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Yea. I started getting into TNA because I wanted to see my favorite indy wrestlers play with the big boys, and in my opinion, they've done well. AJ, Joe, Daniels, and many many many others all look really good against some of the "big names" they have there.
They dont seems to want to use them as anything other than to make certain guys look good. I dunno. Hopefully they clean house with their writers and road agents and try to do something different.
I couldnt agree more with Heyman.
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Cena will NEVER be turned until they can replace him in merch sales. If they push Punk properly... they may have that situation. I was at smackdown two weeks ago and I saw a TON of CM Punk shirts being sold, but he still has a long way to go before he outsells Cena.
HOWEVER... if WWE books this fued properly... CM Punk could be the number one guy for a litte while... long enough to turn Cena heel and face the Rock as such. We'll see what happens.
Either way... it's some of the best stuff WWE has done in many years.
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Well I think Rashad wants to sell PPVs. It's no secret this card is less name-heavy than some int he past. UFC's been on a roll with good shows. Maybe he's just trying to get some buys.
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WHy the hell would John Cena winning at WM be the best decision possible for the WWE? Everyone wants to see The Rock win. The fact is that the WWE has very small leverage in this whole ordeal.
How does WWE have very little leverage in THEIR event? lol. craziest thing I ever heard...
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Again... WHY? Why is it not a good idea to see a capable and relatively young talent like Masters go to a company like ROH?
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I'm not saying I agree or disagree with Masters and ROH one way or the other. But Why exactly is Masters being in Ring of Honor a crazy idea?
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Melina tweeted the following to her man JMo:
"@TheRealMorrison U just made me cry. I love you so much. I'm very proud of what u have accomplished & to have u as the love of my life."
Right.... now where's Batista?
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Time for UFC 133 predictions.
Main card
Welterweight bout: Mike Pyle vs. Rory MacDonald: MacDonald wins via decision.
Middleweight bout: Jorge Rivera vs. Costantinos Philippou: Rivera via decision.
Welterweight bout: Brian Ebersole vs. Dennis Hallman: Uh, Hard pick... Halman?
Middleweight bout: Vitor Belfort vs. Yoshihiro Akiyama: Belfort via KO or TKO.
Light Heavyweight bout: Rashad Evans vs. Tito Ortiz: Evans via decision.
Agree across the board. A shame we couldnt have started out this way :-)
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I like slater and Gabriel. I hate otunga he's painful to watch. Yoshi Tatsu and Tyson Kidd had some good matches recently on NXT those guys i have no problem with.
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The Bellas arent going anywhere. They are WWE workhorses. They do tons of live shows and personal appearances. Rosa Mendez is talented but they dont use her either.
I was thinking they were holding on to those types until the network launches. I'm sure there will be "C" level shows ont heir where they'll be used.
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Masters was fun to watch for me personally. The dude has arguably the best body in pro wrestling and had amazing goofy heel potential. They always messed up with him I thought. I hope he finds a home somewhere because i really like watching him.
Melina was an eye-catching talent and I'm surprised they didnt use her properly as I agree she got an excellent crowd reaction.
DH Smith I liked alot but the dude was kind of a zero in terms of personality. Still, him and Kidd got over and I never got why they broke that up. I guess WWE just hates tag teams. Someone once told me that this was because of contractual reasons. That WWE hated negotiating with teams and prefers to negotiate with talent individually. I don't know how true that is but at least it's SOME reason why they bring guys in as teams and always break them up while they are gaining popularity.
Gail Kim has never been used properly and she'll hopefully be going back to TNA. WWE has nothing for a good looking girl that can ALSO wrestle... this is obvious.
Kozlov has been used improperly as well in my opinion. I liked him as a monster heel type. I like him and Big Zeke togeter with Regal in the ECW days. It was funny putting him and Santino together and they definately got over, but they did it too long and now ruined any kind of potential he had in that monster heel role - which he is obviosuly built for.
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The anonymous GM angle was stupid anyway. If they just drop it it's better than having to force a bad reveal. In my opinion anyway.
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Good show tonight. Austin Aries!!
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Well the original story was taken down, probably due to embarassing inaccuracy lol. what can I do except provide links of other articles quoting the story? Don't tell me something didnt happen when it did.
We can sit here and use semantics until we make anything say what we want. But Meltzer reported that he ha "sources" (my favorite... when they never tell you where this crazy information comes from) Lesnar was trying to quit MMA. That DID get reported.
I used it as an example of bad journalism because it's directly proven to be lies. Lesnar shortly agreed to be on "The Ultimate Fighter" and he and Dana White had to do some damage control and talk about how Lesnar was NOT quitting MMA. Dont believe me? Throw, "Lesnar not quitting MMA" or "Lesnar not quitting UFC" into a google bar and do the research yourself.
Maybe the Lesnar story is a bad example because it happened so long ago that now people can twist it to say whatever they want it to say, but look at the story that was posted above that happened TODAY. LOL at the idea of the Rock/Cena match not happening. Later in THIS VERY DAY lol Vince McMahon is quoted as saying that the Rock will show up at more PPVs yet wrestling journalists STILL went ahead with that crazy nuts story.
It's our fault as wrestling fans. We want to believe we have some kind of grasp on backstage nonsense but we only know what is given to us, and probably not even that much. Journalists know we eat up backstage stuff. So if they hint at the possibility of a guy like Triple H trying to swash people, we eat it up as wrestling fans rather than use our brains and realize whats realistic and what's silly.
If you are saying Melzter reported it differently then back it up. I backed up my argument the best that I could, taking stories that talked about the story since it was taken down. It was actually originally reported on the radio show I believe. Either way, if I'm wrong I'll admit it, but back it up. you cant just say, "Meltzer never said that" when he clearly did.
I'll accept that apology whenever you're ready :-)
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Well, based on BH's post it's fairly obvious why Fedor didnt get re signed. Zuffa will never pay one of those Japan and European style contracts where the whole camp gets taken care of.
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Yea... shame. I feel like there's still some good matches there UFC wants to put some of their fighters on a strikeforce card. While I feel like the excitement for a Brock/Fedor or a Cain/Fedor or a JDS/Fedor fight isn't there anymore, there's still some excellent fights for him. Big Country, rothwell, Mir, heck even another one with Cro Cop or Big Nog would probably make money for them.
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Well Jack Nicholson's joker was just kinda Jack Nicholson lol... with a grin. Not feeling Jack Nicholson really myself but whatever.
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I can believe Triple H being the 'influential voice' because the arguments against it fit his old-school style of thinking when it comes to wrestling logic and he's made them before concerning Wrestlemania main events.
But hey, I'm sure Meltzer made it up like he made up the story about Lesnar quitting MMA. Oh, wait; he never made that claim. Never mind.
Dont wanna let that go, huh? Well, smartypants, I couldn't find the Yahoo story originally because they take stuff down after awhile. But check out some articles and posts talking about the story and in some cases directly quoting it. Best I can do.
http://www.fightline.com/fl/news/2010/1227/535022/brock-lesnar/
http://m.bleacherreport.com/articles/555395-sources-brock-lesnar-may-leave-ufc-eyes-wwe-return
http://www.mmafighting.net/forum/archive/index.php/t-37787.html
I dunno why you keep saying it never happened because it did. Guess your memory sucks. You can appologize to me whenever you're ready.
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I literally agree with everything you just said.
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That story has wrestling journalist BS written all over it. My favorite writer in the universe Dave Meltzer broke that story this morning. It screamed of BS then too.
Try this one:
Not that LoP is any better, but McMahon said during a WWE investor conference call that The Rock will be at MORE ppvs because they like the money. No way is the WM 28 match that has been building all year being taken away. It's the most exciting WM in a very long time. Rumored returns of Foley and Stone Cold are only going to propel the event further.
A Rock/Cena WM28 main event is a huge ticket item for them. Rock merch has been doing well all year. Travel packages for WM28 sold out in two days. Barring injury to one or both of the two guys doing the match, I can't see the WWE being stupid enough to screw this up.
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That would be a sick fight, dude. I definately want to see that happen.
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Fair enough... it's a fruitless argument either way. My original point is that it was lame.
We all know he's not directly copying anyone because he's a pro wrestler and not a mass murdering psychopath. Again... didn't think I'd have to clear that up to other adults.
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Well "pracing around" brings images of the more flamboyant Heath Ledger joker more so than the cold and stoic Joker that Nicholson portrayed.
Either way, it's obvious he's ripping off movie joker lol. We can sit here and debate which one it appears to be more but it's irrelevant and boring to read to most peope I would gather. It's fairly obvious to most that he invokes images of Ledger's joker.
Not digging it myself but it's big for them right now.
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Fair enough. I personally enjoyed Daniels/Edwards. That match's spoilers didn't bother me, but I can scarcely say anyone's wrong for not wanting spoilers. I NEVER and i mean NEVER read spoilers. Jack Swagger won the title and was an internet buzz and I was pissed because I hate spoilers usually too. So I definately see your concern.
I simply love ROH and the matches they put on. I'll be watching regardless myself.
The Official TNA / Impact / GFW Discussion Thread
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I dont know who I'd get rid of and who I'd keep. I might not get rid of anyone but I certainly wouldnt use them the way they are being used in TNA.
I personally think there is obviously a place for established talent in wrestling. All of the hugest time periods were based in a good mix of established names putting asses in the seats while young talent was doing something new and fresh.
I'm not saying they should clean house and get rid of every "old" guy. Hogan and Flair have mostly been used to put their name attached to lesser known talent if you look at most of their time spent there.
But that Sting, Angle, RVD, Anderson, I guess now Bully Ray and guys like that are dominating the main event scene and it shouldnt be like that. It's not about age it's just that how can TNA ever really succeed and be a legitimate competitor to WWE if they just use talent WWE doesn't want to headline PPVS? What does that tell your fans?
If they were using creative writing and clever matchups AJ and Joe and guys like that should be in that top-level mix. They could be providing soemthing different and something special. In the end, WWE can produce and build new stars WAY better than TNA - which was supposed to be the younger and faster alternative.