The "RAW sucks" and "Angelina Love is an illegal immigrant" wrestling thread.

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Just got back in from the Smackdown taping. Don't want to get into spoilers or anything, but it was a pretty good show. I think Bush got the most heel heat of the night during the troops promo they aired between shows/during a commercial.

I think the most definite things I can say without talking about results is that Tyson Kidd and Matt Hardy both need haircuts (or in Kidd's case get rid of that silly piece of hair in the front) to be taken seriously. I mean I think Matt Hardy's ring work is okay, but the moon boots, mullet, and whatever else makes me think he should just go away like Jeff and come back with a new gimmick. The crowd definitely seemed bored with him except for his association to Jeff.

The taping seemed to run much quicker than the live Raw I went to in terms of breaks and such which was nice. The whole show ran about 4 hours.
 
Survivor Series 2001:

1) Christian (WCW/ECW) vs. Al Snow (WWF)
2) William Regal (WCW/ECW) vs. Yoshihiro Tajiri w/ Torrie Wilson (WWF)
3) Test (WCW/ECW vs. Edge (WWF)

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godDAMN this stands the stupid as fuck test of time.
 
Ok, I just got back to watching the Raw stream and I see Flair in the ring. So let me see if I have this straight - Alliance angle ends at Survivor Series and Flair comes back after it's over? This was his first appearance in the WWF since WCW died, right? That seems really stupid.

And up next it's Torrie vs. Stacy in a gravy bowl match for the Women's title. Yikes.

This channel is supposed to be showing 1998 WWF programming soon, so that should be good.
 
[quote name='Ugamer_X']Ok, I just got back to watching the Raw stream and I see Flair in the ring. So let me see if I have this straight - Alliance angle ends at Survivor Series and Flair comes back after it's over? This was his first appearance in the WWF since WCW died, right? That seems really stupid.[/QUOTE]
That was the most insulting capper to the angle. Half-assed WCW finally goes away after an 8 month storyline, and they bring in Ric Flair THE NEXT NIGHT.

And then then Nash, Hall, and Hogan like 3 months later.
 
[quote name='Ugamer_X']Ok, I just got back to watching the Raw stream and I see Flair in the ring. So let me see if I have this straight - Alliance angle ends at Survivor Series and Flair comes back after it's over? This was his first appearance in the WWF since WCW died, right? That seems really stupid.

.[/QUOTE]

man. i want to see this again. i remember stone cold and angle in the ring and then the music hit..
 
[quote name='mykevermin']Survivor Series 2001:

1) Christian (WCW/ECW) vs. Al Snow (WWF)
2) William Regal (WCW/ECW) vs. Yoshihiro Tajiri w/ Torrie Wilson (WWF)
3) Test (WCW/ECW vs. Edge (WWF)

:rofl:

godDAMN this stands the stupid as fuck test of time.[/QUOTE]
that is fucking bad.. it pisses me off
 
Awesome ECW show, even with the hit-or-miss Abe Washington Show included. Tony's constant HUHUHUH! was funny a few times - not a thousand, but I absolutely loved his big intro for Abe - that was solid gold. Shelton vs. Ryder was good stuff, and I loved the springboard blockbuster>Paydirt finish. That could definitely get over if they push it right. Regal destroying the jobber after he took two uranages was awesome - and he made the Regal Stretch looks vicious too. Dreamer and Christian beating up the big dudes with the sticks, leading to Regal ordering his charges to stay back, was a simple way to build up next week's tag match and make sure that Christian isn't totally outnumbered when he faces Regal for the title. I really hope that Christian ups the budget for his street garb - he looked low-rent next to TOMMY DREAMER of all people, who came off like a big spender by comparison.

Doing a ton of hype just for the NBC WM 25 special video of HBK-Taker was a bit strange, but hey, it led to them having enough time to deliver another awesome Sheamus-Goldust match. This was their best one yet, and Striker added a lot to it with his commentary - noting that this match had its advantages in that you couldn't be DQed, but also stating that such a thing can be bad if you need to get DQed to save yourself.

Goldust was bumping around perfectly here, taking a huge bump against the ring post back-first, and just flying around the ring like he hasn't done in many years. It's a shame that he's over 40 now, because seeing his present work really makes me wish that the last decade of his career wasn't so scattershot. He's so perfect in his role now as a guy to make others look better that I hope he's rewarded with either some kind of job for life, or a decent title run, or better yet - both. He's done a world of good for Sheamus, who came out of this feud looking like he's ready to take on anyone.



Quotes -
Tony - WIT HIS GUEST TONIGHT, GREGORY HELMS, HEEEERREEEE’SSSSS ABBBEEEEE!
Abraham - I’m going to say something that no one has ever said when visiting here.
Tony - WHAT’S THAT, ABE!?
Abraham - I’M HAPPY TO BE IN CLEVELAND. You know who happens to be from Cleveland? ARSENIO HALL! If you’re watching, I wanna say that COMING TO AMERICA SUCKED! THAT’S RIGHT, I SAID IT!
Tony - HAHA! HAHA! HAHA!
Abraham - I AM THE MOST EXCITING THING TO COME TO THIS TOWN SINCE LEBRON JAMES! DAT’S RIGHT! He and I have something in common - we are on the first thing out of Cleveland! DAT’S RIGHT!
Striker - It’s time-tested veteran, Gregory Helms!
Abraham - YOU’RE THE HURRICANE! I SAW YA CHANGING IN THE PHONE BOOTH!
Helms - Aside from the fact that you were watching me change, I’m not the Hurricane.
Tony - HAHA! HAHA! HAHA!
Helms- Truth be told, I was the longest reigning cruiserweight champion ever, but I had a neck injury, so I came to ECW to be a member of the broadcasting team.
Abraham - You are the LYING KING, MAN! I would like to bring out my next guest, with his sister Katie Lea, MR. PAUL BIRCHILL!
Tony - KATIE LEA, YOU LOOK HOT! HAHAHA!
Hurricane - TUNE IN NEXT WEEK, SAME HURRI-TIME, SAME HURRI-CHANNEL!
Tony - HAHHAAHAHA! HAHAHAHA!
Cena - Undertaker is the Clint Eastwood of our business.
HHH - The streak has become lore in our business.
Regal - Tommy, are you still concussed? Have you gone mental? If either of you takes a step towards this ring, it’s going to be the biggest mistake of your lives.
Christian - Thanks for the heads up, Bill, and we realize it’s 2 against 3, but that’s why we brought these… (Tommy reveals kendo sticks)
(after Taker-HBK video plays)Josh - IT’S TIME FOR OUR MAIN EVENT - GOLDUST VERSUS SHEAMUS!
(after the glass-breaking Breaking Point graphic is shown)Striker - Thanks to our graphics department - that stuff is cool!
(on the no DQ/count out stip for Goldust-Sheamus)Striker - The disadvantage of this match is that you can’t hit reset, or even get yourself disqualified

Some stuff from the newest Observer about Jeff Hardy -
Jeff Hardy has signed a deal with Fox 21 Studios for his reality show. I don’t know that anything is official, but do know he is crossing his fingers that the show gets picked up on Fox, as opposed to MTV. The hope is to expand his fan base while being off television and building for a big return. After Jeff’s final night in Phoenix, Matt Hardy threw him a huge farewell party with several of the women performers and Helms. The company is going to get a new Jeff Hardy DVD out as quickly as possible. Matt noted after Jeff finished up that he had been wrestling on two herniated discs in his lower back, he’s suffering from “restless leg syndrome” which makes it difficult to sleep and has nagging neck injuries that he needs to give time to heal.

A big question everyone is wondering about is when Jeff returns, because it’s pretty much a given that he will, does he go back to zero strikes or two. I guess Chris Masters would be the first test case. For what it’s worth, the wrestlers are under the impression that if you leave and come back, the magic number goes to zero, but nobody will know unless Masters fails again.

As you can imagine, Hardy is swimming in offers for public appearances right now and is being able to charge as much as $15,000 (or more) according to those close to him.
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This also ruled -
The winner was the person who hogtied the loser. They scripted a bunch of jokes for Lawler and Cole to read. It wasn’t as bad as it sounds. I mean the announcing. The match was as bad as it sounds.
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I’m guessing he wins the title here. A babyface can’t invoke the name of God or Joe Namath, or guarantee the fans something and not back it up.
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House show report -
Tiffany was the ring announcer for the match and chose a kid out of the crowd to be her assistant General Manager for the night. No doubt he gave a more convincing promo than she did.
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10 years ago when I played Ultima Online my character's name was "Abraham Taft." That is much better than "Abraham Washington."
 
1998 WWF is on that justin.tv channel. Pre-WM14 stuff b/w Austin, HBK, and Mike Tyson.

EDIT: SPOILER image from the beginning of tomorrow night's SD:

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Man, Punk is on fuckin' FIRE.
 
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[quote name='mykevermin']1998 WWF is on that justin.tv channel. Pre-WM14 stuff b/w Austin, HBK, and Mike Tyson.

EDIT: SPOILER image from the beginning of tomorrow night's SD:

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Man, Punk is on fuckin' FIRE.
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I hope he pulled the usual "fake out the crowd with the babyface's entrance theme" swerve just to kick the segment off right.
 
[quote name='mykevermin']1998 WWF is on that justin.tv channel. Pre-WM14 stuff b/w Austin, HBK, and Mike Tyson.

EDIT: SPOILER image from the beginning of tomorrow night's SD:

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Man, Punk is on fuckin' FIRE.
[/QUOTE]

That is awesome. I like what they are doing with that angle.
 
[quote name='mykevermin']1998 WWF is on that justin.tv channel. Pre-WM14 stuff b/w Austin, HBK, and Mike Tyson.

EDIT: SPOILER image from the beginning of tomorrow night's SD:

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Man, Punk is on fuckin' FIRE.
[/QUOTE]

That is awesome! Best feud in recent memory.
 
This one isn't stupidity at all. Arquette pushed hard to try and get Russo to change his mind on making him WCW champion. Arquette was a lifelong wrestling fan and knew fans would hate the idea. Russo wouldn't budge. Arquette however gave all of his professional wrestling earnings to the families of Owen Hart, Brian Pillman and Darren Drozdov.
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I have a new respect for him.
 
I remember Flair mentioning that in his autobiography.

That was a classy move for Aquette all the way, and proved he had more character that most of the top guys in WCW at the time.
 
Excellent show tonight. Sting-Rhino was short, but good while it lasted and way better than they PPV title match this year. While Rhino lost, he looked great after beating Sting down with two Gores, and that worked at making Sting weak for the tourney, adding more desperation for his quest, and putting a key piece of the puzzle in the match with Hernandez. I liked that they came up with logical, if unlikely reasons for Rhino and Sting to be in this tourney despite a prior PPV commitment for Rhino and Sting LOSING HIS LAST SHOT AT THE TITLE LAST MONTH.

AJ vs. Sabin was an awesome, but short X division showcase. Shelley and Taz were fantastic on commentary, and each totally outshined Tenay, who either added nothing or detracted from anything he talked about. The corner boot looked sick, and I loved Sabin countering the Clash once, only to fall for it in the end.

EY's promo was okay, but he comes off like a really low-rent Jericho clone (Jericlone?). At least the shaved head and dark roots help him from being typecast as his Pied Piper character, but in order to further that, they need to do away with the "EY" nickname entirely. Joe-Daniels was excellent on the mic at times, even if Daniels CONSTANT YELLING TO MAKE HIS POINT got old. I loved the points he made about even Joe's wife and kid being ashamed of him, and Taz reiterating that THAT was the point that went over the line - not talking about him, was great. It further showed that the focus of things shouldn't be on him with this, and would have been even better had he not been cut off in mid-statement.

I dug Suicide vs. Williams, well, except for that weird-looking spot where Williams ran, then stopped out of nowhere to take a Russian legsweep. The in-ring action paled in comparison to Dinero coming down and looking awesome, costing Suicide the match. TBP's promo was hilarious, especially when Velvet said she didn't like being corrected, and Love saying that they don't speakie ugly. The knockouts tag was fine - with my favorite part being the bow from Tara leading to Hamada just kicking her head off. Hamada's anime caricature is hilarious - WWE needs to do one for Yoshi Tatsu like now.

Morgan's antics amused me once again - him as a pseudo-face is working, which is good, because him being either a straight heel, face, or whatever the hell he was supposed to be when he booked that Christmas Impact, didn't work. Hernandez-Homicide was built up really well with a video package putting over the history of the team. It probably would have come off a little better had Tenay not added "THEY WERE TOGETHER FOR THREE YEARS" after saying that you don't see teams stick around as long as LAX.

Sure, it's still true, but that's a depressing stat and it doesn't even sound impressive. Anyway, the match itself felt kinda half-speed most of the time, which played into the story well, but still made the match boring. Homicide not looking Hernandez in the eyes after losing, then just leaving while Hernandez held his hands on his hips in shock was nice. It's kind of a shame that it wasn't brought up commentary, but that would have telegraphed a Homicide turn too much - which would have ruined the main event finish, so I'm glad they didn't do that in the end. Hernandez breaking out the dominator/DDT as a finisher instead of as a regular move was nice as it teased his old finisher, but brought a new one to prominence - one that he can probably do to more main event acts and have it look impressive than the Border Toss, which relied on smaller guys flying around for it to look great.

Williams-AJ was the best Impact match in a while and they two just blended together perfectly. This was Doug's best showcase yet in TNA, and it's only a shame that these two didn't get 10+ minutes. While the matches tonight didn't go on for very long, one big positive is that, with the exception of Rhino-Sting, which felt like 15 minute match crammed into five minutes, none of the matches felt rushed. AJ's promos tonight were hilarious - the guy hit ROCK BOTTOM as a result of losing a couple of matches...and now he's all better because he won two. Guy needs to see Dr. Stevie and get his head examined.

Hernandez-Sting was perfect for what it was - a tease for a future, longer match between the two. They gave away nothing here - which is good, unlike the first Angle-Sting match where they went sent 8 minutes and were doing stuff in the crowd and all sorts of crazy shit on free TV. "Homicide" coming out was a nice swerve idea, but they should have had someone who...somewhat resembled Homicide in some way play the part. EY, with his white skin and lack of tats really didn't work. Still, it was a good tease, and it's notable that 'Cide didn't come out to save his "brother", but all the other lead faces did. The show-closing brawl was decent until the heels got the better of the faces - that's happened far too often over the past year, although at least this time, the World Elite was allowed to look like a big deal in it.

Also, Booker appears to be like 200 pounds in that track suit, and he just could not give a shit less right now. He didn't even fall to his knees for the Bookend, and is hitting these over-the-top palm strikes with a big HI-YA added. That's fine for a silly mid-card act, but he's supposed to be in the top heel group in the company, and he seems ridiculous doing this. However, I fully approve of him playing put-put golf in the back. Mainly because it reminds me of Michael Scott. Maybe he'll get his own bobblehead, or Angle will have a World's Best Godfather mug sometime.

Screens -








Beer Money - owners of the best shirt in TNA today



Quotes -
Tenay - WHILE KURT ANGLE WANTED HARD JUSTICE TO BE STING’S LAST TNA TITLE SHOT, BY THE LUCK OF THE RANDOM DRAW, THE DOOR HAS BEEN OPENED FOR THE ICON!
Taz - He’s not called the Icon for nothing - he’s a household name - a proven commodity.
Taz - Rhino wasn’t happy about facing Lashley at No Surrender, and he demanded to be put into the drawing for the tournament.
Tenay - HE ALSO THREATENED LEGAL ACTION, AND TO AVOID THAT, TNA MANAGEMENT AGREED TO PUT HIM IN THE RANDOM DRAW!
Taz - RHINO CAN DO A 700 POUND SQUAT! I’ve seen him do it in the gym.
Tenay - DID YOU SEE THAT GORE!?
Taz - How could I miss it?
Tenay - WE’VE GOT A TRAINER OUT HERE TO ATTEND TO STING WHAT KIND OF CONDITION WILL STING BE IN FOR HIS NEXT QUALIFYING MATCH!?
Tenay - We heard during the commercial break that Sting has cracked ribs - I THINK HE NEEDS X-RAYS!
Sharmell - EXCUSE YOU!?
Kip - What? I’m putting in a new phone line.
Booker - I GOT A CELL! WE DON’T NEED A LANDLINE! YOU USED TO BE SOMEBODY!
Steiner - Hey, is that sushi!?
Booker - THIS IS MY PALACE, MAN.
Steiner - What, you can’t have two kings in your castle?
Booker - You can stay, but keep your freaks out of here.
Steiner - Hey, animal freaks do crazy things.
(with his put put golf set)Booker - FORE!
Angle - This place is a zoo - I’m out of here.
(to Shelley)Tenay - RULE NUMBER 1 - DON’T TALK OVER THE RING ENTRANCE!
Taz - Thanks for the tissue holder. My wife loves these things.
Shelley - He actually bought one, unlike you, tightwad.
Taz - Yeah, I got a good deal from Don West. Autographed!
Shelley - Not only is Sabin my tag partner and hetero life mate - he’s also my favorite wrestler.
Taz - We got some buds together - you know Tony the Teabagger?
Shelley - Yeah, he’s got a bad habit.
Taz - Drinks a lot of tea.
Taz - Sabin is all over AJ here.
Shelley - In a competitive manner…
Taz - Yeah.
(during the X division match)Taz - This kind of stuff is why I personally came to TNA!
(after the corner boot)Shelley - THAT BOOT WAS SWEET AND AJ WAS HUGRY LIKE ELVIS IN 1975!
Daniels - September 20th, I’ll step into the ring as challenger for the X division championship - but before that goes down, I have something I want to say to Joe face-to-face! (Joe comes out)
Taz - Some say that I, Taz, formed the Nation Of Violence, but it was Joe and I, and now he’s on his own.
Daniels - You know Joe, I didn’t think that if we’d wrestle for the title again, it would be under these circumstances. I remember a time when TNA revolved around the X DIVISION! (fans cheer) AND WHEN YOU TALKED ABOUT THE X DIVISION, YOU HAD TO TALK ABOUT THREE MEN - JOE, CHRISTOPHER DANIELS, AND AJ STYLES! But ya know what, what made that more special to me was that the 3 of us came up together r- we worked all over the U.S. ALL OVER THE WORLD - TRAVELED THE WORLD, WE BECAME LIKE FAMILY! LOOK AT ME! All that work that we put in…it all paid off four years ago - Unbreakable 2005 - you remember that night, Joe? THESE PEOPLE REMEMBER THAT NIGHT! THAT WAS THE NIGHT THAT YOU AND AJ CHALLENGED ME FOR THAT CHAMPIONSHIP! THE FIRST AND ONLY TIME THAT THE TITLE WAS DEFENDED IN THE MAIN EVENT ON A TNA PPV! THAT WAS THE NIGHT THAT THESE PEOPLE LEARNED THE NAMES JOE, DANIELS, AND STYLES WERE SYNONYMOUS WITH WRESTLING EXCELLENCE! HEY! AND THAT WAS THE NIGHT THAT EVERYONE REALIZED THAT TNA WAS THE FUTURE OF PRO WRESTLING!
Joe - Daniels, I’ve given you ample time to make a point I care about, so if you’ll excuse me, I have things that I need to do…
Daniels - WHAT DO YOU GOTTA JOE!? YOU GOTTA GO DRINK SOME CRISTAL WITH BOOKER T, DO SOME PUSHUPS WITH STEINER? THE MAIN EVENT MAFIA IS SCARED OF YOU, JOE! WHEN YOU WERE WORLD CHAMPION, YOU BEAT EVERYONE OF THOSE GUYS AND THEY KNOW IT AND THEY COULDN’T HANDLE IT! THAT’S WHY THEY TOOK JENNA’S MONEY, WHY THEY PAID TAZ OFF TO CONVINCE YOU TO JOIN UP WITH THEM! AND YOU TOOK THEIR MONEY AND THREW AWAY YOUR FRIENDSHIPS AND YOUR INTEGRITY! I DON’T EVEN KNOW WHO YOU ARE ANYMORE! THE BOYS IN THE BACK - YOUR REAL FRIENDS - THEY DON’T EVEN RECOGNIZE YOU ANYMORE! AND WORSE THAN ALL THAT, HOW CAN YOUR WIFE AND YOUR SON RESPECT YOU KNOWING THAT YOU’RE A SELLOUT!
Taz - He shouldn’t have said that.
Daniels - GO ASK TAZ - WHEN YOU GONNA… (Joe Tazplexes him)
Taz - Once he said what he said about his family…
Tenay - THE X DIVISION TITLE IS ON THE LINE AT NO SURRENDER!
Morgan - Who’s playing head games? NOT I! Last week, I thought that Booker and Scotty were setting me up - but apparently, it was just another in a long line of “rookie mistakes” on my part! Nothing, AND I MEAN NOTHING CAN GET BETWEEN ME AND KURT. He’s got my back just like I’ve got his!
(after Williams shows his arm off after a European uppercut)Taz - I think Williams mighta won if he hadn’t shown us his fist.
Taz - SHADES OF THE DYNAMITE KID! You remember him, right, Mr. Professor?
Tenay - I SURE DO! ONE HALF OF THE BRITISH BULLDOGS!
JB - Sting, you’ve got two, maybe three broken ribs, and you’ve gotta compete later. You’re not…
Sting - Not in my prime…JUST SAY IT! HOW MANY MORE TIMES DO YOU THINK I CAN FIGHT FOR THE WORLD TITLE!? I DON’T HAVE MUCH TIME LEFT…
Taz - BOY YA GOTTA RESPECT STING!
Ad Guy - THE NEW BEAT OF MMA HAS ARRIVED IN TNA!
Velvet - NEXT WEEK, WE’RE GONNA BUST THAT BITCHES ORBIT SOCKETS!
Lauren - You mean orbital sockets?
Velvet - DON’T CORRECT ME - IT DISGUSTS ME.
Love - We don’t understand you - we no speakie ugly.
Taz - Hey, it’s the taranatula thing.
Tenay - THAT’S POISON.
Taz - Tara’s training in MMA - it’ll be interesting if her style meshes with Hamada’s Japanese strong style.
(Tara bows to Hamada, who kicks her)Taz - That was kinda cool, actually.
Taz - Hemme’s very flexible.
Tenay - Excuse me?!
Taz - Ya know, wit da leg drop.
Tenay - YOU MEAN THE FFG - FLYING FIRECROTCH GULLOTINE?!
Taz - Yeah. I don’t like to say crotch on TV.
Tenay - Groin is okay, crotch isn’t, right?
Taz - Is that a male or female tarantula?
Tenay - I haven’t had a close enough view to be honest.
Taz - Isn’t it your job to know these things?
Tenay - TO THE BACK - JB WITH KURT ANGLE!
JB - I think Matt’s working ya!?
Angle - Working me? Nah - we’re working together! HE NEEDS ME…HEY, MR. MORGAN!
Morgan - I’M STOKED FOR NO SURRENDER, ARE YOU!?
Angle - OH YEAH!
Morgan - WANNA TEAM OUT THERE!? HELL YA, WOULDN’T HAVE IT ANY OTHER WAY! YEAH!
Angle - You screwing with me?
Morgan - NAH - THAT’D BE CAREER SUICIDE! No questions asked at No Surrender. SEE YA, BUDDY!
Angle - See, no questions asked.
Homicide - I had a bullet in my leg for 6 years - anytime I did a dive, it killed me.
Ad Guy - TONIGHT, EACH MAN VIES TO BE THE FIRST LATINO TO HOLD THE TNA WORLD TITLE! THEY WILL RISK THEIR BOND FOR ONE SHOT AT GLORY!
Taz - Anytime I hear Homicide’s music, I feel like I’m back in high school. BAM BAM BAM!
Tenay - HIT THE FLOOR, TAZ!
Tenay - In today’s wrestling world, you just don’t see teams like LAX - THEY WERE TOGETHER FOR THREE YEARS!
Taz - I don’t care if you’re dog, cat, brother, or mother - the spirit of competition is there!
Williams - AJ, I’ve watched you from across the pond, and I rank you highly - and I rank myself even higher. To be the best, you have to beat the best, and tonight, I will beat you.
AJ - I think everyone has to hit rock bottom, and a few weeks ago, I did, but it was necessary for me to progress!
Tenay - AJ - THE FIRST GRAND SLAM CHAMP IN TNA!
Angle - OH THAT GAGA AGAIN…
(after Williams takes a somersault senton over the top from AJ)Angle - YOU’RE SUPPOSED TO MOVE, DOUG WILLIAMS - YOU’RE SUPPOSED TO MOVE!
Taz - Doug went for the rolling German that pinned Suicide earlier tonight, but AJ had it scouted and hit the DDT outta nowhere to win!
JB - JUST TWO WEEKS AGO, YOU THOUGHT YOU WERE AT THE END OF THE ROAD, BUT NOW YOU’RE IN A MATCH FOR THE TNA HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE WORLD AT NO SURRENDER!
AJ - I CAME OVER THE HILL, BUT I STILL GOTTA OVERCOME THE MOUNTAIN!
Lauren - Why are you here with Jesse Neal?
Ray - You’re really pretty, but you ask stupid questions. Me and my brother Devon are heroes to wrestling fans, but Jesse is a true American hero - he and his best friend Mark were in the Navy together, and he is dedicating his career to his fallen best friend. Rhino knew this - Rhino was supposed to help Jesse. He BEAT THE CRAP OUT OF HIM - WHY!? BECAUSE HE WASN’T THE TOUGHEST WRESTLER OVERNIGHT!? SO WHAT - RHINO WASN’T - I BEAT HIS ASS 15 YEARS AGO! WE’RE TAKING HIM UNDER OUR WING AND WHEN WE’RE DONE WITH HIM, HE’LL BE A WAR MACHINE! A FRICKIN’ WAR MACHINE!
Devon - We have not forgotten about the British Invasion - gentlemen, we know you’re in the building with our IWGP Tag Team Titles - that’s fine. What’s gonna take place over the 15 minutes is we’re gonna come, and we’re gonna come very hard! BOOKER AND STEINER, WE ARE COMING FOR YOU NEXT! AT NO SURRENDER, YOU BETTER COME WITH YOUR GANE PLAN ALL SET! OH MY BROTHER, TESTIFY!
(after Homicide comes out and beats up Sting, getting Hernandez DQed)Taz - THAT’S NOT HOMICIDE!? WHAT’D HE HAVE HIS TATTOOS REMOVED!? HERNANDEZ GOT ROBBED!
Taz - THERE’S A WORLD ELITE SANDWICH - AND WORLD ELITE’S IN THE MIDDLE!
Taz - NOT ANOTHER RIOT!?
Tenay - AND TEAM 3D HELPED START THAT RIOT, TOO!
 
TNA hasn't concluded here on the west coast yet, but I'm surprised at how much I'm actually enjoying it. The Rhine/Sting match was short, but actually really, really good. The A.J. Styles match was solid as well, and Tazz was great on the mic. Hmm....could TNA actually be finally going somewhere....nah..
 
[quote name='Scorch']I have a new respect for him.[/QUOTE]

I hadn't known that. I'm with you, though, on that new found respect for Arquette. I (and I think pretty much everyone) always thought that part of WCW at the time was pretty shitty/lame.
 
[quote name='hiccupleftovers']TNA hasn't concluded here on the west coast yet, but I'm surprised at how much I'm actually enjoying it. The Rhine/Sting match was short, but actually really, really good. The A.J. Styles match was solid as well, and Tazz was great on the mic. Hmm....could TNA actually be finally going somewhere....nah..[/QUOTE]

TNA has been pretty solid for a little while now.
 
McGuinness? Weird, but I'm excited at the thought of some of WWE's top stars taking a Jawbreaker. Happy for the guy - he always seemed like a class act at the few PWG shows I'd seen him at.
 
[quote name='mykevermin']Nigel McGuinness confirmed to WWE

Angelina Love gone from TNA

quite a morning.[/QUOTE]

What happened for Angelina to leave?
 
Nigel is a super good dude. He really deserves it.

Part of me thinks that some WWE knucklehead will see McGuinness and think "oh, crap, that's too many Britons! Future endeavor Burchill!"

EDIT: Love's thing sounds like a work visa expiration, so she needs to redo her paperwork and get her shit in order to come back to work in the US.
 
I'm not holding my breath for any of the ROH guys in WWE. For every CM Punk there's a Colt Cabana. There's a lot of stupidity they'll have to fight through to get over. I'll be very pleased (and even more shocked) if they all end up on SD (after the obligatory brainwashing deprogramming retraining in FCW).

BTW, does anyone know if Lo-Ki is still contracted to WWE?
 
[quote name='mykevermin']Nigel is a super good dude. He really deserves it.

Part of me thinks that some WWE knucklehead will see McGuinness and think "oh, crap, that's too many Britons! Future endeavor Burchill!"

EDIT: Love's thing sounds like a work visa expiration, so she needs to redo her paperwork and get her shit in order to come back to work in the US.[/QUOTE]
I think Burchill's safe. Drew McIntyre, on the other hand...

Ki's still in Florida last I heard, but I think he was hurt at some point. Cabana was never really going to work the WWE style - he's a comedy guy, and always will be. There's not much room for his style in the WWE unless your name is Santino Marella. Danielson's going to be just fine if he can develop a personality to go along with his ability (lord knows they're not going to let him use the whole "best in the world" gimmick), and Nigel's a natural heel that works a great stiff match - I'd liken him to JBL if he can stay healthy.
 
Somebody already updated Angelina's Wikipedia page about her visa issues. She was released two days ago. I wonder how this is going to effect the Beautiful People & Madison Rayne angle.
 
[quote name='neocisco']I'm not holding my breath for any of the ROH guys in WWE. For every CM Punk there's a Colt Cabana. There's a lot of stupidity they'll have to fight through to get over. I'll be very pleased (and even more shocked) if they all end up on SD (after the obligatory brainwashing deprogramming retraining in FCW).

BTW, does anyone know if Lo-Ki is still contracted to WWE?[/QUOTE]

There are a LOT of Colt Cabanas for every Punk. Low-ki is in FCW still. I think his name is Keval or something like that.
 
Supposedly, she was working without a visa or had visa troubles.

[quote name='PWinsider']In a move that will probably take most fans of the company by surprise, former TNA Knockouts champion Angelina Love of the Beautiful People was released late yesterday by the company.

According to numerous sources within the company, there was some sort of issue with Love's work visa (she's Canadian) expiring and not being renewed as needed.

Love, who worked for TNA as recently as the Impact tapings this past Monday and Tuesday, had been working on a work visa originally granted to her from when she was under a WWE developmental deal. The existing visa has either expired or will expire shortly.

One TNA source referred to it as the company's "hands being tied" since they can't legally use Love if she doesn't have her paperwork in order. There was a lot of unhappiness within the company regarding the entire situation going down, although it seemed to be more disappointment as opposed to heat on Love.

My guess is that TNA would bring her back if and when she can get her paperwork in order, although the release would conceivably leave her available to sign with WWE and work there (pending a new work visa).

Love and Velvet Sky, as the Beautiful People, had been the top heel act for the TNA Knockouts division and were scheduled to be involved in an important bout on the No Surrender PPV on 9/22.

There's no word yet as to how Love will be written out of TNA storylines at this time.[/quote]

This totally sucks. The Beautiful People are one of the best reasons to watch TNA.
 
"Women have groins, don't they?" One of the best Taz lines ever :lol:

And it totally sucks about Angelina Love. I hope she gets her visa sorted out ASAP.
 
It's TNA and Vince Russo's latest concept match, debuting at Bound For Glory...the Ultimate X Wedding Ring On A Pole Match! Watch as TNA proves its X Division means "No Limits, No Rules, No Morals" when some of TNA's youngest stars compete for a chance to marry Angelina Love, securing a future shot at the X Division title and citizenship for Angelina!
 
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I hope he pulled the usual "fake out the crowd with the babyface's entrance theme" swerve just to kick the segment off right.
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You were correct sir. He even did all of Hardy's moves towards the ring.
 
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