1.............2.............3! The Wrasslin' Thread

Big Pete · Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2011 9:56 pm�� Post subject:

I'd say WCW without the incredible amount of money - seriously how Vince managed to beat them is something of a minor miracle given the budgets both companies were at during stages of the MNW.
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Matth3w · Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2011 10:03 pm�� Post subject:

Panda Energy {who own the majority of TNA - 70-something% of it} have nowhere near the amount of money Ted Turner had.

I do look forward to Thursdays tapings though to see how TNA book themselves out of this rut....
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mrcool37 · Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2011 10:18 pm�� Post subject:

I still can't get over this TNA thing, seriously. I'm just astounded by the whole thing, and can't wait to know the real story.

I've dissected the video a fair bit, the ref gives the 'x' signal to a camera, to get somebody out there, hence Bischoff coming to the ring. Clearly has an agenda with all the off-mic talking, Hardy obviously wasn't in on the shortened match angle. During the main event announcement Hardy was wiping coke or something from his nose, he had residue. Super awkward cowering in the corner before a legitimate pin by Sting which Hardy was clearly trying to get out of. Broke kayfabe straight after the pin after realising what happened. Just amazed by it all and wanna see how they're gonna get themselves out of this one. I bet Sting wish he went to WWE, I'd almost predict a Wrestlemania match the year after with him in it.

Anyway, off to watch Snooki in the new Raw, it better be hilarious...

Matth3w · Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2011 6:57 pm�� Post subject:

Interesting tidbit below. TNA needed to make this right. Reminds of the time WCW refunded PPV buys after Halloween Havoc 98 got shut off at the beginning of the main event. I guess we can write off the fact the situation wasn't an infamous Vince Russo shoot. Big expense for TNA to pay out though.... Not really appropriate however as most vids can be watched on YouTube:

http://www.tnawrestling.com/news/ite...g-Victory-Road

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Venom_TAG · Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2011 11:39 am�� Post subject:

Fox8 is meant to not be broadcasting TNA anymore (http://www.ewrestlingnews.com/headlines/This_Weeks_NXT_Video_Trump_Roast_TNA_Issues_M.php).
I'm sure alot of this has to be due to low number of viewers from the 11:30pm on a saturday night timeslot.
They're also asking fans to contact foxtel to keep it on the air.
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Matth3w · Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2011 3:24 pm�� Post subject:

What!?! I IQ TNA on Saturday nights anyway, but if that's true I'm devo. TNA is all I watch. WWE is still awful, despite being on the Road To Wrestlemania.

Here's hoping Fox8 get enough fans to change their mind, and perhaps timeslot/day too.
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mrcool37 · Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2011 3:32 pm�� Post subject:

Bit of a cop out offering access to tna archives for 6 months, I don't think too many subscribers would be happy with that. I reckon the next PPV should be 70% off to subscribers of Victory Road. And Jeff Hardy should be fired, full stop (sorry matth3w). Kinda is though with the court case.

I should really take some time and look at this Havoc 98 and this Vince Russo incident, don't even know who he is.

New raw getting kinda lame again. The Rock promo was pretty funny, and most of the crowd genuinely believed it was the rock who came out at the end, The Miz did a spectacular impersonation I thought, I was convinced as well till about the 10second mark when they zoomed in a bit. Stone Cold seems to be completely wasted in Wrestlemania with the a guest ref spot for the commentator match. I'd be seriously pissed off and demanding my money back if I was paying top dollar for front row seats, only to be sitting directly behind that glass piece of s*** box that Michael Cole was sitting in.

Snooki in a Wrestlemania event too, that should be funny. At the same time, they've wasted Morrison once again in a stupid match teaming up with Snooki.

Venom_TAG · Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2011 4:10 pm�� Post subject:

kartanym · Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2011 1:08 am�� Post subject:

The more likely home is One HD, since Fox8 seems to be happier with the PG rated WWE programming, what with late night and repeats on the weekends. Either that or Fuel TV on foxtel.

mrcool37 · Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2011 9:47 am�� Post subject:

Tna, tna, tna

Just watched my first ever impact, surprised there was even less wrestling than a wwe show, more focus on the females too. Bit bummed not much was said about Hardy, the show had a funny ending, certainly didn't sound like much of an 'impact' you'll get what I mean after you watch it.

mrcool37 · Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2011 9:52 pm�� Post subject:

So we're less than 1 week away from Wrestlemania, time to get excited!

Mostly enjoyable final raw before wrestlings biggest event of the year. Still going to be interesting to see if The Rock does anything other than giving Cena the Rock Bottom, based on the end of raw. I enjoyed the final buildups for Undertaker/HHH and Cena. Those two matches and CM Punk/Orton are the only ones I'm looking forward to. The Lawler/Cole segments were getting beyond ridiculous, Morrison is getting wasted in the celebrity match that he's guaranteed to win, and the Del Rio alliance with Brodus Clay just seems to have happened too quickly. Who the Hell is Brodus again, and what's he doing at Wrestlemania?

Predictions:

Del Rio beats Edge
Miz beats Cena
Orton beats Punk
Corre beats Kane/Show/comic relief

All the others are totally predictable, morrison, lawler, Sheamus, and Taker with wins.

You still around Matth3w? Been waiting for your thoughts on TNA, and how's Hardy's case going?

Eyce · Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2011 8:03 pm�� Post subject:

Wrestlemania was pretty bad for the most part, Undertaker/HHH was absolutely amazing on the other hand.

Won't say much else because there isn't much to talk about.

That being said, Raw was certainly interesting.

Big Pete · Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2011 8:05 pm�� Post subject:

They've already achieved over one million buys with WM 23.

I thought Mania was pretty ordinary, very reminiscent of 25 but not a terrible show by any stretch of the imagination.
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mrcool37 · Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2011 8:11 pm�� Post subject:

WM27 spoilers below:

So far I've only watched three matches; del rio/edge, rhodes/mysterio and the lawler/cole thing.

What an embarassment the Cole match was. It should've lasted 5 mins but they managed to stretch it out to 20. It was the most cringeworthy moment I've seen in wrestling, 70000 chanting 'boring' after 5 mins, yet it just kept going and going.

The disqualification was clearly just to get Josh out of the chair, and Lawler was then completely showed up with a spin-a-rooney (also to get him off commentating for the night with the inevitable stunner)

And all that Del Rio buildup was completely wasted, totally wasnt expecting that to happen. I'm glad Rhodes won though.

Guess I better go and watch the rest of it now. But so far, it's certainly a very ordinary PPV. Matches weren't even worked that great.

Eyce · Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2011 9:16 pm�� Post subject:

Big Pete · Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2011 11:25 pm�� Post subject:

Fair point, I misread your point as if it was some impossible goal.

It'll be interesting to see what they do with Cena in the mean time. Right now would probably be a good time to take him away from tv for awhile.
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Eyce · Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2011 12:12 am�� Post subject:

Casey2017 · Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2011 1:24 am�� Post subject:

Even when Cena was fired he didn't spend any time off TV

kartanym · Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2011 2:01 am�� Post subject:

Taker vs Triple H was almost perfect, though I'm starting to wonder whether Taker's reaction at the end, barely able to move, wasn't actually scripted.

XtremeXfactor · Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2011 10:08 am�� Post subject:

all they achieved for me as a viewer was to continue to pine for the old days, going to have a WrestleMania marathon soon

mrcool37 · Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2011 1:24 pm�� Post subject:

kartanym · Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2011 12:19 am�� Post subject:

Eyce · Posted: Sun Apr 10, 2011 12:19 am�� Post subject:

Hopefully this will be up for a while. Golden moment.

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Big Pete · Posted: Sun Apr 10, 2011 12:34 am�� Post subject:

Austin is awesome on Tough Enough.

De Mott goes okay as well.
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shinhawk · Posted: Sun Apr 10, 2011 9:14 am�� Post subject:

I thought the Cole vs Lawler match was really entertaining. It was definitely far better than Bret vs. Vince because Bret didn't actually do much. Cole did way more. I knew it wouldn't be a great wrestling match, but with Cole involved, it should have been obvious to everyone. It turned more into a comedy match and I think Cole did very on his part by showing his lack of wrestling talent, skill, and finesse. I still really hate Cole though so seeing him getting beat on for any amount of time is great in my book.

Snooki match was just... lame. Morrison and Ziggler combined got a grand total of 1 spot, iirc. All I remember is Starship Pain to the outside with Ziggler receiving it and Snooki's really horrible finish.

The main even finish honestly felt like a finish from a run of mill ppv or even a typical Raw/Smackdown finish.

Taker vs HHH obviously was no Taker vs HBK, but it had some good moments. After the tombstone, I really thought Taker was done and that he would retire. The match was pretty much all out brutality and I felt both wrestlers should have bladed, but due to PG programming, that was not an option.

My biggest disappointment was Daniel Bryan Danielson vs. Sheamus for the US Championship was turned into a dark match and even then the match was turned into a stupid battle royale within minutes. I was really looking forward to Danielson's Wrestlemania debut and he didn't properly get it.

All in all, I'm glad I split the cost of Wrestlemania with 5 friends. If I paid full price myself, I definitely would have been very mad. Wrestlemania XXVII was definitely ordinary.

As for Raw, what do you guys think of The Rock's acceptance to Cena's challenge? We have to wait a whole year for that to happen. I wonder if anyone will still be interested. I doubt I will.

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