The General Wrestling Thread

[JimLeavy59]

Sandow is amazing you would think the WWE would him in some type of feud for a title. I honestly think he could work as a babyface.

 

[SuperKevin]

WWE signed a new developmental wrestler named Smith James. He's a big soft guy at 6'2" 300+ lbs who apparently is solid on the mic and at selling pain. He was trained by Taz.

 

[FedEx227]

At the House of Hardcore I hope.

 

[JimLeavy59]

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

WWE signed a new developmental wrestler named Smith James. He's a big soft guy at 6'2" 300+ lbs who apparently is solid on the mic and at selling pain. He was trained by Taz.

At the House of Hardcore I hope.

That would make him really old, at least by their standards.

 

[SuperKevin]

That would make him really old, at least by their standards.

http://www.cagematch.net/?id=2&nr=7631

 

[FedEx227]

I know, I was just hoping I use to love those promos.

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

http://www.cagematch.net/?id=2&nr=7631

Yeah, if he's 27 there's no way Taz trained him in the ECW days. I think Taz jumped in '99 or '00, this guy would have been like 13.

I didn't know Taz was still training people or had a school.

 

[FedEx227]

My response was more of a sarcastic joke because I was unaware Taz trained people post-House of Hardcore.

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

Meltzer says Samuray Del Sol, Mike Bennett, Sami Callihan, & Shaun Ricker and completing medicals & paperwork and headed to WWE.

That's five confirmed signings in two days. If I were in developmental and not being used, i'd be sweating a little bit.

 

[LiquidLarry2GhostWF]

I think the WWE is expanding developmental. There may be some pruning, but I'd lean on the idea that they are building developmental up.

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

This Smith James guy is the shits. I have no idea why they signed him.

Just watched a bunch of matches. He's woefully out of shape, not very tall, terrible bland look, and nothing special in the ring at all.

There he is against Carlito, who is a decent worker. I don't understand what they see in this guy. BEAR HUGS & CHINLOCKS. OK, I get it, it's in front of 25 people in a VFW hall, im not asking for topes and suicide dives, but still. When combined with his generic look, I just don't see the appeal.

If they wanted a fat white guy with a beard, Kevin Steen blows this guy out of the water in the ring and in the charisma department.

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

Here's James against that creep from New Jersey who passes himself off as Kanyon. "Mortiss". Rampage Rogers is the uploader, he's the guy in the gimmick. He's a fucking creep, I don't understand why people book him.

Anyway, another lame match. Can't figure out why WWE would sign this guy.

 

[EmpireWF]

They want bodies in the new developmental digs.

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

Looks like Low Ki is headed to All Japan. I asked Gabe Sapolsky what's up with Low Ki in DGUSA and he responded "I honestly have no idea".

Daisuke Harada has jumped off one sinking ship (Osaka Pro), and onto another (NOAH). Atsushi Kotoge also left Osaka Pro for NOAH several months back. Osaka Pro is in really bad shape and letting guys go if they can find full time work elsewhere. Japan is a lot like NCAA basketball these days, with NOAH being like the A10, with key guys leaving and being replaced by Osaka Pro guys, who would be like the CAA in this analogy.

 

[FedEx227]

This Smith James guy is the shits. I have no idea why they signed him.

Just watched a bunch of matches. He's woefully out of shape, not very tall, terrible bland look, and nothing special in the ring at all.

There he is against Carlito, who is a decent worker. I don't understand what they see in this guy. BEAR HUGS & CHINLOCKS. OK, I get it, it's in front of 25 people in a VFW hall, im not asking for topes and suicide dives, but still. When combined with his generic look, I just don't see the appeal.

If they wanted a fat white guy with a beard, Kevin Steen blows this guy out of the water in the ring and in the charisma department.

It's pretty telling when he's shorter than Carlito. I don't understand it at all either, outside of as Empire said, warm bodies. Which doesn't make a whole lot of sense.

 

[JimLeavy59]

As noted before, the May 6th WWE RAW did a 2.89 rating with 3.92 million viewers. This is the worst rating for RAW so far this year. RAW was third for the night on cable TV, behind the NBA playoffs on TNT. The following details are courtesy of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter:


In the segment breakdown, the show started with a 3.29 quarter rating for the Ryback and John Cena segment. Damien Sandow vs. Randy Orton lost a whopping 725,000 viewers, including 19% of all Males 18-49. Chris Jericho’s promo gained 124,000 viewers. R-Truth vs. Fandango lost 146,000 viewers for a 2.74 quarter rating. Alberto Del Rio vs. Dolph Ziggler at 9pm gained 228,000 viewers for a 2.91 quarter rating.


The Shield vs. The Usos and Kofi Kingston lost 206,000 viewers. Zack Ryder vs. Antonio Cesaro gained 26,000 viewers. The highlight of the show was Brock Lesnar’s visit to WWE HQ and then the segment with Triple H and Paul Heyman. That segment gained a big 899,000 viewers in the 10pm timeslot, boosting the rating to a 3.44. Male Teens grew 35% and Males 18-49 grew 38% during that segment.


Kaitlyn, Cameron and Naomi vs. AJ Lee and The Bella Twins lost another big number – 921,000 viewers. During that match, 17% among Male Teens and 21% in Males 18-49 tuned out. The confrontation with Sheamus and Mark Henry plus Sheamus vs. Wade Barrett gained 146,000 viewers. Kane vs. Ryback in the main event plus the post-match angle with Daniel Bryan, John Cena and The Shield gained 163,000 viewers for a 2.99 overrun – very weak for the main event.

 

[JimLeavy59]

Looks like The Rock is going to have a show on HBO, think Entourage 2.0. John Cena must be one jealous motherfucker.

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

New Japan "Wrestling Dontaku" review..

http://www.voicesofwrestling.com/20...tling-dontaku-ends-amazing-run-of-ippv-shows/

My full breakdown & star rating analysis inside...

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

Been watching these TNA "One Night Only" evergreen PPV's. Not bad if you want to watch a three hour self contained show that tells a little story. Tons of guys that TNA has under contract but never uses, like SAM SHAW and ALEX SILVA get work here. Plus they bring back a lot of former TNA talent.

This X-Division show isnt bad. Where else can you see Tony Nese & Rashad Cameron vs Doug Williams & Kid Kash? So random.