It's a double edge sword. The fans know what's happened to me over the past couple of years. I lost my family. I pretty much got devastated financially and the fans know that I've had some hard times - and that's the nature of loyal fans. They want to see the people that they love and believe in get back on their feet. That's part of it. And the other part of it is that the fans are sick of this monopoly. They're sick of contrived programming. They're sick of seeing Shawn Michaels and Triple H run around like a couple of degenerates and act goofy and, you know, doing the whole Hornswoggle thing. The fans are tired of that weak programming.
WRESTLING :LOL
so impact will finally do more than a 1.3? awesome!
I haven't watched wrestling since 2001, but it how many more "Tooth Fairy" movies before the Rock makes his return?
WRESTLING :LOL
VIDEOGAMES :smug
it's on Japanese tv.
I watched something something Cena something something "irish" guy with red hair "FRU DA TAIBUL" blah blah blah i'm the bad guy
Never a watcher, and I always thought it was bad... but never quite THIS bad.... right?
It's going to be interesting. The WWE is countering with Bret Hart as their guest host, and several big PPV matches.
That's part of it. And the other part of it is that the fans are sick of this monopoly. They're sick of contrived programming. They're sick of seeing Shawn Michaels and Triple H run around like a couple of degenerates and act goofy and, you know, doing the whole Hornswoggle thing. The fans are tired of that weak programming.
WRESTLING :LOL.
I know people who realize wrestling is fake, yet will never forgive Hulk for the NWO stint :lol
In the late 80s/early90s I was a wrestling fan and loved Hogan; I still have my Hulk plush doll from back in the day :shh
I haven't payed attention to wrestling in years though, while many of my friends were fans well into high school. I'll definitely check this Spike thing out, if I can find videos online lol
QuoteThat's part of it. And the other part of it is that the fans are sick of this monopoly. They're sick of contrived programming. They're sick of seeing Shawn Michaels and Triple H run around like a couple of degenerates and act goofy and, you know, doing the whole Hornswoggle thing. The fans are tired of that weak programming.
HULK GETS IT :bow
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holy shit this guy is the WWF champion now? :lol
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"The Model" Rick Martel could totally beat his ass.
I know people who realize wrestling is fake, yet will never forgive Hulk for the NWO stint :lol
In the late 80s/early90s I was a wrestling fan and loved Hogan; I still have my Hulk plush doll from back in the day :shh
I haven't payed attention to wrestling in years though, while many of my friends were fans well into high school. I'll definitely check this Spike thing out, if I can find videos online lol
The NWO was awesome.
I know people who realize wrestling is fake, yet will never forgive Hulk for the NWO stint :lol
In the late 80s/early90s I was a wrestling fan and loved Hogan; I still have my Hulk plush doll from back in the day :shh
I haven't payed attention to wrestling in years though, while many of my friends were fans well into high school. I'll definitely check this Spike thing out, if I can find videos online lol
The NWO was awesome.
I had an NWO shirt but my mom threw it away after I wore it to bible camp :'(
LOL. That is one of the most hypocritical things THE HULKSTER BROTHER has ever said.
holy shit this guy is the WWF champion now? :lol
I would jizz my pants if I got to see Bret Hart wrestle again.
LOL. That is one of the most hypocritical things THE HULKSTER BROTHER has ever said.
It really is, but it doesn't take away from the fact it's DA TRUF.
I would jizz my pants if I got to see Bret Hart wrestle again.
He's in his 50s, hasn't wrestled in a decade, and had a massive stroke. This is like jizzing your pants for another Shenmue game.
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LOL. That is one of the most hypocritical things THE HULKSTER BROTHER has ever said.
It really is, but it doesn't take away from the fact it's DA TRUF.
Yeah, so it's really too bad that nothing Hogan does in TNA is going to counter that.
What belt does Miz have?
I like the wrestlers like Kofi. He's a cool dude.
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this video is so amazing (ly cheesy)
What belt does Miz have?
I like the wrestlers like Kofi. He's a cool dude.
The Miz is the Intercontinental Champ. I never saw him on the Real World, but there's nothing about him (now) as a pro wrestler to mock for that. He's one of the better young heels out there. He was part of a tag team with Tough Enough winner John Morrison, and both of them have improved tremendously from when they started.
Kofi's gotten better ever since they gave him a push and he dropped the "Jamaica, mon" gimmick. Wrasslin' sites say he's in the doghouse for some shit he did backstage though.
RAW is usually always boring as fuck. I barely watch whole shows and prefer to wait to download/watch them on Youtube so I can see the five minutes out of the two hour show that are decent or sometimes actually good. ECW is much better, but I never watch it. Never watch Smackdown! either.
What belt does Miz have?
What belt does Miz have?
I like the wrestlers like Kofi. He's a cool dude.
The Miz is the Intercontinental Champ. I never saw him on the Real World, but there's nothing about him (now) as a pro wrestler to mock for that. He's one of the better young heels out there. He was part of a tag team with Tough Enough winner John Morrison, and both of them have improved tremendously from when they started
You're right. I just want to watch some competitive wrestling again.
But Hulk coming to TNA or Bret coming WWF won't change a thing. They still have the same crappy writers who make boring plotlines and feuds, and now that WWE is PG, it'll never get back to the mayhem it had during the Attitude era.
Do people get emotionally invested with this new crop of wrestlers? The little I've seen of modern wrestling has been boring as fuck, like Cena. Stonecold was fun. The Rock was fun. These guys, meh
Do people get emotionally invested with this new crop of wrestlers? The little I've seen of modern wrestling has been boring as fuck, like Cena. Stonecold was fun. The Rock was fun. These guys, meh
Do people get emotionally invested with this new crop of wrestlers? The little I've seen of modern wrestling has been boring as fuck, like Cena. Stonecold was fun. The Rock was fun. These guys, meh
holy shit this guy is the WWF champion now? :lol
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"The Model" Rick Martel could totally beat his ass.
Wait, you're telling me Cena PUSHED for the PG rating? Even more to dislike that smarmy cunt.
Yeah that's the problem with wrestling now, I think. It's just not over the top anymore. Even when they had guys like The Rock or Stone Cold running around it was fun because everything was a hypersexualized slapstick show.
Are there any more "funny" guys in the WWE right now like The Rock?
Yeah that's the problem with wrestling now, I think. It's just not over the top anymore. Even when they had guys like The Rock or Stone Cold running around it was fun because everything was a hypersexualized slapstick show.
Are there any more "funny" guys in the WWE right now like The Rock?
Yeah that's the problem with wrestling now, I think. It's just not over the top anymore. Even when they had guys like The Rock or Stone Cold running around it was fun because everything was a hypersexualized slapstick show.
Are there any more "funny" guys in the WWE right now like The Rock?
Santino is the WWE's current go to guy for comedy and I love him for it; mostly.
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Goldust rarely has a part in raw anymore.
:-\
TNA... never, ever, ever hit the Hogan button. It always leads to ruin.
It's like night and day between old and new wrestling.
That Undertaker vs Mankind fight is one of the truly best moments in wrestling.That was the only PPV that I've ever seen and I don't think anything will ever top that for me. That shit was insane. My sister thought Mankind died when Undertaker threw him off the cage. :lol
Amazing :lol
Wait, Bret Hart is wrestling again? Isn't he in his 50s and didn't he have to end his career due to an injury at WCW? I haven't watched rasslin in about 4-5 years so I have no clue what's going on.
He's not just the host. He signed a 4 month contract.
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The indisputable high water mark for the WWF right there. Now poor Jericho is just another wanker drawing a check.
I doubt I could find it, but there's an awesome Foley promo where he's talking about a steel cage match that's him, Nation era Rock and Ken Shamrock; Foley talks about chocolate flavored testes as a breakfast cereal or something. Foley was awesome.
Saint Cornelius has been working out.
If you've never watched Beyond the Mat you should do so.
The whole thing is up on youtube.
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WTF is wrong with Kevin Nash? :lol
Wow. Ric Flair. Now that is fucking cool.
Naich!! It's a dubya-cee-dubya geezer reunion! :hyper WWE is finished now!
This is bad.
What's happening on RAW?
Oh Jesus.
This is like one big WCW reunion.
Like right before they got bought? Yeah that suckedddd.
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it's hard to hold a grudge when you need and feed on fan adoration like a bret hart does
that plus a suitcase full of dollars washes away a lot of betrayal and dead brothers
Jericho looks like shit, wtf happened? :(
Impact is way more entertaining than RAW to me tonight.
Kofi's wrestling on the later parts of RAW now? That's a damn big boost compared to being a mid-card wrestler last summer.
i think it's pretty bad actually. the flow is really terrible. they seem to stumble around to each spot with no coordination. like they made it all up on the spot.
VAL VENIS?!!?!?!?!?!?
VAL VENIS?!!?!?!?!?!?
CHOPPY CHOPPY YOUR PEEPEE
It was a sloppy, poorly paced night of TNA but I still found it more compelling than the WWE stuff. Not sure if that is because of nostalgia or not or if it will continue but I'm glad to see some compeitition.
It was a sloppy, poorly paced night of TNA but I still found it more compelling than the WWE stuff. Not sure if that is because of nostalgia or not or if it will continue but I'm glad to see some compeitition.
Surprised Bret didn't punch Vince? No surprise ending to RAW?
edit: spoke too soon!
It blows my mind that TNA is actually running with a WCW storyline to "Revolutionize" their company. They can't be this stupid, right?
They just better focus on the younger talent and using the older guys to enhance them, not the other way around.
So TNA got-
-Hulk Hogan
-Eric Bischoff
-Sean Waltman
-Scott Hall
-Orlando Jordan
-Shannon Moore
-Ric Flair
-Jeff Hardy
-Bubba The Love Sponge (lol)
-The Nasty Boys
-Sean Morley (Val Venis)
-Sting (returned)
Did I miss someone? There's like four guys in there who are young and in good shape. Also I wonder why Angelina Love didn't come back.
too many "star" egos, fiftysomething men will hog all the face time and hold all the TNA belts within three months
WWE snaps up all the disgruntled young guys who leave, shows them some spotlight love, TNA stagnates and tanks because none of the elderlies will ever swallow their egotism long enough to actually lose a match so it's just a bunch of standing around making awkward challenges to each other
it's as circular as the greenish fringe of fuzz around hogan's liver-spotted skull
also: Fuck Ric Flair. Vince gave him a glorious send off and he's getting ready to shit all over it.
too many "star" egos, fiftysomething men will hog all the face time and hold all the TNA belts within three months
WWE snaps up all the disgruntled young guys who leave, shows them some spotlight love, TNA stagnates and tanks because none of the elderlies will ever swallow their egotism long enough to actually lose a match so it's just a bunch of standing around making awkward challenges to each other
it's as circular as the greenish fringe of fuzz around hogan's liver-spotted skull
TNA has had plenty of 50-something stars for the longest time and they manage to share the spotlight with the younger guys from what I've watched (although, not regularly as I'd like to admit.)
To be fair I think at least starting off this is the only way it will work. The only reason a lot of people probably watched tonight was because of people like Flair, Hogan, the Nwo stuff, etc. The key will somehow be integrating the old with the new so you can capture both audiences. The WCW could never consistently do it with a lot of the same people so that doesn't bode well for TNA but somebody has to do something.
So is Val Venis back as the true Val Venis or is he just Sean Morley?
These guys CAN'T wrestle can they?
Scott Hall, for instance, looks completely out of shape. He has a manly beer gut :drool
He is using his real name (Sean Morley), but he is Val Venis in character.
Then I'm watching. Would be nice if he had his classic theme.
Scott Hall has lost weight recently btw. Think about that.
ew
I haven't watched any wrestling since the op but apparently tonight Hogan fights Flair.
I'm gonna watch even though its two 60 year olds fighting.
:rofl
I didn't know we have a wrestling thread!
The continuing Hoganisation of WCW - woah, that was a genuine freudian mis-type - I mean TNA is really sending it downhill. Get these friggin' old bastards out of the ring.
The wrestling industry never learns, if we don't see them make the exact same mistakes all over again I'll be shocked beyond belief.
RVD is a pretty cool acquisition. I'm sure they'll screw it up.
Is anyone else liking Jericho in WWE? I have never liked Jericho in the slightest but he is a totally hilarious heel and has probably become my favourite WWE wrestler (not that there's much competition).