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[quote name='mykevermin']I can't help but think it's a prank of some sort. The only thing that makes me think so is Umaga wearing Edge's boots - Umaga doesn't even wear wrestling boots period, so it's not like the airline could lose *nothing* (though, knowing airlines...:lol:).

Moreover, wrestlers *know* to store all their gear in carry-on. Pads, tights, and boots can't be that bad to carry (trust me, after sorting all my rollerderby gear for a flight a few months back, wrestlers have it easy compared to me). Unless you're carrying a title belt of some sort, stuffing tights and pads (weigh nothing) and boots (3-4 pounds?) ain't a big deal. Now, if you're like Flair or Edge, and have big heavy overcoats, that changes the equation *somewhat*. But these are tights, man. Any wrestler worth their salt knows that shit goes in carry-on. It has to be a prank.

As for ordering ONS, well, duh. Last year's ONS was the last WWE PPV I ordered (and, before that, ONS 2005). I've ordered 2 (maybe 3) TNA PPV shows in that time. They're too frequent and too meaningless to me to drop $30 on, let alone the bullshit $40 they want.

Now that I think about it, I've ordered 3 WWE shows since Wrestlemania 20 in 2004: both ECW ONS, and a Survivor Series (I think). They're losing a lot of money from me, as prior to then, I would order 5 or so PPVs a year; to go from that to 3 in 3 years is a pretty substantial change (around 12 fewer, at a loss to them of $360-400).[/QUOTE]
There was a point from Wrestlemania 4 to 14 where I convinced my uncle to order every single PPV, leading to myself having "bootleg" VHS copies of everything. To the best of my knowledge, they're still in my attic back in Ohio. Still fun to go back and put them on.
 
[quote name='Zenithian Legend']That's awesome, I hope he's seriously hurt, I always hated him when he was on the Lions.[/QUOTE]

He was out cold for several minutes. It serves him right after saying the NFL is tougher than MMA because we all know the NFL is a fighting organization. :roll:
 
[quote name='Collectordragon']He was out cold for several minutes. It serves him right after saying the NFL is tougher than MMA because we all know the NFL is a fighting organization. :roll:[/QUOTE]

It probably is for linemen or running backs, but for wide recievers who hardly ever have any real contact it isn't.
 
[quote name='Collectordragon']He was out cold for several minutes. It serves him right after saying the NFL is tougher than MMA because we all know the NFL is a fighting organization. :roll:[/quote]

The Nazi Football League you mean? The one that now kicks you out if you're of questionable character? Ha. I think it's hilarious too, when idiots step out of their element thinking they're tough shit, then get knocked out. Remember Bart Gunn boxing Butterbean? That was classic. Johnnie will hopefully walk again, but I'm pretty sure he won't be talking shit about MMA again, let alone fighting again.
 
[quote name='Wrestling Observer']As advertised on Thursday's edition of Impact, Sonjay Dutt will be debuting his new persona during next week's edition of Impact. Details on his new gimmick have leaked out.

He's going to be doing a "Ghandi" gimmick. He's going to be wearing clothes that Ghandi would wear and preach non-violence to people. TNA officials wanted him to wear turban with a jewel in the middle and dress like a stereotypical Indian person, but he nixed the idea. He joked that TNA should have him drive a cab as well.[/QUOTE]
Props to Sonjay for standing up for himself.
 
[quote name='JJSP']Props to Sonjay for standing up for himself.[/quote]

Sounds like TNA is borrowing from the Vince McMahon book of racist gimmicks.
 
[quote name='Zenithian Legend']Sounds like TNA is borrowing from the Vince McMahon book of racist gimmicks.[/quote]

Russo is still with TNA right?
 
The guy who KO'd Morton is a stand up comedian and local talk show host... I'd love to see what a full time fighter would do to him. I've been watching MMA since UFC 2 and that was a wicked KO, Morton's face just absorbed ALL of that punch on the button.
I find it really funny that after that beatdown, he refused a urine test and is now having his $100,000 fight purse held up.
 
Raw was truely awful last night, and next week is "Vince appreciation night", so if you didn't get enough of him babbling incoherently this week, you're in luck.
 
My god, is WWE even trying anymore? That had to the worst show they've done since their last few weeks on SpikeTV. As for McMahon brooding around the back, I'm guessing they have a new guy they'll be introducing soon judging from what he said.
 
World Wrestling Entertainment implemented a new policy during the middle of last month of not informing their referees of the finishes of matches ahead of time on house show cards. Right now, it is still in the experimental stages, but the finishes of all matches scheduled before intermissions at house shows will indefinitely take place without the referees knowing the planned finish.

The new policy adds a new variable of realism to matches as it forces workers to listen to the referee’s instructions (such as breaking a hold before five) or kicking out of pin attempts before the three count. Since the wrestlers know that the referees are unaware of the finish, they must work in a more convincing fashion and have to pay attention to avoid false finishes.

After the first two weekends of the new policy, there were no incidents of unplanned finishes taking place. "It keeps everyone on their toes," said one WWE backstage source. "There has been nothing bad said about it by anyone so far."
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Also, Steve-o apparently posted on his myspace blog saying that he and other former members of Jackass will a part of Summerslam this year. He also said he tried to get Umaga to choke him out backstage, but authorities stepped in before Umaga could proceed.
 
Also, Steve-o apparently posted on his myspace blog saying that he and other former members of Jackass will a part of Summerslam this year. He also said he tried to get Umaga to choke him out backstage, but authorities stepped in before Umaga could proceed.
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Yeah.. here's what I read

Steve-O of MTV’s Jackass revealed today in his blog on MySpace.com that he and the entire “Jackass” crew will be involved in the main event of WWE Summerslam this August at the Continental Airlines Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey. He talked about filming a commercial for Summerslam last night and his experience backstage at RAW in Tampa, Florida.

Steve-O wrote, "I really wasn't that bad last night, well, that's not true. I did a great job shooting my new WWE commercial to promote the WWE PPV Summer Slam, but then everyone got all sorts of uptight as a result of me running around trying to get famous wrestlers to choke me unconcious (sic) for my Paparazzi Stuntman dvd (plenty of them were ready to do it, including Umaga, but the suits derailed me). I got a funny call from LA saying, "why are we getting calls that the main event of their WWE Summer Slam may be called off because of you're behaving so badly?"(The whole cast of jackass, minus Weeman, will be in a huge match for the main event)"
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:wall::wall:

Oh, and the Rock got a divorce.. she's gonna get a hefty sum..
 
[quote name='Scorch']
Oh, and the Rock got a divorce.. she's gonna get a hefty sum..[/quote]

Man. I didn't see that coming. Although, going Hollywood probably had something to do with it.
 
[quote name='Zenithian Legend']Also, Steve-o apparently posted on his myspace blog saying that he and other former members of Jackass will a part of Summerslam this year. He also said he tried to get Umaga to choke him out backstage, but authorities stepped in before Umaga could proceed.[/QUOTE]

That's cool with me.

The Jackass boys are willing to take alot of punishment and Steve-O isn't too bad in the ring even though he isn't trained.
 
[quote name='GuilewasNK']Man. I didn't see that coming. Although, going Hollywood probably had something to do with it.[/QUOTE]


Probably more than we will ever know.
 
John Cena vs the crew of Jackass at Summerslam.

John Cena has beaten two monsters at the same time, CAN HE TAKE ON SEVEN MEN WHO ARE RECKLESS WITH THEMSELVES, MUCH LESS OTHERS?!?

PPV of the year!!
 
[quote name='JaytheGamefan']They haven't divorced yet - they just announced their seperation.[/quote]

People don't seperate without reason though.
 
I didn't say that they didn't have a reason, just that they aren't divorced yet. Anyway, I love the Jackass guys coming into WWE for a Summerslam main event. I'm hoping said main event is Hornswaggle vs. 'Lil Boogey vs. Wee-man. My money's on the guy in green with the mist, stick, rolled-up sleeves, hat, and step ladder-assisted swanton bomb w/ finger point.
 
[quote name='mykevermin']I like the referee rule, and I hope it leads to someone shooting on John Cena to win the title. :lol:[/quote]

Oh wouldn't that be awesome!

Speaking of the WWE title, I have a question for you all...

I was going through the history of the WWE Championship on WWE.com today http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/wwechampionship/ and that got me back to thinking how title reigns used to be much longer, at least 6 months, instead of changing hands every other week so Triple H could pass Ric Flair. Anyhow, since Cena got the belt 2 years ago, he's held it on 3 separate occasions and only RVD and Edge (twice) have held the belt besides him.

So, my question is:

Do you prefer the belt to change hands regularly or do you think the company should stick with one main guy to hold the belt for a lengthy period of time?

Which do you think gives the belt more credibility?

Regardless of the fact that Cena has held the belt all this time (or at least been fighting for it) I prefer to see long title runs, than the short 1 night "Kane" title reigns.

I also think the belt means more to the guy who wins it now that Cena has held the belt for so long. No longer is every main eventer on the roster getting to hold the belt for awhile. Of course having 3 belts kind of works against any one belt being "special" although we all know Raw is the favored program.

Even when Brock and Kurt or Foley and Rock were trading the belt back and forth every week/month I didn't like it, because I think that took away from the individual title wins.

Maybe that's just me, but I'm curious to know what the rest of you think.
 
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[quote name='tangytangerine']As for McMahon brooding around the back, I'm guessing they have a new guy they'll be introducing soon judging from what he said.[/quote] Snitsky, yes? Or someone NEW new?
 
I prefer longer title runs, but I also have to believe that the champion is a credible wrestler who is deserving of the title. In the case of John Cena, he doesn't deserve it. He tries hard (he does try), but his interviews are only occasionally inspiring (and more frequently childish and sophomoric), his matches are dreadful, his moveset not only repetitive, but also lacks impact. The F-U has the gentlest landing of any finisher I've seen in wrestling ever, and the STFU is poorly applied by him (relative to, say, the regal stretch).

So, he can have the title for a month of a year; he tries hard, but lacks that oft-spoke of intangible "it" that top-tier wrestlers deserve. Think of his interviews; does he have anything that is memorable in a "that's the bottom line/whatcha gonna do, brother?/if ya smelll...../I am the Game/to be the man, WHOOO!" sort of way? Have any of his matches stuck in your head the way Hogan/Savage did? How about Rock/Austin? How about Cactus Jack/Triple H?

Ultimately, everything John Cena does in wrestling is largely forgettable. There's something about the way he's presented on Raw every week that seems to convey to me that the reason he is where he is is because the office decided that's where he's going to be. Now, of course the office is behind him; they're behind EVERY champion. However, I never got that feeling with Flair wearing the gold, because he treasured it; I never got that feeling with Dusty Rhodes, because he deserved it; I never got that feeling with Hogan, because he convinced me that he might actually lose the belt this time (pre-WCW Hogan, I mean). Cena lacks everything that a champion means. He's as much a true champion as Paul Roma was a true Horsemen. History will show the decision to make Cena the centerpiece of the WWE will be as much of a mistake as trying it with Lex Luger 14 years ago. The same can be said of Lashley.

I hate hot-potato titles, and I loved Samoa Joe's long ROH title reign. The title still holds meaning to it because of what Joe did for it. If played up properly, no length of time is too long; however, sometimes this will mean reducing the amount of TV time the champion gets to focus on your other talent. Overexposure of the champ plus underexposure of other talent really hurts the product. The WWE still lacks in solid character development overall. They seem to only be able to tell one story at a time. Randy Orton's legend killer schtick is the center of attention now.

OTOH, nobody gives a shit about, because no TV time is given to develop the characters of: Chris Masters, Johnny Nitro, Ken Dykstra, Santino Marella, Benjamin and Haas, and others.

Let me frame it this way: after the draft, the next title feud for Cena will almost assuredly be against Snitsky. What do we know about Snitsky's character that we've learned from his video packages? He's bald? He's big? He's ugly? What is supposed to be important about this guy? The WWE loves to "tell stories," but they spend too much time beating me over the head with the same shit (yeah, yeah, Randy Orton sure can hurt people), and ignoring actually telling several stories at once.
 
For those who missed ECW....

[quote name='PWTorch.com']TV Reports
McNEILL'S ECW ON SCI-FI REPORT 6/5: Ongoing coverage of live show
By Pat McNeill, Torch Columnist
Jun 5, 2007, 22:05


ECW TV on Sci-Fi Live Report
June 5th in Orlando, Florida
Week 52 on Sci-Fi

James Caldwell is on vacation.

The pre-show commercial on Sci-Fi featured Joey Styles and Tazz promising us new ECW champion Bobby Lashley would be in the ring…at the top of the hour.

We start with a video package recapping the ECW title change at the One Night Stand PPV. After the opening credits, we cut to Vince McMahon on a stage by the entranceway, slowly rocking in a rocking chair. Styles and Tazz mentioned McMahon's bizarre behavior on Raw. Tony Chimel introduced McMahon, who did nothing. Bobby Lashley's music played, and the new champion came to the ring wearing his title belt. Styles plugged the draft on Monday, and the possibly that Lashley could end up on Raw or Smackdown.

1 – BOBBY LASHLEY vs. TOMMY DREAMER, SANDMAN & BALLS MAHONEY

Styles mentioned that McMahon had made this match, and that it was a hardcore match. The three ECW originals grabbed weapons from under the ring and went to work on Lashley. Lashley went to the floor to regroup. Lashley came back into the ring and his opponents were waiting for him. Lashley suplexed Dreamer and hit a clothesline on Balls before Sandman took over with the Singapore cane. Balls draped Lashley across the ropes and Sandman hit a top rope legdrop for a near fall. The sympathetic crowd chanted for tables. Sandman and Balls set up Lashley in the Teree of Woe and Balls held the chair while Dreamer did a running dropkick. Dreamer ordered Sandman to get the tables. Sandman set up the table in a corner, but Lashley powered through the three men, running Sandman through the table and spearing Mahoney for the win.

WINNER: Lashley in 5:00. (*1/2)

Lashley went up to the stage and stood in front of McMahon's rocking chair. Vince ignored Lashley and stubbornly kept rocking.

[Commercial Break, with an ad for the Ladder Match DVD.]

[Q2]

An advertisement aired for Monday's three hour Raw. Styles followed up by mentioning that ECW could have an entirely different lineup next week.

2 -- STEVIE RICHARDS vs. KEVIN THORN

We're going all out for the pre-draft episode. Thorn started right in on Richards. Richards got some forearms in and threw Richards to the floor. Thorn took over on the floor and rolled Stevie back in. Stomp, kick, headlock. Styles mentioned Richards' history of neck problems. Thorn hit a Hotshot for a near fall, then went back to the headlock, then moved into a choke. Thorn missed a charge into the corner and Stevie rallied. Drop toehold by Richards and a dropkick to Thorn's back. Thorn reversed a whip and caught Richards with a short powerbomb. Richards blocked Thorn's finisher, but Thorn hit it on the second attempt.

WINNER: Thorn in 5:00. (*1/4)

Tazz plugged the main event with the Major Brothers against Burke and Cor Von, while Styles promised an update on RVD's injuries at the hands of Randy Orton, after the break.

[Commercial Break.]

We return with Extreme Expose dancing to a song by Pitbull. They moved over the announce table and danced for Joey and Tazz. Yep, they're attractive. Tazz has a fantastic Hawaiian shirt on, which is how you know they're in Florida. A video package aired recapping Rob Van Dam's victory over Randy Orton at One Night Stand, and RVD's subsequent concussion at the hands of Orton.

[Q3]

Back at the announce table, Styles announced that Van Dam is out of action indefinitely due to his second concussion in a week. Tazz wished Van Dam the best.

Styles aired highlights of the Major Brothers' debut victory over The New Breed. Elijah Burke and Marcus Cor Von made their ring entrance, without Matt Striker.

[Commercial Break.]

3 – THE MAJOR BROTHERS vs. THE NEW BREED (BURKE & COR VON)

Styles and Tazz talked about the New Breed's loss on Sunday night. Brian and Brett got some double team offense in on Cor Von, working the arm. Styles plugged the Raw draft again, some more. Burke tagged in and Brett worked Burke's arm. A double leapfrog and double hiptoss from the Majors. Brett tried another leapfrog and Burke caught Brett with a flapjack. The crowd chanted "boring" as Brett kept taking the heat. Burke did a dismount elbowdrop for a near fall. Cor Von did a bearhug, but Brett worked his way free. Burke took over with an abdominal stretch. More boring chants, but this is actually some decent stuff. Burke kneed Brett in the back, accidentally shooting Brett into the corner and enabling him to tag Brian. Brian hit Burke with a spinebuster for a near fall. Brian rolled up Burke off the ropes, but Burke made the blind tag to Cor Von, who hit an unsuspecting Brian Major with the Pounce for the pinfall.

WINNER: New Breed in 7:00. Perfectly good midcard tag match. (**1/4)

CM Punk vs. Matt Striker is next.

[Q4]

[Commercial Break. An ad aired for the One Night Stand replay. And another ad for Raw coming out of commercial.]

Joey Styles and Tazz talked about Raw. The camera panned to the chair. Mr. McMahon's rocking chair was there, but Mr. McMahon wasn't. Highlights aired from Lashley's win in the opening match.

CM Punk made his ring entrance. He got a good reaction, but no one on this show has received a great reaction. Styles and Tazz plugged Vengeance.

[Commercial Break]

4 – CM PUNK vs. MATT STRIKER

Striker took the mic before the match and promised to educate the fans by beating Punk. The fans chanted for Punk, so mission accomplished. Punk hit a Muay Thai dropkick and a jujitsu kick to the back. Meanwhile, the crawl on the bottom of the screen plugged the upcoming Smackdown/ECW house show, including the Ocean City show that WWE canceled last week. Good job. Striker hit an overhead throw and a series of kicks, then went for a half crab. Punk rolled Striker up, but couldn't hold him. Striker went for a Boston Crab, and finally managed to turn Punk over. He switched up for a half crab as Punk bit his own hand to keep from tapping. Punk kept hitting Striker in the back until Striker released the hold.

[Q5 – overrun]

Stirker hit a DDT off the ropes and went back to the half crab. The crowd wasn't interested in watching Striker's offense or Punk's Selling. Punk reached the ropes. Striker went for the crab again, and Punk rolled Striker up again. Punk rallied with a backfist and some kicks, then the running knee and a bulldog for a two count. Punk called out for the GTS. Striker tried to spin into a reverse neckbreaker, but Punk turned him back around and hit the move for the pinfall.

WINNER: Punk in 7:00. Some good transitions here, but nothing special, and the absence of crowd heat by the end of the match didn't help. (*3/4)

Punk celebrated in the ring while Styles and Tazz wondered whether Punk, or any of them, would be on the show next week after the draft on Raw.[/quote]

:rofl: @ three ECW originals being squashed by Lashley. Boy if that doesn't send a clear message to anyone who is still even watching WWECW anymore than I don't know what would.....
 
[quote name='PhrostByte']Is that the same guy? He looks a lot lighter...

According to OWW, (which is now called the online world of wrestling, due to site management disputes), his real name is Elijah Burke.[/QUOTE]

That's MVP, not Elijah Burke.

[quote name='Scorch']Am I the only one confused as to why they put Black instead of African American?[/QUOTE]

An artifact of his conviction being in 1991, just around the time the phrase "African-American" came into being? If not that, perhaps some similarity b/w US offender data gathering and census data. The census lists "black" on the decennial census, not "African-American." After all, a number of US citizens are 'black,' but consider their ethnic origins hispanic rather than african. A lot of folks from the Dominican Republic, for instance.
 
[quote name='Demolition Man']For those who missed ECW....



:rofl: @ three ECW originals being squashed by Lashley. Boy if that doesn't send a clear message to anyone who is still even watching WWECW anymore than I don't know what would.....[/QUOTE]

:rofl: :rofl:

Steven Richards jobbing AGAIN, all three ECW originals being jobbers... ECW sure is hilarious.
 
Scary stuff out of the TNA house show in Puerto Rico, as Scott Steiner teamed with Robert Roode to face Jeff Jarrett and hometown boy Apolo. Steiner took a kick to the back of the neck from Apolo during the match, and was experiencing difficulty breathing later that night. Scott was rushed to the hospital in San Juan, and underwent emergency trachea surgery Monday morning to help clear the airway. As a result, the Steiners/Team 3-D match for Slammiversary is off.
 
[quote name='Demolition Man']:rofl: @ that video.

TNA needs to air that on Impact. That was awesome.[/quote]

They dropped the ball IMO, why the hell wasn't Christian reprising his role from before! That would've been too cool.

[quote name='PhrostByte']Is that the same guy? He looks a lot lighter...

According to OWW, (which is now called the online world of wrestling, due to site management disputes), his real name is Elijah Burke.[/quote]

Oh man, that's awesome. I thought the site just underwent a major makeover. I'm not that much of a fan of the new obsessed with wrestling site, and will definitely be using the re-named original site.
 
[quote name='mykevermin']I prefer longer title runs, but I also have to believe that the champion is a credible wrestler who is deserving of the title. In the case of John Cena, he doesn't deserve it. He tries hard (he does try), but his interviews are only occasionally inspiring (and more frequently childish and sophomoric), his matches are dreadful, his moveset not only repetitive, but also lacks impact. The F-U has the gentlest landing of any finisher I've seen in wrestling ever, and the STFU is poorly applied by him (relative to, say, the regal stretch). [/quote]

So true, but then again... who else is there? Remember WWE lost Brock the night Cena won the SD belt. That was their credible champion to pick up the pieces left by Rock, Austin and Foley's departures. Batista and Orton were supposed to be the guys, but neither one could hack it. Like you said Cena tries, and he also doesn't get injured or piss people off backstage that's how he got his spot, IMO.

So, he can have the title for a month of a year; he tries hard, but lacks that oft-spoke of intangible "it" that top-tier wrestlers deserve. Think of his interviews; does he have anything that is memorable in a "that's the bottom line/whatcha gonna do, brother?/if ya smelll...../I am the Game/to be the man, WHOOO!" sort of way? Have any of his matches stuck in your head the way Hogan/Savage did? How about Rock/Austin? How about Cactus Jack/Triple H?
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Again, so true. Cena tried to have a catch-phrase or two on SD. Then dropped them for "The Champ is here" something that no one has really picked up on. That's not "woooo" or "oooh yeah" or "that's the bottom line..." or "if ya smellllelelelllllllllllll..." or even "have a nice day" and so on. Cena also needs a credible opponent. I don't think beating HHH or HBK in the fashion he did and the way their feuds went, really gave us anything close to the classic feuds you mentioned above. Cena vs Batista may have been that, but alas we have that wonderful brand split. If Vince has a brain at all Batista comes back to Raw next week.

Ultimately, everything John Cena does in wrestling is largely forgettable. There's something about the way he's presented on Raw every week that seems to convey to me that the reason he is where he is is because the office decided that's where he's going to be. Now, of course the office is behind him; they're behind EVERY champion. However, I never got that feeling with Flair wearing the gold, because he treasured it; I never got that feeling with Dusty Rhodes, because he deserved it; I never got that feeling with Hogan, because he convinced me that he might actually lose the belt this time (pre-WCW Hogan, I mean).
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Nor can he cut a Hogan-promo. I mean go back and watch some of the Hogan WM promos, Hogan really made you believe his match that night was the most important match ever.

Cena lacks everything that a champion means. He's as much a true champion as Paul Roma was a true Horsemen. History will show the decision to make Cena the centerpiece of the WWE will be as much of a mistake as trying it with Lex Luger 14 years ago. The same can be said of Lashley.
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I must disagree. Luger never got the belt, and lucky for Vince he had HBK and Bret Hart to carry the wagon. Lashley I'm not ready to totally dismiss yet. He hasn't been elevated to the very top yet (as he's still technically on ECW) and I think given a heel turn and a good mouthpiece he could be something decent. I like the Roma mention, clearly you're enjoying the Horsemen DVD :D

I hate hot-potato titles, and I loved Samoa Joe's long ROH title reign. The title still holds meaning to it because of what Joe did for it. If played up properly, no length of time is too long; however, sometimes this will mean reducing the amount of TV time the champion gets to focus on your other talent. Overexposure of the champ plus underexposure of other talent really hurts the product.
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Definitely, the WWF title meant a lot more again after Hogan held it for 4 years or so straight before dropping it for a lengthy period of time to Savage. Where would ROH be without Samoa Joe?

The WWE still lacks in solid character development overall. They seem to only be able to tell one story at a time. Randy Orton's legend killer schtick is the center of attention now.

OTOH, nobody gives a shit about, because no TV time is given to develop the characters of: Chris Masters, Johnny Nitro, Ken Dykstra, Santino Marella, Benjamin and Haas, and others.
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That goes back to the writers. I'm sure 99% of the IWC community feels they could improve WWE's product, but I've watched for so long, I'm so familiar with so many aspects of wrestling, with the history, the characters, etc, that I really feel I certainly couldn't make things any worse. Can you believe Marella has been the I/C champ for over a month now and what development does he get on-screen? He keeps beating Chris Masters with a roll up pin. The guy doesn't even have a freakin' finishing move!

Let me frame it this way: after the draft, the next title feud for Cena will almost assuredly be against Snitsky. What do we know about Snitsky's character that we've learned from his video packages? He's bald? He's big? He's ugly? What is supposed to be important about this guy? The WWE loves to "tell stories," but they spend too much time beating me over the head with the same shit (yeah, yeah, Randy Orton sure can hurt people), and ignoring actually telling several stories at once.
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That'd be the typical WWE way. I really hope they leave snitsky on ECW where he should be and bring someone like Batista to really give Cena a run for his money.

I mean sure we had Khali, but did anyone think that Khali had a shot at beating Cena? Despite kicking his ass on screen, we all knew Cena would prevail. Khali didn't even score a DQ win over him or anything. How poorly executed was that whole fiasco?

This post has become very Cena-oriented, but truth be told it's because he may be one of the few long-term title reigns that come off as forgetable or at least something we'd like to forget. Look who he took the strap off of though... a 9 month title reign by JBL that also meant much of nothing, and was down right confusing if you ask me.

I digress though, Cena needs a catch-phrase the fans can pick up, and a legit opponent that actually beats him a few times that he can have an extended feud with that people care about. Edge came close, but WWE was too scared to put the belt on him for more than a month or let him beat Cena in any match to the point in which you actually wondered if Cena was going to get his title back or not.

Now, I'm not saying Batista should be brought over and given the title, but when you have an asset like that (psychological problems aside) why aren't you using him to bolster ratings on your flagship show? The Cena/Batista feud culminating in a WM match seems so obvious to me, yet WWE still refuses to do it, and I am starting to wonder why.

Oh man... I just had a horrible thought, what if the guy that comes over isn't Snitsky, but is worse... what if it's Mark Henry? :shock:
 
[quote name='mykevermin']I don't feel really comfortable doing this, but nevertheless:
http://www.dc.state.fl.us/InmateReleases/detail.asp?Bookmark=12&From=list&SessionID=771364620[/QUOTE]

Doesn't work.

[quote name='Zenithian Legend']So true, but then again... who else is there? Remember WWE lost Brock the night Cena won the SD belt. [/QUOTE]

Just to clarify, Brock's last match was at WrestleMania XX. Cena won the belt the following year at WrestleMania 21. At XX, Cena won his first US Title from the Big Show. Easy mistake to make.
 
[quote name='Demolition Man']:rofl: @ that video.

TNA needs to air that on Impact. That was awesome.[/quote]

Nah, they would have to edit it for the fact of what AJ was doing near the end.
 
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