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Montague · « **Reply #525 on:** November 13, 2010, 08:04:41 AM »

Quote from: The Showstoppa on November 13, 2010, 06:31:04 AM

Kinda like me deciding on a college major.....

You too, huh?
Been there, done that...

Hopefully, this time I'm doing it right!

The Showstoppa · « **Reply #526 on:** November 13, 2010, 09:04:14 AM »

Quote from: Montague on November 13, 2010, 08:04:41 AM

You too, huh?
Been there, done that...

Hopefully, this time I'm doing it right!

Same here....

mass 04 · « **Reply #527 on:** November 17, 2010, 04:21:48 PM »

Man, Hardy's belt is ugly

http://twitpic.com/355w0i

Montague · « **Reply #528 on:** November 18, 2010, 07:41:37 PM »

The Wrestling Observer is reporting that a proposed deal to bring Ricky Morton into TNA as an agent has fallen through.
Morton claims the deal fell through because he wouldn't be given any power. He was told he would have no input on match finishes or creative and instead would only help talent lay out matches.

Montague · « **Reply #529 on:** November 18, 2010, 07:43:26 PM »

The Wrestling Observer is reporting that the wrist injury Tommy Dreamer suffered at TNA's Turning Point PPV ended up not being a break or a dislocation.
Dreamer ended up suffering a ligament injury and deep bruising. He was already back in the ring at the last set of Impact TV tapings.

TNA remains hopeful that Sting will eventually re-sign with the company.
For the past several years, Sting has been working on a year-to-year basis with the company, and it's being said that should TNA and SpikeTV, who helps contribute to Sting's pay, offer him a new deal, he'll likely sign.
If Sting does re-sign with TNA, he'll most likely be brought back in January with other talent currently off TV like Kurt Angle.

Playboy · « **Reply #530 on:** November 19, 2010, 05:40:15 AM »

Quote from: Montague on November 18, 2010, 07:41:37 PM

The Wrestling Observer is reporting that a proposed deal to bring Ricky Morton into TNA as an agent has fallen through.
Morton claims the deal fell through because he wouldn't be given any power. He was told he would have no input on match finishes or creative and instead would only help talent lay out matches.

Morton's right. What would be the point of his role? He'd be just another "yes man".

The Showstoppa · « **Reply #531 on:** November 19, 2010, 05:42:30 AM »

Quote from: Playboy on November 19, 2010, 05:40:15 AM

Morton's right. What would be the point of his role? He'd be just another "yes man".

and that certainly isn't Morton's style......although as a mark, I hated RnR back in the day, I really respect Morton now.....excellent in-ring, paid his dues and is pretty much spot on with his analysis of wrestling.... Can you imagine if TNA was smart enough to bring him in as a Tagteam specialist and how well he would do getting their TT scene to be top notch?

Playboy · « **Reply #532 on:** November 19, 2010, 07:16:21 AM »

Quote from: The Showstoppa on November 19, 2010, 05:42:30 AM

and that certainly isn't Morton's style......although as a mark, I hated RnR back in the day, I really respect Morton now.....excellent in-ring, paid his dues and is pretty much spot on with his analysis of wrestling.... Can you imagine if TNA was smart enough to bring him in as a Tagteam specialist and how well he would do getting their TT scene to be top notch?

For traditional tag team wrestling, R&R express was great.

mass 04 · « **Reply #533 on:** November 19, 2010, 05:22:37 PM »

The Express and LOD are the greatest tag teams ever. I could watch Morton and Gibson all day.

Montague · « **Reply #534 on:** November 20, 2010, 12:41:26 PM »

The word going around at the TNA television tapings this past week is that Ken Anderson will be kept out of the ring for the remainder of 2010.

Scheduled to serve as the special-guest referee for the upcoming Jeff Hardy vs. Matt Morgan TNA "Final Resolution" pay-per view main event, Anderson will still appear on-camera for TNA while nursing his injuries, but is doubtful to actually wrestle a match until early 2011.

Scheduled for an in-ring return at last week's live events, TNA is choosing to take a cautious approach in dealing with the effects of Anderson's concussion, which was suffered when he was accidentally hit in the back of the head by a Jeff Hardy chair shot.

credit: prowrestling.net

Thin Lizzy · « **Reply #535 on:** November 26, 2010, 02:45:01 PM »

Quote from: Montague on November 20, 2010, 12:41:26 PM

Scheduled for an in-ring return at last week's live events, TNA is choosing to take a cautious approach in dealing with the effects of Anderson's concussion, which was suffered when he was accidentally hit in the back of the head by a Jeff Hardy chair shot.

credit: prowrestling.net

I've never been a fan of weapons of any kind in the ring. It begs the question: Why not just bring a gun and end it?

Regarding TNA, I occasionally jumped over to the show during lulls in the Jets game, hoping to see a wrestling match. As usual, I was disappointed. I did see a few guys in suits, standing in the ring and talking. I also saw a bunch of guys sitting around a table and talking.

I can imagine a TNA creative meeting in which someone suggests starting the show with a ten minute wrestling match that has a clean finish, and everyone else saying, "Are you nuts?"

mass 04 · « **Reply #536 on:** December 05, 2010, 03:08:01 PM »

PWTorch.com is reporting that TNA Wrestling recently asked former WCW Champion Diamond Dallas Page to return to the company. Page, who is now 54, had a brief run with TNA back in 2005. Page reportedly turned down the offer, as he is currently working as an actor, motivational speaker and fitness guru. He is said to have no desire to return to wrestling at this time.

Playboy · « **Reply #537 on:** December 06, 2010, 04:33:19 AM »

Quote from: mass 04 on December 05, 2010, 03:08:01 PM

PWTorch.com is reporting that TNA Wrestling recently asked former WCW Champion Diamond Dallas Page to return to the company. Page, who is now 54, had a brief run with TNA back in 2005. Page reportedly turned down the offer, as he is currently working as an actor, motivational speaker and fitness guru. He is said to have no desire to return to wrestling at this time.

TNA is slowly turning into the old WCW with some of these decisions. They need to realize that to succeed, they need to bring in fresh new young talant and let them pave their own way to stardom. Perfect example is The Rock in the WWE. Dixie Carter needs to focus on TNA product and TNA product only and not worry about ratings or what the WWE is doing. She needs to make her product better.

tu_holmes · « **Reply #538 on:** December 06, 2010, 09:51:45 AM »

Quote from: Playboy on December 06, 2010, 04:33:19 AM

TNA is slowly turning into the old WCW with some of these decisions. They need to realize that to succeed, they need to bring in fresh new young talant and let them pave their own way to stardom. Perfect example is The Rock in the WWE. Dixie Carter needs to focus on TNA product and TNA product only and not worry about ratings or what the WWE is doing. She needs to make her product better.

They need to end this "NWO" part 2 shit quick.

By December they need to have someone stop "Immortal" and just get back to TNA... People get tired of the same shit. Everytime you see Bischoff with Hogan, it's the same shit.

Playboy · « **Reply #539 on:** December 06, 2010, 12:15:45 PM »

I just found out that Samoa Joe's contract is up. I wonder if he'll resign or hit the indies.

mass 04 · « **Reply #540 on:** December 07, 2010, 02:12:25 PM »

The biggest news coming out of TNA’s Final Resolution pay-per-view Sunday night concerns something that didn’t occur on camera.

According to several online reports, some people within TNA were concerned about TNA world champion Jeff Hardy’s condition when he showed up at the Impact Zone before the show, and they were pushing for him to be sent home.

Had Hardy – who was scheduled to defend his title against Matt Morgan in the main event – been sent home, the plan was for Eric Bischoff to announce that Hardy had suffered an injury and was stripped of the title. The new main event would have been between Morgan, Mr. Anderson and Jeff Jarrett for the vacant championship.

Ultimately, the Hardy-Morgan match took place as planned, with Hardy winning to retain the title. According to pwinsider.com, Hardy convinced TNA officials that his condition was due to exhaustion as a result of his recent hectic travel schedule.

Not having been backstage at the event, I obviously can’t speak to what Hardy’s condition was like, but given his much-publicized drug issues, I certainly can understand why he wasn’t initially given the benefit of the doubt. Time will tell if this really was a red flag or just a matter of people jumping to the wrong conclusion.

mass 04 · « **Reply #541 on:** December 07, 2010, 03:00:24 PM »

Quote from: Playboy on December 06, 2010, 04:33:19 AM

TNA is slowly turning into the old WCW with some of these decisions. They need to realize that to succeed, they need to bring in fresh new young talant and let them pave their own way to stardom. Perfect example is The Rock in the WWE. Dixie Carter needs to focus on TNA product and TNA product only and not worry about ratings or what the WWE is doing. She needs to make her product better.

I think one of the problems is, Dixie has no wrestling background, so if Hogan, Bisch, whoever says it's a great idea, than it must be. I still say that one of the big problems is the venue. Everything that TNA does that crowd goes wild for, almost nothing gets a bad reaction.

Playboy · « **Reply #542 on:** December 08, 2010, 05:32:25 AM »

Quote from: mass 04 on December 07, 2010, 03:00:24 PM

I think one of the problems is, Dixie has no wrestling background, so if Hogan, Bisch, whoever says it's a great idea, than it must be. I still say that one of the big problems is the venue. Everything that TNA does that crowd goes wild for, almost nothing gets a bad reaction.

Its all a different group of fans all together. Not everyone likes WWE. They still have a strong Smokey Mountain / NWA / Mid-Atlantic / Georgia Championship Wrestling / WCCW / etc fan base.

mass 04 · « **Reply #543 on:** December 08, 2010, 06:05:33 PM »

Quote from: Playboy on December 08, 2010, 05:32:25 AM

Its all a different group of fans all together. Not everyone likes WWE. They still have a strong Smokey Mountain / NWA / Mid-Atlantic / Georgia Championship Wrestling / WCCW / etc fan base.

I know. I guess I'm trying to say that the crowd gives them exactly the reaction they want all the time, so it's impossible to gauge what's working and what isn't. I hate really smarky crowds too, but the TNA crowds like everything.

Playboy · « **Reply #544 on:** December 09, 2010, 05:01:57 AM »

Quote from: mass 04 on December 08, 2010, 06:05:33 PM

I know. I guess I'm trying to say that the crowd gives them exactly the reaction they want all the time, so it's impossible to gauge what's working and what isn't. I hate really smarky crowds too, but the TNA crowds like everything.

The craziest crowd I have ever seen was in Philidelphia in the original ECW. Oh Christ, were they hostle.

funk51 · « **Reply #545 on:** December 10, 2010, 10:29:59 AM »

tna stinks anymore, i turned it on listened to bischoff babble incoherently for the first twenty minutes of the show and i turned it off. i understand they have an hour show called reaction after the first two hour show, ain't that when they should be babbling.

Playboy · « **Reply #546 on:** December 10, 2010, 11:35:44 AM »

They babble just as much in the WWE. That's the problem. All wrestling product today has gotten extremely stale. At least TNA isn't doing this PG bullshit.

Evo · « **Reply #547 on:** December 10, 2010, 01:09:01 PM »

They may talk as much in WWE, but the stars there can cut promos and garner a crowd reaction.

TNA has zero reaction or emotion from the crowd, commentators or other performers these days, the Impact zone has become a rather ironic title.

tu_holmes · « **Reply #548 on:** December 10, 2010, 01:16:57 PM »

Quote from: Evo on December 10, 2010, 01:09:01 PM

They may talk as much in WWE, but the stars there can cut promos and garner a crowd reaction.

TNA has zero reaction or emotion from the crowd, commentators or other performers these days, the Impact zone has become a rather ironic title.

I disagree... a lot of TNA guys get great reactions.

There are some bums... Team 3D can't get anything but cheap heat any time, but whatever... They need to go back to the formula that worked... Some of the current gimmicks are just shit.

Some are great though.

Montague · « **Reply #549 on:** December 11, 2010, 05:46:02 AM »

Examiner.com has provided an update on Jeff Hardy's court appearance yesterday, which continued his ongoing battle against multiple drug charges. The report reveals that the case has been delayed yet again, with Hardy set to return the Moore County Supreme Court on January 20th, 2011. The list of charges read to Hardy at the hearing yesterday were as follows:

-Conspiracy to traffic in Opium
-Trafficking in Opium by possession
-2 counts of possession with intent to distribute
-Felony possession of cocaine
-Felony maintaining a controlled substance in a vehicle/dwelling/place
-Misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia