Teh_Showtime Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 Striker wasn't a terrible wrestler either. Why did he retire? Health problems? I remember Josh Mathews and Striker on ECW during some of the Swagger/Christian matches. That was full of announcing goodness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teh_Showtime Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 What have happened to Todd Grisham and Matt Striker and where has Josh Matthews been lately? I'm 95% sure Grisham has been interviewing Mark Henry for a few weeks on SD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prophet Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 Isn't Regal announcing on there too? I hate that because they have "veteran" announcers, they don't use the ones that can put the product over. Striker and Regal are far more knowledgeable about the current roster than any of the other announcers. My friend and I used to joke that if Mike Tenay and Matt Striker were ever in the same room the world would implode from how much wrestling knowledge was in one place. Granted, Tenay hasn't really kept up it seems, but still. Regal is, by far, my favorite announcer going right now. Not only does he do NXT, but he's working FCW as well, I think as both an announcer and "scout" as it were. And the man is just golden. I admit to being biased, since I've been a fan of Regal for so long as I can remember, but darnit, when you can mention your girlfriend from England named "Vinegar" Vera, who works at a Fish & Chips shop, during an FCW title match, you have a gift. Striker wasn't a terrible wrestler either. Why did he retire? Health problems? I remember Josh Mathews and Striker on ECW during some of the Swagger/Christian matches. That was full of announcing goodness. If I'm not mistaken, Striker messed up his shoulder, didn't he? That's why he became a manager in the first place? And since they won't give him time at the table, why can't the man be a manager to the stars? Not like the WWE is lacking in people who can't "work the stick" as it were. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hashasheen Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 I'm pretty sure Striker has heat with Lawler and Cole because of his commentary style (i.e not giving them all the time to commentate, being knowledgeable of the indies and actually sounding like he gives a s**t). As to why he stopped wrestling, probably because he wasn't exactly getting anywhere on ECW, and his mic skills were by far superior to his in-ring skills. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teh_Showtime Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 Just get Cole off of the show with actual "wrestling" and put Striker back to SD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaysin Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 According to Ryan Clark(who lists no sources whatsoever), the Kings of Wrestling are going to go straight to the main roster and bypass developmental. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasterJ Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 According to Ryan Clark(who lists no sources whatsoever), the Kings of Wrestling are going to go straight to the main roster and bypass developmental. In that case they will spend 3 months as a team 2 months as singles and then the old creative has nothing for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoNdOn Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 I can't stand William Regal as an announcer, he is dreary, clumsy and painfully quiet. He doesn't add any excitement to the product and I think he would be more suited to snooker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foolinc Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 In that case they will spend 3 months as a team 2 months as singles and then the old creative has nothing for you. Because WWE doesn't have anything for two ripped 6'5" guys who can talk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teh_Showtime Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 According to Ryan Clark(who lists no sources whatsoever), the Kings of Wrestling are going to go straight to the main roster and bypass developmental. Lords of Pain is a source from other places I've seen, but I dont read them much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teh_Showtime Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 Because WWE doesn't have anything for two ripped 6'5" guys who can talk. This they are freakishly tall, and Claudio especially looks pretty FN huge. Also they just had a singles match for the PWG title on Saturday before Steen challenged Claudio to a match afterward and took the title. Debut sooner rather than later? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
20LEgend Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 I can't see a clean finish here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astil Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 Still at work. What's goin on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teh_Showtime Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 That is a new belt. Kinda similar but I dont think it spins and Im sure I saw an eagle. And Rey is wearing his heel attire from SvR11:cool: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teh_Showtime Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 Still at work. What's goin on? wwe title match "If Rey Mysterio walked on water you would say he can't swim" Vintage King Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
20LEgend Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 The title match opens up Raw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthew222 Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 wait, there is a new WWE Title belt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astil Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 Let's go Miz! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEdgeOfReason Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 That is a new belt. Kinda similar but I dont think it spins and Im sure I saw an eagle. And Rey is wearing his heel attire from SvR11:cool: I dont think the belt has actually spun since around 2007. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nucleardonkey Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 wait, there is a new WWE Title belt Only technically. From the looks of there's maybe a few very minor changes but it's still basically the same POS we've had for years now. Seeing that officially kills my excitement for the entire story. Unless Punk runs out and trashes the "new" title then I'm done thinking this story is going anywhere but back to Cena being the face of the show as always. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teh_Showtime Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 HOLY CRAP! Nice sit out powerbomb by Miz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
20LEgend Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 Rey champ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teh_Showtime Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 And it's over like that, clean, no nothing? Really? REALLY? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TLLK Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 Well, couldn't say I saw that coming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nucleardonkey Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 And it's over like that, clean, no nothing? Really? REALLY? You spoke to soon...but I'm sure you already knew that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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