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snowy slopes said:
Republik said:
I have mixed feelings about it. TNA seemed to be heading in the right direction by starting to push the younger talent. Now I'm not sure with the signing of Hogan (56) and a very strong possibility of Ric Flair signing (106). Good business by them though I think. It'll make casual fans watch TNA over WWE.
There are also rumours that Goldberg, RVD, Mr Kennedy and Umaga are close to signing deals with TNA. We shall see.
Mr Kennedy is in TNA, and goes by the name Mr Anderson, think i read on PH somewhere Umaga is dead, RVD is in TNA, and for those who remember from waaaay back in the day, so are Scott Hall and x-pac. Its still naff beyond belief, mrs slopes and her dad insist upon watching it, then slag it off whilst doing soThere are also rumours that Goldberg, RVD, Mr Kennedy and Umaga are close to signing deals with TNA. We shall see.
I've decided comparing TNA to WWE is like comparing Wycombe Wonderers to Manchester United. WWE is a mega power that I can't see being caught. No matter what Hogan/Bischoff and TNA try.
Incidently, TNA Impact got its lowest ratings in America for about 4 years since they moved it live on Mondays nights to go head to head with Raw.
He seems like all he has done is brought a load of ex-WWE guys (Mr Anderson, RVD, Jeff Hardy, Orlando Jordan, Val Venis) or his friends (Bubba The Love Sponge, Nasty Boys and Jimmy Hart, even Brooke sodding Hogan was on it last week).
The roster has changed massively since before Christmas and a lot of the guys who have been there for years seem to have taken a back seat. He's also got rid of the 6 sided ring and replaced it with a standard 4 sided one.
He will do well if he stays out of the ring (which won't happen, last week both Flair and Hogan were involved in a tag team match) and wasn't in every other segment like he seems to be at the moment.
The roster has changed massively since before Christmas and a lot of the guys who have been there for years seem to have taken a back seat. He's also got rid of the 6 sided ring and replaced it with a standard 4 sided one.
He will do well if he stays out of the ring (which won't happen, last week both Flair and Hogan were involved in a tag team match) and wasn't in every other segment like he seems to be at the moment.
Wrestlemania 26 tonight.
The final card looks like this:
Chris Jericho (c) vs. Edge. Singles match for the World Heavyweight Championship
The Undertaker vs. Shawn Michaels. No disqualification, no count-out retirement match
(Undertaker's undefeated streak vs. Michaels' career)
Batista (c) vs. John Cena. Singles match for the WWE Championship
Christian vs. Dolph Ziggler vs. Kane vs. Shelton Benjamin vs. Jack Swagger vs. Montel Vontavious Porter vs. Matt Hardy vs. Evan Bourne vs. Drew McIntyre vs. Kofi Kingston. Money in the Bank ladder match
Bret Hart vs. Vince McMahon. No Holds Barred match
ShoMiz (The Big Show and The Miz) (c) vs. John Morrison and R-Truth. Tag team match for the Unified WWE Tag Team Championship
Triple H vs. Sheamus. Singles match
Randy Orton vs. Cody Rhodes vs. Ted DiBiase. Triple Threat match
Rey Mysterio vs. CM Punk. Singles match; if Punk wins, Mysterio joins the Straight Edge Society
Mickie James, Kelly Kelly, Eve Torres, Gail Kim and Beth Phoenix vs. Michelle McCool, Layla, Maryse, Alicia Fox and Vickie Guerrero. 10-Diva tag team match
The final card looks like this:
Chris Jericho (c) vs. Edge. Singles match for the World Heavyweight Championship
The Undertaker vs. Shawn Michaels. No disqualification, no count-out retirement match
(Undertaker's undefeated streak vs. Michaels' career)
Batista (c) vs. John Cena. Singles match for the WWE Championship
Christian vs. Dolph Ziggler vs. Kane vs. Shelton Benjamin vs. Jack Swagger vs. Montel Vontavious Porter vs. Matt Hardy vs. Evan Bourne vs. Drew McIntyre vs. Kofi Kingston. Money in the Bank ladder match
Bret Hart vs. Vince McMahon. No Holds Barred match
ShoMiz (The Big Show and The Miz) (c) vs. John Morrison and R-Truth. Tag team match for the Unified WWE Tag Team Championship
Triple H vs. Sheamus. Singles match
Randy Orton vs. Cody Rhodes vs. Ted DiBiase. Triple Threat match
Rey Mysterio vs. CM Punk. Singles match; if Punk wins, Mysterio joins the Straight Edge Society
Mickie James, Kelly Kelly, Eve Torres, Gail Kim and Beth Phoenix vs. Michelle McCool, Layla, Maryse, Alicia Fox and Vickie Guerrero. 10-Diva tag team match
Is it really sport though?
Entertainment at best.
I used to love it when I was a teen. "Macho Man" Randy Savage, Ultimate Warrior, "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan et al. now I'm older [and a little wiser], it just looks so... fake. I tried watching some recently, it was like a badly-acted school play. You can spot the lifts, catches, pulled punches and kicks a mile off.
Entertainment at best.
I used to love it when I was a teen. "Macho Man" Randy Savage, Ultimate Warrior, "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan et al. now I'm older [and a little wiser], it just looks so... fake. I tried watching some recently, it was like a badly-acted school play. You can spot the lifts, catches, pulled punches and kicks a mile off.
I'm a long time WWE fan here, i will admit it has become a bit samey since they went PG, but i've been a casual observer of the whole business for many years. I can remember the lean years and the Attitude Era very well!
Interesting to see PH promoting the upcoming Survivor Series PPV too. The Raw main event on Sunday could be a good opportunity for (Preston born) Wade Barret, who's pictured on the flier there, to become the first british born WWE Champion...
Interesting to see PH promoting the upcoming Survivor Series PPV too. The Raw main event on Sunday could be a good opportunity for (Preston born) Wade Barret, who's pictured on the flier there, to become the first british born WWE Champion...
Edited by Forthright MC on Wednesday 17th November 00:17
Hartge220 said:
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