WWE

[adustlandfairytale]

Can't say i've seen NXT properly since the first season. But did enjoy the one when CM Punk was on commentary.

Quite enjoying the fact that Zack Ryder is on the TV now and That D Bryan (Oh Booker T) is Mr MITB.

Anyone else really hope that Tough Enough comes back soon?

[luckysalt]

TNA have released Amazing Red, The IWC is split about it, whilst I liked Red, he was limited and had no character whatsoever dispite being in TNA forever, he nmever seemed to progress any further whatsoever. Baby face never let him be anything but a face and faces don't really need Managers to do talking for them, thats for heels, so where do you go? Needed a rich heel roster to face against and TNA is only really getting that now, Austin is gunna be great for them.

[Uncle Liam]

Good young wrestler in making no progress in TNA shocker...

[luckysalt]

He's been in TNA from the beginning. Its no fault but his own.

[Uncle Liam]

But thats not really true is it?

Or do you say the same about the likes of Petey Williams, Jay Lethal, Sonjay Dutt, Homicide, and countless others (including Samoa Joe) who have had their legs cut off by TNA in favour of WCW alumni and WWE rejects?

Which 'homegrown' talent has TNA got over in the last five years? No one. You can say Beer Money and the Motor City Machine Guns but no one is paying to watch them and its easy to impress the same 900 idiots who went to the Impact Zone every two weeks. AJ Styles is a mid card joke, last seen jobbing out to Bubba Ray Dudley, Christopher Daniels is a mid carder at best (mainly because he's been stuck there for so long, and I think he's 41 now) and Samoa Joe needs to get out of the promotion, as he has needed to for the last eighteen months.

Which of the homegrown talent is going to take TNA forward? Answer: None of them, because if they were they would have done so by now. Or at least shown signs of doing so. Does Robert Roode really come across as a headliner? Of course not. They tried to get him over as a top level singles in 2007, when he beat Jarrett clean on PPV and it didnt work, and thats when he ended up in Beer Money.

Apart from Destination X, l(apart from Lethal Lockdown- which was all about Flair and did nothing for anyone) look at who has been in the PPV main events all year: Sting, Kurt Angle, Mr. Anderson, Rob Van Dam, and Jeff Hardy. It is August and every single world title match on PPV this year has had these five people in it. And no one else. This, and the fact that the promotion is centered around the same people; Hogan, Flair, Bischoff etc is one of the many reasons why no home grown talent is over, and why TNA is just marching along, waiting for Spike TV to pull the plug and put everyone out of their misery...

[metallimuse]

I give you the new Undertaker...

http://www.sescoops.com/wrestling-news/wwe/recent-picture-of-the-undertaker-looking-bald/attachment/takerbald/

...is it just me or does he look really old?Liking his style though lol.

[Uncle Liam]

I give you the new Undertaker...

http://www.sescoops....ment/takerbald/

...is it just me or does he look really old?Liking his style though lol.

[metallimuse]

He looks like my Dad.

[The Nal]

Apparently George Clooney is dating Stacey Keibler. Good tekkers George, good tekkers.

Edited August 5, 2011 by The Nal

[G-Stud]

You get a plus one for not the picture, though it's a good 'un, but the use of tekkers. Well played sir.

[Elbear]

Masters, Kozlov, Hart-Smith, Melina and Gail Kim gone. Not too surprising.

And does anyone else think Taker looks like he has some sort of illness? Not keen on the look.

[metallimuse]

Masters, Kozlov, Hart-Smith, Melina and Gail Kim gone. Not too surprising.

And does anyone else think Taker looks like he has some sort of illness? Not keen on the look.

[luckysalt]

But thats not really true is it?

Or do you say the same about the likes of Petey Williams, Jay Lethal, Sonjay Dutt, Homicide, and countless others (including Samoa Joe) who have had their legs cut off by TNA in favour of WCW alumni and WWE rejects?

Which 'homegrown' talent has TNA got over in the last five years? No one. You can say Beer Money and the Motor City Machine Guns but no one is paying to watch them and its easy to impress the same 900 idiots who went to the Impact Zone every two weeks. AJ Styles is a mid card joke, last seen jobbing out to Bubba Ray Dudley, Christopher Daniels is a mid carder at best (mainly because he's been stuck there for so long, and I think he's 41 now) and Samoa Joe needs to get out of the promotion, as he has needed to for the last eighteen months.

Which of the homegrown talent is going to take TNA forward? Answer: None of them, because if they were they would have done so by now. Or at least shown signs of doing so. Does Robert Roode really come across as a headliner? Of course not. They tried to get him over as a top level singles in 2007, when he beat Jarrett clean on PPV and it didnt work, and thats when he ended up in Beer Money.

Apart from Destination X, l(apart from Lethal Lockdown- which was all about Flair and did nothing for anyone) look at who has been in the PPV main events all year: Sting, Kurt Angle, Mr. Anderson, Rob Van Dam, and Jeff Hardy. It is August and every single world title match on PPV this year has had these five people in it. And no one else. This, and the fact that the promotion is centered around the same people; Hogan, Flair, Bischoff etc is one of the many reasons why no home grown talent is over, and why TNA is just marching along, waiting for Spike TV to pull the plug and put everyone out of their misery...

[metallimuse]

Apparently WWE magazine is teasing an in ring return from Triple H at NOC.

While I am a massive Trips mark and would personally like to see him in ring again I think this would be a huge mistake considering his current character placement.

[A-Rob]

Apparently WWE magazine is teasing an in ring return from Triple H at NOC.

While I am a massive Trips mark and would personally like to see him in ring again I think this would be a huge mistake considering his current character placement.

[swede]

I think he will feud with CM Punk, which will eventually lead to a match or two

[Halcyon]

It should be kept for Mania though, a slow burn to his ring return and first match as COO will ultimately mean more.

[swede]

Why put it on WM, when it's already going to max out at 300k buys due to Cena vs Rock anyway? Might as well use it to try and pop a buy rate at a b-level ppv... say, HiaC or Vengance.

Edited August 9, 2011 by swede

[The Nal]

Been watching a lot of old school stuff recently.

An all time classic.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLsO9LxT7lE

[metallimuse]

Like I said, the longer HHH stays out of the ring, the more people will buy his COO character.

[Gre]

he has to stay out of it for his COO character to be believable or else it will just decend into people thinking he's just involving himself and stroking his ego needlessly instead of putting the product first.

[A-Rob]

Looking forward for summerslam this wkend, it should be a solid ppv.

Cena vs Punk should be a good, I smell a screwjob somewhere to trigger Punk/HHH feud.

Not too bothered with Christian vs Orton, Orton is too boring, hope christian retains and hopefully start feuding with someone else.

I'm also looking forward for Sheamus vs Mark Henry. As they are two performers I'm enjoying watching lately, Henry's push has been good, Hope' Sheamus gets pushed as well. SD needs badly some good main eventers.

Hopes R-truth vs Morrison and Daniel Bryan vs Wade Barrett gets added to the card as well

[The Nal]

Enjoyed the tit for tat on Raw. Punk made a few low blows too.

The rest of the show though was unbelievably bad.

[rexclark]

This is f**king tragic. How on earth is this man still alive?

[The Nal]

This is f**king tragic. How on earth is this man still alive?