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You've never seen Daniel Bryan do anything, other than the 2-3 promos, and his matches.
Daniel Bryan is NOT Bryan Danielson. He is the character.
That assumes alot. I've seen far more of Danielson than his NXT time. I really love him, too. I love his matches and get a real kick out of the chain submission stuff. It's not that I don't think he's great, it's just that he isn't what WWE fans look for in a star, IMO. Smaller guys like Jericho and Punk have to be great in the ring AND ooze charisma. He's as good as they are in the ring if not better, but he's even smaller and just doesn't have the charisma they do. I'd be more than pleased if he proves me wrong, though.
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So, CM Punk level, basically? If so, yeah, I could see Danielson reaching that level, though he doesn't have the natural charisma and microphone skills of Punk (but how many do, really?)
He'll get his shot, but he's not going to stick. He just doesn't have the charisma. I love his matches, but that's pretty much all he's got. I don't see him being a big star in the E.
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<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Remianen" data-cite="Remianen" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="25170" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>But to be fair, TNA has the financial staff in place to counter Heyman. Besides, Heyman would probably get more out of the people they already have contracted than anyone else. He wouldn't have money issues with TNA (similar to how he didn't have money issues with the 'E. It was creative differences that led to his departure, wasn't it?). Heyman would be running the onscreen/creative product. The money wouldn't (and shouldn't) be his area of influence.<p> </p><p> There's a vast difference between being CEO and being <strong><em>CHAIRMAN</em></strong> & CEO. Heyman was the former in WWE (creatively, at least for Smackdown) and the latter in ECW (Tod Gordon was a figurehead, for all intents and purposes). I point to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carly_fiorina" rel="external nofollow">Carly Fiorina</a> (as much as I love her) as an example of what giving a creative person carte blanche can do to an organization (in ANY industry).</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> You're Carlyfornia dreamin', are you?</p>
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<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Linsolv" data-cite="Linsolv" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="25169" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>I hope Skip Sheffield gets "voted off." Can't stand that guy.<p> </p><p> Also, in addition to Jericho's great commentary, on further reflection I think that Wade Barrett's performance was pretty impressive.</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> I didn't like him either. But Michael Tarver brings literally zero to the table. Hopefully he doesn't survive tribal council. Is that how they're doing the voting?</p>
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I like Pearson too but he's more than one or two fights from a title shot. He's young; give him Sam Stout. If he can win that, then give him a fight with Tibau, Guida, or Sherk. If he wins in that step up in competition I think then he'd be getting close to a title eliminator. But thus far his UFC path has mirrored Danzig's, and that went off the rails badly.
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<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="ampulator" data-cite="ampulator" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="25169" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>It's just that, unlike Kurt Angle, Swagger doesn't have the heel qualities about him. He's acts like a dork, but he's, as someone I heard say, a lovable dork. He's your goofy frat boy cousin that you love to hate, and hate to love. Kurt was the annoying dork. The "Hey guys, what's going on?" dork that would interfere with what you are doing.<p> </p><p> Besides, unlike during the Attitude Era, an "All-American American" doesn't generate heel heat, because a it's not suppose to do so, in a family-friendly product.</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> This exactly. He looks great on paper, has the look, but something isn't clicking for me. He's The Ringmaster that hasn't found his Stone Cold yet.</p>
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Gomi has been on a slide for years. He had some losses to cupcakes in Sengoku, and his wins since then have been against weak opponents. Even in victory he's looked shabby. The game has passed him by; a good chin and big power for a lightweight alone won't do it anymore.
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I think Gomi can win this one, but he has to fight aggressively. Florian is easily one of the most technically sound in the division, but when he takes damage his technique quickly becomes survival mode, and he makes reckless mistakes. Penn exploited that, and I think Gomi can do the same. He needs to hit Florian early, and then change it up from there, but constantly striking is his key to victory.
If Gomi is going to win, he'll have to do it quick. The longer the fight, the better off KenFlo is.
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TNA had to expect this; wrestling is not as popular as it was. You're mostly catering to hardcore fans and kids, it is safe to assume TNA fans are also WWE fans, and when forced they're going choose the better product (WWE). None of that should be a surprise to TNA, and I hope that it doesn't make them abandon the monday night war experiment. Give it a few months.
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Is there no temporary ban provision for spoilers? This is pretty lame.
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Florian will beat Gomi, but not sure if he stops him.
Pearson will decision Siver with top control.
Nelson will decision Struve with top control.
Quarry will win via better standup, but i'm not sure if he'll TKO or not.
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I give it a meh. Taker HBK was what I expected, but still good. Nothing else really got my toes tapping. Punk-Rey was too short, Edge-Jericho was nice but really didn't stand out. Same with HBK-Sheamus. Chick match, opening tag match and MITB were collectively crap. Was hoping for Christian to win MITB, Edge to win the title to lead into Edge vs. Christian.
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The PWTorch recap of Mania seems to think Orton is now positioned to be "the top heel on Raw." Surely after all this they're turning him face, right?
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Mir is great. He's one of the best heavyweights in the world. Unfortunately for him, Carwin and Lesnar are even better. He's legit though.
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I'd like to see HBK take it, but I think it makes more business sense to give it to taker, especially if HBK is on the way out.
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Wow. Galvao getting that decision is insane.
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No. Because I hate you.
Gold.
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I'm sorry but when (Spoilers)
That was pretty F'n shocking storytelling. And it was AWESOME. And I'd say it adds to the example of "shocks that are told well", as opposed to TNA's "shocks every week, and then we'll just forget to mention it next week. Tune in to *every* show to find out if we ever resolve this!".
Awesome game. Awesome storytelling. Better than a lot of movies I've seen.
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I usually agree with you on most things about wrestling justtxyank, but holy cow could I not disagree with this more
Even during his prime I thought Goldberg had very little to offer, difference is now he is older, less motivated (not that he ever seemed to be into wrestling to begin with) and has no momentum behind him.
I think signing him for a merchandise deal makes sense as WWE could probably make some money off the WCW nostalgia, and as was mentioned I could see him be used in a Bret Hart style mini-run but of all the former WCW people I would like to see in WWE now Goldberg ranks about 129 on the list. Bring in La Parka or give us a 3 Count reunion first.
Man I loved La Parka.
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I definitely agree they took away the pros too soon. I don't want to see a match (singles or tag) that involves all rookies. Ever, let alone three weeks in. I mean, the ending to the tag team match this week was botched so bad I don't even know what was SUPPOSED to happen. You're also right about the vagueness...how do they expect people to get into a competition when they don't even know the rules? What are they even voting on next week? Who leaves? Who goes to Raw/Smackdown!? Who gets to sleep with Tiffani? Are they just going to rank them? How long is this competition going to last? Do you win it just by votes or will there be matches at some point? What does the winner get? What about the rest of the wrestlers? We should know all of these answers already. I love the concept, but the execution...leaves a lot to be desired.
There's just no direction. Barrett is a clear heel. Danielson and Sheffield clear faces. The rest of them I have no idea if I'm supposed to like them or not, and most of them suck in the ring. It should have never been this ambiguous "voting." Spend the first several weeks introducing the rookies and letting them interact with the veterans. Have them all work matches, development their face/heel alignment, and develop relationships with the other rookies/pros like they've been doing. Then, close the season out with a single elimination tournament. Winner is guaranteed a contract with the brand of his choice. The losers can be picked up as "free agents." Lots of opportunities in a tournament to build fueds based on costing another worker a match, getting screwed by your pro, etc. That would at least let us know what it is these guys are working towards.
It's too ambiguous between whether or not the winner is the best "wrestler" or the best wrestler. It's kayfabe kinda, but not kinda. Just treat it like any other brand where the wrestlers are trying to win, period.
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Aaaaaand, I'm done with NXT. Crappy tag match. 45 minutes Wrestlemania commericals. Crappy tag match. End.
I'm just not into it. If this was in a new time slot I wouldn't really care, but I loved ECW and how much in ring action we got every week. The opening match had a ton of missed spots and was hard to watch. The main event was a little better, but I was so sick of watching Raw recaps I was pretty disinterested. I like Danielson as much as the next guy, but I could take or leave the rest of them and the show format still just seems very forced and akward.
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The Beer Money turn was awful. Pointless and really killed two of the few "over" guys they have.
The Sting turn, however, was good. But I felt like they took their foot off the pedal since then. Sting needs to keep acting like an ass.
And MCMG are heels? I ask that seriously. I never picked up on that, once.
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Man this beer money heel turn sucks. They went from getting a huge pop to just confused silence.
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I thought Samoa Joe joining MEM was the low point. Looking like I'm wrong...
The Official WWE / NXT Discussion Thread *May Contain Spoilers*
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Those are real sports though! And also important to note, they fight within a weight class structure. GSP is a bad man, but would you put money on him against Shane Carwin or Brock Lesnar? Who is the biggest draw in American MMA right now? Brock Lesnar, heavyweight. Who is arguably the best MMA fighter known worldwide, Fedor, Heavyweight. Heavyweight is without question the most followed weight class in boxing too, even though it's routinely the thinnest. It is human nature to equate size with badassitude. That's why Great Khali's gimmicks revolve around being a giant badass, and Amazing Red's gimmick's always involve around jumping around and trying to negate the larger guys advantages.