The General Wrestling Thread

[Kuzzy Powers]

LOL my god this Big Show shit really is god awful. Theres never been a wrestler just randomly thrown into the worst storylines after time off than Big Show, its happened more times than I can count. Worst iron clad contract ive ever seen..

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

LOL my god this Big Show shit really is god awful. Theres never been a wrestler just randomly thrown into the worst storylines after time off than Big Show, its happened more times than I can count. Worst iron clad contract ive ever seen..

LOL @ his finances being "public record". What a dumb line.

Utter shit, this story is.

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

Rare footage of the aborted Hulk Hogan/Jake Roberts feud from late 1986/early 1987. Jake has maintained for years that the feud was dropped because as a heel he was getting massive cheers against Hogan, which at that time was unheard of as Hogan was at his peak.

This is local promotional footage from the Providence market, which is where one of the few matches took place. Jake was turned face in early 1987 when Honkytonk Man attacked him on The Snake Pit with his guitar. It ended up not being a worked guitar, and injured Jake's back badly, which Jake says led to his pain pill addiction.

 

[dave]

I think even Hogan said the same about Jake The Snake. It was drooped for that reason.

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

Do any of you guys recognize the building? The wrestled in Winnipeg, which is supposedly the match where Jake was so over that they officially decided to drop the whole deal. But that footage is likely from Providence since they are building to a rematch on "January 29". Hogan did indeed face Jake on January 29 1987 in Providence.

 

[LiquidLarry2GhostWF]

I told you they were setting up HHH/McMahon for Mania weeks ago! You didn't believe me! So yeah, I agree with that.

But I disagree with re-establishing Orton. He is a pawn and being painted as an unworthy geek. He isn't positioned as a strong heel here, he's positioned as a fraud champion.

People have every right to be cynical with the direction of the angle, because promoters cant help pushing themselves, especially the McMahons, but I cant listen to this stuff from people that Bryan isn't being pushed. I mean, c'mon. Get a clue.

Uh, what?

The entire reason I've disliked this is because I knew Bryan, while being the lead face of the program and ultimately going over, would take a backseat to other storylines, making him going over less of a big deal.

It already is less of a big deal because now, not only is Bryan "fighting the man" they are throwing Big Show and Cody Rhodes into the mix.

As for Orton, its been reported for a year that they've wanted to bring him back from the mid-card back to the top of the card. They are pushing him as a fraud champion, but their goal has already been met...he's back in the main event scene. Not sure how you can disagree with that.

 

[BigBiss]

LOL my god this Big Show shit really is god awful. Theres never been a wrestler just randomly thrown into the worst storylines after time off than Big Show, its happened more times than I can count. Worst iron clad contract ive ever seen..

 

[Herm]

 

[FedEx227]

Uh, what?

The entire reason I've disliked this is because I knew Bryan, while being the lead face of the program and ultimately going over, would take a backseat to other storylines, making him going over less of a big deal.

It already is less of a big deal because now, not only is Bryan "fighting the man" they are throwing Big Show and Cody Rhodes into the mix.

As for Orton, its been reported for a year that they've wanted to bring him back from the mid-card back to the top of the card. They are pushing him as a fraud champion, but their goal has already been met...he's back in the main event scene. Not sure how you can disagree with that.

I will admit I'm not entirely happy with the direction the angle has took for the reason I bolded. Im all for Bryan being the sole focal point here but now it's turning into the company vs. McMahon's deal which is meh, been there done that way too many times. I know it's just building up for a Survivor Series match but I can't help but think it's taking some of the shine off Bryan.

 

[LiquidLarry2GhostWF]

PWG TEN Review

http://www.voicesofwrestling.com/2013/09/04/pwg-ten-review/

 

[Kuzzy Powers]

Atleast Kane has been a pretty steady contributor for about 15 years, his time off during that time is nothing compared Big Show's. I cant argue the god awful storylines tho...

 

[ThomasTomasz]

I wonder if Dixie truly believes the problem with TNA's personnel was because they only have one show, not multiple ones like their "competitor"

 

[JimLeavy59]

Hulk Hogan thinks TNA needs unlimited backing, honestly TNA needs to actually scout for talent and get rid of guys like Hogan. Impact should should not feel like WWE-lite. I mean shit Davey Richards, Eddie Edwards, Roderick Strong, Kevin Steen, Adam Cole, and Mike Bennett should be on the TNA roster not guys like Jay Bradley, Gunner, and these fucking MMA guys. Impacts goal should to as different from the WWE as humanly possible.

 

[LiquidLarry2GhostWF]

The people who own the money already looked at the books and realized they shouldn't be spending what they do on talent...Hogan just wants the company to filter in money so he can get some more of it. Hogan's agenda in TNA has always been crystal clear.

 

[s@ppisgod]

The people who own the money already looked at the books and realized they shouldn't be spending what they do on talent...Hogan just wants the company to filter in money so he can get some more of it. Hogan's agenda in TNA has always been crystal clear.

History repeated with WCW. Only Dixie's parents are playing the part of Ted Turner. But who will play the parts of Eric Bischoff, Hogan, and Nash?

 

[ThomasTomasz]

Hulk Hogan thinks TNA needs unlimited backing, honestly TNA needs to actually scout for talent and get rid of guys like Hogan. Impact should should not feel like WWE-lite. I mean shit Davey Richards, Eddie Edwards, Roderick Strong, Kevin Steen, Adam Cole, and Mike Bennett should be on the TNA roster not guys like Jay Bradley, Gunner, and these fucking MMA guys. Impacts goal should to as different from the WWE as humanly possible.

We've already discussed to the point of a beaten, dead horse, as those guys make as much, if not more money booking themselves in ROH and other organizations then they would in TNA on an entry-level (or similar) deal. In a sense, Hogan is right, they need to make a better incentive for the top indie guys to come to TNA, not just wait for the WWE to come calling.

 

[Pills]

Going back a little.

Stephanie's promo with Big Show *really* bugged me. She started talking about seeing him when she was young, and how he was great to her when she was a little girl, etc.

Dude, he's *4* years older than she is. He didn't sign with the WWE until she was 23. If she was sitting on his lap then, then more than just "mentoring" was going on.

 

[JimLeavy59]

We've already discussed to the point of a beaten, dead horse, as those guys make as much, if not more money booking themselves in ROH and other organizations then they would in TNA on an entry-level (or similar) deal. In a sense, Hogan is right, they need to make a better incentive for the top indie guys to come to TNA, not just wait for the WWE to come calling.

They easily could if Dixie wasn't such a mark and got rid of Sting, Hogan, Bischoff, Angle, Kennedy, and Jeff Hardy. Getting rid of those contracts would easily free up money.

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

 

[LiquidLarry2GhostWF]

We've already discussed to the point of a beaten, dead horse, as those guys make as much, if not more money booking themselves in ROH and other organizations then they would in TNA on an entry-level (or similar) deal. In a sense, Hogan is right, they need to make a better incentive for the top indie guys to come to TNA, not just wait for the WWE to come calling.

Hogan has zero interest bringing in top Indie talent.