzer describes the situation at TNA as "not good and things will be happening very soon."

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Sun, 16 May 2010 16:00:04 GMT

[quote=scaryhead]Dave Meltzer is reporting that TNA will be making big budget cuts "very soon." Meltzer describes the situation at TNA as "not good and things will be happening very soon."[/quote] Well that sucks. But I like the older, smaller TNA too.

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Wed, 19 May 2010 01:12:49 GMT

So, uh, Bret Hart is the United States Champion...give that a minute to sink in. The guy has suffered a stroke and has trouble walking, and he's the US Champ. COME ON WWE!!! Mick Foley being the champ in TNA was bad, but this one takes the cake! The title has lost all crediblity. -Nate-

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Wed, 19 May 2010 07:09:05 GMT

[quote=BurningDoom]So, uh, Bret Hart is the United States Champion...give that a minute to sink in. The guy has suffered a stroke and has trouble walking, and he's the US Champ. COME ON WWE!!! Mick Foley being the champ in TNA was bad, but this one takes the cake! The title has lost all crediblity. -Nate-[/quote] He also won it in Canada? Weird.

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Fri, 21 May 2010 13:39:04 GMT

Yeah that's pretty silly. Hopefully he'll give it to either DH smith or Tyson Kid next week.

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Fri, 21 May 2010 15:24:49 GMT

Another solid Impact. Keep em coming TNA.

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Fri, 21 May 2010 22:07:36 GMT

Impact wasn't too bad this week. It's still stupid that EY turned on the band, then joined them again just when X-Pac gets hurt. Sting/RVD should be interesting, but hopefully they'll make this ranking system actually mean something.

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Sat, 22 May 2010 01:35:06 GMT

[quote=scaryhead]Impact wasn't too bad this week. It's still stupid that EY turned on the band, then joined them again just when X-Pac gets hurt. Sting/RVD should be interesting, but hopefully they'll make this ranking system actually mean something.[/quote] You got it somewhat backwards. Kevin Nash turned on Eric Young then joined The Band. Then [b]Syxx[/b]-Pac got hurt, then Eric Young joined The Band. -Nate-

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Sun, 23 May 2010 11:34:21 GMT

[quote=BurningDoom][quote=scaryhead]Impact wasn't too bad this week. It's still stupid that EY turned on the band, then joined them again just when X-Pac gets hurt. Sting/RVD should be interesting, but hopefully they'll make this ranking system actually mean something.[/quote] You got it somewhat backwards. Kevin Nash turned on Eric Young then joined The Band. Then [b]Syxx[/b]-Pac got hurt, then Eric Young joined The Band. -Nate-[/quote] Hahaha whatever. It's not like that makes anymore sense. And truthfully Sean Waltman will always be 1 2 3 Kid to me. Last night at a TNA live event, Booker T returned to challenge RVD for the title. That should be cool. Hope he's on Impact soon. Over The Limit predictions: Cena, Swagger (sadly), Kofi, Rey, Edge, Harts, Eve, DiBiase.

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Sun, 23 May 2010 14:35:18 GMT

[quote=scaryhead][quote=BurningDoom][quote=scaryhead]Impact wasn't too bad this week. It's still stupid that EY turned on the band, then joined them again just when X-Pac gets hurt. Sting/RVD should be interesting, but hopefully they'll make this ranking system actually mean something.[/quote] You got it somewhat backwards. Kevin Nash turned on Eric Young then joined The Band. Then [b]Syxx[/b]-Pac got hurt, then Eric Young joined The Band. -Nate-[/quote] Hahaha whatever. It's not like that makes anymore sense. And truthfully Sean Waltman will always be 1 2 3 Kid to me. Last night at a TNA live event, Booker T returned to challenge RVD for the title. That should be cool. Hope he's on Impact soon. Over The Limit predictions: Cena, Swagger (sadly), Kofi, Rey, Edge, Harts, Eve, DiBiase.[/quote] I heard that about Booker T, too. I'm thinking he was just doing some sort of fill-in or a promotional appearance, or something. TNA is losing money at the moment, and I'm sure Booker T would cost a lot to get on the roster again.

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Tue, 25 May 2010 12:41:38 GMT

Just watched Over The Limit. And WOW. I was not expecting a WWE PPV to be so good. With the exception of Big Show/ Jack Swagger (and honestly, I skipped over the Divas match) everyother match was really good. Especially Rey/ Punk. Punk is suuuuuch a good heel. The tag match was good, Edge/Orton was good until the weird on-the-fly finish after Orton hurt himself. Tuth/DiBiase was solid, and even Cena/Batista was well worth watching. Good job WWE.

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Tue, 25 May 2010 12:47:02 GMT

Someone told me Bret Hart is the RAW GM now....any truth to this?

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Tue, 25 May 2010 14:32:23 GMT

[quote=ShenValleyInitiative]Someone told me Bret Hart is the RAW GM now....any truth to this?[/quote] Yup. And he gave up the US title too, thankfully.

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Tue, 25 May 2010 14:59:43 GMT

So since there's an official Raw GM, then does that mean no more guest-hosts? (please, please, please) -Nate-

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Wed, 26 May 2010 11:28:53 GMT

[quote=BurningDoom]So since there's an official Raw GM, then does that mean no more guest-hosts? (please, please, please) -Nate-[/quote] Sadly the guest host gimmick is lasting till at least the summer. Noe they just wont have any "power" to makes decisions or something. Rumor is that the Rock will be the last one later around Summer Slam time. on a side note. I'm listening to Kayfabe Komenteries, YouShoot with Honky Tonk Man and it's hilarious. Heres a link so nearly every wrestling shoot you could want. I recommend Scott Hall's, Kevin Nash's and Mick Foley's if you want to listen to a quality, great shoot, and anything from Iron sheik, Honky Tonk Man or New Age Outlaws to just laugh your ass off. http://forums.projectcovo.com/showthread.php?t=1562931 [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v449/scaryhead/batista.jpg[/IMG]

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Wed, 26 May 2010 18:15:15 GMT

[quote]As noted earlier, Eric Bischoff posted the following message on his Facebook: "Sometimes you gotta know 'when to say when'. Getting close." What's the deal? Is Eric just messing around with the fans, or is he considering leaving TNA? More shortly. What do you think? Let us know by entering your comments below.[/quote] Say it ain't so Eric. Let go of those money-hogs Hogan and Flair, but keep Bischoff!

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Mon, 31 May 2010 13:59:50 GMT

Discussions been slow. What's everybody been watching lately? I listen to a Harley Race shoot and it inspired me to watch some old 70s stuff from my Dusty set. Some recent news: TNA has signed Ric Flair's son, Ried Flair. Ried was arrested in March 09 for a DWI and again in April for possession of heroine. This explains why we haven't heard anymore news about how bad an attitude he has in FCW. Apparently the Undertaker suffered a broken nose and concussion in a match with Rey Mysterio. Rey, who was schedule to take a month long vacation but is now on stand by as a replacement for Taker in the title match at fatal 4 Way.

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Mon, 31 May 2010 14:27:18 GMT

I hope Reid can wrestle, and we don't get a repeat of this: [img]http://www.accelerator3359.com/Wrestling/pictures/dflair2.jpg[/img]

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Mon, 31 May 2010 14:37:12 GMT

OMG TNA why would you sign somebody who not only can't wrestle, but also has serious drug problems??

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Mon, 31 May 2010 14:40:38 GMT

[quote=ninjapirategear]OMG TNA why would you sign somebody who not only can't wrestle, but also has serious drug problems?? [/quote] They signed Jeff Hardy didn't they? :))

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Mon, 31 May 2010 15:00:12 GMT

[quote=ShenValleyInitiative][quote=ninjapirategear]OMG TNA why would you sign somebody who not only can't wrestle, but also has serious drug problems?? [/quote] They signed Jeff Hardy didn't they? :)) [/quote] Okay, I can't say thing about the drugs, but Hardy can definetly wrestle. I've seen some of the craziest stuff ever in wrestling come from Jeff Hardy.

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Mon, 31 May 2010 15:15:29 GMT

[quote=BurningDoom][quote=ShenValleyInitiative][quote=ninjapirategear]OMG TNA why would you sign somebody who not only can't wrestle, but also has serious drug problems?? [/quote] They signed Jeff Hardy didn't they? :)) [/quote] Okay, I can't say thing about the drugs, but Hardy can definetly wrestle. I've seen some of the craziest stuff ever in wrestling come from Jeff Hardy.[/quote] Not in my opinion. He is great at what he does. The aerial type stuff is pretty good. But as far as being technical and fundamentally sound. He is crap. He looks so sloppy with his offense and can't call/carry a match to save his life. He does sell the big spots pretty good though. He sucks on the mic, but gets by on body mannerisms and physical charisma. The chicks love him. He's just a spot monkey, but I will say he is brave as hell for doing some of the things he has done. RVD isn't much better, but RVD can look like a million bucks if paired with a solid ring technician. He is also a lot more likeable and gets my respect for what he did in the original ECW.

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Mon, 31 May 2010 15:23:49 GMT

[quote=ShenValleyInitiative][quote=BurningDoom][quote=ShenValleyInitiative][quote=ninjapirategear]OMG TNA why would you sign somebody who not only can't wrestle, but also has serious drug problems?? [/quote] They signed Jeff Hardy didn't they? :)) [/quote] Okay, I can't say thing about the drugs, but Hardy can definetly wrestle. I've seen some of the craziest stuff ever in wrestling come from Jeff Hardy.[/quote] Not in my opinion. He is great at what he does. The aerial type stuff is pretty good. But as far as being technical and fundamentally sound. He is crap. He looks so sloppy with his offense and can't call/carry a match to save his life. He does sell the big spots pretty good though. He sucks on the mic, but gets by on body mannerisms and physical charisma. The chicks love him. He's just a spot monkey, but I will say he is brave as hell for doing some of the things he has done. RVD isn't much better, but RVD can look like a million bucks if paired with a solid ring technician. He is also a lot more likeable and gets my respect for what he did in the original ECW. [/quote] Have you seen any of the TLC (Tables, Ladders, Chairs) matches in WWE? If not, I recommend you do, they're some of the most death-defying wrestling stunts you have ever seen, and some of the most intense matches you have ever seen. And if you have seen any of them, then how could you deny his ability? Oh man, that spot where Jeff Hardy was hanging off of the belt (which was hanging from the ceiling rafters), and Jeff Hardy couldn't get the belt loose. Then Edge, from the top of a ladder, leaps from the ladder and spears Jeff right off of the belt and they both land 10s of feet below. Unforgettable moment right there. Or how about when Jeff Hardy jumped from the top of the Titantron, pure insanity! His skill has lot more to it than just girls' adulation of him. I agree he sucks on the mic, though. That's why they have managers, or they did before. Maybe it's time to bring em back.

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Mon, 31 May 2010 15:40:39 GMT

[quote=BurningDoom][quote=ShenValleyInitiative][quote=BurningDoom][quote=ShenValleyInitiative][quote=ninjapirategear]OMG TNA why would you sign somebody who not only can't wrestle, but also has serious drug problems?? [/quote] They signed Jeff Hardy didn't they? :)) [/quote] Okay, I can't say thing about the drugs, but Hardy can definetly wrestle. I've seen some of the craziest stuff ever in wrestling come from Jeff Hardy.[/quote] Not in my opinion. He is great at what he does. The aerial type stuff is pretty good. But as far as being technical and fundamentally sound. He is crap. He looks so sloppy with his offense and can't call/carry a match to save his life. He does sell the big spots pretty good though. He sucks on the mic, but gets by on body mannerisms and physical charisma. The chicks love him. He's just a spot monkey, but I will say he is brave as hell for doing some of the things he has done. RVD isn't much better, but RVD can look like a million bucks if paired with a solid ring technician. He is also a lot more likeable and gets my respect for what he did in the original ECW. [/quote] Have you seen any of the TLC (Tables, Ladders, Chairs) matches in WWE? If not, I recommend you do, they're some of the most death-defying wrestling stunts you have ever seen, and some of the most intense matches you have ever seen. And if you have seen any of them, then how could you deny his ability? Oh man, that spot where Jeff Hardy was hanging off of the belt (which was hanging from the ceiling rafters), and Jeff Hardy couldn't get the belt loose. Then Edge, from the top of a ladder, leaps from the ladder and spears Jeff right off of the belt and they both land 10s of feet below. Unforgettable moment right there. Or how about when Jeff Hardy jumped from the top of the Titantron, pure insanity! His skill has lot more to it than just girls' adulation of him. I agree he sucks on the mic, though. That's why they have managers, or they did before. Maybe it's time to bring em back.[/quote] I've seen all the TLC's, and just about every ladder, hardcore match Jeff Hardy has been in. Mostly (Attitude Era-2002/2003) He is definately great at the big spots, and selling them. But thats just the thing, he needs a ladder or something to jump off of to even be considered for a 5 star match. If he has to do it on fundamentals and in-ring ablility alone. He' screwed. He's just flat out not very good in the ring. Him and his brother trained on trampolines in their back yard when they were young and it shows. Though Matt developed into a far better mat technician. I don't watch much anymore, but I watched a lot when I was younger. I've been to live shows galore (Smokey Mountain, NWA (VA/NC Jim Crockett territory), ECW, WWF/WWE, KYDA Pro, TNA's farm league UWF etc) and have hundreds upon hundreds of tapes & dvds spanning 30 years. Use to read the dirt sheets, insider crap religiously. I have shoot interviews on paper & dvd. Dave Meltzer was my hero at one point! I've met dozens of stars too. LOL I use to be a really big fan! :-) Not a real big name to drop for ya granted, but I know Maven Huffman personally and still talk to him on occasion. He had a little success in the WWF/WWE 8-10 years ago. He has some awesome stories! lol You'd be surprised who he said is cool and who isn't. But then again, maybe you wouldn't be surprised at all.

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Mon, 31 May 2010 15:51:43 GMT

Well yeah, big spots and ariel moves are his thing. That's what he does. You can't expect a guy like Jeff Hardy to be a Bret Hart or a Kurt Angle the same way you wouldn't expect Rey Mysterio or Jimmy Snuka to be on their level when it comes to a ground match. But Hardy can do a ground and pound if needed. Last week, or maybe it was the week before, on Impact the main event was Jeff Hardy vs. AJ Styles vs. RVD. And suprisingly enough, with those 3 guys, it was a ground match. And even though he may not be the suplex machine, or the master of 1001 holds, he has some skill on the mat. Twist of Fate, Swanton Bomb, the 100s of off the rope moves.

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Mon, 31 May 2010 16:04:46 GMT

[quote=BurningDoom]Well yeah, big spots and ariel moves are his thing. That's what he does. You can't expect a guy like Jeff Hardy to be a Bret Hart or a Kurt Angle the same way you wouldn't expect Rey Mysterio or Jimmy Snuka to be on their level when it comes to a ground match. But Hardy can do a ground and pound if needed. Last week, or maybe it was the week before, on Impact the main event was Jeff Hardy vs. AJ Styles vs. RVD. And suprisingly enough, with those 3 guys, it was a ground match. And even though he may not be the suplex machine, or the master of 1001 holds, he has some skill on the mat. Twist of Fate, Swanton Bomb, the 100s of off the rope moves.[/quote] I'm not expecting him to be the cream of the technician crop, never meant that. Thats why I said fundamentals. The basics. He doesn't even have those down. He CAN do it, but he isn't believable when he does it IMO. Which is one of the first things you learn. Thats why I said "it shows" when I mentioned his trampoline backyard training. I know he had proper training after that, but he was already caught in a rut and never got out of it. Lucky for him, he never had to. Him & his brother caught on with the fans (especially female) like wildfire. And when you're over and making the company money, things like fundamentals will get thrown out the window. When talking about wrestlers who throw the worst punches, Jeff Hardy is always brought up in the conversation. He's just sloppy as hell. I can only think of one wrestler that had long-term success (Sid Vicious) who threw worse looking punches.

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Mon, 31 May 2010 22:12:35 GMT

I haven't watched wrestling in ages, but I just watched most of tonight's RAW. The guest hosts ... really have to go. Ashton Kutcher was just horrible, and the whole "hit" thing? Totally called it. So obvious. I was happy to see Evan Bourne get a push. Hopefully it's a full push and not a one-time things. I like the high flyers, and this kid's put in his dues. It's about time.

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Tue, 01 Jun 2010 02:28:33 GMT

I love Jeff Hardy. He's nor Kurt Angle (But then again who is these days?) but hes a great sports entertainer. And I love his promos. even if they can be pretty silly sometimes. I also love RVD, and he's def better than Jeff, but not by much. I hate it when I hear ppl talking about RVD like hes one of the greatest. RVD can have an exciting match, but damn, the guy is seriously lacking in psychology sometimes.

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Tue, 01 Jun 2010 03:10:38 GMT

Presenting the nomintated TNA's Walk the Talk Ric Flair Impersonation Contest entries: [url]http://polldaddy.com/poll/3268660/[/url] Some of them are pretty good. David King of Battle Creek, Michigan got my vote. He's spot on! -Nate-

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Tue, 01 Jun 2010 03:11:28 GMT

RAW absolutely blew me away this week. Great, talented young guys getting huge high profile victories. Actually interesting storylines. Really good matches. Yeah, the whole guest host thing is still lame, but for me it's easy to fast forward through those segments so all I see is the good. And WOW was this RAW good. Next week's three hour super show should be great with the SD roster coming in as well.

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Tue, 08 Jun 2010 16:07:50 GMT

Well I couldn't have been more disappointed by the first 2 hours and 49 minuets of RAW, but boy did that last segment blow me away. If you missed it, all 8 of the season 1 NXT rookies attacked. Cena, CM Punk, the announcers, the ring announcer were all taken out by the NXT rooks, and then the proceeded to dismantle the the ring itself and take apart the guard rail. It was like nothing I'd seen before. This has potential to be the most compelling angle in WWE in a LONG time. The new season of NXT with 8 new rookies starts tonight. I wonder what the announcers will have to say about the attack on RAW.

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Wed, 09 Jun 2010 00:00:29 GMT

I felt exactly the same way. Most of RAW was the same old kiddy, guest-host, hokiness. But that final 10 minutes was awesome! I loved it! It harkened back to the Attitude days. In fact, it reminded me of early nWo. I'm hoping this means that this was an out for Cena to take some time off. NO MORE CENA FOR A FEW MONTHS! Wouldn't that be great?

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Wed, 09 Jun 2010 04:40:16 GMT

I'm a Cena fan no doubt, and I always respected him, but damn did he earn more respect if this is true... [b]Evan Bourne's push last week came partly because John Cena went to Vince McMahon and basically told him that the company was dropping the ball by not pushing Bourne. Another part of the reason was that with Daniel Bryan and Kaval coming up to the main roster, WWE wants to condition fans to accept a small guy as a main eventer. [/b] Also, the first details of WWE's new game dropped. It isn't exactly SDvsRAW and it isn't exactly Legends of Wrestlemania. [b]Gamespot revealed the first details for WWE's upcoming All Stars game that will feature current Superstars vs. WWE Legends. The game is being developed by THQ San Diego, who also worked on the TNA iMPACT game. All Stars is more of an arcade-style game and the wrestlers look larger than life, similar to WWE's recent Legends video game. The game is more fast-paced than the other WWE video games and is a combination fighting-wrestling game. Combos will play a big part of your offense and a juggle system will let you string together multiple slams and throws in a row. During these juggle combos, the game uses slow motions technology. You get access to finishing moves by building up an energy meter. The Rock's People's Elbow has him jumping high into the air as does the Rock Bottom. The only two names confirmed for the game so far are John Cena and The Rock. WWE All Stars is set to be released in early 2011. [/b]

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Wed, 09 Jun 2010 10:18:46 GMT

WWE don't need to condition fans to accept smaller guys as main eventers, WWE needs to convince THEMSELVES to accept smaller guys as main eventers. The fans have always accepted smaller guys. Its Vince's love of the roid monkey powerhouses thats always held the WWE back in their thinking and its really easy to blame their habits on the fans.

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Sun, 13 Jun 2010 01:38:21 GMT

Earlier on WWE.com it was announced that Daniel Bryan of NXT ssn 1 and part of the major NXT invasion angle on RAW was released from the company. While everyone in and out of the business thinks it's a work, WWE has confirmed this to be legitimate. If this is a work (and I hope it is)this is the greatest lengths WWE has gone for an angle in a long time. Here are the details... Virtually no wrestlers, reporters or fans would be shocked if Bryan Danielson showed up on RAW this Monday, but as of press time, the going word is that his WWE release Friday was, in fact, legitimate. As was noted early Saturday morning on Prowrestling.com, the actual story going around is that Danielson was fired in response to the scene on Monday’s RAW in which he graphically choked out announcer Justin Roberts with his tie (a scene which was edited from later re-airings of the Invasion angle). While no one is doubting that there were other people responsible for the image–Roberts for making the cartoon-like face, the cameraman for capturing the action and the directors and producers that let the image hit the air–the word, according to F4WOnline.com, is that a very influential entity with a connection to WWE (believed to be a sponsor, affiliate or business partner) complained and that someone had to be the scapegoat. Similarly, there is not necessarily any rationale being given for why Danielson, specifically, got in trouble for a scene that hardly ranks as WWE’s most violent or offensive of all time–it simply came down to the reality that Danielson’s actions were the ones that angered someone in a position of power. There have been loose reports that Danielson broke a “no visual strangulation” rule that was put in place after the Chris Benoit tragedy, but it is not clear that the entity responsible for the complaint was actively thinking about Benoit at the time. Further, because this would not be the first time someone’s in-ring actions have created a connection to Benoit (Shawn Michaels, for instance, used the crippler crossface on television long after the assumed Benoit double-murder-suicide), it is not certain that the connection, alone, could get someone fired in 2010. There has been no indication that WWE officials are holding Danielson in serious contempt; F4WOnline.com sources, in fact, say he was given the impression that the door would be open for a return down the road once everything blows over. Both the WWE executive rank and independent wrestling promotions have, however, been told he will become a free agent once his non-compete expires, so it does not seem that, at least as of press time, WWE anticipates the “cooling off” period being a week or two. Of course, there still exists the small possibility that the release story is an elaborate work or that WWE will quickly rethink its decision and turn the release into a work. But if it is, it would mean that WWE is also working some of its most influential employees in the process, as multiple sources all maintain that some of WWE’s most senior individuals, in addition to the creative team, were assured he was gone.

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Sun, 13 Jun 2010 02:02:15 GMT

It's totally part of the storyline. Read this from a statement Michael Cole gave regarding the situation: [quote]"Yes. I fired Daniel Bryan" "It is inappropriate for what Daniel Bryan did this past Monday. Very disrespectful, I've seen enough from this vintage sore loser." "Daniel Bryan should have had the behavior that John Cena has in WWE, Cena sets an example for many people, especially Daniel Bryan." "It's simple. Daniel Bryan caused all of this to happen, therefore he pays for the consequences only." "[color=red]He caused the whole thing to happen this past Monday on Raw! So he should be the one getting fired.[/color] Good thing I spoke to WWE staff!" "WWE staff didn't like the personal attacks he did on Raw. It was all anti-PG, yes. I was the one who complained about it."[/quote] That screams storyline to me.

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Sun, 13 Jun 2010 09:33:47 GMT

I can see the possibility where Linda McMahon didn't want to give her political opponents the opportunity to compare current-day WWE to Chris Benoit. It's probably overreacting, still, but I think it's feasible.

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Sun, 13 Jun 2010 11:00:30 GMT

[quote=BurningDoom]It's totally part of the storyline. Read this from a statement Michael Cole gave regarding the situation: [quote]"Yes. I fired Daniel Bryan" "It is inappropriate for what Daniel Bryan did this past Monday. Very disrespectful, I've seen enough from this vintage sore loser." "Daniel Bryan should have had the behavior that John Cena has in WWE, Cena sets an example for many people, especially Daniel Bryan." "It's simple. Daniel Bryan caused all of this to happen, therefore he pays for the consequences only." "[color=red]He caused the whole thing to happen this past Monday on Raw! So he should be the one getting fired.[/color] Good thing I spoke to WWE staff!" "WWE staff didn't like the personal attacks he did on Raw. It was all anti-PG, yes. I was the one who complained about it."[/quote] That screams storyline to me.[/quote] I was really relieved to read what you posted, BD, until I read the same statements on my regular wrestling forum. Apparently those statements aren't legit, and are from a fake Micheal Cole twitter account.

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Sun, 13 Jun 2010 15:57:24 GMT

Oh wow, I didn't know that. If WWE really did fire Bryan Danielson, then they are idiots. He was the best part of NXT last season, BY FAR! And from what I hear from ROH fans, he's also the best thing to come out of ROH since Samoa Joe. Oh well, if it is true, then WWE's loss is TNA's gain.

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Sun, 13 Jun 2010 22:30:20 GMT

I just watched Raw! WHOA!! That ending was so worth it! Is it just me or was that totally intense??!??! The whole thing didn't fit with WWE's PG image, it was seriously intense.

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Sun, 13 Jun 2010 23:56:40 GMT

The word is that if Bryan's firing is legit, then he's just gone until the heats off, and he'll be back in a few weeks. I hope this is true... I hope this is a work.

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Mon, 14 Jun 2010 07:47:31 GMT

[quote=scaryhead]The word is that if Bryan's firing is legit, then he's just gone until the heats off, and he'll be back in a few weeks. I hope this is true... I hope this is a work.[/quote] I really hope it's a work, because they've got everybody talking. Also, didn't Heath Slater choke John Cena with the ring rope?? I'm going to be mad if Bryan isn't on Raw tonight.

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Thu, 17 Jun 2010 16:43:12 GMT

[b]Here is the full listing for the upcoming WWE - Chris Jericho DVD:[/b] [b]Disc One:[/b] Vs. Rob Van Dam. with 2 Cold Scorpio vs. Shane Douglas & 911 Vs. Pittbull 2 for the TV Title. WCW debut vs. Alex Wright. Vs. Syxx for the Cruiserweight Title. Vs. Eddie Guerrero. Vs. Rey Mysterio for the Cruiserweight Title. Turning on the fans. Vs. Dean Maleko for the Cruiserweight Title. Vs. Juventud Guerrera for the Cruiserweight Title. Vs. Jeff Jarrett. Extras: Getting into the industry. Working in Japan and Mexico. Going to Extreme Championship Wrestling. Going to World Championship Wrestling. [b]Disc Two:[/b] With Eddie Guerrero vs. Rey Mysterio & Super Calo. Vs. Stevie Ray for the TV Title. Vs. Raven for the TV Title. WWE Debut on Monday Night Raw. Vs. Road Dogg. Vs. Ken Shamrock in a First Blood Match. Vs. Chyna for the IC Title. Vs. X-Pac inside a steel cage. Vs. Big Show for the Hardcore Title. Vs. The Rock for the WCW Title. Vs. Kurt Angle for the WCW Title. Beating The Rock and Austin in the same night. Vs. Steve Austin to crown the 1st Undisputed Champion. Extras: Leaving WCW. WWE Debut. The Invasion. Stephanie McMahon is a Bottom Feeding Trash Bag ****. [b]Disc Three:[/b] With Christian in a TLC Match for the World Tag Team Titles. Vs. Cena loser leaves WWE. WWE Return. Vs. JBL. Money in the Bank Match. Vs. Kofi Kingston for the IC Title. Sixth World Title win. vs. HBK in a Ladder Match. Vs. Rey Mysterio in an Extreme Rules match. Vs. CM Punk. Vs. John Morrison. Vs. Edge for the World Title. Extras: Taking time off and the return. Going in a new direction. Best of The Highlight Reel. Feuding with HBK. What does the future hold? YESSS!!!! I can't wait! I've been a Jericho fan since his days back in WCW as the Lionheart. This is long overdue.

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Tue, 22 Jun 2010 23:59:06 GMT

[b]WWE Monday Night Raw 6/21/10 Discussion:[/b] I thought it was a great Raw. No guest-host, violence, some solid matches, and twists. That's makes for a good show, in my book. I like the NXT angle, and I liked their segment at the end, and violent. Speaking of that, Vince retiring his Mr. McMahon character lasted long, didn't it? I was scared for moment when Jericho put his WWE career on the line, since he is hosting that new game show. I'm glad he's staying. And what is going on between Orton, Miz, and Edge? That seemed thrown together and little pointless. All and all, I am very happy with the direction of Raw these past few weeks. It hasn't felt like it was made entirely for children, like it had been for a few years before. I hope this trend continues. And I hope we've seen the last of the guest-hosts. Thoughts? Commments?

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Wed, 23 Jun 2010 02:32:02 GMT

definitely a good RAW. The nXt angle is one of the best in WWE in a LONG time, and with what happened to Vince and the new mystery GM, I'm way excited to see where things go. I was worried that Vince would end up being the leader of nXt instead of the other 2 superstars rumored (I wont spoil it for anyone), but was pleased that apparently isn't. But yeah. Couple great matches. I love Sheamus as champ. Orton is awesome. Go WWE.

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Wed, 23 Jun 2010 11:29:31 GMT

WWE needs more stuff like this today. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtCtZ5x9EJI&feature=player_embedded

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Fri, 25 Jun 2010 16:24:31 GMT

[b]Where Are The Managers?[/b] This stemmed from a comment I made on another board that made me think. Why has wrestling stopped using managers? Managers were such an entertaining addition to wrestling, and some of the best and most memorable wrestling personalities were the managers. Men AND women like Jimmy "The Mouth of the South" Hart, Virgil/Vincent, Paul Bearer, James Mitchell, Diamond Dallas (was a manager before he was a wrestler), Bobby "The Brain" Heenan, Terri Runnels, Miss Elizabeth, Trish Stratus (was a manager before a she was a women's wrestler), Rick Rude, and tons of others. You can't possibly look at that list and not see a name you enjoyed, made you laugh, or made you hate them. So why not use them still? I see know reason as to why their outdated other than the fact that somebody high up decided that. I want to see them back! [quote=scaryhead]WWE needs more stuff like this today. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtCtZ5x9EJI&feature=player_embedded[/quote] Isn't that kind of stuff what's wrong with WWE today? I find that just as ridiculous as a leprechun running around WWE, DX doing little kiddie promos, or the A-Team mounting a rescue on Raw.

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Fri, 25 Jun 2010 21:59:33 GMT

[quote=scaryhead]WWE needs more stuff like this today. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtCtZ5x9EJI&feature=player_embedded[/quote] Isn't that kind of stuff what's wrong with WWE today? I find that just as ridiculous as a leprechun running around WWE, DX doing little kiddie promos, or the A-Team mounting a rescue on Raw.[/quote] I was partially being sarcastic. Though I would mark and lmao if WWE actually did do something like that today. on a completely unrelated note, I thought Impact this week was amazing.

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Sat, 26 Jun 2010 01:54:56 GMT

Yeah, it was a good Impact. But I've thought they've been good for the like the last 2 years. Apparently ratings say differently, so what do I know? I wanted to see the rest of that brawl that broke out at the end. I used to hate it when they did that crap in the 90s! But it definetly makes me tune in the next week to see what happened, so it works. I really want to know who the fake Sting is, too. But we'll probably never find out, like the old fake (nWo) Sting's I.D. was never revealed. Looks like we're gonna get an ECW faction in Stevie Richards, Raven, and Tommy Dreamer. I'm predicting that the rift between the Dudleys is also gonna cause Bubba Ray to join ECW while D-Von stays with TNA. And I also am thinking that the "they" that Abyss keeps referring to is the same ECW faction, rather than the voices in his head like we all think. I did hear rumors a month or so back that Paul Heyman was in talks with TNA, so the timeframe fits for him to lead the ECW faction. Do you think I'm on to something here?

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Tue, 06 Jul 2010 05:12:49 GMT

[b]WWE Raw 7/5/10 ***SPOILERS AHEAD***[/b] I thought this week's RAW was great! I'm am so glad to see that WWE is getting away from pleasing the kiddies. There was no ridiculous childish antics, no ridiculous guest-host segments, no DX promoting WWE's latest merchandise. It was a just drama and in-ring action, what wrestling should be all about! I'm loving this NXT angle! It's causing so much chaos, new allies, new enemies, and it's a level of writing in the WWE that has been missing for years. It's just such an intense and entertaining storyline. But then I've always loved the takeover storylines: The Corporation, WCW/ECW Invasion, original ECW invasion, nWo, The New Blood in WCW, The Main Event Mafia in TNA, etc. Those are the best type of storylines, IMO. I just hope that this storyline isn't just a one-hit wonder. I hope it's a sign that WWE is finally out of the slump it was in. I really liked the classic moments with Yokozuna vs. Lex Luger, and Bret Hart vs. The British Bulldog. That was a bad era in WWE, but because of that, there's a lot I've forgotten about too and those were both great moments despite the crap going on around them. I really like watching to heels battle it out, too. So seeing Jericho and Edge at each other's throats is great stuff! And Randy Orton has really become an incredible heel. He's got his character down, and as long as his career continues on he will be mentioned with the likes of Harley Race, Ric Flair, Rowdy Roddy Piper, and Triple H as one of hte greatest heels of all-time. Another that stood out for me was Evan Bourne. When I was first watching him, he reminded me a lot of A.J. Styles, and I called him an A.J. wannabe. Since then, he has developed a style more his own. He's got and even greater high-flying repitoire than Styles, and is quicker. But at the same time, A.J. can technical and down on the mat when he needs to and I haven't seen Bourne do that well yet. As for the Diva match, meh. I could care less about Diva matches. When they get girls in the Women's division as talented as Chyna, Lita, Trish Stratus, and Awesome Kong in there again, then I might care. Thoughts? Comments?

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Tue, 06 Jul 2010 09:31:16 GMT

[quote=BurningDoom][b]WWE Raw 7/5/10 ***SPOILERS AHEAD***[/b] I thought this week's RAW was great! I'm am so glad to see that WWE is getting away from pleasing the kiddies. There was no ridiculous childish antics, no ridiculous guest-host segments, no DX promoting WWE's latest merchandise. It was a just drama and in-ring action, what wrestling should be all about! I'm loving this NXT angle! It's causing so much chaos, new allies, new enemies, and it's a level of writing in the WWE that has been missing for years. It's just such an intense and entertaining storyline. But then I've always loved the takeover storylines: The Corporation, WCW/ECW Invasion, original ECW invasion, nWo, The New Blood in WCW, The Main Event Mafia in TNA, etc. Those are the best type of storylines, IMO. I just hope that this storyline isn't just a one-hit wonder. I hope it's a sign that WWE is finally out of the slump it was in. I really liked the classic moments with Yokozuna vs. Lex Luger, and Bret Hart vs. The British Bulldog. That was a bad era in WWE, but because of that, there's a lot I've forgotten about too and those were both great moments despite the crap going on around them. I really like watching to heels battle it out, too. So seeing Jericho and Edge at each other's throats is great stuff! And Randy Orton has really become an incredible heel. [b]He's got his character down, and as long as his career continues on he will be mentioned with the likes of Harley Race, Ric Flair, Rowdy Roddy Piper, and Triple H as one of hte greatest heels of all-time.[/b] Another that stood out for me was Evan Bourne. When I was first watching him, he reminded me a lot of A.J. Styles, and I called him an A.J. wannabe. Since then, he has developed a style more his own. He's got and even greater high-flying repitoire than Styles, and is quicker. But at the same time, A.J. can technical and down on the mat when he needs to and I haven't seen Bourne do that well yet. As for the Diva match, meh. I could care less about Diva matches. When they get girls in the Women's division as talented as Chyna, Lita, Trish Stratus, and Awesome Kong in there again, then I might care. Thoughts? Comments?[/quote] Agreed with everything but that. Orton will never be as good as any of them. And IMO none of them are the single greatest heel of all time. But they are definately top 5-10.

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Tue, 06 Jul 2010 15:33:48 GMT

Who are your top heels, then? For me it's the guys I already named, and I'd add "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan on there from his nWo days.

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Tue, 06 Jul 2010 15:58:52 GMT

[quote=BurningDoom]Who are your top heels, then? For me it's the guys I already named, and I'd add "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan on there from his nWo days.[/quote] I'd definately add Hogan too. Its hard to put them in an exact order, but like I said all the ones you mentioned are in the Top 5, Top 10....just not #1....I'd say the best heel I've seen in my life time is Ted Dibiase. People flat out hated him and wanted bad things to happen to him. And in retrospect, the gimmick was simple, play off people's love of money. But he was the absolute perfect fit for that character, no one could have did it as good as him. Best laugh in wrestling history. Even when Ric Flair was in his prime as a heel in the early Horsemen days, people still loved the guy. Not saying he wasn't a great heel, but he was equally as loved. Too much charisma and camera presence to not be entertained by him and even more, like him. My list would go something like this. Not counting just in-ring talent. Managers too. In no particular order, other than Dibiase being #1 IMO. 1. Ted Dibiase 2. Ric Flair 3. Rowdy Roddy Piper 4. Hollywood Hogan 5. Ravishing Rick Rude 6. Vince McMahon 7. Terry Funk (NWA, early WCW - JTex Corporation days) 8. Macho Man Randy Savage 9. Bobby "The Brain" Heenan 10. Triple H The Dudley boys could be on the list too....they had to be escorted by security from the building at some ECW shows because of death threats. Honorable mentions go to Paul E, Jim Cornette, The Midnight Express, The Freebirds, "Mr. Perfect" Curt Henning, Kurt Angle, HBK, and many, MANY more. I just rated the heels I've watched in my lifetime. I know Gorgeous George, The Sheik, Freddie Blassie, Buddy Rogers, Killer Kowalski, Nick Bockwinkel, Harley Race (he was in the twilight of his career when I was a kid) Iron Sheik (same as Harley Race), etc and all those older guys are always mentioned.....but I can only go by what I've seen. I wasn't knocking Orton BD, he may very well get there one day...like you said. But he isn't even in the ballpark yet. There have been too many greats. IMO

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Tue, 06 Jul 2010 20:06:40 GMT

I'd put Randy Orton up there, or at least he's making a very good case for future consideration. I mean, if Triple H is up there, I think Orton is better than Triple H was in his prime, and I'm not taking anything away from Triple H by saying that, either. I think for a year or two, Triple H had arguably the greatest heel run in history, but after that he really let it go. After he got hurt and came back as a face, he would never go full heel again, he wouldn't put anybody over in promos, he wouldn't let anybody else get the last word, he wouldn't let a face get the drop on him, he wouldn't run away scared, he wouldn't let anything happen to him that happens to heels. He was somewhere in a confusing place between a face and a heel, an "I want you to love me" heel, and that just seemed half-assed and lazy to me. When he was a great heel, you could tell that he loved getting the crowd riled up against him, but he obviously doesn't anymore, because he kisses their ass while he's being a heel. It's just bad form. That's my Triple H rant, but Orton in the past 3 or 4 years has just killed it. He's amazing. The persona he's crafted is perfectly detached and cold, at the same time driven and vengeful. He's one of the few guys that makes me forget it's fake. And I used to hate Orton, and he probably still is the same jerk in real life, if slightly toned down, but as a wrestling character he's surpassed what Triple H did in the early 2000s. Not as many people are tuning in to watch it, but he is.

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Wed, 07 Jul 2010 00:18:26 GMT

[quote=ninjapirategear]I'd put Randy Orton up there, or at least he's making a very good case for future consideration. I mean, if Triple H is up there, I think Orton is better than Triple H was in his prime, and I'm not taking anything away from Triple H by saying that, either. I think for a year or two, Triple H had arguably the greatest heel run in history, but after that he really let it go. After he got hurt and came back as a face, he would never go full heel again, he wouldn't put anybody over in promos, he wouldn't let anybody else get the last word, he wouldn't let a face get the drop on him, he wouldn't run away scared, he wouldn't let anything happen to him that happens to heels. He was somewhere in a confusing place between a face and a heel, an "I want you to love me" heel, and that just seemed half-assed and lazy to me. When he was a great heel, you could tell that he loved getting the crowd riled up against him, but he obviously doesn't anymore, because he kisses their ass while he's being a heel. It's just bad form. That's my Triple H rant, but Orton in the past 3 or 4 years has just killed it. He's amazing. The persona he's crafted is perfectly detached and cold, at the same time driven and vengeful. He's one of the few guys that makes me forget it's fake. And I used to hate Orton, and he probably still is the same jerk in real life, if slightly toned down, but as a wrestling character he's surpassed what Triple H did in the early 2000s. Not as many people are tuning in to watch it, but he is. [/quote] I can see what you're saying about Triple H. But at the same time, when Triple H was a heel, he was the most badass heel I have ever seen. He was the most hated man in wrestling. He "ended" Mick Foley's career. He beat The Rock and Stone Cold I don't know how many times. The whole Helmsly-McMahon era was unforgettable. And the sledgehammer, he did some bloody stuff with that thing. Plus he married Stephanie McMahon, in a Vegas drive-thru chapel, while she was passed-out! That's pretty low. And he's won the WWE Championship something like 14 times, maybe more by now (did he ever win a WCW World title while he was there?). Randy Orton is one helluva heel, but I personally wouldn't put him above Triple H. A couple more great heels that I can't believe I forgot and nobody else has mentioned: The Cowboy Bob Orton, Eric Bischoff, and Vince McMahon. Oh and EE, Ric Flair and The Million Dollar Man should have been on my list to begin with.

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Wed, 07 Jul 2010 09:04:25 GMT

[quote=BurningDoom][quote=ninjapirategear]I'd put Randy Orton up there, or at least he's making a very good case for future consideration. I mean, if Triple H is up there, I think Orton is better than Triple H was in his prime, and I'm not taking anything away from Triple H by saying that, either. I think for a year or two, Triple H had arguably the greatest heel run in history, but after that he really let it go. After he got hurt and came back as a face, he would never go full heel again, he wouldn't put anybody over in promos, he wouldn't let anybody else get the last word, he wouldn't let a face get the drop on him, he wouldn't run away scared, he wouldn't let anything happen to him that happens to heels. He was somewhere in a confusing place between a face and a heel, an "I want you to love me" heel, and that just seemed half-assed and lazy to me. When he was a great heel, you could tell that he loved getting the crowd riled up against him, but he obviously doesn't anymore, because he kisses their ass while he's being a heel. It's just bad form. That's my Triple H rant, but Orton in the past 3 or 4 years has just killed it. He's amazing. The persona he's crafted is perfectly detached and cold, at the same time driven and vengeful. He's one of the few guys that makes me forget it's fake. And I used to hate Orton, and he probably still is the same jerk in real life, if slightly toned down, but as a wrestling character he's surpassed what Triple H did in the early 2000s. Not as many people are tuning in to watch it, but he is. [/quote] I can see what you're saying about Triple H. But at the same time, when Triple H was a heel, he was the most badass heel I have ever seen. He was the most hated man in wrestling. He "ended" Mick Foley's career. He beat The Rock and Stone Cold I don't know how many times. The whole Helmsly-McMahon era was unforgettable. And the sledgehammer, he did some bloody stuff with that thing. Plus he married Stephanie McMahon, in a Vegas drive-thru chapel, while she was passed-out! That's pretty low. And he's won the WWE Championship something like 14 times, maybe more by now (did he ever win a WCW World title while he was there?). Randy Orton is one helluva heel, but I personally wouldn't put him above Triple H. A couple more great heels that I can't believe I forgot and nobody else has mentioned: The Cowboy Bob Orton, Eric Bischoff, and [b]Vince McMahon[/b]. Oh and EE, Ric Flair and The Million Dollar Man should have been on my list to begin with.[/quote] Mentioned him.

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Wed, 07 Jul 2010 09:18:11 GMT

I just feel like he was only really great for 2 years. And even then, Rock and Austin were way above him, and he was really only prominent when one of them was injured or filming a movie.

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Thu, 08 Jul 2010 03:08:20 GMT

Vince = greatest heel of all time.

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Thu, 08 Jul 2010 13:10:46 GMT

[quote=scaryhead]Vince = greatest heel of all time.[/quote] Yeah, he really upped the ante, but he wasn't really a wrestler.

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Fri, 09 Jul 2010 04:06:43 GMT

[b]TNA Impact 7/8/10 ***SPOILERS AHEAD***[/b] What an awesome Impact! It may have not been as dramatic as WWE Raw this week, but it definetly won in the matches department. That Samoa Joe vs. RVD match was phenomenal, PPV quality IMO. I really enjoyed that match. Intense and unpredictable. Beer Money & Matt Morgan vs. Motorcity Machinegun & Hernandez was a pretty enjoyable match too. Motorcity Machineguns and Beer Money are two of the greatest tag teams out there, hell, they're two of the best tag teams this last decade; and it's a treat to see them face each other. The ladder match between Douglas Williams and Jeremy Buck was very good as well. Even if Douglas Williams is the worst actor ever (even by wrestling's standards). lol. Was that supposed to be him being scared of heights? But Jeremy Buck was quite impressive in the match. In fact, I think that's the first time I personally taken any interest in him as a wrestler. The stuff he was doing was reminding me of a younger, quicker Jeff Hardy back in his Hardy Boyz days. I'm really liking the Team 3D tension. Yeah, I know, it's getting time for Team 3D to hang up the boots, but I grew up on em so I still enjoy them. And the ECW thing is interesting and all, but it's time to move on with the storyline already. We've seen them simply show up to the Impact Zone enough times already. When are we gonna see them do something already? Thoughts? Comments?

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Sat, 10 Jul 2010 16:29:54 GMT

[b]The Sorry State of Friday Night Smackdown[/b] I'm finding that I'm getting spoiled by other shows. Both Monday Night Raw and Thursday Impact! are becoming better and better each week, IMO. But at the same time, Friday Night Smackdown! is becoming stale, slow, and boring in comparison. I'm looking forward to Raw and Impact each week, but Smackdown not so much. In fact, I found myself fast-forwarding through a few parts on the last couple Smackdowns. Am I the only one that feels this way? With the rest of the wrestling world climbing in quality, Smackdown needs to pull it's proverbial head out and get with the program.

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Sun, 18 Jul 2010 03:54:13 GMT

[b]TNA Impact 7/15/10 ***SPOILERS AHEAD***[/b] I loved Impact! I took me a little longer to get to Impact this week (it's on my DVR). I just got an XBox 360 back, so I was a little pre-occupied with that. But after watching Impact finally, I wish I had watched it sooner. Great show! First of all, I like that the old "Giant-Killer" Kevin Nash is coming back! Look at the guy, he was meant to be a bad ass! I hope this storyline goes well, and it doesn't just get pushed to the back-burner like every storyline Nash has been involved in since the Main Event Mafia split-up. The match between the Motorcity Machineguns and Beer Money was incredible. I will repeat what I've said before: The Motorcity Machineguns and Beer Money are the two best tag-teams in wrestling today! Now on to the main point of discussion: The ECW "Invasion". I loved it! Mass chaos at the end, and hook that is guaranteed to get anyone who watched it to tune in next week. What was Mick Foley's role in all of this, though? Why was he out there? Was that to distract Abyss, was that a sign to the ECW guys to attack, or was that just his return? And obviously whatever this plan is ECW has, some of the TNA guys are in on it. I clearly saw RVD and D-Von Dudley fighting for the ECW side. And the biggest question of all, if the ECW guys aren't "They", then who are "They"? The only thing I didn't like about it, however, was that it interrupted the naming of Ric Flair's Fortune! We only got 2 of the 4 announced. Couldn't have the ECW thing interrupted something less important, like D'Angelo Dinero vs. Matt Morgan, or the Beautiful People segment? (I only watch the Beautiful People' ring entrance, then I fast-forward the rest.) There's so many factors and questions in this ECW storyline, hopefully they take full advantage of it all. Both TNA Impact and WWE Raw have been consistenly good for weeks. I really hope this is the beginning of a new golden age of wrestling, like the mid-80s and late 90s. Thoughts? Reactions to this huge Impact?

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Sat, 31 Jul 2010 04:44:13 GMT

[b] [size=7]"THAT'S MY LINE"[/size] [/b] NinjaPirateGear, ScaryHead, ShenVallyInitiative; where are you guys? No comments for weeks. I feel like I've been talking to a wall. Anyways, if this doesn't bring you out to comment, I don't know what will. For your viewing pleasure, one of the greatest, and most hilarious wrestling promos of all time..."THAT'S MY LINE!" [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6elwmLbxkk[/url]

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Thu, 05 Aug 2010 08:03:00 GMT

Just watched TNA in every week it gets better & better. My question is are they going to have a show thursday & friday nights or is friday going to be a one night wonder? As for wwe I havn't been able to watch it for awhile due to work but might be able to watch this mon. nights also where does everyone go to get there inside tips of whats going on

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Thu, 05 Aug 2010 16:48:26 GMT

TNA Impact is on Thursdays, not Fridays. Friday night is WWE Smackdown. I agree Impact has been getting better and better each week. But then I've been a fan of Impact since about 2005, so I'm a little partial. Recently Raw has been getting better too. It was practically unwatchable for me for the last couple of years, but since this last Wrestlemania, it's been getting better. I'd advise catching it sometime soon. As for tips, I just hear what's going on from TNA's website and from talking to other people online about wrestling, the same way we talk on CCL about comics and learn stuff.

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Thu, 05 Aug 2010 18:34:22 GMT

I haven't been watching Smackdown, but Raw and NXT have been solid. I find myself actually thinking, "What's going to happen this week? What's going to happen next?" They have really taken the Nexus storyline and gone from good to better. When they got Cena's Justice League together, I was skeptical (6 former world champions + John Morrison vs. 7 "rookies" is overkill. I know wrestling is fake but come on). But they've actually turned it into an even more exciting storyline between Jericho, Edge, and Cena without Nexus even having to involve themselves. We are heading into Summerslam expecting a doublecross, but nobody has any idea where it could come from. Is there a WWE superstar leading Nexus? Are they just some dicks acting alone? Will Team WWE win, and Jericho and Edge immediately destroy Cena? I really want to know. Who do you like on NXT? Obviously I'm a fan of Low-Ki (Kaval), but after that, Hennig (McGillicutty) is impressing me, and Rotunda (Husky) looks very solid as well. After Lucky gets eliminated next week I really don't hate anybody left. I watched last week's TNA, and I'll watch again tonight (well, I'll probably watch tomorrow on DVR), but I was pretty disappointed. Very little wrestling, and even less originality. How many times can the ECW reunion be done before it's done? They did it in WCW, WWE, TNA, WWE again, WWE again, TNA again, and TNA right now. IMO, after One Night Stand they should have left ECW in the grave. ONS was amazing, it was a perfect way to salute ECW and say goodbye. Now we're looking at the guys who are old and aren't the best wrestlers in the first place taking the spotlight from some really great young talents. They're rehashing the Four Horsemen, that's an awful idea, they just have no creativity. Mr. Kennedy is still using his WWE gimmick, catchphrase and all. Where is the wrestling on this show? By my count there were 2 matches. Why does everybody interrupt everybody else? Nobody can do a promo without being interrupted MULTIPLE times. It's just silly. Why did they spend 7 minutes just staring at Bubba on the ramp? Their matches are only 4 minutes, they could have had a match. I hate sounding like a negative nancy but I can't watch the show without getting mad at them. I try to focus on the positives but I can't find any. I'm still considering buying the PPV this weekend (let's see how much money I make at the con on Sunday), and I'm excited to see the "free PPV" next week. I don't think it should be such a big deal that they'd actually put some matches on their wrestling show, but for TNA it's a welcome change. Oh, actually, there was one thing I really liked about TNA, and that was the huge amount of D'Lo Brown on the show. More D'Lo=I watch. Anyway, have you been watching NXT? That's really my favorite thing right now. I love the matches, I love seeing some fresh faces that really bring it. I actually wish TNA had this idea before WWE, but TNA is more about talking about pushing younger talent and WWE just goes ahead and does it without making a big deal out of it. I think Wade Barrett is easily the real deal, and he's only improved from getting onto Raw, so I'd love to see how Joe Hennig fares in the bigs.

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Fri, 06 Aug 2010 22:40:18 GMT

I know we have a lot of disagreements, but we should do a poll and try to get together a list of top-10 wrestlers. Everybody could submit their list, we could weigh everybody's votes (1st place is 10 points and 10th place is 1 point), and come up with a comprehensive list. I think it could promote some good discussion. We'd need to have at least 6 or 7 people chime in, hopefully more, but is anybody else in?

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Sat, 07 Aug 2010 00:14:46 GMT

I'm in, but I don't think we can get 6 or 7 off of CCL, lol. There's like 4 of us that post in this thread.

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Sat, 07 Aug 2010 08:33:52 GMT

Maybe we should start a thread for it and see if some other people jump on.

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Sat, 07 Aug 2010 11:05:44 GMT

O I know tna is thursday night but I thought they said last thursday they where going to have a show this past friday

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Sat, 07 Aug 2010 13:22:17 GMT

[quote=b0bafett]O I know tna is thursday night but I thought they said last thursday they where going to have a show this past friday[/quote] Not that I know of. I know that next Thursday, August 12, they are having a special TNA Impact with PPV quality matches without paying any PPV fees. Much like the old Night of Champions that WCW used to have.

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Mon, 09 Aug 2010 01:14:15 GMT

Did anyone else see TNA: Hardcore Justice 2010?! IT WAS AWESOME! Hardcore, old-school ECW style, and just a ton of fun to watch. Nothing happened that is gonna to shake the foundations of TNA or anything. But it was exactly what you'd expect from an old ECW PPV. Anything any ECW fan could've ever wanted! I saw some stuff that looked quite uncomfortable from my point-of-view, and it was sick as hell!

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Wed, 11 Aug 2010 11:18:21 GMT

TNA is far and away the better wrestling show right now...I just prefer the characters, announcers, match styles, and just everything about it to WWE. I've actually watched Impact the last 3 weeks or so. I can't stomach WWE.

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Wed, 11 Aug 2010 17:55:36 GMT

[quote=ShenValleyInitiative]TNA is far and away the better wrestling show right now...I just prefer the characters, announcers, match styles, and just everything about it to WWE. I've actually watched Impact the last 3 weeks or so. I can't stomach WWE.[/quote] I felt the same way about WWE since about 2006. But since this last Wrestlemania, I feel like Raw has really stepped it up. Smackdown still sucks, but Raw is definetly improving. I still wouldn't say it's as good as it used to be years ago, or as good at TNA currently; but it's enjoyable to watch again, at least.

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Thu, 12 Aug 2010 02:40:09 GMT

To each there own, but i think TNA's product is garbage. Storylines rarely make sense or come off as believable, too many weak and lame backstage and promo segments, and the cometary feels totally fake. The few things I enjoy about TNA are Ric Flair's promos, Kurt Angle, and the occasional really good match with great talent they don't know how to use. And honestly, I hate ECW and the whole "EV 2.0" crap makes it even worse for me. That's not to say WWE is doing much better that is. What started out as a great angle with Nexus has been watered down and nearly killed with little or no movment in Nexus's development as characters and movment in their overall purpose on the show, the addition of Bret Hart to team WWE, a guy who openly can not physically wrestle, is just stupid, they're giving guys like Cena, Edge and Jericho too much spot light when they should be getting over Nexus, and, like TNA, the commentary feels fake. And that's just RAW. I haven't even watched smackdown in ages, but I do miss CM Punk. SummerSlam looks like garbage. Wrestling as a whole to me isn't even worth watching. However, the one wrestling show I consistantly enjoy for both good matches, goofy segments that actually make me laugh, and all around great superstars (notice I didn't say wrestlers), is NXT. Season 2 of NXT, to me, has been great with awesome new guys like Alex Riely and Husky Harris and old personal favorite Low Ki, or Kaval, as WWE calls him.

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Thu, 12 Aug 2010 09:38:43 GMT

I thought the end of Raw Monday was one of the best things I've seen in wrestling for a long time. The whole standoff with Nexus was pretty intense. I'm not sure if I'm going to order Summerslam. I wasn't going to, but now I might.

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Thu, 12 Aug 2010 17:37:24 GMT

[quote=scaryhead]And honestly, I hate ECW and the whole "EV 2.0" crap makes it even worse for me.[/quote] TNA Hardcore Justice was freaking incredible. Everything about it was spot on. Even the camera angles were old ECW style. The only way you could have not enjoyed it is if you were never an ECW fan to begin with. It was nostagia at it's best for ECW fans. And Sabu vs. RVD! What more could you ask for in an ECW main-event?!

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Fri, 13 Aug 2010 11:07:33 GMT

I just watched Impact on my DVR. I didn't know there was an extra thing at the end starting at 11 so I didn't have it set to record. I was very impressed with the show, 3 very good matches. It amazes me how good TNA is when they don't have a run-in every 5 seconds. I don't know why they normally have so little wrestling on their show, but last night proved they need to have more of it. Although I still have to say that main eventing your card with talking is as bad an idea as it ever was. Is it distressing to anyone else that TNA has more faith in a revival of the ECW brand to make money for them than the product they've been selling for the past 7 or 8 years?

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Sun, 15 Aug 2010 21:26:57 GMT

HOLY CRAP!!! Daniel Bryan is the seventh member for team WWE!! He came in and even eliminated one of the Nexus members with a crossface! This match is starting off great. I really had my doubts about a 7-on-7 match, but I think this match is more about big news coming out of it. I expect Daniel Bryan to be the first surprise, I think Cena might be turning for real tonight. They have set up something big and they'd really be doing the fans a disservice if they don't pay it off. I found a stream of the PPV because I forgot to order it, message me on Facebook or on AIM (ninjapirateben) if you want the link. It'll be over in about 20-30 minutes though.

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Sun, 15 Aug 2010 22:04:13 GMT

OK, the finish wasn't so great. Cena just tore everybody up and won. I was happy to see Daniel Bryan getting pushed like crazy. All those guys got pushed like crazy. Say what you will about WWE, but they put over the guys who deserve it and unless your name is HHH they don't care how long you've been there. AJ has been in TNA for what, 9 years? He's never been put over by an established star the way Cena put Wade Barrett over. That's the reason TNA can never be as successful as WWE. Shoot, Cena has been in WWE only one year longer than AJ has been in TNA, why doesn't AJ have any pull in TNA? That's just crazy. AJ has been in TNA longer than WCW existed.

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Mon, 16 Aug 2010 07:59:57 GMT

Hey you guys I'll jump on the wrestling thread. Last night in my opinion was a terrible PPV.The IC title and World Title matches ended without a winner. Undertaker I know was selling his veggie state,but man he looked horrible.The whole coughing when talking to Rey was eery. I like how C.M.Punk was showcased whenever the SES got the upper hand it was because of him,even though Show won. The 7 on 7 was a great match but like a good movie with a bad ending ,this match turned out to be a dud.Honestly I do not know much about Bryan,big wrestling fan but not big to the indies.He looked impressive.And then Cena goes Super Sayian and wins.I really think they should have had Nexus go over to make it look like they had the upper hand.

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Mon, 16 Aug 2010 18:38:03 GMT

[quote=ninjapirategear]OK, the finish wasn't so great. Cena just tore everybody up and won. I was happy to see Daniel Bryan getting pushed like crazy. All those guys got pushed like crazy. Say what you will about WWE, but they put over the guys who deserve it and unless your name is HHH they don't care how long you've been there. AJ has been in TNA for what, 9 years? He's never been put over by an established star the way Cena put Wade Barrett over. That's the reason TNA can never be as successful as WWE. Shoot, Cena has been in WWE only one year longer than AJ has been in TNA, why doesn't AJ have any pull in TNA? That's just crazy. AJ has been in TNA longer than WCW existed. [/quote] Ok, you're a WWE fanboy. There's no doubt in my mind now. There is no way, on God's green Earth, that last night's PPV was good. The ONLY redeeming quality was the Daniel Bryan came back. That was awesome. But everything else was boring, plain and simple. I guess seeing Undertaker back was cool too, it's just too bad him and Kane are the the only redeeming qualities of Smackdown anymore. After seeing this PPV, in comparison to TNA's Hardcore Justice, I don't see how you can truthfully believe what you're saying about TNA. Hardcore Justice was one of the most amazing PPVs I've seen in years. And then we got that amazing "Whole F'n Show" free PPV on Impact only 4 days later. Last Thursday, was wrestling. Not entertainment bullcrap that WWE is, it was simply damn good wrestling last Thursday. Did you see the Beer Money vs. Motorcity Machineguns match? MATCH OF THE YEAR MATERIAL! Or how about AJ Styles vs. Kurt Angle? Amazing! And apparantly you haven't been watching TNA lately. TNA has been pushing their young talent like crazy, and the older guys have been happily putting them over. AJ Styles was world heavyweight champion right before RVD, he's now the Television Champ and a member of Fortune (which is basically the latest incarnation of the 4-Horsemen). And TNA has been around for 8 years...WCW was from 1988 to 2001. By my math, that comes to 13 years.

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Mon, 16 Aug 2010 21:26:57 GMT

So it's been a year and a half since Scaryhead's original post on this thread. I thought it was time enough to answer the original posts, again. Things change a lot in wrestling in a year and half's time. [b]What are your opinions on the current state of wrestling?[/b] At this time last year, I was a bit worried about wrestling's future to tell the truth. But now, both TNA and WWE are getting better. So I have hope for the future of wrestling and I'm glad to be a part of this growth as a fan. [b]What do you think with WWE's current product?[/b] Still not what it used to be, IMO. But like I said above, it's getting better. Smackdown and NXT aren't so great. But WWE's flagship program: Raw can entertain me and continues to grow on me. This time last year, I wouldn't have had anything good to say about WWE. [b]What do you think of TNA's current product?[/b] The #1 promotion going today, IMO. And in this last year, even before Hogan and Bischoff came along, it has grown leaps and bounds in terms of quality, wrestling, and entertainment value. [b]What indies/Puero do you watch?[/b] I don't watch any indies. I watch old WCW, ECW, and WWF wrestling on YouTube when I watch wrestling other than TNA and Raw. I also catch AWA on Classic ESPN sometimes when I see that it's on, some of that stuff is hilarious to see nowadays. [b]What got you hooked/ When did you start watching?[/b] I actually went through two fazes of this. When I was a little kid, I watched the old WWF guys that were the beginning of VKM's WWF. Guys like Hulk Hogan, Honkey Tonk Man, Macho Man, The Ultimate Warrior, Rowdy Roddy Piper, The Cowboy Bob Orton, The Million Dollar Man, etc. Then we moved out to the boonies where cable wasn't even available and I was SOL and out of the wrestling loop for a number of years. Then when we moved back to civilization, I started watching WCW since a lot of the old WWF guys I used to watch were over there. It was perfect timing, too. It was right before Hall and Nash started "invading" Nitro. I was hooked again. Soon other friends that watched WWF instead of WCW got me to watch some WWF during the very early Attitude Era. I liked it as well. Soon was recording Raw while watching Nitro and was a full-fledged wrestling junky. [b]Who's your favorite wrestler?[/b] All-time Favorite = Sting or Chris Jericho Current Favorite = RVD or The Motorcity Machineguns Honorable Mentions: Beer Money, Evan Bourne, Jeff Hardy, Kurt Angle, Randy Orton. [b]What are some of your other favorite moments/wrestlers/shows and whatever else?[/b] Best Recent Moment = TNA Hardcore Justice 2010 PPV. Nostalgia at it's best and the return of Hardcore! Greatest Moment Ever (off the top of my head) = Rock vs. Hogan at Wrestlemania. Never have I seen a crowd so divided yet so into a match at the same time. It truly was electric, even watching from home.

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Mon, 16 Aug 2010 22:50:55 GMT

[quote]Hey you guys I'll jump on the wrestling thread. Last night in my opinion was a terrible PPV.The IC title and World Title matches ended without a winner. Undertaker I know was selling his veggie state,but man he looked horrible.The whole coughing when talking to Rey was eery. I like how C.M.Punk was showcased whenever the SES got the upper hand it was because of him,even though Show won. The 7 on 7 was a great match but like a good movie with a bad ending ,this match turned out to be a dud.Honestly I do not know much about Bryan,big wrestling fan but not big to the indies.He looked impressive.And then Cena goes Super Sayian and wins.I really think they should have had Nexus go over to make it look like they had the upper hand. [/quote] Totally agree. [quote]Ok, you're a WWE fanboy. There's no doubt in my mind now. There is no way, on God's green Earth, that last night's PPV was good. The ONLY redeeming quality was the Daniel Bryan came back. That was awesome. But everything else was boring, plain and simple. I guess seeing Undertaker back was cool too, it's just too bad him and Kane are the the only redeeming qualities of Smackdown anymore. [/quote] I'm not a WWE fanboy. To be fair, I didn't watch ANY of the PPV last night except the last match, I totally forgot the PPV was even on until somebody mentioned it, I spent about 15 minutes looking for a stream and happened across it just as the main event was about to start. Honestly, that's all I cared about. Bryan coming back was so cool, but I had really high hopes, and they were really dashed and I was pretty bummed after the show ended. I was really expecting a Cena turn or something of real significance happening, and it totally didn't. The Nexus angle was the best thing I'd seen for a long time, they built it up perfectly. I don't typically mark out outside of Wrestlemania or something absolutely huge, and this had me marking out. Raw tonight was also pretty awful. More of the same. They spent all of tonight trying to regain all the heat they took away from Nexus last night. Well, it didn't work, and it's not going to work. Nexus should have gone over last night, what BS. [quote]After seeing this PPV, in comparison to TNA's Hardcore Justice, I don't see how you can truthfully believe what you're saying about TNA. Hardcore Justice was one of the most amazing PPVs I've seen in years. And then we got that amazing "Whole F'n Show" free PPV on Impact only 4 days later. Last Thursday, was wrestling. Not entertainment bullcrap that WWE is, it was simply damn good wrestling last Thursday. Did you see the Beer Money vs. Motorcity Machineguns match? MATCH OF THE YEAR MATERIAL! Or how about AJ Styles vs. Kurt Angle? Amazing![/quote] You can't compare it to Hardcore Justice, though. First, Hardcore Justice isn't representative of TNA's normal product. Second, it has already been done twice by WWE (both better than TNA's version), and it's also already been done a hundred times before TNA, and also it's already been done before IN TNA. There comes a time when these dudes are just old, bad wrestlers, and it's really starting to be that time. Impact last week was amazing. I loved it. But watching The Whole F'n Show also reminded me what TNA is not. TNA is not The Whole F'n Show. Most weeks it's unwatchable. The storylines are nonsensical, change at the drop of a hat, and have already been done a thousand times before, but better. There is not enough wrestling on Impact. There aren't enough finishes on Impact. [quote]And apparantly you haven't been watching TNA lately. TNA has been pushing their young talent like crazy, and the older guys have been happily putting them over. AJ Styles was world heavyweight champion right before RVD, he's now the Television Champ and a member of Fortune (which is basically the latest incarnation of the 4-Horsemen).[/quote] TNA is always "pushing" their young talent, but their young talent never gets over. Getting over isn't just about winning. Getting over means that whenever somebody new that used to be in WWE or WCW comes in, he doesn't automatically take your title (Ahem - Christian, Sting, Angle, Mick Foley, RVD). Getting over means that Sting is not a threat to you, because he's 60 years old and you are an athlete. Also, AJ is NOT young talent. The dude is 32. The Rock had wrestled his whole career and left by the time he was 32. Hogan was already bald by 32. TNA puts dudes over the way Triple H puts dudes over. Sure, they win the match and the belt, but it's in such a way that everybody still believes the other guy is better. TNA treats anybody who has ever been in WWE better than their homegrown talent, no matter what. Ken Anderson is not better than 3/4 of TNA's roster. I'm not a WWE fanboy, and I'm not trying to hate on TNA. It kills me to watch the show, because I want it to be good. I want to watch them and love that show but I can't. Even though Cena superheroically destroyed the Nexus last night, he was still really putting Wade Barrett over. I find myself forgetting that I hadn't heard of this guy 4 months ago. Look at Sheamus. Yeah, he sucks, but WWE made him the real deal and it took TNA 7 years to even attempt to do that with AJ. And AJ is always the example. Set him aside. Who else have they made? They blew their shot with Samoa Joe, who, in my opinion, could have been Goldberg with talent, and pushed TNA through the roof to the next level back in 2006. Samoa Joe had so much hype in the wrestling world, but Sting showed up and sucked any chance of them being taken seriously away. It's just frustrating. I love wrestling, and TNA does have some great matches, when they have matches. [quote]And TNA has been around for 8 years...WCW was from 1988 to 2001. By my math, that comes to 13 years.[/quote] I was counting WCW from when they split from NWA. But still, they've been given so many opportunities and blown them all. The TNA fanboys were yelling for 2 hours, live shows, Monday nights, they gave them all 3 and the ratings went down. TNA was at its best when it was 1 hour at 11PM on Saturday nights. I never thought I'd look back fondly at those horrible Jeff Jarrett angles where he basically played the role of an amalgamated Dick Dastardly and Triple H. That was better than this.

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Mon, 16 Aug 2010 23:02:10 GMT

I'm going to do it too. [b]What are your opinions on the current state of wrestling?[/b] I think it's kind of plateaued right now. It's not quite ready to make that big jump back into pop culture, but it's definitely up. [b]What do you think with WWE's current product?[/b] This isn't a high water mark by any means, but they are hitting in a lot of places. NXT is very good, the Nexus storyline was good. You could see them doing more mature themes and a little more violence because it was having success. That's a good sign. [b]What do you think of TNA's current product?[/b] I think it keeps digging its own grave, but I guess as long as Panda Energy has money to throw away, it'll still be around. That's a good thing, I hope it can stick around long enough for them to convince Paul Heyman to do the booking the way he wants to and hopefully he's not completely burned out when he does it. The wrestling is always high quality and their PPVs usually have decent matches. [b]What indies/Puero do you watch?[/b] I DVR ROH every week but I don't always watch it. Easily the best wrestling on TV and they aren't trying to be something they're not. [b]What got you hooked/ When did you start watching?[/b] Mankind off the Cell. Never turned back after that. [b]Who's your favorite wrestler?[/b] Right now?? Jericho. He owns everybody in the world at the moment. All time? Foley or Undertaker. [b]What are some of your other favorite moments/wrestlers/shows and whatever else?[/b] When I went to Wrestlemania in 2008. That was just unbelievable.

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Tue, 24 Aug 2010 09:46:18 GMT

[b]What are your opinions on the current state of wrestling?[/b] UFC is stealing away wrestling fans. I know this because I'm a life long wrestling fan, but over the last year, I hardly give a shit about wrestling and I find myself marking more and more for UFC and MMA. WWE is a machine that wont be killed by UFC, especially now since they garner toward children, while their 18-35 males transition to the real sport of MMA. TNA on the other hand, is doomed. [b] What do you think with WWE's current product?[/b] Bleh. They have this habit of starting interesting angles, but completely drop the ball. Perfect example: the recent Nexus angle. Instead of pushing and getting over the members of the group, grooming them for their SummerSlam main event and beyond, we saw 4 weeks of Cena vs. Edge vs. Jericho. However, I'm in LOVE with the fact that WWE is (somewhat) pushing amazing indy guys like Evan Bourne, CM Punk, Daniel Bryan and Kaval. [b]What do you think of TNA's current product?[/b] Great talent, horrible booking. Lots of great young guys putting on amazing matches, and even Ric Flair is the best he's been since his prime on the mic. Sadly, the company has no direction and no idea how to creat and push stars. I mean, TNA has been on prime time cable for how long and still no one outside of wrestling fans have any idea who AJ Styles is. [b]What indies/Puero do you watch?[/b] Use to watch ROH religiously back in 2004-2006, hence my love for guys like Bryan, punk, Kaval and Bourne, but I stopped. [b] What got you hooked/ When did you start watching?[/b] My brother got me into WCW in 1998 during the nWo when I was 12. How could I not be hooked? [b]Who's your favorite wrestler?[/b] Right now? Punk, Kaval, Bryan, AJ, Bourne

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Wed, 25 Aug 2010 08:53:04 GMT

[center][size=9][b]WHO BETTA DAN KANYON???!!![/b][/size][/center]

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Wed, 25 Aug 2010 14:14:40 GMT

[quote=ShenValleyInitiative][center][size=9][b]WHO BETTA DAN KANYON???!!![/b][/size][/center][/quote] Too soon!

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Wed, 25 Aug 2010 14:29:14 GMT

[quote=ShenValleyInitiative][center][size=9][b]WHO BETTA DAN KANYON???!!![/b][/size][/center][/quote] [b][size=9]NOBODY!![/size][/b] ..except maybe everybody.

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Sat, 28 Aug 2010 11:13:54 GMT

[b]R.I.P. Luna Vachon. Died at 48. [/b]

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Sat, 28 Aug 2010 11:59:53 GMT

[quote=jamnloki][b]R.I.P. Luna Vachon. Died at 48. [/b][/quote] :`( :`( She was a great talent when WWE used her right. Rest In Peace, Gertrude.

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Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:41:01 GMT

I'm soooo excited that Kaval won NXT. Hopefully they'll do something with him and not just stick him on the beginning of the card on smackdown. When him and Daniel Bryan teamed on RAW, I nearly shot my load. I really hate that NXT 3 is gonna be all divas. NXT has been my favorite wrestling show for months, and aside from the obvious pleasures of watching the Divas, rarely can I get into a womens match.

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Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:16:19 GMT

[b]What are your opinions on the current state of wrestling?[/b] I don't watch as much as I once did, but what I have seen is pretty bad. WWE is just awful....I prefer TNA. [b] What do you think with WWE's current product?[/b] Its crap, next. [b]What do you think of TNA's current product?[/b] Talent wise, awesome, booking/storyline wise, its crap. I'd love to see Paul Heyman get 100% control of that roster with some bigtime financial investors. [b]What indies/Puero do you watch?[/b] None in a long time....I did catch a little ROH a while back. I've seen more live indy shows in person than I have on tv in the last few years. [b] What got you hooked/ When did you start watching?[/b] NWA Mid Atlantic, Jim Crocket Promotions. Smokey Mountain Wrestling also. Started watching in 1984-85. [b]Who's your favorite wrestler?[/b] All time? Ricky Steamboat, Randy Savage, Sting, Mick Foley, Ric Flair, Ted Dibiase, Rick Rude, Jake Roberts, Terry Funk, Bret Hart, Arn Anderson, Tully Blanchard, Magnum TA, Little Spike Dudley, Jerry Lynn, RVD, Roddy Piper, The Great Muta, Lance Storm, Steve Corino, The Steiner Brothers, Midnight Express, The Dudley Boys, Road Warriors. Currently? Kurt Angle, AJ Styles, RVD, and some others I'm probably forgetting.

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Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:10:36 GMT

This came up on another board. I though it was cool.. So the rumor is that WWE will be unifying all their titles. While I'm not going to get into the benefits and detriments of less champions, I would like to lay out this scenario for the unification of the WHC and the WWE Championship: The Miz wins the Royal Rumble. He challenges the current WHC and wins. Then at the end of the show, he cashes in MiTB and defeats the WWE Champion, effectively unifying both titles. Similar to the way Jericho became the "first ever undisputed World Heavyweight Champion", this could be exactly what Miz needs to get him over the top. He should beat 2 top level guys to get there (like HHH and Cena) and is a much more interesting (IMHO) way to unify the titles AND make a main event level star at the same time rather than a simple "title for title" match. Thoughts?

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Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:45:16 GMT

Sounds good. But I've only heard of them unifying the Tag Titles and the Women's Title. I never heard anything on the IC & US Titles, and the WWE & World Heavyweight titles unifying. I would love it if they did. Things seemed to matter a lot more when there was only one set of titles. And while we're on the subject of titles, WWE REALLY needs to bring back the Hardcore Title. And TNA really needs to create a Hardcore Title considering the whole EV 2.0 thing.

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Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:27:39 GMT

[quote=scaryhead]This came up on another board. I though it was cool.. So the rumor is that WWE will be unifying all their titles. While I'm not going to get into the benefits and detriments of less champions, I would like to lay out this scenario for the unification of the WHC and the WWE Championship: The Miz wins the Royal Rumble. He challenges the current WHC and wins. Then at the end of the show, he cashes in MiTB and defeats the WWE Champion, effectively unifying both titles. Similar to the way Jericho became the "first ever undisputed World Heavyweight Champion", this could be exactly what Miz needs to get him over the top. He should beat 2 top level guys to get there (like HHH and Cena) and is a much more interesting (IMHO) way to unify the titles AND make a main event level star at the same time rather than a simple "title for title" match. Thoughts?[/quote] It makes sense, since Smackdown has been becoming a 2nd tier show and will be on a hard to find network now. I like the plan for Miz, he has obviously earned his way to the top. During his time tagging with Morrison he really took the leap from lower midcard to being a solid superstar. As a singles wrestler, he has really bullied his way into the main event by just being awesome. He has made it impossible to ignore him, he gets real heat, and he's able to do it the right way. Everything he does is believable. I can't believe this is the same guy from 4-5 years ago that was so awful. I was impressed with the leap forward Randy Orton made a few years ago, but what Miz has done is even more impressive. I don't think Triple H will put him over, but I'd love to see him have a huge Wrestlemania. It would be a big deal.

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Sat, 15 Jan 2011 15:18:49 GMT

Damn, this thread has been dead for months. Anyone still watching wrestling? I don't blame you if you aren't. The product is garbage. Lets start the conversation with WWE's big angles, shall we? [b]CM Punk's new Nexus vs John Cena[/b] WWE's top storyline right now is the new Nexus, lead by CM Punk vs John Cena. Wade Barret's Nexus was boring as hell to me, but Punk, being one of my favorite wrestlers ever, has made the stable interesting to me again, but I hate that Justin Gabriel and Heath Slater are gone. [b]The Royal Rumble[/b] The Rumble is coming up, and I always get very excited. to me, now matter how shitty the roster or product, I always have a blast with the Rumble. Who are your picks to win and headline Wrestlemania? I smell surprise Triple H entry...which scares me. But I'm counting on Triple H vs Sheamus again at WM this year. [b]The Miz[/b] I'm a huuugge Miz mark. When he cashed in Money in the Bank, I was stunned and thought it was way to early, but he's still done a pretty good job, IMO, even if it does make the WWE championship look bad by being held by a widely considered "mediocre mid-carder." [b]Other crap[/b] Pretty much everything on Smackdown sucks, IMO, and RAW's angles aren't much better. There are still a few guys I love to watch, but I'll get to that later. [b]Hall of Fame rumors[/b] HBK has officially been announced as the headliner for this years HOF. So much for a complete WCW theme, right? Well, the rumor is that Vince is desperately trying to sign Sting to a Legends deal, considering he doesn't re-sign with TNA. I know BurningDoom, and myself, would love to see Sting go into the HOF, am I right, BD? Other big names rumored are: Arn Anderson or the Four Horsemen as a whole. If they do go with the Horsemen idea, it'll be weird with no Ric Flair present. Road Warriors -- this is a must, IMO. They should have already been inducted. Honky Tonk Man -- He actually declined to be inducted last year do to prior commitments with higher pay. He's actually gone on record in his many shoot interviews that he has little interest in the HOF, but who knows. The guy is nuts. Goldberg -- I'm sure there are a lot of ppl who would disagree with this, but I would love it, being a big WCW fan. On to [b]TNA[/b]! Mr. Anderson is the new TNA champ. I actually loved Hardy as champ, but I understand if Hardy's legal issues were the cause of him losing the belt. [b]Matt Hardy debuts[/b] Matt vs RVD at the PPV was interesting. I always liked Matt, and I'm interested to see how he'll fin in with TNA and Immortal. [b]Immortal[/b] Is it stale yet? I don't think so. TNA's booking and storylines have been crap, if you ask me. It's funny how many experienced wrestling minds are behind the scenes at TNA, and it still sucks. Who are you watching? Assuming anyone is even still watching wrestling anymore, who are you're favorite guys to watch right now? Mine: CM Punk The Miz Jeff Hardy Cody Rhodes Alberto Del Rio AJ Styles Jeff Jerret (his recent MMA gimmick is hilarious to me) Dolph Ziggler What do you guys think of the wrestling today?

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Sat, 15 Jan 2011 19:26:06 GMT

I kept trying to talk on this thread, but no one else was replying, so I gave up and just stuck to talking about wrestling on the wrestling forum I frequent. [b]CM Punk's new Nexus vs John Cena[/b] I'm liking this a lot. Nexus was awesome when they debuted, but they got old and stale. Too repetitive. CM Punk taking over is breathing much needed life into this storyline and making it exciting again. It's making me really like CM Punk again. I loved CM Punk at first. Then he got way into his straight-edge hardcore gimmick to the point that I was sick from hearing him. So it's good to get the intense Punk back. I also love that Heath Slater and Justin Gabriel refused to beat each other. Other than Wade Barret, they were best two wrestlers in Nexus and they deserve a chance to achieve stardom on their own. [b]The Royal Rumble[/b] This is going to sound like blasphemy, coming from a decades long wrestling fan; but I never did like The Royal Rumble. It's not an exciting match to watch, and it's takes far too long. So meh. I'm only concerned about who wins in the end to see who's headlining Wrestlemania. [b]The Miz[/b] I'm a big Miz fan as well. I seem to like bad guy wrestlers (well ones that good at being the bad guy), and Miz makes a great bad guy. [b]Other crap[/b] [b]Hall of Fame rumors[/b] HBK - Sweet, he needs to be there. You knew it was only a matter of time though. Other big names rumored are: [quote]Arn Anderson or the Four Horsemen as a whole. If they do go with the Horsemen idea, it'll be weird with no Ric Flair present.[/quote] Agreed Road Warriors -- For sure these guys deserve it. Honky Tonk Man -- I never saw the big deal with him, so meh. Goldberg -- That would be awesome. I loved WCW. I heard that there might be some ex-WCW stars showing up to Wrestlemania because it takes place in Atlanta GA. I also heard that DDP turned down an offer to appear. On to [b]TNA[/b]! [b]Matt Hardy debuts[/b] God he's fat. You'd think he'd get in shape for his big TNA debut. And the dreads are stupid. I hope his action in the ring can overshadow that. And do we really need someone else in Immortal? Come on. Immortal has ruined TNA. [b]Immortal[/b] The black cancer on the face of TNA. God I hate Immortal. They're too big, they're storyline is overshadowing everything else good in TNA, and it's a poor rehash of nWo. And it's like they skipped over the good time of nWo and went straight to the bad times of nWo. Someone over at pwscene put it this way: It's like Immortal is the fat years of Elvis and we never got the skinny Elvis. Who are you watching? -Smackdown sucks, period. -TNA was good, but Immortal has killed any good it had. However seeing Mr. Anderson become the Champ, Kurt Angle return, and this new mystery faction coming; things are starting to turn away from Immortal and hopefully in the right direction. -Raw is the best show of them all. It's getting away from catering to the kids (thank god), no more guests hosts, and we're getting great technical wrestling matches. Did you see that title match between The Miz and Morrison? Amazing! Assuming anyone is even still watching wrestling anymore, who are you're favorite guys to watch right now? Mine: -John Morrison -The Miz -Randy Orton -Crimson (Amazing Red's brother) -Mr. Anderson -The Motorcity Machine Guns -Beer Money Inc. -Justin Gabriel -Evan Bourne -CM Punk

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Sun, 16 Jan 2011 07:23:46 GMT

I've pretty much stopped watching wwe all together. I still watch tna & if it keeps sucking then I might not be watching wrestling at all

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Tue, 01 Feb 2011 13:50:13 GMT

Last night on RAW a dark, cryptic vignette aired that most believed to be the return of the Undertaker, but now some speculation and evidence points to Sting. The New York Daily News reports that Sting has apparently signed a one year deal with WWE. http://www.wrestlezone.com/news/article/even-more-on-22111-ny-daily-news-reports-sting-to-wwe-122681

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Tue, 01 Feb 2011 19:34:57 GMT

Hmm I might have to start watching wwe again. Any idea who the new they are going to be

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Tue, 01 Feb 2011 20:01:03 GMT

[quote=scaryhead]Last night on RAW a dark, cryptic vignette aired that most believed to be the return of the Undertaker, but now some speculation and evidence points to Sting. The New York Daily News reports that Sting has apparently signed a one year deal with WWE. http://www.wrestlezone.com/news/article/even-more-on-22111-ny-daily-news-reports-sting-to-wwe-122681[/quote] When I saw the promo, it IMMEADIATLY reminded me of the Sting promo WCW was running right after he put on the black and white make-up. I got all kinds of excited. BTW, GREAT Raw last night. The Raw Rumble was a great match, as was the Champion vs. Champion match. Good stuff.

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Tue, 01 Feb 2011 20:32:12 GMT

[quote=b0bafett]Hmm I might have to start watching wwe again. Any idea who the new they are going to be[/quote] I think everyone thought it was gonna be the Main Event Marfia, but with Nash and Booker showing up at the rumble, and Booker and Sting apparently signing WWE deals, I'm not sure anymore. Either way, TNA has sucked lately and I don't really even care.

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Wed, 02 Feb 2011 12:11:12 GMT

Someone pointed this clues out about the 2-21-11 video. "If you zoom in, you can see 'Sting' written in the sand" "Those are clearly pointed boots; the Undertaker never wore pointed boots. Therefore, it has to be a promo for Sting!" "The smoke coming off of 2-21-11 at the end spells Sting! Well, I can clearly tell the first letter is an 'S' and the last letter is a 'G'. That's enough, right?" "I'm a huge Undertaker fan and that is clearly not the Undertaker's walk. Any real wrestling fan would know that!" And my personal favorite... "If you subtract 2 from 21, you get 19 and 1-1 is 0. This promo is clearly for the Undertaker because it also indicates that he'll be back to defend his win streak at WrestleMania." [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v449/scaryhead/2ngbfrt.jpg[/IMG]

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Wed, 02 Feb 2011 19:37:30 GMT

I love that pic above. I saw it on the wrestling site I frequent. In fact, it's gonna be my new avatar on that site now that I think of it.

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Wed, 02 Feb 2011 20:10:03 GMT

Sting at Mania? I'll watch this year after all.

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Mon, 14 Feb 2011 22:54:26 GMT

Final 15 minutes of tonights RAW was better than anything the WWE has aired in years. I'm on board again.

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Tue, 15 Feb 2011 01:38:25 GMT

FINALLY! The Rock has come back to the WWE! And from the sound of his speech, this is more than a one-night thing. =d> =d> =d>

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Tue, 15 Feb 2011 17:47:13 GMT

Really? The Rock comes back to professional wrestling, and NOBODY has anything to say about it other than me and Shen? Has wrestling really fallen so far that the return of The Most Electrifying Man in Sports Entertainment doesn't garner enough attention?

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Tue, 15 Feb 2011 17:55:22 GMT

2 bad its not stone cold stve austin

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Tue, 15 Feb 2011 18:00:17 GMT

[quote=b0bafett]2 bad its not stone cold stve austin[/quote] I'd agree if his knees weren't trash, The Rock can still work if it comes down to it.

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Mon, 21 Feb 2011 18:35:19 GMT

Only hours away from the big 2-21-11 reveal. Who do you think it is? My hopes are on Sting after hearing the initial rumors, but all the evidence just screams Undertaker.

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Tue, 08 Mar 2011 16:18:15 GMT

Just saw tna in was so happy to see sting back in winning the title

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Wed, 09 Mar 2011 18:33:01 GMT

[quote=b0bafett]Just saw tna in was so happy to see sting back in winning the title[/quote] I'm glad to see him return in any capacity. But it would have been so much cooler if he did show-up in TNA.

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Tue, 15 Mar 2011 16:27:11 GMT

Pretty good Raw. I enjoyed it. It ran over a lot, though. I guess this is WWE's strategy to get people to actually tune-in, rather than DVR it. I could be wrong, but I'm pretty sure they don't get ratings hits with DVRed programs. The Rock's promo sucked. I mean how bad ass is it to make a little kid cry? And I can't believe he still did it from home, even after he's been called out by both Cena and The Miz for doing that very thing. I still think Cena is a tool, though. I'm VERY happy we didn't see Sheamus go. I'm a Sheamus fan. I hope this is the beginning of a new push for him. I still don't feel like he belongs in the main-event scene yet, but at least mid-card and on his way there. I started wondering if his contract was really up, and actually worried for a minute. I LOVEd the announcement that Edge & Christian are going for the tag-team titles. They probably won't win it, they've both gone on to successful solo runs. But it's still gonna be cool to see them in a tag-team match together again. Michael Cole is REALLY milking the heel role, and doing it well. I mean the glass cage? Come on, don't even tell me you didn't want to see Jerry Lawler or Stone Cold or someone push the whole thing over with him in it. That would have been freaking hilarious! Good to see Trish back, too. She was the last of the actual female WRESTLERS in WWE. Isn't it funny that she's the only one returning from the Attitude Era with big enough balls to actually get in the ring again? My only complaint is that we need some more in-ring action. Put some high-flyers in a match in-between the promos to get our blood pumping.

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Tue, 15 Mar 2011 19:40:00 GMT

The more I think about it we all ready know whois going to win the taker & Triple h match. We know it was suppose to be sting vs taker in since he didn't sign the H stepped in. I'm also gettin tired of seeing jeff jarret love story line with kurt's ex

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Tue, 22 Mar 2011 18:36:27 GMT

This year's WWE DVD releases: * WWE Survivor Series 2010 (Blu Ray) - 3/22 * WWE Big Show: A Giant's World - 3/22 * WWE Elimination Chamber 2011 (Blu-Ray and DVD combo) - 3/22 * WWE DX: One Last Stand - 4/5 * WWE DX: One Last Stand (Blu-Ray) - 4/5 * TNA Mick Foley: Hardcore Legend - 4/19 * WWE Wrestlemania 27 PPV- 5/10 * WWE Studios That's What I Am starring Randy Orton -5/10 * WWE Presents the Best of WCW Nitro - 5/24 * WWE Extreme Rules 2011 PPV - 5/31 * WWE Gorgeous George - 6/7 * WWE Over the Limit 2011 PPV - 6/21 * WWE The Million Dollar Man - 6/28 * WWE The Best Cage Matches - 7/12 * WWE Fatal Four 2011 - 7/19 * WWE Studios Breaking the Rules starring Edge - 8/9 * WWE Money in the Bank 2011 - 8/16 * WWE Raw Best of Seasons Three and Four - 8/23 * WWE Studios Inside Out starring Triple H - September 2011 * WWE Summerslam 2011 - 9/13 * WWE Randy Orton Experience - 9/21 * WWE Best of Smackdown 2011 - 10/11 * WWE Night of Champions 2011 - 10/18 * WWE Hell in A Cell 2011 - 11/1 * WWE Triple H DVD set - 11/8 * WWE Bragging Rights - 11/22 * WWE 50 Biggest Matches - 11/29 * WWE Studios' Blood Brothers starring John Cena - November 2011 * WWE Austin vs. Rock - The Rivalry - 12/13 * WWE Survivor Series 2011 - 12/20 * WWE Best PPV Matches of 2011 - 12/27 Any interest you?

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Tue, 22 Mar 2011 18:38:52 GMT

What I'm interested in: * WWE Presents the Best of WCW Nitro - 5/24 * WWE Raw Best of Seasons Three and Four - 8/23 * WWE 50 Biggest Matches - 11/29 * WWE Austin vs. Rock - The Rivalry - 12/13 The Best Cage Matches and Million Dollar Man ones look cool. But their gonna be Netflix rentals, not buys.

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Tue, 22 Mar 2011 19:50:18 GMT

I'm really starting to like TNA again but I'm really getting tired of watching the repeats of the talking with cena & the rock & also with triple h & taker

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Mon, 28 Mar 2011 18:37:51 GMT

The Rock and John Cena face to face tonight. Anyone watching?

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Mon, 28 Mar 2011 19:58:46 GMT

[quote=ShenValleyInitiative]The Rock and John Cena face to face tonight. Anyone watching? [/quote] I'm always watching. I still have 3 hours before air time (west coast). BTW, guess who gets to see Wrestlemania this year? And I'm not paying a penny! My dad is! KICK ASS!

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Tue, 29 Mar 2011 21:35:01 GMT

Great segment at the end of Raw last night between The Rock, John Cena, and The Miz. Did anyone else see it?

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Wed, 30 Mar 2011 11:47:00 GMT

will watch it tonight since i have it recorded.

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Thu, 31 Mar 2011 19:09:20 GMT

My work is funded by the State of California, so I have the day off today for Cesar Chavez Day. I took a few hours today and popped in WWF Wrestlemania 2000 today. Pretty dang good. I don't understand why it's considered by many fans as a week Wrestlemania. I re-watched 3 of the greatest matches I've ever seen, and puts today's WWE to shame: -The Hardy Boyz vs. The Dudley Boyz (Defending Champions) vs. Edge & Christian in a 3-way No DQ Ladder Match for the WWF Tag Team Championships Winner = Edge & Christian -The Olympic Gold Medalist Kurt Angle (Defending Champion for both Championships) vs. Y2J Chris Jericho vs. Chris "The Canadian Crippler" Benoit for the WWF Intercontinental and the WWF European Championship Winner of WWF Intercontinental Championship = Chris "The Canadian Crippler" Benoit Winner of WWF European Championship = Y2J Chris Jericho -Mick Foley w/Linda McMahon in his corner vs. The Rock w/Vince McMahon in his corner vs. The Big Show w/Shane McMahon in his corner vs. Triple H (Defending Champion) w/Stephanie McMahon in his corner in a NO DQ Fatal Four-Way for the WWF Championship Winner = Triple H Great show! Wouldn't be great if this year's Wrestlemania was as good?

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Fri, 01 Apr 2011 23:48:37 GMT

WOW! Great Impact! I'm speechless. After weeks and weeks of disappointment I was at the point where I was about to give up hope for TNA and then they go and give us this. Thank you TNA! This is how wrestling should be: Promos were short and sweet but had impact, lots of action, good matches and a good amount of them, unpredictability, and the return of an old favorite in Christopher Daniels as well as the reunion of The British Invasion! Great opening, mid-show battle, and main-event. Good match between Generation Me. I'm loving the return of Scott Steiner. And who says Sting is an old man? He was keeping up with the young pups just fine, just like I've been saying. Even the Knockouts segments were entertaining, which is amazing. However, The Kurt Angle vs. Jeff Jarrett thing really is stupid and needs to stop already. I REALLY hope this is the new direction of TNA and not just some fluke. All I'd want is the X-Division to return full-force.

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Sun, 03 Apr 2011 17:04:59 GMT

This thread has turned into nothing more than my own personal wrestling blog, hasn't it? Is anyone even reading this anymore? Regardless, I'm excited for Wrestlemania 27! Only one hour to go! And sadly no, I did not order it. I'm not paying $60 for a one-time viewing on TV no matter how cool it is. But I am enough of a wrestling geek to follow the up-to-the-minute reports online. For anyone interested, here's what Wrestlemania 27 looks like: [img]http://gawdalmighty.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/wrestlemania27poster.jpg[/img] Airs at 7pm EST/4pm Pacific on Satellite & Cable PPV. [b]Match card: [/b] [b]Title Matches[/b] [img]http://www.unchained-wwe.com/wp-content/uploads/Edge-vs-Alberto-Del-Rio.jpg[/img] Edge (champion) vs. Alberto Del Rio for the World Heavyweight Championship [img]http://cdn.bleacherreport.net/images_root/slides/photos/000/829/722/WWE-The-Rock-John-Cena-The-Miz_display_image.jpg?1301834527[/img] The Miz (champion) vs. John Cena for the WWE Championship, featuring The Rock [img]http://www.wrestlingvalley.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/United-States-Champion-Sheamus-vs-Daniel-Bryan.jpg[/img] Sheamus (champion) vs. Daniel Bryan for the United States Championship [b]Non-Title Matches[/b] [img]http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1Ic-RLVkLEI/TZDKQva9WGI/AAAAAAAAAg8/3-FsK-g_NHY/s1600/Triple%2BH%2Bvs_%2BThe%2BUndertaker-Wrestlemania%2B27%2B2.jpg[/img] Triple H vs. The Undertaker, No-holds-barred [img]http://www.wrestlingvalley.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Jerry-Lawler-vs-Michael-Cole-with-Jack-Swagger-Special-guest-referee-Stone-Cold-Steve-Austin.jpg[/img] Jerry Lawler vs. Michael Cole with guest referee "Stone Cold" Steve Austin [img]http://www.kupywrestlingwallpapers.info/wallpapers/cm-punk-randy-orton-wrestlemania27-wallpaper-preview.jpg[/img] Randy Orton vs. CM Punk [img]http://www.gfunchal.com.br/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/wrestlemania-xxvii-rey-mysterio-vs-cody-rhodes.jpg[/img] Rey Mysterio vs. Cody Rhodes [img]http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vTSueDCuotA/TZFTiiriSwI/AAAAAAAABNg/tEZ0XhfhdBg/s1600/Wrestlemania-Corre-Big-Show-Kane-Santino-Kozlov.jpg[/img] Kane, Big Show, Santino Marella, and Vladimir Kozlov vs. The Corre [img]http://worldwerstlingentrtaimnt.webs.com/John%20Morrison,%20Trish%20Stratus%20&%20Snooki%20vs.%20Dolph%20Ziggler%20&%20Lay-Cool.jpg[/img] Snooki, Trish Stratus, and John Morrison vs. Dolph Ziggler and LayCool

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Sun, 03 Apr 2011 17:18:47 GMT

Pretty predictable Mania IMO. I agree with Lance Storm on this 100% [url]http://www.stormwrestling.com/032911.html[/url]

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Sun, 03 Apr 2011 22:11:24 GMT

Well, that Mania sucked from the looks of it.

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Sun, 03 Apr 2011 23:16:32 GMT

Yeah, I read the results. Didn't seem that exciting. But I do like that The Rock ended up kicking both Cena and The Miz's ass. No catering to the new generation of wrestlers.

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Tue, 19 Apr 2011 17:30:09 GMT

Man this sucks first A.J now edge who else we going to lose

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Tue, 19 Apr 2011 17:57:52 GMT

[quote=b0bafett]Man this sucks first A.J now edge who else we going to lose[/quote] A.J. is just injured, big difference. He'll be back.

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Sat, 28 May 2011 20:20:38 GMT

Who do you think should be the top guy in each promotion? (Raw, Smackdown, TNA, ROH, etc.) You know, their Austin, or Rock, or Hogan, or (cringe) Cena. Pick anyone that's wrestling in that company. In WWE it's undoubtedly John Cena at the moment, but personally I don't think a guy that gets half the crowd cheering and half the crowd booing should be "the man". [b]WWE Smackdown:[/b] [img]http://www.wrestlingvalley.org/wp-content/uploads//13663/13663.JPG[/img] [b]Randy Orton[/b] I think Smackdown has got it right at the moment with Randy Orton being the top dog there. Randy Orton is probably the best active wrestler on WWE's roster, unless you count Undertaker or Triple H as active still. [b]WWE Raw:[/b] [img]http://www.freewebs.com/arbaz01/photos/WWE/triple-h.jpg[/img] [b]Triple H[/b] Yeah. They should bring Triple H back as an active wrestler. He's freaking awesome and last I saw could still wrestle with the best of them. I know, he's got a cush office job now, but I can still hope. [b]TNA Impact Wrestling:[/b] [img]http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3gpx0Hwdmww/TSsZOpGolzI/AAAAAAAAAbg/FxW22N5PqRk/s1600/163662_489356926025_31695961025_6157228_420101_n.jpg[/img] [b]Mr. Anderson[/b] Mr. Anderson has really stepped up in the last year and proven himself as a great main-eventer and all around wrestler. This guy deserves the spot. Don't get me wrong, I'm a HUGE Sting fan, but Mr. Anderson has just been on a tear.

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Sun, 29 May 2011 08:10:46 GMT

I agree with your picks. Fri. night randy Mon. night would love to see the game come back. I have a feeling that cena will hold the title intill him & the rock meets Tna I love sting but anderson is making waves. I'm really hating the angle /jarret storyline in wish they would kill it already

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Sun, 29 May 2011 08:20:24 GMT

What are some good wrestling sites

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Sun, 29 May 2011 11:26:28 GMT

I'd like to see HBK return and get another title run....as a heel. I don't want Triple H anywhere near the title scene, he has hogged it enough. I'd like to see Jericho return and have another title run, or CM Punk. Not really a fan of Orton either. Mr. Anderson.......Anderson! is cool though.

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Sun, 29 May 2011 11:28:16 GMT

[quote=b0bafett]What are some good wrestling sites[/quote] I used to go to wrestlingobserver.com back in the day, Dave Meltzer and Brian Alvarez used to run it...its called figure4weekly now I think. Its been ages since I've been to it though, so it may be subscription now...that was some quality insider news.

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Sun, 29 May 2011 13:19:11 GMT

www.PWScene.com is a great wrestling message board that I frequent. Unlike most wrestling boards, it's not full of trolls who want to do nothing but argue WWE vs. TNA or WWF vs. WCW. You can actually have real conversations about what's going on in wrestling. And if you're into this sort of thing (I'm not) there's also an active E-Fed there.

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Sun, 29 May 2011 23:59:53 GMT

I found this surfing through YouTube and I'm watching it now, wanted to share. Awesome WCW Monday Nitro episode in it's prime, in it's entirety. [b]WCW Monday Nitro:[/b] Live from New Orleans, January 13, 1997; 2 weeks before the nWo Souled Out Pay-Per-View. Great episode of WCW Monday Nitro. Dean Malenko, Eddie Guerrero, Chris Jericho, DDP, The Giant (Big Show), Hall & Nash, Hogan, nWo, Eric Bischoff, Sting, The 4 Horsemen, great episode. Eddie Guerrero vs. Dean Malenko. Chris Benoit vs. Jeff Jarrett. Hollywood Hulk Hogan vs. The Giant Main-Event. [b]Commentators:[/b] Tony Shiavone, "The Living Legend" Larry Zybysko, "The Professor" Mike Tenay, and Bobby "The Brain" Heenan. As well as wrestler interviewer "Mene" Gene Okerlund. [b]Watch it Here:[/b] [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTKNf5mYKKo&feature=related#](01.13.1997) Pt. 1 WCW Nitro Live from New Orleans, LA[/url] The rest of the parts of this episode are in the link bar.

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Sun, 17 Jul 2011 22:02:29 GMT

***SPOILERS AHEAD*** ***SPOILERS AHEAD*** ***SPOILERS AHEAD*** ***SPOILERS AHEAD*** ***SPOILERS AHEAD*** ***SPOILERS AHEAD*** ***SPOILERS AHEAD*** ***SPOILERS AHEAD*** ***SPOILERS AHEAD*** ***SPOILERS AHEAD*** ***SPOILERS AHEAD*** ***SPOILERS AHEAD*** ***SPOILERS AHEAD*** ***SPOILERS AHEAD*** ***SPOILERS AHEAD*** ***SPOILERS AHEAD*** ***SPOILERS AHEAD*** ***SPOILERS AHEAD*** ***SPOILERS AHEAD*** [img]http://cdn.bleacherreport.net/images_root/article/media_slots/photos/000/172/666/PunkWins_crop_340x234.jpg?1308622628[/img] CM PUNK WINS!!! CM Punk walks out of the WWE with the WWE Championship! John Cena is fired! HOLY CRAP! WWE: Money in the Bank 2011 makes wrestling history!

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Sun, 14 Aug 2011 01:01:56 GMT

[b]What the hell is happening to TNA? [/b] 2 years ago TNA was without a doubt the best wrestling promotion out there. The X-Division was exciting, the tag-team division was untouchable by any other wrestling organization, the Main-Event Mafia storyline was great, and even the Women's Division was good because they had actual wrestlers. Now look at this crap. They keep fucking Robbie E & Cookie but get rid of Generation Me and Jay Lethal?! WTF?! Immortal is fucking boring. I get it, you're trying to rehash n.W.o. but can't use the name. But instead of paying homage to it, you're just give us a watered-down, pissed on version of n.W.o. And how on God's green Earth did they manage to take the greatest tag-team division in the world, as well as the absolutely amazing X-Division and make them both nearly non-existant? HOW?! Oh, and I hate Joker-Sting. I just don't get it. Hogan and Bischoff are two of the biggest factors that made WCW in the mid-to-late 90s the greatest wrestling organization in the world. But now they come to TNA and can't seem to pull their heads out of their asses. They're killing TNA and it's killing me to watch it. It's like you can see the end coming because we already saw it happen to WCW when Vince Russo took it over.

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Mon, 15 Aug 2011 21:26:56 GMT

Wow. It's been forever since i posted here. I stopped watching TNA's garbage months ago. But I do like Robbie E and Cookie. why? Great heel gimmick. Extremely hatable. I've been enjoying the brilliance of CM Punk on RAW. And last night's came by Kevin Nash!! I'm watching RAW now, and the Punk/Nash segment made me mark.

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Mon, 15 Aug 2011 21:30:00 GMT

Also, just watched a dev demo of WWE '12. Looks great! And that means something coming for me. Dev said they're taking the control scheme back to 'Here Comes the Pain' style, which, IMO, was maybe the best wrestling game ever.

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Mon, 15 Aug 2011 21:31:48 GMT

Glad to see you back here. This was starting to become nothing more than BurningDoom's Wrestling Blog, lol.

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Mon, 22 Aug 2011 16:57:26 GMT

So Rey is out for knee surgery...again :/ Looks like Cena will be fueding with Del Rio...as much as I like Cena I prey they don't put the belt on him anytime soon. I really hate that Punk's title run was cut short, but if he does cool things with Nash, then I'm happy.

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Mon, 10 Oct 2011 19:11:17 GMT

Did anyone see Raw last week? Holy crap! What a great Raw. I know it's a little late to be posting this, seeing how this week's raw is starting in just a couple hours. But I just wanted to check to see if I was the only one that was caught off guard. At the end of the show I was yelling at the TV "No J.R., not you too!" lol. I really didn't see the walk-out angle happening. I believe that this is actually the first time that this sort of storyline has played out in WWE, WCW, or TNA. There was storyline of outside forces invading, but never of the existing forces quitting. Can't wait to see what happens this week. This last week's Impact was a good episode of Impact, actually. Which is surprising as hell considering how incredibly terrible they've been lately. Well until the end, that is. It just slipped out that Hogan put up the entire TNA company in a match he didn't even want to be in to begin with? REALLY?! Ooopsie daisies, sometimes we just say things like that. Just the other day, I accidently bet my house that The Cardinals would win. 8-|

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Mon, 07 Nov 2011 19:18:45 GMT

Tonight: [img]http://www.wwe.com/f/ep/image/2011/10/20111031_raw_getsrocked_candr.jpg[/img] [quote]RAW GETS ROCKED! RAW GETS ROCKED on the next edition of Raw SuperShow! Tune in to a live, three-hour special featuring The Great One, himself[/quote] [img]http://www.wwe.com/f/ep/image/2011/10/20111031_raw_kevinnash_r.jpg[/img] [quote]At the request of WWE COO Triple H, EVP of Talent Relations and Interim Raw General Manager John Laurinaitis re-signed Kevin Nash to a WWE contract. Laurinaitis said that the former WWE Champion has confirmed he will be on Raw SuperShow next week. The Game and Nash have a long and storied history that stems back to their days as Kliq cohorts, alongside WWE Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels. More than a decade after their friendship first rocked WWE behind the scenes, Nash returned earlier this year and was fired by The Game. The near 7-footer attacked Triple H at Night of Champions and Vengeance, then last week on Raw SuperShow, The Cerebral Assassin called out Nash and asked Laurinaitis to re-sign him so he could confront him, face-to-face. Nash shocked Triple H and the WWE Universe when he emerged to attack The Game with a sledgehammer twice, forcing the WWE COO to be rushed to a medical facility. Triple H suffered a concussion and fractured vertebrae in his neck and will be out of action for at least another five weeks. Now that he’s re-signed, the 7-foot former best friend of The Game will undoubtedly be ready to make his presence known. How will this impact Raw SuperShow? Given the injuries he sustained at the hands of his former best friend, will The Cerebral Assassin even be in any condition to retaliate as planned? Tune in to Raw SuperShow next Monday on USA Network.[/quote]

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Wed, 09 Nov 2011 11:13:08 GMT

[quote=BurningDoom]Tonight: [img]http://www.wwe.com/f/ep/image/2011/10/20111031_raw_getsrocked_candr.jpg[/img] [quote]RAW GETS ROCKED! RAW GETS ROCKED on the next edition of Raw SuperShow! Tune in to a live, three-hour special featuring The Great One, himself[/quote] [img]http://www.wwe.com/f/ep/image/2011/10/20111031_raw_kevinnash_r.jpg[/img] [quote]At the request of WWE COO Triple H, EVP of Talent Relations and Interim Raw General Manager John Laurinaitis re-signed Kevin Nash to a WWE contract. Laurinaitis said that the former WWE Champion has confirmed he will be on Raw SuperShow next week. The Game and Nash have a long and storied history that stems back to their days as Kliq cohorts, alongside WWE Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels. More than a decade after their friendship first rocked WWE behind the scenes, Nash returned earlier this year and was fired by The Game. The near 7-footer attacked Triple H at Night of Champions and Vengeance, then last week on Raw SuperShow, The Cerebral Assassin called out Nash and asked Laurinaitis to re-sign him so he could confront him, face-to-face. Nash shocked Triple H and the WWE Universe when he emerged to attack The Game with a sledgehammer twice, forcing the WWE COO to be rushed to a medical facility. Triple H suffered a concussion and fractured vertebrae in his neck and will be out of action for at least another five weeks. Now that he’s re-signed, the 7-foot former best friend of The Game will undoubtedly be ready to make his presence known. How will this impact Raw SuperShow? Given the injuries he sustained at the hands of his former best friend, will The Cerebral Assassin even be in any condition to retaliate as planned? Tune in to Raw SuperShow next Monday on USA Network.[/quote][/quote] My bad, the 3-hour Raw with the return of The Rock is apparently next Monday.

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Thu, 10 Nov 2011 07:01:06 GMT

My wife and I will be going to the 3-Hour show this coming Monday. I can't wait!!! Supposed Foley and Nash have been more active in live events they have been having too. So hopefully they'll actually do something with them.

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Thu, 10 Nov 2011 12:29:08 GMT

[quote=crackerjack1]My wife and I will be going to the 3-Hour show this coming Monday. I can't wait!!! Supposed Foley and Nash have been more active in live events they have been having too. So hopefully they'll actually do something with them.[/quote] Nice! Tell us how the live experience is.

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Sun, 13 Nov 2011 21:04:00 GMT

Get prepared wrestling fans, I've got a cavalcade of wrestling spectacularness to share with you that I've tracked down on YouTube (your welcome): [b]First-ever WWF Monday Raw 1/11/1993:[/b] [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMnw6-razbg#]THE FIRST MONDAY NIGHT RAW January 11, 1993 Part 1/6[/url] Main-Event for the Evening: -The Undertaker (with Paul Bearer) vs. Damien Demento Also: -Yokozuna (with Mr Fuji) vs. Koko B. Ware -The Steiner Brothers vs. The Executioners (Duane Gill & Barry Hardy) -Shawn Michaels vs. Max Moon for the WWF Intercontinental Championship [b]The first ever Smackdown 4/26/1999:[/b] [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpupbEwVW14#]The first ever smackdown part 1[/url] The Main-Event for the evening: -The Rock & Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. Triple H & The Undertaker Also: -Shane McMahon's Corporation and The Undertaker's Dark Ministry merge to form The Corporate-Ministry -The New Age Outlaws vs. Kane & X-Pac for the Tag Team Titles -The Big Bossman vs. Mankind (Mick Foley) -Ken Shamrock (yeah, that Ken Shamrock) vs. Bradshaw (JBL) in a Street Fight -Owen Hart vs. Val Venis -The Big Show vs. Test Poor video quality, but still watchable. [b]The very next episode of WWF Raw following the first ever Smackdown 5/3/1999:[/b] [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5nKxwj0NA8#]WWF Raw is War 5/3/99 Part 1 - Corporate Ministry (first promo for this faction)[/url] Main-Event For the evening: -The Rock vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin in a Lumberjack Match Also: -The Union forms to battle the newly merged Corporate-Ministry -The Undertaker vs. The Big Show -"Bad Ass" Billy Gun vs. X-Pac -Shane McMahon vs. Vince McMahon -Mankind (Mick Foley) vs. The Acolytes (Bradsaw (JBL) & Farooq) -Triple H vs. Ken Shamrock -Debra vs. Sable in a Bra & Panties Match [b]The first episode of the Smackdown series[/b] (this one aired August 26, 1999, while the first Smackdown posted above was actually a sort of test episode that aired way back on April 29, 1999): [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lgSAnHAZ8M#]WWF SmackDown 8/26/1999 (part 1)[/url] The Main-Event for the evening: The Rock vs. Triple H for the WWF Championship with Shawn Michaels as the Special Guest-Referee Also: -Jeff Jarret vs. "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn -X-Pac & Kane vs. The Acolytes (Farooq & Bradshaw (JBL)) for the WWF Tag Team Titles -Al Snow vs. The Big Bossman for the Hardcore Championship -The Road Dogg vs. Chris Jericho -Interview with Stone Cold Steve Austin -Ivory vs. Tori in a Strip Match [b]First Ever WCW Monday Nitro 9/4/1995:[/b] [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGmQfPRiHss&feature=results_video&playnext=1&list=PL2BC91A65863563B9#]Nitro 9/4/95 part1 (1st ever Nitro!) High Quality[/url] Main-Event for the Evening: -WCW World Heavyweight Champion Hulk Hogan vs. Big Bubba Rogers (Big Bossman) Also: -Lex Luger Returns -Brian Pillman vs. Jushin Liger -United States Heavyweight Champion Sting vs. The Nature Boy Ric Flair [b]Last Ever WCW Monday Nitro 3/19/2001:[/b] [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swY1SChMHVk#]Last Ever WCW Monday Nitro Pre Buyout 1/7[/url] Main-Event For the Evening: -Sting vs. Nature Boy Ric Flair Also: -United States Champion Booker T vs. WCW World Heavyweight Champion Big Poppa Pump Scott Steiner in a Title Unification Match -The Filthy Animals (Rey Mysterio Jr. & Billy Kidman) vs. 3-Count (Shannon Moore & Evan Karagias) vs. Jung Dragons (Kaz Hayashi & Yun Yang) for the WCW Cruiserweight Tag-Team Championships -Shane Helms vs. Chavo Guerrero Jr. for the WCW Cruiserweight Championship -Sean O'Hare & Chuck Palumbo vs. Team Canada (Mike Awesome & Lance Storm) for the WCW Tag-Team Championships -Sean Stasiak vs. Bam Bam Bigelow [b]First-Ever WCW Thunder 1/8/1998:[/b] [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZYsI3xHkuo#]Thursday Thunder - 1/8/98 - 1/16[/url] Main-Event For the Evening: -Scott Hall vs. Lex Luger Also: -WCW Television Champion Konnan vs. Kenny Kaos -Fit Finley vs. Mike Enos -Rey Mysterio Jr. vs. Juventud Guerrera -Norman Smiley vs. Jerry Flynn -Chris Jericho vs. Perry Saturn [b]A.J. Styles & Air Paris vs. The Jung Dragons on the Last Episode of WCW Thunder 3/21/2001:[/b] [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UC5BzyetIe4#]AJ Styles & Air Paris vs. The Jung Dragons - WCW Thunder 3/21/01 *RARE*[/url] [b]First Ever WCW Saturday Night 4/4/1992:[/b] [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtRH8s-XyvQ#]SN 4/4/92- Opening- Austin, ZMan Inv[/url] Main-Event for the Evening: -Stunning Steve Austin vs. ZMan Also: -Flyin Brian Pillman vs. Brad Armstrong -Ravishing Rick Rude w/Paul Heyman vs. Scott Allen [b]WWF Superstars of Wrestling Best of 10 Years (1986-1996) Special:[/b] [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0RFx91-JWI#]Superstars Best of 10 Years (1986-1996) (Part 1)[/url] Hosted by Gorilla Monsoon and Mr. Perfect Curt Henning. [b]The Rise and Fall of WCW DVD:[/b] [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjnWX50UDJE#]The Rise and fall of WCW Part 1/15[/url] [b]The Rise and Fall of ECW DVD:[/b] [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hc-8K5zrKg4#]The Rise and Fall of ECW (HQ) Part 1[/url] [b]WWE: The Greatest Superstars of the 21st Century DVD:[/b] [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPzfOfmAgco#ws]WWE Greatest Superstars of the 21st Century Part 1 (Chris Jericho and Edge)[/url] [b]WWF: The History of Wrestlemania (1985-1993) VHS:[/b] [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zVkaWrAhXM&feature=results_video&playnext=1&list=PLA74FF694F3B8E302#]HISTORY OF WRESTLEMANIA 1985-1993...1/12[/url] Hosted by Vince McMahon [b]WWE: The Best of WWF Saturday Night's Main-Event DVD:[/b] [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djyhpHdTafw#]Best Of Saturday Nights Main Event (Hulk Hogan vs Bob Orton) 1/33[/url] Hosted by Mean Gene Okerlund [b]The Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro DVD:[/b] [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1LPRwufl4I#ws]The Very Best Of Monday Nitro Part 1[/url] Hosted by Diamond Dallas Page [b]WWE: The History of the World Heavyweight Championship DVD:[/b] [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkqRTZ1lVws#]The History Of The World Heavyweight Championship CD1 1/6 (HQ)[/url] [b]WCW: n.W.o 4-Life VHS:[/b] [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3ZfObrtlB0#]WCW nWo 4 Life DVD - Part 1[/url] [b]WWE: n.W.o. Back in Black DVD:[/b] [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3Duqb9j2cI#]nWo: BACK IN BLACK 1/14[/url] [b]WWE: Ric Flair & The Four Horsemen DVD:[/b] [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuMXCXCdVmo#]WWE Ric Flair & The Four Horsemen - Part 1[/url] [b]First Episode of E.C.W. on TNN (8/27/1999):[/b] [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjiThsKeICg#]ECW On TNN - The First Episode 1/6[/url] [b]ECW: One Night Stand 2005:[/b] [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfIwm7mzeTk#]ECW One Night Stand 2005 part 1 (HQ)[/url] Your Main-Event for the Evening: -The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray and D-Von) vs. Tommy Dreamer and The Sandman Also: -Lance Storm (with Dawn Marie) vs. Chris Jericho -Super Crazy vs. Tajiri (with The Sinister Minister and Mikey Whipwreck) vs. Little Guido (with Tracy Smothers, Tony Mamaluke, Big Guido and J.T. Smith) -Rey Mysterio, Jr. vs. Psychosis -Sabu (with Bill Alfonso) vs. Rhyno -Chris Benoit vs. Eddie Guerrero -Mike Awesome vs. Masato Tanaka [b]First-Ever Episode of WWE ECW (6/13/2006):[/b] [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iahtk64gatA#]ECW 6/13/06 part1/5[/url] [b]Final Episode of WWE ECW (2/16/2010):[/b] [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUxtFpJy1yc#ws]WWE ECW Last Ever 2/16/2010 Part 1/6[/url] [b]TNA: Hardcore Justice: Last Stand 2010 (8/10/2010):[/b] [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJLMSTESfpE[/url] Your Main-Event for the Evening: -Rob Van Dam (with Bill Alfonso) vs. Sabu (also with Bill Alfonso) Also: -F.B.I. (Guido Maritato, Tracy Smothers, and Tony Luke, with Sal E. Graziano) vs. Kid Kash, Simon Diamond and Johnny Swinger -Too Cold Scorpio vs. C.W. Anderson -Stevie Richards (with Hollywood Nova and The Blue Tilly) vs. P.J. Polaco -Rhino vs. Brother Runt vs. Al Snow -Team 3D (Brother Devon and Brother Ray) (with Joel Gertner) vs. Axl Rotten and Kahoneys in a Street Fight -Raven vs. Tommy Dreamer with Mick Foley as Special Guest Referee

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Sun, 25 Dec 2011 00:26:56 GMT

So I've asked for a looooong time to have this thread stickied. It's easily one of the, if not the longest thread in the TV forum. Well guess who's the TV forum moderator now? So guess what gets stickied now? It's just too bad that professional wrestling is at an all-time low when it comes to quality storylines and performers. Oh, and be sure and check out the post right above this one for some of the pivitol first and last episodes of some of the best wrestling programs to ever air on television.

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Thu, 29 Dec 2011 12:34:32 GMT

havent been following wrestling lately...almost a year now...has anything changed???

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Thu, 29 Dec 2011 19:46:09 GMT

nope nothing has changed still sucking

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Thu, 29 Dec 2011 19:55:39 GMT

[quote=angelc0p]havent been following wrestling lately...almost a year now...has anything changed??? [/quote] [b]WWE Raw:[/b] -JERICHO HAS RETURNED!!! -CM Punk is WWE Champion -Zack Ryder is U.S. Champion -Kane has returned -John Cena is still WWE's franchise guy -John Larenitus (formerly Johnny Ace) is the Raw General Manager, not Vince McMahon or HHH any longer. -There are promos that seem to insinuate that The Undertaker and The Rock are about to return. -Michael Cole is still a complete tool and J.R. NEEDS to return. [b]WWE Smackdown:[/b] -Daniel Bryan is World Heavyweight Champion (No joke) -Cody Rhodes is Intercontinental Champion -Randy Orton is Smackdown's franchise guy -Air Boom (Khofi Kingston & Evan Bourne) are the WWE Tag Champions -Teddy Long is still in control of the show, like he has been for nearly a decade now. -Booker T is now an announcer on Smackdown. [b]TNA:[/b] -Robert Roode (Beer Money) is TNA World Heavyweight Champion -Immortal is no longer in control, Sting is -Hulk Hogan seems to have disappeared from TNA Television all together -Fortune (and Beer Money) have split up -Austin Aries is X-Division Champion -Matt Morgan & Crimson are Tag Champions -Robbie E. is the Television Champion

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Fri, 30 Dec 2011 07:00:24 GMT

-Kane has returned saw a glimpse of him with a red face mask again...is he back to the demonic kane?

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Fri, 30 Dec 2011 10:17:59 GMT

[quote=angelc0p]-Kane has returned saw a glimpse of him with a red face mask again...is he back to the demonic kane?[/quote] Seems that way.

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Fri, 13 Jan 2012 12:13:00 GMT

[b]So, what's everyone's thoughts on the current conditions in the wrestling world?[/b] I've been contemplating dropping WWE from my viewing habits completely. It's a big decision because I've watched WWE since the late 80s. But things have gotten so lackluster, so predictable, and frankly silly at times in the WWE. The only thing keeping me hanging on at this point is the return of Jericho and the hope that Wrestlemania and the lead up to it is gonna be good. But Jericho is disappointing me fast, and I'm a huge Jericho fan. I hope this silent treatment doesn't last for long. So many wrestling fans online are saying it's genius...I wholeheartedly disagree. It's freaking retarded. He's Chris Jericho. He's one of the greatest mic-workers in wrestling history, LET HIM FREAKING TALK! And last week's fake cry was horrid. That must be why he's never tried his hand at acting. I am still keeping TNA on the viewing schedule, though. Things have steadily been getting better since Hogan left TV spotlight. There's been a much bigger focus on actual wrestling, and an influx of great, fresh talent like the X-Division Champion Austin Aries. And Robert Roode being TNA World Heavyweight Champion is a breath of fresh air from the normal ex-WWE stars winning the belt.

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Thu, 19 Jan 2012 12:05:31 GMT

Has anyone watched any good wrestling DVDs/Specials lately? I just watched all of these recently on NetFlix. NetFlix has REALLY upped the selection of streaming WWE DVDs. [img]http://www.rfgolds.com/Ric%20Flair%20Pic%20288.jpg[/img] I just watched the Ric Flair DVD on NetFlix. The selection of WWE DVDs have gone up quite a bit since the last time I had NetFlix. The Ric Flair DVD was a great watch! You learn a lot about his early career in the territorial days, which there isn't a whole lot of footage of that era out there. You also really understand who Ric Flair the man is. You really understand his passion for the business after watching this, and you see a (believe it or not) humble side of Ric. In addition to the great coverage of his career in NWA & WCW, they also touch on both his tours through the WWE and finish it up with his retirement match against HBK and his induction into the WWE Hall of Fame. Highly recommended for any Ric Flair fans. [img]http://www.wrestling101.com/home/wp-content/gallery/wwe-dvd-covers/wwe-omg-top-50-wwe-incidents.jpg[/img] I also watched OMG: The 50 Most Shocking Moments in the WWE DVD on NetFlix. Pretty good trip down memory lane. It was really cool to relive those moments. Stone Cold must have had a blast driving around a cement truck and beer truck and even if it was scripted, deep down he had to have some satisfaction destroying his boss's car and spraying management down with beer. This was a good watch, but one you'll probably watch once and never again, so not worth buying. [img]http://dc181.4shared.com/img/aocZHEsI/s7/iRanWWEnET_-_WWE_Breaking_The_.jpg[/img] Great documentary on one of the greatest wrestling careers. I've always been a big Jericho fan, and this DVD does a fine job of chronicling his career. Watched this on NetFlix instant stream, just like I did the Ric Flair and OMG Most Shocking DVDs. [img]http://www.wrestling101.com/home/wp-content/gallery/wwe-dvd-covers/born-to-controversy-the-roddy-piper-story-dvd-cover_0.jpg[/img] OMG, this was entertaining as hell. I was lol-ing so much during this DVD. Rowdy Roddy Piper was funny as heck. He was a favorite of mine as a kid, but he was starting to get out of in-ring wrestling as much and was doing the manager and announcer thing then. So I missed a LOT of his best stuff. I'm really glad I watched this. And if I ever see it anywhere for sale, it's gonna be a must-buy for me. [img]http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51p64ZF9TSL.jpg[/img] Meh, it was alright. It was interesting for me, since I'm interested in the history of the sport. But if you're not really into the history of it all, then it might not be for you. It is cool to learn how a LOT of the WWF stars from the 80s and into the early 90s got their starts, including the 2 biggest of them all from back then, Hulk Hogan and Ric Flair.

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Mon, 21 May 2012 19:21:15 GMT

The Revolution is Coming May 28th: [url]http://www.wwe.com/videos/a-revolution-is-coming-may-28-2012-26024322[/url] Thoughts? Speculation?

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Sun, 17 Jun 2012 14:26:19 GMT

Did any of you see last week's Impact? AWESOME! They're past all the crappy Immortal BS and Ric Flair being too old for his own good and taking up T.V. time. The focus is back on the in-ring talent and wrestling and the up and coming wrestlers. We had an incredible opening match with the X-Division Ultimate X Match. Before Sabin got injured (what a shame considering we were all hoping for the Motor City Machine Guns in WWE with the recent news), Sabin and Aries were back and forth and back and forth in an incredible display of skill. We also got a great stipulation with Austin Aries going for the TNA World Heavyweight Title. The same move cemented The Ultimate Warrior to main-event status in the WWF when he put his Intercontinental Title on the line against Hogan for the WWF Championship at Wrestlemania VI. And the main-event between Mr. Anderson and Bobby Roode was also great. These are two of the best guys in the business today. We got to see a PPV quality match. I was really hoping Anderson was gonna be the guy to take the belt off of Roode, but no go. And surprisingly enough, it was a clean win over Anderson. You really don't see that too often anymore unless it's a squash match. And the ending with Sting was great. It left me wondering what the hell and wanting next week's episode to be here already. And how cool is it that Sting gets the first entry into the WWE Hall of Fame? He deserves it. Did WCW ever have a hall of fame? I hope he got inducted into it if there was. As far as I'm concerned, TNA is the only wrestling show worth watching anymore. WWE is back to mediocre comfortableness again.

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Mon, 09 Jul 2012 20:53:53 GMT

You're new Heavyweight Champion of the World! [img]http://img.bleacherreport.net/img/images/photos/001/783/824/318795_10150976018991026_220105429_n_crop_exact.jpg?w=340&h=234&q=75[/img] =d>

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Mon, 30 Jul 2012 01:22:11 GMT

[img]http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l26/dkrobert/Pulse%20Thread%20Stuffs/20120716_LIGHT_raw_1000_upcoming_C-1.jpg[/img] 1000 episodes. The longest-running weekly episodic television series, EVER. Longer than Bonanza. And no re-runs. Let me assure (anyone that actually reads this thread at all anymore) that the WWE celebrated this momentous occasion for them in style. The only thing I thought was bad about it was that A.J. was named Raw GM...WTF?! On what basis? Does she have any experience being in charge of anything? Has she even won a single title yet? Other than that, though, I thought the whole thing was great from beginning to end. I loved the nostalgia of all the old superstars coming out. And who didn't mark-out when they saw the entire D-Generation-X in the ring together again? The only one missing was Chyna, who was probably busy at work on her back. Bret Hart introducing the IC title match was pretty cool; a title he helped make prestigious. I LOVED seeing the A.P.A. together again. They were one of my all-time favorite tag-teams. And I know this is blasphemy for many and I'll probably get flamed for it, but I always preferred A.P.A. JBL to Texan JBL. Seeing that The Rock is going for the WWE Championship is great. I can see other wrestlers who are there every night getting pissed about it, but I'm not one of them. And it gives me hope that if The Rock manages to capture the belt, that it would mean we would actually see him on WWE T.V. on a somewhat regular basis. The Paul Heyman, HHH, Stephanie McMahon, and Brock Lesnar moment was fantastic. It had a very dramatic and tense feel to it like an Attitude Era storyline. The 3-on-3 match, while it may not have been all that significant, it was a good star-studded match-up. Finally, the match between Cena and Punk had a great ending. Just another mark-out moment for me. He's freaking CM Punk, he's does a great a-hole routine, he SHOULD be a heel. It's been too long since we've had a heel champ.

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Mon, 08 Apr 2013 11:47:28 GMT

Did anybody watch Wrestlemania last night? If so, what did you think of it? From the recap I saw, it seemed to be a good event. I like the fact that Bruno Sammartino is in the Hall of Fame now with the WWE. I feel like the Punk/Undertaker match may have been the best one of the night. Even though, at this point, they won't let Taker lose, just the idea that it *might* happen. Personally, I don't like having the title back around Cena's waist. Speaking of the title, I really don't like the new belt. Maybe because I'm biased towards the Eagle title, it just doesn't appeal to me.

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Mon, 08 Apr 2013 12:06:36 GMT

It was completely predictable, down the line. Every single good guy won. So glad I didn't order it. But I would have liked to see CM Punk vs. Undertaker, and Brock Lesnar vs. HHH, still.

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Mon, 08 Apr 2013 17:06:52 GMT

That's how I've felt for the past couple of years. The one thing I kind of look forward to is the HOF inductions. I agree with you about the same matches. Anything with Undertaker is going to be good and the HHH match was one I was looking forward to as well. I don't know about you, but does the Raw after Wrestlemania seem more exciting than the actual PPV itself?

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Mon, 08 Apr 2013 17:31:14 GMT

[quote=brendavis]I don't know about you, but does the Raw after Wrestlemania seem more exciting than the actual PPV itself? [/quote] For sure. But that's because I'm not willing to spend $70 on a PPV. So the next Raw is where I see the results and all the good replays from WrestleMania.

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Mon, 20 May 2013 19:13:38 GMT

Spoiler below. I actually like Curtis Axel as Heyman's newest client. Being the son and grandson of the Henning clan, it's time to take his place with them. Can't wait to see him now.

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Tue, 21 May 2013 06:49:17 GMT

[quote=BurningDoom][quote=brendavis]I don't know about you, but does the Raw after Wrestlemania seem more exciting than the actual PPV itself? [/quote] For sure. But that's because I'm not willing to spend $70 on a PPV. So the next Raw is where I see the results and all the good replays from WrestleMania.[/quote] Having gone to both Wrestlmania and Raw this year. I can definitely say that the Raw was alot more fun. Although Wrestlemania and Axxess were quite the experience! The Hall of Fame was a blast too. I can't believe how much stuff they cut from the ceremony when it is aired.

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Tue, 21 May 2013 09:16:17 GMT

[quote=brendavis]Spoiler below. I actually like Curtis Axel as Heyman's newest client. Being the son and grandson of the Henning clan, it's time to take his place with them. Can't wait to see him now.[/quote] Cool to hear. But just because his father was a great wrestler, doesn't necessarily mean he is. Look at David Flair and Wes Brisco. We'll just have to wait and see.

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Tue, 21 May 2013 10:21:41 GMT

[quote=BurningDoom][quote=brendavis]Spoiler below. I actually like Curtis Axel as Heyman's newest client. Being the son and grandson of the Henning clan, it's time to take his place with them. Can't wait to see him now.[/quote] Cool to hear. But just because his father was a great wrestler, doesn't necessarily he they is. Look at David Flair and Wes Brisco. We'll just have to wait and see.[/quote] I totally agree with what you said, but I do feel he has a leg up. Both Triple H and Rock are high on him. Not to mention he helped train the Rock for his PPV matches. Plus, it doesn't hurt having Heyman for a mouthpiece.

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Tue, 21 May 2013 10:49:22 GMT

Fixed the bad grammar in that post. You'd think English was my 2nd language (however I'm quite fluent in Engrish, "A Winner Is You!")

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Tue, 21 May 2013 11:31:15 GMT

[quote=BurningDoom]Fixed the bad grammar in that post. You'd think English was my 2nd language (however I'm quite fluent in Engrish, "A Winner Is You!")[/quote] It's all good. I know what you meant. 😊

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Fri, 24 May 2013 22:06:38 GMT

What are your opinions on the current state of wrestling? It is a lot better than what it once was. I stopped watching in the late 90's when everything got out of hand, i.e. the violence, explicit romance etc...thgat took it more in an adult direction than theta focusing on teenagers. I just recently was inticied back by a fellow service member in Feb of 2012...I'm hooked again!!!!!! What do you think with WWE's current product? It's awesome....I could do a little less with 1/2 of Smackdown being a re-hash of Monday Night Raw. What do you think of TNA's current product? Horrible presentation and TV product, it reminds me alot of Texas wrestling from the early 80's with the Von Erichs. What got you hooked/ When did you start watching? One day when I was a young boy (somewhere between the stone age and the invention of hair) my dad set me down to my first wrestling match where I saw Bobo Brazil and the Mighty Egor....... Who's your favorite wrestler? Sad to say that my top three are probably that of many 12 year olds, C.M. Punk, John Cena and Layla.

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Fri, 24 May 2013 22:39:52 GMT

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Sat, 25 May 2013 08:03:41 GMT

[quote=DocRx8482]What are your opinions on the current state of wrestling? It is a lot better than what it once was. I stopped watching in the late 90's when everything got out of hand, i.e. the violence, explicit romance etc...thgat took it more in an adult direction than theta focusing on teenagers. I just recently was inticied back by a fellow service member in Feb of 2012...I'm hooked again!!!!!! What do you think with WWE's current product? It's awesome....I could do a little less with 1/2 of Smackdown being a re-hash of Monday Night Raw. What do you think of TNA's current product? Horrible presentation and TV product, it reminds me alot of Texas wrestling from the early 80's with the Von Erichs. What got you hooked/ When did you start watching? One day when I was a young boy (somewhere between the stone age and the invention of hair) my dad set me down to my first wrestling match where I saw Bobo Brazil and the Mighty Egor....... Who's your favorite wrestler? Sad to say that my top three are probably that of many 12 year olds, C.M. Punk, John Cena and Layla. [/quote] I'm very partial to World Class Championship Wrestling as well. BD said it best when it was ahead of its time. The Von Erichs/Freebirds feud is still one of the top feuds in my book. The fact that Kerry actual beat Flair for the world title. I look back at that time as a good era. In terms of WWE, they are kind of bland right now. The main problem they have is they have no competition...or feel like they don't. I am a big fan of CM Punk right now. He has the mic skills and the wrestling ability to back it up. He's, by far, the best thing WWE has right now. Just sucks he's out with a knee injury right now. They also need to make their tag team division better again. If TNA can get on almost the same level as WWE, then it will make things more competitive. TNA is definitely making its own niche in the wrestling business. The only negative thing I can say about TNA is how they're dealing with AJ Styles. He's been their staple since day 1 and need to do right by him. At first, I thought Aces & 8's was going to be a NWO knockoff, but I do like it now. WWE should take notes on how to handle their female wrestlers. The Knockout division is far better than the Divas. I actually enjoy watching the Knockouts wrestle. Not to mention that TNA actually had a Knockouts main event. Mickie James and Tara really rocked that steel cage match a couple of years ago. I do have to say that TNA is better WWE right now. I started watching wrestling in 1987. I remember following the lead up to Wrestlemania 3. My father didn't like me watching wrestling and you know as a kid if your parents don't want you watching something, you watch it more. lol I do agree CM Punk is one of my current favorite wrestlers for the reasons I said above. Some of my older favorites are Arn Anderson, Mr. Perfect, Ricky Steamboat, and Ted DiBiase.

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Sat, 25 May 2013 11:25:09 GMT

The product I was getting at was TNA (Texas branch of NWA), and the early NWA (Turner). WCW I would agree was ahead of it's time.

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Sat, 25 May 2013 15:59:53 GMT

[quote=DocRx8482]The product I was getting at was TNA (Texas branch of NWA), and the early NWA (Turner). WCW I would agree was ahead of it's time.[/quote] WCCW, what we were referring to with the Freebirds and Von Erichs, is different than WCW. Although I'm a huge fan of both.

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Sat, 25 May 2013 21:42:30 GMT

I better give this quick apology to the thread. I should have thought about it more before I hopped in on the bandwagon. It would have helped me with my reply if I had read all the previous entries in the thread. Again I apologize for setting back the thread, by pumping in my two-cents when some more exciting stuff had been going-on. I really wish I could get into TNA more, but it just reminds me of the reason that I personally stopped watching Wrestling for a long period. Anyone else here think that WWE will soon change some wrestlers allegiance? I would personally like to see three things change soon; 1- Have Punk come back and be that line-walker, neither good or bad, just wrestling under his own terms just like he did in the spring of 2012. 2- Big Show really needs to get a baby-face change, it's getting stale watching him bellyache and cry about stuff each week. 3- Not have Fan-Dan-Go win the I/C title like it seems to be shaping up.

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Fri, 07 Jun 2013 10:19:49 GMT

Not a huge wrestling fan, I watched it a lot as a kid with My dad, I am somewhat of a UFC fan, but not been keeping up much with that either...but I did see that Rampage Jackson has joined TNA, and did a little mean muggin' with Kurt Angle, was wondering what the wrestling guys thought about it, I have always liked Rampage as an entertainer, Still think they should do a movie with him as LUKE CAGE!

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Fri, 07 Jun 2013 10:48:26 GMT

[quote=BurningDoom] WCCW, what we were referring to with the Freebirds and Von Erichs, is different than WCW. Although I'm a huge fan of both.[/quote] Man I loved the Von Erichs and the CLAW! So sad what happened to that family. [quote=kevscomics]I have always liked Rampage as an entertainer, Still think they should do a movie with him as LUKE CAGE![/quote] YES YES YES!

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Fri, 07 Jun 2013 11:11:13 GMT

[quote=freakdylan][quote=BurningDoom] WCCW, what we were referring to with the Freebirds and Von Erichs, is different than WCW. Although I'm a huge fan of both.[/quote] Man I loved the Von Erichs and the CLAW! So sad what happened to that family. [quote=kevscomics]I have always liked Rampage as an entertainer, Still think they should do a movie with him as LUKE CAGE![/quote] YES YES YES![/quote] Watch the Triumph and Tragedy of WCCW, put out by WWE. It's one of the better documentaries WWE ever did, and it tells the whole story of what happened with the Von Erichs and WCCW. It's not a happy tale. It's available on Netflix instant streaming.

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Fri, 07 Jun 2013 11:12:24 GMT

We're pretty much at the halfway mark through the year. So it seems like a good time to reminisce on how the year has gone. Who do you think, so far, is wrestler of the year material? I really want to say Bobby Roode or Austin Aries, as they're the best wrestlers in TNA (or WWE for that matter). But they've been a team effort lately, not individual stars. So I guess they aren't really in the runnings. So then, I pick Bully Ray. The guy has been given the ball at TNA, and he has ran with it. I thought the Dudley Boys splitting up was one of the dumbest decisions TNA has ever made. But Bully has proven me wrong. He's the best heel in wrestling today, no doubt. A strong heel, not a coward heel, something that seems to be a rarity nowadays. It's too bad Devon hasn't done the same, though.

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Fri, 07 Jun 2013 12:17:16 GMT

[quote=BurningDoom] Watch the Triumph and Tragedy of WCCW, put out by WWE. It's one of the better documentaries WWE ever did, and it tells the whole story of what happened with the Von Erichs and WCCW. It's not a happy tale. It's available on Netflix instant streaming.[/quote] Dude wham bam slam thank you so much for that, after post started thinking about the Vo Erichs and just searched ebay and amazon for a good dvd or book but they didnt have squat except for some $50 used book ugh. Just added to queue and going to watch in few minutes, oh cant wait.......... thanks again

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Sun, 09 Jun 2013 20:08:41 GMT

^ No problem. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. I thought it was very well done.

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Mon, 10 Jun 2013 12:28:50 GMT

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Mon, 10 Jun 2013 15:41:21 GMT

[quote=BurningDoom]We're pretty much at the halfway mark through the year. So it seems like a good time to reminisce on how the year has gone. Who do you think, so far, is wrestler of the year material? I really want to say Bobby Roode or Austin Aries, as they're the best wrestlers in TNA (or WWE for that matter). But they've been a team effort lately, not individual stars. So I guess they aren't really in the runnings. So then, I pick Bully Ray. The guy has been given the ball at TNA, and he has ran with it. I thought the Dudley Boys splitting up was one of the dumbest decisions TNA has ever made. But Bully has proven me wrong. He's the best heel in wrestling today, no doubt. A strong heel, not a coward heel, something that seems to be a rarity nowadays. It's too bad Devon hasn't done the same, though.[/quote] Even though I haven't watched TNA as much as I would like but I do think Bully Ray would be a top choice for me as well. He's got the mic skills and ring skills as well. It was kind of masked when he was tagging with Devon, but still solid. The only other wrestler I can think of would be CM Punk. Although he's been off the past month or so, he's proven himself to be a candidate for Wrestler of the Year. Anybody who can make the Undertaker look good at WM (I'm not saying that as a bad thing) and still come across strong contender is a good pick. Plus, having Heyman in your corner does help out as well.

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Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:29:48 GMT

Christian has finally come back, which is good. Although it was his first match in over a year, he looked good with some understandable ring rust. He's going to add to some good storylines.

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Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:36:34 GMT

[quote=brendavis]Christian has finally come back, which is good. Although it was his first match in over a year, he looked good with some understandable ring rust. He's going to add to some good storylines.[/quote] I haven't even been watching WWE since Wrestlemania. I've lost all hope in the product after giving it chance after chance for years. I've gone full TNA. But I just heard that RVD is coming back to WWE. That has me intrigued.

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Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:51:39 GMT

[quote=BurningDoom][quote=brendavis]Christian has finally come back, which is good. Although it was his first match in over a year, he looked good with some understandable ring rust. He's going to add to some good storylines.[/quote] I haven't even been watching WWE since Wrestlemania. I've lost all hope in the product after giving it chance after chance for years. I've gone full TNA. But I just heard that RVD is coming back to WWE. That has me intrigued.[/quote] I totally agree with you on the product is stale. They just aren't promoting their guys right. I just heard that too. I would like to see a Christian/RVD matchup. It has the potential of being a match of the year candidate.